Basic Mechanical Engineering

This book has been written to provide knowledge and insight into various aspects of Mechanical Engineering. The book covers syllabi of various universities for The students of all The disciplines of engineering. The readers will find The book highly useful as a comprehensive text covering basic principles in simple language and easy to grasp formatting. Table of Contents1. Mechanics – introduction. Transmission of power3. Fundamentals of Thermodynamics and heat transfer4. Properties of Gases5. Properties of steam6. Fuel and combustion of fuels7. Thermal power plants 1-steam Boilers 8. Thermal power plants 2-steam engines, turbines and condenser9. Air compressors10. I. C engines11. Fuel system in I. C engines12. Automobile Engineering. Gas turbines14. Refrigeration and air Conditioning. Hydraulic pumps16. Hydraulic devices17. Hydro electric power plants18. Hydraulic turbines19. Sources of energy20. Engineering materials stress and strain21. Manufacturing process 22. Pattern-making Foundry and casting23. Welding engineering24. Tools, jigs and fixtures25. Machine tools26. Automation and robotics appendices index.