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    Mechanical Engineering Primer
    Mechanical Engineering Primer
    Mechanical Engineering Primer
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    Mechanical Engineering Primer

    By Robert Tata

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    This book is written for the young who want to prepare for a technical career or others who may want to broaden their horizons. It is written in an easy to understand step-by-step style and contains more pages of illustrative examples than pages of text enabling the reader to better understand the subject matter. At the end is a twenty question quiz should this book be used for class room study or for the challenge or enjoyment of other readers. A wide range of engineering topics are discussed starting with fundamental issues such as engineering materials, drawings, fasteners, couplings, belts, and pulleys. It then provides more in depth discussions on gears, bearings, shafts, and automotive power transmission. It concludes with a discussion on engineering patents featuring an example of an actual automotive patent application submitted by the author and approved by the U.S. Patent Office.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateOct 21, 2013
    ISBN9781491826478
    Mechanical Engineering Primer
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    Robert Tata

    The author has a BSME from Case-Western University, Cleveland, Ohio. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Ohio. He has had 40 years of Mechanical Engineering experience, 26 of which were with the General Motors Corporation. While there, he obtained U.S. Patent number 4,645,432, “Magnetic Drive Vehicle Coolant Pump”. He went on to become a leader in anti-friction bearing applications in both the automotive and industrial fields. Valuable experience was also gained in gears and mechanical power transmission. Prior to that he was employed by TRW, Cleveland, Ohio, where he was responsible for bearings, gears and mechanical power transmission in the aircraft and missile fields under the tutelage of Mr. Thomas Barish, a leading mechanical power transmission consultant. Also, Mr. Tata has authored 27 technical papers that are available on the internet and other sources for professional development hours. He is also the author of the book “The Development of U.S. Missiles During the Space Race with the U.S.S.R.”. It is based on his experience, early in his career, working as a Flight Test Engineer at Cape Canaveral, Florida during the Cold War with the U.S.S.R.. More recently, Mr. Tata has ventured outside the technical field in authoring his second book, “The Greatest American Presidents”. Following that is his third work, a part technical, part historical book titled “How Detroit became the ‘Automotive Capital of the World’ ”. The fourth book is a workbook sized publication titled “Mechanical Engineering Primer” complete with a multiple choice quiz for classroom use or any other party so inclined.

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      Mechanical Engineering Primer - Robert Tata

      2013 Robert Tata, B.S.M.E., P.E. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      Published by AuthorHouse 10/14/2013

      ISBN: 978-1-4918-2648-5 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4918-2647-8 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2013918396

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models,

      and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Engineering Materials

      Engineering Drawing

      Fasteners and Couplings

      Belts and Pulleys

      Beam Formula

      Shafting Design

      Anti-friction Bearings

      Involute Gears

      Gear Trains

      Industrial Gear Application

      Automotive Power Transmission

      Engineering Patents

      Quiz

      OVERVIEW

      This book is written for the young who may want to prepare for a technical future or any other individual who may want to broaden their horizons. It is written in an easy to understand step-by-step style and contains more pages of illustrative examples than pages of text, enabling the reader to better understand the subject matter. At the end is a thirty-three question quiz should this book be used for class room study or for the challenge and enjoyment of other readers.

      Engineering is a field of endeavor that includes a wide range of topics that merit attention. This course begins by dealing with some of the fundamental issues such as engineering materials, drawings, fasteners, couplings, belts and pulleys. It then provides more in depth discussion on the design of gears, bearings, shafts and how simple beam formula can be used to calculate gearbox shaft loads and deflections. It analyzes power flow through an automotive drive train from the engine, through the torque converter, transmission, drive shaft and to the wheels. It concludes with information on how to apply for an engineering patent and how a bill recently passed in Congress has changed an important aspect of the patent law.

      ENGINEERING MATERIALS

      Iron & Steel: Two of the most important engineering materials used today are iron and steel. Iron is the fourth most abundant element found in the earth’s crust by weight following oxygen, silicon, and aluminum respectively and occurs as an ore in the form of iron oxide. Iron ore is loaded in a furnace with coke and limestone and blasted from the bottom with hot air. The coke and hot air combine to reduce the iron oxide to iron while the limestone removes impurities. This product called pig iron is further processed to make castings, pipe, and

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