Mechanical engineering

From a perspective of precision instrumentation, this book provides a guided tour to readers on exploring the inner workings of atomic force microscopy (AFM).

Communications Satellites: The Technology of Space Communications focuses on the technologies and approaches employed in communications satellites.

KEY FEATURES: Assists scientists, engineers and researchers in the development of a new high performance lubricant*An essential review of the state of knowledge in tribochemistry.

Despite the increasing interest in multidimensional combustion engine simulation from researchers and industry, the field of application has been restricted to stationary operating points for turbocharged engines.

OverviewFleet Purchasing and Maintenanceis a concise, easy to understand guide on vehicle purchasing and fleet maintenance for the benefit of business and maintenance managers at all levels, plus students and academics.

Advances in Machine Tool Design and Research 1969 focuses on the processes, methodologies, and techniques in the design of machine tools.

This book describes the inventions and designs of ancient engineers who are the precursors of the present.

This text examines problems such as microbial contamination, building design, ventilation systems and psychological effects.

Im Bereich der industriellen Dienstleistungen kommt dem produktivitätsorientierten Management eine zentrale Bedeutung zu.

Cutting temperatures are the main factor adversely affecting the product quality and limiting the productivity in the manufacture of safety-critical aero engine components.

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Giving you a combination of general principles, applied practice and information on the state-of-the-art, this book will give you the information you need to incorporate the latest systems and technologies into your building projects.

The finite element method (FEM) is an analysis tool for problem-solving used throughout applied mathematics, engineering, and scientific computing.

Developed in the early 70s in Japan, the Kansei Engineering (KE) method gives you the tools to develop profitable and well-received products and services.

This new handbook covers a wide range of engineering skills generally not taught in today's college-level technical programs.

Telexistence is a fundamental concept which refers to the general technology that enables a human being to have the real-time sensation of being at a place other than where he or she actually exists, while being able to interact with the remote environment, which may be real, virtual, or a combination of both.

Introduction to Plasmas and Plasma Dynamics provides an accessible introduction to the understanding of high temperature, ionized gases necessary to conduct research and develop applications related to plasmas.

This book describes the latest developments of lanthanum zirconate based thermal barrier coatings.

The book presents theoretical and experimental studies of ice fracturing process during impact and explosion load.

Advances in Microwaves, Volume 8 covers the developments in the study of microwaves.

Proper treatment of structural behavior under severe loading - such as the performance of a high-rise building during an earthquake - relies heavily on the use of probability-based analysis and decision-making tools.

Comprising sixteen independent chapters, this book covers recent advancements and emerging pathways within human-friendly robotics on physical and cognitive levels.

Building Surveys has been a trusted guide for both students and professionals for nearly 40 years, evolving throughout its nine editions to address the challenges and responsibilities of the building surveying role.

Das Bosch-Fachwissen garantiert anwendungsnahes Hintergrundwissen aus erster Hand.

This Festschrift is dedicated to Professor Dr.

Daniel Nowak beschreibt das Verhalten von Ottopartikelfiltern bei Ruß- und Aschedeposition hinsichtlich der Parameter Differenzdruck und Filtrationseffizienz.

Exact Solutions and Invariant Subspaces of Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations in Mechanics and Physics is the first book to provide a systematic construction of exact solutions via linear invariant subspaces for nonlinear differential operators.

Equilibrium and Transfer in Porous Media 3 A porous medium is composed of a solid matrix and its geometrical complement: the pore space.

Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind.

Multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) has gained vast popularity for its ability to help make decisions in the presence of various similar and conflicting choices.

Friction Dynamics: Principles and Applications introduces readers to the basic principles of friction dynamics, which are presented in a unified theoretical framework focusing on some of the most important engineering applications.

For many engineering tasks extensive computations or visualizations are required.

Due to growing concern about the competitiveness of industry in the international marketplace and the efficiency ofgovernment enterprises, widespread initiatives are currently underway to enhance thecompetitive posture offirms and to streamline government operations.

This textbook explains the meaning of heat and work and the definition of energy and energy systems.

AEPA '96 provides a forum for discussion on the state-of-art developments in plasticity.

There are two motives for studying materials processing in centrifuges.

Over the last decade, astrophysical observations of neutron stars - both as isolated and binary sources - have paved the way for a deeper understanding of the structure and dynamics of matter beyond nuclear saturation density.

This book equips the reader with a compact information source on all the most recent methodological tools available in the area of reliability prediction and analysis.

Fully illustrated with diagrams, tables, and formulas, Flow Measurement covers virtually every type of flow meter in use today.

This book shows in a comprehensive presentation how Bond Graph methodology can support model-based control, model-based fault diagnosis, fault accommodation, and failure prognosis by reviewing the state-of-the-art, presenting a hybrid integrated approach to Bond Graph model-based fault diagnosis and failure prognosis, and by providing a review of software that can be used for these tasks.

Joe Engelberger, the pioneer of the robotics industry, wrote in his 1989 book Robotics in Service that the inspiration to write his book came as a reaction to an industry-sponsored forecast study of robot applications, which predicted that in 1995 applications of robotics outside factories - the traditional domain of industrial robots - would amount to less than 1% of total sales.

Stability, Control and Application of Time-Delay Systems gives a systematic description of these systems.

Die deutsche Branche Werkzeugbau ist im internationalen Wettbewerb insbesondere durch die führende Rolle hinsichtlich der Qualität, der Komplexität und der Präzision der hergestellten Werkzeuge charakterisiert.

In chassis development, the three aspects of safety, vehicle dynamics and ride comfort are at the top of the list of challenges to be faced.

"e;Analytical System Dynamics: Modeling and Simulation"e; combines results from analytical mechanics and system dynamics to develop an approach to modeling constrained multidiscipline dynamic systems.

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This book gives an in-depth introduction to the areas of modeling, identification, simulation, and optimization.

PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO DIFFUSION-RELATED PROBLEMSThe Diffusion Handbook: Applied Solutions for Engineers is the 2011 recipient of the R.