Author: Alan Bollard
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1479725757
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 303
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The Rough Mechanical : The Man Who Could A plane crash shatters the rural calm of an English air force base during World War Two, and a brave young airman rushes through the smoke and fire to pull a body from the wreckage. The air force base is occupied by Allied airman who play cards and cricket by day, but by night they have a deadlier goal – in their “devil’s machines” they bring death and destruction to the cities of Germany. The quiet and unassuming rescuer is called Adam, a young navigator, something of a technical wizard who can turn his hand to anything. That is, until he meets May, an attractive young radio operator, and for the first time in his life, he finds himself floundering over what to do. A bombing mission goes badly wrong, and Adam’s plane is shot down over Poland. The crew is interned in a prisoner of war camp. Life is tough there, and it only gets worse when they find themselves on the receiving end of Allied bombing. His friends are mainly interested in football, but Adam does not let the barbed wire fence in his mind. The camp is the education he never had, and some of it is dangerous stuff. The war drags to a noisy close; Adam and friends are liberated. On their return home they find themselves in the battered city of Berlin, where they see the destruction that they helped wrought. Adam helps hunt Nazi sympathisers, runs into threatening Soviets, and has a strange encounter in a seedy nightclub with another victim of war. Or maybe she is not such a victim after all. Adam and his friends return to London, trying to get their lives together again, looking to rebuild after all the destruction. It should be a time of hope and optimism. But post-war London is grey and cold, food is rationed, and there are more crises to come. As American money for Britain runs out, a financial crisis is brewing. In Whitehall there is talk of a depression, riots and hunger. May and Adam start going out together, and romance is in the air. But it is not easy – war has left them apart. Adam is keen, but even when they are out dating, May suspects that Adam’s fertile mind is not always thinking about her. He has enrolled at university and it is proving a hot bed of radical new ideas. He starts to form an intriguing new plan. Despite all the distractions, romance grows. Overcoming the obstacles of rationing, unhelpful friends, mad landladies and May’s rabble-rousing Communist father, Adam and May get married. But May wants more than that, and Adam finds his domestic life starting to get more complicated than he had expected. The clouds of war are threatening again. The Russians are blockading Germany, and Adam is drafted in to help with the Berlin airlift. The planes that once brought misery from the skies are now bringing coal, food and hope to that beleaguered city. Against a backdrop of spies and bootleggers, Adam stumbles back into contact with Eva, an old flame, who turns leaves him politically and sexually very confused. Back in Britain, things are looking up: a family is on the way. As May is pregnant with their daughter, Adam has another baby to look after: a revolutionary new machine that he has designed, a Heath Robinson structure of pipes, valves and flowing water, a computer which promises to make the world a better place. But ironically, Britain is now pursuing the most devilish machine of all, the Atom Bomb. Short of money, and with a young family to support, Adam is pressured to take a job helping develop the bomb. He has to make a hard choice, and finds himself caught up in a real life Cold War spy drama. The Rough Mechanical has a fascinating plot where real world dramas of the 1940s and 50s are interwoven with a story of struggle and inspiration. It is meticulously researched – most of the background events did take place, and actual persons populate the cast of characters. Adam is
Author: David Jin
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3642315070
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 599
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This book includes the volume 1 of the proceedings of the 2012 International Conference on Mechanical and Electronic Engineering(ICMEE2012), held at June 23-24,2012 in Hefei, China. The conference provided a rare opportunity to bring together worldwide researchers who are working in the fields. This volume 1 is focusing on Mechanical Engineering and Automation as well as Vehicle Engineering and Technology.
Author: Mnaouar Chouchane
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319175270
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 814
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This book offers a collection of original peer-reviewed contributions presented at the 6th International Congress on Design and Modeling of Mechanical Systems (CMSM’2015), held in Hammamet, Tunisia, from the 23rd to the 25th of March 2015. It reports on both recent research findings and innovative industrial applications in the fields of mechatronics and robotics, dynamics of mechanical systems, fluid structure interaction and vibroacoustics, modeling and analysis of materials and structures, and design and manufacturing of mechanical systems. Since its first edition in 2005, the CMSM Congress has been held every two years with the aim of bringing together specialists from universities and industry to present the state-of-the-art in research and applications, discuss the most recent findings and exchange and develop expertise in the field of design and modeling of mechanical systems. The CMSM Congress is jointly organized by three Tunisian research laboratories: the Mechanical Engineering Laboratory of the National Engineering School of Monastir; the Mechanical Laboratory of Sousse, part of the National Engineering School of Sousse; and the Mechanical, Modeling and Manufacturing Laboratory at the National Engineering School of Sfax.
