Mechanical engineering and materials

The advent of reliability engineering tools coupled with the cost of oil and gas operations has changed the paradigm of maintenance technology.

This multi-contributor handbook discusses Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE), an epitaxial deposition technique which involves laying down layers of materials with atomic thicknesses on to substrates.

Amorphous chalcogenide semiconductors have commercial value and have many uses such as image formation, including x-rays, and high-definition TV pick up tubes.

For full market implementation of PEM fuel cells to become a reality, two main limiting technical issues must be overcome-cost and durability.

Solve the machinery failure problems costing you time and money with this classic, comprehensive guide to analysis and troubleshooting- Provides detailed, complete and accurate information on anticipating risk of component failure and avoiding equipment downtime- Includes numerous photographs of failed parts to ensure you are familiar with the visual evidence you need to recognize- Covers proven approaches to failure definition and offers failure identification and analysis methods that can be applied to virtually all problem situations- Demonstrates with examples how the progress and results of failure analysis and troubleshooting efforts can be documented and monitoredFailures of machinery in a plant setting can have wide-ranging consequences and in order to stay competitive, corporations across all industries must optimize the efficiency and reliability of their machinery.

Materials and the Environment: Eco-Informed Material Choice, Second Edition, is the first book devoted solely to the environmental aspects of materials and their selection, production, use and disposal, by one of the world's foremost materials authorities.

Control Systems Design Guide has helped thousands of engineers to improve machine performance.

Understand why fatigue happens and how to model, simulate, design and test for it with this practical, industry-focused referenceWritten to bridge the technology gap between academia and industry, the Metal Fatigue Analysis Handbook presents state-of-the-art fatigue theories and technologies alongside more commonly used practices, with working examples included to provide an informative, practical, complete toolkit of fatigue analysis.

Functional materials have assumed a very prominent position in several high-tech areas.

In the electronics industry today consumer demand for devices with hyper-connectivity and mobility has resulted in the development of a complete system on a chip (SoC).

Thermodynamic Tables to Accompany Modern Engineering Thermodynamics is a companion text to Modern Engineering Thermodynamics by Robert T.

Modern Engineering Thermodynamics - Textbook with Tables Booklet offers a problem-solving approach to basic and applied engineering thermodynamics, with historical vignettes, critical thinking boxes and case studies throughout to help relate abstract concepts to actual engineering applications.

Fracture Mechanics covers classical and modern methods and introduce new/unique techniques, making this text an important resource for anyone involved in the study or application of fracture mechanics.

Theory of Aerospace Propulsion provides excellent coverage of aerospace propulsion systems, including propellers, nuclear rockets, and space propulsion.

Pipe Drafting and Design, Third Edition provides step-by-step instructions to walk pipe designers, drafters, and students through the creation of piping arrangement and isometric drawings.

Written by one of the field's most well known experts, the Gas Turbine Engineering Handbook has long been the standard for engineers involved in the design, selection, maintenance and operation of gas turbines.

Up and Running with Autodesk Inventor Simulation 2011 provides a clear path to perfecting the skills of designers and engineers using simulation inside Autodesk Inventor.

Wire drawing is a metalworking process used to reduce the diameter of a wire by pulling the wire through a single, or series of, drawing die(s).

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.

Fluid mechanics, the study of how fluids behave and interact under various forces and in various applied situations-whether in the liquid or gaseous state or both-is introduced and comprehensively covered in this widely adopted text.

Up and Running with AutoCAD 2011: 2D and 3D Drawing and Modeling provides an introduction to the fundamental concepts of AutoCAD.

How do you draw a straight line?

Up and Running with AutoCAD 2013 by Elliot Gindis is an easy-to-learn introduction to AutoCAD featuring step-by-step instructions that explain both the why and the how for using this industry standard software package.

Up and Running with Autodesk Inventor Simulation 2011 provides a clear path to perfecting the skills of designers and engineers using simulation inside Autodesk Inventor.

This book describes the growing field of multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) as applied to materials selection in product design.

Electric Motors and Drives is intended for non-specialist users of electric motors and drives, filling the gap between maths- and theory-based academic textbooks and the more prosaic 'handbooks', which provide useful detail but little opportunity for the development of real insight and understanding.

Metallurgical coatings 1988 is a compilation of the proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Metallurgical Coatings.

Rapidly Quenched Metals 6, Volume 1 covers the proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Rapidly Quenched Metals held at Le Centre Sheraton, Montreal, Canada from August 3 to 7, 1987.

Current Topics in Structural Geology is a collection of invited papers on particular topics of interest in structural geology, from field-based problems on the scale of terranes to microstructures in nature and experiment.

This book consists mainly of revised versions of the papers presentedat the "e;Energy Systems and Technologies: as Approached from Adaptive Complexity"e; symposium sessions during the 4th International Conference on "e;NewEnergy Systems and Conversions"e; (20-30 June 1999; Osaka University, Japan), as well assome pertinent additional research reports.

The NORTHSUN 90 conference provided a forum for scientists from high latitude countries to discuss their experience of solar energy.

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

Today the human body is exposed to vibration not only while traveling but also during leisure and domestic activities and in many occupations.

Extensively revised, updated and expanded, the fourth edition of this popular text provides a rigorous analytical treatment of modern energy conversion plant.

Lectures on Statistical Mechanics

This volume provides a thorough review and evaluation of the use of solar optical materials in applications which have high potential for commercial development.

Introduces the physical processes and meteorology required to understand the behaviour of light and radiation in the atmosphere.

This book contains the papers presented at the First International Conference on Environmental Engineering and Renewable Energy held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia in September 1998.

Continuum mechanics studies the response of materials to different loading conditions.

The first EPMESC Conference took place in 1985.

Analysis of Turbulent Flows is written by one of the most prolific authors in the field of CFD.

Computational Fluid Dynamics, Second Edition, provides an introduction to CFD fundamentals that focuses on the use of commercial CFD software to solve engineering problems.

The study of flight dynamics requires a thorough understanding of the theory of the stability and control of aircraft, an appreciation of flight control systems and a grounding in the theory of automatic control.

The field of nanoscience has undergone tremendous growth in the past decade as the number of applications of nanoparticles and nanostructured materials have proliferated.

Following in the lineage of Adsorption by Carbons (Bottani & Tascon, 2008), this work explores current research within contemporary novel carbon adsorbents.

Underneath the Bragg Peaks: Structural Analysis of Complex Materials focuses on the structural determination of crystalline solids with extensive disorder.

Propulsion technology is a complex, multidisciplinary topic with design, construction, operational and research implications.

Ship Construction, Seventh Edition, offers guidance for ship design and shipbuilding from start to finish.

Practical Ship Hydrodynamics, Second Edition, introduces the reader to modern ship hydrodynamics.

The definitive book on tire mechanics by the acknowledged world expert- Covers everything you need to know about pneumatic tires and their impact on vehicle performance, including mathematic modeling and its practical application- Written by the acknowledged world authority on the topic and the name behind the most widely used model, Pacejka's 'Magic Formula'- Updated with the latest information on new and evolving tire models to ensure you can select the right model for your needs, apply it appropriately and understand its limitationsIn this well-known resource, leading tire model expert Hans Pacejka explains the relationship between operational variables, vehicle variables and tire modeling, taking you on a journey through the effective modeling of complex tire and vehicle dynamics problems.