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The shock absorber handbook
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Every one of the many millions of cars manufactured annually worldwide uses shock absorbers, otherwise known as dampers. These form a vital part of the suspension system of any vehicle, essential f...
Every one of the many millions of cars manufactured annually worldwide uses shock absorbers, otherwise known as dampers. These form a vital part of the suspension system of any vehicle, essential for optimizing road holding, performance and safety. This, the second edition of the Shock Absorber Handbook (first edition published in 1999), remains the only English language book devoted to the subject. Comprehensive coverage of design, testing, installation and use of the damper has led to the book's acceptance as the authoritative text on the automotive applications of shock absorbers. In this s.
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- Creator
- John C. Dixon
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- 2nd ed
- Chichester, England : John Wiley, [2007]
- ©2007
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (xi, 415 pages) : illustrations
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- ISBNs
- 9780470516430, 9780470516423, 1281318183, 9786611318185, 047051700X, 047051020X, 9780470510209, 0470516429, 0470997591, 9780470517000, 0470516437
- OCLC
- ocn476172905, ocn181369097
- "This work is a co-publication between Professional Engineering Publishing Ltd and John Wiley and Sons, Ltd."
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-407) and index.
- Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1 History -- 1.2 Types of Friction -- 1.3 Damper Configurations -- 1.4 Ride-Levelling Dampers -- 1.5 Position-Dependent Dampers -- 1.6 General Form of the Telescopic Damper -- 1.7 Mountings -- 1.8 Operating Speeds and Strokes -- 1.9 Manufacture -- 1.10 Literature Review -- 2. Vibration Theory -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Free Vibration Undamped (1-dof) -- 2.3 Free Vibration Damped (1-dof) -- 2.4 Forced Vibration Undamped (1-dof) -- 2.5 Forced Vibration Damped (1-dof) -- 2.6 Coulomb Damping -- 2.7 Quadratic Damping -- 2.8 Series Stiffness -- 2.9 Free Vibration Undamped (2-dof) -- 2.10 Free Vibration Damped (2-dof) -- 2.11 The Resonant Absorber -- 2.12 Damper Models in Ride and Handling -- 2.13 End Frequencies -- 2.14 Heave and Pitch Undamped 1-dof -- 2.15 Heave and Pitch Damped 1-dof -- 2.16 Roll Vibration Undamped -- 2.17 Roll Vibration Damped -- 2.18 Heave-and-Pitch Undamped 2-dof -- 2.19 Heave-and-Pitch Damped 2-dof Simplified -- 2.20 Heave-and-Pitch Damped 2-dof Full Analysis -- 3. Ride and Handling -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Modelling the Road -- 3.3 Ride -- 3.4 Time-Domain Ride Analysis -- 3.5 Frequency-Domain Ride Analysis -- 3.6 Passenger on Seat -- 3.7 Wheel Hop -- 3.8 Handling -- 3.9 Axle Vibrations -- 3.10 Steering Vibrations -- 3.11 The Ride-Handling Compromise -- 3.12 Damper Optimisation -- 3.13 Damper Asymmetry -- 4. Installation -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Motion Ratio -- 4.3 Displacement Method -- 4.4 Velocity Diagrams -- 4.5 Computer Evaluation -- 4.6 Mechanical Displacement -- 4.7 Effect of Motion Ratio -- 4.8 Evaluation of Motion Ratio -- 4.9 The Rocker -- 4.10 The Rigid Arm -- 4.11 Double Wishbones -- 4.12 Struts -- 4.13 Pushrods and Pullrods -- 4.14 Motorcycle Front Suspensions -- 4.15 Motorcycle Rear Suspensions -- 4.16 Solid Axles -- 4.17 Dry Scissor Dampers -- 5. Fluid Mechanics -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Properties of Fluids -- 5.3 Chemical Properties -- 5.4 Density -- 5.5 Thermal Expansion -- 5.6 Compressibility -- 5.7 Viscosity -- 5.8 Thermal Capacity -- 5.9 Thermal Conductivity -- 5.10 Vapour Pressure -- 5.11 Gas Density -- 5.12 Gas Viscosity -- 5.13 Gas Compressibility -- 5.14 Gas Absorbability -- 5.15 Emulsification -- 5.16 Continuity -- 5.17 Bernoulli's Equation -- 5.18 Fluid Momentum -- 5.19 Pipe Flow -- 5.20 Velocity Profiles -- 5.21 Other Losses -- 5.22 The Orifice -- 5.23 Combined Orifices -- 5.24 Vortices -- 5.25 Bingham Flow -- 5.26 Liquid-Solid Suspensions -- 5.27 ER and MR Fluids -- 6. Valve Design -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Valve Types -- 6.3 Disc Valves