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Automation and Robotics
In this book we are dealing with series part production featured by a medium complexity degree and a medium number of individual components and assembly technique alternatives.
Engineering Mathematics: YouTube Workbook
The ebook "Engineering Mathematics: YouTube Workbook” takes learning to a new level by combining free written lessons with free online video tutorials.
Concepts in Electric Circuits
This book covers fundamental aspects of electric circuits that form the core of many engineering disciplines.
Essential Engineering Mathematics
Essential Engineering Mathematics is one of the great eBooks available to download.
Foundation of Physics for Scientists and Engineers
This book introduces the student seeking careers in science and engineering to a fundamental concept driven knowledge in basic physics. The first volume topics covered are mechanics, heat and sound.
Introduction to Electronic Engineering
This work introduces a reader to the basics of electronic engineering. The book is recommended for those who study electronics.
Engineering Thermodynamics
Thermodynamics is an essential subject taught to all science and engineering students.
Introduction to Complex Numbers
This ebook makes learning "complex" numbers easy through an interactive, fun and personalized approach. Features include: live YouTube video streams and closed captions that translate to 90 languages!
Electrical Power
The book defines the units of electrical quantities from first principles.
Engineering Fluid Mechanics
Control Engineering
The book covers the basic aspects of linear single loop feedback control theory.
Chemical Thermodynamics
This study guide deals with the application of thermodynamics to the description of the properties of materials.
Heat Transfer
This book explains the basic modes of heat transfer namely conduction, convection and radiation.
Control Engineering Problems with Solutions
The book contains problems with worked solutions, called examples, and some additional problems for which the answers only are given.
Manufacturing Processes and Materials: Exercises
This book addresses issues essential to modern manufacturing, ranging from traditional topics such as casting, machining, and joining, to advanced topics such as the fabrication of nanomaterials.
Introduction to Vectors
This book takes learning to a new level by combining written notes with online video. Each lesson is linked with a YouTube video from award-winning teacher and best-selling author Dr Chris Tisdell.
Introduction to Mechanics of Materials: Part I
Three Phase Electrical Circuit Analysis
This book explains how AC sources are generated and analysed. It shows how these systems can be analysed without the use of advanced mathematics, and supplements prescribed textbooks on this subject.
Introduction to Power Electronics
Power Electronics is the technology associated with efficient conversion, control and conditioning of electric power from its available input into the desired electrical output form.
Hydrocarbons
The book is concerned with properties such as density, refractive index, acoustic impedance and electrical conductivities of hydrocarbon substances.
CAD-CAM & Rapid prototyping Application Evaluation
CAD-CAM systems are probably the most significant development in the field of new technology related to engineering, design and drafting in all technical spheres.
Introduction to Digital Signal and System Analysis
As marching into the digital era, many people in different sectors are quite keen to understand why this has happened.
Chemistry for Chemical Engineers
Chemistry for Chemical Engineers provides background in the topics of mass and energy balances, which are distinct to chemical engineering.
Operations Strategy
This book covers all areas of Operations Strategy including formulation methods for operations strategy and improvement approaches.
Electromagnetism for Electronic Engineers
This introduction to electromagnetic theory emphasises on applications in electronic engineering.
A First Course in Fluid Mechanics for Engineers
A good knowledge of Fluid mechanics is essential for Chemical, Mechanical and Civil engineers.
Introduction to Mechanics of Materials: Part II
Introduction to Wastewater Treatment
This book provides an introduction to the fundamental concepts and equations that underlie the engineering processes in wastewater treatment.
Building Information Modeling
BIM is often misinterpreted as REVIT as it is introduced as BIM by vendors. The e-book gives a thorough view of BIM including technology, process and people aspects through a lifecycle perspective.
Engineering Thermodynamics Solutions Manual
Thermodynamics is an essential subject in the study of the behaviour of gases and vapours in real engineering applications.
Electric Drive Systems and Operation
Essential Electromagnetism
Essential Electromagnetism provides a concise introduction to this fundamental topic. Starting with forces on charges, it takes a logical step-by-step progression through electrostatics and magnetost
Understanding Computer Simulation
This book describes computer simulation concepts then provides basic details about using discrete-event computer simulation for decision making.
Concise Environmental Engineering
Fundamentals of Construction Management
The Fundamentals of Construction Management is an important book invaluable to those who require knowledge on managing the construction process.
Chemical Engineering Vocabulary
This book was written for students and young professionals in chemistry, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering and economics.
Wind Turbines
Worked Examples In Electromagnetism
This is a companion volume to Electromagnetism for Electronic Engineers (3rd edn.
