Technical design Books

Book SynopsisThis popular, easy-to-read book offers a comprehensive yet unique treatment of electrical machines and their historical development. Electrical Machines and Their Applications, Third Edition covers an in-depth analysis of machines augmented with ample examples, which makes it suitable for both those who are new to electric machines and for those who want to deepen their knowledge of electric machines.This book provides a thorough discussion of electrical machines. It starts by reviewing the basics of concepts needed to fully understand the machines, e.g., three-phase circuits and fundamentals of energy conversion, and continues to discuss transformers, induction machines, synchronous machines, dc machines, and other special machines and their dynamics. This natural progression creates a unifying theme and helps the reader appreciate how the same physical laws of energy conversion govern the operation and dynamics of different machine types. The text is sprinkTable of Contents1 Basic Concepts. 2 Three-Phase Circuits. 3 Magnetic Circuits. 4 Transformers. 5 Electromechanical Energy Conversion Principles. 6 Induction Machines. 7 Synchronous Machines. 8 Direct-Current Machines. 9 Single-Phase and Special-Purpose Motors. 10 Transients and Dynamics of Electric Machines

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Book SynopsisToday's organizations find themselves in a race to adopt new technologies in order to keep up with their competition. However, two questions must be answered: Are these organizations ready for new technological advancements, and are these new technologies appropriate for every organization? Technological Challenges and Management: Matching Human and Business Needs focuses on the new advances and challenges that today's organizations face in the areas of human resources and business, resulting from continuous and highly complex changes in technological resources.Organizations need to implement a more proactive and flexible management, matching their human and business needs. Due to this reality, it is important to study and understand varied contributions made by researchers, academics, and practitioners in this field of study worldwide. With the focus of this reality, this book exchanges experiences and perspectives about the state of technolTrade Review"The book is filled with practical knowledge that can be applied to real-world, modern day management practices that aim to change the culture and identity of an organization with a global presence. The book provides an innovative look at how organizations can use electronic methods and internet technologies to effect change management that is in line with global aspirations of technology driven organizations. The book is very well written for the practicing manager with proven leadership abilities."— Professor Mark J. Jackson, Kansas State UniversityTable of ContentsFashion or adoption? Harmonization of new technologies with strategy, structure, and culture. Technological and organizational changes: Challenges for HRM. The concept of e-HRM, its evolution and effects on organizational outcomes. Organizational change success as a communicational agency effect: Structuration, textualizing, and networking. Electronic human resource management in SMEs: An exploratory study in a Portuguese municipality. Collaboration in processes supported by Web 2.0: The emergence of interactivity. Enhancing online fashion retail: The quest for the perfect fit.

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Book SynopsisThis text is an established bestseller in engineering technology programs, and the Seventh Edition of Applied Strength of Materials continues to provide comprehensive coverage of the mechanics of materials. Focusing on active learning and consistently reinforcing key concepts, the book is designed to aid students in their first course on the strength of materials.Introducing the theoretical background of the subject, with a strong visual component, the book equips readers with problem-solving techniques. The updated Seventh Edition incorporates new technologies with a strong pedagogical approach. Emphasizing realistic engineering applications for the analysis and design of structural members, mechanical devices, and systems, the book includes such topics as torsional deformation, shearing stresses in beams, pressure vessels, and design properties of materials. A big picture overview is included at the beginning of each chapter, and step-by-step problem-solving approaches are used throughout the book.FEATURES Includes the big picture introductions that map out chapter coverage and provide a clear context for readers Contains everyday examples to provide context for students of all levels Offers examples from civil, mechanical, and other branches of engineering technology Integrates analysis and design approaches for strength of materials, backed up by real engineering examples Examines the latest tools, techniques, and examples in applied engineering mechanics This book will be of interest to students in the field of engineering technology and materials engineering as an accessible and understandable introduction to a complex field.Table of Contents1. Basic Concepts in Strength of Materials 2. Design Properties of Materials 3. Direct Stress, Deformation, and Design 4. Design for Direct Shear, Torsional Shear, and Torsional Deformation 5. Shearing Forces and Bending Moments in Beams 6. Centroids and Moments of Inertia of Areas 7. Stress due to Bending 8. Shearing Stresses in Beams 9. Deflection of Beams 10. Combined Stresses 11. Columns 12. Pressure Vessels 13. Connections 14. Thermal Effects and Elements of More than One Material

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Book SynopsisThe broad and developing scope of ergonomics - the application of scientific knowledge to improve peopleâs interaction with products, systems and environments - has been illustrated for 25 years by the books which make up the Contemporary Ergonomics series. This book presents the proceedings of the international conference on Ergonomics & Human Factors 2011. In addition to being the leading event in the UK that features ergonomics and human factors across all sectors, this is also the annual conference of the Institute of Ergonomics & Human Factors.Individual papers provide insight into current practice, present new research findings and form an invaluable reference source. The volumes provide a fast track for the publication of suitable papers from international contributors, with papers being subject to peer review since 2009.A wide range of topics are covered in these proceedings, including transport, user centred design, safety culture, military, accidenTable of ContentsHuman Factors in industrial accidents, Making safety culture work, Ergonomics in Education, Designing transport systems for users and operators, Usability of military equipment, Human Factors in modern manufacturing, Ergonomics in future computer use, Healthcare and ageing, User centred design and evaluation of medical devices, Green ergonomics, The 24 hour society, Cross sectors, Safety, HFI, Maps, Debate, Posters

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Book SynopsisLearn how to use field research to bring essential people-centred insights to your information design projects.Information design is recognized as the practice of making complex data and information understandable for a particular audience, but whatâs often overlooked is the importance of understanding the audience themselves during the information design process. Rather than rely on intuition or assumptions, information designers need evidence gathered from real people about how they think, feel, and behave in order to inform the design of effective solutions. To do this, they need field research.If youâre unsure about field research and how it might fit into a project, this book is for you. This text presents practical, easy-to-follow instructions for planning, designing, and conducting a field study, as well as guidance for making sense of field data and translating findings into action. The selection of established methods and techniques, drawn from social sciences, anthropology, and participatory design, is geared specifically toward information design problems. Over 80 illustrations and five real-world case studies bring key principles and methods of field research to life.Whether you are designing a family of icons or a large-scale signage system, an instruction manual or an interactive data visualization, this book will guide you through the necessary steps to ensure you are meeting peopleâs needs.Table of ContentsFigures Tables Preface Acknowledgements PART I: Two Practices, One Journey What is information design? Information design challenges The role of people in information design New roles, new needs, new skills Emerging role: information design researchers 2. Bridging information design and field research Understanding people-centred research in design Understanding qualitative research Why clients (and designers) don’t trust qualitative research Working with field research: the information design process revised When to conduct field research in information design 3. What is field research? Understanding key components Considerations for conducting field research in information design How to develop a field research sensibility How to ensure quality and validity in field research How to work around constraints Thinking creatively in field research Use information design in the research process PART II: Conducting a Field Study 4. How to plan and design a field study Design the study Assemble the team Put the pieces of the study together Test the design study Going into the field Checklist 5. Gathering data: methods for exploratory studies Observational studies Contextual interviews Contextual inquiry Design probes and diary studies Collaborative workshops Online field research 6. Gathering data: methods for evaluation studies Information design evaluation dimensions Assessing a design at various stages of development Assessing a design with field evaluations Concept evaluations Covert evaluations Overt evaluations Free evaluations 7. Making sense of field data Understanding sensemaking Sensemaking step-by-step Tools supporting analysis Methods for organizing and coding data Five Ws + one H Visual content analysis Affinity diagrams Empathy maps Methods for supporting data interpretation Needfinding Personas Visualizations PART III: Communicating Findings 8. Reporting field research findings Dimensions for communicating findings Creating authentic stories How to share the whole study How to share key parts of the study 9. Bridging to design: from findings to actionable design decisions Understand findings Make findings tangible From ideas to design concepts Support the information design process 10. Putting it all together PART IV: Case Studies 11. Field research in information design practice Case Study 1: The Redesign of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Case Study 2: Legible London Case Study 3: Vendor Power Guide Case Study 4: A Better A&E Case Study 5: To Park or Not to Park

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Book SynopsisJason is an Open Source interpreter for an extended version of AgentSpeak a logic-based agent-oriented programming language written in Java. It enables users to build complex multi-agent systems that are capable of operating in environments previously considered too unpredictable for computers to handle. Jason is easily customisable and is suitable for the implementation of reactive planning systems according to the Belief-Desire-Intention (BDI) architecture. Programming Multi-Agent Systems in AgentSpeak using Jasonprovides a brief introduction to multi-agent systems and the BDI agent architecture on which AgentSpeak is based. The authors explain Jason's AgentSpeak variant and provide a comprehensive, practical guide to using Jason to program multi-agent systems. Some of the examples include diagrams generated using an agent-oriented software engineering methodology particularly suited for implementation using BDI-based programming languages. ThTrade Review"This essential guide to ArgentSpeak and Jason will be invaluable to senior undergraduate and post-graduate students." (Zentralblatt Math 1132, August 2008)Table of ContentsPreface. 1 Introduction. 1.1 Autonomous Agents. 1.2 Characteristics of Agents. 1.3 Multi-Agent Systems. 1.4 Hello World! 2 The BDI Agent Model. 2.1 Agent-Oriented Programming. 2.2 Practical Reasoning. 2.3 A Computational Model of BDI Practical Reasoning. 2.4 The Procedural Reasoning System. 2.5 Agent Communication. 3 The Jason Agent Programming Language. 3.1 Beliefs. 3.2 Goals. 3.3 Plans. 3.4 Example: A Complete Agent Program. 3.5 Exercises. 4 Jason Interpreter. 4.1 The Reasoning Cycle. 4.2 Plan Failure. 4.3 Interpreter Configuration and Execution Modes. 4.4 Pre-Defined Plan Annotations. 4.5 Exercises. 5 Environments. 5.1 Support for Defining Simulated Environments. 5.2 Example: Running a System of Multiple Situated Agents. 5.3 Exercises. 6 Communication and Interaction. 6.1 Available Performatives. 6.2 Informal Semantics of Receiving Messages. 6.3 Example: Contract Net Protocol. 6.4 Exercises. 7 User-Defined Components. 7.1 Defining New Internal Actions. 7.2 Customising the Agent Class. 7.3 Customising the Overall Architecture. 7.4 Customising the Belief Base. 7.5 Pre-Processing Directives. 7.6 Exercises. 8 Advanced Goal-Based Programming. 8.1 BDI Programming. 8.2 Declarative (Achievement) Goal Patterns. 8.3 Commitment Strategy Patterns. 8.4 Other Useful Patterns. 8.5 Pre-Processing Directives for Plan Patterns. 9 Case Studies. 9.1 Case Study I: Gold Miners. 9.2 Case Study II: Electronic Bookstore. 10 Formal Semantics. 10.1 Semantic Rules. 10.2 Semantics of Message Exchange in a Multi-Agent System. 10.3 Semantic Rules for Receiving Messages. 10.4 Semantics of the BDI Modalities for AgentSpeak. 11 Conclusions. 11.1 Jason and Agent-Oriented Programming. 11.2 Ongoing Work and Related Research. 11.3 General Advice on Programming Style and Practice. A Reference Guide. A.1 EBNF for the Agent Language. A.2 EBNF for the Multi-Agent Systems Language. A.3 Standard Internal Actions. A.4 Pre-Defined Annotations. A.5 Pre-Processing Directives. A.6 Interpreter Configuration. Bibliography.

