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Benediction Classics Simple Sabotage Field Manual
£8.00
Schiffer Publishing Ltd CONVAIR B 36 PEACEMAKER A Photo Chronicle
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£10.79
Haynes Publishing Group Suzuki GS1000 Four 77 79 Haynes Repair Manual
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£26.25
Haynes Publishing Group AllisChalmersModels B C CA G RC WC WD
Book SynopsisSpecific Models Covered:Models B, C, CA, G, RC, WC, WD, WD45, WD45 Diesel, WF
£24.00
Crecy Publishing Spitfire IX XI XVI Pilots Notes Supermarine
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£6.95
The Crowood Press Ltd Repairing Old Clocks and Watches
Book SynopsisThe book is illustrated with over 270 line drawings specially drawn to the author's specification. These range from step-by-step demonstrations of how to do things, to diagrams of movements identifying each part and its position in the movement - a great help at the 'gulp and shut the case' stage.
£18.00
Hodder Education Body Therapy and Facial Work Electrical
Book SynopsisMo Rosser''s unique, bestselling text has been fully updated to reflect the latest standards in Beauty Therapy, with new photographs and a wealth of learning features to reinforce study and place the theory in the context of the salon.In order to provide the most effective treatments for their clients, students and practitioners of beauty therapy need to fully comprehend the science that underpins each treatment. This book enables you to understand the scientific aspects of both body and facial therapy, explaining the theory in an accessible yet comprehensive manner. Therapies covered include: mechanical massage, vacuum suction, galvanic treatment, electro-muscle stimulation, micro-current treatments, micro-dermabrasion, infra-red and ultraviolet, and heat therapy treatments.Table of Contents : Introduction : Learning and assessment guidance : Section 1 Underpinning Knowledge : Chapter 1 – Health, Safety and Welfare : Chapter 2 – Hygiene : Section 2 – Ethics, Consultation and Care of the Client : Chapter 3 – Ethics, Planning, Preparation and Client Consultation : Section 3 – Underpinning Science : Chapter 4 – Basic Science : Section 4 – Treatments : Chapter 5 – High Frequency Treatment : Chapter 6 – Mechanical Massage : Chapter 7 – Vacuum Suction : Chapter 8 – Galvanic Treatment : Chapter 9 – Muscle Stimulation : Chapter 10 – Microcurrent Treatments : Chapter 11 – Microdermabrasion : Chapter 12 – Infra-Red and Ultraviolet : Chapter 13 – Heat Therapy Treatments : Glossary : Index
£35.15
Taylor & Francis Solar Farms
Book SynopsisThe market and policy impetus to install increasingly utility-scale solar systems, or solar farms (sometimes known as solar parks or ranches), has seen products and applications develop ahead of the collective industry knowledge and experience. Recently however, the market has matured and investment opportunites for utility-scale solar farms or parks as part of renewable energy policies have made the sector more attractive. This book brings together the latest technical, practical and financial information available to provide an essential guide to solar farms, from design and planning to installation and maintenance.The book builds on the challenges and lessons learned from existing solar farms, that have been developed across the world, including in Europe, the USA, Australia, China and India. Topics covered include system design, system layout, international installation standards, operation and maintenance, grid penetration, planning applications, and skills requirTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Photovoltaic Technology 3. Planning a Solar Farm 4. Design Overview 5. Installation and Commissioning 6. Operation and Maintenance
£41.79
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC GMDSS
Book SynopsisThe Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS)--the revolutionary maritime equivalent of 911--provides a fast and efficient way of calling for assistance at sea, whatever the size of craft or its location. Denise Bréhaut explains the system and clearly outlines the procedures required to get help quickly, as well as covering the syllabi of the General Operator''s Certificate (GOC), the Long Range Certificate (LRC), and the Restricted Operator''s Certificate (ROC). Concise descriptions of channel usage, call signals, types of transmission modes, and all the various equipment involved-both aboard and throughout the entire system--allows novices as well as long-time users to thoroughly understand this life-saving communication system. Maps of INMARSAT areas and clear instructions for step-by-step distress communication protocols make this THE GMDSS bible. The sixth edition of GMDSS incorporates all the changes to the regulations that came into force in 2009 as well as the 2016 Trade ReviewThis is a clear and cleverly constructed book. It is nicely designed, well-written and well-illustrated, providing straightforward explanations of the systems and the equipment * Nautilus, The Telegraph *A concise guide...can be recommended for anyone who has an interest in the subject * Cruising Magazine *
£18.70
DK Car
Book SynopsisWhether you’re a vintage car spotter or an armchair petrolhead, strap yourself in for an unforgettable ride through motoring history.This sumptuously designed visual guide is packed with everything you could ever want to know about cars through the ages, from the earliest “horseless carriage” to the modern supercar and Formula 1.Inside the pages of this visually stunning car encyclopedia, you’ll discover an iconic celebration of automotive design and motoring history. • Trace the history of the car decade-by-decade in stunning visual detail • In-depth profiles highlight the most important cars of each period along with their specifications and special features • Includes beautifully photographed “virtual tours” that showcase particularly celebrated cars such as the Ferrari F40 and the Rolls Royce Silver Ghost Trade Review"'Definitive' is an ambitious goal, but one this hefty book tackles with élan — perhaps the way a 1965 Gordon-Keeble might tackle a winding country road." – The New York Times
£34.00
McGraw-Hill Education Marks Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers
Book SynopsisPublisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.The 100th Anniversary Edition of the Cornerstone Text of Mechanical EngineeringâFully Revised to Focus on the Core Subjects Critical to the DisciplineThis 100th Anniversary Edition has been extensively updated to deliver current, authoritative coverage of the topics most critical to todayâs Mechanical Engineer. Featuring contributions from more than 160 global experts, Marksâ Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers, Twelfth Edition, offers instant access to a wealth of practical information on every essential aspect of mechanical engineering. It provides clear, concise answers to thousands of mechanical engineering questions. You get, accurate data and calculations along with clear explan
£137.69
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Kicking Glass: A Creative Guide to Stained Glass
Book SynopsisCreative and practical, Kicking Glass is a step-by-step guide for those wanting to practice the popular craft of stained glass. From simple suncatchers and boho lamps to exquisite 3D constructions and delicately-poised glass butterflies, experienced artist Neile Cooper guides you through the magical world of stained glass with a creative handbook for both the novice and more experienced crafter alike. Beautifully illustrated with photographs of Neile’s own work including her glorious glass cabin in the woods as well as pieces from some of today’s most stylish designers, Kicking Glass is packed with ideas to guide and inspire. This book provides comprehensive technical instruction in the copper foil method, covering everything from tools and supplies to exploratory techniques such as including foraged and found objects into your work. Skills are demonstrated through tutorials with photos, instructional drawings and 16 stunning patterns. Whether you’re looking to decorate your windows, create lovely gifts for friends and family or design your own epic masterpiece, Kicking Glass is the essential modern guide to stained glass making.Trade ReviewA thorough, enthusiastic guide to the art, full of beautiful projects, helpful advice, and inspiring thoughts from working stained glass artists * Foreword *Novices can expect all the familiar faces of how-to books: tools and supplies, an examination of materials, and clear directions on finishing, all well illustrated with quality color photographs. * Booklist *Neile’s warm and supportive approach comes across as she shares the vision behind the creation of her own sanctuary – a cabin in her garden that she is lovingly decorating with reclaimed window frames and stained glass designs based on her love of the natural world. [...] Kicking Glass offers comprehensive training and a liberal helping of motivation through beautiful imagery and practical designs to try. * Contemporary Glass Society *When I’m ready to dip my toes, Kicking Glass by Neile Cooper is where I’ll begin exploring this gorgeous hobby. Cooper’s thorough tome walks beginners through setting up a space, picking out supplies, and basic techniques required for creating stained glass. * The Mercury *The photography is stellar with lushly colorful clear pictures and tutorial explanations. The author provides project lists with tools and supplies and step by step instructions. The book feels like a small, well organized workshop with a well spoken and competent teacher. The projects are varied and attractive and are a mix of more traditional looking and modern. -- Nonstop ReaderThe book is full of beautiful, full colour illustrations, and instructions are easy to follow, if not easy to master. This is great guide for anyone considering starting in the hobby. -- Novel ObsessionTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Studio setup & safety Tools & supplies Glass Cutting glass Using patterns Foiling Layout Soldering Finishing Clean, patina, & polish Designing patterns Suncatchers 3D construction Reclaimed windows Patterns Suppliers
£14.39
Rainsource Press Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond
Book Synopsis2020 independent Press Award Winner--Green Book CategoryRainwater Harvesting for? Drylands and Beyond, Volume 2? is a how-to guide enabling you to plant the rain by creating water-harvesting earthworks?or rain gardens. Earthworks? are simple, inexpensive strategies and landforms that passively harvest multiple sources of free on-site water including rainfall, stormwater runoff, air conditioning condensate, and greywater within living tanks of soil and vegetation. The plants then pump the water back out? in the form of beauty, food, shelter, wildlife habitat, timber and forage, while controlling erosion, reducing down-stream flooding, dropping utility costs, increasing soil fertility, and improving water and air quality.This revised and expanded full-color second edition builds on the information in Volume 1 by showing you how to turn your yard, school, business, park, and neighborhood into lively, regenerative producers of resources. Conditions at home will improve as you simultaneously enrich the ecosystem and inspire the surrounding community.Learn to select, place, size, construct, and plant your chosen earthworks. All is made easier and more effective by the illustrations of natural patterns of water and sediment flow with which you can collaborate or mimic. Detailed step-by-step instructions with over 550 images show you how to do it, and plentiful stories of success motivate you so you will do it!Trade Review“Harvesting rainwater was once a worldwide technology, but was replaced by pipes, canals, and sprinklers: an inefficient and wasteful strategy that results in running dry. In Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond, Volume 2 Brad uses the concept of ‘planting water’ as a guiding principle in designing landscapes that passively harvest resources to grow more resources. Such brilliant, low-tech, regenerative systems are vital to hydrating the land and maximizing the benefit that water brings to plants, animals and people. Thus, this book is an excellent and comprehensive tool for all bucket and shovel ‘engineers’ to maximize the hydrological resource, reduce energy use and transform their once erosive landscapes into ones of stability, botanical diversity, and abundance.”—Arty Mangan, Bioneers Food and Farming Program Director“The original edition was a great book, and this edition is even better! The clear prose and illustrations, the consistently well-organized chapters, the themes and variations, the case studies, the practical design and construction information, the fun can-do attitude—these combine into a manual that is greater than the sum of its parts. Like my copy, you’ll have yours dog-eared with successful use!”—Dave Jacke, ecological designer, educator, and co-author of Edible Forest Gardens“The cheapest and sanest way to meet our growing need for water is to squeeze (or cycle) more out of the water we already have, especially rainwater and used household water. Lancaster approaches these unsung streams as a farmer might, cultivating them in order to nourish dry landscapes. He has produced a water-farming guide that will inspire both the casual gardener and the card-carrying permaculturalist. With step-by-step instructions and clear illustrations, he guides the reader through simple techniques -berms, curbcuts, greywater plumbing – which in turn guide water into your soil and landscape. Lancaster is clearly determined to save the world. And he’s determined to make it easy for the rest of us to help.”—Hannah Holmes author of Suburban Safari: A Year on the Lawn“As mayor of a city in the desert southwest, this book is a critical resource to me for implementing strategies that support ecological restoration and community resiliency.”—Emily S. Niehaus, founder of Community Rebuilds and Mayor of Moab City, Utah“Brad’s work is a labor of love for water and life. The breadth, depth, and clarity of this book goes far beyond the usual technical manual. Its deep heart allows these ideas to stick and makes this book a compelling invitation to actively participate. This is a philosophy of life, an offering, made practical in a way that renews life and expands our co-evolutionary engagement.”—Bill Reed, AIA, principal in Regenesis. A founding Board of Director of the US Green Building Council, co-founder of LEED Green Building Rating System, and leader in Integrative Systems Design“I highly recommend this book to those working hard to be good living ancestors and to those who truly care about the next generations.”—Lilian Hill, Executive Director, Hopi Tutskwa Permaculture“This is the right book at the right time for a world where water security is one of the most important socio-ecosystemic challenges humanity faces.”