Basic Concepts in Turbomachinery
This book is about the fundamentals of turbomachinery, the basic operation of pumps, aircraft engines, wind turbines, turbomachinery for power generation and hydro-electric machines.
Computational Fluid Dynamics
This book provides the basics of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) appropriate to modern day undergraduate study.
Introduction to Polymer Science and Technology
This book covers polymerisation and polymers at a basic level, with emphasis on the delineation of the concepts and their relevance in practical terms.
Pollution Prevention and Control: Part I
This book is about protecting human and environmental health through an understanding of the fate of pollutants in the environment, toxicity, risk assessment, and the scientific basis for regulations.
Fluid Mechanics and the Theory of Flight
The study of fluid mechanics is fundamental to modern applied mathematics, with applications to oceans, the atmosphere, flow in pipes, aircraft, blood flow and very much more.
Momentum, Heat, and Mass Transfer
This book covers the transport of momentum, heat, and mass in non-equilibrium systems.
Electric Drive Dimensioning and Tuning
This book is intended primarily for the university-level learners of an electromechanical profile, including the bachelor and master students majored in electrical engineering and mechatronics.
Engineering Fluid Mechanics Solution Manual
Fluid mechanics is an essential subject taught at degree level on engineering and science courses.
Sanitation & Water Supply in Low-income Countries
Water supply and sanitation are amongst the most basic requirements of life.
Essential Electrodynamics
“Essential Electrodynamics” builds on “Essential Electromagnetism” and provides a concise introduction to this fundamental topic.
Introductory Maths for Chemists
Chemistry Maths 1 teaches Maths from a “chemical” perspective and is the first of a three part series of texts taken during a first-year university course.
Heat Transfer: Exercises
This Heat Transfer exercise book contains examples and full solutions to go with the Heat Transfer theory book.
Thermal Modelling of Electric Machines
The presented work describes an electric, magnetic and thermal analysis of a synchronous motor to permanent magnet and intended axial flux to cooling.
Fundamentals of refrigeration thermodynamics
The objective of the book is to serve first degree engineering students with an introduction to refrigeration systems.
Basic Well Logging and Formation Evaluation
The textbook is addressed to students of geosciences and petroleum engineering. Subject are the fundamental techniques of borehole geophysics and the interpretation of measured data.
A First Course on Aerodynamics
A First Course on Aerodynamics is designed to introduce the basics of aerodynamics to the unfamiliar reader.
Drilling Fluid Engineering
This book presents how to apply fluid mechanics on drilling fluid related challenges and explains the related physics involved and the different engineering approaches.
Essentials of Nanotechnology
Essentials of Nanotechnology provides an up-to-date overview of this fast-changing field Essentials of Nanotechnology is an ebook to download free of charge.
Biological Signal Analysis
Mechanics of Solids and Fracture
The level of knowledge content given in this book is designed for the students who have completed elementary mechanics of solids for stresses and strains associated with various geometries.
Chemical Engineering Vocabulary: Bilingual
Chemical Engineering Vocabulary was written for students and young professionals in chemistry, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering and economics.
Concise Hydraulics
Essential Electromagnetism: Solutions
This book contains solutions to problems at the end of each chapter of “Essential Electromagnetism” by Raymond Protheroe.
Construction Financial Management
This is a textbook on financial management written in simple English for undergraduate students who study construction related programmes.
Fundamentals of Reaction Engineering
The fundamentals of reaction engineering book covers the basic elements of chemical reactor design.
Pollution Prevention and Control: Part II
This book explains the two fundamental tools for process analysis and design - the material balance and the energy balance.
Fundamental Engineering Optimization Methods
This book is addressed to students in the fields of engineering and technology as well as practicing engineers.
Concise Hydrology
Intermediate Maths for Chemists
Chemistry Maths 2 teaches Maths from a “chemical” perspective and is the second of a three part series of texts taken during a first-year university course.
Corporate Social Responsibility
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has been in existence for a while but recently it has become central to the strategic decision making of every organisation.
Atmospheric Pollution
Atmospheric Pollution is a theme which is becoming increasingly important as the discussion on global warming becomes ever more relevant.
Refrigeration: Theory And Applications
Construction Financial Management: Solutions
This book contains the answers to the Exercise Questions contained in the 3rd edition of the book “Construction Financial Management” published by Bookboon (Denmark) in 2015.
CMOS Integrated Circuit Simulation: Solutions
Fully worked-out solutions to end-of-chapter problems from ‘CMOS Integrated Circuit Simulation with LTspice’.