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Book SynopsisDesign and Development ofBiological, Chemical, Food and Pharmaceutical Products has been developed from course material from the authors' course in Chemical and Biochemical Product Design which has been running at the Technical University Denmark for years. The book draws on the authors' years of experience in academia and industry to provide an accessible introduction to this field, approaching product development as a subject in its own right rather than a sideline of process engineering In this subject area, practical experience is the key to learning and this textbook provides examples and techniques to help the student get the best out of their projects. Design and Development of Biological, Chemical, Food and Pharma Products aims to aid students in developing good working habits for product development. Students are challenged with examples of real problems that they might encounter as engineers. Written in an informal, student-friendly tone, this unique book inTable of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgments. Introduction. Lessons. Begin. 1 Look Around. 2 Team Up. 3 Get a Method. 4 Analyse the Situation. Design. 5 Find Needs. 6 Specify the Product. 7 Create Concepts. 8 Select a Concept. 9 Protect the Concept. Develop. 10 Formulate the Product. 11 Flowsheet the Process. 12 Estimate the Cost. 13 Equip the Process. 14 Scale Up. Exploit. 15 Organize the Market. 16 Forecast Money Flows. 17 Learn to Sell. 18 Plan Future Products. Conclusion. Projects. P1 Understanding Products. P2 From Needs to Concept. P3 Making a Product. P4 Your Own Product. Notes. N1 Experiment at Home. N2 Plan Your Project. N3 Present Your Results. N4 Interview Your Customer. Colloids. C1 Product Structure. C2 Interfaces. C3 Adsorption. C4 Rheology. Index.

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Book SynopsisDesign and Development ofBiological, Chemical, Food and Pharmaceutical Products has been developed from course material from the authors' course in Chemical and Biochemical Product Design which has been running at the Technical University Denmark for years. The book draws on the authors' years of experience in academia and industry to provide an accessible introduction to this field, approaching product development as a subject in its own right rather than a sideline of process engineering In this subject area, practical experience is the key to learning and this textbook provides examples and techniques to help the student get the best out of their projects. Design and Development of Biological, Chemical, Food and Pharma Products aims to aid students in developing good working habits for product development. Students are challenged with examples of real problems that they might encounter as engineers. Written in an informal, student-friendly tone, this unique book inTable of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgments. Introduction. Lessons. Begin. 1 Look Around. 2 Team Up. 3 Get a Method. 4 Analyse the Situation. Design. 5 Find Needs. 6 Specify the Product. 7 Create Concepts. 8 Select a Concept. 9 Protect the Concept. Develop. 10 Formulate the Product. 11 Flowsheet the Process. 12 Estimate the Cost. 13 Equip the Process. 14 Scale Up. Exploit. 15 Organize the Market. 16 Forecast Money Flows. 17 Learn to Sell. 18 Plan Future Products. Conclusion. Projects. P1 Understanding Products. P2 From Needs to Concept. P3 Making a Product. P4 Your Own Product. Notes. N1 Experiment at Home. N2 Plan Your Project. N3 Present Your Results. N4 Interview Your Customer. Colloids. C1 Product Structure. C2 Interfaces. C3 Adsorption. C4 Rheology. Index.

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Book SynopsisWCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access), an ITU standard derived from code division multiple access (CDMA) is officially known as IMT-2000 direct spread. WCDMA is a third generation mobile wireless technology offering much higher data speeds to mobile and portable wireless devices than commonly offered in today's market. WCDMA is a relatively new technology and there is little information in the public domain about specific design issues. The proposed book will discuss UMTS/WCDMA from the perspective of a potential development engineer, who may have experience of GSM but none of WCDMA technology. The book will outline the design specifications and potential problems and solutions faced by by an engineer designing a mobile device such as a handset. WCDMA: Requirements and Practical Design: Offers in-depth coverage of the critical issues in designing a UMTS handset modem. Discusses the practical design elements ofa UMTS modem. AuTable of ContentsPreface xvii Acknowledgements xix Abbreviations xxi 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Evolution and Revolution of Mobile Telephony 1 1.2 The Third Generation Partnership Project 9 1.3 3GPP Terminology 13 1.4 The Journey of a Bit 14 1.5 Structure of the Book 18 2 RF and Baseband Processing 19 2.1 Introduction 19 2.2 UMTS Radio Requirements 20 2.3 Receiver RF Design 25 2.4 Receiver Baseband Design 36 2.5 Transmitter Baseband Design 48 2.6 Transmitter RF Design 52 2.7 Future Trends 64 3 Physical Layer Chip Rate Processing 67 3.1 Introduction 67 3.2 Spreading and Scrambling 70 3.3 Physical Channels 75 3.4 The Receiver 84 3.5 Cell Search 95 3.6 Power Control 98 3.7 Handover 101 3.8 Transmit Diversity in the Downlink 104 3.9 Physical Layer Procedures 1073.10 Measurements 109 3.11 Compressed Mode 112 4 Physical Layer Bit Rate Processing 123 4.1 Introduction 123 4.2 Transport Channels, Formats and Combinations 124 4.3 Overview of the Bit Rate Processing Chain 129 4.4 Rate Matching 142 4.5 Convolutional Encoding and Decoding 153 4.6 Turbo Encoding and Decoding 167 4.7 TFC Detection 188 4.8 Compressed Mode and the BRP 192 4.9 BRP Limitations for Different TrCHs and CCTrCHs 196 4.10 Conclusions 197 5 Type Approval Testing: A Case Study 199 5.1 Introduction 199 5.2 History: the Making of the 3GPP DPCH BLER Requirements 202 5.3 Lab Testing 202 5.4 Exemplary Measurement Results 218 6 Medium Access Control 221 6.1 Introduction 221 6.2 MAC Functional Partitioning 226 6.3 MAC Receive Functionality 230 6.4 MAC Transmit Functionality 234 7 Radio Link Control 239 7.1 Introduction 239 7.2 Transparent Data Transfer Service 243 7.3 Unacknowledged Data Transfer Service 245 7.4 Acknowledged Data Transfer Service 250 8 PDCP 261 8.1 Introduction 261 8.2 Overall Architecture 263 8.3 PDCP Interface 264 8.4 Header Compression 2688.5 SRNS Relocation 271 8.6 PDCP Header Formats 273 8.7 Handling an Invalid PDU Type and PID 276 9 Broadcast/Multicast Control 277 9.1 Introduction 277 9.2 CTCH Scheduling 279 10 RRC 285 10.1 Introduction 285 10.2 Cell Selection and Reselection 292 10.3 Reception of Broadcast System Information 294 10.4 Paging and Notification 298 10.5 Establishment, Maintenance and Release of an RRC Connection Between the UE and UTRAN 299 10.6 Establishment, Reconfiguration and Release of Radio Access Bearers 300 10.7 Assignment, Reconfiguration and Release of Radio Resources for the RRC Connection 301 10.8 RRC Connection Mobility Functions 302 10.9 Routeing of Higher Layer PDUs 303 10.10 Control of Requested QoS 304 10.11 UE Measurements 305 10.12 Power Control 319 10.13 Arbitration of Radio Resources on Uplink DCH 320 10.14 Integrity Protection 320 10.15 Ciphering Management 321 10.16 PDCP Control 322 10.17 CBS Control 323 11 Speech Coding for UMTS 327 11.1 Introduction – the Adaptive Multirate (AMR) Speech Codec 327 11.2 AMR Structure 328 11.3 Linear Prediction Analysis 330 11.4 LSF Quantization 330 11.5 Pitch Analysis 330 11.6 Fixed Codebook with Algebraic Structure 331 11.7 Post Processing 332 11.8 The AMR Codec’s bit Allocation 332 11.9 Speech Codec’s Error Sensitivity 334 11.10 Conclusions 334 12 Future Developments 335 12.1 Introduction 335 12.2 3GPP Release 5: HSDPA 336 12.3 Location-based Services 359 12.4 CPICH Interference Cancellation and Mitigation 365 12.5 Transmit Diversity for Multiple Antennas 36912.6 Improved Baseband Algorithms and Technology Trends 372A Appendix A: ML detection for uncoded QPSK 391 B Appendix B: SIR computation 395 References 399 Index 417

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Book SynopsisDesigning Engineers First Editionis written in short modules, where each module is built around a specific learning outcome and is cross-referenced to the other modules that should be read as pre-requisites, and could be read in tandem with or following that module. The book begins with a brief orientation to the design process, followed by coverage of the design process in a series of short modules. The rest of the book contains a set of modules organized in several major categories: Communication & Critical Thinking, Teamwork & Project Management, and Design for Specific Factors (e.g. environmental, human factors, intellectual property). A resource section provides brief reference material on economics, failure and risk, probability and statistics, principles & problem solving, and estimation.Table of ContentsPreface v Part 1 How Engineers Design 0 Introduction 1 Design Process Overview 5 Project Phases 10 Communicating throughout the Process 14 What Engineers Design 18 How Engineering Projects Are Initiated 22 Navigating the Engineering Design Process 27 Engineering School Projects 32 Part 2 Design Process 34 Requirements Introduction to Requirements 35 Functions 43 Objectives 50 Constraints 56 Documenting the Context 61 Describing Stakeholders 69 Describing Users, Operators, and Clients 76 Characteristics of Good Requirements 83 Summary: Putting It All Together 92 Functional Basis 96 Multi-use Design Tools Black Box Method 101 Decomposition 104 Information Gathering 108 Benchmarking 115 Pairwise Comparison 122 Idea Generation Introduction to Idea Generation 125 Brainstorming 128 Creativity Methods 134 Morphological Charts, Analogy, and TRIZ 140 Decision-making Design Evaluation and Selection 144 Selecting a Design Solutiona 150 Decision Methods for Teams 160 Iterating Stages in Iteration: Generate, Select, Reflect 163 Suggested Iteration Process 167 Reflection Considerations for Iteration 173 Investigating Ideas Using Metrics 177 Investigating Ideas through Models and Prototypes 180 Feasibility Checking 185 Routine Design 189 Post-Conceptual Design Intermediate Design 194 Final Design 202 Post-Final Design Engineering 213 Part 3 Implementing a Project 218 Working in Teams Introduction to Teamwork 219 Organizing 225 Tools for Organizing 230 Producing 237 Managing Teams 240 Management Strategies 247 Sample Team Documents 253 Project Management Introduction to Project Management 261 Project Management Concepts 267 Creating a Project Plan 273 Estimating Cost and Time 279 Project Cycle (see www.wiley.com/college/mccahan) Monitoring a Project (see www.wiley.com/college/mccahan) Project Analysis (see www.wiley.com/college/mccahan) Advanced Tools and Methods (see www.wiley.com/college/mccahan) Personal Management (see www.wiley.com/college/mccahan) MS Project Instructions 284 Client Interaction Client Meetings (see www.wiley.com/college/mccahan) Asking Questions and Listening (see www.wiley.com/college/mccahan) Critical Thinking Basic Concepts 293 Critical Thinking in Design Documents 300 Making and Supporting Statements Effectively 306 Skeptical Thinking 313 Communication Engineering Communication 318 Organizing Communication 323 Putting Together an Engineering Report (see www.wiley.com/college/mccahan) Diagrammatic Elements 330 Using Pictures and Photographs 339 Influencers of Communication 344 Organizing Presentations 349 Effective Slides 354 Part 4 Design for X 360 Durability Design for Durability 361 The Environment Design for the Environment: Introduction 365 Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) 369 LCA Goal Definition and Scoping 375 LCA Inventory Analysis 382 LCA Impact and Improvement 388 Sustainability 396 Flexibility Design for Flexibility: Introduction 401 Managing Flexibility 408 Human Factors Design for Human Factors: Introduction 413 Task Analysis 420 Use Case Method 426 Concept of Operations 433 Intellectual Property Design for Intellectual Property: Introduction 438 Principles of Patentability 444 Intellectual Property in the Design Process 449 Frisbee Patents 454 Manufacture Design for Manufacture: Introduction 460 Manufacturing Process Choices 468 Safety Design for Safety: Introduction 475 Identifying Hazards 481 Safety in the Design Process 486 Workplace Safety 495 Testing & Maintenance Design for Testing and Maintenance (see www.wiley.com/college/mccahan) Part 5 Resources 498 Principles and Problem Solving Problem Spectrum: Open, Constrained, and Closed (see www.wiley.com/college/mccahan) Solving Closed Problems (see www.wiley.com/college/mccahan) Writing up a Problem Solution (see www.wiley.com/college/mccahan) Significant Figures (see www.wiley.com/college/mccahan) Conservation of Mass and Energy (see www.wiley.com/college/mccahan) Estimation Introduction to Estimation 499 Estimation Techniques 504 Estimating Cost and Labor 515 Estimation Confidence 518 Probability & Statistics Introduction to Probability and Statistics (see www.wiley.com/college/mccahan) Discrete Distributions (see www.wiley.com/college/mccahan) Continuous Distributions (see www.wiley.com/college/mccahan) Fitting a Line (see www.wiley.com/college/mccahan) Uses (see www.wiley.com/college/mccahan) Economics Introduction to Economics 523 Time and Money Calculations 528 Project Decisions 532 Types of Costs and Revenues 540 Payback 546 Failure & Risk Introduction to Failure and Risk 550 Handling Risk 555 Why Things Fail 563 Part 6 Case Studies 570 Aerial Photography 571 The Razor Sole Skate (see www.wiley.com/college/mccahan) A Video Titler for Sewer Inspection (see www.wiley.com/college/mccahan) The Steam Whistle Brewery (see www.wiley.com/college/mccahan) Selling Flowers (see www.wiley.com/college/mccahan) Sample Design Briefs (see www.wiley.com/college/mccahan) Historic Design Failures (see www.wiley.com/college/mccahan) Glossary 577 Index 601

