About the Book: Elements of Mechanical Engineering Contents Part-I: Thermodynamics Basic Concepts and Definitions Temperature and Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics Transient Energies: Work and Heat Ideal Gases and Their Basic Laws First Law of Thermodynamics Steady Flow Energy Equation (Flow Processes and 1st Law) Second Law of Thermodynamics Entropy Availability and Irreversibility Part-II: Gas Power Cycles and Internal Combustion Engines Gas Power Cycles Internal Combustion Engines Part-III: Centroid, Centre of Gravity and Moment of Inertia Centroid and Centre of Gravity Moment of Inertia: Area and Mass Part-IV: Engineering Materials Engineering Materials and Their Properties Index