Rules of Thumb for Mechanical Engineers [Paperback]

J. Edward Pope (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0884157903 | ISBN-13: 978-0884157908 | Publication Date: December 23, 1996 | Edition: 1

Save time with this collection of straightforward, common-sense techniques that provide quick, accurate solutions to your engineering problems.

Rules of Thumb for Mechanical Engineers assembles hundreds of shortcuts, calculations, practical "how-to" methods, and concise background reviews into one convenient volume.

Whether you're concerned with design, selection, or performance, you'll find fast, accurate answers here - all without wading through pages of theory.

Experts from all engineering disciplines have packed this book's sixteen chapters with design criteria and practical tips. You'll find easy-to-read descriptions on fluids, heat transfer, thermodynamics, seals, pumps, and compressors, drivers, gears, and bearings, as well as piping and pressure vessels.
Also covers tribology, vibrations, materials, stress and fatigue, instrumentation, and engineering economics.

* Save time with this collection of straightforward, common-sense techniques that provide quick, accurate solutions to your engineering problems.

* Hundreds of shortcuts, calculations and practical "how-to" methods in one convenient volume.

* Fast, accurate answers to design, selection, or performance issues.

Product Details

• Paperback: 406 pages
• Publisher: Gulf Professional Publishing; 1 edition (December 23, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0884157903
• ISBN-13: 978-0884157908
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #181,876 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Succinct and valuable book, May 30, 2007

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D. R. Oswald - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rules of Thumb for Mechanical Engineers (Paperback)

I'd recommend this book for anyone ranging from students to the working class. Am currently a student and was very pleasantly surprised to find valuable nuggets of information inside the book. Covers thermodynamics, fluid, vibration, heat transfer and probably just about anything a mechanical engineer/engineering student wants to know about.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, but ultimately not useful enough, October 18, 2010

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This review is from: Rules of Thumb for Mechanical Engineers (Paperback)

Although this book is interesting, I have been very disappointed by it.
The printing quality is very low, printed on crappy paper and only in black and white. it looks like it has been photocopied on a low quality photocopier. I would expect a lot better for a $140 textbook. Printing quality aside, the book, although well written has very little use for machine design and many other areas, often missing critical features. I understand that it is only meant as a quick guide, but it does not have nearly enough detail to solve practical problems.
It may have been a good book to have during uni as a quick low level learning tool, solving purely theoretical problems, but in real world situations it does not suffice.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A quick reference to solve everyday problems in Mechanical Engineering, July 11, 2006

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David De Sousa "The Automation and Control Guy" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rules of Thumb for Mechanical Engineers (Paperback)

Practical solutions for mechanical engineers should have been the title of this book. The book is full of fundamental information, principles, quick calculations methods, illustrations, and diagrams, that will save the industrial practitioner valuable time.

If you travel for work always take this handy reference with you. I believe this book will also be useful for the student of Mechanical Engineering.

I own this book, as well as Carl. Branan "Rules of Thumb for Chemical Engineers". If you work in the process industries, these two books will proof to be an invaluable aid to analyze and solve operational problems that affect process equipment performance.