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Book SynopsisOver the past decade the military (both US and foreign) has developed a wide range of tools, techniques, and technologies for integrating human factors into systems engineering. Many of these methodologies have been providing a number of cost and performance benefits that otherwise would not have been accomplished. This book deals with this topic.Trade Review"This handbook is worth the cost and effort to integrate into one's professional knowledge base and personal library. It will be fundamental, if not seminal, to our professional endeavors." (Ergonomics in Design, July-September 2004)Table of ContentsForeword xiii Preface xv Contributors xix Technical Advisors and Reviewers xxv Chapter 1. Introduction: Human Systems Integration 1 Harold R. Booher 1.1 Background 1 1.2 HSI Concept 4 1.3 Sociotechnical Systems Complexity 9 1.4 HSI Unique Aspects 11 1.5 Ten HSI Principles 12 1.6 HSI Principles Applied to Systems Acquisition 18 1.7 HSI Organizational Maturity 21 1.8 Discussion and Summary 23 1.9 Book Overview 27 Part 1 Organization, Management, and Culture 31 Chapter 2. Leadership That Achieves Human Systems Integration 33 Charles S. Harris Betty K. Hart Joyce Shields 2.1 Introduction: Beyond Reductionism 33 2.2 Importance of Culture 34 2.3 Leadership Matters 37 2.4 Transformational Change Model 39 2.5 Phase 1: Decide to Change 39 2.6 Phase 2: Guide Change 45 2.7 Phase 3: Support Change 49 2.8 Phase 4: Sustain Change 54 2.9 Overcoming Challenges to Change 58 2.10 Conclusion 59 Chapter 3. Human Systems Integration Roles in a Systems Acquisition Culture 63 Glen Hewitt Dino Piccione 3.1 Introduction 63 3.2 Common Cultural Influences 66 3.3 Historical Perspective of Culture 73 3.4 Changing Acquisition Culture 80 3.5 Trends for the Future of HSI 85 3.6 HSI Cultural Myths versus Realities 86 3.7 Roles and Responsibilities 90 3.8 Summary and Conclusions 90 Appendix: HSI Roles and Responsibilities 92 Chapter 4. Human Systems Integration and Systems Acquisition Interfaces 101 Edwin R. Smootz 4.1 Introduction 101 4.2 Systems Acquisition Processes 102 4.3 Presystems Acquisition 108 4.4 Systems Acquisition 112 4.5 Sustainment 117 4.6 Conclusion 117 Chapter 5. Human Systems Integration Education and Training 121 Brian M. Kleiner Harold R. Booher 5.1 Introduction 121 5.2 HSI Competencies Needed 122 5.3 Academic Education 126 5.4 Textbooks 140 5.5 HSI Training Courses 147 5.6 HSI Careers 149 5.7 HSI Professional Personnel Supply 157 5.8 Summary and Conclusions 160 Part II Systems Acquisition and Management Processes 165 Chapter 6. Human Systems Integration Requirements in Systems Acquisition 167 John A. Harrison Melanie J. Forster 6.1 Introduction 167 6.2 Human Systems Integration in Requirements 169 6.3 Human Systems Integration Requirements Issues 177 6.4 United Kingdom HFI Process 189 6.5 Summary and Conclusions 198 Chapter 7. Human Systems Integration and Acquisition: Contractor’s Perspective 201 Bruce E. Hamilton 7.1 Introduction 201 7.2 Stages of Procurement Activity 202 7.3 Principal Documentation Events of Acquisition 219 7.4 HSI Program Management Guidelines 225 7.5 Summary 230 Chapter 8. Human System Measurements and Trade-offs in System Design 233 Michael Barnes David Beevis 8.1 Introduction 233 8.2 Human System Measurement 233 8.3 General Measurement Model for HSI 238 8.4 Analytical and Modeling Techniques Early in Design Process 244 8.5 Human Performance Experimentation 246 8.6 Modeling and Simulation 248 8.7 Interactions among HSI Domains 253 8.8 Future Trends 258 8.9 Summary and Conclusion 259 Chapter 9. Simulation-Based Acquisition 265 Stephen R. Olson Andrew P. Sage 9.1 Introduction 265 9.2 Objectives for SBA 269 9.3 Simulation-Based Acquisition: Structure, Function, and Purpose 273 9.4 An SBA Approach to Human Systems Integration 277 9.5 SBA Quality Assurance Questions 287 9.6 Conclusion 290 Chapter 10. User-Centered Systems Engineering Framework 295 Lee Scott Ehrhart Andrew P. Sage 10.1 Introduction 295 10.2 Models for HSI 301 10.3 System Definition 302 10.4 System Requirements 305 10.5 System Conceptual and Architectural Design 338 10.6 Prototyping and Implementation 355 10.7 System Evaluation 360 10.8 Summary and Conclusions 365 Part III Methods, Tools and Technologies 375 Chapter 11. Manpower, Personnel, and Training Integration Methods and Tools 379 Susan Archer Donald Headley Laurel Allender 11.1 Introduction: Workforce Challenges 379 11.2 Manpower, Personnel and Training Domains 382 11.3 MPT Systems Integration Tools 399 11.4 Commercial Applications 419 11.5 Conclusion: Challenges for MPT Integration Technologies 424 Chapter 12. Integrating Training into the Design and Operation of Complex Systems 433 Lawrence J. Hettinger 12.1 Introduction 433 12.2 Traditional Training Model 436 12.3 HSI Training Model 439 12.4 Issues and Challenges 447 12.5 Conclusions and Recommendations 456 Chapter 13. Human Factors Engineering Methods and Tools 463 John Lockett Jeffrey Powers 13.1 Introduction 463 13.2 Human Factors Engineering Methods 464 13.3 HFE Tools and Technologies 474 13.4 Selecting Tools and Technologies 480 13.5 Planning for Analysis 482 13.6 Common Errors in Performing HFE 487 13.7 Benefits of Modeling for HFE 492 13.8 Summary 493 Chapter 14. System Safety Principles and Methods 497 Donald W. Swallom Robert M. Lindberg Tonya L. Smith-Jackson 14.1 Introduction 497 14.2 Risk Assessment Model 501 14.3 System Safety Methods and Techniques 507 14.4 System Safety Process 525 14.5 Conclusion 536 Chapter 15. Environmental Health Hazard Analysis and Assessment 541 Welford C. Roberts 15.1 Introduction 541 15.2 Health Hazard Categories 545 15.3 Tools and Techniques 561 15.4 Health Hazard Assessment Expertise 576 15.5 Health Hazard Analysis Process 579 15.6 Tools That Support the Overall Health Hazard Assessment Process 581 15.7 Summary 584 Chapter 16. Personnel Survivability Methodology 595 Richard N. Zigler Ronald A. Weiss 16.1 Introduction 595 16.2 Parameter Assessment List 597 16.3 Survivability Analysis Process 598 16.4 Personnel Survivability Components 600 16.5 Some ‘‘Less-than-Obvious’’ Examples 622 16.6 Casualty Assessment Tools 624 16.7 Summary and Conclusions 627 Chapter 17. Cost–Benefit Analysis for Human Systems Integration 631 William B. Rouse Kenneth R. Boff 17.1 Introduction 631 17.2 Cost–Benefit Frameworks 633 17.3 Cost–Benefit Methodology 641 17.4 Three Examples 645 17.5 Conclusions 655 Part IV Applications 659 Chapter 18. Human Systems Integration in Army Systems Acquisition 663 Harold R. Booher James Minninger 18.1 Background 663 18.2 HSI System Success Factors 664 18.3 HSI Factors: Examples from Army Systems 665 18.4 Case Studies of System Benefits 677 18.5 HSI Factors and Future Weapons Systems Acquisition 690 18.6 Summary and Conclusions 695 Chapter 19. Human Characteristics and Measures in Systems Design 699 Nita Lewis Miller J. Jeffrey Crowson, Jr. Jennifer McGovern Narkevicius 19.1 Introduction 699 19.2 Human Traits: Characteristics of Users 702 19.3 Human States: Operational and Environmental Variations 712 19.4 Human Systems Interfaces 724 19.5 Case Study 732 19.6 Summary and Conclusions 734 Chapter 20. Human-Centered Shipboard Systems and Operations 743 Glenn A. Osga 20.1 Background 743 20.2 Task-Centered Approach 746 20.3 Task Coverage Requirements 750 20.4 Human Support Task Requirements 755 20.5 Dynamic Task Requirements 762 20.6 Design by Task Requirements 771 20.7 Special Design Qualities 778 20.8 Benefits of Task-Centered Design 784 20.9 Summary and Conclusions 789 Chapter 21. Linking Human Performance Principles to Design of Information Systems 795 Linda G. Pierce Eduardo Salas 21.1 Background 795 21.2 Human Performance Issues 799 21.3 Human Performance Concepts and Principles 805 21.4 Guidelines and Tools for System Designers 811 21.5 Conclusion 821 Chapter 22. Human Systems Integration and Training for New Systems 829 John Klesch William Stembler 22.1 Introduction 829 22.2 HSI Training Technology Applications 832 22.3 Training Requirements and IMI 835 22.4 HSI Applied to Training Development Process 845 22.5 Summary and Conclusions 857 Chapter 23. Air Traffic Control and Human Factors Integration 861 Anne Mavor Christopher Wickens 23.1 Introduction 861 23.2 HFI in the Development of an Automated ATC System 864 23.3 Harmonization of Multiple Systems 870 23.4 National Airspace System: An Organizational HFI Example 871 23.5 Conclusion 873 Chapter 24. Human Systems Integration and New Product Development 877 William B. Rouse 24.1 Introduction 877 24.2 Private versus Public Development 879 24.3 Product Management Processes 884 24.4 Methods and Tools 888 24.5 Best Practices 895 24.6 Conclusions 900 Afterword 905 Appendix 923 Author Index 929 Subject Index 945

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Book SynopsisThe phenomenal success of integrated product and process development (IPPD) at such companies as Boeing, Motorola, and Hewlett-Packard has led many manufacturers to place renewed emphasis on this critical aspect of concurrent engineering. If you are among those charged with the daunting task of implementing, upgrading, or maintaining IPPD, you need a single reference/handbook that covers all of the tools, technologies, and applications that support IPPD. You need Integrated Product and Process Development. Emphasizing applications, this extremely user-friendly guide covers everything from basic principles to cutting-edge research. It addresses ideas and methods in product design as well as issues related to process design and manufacturing. Case studies illustrate the application of various tools and techniques of IPPD in manufacturing for the defense industry, making the most of product planning, applications of quality function deployment (QFD), the effective use of design Table of ContentsPRODUCT DESIGN. Identifying Customer Preferences in Quality Function Deployment Using Group Decision-Making Techniques (Y. Lai, et al.). Functional Design (T. Beng, et al.). Time-Driven Product Development (M. Hundal). An Integrated Data Model of Function, Behavior, and Structure for Computer-Aided Conceptual Design of Mechanisms (W. Zhang, et al.). A Web-Based System to Enhance IPPD by Automating Designer Communication and Data Access (J. Bailey & R. Rucker). PROCESS DESIGN. Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing: The Essential Link Between Design and Manufacturing (C. Chee-Kai & L. Kah-Fai). Case-Based Process Planning for Three-Dimensional Machined Components (M. Marefat & J. Britanik). An Integrated Methodology for Product Process Development in Automated Manufacturing Control System Design (F. Cheng & E. Hall). A Graph-Theoretic Approach with Fuzzy Critique to Manufacturing Diagnosis (K. Li-Pheng, et al.). CASE STUDIES. Integrated Processes in Defense Manufacturing (G. Shumaker & R. Thomas). Anticipating Manufacturing Constraints and Opportunities in the Concept Generation and Product Planning Phases (R. Verganti). Effective Product and Process Development Using Quality Function Deployment (R. Verma, et al.). Design Flow Management and Multidisciplinary Design Optimization in Application to Aircraft Concept Sizing (B. Wujek, et al.). Integrated Design and Process Planning for Microwave Modules (J. Herrmann, et al.). Index.

