mechanization human-powered turbomachinery high-efficiency

books:

Bicycling Science
David Gordon/ Papadopoulos, Jim Wilson

Mit Pr, 2004

Bicycles and Tricycles: An Elementary Treatise on Their Design and Construction
Archibald Sharp

The MIT Press, 1979

Foreword by David Gordon Wilson Published in 1896, Bicycles and Tricycles was the first serious, scientifically based study of the bicycle. It begins with a general exposition of mechanical principles: dynamic, static, and straining forces. It then covers successive experiments at bicycle and tricycle design, including several "mechanical monstrosities." With the aid of elegant, sometimes humorous drawings, the book examines ...

Bicycling Science, 3rd Edition

25 reviews
David Gordon Wilson

The MIT Press, 2004

Science of bicycle design
Way more information than a casual reader needs, but chock full of engineering and design information for a bike builder. Also a good reference to refer to for evaluating performance and design claims by bike retailers. Before you plonk down $2000 for that special road bike, check the stats against this book. Oddly, steel frame bikes are pretty darn good when designed and built right. Do you need ...

Human-Powered Vehicles

1 review
Allan V. Abbott, David Gordon Wilson

Human Kinetics Publishers, 1995

Factual & down-to earth: excellent reference book
For inventors & innovators, this book contains everything needed to answer detailed preliminary questions on the main aspects of human power and its application on land, air and sea. The only drawback was that the section on flying was a little short and the section on cycling a little long, but the cycling stats fed into the flying machines anyway so no real loss. Plenty of charts, stats, ...

Counterpoint: air-mechanization: an expensive and fragile concept.: An article from: Military Review
John Gordon, David E. Johnson, ...

Thomson Gale, 2007

This digital document is an article from Military Review, published by Thomson Gale on January 1, 2007. The length of the article is 7823 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation Details Title: Counterpoint: air-mechanization: an expensive and ...

Days of Blood Dracula Centennial Calendar 1997 (Signed By 12 Authors)
Nina Auerbach, Nancy Baker, ...

Dark progress, 1997

12-month calendar. The authors provide short autobiographies, significant dates and a description of their greatest fears. Limited to 250 copies signed by all the authors.

The Design of High-Efficiency Turbomachinery and Gas Turbines
David Gordon Wilson

The MIT Press, 1984

Solutions to present and future energy shortages will rely increasingly on improved designs of high-efficiency turbomachinery, from the steam and gas turbines in solar-energy "power-tower" systems to the promising gas-turbine engines made largely from nonmetallic ceramic and "carbon-carbon" materials. This comprehensive text makes available to students and practicing engineers methods for the design of such machines with configurations that are ...

search for books
air-mechanization, high-efficiency, human-powered, mechanization, turbomachinery

Impressum / about us