Tooley, Mike.

Engineering Science : For Foundation Degree and Higher National. - 2nd ed. - 1 online resource (529 pages)

Cover -- Half title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- PART I: Mechanics of materials -- 1. Fundamentals -- 1.1. Force -- 1.2. Vector representation and combination of forces -- 1.3. Coplanar force systems -- 1.4. Resolution of forces for coplanar systems -- 1.5. Simple stress and strain -- 1.6. Compound bars -- 1.7. Poisson's ratio and two-dimensional loading -- 1.8. Chapter summary -- 2. Simply supported beams -- 2.1. Revision of fundamentals -- 2.2. Shear force and bending moment -- 2.3. Engineers' theory of bending -- 2.4. Centroid and second moment of area -- 2.5. Beam selection -- 2.6. Slope and deflection of beams -- 2.7. Chapter summary -- 2.8. Review questions -- 3. Torsion and shafts -- 3.1. Review of shear stress and strain -- 3.2. Engineers' theory of torsion -- 3.3. Polar second moment of area -- 3.4. Power transmitted by a shaft -- 3.5. Composite shafts -- 3.6. Chapter summary -- 3.7. Review questions -- 4. Pressure vessels -- 4.1. Thin-walled pressure vessels -- 4.2. Thick-walled pressure vessels -- 4.3. Pressure vessel applications -- 4.4. Chapter summary -- 4.5. Review questions -- 5. Concentrically loaded columns and struts -- 5.1. Slenderness ratio, radius of gyration and effective length -- 5.2. Euler's theory and the Rankine-Gordon relationship -- 5.3. Chapter summary -- 5.4. Review questions -- 6. Introduction to strain energy -- 6.1. Strain energy resulting from direct stress and pure shear stress -- 6.2. Strain energy in bending and torsion -- 6.3. Castigliano's theorem -- 6.4. Chapter summary -- 6.5. Review questions -- 7. Complex stress and strain -- 7.1. Stresses on oblique planes -- 7.2. Two-dimensional direct stress, shear stress and combined stress systems -- 7.3. Mohr's stress circle -- 7.4. Strain -- 7.5. Strain gauges -- 7.6. Chapter summary -- 7.7. Review questions -- PART II: Dynamics. 8. Fundamentals -- 8.1. Newton's laws -- 8.2. Linear equations of motion -- 8.3. Angular motion -- 8.4. Friction -- 8.5. Energy -- 8.6. Momentum -- 8.7. Power -- 8.8. Circular motion and forces of rotation -- 8.9. Gyroscopes -- 8.10. Chapter summary -- 8.11. Review questions -- 9. Kinematics of mechanisms -- 9.1. Velocity and acceleration diagrams -- 9.2. Displacement, velocity and acceleration analysis of an engine slider-crank mechanism -- 9.3. Cam mechanisms -- 9.4. Chapter summary -- 9.5. Review questions -- 10. Power transmission systems -- 10.1. Belt drives -- 10.2. Friction clutches -- 10.3. Gear trains -- 10.4. Balancing -- 10.5. Flywheels -- 10.6. Coupled systems -- 10.7. Chapter summary -- 10.8. Review questions -- 11. Oscillatory motion and vibration -- 11.1. Simple harmonic motion -- 11.2. Free vibration -- 11.3. Damped natural vibration -- 11.4. Forced vibration -- 11.5. Chapter summary -- 11.6. Review questions -- PART III: Thermodynamics -- 12. Fundamentals -- 12.1. Density and pressure -- 12.2. Temperature, its measurement and thermal expansion -- 12.3. Heat, specific heat and latent heat -- 12.4. Gases and the gas laws -- 12.5. Chapter summary -- 12.6. Review questions -- 13. Thermodynamic systems -- 13.1. System definitions and properties -- 13.2. Closed and open systems -- 13.3. Closed systems and the first law of thermodynamics -- 13.4. Open systems and the first law of thermodynamics -- 13.5. Introduction to the second law of thermodynamics -- 13.6. Chapter summary -- 13.7. Review questions -- 14. Perfect gas processes -- 14.1. Reversibility and work -- 14.2. Perfect gas non-flow processes -- 14.3. Introduction to gas mixtures -- 14.4. Chapter summary -- 14.5. Review questions -- 15. Thermal cycles -- 15.1. Entropy -- 15.2. The Carnot cycle -- 15.3. The Otto cycle -- 15.4. The diesel cycle -- 15.5. Constant pressure cycle. 