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Book SynopsisThis text focuses on central issues involved in modem design. It deals with issues of baseband and passband data transmission and contains descriptions of applications to specific digital transmission systems, and addresses design issues including timing and carrier recovery and trellis coding.Table of ContentsFourier Series and Transforms. Spectral Analysis of Data Signals and Noise. Baseband Data Transmission. Bandpass Data Transmission. Maximum Likelihood Signal Detection and Some Applications. Carrier Phase and Timing Recovery. Channel Models for Communication Systems. Channel Capacity and Coding. Trellis Coding and Multidimensional Signaling. Equalization of Distorted Channels. Adaptive Equalization and Echo Cancellation. Index.

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Book SynopsisWith communications technologies rapidly expanding, the traditional separation of electronic circuits and antenna systems design is no longer feasible. This book covers various design approaches applicable to integrated circuit-antenna modules with the goal of placing the antenna, transmitter, and receiver all on a single chip. It emphasizes analysis and design involving the integration of circuit functions with radiating elements and addresses trends in systems miniaturization.Trade Review"...an important book at this stage in the integrated circuit-antenna module era...an excellent book that is well documented with extensive references. It is recommended for all academic engineering libraries." (E-Streams, Vol. 4, No. 8, August 2001)Table of ContentsReview of CAD Process (K. Gupta & P. Hall). Circuit Simulator Based Methods (P. Hall, et al.). Multiport Network Method (K. Gupta & R. Parrikar). Full Wave Analysis in the Frequency Domain (R. Gillard, et al.). Full Wave Electromagnetic Analysis in the Time Domain (Y. Qian & T. Itoh). Phase-Locking Dynamics in Integrated Antenna Arrays (R. York). Analysis and Design of Oscillator Grids and Arrays (W. Shiroma, et al.). Analysis and Design Considerations for Monolithic Microwave Circuit Transmit-Receive (T-R) Modules (L. Whicker). Integrated Transmit-Receive Circuit-Antenna Modules for Radio on Fibre Systems (H. Ghafouri-Shiraz). Conclusions (P. Hall & K. Gupta).

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Book SynopsisPresents strategies for application development, interface design, and enabling Web-based access. Includes numerous case studies and examples from the private and public sectors. Provides information on integrating legacy MIS systems and planning for future developments in database design. Trade Review"The Design & Implementation of Geographic Information Systems is an effective reality check for those looking to implement a GIS." (GIS Monitor, June 2003)Table of ContentsAcknowledgments. Chapter 1: Introduction. Who Should Read This Book. What Is a Geographic Information System? Corporate or Enterprise Geographic Information Systems. The GIS Strategic Plan. Chapter 2: Before Design: Needs Assessment and Requirements Analysis. Organizational Involvement. Need for Education, Support, and Commitment of Management ? Corporate Implementation Takes Time. Manage Users? Expectations ? No Unrealistic Promises. Needs Assessment/Requirements Analysis. Assessing the Current Users. Categorizing Users. Other Factors with Users. Applications. Evaluating Existing Data. Accuracy. Completeness. Maintenance. Software Selection. Technical Environment. Assessing Costs and Benefits. Pulling the Needs Together. Chapter 3: Designing the GIS Database Schema. Elements of a Schema. Data Dictionary. Tables and Relationships. Metadata. Chapter 4: Designing Spatial Data. C hoosing the Appropriate M ix of Data Models. Choosing a Subset of Reality. The Two Principal Data Models. Layers and Objects. Representing Geographic Features. Topologic Relationships. Types of Spatial Objects. Issues around the Third Dimension. Accuracy, Precision, and Completeness. Accuracy Concerns ? Global Positioning Systems. Differential Processing. Accuracy across Layers. Choosing a Coordinate System and Map Projection. Decimal Longitude and Latitude or Projected Data. Characteristics of Map Projections. Spanning Existing Map Projection Zones. Selection of Projection for Large Areas. Spatial Indexing. Conclusions. Chapter 5: Design Issues for Attribute Data. General Principles: Fields in Both D and G Tables. Specific Principles for G Tables. Principles for Fields in D Tables. Designing Input Elements. Design of Output Elements. Application Design. Chapter 6: Remotely Sensed Data as Background Layers and Data Sources. Aerial Photography as Backdrop Information. Capture Data as Well? Dealing with the Images. Integrating Remotely Sensed Information with GIS. Questions to Ask. Chapter 7: Implementation: Data Development and Conversion. System Configuration and Product Architecture Plan. Data Development and Conversion Plan. Capturing Digital Data. Optical Character Recognition. In-House or Out-Source Data Development of Conversion. Selecting a Vendor. Perform a Pilot Project. Chapter 8: Implementation: Selecting Hardware and Software. Software Considerations. Evaluating Software. How to Select Your Software. Hardware Concerns. Networking Issues. Types of Networks. The Capacity of the Network. Chapter 9: Designing the Organization for GIS. Ownership of Geographic Information. User Roles. Staffing the Design and Implementation Process. Where to Put the GIS. Designing the Data Flow. Chapter 10: Early Management Concerns: Interacting with the System. User Roles. Managing User Roles. Managing Desktop Interfaces. Managing World Wide Web-Based Interfaces. GIS Interaction and the Organization. A New Committee. Evaluation. Access Controls. Controlling Public Access. Managing the System ? The Maintenance Plan. Data Dissemination. GIS Data Distribution through the World Wide Web. Summary. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis is the first book to join coverage of damage tolerant design with nondestructive evaluation techniques, covering such state-of-the-art nondestructive evaluation techniques as computer assisted tomography and ultrasonic inspection.Table of ContentsPreface. I. INTRODUCTION. 1. Introduction. 2. Review of Preliminary Concepts. 3. Introduction to Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics. 4. Nondestructive Evaluation. DAMAGE TOLERANCE ANALYSIS. 5. Crack Tip Plasticity. 6. Fracture and Residual Strength. 7. Fatigue Crack Growth. 8. Stress Intensity Factor Analysis. 9. Service-Induced Damage. NONDESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION. 10. Visual and Liquid Penetrant Inspections. 11. Radiographic Inspections. 12. Ultrasonic Inspection. 13. Eddy Current Inspection. 14. Magnetic Particle Inspection. 15. Other Inspection Methods. APPLICATIONS. 16. Design Considerations. 17. Structural Integrity of Aging Systems. 18. Concluding Remarks. Appendix. AFGROW User's Guide. Index.

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Book SynopsisPlastic product design relies on the same formulas and procedures used for the design of metal, yet plastics are unique building materials that require more knowledge to produce acceptable results. This book states that plastic product designers must address specific quality control concerns to produce quality products at acceptable costs.Trade Review"...recommended to chemical engineers, materials scientists, technologists, and plastics manufacturers." (Polymer News) "...an excellent resource of practical information covering all the critical areas of thermoplastic part development." (IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine, Vol. 19, No. 4, July-August 2003)Table of ContentsPreface. Introduction: Standard Plastic Terminology. Plastic Program Analysis and Development. Checklists for Product Design, Development, and Manufacture. Product Manufacturing Methods. Versatility of Design and Assembly with Plastics. Material Property Considerations. Property Considerations When Designing Products in Plastic. Temperature and Electrical Property Effects on Plastics. Design Analysis of Material Properties. Product Design Considerations. Structural Product Analysis. Design for Product Performance. Product and Tooling Design Guidelines. Plastic Product Design and Development Program Analysis. Appendix A: Checklist Forms. Appendix B: Glossary of Terms Used in Design and Development of Plastic Products. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis work is an electronic feedback and assessment system designed to help the user grow and develop as a team member by providing a mechanism for 360-degree feedback of all team members. The feedback process it fosters helps enhance team member communication and improve team performance.Table of ContentsThe Importance of teams and teamwork in the 21st Century Understanding team processes, roles, and behaviors A model of team performance The Team Developer: An assessment of your team behavior The art of giving and receiving feedback How to resolve group conflict How to conduct effective team meetings Becoming an effective team member References Appendices

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Book SynopsisTesting is the most expensive, time-consuming, and difficult activity in the development of engineering products and systems. Much of the testing that is performed in industry is based on tradition, standards, and procedures that do not provide the optimum balance of quality assurance versus cost and time.Trade Review"All undergraduates should read it and all test and engineering managers should have a copy." (Journal of the Safety & Reliability Society, Autumn 2000) "Intended as an undergraduate engineering textbook, it covers mechanical, electronics, and software testing, and identifies which testing methods are appropriate to each stage of the product life cycle." (SciTech Book News, Vol. 25, No. 3, September 2001)Table of ContentsPreface. Series Foreword. Introduction. Stress, Strength and Failure of Materials. Electrical and Electronics Stress, Strength and Failure. Variation and Reliability. Design Analysis. Development Testing Principles. Materials and Systems Testing. Testing Electronics. Software. Manufacturing Test. Testing in Service. Data Collection and Analysis. Laws, Regulations and Standards. Management. Appendix 1: Acronyms. Appendix 2: Testing Regulations and Standards. Appendix 3: Development Test Plan Example. Appendix 4: Production Test Plan Example. Index.

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Book SynopsisDesign encompasses some of the highest cognitive abilities of human beings, including creativity, synthesis and problem solving.Table of ContentsPartial table of contents: The Design Problem and Its Structure (K. Dorst). The Designer as a Team of One (G. Goldschmidt). Ingredients of the Design Process: A Comparison Between Group andIndividual Work (S. Dwarakanath & L. Blessing). Design Strategies (C. Baykan). Analysis of Design Protocol by Functional Evolution Process Model(H. Takeda, et al.). Design Activity Structural Categories (V. Popovic). Comparing Paradigms for Describing Design Activity (K. Dorst &J. Dijkhuis). Observations of Teamwork and Social Processes in Design (N. Cross& A. Cross). Concurrency of Actions, Ideas and Knowledge Displays within aDesign Team (D. Radcliffe). Can Concurrent Verbalisation Reveal Design Cognition? (P. Lloyd, et al.). References.

