Books in the Mechanical Engineering series

Presents the constructive and operational aspects of equipment used in combustion and gasification of solid fuels such as coal, biomass, and solid residues. This title details basic aspects of solid and gas combustion phenomena, which are essential to improvements and optimized design in existing boilers and gasifiers.

This book provides the methods of solving the problems connected with cams-their design, application, and manufacture. It introduces the improvement of numerically controlled machine tools and the availability of computers in general. The book is useful for practicing and design engineers.

This book presents to the design engineer the transducers and measurement techniques available, and evaluates their features and drawbacks. It is written for the instrument and systems designer, not the theoretician.

This second edition explores the major improvements in recent years to many chiller and cooling tower components that have resulted in improved performance and lower operating costs. It looks at how climate change and "green" designs have significantly impacted the selection of refrigerants and the application of chilled water systems. This edition also discusses the expanded use of digital controls and variable frequency drives as well as the re-introduction of some older technologies. The book includes extensive checklists, design and troubleshooting guidelines, and reference data.

Blake's Design of Mechanical Joints, Second Edition, is an updated revision of Alexander Blake's authoritative book on mechanical joint and fastener design. This revision brings Blake's 1985 volume up-to-date with modern developments in joint design, and recent technological advances in metallic and non-metallic materials.

Logan's Turbomachinery: Flowpath Design and Performance Fundamentals, Third Edition is the long-awaited revision of this classic textbook, thoroughly updated by Dr. Bijay Sultanian.

This book offers a practical introduction to pumps and provides the tools necessary to select, size, operate, and maintain pumps properly. It highlights the interrelatedness of pump engineering, from system and piping design to installation and startup. It provides new case studies designed to show real-world applications. The book's art program has been redone, with most figures now appearing in full color. It is also an excellent text for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in departments of mechanical engineering, mechanical engineering technology, or engineering technology.

Includes information on chain design considerations, increased power ratings for roller chains and silent chains, and selecting drives with alternate lives. This book also includes a chapter on flat top chain conveyors and features individual chapters on chain lubrication, installation, and inspection and maintenance.

Examines the fundamental principles of noise and vibration control. This book illustrates solutions to real problems, identify and characterize major sources of industrial noise, and provides design and engineering approaches to control. It offers useful acoustical performance charts, case histories, and tables of materials and supplies.

Presents studies of kinematic mechanisms and offers simplified methods of solving typical problems that arise in mechanisms synthesis and analysis - concentrating on the use of algebra and trigonometry and minimizing the need for calculus. This work covers graphical techniques for both velocity and acceleration analysis.

Demonstrates how the vibration behavior of shells and plates differs from that of beams through theoretical development and examples. This book also explains complicating effects on vibration such as the influence of rotation, shear, rotatory inertia, moment loading, residual stresses, and composite layers.

Written by one of the foremost authorities in the field, this newly revised reference presents the necessary background and proven step-by-step procedures for solving both simple and complex tolerance analysis problems. Using the techniques described in this text, design engineers can ensure that parts and assemblies will satisfy their intended functions. In addition, manufacturing, inspection, assembly, and service personnel can use the methods discussed to troubleshoot designs, verify in-process steps will meet objectives, and find ways to improve performance and reduce costs. This new edition includes many updates and improvements to provide a clearer, easy-to-understand, comprehensive volume.

Featuring a question-and-answer format, this title provides simplified means of solving nearly 200 problems that confront engineers involved in the planning, operation and maintenance of steam plant systems. It provides calculations pertaining to emissions, boiler efficiency, circulation and heat transfer equipment design and performance.

Presents the application of engineering design and analysis based on the approach of understanding the physical characteristics of a given problem and then modeling the important aspects of the physical system. This book covers such topics as contact stress analysis, singularity functions, gear stresses, fasteners, shafts, and shaft stresses.

Offers an introduction to the principles of applied thermochemical energy conversion, as well as numerous instances of practical application to a variety of chemical heat engines and waste destruction systems.

Offers comprehensive information on the design and behavior of non-gasketed bolted joints. This book features a chapter on ways to control preload including the developments in ultrasonic and stretch control. It also features a materials chapter as well as sections on structural steel joins, airframe joints, and vibration resistance fasteners.

Written for plant and design engineers involved with centrifugal pumps, this title covers centrifugal pumps.

This book summarizes basic lubrication theory, its types and properties, and covers some specific applications of lubrication: diesel and petrol engines, hydraulics, compressors, machine tools and cutting oils. It then focuses on the storage and handling of lubricants, and on lubrication planning.

Principles of Composite Material Mechanics covers a unique blend of classical and contemporary mechanics of composites technologies. It presents analytical approaches ranging from the elementary mechanics of materials to more advanced elasticity and finite element numerical methods, discusses novel materials such as nanocomposites and hybrid multiscale composites, and examines the hygrothermal, viscoelastic, and dynamic behavior of composites. This fully revised and expanded Fourth Edition of the popular bestseller reflects the current state of the art, fresh insight gleaned from the author''s ongoing composites research, and pedagogical improvements based on feedback from students, colleagues, and the author''s own course notes. New to the Fourth Edition New worked-out examples and homework problems are added in most chapters, bringing the grand total to 95 worked-out examples (a 19% increase) and 212 homework problems (a 12% increase) Worked-out example problems and homework problems are now integrated within the chapters, making it clear to which section each example problem and homework problem relates Answers to selected homework problems are featured in the back of the book Principles of Composite Material Mechanics, Fourth Edition provides a solid foundation upon which students can begin work in composite materials science and engineering. A complete solutions manual is included with qualifying course adoption.

Provides material on coupling ratings, general purpose couplings versus special purpose couplings, retrofitting of lubricated couplings to nonlubricated couplings, torsional damping couplings, torquemeter couplings, and more.

Gathering formulas, analytical methods, and graphs for the design and selection of a variety of brakes and clutches in the automotive, aircraft, farming, and manufacturing industries, this work simplifies calculations, acquaints engineers with a range of application, and assists in the selection of parameters for specific design challenges.

Offering a basic understanding of various important topics in vacuum science and technology, this book focuses on pumping issues, emphasizes the behavior of vacuum pumps and vacuum systems. It explains the relationships between pumps, instrumentation, and high-vacuum system performance.

Covers the behaviour of polymers with regard to material variables and test and use conditions. This book highlights general principles, useful empirical rules and practical equations. Detailing the specific behaviour of many common polymers, it places emphasis on time and frequency dependence over temperature dependence.

Offers a perspective on composites in terms of mechanics, characteristics, test methods, applications, manufacturing processes, and design aspects. The book highlights developed materials such as nanocomposites and smart materials.

Covers the basics of modeling, each of the five basic alignment methods, and electro-optic measurement methods. This book reflects findings in such areas as offline to running machinery movements. It also explores bore and parallel alignment.