Engineering Science

Book description

Engineering Science will help you understand thescientific principles involved inengineering.

Focusing primarily upon core mechanical and electrical science topics, students enrolled on an Engineering Foundation degree and Higher National Engineering qualification will find this book an invaluable aid to their learning.

The subject matter covered includes sections on the mechanics of solids, dynamics, thermodynamics, electrostatics and electromagnetic principles, and AC and DC circuit theory.

Knowledge-check questions, summary sections and activities are included throughout the book, and the necessary background mathematics is applied and integrated alongside the appropriate areas of engineering being studied. The result is a clear, straightforward and easily accessible textbook that encourages independent study and covers most of the scientific principles that students are likely to meet at this level.

It is supported with a companion website at http://www.key2engineeringscience.com for students and lecturers:

  • Solutions to the Test your Knowledge questions in the book
  • Further guidance on essential mathematics
  • Extra chapters on vapour properties, cycles and plants
  • Downloadable SCILAB scripts that helps simplify advanced mathematical content

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. PART I MECHANICS OF MATERIALS
    1. 1 Fundamentals
      1. 1.1 Force
      2. 1.2 Vector representation and combination of forces
      3. 1.3 Coplanar force systems
      4. 1.4 Resolution of forces for coplanar systems
      5. 1.5 Simple stress and strain
      6. 1.6 Compound bars
      7. 1.7 Poisson's ratio and two-dimensional loading
      8. 1.8 Chapter summary
    2. 2 Simply supported beams
      1. 2.1 Revision of fundamentals
      2. 2.2 Shear force and bending moment
      3. 2.3 Engineers' theory of bending
      4. 2.4 Centroid and second moment of area
      5. 2.5 Beam selection
      6. 2.6 Slope and deflection of beams
      7. 2.7 Chapter summary
      8. 2.8 Review questions
    3. 3 Torsion and shafts
      1. 3.1 Review of shear stress and strain
      2. 3.2 Engineers' theory of torsion
      3. 3.3 Polar second moment of area
      4. 3.4 Power transmitted by a shaft
      5. 3.5 Composite shafts
      6. 3.6 Chapter summary
      7. 3.7 Review questions
    4. 4 Pressure vessels
      1. 4.1 Thin-walled pressure vessels
      2. 4.2 Thick-walled pressure vessels
      3. 4.3 Pressure vessel applications
      4. 4.4 Chapter summary
      5. 4.5 Review questions
    5. 5 Concentrically loaded columns and struts
      1. 5.1 Slenderness ratio, radius of gyration and effective length
      2. 5.2 Euler's theory and the Rankine-Gordon relationship
      3. 5.3 Chapter summary
      4. 5.4 Review questions
    6. 6 Introduction to strain energy
      1. 6.1 Strain energy resulting from direct stress and pure shear stress
      2. 6.2 Strain energy in bending and torsion
      3. 6.3 Castigliano's theorem
      4. 6.4 Chapter summary
      5. 6.5 Review questions
    7. 7 Complex stress and strain
      1. 7.1 Stresses on oblique planes
      2. 7.2 Two-dimensional direct stress, shear stress and combined stress systems
      3. 7.3 Mohr's stress circle
      4. 7.4 Strain
      5. 7.5 Strain gauges
      6. 7.6 Chapter summary
      7. 7.7 Review questions
  7. PART II DYNAMICS
    1. 8 Fundamentals
      1. 8.1 Newton's laws
      2. 8.2 Linear equations of motion
      3. 8.3 Angular motion
      4. 8.4 Friction
      5. 8.5 Energy
      6. 8.6 Momentum
      7. 8.7 Power
      8. 8.8 Circular motion and forces of rotation
      9. 8.9 Chapter summary
      10. 8.10 Review questions
    2. 9 Kinematics of mechanisms
      1. 9.1 Velocity and acceleration diagrams
      2. 9.2 Displacement, velocity and acceleration analysis of an engine slider-crank mechanism
      3. 9.3 Cam mechanisms
      4. 9.4 Chapter summary
      5. 9.5 Review questions
    3. 10 Power transmission systems
      1. 10.1 Belt drives
      2. 10.2 Friction clutches
      3. 10.3 Gear trains
      4. 10.4 Balancing
      5. 10.5 Flywheels
      6. 10.6 Coupled systems
      7. 10.7 Chapter summary
      8. 10.8 Review questions
    4. 11 Oscillatory motion and vibration
      1. 11.1 Simple harmonic motion
      2. 11.2 Free vibration
      3. 11.3 Damped natural vibration
      4. 11.4 Forced vibration
      5. 11.5 Chapter summary
      6. 11.6 Review questions
  8. PART III THERMODYNAMICS
    1. 12 Fundamentals
      1. 12.1 Density and pressure
      2. 12.2 Temperature, its measurement and thermal expansion
      3. 12.3 Heat, specific heat and latent heat
      4. 12.4 Gases and the gas laws
      5. 12.5 Chapter summary
      6. 12.6 Review questions
    2. 13 Thermodynamic systems
      1. 13.1 System definitions and properties
      2. 13.2 Closed and open systems
      3. 13.3 Closed systems and the first law of thermodynamics
      4. 13.4 Open systems and the first law of thermodynamics
      5. 13.5 Introduction to the second law of thermodynamics
      6. 13.6 Chapter summary
      7. 13.7 Review questions
    3. 14 Perfect gas processes
      1. 14.1 Reversibility and work
