Introduction to Mechanical Engineering

✍ Scribed by J. Paulo Davim

Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Year: 2018
Tongue: English
Leaves: 372
Series: Materials Forming, Machining and Tribology
Edition: 1st ed.
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

This textbook fosters information exchange and discussion on all aspects of introductory matters of modern mechanical engineering from a number of perspectives including: mechanical engineering as a profession, materials and manufacturing processes, machining and machine tools, tribology and surface engineering, solid mechanics, applied and computational mechanics, mechanical design, mechatronics and robotics, fluid mechanics and heat transfer, renewable energies, biomechanics, nanoengineering and nanomechanics. At the end of each chapter, a list of 10 questions (and answers) is provided.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages i-ix
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
Mechanical Properties of Engineering Materials: Relevance in Design and Manufacturing (Viktor P. Astakhov)....Pages 3-41
Analysis and Material Selection of a Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) for a Bicycle Drivetrain (Ewan M. Berge, A. Pramanik)....Pages 43-81
Coin Minting (Paulo Alexandrino, Paulo J. Leitão, Luis M. Alves, Chris V. Nielsen, Paulo A. F. Martins)....Pages 83-111
Gradation, Dispersion, and Tribological Behaviors of Nanometric Diamond Particles in Lubricating Oils (Kai Wu, Bo Wu, Chuan Li, Xianguo Hu)....Pages 113-133
Front Matter ....Pages 135-135
Basics and Applications of Thermal Engineering (T. K. Gogoi, U. S. Dixit)....Pages 137-178
Alternate Fuels for IC Engine (Shailendra Kumar Shukla)....Pages 179-209
Front Matter ....Pages 211-211
Robotics: History, Trends, and Future Directions (Shyamanta M. Hazarika, Uday Shanker Dixit)....Pages 213-239
Computer Vision in Industrial Automation and Mobile Robots (Frederico Grilo, Joao Figueiredo)....Pages 241-266
Front Matter ....Pages 267-267
Advanced Machining Processes (Manas Das, Uday S. Dixit)....Pages 269-296
Comparative Assessment and Merit Appraisal of Thermally Assisted Machining Techniques for Improving Machinability of Titanium Alloys (O. A. Shams, A. Pramanik, T. T. Chandratilleke, N. Nadim)....Pages 297-331
Smart Machining System Using Preprocessor, Postprocessor, and Interpolation Techniques (Fusaomi Nagata, Koga Toshihiro, Akimasa Otsuka, Yudai Okada, Tatsuhiko Sakamoto, Takamasa Kusano et al.)....Pages 333-348
Comparison of Non-conventional Intelligent Algorithms for Optimizing Sculptured Surface CNC Tool Paths (Nikolaos A. Fountas, Nikolaos M. Vaxevanidis, Constantinos I. Stergiou, Redha Benhadj-Djilali)....Pages 349-370
Back Matter ....Pages 371-373

✦ Subjects

Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; Renewable and Green Energy; Manufacturing, Machines, Tools; Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing

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