Engineering Science: For Foundation Degree and Higher National Book

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