Pravin Kumar obtained his Ph.D. from IIT Delhi and M.Tech.


from Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi. Presently, he is working as a faculty in the Department of Mechanical


Engineering, Delhi Technological University (Formerly Delhi College of Engineering). He has more than 16 years of teaching and research experience. He has been teaching Basic Mechanical Engineering for several years. He has also authored two more books—Industrial Engineering and Management, published by Pearson Education, and Fundamentals of Engineering Economics, published by Wiley India Pvt. Ltd. He has published more than 50 research papers in the National and International Journals and Conferences."


 

1. Concepts of Thermodynamics and Properties of Gases


2. Fuels and Combustion


3. Power Plant Engineering and Sources of Energy


4. Properties of Steam and Steam Generators


5. Steam and Gas Turbines


6. Internal Combustion Engines


7. Heat Transfer


8. Refrigeration and Air Conditioning


9. Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machines


10. Air Compressors


11. Centroid and Moment of Inertia


12. Stress and Strain


13. Machine Elements


14. Flywheel and Governors


15. Power Transmission Devices


16. Couplings, Clutches, and Brakes


17. Engineering Materials


18. Mechanical Measurement


19. Machine Tools


20. Casting and Welding


21. Mechanical Working of Metals, Sheet Metal Work, Powder Metallurgy, and Smithy


22. Manufacturing Systems: NC, CNC, DNC, and Robotics


23. Heat Treatment"


 

1. Coverage of important topics such as power plant engineering, non-conventional energy resources, sheet metal work and NC, CNC and DNC machines


2. Chapters on Fuels and Combustion and Internal Combustion Engines updated to include recent advancements


3. Points to remember and list of important formulae at the end of each chapter for quick recapitulation


4. More than 1100 end-of-chapter exercises including multiplechoice questions, theory questions and exercise problems for efficient self-assessment"