Mechanical Technology: A Two Year Course

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Kinematics and Dynamics of a Rigid Body....Pages 1-23
Complex Plane Mechanisms—I....Pages 24-43
Complex Plane Mechanisms—2....Pages 44-78
The Gyroscope....Pages 79-96
Belt Drives, Pivots and Clutches....Pages 97-115
Geared Systems....Pages 116-136
Natural Vibrations....Pages 137-149
Forced Vibrations....Pages 150-173
Vibration Isolation and Seismic Instruments....Pages 174-187
Automatic Control....Pages 188-229
Control System Elements....Pages 230-246
Stress and Strain—1....Pages 247-258
Stress and Strain—2....Pages 259-284
Shearing Force and Bending Moment....Pages 285-297
Stresses in Beams....Pages 298-307
Slope and Deflection of Beams....Pages 308-335
Strain Energy....Pages 336-351
Theory of Struts....Pages 352-363
Stresses in Thick-Walled Cylinders....Pages 364-376
Dimensional Analysis....Pages 377-390
Hydrostatics....Pages 391-409
Fluid Flow....Pages 410-432
Turbulent Flow Through Pipelines....Pages 433-450
Friction and Lubrication....Pages 451-468
Thermodynamic Properties of Fluids....Pages 469-485
The First Law of Thermodynamics....Pages 486-508
The Second Law of Thermodynamics....Pages 509-526
Gas and Vapour Power Cycles....Pages 527-542
Heat Transfer....Pages 543-554
Back Matter....Pages 555-563