Quality and reliability are inter-related; together, they are vital in any engineering activity. Manufacturing and design companies are now committed to quality and reliability, and most undergraduate syllabuses reflect this.
The key features of this introductory text are: - a minimum of complex mathematics - difficult concepts are explained clearly using diagrams and tables, making the text accessible to all levels - a comprehensive guide to all symbols and abbreviations is included

The vital role that bolted joints play in our "high-tech" world cannot be overemphasized. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission recently declared "bolting" to be "an unresolved generic safety issue with number one priority". Maintaining the excellent qualities and features that made the First Edition so popular, the Second Edition presents a broad-based essential review of factors affecting the design, assembly, and behavior of bolted joints in all industries.

Designed to help students, operations engineers, and mechanical and electrical engineers in the electronic packaging industry grasp the principles of operation for a wide range of heat pipes. Packed with examples and design information, it takes you through the background and development of heat pipes, discusses the interfacial phenomena that govern their operational characteristics, and presents the fundamental operating principles and limitations of both heat pipes and thermosyphons.

This practical text/reference offers a broad introduction to the engineering principles of chemical energy conversion-examining combustion science and technology, thermochemical engineering data, and design formulation of basic performance relationships.

If you work with centrifugal pumps, you can't afford to be without the wealth of information contained in this complete guide to pump operation and maintenance. The book brings together practical apsects of hydraulic pump theory, mechanical design, operating practices, and maintenance procedures in order to help you deal with any kind of centrifugal pump problem encountered on the job.

Contents-Chemical Thermodynamics and Flame Temperatures. Chemical Kinetics. Explosive and General Oxidative Characteristics of Fuels. Flame Phenomena in Premixed Combustible Gases. Detonation. Diffusion Flames. Ignition. Environmental Combustion Considerations. The Combustion of Nonvolatile Fuels.

Computer Numerical Controls for Machining addresses the needs related to learning and understanding the field of CNC in three parts-manual programming...conversational programming...and machine operations-using the key concepts approach to stress the physical techniques for utilizing the equipment as well as the reasons behind how CNC functions.

Take advantage of this comprehensive guide to the nature and benefits of heat transfer by convection. The book clearly examines laminar heat transfer in ducts, laminar boundary layers, integral methods, turbulence fundamentals, natural convection, boiling, condensation, and more.

Partial Contents-Deformation of Engineering Materials.
Fracture Mechanics of Engineering Materials.
Fracture: An Overview. Elements of Fracture Mechanics.
Transition Temperature Approach to Fracture Control. Microstructural Aspects of Fracture Toughness. Environment-Assisted Cracking. Cyclic Stress and Strain Fatigue. Fatigue Crack Propagation. Analyses of Engineering Failures.

This is the practitioner's guide to load cells, how they work, the ways in which they are applied in weighing systems, and the analysis of the results they give in operation. Electronic weighing systems can provide significant savings when correctly applied to a number of industries. The author has a lifetime of experience developing systems and condenses that knowledge in this valuable and practical workbook, which includes many and varied case studies.

This up-to-date introductory text book on the mechanics of structural composite materials is aimed at both undergraduate and beginning graduate students and also at the newcomer to the field of composites.

Be sure to take advantage of this unique, all-in-one treatment of electric energy conversion, electric machines, and power systems. The book will give you a solid understanding of the interaction and interdependency of various component elements of the electric power system-and improve your engineering potential.

Encompassing both the timeless, pre-Galilean foundations of optics and the computer-based optical metrology systems that are poised to revolutionize optics fabrication, this expanded and thoroughly revised translation of Schade's Arbeitsverfahren der Feinoptik-the German optics industry classic-offers a much-needed, detailed overview of the state of fabrication technology today.
A practical, authoritative source of optics facts, data, definitions, methods, and techniques, this unique work helps you find the most effective solutions to the full spectrum of optical problems faced by today's optician and manufacturing, process, or quality engineer.

This invaluable reference examines every important aspect of whisker- and fiber-reinforced ceramic science and technology, offering a balanced account of the latest developments in the field.
With over 140 explanatory figures and tables as well as a careful selection of key bibliographic citations that facilitate in-depth explorations of specific topics, Fiber and Whisker Reinforced Ceramics for Structural Applications is a practical resource for materials, manufacturing, mechanical, ceramic, aerospace, and civil engineers; ceramists; and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines.

This unique resource examines why finite elements sometime fail and how element designers have corrected their failures. It includes quantitative analyses of failure modes and illustrations of possible side effects found in proposed remedies-providing a practical understanding of finite element performance.