Wind Powered Water Pumps (Introduction to Engineering & Design)

By James W. Dally

This 408-page, six-part textbook presents a wide range of material of interest to students and instructors in an introductory engineering course intended for the first year.Part I covers the product, a human powered water pump.Chapter 1 Engineering Design and Product DevelopmentChapter 2 Wind PowerChapter 3 Capturing the WindChapter 4 The Drive AssemblyChapter 5 Designing PumpsPart II presents manual methods of engineering graphics.Chapter 6 Three-View drawingsChapter 7 Pictorial DrawingChapter 8 Tables and GraphsPart III describes software programs useful to engineering students.Chapter 9 Microsoft Excel -- 2000Chapter 10 Microsoft Powerpoint -- 2000Part IV discusses many aspects of the product development process.Chapter 11 Development TeamsChapter 12 A Product Development ProcessPart V treats the very important topic of communications for engineers.Chapter 13 Technical Reports GatheringChapter 14 Design BriefingsPart VI introduces the relation between engineering and society.Chapter 15 Engineering and SocietyChapter 16 Safety, Risk and PerformanceChapter 17 Ethics, Character and EngineeringChapter 18 Sustainable Engineering

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 096559114X
• ISBN13: 9780965591140
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: College House Enterprises
• Length: 3 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Age Range: 18 years and up