More and more engineers increasingly find themselves in a diverse set of industries covering a wide range of functions. No one engineer can be a specialist in every discipline. The Kutz Mechanical Engineer’s Handbook: 4th Edition offers engineers a thorough, detailed, ready reference on topics that may fall outside their scope of expertise. The four volume set provides a quick guide to specialized areas in the engineering field. The accessible information offers discussions, examples and analyses of each of the topics covered. The handbook gives access to the basics of each and points you toward trusted resources for further reading.
- Everything a mechanical engineering student, researcher or practitioner needs to know
- Provides quick guidance to all the specialized areas in the mechanical engineering discipline, giving students, researchers and practitioners access to the information they need to quickly and confidently complete any task. The accessible information offers discussions, examples, and analyses of the topics covered.
Volume One of the Mechanical Engineer’s Handbook, Materials and Engineering Mechanics gives you accessible and in-depth access to the most common topics you’ll encounter in the discipline: carbon and alloy steels, stainless steels, aluminum alloys, copper and copper alloys, titanium alloys for design, nickel and its alloys, magnesium and its alloys, superalloys for design, composite materials, smart materials, electronic materials, viscosity measurement, and much more.
Volume Two: Design, Instrumentation, and Controls 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.
Volume Three: Manufacturing and Management covers environmentally benign manufacturing, production planning, production processes and equipment, manufacturing systems evaluation, coatings and surface engineering, physical vapor deposition, mechanical fasteners, seal technology, statistical quality control, nondestructive inspection, intelligent control of material handling systems, and much more are covered in volume three of Mechanical Engineer’s Handbook.
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.
Table of Contents
VOLUME 1
Preface ix
Vision for the Fourth Edition xi
Contributors xiii
PART 1 MATERIALS 1
1. Carbon and Alloy Steels 3
Bruce L. Bramfitt
2. Stainless Steels 39
James Kelly
3. Aluminum Alloys 61
J. G. Kaufman
4. Copper and Copper Alloys 117
Konrad J. A. Kundig and Robert D. Weed
5. A Guide to Engineering Selection of Titanium Alloys for Design 229
Matthew J. Donachie
6. Nickel and Its Alloys 267
Gaylord D. Smith and Brian A. Baker
7. Magnesium and Its Alloys 289
Robert E. Brown
8. A Guide to Engineering Selection of Superalloys for Design 299
Matthew J. Donachie, John Marcin, and Stephen J. Donachie (deceased)
9. Thermoplastics, Thermosets, and Elastomers - Descriptions and Properties 353
Edward N. Peters
10. Composite Materials 401
Carl Zweben
11. Smart Materials 439
James A. Harvey
12. Overview of Ceramic Materials, Design, and Application 453
R. Nathan Katz
13. Electronic Materials and Packaging 475
Warren C. Fackler
14. Sources of Material Data 515
J. G. Kaufman
15. Quantitative Methods of Materials Selection 531
Mahmoud M. Farag
PART 2 ENGINEERING MECHANICS 553
16. Stress Analysis 555
Franklin E. Fisher
17. Force Measurement 623
Patrick Collins
18. Resistive Strain Measurement Devices 659
Mark Tuttle
19. An Introduction to the Finite-Element Method 681
