Not intended to be read from cover to cover, this book was designed instead to be a quick reference for students, young engineers, and experienced professionals alike. It provides guidelines, advice, and technical information for preparing formal documents, covering a range of reported formats (for example, assessment, laboratory, and progress reports). This concise guide provides alphabetically ordered and cross-referenced topics, which make it easier to find answers to questions related to writing a technical report or thesis. Topics include: the format and content of reports and theses, copyright and plagiarism, print and Internet reference citation, abbreviations, and units and conversion factors, among others. There are also sections on frequently confused words, grammatical errors and punctuation, and commonsense advice on issues such as how to get started and how not to bore readers. A British version of this book is also available.
Mechanical Engineer's Pocket Book. Third
Edition
Mechanical Engineer's Pocket Book,
which was published initially in 1990, is a guide to mechanical engineering
data, standards, practice, and more. It continues to keep pace with the
many changes in technology and engineering design standards, and brings
together the information required when designing and developing engineering
products, devices, and systems prior to manufacture. This edition covers
the most recently introduced standards and latest technologies, with an
increased emphasis on design, research, and development. This book, a
cross between a dictionary and an encyclopedia, is a useful tool for the
workshop or design office. There is new coverage of roller chain drives
and pneumatic and hydraulic systems, and expanded material on statics,
dynamics, and mathematics. A detailed index aids navigation.
The authors, both with wide experience in the patent industry, provide a clear, nontechnical explanation of the patent system and patent principles. Designed with nonlawyers in mind, it includes information on the patenting process, obtaining patent protection, and how to recognize patentable inventions and avoid legal problems of infringement. This edition adds material on the following subjects: techniques for searching the Internet; Internet addresses for patent information and references; a new chapter providing the forms needed to file a patent, and expanded coverage of international patents.
This introductory reference in experimental fluid mechanics describes both classical and state-of-the-art methods for flow visualization and for measuring flow rate, pressure, velocity, temperature, concentration, and wall shear stress. While the volume may be used as a textbook, it is also useful for practicing engineers and applied scientists. Measurement in Fluid Mechanics has extensive background materials on system response, measurement uncertainty, signal analysis, optics, fluid mechanical apparatus, and laboratory practices, which keep the reader from having to consult a large number of primary references.
Dynamics for Engineers
In this book, author Soumitro Banerjee provides
a systematic introduction to the methods and techniques used for translating
physical problems into mathematical language, focusing on both linear
and nonlinear systems. Dynamics for Engineers uses solved examples,
summaries, and sets of problems for each chapter, in covering various
aspects of modeling and analysis of dynamical systems. The author introduces
the Newtonian, Lagrangian, Hamiltonian, and Bond Graph methodologies,
and illustrates how they can be used effectively for obtaining differential
equations for a variety of mechanical, electrical, and electromechanical
systems.
Advances in Fatigue, Fracture and Damage
Assessment of Materials
Volume 6 in the Advances in Damage Mechanics
series, this book presents the fundamental elements and theories in fracture
and damage analysis. It also covers the recent research and advances in
the development of the analytical and practical approaches required to
assess the materials damage and the durability of structures. The contributors
explore damage theories and practical issues in damage analysis beneficial
to researchers, postgraduate students, and engineers in practical sectors
of durability and failure of materials and structures.
Liquid Pipeline Hydraulics
Avoiding lengthy mathematical discussions,
this reference specifically addresses issues affecting the day-to-day
practices of those who design, operate, and purchase liquid pipelines
in the oil, water, and process industries—supplying many practical
examples and applications for an in-depth understanding of liquid properties,
as well as the layout, assessment, and enhancement of effective pipeline
systems. Written by a professional engineer and consultant with more than
30 years of experience in pipeline design and construction, this book
illustrates key principles in fluid mechanics without the use of complicated
formulas and theorems. The author is a member of ASME.
Spray Simulation: Modeling and numerical
simulation of sprayforming metals
Sprayforming combines the metallurgical
processes of metal casting and powder metallurgy to fabricate metal products
with enhanced properties. This book provides an introduction to the various
modeling and simulation techniques used in sprayforming, and shows how
they are applied in process analysis and development. The author begins
by describing the main models, then presents their application in the
simulation of the key features of sprayforming. Wherever possible, he
discusses theoretical results with reference to experimental data. He
also derives common characteristic modeling features that may prove to
be useful in the simulation of related spray processes.
Transport Phenomena in Fuel Cells
Fuel cells are expected to play a significant
role in the next generation of energy systems and road vehicles for transportation.
However, substantial progress is required in reducing manufacturing costs
and improving performance, according to the publisher. This book aims
to contribute to the understanding of the transport processes in three
varieties of fuel cells: solid oxide, proton exchange membrane, and direct
methanol. Among the topics covered are multiple transport processes in
solid oxide fuel cells, two-phase transport in porous gas diffusion electrodes,
and numerical simulation of PEM fuel cells. This book is part of the publisher's
series that covers developments in heat transfer.
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