
| High Temperature Mechanical Behaviour of Ceramic Composites Author: Karl Jakus Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann Publication Date: 1995-05-01 Number Of Pages: 572 High Temperature Mechanical Behavior of Ceramic Composites provides an up-to-date comprehensive coverage of the mechanical behavior of ceramic matrix composites at elevated temperatures. Topics include both short-term behavior (strength, fracture toughness and R-curve behavior) and long-term behavior (creep, creep-fatigue, delayed failure and lifetime). Emphasis is on a review of fundamentals and on the mechanics and mechanisms underlying properties. This is the first time that complete information of elevated temperature behavior of ceramic composites has ever been compacted together in a single volume. Of particular importance is that each chapter, written by internationally recognized experts, includes a substantial review component enabling the new material to be put in proper perspective. Shanti Nair is Associate Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Karl Jakus is Professor at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst ~ High-Performance Fibres Author: England) Textile Institute (Manchester Publisher: CRC Press Publication Date: 2001-11-29 Number Of Pages: 329 Published in association with The Textile Institute, High Performance Fibres provides comprehensive coverage of the design, manufacture, capabilities, and applications of second- and third-generation high performance fibres, such as aramid copolymer, melt-spun fully aromatic polyester, and inorganic high- performance, high-tenacity fibres, finding varied applications including geotextiles and geomembranes for construction and civil engineering as well as special fibres within composite materials ~ High Integrity Die Casting Processes Posted by :: Alexpal | Date :: Aug 21, 2006 00:06:00 At request. Reupload. Link was deleted Edward J. Vinarcik, «High Integrity Die Casting Processes» Wiley-Interscience | ISBN 0471201316 | 2002 Year | PDF | 4,64 Mb | 256 Pages ~ Standard Handbook of Engineering Calculations Author: Tyler G. Hicks Tyler Hicks Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publication Date: 2004-08-01 Number Of Pages: 1200 Complying with the latest environmental regulations Design code changes LEED design considerations HVAC procedures Mobile and in-the-field methods "A classic compendium of step-by-step calculations for solving the most frequently encountered engineering problems in many engineering disciplines." -; dianahacker.com 5000 Essential Calculations for Engineers Packed with new data and methods, this invaluable handbook provides professionals with more than 5000 direct and related calculation procedures for solving common engineering problems quickly and easily. Now thoroughly revised and updated, Standard Handbook of Engineering Calculations, Fourth Edition covers seven engineering disciplines: civil, architectural, mechanical, electrical, chemical and process plant, sanitary, and environmental. Written in the popular "cookbook" format, the handbook describes each problem to be solved; provides numbered calculation procedures to be followed; works out an actual problem; and presents related calculations in most instances. This fourth edition features numerous new topics from design code changes in civil engineering to composite usage in engineering design. Inside, you'll find new problem- solving coverage of: Anti-terrorism structural building changes Power-plant cost-cutting Efficient compliance with environmental regulations Wind energy systems LEED considerations in building design Developments in pumps and related calculations Freon-replacing refrigerants Computer programs that automate repetitive calculations Finite element analytic methods The fourth edition of Standard Handbook of Engineering Calculations is a reference engineers will thank for answers time after time Open this book for all the calculations you need in *Civil Engineering * Architectural Engineering * Mechanical Engineering * Electrical Engineering * Chemical and Process Plant Engineering * Sanitary Engineering * Environmental Engineering ~ Practical Machinery Vibration Analysis and Predictive Maintenance, First Edition (Practical Professional) Author: Cornelius Scheffer, Paresh Girdhar, Publisher: Newnes Publication Date: 2004-09-09 Number Of Pages: 272 ~ Rules of Thumb for Mechanical Engineers Author: J. Edward Pope Publisher: Gulf Professional Publishing Publication Date: 1996-12-09 Number Of Pages: 406 Average Amazon Rating: 5.0 Save time with this collection of straightforward, common-sense techniques that provide quick, accurate solutions to your engineering problems. Rules of Thumb for Mechanical Engineers assembles hundreds of shortcuts, calculations, practical "how-to" methods, and concise background reviews into one convenient volume. Whether you're concerned with design, selection, or performance, you'll find fast, accurate answers here - all without wading through pages of theory ~ Bearing Design in Machinery Author: Avraham Harnoy Publisher: CRC Publication Date: 2002-09-25 Number Of Pages: 664 Covering the fundamental principles of bearing selection, design, and tribology, this book discusses basic physical principles of bearing selection, lubrication, design computations, advanced bearings materials, arrangement, housing, and seals; and recent developments in bearings for high-speed aircraft engines. Exploring unique solutions to challenging design problems, the book presents rare case studies, such as hydrodynamic and rolling-element bearings in series and adjustable hydrostatic pads for large bearings. The author focuses on the design considerations and calculations specific to hydrodynamic journal bearings, hydrostatic bearings, and