Tarek I. Zohdi
20. Failure Models: Performance and Service Requirements for Metals 703
J. A. Collins, G.P. Potirniche, and S. R. Daniewicz
21. Failure Analysis of Plastics 771
Vishu Shah
22. Failure Modes: Performance and Service Requirements for Ceramics 789
Dietrich Munz
23. Viscosity Measurement 809
Ann M. Anderson, Bradford A. Bruno, and Lilla Safford Smith
24. Tribology Measurements 837
Prasanta Sahoo
25. Vibration and Shock 861
Singiresu S. Rao
26. Acoustics 885
Jonathan D. Blotter, Scott D. Sommerfeldt, and Kent L. Gee
27. Acoustical Measurements 953
Brian E. Anderson, Jonathan D. Blotter, Kent L. Gee, and Scott D. Sommerfeldt
Index 997
VOLUME 2
Preface ix
Vision for the Fourth Edition xi
Contributors xiii
PART 1 DESIGN 1
1. Computer-Aided Design 3
Emory W. Zimmers Jr., Charalambos A. Marangos, Sekar Sundararajan, and Technical Staff
2. Product Design for Manufacturing and Assembly 55
Gordon Lewis
3. Design-for-Environment Processes and Tools 75
Daniel P. Fitzgerald, Thornton H. Gogoll, Linda C. Schmidt, Jeffrey W. Herrmann, and Peter A. Sandborn
4. Design Optimization: An Overview 97
A. Ravi Ravindran and G. V. Reklaitis
5. Total Quality Management in Mechanical System Design 125
B. S. Dhillon
6. Reliability in the Mechanical Design Process 149
B.S. Dhillon
7. Product Design and Manufacturing Processes for Sustainability 177
I. S. Jawahir, P. C. Wanigarathne, and X. Wang
8. Life-Cycle Design 207
Abigail Clarke and John K. Gershenson
9. Design for Maintainability 249
O. Geoffrey Okogbaa and Wilkistar Otieno
10. Design for Remanufacturing Processes 301
Bert Bras
11. Design for Manufacture and Assembly with Plastics 329
James A. Harvey
12. Design for Six Sigma: A Mandate for Competitiveness 341
James E. McMunigal and H. Barry Bebb
13. Engineering Applications of Virtual Reality 371
Wenjuan Zhu, Xiaobo Peng, and Ming C. Leu
14. Physical Ergonomics 417
Maury A. Nussbaum and Jaap H. van Dieën
PART 2 INSTRUMENTATION, SYSTEMS, CONTROLS, AND MEMS 437
15. Electric Circuits 439
Albert J. Rosa
16. Measurements 565
E. L. Hixson and E. A. Ripperger
17. Signal Processing 579
John Turnbull
18. Data Acquisition and Display Systems 597
Philip C. Milliman
19. Systems Engineering: Analysis, Design, and Information Processing for Analysis and Design 625
Andrew P. Sage
20. Mathematical Models of Dynamic Physical Systems 667
K. Preston White Jr.
21. Basic Control Systems Design 747
William J. Palm III
22. General-Purpose Control Devices 805
James H. Christensen, Robert J. Kretschmann, Sujeet Chand, and Kazuhiko Yokoyama
23. Neural Networks in Feedback Control Systems 843
K. G. Vamvoudakis, F.L. Lewis, and Shuzhi Sam Ge
24. Mechatronics 895
Shane Farritor and Jeff Hawks
25. Introduction to Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS): Design and Application 943
M. E. Zaghloul
Index 955
VOLUME 3
Preface ix
Vision for the Fourth Edition xi
Contributors xiii
PART 1 MANUFACTURING 1
1. Organization, Management, and Improvement of Manufacturing Systems 3
Keith M. Gardiner
2. Environmentally Benign Manufacturing 29
William E. Biles
3. Production Planning 53
Bhaba R. Sarker, Dennis B. Webster, and Thomas G. Ray
4. Production Processes and Equipment 115
Magd E. Zohdi, William E. Biles, and Dennis B. Webster
5. Manufacturing Systems Evaluation 183
Walter W. Olson
6. Metal Forming, Shaping, and Casting 195
Magd E. Zohdi and William E. Biles
7. Coatings and Surface Engineering: Physical Vapor Deposition 235
