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Control # 1 hbl99050611
Control # Id 3 GCG
Date 5 20210625132232.0
Fixed Data 8 100510s2011 mdua b 001 0 eng
LC Card 10    $a 2010017554
ISBN 20    $a9780801898228 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
ISBN 20    $a0801898226 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
ISBN 20    $a9780801898235 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
ISBN 20    $a0801898234 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
Obsolete 39    $a271815$cTLC
Cat. Source 40    $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC$dGCG
LC Call 50 00 $aTL243$b.E36 2011
Dewey Class 82 00 $a629.2/31$222
ME:Pers Name 100 $aEdmondson, Chuck.
Title 245 10 $aFast car physics /$cChuck Edmondson.
Imprint 260    $aBaltimore :$bJohns Hopkins University Press,$c2011.
Phys Descrpt 300    $axiv, 229 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
Note:Bibliog 504    $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 223-224) and index.
Note:Content 505 $aTorque or horsepower? : finding the shift points. Acceleration and Newton's Second Law ; Velocity, speed, rotation, and engine rpm ; The car, horsepower, and torque ; Tire markings ; Calculations ; First gear, it's alright, second gear-- -- Horsepower, 0 to 60 mph, and the quarter mile. Horsepower ; How does drag force affect shift points? ; Gear ratios ; Calculating 0 to 60 mph times ; Assumptions and results ; What is the limit for 0 to 60 mph? Aerodynamic drag ; Correction factors ; The quarter mile ; Flat torque curves ; Top fuel dragsters ; -- Finding the race line : road racing. The traction circle ; Ninety degree right-hand turn ; General turn ; Constructing a track model ; Types of turns ; Type 1 turn ; Type 2 turn ; Type 3 turn ; Turning while speeding up ; -- Basic vehicle dynamics : load transfer and tires. Center of gravity ; Longitudinal and lateral center of gravity ; Height of the center of gravity ; Load transfer and the static stability factor ; Tires and forces ; Tire construction ; Wheels ; Tires under static load ; Tires under dynamic load ; Contact patch friction ; Material properties and testing ; Longitudinal force and longitudinal slip ; Lateral force and the slip angle ; Aligning torque ; -- Steering and suspension. More on steering ; Bicycle model : oversteer and understeer ; Wheel alignment ; Suspension basics ; Double A-arm or wishbone suspension ; MacPherson strut suspension ; NASCAR-type solid rear axle ; Springs and dampers ; Shock absorbers ; Lateral load transfer : advanced approach ; Correcting handling problems ; Understeer correction ; Oversteer correction ; -- Green racing. What is green racing? ; Regenerative braking ; Mechanical energy storage : flywheels ; Electrical energy storage : batteries ; Electrical energy storage capacitors ; What type of hybrid is it? ; Parallel configuration hybrid : Toyota Prius ; All-electric vehicles ; Fuel cells ; Alternative fuels ; -- Get off the streets and go racing!
Subj:Topical 650  0 $aAutomobiles$xDynamics.
Subj:Topical 650  0 $aAutomobiles$xEquipment and supplies.
Subj:Topical 650  0 $aAutomobiles$xDesign and construction.
Subj:Topical 650  0 $aPhysics.