Heat engines that use gases as the working fluid in a closed system model were discussed in this book. Otto cycle, Diesel, Miller, and Dual cycle a...

Grid electrified vehicles or plug-in electric vehicles (PEV) are gaining attention world-wide as a potential low carbon technology. Because it is s...

In the first chapter of Gyroscopes: Types, Functions and Applications, the operating principle, types and applications of fiber-optic gyroscopes ar...

Fluid mechanics provides the theoretical foundation for hydraulics, which focuses on the engineering uses of fluid properties. In fluid power, hydr...

Indirect Solar, Geothermal & Nuclear Energy

In this book, the authors present current research in industrial control systems. Topics discussed include the development of friction identificati...

This book presents a comprehensive account of a new member of the family of the modal interpretations of quantum mechanics. According to the modal-...

This book endeavors to provide readers with the most up-to-date methodologies used to simulate and predict different features of material behaviors...

A material structure assembled from a layer or cluster of atoms with the size of the order of nanometers is called a nanostructure. There are many ...

Though the developments in the field of electronics and digital industries are significant, the importance of the basic mechanical industry remains...

This book is believed to be the first to specifically address mechanical engineering education. It is divided into three sections: pedagogy, curric...

This book includes eleven excellent chapters that have been prepared using state-of-art methodologies by professional researchers from ten differen...

Mechanical vibrations have attracted the attention of engineers and researches long time ago. Vibration problems require a deep understanding of ma...

This book proposes a novel design method that combines both genetic programming (GP) to automatically explore the open-ended design space and bond ...

During the last decade, mechatronic systems have been found in many things and many experiences of our everyday lives. The word mechatronics was fi...

Mastering the art of ‘mechatronics' currently looks like one of the most attractive tasks of modern engineering technology and science. Many applic...

Mechatronics is an interdisciplinary engineering field which studies the automata from an engineering perspective, thinking on the design of produc...

Milling is the machining process of using rotary cutters to remove material from a workpiece. It covers a wide variety of different operations and ...

This edited book provides discussion and presents results related to some "hot topics," all dealing with the soil-structure interaction. The book c...

The book covers the proceedings of International conference "Molecular and Nanoscale Systems for Energy Conversion". The monograph is including inf...

This book being with an introduction into natural ventilation applications in buildings. It defines the concept of natural ventilation in buildings...

This is the first time that human organs, such as the heart, liver, kidney, stomach, uterus, skin, lung, pancreas and breast can be manufactured au...

Process control is a statistics and engineering discipline that deals with architectures, mechanisms and algorithms for controlling the output of a...

Applications of microscale and nanoscale thermal and fluid transport phenomena involved in traditional industries and highly specialised fields suc...

In this book, the authors present current research on the types, design and safety issues of railways. Topics discussed include the acoustic charac...

The Robust Control Theory involves powerful methods for analysis and design of control systems in presence of signal and parameter uncertainties. T...

It is not well known how far back in time that ships were invented. Despite this, some archaeological remains were found dating back to 6300 BC. Ba...

Sliding mode control was first introduced in the 1950s. It is a nonlinear control technique with many unique properties. In this book, different as...

Slope stability is always a very important topic in many developed and highly congested cities, particularly for many cities in China where slope f...

This book is intended to provide an engineering point of view and the design tools for low temperature solar collectors, as well as their networks ...

Solar energy can be divided into direct and indirect categories. Most energy sources on Earth are forms of indirect solar energy. Coal, oil and nat...

Stainless steel, termed as the "miracle metal" is all around us in numerous applications ranging from everyday household items to sophisticated bio...

For the aspiring mechanical watch collector, this casual yet insightful overview is the perfect introduction. The wristwatches presented come from ...

Different thermal engineering calculations can be useful tools to solve complex issues nowadays in thermal equipment design for several industrial ...