Engineers' Data Book

Section 1 Important regulations and directives: the pressure equipment directive; the pressure systems regulations; health and safety at work; the European machinery directive. Section 2 Units: the Greek alphabet; units systems; units and conversions; consistency of units. Section 3 Engineering design - process and principles: design principles; the engineering design process; design as a systematic activity (the "Pugh" method); the innovation model; the product design specification (PDS); reference sources. Section 4 Basic mechanical design: engineering abbreviations; datums and tolerances - principles; tolerance dimensions; general tolerances; holes; screw threads; limits and fits; surface finish. Section 5 Motion: science or chess game? motion equations; Newton's laws of motion; simple harmonic motion (SHM); dynamic balancing; vibration; machine vibration; machinery noise. Section 6 Deformable body mechanics: forces and materials - why don't you fall through the floor? simple stress and strain; simple elastic bending; slope and deflection of beams; torsion; thin cylinders; cylindrical vessels with hemispherical ends; thick cylinders; buckling of struts; flat circular plates; stress concentration factors. section 7 Material failure: how material fail; LEFM method; multi-axis stress states; fatigue; factors of safety. Section 8 Thermodynamics and cycles: basic thermodynamics laws; entropy; enthalpy; other definitions; cycles; the steam cycle; properties of steam; reference information. Section 9 Fluid mechanics: fluid - definition; fluid - pressure; force on immersed surfaces; Bernoulli's equation; the Venturi meter; viscosity; Reynolds number; aerodynamics; lift and drag coefficients; Mach number; lubrication. Section 10 Fluid equipment: turbines; refrigeration systems; diesel engines; heat exchangers; centrifugal pumps. Section 11 Pressure vessels: vessel codes and standards; pressure vessel design feature; vessel certification; flanges. Section 12 Materials: carbon steels; low-alloy steels; alloy steels; cast iron (CI); stainless steels; non-ferrous alloys; nickel alloys; zinc alloys; copper alloys; aluminium alloys; titanium alloys; engineering plastics; material traceability. Section 13 Machine elements: screw fasteners; ball and roller bearings; bearing lifetime; gear trains; seals; shaft couplings; Cam mechanisms; clutches; pulley mechanisms; drive types; wire ropes; springs; miscellaneous. Section 14 Quality assurance and quality control. (Part contents).