Peter R. N. Childs - Mechanical Design Engineering Handbook

Second Edition

Peter R.N. Childs

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This edition of the Mechanical Design Engineering Handbook has been extensively updated. Each chapter has been reviewed and developed. has been further developed to illustrate the scope and context of machine elements.

introducing belt and chain drives has been extended with flow charts for the selection and design of wedge and synchronous belts, and roller chain drives.

is a new chapter providing an overview of a diverse range of machine elements as building blocks for mechanism design.

Throughout the text an additional 100 or so images have been included in order to aid the reader in becoming familiar with the technology being considered.

Mechanical engineering design is an engaging subject area with many applications and this major revision has been a pleasurable undertaking enabling implementation of many updates from my engineering and design practice and associated interactions. I hope this text is able to aid the reader in the development of understanding of the principles and associated technology and in its implementation in worthwhile innovations and applications.

Peter Childs, Professor and Head of School, Dyson School of Design Engineering, Imperial College London, United Kingdom

I have the delight of having developed and practised my design and engineering skills and their application with so many impressive individuals and organisations. I would like to thank my colleagues at Imperial College London and Q-Bot Ltd, and former colleagues from the University of Sussex for their extensive support and patience through the years. Without the chance to practise engineering and design on exciting and ambitious commercial applications and research projects, the opportunity to develop knowledge is limited. I have had the privilege of working with diverse companies and organisations including Rolls-Royce plc, Alstom, Snecma, DaimlerChrysler, BMW, MTU, Volvo, Johnson Matthey, Siemens, Industriales Turbinas Propulsores, Fiat Avio, Airbus, Ricardo Consulting Engineers, Ford, Rio Tinto, McLaren, Dyson, Naked Energy and Q-Bot Ltd, Innovate UK, the EPSRC and Horizon 2020. I would like to thank the engineers, designers and managers from these companies and organisations for the opportunity to engage in such exciting technologies.

Several colleagues in particular have been very helpful in the implementation of this edition including Shayan Sharifi and Andy Brand who assisted with proof reading, Ben Cobley and Ruth Carter who assisted with several of the images. Many collaborators and companies have kindly given permission to include key images to aid in the effective presentation of this book and this is gratefully acknowledged. Finally, I would like to thank my wife Caroline for her patience over the last year when I have expended a significant number of hours working on this project.