Mechanical engineers' handbook : energy and power 4th ed.

Author

Additional Author(s)

• Kutz, Myer

Publisher

Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2014

Language

English

ISBN

9781118112854

Series

Vol. 4

Subject(s)

• MECHANICAL ENGINEERING-HANDBOOKS, MANUALS, ETC.

Notes

. Bibliography: p. 1122 . Index: p. 1123-1181

Abstract

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.

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

xiv, 1181 p.

Dimension

21 cm.

Other Desc.

ill.

Summary / Review / Table of Content

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

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