9780884157908. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 406. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 406 p. Contains: Unspecified. 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.