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Over recent years there have been substantial changes in those
industries which are concerned with the design, purchase and use of
special purpose (ie critical, high-revenue) rotating equipment. Key
personnel have been the victims of early retirement or have moved
to other industries: contractors and end-users have reduced their
technical staff and consequently have to learn complex material
'from scratch'. As a result, many companies are finding that they
are devoting unnecessary man hours to the discovery and explanation
of basic principles, and having to explain these to clients who
should already be aware of them. In addition, the lack of
understanding by contractors and users of equipment characteristics
and operating systems often results in a 'wrong fit' and a costly
reliability problem.
'Fundamentals of Rotating Equipment' is an overview of the main
types of rotating machinery in industry, and covers such aspects as
system dynamics, surge control, vibration and balancing, radial
bearing design, performance parameters, rotor system design and
operation, rotor axial (thrust) forces, performance objectives and
mechanical restraints, auxiliary systems and seals.
Over recent years there have been substantial changes in those
industries which are concerned with the design, purchase and use of
special purpose (ie critical, high-revenue) rotating equipment. Key
personnel have been the victims of early retirement or have moved
to other industries: contractors and end-users have reduced their
technical staff and consequently have to learn complex material
'from scratch'. As a result, many companies are finding that they
are devoting unnecessary man hours to the discovery and explanation
of basic principles, and having to explain these to clients who
should already be aware of them. In addition, the lack of
understanding by contractors and users of equipment characteristics
and operating systems often results in a 'wrong fit' and a costly
reliability problem.
Over recent years there have been substantial changes in those
industries which are concerned with the design, purchase and use of
special purpose (ie critical, high-revenue) rotating equipment. Key
personnel have been the victims of early retirement or have moved
to other industries: contractors and end-users have reduced their
technical staff and consequently have to learn complex material
'from scratch'. As a result, many companies are finding that they
are devoting unnecessary man hours to the discovery and explanation
of basic principles, and having to explain these to clients who
should already be aware of them. In addition, the lack of
understanding by contractors and users of equipment characteristics
and operating systems often results in a 'wrong fit' and a costly
reliability problem.
Geometrical tolerancing is the standard technique that designers
and engineers use to specify and control the form, location and
orientation of the features of components and manufactured parts.
This innovative book has been created to simplify and codify the
use and understanding of geometrical tolerancing. It is a complete,
self contained reference for daily use. An indispensable guide for
anyone who creates or needs to understand technical drawings.
Machinery Vibration Analysis and Predictive Maintenance provides a
detailed examination of the detection, location and diagnosis of
faults in rotating and reciprocating machinery using vibration
analysis. The basics and underlying physics of vibration signals
are first examined. The acquisition and processing of signals is
then reviewed followed by a discussion of machinery fault diagnosis
using vibration analysis. Hereafter the important issue of
rectifying faults that have been identified using vibration
analysis is covered. The book also covers the other techniques of
predictive maintenance such as oil and particle analysis,
ultrasound and infrared thermography. The latest approaches and
equipment used together with the latest techniques in vibration
analysis emerging from current research are also highlighted.
Reinforced concrete is one of the most widely used modern materials
of construction. It is comparatively cheap, readily available, and
suitable for a variety of building and construction applications.
This volume is the third in the series of sourcebooks on Failure
Analysis and Structural Integrity published by Elsevier. It
comprises 35 case studies describing detailed analyses of real
engineering failures and structural integrity problems chosen from
volumes 7, 8 and 9 of the Elsevier journal Engineering Failure
Analysis.
Written for novices, this volume explains how centrifugal pumps and their attendant pipework function, before moving on to the more difficult task of solving problems and troubleshooting such systems.
Typical practical applications of VSDs in process control and
materials handling, such as those for pumping, ventilation,
conveyers, compressors and hoists are covered in detail.
The use of lasers which emit infra-red radiation and sophisticated
detectors of IR radiation is increasing dramatically: they are
being used for long-distance fibre-optic communications and remote
environmental monitoring and sensing. Thus they are of interest to
the telecommunications industry and the military in particular.
This book has been designed to bring together what is known on
these devices, using an international group of contributors.
