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The test cell as a system: an overall view | |
Test cell design: an overall view | |
Controls and the control room - the electrical installation | |
Ventilation and air conditioning | |
Vibration and noise | |
Flow systems: fuel, water, combustion air and exhaust | |
Choosing the right dynamometer | |
Coupling the engine to the dynamometer | |
Measurement of torque, power, speed and fuel consumption | |
acceptance and type tests, accuracy of the measurements | |
Measurement of combustion air consumption | |
Thermal efficiency and measurement of heat losses - ideal standard cycles | |
Measurement of mechanical losses in engines | |
Effects of air/fuel ratio, fuel quality and mixture preparation - cylinder pressure diagrams and combustion analysis | |
Exhaust emissions | |
Transient testing | |
Chassis or rolling road dynamometers | |
Tribology and engine testing | |
Data logging and computerized engine test cell control | |
The context of the test department: organization and communications, the log book and the technical report | |
The design of experiments | |
The pursuit and definition of accuracy: statistical analysis of test results | |
Appendices | |
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