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Book SynopsisThis book offers an insider’s look at the political and cultural dimensions of design, development, and production, and reaffirms Petroski as the master explicator of the principles and processes that turn thoughts into the many things that define our material world.Trade ReviewThe technical aspects of [Petroski’s] stories are very appealing. To see a pencil as a cantilever beam or a beverage can as a pressure vessel is to feel the power of engineering insight. -- David Jones * Nature *People who think engineering is a bore have never read anything by Henry Petroski. A professor of civil engineering and history at Duke University, Petroski is notable for writing an entire book about pencils…and making the whole 400 pages completely fascinating. His newest book, which proclaims itself as showing ‘how engineers get from thought to thing,’ is equally interesting… Invention by Design uses 10 short case studies to introduce some of the discipline’s salient principles and techniques… Readers end up with a wonderful accumulation of fun facts… Such details do more than entertain. They show how engineers work and emphasize how engineers must go beyond design and analysis to consider the risks and consequences of a product’s failure, ensure quality control, minimize costs and satisfy the dictates of aesthetics, politics and social attitudes. -- John R. Alden * Cleveland Plain Dealer *This is a delightful book to read. Ostensibly written for intelligent laypersons to give some understanding of how we got to the technological world in which we now live, it will probably be read and enjoyed as much or even more by engineering and product designers. -- Peter J. Booker * Engineering Designer *Petroski light-heartedly though soundly exposes the so-called engineer’s thinking, which from its position within the field of science and technology is more concerned with designing than with calculating. The book makes elegant connections between the design features of a variety of ‘engineering products.’ These are discussed in the most natural-seeming of series; from paper clip, pencil and zipper, via problems of water and air transport, to designs for bridges and skyscrapers. The reader is, as it were, trained to be an inquisitive designer. Scattered throughout the book are brief mental exercises in the shape of entertaining questions regarding designed details of the real world (Why are ashtrays in aircraft glued shut? What structural precautions need to be taken if a complete oil platform, whose length is greater than the height of the highest building in the world, is to be moved from a horizontal to a vertical position?) This arrangement explains why the book is required reading for many a student. But Petroski also achieves the necessary depth whenever he explains in detail the principles and processes which lie behind existing and widely known products… [Invention by Design] does comprise an outstanding source of knowledge and inspiration as much about history as about design approaches. -- Marc Maurer * Archis [The Netherlands] *Invention by Design should be required reading for all present and future engineers. -- Dennis J. Fallon * ASEE Prism *If in Invention by Design Henry Petroski doesn’t quite endow engineers with all the nobility and cachet of the artist, he does make the products of their work—the beer cans from which we drink, the airplanes in which we fly—the interesting things they truly are. Each of these—along with the paper clip, pencil, zipper, fax machine, water-supply system, bridge and skyscraper—Petroski honors with a heavily illustrated chapter, each a glimpse into the workings of engineering design… [Petroski] tells a good story. -- Robert Kanigal * Civilization *[A] lucid and lively book… Whether designing something as small as a pencil or as large as the World Trade Center, successful engineers must not only devise new technology but also find a way to situate that technology within the existing economic, social, and ecological order. Every case study includes well-chosen pictures and schematic drawings to clarify how inventors resolve technical difficulties, and the carefully researched text explains how they make their new creations economically feasible and socially acceptable. Students of technology will delight in one part of the book, cultural historians in another, but both groups will praise the author. -- Bryce Christensen * Booklist *Petroski is, essentially, a cheerleader for civil engineers, who are at their most successful when their designs blend so completely into our environment that we forget about the magnificent achievements they represent. Here Petroski takes a look at the development of such things as pencils, zippers, paper clips, the fax machine, turbojet aircraft, suspension bridges, aluminum beverage cans, and the systems that heat and cool modern buildings… [A] pleasant, readable, and persuasive [book]. * Kirkus Reviews *Petroski…has done much to make the nerdy world of engineering interesting and accessible to the reader. Here, he’s after a difference audience, one interested in the philosophy and cultural study of the process of invention… This book is engaging… [It’s] good reading for those interested in the gestalt of engineering design. * Library Journal *Magicians are famous for keeping their ‘tricks’ a secret. Inventors and engineers are often thought to have the same attitude about their often remarkable technological achievements. Ask a person on the street how zippers, pop-top aluminum cans, or fax machines work, and you’re likely to get a shrug and an anguished admission: ‘I don’t even know how to program my VCR.’ At last, the always enlightening—and entertaining—Henry Petroski explains many of the more confounding technological riddles of modern life in Invention by Design. This is a delightful book and a ‘must read’ for anyone who wants to know how the modern world got to be the way it is. -- Norman R. Augustine, President and CEO, Lockheed Martin CorporationThrough fascinating case histories, Henry Petroski has vividly depicted the qualitative side of engineering and in doing so has shown me that my work (especially in the area of product design) is often akin to engineering, while what engineers do is often also—no question about it—art. Though the problems that engineers and inventors set out to solve may be different from those of other design specialists, Invention by Design proves that the many design decisions in which engineers are involved are as heavily influenced by the intangibly aesthetic as by the purely functional. Mr. Petroski demonstrates in this well-rounded, accessible volume that great engineers, like all designers, are driven by the desire to improve the human condition, whatever the tools they use. -- Michael Graves, architectWhales and parrots host large, rapidly evolving vocal traditions. Beavers and termites construct elaborate artifacts. Humans alone combine these two facilities to rapidly evolve artifacts. Engineering may be the most uniquely human endeavor. Petroski’s compelling new book raises our consciousness to this truth, with case studies ranging from the gripping story of paper clips to the elevating tale of skyscrapers. Also here is a hint of things to come, as our artifacts play an ever greater role in their own evolution. -- Hans Moravec, author of Mind Children: The Future of Robot and Human IntelligenceHenry Petroski does it again: bringing engineering to life. Engineering design is a very human activity, with social and cultural factors playing as much a role as science and mechanics. Nobody tells the story better than Petroski, with his meticulously researched case histories of objects that range from the small and ordinary to the large and complex. Our understanding of design is, once again, made richer and more profound. -- Donald A. Norman, Vice President, Apple Computer, and author of Things That Make Us SmartTable of ContentsPreface Introduction Paper Clips and Design Pencil Points and Analysis Zippers and Development Aluminum Cans and Failure Facsimile and Networks Airplanes and Computers Water and Society Bridges and Politics Buildings and Systems References and Further Reading Illustration Credits Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"From [Petroski's] vantage point, failures in design and construction present perfect teaching opportunities. They are object lessons in the history and practice and beauty of engineering."---Cornelia Dean, New York Times"The moral Petroski draws—success breeds hubris and catastrophe, failure nurtures humility and insight—is worth pondering." * Publishers Weekly *"Success through Failure is insightful and accessible."---J. M. Ottino, Nature"Petroski's main message deserves notice. He points out that failure is an inherent part of success when it comes to design and innovation, and failure can come in many forms."---Martin Ince, Times Higher Education Supplement"An excellent read." * Architectural Science Review *"This is a book about human nature in design settings and its role in the development of products and our built environment. . . . Ingenuity is explored as a pendulum that swings between success and failure, driven by design philosophy and practices in a given place and time." * Library Journal *"From ancient Roman engineers dismayed at the failure of stone-arch bridges to twenty-first-century American architects stunned by the collapse of the Twin Towers, designers have frequently learned valuable principles through hard tutelage. Lucid and concise, this study invites nonspecialists to share in the challenge of trial-and-error engineering."---Bryce Christensen, Booklist"Petroski tells iconic tales to demonstrate that mistakes are not obnoxious by-products of innovation but fundamental clues to the ideal." * Fast Company *"[An] engaging and readable book. . . . Petroski uses countless interesting case histories to show how failure motivates technological advancement. . . . I recommend you keep a copy of Petroski's book on hand and flip through it next time you're feeling seduced by success."---Steven Cass, IEEE Spectrum

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Book SynopsisDr David Hands is a senior lecturer in Design Management at Lancaster University. He is also Course Leader for MA Design Management at Lancaster Institute for Contemporary Arts. He has written and published extensively on all aspects and themes surrounding strategic design management theory and practice.Trade Review"A wonderful book which not only gives a holistic view about design management in a broad context, but also practically combines methods and tools with case studies. It is a powerful handbook that every innovator in design business needs to read." * CAI Jun, Professor, Academy of Arts & Design / Director of Design Management Research Lab, Tsinghua University *"A thoughtful and thoroughly engaging commentator on Design Management, Hands blends well documented research and a wonderful array of international case studies that clearly illustrate the value of design to the organisation, regardless of industry and commercial sector. An invaluable companion guide to both students and practitioners." * Rachel Cooper OBE, Distinguished Professor: Design Management and Policy, Lancaster University, UK *"A comprehensive overview of design management as a discipline. Not only is this book is a 'must read' for those Masters (including MBA) and Undergraduates studying Design, Design Studies, Design Management and Design in Business, but it also makes for a valuable refresher for those who are practicing in these disciplines. A highly recommended read." * Peter Ford, Professor of Design and Design Unit Director, De Montfort University *"David Hands has been researching and teaching design management for over 25 years. This new book gives us a useful overview of currents trends and developments in this forever changing subject area. This content makes the book an invaluable companion for anybody seeking to explore contemporary design management." * Professor Tom Inns, Director, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Chapter - 01: Design Values - Design and the Organization; Chapter - 02: Design Management in Action - Case Studies; Chapter - 03: Design Horizons - Fluid Strategies for Success; Chapter - 04: Design Strategies in Action - Case Studies; Chapter - 05: Design Vision - A National Asset; Chapter - 06: Design - A Possible Instrument for Growth and Innovation (Mexico); Chapter - 07: Design Futures - Design as an Enabler for Change; Chapter - 08: Looking Ahead and Discussions on the Future of Design Management

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Book SynopsisThis graphically delightful primer handily defines the seven characteristics of good design and shows why it matters! What do a folding bicycle, umbrella, toilet brush, and water bottle all have in common? They are examples of good designsomething we often recognize but can''t express in words. This book by a 40-year design-industry veteran targets creatives of all ages, including tweens, teens, and STEAM students and their parents, by making a complex subject accessible. Each of the seven chapters defines and explains a characteristic of good design, accompanied by five examples of product designs rendered in cut-paper art. The colorful artwork and clear, simple language make complex and sometimes abstract ideas easy to understand. Readers will see a wide range of everyday objects that meet the criteria for good design: works well, looks good, opens our minds to new ideas, improves lives, brings joy, is innovative, and

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Book SynopsisThis book offers a wealth of knowledge from insiders in the Swiss watch scene for those who want to become one.

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Book SynopsisToday, designing a state-of-the-art circuit means knowing how to pack more and more logic on a chip. Featuring an extensive introductory material, this complete, carefully-organized guide brings you valuable information on designing modern logic circuits from gates, switches, and other basic elements to meet the rising demands on modern circuit technology. THE ESSENCE OF LOGIC CIRCUITS allows computer scientists and students to start from scratch and gain a comprehensive understanding of most important topics in the field.Table of ContentsPreface. Introduction. Boolean Algebra Applied to Logic Circuits. Designing Combinational Logic Circuits. Combinational Logic Circuits in Regular Forms. Symmetric and Iterative Circuits. Sequential Logic Circuits. Software Tools. Postscript on Professionalism. Appendix A1: Number Systems and Codes. Appendix A2: Simple Electrical Circuits. Appendix A3: MOS-Based Technologies. Appendix A4: Bipolar Families. References. Solutions to Selected Problems. Index.

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Book SynopsisElectromagnetic compatibility (EMC) is an engineering discipline often identified as black magic. This belief exists because the fundamental mechanisms on how radio frequency (RF) energy is developed within a printed circuit board (PCB) is not well understood by practicing engineers. Rigorous mathematical analysis is not required to design a PCB. Using basic EMC theory and converting complex concepts into simple analogies helps engineers understand the mitigation process that deters EMC events from occurring. This user-friendly reference covers a broad spectrum of information never before published, and is as fluid and comprehensive as the first edition. The simplified approach to PCB design and layout is based on real-life experience, training, and knowledge. Printed Circuit Board Techniques for EMC Compliance, Second Edition will help prevent the emission or reception of unwanted RF energy generated by components and interconnects, thus achieving acceptable levels of EMCTable of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgments. List of Figures. List of Tables. Introduction. Printed Circuit Board Basics. Bypassing and Decoupling. Clock Circuits, Trace Routing, and Terminations. Interconnects and I/O. Electrostatic Discharge Protection. Backplanes, Ribbon Cables, and Daughter Cards. Additional Design Techniques. Appendix A: Summary of Design Techniques. Appendix B: International EMC Requirements. Appendix C: The Decibel. Appendix D: Conversion Tables. Bibliography and References. Index. About the Author.

