Mechanical engineering

Heat transfer enhancement has seen rapid development and widespread use in both conventional and emerging technologies.

Metal-air batteries (MABs) have attracted attention because of their high specific energy, low cost, and safety features.

The Adlard Coles Book of Diesel Enginesis aimed at boatowners rather than experienced mechanics.

Advanced Fracture Mechanics and Structural Integrity is organized to cover quantitative descriptions of crack growth and fracture phenomena.

Although strides have been made to quantitatively explore micro-level structural changes during food processing using advanced technologies, there is currently no comprehensive book that details these developments.

Written for non-specialist users of electric motors and drives, this book explains how electric drives work and compares the performance of the main systems, with many examples of applications.

Feedback Control Systems: A Fast Track Guide for Scientists and Engineers is an essential reference tool for: Electrical, mechanical and aerospace engineers who are developing or improving products, with a need to use feedback control systems.

'A fascinating journey through Nicholas's pre-F1 life and his experiences since joining Red Bull' AutosportLife in the Pitlane is an inspiring memoir from Red Bull's senior engineer Calum Nicholas that will open up the world of Formula 1 like never before.

MEMS devices are finding increasingly widespread use in a variety of settings, from chemical and biological analysis to sensors and actuators in automotive applications.

Electric and Hybrid Vehicles: Power Sources, Models, Sustainability, Infrastructure and the Market reviews the performance, cost, safety, and sustainability of battery systems for hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and electric vehicles (EVs), including nickel-metal hydride batteries and Li-ion batteries.

Theory of Adaptive Structures provides the basic theory for controlling adaptive structures in static and dynamic environments.

This work details general theories and reliable analysis techniques for solving real-world problems in linear and non-linear mechanics.

This book provides a comprehensive review of nanomaterials, including essential foundational examples of nanosensors, smart nanomaterials, nanopolymers, and nanotubes.

Recognized as a "e;Recommended"e; title by Choice for their April 2021 issue.

These days, nearly all the engineering problem are solved with the aid of suitable computer packages.

Strong theoretical and practical knowledge of process control is essential for plant practicing engineers and operators.

Ideal for chemical and mechanical engineers in research and industry, this up-to-date unified book deals with spouted and spout-fluid beds.

This book contains selected, peer-reviewed papers presented at the 11th International Conference on Energy Efficiency in Motor Systems (EEMODS'19), held in Tokyo, Japan from 17-19 September 2019.

A systematic guide to product design and safety from an ethical engineering perspectiveThis hands-on textbook offers a holistic approach to product safety and engineering ethics across many products, fields, and industries.

This book bridges the gap between theoretical concepts and their implementations, especially for the high-performance structures/components related to advanced composite materials.

The principle aim of this book, entitled "e;Operations ResearchlManagement Science at Work"e;, is to provide a summary snapshot of recent research in and applications of Operations Research (OR)/ Management Science (MS) in the Asia-pacific region.

Complete coverage of the thermodynamics of radiation matter for solar energy utilizationThis comprehensive guide reviews the fundamentals of the thermodynamics of radiation matter--photon gas.

This volume offers a broad, philosophical discussion on mechanical explanations.

This is the first book devoted to a systematic description of the linear theory of piezoelectric shells and plates theory.

Some 200 years after the original invention, internal design of a Stirling engine has come to be considered a specialist task, calling for extensive experience and for access to sophisticated computer modelling.

Buildings can breathe naturally, without the use of mechanical systems, if you design the spaces properly.

This book provides a background in the mechanics of solids for students of mechanical engineering.

This title gives an overview of composites and biocomposites.

The spatial variation of seismic ground motions denotes the differences in the seismic time histories at various locations on the ground surface.

"e;Kinetic Theory of Granular Gases"e; provides an introduction to the rapidly developing theory of dissipative gas dynamics - a theory which has mainly evolved over the last decade.

This book investigates the time-dependent behavior of fiber-reinforced ceramic-matrix composites (CMCs) at elevated temperatures.

This fully updated, money-saving guide shows, step by step, how to repair and maintain diesel enginesThoroughly revised to cover the latest advances, this resource equips you with the state-of-the-art tools and techniques needed to keep diesel engines running smoothly and in top condition.

This practical resource provides a series of Inventor(R) exercises covering several topics, including: sketches part models assemblies drawing layouts presentations sheet metal design welding for users with some familiarity with Autodesk(R) Inventor, or other similar feature-based modelling software such as Solid Works (R), CATIA (R), Pro/ENGINEER and Creo Parametric, and who want to become proficient.

Olympic Stadia provides a comprehensive account of the development of stadia including but not limited to: developments in running tracks, the introduction of lighting, improvements in spectator viewing standards and the introduction of roofs.

The book deals with development of comprehensive computational models for simulating underground coal gasification (UCG).

Updated throughout for the third edition, Kinematics and Dynamics of Mechanical Systems: Implementation in MATLAB(R) and Simscape Multibody(TM) offers step-by-step instructions on the fundamentals of mechanism kinematics, synthesis, statics and dynamics, alongside demonstrating its real-world applications.

This book is a concise, self-contained treatment of the finite element method and all the computational techniques needed for its efficient use and practical implementation.

'Lighting Engineering: Applied Calculations' describes the mathematical background to the calculation techniques used in lighting engineering and links them to the applications with which they are used.

This third of three volumes includes papers from the second series of NODYCON, which was held virtually in February of 2021.

Now in its fourth edition, this textbook remains the indispensable text to guide readers through automotive or mechanical engineering, both at university and beyond.

This textbook is for a one semester introductory course in thermodynamics, primarily for use in a mechanical or aerospace engineering program, although it could also be used in an engineering science curriculum.

Food processing is the step of the food chain that principally affects a food's physical or biochemical properties, along with determining the safety and shelf life of the product.

This book is an introduction to the design of modern civil and military jet engines using engine design projects.

In the last few years there has been significant progress in the development of microfluidics and nanofluidics at the application as well as at the fundamental and simulation levels.

The fourth edition of Numerical Methods Using MATLAB(R) provides a clear and rigorous introduction to a wide range of numerical methods that have practical applications.

This book details cutting-edge research into human-like driving technology, utilising game theory to better suit a human and machine hybrid driving environment.

A step-by-step guide, containing tutorial examples that serve as models for all concepts presented.

Structural Analysis Systems: Software-Hardware Capability-Compatibility-Applications, Volume 3 is a practical guidebook on structural analysis systems and their applications.