BOSCH Automotive Handbook (REP)

BOSCH Automotive Handbook Sixth Edition by Bosch GmbH is the latest update to the world's definitive automotive technology reference, is expanded by twenty-five percent and covers the entire range of modern passenger car and commercial vehicle systems. Detailed enough to address complex technical issues yet small enough to take everywhere, it is the reference of choice for designers, engineers, mechanicss, students and enthusiasts.
New topics include: Analog and digital signal transmission; Coating systems
Development methods and application tools for electronic systems; Diagnosis; Emission reduction systems; Engine lubrication; Environmental management; Fleet management; Fluid mechanics; Frictional joints; Hydrostatics; Mechantronics; Mobile information systems; Multimedia systems; Positive or form-closed joints; Sound design; Truck brake management as a platform for truck driver assistance systems; Vehicle wind tunnels; Workshop technology.
The book is full of topics that are useful to anyone with a technical background who is interested in the general construction of complex things with moving parts. There is a section devoted to the "tightening of threaded fasteners", where all of the specifications of fasters are described and the forces that are involved are written out. There are fairly detailed sections on welding and other joining methods. There are sections on wheel offset, tire construction, NVH measurements (noise, vibration, and harshness), wear testing, fuel efficiency, coatings of surfaces, vehicle dynamics, the balance of forces in a piston engine, and fuel injection.
There are a great couple of pages on "empirical values and data for calculation" which compares parameters between engine types, such as Diesel, gas, Stirling, and rotary engines. There are many pages dedicated to the calculation of engine parameters such as displacement, compression ratio, final compression temperature, piston acceleration, fuel supply, and piston pressure.
Ever wonder what the difference between a screw-type and Roots-type supercharger is? It's in this book. Ever wonder how a wastegate works? It's right here. Fuel injector design, spark plug gaps... all of it is in here.
The best thing about the book is that even if it does not offer a lot of detail on a particular topic, there is at least a paragraph devoted to the subject with enough information and context so that the reader is armed with the tools to search for more meaningful literature on the topic.
Book Details

• Turtleback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 6Rev Ed edition (January 14, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1860584748
• ISBN-13: 978-1860584749
• Book Dimensions: 7 x 4.6 x 1.6 inches
• List Price: $65.00
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