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Book Synopsis New materials and advanced processes; Computer-aided production engineering; Manufacturing process control; This volume contains the proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Precision Engineering (ICPE), which was held in July 2001, in Yokohama, Japan.Table of ContentsPreface. Organizing Committee, International Advisory Committee and Conference Executive Committee. Keynote Paper. Machining of Precision Parts and Microstructures; E. Brinksmeier, et al. Roles of Quantum Nanostructures in Advanced Electronics; H. Sakaki. Design of New Precision Machine Elements; A.H. Slocum. Part I: Cutting / Special machining. The Concept of Active Deflection Compensation and its Application in Precision Forging; E. Doege, et al. Coining of Thin Plates to Produce Micro Channel Structures; G. Hirt, B. Rattay. Three-dimensional Micro-Forming Process of Thin Film Metallic Glass in the Supercooled Liquid Region; S. Hata, et al. Precision Cold Forging - Methods for Reduction of Working Pressure; K.K. Tong, et al. Burr Formation in Micro-Machining Aluminum, 6061-T6; K. Lee, et al. Micro Structuring of High Aspect Ratio and Array by Means of Mechanical Machining; K. Sawada, et al. Influence of Micro Machining on Strength Degradation of a Silicon Nitride Ceramic; M. Wakuda, et al. Micro Material Processing Using UV Laser and Femtosecond Laser; H.K. Tönshoff, et al. Subnanometer Fabrication of Optics by Plasma Chemical Vaporization Machining; H. Takino, et al. Micro Fabrication Using EDM Deposition; S. Hayakawa, et al. Manufacture of Aspherical Fresnel Lens with Ideal Cross-Sectional Profile with Oxygen-free Copper and Acrylic Resin; N. Sornsuwit, et al. Non-circular Machining Using Two Convex Milling Cutters; Y. Nakao. 54 Additional Chapters. Part II: Grinding / polishing / ultra-precision machining. Precision Grinding of Micro Aspherical Surface; H. Suzuki, et al. Mirror Grinding of Silicon Wafer with Silica EPD Pellets; T. Fukazawa, et al. New Fabrication Process ofDeep Paraboloidal Mirror by Combination of ELID-Grinding and Electro-forming Techniques for Laman Spectroscopy Instrument; H. Ohmori, et al. A Study on the Surface Integrity of Single Crystal Silicon Ground by CIFB-diamond Wheels (ELID) and Resin-bonded Diamond Wheels; C.L. Chao, et al. A Study on Scratch Reduction Using the Sonic Dispersion of CMP Slurry; S.H. Choi, et al. A Study on the Chemical Mechanical Micro Machining (C3M) of Silicon; S.C. Jeong, et al. Development of a Lapping Film Utilizing Agglomerative Superfine Silica Abrasives for Edge Finishing of a Silicon Wafer; T. Enomoto, et al. Cryogenic Polishing Method of Optical Materials; F. Zhang, et al. Characteristics of Small Rotary Tool in Polishing of Fused Silica; C. Liu, et al. Development of Electrostrictive Polyurethane(PU) Films and its Characterization; E.-S. Jeong, et al. Precision Machining of Future Silicon Wafers; F. Klocke, D. Pähler. High Speed Grinding Performance and Material Removal Mechanism of Silicon Nitride; H. Huang, L. Yin. 19 Additional Chapters. Part III: Machine / element / measurement. Invited paper: Precision Machine Tools; M. Weck, et al. Effects of Bearing Surface Geometries on the Inclination Stiffness of Aerostatic Thrust Bearings; S. Ohishi, et al. Development of a Three Axes Travelling Column Ultraprecision Milling Machine; A. Herrero, R. Bueno. Development of Hydrostatic Bearings with Groove Structures; M. Weck, et al. Asasessment of Thermophysical Properties at Design Stage of Machine Tool Structure with Thermal Symmetricity; M. Okabe, et al. Concrete-Based Constrained Layer Damping; E. Bamberg, A.H. Slocum. Effects of Manufacturing Errors on the Accuracy for TRR-XY Hybrid PKM; T.-H. Chang, et al. Effect of Static Stiffness of Grinding Systems o

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewWritten in a clear, readable style, refreshingly free of jargon, Architecture in Play uses a number of prominent construction toys in Europe and the United States as examples of an interconnectedness between such toys and mainstream architectural thought. Tamar Zinguer’s book broadens our understanding of the larger contextual field of architectural discourse."" Dietrich Neumann, Brown University, coeditor of Cities of Light: Two Centuries of Urban Illumination.

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Book SynopsisDrawn from international sources, this book provides principles and strategies for the evaluation of chemical reactions, and for using this information in process design and management, and places special emphasis on the use of state-of-the-art technology in theory, testing methods, and applications in design and operations.Table of ContentsList of Tables. List of Figures. Preface. Acknowledgments. Glossary. List of Symbols. Chapter 1. Introduction. 1.1. General. 1.2. Chemical Reactivity. 1.3. Detonations, Deflagrations, and Runaways. 1.4. Assessment and Testing Strategies. Chapter 2. Identification of Hazardous Chemical Reactivity. 2.1. Summary/Strategy. 2.1.1. Introduction. 2.1.2. Hazard Identification Strategy. 2.1.3. Exothermic Reactions. 2.1.4. Experimental Thermal and Reactivity Measurements. 2.1.5. Test Strategies. 2.1.6. Overview of Thermal Stability Test methods. 2.1.7. Examples of Interpretation and Application of Test Data. 2.2. Technical Section. 2.2.2. Identification of High Energy Substances. 2.2.3. Hazard Prediction by Thermodynamic Calculations. 2.2.3.1. Oxygen Balance. 2.2.3.2. Calculation of the Reaction Enthalpy. 2.2.3.3. Application of Computer Programs. 2.2.4. Instability/Incompatibility Factors. 2.2.4.1. Factors Influencing Stability. 2.2.4.2. Redox Systems. 2.2.4.3. Reactions with Water. 2.2.4.4. Reactions between Halogenated Hydrocarbons and Metals. 2.3. Practical Testing. 2.3.1. Screening Tests. 2.3.1.1. Thermal Analysis. 2.3.1.2. Isoperibolic Calorimetry. 2.3.2. Thermal Stability and Runaway Testing. 2.3.2.1. Isothermal Storage Tests. 2.3.2.2. Dewar Flask Testing and Adiabatic Storage Tests. 2.3.2.3. Accelerating Rate Calorimeter (ARC). 2.3.2.4. Stability Tests for Powders. 2.3.3. Explosibility Testing. 2.3.3.1.Detonation Testing. 2.3.3.2. Deflagration Testing and Autoclave Testing. 2.3.3.3. Mechanical Sensitivity Testing. 2.3.3.4. Sensitivity to heating Under Confinement. 2.3.4. Reactivity Testing. 2.3.4.1. Pyrophoric Properties. 2.3.4.2. Reactivity with Water. 2.3.4.3. Oxidizing Properties. 2.3.5. Flammability Testing. Chapter 3. Chemical Reactivity Considerations in Process/Reactor Design and Operation. 3.1. Introduction. 3.1.1. Thermal Hazards: Identification and Analysis. 3.1.1.1. Cause, Definition, and Prevention of a Runaway. 3.1.1.2. Some Simple Rules for Inherent Safety. 3.1.1.3. Strategy for Inherent Safety in Design and Operation. 3.1.1.4. Equipment to be Used for the Analysis of Hazards. 3.2. Reactor, Heat and Mass Balance Considerations. 3.2.1. Heat and Mass Balances, Kinetics, and Reaction Stability. 3.2.1.1. Adiabatic Temperature Rise. 3.2.1.2. The Reaction. 3.2.1.3. Reaction Rate. 3.2.1.4. Reaction Rate Constant. 3.2.1.5. Concentration of Reactants. 3.2.1.6. Effect of Surrounding Temperature on Stability. 3.2.1.7. Effect of Agitation and Surface Fouling on Stability. 3.2.1.8. Mass Balance. 3.2.2. Choice of Reactor. 3.2.3. Heat Transfer. 3.2.3.1. Heat Transfer in Nonagitated Vessels. 3.2.3.2. Heat Transfer in Agitated Vessels. 3.3. Acquisition and Use of Process Design data. 3.3.1. Introduction. 3.3.2. Bench-Scale Equipment for Batch/Tank Reactors. 3.3.2.1. Reaction Calorimeter (RC1). 3.3.2.2. Contalab. 3.3.2.3. CPA ThermoMetric Instruments. 3.3.2.4. Quantitative Reaction Calorimeter. 3.3.2.5. Specialized Rectors. 3.3.2.6. Vent Size Package (VSP). 3.3.2.7. Reactive System Screening Tool (RSST). 3.3.3. Process Safety for Reactive Systems. 3.3.3.1. Test Plan. 3.3.3.2. System Under Investigation. 3.3.3.3. Test Results. 3.3.3.4. Malfunction and Process Deviation Testing. 3.3.3.5. Pressure Effect. 3.3.3.6. Results from the ARC, RSST, and VSP. 3.3.4. Scale-up and Pilot Plants. 3.3.4.1. General Remarks. 3.3.4.2. Chemical Kinetics. 3.3.4.3. Mass Transfer/Mixing. 3.3.4.4. Heat Transfer. 3.3.4.5. Self-Heating. 3.3.4.6. Scale-Up of Accelerating Rate Calorimeter (ARC) Results. 3.3.4.7. Scale-Up of Vent Size Package (VSP) Results. 3.3.5. Process Design Applications. 3.3.5.1. Batch and Semi-Batch Processing Plants. 3.3.5.2. An Example Involving Peroxides. 3.3.5.3. An Example Involving a Continuous Nitration. 3.3.5.4. A Self-Heating Example. 3.3.5.5. Batch-to-Continuous Example 3.3.5.6. Integrated Relief Evaluation. 3.3.6. Storage and Handling. 3.3.6.1. Scale-Up Example for Storage. 3.3.6.2. Peroxides. 3.3.6.3. Passive Means to Prevent Explosions. 3.3.7. Dryers and Filters. 3.4. Protective Measures. 3.4.1. Containment. 3.4.1.1. Introduction. 3.4.1.2. Determination of Gas-Vapor Release. 3.4.1.3. Laboratory Scale. 3.4.1.4. Full-Scale Example. 3.4.2. Instrumentation and Detection of Runaways. 3.4.2.1. Methods of On-Line Detection. 3.4.2.2. Methods of Noise Suppression. 3.4.3. Mitigation Measures. 3.4.3.1. Reaction Quenching Methods. 3.4.3.2. An Example Involving a Sulfonation. 3.4.3.3. Relief Disposal. 3.4.3.4. Dispersion, Flaring, Scrubbing, and Containment. 3.4.3.5. Venting. Chapter 4. Management of Chemical Process Safety. 4.1. Hazard Identification and Quantification. 4.2. Hazard Evaluation Procedures. 4.3. Chemical Process Safety Management. 4.4. Future Trends. References. References Cited. Selected Additional Readings. Index.

