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Petroleum Accumulation Zones on Continental Margins (Hardcover): Y. N. Grigorenko Petroleum Accumulation Zones on Continental Margins (Hardcover)
Y. N. Grigorenko
R5,084 Discovery Miles 50 840 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Much of the world's petroleum is located on continental margins, and any further development of these offshore deposits would be impossible without new technologies and new methods contained in this volume. Written by some of the world's foremost authorities on oil and gas, this volume explains for the practicing engineer and the engineering student some of the most important and cutting-edge techniques for developing offshore fields on continental margins.

Natural Gas Hydrate - Arctic Ocean Deepwater Resource Potential (Paperback, 2013 ed.): Michael D. Max, Arthur H Johnson,... Natural Gas Hydrate - Arctic Ocean Deepwater Resource Potential (Paperback, 2013 ed.)
Michael D. Max, Arthur H Johnson, William P. Dillon
R2,205 Discovery Miles 22 050 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The book is an up-to-date basic reference for natural gas hydrate (NGH) in the Arctic Ocean. Geographical, geological, environmental, energy, new technology, and regulatory matters are discussed. The book should be of interest to general readers and scientists and students as well as industry and government agencies concerned with energy and ocean management. NGH is a solid crystalline material that compresses gas by about a factor of about 164 during crystallization from natural gas (mainly methane) - rich pore waters over time. NGH displaces water and may form large concentrations in sediment pore space. Its formation introduces changes in the geotechnical character of host sediment that allows it to be distinguished by seismic and electric exploration methods. The chemical reaction that forms NGH from gas and water molecules is highly reversible, which allows controlled conversion of the NGH to its constituent gas and water. This can be achieved rapidly by one of a number of processes including heating, depressurization, inhibitor injection, dissolution, and molecular replacement. The produced gas has the potential to make NGH a valuable unconventional natural gas resource, and perhaps the largest on earth. Estimates for NGH distribution, concentration, economic targets, and volumes in the Arctic Ocean have been carried out by restricting the economic target to deepwater turbidite sands, which are also sediment hosts for more deeply buried conventional hydrocarbon deposits. Resource base estimates are based on NGH petroleum system analysis approach using industry-standard parameters along with analogs from three relatively well known examples (Nankai-Japan, Gulf of Mexico-United States, and Arctic permafrost hydrate). Drilling data has substantiated new geotechnical-level seismic analysis techniques for estimating not just the presence of NGH but prospect volumes. In addition to a volumetric estimate for NGH having economic potential, a sedimentary depositional model is proposed to aid exploration in the five different regions around the deep central Arctic Ocean basin. Related topics are also discussed. Transport and logistics for NGH may also be applicable for stranded conventional gas and oil deposits. Arising from a discussion of new technology and methodologies that could be applied to developing NGH, suggestions are made for the lowering of exploration and capital expenses that could make NGH competitive on a produced cost basis. The basis for the extraordinarily low environmental risk for exploration and production of NGH is discussed, especially with respect to the environmentally fragile Arctic region. It is suggested that because of the low environmental risk, special regulations could be written that would provide a framework for very low cost and safe development.

CO2: A Valuable Source of Carbon (Hardcover, 2013 ed.): Marcello De De Falco, Gaetano Iaquaniello, Gabriele Centi CO2: A Valuable Source of Carbon (Hardcover, 2013 ed.)
Marcello De De Falco, Gaetano Iaquaniello, Gabriele Centi
R5,869 Discovery Miles 58 690 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

As the annual production of carbon Dioxide (CO2) reaches 30 billion tones, the growing issue of the greenhouse effect has triggered the development of technologies for CO2 sequestration, storage and use as a reactant. Collecting together the reports of the Congress at University of Rome (Campus Bio-medico) held 16th April 2012, CO2: A Valuable Source of Carbon presents and discusses promising technologies for the industrial exploitation of CO2. Divided into two parts, the current technology is evaluated and summarized before European and national projects are presented. The focus on CO2 recovery, particularly in value-added production, proposes applicable methods to develop sustainable practices and even to mitigate greenhouse gas emission from large-scale fossil fuels usage. Including current data and real-world examples, CO2: A valuable source of carbon provides students, engineers, researchers and industry professional with up-to-date material and potential areas for development and research.