15.6. Chapter summary -- 15.7. Review questions -- 16. Combustion engines -- 16.1. The reciprocating piston internal combustion engine working cycle -- 16.2. Internal combustion engine performance indicators -- 16.3. The gas turbine engine -- 16.4. Aircraft propulsion -- 16.5. The aircraft turbojet engine cycles and component efficiencies -- 16.6. Chapter summary -- 16.7. Review questions -- 17. Introduction to heat transfer -- 17.1. Introduction -- 17.2. Conduction -- 17.3. Convection -- 17.4. Radiation -- 17.5. Chapter summary -- 17.6. Review questions -- 18. Introduction to fluid mechanics -- 18.1. Thrust force on immersed surfaces -- 18.2. Buoyancy -- 18.3. Momentum of a fluid -- 18.4. The Bernoulli equation -- 18.5. Application of Bernoulli to fluid flow measurement -- 18.6. Fluid viscosity -- 18.7. Friction losses in piped systems -- 18.8. Energy loss in plain bearings -- 18.9. Chapter summary -- 18.10. Review questions -- PART IV: Electrostatics and electromagnetism -- 19. Electrostatics and capacitors -- 19.1. The nature of electric charge -- 19.2. Permittivity, electric flux density and field strength -- 19.3. Force between charges -- 19.4. Capacitors -- 19.5. Energy storage -- 19.6. Capacitors in series and parallel -- 19.7. Chapter summary -- 19.8. Review questions -- 20. Electromagnetism and inductors -- 20.1. The nature of magnetic flux -- 20.2. Permeability and magnetic flux density -- 20.3. Force between conductors -- 20.4. Inductors -- 20.5. Energy storage -- 20.6. Inductors in series -- 20.7. Magnetic circuits and reluctance -- 20.8. Chapter summary -- 20.9. Review questions -- PART V: Direct current -- 21. Current, voltage and resistance -- 21.1. The nature of electric current -- 21.2. Ohm's law -- 21.3. Resistance and resistivity -- 21.4. Conductance and conductivity -- 21.5. Comparison of electric and magnetic circuits. 21.6. Temperature coefficient of resistance -- 21.7. Internal resistance -- 21.8. Power, work and energy -- 21.9. Chapter summary -- 21.10. Review questions -- 22. Circuit theorems -- 22.1. Kirchhoff's laws -- 22.2. Series and parallel circuit calculations -- 22.3. The potential divider -- 22.4. The current divider -- 22.5. The constant voltage source -- 22.6. The constant current source -- 22.7. Superposition theorem -- 22.8. Maximum power transfer theorem -- 22.9. Chapter summary -- 22.10. Review questions -- PART VI: Transients -- 23. Transients -- 23.1. Rate of change -- 23.2. C-R circuits -- 23.3. L-R circuits -- 23.4. Chapter summary -- 23.5. Review questions -- 24. Transients in R-L-C systems -- 24.1. First- and second-order systems -- 24.2. Laplace transforms -- 24.3. Chapter summary -- 24.4. Review questions -- PART VII: Alternating current -- 25. A.C. principles -- 25.1. Alternating voltage and current -- 25.2. Reactance -- 25.3. Impedance -- 25.4. Chapter summary -- 25.5. Review questions -- 26. Complex impedance and admittance -- 26.1. Complex notation -- 26.2. Series impedance -- 26.3. Parallel admittance -- 26.4. Complex networks -- 26.5. Chapter summary -- 26.6. Review questions -- 27. Resonant circuits -- 27.1. Series resonant circuits -- 27.2. Parallel resonance -- 27.3. Q-factor and bandwidth -- 27.4. Using complex notation to analyse resonant circuits -- 27.5. Chapter summary -- 27.6. Review questions -- 28. Coupled magnetic circuits -- 28.1. Mutual inductance -- 28.2. Coupled circuits -- 28.3. Transformers -- 28.4. Equivalent circuit of a transformer -- 28.5. Transformer regulation and efficiency -- 28.6. Transformer matching -- 28.7. Chapter summary -- 28.8. Review questions -- 29. Power, power factor and power factor correction -- 29.1. Power in a.c. circuits -- 29.2. Power factor -- 29.3. Power factor correction. 29.4. Chapter summary -- 29.5. Review questions -- 30. Complex waveforms and Fourier analysis -- 30.1. Harmonics -- 30.2. Fourier analysis -- 30.3. Chapter summary -- 30.4. Review questions -- 31. Power in a complex waveform -- 31.1. RMS value of a waveform -- 31.2. Power factor for a complex waveform -- 31.3. Chapter summary -- 31.4. Review questions -- 32. A.C. network analysis -- 32.1. Transfer functions of L-C-R networks -- 32.2. Filters -- 32.3. Poles and zeros -- 32.4. Decibels -- 32.5. Bode plots -- 32.6. Chapter summary -- 32.7. Review questions -- Index.

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