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Books in Mechanical engineering

The Mechanical Engineering portfolio showcases expertise in thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, machine design, and manufacturing processes. It combines authoritative research with practical insights to advance efficient and reliable mechanical systems. Emphasizing sustainability, automation, and AI integration, the portfolio addresses modern engineering challenges with both rigor and innovation.

  • Reliability in Green Engineering

    Ensuring Environmental Compliance
    • 1st Edition
    • August 1, 2026
    • Moharana Choudhury + 2 more
    • English
    Reliability in Green Engineering: Ensuring Environmental Compliance is a comprehensive guide designed to assist engineers, environmental professionals, and policymakers in navigating the complexities of sustainability and regulatory compliance within engineering practices. Sections lay out foundational concepts and the importance of reliability in achieving environmental goals. The book then delves into various topics such as renewable energy systems, eco-friendly design methodologies, lifecycle analysis, and green technologies. Throughout the book, special emphasis is placed on understanding and implementing strategies to ensure compliance with environmental regulations and standards.Case studies and real-world examples illustrate successful approaches to reliability in green engineering. Additionally, the book focuses on exploring emerging trends in environmental policy, eco-labeling, and green supply chain management. Ultimately, this book equips readers with the knowledge and tools necessary to effectively integrate reliability and environmental compliance into their engineering practices, thus contributing to the advancement of sustainable development and environmental stewardship.
  • Mechanical Joining by Material Flow

    • 1st Edition
    • August 1, 2026
    • Mohammad Mehdi Kasaei + 4 more
    • English
    Mechanical Joining by Material Flow provides sought-after experimental information on process design, process modeling, and joint characterization techniques for students, researchers, and engineering professionals who want to learn about advanced joining systems for lightweight materials. Chapters cover mechanical joining by plastic deformation, including clinching and self-piercing riveting, and friction-based processes, such as friction stir welding to form a mechanical joint. Though these processes are mainly used to establish metallurgical bonding, their unique characteristics and the material flow they generate has led to an increased use of these techniques for joining difficult-to-weld materials.Other sections introduce innovative technologies developed based on material flow to meet existing industry needs to join materials with different structural properties in different scales or shapes. To furnish readers with a more usefully comprehensive coverage, the team of experts behind the book has included methodological principles as well as discussions on advantages, drawbacks, and future directions of each technique, alongside application examples and case studies.
  • Advancements in Thermoelectric Modules

    Harvesting Energy through innovative applications and integrations
    • 1st Edition
    • August 1, 2026
    • Mohsen Sheikholeslami + 3 more
    • English
    Advancements in Thermoelectric Modules: Harvesting Energy through Innovative Applications and Integrations presents a comprehensive exploration of the latest advancements in thermoelectric technology. This book serves as an indispensable guide for researchers, engineers, policymakers, and industry professionals, offering insights into leveraging thermoelectric modules for energy efficiency and sustainability. Covering topics from basic theory to advanced applications, this book synthesizes cutting-edge research findings, practical experiences, and real-world case studies to unlock the full potential of thermoelectric technology. The book addresses fundamental principles of thermoelectricity, materials selection, fabrication techniques, simulation methodologies, and diverse applications in various industries such as automotive, aerospace, energy, and electronics. Readers will benefit from practical guidance, case studies, and in-depth analyses of emerging trends and future directions in thermoelectric technology. From optimizing thermoelectric module performance to integrating with renewable energy systems, this book provides a holistic view of harnessing waste heat recovery, energy harvesting, and temperature control through thermoelectric modules. Advancements in Thermoelectric Modules: Harvesting Energy through Innovative Applications and Integrations is tailored for a diverse audience seeking insights into thermoelectric modules and their applications. Researchers and engineers can access the latest research findings and optimization techniques, while industry professionals will find guidance on system integration and economic feasibility. Educators and students will benefit from a comprehensive resource covering fundamental principles, practical applications, and emerging trends in thermoelectrics. This book equips readers with actionable insights and forward-looking perspectives in the evolving landscape of thermoelectric technology, promoting energy efficiency and sustainability across various sectors.
  • Mechatronics and Data Acquisition Systems

    • 1st Edition
    • July 31, 2026
    • Hassan Elahi + 2 more
    • English
    Mechatronics and Data Acquisition Systems provides the fundamental knowledge of mechatronics engineering and its applications in control engineering, instrumentation engineering and multidisciplinary practice. The book explores recent advancements in mechatronics technologies and the state-of-the-art research on the design, fabrication, and characterization techniques for the development of electromechanical systems i.e., sensors, actuators, and transducers. It also delves into the operational aspects of these systems and multidisciplinary approaches with monitoring devices. This is a complete and useful reference tool for engineers, researchers, and students.Whilst exploring recent advancements, this title addresses the key challenges that affect the creation of mechatronics systems and explores future pathways, such as Artificial Intelligence for acquiring and analyzing data.
  • Intelligent Railway Alignment Design

