Basic Mechanical Engineering

Basic Mechanical Engineering is written by senior professors. The course is offered to the B.Tech students during first / second semester. The book covers syllabi of majority of Technological Universities.Salient FeaturesIntroduces various units in SI system related to thermal engineering.Fuels used in engines and combustion of fuels are described.Properties of gases, properties of steam and various processes related to are presented.Heat engines and the basic cycles on which heat engines work are described.Generating steam Boilers and I.C. Engines are described.Governing system for speed control is explained.Pumps for lifting the fluid and the compressors used to compress the air are described.Basics of refrigeration and air conditioning are presented.Couplings and transmission of power in mechanical engineering fields are covered.Important engineering materials are dealt.Written in simple and easy language, and self-explanatory figures are provided wherever necessary.Large numbers of solved problems are included in each chapter.At the end of the chapter, objective type questions and exercise with answers are given. Contents:1. Introduction, 2. Fuel and Combustion, 3. Properties of Gases, 4. Properties of Steam, 5. Heat Engines, 6. Steam Boiler, 7. Internal Combustion Engines, 8. Speed Control, 9. Pumps, 10. Air Compressors, 11. Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, 12. Production Processes, 13. Couplings Clutches and Brakes, 14. Power Transmission System, 15. Important Engineering Materials. About the Authors:A.R. Israni is presently working as Professor in Mechanical Engineering, Narayana Swami Institute of Technology Jetalpur, Ahmedabad. He passed M.Tech, from IIT Bombay. He has 30 years of experience. He published several papers in National and International Journals. His area of specialization is Thermal Engineering and Fluid Mechanics.P. K. Shah Ph.D., in Mechanical Engineering, specially in solar and thermal engineering. He is presently working as Principal, Silver Oak College of Engineering and Technology, Ahmedabad. He has 38 years of teaching experience in various engineering colleges. He has, to his credit, presented several research papers in many National and International conferences. He is life member of Solar Energy Society of India. He has written number of articles in various magazines related to thermal engineering.N. C. Nayak has completed M.tech and Ph. D both from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpour, India in Mechanical (mfg. Systems Engg.) and Industrial Engg. & Management respectively. Presently he is working as Reader in Mechanical Engg. At IGIT Sarang (An Autonomous Institute of Govt. of Odisha).He has published many research papers in Taylor & Francis, Wiley, Inderscience, Emerald, Springer, and Sage journals. He has also presented & published many research papers in National & International Conferences. He has over 23 years of teaching, research, consultancy, and industry experience in India and abroad. His research interest includes production & operation management, supply chain management, FMS, MIS, quality design & control etc. Two Ph D scholars & eleven number of M. Tech scholars have been guided by Dr. Nayak. Presently, few more research scholars are carrying out their M. Tech & Ph. D in different broad areas also. He has visited Scotland in UK in 2016 funded by UGC, to present one of his research paper.