Liberating Energy from Carbon: Introduction to Decarbonization (Hardcover, 2014 ed.): Nazim Muradov Liberating Energy from Carbon: Introduction to Decarbonization (Hardcover, 2014 ed.)
Nazim Muradov
R4,427 Discovery Miles 44 270 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Liberating Energy from Carbon analyzes energy options in a carbon-constrained world. Major strategies and pathways to decarbonizing the carbon-intensive economy are laid out with a special emphasis on the prospects of achieving low-risk atmospheric CO2 levels. The opportunities and challenges in developing and bringing to market novel low and zero-carbon technologies are highlighted from technical, economic and environmental viewpoints. This book takes a unique approach by treating carbon in a holistic manner-tracking its complete transformation chain from fossil fuel sources to the unique properties of the CO2 molecule, to carbon capture and storage and finally, to CO2 industrial utilization and its conversion to value-added products and fuels. This concise but comprehensive sourcebook guides readers through recent scientific and technological developments as well as commercial projects that aim for the decarbonization of the fossil fuel-based economy and CO2 utilization that will play an increasingly important role in the near- and mid-term future. This book is intended for researchers, engineers, and students working and studying in practically all areas of energy technology and alternative energy sources and fuels.

Corrosion in Systems for Storage and Transportation of Petroleum Products and Biofuels - Identification, Monitoring and... Corrosion in Systems for Storage and Transportation of Petroleum Products and Biofuels - Identification, Monitoring and Solutions (Hardcover, 2014 ed.)
Alec Groysman
R5,559 Discovery Miles 55 590 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book treats corrosion as it occurs and affects processes in real-world situations, and thus points the way to practical solutions. Topics described include the conditions in which petroleum products are corrosive to metals; corrosion mechanisms of petroleum products; which parts of storage tanks containing crude oils and petroleum products undergo corrosion; dependence of corrosion in tanks on type of petroleum products; aggressiveness of petroleum products to polymeric material; how microorganisms take part in corrosion of tanks and pipes containing petroleum products; which corrosion monitoring methods are used in systems for storage and transportation of petroleum products;what corrosion control measures should be chosen; how to choose coatings for inner and outer surfaces of tanks containing petroleum products; and how different additives (oxygenates, aromatic solvents) to petroleum products and biofuels influence metallic and polymeric materials.

The book is of interest to corrosion engineers, materials engineers, oil and gas engineers, petroleum engineers, chemists, chemical engineers, mechanical engineers, failure analysts, scientists, and students, designers of tanks, pipelines and other systems for storage and transportation fuels, technicians.

The book is of interest to corrosion engineers, materials engineers, oil and gas engineers, petroleum engineers, chemists, chemical engineers, mechanical engineers, failure analysts, scientists, and students, designers of tanks, pipelines and other systems for storage and transportation fuels, technicians.

The book is of interest to corrosion engineers, materials engineers, oil and gas engineers, petroleum engineers, chemists, chemical engineers, mechanical engineers, failure analysts, scientists, and students, designers of tanks, pipelines and other systems for storage and transportation fuels, technicians.

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Hydrogen Storage Materials - The Characterisation of Their Storage Properties (Paperback, 2011 ed.): Darren P. Broom Hydrogen Storage Materials - The Characterisation of Their Storage Properties (Paperback, 2011 ed.)
Darren P. Broom
R4,342 Discovery Miles 43 420 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The problem of storing hydrogen safely and effectively is one of the major technological barriers currently preventing the widespread adoption of hydrogen as an energy carrier and the subsequent transition to a so-called hydrogen economy. Practical issues with the storage of hydrogen in both gas and liquid form appear to make reversible solid state hydrogen storage the most promising potential solution. Hydrogen Storage Materials addresses the characterisation of the hydrogen storage properties of the materials that are currently being considered for this purpose. The background to the topic is introduced, along with the various types of materials that are currently under investigation, including nanostructured interstitial and complex hydrides, and porous materials, such as metal-organic frameworks and microporous organic polymers. The main features of Hydrogen Storage Materials include: an overview of the different types of hydrogen storage materials and the properties that are of interest for their practical use; descriptions of the gas sorption measurement methods used to determine these properties, and the complementary techniques that can be used to help corroborate hydrogen uptake data; and extensive coverage of the practical considerations for accurate hydrogen sorption measurement that drive both instrument design and the development of experimental methodology. Hydrogen Storage Materials provides an up-to-date overview of the topic for experienced researchers, while including enough introductory material to serve as a useful, practical introduction for newcomers to the field.

