Engine Testing Theory and Practice

Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Units and Conversion Factors Test Facility Specification, System Integration and Project Organization The Test Cell as a Thermodynamic System Vibration and Noise Teat Cell and Control Room Design: an Overall View Ventilation and Air Conditioning Test Cell Cooling Water and Exhaust gas Systems Fuel and Oil Storage, Supply and Treatment Dynamometers and the Measurement of Torque Coupling the Engine to the Dynamometer Electrical Design Considerations Teat Cell Control and Data Acquisition Measurement of Fuel, Combustion Air and Oil Consumption Thermal Efficiency, Measurement of Heat and Mechanical Losses The Combustion Process and Combustion Analysis The Test Department Organization, health and Safety Management, Risk assessment Correlation of Results and Design Analysis Exhaust Emissions Tribology, Fuel and Lubrication Testing Chassis or Rolling road Dynamometers Data Collection, Handling, Post-Test Processing, Engine Calibration and Mapping The Pursuit and Definition of Accuracy: Statistical of test Results Index