Higher Education
Author(s): S. N. Lal
ISBN: 9788131518564
1st Edition
Copyright: 2013
India Release: 2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 290
Trim Size: 241 x 155 mm
Elements of Mechanical Engineering is a core subject taught to the students of first year in all disciplines of engineering in almost all engineering colleges and universities. This text provides a comprehensive introduction to mechanical engineering. It adopts a reader-friendly style and approaches to the basic principles and concepts using simple language and elegant presentation
Chapter 1: Energy Resources
Chapter 2: Basic Concepts of Thermodynamics
Chapter 3: Steam Boilers
Chapter 4: Prime Movers
Chapter 5: Power Plants
Chapter 6: Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
Chapter 7: Engineering Materials, Properties of Metals, and Heat
Treatment of Metals
Chapter 8: Lubrication and Journal Bearing
Chapter 9: Power Transmission Systems
S. N. Lal Dr S.N. Lal is a retired professor of mechanical engineering from Bhagalpur College of Engineering, Bhagalpur. His teaching career spanned more than 40 years. He graduated in B.Sc. Engineering from Bihar Institute of Technology, Sindri, now known as Birsa Institute of Technology, Jharkhand. He obtained his master's degree in Heat Power from IIT Kharagpur and PhD degree from University of Roorkee, Roorkee. He has published quite a few research papers in international journals and is presently associated with NIT, Patna, as a guest faculty.