Handbook of Gas Sensor Materials - Properties, Advantages and Shortcomings for Applications Volume 2: New Trends and... Handbook of Gas Sensor Materials - Properties, Advantages and Shortcomings for Applications Volume 2: New Trends and Technologies (Hardcover, 2014 ed.)
Ghenadii Korotcenkov
R4,463 Discovery Miles 44 630 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The two volumes of Handbook of Gas Sensor Materials provide a detailed and comprehensive account of materials for gas sensors, including the properties and relative advantages of various materials. Since these sensors can be applied for the automation of myriad industrial processes, as well as for everyday monitoring of such activities as public safety, engine performance, medical therapeutics, and in many other situations, this handbook is of great value. Gas sensor designers will find a treasure trove of material in these two books.

Surface Phenomena in Enhanced Oil Recovery (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1981): Shah Surface Phenomena in Enhanced Oil Recovery (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1981)
Shah
R3,116 Discovery Miles 31 160 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

It is with great pleasure and satisfaction that I present to the international scientific community this collection of papers presented at the symposium on Surface Phenomena in Enhanced Oil Recovery held at Stockholm, Sweden, during August 20-25, 1979. It has been an exciting and exhausting experience to edit the papers included in this volume. The proceedings cover six major areas of research related to chemical flooding processes for enhanced oil recovery, namely, 1) Fundamental aspects of the oil displacement process, 2) Micro structure of surfactant systems, 3) Emulsion rheology and oil dis placement mechanisms, 4) Wettability and oil displacement mecha nisms, 5) Adsorption, clays and chemical loss mechanisms, and 6) Polymer rheology and surfactant-polymer interactions. This book also includes two invited review papers, namely, "Research on Enhanced Oil Recovery: Past, Present and Future," and "Formation and Properties of Micelles and Microemulsions" by Professor J. J. Taber and Professor H. F. Eicke respectively. This symposium volume reflects the current state-of-art and our understanding of various surface phenomena in enhanced oil recovery processes. The participation by researchers from various countries in this symposium reflects the global interest in this area of research and the international effort to develop che science and technology of enhanced oil recovery processes.

The Modernization Potential of Gas Turbines in the Coal-Fired Power Industry - Thermal and Economic Effectiveness (Paperback,... The Modernization Potential of Gas Turbines in the Coal-Fired Power Industry - Thermal and Economic Effectiveness (Paperback, 2013 ed.)
Ryszard Bartnik
R1,699 Discovery Miles 16 990 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The opportunity of repowering the existing condensing power stations by means of gas turbogenerators offers an important opportunity to considerably improvement of their energy efficiency. The Modernization Potential of Gas turbines in the Coal-Fired Power Industry presents the methodology, calculation procedures and tools used to support enterprise planning for adapting power stations to dual-fuel gas-steam combined-cycle technologies. Both the conceptual and practical aspects of the conversion of existing coal-fired power plants is covered. Discussions of the feasibility, advantages and disadvantages and possible methods are supported by chapters presenting equations of energy efficiency for the conditions of repowering a power unit by installing a gas turbogenerator in a parallel system and the results of technical calculations involving the selection heating structures of heat recovery steam generators. A methodology for analyzing thermodynamic and economic effectiveness for the selection of a structure of the heat recovery steam generator for the repowered power unit is also explained. The Modernization Potential of Gas turbines in the Coal-Fired Power Industry is an informative monograph written for researchers, postgraduate students and policy makers in power engineering.

Pollution Control in Oil, Gas and Chemical Plants (Hardcover, 2014 ed.): Alireza Bahadori Pollution Control in Oil, Gas and Chemical Plants (Hardcover, 2014 ed.)
Alireza Bahadori
R4,017 Discovery Miles 40 170 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book covers the fundamental requirements for air, soil and water pollution control in oil and gas refineries, chemical plants, oil terminals, petrochemical plants, and related facilities. In this concise volume, Dr. Bahadori elucidates design and operational considerations relevant to critical systems such as the waste water treatment units, solid waste disposal, and waste water sewer treatment as well as engineering/technological methods related to soil and air pollutions control. Engineers and technical managers in a range of industries will benefit from detail on a diverse list of topics."