      2. 14.2 Perfect gas non-flow processes
      3. 14.3 Introduction to gas mixtures
      4. 14.4 Chapter summary
      5. 14.5 Review questions
    4. 15 Thermal cycles
      1. 15.1 Entropy
      2. 15.2 The Carnot cycle
      3. 15.3 The Otto cycle
      4. 15.4 The diesel cycle
      5. 15.5 Constant pressure cycle
      6. 15.6 Chapter summary
      7. 15.7 Review questions
    5. 16 Combustion engines
      1. 16.1 The reciprocating piston internal combustion engine working cycle
      2. 16.2 Internal combustion engine performance indicators
      3. 16.3 The gas turbine engine
      4. 16.4 Aircraft propulsion
      5. 16.5 The aircraft turbojet engine cycles and component efficiencies
      6. 16.6 Chapter summary
      7. 16.7 Review questions
    6. 17 Introduction to heat transfer
      1. 17.1 Introduction
      2. 17.2 Conduction
      3. 17.3 Convection
      4. 17.4 Radiation
      5. 17.5 Chapter summary
      6. 17.6 Review questions
    7. 18 Introduction to fluid mechanics
      1. 18.1 Thrust force on immersed surfaces
      2. 18.2 Buoyancy
      3. 18.3 Momentum of a fluid
      4. 18.4 The Bernoulli equation
      5. 18.5 Application of Bernoulli to fluid flow measurement
      6. 18.6 Fluid viscosity
      7. 18.7 Friction losses in piped systems
      8. 18.8 Energy loss in plain bearings
      9. 18.9 Chapter summary
      10. 18.10 Review questions
  9. PART IV ELECTROSTATICS AND ELECTROMAGNETISM
    1. 19 Electrostatics and capacitors
      1. 19.1 The nature of electric charge
      2. 19.2 Permittivity, electric flux density and field strength
      3. 19.3 Force between charges
      4. 19.4 Capacitors
      5. 19.5 Energy storage
      6. 19.6 Capacitors in series and parallel
      7. 19.7 Chapter summary
      8. 19.8 Review questions
    2. 20 Electromagnetism and inductors
      1. 20.1 The nature of magnetic flux
      2. 20.2 Permeability and magnetic flux density
      3. 20.3 Force between conductors
      4. 20.4 Inductors
      5. 20.5 Energy storage
      6. 20.6 Inductors in series
      7. 20.7 Magnetic circuits and reluctance
      8. 20.8 Chapter summary
      9. 20.9 Review questions
  10. PART V DIRECT CURRENT
    1. 21 Current, voltage and resistance
      1. 21.1 The nature of electric current
      2. 21.2 Ohm's law
      3. 21.3 Resistance and resistivity
      4. 21.4 Conductance and conductivity
      5. 21.5 Comparison of electric and magnetic circuits
      6. 21.6 Temperature coefficient of resistance
      7. 21.7 Internal resistance
      8. 21.8 Power, work and energy
      9. 21.9 Chapter summary
      10. 21.10 Review questions
    2. 22 Circuit theorems
      1. 22.1 Kirchhoff's laws
      2. 22.2 Series and parallel circuit calculations
      3. 22.3 The potential divider
      4. 22.4 The current divider
      5. 22.5 The constant voltage source
      6. 22.6 The constant current source
      7. 22.7 Superposition theorem
      8. 22.8 Maximum power transfer theorem
      9. 22.9 Chapter summary
      10. 22.10 Review questions
  11. PART VI TRANSIENTS
    1. 23 Transients
      1. 23.1 Rate of change
      2. 23.2 C—R circuits
      3. 23.3 L—R circuits
      4. 23.4 Chapter summary
      5. 23.5 Review questions
    2. 24 Transients in R—L—C systems
      1. 24.1 First- and second-order systems
      2. 24.2 Laplace transforms
      3. 24.3 Chapter summary
      4. 24.4 Review questions
  12. PART VII ALTERNATING CURRENT
    1. 25 a.c. principles
      1. 25.1 Alternating voltage and current
      2. 25.2 Reactance
      3. 25.3 Impedance
      4. 25.4 Chapter summary
      5. 25.5 Review questions
    2. 26 Complex impedance and admittance
      1. 26.1 Complex notation
      2. 26.2 Series impedance
      3. 26.3 Parallel admittance
      4. 26.4 Complex networks
      5. 26.5 Chapter summary
      6. 26.6 Review questions
    3. 27 Resonant circuits
      1. 27.1 Series resonant circuits
      2. 27.2 Parallel resonance
      3. 27.3 Q-factor and bandwidth
      4. 27.4 Using complex notation to analyse resonant circuits
      5. 27.5 Chapter summary
      6. 27.6 Review questions
    4. 28 Coupled magnetic circuits
      1. 28.1 Mutual inductance
      2. 28.2 Coupled circuits
      3. 28.3 Transformers
      4. 28.4 Equivalent circuit of a transformer
      5. 28.5 Transformer regulation and efficiency
      6. 28.6 Transformer matching
      7. 28.7 Chapter summary
      8. 28.8 Review questions
    5. 29 Power, power factor and power factor correction
      1. 29.1 Power in a.c. circuits
      2. 29.2 Power factor
      3. 29.3 Power factor correction
      4. 29.4 Chapter summary
      5. 29.5 Review questions
    6. 30 Complex waveforms and Fourier analysis
      1. 30.1 Harmonics
      2. 30.2 Fourier analysis
      3. 30.3 Chapter summary
      4. 30.4 Review questions
    7. 31 Power in a complex waveform
      1. 31.1 RMS value of a waveform
      2. 31.2 Power factor for a complex waveform
      3. 31.3 Chapter summary
      4. 31.4 Review questions
  13. Index

Product information

  • Title: Engineering Science
  • Author(s): Mike Tooley, Lloyd Dingle
  • Release date: July 2013
  • Publisher(s): Routledge
  • ISBN: 9781136293320