Mechanical Engineering and Green Manufacturing

This special collection of 390 peer-reviewed papers was contributed to by researchers from various disciplines: Mechanical Engineering Design, Green Manufacturing Technology, Applied Mechanics, Sustainable Materials, etc.These papers not only present novel ideas, new results, work-in-progress and state-of-the-art techniques in these fields, but will also stimulate future research activities in the areas of mechanical engineering and green manufacturing.Shengyi (National U. of Defense Technology, China) compiles peer-reviewed papers selected from the 941 submitted for the MEGM conference held November 19-22, 2010, at the Hunan Institution of Engineering. Disciplines represented include mechanical engineering design, green manufacturing technology, applied mechanics, and sustainable materials. Among the timely research papers in volume 1 are: a novel model relating to oil recovery methods when well pipe casings are destroyed; the application of artificial intelligence algorithms to optimization of metal-forming processes; a new launcher to improve the firing accuracy of weapons; and a measurement method for energy- saving compressed air power applications. Papers in part 2 treat creative design and simulation of sustainable materials in manufacturing and energy sources such as wind power. Volume 2 contains the index for both volumes.