Handbook of Gas Sensor Materials - Properties, Advantages and Shortcomings for Applications Volume 1: Conventional Approaches... Handbook of Gas Sensor Materials - Properties, Advantages and Shortcomings for Applications Volume 1: Conventional Approaches (Hardcover, 2013 ed.)
Ghenadii Korotcenkov
R5,687 Discovery Miles 56 870 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The two volumes of Handbook of Gas Sensor Materials provide a detailed and comprehensive account of materials for gas sensors, including the properties and relative advantages of various materials. Since these sensors can be applied for the automation of myriad industrial processes, as well as for everyday monitoring of such activities as public safety, engine performance, medical therapeutics, and in many other situations, this handbook is of great value. Gas sensor designers will find a treasure trove of material in these two books.

The First Half of the Age of Oil - An Exploration of the Work of Colin Campbell and Jean Laherrere (Paperback, 2013 ed.):... The First Half of the Age of Oil - An Exploration of the Work of Colin Campbell and Jean Laherrere (Paperback, 2013 ed.)
Charles A. S Hall, Carlos A. Ramirez-Pascualli
R1,883 Discovery Miles 18 830 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

According to the conventional wisdom, we live in a post-industrial information age. This book, however, paints a different picture: We live in the age of oil. Petroleum fuels and feedstocks are responsible for much of what we take for granted in modern society, from chemical products such as fertilizer and plastics, to the energy that moves people and goods in a global economy. Oil is a nearly perfect fuel: Energy dense, safe to store, easy to transport, and mostly environmentally benign. Most importantly, oil has been cheap and abundant during the past 150 years. In 1998, two respected geologists, Colin Campbell and Jean Laherrere, published a detailed article announcing that the "end of cheap oil" would happen before 2010, which meant that the world would face a peak, or at least a plateau, in global daily oil production in the first decade of the new millennium. Today, two billion people under the age of 14 have lived the majority of their lives past the point when this century-long growth in oil supplies came to an end, which also marks the end of the first half of the age of oil. This transition has ushered in a new reality of high oil prices, stagnating oil supplies, and sluggish economies. In this book, a leading authority on energy explores the contributions and continuing legacy of Colin Campbell and Jean Laherrere, the two geologists who modified the terms of the debate about oil. The book provides a unique perspective and state-of-the-art overview of today's energy reality and its enormous economic and social implications. - Covers a topic that eclipses climate change as the most important but least understood challenge for contemporary society - Explores the works of Colin Campbell and Jean Laherrere, the leading authorities in the field of Peak Oil, authors of "The End of Cheap Oil" (Scientific American, 1998), and founding members of the Association for the Study of Peak Oil & Gas - Addresses a broad audience of scientists, engineers, and economists in a format that is accessible to the general public - Provides a complete overview of the basic geological, chemical, physical, economic and historical concepts that every oil consumer should understand - Presents the latest information on oil production, reserves, discoveries, prices, and fields in easy-to-understand graphs and plots

The Chinese Oil Industry - History and Future (Paperback, 2013 ed.): Lianyong Feng, Yan Hu, Charles A. S Hall, Jianliang Wang The Chinese Oil Industry - History and Future (Paperback, 2013 ed.)
Lianyong Feng, Yan Hu, Charles A. S Hall, Jianliang Wang
R1,848 Discovery Miles 18 480 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"The Chinese Oil Industry: History and Future" presents a wealth of tables and figures with new data on Chinese fossil fuel production and consumption, together with a peak oil model to forecast future trends in energy supply and demand. Energy experts in China and the United States provide you with a unique overview of the entire Chinese oil industry. The authors discuss trends in production and consumption of global significance through to the middle of the 21st century, including the energy returned on energy invested (EROI) for China s oil and gas.

