Mechanical Engineering Formulas Pocket Guide
THOUSANDS OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING FORMULAS\ IN YOUR POCKET AND AT YOUR FINGERTIPS!\ This portable find-it-now reference contains thousands of indispensable formulas mechanical engineers need for day-to-day practice. It’s all here in one compact resource — everything from HVAC to stress and vibration equations — measuring fatigue, bearings, gear design, simple mechanics, and more.\ Compiled by a professional engineer with many years’ experience, the Pocket Guide includes common conversions,...
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THOUSANDS OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING FORMULASIN YOUR POCKET AND AT YOUR FINGERTIPS! This portable find-it-now reference contains thousands of indispensable formulas mechanical engineers need for day-to-day practice. It's all here in one compact resource — everything from HVAC to stress and vibration equations — measuring fatigue, bearings, gear design, simple mechanics, and more. Compiled by a professional engineer with many years' experience, the Pocket Guide includes common conversions, symbols, and vital calculations data. You'll find just what you need to solve your problems quickly, easily, and accurately. Choice The contents of this portable resource are divided into ten sections and include topics on machine members, shafts, reliability, metalworking, HVAC, thermodynamics, power plants, and fluids. Hicks includes diagrams and associated formulas on moments of ineria, torsion, beam formulas along with other diagrams ...
PrefaceviiAcknowledgmentsixHow to Use This BookxiSection 1.Conversion Factors for Mechanical Engineering Practice1Section 2.Mechanics--Statics and Kinetics Formulas11Formulas of Motion11Statics12Kinetics23Torsion29Cylinder Stresses34Section 3.Formulas for Stresses in Machine Members37Normal and Principal Stresses37Stresses Due to Interference Fits40Beam Formulas42Section 4.Shaft and Shafting Formulas59Shafts and Shafting59Torsional Deflection60Shafts in Bending61Shafts with Combined Torsion and Bending61Power Transmission Shafting63Torsional Rigidity65Lateral Rigidity65Moments66Critical Speed66Empirical Formulas for Steel Transmission Shafting70Power Transmission "Group-System" Shafting71Flywheels on Shafts73Vertical Shafts for Mixing or Agitation Vessels75Section 5.Machine Component and Reliability Formulas77Springs77Spiral, Power, and Neg'ator Springs87Coned-Disk or Belleville Springs91Flat and Leaf Springs94Torsion-Bar Springs99Rubber Springs and Mountings101Shear Springs or Sandwiches102Cylindrical Shear Spring103Cylindrical Torsion Spring104Flat Belts105Roller Chains107Silent Chains108Block Brakes108Band Brakes110Clutches111Keyways112Gears113Acme Screws117Columns in Machine Parts117Reliability of Machine Components and Systems119Geneva Wheel Design124Stress Formulas for Thick Cylinders125Design Formulas for Curved Springs130Hydrodynamic Formulas Useful in Bearing Design130Section 6.Metalworking Formulas137Cutting Speed137Tool Feed137Shaft Tapers138Milling Machines138Milling Cutter Overrun140Depth of Milling Cut Required for a Key Seat141Production Time141Best Production Method142Minimum Lot Size142Time to Turn142Time Required to Change Tools143Chamfering Time143Time to Face143Thread Dimensions Needed When Cutting Threads143Threading Operations145Time to Tap146Time to Profile146Time to Change Shaper Cutter146Shaper Cutting Speed146Feed Rate for Center-Type Grinder147Grinding Time148Time to Thread Mill148Time Required to Broach148Hob Speed and Work Speed149Time to Machine Spur Gears149Hobbing Time for Shafts149Time to Saw for Power Hacksaw150Time for Band Saw Cutting150Horsepower Required at Motor to Make Turning Cut(s)150Section 7.Formulas for Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning153Air Conditioning Formulas153Heating System Formulas160Psychrometric Formulas172Formulas for Steam Trap Choice178Section 8.Thermodynamics Formulas181Nomenclature181General Energy Equation183Gas Laws184Compressor Performance185Fan Performance190Performance Characteristics of Piston Machines192Heat Engine Cycles--Ideal195Throttling Calorimeter200Gas Turbines200Section 9.Energy Engineering Formulas207Power Plant Performance Factors207Boiler Performance207Steam Boilers210Fuels and Combustion212Steam Turbines213Hydroelectric Plants and Hydraulic Turbines218Surface Condensers for Steam Turbines220Boiler Heat Balance221Pressure Drop in Straight Ducts for Boiler Ducts223U-Tubes, Manometers, and Draft Gauges223Section 10.Formulas for Fluids Engineering227Capillary Action227Viscosity227Fundamentals of Fluid Flow230Similitude for Physical Models231Fluid Flow in Pipes233Pressure (Head) Changes Caused by Pipe Size Change238Flow Through Orifices240Fluid Jets243Orifice Discharge into Diverging Conical Tubes243Water Hammer244Pipe Stresses Perpendicular to the Longitudinal Axis245Temperature Expansion of Pipe246Forces Due to Pipe Bends246Economical Sizing of Distribution Piping247Determining Diameter Needed for Steam and Water Piping248Venturi Meter Flow Computation249Nonuniform Flow in Open Channels250Pumps254Energy in Pumping Systems257Pump Total Head257Pump Flow, Power, and Pressure Formulas259Pressure Losses in Piping and Fittings260Net Positive Suction Head for Reciprocating Pumps261Net Positive Suction Head for Centrifugal Pumps264Screw Pumps and Maximum Suction Lift265Specific Speed of Commercial Pumps267Operation of Centrifugal Pumps at Reduced Flow Rates269Eductors269Pump Shaft Design272Pump Power Calculations273How to Figure Steel-Pipe Schedule274Figure Pipe Weight per Foot of Length275Formulas for Nonlaminar (Turbulent) and Laminar Flow in Pipes276Formulas for Airflow in Pipes, Valves, and Fitting278Air Intake Systems for Internal Combustion Engines282Foundations for Internal Combustion Engines282Index285
\ ChoiceThe contents of this portable resource are divided into ten sections and include topics on machine members, shafts, reliability, metalworking, HVAC, thermodynamics, power plants, and fluids. Hicks includes diagrams and associated formulas on moments of ineria, torsion, beam formulas along with other diagrams ...\ \
