Mechanical engineering

Text on momentum, energy, and mass transfer for graduate engineering students.

Vital signs, such as heart rate and respiration rate, are useful to health monitoring because they can provide important physiological insights for medical diagnosis and well-being management.

This textbook discusses the latest advances in the corrosion of metals and related protection methods, and explores all corrosion-related aspects used in natural and industrial environments, including monitoring and testing.

A thoroughly revised third edition of this widely praised, bestselling textbook presents a comprehensive systems-level perspective of electric and hybrid vehicles with emphasis on technical aspects, mathematical relationships and basic design guidelines.

Since their initial discovery, Diamond Like Carbon films have enjoyed an overwhelming interest from both the scientific and industrial community.

Winner of Choice Magazine - Outstanding Academic Titles for 2007 Buildings account for over one third of global energy use and associated greenhouse gas emissions worldwide.

Handbook of Vacuum Physics, Volume 3: Technology is a handbook of vacuum physics, with emphasis on the properties of miscellaneous materials such as mica, oils, greases, waxes, and rubber.

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

Energy and the environment are inextricably linked to the economy.

The use of new engineering materials in the aerospace and space industry is usually governed by the need for enhancing the bearing capacity of structural elements and systems, improving the performance of specific applications, reducing structural weight and improving its cost-effectiveness.

The book discusses cutting-edge technologies, advancements in processing techniques, and real-world applications of composite materials in diverse fields such as structural engineering, aerospace, automobiles, and defense.

This book is ideal as a graduate textbook and reference for the advanced learner in fluid mechanics.

Kontradirektionale Modenkopplung limitiert die Realisierbarkeit von auf leistungsschwachen cw-Lasern basierenden pumpüberhöhten optisch-parametrischen einfachresonanten Ringoszillatoren (PESRO).

This book consists of chapters that focus specifically on single figures that worked on Descriptive Geometry and also in Mechanisms Sciences and contain biographical notes, a survey of their work and their achievements, together with a modern interpretation of their legacy.

Für produzierende Start-ups ist der Aufbau der Produktionsfähigkeit und die schnelle Markteinführung der Produkte ein entscheidender Erfolgsfaktor.

The book provides readers with a snapshot of recent research and industrial trends in field of industrial acoustics and vibration.

The tuned mass damper is one of the classic dynamic vibration absorbers with effective devices for energy dissipation and vibration reduction.

This book presents the most important tools, techniques, strategy and diagnostic methods used in industrial engineering.

High-speed turnouts, a key technology for high-speed railways, have a great influence on the safe and stable running of high-speed trains.

This book represents a significant step toward a new contribution in the process of developing the seismic vulnerability index.

Finite Element Modeling and Simulation with ANSYS Workbench 18, Second Edition, combines finite element theory with real-world practice.

The latest oil and gas well completion technologies and best practicesIncrease oil and gas production and maximize revenue generation using the start-to-finish completion procedures contained in this hands-on guide.

This book explores peg-in-hole assembly strategies to study robotic intelligent assembly.

A proven process for machine tool selection, installation, and maintenanceWritten by an engineer with many years of experience in the industry, this practical guide provides a systematic approach to acquiring and setting up machine tools efficiently and cost-effectively.

Smooth Topological Design of Continuum Structures focuses on the use of a newly-proposed topology algorithm for structural optimization called Smooth-Edged Material Distribution for Optimizing Topology (SEMDOT).

Computer Science and Applied Mathematics: Picture Languages: Formal Models for Picture Recognition treats pictorial pattern recognition from the formal standpoint of automata theory.

This book covers all aspects and elements of rolling technology in one volume with even the most technical jargon being communicated in an easy to understand language.

A physical, mechanism-based presentation of the plasticity and fracture of polymers, covering industrial scale applications through to nanoscale biofluidic devices.

This book comprehensively discusses diesel combustion phenomena like ignition delay, fuel-air mixing, rate of heat release, and emissions of smoke, particulate and nitric oxide.

High-Speed Railways: Environmental Impact and Pollution Prevention and Control considers environmental pollution and pollution control technology in the construction and operation of high-speed rail infrastructure.

Mechanics of Biological Systems & Micro-and Nanomechanics, Volume 4 of the Proceedings of the 2018 SEM Annual Conference & Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the fourth volume of eight from the Conference, brings together contributions to important areas of research and engineering.

The road vehicle of the future will embrace innovations from three major automotive technology fields: driver assistance systems, vehicle networking and alternative propulsion.

The analysis and control of complex systems have been the main motivation for the emergence of fuzzy set theory since its inception.

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.

This volume contains the Proceedings of the 3rd IFToMM Symposium on Mechanism Design for Robotics, held in Aalborg, Denmark, 2-4 June, 2015.

A circuit simulator is a computer program that permits us to see circuit behavior, i.

Compressor Performance: Aerodynamics for the User, Third Edition continues the book's 25 year history as a trusted reference on compressor design and maintenance.

Scientists and engineers embarking on their first voyage for oceanographic or meteorological research are often unprepared for the experience.

This book provides comprehensive information for various planetary gear trains, with practical applications and comprehensive references to technical articles.

The Scientific Group Thermodata Europe (SGTE) is a consortium involved in the development and application of thermodynamic databanks for materials such as metals.

This book gathers together papers presented at the 26th IAVSD Symposium on Dynamics of Vehicles on Roads and Tracks, held on August 12 - 16, 2019, at the Lindholmen Conference Centre in Gothenburg, Sweden.

This book focuses on the investigation of innovative engine technologies that can improve the efficiency of internal combustion engines and reduce their environmental impact.

This book explores the prospective applications of Phase Change Materials (PCMs) in energy storage systems, thermal system temperature control, peak shifting, and energy management.

This completly revised new edition offers a comprehensive treatment of micro and nanofabrication techniques and applies established and research laboratory manufacturing techniques to various materials.

This volume consists of papers presented at the International Conference on Earthquake, Blast and Impact held at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, UK, 18-20 September 1991, organised by the Society for Earthquake and Civil Engineering Dynamics (SECED) and supported by the Institution of Civil Engineers, the Instituti