Climate engineering is a dystopian project. But as the human species hurtles ever faster towards its own extinction, geoengineering as a temporary fix, to buy time for carbon removal, is a seductive idea. We are right to fear that geoengineering will be used to maintain the status quo, but is there another possible future after geoengineering? Can these technologies and practices be used to bring carbon levels back down to pre-industrial levels? Are there possibilities for massive intentional intervention in the climate that are democratic, decentralised, or participatory? These questions are provocative, because they go against a binary that has become common sense: geoengineering is assumed to be on the side of industrial agriculture, inequality and ecomodernism, in opposition to degrowth, renewable energy, sustainable agriculture and climate justice. After Geoengineering rejects this binary, to ask: what if the people seized the means of climate production? Both critical and utopian, the book examines the possible futures after geoengineering. Rejecting the idea that geoengineering is some kind of easy work-around, Holly Buck outlines the kind of social transformation that would be necessary to enact a programme of geoengineering in the first place.

Beginners in the subject find it difficult to keep up with the ever expanding technical literacy base taken for granted by experienced practitioners. This book presents fundamental knowledge in mass transfer in easily understandable form by explaining, in worked examples, basic mass transfer definitions and calculation procedures which form the building blocks of many sophisticated computer algorithms.

The book is divided into seven modules. A topic is introduced in each chapter of a module with brief explanations and necessary pictorial views. Then it is discussed in detail through a number of worked-out examples, which are explained using step-by-step procedure and illustrating drawings. Module A covers the fundamentals of manual drafting, lettering, freehand sketching and dimensioning of views. Module B describes two-dimensional drawings like geometrical constructions, conies, miscellaneous curves and scales. Three-dimensional drawings, such as projections of points, lines, plane lamina, geometrical solids and sections of them are well explained in Module C. Module D deals with intersection of surfaces and their developments. Drawing of pictorial views is illustrated in Module E, which includes isometric projection, oblique projection and perspective projections. Module F covers the fundamentals of machine drawing. Finally, in Module G the book introduces computer-aided drafting (CAD) to make the readers familiar with the state-of-the-art techniques of drafting.

He is expected to be highly versatile in his compatibility, whether it be in the field of financial engineering or in the making of Jurassic Park. With this thought this book was made which we don't claim as a solution to something but an approach to make engineering easy to the students, so as to provide them with enough time and scope to broaden their horizons.

This title includes module A that covers the fundamentals of manual drafting, lettering, freehand sketching and dimensioning of views. Module B describes two-dimensional drawings like geometrical constructions, conics, miscellaneous curves and scales. Three-dimensional drawings, such as projections of points, lines, plane lamina, geometrical solids and their different sections are well-explained in Module C. Module D deals with intersection of surfaces and their developments. Drawing of pictorial views is illustrated in Module E, which includes isometric projection, oblique projection and perspective projections. The fundamentals of machine drawing are covered in Module F. Finally, in Module G, this book introduces computer-aided drafting (CAD) to make the readers familiar with the state-of-the-art techniques of drafting.

This book provides a first course in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning. The subject matter has been developed in a logical and coherent manner with neat illustrations and a fairly large number of solved examples and unsolved problems. The text, developed from the author s teaching experience of many years, is suitable for the senior-level undergraduate and first-year postgraduate students of mechanical engineering, automobile engineering as well as chemical engineering. The text commences with an introduction to the fundamentals of thermodynamics and a brief treatment of the various methods of refrigeration. Then follows the detailed discussion and analysis of air refrigeration systems, vapour compression and vapour absorption refrigeration systems with special emphasis on developing sound physical concepts and gaining problem solving skills. Refrigerants are exhaustively dealt with in a separate chapter.

Practical applications of the subject are considered throughout, and actual devices and their uses are described, to encourage the reader to do some electronics. Mathematical requirements have been kept to a minimum.;The book is not based on any single syllabus but is suitable for students taking BTEC units Electronics NII and NIII, City and Guilds Electronics Servicing (course 2240), GCSE and A'Level course, and short courses in further and higher education.;This second chapter has been updated with additions to certain chapters, particularly those on digital systems and computing.andTable of ContentsPart 1 Basic electricity: direct current; alternating current. Part 2 Components: resistors; capacitors; inductors; semiconductor diodes; transistors; transducers and switches. Part 3 Linear circuits: basic audio frequency amplifiers; more audio frequency amplifiers; radio frequency amplifiers and oscillators; operational amplifiers and linear integrated circuits. Part 4 Digital circuits: basic switching circuits; decision-making circuits; memory-type circuits; more digital circuits. Part 5 Electronic systems: radio, television, audio and communications systems; digital systems; computers and microprocessors; power supplies and test instruments.

This book is written for BE/B. Tech students of various technical universities to address the course curriculum in Engineering Mechanics. It is designed to meet the needs of the first-year undergraduate students of all branches of engineering. The text provides a sound understanding of the fundamentals of the subject in the areas of mechanics and strength of materials. The book presents succinct coverage of the theory, definitions and formulae. It is well supported by plenty of clear-cut diagrams, suitable examples and worked problems in order to make the underlying principles comprehensible. It presents an introduction to basic engineering mechanics topics required by all engineering students in their studies. It provides a large number of worked problems which help in understanding theory. It includes objective type questions with explanatory answers to help students in preparing for competitive examinations.