Aviation Safety – The Basics
“Aviation Safety; the Basics”, provides a detailed introduction into the current important issues affecting aviation safety.
PaulOS: Part I
This text book is intended for under-graduate Engineering and/or IT students studying micro-controllers and embedded systems. It covers mainly the 8051 family of micro-controllers starting with the ba
An Introduction to Nonlinearity in Control Systems
The book is concerned with the effects of nonlinearity in feedback control systems and techniques which can be used to design feedback loops containing nonlinear elements.
Introductory Well Testing
The objective of this book is to provide an easy to read introduction to classical well test theory. No previous knowledge in well testing is required.
Essential Process Control for Chemical Engineers
Almost everything you need to know about control to meet the IChemE’s recommended syllabus for a general career in chemical engineering.
Micro- and Nano-Transport of Biomolecules
This e-book introduces the reader to biomolecules and describes the experimental and theoretical aspects of their micro- and nano-scale motion in water.
Electrohydraulic Control Systems
Fluid power is used in a vast range of applications and power levels. This book specifically considers the application of electrohydraulic valves in control systems.
CMOS Integrated Circuit Simulation with LTspice
An ideal companion for students following a first course in integrated CMOS design.
Essential Electrodynamics: Solutions
This book contains solutions to problems at the end of each chapter of “Essential Electrodynamics”, also by Raymond Protheroe.
Chemical Reaction Engineering with IPython: Part I
The textbook introduces mathematical models, numerical methods and IPython notebooks to describe and simulate various reaction and transport processes in a porous pellet.
Glossary of Combustion
Combustion is a very important process, which is used for energy generation e.g. in heat and electricity generation, propulsion, goods manufacturing and waste disposal.
Transport Phenomena in a Physical World
What do mass diffusion, thermal conduction, viscosity, permeability, and electrical conductance have in common?
Operations Management
Whether it is tangible or intangible production items the "Operations Management" book will guide you through concepts such as Supply Chain Management to LEAN, and much more.
Thermal Processing of Waste
Thermal Processing of Waste is a comprehensive overview of burning municipal solid waste. Thermal Processing of Waste is an ebook to download free of charge.
An introduction to polymer-matrix composites
The book covers both continuous and discontinuous fibre reinforced thermoplastic and thermosetting polymers in terms of various mechanical and thermal properties, processes and applications.
PaulOS: Part II
This text book is intended for under-graduate Engineering and/or IT students studying micro-controllers and embedded systems. It covers mainly the 8051 family of micro-controllers starting with the ba
Introductory Finite Volume Methods for PDEs
This book will be useful to scientists and engineers who want a simple introduction to the finite volume method.
Pressure Control During Oil Well Drilling
Porous sedimentary formations penetrated by the rock bit contain fluids such as oil, gas or salt water.
Lectures on computational fluid dynamics
This book is written to introduce the basics of computational fluid dynamics including turbulence modelling.
Exercises in Pressure Control During Drilling
This is the exercise book accompanying Pressure Control During Drilling Porous sedimentary formations penetrated by the rock bit contain fluids such as oil, gas or salt water.
Food Processing
This e-book book aimed at undergraduates and practitioners who have an interest in food process engineering.
Bioethanol: Science and technology of fuel alcohol
Biofuels play significant roles in decarbonisation of our future energy needs and act to mitigate deleterious impacts of greenhouse gas emissions.
Boundary Element Methods for Engineers: Part I
The book is presented in two Parts. Part I describes boundary element treatments of problems of the potential type, using both constant and quadratic boundary elements.
Introductory Finite Difference Methods for PDEs
This book presents finite difference methods for solving partial differential equations (PDEs) and also general concepts like stability, boundary conditions etc.
CMOS Analog IC Design: Fundamentals
This book is intended for use as the main textbook for an introductory course in CMOS analog integrated circuit design.
A Wet Look At Climate Change
The term “Climate Change” has become popular but is not new to our planet. Our climate changes, sometimes dramatically, sometimes gradually, but it always changes.
Fundamentals of Reaction Engineering - Examples
This is the companion volume for the introductory text “Fundamentals of Reaction Engineering”, which covers the basic elements of chemical reactor design.
Stability Theory of Large-Scale Dynamical Systems
This book focuses on some problems of stability theory of nonlinear large-scale systems.
Theory of waves in materials
The book unites the basic theoretical facts from two parts of solid mechanics – mechanics of materials and mechanics of wave processes.
Exercises in Drilling Fluid Engineering
This is the exercise book accompanying Drilling Fluid Engineering.