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Book SynopsisA science studies-based analysis of the development of a particular engineering design, anti-lock braking systems for passenger cars.Trade Review“Hitting the Brakes is an important and enjoyable book. Cars are fascinating, and the opportunity to see how a significant safety system, antilock brakes, became part of them should interest anyone curious to learn how the cars we drive came to be as they are. But this book is more than an enjoyable history. It fundamentally rethinks how we understand engineering and the knowledge that engineers create. It will challenge philosophers to better understand knowledge and historians to better understand the development of knowledge. Hitting the Brakes is at once a social history of engineering communities, a philosophical thesis about engineering knowledge, and a great story.”—Davis Baird, author of Thing Knowledge: A Philosophy of Scientific Instruments“Hitting the Brakes pays equal attention to the social and technical dimensions of engineering practice, showing how members of knowledge communities worked across national and institutional boundaries seeking to improve the braking performance of the postwar automobile. Ann Johnson describes how researchers and practitioners confronted this multidimensional problem and negotiated their way toward the development of a road-worthy antilock braking system. Her analysis challenges the idea that a corporation’s claim on proprietary information severely limits transnational innovation; so too the idea that engineers are ‘hired guns.’ Her epilogue prompts further questions about the notion of technological progress.”—Louis L. Bucciarelli, author of Designing Engineers“In Hitting the Brakes, Ann Johnson provides a very engaging description of the engineering design and development process in the context of a compelling case study. She takes us from conception to the commercialization of a sophisticated braking system that many automobile drivers take for granted.”—Henry Petroski, author of The Essential Engineer: Why Science Alone Will Not Solve Our Global ProblemsTable of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgments xv 1. Design and the Knowledge Community 1 2. A Genealogy of Knowledge Communities and Their Artifacts 23 3. The British Road Research Laboratory: Constructing the Questions 37 4. The Track and the Lab: Brake Testing from Dynamometers to Simulations 63 5. From Things Back to Ideas: Constructing Theories of Vehicle Dynamics 85 6. Learning from Failure: Antilock Systems Emerge in the United States 103 7. Eines ist sicher! Successful Antilock Systems in West Germany 117 8. Public Proprietary Knowledge? Knowledge Communities between the Public and Private Sectors 137 Epilogue. ABS and Risk Compensation 157 Notes 167 Bibliography 187 Index 201

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Book SynopsisThis reference describes advanced computer modeling and simulation procedures to predict material properties and component design including mechanical properties, microstructural evolution, and materials behavior and performance. The book illustrates the most effective modeling and simulation technologies relating to surface-engineered compounds, fastener design, quenching and tempering during heat treatment, and residual stresses and distortion during forging, casting, and heat treatment. Written by internationally recognized experts in the field, it enables researchers to enhance engineering processes and reduce production costs in materials and component development. Table of ContentsPreface, Contributors, 1. A Mathematical Model for Predicting Microstructural Evolution and Mechanical Properties of Hot-Rolled Steels, 2. Design Simulation of Kinetics of Multicomponent Grain Boundary Segregations in the Engineering Steels Under Quenching and Tempering, 3. Designing for Control of Residual Stress and Distortion, 4. Modeling and Simulation of Mechanical Behvior, 5. Tribology and the Design of Surface-Engineered Materials for Cutting Tool Applications, 6. Designing Fastening Systems, Index

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Book SynopsisComprehensively covers all phases of the application of Total Quality Management (TQM) to product design and development--from initial concept to customer support--addressing statistical quality control, manufacturing engineering, processes and procedures management, and motivation management. Provides rigorous definitions of the principles of TQM.Table of ContentsPart 1 Total quality management: introduction; what is TQM?; TQM's Japanese-American heritage; defining and measuring total quality; once again, what is TQM?; what does TQM methodology consist of?; standards for TQM implementation programmes; quality in manufacturing; managing processes and procedures for quality improvement; implementing the management of total quality; the coming of the knowledge of revolution. Part 2 Total quality in the engineering of tangible products: the product realization continuum; product design as system integration; concurrent engineering; application-specific qualities inherent in the design; generic qualities inherent in the design; the Taguchi method; impact of design on manufacturing quality; pricing the benefits of design quality improvement; managing the procurement of design quality. Part 3 Practical application of reliability, maintainability and availability: introduction to RMA; reliability; maintainability; availability; system failure analysis; preventive maintenance analysis; corrective maintenance analysis; maintenance planning; fundamentals of reliability/availability analysis; RMA analysis of complex systems.

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Book SynopsisIntroduction to Design Theory introduces a comprehensive, systematic, and didactic outline of the discourse of design. Designed both as a course book and a source for research, this textbook methodically covers the central concepts of design theory, definitions of design, its historical milestones, and its relations to culture, industry, body, ecology, language, society, gender and ideology.Demonstrated by a shift towards the importance of the sociocultural context in which products are manufactured and embedded, this book showcases design theory as an emerging sub-discipline of design, unique in its practice-based approach and its broad perception of design. It offers an in-depth understanding of the central concepts, such as form and function, theory and practice, through a discussion of key case studies and historical examples, such as the advent of the view of design in antiquity, the introduction of mass production to modernist design or the ideological shifts iTrade Review"Michalle Gal and Jonathan Ventura have produced a fascinating historical tour of the complexities of design theory with all its contradictions and reversals. The stumbles and contradictions are important, for they show that the answer to what appears to be a simple question, ‘what is design?’, changes every time new findings and evidence appears. The book should appeal to students and advanced scholars, showing that this confusion is proper and appropriate. Their summary is apt: design is a bricolage of methods and approaches. We should not ask ‘what is design?’ but instead ask ‘what can design achieve?’"Don Norman, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of California, San Diego, USA; and author of "Design for a Better World"."Michalle Gal and Jonathan Ventura provide a wide-ranging and engaging survey of the many facets of Design. Touching on perennial theoretical questions as well as contemporary examples and issues, An Introduction to Design Theory will appeal to theorists and practitioners alike."Glenn Parsons, Professor, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Definitions of Design 2. Form and Function 3. Design and (or as) Language 4. Design Between Theory and Practice: Applied Theories of Design 5 Design, Culture, and Social Institutions 6. Design and Industry 7. Design, Ecologies and the Body 8. Design and Ideology

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive textbook compiles cutting-edge research on beams and circular plates, covering theories, analytical solutions, and numerical solutions of interest to students, researchers, and engineers working in industry. Detailing both classical and shear deformation theories, the book provides a complete study of beam and plate theories, their analytical (exact) solutions, variational solutions, and numerical solutions using the finite element method.Beams and plates are some of the most common structural elements used in many engineering structures. The book details both classical and advanced (i.e., shear deformation) theories, scaling in complexity to aid the reader in self-study, or to correspond with a taught course. It covers topics including equations of elasticity, equations of motion of the classical and first-order shear deformation theories, and analytical solutions for bending, buckling, and natural vibration. Additionally, it details static as well as tran

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Book SynopsisDesign for Wellbeing charts the development and application of design research to improve the personal and societal wellbeing and happiness of people. It draws together contributions from internationally leading academics and designers to demonstrate the latest thinking and research on the design of products, technologies, environments, services and experiences for wellbeing.Part I starts by conceptualising wellbeing and takes an in-depth look at the rise of the design for wellbeing movement. Part II then goes on to demonstrate design for wellbeing in practice through a broad range of domains from products and environments to services. Among others, we see emerging trends in the design of interiors and urban spaces to support wellbeing, designing to enable and support connectedness and social interaction, and designing for behaviour change to tackle unhealthy eating behaviour in children. Significantly, the body of work on subjective wellbeing, design for hTable of ContentsAbout the Contributors, Preface, Rachel Cooper, PART I. The rise of design for wellbeing, Chapter 1 Setting the Scene for Design for Subjective Wellbeing, Ann Petermans and Rebecca Cain, Chapter 2 Wellbeing, Happiness and Flourishing: Different views on a common goal, Ruth Stevens, Ann Petermans, Anna Pohlmeyer, Rebecca Cain and Jan Vanrie, PART II. Domains in design for wellbeing, Chapter 3 Designing for People Living with Dementia, Cathy Treadaway, Chapter 4 Design for Wellbeing in Architecture and Interior Architecture: Educating future designers on ageing well in place, Ann Petermans, Jan Vanrie, Gitte Harzé and Jo Broekx, Chapter 5 Social Connectedness, Social Interaction and the Design of Interior Environments, Tiiu Poldma, Chapter 6 ‘Joyful Journeys’: Putting wellbeing at the centre of future travel, Luke Harmer, Rebecca Cain and Artur Mausbach, Chapter 7 Healthy Eating and Behaviour Change, Geke Ludden and Sander Hermsen, PART III. Tools, methods and approaches for design for wellbeing, Chapter 8 Co-Design and Participatory Methods for Wellbeing, Emmanuel Tsekleves, Chapter 9 Creative Methods for Sustainable Design for Happiness and Wellbeing, Emily Corrigan-Doyle and Carolina Escobar-Tello, Chapter 10 Building Storey/ies: A scenario card game to architecturally design for human flourishing, Ruth Stevens and Pieter M.A. Desmet, Chapter 11 Mind the Gap: A social practice approach to wellbeing-driven design, Holger Klapperich, Matthias Laschke, Marc Hassenzahl, Melanie Becker, Diana Cürlis, Thorsten Frackenpohl, Henning Köhler, Kai Ludwigs, Marius Tippkämper, Chapter 12 Dilemma-thinking as a Means to Enhance Criticality in Design for Wellbeing, Deger Ozkaramanli, PART IV. Future challenges for design for wellbeing, Chapter 13 Mapping Research at the Intersection of Design and Mental Health, Sarah Kettley and Rachel Lucas, Chapter 14 Design for Wellbeing: An applied approach to housing in later life, An-Sofie Smetcoren, Liesbeth De Donder, Dominique Verté, Chapter 15 An International Perspective on Design for Wellbeing, Leandro Tonetto, Conclusion It’s love, my friend! Some reflections on cultivating the Positive Design Plot, Pieter M.A. Desmet, Index

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Book SynopsisWhere most introductory texts to the field of digital signal processing assume a degree of technical knowledge, this class-tested textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the fundamentals of digital signal processing in a way that is accessible to all.Beginning from the first principles, readers will learn how signals are acquired, represented, analyzed and transformed by digital computers. Specific attention is given to digital sampling, discrete Fourier analysis and linear filtering in the time and frequency domains. All concepts are introduced practically and theoretically, combining intuitive illustrations, mathematical derivations and software implementations written in the Python programming language. Practical exercises are included at the end of each chapter to test reader knowledge.Written in a clear and accessible style, Digital Signals Theory is particularly aimed at students and general readers interested in audio and digital signal processiTable of ContentsSignals. Digital Sampling. Convolution. The Discrete Fourier Transform. Properties of the DFT. DFT Invertibility. Fast Fourier Transform. Time Frequency Representation. Frequency Domain Convolution. Infinite Impulse Response Filters. Analyzing IIR filters. Appendix.

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Book SynopsisMollusks and Marine Environments of the Ten Thousand Islands provides the first comprehensive overview of the shells and habitats that are present in the last unexplored coastal area of southwestern Florida. The mysterious and primordial Ten Thousand Islands, where the rivers and marshlands of the Everglades empty into the Gulf of Mexico, house a number of remarkable marine ecosystems, many shown here in detail for the first time. Primary among these are unique worm shell reef systems, composed entirely of immense masses of vermetid gastropod mollusks. These previously unexplored and unstudied gastropod reefs, which are often many acres in size, are shown here to mimic coral reefs in their growth structure and represent the only large-scale molluscan reefs found anywhere on Earth. Living in association with the zonated gastropod reefs are a number of rare and unusual mollusks, some of which represent endemic species that are unique to the Ten Thousand Islands. TheseTrade ReviewThere is nothing like this book, and there is a tremendous need for more documentation of the ecology of the Ten Thousand Islands, both for its own sake as part of the environmental record, but also due to looming effects of sea level rise. The entire region is extremely vulnerable to ecological change due to climate change and many of the areas, environments, and species Petuch and Berschauer document will likely be impacted in the next 20 years. The photographs are incredible, and provide a very useful reference for shell identification. This book will be an essential reference for a wide range of scholars and advocational malacologists, including archaeologists.-- Traci Ardren, Professor of Anthropology and Interim Chair, University of Miami, USAThis book is written in the traditions and standards of the popular nature guides, and it exceeds these standards! It covers everything from mollusks to birds and raccoons, so should be of interest not only to biologists, ecologists, and shell collectors, but also to the general public. It describes everything well without being overwhelmingly technical, appealing to many readers, of all ages, interested in nature and coastal environments. The large number of color photographs and plates provide a great visual guide to the contents of the book, and the iconography parts will be very useful for identification of mollusks. -- Anton Oleinik, Department of Geosciences, Florida Atlantic UniversityI am a social scientist, and I rely on books such as these for the broader context of the questions that I explore regarding the nature of human use of these aquatic environments and the species that dwell within them. Oftentimes, relevant species and habitat specific information is difficult to find and oftentimes it is out of date. Therefore, having a resource such as this is invaluable to someone like me, as well as being a key source for those in the life sciences!-- Victor D. Thompson, Professor & Director, University of Georgia, USAThere is nothing like this book, and there is a tremendous need for more documentation of the ecology of the Ten Thousand Islands, both for its own sake as part of the environmental record, but also due to looming effects of sea level rise. The entire region is extremely vulnerable to ecological change due to climate change and many of the areas, environments, and species Petuch and Berschauer document will likely be impacted in the next 20 years. The photographs are incredible, and provide a very useful reference for shell identification. This book will be an essential reference for a wide range of scholars and advocational malacologists, including archaeologists.-- Traci Ardren, Professor of Anthropology and Interim Chair, University of Miami, USAThis book is written in the traditions and standards of the popular nature guides, and it exceeds these standards! It covers everything from mollusks to birds and raccoons, so should be of interest not only to biologists, ecologists, and shell collectors, but also to the general public. It describes everything well without being overwhelmingly technical, appealing to many readers, of all ages, interested in nature and coastal environments. The large number of color photographs and plates provide a great visual guide to the contents of the book, and the iconography parts will be very useful for identification of mollusks. -- Anton Oleinik, Department of Geosciences, Florida Atlantic University, USAI am a social scientist, and I rely on books such as these for the broader context of the questions that I explore regarding the nature of human use of these aquatic environments and the species that dwell within them. Oftentimes, relevant species and habitat specific information is difficult to find and oftentimes it is out of date. Therefore, having a resource such as this is invaluable to someone like me, as well as being a key source for those in the life sciences!-- Victor D. Thompson, Professor & Director, University of Georgia, USATable of ContentsThe Vermetoherms of the Ten Thousand Islands. The Ten Thousand Islands Sand and Mud Flats. The Ten Thousand Islands Sea Grass Beds. The Deep Channels and Offshore Areas. Systematic List of the Mollusks of the Ten Thousand Islands. References. Index. About the Authors. Appendix 1. Map of the Ten Thousand Islands; Northern Section. Appendix 2. Map of the Ten Thousand Islands; Southern Section (upper). Appendix 3. Map of the Ten Thousand Islands; Southern Section (lower)

