機械工程導論

本書入門性地介紹了機械工程領域所涉及的一些基本知識和分析問題、解決問題的方法。全書共8章，主要內容有：解決問題能力的訓練；機械零件與機牀；結構與流體力學；材料和應力；熱和能量系統；機械的運動和機械設計。各章後有多種類型習題供學生思考、練習，篇幅適當，適合我國高等學校機械、能源、動力工程等相關專業的本科一、二年級學生使用。 ^[1] 

1 THE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PROFESSION

1.1 OVERVIEW

1.2 WHAT ISENGINEERING

1.3 WHO ARE MECHANICAL ENGINEERS

1.4 CAREER PATHS

1.5 TYPICAL PROGRAM OF STUDY

SUMMARY

SELF-STUDY AND REVIEW

PROBLEMS

REFERENCES

2 PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS

2.1 OVERVIEW

2.2 UNIT SYSTEMS AND CONVERSIONS

2.3 DIMENSIONAL CONSISTENCY

2.4 SIGNIFICANT DIGITS

2.5 AN ERROR OF UNITS ON THE WAY TO MARS

2.6 APPROXIMATION IN ENGINEERING

2.7 PROBLEM-SOLVING METHODOLOGY

SUMMARY

SELF-STUDY AND REVIEW

PROBLEMS

REFERENCES

3 MACHINE COMPONENTS AND TOOLS

3.1 OVERVIEW

3.2 ROLLING ELEMENT BEARINGS

3.3 FLEXIBLE SHAFT COUPLINGS

3.4 GEAR TYPES AND TERMINOLOGY

3.5 BELT AND CHAIN DRIVES

3.6 MACHINE TOOLS

SUMMARY

SELF-STUDY AND REVIEW

4 FORCES IN STRUCTURES AND FLUIDS

4.1 OVERVIEW

4.2 FORCES AND RESULTANTS

4.3 MOMENT OF A FORCE

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5 MATERIALS AND STRESSES

6 THERMAL AND ENERGY SYSTEMS

7 MOTION OF MACHINERY

8 MECHANICAL DESIGN

APPENDIX A GREEK ALPHABET

APPENDIX B REVIEW OF MATHEMATICAL EQUATIONS

APPENDIX C PLANETARY GEARTRAINS

INDEX