The role of oil in the industrialization of China is described as arefour phases in the history of the Chinese oil industry. Detailed coverage of resources and exploration, pipeline development, refining and marketing, petroleum and natural gas pricing policies, and international cooperation is followed by consideration of conservation, renewable energy, and environmental impact. The authors also address the importance of coal and the probable future of coal production.
- Offers a comprehensive view of theChinese oil industry

- Presents new and previously unpublished data

- Covers history and future trends in production and consumption

- Introduces a new peak oil model for China

- Discusses EROI trend of oil and natural gas and its consequences for the Chinese economy

- Written from an objective viewpoint by leading energy experts"

Geological Methods in Mineral Exploration and Mining (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997): Roger... Geological Methods in Mineral Exploration and Mining (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997)
Roger Marjoribanks
R4,311 Discovery Miles 43 110 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book is written as a practical field manual to effective. Each geolOgist has to develop his/her be used by geologists engaged in mineral explo own techniques and will ultimately be judged on ration. It is also hoped that it will serve as a text results, not the process by which these results and reference for students in Applied Geology were reached. In mineral exploration, the only courses of universities and colleges. The book 'right' way of doing anything is the way that aims to outline some of the practical skills that locates ore in the quickest and most cost-effective turn the graduate geologist into an explo manner. It is preferable, however, for an individ rationist: . It is intended as a practical 'how to' ual to develop his/her own method of operation book, rather than as a text on geological or ore after having tried, and become aware of, those deposit theory. procedures which experience has shown to work An explorationist is a professional who search well and which are generally accepted in indus try as good exploration practice. es for ore bodies in a scientific and structured way. Although an awkward and artificial term, The chapters of the book approximately fol this is the only available word to describe the low the steps which a typical exploration pro totality of the skills which are needed to locate gramme would go through. In Chapter 1, the and define economic mineralization."

Desulfurization of Hot Coal Gas (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998): Aysel T. Atimtay, Douglas P.... Desulfurization of Hot Coal Gas (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998)
Aysel T. Atimtay, Douglas P. Harrison
R5,615 Discovery Miles 56 150 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Economic and environmental requirements for advanced power generating systems demand the removal of corrosive and other sulfurous compounds from hot coal gas. After a brief account of the world energy resources and an overview of clean coal technologies, a review of regenerable metal oxide sorbents for cleaning the hot gas is provided. Zinc oxide, copper oxide, calcium oxide, manganese oxide based as well as supported and mixed metal oxide sorbents are treated. Performance analysis of these sorbents, effects of various parameters on the desulfurization efficiency, kinetics of sulfidation and regeneration reactions, sulfiding and regeneration mechanisms are discussed. Two chapters present recent results in the direct production of elemental sulfur from regeneration or SO2-rich gases.

Total Quality Measurement in the Oil Industry (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994): J.D. Symonds Total Quality Measurement in the Oil Industry (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994)
J.D. Symonds
R5,570 Discovery Miles 55 700 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

1 Oxford and Webster's dictionaries,2 give trans-Atlantic agreement in English with a common definition for 'Quality' as 'degree of excellence'. Compared with the many words taken up by other authors' definitions, this is remarkably brief and no doubt unsatisfactory to many people. Yet if 'degree' means a stage in an ascending or descending series, in intensity or in amount, then measurement is by definition explicitly required if terms such as 'quality level', 'good quality', 'high quality' etc. are to have any real meaning. Using measurement is inherent in the methods of all the major writers on the achievement of business improvement through quality. Results from measurements allow improvement by using tools commonly grouped under the heading Statistical Process Control (SPC). Results also form part of the judging criteria of Total Quality Management (TQM) models such as the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in the USA and the more recent European Quality Award. Future revisions of the ISO 9000 series of quality management system standards will specifically require measure ment of defects. However, it is not easy for quality professionals or line managers to find examples of what they should measure and how to do it in their own particular functions in their own particular industries; case st\}dies always seem to refer to others."

Energy Resources - Occurrence, Production, Conversion, Use (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000): Wendell... Energy Resources - Occurrence, Production, Conversion, Use (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000)
Wendell H. Wiser
R1,551 Discovery Miles 15 510 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book deals with the physics and chemistry of all kinds of energy resources - coal, gas, oil, hydropower, and nuclear. After a brief introduction to the concepts of force, work, and energy, the book discusses energy resources and reserves, followed by discussions of electric power and methods for generating electricity. The discussion then turns to the uses of energy in agriculture, transportation, etc., and the pollution that accompanies these uses. The book concludes with material on energy conservation and energy supplies for the future.

