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Compressibility, Turbulence and High Speed Flow introduces the
reader to the field of compressible turbulence and compressible
turbulent flows across a broad speed range, through a unique
complimentary treatment of both the theoretical foundations and the
measurement and analysis tools currently used.
The book provides the reader with the necessary background and
current trends in the theoretical and experimental aspects of
compressible turbulent flows and compressible turbulence. Detailed
derivations of the pertinent equations describing the motion of
such turbulent flows is provided and an extensive discussion of the
various approaches used in predicting both free shear and wall
bounded flows is presented. Experimental measurement techniques
common to the compressible flow regime are introduced with
particular emphasis on the unique challenges presented by high
speed flows. Both experimental and numerical simulation work is
supplied throughout to provide the reader with an overall
perspective of current trends.
An introduction to current techniques in compressible turbulent
flow analysis
An approach that enables engineers to identify and solve complex
compressible flow challenges
Prediction methodologies, including the Reynolds-averaged Navier
Stokes (RANS) method, scale filtered methods and direct numerical
simulation (DNS)
Current strategies focusing on compressible flow control
Turbulence in Porous Media introduces the reader to the
characterisation of turbulent flow, heat and mass transfer in
permeable media, including analytical data and a review of
available experimental data. Such transport processes occurring a
relatively high velocity in permeable media are present in a number
of engineering and natural flows. This new edition features a
completely updated text including two new chapters exploring
Turbulent Combustion and Moving Porous Media. De Lemos has expertly
brought together a text that compiles, details, compares and
evaluates available methodologies for modelling and simulating
flow, providing an essential tour for engineering students working
within the field as well as those working in chemistry, physics,
applied mathematics, and geological and environmental
sciences.
Brings together groundbreaking and complex research on turbulence
in porous mediaExtends the original model to situations including
reactive systemsNow discusses movement of the porous matrix"
A Membrane BioReactor (MBR) is the combination of a membrane
process (e.g. microfiltration/ ultrafiltration) with a suspended
growth bioreactor. When used with domestic wastewater, MBR
processes can produce effluent of high enough quality to be
discharged to waterways, or to be reclaimed for urban irrigation.
Other advantages of MBRs over conventional processes include small
footprint, easy retrofit and upgrade of old wastewater treatment
plants.
The MBR Book covers all important aspects of Membrane
BioReactors in water and waste water treatment, from the
fundamentals of the processes via design principles to MBR
technologies. Industrial case studies help interpret actual results
and give pointers for best practice. Useful appendices provide data
on commercial membranes and international membrane
organizations.
The MBR book enables readers to:
Understand the fundamental processes involved in membrane and
biotreatment technologiesCompare and contrast design options and
work through sample calculationsReview commercial MBR systems in
terms of specific applicationsLearn from case studies involving
domestic and industrial effluent treatment and recyclingAnalyze
process design, operation, performance and maintenance to draw
conclusions appropriate to their requirements
New to the second edition:
45% more content than the first edition.
Over 120 contributors from the academic research and
municipal/industrial practitioner communities.
Review of MBR status in ten countries.
Expanded section on anaerobic MBRs, micropollutant fate and
hybrid systems.
Simplified design methodology, with biokinetics for dynamic
modelling and cost benefit analysis.
Expanded operation and maintenance section, informed by expert
panel of practitioners offering more than 40 years combined
experience.
Over 40 MBR membrane products described, with most of the
technical specifications provided.
Over 50 case studies provided, including key design,
performance, and operation and maintenance data in almost all
cases.
Membrane Bioreactors are a major growth area in the water and waste
water treatment industriesInternationally-known author, one of the
leading senior experts in MBR researchPrinciples and practice,
backed by industrial case studies"
The complete reference for engineers and designers working on pump
design and development, or using centrifugal pumps in the field.
This authoritative guide has been developed with access to the
technical expertise of the leading centrifugal pump developer,
Sulzer. In addition to providing the most comprehensive centrifugal
pump theory and design reference, with detailed material on
cavitation, erosion, selection of materials, rotor vibration
behaviour and forces acting on pumps, the Handbook also covers key
pumping applications topics and operational issues including
operating performance in various types of circuitry, drives and
acceptance testing.
* Enables readers to understand, specify and utilise centrifugal
pumps more effectively
* A complete centrifugal pump engineering guide. The Handbook
covers theory, design and operation, with an emphasis on providing
a high levels of rigorous data, design detail, and industry-leading
quality and efficiency solutions for high capital outlay pump plant
users.
