Driving and Engine Cycles - Evangelos G Giakoumis Gebunden

This book presents in detail the most important driving and engine cycles used for the certification and testing of new vehicles and engines around the world. It covers chassis and engine-dynamometer cycles for passenger cars light-duty vans heavy-duty engines non-road engines and motorcycles offering detailed historical information and critical review. The book also provides detailed examples from SI and diesel engines and vehicles operating during various cycles with a focus on how the engine behaves during transients and how this is reflected in emitted pollutants CO2 and after-treatm ent systems operation. It describes the measurement methods for the testing of new vehicles and essential information on the procedure for creating a driving cycle. Lastly it presents detailed technical specifications on the most important chassis-dynamometer cycles around the world together with a direct comparison of those cycles.