Engineering Applications: A Project-Based Approach

by Ritchie, James; Simpson, Graham

• ISBN13: 9780750625777
• ISBN10: 0750625775
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-06-01
• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann

Summary

All accredited engineering courses include Engineering Applications (EA) - the practical study through project work of the essentials of design, drafting, manufacturing and materials. This book provides students on HNC/D and the early years of degree courses with the information necessary to support the project work they must undertake to fulfil the EA part of their course. The book includes a Quick Reference Guide that will be of use throughout a career in engineering. The purpose of this textbook is to introduce the student to the concept of EA, providing a grounding in the basics that will allow the reader to tackle EA projects. The text is complemented by a Tutor's Resource Pack, which provides a bank of photocopiable project specifications and a range of support materials including record sheets, charts and diagrams. A practical, project-based approach to EA A text, a project resource and a reference guide all in one Project briefs provided in a photocopiable Tutor's Resource Pack

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Acknowledgements	ix
Part One Engineering Applications	1	(84)
Engineering a product	3	(11)
Products	3	(2)
The process of engineering a product	5	(9)
Design and drafting	14	(13)
The design function	17	(1)
The communication of design information	17	(8)
Some notes for EA projects	25	(2)
Preparing for manufacture	27	(3)
Types of production	28	(1)
Manufacturing processes required for EA projects	28	(2)
Process planning	30	(25)
Planning method	39	(1)
Factors to consider when creating a process plan	40	(2)
Process planning examples	42	(9)
Process planning tutorial	51	(4)
Project outlines	55	(23)
An introduction to engineered products	55	(3)
The design and manufacture of a simple part or assembly requiring some form of heat treatment	58	(2)
The design and manufacture of a simple mechanical assembly	60	(3)
Finding out about manufacturing companies	63	(2)
The design and manufacture of a load-carrying fabricated bracket	65	(2)
An air-mixing plenum: a sheet metal device incorporating a feedback device	67	(3)
An introduction to CAD/CAM	70	(2)
The design, manufacture and testing of a complex component using CAD/CAM	72	(2)
The role of detailed analysis in engineered products	74	(2)
Consolidating the `engineering a product' cycle	76	(2)
Writing reports	78	(7)
Introduction	78	(1)
Preparation and general hints	78	(1)
Guidelines	79	(2)
Report contents	81	(2)
Checklist	83	(2)
Part Two Quick Reference Guide	85	(114)
Hardware	87	(18)
Bearings	87	(7)
Circlips	94	(4)
`Pop'™ rivets	98	(2)
Roll pins-metric sizes	100	(1)
Springs	101	(3)
Machine screws and nuts	104	(1)
Manufacturing technology	105	(35)
Cutting tools, machining speeds and feeds and machining times	105	(11)
Numerical control (NC) machining	116	(2)
Welding	118	(9)
Reading measuring instruments	127	(6)
Sheet metal work	133	(5)
Sheet metal gauge comparisons	138	(2)
Materials guide	140	(23)
Properties of materials	140	(5)
Cast irons	145	(1)
Non-ferrous metals and alloys	146	(3)
Plastics	149	(5)
Steels	154	(9)
Design for manufacture	163	(23)
Limits and fits and process capabilities	163	(11)
Design details for casting	174	(4)
Design details for machining	178	(5)
Design details for welding	183	(3)
General information	186	(13)
Engineering mathematical formulae and definitions	186	(8)
Units and common constants	194	(5)
Index	199