—Delfín Montañana, Urban Biologist, Bio·Logica·Urbana consultancy; Director, Socioecological Education, Isla Urbana“There is nothing like this comprehensive and well-illustrated book about capturing and repurposing rain and other free on-site waters. It’s a must-have for every household, policy maker, and professional interested in making their homes, communities, and world more sustainable, self-sufficient, and vibrant.”—Betsy Damon, Founder of Keepers of the Waters“From Rajasthan to Arizona, Brad learns and teaches, showing how it can be done and why it should be done. Hugely practical and genuinely inspirational.”—Fred Pearce, journalist and author of When the Rivers Run Dry“This very informative book, based on real-life successes, has a very wide application even across the seas. What touches us most are Brad’s friendly narration and the ‘tell-tale’ illustrations that have an eye for detail.”—Shree Padre, Messenger of Rainwater Harvesting, India“With this book anyone, at any scale of project, can harvest the rain.”—Judy Mielke, landscape architect and author of Native Plants for Southwestern Landscapes“As someone working along with others to directly help refugees and other displaced populations grow more of their own food—often in dryland situations—this book gives us the tools to create lasting change. I carry it in my travel bag wherever I go.”—Thomas Cole, Resilience Design and Agroecology Consultant“Bridging the gap between DIY and savvy professional work, this is the book everyone should own if they get rainfall in their climate….that means YOU!”—Matt Powers, educator and author of The Permaculture Student 2“Brad Lancaster has written the definitive how-to guide for harvesting rainwater. Much of this information has been near impossible to find, and we owe Brad a huge debt for assembling it so lucidly. These universal principles work not just in drylands, but in wetter climates too. This is by far the best resource for designing and building Earth-friendly, low-cost solutions to help us save our most precious resource: water.”–Toby Hemenway, author of Gaia’s Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture“Everyone wants to ‘go green’ lately and, usually, the expression is followed by a plug for a new product. Brad offers a shovel instead, and directs you, literally, not figuratively, to your own back yard. We’ve tried some of the methods explained in this book, and they work. Even if you’re a lazy, mediocre, vagabond gardener, like we are, they still work. And if you don’t take the time to understand every technical detail so thoroughly outlined in this bible of rainwater– these methods still will work.”–Shay Salomon and Nigel Valdez, author and photographer, Little House on a Small Planet“Get out your shovels and dance in the rain! That is what Brad Lancaster’s second volume in his trilogy on rainwater harvesting, will make you want to do. This outstanding book provides an abundance of well-documented ideas and tools for sustainable living in your watershed. You don’t have to let wasteful, polluting large-scale water systems get you down! Get out, get wet, and become a positive part of the hydrological cycle!”–David A. Cleveland, U of California, Santa Barbara (www.es.ucsb.edu/faculty/cleveland) and Center for People, Food and Environment; co-author of Food from Dryland Gardens“Many approach water as a problem: there’s too much, too little, or it’s in the wrong place. Brad Lancaster’s indispensable book demonstrates the myriad ways that no matter where you live, water is an opportunity to create more beauty in our cities and landscapes, to grow more food, to build community resilience and reduce infrastructure costs, and to mitigate climate change—since climate is largely driven by hydrology. Brad’s book is filled with essential information ranging from general insights on how water moves to detailed instructions for professionals and homeowners on how to implement water harvesting.”—Judith D. Schwartz, author of Water In Plain Sight: Hope for a Thirsty WorldKirkus Reviews– "This comprehensive second edition includes Lancaster’s revised tactics for rainwater harvesting, new anecdotes, a host of visually pleasing images by debut illustrator Marshall, and many colorful photographs by the author and others. Much of the book extols the virtues of various earthworks—like berms that capture runoff and spread water over a broad area. Using earthworks can also flush out bad salts from the soil over time, reducing the loss of precious farmland. Lancaster’s smooth prose is easy to read, and it’s not necessary to have a scientific mind in order to understand his eight common-sense principles for rainwater harvesting. For example, he suggests that potential water farmers begin by studying the land to learn its patterns of rain and sediment flow and determine the best type of earthworks needed. Practical tools are included, such as illustrated, boxed instructions for measuring the slope of the land. Presenting many choices of earthworks—such as mulching, digging basins and trenches, planting vegetation, and building terraces—this expansive volume provides inspiration for harvesting rain and runoff in many types of yards and farmland. The author also delivers inspiration and advice for ways to harvest and reuse wastewater from appliances like washing machines. Readers who enjoy real-life success stories will find plenty of memorable ones here. For example, Chris Meuli of Albuquerque, New Mexico, fills trenches with junk mail, creating a “sponge” for watering trees. A valuable wellspring of hands-on advice for effective watershed stewardship."
£33.75
McGraw-Hill Education Master Handbook of Acoustics Seventh Edition
Book SynopsisThe industry standard guide to room acousticsâfully updated with the latest advancesBased on the classic text written by acoustics pioneer F. Alton Everest, this revised resource presents the fundamentals of acoustics along with time-tested solutions and detailed room designs. Master Handbook of Acoustics, Seventh Edition explains the art and science of room acoustics and architecture by combining theoretical instruction with matter-of-fact engineering advice. The numerous room designs insideâcomplete with floor and elevation plans and performance analysesâcan be built as presented or adapted to meet specific needs. You will get designs new to this edition, including video teleconferencing rooms and voice studios, as well as new details on listening room and recording studio construction.Inside, youâll discover how to: Control and utilize sound reflection, absorption, diffraction, and diffusion Calculate room reflections, reverberation
£32.39
Edinburgh University Press War in Space
Book SynopsisThis book presents a theory of spacepower and considers the implications of space technology on strategy and international relations.
£23.39
HarperCollins Publishers iSPY At the Airport
Book SynopsisBeat the boredom and take time out from screens with this pocket-sized book packed with facts, photos and fantastic spots for hours of fun!Kids will have fun collecting points around the airport with more than 140 things to find. From tail fins to baggage trolleys, travellators to fuel trucks, they'll learn all about aeroplanes and air travel. And once they've scored 1000 points, super-spotters can claim their official i-SPY certificate and badge.With more than 30 i-SPY books to collect, there's something for everyone!For even more fun at the airport check out the i-SPY At the Airport Activity Book (ISBN 9780008392888).Trade Review“A fun, interactive way to encourage curious children to learn about the world around them.” – Parents In touch
£5.68
Haynes Manuals Inc Toyota Tundra & Sequoia: 41821
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£27.00
Dorling Kindersley Ltd Flight
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£27.00
Fonthill Media Ltd Pit to Power Station: A Personal Recollection of
Book SynopsisFocusing on the 1990s as a decade of change, all of the collieries and most of the coal fired power stations of that era have now gone. During that decade I made a point of photographing the collieries and power stations, and the trains that moved the coal, and so amassed a large collection of photographs. Being Worksop-based through my railway career, I am able to describe a potted history of Worksop Depot which opened in 1991, commencing with a brief look at the area in the late 1980s and into the 1990s. The run-up to the privatisation of the railways is followed by the new freight companies which brought changes in coal operations, before the wholesale decline in coal production. There are images taken in the Nott's, Derbyshire, Yorkshire, Leicestershire, and Staffordshire coalfields. Brief descriptions of each colliery and power station illustrated are given, with maps to show their location, along with power station track diagrams, tables, and coal plans to show where power station coal originated. The book concludes with a few instances of locations that Worksop-based drivers served.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Worksop in the 1980s and 1990s: The Decades of Change; 2 Declining UK Coal Production; 3 Nottinghamshire Area Collieries; 4 Derbyshire Area Collieries; 5 Yorkshire Area Collieries; 6 Leicestershire and Staffordshire Area Collieries; 7 Power Stations; 8 Three Days at Worksop; Bibliography.
£17.00
Cengage Learning, Inc Power System Analysis and Design SI Edition
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. INTRODUCTION. Case Study: Transformation of the Grid: The Impact of Distributed Energy Resources on Bulk Power Systems. History of Electric Power Systems. Present and Future Trends. Electric Utility Industry Structure. Computers in Power System Engineering. PowerWorld Simulator. 2. FUNDAMENTALS. Case Study: Investing in the Future: How Small Utilities are Finding Success with Advanced Distribution Management Systems. Phasors. Instantaneous Power in Single-Phase AC Circuits. Complex Power. Network Equations. Balanced Three-Phase Circuits. Power in Balanced Three-Phase Circuits. Advantages of Balanced Three-Phase vs. Single-Phase Systems. Energy Conversion. 3. POWER TRANSFORMERS. Case Study: Transformer Innovation in a Changing Energy Landscape The Ideal Transformer. Equivalent Circuits for Practical Transformers. The Per-Unit System. Three-Phase Transformer Connections and Phase Shift. Per-Unit Equivalent Circuits of Balanced Three-Phase Two-Winding Transformers. Three-Winding Transformers. Autotransformers. Transformers with Off-Nominal Turns Ratios. 4. TRANSMISSION-LINE PARAMETERS. Case Study: Renewables, Resiliency Drive Transmission Upgrades. Case Study: Greenlink Nevada to Drive Job Creation, Economic Recovery from Covid-19 . Transmission Line Design Considerations. Resistance. Conductance. Inductance: Solid Cylindrical Conductor. Inductance: Single-Phase Two-Wire Line and Three-Phase Three-Wire Line with Equal Phase Spacing. Inductance: Composite Conductors, Unequal Phase Spacing, Bundled Conductors. Series Impedances: Three-Phase Line with Neutral Conductors and Earth Return. Electric Field and Voltage: Solid Cylindrical Conductor. Capacitance: Single-Phase Two-Wire Line and Three-Phase Three-Wire Line with Equal Phase Spacing. Capacitance: Stranded Conductors, Unequal Phase Spacing, Bundled Conductors. Shunt Admittances: Lines with Neutral Conductors and Earth Return. Electric Field Strength at Conductor Surfaces and at Ground Level. Parallel Circuit Three-Phase Lines. 5. TRANSMISSION LINES: STEADY-STATE OPERATION. Case Study: Opportunities for Embedded High Voltage Direct Current. Medium and Short Line Approximations. Transmission-Line Differential Equations. Equivalent p Circuit. Lossless Lines. Maximum Power Flow. Line Loadability. Reactive Compensation Techniques. 6. POWER FLOWS. Case Study: Xcel Energy Strengthens the Grid with Advanced SVCs. Direct Solutions to Linear Algebraic Equations: Gauss Elimination. Iterative Solutions to Linear Algebraic Equations: Jacobi and Gauss-Seidel. Iterative Solutions to Nonlinear Algebraic Equations: Newton-Raphson. The Power Flow Problem. Power Flow Solution by Gauss-Seidel. Power Flow Solution by Newton-Raphson. Control of Power Flow. Sparsity Techniques. Fast Decoupled Power Flow. The DC" Power Flow. 7. ECONOMIC DISPATCH AND OPTIMAL POWER FLOW. Case Study: Electricity Markets in the United States. Economic Dispatch. Optimal Power Flow. Design Projects. 8. SYMMETRICAL FAULTS. Case Study: Pumped Storage Hydro: Then and Now. Series R-L Circuit Transients. Three-Phase Short Circuit ��� Unloaded Synchronous Machine. Power System Three-Phase Short Circuits. Bus Impedance Matrix. Circuit Breaker and Fuse Selection. Design Project. 9. SYMMETRICAL COMPONENTS. Case Study: The Ups and Downs of Gravity Energy Storage. Definition of Symmetrical Components. Sequence Networks of Impedance Loads. Sequence Networks of Series Impedances. Sequence Networks of Three-Phase Lines. Sequence Networks of Rotating Machines. Per-Unit Sequence Models of Three-Phase Two-Winding Transformers. Per-Unit Sequence Models of Three-Phase Three-Winding Transformers. Power in Sequence Networks. 10. UNSYMMETRICAL FAULTS. Case Study: ABB Commissions Switchgear Installation with Eco-Efficient Gas. Case Study: Transforming the Transmission Industry: The Rapid Adoption of Green Gas for Grid (g3) signals a global change in environmental responsibility. Case Study: PG&E to use SF6-Free Products from Siemens. System Representation. Single Line-to-Ground Fault. Line-to-Line Fault. Double Line-to-Ground Fault. Sequence Bus Impedance Matrices. Design Projects. 11. SYSTEM PROTECTION. Case Study: On Good Behavior: Inverter-Grid Protections for Integrating Distributed Photovoltaics. Instrument Transformers. Overcurrent Relays. Radial System Protection. Reclosers, Fuses and Sectionalizers. Directional Relays. Protection of Two-Source System with Directional Relays. Zones of Protection. Line Protection with Impedance (Distance) Relays. Differential Relays. Bus Protection with Differential Relays. Transformer Protection with Differential Relays. Pilot Relaying. Numeric Relaying. 12. TRANSIENT STABILITY. Case Study: The Impact of Renewables on Operational Security The Swing Equation. Simplified Synchronous Machine Model and System Equivalents. The Equal-Area Criterion. Numerical Integration of the Swing Equation. Multimachine Stability. A Two-Axis Synchronous Machine Model. Wind Turbine Machine Models. Design Methods for Improving Transient Stability. 13. POWER SYSTEM CONTROLS. Case Study: The Software-Defined Power Grid. Generator-Voltage Control. Turbine-Governor Control. Load-Frequency Control. 14. TRANSMISSION LINES: TRANSIENT OPERATION. Case Study: . Case Study: VariSTAR Type AZE Station-Class Surge Arresters for Systems through 345 kV IEEE Certified. Traveling Waves on Single-Phase Lossless Lines. Boundary Conditions for Single-Phase Lossless Lines. Bewley Lattice Diagram. Discrete-Time Models of Single-Phase Lossless Lines and Lumped RLC Elements. Lossy Lines. Multiconductor Lines. Power System Overvoltages. Insulation Coordination. 15. POWER DISTRIBUTION. Case Study: High-Frequency Power Electronics at the Grid Edge. Introduction to Distribution. Primary Distribution. Secondary Distribution. Transformers in Distribution Systems. Shunt Capacitors in Distribution Systems. Distribution Software. Distribution Reliability. Distribution Automation. Smart Grid. Appendix. Index."