rolling element bearings ~ Title: Manual Gearbox Design Author: Alec Stokes Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd (for SAE-Society of Automotive Engineers) Publication Date: 1992(First published) ISBN: 0 7506 0417 4 (British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data) ISBN: 1 56091 256 1 (Library of Congress Cataloguing in Publication Data) Preface: This book has been written in an effort to put down on paper some of the experience I have gained during my forty-five years in the transmission design field, thirty-one years of which was designing Formula One gearboxes, and the last five years beforeretirement with Lotus Engineering as Chief Designer - Transmissions. Knowing ofno other book that covered this subject made me more determined to proceed with it. I have attempted to work through the design procedure in the same order used on the many gearbox designs I have been involved with. Alternative types of crown wheel and pinion designs to the widely used Gleason system are covered, that is,Klingelnberg and Oerlikon. Various types of differential are described along withinterlock systems which prevent the selection of more than one gear at a time. It contains a wide coverage of gear failures, their causes and requirements to prevent further failures, together with an engineering understanding of lubrication and its application. The book also includes a list of materials along with the heat treatment applied and race-proven in the B.R.M. Formula One Racing Transmissions as a guide to the designer. Crown wheel and pinion Internal running gear Lubrication of gears Gear tooth failures Crowa wheel and pinion designs Oerlikon cycloid spiral bevel gear calculations Gearbox design - rear-engined racing cars ~ Vector Mechanics for Engineers, Statics By: Ferdinand P. Beer, E. Russell Johnston Jr., Elliot R. Eisenberg, George H. Staab ISBN: 0072930780 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math - 2003-06-04 Hardcover | 7 Edition | List Price: $122.50 (USD) | Sales Rank: 103261 For the past forty years Beer and Johnston have been the uncontested leaders in the teaching of undergraduate engineering mechanics. Over the years their textbooks have introduced significant theoretical and pedagogical innovations in statics, dynamics, and mechanics of materials education. 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Hicks Tyler Hicks Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publication Date: 2004-08-01 Number Of Pages: 1200 Average Amazon Rating: 3.5 Editorial Description NEW IN THIS EDITION Complying with the latest environmental regulations Design code changes LEED design considerations HVAC procedures Mobile and in-the-field methods "A classic compendium of step-by-step calculations for solving the most frequently encountered engineering problems in many engineering disciplines." -;dianahacker.com 5000 Essential Calculations for Engineers Packed with new data and methods, this invaluable handbook provides professionals with more than 5000 direct ~ Tribology in Machine Design Author: Tadeusz Stolarski Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann Publication Date: 1999-12-28 Number Of Pages: 298 Tribology in Machine Design explains the role of tribology in the design of machine elements. It shows how algorithms developed from the basic principles of tribology can be used in a range of practical applications within mechanical devices and systems. The computer offers today's designer the possibility of greater stringency of design analysis. Dr Stolarski explains the procedures and techniques that allow this to be exploited to the full. This is a particularly practical and comprehensive reference source book for the practising design engineer and researcher. It will also find an essential place in libraries catering for engineering students on degree courses in universities and polytechnics. The material is grouped according to applications for ease of use and reference. Subject covered from fundamentals to applied methods Valuable to both student and professional readers Cheaper than competing texts ~ Heat and Mass Transfer By: Hans D. Baehr Karl Stephan ISBN: 3540295267 Publisher: Springer - 2006-05-22 Hardcover | 2 Edition | 22 Pages | List Price: $89.95 (USD) This comprehensive presentation of the whole field of heat and mass transfer makes the reader familar with the fundamentals and enables him to solve practical problems. The basic theory is developed systematically, and the solution methods to all important problems are covered in detail. Therefore, this book will be useful not only to students, but likewise to scientists and practising engineers. All areas of heat and mass transfer are dealt with. Many calculated examples in the text and numerous exercises and elaborate solutions will facilitate learning and understanding. For the second edition, changes apply to heat and mass transfer correlations based on theoretical results or experimental findings. They were adapted to the state-of -the-art. Some of the worked examples as well as the compilation were revised or updated ~ Fundamentals and Technology of Combustion Summary: Fundamentals and Technology of Combustion contains brief descriptions of combustion fundamental processes, followed by an extensive survey of the combustion research technology. It also includes mathematical combustion modeling of the processes covering mainly premixed and diffusion flames, where many chemical and physical processes compete in complex ways, for both laminar and turbulent flows. The combustion chemistry models that validate experimental data for different fuels are sufficiently accurate to allow confident predictions of the flame characteristics. This illustrates a unique bridge between combustion fundamentals and combustion