Traffic and Environment

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Gruden, Dusan (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2003.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2003.
• Σειρά: Anthropogenic Compounds, 3T
• Θέματα: Environmental management.; Automotive engineering.; Environmental chemistry.; Air pollution.; Environmental health.; Noise control.; Environmental Management.; Automotive Engineering.; Environmental Chemistry.; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution.; Environmental Health.; Noise Control.

The automobile is one of the inventions which has made a decisive contribution to human mobility and it has become an inseparable part of modern human society. It is through this widespread use that negative impacts on the environment have become clearly visible. Therefore, since the late sixties a...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction
• Power Units for Transportation
• Combustion Fundamentals and Combustion Products. The Otto (Gasoline) Engine. The Diesel Engine; Alternative Propulsion System
• Means of Transportation and their Effect on the Environment
• Emissions and Air Quality. Noise Emissions. Car Recycling-End of Life Vehicles. Measures for the Reduction of Exhaust Gas Emissions
• Emission Legislation; Emission Standards. Emission Test Methods. Inter-Related Requirements. Fuels
• Fuels and Engine Characteristics. Fuels and Exhaust Gas Emissions. Requirements for Fuels. Alternative Fuels. Outlook on the Future.