* Draws on the world-beating experience of Sulzer, the leading
centrifugal pump developer, making this a particularly valuable
resource
* Third edition, updated to cover the latest design and technology
developments, applications, test and reliability procedures,
cavitation, erosion, selection of materials, rotor vibration
behaviour, operating performance in various types of circuitry, new
drive technology and acceptance testing.
The materials mechanics of the controlled separation of a body into
two or more parts - cutting -- using a blade or tool or other
mechanical implement is a ubiquitous process in most engineering
disciplines, be it mechanical, civil, medical, food or process
based, and a surprising number of engineers are involved in cutting
and the design of cutting tools. There are a wide range of books
available on the cutting of metals, but no other text is devoted to
the cutting of materials generally, the mechanics of which
(toughness, fracture, deformation, plasticity, tearing, grating,
chewing, etc) have wide ranging implications for engineers, medics,
manufacturers, and process engineers, making this text of
particular interest to a wide range of engineers and specialists.
* The only book to explain and unify the process and techniques of
cutting in metals AND non-metals. The emphasis on biomaterials,
plastics and non-metals will be of considerable interest to many,
while the transfer of knowledge from non-metals fields offers
important benefits to metalcutters.
* Comprehensive, written with this well-known author's lightness of
touch, the book will attract the attention of many readers in this
under-served subject
* The clarity of the text is further enhanced by detailed examples
and case studies, from the grating of cheese on an industrial scale
to the design of scalpels, supporting online materials data and FEM
modelling material.
Design Engineering Manual offers a practical guide to the key
principles of design engineering. It features a compilation of
extracts from several books within the range of Design Engineering
books in the Elsevier collection. The book is organized into 11
sections. Beginning with a review of the processes of product
development and design, the book goes on to describe systematic
ways of choosing materials and processes. It details the properties
of modern metallic alloys including commercial steels, cast irons,
superalloys, titanium alloys, structural intermetallic compounds,
and aluminum alloys. The book explains the human/system interface;
procedures to assess the risks associated with job and task
characteristics; and environmental factors that may be encountered
at work and affect behavior. Product liability and safety rules are
discussed. The final section on design techniques introduces the
design process from an inventors perspective to a more formal model
called total design. It also deals with the behavior of plastics
that influence the application of practical and complex engineering
equations and analysis in the design of products.
Fire and combustion presents a significant engineering challenge to
mechanical, civil and dedicated fire engineers, as well as
specialists in the process and chemical, safety, buildings and
structural fields. We are reminded of the tragic outcomes of
'untenable' fire disasters such as at King's Cross underground
station or Switzerland's St Gotthard tunnel. In these and many
other cases, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is at the forefront
of active research into unravelling the probable causes of fires
and helping to design structures and systems to ensure that they
are less likely in the future.
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is routinely used as an analysis
tool in fire and combustion engineering as it possesses the ability
to handle the complex geometries and characteristics of combustion
and fire. This book shows engineering students and professionals
how to understand and use this powerful tool in the study of
combustion processes, and in the engineering of safer or more fire
resistant (or conversely, more fire-efficient) structures.
No other book is dedicated to computer-based fire dynamics tools
and systems. It is supported by a rigorous pedagogy, including
worked examples to illustrate the capabilities of different models,
an introduction to the essential aspects of fire physics,
examination and self-test exercises, fully worked solutions and a
suite of accompanying software for use in industry standard
modeling systems.
-Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is widely used in engineering
analysis; this is the only book dedicated to CFD modeling analysis
in fire and combustion engineering
-Strong pedagogic features mean this book can be used as a text
forgraduate level mechanical, civil, structural and fire
engineering courses, while its coverage of the latest techniques
and industry standard software make it an important reference for
researchers and professional engineers in the mechanical and
structural sectors, and by fire engineers, safety consultants and
regulators
-Strong author team (CUHK is a recognized centre of excellence in
fire eng) deliver an expert package for students and professionals,
showing both theory and applications. Accompanied by CFD modeling
code and ready to use simulations to run in industry-standard
ANSYS-CFX and Fluent software.
The self-assembled nanostructured materials described in this book
offer a number of advantages over conventional material
technologies in a wide range of sectors. World leaders in the field
of self-organisation of nanostructures review the current status of
research and development in the field, and give an account of the
formation, properties, and self-organisation of semiconductor
nanostructures. Chapters on structural, electronic and optical
properties, and devices based on self-organised nanostructures are
also included.