technology, which provides a valuable technical reference for many engineers and scientists. Moreover, the book gives the reader sufficient background of basic engineering sciences such as chemistry, thermodynamics, heat transfer and fluid mechanics. The combustion research and mathematical models fit between small-scale laboratory burner flames, and large-scale industrial boilers, furnaces and combustion chambers. The materials have been collected from previous relevant research and some selected papers of the authors and co- workers, which have been presented mainly in different refereed journals, international conferences and symposia, thus providing a comprehensive collection Furthermore, the book includes some of the many recent general correlations for the characteristics of laminar, turbulent, premixed and diffusion flames in an easily usable form. The authors believe that further progress in optimizing combustion performance and reducing polluting emissions can only be treated through understanding of combustion chemistry ~ Instrumentation Reference Book, Third Edition ISBN: 0750671238 Author: Walt Boyes Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann Edition: 3 edition (November 1, 2002) Language: English Hardcover: 1062 pages URL: /http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=songstech-20&path=ASIN%2F0750671238 Summary: Instrumentation is not a clearly defined subject, having a 'fuzzy' boundary with a number of other disciplines. Often categorized as either 'techniques' or 'applications' this book addresses the various applications that may be needed with reference to the practical techniques that are available for the instrumentation or measurement of a specific physical quantity or quality. This makes it of direct interest to anyone working in the process, control and instrumentation fields where these measurements are essential. The latest edition of the Instrumentation Reference Book is a comprehensive and authoritative collection of technical information, which is of direct practical value to instrumentation and control engineers as well as all instrument technicians and users. It is also an indispensable addition to any academic library for the benefit of engineering and science students. Written by a collection of specialist contributors under the guidance of Walt Boyes, the third edition of this book (developed from the work originally published for more than 40 years as Jones Instrument Technology) has been updated to include chapters on the fieldbus standards, reliability, EMC, 'virtual instrumentation', fibre optics, smart and intelligent transmitters, analyzers, level and flow meters, and many more. * Comprehensive and authoritative collection of technical information * Written by a collection of specialist contributors * Updated to include chapters on the fieldbus standards, reliability, EMC, 'virtual instrumentation', fibre optics, smart and intelligent transmitters, analyzers, level and flow meters, and many more ~ Plant Engineer's Handbook ISBN: 0750673281 Author: R. Keith Mobley Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann Edition: (March 9, 2001) Hardcover: 2000 pages URL: /http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=songstech-20&path=ASIN%2F0750673281 Summary: Plant engineers are responsible for a wide range of industrial activities, and may work in any industry. This means that breadth of knowledge required by such professionals is so wide that previous books addressing plant engineering have either been limited to only certain subjects or cursory in their treatment of topics. The Plant Engineering Handbook offers comprehensive coverage of an enormous range of subjects which are of vital interest to the plant engineer and anyone connected with industrial operations or maintenance. This handbook is packed with indispensable information, from defining just what a Plant Engineer actually does, through selection of a suitable site for a factory and provision of basic facilities (including boilers, electrical systems, water, HVAC systems, pumping systems and floors and finishes) to issues such as lubrication, corrosion, energy conservation, maintenance and materials handling as well as environmental considerations, insurance matters and financial concerns. One of the major features of this volume is its comprehensive treatment of the maintenance management function; in addition to chapters which outline the operation of the various plant equipment there is specialist advice on how to get the most out of that equipment and its operators. This will enable the reader to reap the rewards of more efficient operations, more effective employee contributions and in turn more profitable performance from the plant and the business to which it contributes. The Editor, Keith Mobley and the team of expert contributors, have practiced at the highest levels in leading corporations across the USA, Europe and the rest of the world. Produced in association with Plant Engineering magazine, this book will be a source of information for plant engineers in any industry worldwide. * A Flagship reference work for the Plant Engineering series * Provides comprehensive coverage on an enormous range of subjects vital to plant and industrial engineer *Includes an international perspective including dual units and regulations ~ Fluid Mechanics: Worked Examples for Engineers Book Properties ISBN: 0852954050 Title: Fluid Mechanics: Worked Examples for Engineers Author: Carl Schaschke Publisher: Inst of Chemical Engineers UK Publication Date: 1998-01 Number Of Pages Average Amazon Rating Editorial Description A collection of problems in fundamental fluid mechanics with accompanying solutions, aimed at supporting undergraduates and tutors involved in design projects.The book illustrates