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An easy-to-use text highlighting key concepts of machine design with the help of enhanced pedagogical features and applications.
List of contents
Preface; Acknowledgement; Dedication; List of figures; List of tables; 1. Belts and pulleys; 2. Rope drives; 3. Chain drives; 4. Gear fundamentals; 5. Spur gears; 6. Helical gears; 7. Bevel gears; 8. Worm gears; 9. Gear trains and gear boxes; 10. Hydrodynamic bearings; 11. Rolling bearings; 12. Cylinder of an I.C. engine; 13. Pistons; 14. Connecting rod; 15. Crank shaft; 16. Valve gears; 17. Fly wheels; 18. Clutches; 19. Brakes; 20. Pressure vessels; References; Appendices; Index.
About the author
Ajeet Singh was Professor and Head in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT), Allahabad. He has more than three decades of teaching experience at undergraduate and graduate level. He had taught courses including machine design, I.C. engines, tribology, and computer aided design and engineering processes. He has published several papers in national and international journals. He has published three textbooks including Working with AutoCAD 2000 (2002), Machine Drawing includes AutoCAD 2005, 1st edition (2005) and Machine Drawing includes AutoCAD 2010, 2nd edition (2012).
Summary
Covers design principles of belts, pulleys, rope drives, chain and sprocket drive, spur gears, helical gears and bevel gears in detail. Important bearings such as slide and rolling element bearings are discussed in detail. More than 150 solved examples, 180 unsolved problems and 200 multiple choice questions are interspersed throughout the book.
