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Mechanical Engineering Formulas Pocket Guide

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ISBN-10: 0071356096

ISBN-13: 9780071356091

Edition: 2003

Authors: Tyler G. Hicks

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This pocket guide includes thousands of formulas for everyday use. It includes formulas for measuring fatigue, load bearing, gear design, and simple mechanics.
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Book details

List price: $53.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Publication date: 2/19/2003
Binding: Comb Bound 
Pages: 290
Size: 5.00" wide x 8.00" long x 0.69" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English

Preface
Acknowledgments
How to Use This Book
Conversion Factors for Mechanical Engineering Practice
Mechanics--Statics and Kinetics Formulas
Formulas of Motion
Statics
Kinetics
Torsion
Cylinder Stresses
Formulas for Stresses in Machine Members
Normal and Principal Stresses
Stresses Due to Interference Fits
Beam Formulas
Shaft and Shafting Formulas
Shafts and Shafting
Torsional Deflection
Shafts in Bending
Shafts with Combined Torsion and Bending
Power Transmission Shafting
Torsional Rigidity
Lateral Rigidity
Moments
Critical Speed
Empirical Formulas for Steel Transmission Shafting
Power Transmission "Group-System" Shafting
Flywheels on Shafts
Vertical Shafts for Mixing or Agitation Vessels
Machine Component and Reliability Formulas
Springs
Spiral, Power, and Neg'ator Springs
Coned-Disk or Belleville Springs
Flat and Leaf Springs
Torsion-Bar Springs
Rubber Springs and Mountings
Shear Springs or Sandwiches
Cylindrical Shear Spring
Cylindrical Torsion Spring
Flat Belts
Roller Chains
Silent Chains
Block Brakes
Band Brakes
Clutches
Keyways
Gears
Acme Screws
Columns in Machine Parts
Reliability of Machine Components and Systems
Geneva Wheel Design
Stress Formulas for Thick Cylinders
Design Formulas for Curved Springs
Hydrodynamic Formulas Useful in Bearing Design
Metalworking Formulas
Cutting Speed
Tool Feed
Shaft Tapers
Milling Machines
Milling Cutter Overrun
Depth of Milling Cut Required for a Key Seat
Production Time
Best Production Method
Minimum Lot Size
Time to Turn
Time Required to Change Tools
Chamfering Time
Time to Face
Thread Dimensions Needed When Cutting Threads
Threading Operations
Time to Tap
Time to Profile
Time to Change Shaper Cutter
Shaper Cutting Speed
Feed Rate for Center-Type Grinder
Grinding Time
Time to Thread Mill
Time Required to Broach
Hob Speed and Work Speed
Time to Machine Spur Gears
Hobbing Time for Shafts
Time to Saw for Power Hacksaw
Time for Band Saw Cutting
Horsepower Required at Motor to Make Turning Cut(s)
Formulas for Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning
Air Conditioning Formulas
Heating System Formulas
Psychrometric Formulas
Formulas for Steam Trap Choice
Thermodynamics Formulas
Nomenclature
General Energy Equation
Gas Laws
Compressor Performance
Fan Performance
Performance Characteristics of Piston Machines
Heat Engine Cycles--Ideal
Throttling Calorimeter
Gas Turbines
Energy Engineering Formulas
Power Plant Performance Factors
Boiler Performance
Steam Boilers
Fuels and Combustion
Steam Turbines
Hydroelectric Plants and Hydraulic Turbines
Surface Condensers for Steam Turbines
Boiler Heat Balance
Pressure Drop in Straight Ducts for Boiler Ducts
U-Tubes, Manometers, and Draft Gauges
Formulas for Fluids Engineering
Capillary Action
Viscosity
Fundamentals of Fluid Flow
Similitude for Physical Models
Fluid Flow in Pipes
Pressure (Head) Changes Caused by Pipe Size Change
Flow Through Orifices
Fluid Jets
Orifice Discharge into Diverging Conical Tubes
Water Hammer
Pipe Stresses Perpendicular to the Longitudinal Axis
Temperature Expansion of Pipe
Forces Due to Pipe Bends
Economical Sizing of Distribution Piping
Determining Diameter Needed for Steam and Water Piping
Venturi Meter Flow Computation
Nonuniform Flow in Open Channels
Pumps
Energy in Pumping Systems
Pump Total Head
Pump Flow, Power, and Pressure Formulas
Pressure Losses in Piping and Fittings
Net Positive Suction Head for Reciprocating Pumps
Net Positive Suction Head for Centrifugal Pumps
Screw Pumps and Maximum Suction Lift
Specific Speed of Commercial Pumps
Operation of Centrifugal Pumps at Reduced Flow Rates
Eductors
Pump Shaft Design
Pump Power Calculations
How to Figure Steel-Pipe Schedule
Figure Pipe Weight per Foot of Length
Formulas for Nonlaminar (Turbulent) and Laminar Flow in Pipes
Formulas for Airflow in Pipes, Valves, and Fitting
Air Intake Systems for Internal Combustion Engines
Foundations for Internal Combustion Engines
Index