Future research work on self-assembled nanostructures will connect
diverse areas of material science, physics, chemistry, electronics
and optoelectronics. This book will provide an excellent starting
point for workers entering the field and a useful reference to the
nanostructured materials research community. It will be useful to
any scientist who is involved in nanotechnology and those wishing
to gain a view of what is possible with modern fabrication
technology.
Mohamed Henini is a Professor of Applied Physics at the University
of Nottingham. He has authored and co-authored over 750 papers in
international journals and conference proceedings and is the
founder of two international conferences. He is the Editor-in-Chief
of "Microelectronics Journal" and has edited three previous
Elsevier books.
Key Features:
- Contributors are world leaders in the field
- Brings together all the factors which are essential in
self-organisation of quantum nanostructures
- Reviews the current status of research and development in
self-organised nanostructured materials
- Provides a ready source of information on a wide range of
topics
- Useful to any scientist who is involved in nanotechnology
- Excellent starting point for workers entering the field
- Serves as an excellent reference manual
Cryogenics is the study of low temperature interactions -
temperatures well below those existing in the natural universe.
The book covers a large spectrum of experimental cases, including
basic vacuum techniques, indispensable in cryogenics. Guidance in
solving experimental problems and numerous numerical examples are
given, as are examples of the applications of cryogenics in such
areas as underground detectors and space applications. Updated
tables of low-temperature data on materials are also presented, and
the book is supplemented with a rich bibliography.
Key Features include:
- Experiments described in technical detail
- Description of newest cryogenic apparatus
- Applications in multidisciplinary areas
- Data on cryogenic properties of new materials
- Current reference review
Researchers (graduate and above) in the fields of physics,
engineering and chemistry with an interest in the technology and
applications of low-temperature measurements, will find this book
invaluable.
Key Features include:
- Experiments described in technical detail
- Description of newest cryogenic apparatus
- Applications in multidisciplinary areas
- Data on cryogenic properties of new materials
- Current reference review
The primary objective of this work is to give the reader an
understanding of stress wave behaviour while taking into account
the dynamic constitutive equations of elastic-plastic solids. The
author has combined a 'materials characteristics' approach with a
'singularity surface' approach in this work, which readers will
find to be a novel and unique route to solving their problems.
* Helps engineers understand the effects and behavior of stress
waves in various materials
* Aids in the process of engineering design, testing, and
evaluation
Dr Theodore Nicholas ran the High Cycle Fatigue Program for the US
Air Force between 1995 and 2003 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base,
and is one of the world s leading authorities on the subject,
having authored over 250 papers in leading archival journals and
books.
Bringing his plethora of expertise to this book, Dr Nicholas
discusses the subject of high cycle fatigue (HCF) from an
engineering viewpoint in response to a series of HCF failures in
the USAF and the concurrent realization that HCF failures in
general were taking place universally in both civilian and military
engines.
Topic covered include:
- Constant life diagrams
- Fatigue limits under combined LCF and HCF
- Notch fatigue under HCF conditions
- Foreign object damage (FOD)
* Brings years of the Author's US Air Force experience in high
cycle fatigue together in one text
* Discusses HCF in the context of recent international military and
civilian engine failures
Plasticity is concerned with understanding the behavior of metals
and alloys when loaded beyond the elastic limit, whether as a
result of being shaped or as they are employed for load bearing
structures.
Basic Engineering Plasticity delivers a comprehensive and
accessible introduction to the theories of plasticity. It draws
upon numerical techniques and theoretical developments to support
detailed examples of the application of plasticity theory. This
blend of topics and supporting textbook features ensure that this
introduction to the science of plasticity will be valuable for a
wide range of mechanical and manufacturing engineering students and
professionals.
-Brings together the elements of the mechanics of plasticity most
pertinent to engineers, at both the micro- and macro-levels
-Covers the theory and application of topics such as Limit
Analysis, Slip Line Field theory, Crystal Plasticity, Sheet and
Bulk Metal Forming, as well as the use of Finite Element Analysis
-Clear and well-organized with extensive worked engineering
application examples, end of chapter exercises and a separate
worked solutions manual
Constitutive modelling is the mathematical description of how
materials respond to various loadings. This is the most intensely
researched field within solid mechanics because of its complexity
and the importance of accurate constitutive models for practical
engineering problems.
