Element of Mechanical Engineering (PTU) By R.K.Rajput

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Book Summary:

This book has been written specifically to meet the exhaustive requirements of the subject “Elements of Mechanical Engineering” of B.E. examination of Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar.

The book includes comprehensive treatment of the subject matter under wide range of topics mentioned in the syllabus, with a large number of solved examples to support the text.

Besides this, Highlights, Objective Type Questions, Theoretical Questions and Unsolved Examples have been added at the end of each chapter to make the book a comprehensive unit in all respects.As per new syllabus of PTU, Jalandhar, three new chapters namely, ‘‘Engineering Materials’’ ‘‘Centre of Gravity and Centroid’’ and ‘‘Moment of Inertia’’ have been added to make the book complete in every respect.

Audience of the Book :

This book has been written specially to meet the exhaustive requirements of the subject 'Elements of Mechanical Engineering' of B.E. 1st year Examination of Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar and other Courses of B.E., B.Tech., B.Sc. (Engg.), U.P.S.C., A.M.I.E.

Key Features:

The main features of the book are as follows:

• The presentation of the subject matter is very systematic and the language of text is in a lucid, direct and easy to understand manner.
• The book provides a comprehensive treatment of the subject matter under wide range of topics mentioned in the syllabus common to the above mentioned universities, including a large number of solved examples to support the text wherever required. 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:

PART - A

1. Basic Concepts of Thermodynamics

2. First Law of Thermodynamics

3. Second Law of Thermodynamics and Entropy

PART - B

4. Gas Power Cycles

5. Internal Combustion Engines

6. Mechanics of Solids

7. Engineering Materials

ADDITIONAL TYPICAL WORKED EXAMPLES