Completely revised to reflect the changing policies of the Business and Technician Education Council (BTEC) for courses leading to Higher National qualifications in mechanical engineering, Mechanical Technology, Third Edition provides full coverage of stress analysis, dynamics, thermodynamics, and fluid mechanics without sacrificing depth of treatment. It is unmatched by any other book in its class, and is a necessary reference for any engineer’s library.
Unusually broad coverage for a one-volume reference. Underlying theory is presented concisely with illustrative worked examples and many tutorial examples. Contains an expanded and more developed section on heat transfer and a completely new section on hydraulic machines. Designed to cover a wide range of courses offered by colleges and universities.
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1 : Simple Stress and Strain
Chapter 2 : Shearing Force and Bending Moment
Chapter 3 : Bending and Shearing Stresses
Chapter 4 : Torsion
Chapter 5 : Deflection of Beams
Chapter 6 : Struts
Chapter 7 : Strain Energy
Chapter 8 : Complex Stress and Strain
Chapter 9 : Cylinders
Chapter 10 : Dynamics
Chapter 11 : Velocity and Acceleration Diagrams
Chapter 12 : Reciprocating Mechanisms
Chapter 13 : Turning Moment Diagrams
Chapter 14 : Balancing of Rotating Masses
Chapter 15 : Friction Clutches, Bearings and Belt Drives
Chapter 16 : Gyroscopic Motion
Chapter 17 : Gear Trains
Chapter 18 : Free Vibrations
Chapter 19 : Transverse Vibrations and Whirling Speeds
Chapter 20 : Damped and Forced Vibrations
Chapter 21 : Thermodynamic Properties of Substances
Chapter 22 : Basic Engineering Thermodynamics
Chapter 23 : The Second Law of Thermodynamics
Chapter 24 : Steam Plant
Chapter 25 : Gas Turbine Plant
Chapter 26 : Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines
Chapter 27 : Refrigerators and Heat Pumps
Chapter 28 : Reciprocating Air Compressors
Chapter 29 : Combustion
Chapter 30 : Plant Performance
Chapter 31 : Heat Transfer
Chapter 32 : Pressure and Pressure Measurement
Chapter 33 : Hydrostatics
Chapter 34 : Flow and Flow Measurement
Chapter 35 : Momentum of Fluids
Chapter 36 : Viscosity
Chapter 37 : Real Fluid Flow
Chapter 38 : Dimensional Analysis
Chapter 39 : Dynamic Similarity
Chapter 40 : Turbomachinery
Chapter 41 : Centrifugal Pumps
Chapter 42 : Hydraulic Machines
Appendix A : Moments of Area and Inertia
Appendix B : Differential Equations
Index