£69.34
Pan Macmillan An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
Book SynopsisBack on the earth after three spaceflights, Chris Hadfield's captivating memoir An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth reveals extraordinary stories from his life as an astronaut, and shows how to make the impossible a reality. This edition contains a new afterword.Colonel Chris Hadfield has spent decades training as an astronaut and has logged nearly 4,000 hours in space. During this time he has broken into a Space Station with a Swiss army knife, disposed of a live snake while piloting a plane, been temporarily blinded while clinging to the exterior of an orbiting spacecraft, and become a YouTube sensation with his performance of David Bowie's 'Space Oddity' in space. The secret to Chris Hadfield's success – and survival – is an unconventional philosophy he learned at NASA: prepare for the worst – and enjoy every moment of it.In his book, An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth, Chris Hadfield takes readers deep into his years of training and space exploration to show how to make the impossible possible. Through eye-opening, entertaining stories filled with the adrenaline of launch, the mesmerizing wonder of spacewalks and the measured, calm responses mandated by crises, he explains how conventional wisdom can get in the way of achievement – and happiness. His own extraordinary education in space has taught him some counter-intuitive lessons: don't visualize success, do care what others think, and always sweat the small stuff.You might never be able to build a robot, pilot a spacecraft, make a music video or perform basic surgery in zero gravity like Colonel Hadfield. But his vivid and refreshing insights in this book will teach you how to think like an astronaut, and will change, completely, the way you view life on Earth – especially your own.Trade ReviewHouston, we have a superstar * Washington Post *Hadfield has done more than probably any astronaut since the Apollo missions to transform the image of space exploration . . . Space has rarely seemed to close, or the world so astonishing * Daily Telegraph *Table of ContentsIntroduction - i: Introduction: Mission Impossible Unit - Part 1: PRE-LAUNCH Chapter - 1: The Trip Takes a Lifetime Chapter - 2: Have an Attitude Chapter - 3: The Power of Negative Thinking Chapter - 4: Sweat the Small Stuff Chapter - 5: The Last People in the World Chapter - 6: What’s the Next Thing That Could Kill Me Unit - Part 2: LIFTOFF Chapter - 7: Tranquility Base, Kazakhstan Chapter - 8: How to Get Blasted (and Feel Good the Next Day) Chapter - 9: Aim to Be a Zero Chapter - 10: Life off Earth Chapter - 11: Square Astronaut, Round Hole Unit - Part 3: COMING DOWN TO EARTH Chapter - 12: Soft Landings Chapter - 13: Climbing Down the Ladder Acknowledgements - ii: Acknowledgments Index - iii: Index Section - iv: Illustrations
£10.44
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Complete Ocean Skipper
Book SynopsisThe essential reference for anyone interested in offshore sailing and ocean passages.Following on from his bestselling The Complete Day Skipper and The Complete Yachtmaster, yachting legend Tom Cunliffe turns his attentions to the third strand of the RYA syllabus. With the same hugely popular, highly practical approach, The Complete Ocean Skipper covers everything a sailor needs to know when planning and preparing for an offshore cruise or ocean passage: - Preparation: types of suitable boat, choice of rig, engine power, safety equipment, communication systems, crew preparation - On passage: ocean weather systems, forecasting, deck routines, watchkeeping, self-steering, emergencies, heavy weather techniques - Ocean navigation: electronic as well as celestialThe second edition of this definitive handbook is fully updated, with new and revised content on multihulls, autopilots, radar, anchoring and softwaTrade ReviewRecommended if you're planning to go bluewater cruising for the first time. * Sailing Today *Essential reading for anyone planning for or dreaming about sailing long distances * Soundings (US) *Cunliffe’s writing draws on 45 years of experience and a positive interest in new ideas…it combines a sense of perspective with an expression of priorities and an essential can-do attitude. * Yachting Monthly *Table of ContentsACKNOWLEDGEMENTS FURTHER READING INTRODUCTION: THE OCEAN SKIPPER PART 1 THE OFFSHORE YACHT 1 HULLS FOR OCEAN SAILING 2 SAILING RIGS FOR DEEP WATER 3 ENGINES 4 STEERING 5 SYSTEMS 6 ACCOMMODATION PART 2 OCEAN NAVIGATION AND DEEP-SEA SEAMANSHIP 7 WEATHER 8 HOT AND COLD 9 THE TOOLS OF OCEAN NAVIGATION 10 ESSENTIAL CELESTIAL NAVIGATION 11 PASSAGE PLANNING 12 GREAT CIRCLE SAILING AND PASSAGE EXECUTION 13 DAY-TO-DAY SEAMANSHIP 14 SYSTEM MANAGEMENT 15 DEALING WITH HEAVY WEATHER 16 IN HARBOUR 17 EXTREME EMERGENCIES PART 3 LIFE ON BOARD 18 CREW 19 HEALTH AT SEA 20 BUREAUCRACY 21 FOOD AND WATER 22 COMPUTERS, THE INTERNET AND RADIO COMMUNICATION CONCLUSION INDEX
£27.20
Simon & Schuster Ltd Wasteland
Book SynopsisLONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR CONSERVATION WRITING A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK ONE OF THE NEW YORKER'S BEST BOOKS OF 2023 INCLUDED IN THE GUARDIAN'S BEST IDEAS BOOKS OF 2023 ‘A gripping read that will anger as much as it fascinates’ Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall‘An incredible journey into the world of rubbish, full of fascinating characters and mind-bending facts’ Oliver Bullough, author of Moneyland ‘Urgent, probing and endlessly interesting’ Cal Flyn, author of Islands of Abandonment'There are stories in all our discarded things: who made them, what they meant to a person before they were thrown away. In the end, it all ends up in the same place – the endless ingenuity of humanity in one filthy, fascinating mass.' When we throw things ‘awayTrade Review‘The book comes alive in its descriptions of people and places ... Franklin-Wallis writes stylishly about ugly things ... interesting and sobering ... His book should prompt serious discussion in boardrooms and parliaments’ * The Economist *‘Wasteland is so captivating. It is an unflinching account of the best and worst of us, related through the things we choose to discard. Franklin-Wallis has travelled extensively to tell the story of waste and the result is fascinating’ * Literary Review *‘In Wasteland, he tackles all elements of the effects of waste, from cities in India and Ghana to the banks of the river Thames in London. His eye for detail, honed over years of non-fiction writing, turns the abstract into the immediate – and the alarming . . . Part of what makes Wasteland so powerful is that it doesn’t chide. Its strongest parts are when Franklin-Wallis walks with those contributing to, or affected by, the failures, injustices and complexities of dealing with waste . . . Wasteland isn’t a comfortable read, but it’s an important one’ * New Scientist *‘Do not adjust your magazine, but this really is a positive review… In other hands this book could have been worthy but unreadable. It’s full of arresting figures… Franklin-Wallis, the features editor at GQ, grounds his narrative in first hand reporting… Oh, and one more thing. We all need to buy less stuff’ * Private Eye *‘His access to the places that bury, sort, burn and treat the world’s waste is impressive, considering that hardly anyone in the industry was willing to talk to him . . . The statistics will fill you with despair . . . Luckily we have some heroes . . . Much of Franklin-Wallis’s efforts go to puncturing common western assumptions . . . the author renders a public service as important as a recycling truck or a functioning toilet’ * Spectator *‘A first-hand reported account of a sprawling global environmental conundrum… Franklin-Wallis makes an important case for tighter, smarter regulation in a world where individual “litterbugs” are blamed for a packaging waste problem caused by companies that have successfully dodged full responsibility’ * Financial Times *‘Oliver Franklin-Wallis’s Wasteland shows how our rubbish creates an environmental and human catastrophe… Wasteland makes clear, in reality it is those on the margins of society the world over who are left to deal with the mountains of trash humanity adds to in every second of every day… well written and few readers are likely to be left unaffected by its findings’ * New Statesman *‘Waste is a serious problem and also a curiously fascinating one. In this brilliant book, Franklin-Wallis goes into it up to his neck – so we don’t have to! The result is a gripping read that will anger as much as it fascinates. There’s lots we can all do to help, but he’s right to conclude that it’s government and business who really have to step up, and clean up’ -- Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall‘This is an incredible journey into the world of rubbish, full of fascinating characters and mind-bending facts. My relationship with garbage is never going to be the same’ -- Oliver Bullough, author of Moneyland and Butler to the World‘An urgent, probing and endlessly interesting investigation into our staggering wastefulness and the environmental crisis this is creating right under our noses. In Wasteland, Oliver Franklin-Walls offers us a behind the scenes guide to the processing plants, rubbish tips and refuse mountains that lurk in our back yards; the thundering machinery and skilled workers who strive tirelessly to relieve us of the spoils of our own profligacy. As he does so, he turns up rare treasures and unexpected beauties amid the junk and the mess. Tirelessly reported, it is a book both horrifying in its implications and gleefully hair-raising in the way it is told’ -- Cal Flyn, author of Islands of Abandonment‘Shocking but essential reading’ -- Tim Spector, author of Food for Life‘Superb. Oliver Franklin-Wallis’ deep dive into our wasteful ways and dirty histories turns up a story that gleams with insight and promise. An urgent and vividly told exploration of the underside of modern life, Wasteland also reveals what a better future could look like. You'll never see trash the same way again’ -- David Farrier, author of Footprints'Just as everything we consume comes from somewhere on earth, so too everything we produce must go somewhere on earth – even if we don't want to think about it. This book compels us to. A fascinating, deeply researched and hugely important exposé of what happens to the stuff we no longer want, and the social and environmental cost of dealing with it. Revelatory, thoughtful and honest about our complex relationship with waste.' -- Gaia Vince, author of Nomad CenturyWith his investigative chops and contagious curiosity, Oliver Franklin-Wallis has cracked wide a dozen hidden, jaw-dropping worlds . . . Yet despite its grim revelations, the book offers hope. For we can’t begin to make things right until we understand the nuanced realities of what is wrong. Wasteland is compelling, smart, fair, often funny, always interesting, and just very important. Truly, it’s the most impressive nonfiction I’ve read in quite some time’ -- Mary Roach, author of Stiff and Animal Vegetable Criminal‘Wise, honest and unsparing, Wasteland will open your eyes to the reality of our throwaway society’ -- Henry Mance, author of How to Love Animals‘[An] eye-opening investigation into the global waste crisis and recycling industry’ -- Caroline Sanderson * Editor’s Choice, Bookseller *'Sometimes it seems as if our main role as humans is to enjoy shiny things for a little while until they become discarded things. This is a fascinating and comprehensive tour of the second half of that equation – the tossed-out usually gets a thousandth the attention of the not-yet-purchased, but Oliver Franklin-Wallis does his best to redress that balance, in a book that wills you see the world quite differently than you did before' -- Bill McKibben, author The End of Nature‘[A] scary reflection of our overconsumption and failure to deal with its impact. . . completely engrossing. . . it is the wake-up call we need to do better’ * Euronews *'A travelogue around dumps, scrapyards, disposal and recycling facilities, from giant machines that shred TVs and other electronic devices to vast landfill sites in India: the all-too-solid hinterlands of our obsession with buying and throwing away so much stuff' * Guardian, Books of the Year *
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HarperCollins Publishers Vodka Made Me Do It
Book Synopsis60 Vibrant and Versatile Vodka CocktailsVodka is the perfect spirit that can turn almost any combination of mixer, juice and garnish into a bold and boozy beverage. Clear in colour and crisp to taste, some of the most famous cocktails are vodka-based.From the punchy Moscow Mule and the pink-hued Cosmopolitan, to the sweet-smooth Espresso Martini and the Bloody Mary pick-me-up, this beautifully illustrated book shows off the best of vodka cocktails that are fun and easy to make.In Vodka Made Me Do It seasoned mixologist, writer and cocktail consultant Colleen Graham explains everything you need to know about this versatile spirit: how to make tasty vodka infusions, which mixers blend well and how to create flavourful cocktails for every occasion.Including twists on classic cocktails from bellinis and punches, to a whole host of delicious martinis you'll soon be saying; Sip sip hooray for vodka!'
