Basic Mechanical Engineering (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789386819697)

Salient Features

• Introduces 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.