Objective: This course provides the basic knowledge, principle of operation and performance of
various components and drives in an automotive transmission system.
Understand the fundamentals, principle of operation and performance of various clutches and
gear boxes.
Gain the knowledge of operation and performance of various hydrostatic and electric drives
Contents:
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Hours
1 Clutch 6
Requirements of transmission system and role of clutch in driving system, Types of
friction materials, Construction and working of various clutches - single plate, multi
plate, cone clutch, centrifugal, semi centrifugal clutch, Vacuum clutch , Hydraulic
clutch, Deriving the equation for torque capacity of a single plate clutch, clutch
maintenance, troubles and their causes
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2 Gear Box 5
Objective and need for a gear box in an automobile and Construction and working
of - sliding mesh gear box, constant mesh gear box, synchromesh gear box,
principle of synchronizers, Epicyclical gear box
3 Hydrodynamic Drive 8
Introduction to fluid coupling, construction, operation, characteristics and Principle
of fluid coupling, fluid coupling with conventional gear boxes. Introduction to
torque converters, comparison between fluid coupling and torque converters,
principles of torque multiplication, types of torque converters
4 Hydrostatic Drive 8
Introduction to hydrostatic drives, Working principle and types of hydro static
drives, Comparison of hydrostatic drive with hydro dynamic drive, Construction and
working of Janny Hydrostatic drive, Advantages and limitations of Hydrostatic
drive, different systems of hydrostatic drives, typical hydrostatic drives
5 Electric Drive 6
Introduction to Electric drive and Layout of Electric drive, Early Ward Leonard
control system, Modified Ward Leonard control system, Modern electric drives,
Advantages, limitations and performance characteristics of electric drive
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