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Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH Technische Chemie
Book SynopsisDas grundlegende Lehrbuch der Technischen Chemie mit hohem Praxisbezug in der dritten Auflage: * beschreibt didaktisch äußerst gelungen die Bereiche - chemische Reaktionstechnik, Grundoperationen, Verfahrensentwicklung sowie chemische Prozesse * alle Kapitel wurden komplett überarbeitet und aktualisiert * zahlreiche Fragen als Zusatzmaterial für Studenten online auf Wiley-VCH erhältlich * unterstützt das Lernen durch zahlreiche im Text eingestreute Rechenbeispiele, inklusive Lösung * setzt neben einem grundlegenden chemischen Verständnis und Grundkenntnissen der Physikalischen Chemie und Mathematik kein Spezialwissen voraus *NEU: Neue Technologien und Rohstoffe relevant für moderne industrielle Prozesse Ideal für Studierende der Chemie, des Chemieingenieurwesens und der Verfahrenstechnik in Bachelor- und Masterstudiengängen.Table of ContentsVorwort zur 3. Auflage xv Vorwort zur 2. Auflage xvii Vorwort zur 1. Auflage xix Die Autoren xxiii Enzyklopädien und Nachschlagewerke zur technischen Chemie xxvii Symbolverzeichnis für häufig benutzte Formelzeichen xxix Teil I Einführung in die technische Chemie 1 1 Chemische Prozesse und chemische Industrie 3 1.1 Besonderheiten chemischer Prozesse 3 1.2 Chemie und Umwelt 4 1.3 Chemiewirtschaft 5 1.3.1 Einteilung der Chemieprodukte 5 1.3.2 Chemiefirmen werden Großunternehmen – ein historischer Rückblick 6 1.3.3 Strukturwandel in der Chemieindustrie 8 1.4 Struktur von Chemieunternehmen 9 1.5 Bedeutung von Forschung und Entwicklung für die chemische Industrie 10 1.5.1 Wissenschaft und chemische Technik 10 1.5.2 Betriebsinterne Forschung 11 1.6 Entwicklungstendenzen und Zukunftsaussichten der chemischen Industrie 13 Literatur 15 2 Charakterisierung chemischer Produktionsverfahren 17 2.1 Laborverfahren und technische Verfahren 17 2.1.1 Chlorierung von Benzol 17 2.1.2 Oxychlorierung von Benzol 19 2.1.3 Herstellung von Azofarbstoffen 19 2.1.4 Zusammenfassung 20 2.2 Gliederung chemischer Produktionsverfahren 20 2.3 Darstellung chemischer Verfahren und Anlagen durch Fließschemata 23 2.3.1 Grundfließschema 24 2.3.2 Verfahrensfließschema 24 2.3.3 Rohrleitungs-und Instrumenten (RI)-Fließschema 25 2.3.4 Mess-und Regelschema 26 2.3.5 Spezielle Schemata 26 Literatur 28 3 Katalyse als Schlüsseltechnologie der chemischen Industrie 29 3.1 Was ist Katalyse? 29 3.2 Arten von Katalysatoren 32 3.2.1 Heterogene Katalyse 32 3.2.2 Homogene Katalyse 36 3.2.3 Spezielle Aspekte in der Katalyse 44 3.2.4 Biokatalyse 47 3.2.5 Elektrokatalyse 51 3.2.6 Photokatalyse 54 Literatur 55 Teil II Chemische Reaktionstechnik 59 4 Grundlagen der Chemischen Reaktionstechnik 61 4.1 Grundbegriffe und Grundphänomene 61 4.1.1 Klassifizierung chemischer Reaktionen 61 4.1.2 Grundbegriffe und Definitionen 62 4.1.3 Stöchiometrie chemischer Reaktionen 64 4.2 Chemische Thermodynamik 72 4.2.1 Reaktionsenthalpie 72 4.2.2 Gleichgewichtsumsatz 74 4.2.3 Simultangleichgewichte 77 4.3 Stoff- und Wärmetransportvorgänge 81 4.3.1 Molekulare Transportvorgänge 81 4.3.2 Diffusion in porösen Medien 87 4.3.3 Wärmeleitfähigkeit in porösen Feststoffen 92 4.3.4 Stoff- und Wärmetransport an Phasengrenzflächen 93 4.3.5 Wärmeübertragung in Mehrphasenreaktoren 96 Literatur 101 5 Kinetik chemischer Reaktionen 103 5.1 Mikrokinetik chemischer Reaktionen 104 5.1.1 Einführung 104 5.1.2 Kinetik homogener Gas- und Flüssigkeitsreaktionen 106 5.1.3 Kinetik heterogen katalysierter Reaktionen 112 5.1.4 Kinetik der Desaktivierung heterogener Katalysatoren 117 5.1.5 Kinetik von Gas-Feststoff-Reaktionen 118 5.1.6 Kinetik homogen und durch gelöste Enzyme katalysierter Reaktionen 119 5.2 Ermittlung der Kinetik chemischer Reaktionen 125 5.2.1 Zielsetzungen kinetischer Untersuchungen 125 5.2.2 Betriebsweise und Bauart von Laborreaktoren für kinetische Untersuchungen 126 5.2.3 Planung und Auswertung kinetischer Messungen zur Ermittlung von Geschwindigkeitsgleichungen 144 5.3 Makrokinetik chemischer Reaktionen – Zusammenwirken von chemischer Reaktion und Transportvorgängen 170 5.3.1 Heterogen katalysierte Gasreaktionen 170 5.3.2 Fluid-Fluid-Reaktionen 189 5.3.3 Gas-Feststoff-Reaktionen 196 Literatur 202 6 Chemische Reaktoren und deren reaktionstechnische Modellierung 209 6.1 Allgemeine Stoff- und Energiebilanzen 209 6.2 Absatzweise betriebene Rührkesselreaktoren 210 6.2.1 Stoffbilanz 211 6.2.2 Wärmebilanz 214 6.3 Halbkontinuierlich betriebene Rührkesselreaktoren 218 6.4 Kontinuierlich betriebener idealer Rührkesselreaktor 221 6.4.1 Stoffbilanz des kontinuierlich betriebenen Rührkesselreaktors 221 6.4.2 Wärmebilanz des kontinuierlich betriebenen Rührkesselreaktors 225 6.5 Ideale Strömungsrohrreaktoren 229 6.5.1 Stoffbilanz 230 6.5.2 Wärmebilanz 231 6.6 Kombination idealer Reaktoren 233 6.6.1 Kaskade kontinuierlich betriebener Rührkesselreaktoren 233 6.6.2 Strömungsrohrreaktor mit Rückführung 236 6.7 Reale homogene und quasihomogene Reaktoren 238 6.7.1 Verweilzeitverteilung in chemischen Reaktoren 239 6.7.2 Experimentelle Bestimmung der Verweilzeitverteilung 240 6.7.3 Verweilzeitverteilung in idealen Reaktoren 243 6.7.4 Verweilzeitmodelle realer Reaktoren 246 6.7.5 Verweilzeitverhalten realer Reaktoren 252 6.7.6 Einfluss der Verweilzeitverteilung und der Vermischung auf die Leistung realer Reaktoren 256 6.7.7 Vermischung in realen Reaktoren 259 6.8 Reale Mehrphasenreaktoren 263 6.8.1 Fluid-Feststoff-Systeme 263 6.8.2 Fluid-Fluid-Systeme 270 6.8.3 Gasförmig-flüssig-fest-Systeme 275 Literatur 278 7 Auswahl und Auslegung chemischer Reaktoren 283 7.1 Reaktorauswahl und reaktionstechnische Optimierung 283 7.1.1 Einfache Reaktionen (Umsatzproblem) 284 7.1.2 Komplexe Reaktionen (Ausbeuteproblem) 301 7.2 Thermische Prozesssicherheit 317 7.2.1 Theorie der Wärmeexplosion 318 7.2.2 Parametrische Sensitivität 322 7.2.3 Halbkontinuierlich betriebene Rührkesselreaktoren 324 7.2.4 Kontinuierlich betriebene Rührkesselreaktoren 329 7.2.5 Strömungsrohrreaktoren 329 7.3 Mikrostrukturierte Reaktoren 329 7.3.1 Homogene Reaktionen 330 7.3.2 Feststoffkatalysierte Fluidreaktionen 338 7.3.3 Fluid-Fluid-Reaktionen 339 Literatur 340 Teil III Grundoperationen 345 8 Thermodynamische Grundlagen für die Berechnung von Phasengleichgewichten 347 8.1 Phasengleichgewichtsbeziehung 349 8.2 Dampf-Flüssig-Gleichgewicht 350 8.2.1 Anwendung von Zustandsgleichungen 351 8.2.2 Virialgleichung 353 8.2.3 Assoziation in der Gasphase 355 8.2.4 Weitere Zustandsgleichungen 356 8.2.5 Anwendung von Aktivitätskoeffizientenmodellen 357 8.2.6 Aktivitätskoeffizientenmodelle 359 8.3 Vorausberechnung von Phasengleichgewichten 363 8.4 Konzentrationsabhängigkeit des Trennfaktors binärer Systeme 366 8.4.1 Bedingung für das Auftreten azeotroper Punkte 366 8.4.2 Rückstandslinien, Grenzdestillationslinien und Destillationsfelder 369 8.5 Flüssig-Flüssig-Gleichgewicht 371 8.6 Gaslöslichkeit 374 8.7 Fest-Flüssig-Gleichgewicht 377 8.8 Phasengleichgewicht für die überkritische Extraktion 381 8.9 Adsorptionsgleichgewichte 382 8.10 Osmotischer Druck 385 Literatur 386 9 Auslegung thermischer Trennverfahren 389 9.1 Grundlagen der Wärmeübertragung 389 9.1.1 Wärmetransport durch Leitung 390 9.1.2 Konvektiver Wärmetransport 391 9.1.3 Wärmeübergang bei Kondensation 392 9.1.4 Wärmeübergang bei Verdampfung 393 9.1.5 Wärmedurchgang 394 9.1.6 Wärmetransport durch Strahlung 394 9.2 Technischer Wärmetransport 395 9.2.1 Einteilung der Wärmeübertrager 395 9.2.2 Technisch wichtige Wärmeübertrager 396 9.3 Konzept der idealen Trennstufe für die Destillation 403 9.4 Realisierung mehrerer Trennstufen 403 9.5 Kontinuierliche Rektifikation 405 9.5.1 Rektifikationskolonne 405 9.5.2 Ermittlung der Zahl theoretischer Trennstufen 406 9.5.3 Konzept der Übertragungseinheit 429 9.6 Trennung azeotroper und engsiedender Systeme 431 9.6.1 Rektifikative Trennung azeotroper und engsiedender Systeme ohne Zusatzstoff 432 9.6.2 Rektifikation mit Hilfsstoffen 436 9.6.3 Wasserdampfdestillation 440 9.7 Reaktive Rektifikation 441 9.8 Zahl der Kolonnen und mögliche Trennsequenzen 442 9.8.1 Energieeinsparung 444 9.8.2 Trennwandkolonnen 445 9.9 Diskontinuierliche Rektifikation 447 9.9.1 Einfache diskontinuierliche Destillation 448 9.9.2 Mehrstufige diskontinuierliche Rektifikation 449 9.10 Auslegung von Rektifikationskolonnen 450 9.10.1 Bodenkolonnen 451 9.10.2 Packungskolonnen 454 9.11 Absorption 459 9.11.1 Lösemittelauswahl 460 9.11.2 McCabe-Thiele-Verfahren 460 9.11.3 Kremser-Gleichung 464 9.11.4 Chemische Absorption 466 9.11.5 Absorberbauarten 466 9.12 Flüssig-Flüssig-Extraktion 467 9.12.1 Auswahl des Extraktionsmittels 469 9.12.2 McCabe-Thiele-Verfahren 469 9.12.3 Kremser-Gleichung 471 9.12.4 Anwendung von Dreiecksdiagrammen 471 9.12.5 Extraktoren 473 9.13 Fest-Flüssig-Extraktion 477 9.14 Extraktion mit überkritischen Fluiden 478 9.15 Kristallisation 478 9.15.1 Kristallisationsprozess 479 9.15.2 Kristallisatoren 481 9.16 Adsorption 485 9.16.1 Adsorptionsmittel 486 9.16.2 Adsorptions- und Desorptionsschritt 487 9.16.3 Adsorberbauarten 488 9.17 Entfernung der Restfeuchten, Entwässern und Trocknen 491 9.17.1 Trocknungsgüter und Trocknungsarten 491 9.17.2 Kriterien zur Auslegung von Trocknern 491 9.17.3 Apparate zum technischen Trocknen 491 9.18 Membrantrennverfahren 494 9.18.1 Trennprinzip und Arbeitsweise 494 9.18.2 Arten von Membrantrennverfahren 497 9.18.3 Membranmodule 499 9.18.4 Ionenleitende Membranen 501 Literatur 501 10 Mechanische Grundoperationen 505 10.1 Strömungslehre – Fluiddynamik in Reaktoren, Kolonnen und Rohrleitungen 505 10.1.1 Strömungsarten, Reynolds’sche Ähnlichkeit 505 10.1.2 Strömungsgesetze 506 10.1.3 Strömungsbedingter Druckverlust 511 10.2 Erzeugen von Förderströmen – Pumpen, Komprimieren, Evakuieren 514 10.2.1 Pumpencharakteristika und Pumpenwirkungsgrade 514 10.2.2 Pumpen – Apparate zum Fördern von Flüssigkeiten 516 10.2.3 Verdichten von Gasen 518 10.2.4 Vakuumerzeugung 523 10.3 Mischen fluider Phasen 525 10.3.1 Mischen in flüssiger Phase 525 10.3.2 Flüssigkeitsverteilung in der Gasphase 533 10.4 Mechanische Trennverfahren 537 10.4.1 Partikelabtrennung aus Flüssigkeiten 537 10.4.2 Partikelabscheidung aus Gasströmen 546 10.4.3 Trennen weiterer disperser Systeme 551 10.5 Verarbeiten von Feststoffen 553 10.5.1 Zerkleinern von Feststoffen 553 10.5.2 Klassieren und Sortieren 559 10.5.3 Formgebung 565 Literatur 568 Teil IV Verfahrensentwicklung 571 11 Gesichtspunkte der Verfahrensauswahl 573 11.1 Das Konzept der Nachhaltigkeit 573 11.2 Stoffliche Gesichtspunkte (Rohstoffauswahl und Syntheseroute) 575 11.2.1 Nachhaltigkeit am Beispiel des Phenols – sieben technische Synthesewege 575 11.2.2 Phenol aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen 580 11.2.3 Vergleich der Phenolverfahren 580 11.2.4 Zusammenfassung 581 11.3 Energieaufwand 581 11.3.1 Energiearten und Energienutzung 581 11.3.2 Wasserstoff 582 11.4 Sicherheit 588 11.4.1 Exotherme Reaktionen 589 11.4.2 Druckerhöhung 591 11.4.3 Brennbare und explosive Stoffe und Stoffgemische 592 11.4.4 Toxische Stoffe 594 11.4.5 Zusammenfassung und Folgerungen 595 11.5 Umweltschutz im Sinne der Nachhaltigkeit 595 11.5.1 Luftverunreinigungen 596 11.5.2 Abwasserbelastungen 598 11.5.3 Abfälle 603 11.5.4 Zusammenfassung und Folgerungen 605 11.6 Betriebsweise 606 11.6.1 Beispiel: Hydrierung von Doppelbindungen 606 11.6.2 Unterschiede zwischen diskontinuierlichen und kontinuierlichen Verfahren 608 11.6.3 Entscheidungskriterien 610 Literatur 611 12 Verfahrensgrundlagen 615 12.1 Ausgangssituation und Ablauf 615 12.2 Verfahrensinformationen 617 12.2.1 Übersicht 617 12.2.2 Sicherheitstechnische Kenndaten 617 12.2.3 Toxikologische Daten 620 12.3 Stoff- und Energiebilanzen 622 12.3.1 Stoff- und Energiebilanzen – Werkzeuge in Verfahrensentwicklung und Anlagenprojektierung 622 12.3.2 Stoffbilanzen 622 12.3.3 Energiebilanzen 628 12.4 Versuchsanlagen 629 12.4.1 Notwendigkeit und Aufgaben 629 12.4.2 Typen von Versuchsanlagen 629 12.4.3 Planung