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The book starts with the law of forces, free-body diagrams, basic information on materials strength including stresses and strains. It further discusses principles of transmission of power and elementary designs of gears, spring, etc. This part concludes with mechanical vibrations, — their importance, types, isolation and critical speed. The second part, Thermal Engineering, deals with basics and laws of thermodynamics; pure substances and their properties. It further includes laws of heat transfer, insulation, and heat exchanges. This part concludes with a detailed discussion on refrigeration and air conditioning.||About the Author: Kaushik Kumar: is presently an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, India. He has 14 years of teaching & research and over 11 years of industrial experience in a manufacturing unit of global repute. His areas of teaching and research interest are CAD / CAM, Quality Management Systems, Optimization, Non-conventional Machining, Rapid Prototyping and Composites. Apurba Kumar Roy: is an Associate Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, India. He has over 27 years of teaching, research and industrial experience. His areas of interest are Fluid Dynamics, Turbo machines, Multiphase Flow, CFD, Optimization and Non-conventional Energy, Direct Energy Conversion. He has 1 book chapter, 27 international journal, 5 international and 15 national conference publications to his credit. Sanghamitra Debta: is pursuing M.E. (Design of Mechanical Equipment, BIT Mesra). Her areas of interests are Product and Process Design, Strength of materials, Material Engineering, and Automation.