Topics covered include:
Elasticity - Plasticity theory - Creep theory - The nonlinear
finite element method - Solution of nonlinear equilibrium equations
- Integration of elastoplastic constitutive equations - The
thermodynamic framework for constitutive modelling Thermoplasticity
- Uniqueness and discontinuous bifurcations
More comprehensive in scope than competitive titles, with detailed
discussion of thermodynamics and numerical methods.
Offers appropriate strategies for numerical solution, illustrated
by discussion of specific models.
Demonstrates each topic in a complete and self-contained
framework, with extensive referencing.
Electroplating: Basic Principles, Processes and Practice offers an
understanding of the theoretical background to electroplating,
which is essential if the practical results are to be as required.
This book is different in that it explains HOW the
electrodeposition processes work, covering such topics as the
elctrodeposition of composites, multilayers, whisker formation and
giant magnetoresistive effects. The section on R & D approaches
will be especially useful for organisations in the field. This is
the first English language version of a well-known German language
book from a prestigious author of international repute.
Electroplating is an invaluable resource for manufacturers of
coatings, electrochemists, metal finishers and their customers and
academics in surface engineering.
.Offers an understanding of the theoretical background to
electroplating
.Explains how the electrodeposition processes work
.Prestigious author of international repute
Advanced Control Engineering provides a complete course in control
engineering for undergraduates of all technical disciplines.
Starting with a basic overview of elementary control theory this
text quickly moves on to a rigorous examination of more advanced
and cutting edge date aspects such as robust and intelligent
control, including neural networks and genetic algorithms.
With examples from aeronautical, marine and many other types of
engineering, Roland Burns draws on his extensive teaching and
practical experience presents the subject in an easily understood
and applied manner. Control Engineering is a core subject in most
technical areas.
Problems in each chapter, numerous illustrations and free Matlab
files on the accompanying website are brought together to provide a
valuable resource for the engineering student and lecturer alike.
Complete Course in Control Engineering
Real life case studies
Numerous problems
This book is a companion text to Active Control of Sound by P.A.
Nelson and S.J. Elliott, also published by Academic Press.
It summarizes the principles underlying active vibration control
and its practical applications by combining material from
vibrations, mechanics, signal processing, acoustics, and control
theory. The emphasis of the book is on the active control of waves
in structures, the active isolation of vibrations, the use of
distributed strain actuators and sensors, and the active control of
structurally radiated sound. The feedforward control of
deterministic disturbances, the active control of structural waves
and the active isolation of vibrations are covered in detail, as
well as the more conventional work on modal feedback. The
principles of the transducers used as actuateors and sensors for
such control strategies are also given an in-depth
description.
The reader will find particularly interesting the two chapters on
the active control of sound radiation from structures: active
structural acoustic control. The reason for controlling high
frequency vibration is often to prevent sound radiation, and the
principles and practical application of such techniques are
presented here for both plates and cylinders. The volume is written
in textbook style and is aimed at students, practicing engineers,
and researchers.
* Combines material from vibrations, signal processing, mechanics,
and controls
* Summarizes new research in the field
"Analysis of Turbulent Flows" is written by one of the most
prolific authors in the field of CFD. Professor of Aerodynamics at
SUPAERO and Director of DMAE at ONERA, Professor Tuncer Cebeci
calls on both his academic and industrial experience when
presenting this work. Each chapter has been specifically
constructed to provide a comprehensive overview of turbulent flow
and its measurement. "Analysis of Turbulent Flows" serves as an
advanced textbook for PhD candidates working in the field of CFD
and is essential reading for researchers, practitioners in industry
and MSc and MEng students.
The field of CFD is strongly represented by the following
corporate organizations: Boeing, Airbus, Thales, United
Technologies and General Electric. Government bodies and academic
institutions also have a strong interest in this exciting
field.
An overview of the development and application of computational
fluid dynamics (CFD), with real applications to industryContains a
unique section on short-cut methods - simple approaches to
practical engineering problems
Generally, welding produces welding deformation and residual
stress in the products, which influences the quality and
performance of the products. Although many engineers and
researchers have made great effort how to control these incidents,
they have still remained unresolved. "Welding Deformation and
Residual Stress Prevention" provides a unique computational
approach to the prediction of the effects of deformation and
residual stress on materials. The goal is to provide engineers and
designers with the ability to create their own computational system
for predicting and possibly avoiding the problem altogether.
The basic theories including "theory of elastic-plastic analysis"
and "inherent strain theory," and analysis procedures are described
using a simple three-bar model.
Online simulation software to perform basic analysis on welding
mechanics
Examples of strategic methods and procedures are illustrated to
have solved various welding-related problems encountered in the
process of construction.