einer Versuchsanlage 631 12.4.4 Modularer Planungsansatz 631 12.5 Auswertung und Optimierung 631 12.5.1 Versuchsplanung und Auswertung 631 12.5.2 Prozesssimulation und Prozessoptimierung 632 Literatur 633 13 Wirtschaftlichkeit von Verfahren und Produktionsanlagen 637 13.1 Erlöse, Kosten und Gewinn 637 13.2 Herstellkosten 638 13.2.1 Vorkalkulation und Nachkalkulation 638 13.2.2 Ermittlung des Kapitalbedarfs 639 13.2.3 Ermittlung der Herstellkosten 642 13.3 Kapazitätsauslastung und Wirtschaftlichkeit 644 13.3.1 Erlöse und Gewinn 644 13.3.2 Fixe Kosten und veränderliche Kosten 646 13.3.3 Gewinn bzw. Verlust in Abhängigkeit von der Kapazitätsauslastung 646 13.4 Wirtschaftlichkeit von Projekten 648 13.4.1 Rentabilität als Maß für die Wirtschaftlichkeit 648 13.4.2 Investitionsertrag und Kapitalrückflusszeit 648 13.4.3 Andere Methoden der Rentabilitätsbewertung 649 13.4.4 Entscheidung zwischen Alternativen 650 Literatur 653 14 Planung und Bau von Anlagen 655 14.1 Projektablauf 655 14.2 Projektorganisation 656 14.3 Genehmigungsverfahren für Chemieanlagen 658 14.4 Anlagenplanung 660 14.5 Projektabwicklung 662 14.5.1 Ablaufplanung und -überwachung 662 14.5.2 Bau und Montage 664 Literatur 666 Teil V Chemische Prozesse 669 15 Organische Rohstoffe 671 15.1 Erdöl 671 15.1.1 Zusammensetzung und Klassifizierung 671 15.1.2 Bildung und Vorkommen 672 15.1.3 Förderung und Transport 674 15.1.4 Erdölraffinerien 677 15.1.5 Thermische Konversionsverfahren 682 15.1.6 Katalytische Konversionsverfahren 684 15.2 Erdgas 689 15.2.1 Zusammensetzung und Klassifizierung 689 15.2.2 Förderung und Transport 689 15.2.3 Weiterverarbeitung 691 15.3 Kohle 691 15.3.1 Zusammensetzung und Klassifizierung 691 15.3.2 Vorkommen 693 15.3.3 Förderung 693 15.3.4 Verarbeitung 694 15.4 Nachwachsende Rohstoffe 703 15.4.1 Bedeutung der nachwachsenden Rohstoffe 703 15.4.2 Fette und Öle 704 15.4.3 Kohlenhydrate 713 Literatur 721 16 Organische Grundchemikalien 725 16.1 Alkane 726 16.1.1 Herstellung 726 16.1.2 Verwendung 726 16.2 Alkene 729 16.2.1 Herstellung 729 16.2.2 Verwendung 738 16.3 Aromaten 742 16.3.1 Herstellung 742 16.3.2 Verwendung 745 16.4 Ethin 749 16.4.1 Herstellung 749 16.4.2 Verwendung 751 16.5 Synthesegas 752 16.5.1 Herstellung 752 16.5.2 Verwendung von Synthesegas 755 16.5.3 Kohlenmonoxid 756 Literatur 757 17 Organische Zwischenprodukte 761 17.1 Sauerstoffhaltige Verbindungen 761 17.1.1 Alkohole 761 17.1.2 Phenole 774 17.1.3 Ether 775 17.1.4 Epoxide 777 17.1.5 Aldehyde 780 17.1.6 Ketone 787 17.1.7 Carbonsäuren 789 17.2 Stickstoffhaltige Verbindungen 801 17.2.1 Amine 801 17.2.2 Lactame 804 17.2.3 Nitrile 805 17.2.4 Isocyanate 807 17.3 Halogenhaltige Verbindungen 808 17.3.1 Chlormethane 808 17.3.2 Chlorderivate höherer Aliphaten 809 17.3.3 Chloraromaten 812 17.3.4 Fluorverbindungen 813 Literatur 816 18 Anorganische Grund- und Massenprodukte 821 18.1 Anorganische Schwefelverbindungen 821 18.1.1 Schwefel und Sulfide 821 18.1.2 Schwefeldioxid 821 18.1.3 Schwefeltrioxid und Schwefelsäure 822 18.2 Anorganische Stickstoffverbindungen 823 18.2.1 Ammoniak 823 18.2.2 Salpetersäure 827 18.2.3 Harnstoff und Melamin 828 18.3 Chlor und Alkalien 829 18.3.1 Chlor und Alkalilauge durch Alkalichloridelektrolyse 829 18.3.2 Natronlauge und Soda 831 18.4 Phosphorverbindungen 832 18.4.1 Elementarer Phosphor 832 18.4.2 Phosphorsäure und Phosphate 833 18.5 Technische Gase 834 18.5.1 Sauerstoff und Stickstoff 834 18.5.2 Edelgase 837 18.5.3 Kohlendioxid 838 18.6 Düngemittel 839 18.6.1 Bedeutung der Düngemittel 839 18.6.2 Stickstoffdüngemittel 840 18.6.3 Phosphordüngemittel 840 18.6.4 Kalidüngemittel 841 18.6.5 Mehrnährstoffdünger 841 18.6.6 Wirtschaftliche Betrachtung 841 18.7 Metalle 842 18.7.1 Gusseisen 842 18.7.2 Stähle 843 18.7.3 Nichteisenmetalle und ihre Legierungen 844 18.7.4 Korrosion und Korrosionsschutz 845 Literatur 846 19 Chemische Endprodukte 851 19.1 Polymere 851 19.1.1 Aufbau und Synthese von Polymeren 851 19.1.2 Polymerisationstechnik 857 19.1.3 Massenkunststoffe 861 19.1.4 Fasern 867 19.1.5 Klebstoffe 868 19.1.6 Hochtemperaturfeste Kunststoffe 868 19.1.7 Elektrisch leitfähige Polymere 869 19.1.8 Flüssigkristalline Polymere 869 19.1.9 Biologisch abbaubare Polymere 870 19.2 Tenside und Waschmittel 871 19.2.1 Aufbau und Eigenschaften 871 19.2.2 Anionische Tenside 871 19.2.3 Kationische Tenside 874 19.2.4 Nichtionische Tenside 874 19.2.5 Amphotere Tenside 876 19.2.6 Vergleich der Tensidklassen 877 19.2.7 Anwendungsgebiete 878 19.3 Farbstoffe 883 19.3.1 Übersicht 883 19.3.2 Azofarbstoffe 884 19.3.3 Carbonylfarbstoffe 885 19.3.4 Methinfarbstoffe 886 19.3.5 Phthalocyanine 887 19.3.6 Färbevorgänge 888 19.4 Pharmaka 889 19.4.1 Allgemeines 889 19.4.2 Arten pharmazeutischer Produkte 890 19.4.3 Wirkstoffherstellung durch chemische Synthese 895 19.4.4 Wirkstoffherstellung mit Biokatalysatoren 896 19.4.5 Wirkstoffherstellung durch Fermentationsverfahren 898 19.4.6 Sonstige Verfahren zur Wirkstoffherstellung 901 19.4.7 Entwicklung neuer Pharmawirkstoffe 901 19.5 Pflanzenschutzmittel 902 19.5.1 Bedeutung des Pflanzenschutzes 902 19.5.2 Insektizide 902 19.5.3 Herbizide 904 19.5.4 Fungizide 905 19.5.5 Marktdaten und Entwicklungstrends 906 19.6 Metallorganische Verbindungen 907 19.7 Silicone 909 19.7.1 Struktur und Eigenschaften 909 19.7.2 Herstellung der Ausgangsverbindungen 910 19.7.3 Herstellung der Silicone 911 19.7.4 Technische Siliconerzeugnisse 913 19.8 Zeolithe 914 Literatur 915 Anhang A Größen zur Charakterisierung von Reaktionen, Verfahren und Anlagen 921 Anhang B Tabellen zu Reinstoffdaten 923 Anhang C Graphische Symbole für Fließschemata nach EN ISO 10628-2012 927 Stichwortverzeichnis 933
£76.00
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Printmaking for Beginners
Book SynopsisA practical and inspirational book of printmaking techniques and modern working practices. This book is your basic and essential guide to a wide range of printmaking techniques. Through step-by-step instructions, it covers the processes of monotype, relief, intaglio, collagraph, screenprinting and lithography, explaining basic methods and recommending tools, types of paper, equipment and materials necessary for each, as well as highlighting safe and sensible working practices. A handy chapter also teaches you how to edition and frame your prints. This new, expanded edition covers modern working practices and recent techniques such as printing with carborundum. Designed as a practical book, it is also full of inspiration for all budding printmakers.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction 1. Monotype 2. Relief printing 3. Intaglio printing 4. Making carborundum prints 5. Collagraph 6. Screenprinting 7. Lithography 8. Editioning and framing your prints Glossary of terms, techniques, materials Bibliography List of suppliers Index
£17.00
Chelsea Green Publishing Co Hoofprints on the Land: How Traditional Herding
Book Synopsis‘I never knew how fascinating a book about herding and grazing could be… This book is remarkable.’ Joanna Lumley ‘Ilse’s deep understanding of herding cultures, and their relationship with the land and life itself, is both moving and revelatory… I loved this book.’ Isabella Tree, author of Wilding ‘Ilse Köhler-Rollefson emerges as a voice worth listening to in this fascinating book about traditional herding culture.’ Country Life Hoofprints on the Land is a fascinating, original and lyrical description of the working partnerships between people and animals that are based on profound respect and relationships that, with the land itself, are founded not on exploitation but reciprocity. Ilse draws on her experience of living with the Raika camel herding community in India for the past 30 years to show how herding cultures tend their flocks in harmony with the land and in partnership with their animals. Nomadic livestock herding is the most ancient and natural means of keeping livestock, yet through colonisation and modernisation, these pioneers have been pushed to the edges of society and their methods have been dismissed as old fashioned and out of touch. Hoofprints on the Land debunks the myth that animal-free agriculture is the only way forward for a healthy planet, and reflects on how we can work with animals to regenerate the landscape. As Ilse writes: ‘Herding is therapy, not just for the planet, but also for our souls.’Trade Review'Grazing done right can improve biodiversity and regenerate pastureland. You will gain many insights into how to improve land from Hoofprints on the Land.' Temple Grandin, author of Animals in Translation‘Ilse’s deep understanding of herding cultures, and their relationship with the land and life itself, is both moving and revelatory. Pastoralism, she shows us brilliantly, is not a marginal issue but a symbiotic partnership between animals, humans and ecosystems that should be at the heart of our efforts to heal the planet. I loved this book.’ Isabella Tree, author of Wilding‘Ilse Köhler-Rollefson’s Hoofprints on the Land reminds us that animals are not objects to be manipulated in factory farms. They are not a “technology” to be pushed to obsolescence and extinction in the new rush for making fake milk, fake cheese and fake meat. Ilse shows how animals are sentient beings, subjects not objects, members of our families. Animals should never have been put in factory farms. Factory farms violate the rights of animals and contribute to pollution, including climate change. Ilse shows that free-range animals and animals in pastoral cultures are a solution to climate change that factory farming has contributed to. She shows us how the highest love for animals is respecting them as family, living with them in a loving, caring relationship, as she does in the desert of Rajasthan.’ Vandana Shiva, author of Terra Viva‘I never knew how fascinating a book about herding and grazing could be, never understood how vital is the part that pastoralists play concerning the health of the planet and its grazing animals. But I have drunk the delicious camel milk in Ilse Köhler-Rollefson’s dairy, and am a convert to everything she espouses. This book is remarkable: scholarly, accessible and hugely important.’ Joanna Lumley‘A beautiful, deeply thoughtful and intelligent book that completely reframes the fraught discussion around the role of animals in our food system. Every reader will not only learn a great deal but will also see the world in a new and better light.’ Nicolette Hahn Niman, author of Defending Beef‘Entirely timely, unique and massively thought provoking. It raises a whole host of intriguing issues which often, in my view, although identified as pertinent to the Southern Hemisphere, have clear and painful parallels in the north. I am not sure that many involved with limited appreciations of how livestock farming works will realise these synergies. But they should be illuminated and understood. Ilse’s depth of knowledge of subject is splendid.’ Derek Gow, author of Bringing Back the Beaver‘Inspiration for western agriculture as an extension of the ever-growing interest in regenerative agriculture, Hoofprints on the Land opens our minds to the important role nomadic herding could play in securing the future of people in dry lands, while also playing a vital role in environmental management. For most of us farming in temperate climes, nomadism may seem an irrelevance, a nostalgia from bygone ages; Hoofprints on the Land helps us to understand how misguided these impressions are. Thank you, Ilse, for opening this world to us!’ Helen Browning, chief executive, Soil Association‘A must-read for anyone who cares about the Earth. Hoofprints on the Land is a powerful story of hope, sharing a way of producing food that gives back more than it takes away from nature and humanity combined. Ilse has a skilful way of blending scientific research with observations and personal stories to illustrate how the relationship between people and livestock can be a true force for good. A genuinely inspirational book – I absolutely devoured it.’ Lynn Cassells, coauthor of Our Wild Farming Life‘In Hoofprints on the Land, Ilse Köhler-Rollefson shows us how, since prehistory, grazing animals literally knit together the world’s biosphere—its soil, earth, and air—and how traditional herding cultures today, often impoverished and overlooked, might still save the planet. This is a passionate, important book, a must-read for anyone interested in ecology or food or our future coexistence with wild and domestic animals.’ Brad Kessler, author of Goat Song‘A provocative and thoughtful meditation on the necessity of distinguishing between industrialised farming and traditional methods of pastoralism when discussing food security and the future of agriculture. Transhumance has been around since the beginning of animal domestication and works within established ecosystems, putting in more than it takes out. There is wisdom in age-old practices of animal herding that deserve to be preserved and protected.’ Dr Ross Barnett, author of The Missing Lynx‘Pastoralists care for the Earth, provide a flood of protein resources, and maintain cultures of enormous depth. All of this is stunningly clear from the story of the Raika camel herders of Rajasthan, told by one of their closest allies and most thoughtful observers. This wonderfully documented book shows that herding is a twenty-first-century technology for sustainability.’ Paul Robbins, dean, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin–Madison‘All of us who are concerned and worried about pastoralists and traditional livestock herders and their role in our world simply have to read this book by Ilse Köhler-Rollefson – and soon. Those of us who are unconcerned or unaware of how intertwined our world is with theirs, simply have to read this book – even sooner.’ P. Sainath, author of Everybody Loves a Good Drought‘For centuries, the Raika communities have lived in harmony with nature, in the course of which they have developed some of India’s most vibrant oral and folk traditions. Ilse Köhler-Rollefson’s work to revive the Raika community’s traditions and document the “Raika way of life” is an important contribution to India’s civilisational message to the world. Having worked with the Raika community for many decades, I believe their worldview, traditions and way of regenerative and sustainable livestock rearing show the world an important way forward in dealing with many challenges that we face today, especially in the area of climate change.’ William Nanda Bissell, executive vice chairman, Fabindia Limited ‘“We women pastoralists want our children, and our children’s children, to have the tools and the opportunities they need to adapt to the realities of the modern world while retaining their traditional cultural legacies and lifestyles”, the women pastoralists declared during the Global Gathering of Women Pastoralist held in Meera, Gujarat in 2010. In her book, Ilse vividly testimonies the energy of this unique gathering that voiced women pastoralists and their vision for the future generations for youth to have a double curriculum – their traditional rich heritage and modern tools. It is the seventh-generation principle of Indigenous peoples that for millennia has promoted true sustainability, of which the women are the custodians.’ Antonella Cordone, senior technical specialist, Nutrition and Social Inclusion, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)'I took away a deeper understanding of how the knowledge of both herding and grazing is in such great peril . . . Hoofprints made me appreciate even more deeply the incredible knowledge of those managing working lands and what vital work this is.' Holistic Management International
£15.19
Elsevier - Health Sciences Division MATLAB
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPart 1 Introduction to Programming Using MATLAB 1. Introduction to MATLAB 2. Vectors and Matrices 3. Introduction to MATLAB Programming 4. Selection Statements 5. Loop Statements and Vectorizing Code 6. MATLAB Programs 7. Text Manipulation 8. Data Structures Part 2 Advanced Topics for Problem Solving with MATLAB 9. Data Transfer 10. Advanced Functions 11. Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming and Graphics 12. Advanced Plotting Techniques 13. Sights and Sounds 14. Advanced Mathematics 15. Introduction to Machine Learning
£46.76
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Adlard Coles Book of Mediterranean Cruising
Book SynopsisThe perfect companion for anyone who wants to cruise the Mediterranean, whether on their own yacht or chartering.The Mediterranean is the dream destination for many chartering a yacht as well as long-distance cruisers. Its myriad delights the beautiful coastlines, the remote islands, the sleepy villages and exciting cities draw boaters from all over the world.Rod Heikell is the undisputed expert on Mediterranean sailing and the Adlard Coles Book of Mediterranean Cruising is the complete guide for anyone cruising in the area. Thoroughly updated for this fifth edition, the book conveys the magic of Mediterranean cruising, as well as giving practical, first-hand advice on sailing these enticing waters.Although the Mediterranean provides wonderfully diverse cruising opportunities, it can also deliver a few surprises to the unwary. This invaluable handbook provides sound advice on everything you need to know: anchoring and berthing; what weather to expect; facilities and theTrade ReviewOffers time-served advice to both the novice and the old-hand. * Nautical Magazine *
£21.25
The Crowood Press Ltd DCC for Railway Modellers
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£17.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Questions in Dataviz
Book SynopsisThis book takes the reader through the process of learning and creating data visualisation, following a unique journey with questions every step of the way, ultimately discussing how and when to bend and break the rules to come up with creative, unique, and sometimes unconventional ideas. Each easy-to-follow chapter poses one key question and provides a selection of discussion points and relevant data visualisation examples throughout.Structured in three parts: Section I poses questions around some fundamental data visualisation principles, while Section II introduces more advanced questions, challenging perceived best practices and suggesting when rules are open to interpretation or there to be broken. The questions in Section III introduce further themes leading on to specific ideas and visualisation projects in more detail.Questions in Dataviz: A Design-Driven Process for Data Visualisation will appeal to any reader with an interest in creaTrade Review"It’s a common experience for newcomers in visualization to be a bit disoriented. Here are some questions we’ve all asked ourselves at some point: Am I doing things correctly? Should I use this type of chart or that other type? Is this color palette appropriate? Will my intended audience understand the point I’m trying to make with this graphic? Will they be able to use the graphic’s interface? Am I breaking any rule of visualization? And so many others. The difference between Neil Richards and the rest of us is that Neil has written an entire book about his posing those questions to himself, and about the journey towards trying to answer them. Spoiler alert: the journey is often circuitous, and sometimes lacks a clear destination. But who cares? The journey, and not where it leads, is what can make us wiser as professionals; the process of reasoning to disentangle complex design choices has a value of its own.Moreover, and perhaps more importantly, walking that path along someone as friendly and personable as Neil makes the experience exciting and joyful."– Alberto Cairo and Tamara Munzner, Series Editors, AK Peters Visualization Series"Questions in Dataviz is an amazing resource for data visualisation folks looking for different and more creative design ideas - instead of following the norms of business data visualisation it asks the questions that challenge conventional practices to inspire new ideas to develop your own style and data visualisation philosophy. Neil introduces us to the concepts, inspirations and designers that inspired him, and encourages you to ask questions to find your own design driven journey into more creative design-driven output."– Giorgia Lupi, Pentagram"Beyond technical skills, statistical knowledge, and creative talent, one of the most vital attributes in data visualisation is to be curious. Before a chart comes data. Before the data comes a question. Questions fuel one’s understanding about anything and in this super new book, Neil Richards eloquently demonstrates his amazing flair for being curious. He answers the questions he had – and that anyone else should have – about the journey towards successfully mastering data visualisation. He delightfully unpacks the whys, the why nots, and the hows of this complex subject, in a wonderfully engaging and perfectly nuanced way."– Andy Kirk, Visualising Data Ltd."Neil writes about the 'why' behind his own chart design decisions in an engaging way that will give any new practitioner a glimpse inside the brain of a data visualization designer, with examples that showcase how an individual designer's style evolves and changes over time. For the experienced practitioner, Neil's book offers a tour through the many questions about our motivations and design decisions in data visualization that have emerged over the past decade or more. In some ways, the ideas feel like a delightful highlights reel of debates and discussions born out on Twitter and in various slack channels, summarized neatly and without judgement around the ways we may come to different answers to those questions."– Amanda Makulec, Executive Director, Data Visualization Society"Neil is a luminary in the field and his work clearly pushes the boundaries of data visualization. This book will help people push past the "standard" chart types and consider different, alternative visualizations that they may not have considered before."– Jonathan Schwabish, Urban Institute and PolicyViz“When do we break the rules? What are the exceptions? What is the decision making process that goes into creating dataviz and how do you bend the universal principles based on specific circumstances? This book explores these questions in an open-minded way.”– Valentina D'Efilippo, Award-winning data designerTable of ContentsPreface. Author. Introduction. SECTION I First Questions. Chapter 1.1 Should the data drive the visualisation? Chapter 1.2 What’s in a colour? Chapter 1.3 What does data visualisation have in common with psychology? Chapter 1.4 Do data visualisations have to tell a story? Chapter 1.5 Is it OK to steal? Chapter 1.6 Is white space always your friend? Section II Challenging. Questions Chapter 2.1 Why do we visualise data? Chapter 2.2 Why do we visualise using triangles? Chapter 2.3 Does it matter if shapes overlap? Chapter 2.4 What is data humanism? Chapter 2.5 What is design-driven data? Chapter 2.6 Do we take data visualisation too seriously? Chapter 2.7 Why create unnecessary data visualisations? Chapter 2.8 When are several visualisations better than one? Chapter 2.9 What can I do when data is impossible to find? Section III Idea Questions. Chapter 3.1 What is the third wave of data visualisation? Chapter 3.2 What alternative ways are there for visualizing timelines? Chapter 3.3 Why do I use flowers to visualise data? Chapter 3.4 What are Data Portraits? Chapter 3.5 How can I take inspiration from album covers? Chapter 3.6 How many ways can you tile the United States? Chapter 3.7 Is it possible to tile the world? Chapter 3.8 Can you create visualisations using only numbers? Chapter 3.9 How do you visualise music? Chapter 3.10 What are Truchet tiles? Chapter 3.11 How do you create 31 visualisations in a month? Index.
