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An Introduction to Mechanical Engineering

by Jonathan Wickert
Second Edition, Nelson, A Division of Thomson Cananda, Toronto, 2006

Chapter 6: Thermal and Energy Systems

"Up to this point, we have explored the first three elements of the mechanical engineering profession: forces in structures and machines, materials and stresses, and fluids engineering. In Chapter 1, mechanical engineering was described in a nutshell as the process of developing machinery that either consumes or produces power. With that view, we now turn our attention to the fourth element of mechanical engineering and the practical topic of thermal energy systems (Figure 6.1). This field encompasses such hardware as internal-combustion engines, aircraft propulsion, and electrical power generation through solar, hydroelectric, fossil fuel, and nuclear technologies."

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