Boundary Element Methods for Engineers: Part II
The book is presented in two Parts. Part II is concerned with elastic stress analysis problems of the plane strain and plane stress types.
Membrane filtration processes
This book describes the various filtration processes using membranes such as microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, reverse osmosis.
Membrane Bioreactor for Wastewater Treatment
This edited book aims to include the most related and practical knowledge about MBR. The book focuses on knowledge of membrane, performance of MBR and its operation.
Productivity Improvement in Building Life Cycle
The book provides rich insights into building procurement process, new house building process and productivity measurement in construction.
PaulOS F020: An RTOS for the C8051F020
This book covers the Silicon Labs C8051F020 MCU. It explains, with examples the PaulOS_F020 RTOS derived from the self-developed 8051 RTOS described in my 2-part Bookboon book ‘PaulOS – An 8051 RTOS’.
Global Trends and Patterns in Carbon Mitigation
This book analyses, country by country and region by region, responses to the worldwide demand for reductions in carbon dioxide emissions.
Energy supply in the earlier industrial era
This book commences discussion at the industrial revolution and attempts to unfold the chronology of energy supply between then and the First World War.
Basic Thermodynamics: Software Solutions – Part II
Part-II contains solved problems on following topics: Zeroth Law, Heat and Work, First Law of Thermodynamics for a closed system and for flow processes.
Fluid Bed Particle Processing
Fluid bed granulation in the form of agglomeration and coating processes are important unit operations used for many purposes in the biochemical and pharmaceutical industries.
Basic Thermodynamics: Software Solutions – Part I
This book contains Solutions to Problems in Basic Thermodynamics, as per the syllabus of B.E. courses in Visweswaraya Technological University (VTU), Karnataka, India (and other Universities as well).
Radiation Heat Transfer: Mathcad Solutions
This book contains many Functions written in Mathcad for the following topics: Radiation Laws, View Factors for various geometries, Radiation heat exchange in 2-zone and 3-zone enclosures.
Applied Thermodynamics: Software Solutions
In this book, problems on ‘Gas power cycles’ are solved.
Industrial enzymes
Discusses the role of enzymes in a broad range of industries. Valuable reference for biotechnologist/enzymologist/biochemist/microbiologist/ biochemical engineer/ chemical technologist.
Applied Thermodynamics: Software Solutions
This book contains three chapters, viz. Refrigeration cycles, Air compressors and Thermodynamic relations.
The 2010 Gulf Coast Oil Spill
The 2010 Gulf Coast Oil Spill is one of the great eBooks available to download from our website.
Fundamentals of Hydrogen Safety Engineering I
This is the first state-of-the-art book on hydrogen safety engineering.
Software Solutions to Problems on Heat Transfer
Present Vol. deals with the important subject of HEAT EXCHANGERS. Heat Exchanger is one of the most commonly used process equipments in industry and research.
Sub-bituminous Coals: An Overview
Sub-bituminous coals are covered in this book, with some emphasis on power generation. Technologies such as carbonisation are discussed as if liquefaction to make vehicular fuels.
Laccases and their applications
This book covers the occurrence, mode of action, production and cultivation techniques, immobilization and potential applications of laccases in different industries and in the nanobiotechnology area.
Advanced Granulation Theory at Particle Level
In many types of biochemical and pharmaceutical industries fluid bed granulation in the form of agglomeration and coating processes are essential unit operations in the production of solid products.
Fundamentals of Hydrogen Safety Engineering II
The first part of this book is available in "Fundamentals of Hydrogen Safety Engineering, I This is the first state-of-the-art book on hydrogen safety engineering.
Hydrodynamic Modelling and Granular Dynamics
In the field of particle technology hydrodynamic modelling in the form of CFD or DEM is an area with increasing focus in terms of modelling approach to granulation processes.
Applied Thermodynamics: Software Solutions
This book deals with two chapters: Psychrometrics and Reactive systems.
Biomass Properties and Fire Prediction Tools
This review presents literature involving characteristics and fire behaviour prediction models for pine species.
Applied Thermodynamics: Software Solutions
This book deals with two important chapters in Applied Thermodynamics, viz. "Cycles for Gas Turbines and Jet propulsion" and "Vapor power cycles".
Applied Thermodynamics: Software Solutions
This book is a supplement to the Part-III of the popular, free ebook series on Applied Thermodynamics: Software Solutions.
Software Solutions to Problems on Heat Transfer
This book contains solutions to problems in the area of Heat Transfer, as per the syllabus of B.E. and M.Tech. courses in Visweswaraya Technological University, Karnataka.
