"Delve into the amazing world of speed machines-- find out about the fastest machines on earth, their top speeds, and the supersonic vehicles of the future"--Page 4 of cover.

Speed addicts will find an array of diverse thrills in this exhilarating guide. Projects range from making stealth paper airplanes to constructing rubber band dragsters and even traditional go-carts! Emphasizing adult supervision (when appropriate) and safety, this book will have boys using their creativity and some elbow grease to keep the fun speeding along.

Drawing sports cars, private jets, and other speedy vehicles is made simple and fun with this high-octane book. Readers receive step-by-step instructions for creating cartoon versions of some of the fastest machines ever built—from bullet trains to stealth planes. Detailed photographs show the real models for the cool cartoons that readers are taught to draw. Fun facts are presented about each machine, so readers are able to learn as they draw.

This book broadens readers’ understanding of proactive condition monitoring of low- speed machines in heavy industries. It focuses on why low-speed machines are different than others and how maintenance of these machines should be implemented with particular attention. The authors explain the best available monitoring techniques for various equipment and the principle of how to get proactive information from each technique. They further put forward possible strategies for application of FEM for detection of faults and technical assessment of machinery. Implementation phases are described and industrial case studies of proactive condition monitoring are included. Proactive Condition Monitoring of Low-Speed Machines is an essential resource for engineers and technical managers across a range of industries as well as design engineers working in industrial product development.

This book takes an enthralling look at some of the fastest vehicles on Earth. From supercars and superbikes, through dragsters, powerboats, and high-speed trains, ghosted-through artwork reveals the mechanisms behind their power.

For young artists with a need for speed, this fun-filled volume breaks car, trucks, and trains down into shapes and lines allowing readers to draw their favorite vehicle. Using different colors, materials, and techniques, readers are encouraged to explore different drawing methods to discover their own unique style. This easy-to-follow guide makes drawing fast-paced machines educational, accessible, and fun.

There is a growing number of applications that require fast-rotating machines; motivation for this thesis comes from a project in which downsized spindles for micro-machining have been researched. The thesis focuses on analysis and design of high-speed PM machines and uses a practical design of a high-speed spindle drive as a test case. Phenomena, both mechanical and electromagnetic, that take precedence in high-speed permanent magnet machines are identified and systematized. The thesis identifies inherent speed limits of permanent magnet machines and correlates those limits with the basic parameters of the machines. The analytical expression of the limiting quantities does not only impose solid constraints on the machine design, but also creates the way for design optimization leading to the maximum mechanical and/or electromagnetic utilization of the machine. The models and electric-drive concepts developed in the thesis are evaluated in a practical setup.

This is the first book to examine the “nuts and bolts” of production processes. It proposes a truly consilient approach to modeling production processes – one that goes beyond the vague principles found in standard economics – and provides details that are consistent with the applied mechanics and engineering literature. Providing a credible analysis of some of the most pressing questions of our era, such as the productivity slowdown and the information paradox, and bridging the gap between engineering, applied physics, economics, and management science, this book is a fascinating read for anyone interested in industry, the modern economy, and how physical factors constrain productivity growth.

Traditionally, electrical machines are classi?ed into d. c. commutator (brushed) machines, induction (asynchronous) machines and synchronous machines. These three types of electrical machines are still regarded in many academic curricula as fundamental types, despite that d. c. brushed machines (except small machines) have been gradually abandoned and PM brushless machines (PMBM) and switched reluctance machines (SRM) have been in mass p- duction and use for at least two decades. Recently, new topologies of high torque density motors, high speed motors, integrated motor drives and special motors have been developed. Progress in electric machines technology is stimulated by new materials, new areas of applications, impact of power electronics, need for energy saving and new technological challenges. The development of electric machines in the next few years will mostly be stimulated by computer hardware, residential and public applications and transportation systems (land, sea and air). At many Universities teaching and research strategy oriented towards el- trical machinery is not up to date and has not been changed in some co- tries almost since the end of the WWII. In spite of many excellent academic research achievements, the academia–industry collaboration and technology transfer are underestimated or, quite often, neglected. Underestimation of the role of industry, unfamiliarity with new trends and restraint from technology transfer results, with time, in lack of external ?nancial support and drastic - cline in the number of students interested in Power Electrical Engineering.

With numerous chapter problems and worked-out examples, this book presents a general introduction to electric machines, including their rating and certain economic considerations. Using a tradition presentation, the author includes a discussion of magnetic circuits and transformers, conventional dc, induction and synchronous machines. He closes with coverage of dynamics of electromechanical systems and incremental-motion electromechanical systems.