the application of theory in fluid mechanics and enables students new to the science to grasp fundamental concepts in the subject. The mathematical approach is simple for anyone with prior knowledge of basic engineering concepts. Additional problems at the end of each chapter aim to extend the reader’s exp ~ Flow of Fluids Through Valves, Fittings & Pipe TP-410 Metric Author: Crane Valve Publisher: Vervante Publication Date: 1999-06-01 Number Of Pages: 114 Average Amazon Rating Editorial Description Metric Edition - Crane Technical Paper No. 410 (TP-410) is the quintessential guide to understanding the flow of fluid through valves, pipe and fittings, enabling you to select the correct equipment for your piping system. Originally developed in 1942, the latest edition of Crane TP-410 serves as an indispensable technical resource for specifying engineers, designers and engineering students. TP-410 is authored by Crane Valve Group (CVG), one of the world's leading suppliers of valve products ~ ISBN: 0750621761 Diesel Engine Reference Book Author: Bernard Challen Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann Publication Date: 1999-05 Number Of Pages: 682 Average Amazon Rating: 5.0 The Diesel Engine Reference Book Second Edition Lavishly Illustrated / 714 pages / 55.2 MB / PDF OCR'd Chapter 1 The theory of compression ignition engines Chapter 2 The theory of turbocharging Chapter 3 Compound and other engine systems Chapter 4 Diesel combustion and fuels Chapter 5 Thermal loading Chapter 6 Thermodynamic mathematical modelling Chapter 7 Computational fluid dynamics Chapter 8 Modern control in diesel engine management Chapter 9 Inlet and exhaust systems Chapter 11 Fuel injection systems Chapter 12 Lubrication and lubricating oils Chapter 13 Bearings and bearing metals Chapter 14 Pistons, rings and liners Chapter 15 Auxiliaries Governors and Governor Gear Starting Gear and Starting Aids Heat Exchangers Chapter 16 Aircooled engines Chapter 17 Crankcase explosions Chapter 18 Exhaust smoke, measurement and regulation Chapter 19 Exhaust emissions Chapter 20 Engine noise Chapter 21 Larger engine noise and vibration control Chapter 22 Passenger car engines Chapter 23 Trucks and buses Chapter 24 Locomotives Chapter 25 Dual fuel engines Chapter 26 Marine engine applications Chapter 27 Condition monitoring ~ ISBN: 0750650443 Title: Introduction to Modern Vehicle Design Author: Julian Happian-Smith Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd Publication Date: 2001-07-16 Number Of Pages: 600 Average Amazon Rating: 2.0 Editorial Description An Introduction to Modern Vehicle Design starts from basic principles and builds up analysis procedures for all major aspects of vehicle and component design. Subjects of current interest to the motor industry - such as failure prevention, designing with modern material, ergonomics, and control systems - are covered in detail, with a final chapter discussing future trends in automotive design. Extensive use of illustrations, examples, and case studies provides the reader with a thorough unders ~ The Automotive Chassis: Engineering Principles Summary: The second English edition of The Automotive Chassis provides a clearly structured overview of chassis technology, including in-depth coverage of: Tires and wheels Axle kinematics Vehicle steering Springing and damper systems The platform concept Four wheel drive technology Suspension design Over 400 illustrations related basic engineering principles to the particular requirements of the chassis of vehicle mechanics. Additionally, the book now fully conforms to the international standards of ISO 8855 and SAE J670. The Automotive Chassis is essential reading for component and system engineers in both higher education and industry as well as for non-specialists who need to gain an understanding of the field ~ Electric Vehicle Battery Systems Summary: Electric Vehicle Battery Systems provides operational theory and design guidance for engineers and technicians working to design and develop efficient electric vehicle (EV) power sources. As Zero Emission Vehicles become a requirement in more areas of the world, the technology required to design and maintain their complex battery systems is needed not only by the vehicle designers, but by those who will provide recharging and maintenance services, as well as utility infrastructure providers. Includes fuel cell and hybrid vehicle applications. Written with cost and efficiency foremost in mind, Electric Vehicle Battery Systems offers essential details on failure mode analysis of VRLA, NiMH battery systems, the fast-charging of electric vehicle battery systems based on Pb-acid, NiMH, Li-ion technologies, and much more. Key coverage includes issues that can affect electric vehicle performance, such as total battery capacity, battery charging and discharging, and battery temperature constraints. The author also explores electric vehicle performance, battery testing (15 core performance tests provided), lithium-ion batteries, fuel cells and hybrid vehicles. In order to make a practical electric vehicle, a thorough understanding of the operation of a set of batteries in a pack is necessary. Expertly written and researched, Electric Vehicle Battery Systems will prove invaluable to automotive engineers, electronics and integrated circuit design engineers, and anyone whose interests involve electric vehicles and battery systems. * Addresses cost and efficiency as key elements in the design process * Provides comprehensive coverage of the theory, operation, and configuration of complex battery systems, including Pb-acid, NiMH, and Li-ion technologies * Provides comprehensive coverage of the theory, operation, and configuration of complex battery systems, including Pb-acid, NiMH, and Li-ion technologies ~ |