£33.24
MIT Press Ltd Invention and Innovation A Brief History of Hype
Book SynopsisFrom the New York Times-bestselling author, a new volume on the history of human ingenuity—and its attendant breakthroughs and busts.Included in BILL GATES's 2023 Holiday Reading List Included in Lit Hub’s Most Anticipated Books of 2023 Included in The Next Big Idea Club’s February 2023 Must-Read Books Every Smil book that I own is marked up with lots of notes that I take while reading. Invention and Innovation is no exception. Even when I disagree with him, I learn a lot from him...he always strengthens my thinking. —Bill Gates, Gates NotesThe world is never finished catching up with Vaclav Smil. In his latest and perhaps most readable book, Invention and Innovation, the prolific author—a favorite of Bill Gates—pens an insightful and fact-filled jaunt through the history of human invention. Impatient with the hype that so often accompanies innovation, Smil offers in this
£18.40
RIBA Publishing Approved Document F: Ventilation – Volume 1:
Book SynopsisThis Approved Document provides guidance on how to comply with Part F to Schedule 1 to the Building Regulations covering ventilation and applies to dwellings only, and takes effect on 15 June 2022. It does not apply to work subject to a building notice, full plans application or initial notice submitted before that date, provided the work is started on site before 15 June 2023.ADF1: Dwellings (2021 edition) contains the following sections: Ventilation provision Minimising the ingress of external pollutants Work on existing dwellings Commissioning and providing information Key terms Performance-based ventilation Completion checklist and commissioning sheet Checklist for ventilation provision in existing dwellings The guidance in this Approved Document only relates to England and applies to dwellings only. In a mixed-use building, Approved Document F, Volume 2: Buildings other than dwellings should be consulted for building work in parts of the building that are not dwellings.
£17.10
CAMRA Books Perry
Book SynopsisThis book walks you through the orchards and the trees that make this drink and guides you through perry's great heartlands.
£17.09
Bristol University Press The Economy of Algorithms
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£9.49
Chelsea Green Publishing Co The Ecological Farm: A Minimalist No-Till,
Book SynopsisThe Ecological Farm is a breakthrough resource for ecological fruit and vegetable growers at every scale who want to go beyond organic. Through a unique ecosystem-balancing approach focusing on reduced tillage, minimising farm and garden inputs and pest control, you’ll learn how to build higher soil quality and fertility by using fewer harmful inputs. Farmer, consultant, and educator Helen Atthowe (along with her late husband, Carl Rosato) have decades of farming experience which is shared in this essential book. They guide readers on how to reduce or eliminate the use of outside inputs of fertiliser or pesticides – even those that are commonly used on certified organic orchards and market gardens. With clear, easy to action language and colour photography, charts, and graphs throughout, The Ecological Farm emphasizes the importance of managing the details of an entire growing system over the full life of an enterprise. The Ecological Farm features a crop-by-crop guide to growing more than 25 of the most popular and profitable vegetables and fruits, including specific management advice for dealing with pests and diseases. You’ll also learn how to: design a system that establishes a year-round root-in-soil system for microbial health strengthen the “immune system” of a farm or garden supply crop needs using only on-farm inputs such as cover crops and living mulch maximise the presence of beneficial insects and microbes minimise ecological impact in dealing with insect pest and disease problems The Ecological Farm makes complex, sometimes messy, ecological concepts and practices understandable to all growers, and makes healthy farming, in which nature is invited to participate, possible.Trade Review“For forty years, Helen Atthowe has followed a relentless calling to combine her deep understanding of ecological systems with her love of farming. Now, she shares the best of her insights and methods in The Ecological Farm. This classic volume will guide all of us as we learn to farm in harmony with an ecosystem and to become obedient to the whole rather than being distracted by the urge to tinker with the parts.” —Wes Jackson, cofounder and president emeritus, The Land Institute“Helen Atthowe’s book takes ecological farming to the next level. It is packed with useful, field-tested, innovative techniques for farming more gently without sacrificing productivity. Atthowe effectively makes the case that, with a nature-based and minimalist approach, farmers can achieve more by doing—and spending—less. This is the future of farming. I highly recommend this book.” —Ben Hartman, author of The Lean Farm and The Lean Farm Guide to Growing Vegetables“Helen Atthowe has a rare gift: She knows how to listen to scientists, but she speaks ‘farmer.’ Her knowledge comes from observation and practice as if decades matter, not just seasons. Helen applies her intuitive ideas to complex whole-systems organic agriculture, with a special focus on growing the fertility of the soil. Most importantly Helen engages in her work with a sense of joy and celebration. She’s a born teacher who retains her sense of wonder that there is so much more to learn. Oh, and I think Helen must never sleep. The depth of the material she presents in The Ecological Farm and the citations she offers in support of her work is beyond my own comprehension!” —Bob Scowcroft, cofounder, Organic Farming Research Foundation; board member, Nell Newman Foundation“In The Ecological Farm, Helen Atthowe shares the practical knowledge she acquired over many years through experimentation on her own low-input, high-output ecological farm. Her book makes an exceptional and timely contribution to addressing interconnected global crises for which hands-on solutions are badly needed. Helen’s work will also be invaluable to smallholder producers who wish to transition to ecologically based, sustainable, and profitable organic production systems, also known as organic Conservation Agriculture.” —Dr. Amir Kassam, visiting professor, School of Agriculture Policy and Development, University of Reading, UK; former senior technical officer, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization; editor, Advances in Conservation Agriculture, volumes 1–3“The story of Helen Atthowe’s farming journey has stuck with me for many years, and now being able to hold it, savor it, and dive into the many nerdy details is an absolute gift. The combination of decades of experience and loads of data make her book incomparable: It is well researched, well written, and endlessly idea provoking. There are a thousand ‘Ah-Ha!’ moments, with each section offering a new applicable insight or concept for improving or understanding soil health. The Ecological Farm will teach you how to rebuild soil, minimize tillage, grow your own garden fertility, improve ecology, and much more. Quite frankly, Helen’s book belongs on the shelf of every serious grower.” —Jesse Frost, author of The Living Soil Handbook“Helen Atthowe employs her high skill set and shares the full depth and length of her experience in The Ecological Farm. The ecology she describes is beautiful to look at and a powerful tool for maintaining balance on the farm or in a garden. Helen guides readers through many methods, backed up by decades of results.” —Charles Dowding, author of Charles Dowding’s No Dig Gardening“Helen Atthowe is a rare, knowledgeable grower of both vegetable and fruit crops, one who also knows insects, plant diseases, and soil science. She is one of those people who never stop searching for better, Earth-friendly ways of growing food. In The Ecological Farm, Helen takes us on her journey into deep organics. Read this book, then keep it on your essential reference shelf next to Eliot Coleman, Michael Phillips, JM Fortier, Ruth Stout, and Louis Bromfield. Refer to it often. Use it to launch your own deep ecology journey.” —Brian Caldwell, organic farmer; National Organic Standards Board member; former field manager and researcher, Cornell Organic Cropping Systems Project“The Ecological Farm beautifully articulates the principles of holistic growing. Drawing on her wealth of practical experience, research, and years of observation, Helen Atthowe has distilled the infinite biological complexity of a farming system into some relatively simple principles. There’s plenty of soil and plant science in there for us geeks but also a wealth of technical detail and cultivation tips for soil health and individual crops. This book is essential reading for anyone starting a new growing enterprise, but even the most experienced farmers and gardeners will find something new.” —Ben Raskin, head of horticulture and agroforestry, The Soil Association; author of The Woodchip Handbook and Zero-Waste Gardening“I think about my farm’s fertility program nearly every day, and the tenets that Helen Atthowe lays out in The Ecological Farm are spot on. We can grow our own nitrogen and build the carbon resources of our soil without resorting to energy-intensive and expensive off-farm inputs. Farm ecosystems should be net producers of energy and nutrients, and Helen spells out pragmatic ways that a farm can simultaneously sponsor its own fertility, be productive, and build ecosystem health.” —Steve Ela, owner, Ela Family Farms; former chair, National Organic Standards Board“For farmers and gardeners wanting to go beyond the basic standards of certified organic farming and the superficial platitudes of ‘sustainable methods,’ Helen Atthowe’s book is a breath of fresh air. Over decades of experimenting with crop systems, she and her late husband Carl Rosato have pioneered new ways of thinking about crops, weeds, pests, and soils that challenge many of our assumptions regarding carbon/nitrogen ratios and the use of compost, animal manures, and imported soil amendments in general. “I have grown skeptical of academic experts with their analytical, reductionist approach to food and soil issues. Atthowe has an advanced degree and has worked as an extension agent, but despite that, she has an impressively holistic view of things organic. While not strictly no-till, she has devised strategies to greatly minimize disturbance of the soil community and encourage helpful pollinators and predators. She has lots of answers, yet I’m reassured that she frequently comments: ‘I'm still working on that.’” —Will Bonsall, author, Will Bonsall’s Essential Guide to Radical Self-Reliant Gardening“The Ecological Farm offers much for beginning and experienced farmers as well as gardeners. Helen eloquently summarizes her deep ecological farming experience and knowledge as well as insights gained from her partnership with Carl Rosato, providing practical examples of how farmers can work with nature to support diverse ecologies both below and above ground. She explains the evolution of her understanding of the relationships among plants, microbes, the soil, and insects, and how to manage them ecologically in an agricultural system. It’s both a great read and excellent reference book!” —Rex Dufour, senior fellow, National Center for Appropriate Technology“Drawing on decades of experience as a farmer and researcher, Helen Atthowe has developed an agroecological approach to growing organic food that is science-based, practical, and adaptable to site-specific conditions. Moving beyond input substitution, she offers a roadmap to minimum-input, soil- and Earth-friendly organic production that gardeners, homesteaders, and USDA-certified organic farmers can easily implement and adapt to their locale. This volume belongs on the bookshelf of all who seek to make a living in mutualistic partnership with the land.” —Mark Schonbeck, research associate, Organic Farming Research Foundation“With the concepts she lays out in The Ecological Farm, Helen Atthowe gifts us with a practical and scalable approach to cultivation that produces nutrient-dense food with an absolute minimum of external inputs. Full of stories and wisdom gathered from 40 years of hands-on growing, this book is a rare synthesis of careful scientific research, long-term observation, and deep intuition developed through decades of listening to the land.” —Alan Booker, executive director, Institute of Integrated Regenerative Design“In The Ecological Farm, Helen Atthowe shares decades of hard-learned lessons and keen observations. She is an inveterate tinkerer, experimenter, and researcher and has refined her organic production through the years. Atthowe has an immense respect for the role of biodiversity in the soil system. A fungi advocate, she guides the reader to reduce soil disturbance and feed the soil carbon. She writes as both a teacher and learner—as she tells readers, ‘I am still learning.’ Luckily she has taken a break from learning to share her accumulated knowledge and tips. While ‘more is better’ is often the strategy in our agriculture, Atthowe provides evidence and inspiration for selective and judicious management strategies to enhance your ecological farm.” —Dr. Douglas Collins, extension specialist and soil scientist, Washington State University“This inspiring book from Helen Atthowe demystifies some of nature’s critical interactions, helping farmers and others work with and support our natural world.” —Jo Ann Baumgartner, executive director, Wild Farm Alliance"Thoroughly 'user friendly' in organization and presentation, The Ecological Farm is unreservedly recommended as a core addition to personal, professional, community, and agricultural college Organic/Ecological Farming collections." —Midwest Book Review