Appendices present data bases for welding residual stresses,
temperature dependent material properties, etc. "
Computational elastohydrodynamics, a part of tribology, has existed
happily enough for about fifty years without the use of accurate
models for the rheology of the liquids used as lubricants. For low
molecular weight liquids, such as low viscosity mineral oils, it
has been possible to calculate, with precision, the film thickness
in a concentrated contact provided that the pressure and
temperature are relatively low, even when the pressure variation of
viscosity is not accurately modelled in detail. Other successes
have been more qualitative in nature, using effective properties
which come from the fitting of parameters used in calculations to
experimental measurements of the contact behaviour, friction or
film thickness.
High Pressure Rheology for Quantitative Elastohydrodynamics is
intended to provide a sufficiently accurate framework for the
rheology of liquids at elevated pressure that it may be possible
for computational elastohydrodynamics to discover the relationships
between the behaviour of a lubricated concentrated contact and the
measurable properties of the liquid lubricant. The required
high-pressure measurement techniques are revealed in detail and
data are presented for chemically well-defined liquids that may be
used as quantitative reference materials.
* Presents the property relations required for a quantitative
calculation of the tribological behaviour of lubricated
concentrated contacts.
* Details of high-pressure experimental techniques.
* Complete description of the pressure and temperature dependence
of viscosity for high pressures.
* Some little-known limitations on EHL modelling.
Small-scale gas turbines, known as Microturbines, represent an
exciting new development in gas turbine technology. They can run in
size from small, human-scale machines down to micro-sized
mini-machines that can barely be seen by the naked eye. They also
run a great diversity of fuel types, from various types of
commercial gases to waste-generated gases. This new book by
industry expert Claire Soares will fully describe the various types
of microturbines, their applications, and their particular
requirements for installation, maintenance and repair. It will
explain how a microturbine the size of a refrigerator can power an
entire school, hospital or small factory, which is particularly
useful for onsite, remote installations. The book will also show
how microturbines can be paired with one or more fuel cells to form
a hybrid energy source, or can be teamed with any source of
distributed power, such as a mall hydro-turbine or a wind turbine.
Moreover, the reader will learn how microturbines can run on a
variety of fuels that are far cruder than those required by most
standard gas turbines; they can be made to run, for instance, using
gas from a landfill or biomass source. The reader will find
detailed information on costs, specifications, and maintenance and
repair guidelines. Ample references and resources will provide the
reader with tools for finding manufacturers and product
specifications for their own particular needs.
.Covers major categories of microturbines, including factors common
to their design, installation, operation, optimization,
maintenance, and repair
.Invaluable guidance on market factors and economics affecting
microturbines and their applications, particularly for distributed
power generation
.Provides current case studies showing microturbines used in hybrid
systems with fuel cells and other types of power generation
systems"
For a long time, conventional reliability analyses have been
oriented towards selecting the more reliable system and preoccupied
with maximising the reliability of engineering systems. On the
basis of counterexamples however, we demonstrate that selecting the
more reliable system does not necessarily mean selecting the system
with the smaller losses from failures! As a result, reliability
analyses should necessarily be risk-based, linked with the losses
from failures.
Accordingly, a theoretical framework and models are presented which
form the foundations of the reliability analysis and reliability
allocation linked with the losses from failures.
An underlying theme in the book is the basic principle for a
risk-based design: the larger the cost of failure associated with a
component, the larger its minimum necessary reliability level. Even
identical components should be designed to different reliability
levels if their failures are associated with different losses.
According to a classical definition, the risk of failure is a
product of the probability of failure and the cost given failure.
This risk measure however cannot describe the risk of losses
exceeding a maximum acceptable limit. Traditionally the losses from
failures have been 'accounted for' by the average production
availability (the ratio of the actual production capacity and the
maximum production capacity). As demonstrated in the book by using
a simple counterexample, two systems with the same production
availability can be characterised by very different losses from
failures.
As an alternative, a new aggregated risk measure based on the
cumulative distribution of the potential losses has been
introducedand the theoretical framework for risk analysis based on
the concept potential losses has also been developed. This new risk
measure incorporates the uncertainty associated with the exposure
to losses and the uncertainty in the consequences given the
exposure. For repairable systems with complex topology, the
distribution of the potential losses can be revealed by simulating
the behaviour of systems during their life-cycle. For this purpose,
fast discrete event-driven simulators are presented capable of
tracking the potential losses for systems with complex topology,
composed of a large number of components. The simulators are based
on new, very efficient algorithms for system reliability analysis
of systems comprising thousands of components.
