Mechanical Engineers' Handbook, Volume 4 (ePub)

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.