Mechanical Engineering

This book has been written specifically to meet exhaustively the requirements of the syllabus of the subject Mechanical Engineering for B.E. first year examination of U.P. Technical University, Lucknow.Part A (Thermodynamics) consists of Unit I, Unit II and contains six chapters. Part B (Mechanics and Strength of Materials) consists of Unit III, Unit IV, Unit V and contains eight chapters.Salient Features :The presentation of the subject matter is very systematic and the language of the text is lucid, direct and easy to understand.Each chapter of the book is saturated with much needed text supported by neat and self explanatory diagrams to make the subject self-speaking a great extent.A large number of solved examples, properly graded, have been added in various chapters to enable the students to attempt different types of questions in the examination without any difficulty.At the end of each chapter Highlights, Objective Type Questions, Theoretical Questions and Unsolved Examples have been added to make the book a complete unit in all respects. Table Of Contents : SyllabusIntroduction to S. I. Unit and Conversion FactorsPart A : THERMODYNAMICS1. Basic Concepts of Thermodynamics; 2. First Law of Thermodynamics; 3. Second Law of Thermodynamics and Entropy; 4. Ideal and Real Gases; 5. Properties of Steam; 6. Gas Power Cycles; 7. Internal Combustion EnginesPart B : MECHANICS AND STRENGTH OF MATERIALS8. Basic Concepts of Mechanics and Force Systems; 9. Friction; 10. Bending Moments and Shearing Forces; 11.