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Book SynopsisIntroduction to Ship Engine Room Systems outlines the key systems, machinery and equipment found in a ship's engine room. It explores the basics of their function with overall practical guidance for engine room operation and maintenance, recognising emerging environmental challenges. It covers the following topics: The role and function of the steering and propulsion systems Power generation The heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems The water management system Engine room fires and emergency response systems Engine room watch procedures and checklists The book serves as an accessible introductory text for engineering students at HNC, HND, and foundation degree level, marine engineering cadets, and non-engineering marine professionals such as deck officers and cadets who want a general guide to how the engine room functions.Table of ContentsPart I. Steering and Propulsion Systems. 1. Rudder and Steering Gear. 2. Propeller Design and Function. 3. Introduction to the Main Engine. 4. Key Components of the Main Engine. 5. Main Engine Pre-Start Checks and Monitoring. 6. Slow Steaming and Economic Fuel Consumption. 7. Exhaust Gas System and Scrubbers. 8. Engine Room Lubrication Systems. 9. Essential Engine Room Machinery Maintenance and Troubleshooting. 10. Mechanical Measuring Tools and Gauges. Part II. Power Generation. 11. Marine Diesel Generators. 12. Marine Electrical Systems. 13. Electrical Distribution Systems and Redundancy. 14. Air Compressor. Part III. Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning. 15. Marine Boiler. 16. Central Cooling System. 17. Refrigeration and Air Conditioning. Part IV. Water Management Systems. 18. Ballast Water Management. 19. Oily Water Separator. 20. Wastewater Management. 21. Freshwater Generation. 22. Pipes, Tubes, Bends and Valves. Part V. Engine Room Tanks and Bunkering Operations. 23. Main Fuel, Diesel and Lube Oil Tanks on Ships. 24. Bunkering Operations. Part VI. Engine Room Fires and Emergency Response. 25. General Emergency Drills, Alarms and Emergency Systems. 26. Engine Room Explosions and Fires. 27. Engine Room Drills, Firefighting Procedures and Apparatus. 28. Engine Room Flooding. Part VII. Engine Room Watch Procedures. 29. Engine Room Watch Procedures. 30. Engine Room Logbook Entries and Checklists. Appendix. Recommended Reading for Marine Engineers.

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Book SynopsisUpdated throughout for the second edition, Reliability Engineering: A Life Cycle Approach draws on the authorâs global industry experience to demonstrate the invaluable role reliability engineers play in the entire life cycle of a plant. Applicable to both high-cost, cutting-edge plants and to plants operating under serious budget constraints, this textbook uses a practical approach to cover the theory of reliability engineering, alongside the design, operation, and maintenance required in a plant. This textbook has been updated to cover the modern standards of maintenance practice, most notably the ISO 55 000 standards. It also covers linear programming, failure analysis, financial management, and analysis. This textbook refers to case studies throughout. This textbook will be of interest to students and engineers in the field of reliability, mechanical, manufacturing, and industrial engineering. It will also be relevant to automotive and aerospace engineers.Table of ContentsChapter 1 Reliability Fundamentals I: Component Reliability Chapter 2 Reliability Fundamentals II: System Reliability Chapter 3 Maintenance Optimisation Chapter 4 Condition Monitoring Chapter 5 Incident Investigation or Root Cause Analysis Chapter 6 Other Techniques Essential for Modern Reliability Management I Chapter 7 Other Techniques Essential for Modern Reliability Management II Chapter 8 Reliability Management Chapter 9 Design Issues in Reliability Engineering and Maintenance Chapter 10 Maintenance Planning and Scheduling Chapter 11 ISO 55000 Appendix 1: The Standard Normal Distribution Appendix 2: A Perspective on Robert Lusser Reid Collins

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Book SynopsisUsing many real-world examples and cases, this book identifies key factors and processes that have contributed to the creation of successful new products, buildings, and innovations, or resulted in some failures. Such factors include the creativity of individuals and groups, their sources of inspiration, the processes of creative design and innovation, and the characteristics of the products, buildings, and innovations themselves.Much has been written about creativity and innovation, but what helps to foster creativity, enable creative ideas to be translated into practical designs, and ensure those new products or buildings succeed as innovations on the market or in use? This book discusses these elements through the author's origination and analysis of examples and case studies ranging from the revolutionary innovation of the smartphone, through radical innovations in domestic appliances and sustainable housing, to creative designs of contemporary jewellery. The broad range Trade Review“In Creative Design and Innovation, Robin Roy provides an in-depth critical, contemporary analysis of some familiar and less familiar product and architectural designs. Roy illustrates the origins of creativity and the critical elements and lessons for innovation success.”Rachel Cooper (OBE), Distinguished Professor of Design Management and Policy, Lancaster University“No-one is better qualified than Robin Roy to write this book. It includes engaging case studies on innovations such as the smartphone, pneumatic tyres, sustainable housing, and many more, with clear explanations of why they succeeded or proved unsuccessful in practice.”Vivien Walsh, retired Professor of Innovation, Alliance Manchester Business School“Robin Roy is a master of drawing fundamental lessons from case studies of designers. This book unpacks the mysteries of the design and innovation process underpinning a broad range of disciplines. It provides practical guidance for aspiring innovators and a template for design researchers exploring case studies of designing.” Peter Lloyd, Professor of Design Methodology, TU Delft“There are many books on creativity, design and innovation, but what intrigues me about this one are the extensive case studies that bring its insights to life. Particularly valuable are the built environment examples, not often included in books on innovation.”Bettina von Stamm, Innovation Philosopher, Founder Innovation Leadership Forum“Drawing on multiple case studies, Creative Design and Innovation provides grounded insights on design and innovation which should be of immense value to a wide audience, including most notably, practitioners, academics and students.”Matthew Cook, Professor of Innovation, School of Engineering and Innovation, The Open UniversityTable of Contents1. Creativity, design, and innovation: Introduction and framework 2. Creativity and innovation in engineering, design, architecture, arts, and media 3. Revolutionary innovation: The smartphone 4. Radical product and building innovations 5. Major product and building innovations 6. Innovative products and buildings 7. Creative product designs 8. Guidelines for successful creative design and innovation

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Book SynopsisDesign, Analysis, and Manufacturing of Lightweight Composite Structures provides a thorough guide to composite materials and their applications, suitable for students of all levels, as well as those in the industry. Covering established theory as well as cutting-edge developments in the field, this book is an essential companion to anyone interested in composite materials.Discussing the mechanical properties of advanced composites and their materials, this book describes testing and evaluation, focusing on sustainability in manufacturing. Looking at how composite materials can form structural components, this book is centered around how to design and analyze these materials as appropriate to different applications. It discusses micromechanics, stiffness matrices, and numerical calculations using MATLABR, Excel, and Python. It also covers failure, applied forces, strain, and stress, alongside finite element analysis of composites.This book is suitable for studeTable of ContentsChapter 1 Micromechanical Behavior of LaminaChapter 2 Introduction to ABD MatrixChapter 3 Rectangular Composite Beams Being Bended and Loaded AxiallyChapter 4 Composite BeamsChapter 5 Stiffened Panels and PlatesChapter 6 Effects on the Environment, Fatigue, and Performance of Fiber CompositesChapter 7 Discontinuous Basalt Fiber-Reinforced Hybrid CompositesChapter 8 Natural Fiber CompositesChapter 9 Vibration and NoiseChapter 10 Additive Manufacturing in Composites: Fundamentals of ProcessesChapter 11 Additive Manufacturing in Composite: CharacteristicsChapter 12 Additive Manufacturing in Composite: Applications and Models

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Book SynopsisThis textbook is ideal for a course in engineering systems dynamics and controls. The work is a comprehensive treatment of the analysis of lumped parameter physical systems. Starting with a discussion of mathematical models in general, and ordinary differential equations, the book covers input/output and state space models, computer simulation and modeling methods and techniques in mechanical, electrical, thermal and fluid domains. Frequency domain methods, transfer functions and frequency response are covered in detail. The book concludes with a treatment of stability, feedback control (PID, lead-lag, root locus) and an introduction to discrete time systems. This new edition features many new and expanded sections on such topics as: solving stiff systems, operational amplifiers, electrohydraulic servovalves, using Matlab with transfer functions, using Matlab with frequency response, Matlab tutorial and an expanded Simulink tutorial. The work has 40% more end-of-chapter exercises and 3Table of ContentsPreface; 1. Introduction; 2. Mechanical systems; 3. Mathematical models; 4. Analytical solutions of system input-output equations; 5. Numerical solutions of ordinary differential equations; 6. Simulation of dynamic systems; 7. Electrical systems; 8. Thermal systems; 9. Fluid systems; 10. Mixed systems; 11. Transfer functions; 12. Frequency analysis; 13. Closed-loop systems and system stability; 14. Control systems; 15. Analysis of discrete-time systems; 16. Digital control systems; Appendix 1. Fourier series and the Fourier transformation; Appendix 2. Laplace transformations; Appendix 3. Matlab tutorial; Appendix 4. Simulink tutorial; Index.

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Book SynopsisAcquire complete knowledge of the basics of air-breathing turbomachinery with this hands-on practical text. This updated new edition for students in mechanical and aerospace engineering discusses the role of entropy in assessing machine performance, provides a review of flow structures, and includes an applied review of boundary layer principles. New coverage describes approaches used to smooth initial design geometry into a continuous flow path, the development of design methods associated with the flow over blade shape (cascades loss theory) and annular type flows, as well as a discussion of the mechanisms for the setting of shaft speed. This essential text is also fully supported by over 200 figures, numerous examples, and homework problems, many of which have been revised for this edition.Trade Review'Principles of Turbomachinery in Air-Breathing Engines distinguishes itself as an extraordinary text with the exceptional detail and clarity of the annotated figures and illustrations, which truly exemplify and support the development of the corresponding aerothermodynamic mathematics. The work is a very thorough and clear treatment of the subject, suitable for upperclassmen and graduate students, as well as practitioners.' Jani Macari Pallis, University of BridgeportTable of Contents1. Introduction to Gas Turbine Engines; 2. Overview of Turbomachinery Nomenclature; 3. Aerothermodynamics of Turbomachines and Design-Related Topics; 4. Energy Transfer Between a Fluid and a Rotor; 5. Dimensional Analysis, Maps and Specific Speed; 6. Radial Equilibrium Theory; 7. Polytropic (Small-Stage) Efficiency; 8. Axial-Flow Turbines; 9. Axial Flow Compressors; 10. Radial Inflow Turbines; 11. Centrifugal Compressors; 12. Turbine-Compressor Matching.

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