    • 1st Edition
    • July 1, 2026
    • Hao Pu + 4 more
    • English
    Intelligent railway alignment design offers a comprehensive exploration of intelligent railway alignment optimization It considers a a variety of critical topics, starting with the optimal selection of key technical standards for railway design, and then introduces the comprehensive geographic information model. The methods for evaluating the suitability of the railway alignment based on the comprehensive geographic information model are discussed, together with economic optimization models aimed at cost-effective railway alignment design. In addition, the book considers optimization models for managing risks related to typical geological hazards and minimizing environmental impacts. Intelligent search algorithms for solving the railway alignment optimization models are explained in detail, including corridor searching algorithms and 3D alignment searching algorithms. Additionally, the book explores concurrent optimization strategies for coordinating railway alignments with stations and large temporary engineering projects. Finally, it introduces intelligent models and methods for reconstructing and optimizing existing railway alignments, ensuring that both new and updated railways operate efficiently and sustainably.
  • Fundamentals and Applications of Nanofluids

    • 1st Edition
    • July 1, 2026
    • Davood Toghraie + 1 more
    • English
    Fundamentals and Applications of Nanofluids provides an in-depth overview of the fundamental principles of nanofluids, including their synthesis, stability, thermophysical properties, and diverse applications across various industries. This book begins with a foundational review of nanofluids, followed by a discussion on their thermophysical properties, behavior in heat transfer applications, and the complex interactions between nanoparticles and fluids. It also covers the rheology of nanofluids, their stability challenges, and their optical properties, along with applications in energy systems, including solar, thermal, and nuclear technologies. In addition to their applications in conventional fields, this book highlights the use of nanofluids in biomedical applications, environmental safety, industrial cooling systems, and even aerospace and automotive sectors. It provides insights into computational modeling, experimental techniques for analysis, and emerging trends in nanofluid research. This book is a valuable resource for researchers, engineers, and practitioners interested in the fundamentals and applications of nanofluids across a wide range of fields.
  • Advances in Heat Transfer

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 61
    • June 1, 2026
    • English
    Advances in Heat Transfer, Volume 61 provides a comprehensive overview of the latest developments, emerging trends, and innovative research in the field of heat transfer. Covering both fundamental concepts and practical applications, this volume brings together contributions from leading experts addressing topics such as conduction, convection, radiation, phase change, and multi-phase flows.
  • Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Bone

    From Model to Patient
    • 1st Edition
    • June 1, 2026
    • Luis Cardoso + 2 more
    • English
    Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Bone: From Model to Patient provides readers with a comprehensive overview of the modelling and assessment of bone biomechanics. It addresses topics such as biosubstitutes and bone implants from the point of view of design, properties, computational modeling, and choice of biomaterials. It concentrates on the biomechanics and mechanobiology modeling approaches of bone, including biological models, multiphysical approaches, surface and volumetric growth models, and bone fluid flow models. This is augmented by case studies and examples of models for computer-aided diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of bone diseases. Readers are introduced to bone physiology, adaptation, and disease, including cellular aspects at the root of bone mechanotransduction and leading to bone growth and remodeling, and management of diseases. Chapters also cover the mechanical, multiphysical multiscale properties of bone and constitutive laws including bone viscoelasticity, poroelasticity, bone damage, fatigue and fracture, as well as measurement techniques of bone properties.
  • Digital Twins of Advanced Materials Processing

    • 1st Edition
    • April 1, 2026
    • Tarasankar DebRoy + 1 more
    • English
    Digital twins represent an emerging technology of immense potential across various industries. Their significance is particularly pronounced within Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing paradigms, which strive to elevate efficiency and quality through seamless digital integration. By amassing and scrutinizing extensive data streams, digital twins empower data-centric decision-making—a pivotal asset in contemporary industry. Digital Twins of Advanced Materials Processing bridges the gap in comprehensive resources concerning advanced materials processing, a domain characterized by rapid evolution. It provides pragmatic remedies and real-world case studies, catering to tangible implementation needs. Moreover, digital twins hold the capacity to amplify efficiency and innovation within materials processing—a perspective deeply explored within this book, rendering it invaluable for professionals, researchers, and students alike. The prospects of employing digital twins in materials processing span diverse horizons: refining materials innovation, streamlining processes, enabling data-driven maintenance, enhancing product quality, and unearthing insights rooted in data. The book also undertakes the challenge of addressing key issues encompassing data amalgamation and integrity, model validation and calibration, software and data safeguarding, scalability, and cost considerations.
  • Fatigue Damage in Metals

    Numerical Methods-Based Approaches
    • 1st Edition
    • April 1, 2026
    • Anghel-Vasile Cernescu + 1 more
    • English
    Fatigue Damage in Metals provides readers with detailed and easy-to-implement simulation and modelling techniques for predicting, analysing, and mitigating the effects of fatigue damage in metallic materials. The book includes techniques for analysing variable load spectra, modelling and predicting the cyclic behaviour of materials, as well as fatigue damage operators, criteria, and methods specific to different case studies. The book addresses variable amplitude loadings, yield surfaces-based models for cyclic plasticity simulation, fatigue crack imitation based on CDM approaches, S-N curve estimation, and more. New criteria and numerical techniques for analysing the fatigue crack initiation are included, as are raw data, algorithms, and codes that can be put into immediate use.