'Mechanical Design' describes the design process for students of mechanical engineering. It introduces the reader to the concept that engineering design is applicable to the entire process of product manufacture. All phases of product design are considered, including marketing, specification, conceptualisation, embodiment, detailing, manufacture and retailing. Concentrating mainly on rotary machine elements such as bearings, shafts, gears, seals, chains, clutches and brakes, this book provides the methodology for detailing and selection of these elements as part of the design process. Fully worked examples are provided in each chapter along with questions for the reader. Complete solutions are provided in appendices. Fully worked examples are provided in each chapter along with questions for the reader. Complete solutions are provided in appendices. "The book provides the methodology for detailing and selection of these elements as part of the design process." Engineering Designer, July/August 1999 Peter Childs is Professor of Engineering Design at the University of Sussex, and lectures in creative styling, engineering design, fluid mechanics and engine testing. He is actively involved in research and development, with projects including work for Ford, Rolls-Royce plc, Siemens, Alstom, DaimlerChrysler and Volvo. He is a fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, and in 1999 was the winner of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers International Gas Turbine Institute John P Davies award for exceptional contribution to the literature of gas turbine technology.