Global Change, Energy Issues and Regulation Policies (Hardcover, 2013 ed.): Jean Bernard Saulnier, Marcelo D. Varella Global Change, Energy Issues and Regulation Policies (Hardcover, 2013 ed.)
Jean Bernard Saulnier, Marcelo D. Varella
R4,085 Discovery Miles 40 850 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book analyses the deep interaction between the world s environmental crises, energy production, conversion and use, and global regulation policies.

Bringing together experts from a wide range of scientific fields, it offers the reader a broad scope of knowledge on such topics as: climate change and exhaustion of resources the relationship between basic science and the development of sustainable energy technologies the relationship between global and local environmental policiesthe possible competition between foodstuff production and that of agro-fuels urban adaptation negotiations at the international level financial rules

This book invites the reader to consider the multidisciplinary aspects of these urgent energy/environmental issues.

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Dictionary of Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical Processing (Paperback, New): Alireza Bahadori, Chikezie Nwaoha, Malcolm William Clark Dictionary of Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical Processing (Paperback, New)
Alireza Bahadori, Chikezie Nwaoha, Malcolm William Clark
R3,317 Discovery Miles 33 170 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In industry, miscommunication can cause frustration, create downtime, and even trigger equipment failure. By providing a common ground for more effective discourse, the Dictionary of Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical Processing can help eliminate costly miscommunication. An essential resource for oil, gas, and petrochemical industry professionals, engineers, academic staff, and science and engineering students, the dictionary defines over 5,000 technical and commercial terms encompassing exploration, production, processing, refining, pipelining, finance, management, and safety. From basic engineering principles to the latest drilling technology, the text covers the fundamentals and their real-world applications. Alphabetically arranged for quick reference, it contains easy-to-understand descriptions and figures, as well as oil and gas SI units and metric equivalents. Industry newcomers and personnel with no technical background especially benefit from the book's practical language that clearly demonstrates the concepts behind the definitions.

Hazardous Area Classification in Petroleum and Chemical Plants - A Guide to Mitigating Risk (Hardcover, New): Alireza Bahadori Hazardous Area Classification in Petroleum and Chemical Plants - A Guide to Mitigating Risk (Hardcover, New)
Alireza Bahadori
R6,079 Discovery Miles 60 790 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Due to an increase in the wide-range of chemicals in petrochemical processing industries, as well as frequency of use, there has been a steady rise in flammability problems and other hazards. Hazardous Area Classification in Petroleum and Chemical Plants: A Guide to Mitigating Risk outlines the necessities of explosion protection in oil, gas and chemical industries, and discusses fire and occupancy hazards, extinguishing methods, hazard identification, and classification of materials. This book addresses these issues and concerns and presents a simple hazard identification system to help offset future problems.

It offers information on the hazards of various materials and their level of severity as it relates to fire prevention, exposure, and control. The system provides an alerting signal and on-the-spot information to help protect lives in an industrial plant or storage location during fire emergencies. Understanding the hazard helps to ensure that the process equipment is properly selected, installed, and operated to provide a safe operating system.

This text also includes a summary of the rules, methods, and requirements for fighting a fire, introduces various hazard identification systems.

Includes a summary of the rules, methods, and requirements needed to extinguish a fire

Introduces various hazard identification systems

Includes concepts for layout and spacing of equipment in process plants

The book serves as resource for plant design engineers as well as plant protection and safety personnel in planning for effective firefighting operations."

Rotordynamics of Gas-Lubricated Journal Bearing Systems (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999): Krzysztof... Rotordynamics of Gas-Lubricated Journal Bearing Systems (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999)
Krzysztof Czolczynski
R2,836 Discovery Miles 28 360 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A discussion of models for the behaviour of gas bearings, particularly of the aspects affecting the stability of the system. The text begins with a discussion of the mathematical models, identifying the stiffness and damping coefficients, and describing the behaviour of the models in unstable regions. It then turns to apply these results to bearings: static characteristics and stability of various rotor systems and an extensive discussion of air rings.