Author: Manoj Dole
Publisher: Manoj Dole
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 317
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Mechanical Engineering is a simple e-Book for Mechanical Diploma & Engineering Course, Revised Syllabus in 2018, It contains Theory covering all topics including all about the latest & Important about Engineering Physics, Applied Mechanics, Engineering Drawing/Graphics, Material Science, Mechanical Drafting, Communication Skills, Basic Civil Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Fluid Mechanics, Thermal Engineering, Thermodynamics Theory of Machines, Strength of Materials, CADD, Applied Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Metrology and Instrumentation, CADD (Computer Aided Machine Design and Drawing), Plant Maintenance and Safety, Thermal Engineering, Computer Aided Manufacturing, Design of Machine Elements, Tool Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Manufacturing, Industrial Design and lots more.
Author: Nehemiah Hawkins
Publisher:
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Category : Industrial arts
Languages : en
Pages : 714
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Author: Jianrong Tan
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9811065535
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1707
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Focusing on innovation, these proceedings present recent advances in the field of mechanical design in China and offer researchers, scholars and scientists an international platform to present their research findings and exchange their ideas. In the context of the “Made in China 2025” development strategy, one central aspect of the ICMD2017 was Innovative Design Pushes “Made in China 2025.” The book highlights research hotspots in mechanical design, such as design methodology, green design, robotics and mechanics, and reliability design, while also combining industrial design and mechanical design.
Author: William Henry Fowler
Publisher:
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Category : Electric engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1006
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Author: Xiaolong Li
Publisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 9814740624
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 544
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This book consists of 113 selected papers presented at the 2015 International Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Control Systems (MECS2015), which was held in Wuhan, China during January 23–25, 2015. All accepted papers have been subjected to strict peer review by two to four expert referees, and selected based on originality, ability to test ideas and contribution to knowledge. MECS2015 focuses on eight main areas, namely, Mechanical Engineering, Automation, Computer Networks, Signal Processing, Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence, Electrical Engineering, Material Engineering, and System Design. The conference provided an opportunity for researchers to exchange ideas and application experiences, and to establish business or research relations, finding global partners for future collaborations. The conference program was extremely rich, profound and featured high-impact presentations of selected papers and additional late-breaking contributions. Contents:Mechanical Engineering and Manufacturing TechnologiesAutomation and Control EngineeringCommunication Networking and Computing TechnologiesSignal Processing and Image ProcessingPattern Recognition and Artificial IntelligenceMicro Electromechanical Systems Technology and ApplicationMaterial Science and Material EngineeringSystem Design and SimulationSustainable City and Sustainable Development Readership: Researchers and graduate students interested in mechanical engineering and control systems. Key Features:It is one of the leading international conferences for presenting novel and fundamental advances in the fields of Mechanical Engineering and Control SystemsThe proceedings put together the most up-to-date, comprehensive and worldwide state-of-the-art knowledge in Mechanical Engineering and Control SystemsMany of the articles are the output of research funded by Chinese research agencies, representing the state-of-the-art technologies in Chinese engineering R&DKeywords:Mechanical Engineering;Automation;Computer Networks;Signal Processing;Pattern Recognitions and Artificial Intelligence;Electrical Engineering;Material Engineering;System Design
Author: Joseph Gregory Horner
Publisher:
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 516
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Author: Ashwani Kumar
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1000483029
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 343
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This book provides in-depth knowledge to solve engineering, geometrical, mathematical, and scientific problems with the help of advanced computational methods with a focus on mechanical and materials engineering. Divided into three subsections covering design and fluids, thermal engineering and materials engineering, each chapter includes exhaustive literature review along with thorough analysis and future research scope. Major topics covered pertains to computational fluid dynamics, mechanical performance, design, and fabrication including wide range of applications in industries as automotive, aviation, electronics, nuclear and so forth. Covers computational methods in design and fluid dynamics with a focus on computational fluid dynamics Explains advanced material applications and manufacturing in labs using novel alloys and introduces properties in material Discusses fabrication of graphene reinforced magnesium metal matrix for orthopedic applications Illustrates simulation and optimization gear transmission, heat sink and heat exchangers application Provides unique problem-solution approach including solutions, methodology, experimental setup, and results validation This book is aimed at researchers, graduate students in mechanical engineering, computer fluid dynamics,fluid mechanics, computer modeling, machine parts, and mechatronics.