£30.00
No Starch Press,US Getting Started With Fpgas: Digital Circuit
Book SynopsisFPGAs are reprogrammable integrated circuits used in everything from hardware hacking and hobbyist electronics to aerospace engineering, video processing, and high-frequency stock trading. They're fast, powerful, and incredibly flexible, but they have a notoriously steep bar of entry. Getting Started with FPGAs lowers that bar, providing a straightforward introduction to working with FPGAs, without unnecessary jargon or complexity. The book explores FPGAs from the bottom up, starting with a look at the basics of digital logic and the fundamental components that make up FPGAs: look-up tables and flip-flops. Understanding how these components work together is critical to thinking like an FPGA designer. As the chapters progress, readers will learn how to master higher-level FPGA concepts like state machines and crossing clock domains, while working on increasingly sophisticated hands-on projects. Loaded with thoroughly annotated, downloadable code examples in both Verilog and VHDL - theTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Meet the FPGA Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Hardware and Tools Chapter 3: Boolean Algebra and the Look-Up Table Chapter 4: Storing State with the Flip-Flop Chapter 5: Testing Your Code with Simulation Chapter 6: Common FPGA ModulesChapter 7: Synthesis, Place and Route, and Crossing Clock DomainsChapter 8: The State MachineChapter 9: Useful FPGA PrimitivesChapter 10: Numbers and MathChapter 11: Getting Data In and Out with I/O and SerDes Appendix A: FPGA Development BoardsAppendix B: Tips for a Career in FPGA Engineering GlossaryIndex
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Pan Macmillan The Wonderful World of James Herriot
Book SynopsisJames Herriot (19161995) was the pen name of James Alfred Alf' Wight, whose tales of veterinary practice and country life in the Yorkshire Dales have delighted generations. Many of Herriot's works including All Creatures Great and Small, All Things Bright and Beautiful, All Things Wise and Wonderful, The Lord God Made Them All and Every Living Thing became international bestsellers and have been adapted for film and television.Rosie Page and Jim Wight are Herriot's children. Rosie became a doctor and Jim was a vet.Trade ReviewIt cleverly interweaves extracts from his novels, with an interesting commentary from his son and daughter . . . their memories and anecdotes augment the stories and make delightful reading * Yorkshire Times *I grew up reading James Herriot's books and I'm delighted that thirty years on, they are still every bit as charming, heartwarming and laugh-out-loud funny as they were then -- Kate Humble, on the works of James HerriotHerriot’s enchanting tales of life in the Dales are deservedly classics. Full of extraordinary characters, animal and human, the books never fail to delight -- Amanda Owen, bestselling author of The Yorkshire Shepherdess, on the works on James HerriotThe attraction of Herriot’s ever popular memoirs of a country vet . . . is their alternating highs and lows, humour and pathos, and gripping anecdotes about delivering lambs, grumpy farmers, hypochondriac pet-owners, stroppy cows and blunt Yorkshire characters. And, of course, there’s a powerful nostalgia element in these stories about our green and pleasant land in the day before the ravages of ribbon development -- Daily Mail, on the works of James Herriot
£10.44
McGraw-Hill Education Simulation Modeling and Analysis Sixth Edition
Book SynopsisComprehensive, state-of-the-art coverage of every important simulation techniqueThis fully-revised book has the most comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of all aspects of a simulation study. Equally well suited for use in university courses, simulation practice, and self-study, the book offers clear and intuitive explanations as well as 300 figures, 218 examples, and 217 problems. You will get detailed discussions on modeling and simulation, simulation software, model verification and validation, input modeling, random-number and variate generation, statistical design and analysis of simulation experiments, experimental design, simulation optimization, agent-based simulation, machine learning, and much more.Authored by an operations research analyst and industrial engineer with more than 40 years of experience, Simulation Modeling and Analysis is widely regarded as the âœbibleâ of simulation and now has more than 178,000 copies in print and 23,700 citat
£99.19
University of Minnesota Press The Switch: An Off and On History of Digital
Book SynopsisFrom the telegraph to the touchscreen, how the development of binary switching transformed everyday life and changed the shape of human agency The Switch traces the sudden rise of a technology that has transformed everyday life for billions of people: the binary switch. By chronicling the rapid growth of binary switching since the mid-nineteenth century, Jason Puskar contends that there is no human activity as common today as pushing a button or flipping a switch—the deceptively simple act of turning something on or off. More than a technical history, The Switch offers a cultural and political analysis of how reducing so much human action to binary alternatives has profoundly reshaped modern society. Analyzing this history, Puskar charts the rapid shift from analog to digital across a range of devices—keyboards, cameras, guns, light switches, computers, game controls, even the “nuclear button”—to understand how nineteenth-century techniques continue to influence today’s pervasive digital technologies. In contexts that include musical performance, finger counting, machine writing, voting methods, and immersive play, Puskar shows how the switch to switching led to radically new forms of action and thought. The innovative analysis in The Switch makes clear that binary inputs have altered human agency by making choice instantaneous, effort minimal, and effects more far-reaching than ever. In the process, it concludes, switching also fosters forms of individualism that, though empowering for many, also preserve a legacy of inequality and even domination. Trade Review "In this deeply ambitious and sophisticated book, Jason Puskar invites us to think more seriously about what happens almost every time we touch one of our devices and turn it on or swipe or click. From the technologies at our fingertips to the vastly larger networks of politics and language that they operate and represent, The Switch provides a fascinating cultural history of how we have made the modern world, and been remade in turn, by the simplest of human actions and the connections they enable."—Mark Goble, author of Beautiful Circuits: Modernism and the Mediated Life "A dazzling, beautifully written history of a pervasive but seemingly unremarkable technology of modern life: the binary switch. Jason Puskar’s delightful and important book will fascinate historians of media and technology; it should be required reading for anyone curious about how fantasies of liberal agency are cultivated in the buttons, keyboards, triggers, and toys that make us human."—Justus Nieland, author of Happiness by Design: Modernism and Media in the Eames Era Table of Contents Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: Awake at the Switch Part I. Start 1. Origin Stories 2. Designing the Button 3. Analogs and Analogies Part II. Digital Bodies 4. The Point of Touch 5. Counting on the Body 6. Darth Vader’s Nipples Part III. Keyboard Rationality 7. The Keyboard’s Checkered Past 8. Human Types 9. Chording and Coding 10. The Archaeology of Qwerty Part IV. Objects of Play 11. The Toys of Dionysus 12. Pinball Wizards Part V. Haptic Liberalism 13. The Control Panel of Democracy 14. Switching Philosophies 15. Pistolgraphs 16. First-Person Shooters Epilogue: Self-Destruct Notes Index
£26.99
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Design Manufacture and Sell Your Bag Collection
Book SynopsisTurn your passion and inspiration into a must-have bag collection and launch your own successful brand.Handbag design is more than just a creative pursuitit's also a business. This book is a practical guide to developing your design skills alongside the vital business know-how you''ll need to avoid costly mistakes. Ann Saunders leads you through the whole process from initial concepts through to sampling, manufacturing, marketing, and retail. You'll learn how to navigate the challenges of sourcing materials, finding a manufacturer, creating a bespoke brand, developing a sales strategy, and growing your business.Throughout the book Ann''s former students, who have established their own successful brands, share their real-world insights into the challenges of becoming a designer/entrepreneur in today's highly competitive accessories market. With more than 150 images, charts and illustrations, Design, Manufacture and Sell Your Bag Collection includes detailed advice on:The Trade ReviewAnn Saunders has written an all-inclusive guide for anyone wanting to enter the handbag industry. From first idea to finished product, readers are directed with an expert hand, making this the ideal manual for aspiring designers * Julia Poteat, Professor of Fashion, Parsons School of Fashion, USA *Design, Manufacture and Sell your Bag, is the ultimate accessories book! A comprehensive guide that will transform you into a bag designer, taking you from conception through to realisation, marketing and sales * Jennifer Prendergast, Programme Leader, School of Design and Creative Arts, Loughborough University, UK *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Creative Process 2. Researching Your Brief 3. Knowing Your Customer 4. Designing Your Bag 5. The Critical Path 6. Materials 7. Hardware 8. Understanding Bag Construction 9. Completing Your Design 10. Planning Your Range 11. Sampling 12. The Manufacturing Process 13. Branding 14. Marketing 15. Business Planning 16. Sustaining Your Business Afterword History timeline
£35.99
Penguin Putnam Inc How Infrastructure Works
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£22.09
Reaktion Books Wood Whiskey and Wine
Book SynopsisA sweeping history of wooden barrels over 2,000 years.
£10.44
HarperCollins Publishers Inc When the Heavens Went on Sale
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£26.25
Springer Vieweg Formeln und Tabellen zur Technischen Mechanik
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£17.09
Pearson Education Transport Processes and Separation Process
Book SynopsisAbout our authors Christie John Geankoplis was a professor of chemical engineering and materials science at the University of Minnesota. His research interests involved transport processes, biochemical reactor engineering, mass transfer in liquid solutions, and diffusion and/or reaction in porous solids. Allen Hersel is an associate professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Trine University in Angola, Indiana, where he teaches transport phenomena and separations for the last 19 years. He also served as the dean of the engineering school. His area of research is bio-separations and engineering education. Before entering academia, he worked for Koch Industries and Kellogg Brown & Root. He holds a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Yale University. Daniel H. Lepek is a professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering at The Cooper Union. His research interests include particle technology, fluidiza
£57.94
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Pacific Crossing Guide 4th edition
Book Synopsis''The definitive work on Pacific crossings''CruisingThe Pacific Crossing Guide is a complete reference for anyone contemplating sailing the Pacific. From ideal timing, suitable boats, routes, methods of communication, health and provisioning to seasonal weather, departure and arrival ports, facilities, likely costs and dangers, this comprehensive new edition will both inspire dreamers and instil confidence in those about to depart.Completely updated, expanded and refreshed for the new generation of Pacific cruisers, this is the definitive reference, relied upon by many thousands of cruisers. Part 1 covers thorough preparation for both East-to-West and West-to-East crossings and Part 2 covers Pacific weather patterns, major routes and landfall ports, with useful website links throughout. There are sections on rallies, coral atolls and atoll navigation, the cyclone season and laying up, use of electronic charts, satellite phones versus HF radio
£48.00
