Author at 2007 SAE World Congress
PLYMOUTH, Mich., April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The 3rd Edition of Engine
Testing, by A. J. Martyr and M. A. Plint, will be released in June 2007 by
the Society of Automotive Engineers and Elsevier Limited. This new edition
is a major re-write by the surviving author, A. J. Martyr.
This book brings together the large amount of scattered information on
theory and practice of engine testing, a fundamental part of development of
new engine and powertrain systems, as well as modification of existing
systems. This 3rd edition has a strong system integration theme, which is a
vital part of the modern test engineer's requirements.
"The subject is now too wide for any one individual," said Tony Martyr,
technical director, AVL UK Limited. "This 3rd edition has been rewritten to
give the new generation of engineers, with more specialized skills, a view
of the whole range of discipline and design practices outside their
specialty with which they have to integrate."
The book retains all the basic physics of the first two editions, but
in a rearranged format generated from reader feedback. The book also
features a new first chapter focusing on problems faced by engineers that
have to specify or project manage the construction or up-grade of test
facilities, as well as practical experience advice. There is also an
expanded chapter on chassis dynamometers.
Martyr, a 40-year veteran of the testing world, has extensive,
world-wide experience both as a user and a designer of test facilities.
Within AVL, he teaches subjects related to project control and test plant
system integration. He runs customer seminars on various related subjects
including the creation of test facility specifications. Martyr has held
technical directorships in three of Europe's top ranked automotive test
plant companies.
Martyr will be in the AVL Technology Café, booth #1977, Tuesday at 9:30
a.m. to discuss aspects of test plant integration. This session will
concentrate on the start of the process and the problems of creating a test
facility specification. Then at 11:00 a.m. he will discuss his 'second law
of project control' - paper is cheaper to change than concrete. He will
also focus on the more general problems of defining the roles and
responsibilities within a complex project.
AVL is the world's largest privately owned and independent company for
the development of gasoline, diesel and alternative fuel powertrain
systems, as well as fuel cell and hybrid technologies. The company offers
combined solutions of powertrain engineering, simulation software and
testing and instrumentation systems. AVL's North American Headquarters is
located in the Detroit suburb of Plymouth, Michigan. For more information,
AVL can be found at http://www.avl.com .
SOURCE AVL North America
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CONTACT:
Andrea Arnold of AVL North America,
+1-248-765-1264, andrea.arnold@avlna.com
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