Automotive Transmission Design Syllabus for B.Tech 5th sem is covered here. This gives the details about credits, number of hours and other details along with reference books for the course.
The detailed syllabus for Automotive Transmission B.Tech (R13) fifthsem is as follows
OBJECTIVES:
- To know about the various transmission and drine line units of automobiles.
UNIT I : CLUTCH AND GEAR BOX [9 hours]
Requirement of transmission system, Different types of clutches, principle & Construction of Single plate coil spring and Diaphragm spring clutches., Need and Objectives of Gear box. Construction and operation of Sliding mesh, Constant mesh and Synchromesh gearboxes. – Determination of gear ratios for vehicles. Performance characteristics in different speeds. Problems on performance of automobile such as Resistance to motion, Tractive effort, Engine speed & Power and acceleration.
UNIT II : HYDRODYNAMIC TRANSMISSION [9 hours]
Fluid coupling-Principle-Constructional details. Torque capacity. Performance characteristics. Reduction of drag torque in fluid coupling. Torque converter Principle-constructional details, performance characteristics. Multistage torque converters and Polyphase torque converters.
UNIT III : EPICYCLIC GEARBOXES USED IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION [9 hours]
Principle of Planetary gear trains – Wilson Gear box, Cotal electromagnetic transmission- Hydraulic control system for Automatic Transmission.
[TOTAL : 45 PERIODS]
OUTCOMES
- The students will understand the constructional, working principle of various types of manual and automotive transmission of an automobile.
TEXT BOOKS:
- Heldt, P.M., “Torque converters”, Chilton Book Co., 1962.
- Newton and Steeds, “Motor vehicles”, Illiffe Publishers, 1985.
- Devaradjane. Dr. G., Kumaresan. Dr. M., “Automobile Engineering”, AMK Publishers, 2013.
REFERENCES:
- SAE Transactions 900550 & 930910.
- Hydrostatic transmissions for vehicle applications, I Mech E Conference, 1981-88.
- Crouse,W.H., Anglin,D.L.,” Automotive Transmission and Power Trains construction”, McGraw Hill, 1976.
- Heinz Heisler, “Advance vehicle Technology”, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2002
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