The idea for this book came out of the EURESCO Conference on High
Performance Fibers: Euroconference on Fiber Fracture in 2000. Many
of the books that are currently available look at different aspects
of fiber processing, properties, or applications, but none are
focussed on the fracture behaviour of fibers. This book presents
the mechancisms and models of fiber fracture currently available
for both natural and synthetic fibers, and it is expected that
increasingly there will be cross fertilization between the fields,
opening new frontiers in academic research and more competitive
products for industry. It covers the following areas of fiber
fracture: ceramic fibers; glass fibers; carbon filters; metallic
fibers and thin wires; polymeric fibers; and carbon nanotubes.
The objective of the 28th Leeds-Lyon Symposium on Tribology was to define current understanding of the science relating to boundary and mixed lubrication and to compare this with the needs of industry in terms of applications.
This fully illustrated text explains the basic measurement
techniques, describes the commercially available instruments and
provides an overview of the current perception of 3-D topography
analysis in the academic world and industry, and the commonly used
3-D parameters and plots for the characterizing and visualizing 3-D
surface topography.
Recent years have brought substantial developments in electrical
drive technology, with the appearance of highly rated,
very-high-speed power-electronic switches, combined with
microcomputer control systems.
Smart Buildings Systems for Architects, Owners and Builders is a
practical guide and resource for architects, builders, engineers,
facility managers, developers, contractors, and design consultants.
The book covers the costs and benefits of smart buildings, and the
basic design foundations, technology systems, and management
systems encompassed within a smart building. Unlike other
resources, Smart Buildings is organized to provide an overview of
each of the technology systems in a building, and to indicate where
each of these systems is in their migration to and utilization of
the standard underpinnings of a smart building.
Due to an ever-decreasing supply in raw materials and stringent constraints on conventional energy sources, demand for lightweight, efficient and low-cost structures has become crucially important in modern engineering design. This requires engineers to search for optimal and robust design options to address design problems that are commonly large in scale and highly nonlinear, making finding solutions challenging. In the past two decades, metaheuristic algorithms have shown promising power, efficiency and versatility in solving these difficult optimization problems. This book examines the latest developments of metaheuristics and
their applications in structural engineering, construction
engineering and earthquake engineering, offering practical case
studies as examples to demonstrate real-world applications. Topics
cover a range of areas within engineering, including big bang-big
crunch approach, genetic algorithms, genetic programming, harmony
search, swarm intelligence and some other metaheuristic methods.
Case studies include structural identification, vibration analysis
and control, topology optimization, transport infrastructure
design, design of reinforced concrete, performance-based design of
structures and smart pavement management. With its wide range of
everyday problems and solutions, Metaheursitic Applications in
Structures and Infrastructures can serve as a supplementary text
for design courses and computation in engineering as well as a
reference for researchers and engineers in metaheuristics,
optimization in civil engineering and computational
intelligence.
Construction Calculations is a manual that provides end users with a comprehensive guide for many of the formulas, mathematical vectors and conversion factors that are commonly encountered during the design and construction stages of a construction project. It offers readers detailed calculations, applications and examples needed in site work, cost estimation, piping and pipefitting, and project management. The book also serves as a refresher course for some of the formulas and concepts of geometry and trigonometry. The book is divided into sections that present the common components of construction. The first section of the books starts with a refresher discussion of unit and systems measurement; its origin and evolution; the standards of length, mass and capacity; terminology and tables; and notes of metric, U.S, and British units of measurements. The following concepts are presented and discussed throughout the book: Conversion tables and formulas, including the Metric Conversion Law and conversion factors for builders and design professionals Calculations and formulas of geometry, trigonometry and physics in construction Rudiments of excavation, classification, use of material, measurement and payment Soil classification and morphology, including its physicochemical properties Formulas and calculations needed for soil tests and evaluations and for the design of retaining structures Calculations relating to concrete and masonry Calculations of the size/weight of structural steel and other metals Mechanical properties of wood and processing of wood products Calculations relating to sound and thermal transmission Interior finishes, plumbing and HVAC calculations Electrical formulas and calculations Construction managers and engineers, architects, contractors, and beginners in engineering, architecture, and construction will find this practical guide useful for managing all aspects of construction.