Marine Clastic Reservoirs - Examples and Analogues (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993): E.G. Rhodes,... Marine Clastic Reservoirs - Examples and Analogues (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993)
E.G. Rhodes, T.F. Moslow
R2,945 Discovery Miles 29 450 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Marine Clastic reservoirs provides an integrated perspective to sandstone reservoir description and analysis. It combines analog-oriented methods fromsequence stratigraphy with rigorous stratigraphic and sedimentological description of cores and outcrops to develop a process-based analysis of sandstone facies. Twelve chapters, divided into 3 sections, first describe the specific use of sequence stratigraphy to catalog, identify, andpredict marine clastic reservoir facies. Next they examine the importance ofrigorous sedimentological and geomorphic description. Finally, marine depositional environments from delta systems to deep-sea fans arereviewed to give examples of these improved descriptive and analytical techniques

Energetics of Geological Processes - Hans Ramberg on his 60th birthday (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed.... Energetics of Geological Processes - Hans Ramberg on his 60th birthday (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1977)
H. Annersten; Edited by S.K. Saxena, S. Bhattacharji; Edited by (associates) O. Stephansson
R2,951 Discovery Miles 29 510 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Hans Ramberg is working in an area of geology where 60 years are a short, often negligible period of time. This is not so in the lives of men. For us it is a time for evaluating past accomplishments and a time for friends to express their appreciation and admiration. Some universities have become famous for this ability to foster eminent scientists in one or several fields. The success of Cambridge University in physics is a well-known example, but if we ask ourselves whether the success of Oslo University in earth sciences is not equally astonishing, then we see that Hans is yet another example of this process; but it is not the whole story. There were certainly promising prospects when he started his studies in geology: V. M. Goldschmidt had just come back from G6ttingen in Germany and Tom Barth had returned from the Geophysical Laboratory in Washington, D.C. Two leaders in geochemistry and petrology at the same time Hans became a student of Barth, specializing in metamorphic rocks and their problems; but soon the situation changed. Norway was occupied by the Germans and the possibili ties for university studies almost vanished. However, in spite of all difficulties he obtained his Ph.D. in 1946 and began participating in the geological mapping of Greenland. In 1947 he went to the University of Chicago and stayed there until 1961 when he came to his present position in the University of Uppsala, Sweden."

CLEAN - CO2 Large-Scale Enhanced Gas Recovery in the Altmark Natural Gas Field - GEOTECHNOLOGIEN Science Report No. 19... CLEAN - CO2 Large-Scale Enhanced Gas Recovery in the Altmark Natural Gas Field - GEOTECHNOLOGIEN Science Report No. 19 (Hardcover, 2013 ed.)
Michael Kuhn, Ute Munch
R3,657 Discovery Miles 36 570 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The project CLEAN (CO2 Large-Scale Enhanced Gas Recovery in the Altmark Natural Gas Field) provides site specific knowledge for a potential future pilot project. This contributed volume gives an overview and final results of the entire project which is finalized to the end of 2012.

Pretreatment Techniques for Biofuels and Biorefineries (Hardcover, 2013 ed.): Zhen Fang Pretreatment Techniques for Biofuels and Biorefineries (Hardcover, 2013 ed.)
Zhen Fang
R6,081 Discovery Miles 60 810 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book includes 19 chapters contributed by the world's leading experts on pretreatment methods for biomass. It extensively covers the different types of biomass (e.g. molasses, sugar beet pulp, cheese whey, sugarcane residues, palm waste, vegetable oil, straws, stalks and wood), various pretreatment approaches (e.g. physical, thermal, chemical, physicochemical and biological) and methods that show the subsequent production of biofuels and chemicals such as sugars, ethanol, extracellular polysaccharides, biodiesel, gas and oil. In addition to traditional methods such as steam, hot-water, hydrothermal, diluted-acid, organosolv, ozonolysis, sulfite, milling, fungal and bacterial, microwave, ultrasonic, plasma, torrefaction, pelletization, gasification (including biogas) and liquefaction pretreatments, it also introduces and discusses novel techniques such as nano and solid catalysts, organic electrolyte solutions and ionic liquids. This book offers a review of state-of-the-art research and provides guidance for the future paths of developing pretreatment techniques of biomass for biofuels, especially in the fields of biotechnology, microbiology, chemistry, materials science and engineering. It intends to provide a systematic introduction of pretreatment techniques. It is an accessible reference work for students, researchers, academicians and industrialists in biorefineries. Zhen Fang is a Professor of Bioenergy and the leader and founder of the biomass group at the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He is also an adjunct full Professor of Life Sciences at the University of Science and Technology of China.

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