Allan Matthews and Suzanne L. Rohde
8. Mechanical Fasteners 255
Murray J. Roblin and Updated by Anthony Luscher
9. Seal Technology 283
Bruce M. Steinetz
10. Statistical Quality Control 325
Magd E. Zohdi
11. Computer-Integrated Manufacturing 339
William E. Biles and Magd E. Zohdi
12. TRIZ 361
James E. McMunigal, Steven Ungvari, Michael Slocum, and Ruth E. McMunigal
13. Data Exchange Using STEP 391
Martin Hardwick
14. Achieving Enterprise Goals with New Process Technology 397
Steve W. Tuszynski
15. Nondestructive Inspection 441
Robert L. Crane and Giles Dillingham
16. Materials Handling System Design 497
Sunderesh S. Heragu and Banu Ekren
PART 2 MANAGEMENT, FINANCE, QUALITY, LAW, AND RESEARCH 513
17. Intelligent Control of Material Handling Systems 515
Kasper Hallenborg
18. Managing People in Engineering and Technology 559
Hans J. Thamhain
19. Engineering Economy 581
Kate D. Abel
20. Evaluating and Selecting Technology-Based Projects 605
Hans J. Thamhain
21. Lean Management 617
Eric H. Stapp and Cynthia M. Sabelhaus
22. Total Quality Management for Mechanical Engineers 635
Alan Kemerling
23. Registrations, Certifications, and Awards 667
Cynthia M. Sabelhaus and Eric H. Stapp
24. Safety Engineering 691
Jack B. ReVelle
25. What the Law Requires of the Engineer 749
Alvin S. Weinstein and Martin S. Chizek
26. Patents 773
David A. Burge and Benjamin D. Burge
27. Online Information Resources for Mechanical Engineers 805
Robert N. Schwarzwalder, Jr.
28. Sources of Mechanical Engineering Information 823
Fritz Dusold and Myer Kutz
Index 831
VOLUME 4
Preface ix
Vision for the Fourth Edition xi
Contributors xiii
PART 1 ENERGY 1
1. Thermophysical Properties of Fluids 3
Peter E. Liley
2. Mechanics of Incompressible Fluids 41
Egemen Ol Ogretim and Wade W. Huebsch
3. Thermodynamics Fundamentals 135
Adrian Bejan
4. Exergy Analysis, Entropy Generation Minimization, and the Constructal Law 157
Adrian Bejan
5. Heat Transfer Fundamentals 183
G. P. Peterson
6. Temperature Measurement 247
Peter R. N. Childs
7. Heat Flux Measurement 285
T. E. Diller
8. Furnaces 313
Carroll Cone
9. Heat Exchangers, Vaporizers, and Condensers 375
Joseph W. Palen
10. Heat Pipes 415
Hongbin Ma
11. Air Heating 443
Richard J. Reed
12. Cooling Electric Equipment 451
Allan Kraus, Avram Bar-Cohen, and Abhay A. Wative
13. Refrigeration 499
Dennis L. O’Neal
14. Cryogenic Engineering 543
J. G. Weisend II
15. Indoor Environmental Control 577
Jelena Srebric
16. Thermal Systems Optimization 599
Vikrant C. Aute
PART 2 POWER 633
17. Combustion 635
Eric G. Eddings
18. Gaseous Fuels 673
Richard J. Reed
19. Liquid Fossil Fuels from Petroleum 683
Richard J. Reed
20. Coals, Lignite, and Peat 703
James G. Keppeler
21. Clean Power Generation from Coal 719
James W. Butler and Prabir Basu
22. Biofuels for Transportation 767
Aaron Smith, Cesar Granda, and Mark Holtzapple
23. Solar Energy Measurements 805
Tariq Muneer and Yieng Wei Tham
24. Geothermal Resources and Technology: Introduction 839
Peter D. Blair
25. Pumps, Fans, Blowers, and Compressors 857
Keith Marchildon and David Mody
26. Gas Turbines 901
Harold E. Miller and Todd S. Nemec
27. Wind Power Generation 955
Todd S. Nemec
28. Cogeneration 963
Jerald A. Caton
29. Hydrogen Energy 991
E. K. Stefanakos, D. Y. Goswami, and S. S. Srinivasan
30. Steam Turbines 1029
William W. Peng
31. Fuel Cells 1055
Matthew M. Mench and Feng-Yuan Zhang
32. Fluid Power Systems 1089
Andrew Alleyne
Index 1123