As feedstocks to refineries change, there must be an accompanying
change in refinery technology. This means a movement from
conventional means of refining heavy feedstocks using (typically)
coking technologies to more innovative processes that will coax the
last drips of liquid fuels from the feedstock. * Investigates the engineering and plant design challenges presented by heavy oil and bio-feedstocks * Explores the legislatory and regulatory climate, including increasingly stringent environmental requirements * Examines the trade-offs of thermal processes vs. hydroprocesses"
Design greener, safer, and more cost-efficient vehicles using semi-active suspension systems Semi-active suspension systems promise weight efficiencies, cost savings, and higher safety and comfort compared to other types of electronically-controlled suspensions currently in use. With the growing emphasis on fuel economy, reduced CO2 emissions, and cost reductions for all vehicles, these semi-active systems are set to become a growing part of overall vehicle design, but coverage of them in standard automotive engineering texts is currently limited. Semi-Active Suspension Control Design for Vehicles provides a comprehensive overview of semi-active suspension systems with an emphasis on performance analysis and control design. Several different approaches using different control theories are presented and evaluated in the book, with methodology provided to analyze and evaluate suspension performances while identifying optimal performance bounds. Further features and coverage include: Explanations of two innovative semi-active suspension strategies to enhance either comfort or road-holding performance, with complete analyses of both A case study showing complete implementation of all the presented strategies Summary descriptions of classical control algorithms for controlled dampers Intended as an application-oriented reference for automotive
engineers, a tutorial resource for students in automotive systems
and a control design-oriented text for researchers, Semi-Active
Suspension Control Design for Vehicles presents an authoritative
account of this critical vehicle dynamics topic based on the
extensive academic and industrial research of this expert author
team.
The Handbook of Cleaner Production comprises a series of reference guides to cleaner production methods, technologies, and practices for key industry sectors. Each volume covers, for each industry sector: * manufacturing technologies * waste management * pollution control and remediation * methods for estimating and reporting emissions * treatment and control technologies * health risk exposures for workers and the wider community * cost data for pollution management * cleaner production and prevention options * safe chemical handling practices Best Practices in the Agrochemical Industry includes coverage of pollution of drinking water (atrazine, trichloropropane and DBCP and the risks associated with them, such as miscarriages and infertility), pesticide residues in food, a case study of worker pesticide exposure and cancer, contaminants in organic food, etc. Extensive data is provided regarding regulatory limits for
exposure to pesticides according to EPA, NIOSH, OSHA, WHO and
ACGIH. * Coverage of agrochemical residues and their health impacts, and mitigation strategies * Includes extensive data tables covering USA and international regulatory requirements (EPA, NIOSH, OSHA, WHO and ACGIH) * Details safer manufacturing processes and procedures to limit pollution
Wind powered generation is the fastest growing energy source in the
United States due to a combination of economic incentives, public
preference for renewable energy as expressed in government
policies, competitive costs, and the need to address global
warming. The economic consequences of the relative variability and
lower predictability of wind generation are not easily captured in
standard economic analyses performed by utility planners. This book
provides utility analysts and regulators a guide to analyzing the
value of wind generation in the context of modern power systems.
This new Handbook provides a series of reference guides to cleaner production methods, technologies, and practices for key industry sectors. Each volume covers, for each industry sector: * the
manufacturing technologies * waste management * pollution * methods
for estimating and reporting emissions * treatment and control
technologies * worker and community health risk exposures * cost
data for pollution management * cleaner production and prevention
alternatives Best Practices in the Wood and Paper Industries
provides an overview of the forestry, wood preserving, pulp and
paper industries and identifies the key environmental aspects,
supported by case studies of major incidents. It provides general
explanations of the major unit operations and processes in pulp and
paper mills and wood treating plants, covering new trends alongside
traditional methods. The environmental issues regarding air, water
and solid waste are all addressed, identifying all US plants and
their TRI data, and the authors provide calculation methods for
properly accounting for air emissions and P2 practices to reduce
them.
The discipline of instrumentation has grown appreciably in recent
years because of advances in sensor technology and in the
interconnectivity of sensors, computers and control systems. This
4e of the"Instrumentation Reference Book" embraces the equipment
and systems used to detect, track and store data related to
physical, chemical, electrical, thermal and mechanical properties
of materials, systems and operations. While traditionally a key
area within mechanical and industrial engineering, understanding
this greater and more complex use of sensing and monitoring
controls and systems is essential for a wide variety of engineering
areas--from manufacturing to chemical processing to aerospace
operations to even the everyday automobile.
The electric power sector is what keeps modern economies going, and
historically, fossil fuels provided the bulk of the energy need to
generate electricity, with coal a dominant player in many parts of
the world. Now with growing concerns about global climate change,
this historical dependence on fossil-fuels, especially those rich
in carbon, are being questioned. Examining the implications of the
industry's future in a carbon-constrained world, a distinct
reality, is the subject of this book. |
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