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Machine Devices and Components Illustrated Sourcebook
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 621.82
EAN: 9780071436878
Edition: 1
ISBN: 0071436871
Label: McGraw-Hill Professional
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Professional
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 400
Publication Date: September 21, 2004
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
Studio: McGraw-Hill Professional
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Editorial Review:
Invaluable to anyone who designs, repairs, or operates machines, this sourcebook contains 2000 illustrations of the most commonly used components found in home appliances, office machines, vehicles, aircraft, ships, construction, factory equipment, and machine tools. The author also includes design formulas and structural data.
Contents: Mechanisms * Machine Elements * Gearing * Fluid-Filled Bearing * Bearings with Rolling Contact * Packing and Seals * Pipe, Fitting, and Valves * Key Equations and Charts for Designing Mechanisms
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Very Good
I find the book an excellent source of ideas if you are into designing fictures, jigs or mechanisms. The only "but" is that, just as the first reviewer mentions, the book lacks a detailed explanation of how the mechanisms function.
Rating: - Fine pictures, poor explanation
I've found that there are a lot of interesting pictures of many mechanisms, much more than I expected. But I think authors could have added some more detailed explanations about how they work, or which are the main properties, like efficiency in terms of energy for example. At least compare different mechanisms to get an idea of which one is the best suitable for a concrete action.
In several mechanisms it also would have been interesting to get two or three images of the same object but in ... Read More
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