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  Handbook of Mechanical Engineering Calculations, 2nd Edition
  Handbook of Mechanical Engineering Calculations
Handbook of Mechanical Engineering Calculations, 2nd Edition

 
Solve any mechanical engineering problem quickly and easily with this new 2nd edition of the Handbook of Mechanical Engineering Calculations.

List Price $150.00
Website Price $135.00

Author: Tyler Hicks
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 2006
Pages: 1436
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Description
 
Solve any mechanical engineering problem quickly and accurately!
  • New calculations for design engineering advances in shafts, bearings and brakes.
  • Worked examples throughout.
  • Standard engineering and SI units.
  • Automatic and digital control calculations.
Get fast, accurate solutions to virtually any day-to-day mechanical engineering problem with the revised Handbook of Mechanical Engineering Calculations, Second Edition. This update of Tyler Hicks' classic work equips you with numbered, step-by-step procedures for solving specific problems, together with worked-out examples that give numerical results for the caluclations. The handbook offers expert solutions to thousands of mechanical engineering problems, all logically organized under four headings: power generation . . . plant and facilities engineering . . . environmental control . . . and design engineering. The Second Edition features include:
  • Cutting-edge calculation procedures for design engineering advances in shafts, bearings, springs, and brakes.
  • The latest automatic and digital control calculations.
  • Numerous worked-out examples in USCS and SI units.
  • Helpful numbered steps showing the exact procedure for computing desired results.
  • A wealth of information new to the Second Edition on alternative and renewable energy, gas turbine installations, plastics, pumps and piping, refrigerants, plumbing, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, space humidification systems, and much more.
Get step-by-step procedures for solving problems in:
  • Power generation
  • Plant and facilities engineering
  • Environmental control
  • Design engineering
This trusted compendium of calculation methods delivers fast, accurate solutions to the toughest day-to-day mechanical engineering problems. You will find numbered, step-by-step procedures for solving specific problems together with worked-out examples that give numerical results for the calculation.
  • Covers: Power Generation; Plant and Facilities Engineering; Environmental Control; Design Engineering
  • This new edition features methods for automatic and digital control; alternative and renewable energy sources; plastics in engineering design.
Contents
Contributors and Advisers; Preface; Acknowledgments; How to Use this Handbook; Part 1: Power Generation; Section 1: Modern Power-Plant Cycles and Equipment; Section 2: Steam Condensing Systems and Auxiliaries; Section 3: Combustion; Section 4: Steam Generation Equipment and Auxiliaries; Section 5: Feedwater Heating Methods; Section 6: Internal-Combustion Engines; Part 2: Plant and Facilities Engineering; Section 7: Pumps and Pumping Systems; Section 8: Piping and Fluid Flow; Section 9: Air and Gas Compressors and Vacuum Systems; Section 10: Materials Handling; Section 11: Heat Transfer and Heat Exchange; Section 12: Refrigeration; Part 3: Environmental Control; Section 13: Wastewater Treatment and Control; Section 14: Water-Supply and Storm-Water System Design; Section 15: Plumbing and Drainage for Buildings and Other Structures; Section 16: Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning; Section 17: Solar Energy; Section 18: Environmental Control and Energy Conservation; Part 4: Design Engineering; Section 19: Shafts, Flywheels, Pulleys, and Belts for Power Transmission; Section 20: Gear Design and Application; Section 21: Transmissions, Clutches, Roller-Screw Actuators, Couplings, and Speed Control; Section 22: Bearing Design and Selection; Section 23: Spring Selection and Analysis; Section 24: Mechanical and Electrical Brakes; Section 25: Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems Design; Section 26: Metalworking and Nonmetallic Materials Processing; Bibliography; Index.

About the Author
Tyler Hicks (Rockville Centre, NY) is a consulting engineer and the author of numerous engineering titles.
 

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