The engineer's ready reference for mechanical power and heat Mechanical Engineer's Handbook provides the most comprehensive coverage of the entire discipline, with a focus on explanation and analysis. Packaged as a modular approach, these books are designed to be used either individually or as a set, providing engineers with a thorough, detailed, ready reference on topics that may fall outside their scope of expertise. Each book provides discussion and examples as opposed to straight data and calculations, giving readers the immediate background they need while pointing them toward more in-depth information as necessary. Volume 4: Energy and Power covers the essentials of fluids, thermodynamics, entropy, and heat, with chapters dedicated to individual applications such as air heating, cryogenic engineering, indoor environmental control, and more. Readers will find detailed guidance toward fuel sources and their technologies, as well as a general overview of the mechanics of combustion. No single engineer can be a specialist in all areas that they are called on to work in the diverse industries and job functions they occupy. This book gives them a resource for finding the information they need, with a focus on topics related to the productions, transmission, and use of mechanical power and heat. Understand the nature of energy and its proper measurement and analysis Learn how the mechanics of energy apply to furnaces, refrigeration, thermal systems, and more Examine the and pros and cons of petroleum, coal, biofuel, solar, wind, and geothermal power Review the mechanical parts that generate, transmit, and store different types of power, and the applicable guidelines Engineers must frequently refer to data tables, standards, and other list-type references, but this book is different; instead of just providing the answer, it explains why the answer is what it is. Engineers will appreciate this approach, and come to find Volume 4: Energy and Power an invaluable reference.

Authoritative, comprehensive, convenient, detailed, Mechanical Engineers' Handbook, Second Edition, is the ultimate guide for the twenty-first century engineer. In a single, easy-to-use volume, it covers a broad spectrum of critical engineering topics and helps you understand the fundamentals, apply the technologies, and get the outcomes you want. With more than 70% entirely new or revised material, the Handbook keeps pace with rapid developments in materials, methods, and equipment--from concurrent engineering and TQM through virtual reality, advanced and composite materials, ergonomic design factors, electronic packaging, and many more major topics. No other mechanical engineering guide matches this Handbook's array of crucial information and special features, including: * Authoritative contributions from more than 80 leading experts in industry, government, and academia * 26 entirely new chapters--including 9 new chapters on mechanical design * A key section on manufacturing engineering--a handbook within a handbook--with 4 new and 5 revised chapters * 7 new chapters on management, career, and legal issues * More than 1,300 useful charts, tables, photographs, and illustrations * Extensive cross-referencing and indexing for ease of use and searchability * Detailed, up-to-date reference sections at the end of each chapter * Directions to online databases and other information sources Whether you're looking for details on materials, any aspect of mechanical design, manufacturing, thermal engineering, or engineering management, Mechanical Engineers' Handbook, Second Edition, gives you fingertip access to the vital information you need to succeed.

The Mechanical Engineer's Handbook was developed and written specifically to fill a need for mechanical engineers and mechanical engineering students. With over 1000 pages, 550 illustrations, and 26 tables the Mechanical Engineer's Handbook is comprehensive, compact and durable. The Handbook covers major areas of mechanical engineering with succinct coverage of the definitions, formulas, examples, theory, proofs, and explanations of all principle subject areas. The Handbook is an essential, practical companion for all mechanical engineering students with core coverage of nearly all relevant courses included. Also, anyone preparing for the engineering licensing examinations will find this handbook to be an invaluable aid. Useful analytical techniques provide the student and practicing engineer with powerful tools for mechanical design. This book is designed to be a portable reference with a depth of coverage not found in "pocketbooks" of formulas and definitions and without the verbosity, high price, and excessive size of the huge encyclopedic handbooks. If an engineer needs a quick reference for a wide array of information, yet does not have a full library of textbooks or does not want to spend the extra time and effort necessary to search and carry a six pound handbook, this book is for them. * Covers all major areas of mechanical engineering with succinct coverage of the definitions, formulae, examples, theory, proofs and explanations of all principle subject areas * Boasts over 1000 pages, 550 illustrations, and 26 tables * Is comprehensive, yet affordable, compact, and durable with strong 'flexible' binding * Possesses a true handbook 'feel' in size and design with a full colour cover, thumb index, cross-references and useful printed endpapers

Full coverage of electronics, MEMS, and instrumentation and control in mechanical engineering This second volume of Mechanical Engineers' Handbook covers electronics, MEMS, and instrumentation and control, giving you accessible and in-depth access to the topics you'll encounter in the discipline: computer-aided design, product design for manufacturing and assembly, design optimization, total quality management in mechanical system design, reliability in the mechanical design process for sustainability, life-cycle design, design for remanufacturing processes, signal processing, data acquisition and display systems, and much more. The book provides a quick guide to specialized areas you may encounter in your work, giving you access to the basics of each and pointing you toward trusted resources for further reading, if needed. The accessible information inside offers discussions, examples, and analyses of the topics covered, rather than the straight data, formulas, and calculations you'll find in other handbooks. Presents the most comprehensive coverage of the entire discipline of Mechanical Engineering anywhere in four interrelated books Offers the option of being purchased as a four-book set or as single books Comes in a subscription format through the Wiley Online Library and in electronic and custom formats Engineers at all levels will find Mechanical Engineers' Handbook, Volume 2 an excellent resource they can turn to for the basics of electronics, MEMS, and instrumentation and control.

Full coverage of manufacturing and management in mechanicalengineering Mechanical Engineers' Handbook, Fourth Edition provides aquick guide to specialized areas that engineers may encounter intheir work, providing access to the basics of each and pointingtoward trusted resources for further reading, if needed. The book'saccessible information offers discussions, examples, and analysesof the topics covered, rather than the straight data, formulas, andcalculations found in other handbooks. No single engineer can be aspecialist in all areas that they are called upon to work in. It'sa discipline that covers a broad range of topics that are used asthe building blocks for specialized areas, including aerospace,chemical, materials, nuclear, electrical, and generalengineering. This third volume of Mechanical Engineers' Handbookcovers Manufacturing & Management, and provides accessible andin-depth access to the topics encountered regularly in thediscipline: environmentally benign manufacturing, productionplanning, production processes and equipment, manufacturing systemsevaluation, coatings and surface engineering, physical vapordeposition, mechanical fasteners, seal technology, statisticalquality control, nondestructive inspection, intelligent control ofmaterial handling systems, and much more. Presents the most comprehensive coverage of the entirediscipline of Mechanical Engineering Focuses on the explanation and analysis of the conceptspresented as opposed to a straight listing of formulas and datafound in other handbooks Offers the option of being purchased as a four-book set or assingle books Comes in a subscription format through the Wiley Online Libraryand in electronic and other custom formats Engineers at all levels of industry, government, or privateconsulting practice will find Mechanical Engineers' Handbook,Volume 3 an "off-the-shelf" reference they'll turn to again andagain.