Basic Thermodynamics: Software Solutions Part III
This is Part – III of the book: “Basic Thermodynamics: Software Solutions”.
Applied Thermodynamics: Software Solutions
In this book, ‘Compressible flow’ is dealt with.
Cryogenic Engineering: Software Solutions Vol II A
This book, viz. Cryogenic Engineering: Software solutions – Vol II, is the second in the series on Cryogenic Engineering: Software Solutions, and deals with the liquefaction of gases.
Cryogenic Engineering: Software Solutions: Part-I
This book, viz. Cryogenic Engineering: Softwaresolutions – Part-I focuses on solving problems in cryogenic engineering using software such as Engineering Equation Solver (EES), Mathcad and EXCEL.
Software Solutions to Problems on Heat Transfer
In this book, many Functions are written on View Factors for various geometries, Radiation exchange in 2_zone and 3-zone enclosures, Radiation shields etc. in Mathcad, EES and EXCEL-VBA.
Pressure Driven Membrane Processes
Membrane processes are key unit operations in almost all parts of the chemical, biochemical, and pharmaceutical downstream processing.
Anthracite Coals: An Overview
The book covers anthracite production as well as its use in power generation. Other aspects covered include carbonisation, gasification, metallurgical use, briquetting and domestic heating.
Software Solutions to Problems on Heat Transfer
In this book, many Functions are written on View Factors for various geometries, Radiation exchange in 2_zone and 3-zone enclosures, Radiation shields etc. in Mathcad, EES and EXCEL-VBA.
Software Solutions to Problems on Heat Transfer
This book contains solutions to problems in the area of Heat Transfer, as per the syllabus of B.E. and M.Tech. courses in Visweswaraya Technological University, Karnataka.
Applied Thermodynamics: Software Solutions
This book is a supplement to the Part-II of the popular, free ebook series on Applied Thermodynamics: Software Solutions.
Cryog. Engineering: Software Solutions Part-III-A
In Part-III-B, many Functions and Procedures are written using Engineering Equation Solver (EES) and problems are solved to illustrate their use.
Electrically Driven Membrane Processes
Electrically driven membrane processes, and electrodialysis in particular, are important unit operations, especially within the field of desalination - making tab water from sea water.
Cryogenic Engineering: Software Solutions: Part-IV
In this book, Functions/ Procedures are written and problems solved using Mathcad and EES. Three ZIP files, with 30 ‘stand-alone’ EES programs, for quick check of calculations, are included for free.
Basic Thermodynamics: Software Solutions – Part IV
This is Part – IV of the book: “Basic Thermodynamics: Software Solutions”. Here, Availability or ‘Exergy’, Irreversibility and Second Law analysis of systems are dealt with.
Software Solutions to Problems on Heat Transfer
In this book, we shall study about Forced convection heat transfer.
Lectures on ship manoeuvrability
This book is written on the base of a lecture course taught by the author at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Marine Technology at the Rostock University in Germany.
Cryogenic Engineering: Software Solutions Vol II B
This book, viz. Cryogenic Engineering: Software solutions – Vol II, is the second in the series on Cryogenic Engineering: Software Solutions, and deals with the liquefaction of gases.
Basic Thermodynamics: Software Solutions – Part V
This is Part V of the book: “Basic Thermodynamics: Software Solutions”. Here, Real and Ideal gases and Gas mixtures are dealt with.
OPEC: Its Role and Influence since 1960
This book describes the activity of OPEC, having regard to the enormous role in world economics played by its members corporately.
Software Solutions to Problems on Heat Transfer
In this book on Natural (or, Free) convection, many problems of practical interest are solved using Mathcad, Engineering Equation Solver (EES) and EXCEL.
Software Solutions to Problems on Heat Transfer
This book contains solutions to problems in the area of Heat Transfer, as per the syllabus of B.E. and M.Tech. courses in Visweswaraya Technological University, Karnataka.
Cryog. Engineering: Software Solutions Part-III-B
In Part-III-B, many Functions and Procedures are written using Engineering Equation Solver (EES) and problems are solved to illustrate their use.
Software Solutions to Problems on Heat Transfer
In this book, we present problems on Boiling and Condensation heat transfer, solved with Mathcad, Engineering Equation Solver (EES) and EXCEL.
Fuel usage of peat in industrial times
The book describes electricity generation from peat, and peat in briquetted and in carbonised form. Further topics include gasification and, importantly, the role of peatlands in carbon sequestration.
Bituminous Coals: Nature and Utilisation
The book is concerned with the mining of bituminous coal in the respective parts of the world and with applications including electricity generation. Properties including calorific values and densitie