Mechanical Design Engineering Handbook

Peter Childs, FREng, is the Professorial Lead in Engineering Design and Innovation Design Engineering. He is Professor at Large, Co-Director of the Energy Futures Lab, and was Founding Head of the Dyson School of Design Engineering at Imperial College London. His general interests include creativity, innovation, design, fluid flow and heat transfer, energy and robotics. Prior to his current post at Imperial, he was director of the Rolls-Royce supported University Technology Centre for Aero-Thermal Systems, director of InQbate and professor at the University of Sussex. He has contributed to over 200 refereed journal and conference papers, and several books including the Handbook on Mechanical Design Engineering (Elsevier, 2013, 2019) as well as temperature measurements and rotating flow. He has been principal or co-investigator on contracts totaling over £100 million. He is Editor of the Journal of Power and Energy, Professor of Excellence at MD-H, Berlin, and Chairperson at BladeBUG Ltd and Founder Director and Chairperson at QBot Ltd.

• 1. Design2. Specification3. Ideation4. Machine elements5. Journal bearings6. Rolling element bearings7. Shafts8. Gears9. Spur and helical gear stressing10. Bevel gears11. Worm gears12. Belt and chain drives13. Clutches and brakes14. Seals15. Springs16. Fastening and power screws17. Wire rope18. Pneumatics and hydraulics19. Tolerancing and precision engineering20. Mechanisms

"This practical handbook is an ideal shelf reference for those working in mechanical design across a variety of industries. It provides fundamental equations and understanding of commonly used machine element designs and provides many practical tips for a successful design. It would be a handy book to have if you do any sort of mechanical design work that inovlves the components listed in the book." --IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine