Basic Mechanical Engineering

This book is intended to serve as a textbook covering the syllabus for the course “Basic Mechanical Engineering”, adopted in all the Universities in India. It covers the fundamentals of steam boilers, steam turbines, power plants, internal combustion engines, the process of casting, forming, joining and removal of metals, engineering materials, heat treatment, refrigeration and air conditioning, CAD/CAM/CIM, robots and transmission of power.
Also, it will be noted that even modern developments in the field of Mechanical Engineering like Computer Aided Design and manufacture Flexible manufacturing system (FMS) Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) and Glimpse of Nanotechnology have been added in this text at the basic level. This book will be useful not only to the first year B.E. students, but also to diploma and AMIE students in all the technical institutions throughout the country.
Throughout the text, attempt has been made to present the subject matter in a simple, lucid and precise manner. Care has been taken in making the text student-friendly. Simple, neat and clear diagrams are provided in all the chapters to elucidate the concepts further.