SAE International offers New Edition of "Go-To" Handbook for Automatic Transmission Design

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May 22, 2012, 01:59 ET

WARRENDALE, Pa., May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SAE International is publishing a new, 4th edition of its popular handbook, "Design Practices: Passenger Car Automatic Transmissions."

For nearly half a century, this book has offered design considerations for automatic transmission industry engineers of all levels of experience. This latest edition represents a major overhaul from the prior edition and is arguably the most significant update in its long history. In summary, the authors have put together the most definitive handbook for automatic transmission design practices available today.

Virtually all existing chapters have been updated and improved with the latest state-of-the-art information and many have been significantly expanded with more detail and design consideration updates; most notably for torque converters and start devices, gears/splines/chains, bearings, wet friction, one-way clutch, pumps, seals and gaskets, and controls. In fact, all new chapters have been added, including state-of-the-art information on: lubrication; transmission fluids; filtration, and contamination control. Finally, details about the latest transmission technologies—including dual clutch and continuously variable transmissions—have been added.

This edition is made possible in part through sponsorship by The Lubrizol Corporation.

Book Details

Published By: SAE International
Published: May 2012
Pages: 768
Binding: Hardbound
Product Code: AE-29
ISBN: 978-0-7680-1125-8
Price: $129.95 List, $103.96-$116.96 SAE Member

For more information, including free front and back matter, or to order "Design Practices: Passenger Car Automatic Transmissions," visit http://books.sae.org/book-ae-29.

To request an electronic review copy of the book, email [email protected] . Forward published reviews to Shawn Andreassi at [email protected] or SAE International, 400 Commonwealth Dr., Warrendale PA, 15096-0001, to receive a print copy of the book or another equivalent SAE International book.

Other related books from SAE International include:

Electric and Hybrid-Electric Vehicles—Engines and Powertrains (PT-143/3)
Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) (PT-125)
Automotive 2030—North America (T-127)

SAE International is a global association of more than 133,000 engineers and related technical experts in the aerospace, automotive and commercial-vehicle industries. SAE International's core competencies are life-long learning and voluntary consensus standards development. SAE International's charitable arm is the SAE Foundation, which supports many programs, including A World In Motion® and the Collegiate Design Series™.

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