An important theme in the book are the generic principles and
techniques for reducing technical risk. These have been classified
into three major categories: preventive (reducing the likelihood of
failure), protective (reducing the consequences from failure) and
dual (reducing both, the likelihood and the consequences from
failure). Many of these principles (for example: avoiding
clustering of events, deliberately introducing weak links, reducing
sensitivity, introducing changes with opposite sign, etc.) are
discussed in the reliability literature for the first time.
Significant space has been allocated to component reliability. In
the last chapter of the book, several applications are discussed of
a powerful equation which constitutes the core of a new theory of
locally initiated component failure by flaws whose number is a
random variable.
This book has been written with the intention to fill two big gaps
in the reliability and riskliterature: the risk-based reliability
analysis as a powerful alternative to the traditional reliability
analysis and the generic principles for reducing technical risk. I
hope that the principles, models and algorithms presented in the
book will help to fill these gaps and make the book useful to
reliability and risk-analysts, researchers, consultants, students
and practising engineers.
- Offers a shift in the existing paradigm for conducting
reliability analyses.
- Covers risk-based reliability analysis and generic principles for
reducing risk.
- Provides a new measure of risk based on the distribution of the
potential losses from failure as well as the basic principles for
risk-based design.
- Incorporates fast algorithms for system reliability analysis and
discrete-event simulators.
- Includes the probability of failure of a structure with complex
shape expressed with a simple equation.
This practical reference provides in-depth information required to
understand and properly estimate compressor capabilities and to
select the proper designs. Engineers and students will gain a
thorough understanding of compression principles, equipment,
applications, selection, sizing, installation, and maintenance. The
many examples clearly illustrate key aspects to help readers
understand the "real world" of compressor technology.
Compressors: Selection and Sizing, third edition is completely
updated with new API standards. Additions requested by readers
include a new section on diaphragm compressors in the reciprocating
compressors chapter, and a new section on rotor dynamics stability
in the chapter on diaphragm compressors.
The latest technology is presented in the areas of efficiency, 3-D
geometry, electronics, CAD, and the use of plant computers. The
critical chapter on negotiating the purchase of a compressor now
reflects current industry practices for preparing detailed
specifications, bid evaluations, engineering reviews, and
installation. A key chapter compares the reliability of various
types of compressors.
*Everything you need to select the right compressor for your
specific application.
*Practical information on compression principles, equipment,
applications, selection, sizing, installation, and
maintenance.
*New sections on diaphragm compressors and an introduction to rotor
dynamics stability.
This book is a practical account of pumping, piping and seals
starting with basics and providing detailed but accessible
information on all aspects of the pumping process and what can go
wrong with it. Written by an acknowledged expert with years of
teaching experience in the practical understanding of pumps and
systems.
Aids understanding of pumps to minimize failures and
time-out.
A practical handbook covering the basics of the pumping process.
Written by an acknowledged expert.
Valves are the components in a fluid flow or pressure system that
regulate either the flow or the pressure of the fluid. They are
used extensively in the process industries, especially
petrochemical. Though there are only four basic types of valves,
there is an enormous number of different kinds of valves within
each category, each one used for a specific purpose. No other book
on the market analyzes the use, construction, and selection of
valves in such a comprehensive manner.
-Covers new environmentally-conscious equipment and practices, the
most important hot-button issue in the petrochemical industry today
-Details new generations of valves for offshore projects, the oil
industry's fastest-growing segment
-Includes numerous new products that have never before been written
about in the mainstream literature
The topic of Introduction to Random Vibrations is the behavior of
structural and mechanical systems when they are subjected to
unpredictable, or random, vibrations. These vibrations may arise
from natural phenomena such as earthquakes or wind, or from
human-controlled causes such as the stresses placed on aircraft at
takeoff and landing. Study and mastery of this topic enables
engineers to design and maintain structures capable of withstanding
random vibrations, thereby protecting human life.
Introduction to Random Vibrations will lead readers in a
user-friendly fashion to a thorough understanding of vibrations of
linear and nonlinear systems that undergo
stochastic-random-excitation.
- Provides over 150 worked out example problems and, along with
over 225 exercises, illustrates concepts with true-to-life
engineering design problems
- Offers intuitive explanations of concepts within a context of
mathematical rigor and relatively advanced analysis techniques.
- Essential for self-study by practicing engineers, and for
instruction in the classroom.
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