UID:
almahu_9948026010602882
Umfang:
1 online resource (417 p.)
ISBN:
1-281-07172-2
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9786611071721
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0-08-051647-5
Inhalt:
Save time with this collection of straightforward, common-sense techniques that provide quick, accurate solutions to your engineering problems. Rules of Thumb for Mechanical Engineers assembles hundreds of shortcuts, calculations, practical ""how-to"" methods, and concise background reviews into one convenient volume. Whether you're concerned with design, selection, or performance, you'll find fast, accurate answers here - all without wading through pages of theory. Experts from all engineering disciplines have packed this book's sixteen chapters with design criteria an
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Description based upon print version of record.
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Front Cover; Rules of Thumb for Mechanical Engineers; Copyright Page; Contents; Chapter 1. Fluids; Fluid Properties; Fluid Statics; Basic Equations; Advanced Fluid Flow Concepts; Pipe Flow; Open-Channel Flow; Fluid Measurements; Other Topics; Chapter 2. Heat Transfer; Introduction; Conduction; Convection; Radiation; Finite Element Analysis; Heat Exchanger Classification; Flow Regimes and Pressure Drop in Two-Phase Heat Trans References; Chapter 3. Thermodynamics; Thermodynamic Essentials; First Law of Thermodynamics; Second Law of Thermodynamics; Thermodynamic Cycles
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Chapter 4. Mechanical SealsBasic Mechanical Seal Components; Sealing Points; Mechanical Seal Classifications; Basic Seal Designs; Basic Seal Arrangements; Basic Design Principles; Materials of Construction; Desirable Design Features; Equipment Considerations; Calculating Seal Chamber Pressure; Seal Flush Plans; Integral Pumping Features; Seal System Heat Balance; Flow Rate Calculation; References; Chapter 5. Pumps and Compressors; Pump Fundamentals and Design; Compressors; References; Chapter 6. Drivers; Motors: Efficiency; Motors: Starter Sizes; Motors: Service Factor
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Motors: Useful EquationsMotors: Relative Costs; Motors: Overloading; Steam Turbines: Steam Rate; Steam Turbines: Efficiency; Gas Turbines: Fuel Rates; Gas Engines: Fuel Rates; Gas Expanders: Available Energy; Chapter 7. Gears; Ratios and Nomenclature; Spur and Helical Gear Design; Bevel Gear Design; Cylindrical Worm Gear Design; Materials; Summary of Gear Types; Buying Gears and Gear Drives; References; Chapter 8. Bearings; Types of Bearings; Rating and Life; Load and Speed Analysis; Lubrication; Mounting; Sleeve Bearings; References; Chapter 9. Piping and Pressure Vessels; Process Plant Pipe
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Transportation Pipe LinesPipe Line Condition Monitoring; Pressure Vessels; Chapter 10. Tribology; Introduction; Contact Mechanics; Topography of Engineering Surfaces; Friction; Wear; Lubrication; References; Chapter 11. Vibration; Vibration Definitions, Terminology, Symbols; Solving the One Degree of Freedom System; Solving Multiple Degree of Freedom Systems; Vibration Measurements and Instrumentation; Table A: Spring Stiffness; Table B: Natural Frequencies of Simple Systems; Table C: Longitudinal and Torsional Vibration of Uniform Beams
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Table D: Bending (Transverse) Vibration of Uniform BeamsTable E: Natural Frequencies of Mulitiple DOF Systems; Table F: Planetary Gear Mesh Frequencies; Table G: Rolling Element Bearing Frequencies and Bearing Defect Frequencies; Table H: General Vibration Diagnostic Frequencies; References; Chapter 12. Materials; Classes of Materials; Definitions; Metals; Polymers; Ceramics; Mechanical Testing; Forming; Casting; Case Studies; References; Chapter 13. Stress and Strain; Fundamentals of Stress and Strain; Stress Concentrations; Design Criteria for Structural Analysis; Beam Analysis
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Pressure Vessels
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0-88415-790-3
Sprache:
Englisch
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