Description

About the Book

The Principle of Mechanical Engineering provides the crux of Mechanical Engineering in a comprehensive form to brush up the formulae and important concepts required for students of Mechanical Engineering. This edition is designed into 15 chapters to give a foundation course in mechanical engineering cover resources of non-conventional energy; law of thermodynamics; steam properties and its generation; working principle of steam turbines and classification; internal combustion engines and its working; concepts of refrigeration cycles; modes of heat; hydraulic machines; law of mechanics and Friction; kinematics of a body and rotation of rigid bodies; work energy principle; principle of impulse and momentum; concept of sharing forces and bending moments in beams; lifting machines and their working; power transmission and vibration system experienced in daily life.

The book is primarily intended to serve as a text book for engineering students of all Indian universities. It will also serve as a text for the students of graduate and post-graduate of Mechanical Engineering. It will serve all practitioners doing research on one form or other in a general way. We are indebted to various authors whose books we have consulted in writing of this book. We would appreciate suggestions, criticism, if any, received from readers.

About the Authors

R.P. Sharma is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi (Jharkhand). He pursued his undergraduate studies in mechanical engineering from B I T Sindri, Dhanbad (Jharkhand) and obtained Master of Engineering (Heat Power) & M.Tech (Computer science) from Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi (Jharkhand). Mr Sharma earned his Ph.D (Engineering) from Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi (Jharkhand) in 2004. The author has twenty eight years teaching experience and consultant to many originations also.

Chikesh Ranjan is an Assistant Professor at RTC Institute of Technology, Anandi, Ormanjhi, Ranchi (Jharkhand). He graduated in Mechanical engineering from MIT, Aurangabad (Maharashtra) and obtained his master degree from Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi (Jharkhand). He has industrial experience and number of international publications in journals and conferences.