A torsion bar is a type of suspension system in an automobile is usually used in vehicles such as cars, trucks and vans.They keep the tires in contact with the surface of the road, upkeep the weight of a vehicle and absorb the forces produced by the movement and motion of the vehicle
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What is an air suspension? Air suspension is used to support the vehicle on the axles with an organization of air bags instead of steel spring, leaf or torsion or some coil springs. The air bags are also stated to as bellows. Suspensions with steel or torsion spring and added by the use of air bags are not considered as
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INTRODUCTION TO LEAF SPRINGS Leaf springs also denoted to as semi-elliptical springs are one of the ancient form of suspension used in vehicles, particularly heavy vehicles. A leaf spring appears like a bow minus the string. It contains of a stack of curved narrow plates of the same width and varied length clamped together with shorter plates at the center
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Introduction For several years vehicle dynamics engineers have struggled to accomplish a compromise between vehicle handling, ride comfort and stability. The outcomes of this are vibrant in the vehicles we see today. In common, at one extreme are large sedan and luxury cars with excellent ride qualities but only satisfactory handling behavior. On the last end of the spectrum are
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Spark plug The spark plug is fitted to the cylinder head. Its function is to conduct the high potential into the combustion chamber and produce a spark. The cross section of a typical spark plug can be seen in the picture The spark plug has two electrodes, a steel shell assembly and an insulator unit. The steel shell assembly houses
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Components of the Automobile chassis The various components of the Automobile chassis and their location in a vehicle can be seen in this picture Engine produces power required to move the vehicle at the desired speed, overcoming the external resistances. This can be a SI engine or CI engine or gas engine. Radiator is a device used to re-cool the
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Lighting system The lighting system in an automobile includes the following: head lights, direction signal lights, stop lights, back up lights, tail lights, blinker lights, side maker lights and the interior lights. Head lights illuminate the highway sufficient to permit safe night driving. These are usually provided two or more beams. One beam provides maximum illumination for driving. The other
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HOLOGRAPHY-3D IMAGES A photograph is a two-dimensional record of light intensity received from a three-dimensional object. Holography is a technique for recording optical images. It was developed by Gabor in the year 1947.The term holo means whole or complete and graphy means recording. Holography literally means complete recording. Holography records both amplitude and phase of light waves to produce a
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Classification of fuels 1. Solid fuels Natural solid fuels are readily available in nature. Example wood, peat, lignite, bituminous coal, anthracite coal etc. Wood is used in places where waste wood is available in large quantity. Peat is not widely used because it has lower heating value. Lignite is an intermediate product between peat and bituminous coal. It has more
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Idling devices in carburetor During idling, the throttle plate is almost in the closed position. Then the mass rate of air flow through the venture is small. Hence, the vacuum or depression produced at the venture is also small. With this small depression, no fuel can issue from the fuel orifice. Hence, an idling device is incorporated in the carburetor
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