Mechanical Engineering

Wind tunnels are facilities in which the wind is produced by fans or by compressed air to study and measure the action of the air flow around a sol...

Combustion, the process of burning, is defined as a chemical reaction between a combustible reactant (the fuel) and an oxidizing agent (such as air...

The Springer Reference Work Handbook of Manufacturing Engineering and Technology provides overviews and in-depth and authoritative analyses on the ...

At Audi, they are fond of recalling how a pre-production quattro left all rear-wheel-drive sedans behind on an incline in wintry Austria - with sum...

This book by historical transport expert Graham Edge is a comprehensive study of a Manchester company whose name became revered in over forty count...

The story of the jet engine has everything: genius, tragedy, heroism, a world war, the individual vs. the state, and an idea that would change the ...

Fuel efficiency is a form of thermal efficiency, meaning the efficiency of a process that converts chemical potential energy contained in a carrier...

Modeling and Control of Precision Actuators explores new technologies that can ultimately be applied in a myriad of industries. It covers dynamical...

Nonlinear Programming and Dynamic Optimization in Energy Systems contains the methodologies and technological solutions for energy system monitorin...

TRIBOLOGY - the study of friction, wear and lubrication - impacts almost every aspect of our daily lives. The Springer Encyclopedia of Tribology is...

Friction, lubrication, adhesion, and wear are prevalent physical phenomena in everyday life and in many key technologies. This book incorporates a ...

The replacement of a degenerated joint such as the hip and knee is one of the most outstanding interventions that allows the medical community to r...

The importance of lubricants in virtually all fields of the engineering industry is reflected by an increasing scientific research of the basic pri...

Integrating very interesting results from the most important R & D project ever made in Germany, this book offers a basic understanding of trib...

Full coverage of manufacturing and management in mechanical engineering Mechanical Engineers' Handbook, Fourth Edition provides a quick guide to s...

Fracture mechanics studies the development and spreading of cracks in materials. The study uses two techniques including analytical and experimenta...

Maintenance has an essential role in ensuring that engineering systems perform at expected levels of reliability, availability and safety in a cost...