Textbook of Elements of Mechanical Engineering

Contents: Preface. Module I: 1. Energy and Fuels. 2. Steam and Its Properties. 3. Steam Boilers. Module II: 4. Steam Turbines. 5. Gas Turbines. 6. Water Turbines. 7. Internal Combustion Engines. Module III: 8. Machine Tools and Cutting Tools. 9. Lathe. 10. Drilling Machines. 11. Milling Machines. 12. Robotics. 13. Automation. Module IV: 14. Engineering Materials. 15. Soldering. 16. Brazing. 17. Welding. Module V: 18. Refrigeration. 19. Air Conditioning.

Textbook of Elements of Mechanical Engineering has been designed to cover the concepts of mechanical engineering that are generally taught to BE/BTech students in their first year of study. Simple and comprehensive in its approach, the book is replete with numerical problems and exercises for practice to enable the students grasp the concepts and use them for real-time applications. The flow of each chapter is gradual as it walks the student through the first principles, building on each topic step by step. (jacket)