Mechanical Engineering

Turbopumps and Pumping Systems by Springer  Ahmad Nourbakhsh · André B. Jaumotte Charles Hirsch · Hamideh B. Parizi. Pumps are one of the mechanical devices that are widely used in many industries throughout the world. Turbopumps which are common types of pumps are used mainly for transporting water in agricultural …

Heat Exchanger Design Guide: A Practical Guide for Planning, Selecting and Designing of Shell and Tube Exchangers by M. NITSCHE AND R.O. GBADAMOSI. In this book, you will be shown how to proceed in the design of a heat exchanger in the daily practice, how to determine the effective temperature …

Steam Turbines Design Application and Re-Rating by Heinz P. Bloch & Murari P. Singh.  This second edition book is intended to provide the kind of guidance that will enable the reader to make intelligent choices. We have added Chapter 16 on the upgrading of steam turbines, completely revised the chapter …

Predictive Maintenance of Pumps Using Condition Monitoring by Raymond S. Beebe. This book shows how condition monitoring can be applied to detect internal degradation in pumps so that appropriate maintenance can be decided upon based on actual condition rather than an arbitrary time scales. The book focuses on the main …

Working Guide to Pumps and Pumping Stations Calculations and Simulations by Shashi Menon and Pramila S. Menon. This book is about the application of pumps and pumping stations used in pipelines transporting liquids. It is designed to be a working guide for engineers and technicians dealing with centrifugal pumps in …

Turbines Compressors and Fans by S. M. Yahya. This book will be a valuable addition to the existing books in turbomachinery which are primarily directed towards the course work of students. Moreover, the book introduces the reader to the current research areas in turbomachinery. The book would prove useful information …

NOVA Thermodynamics and Heat Powered Cycles A Cognitive Engineering Approach by Chih Wu. The book is well documented by industry and educational oversight bodies such as ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology). Today, thermodynamic systems and cycles are fertile ground for engineering design. This Book provides good practical knowledge …

Rules of Thumb for Mechanical Engineers by J. Edward Pope. A Manual Of Quick, Accurate Solutions To every day Mechanical Engineering Problems. This book provides hundreds of shortcuts, calculations, practical “how-to” methods, and concise background reviews into one convenient volume. Whether you’re concerned with design, selection, or performance, you’ll find …

Maintenance and Troubleshooting rotating machinery including centrifugal pumps and compressors, reciprocating pumps and compressors, fans, steam turbines, electric motors, and more. Throughout this book, the term process machinery will be used to refer to rotating machinery commonly encountered in processing plants, such as centrifugal pumps and compressors, reciprocating pumps and …

Practical Centrifugal Pumps Design Operation and Maintenance by Paresh Girdhar, Octo Moniz. This book covers the essentials of pump construction, design applications, operations, maintenance, and management issues. Key topics discussed in this book are the various types of centrifugal pumps; relevant pump terminology; pump characteristics and pump curves; pump calculations; …

Industrial Machinery Repair Best Maintenance Practices Pocket Guide by Ricky Smith. This book addresses, in a simplistic manner, the proper principles and techniques in Best Maintenance Practices in Mechanical engineering. This book is necessary for maintenance personnel to keep equipment operating at peak reliability and companies functioning more profitably through …

Introduction to Thermal and fluid engineering by Deborah A. Kaminski and M. K. Jensen. This textbook is a fresh approach to the teaching of thermal and fluids engineering as an integrated subject. Other objectives are to present appropriate material at an introductory level on thermodynamics, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics …