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John Wiley & Sons Inc High Performance Loudspeakers
Book SynopsisProvides a technology overview of what goes into a high performance loudspeaker and covers all the latest advances in the field The design of high performance loudspeakers requires a mix of developed skills in electroacoustics, high fidelity sound reproduction and subjective evaluation. Taking a designer's view of the subject, this new edition of High Performance Loudspeakers, Seventh Edition provides a comprehensive, timely and practical knowledge base to aid the design of superior loudspeaker systems fit for purpose. It is updated throughout with the latest progress in research and technology, synthesis and analysis, digital signal processing incorporated products, automated production test systems and wireless compact designs. This Seventh Edition of the highly successful guide to the design and specifications of high quality loudspeakers and loudspeaker systems addresses the issue of where higher performance and sound quality is required and shows how the numerous considerations including application, target price, size, aspiration and particular market lead to a complex mix of design and engineering decisions. The book has also been substantially revised to reflect the many changes in the technology of loudspeakers and includes two brand new chapters one covering ultra-compact systems and DSP integration, and the second providing details of a worked example of the loudspeaker systems design process. Offers a complete overview of the technologyThoroughly updated with new content to reflect the latest advances in the field while retaining the firm theoretical foundation of previous editionsPresents a designer's point of view of the field, helping to equip both amateur enthusiasts and academically trained graduates with industry practiceCovers all the newest developments in the field of high performance loudspeakersOffers a critical and objective approach to all subjects covered, rather than a simple spelling out of theory and factsAppeals to both amateur speaker builders as a source of ideas, and to professional speaker designers with an overview of competitive products and features Acknowledged industry-wide as the definitive work on speaker design and analysis, High Performance Loudspeakers, Seventh Edition is essential reading for audio engineers, speaker designers, equipment designers and students of acoustic engineering, electronics and electro-acoustics. It will also prove invaluable to students of electronics, broadcasting and recording techniques, but will also be of interest to authors and journalists in audio, and not least, amateur loudspeaker builders and enthusiasts.Trade ReviewThis is the seventh edition of what has long been a standard work on the subject�the first edition appeared in 1977! The current edition has been brought thoroughly up to date. It includes, for example, such recent developments as the Devialet Speaker Active Matching (SAM) system. Over the years, the book has steadily expanded in size and scope. And the present edition includes not only the information on specifics of speaker design of the early editions but also surveys the whole subject of assessment of loudspeakers, both technically and in listening terms. The book has now grown to considerable size�more than six hundred pages�and it represents a summation of Martin Colloms� long career as a speaker reviewer and design consultant. The fruits of extended experience and impressive expertise are very much on display here. This is an indispensable work for anyone who has a serious interest in speakers, who wants in particular to go (far) beyond the informal scuttlebutt of on-line forums and Internet reviewing. Robert E Greene, The Absolute Sound (May 1st , 2019) In the seventh edition�s 10 chapters, each with up to 30 subchapters, Martin has expanded the sections on analysis and modeling, and included new sections on the increasingly popular Klippel and Comsol Multiphysics systems, as well as on the finite element analysis (FEA) of magnetic systems. He has added two new chapters, one on DSP integration into system design, and the second providing a worked-through example of the loudspeaker design process�High Performance Loudspeakers: Optimising High Fidelity Loudspeaker Systems, Seventh Edition, is a must-have addition to the bookshelf of any audiophile who wants to learn everything there is to know about the art and science of loudspeaker design. John Atkinson, Audio Critic, Stereophile Magazine (April 2019 issue) The reader will gain a solid grounding in the design principles and the necessary trade-offs, allowing the individual to map out a design before diving into one of the now ubiquitous enclosure design software packages. If you buy just one book on the subject, this is it, as there�s much to learn at the same time as enjoying a satisfying read.- Stan Curtis, Audio Designer, HIFICRITIC Magazine OCT-DEC 2018Table of ContentsPreface to the First Edition xix Preface to the Fifth Edition xxi Preface to the Sixth Edition xxiii Preface to the Seventh Edition xxv Acknowledgements xxvii 1 General Review 1 1.1 Early Loudspeakers 1 1.2 Audible Frequency Range and Wavelength 4 1.3 The BBC Contribution 12 1.4 Emerging Standards 13 1.5 Influence of Improved Low‐Frequency Analysis 17 1.6 Changes in UK Lifestyle are Affecting Domestic Audio Systems 22 1.7 High‐End Stereo Audio 23 1.8 Sound Docks 23 1.9 Headphones 27 1.10 Advances in Pro Audio 27 2 Developments in Loudspeaker System Design 31 2.1 Developments in Loudspeaker System Design 31 2.2 Limits to Performance 37 2.3 The Stereo Illusion: ‘3D Sound’ 38 2.4 Sensitivity and Impedance 40 2.5 Enclosures 41 2.6 Drive Units 44 2.7 The Room 47 3 Theoretical Aspects of Diaphragm Radiators 51 3.1 Radiation From Simple Sources 51 3.2 Electromechanics of a Hypothetical Moving‐Coil Loudspeaker 57 3.3 Radiated Pressure 67 3.4 Relating the TwoPort Model to Low‐Frequency Analogous Circuits 74 3.5 Higher Modes of the Loudspeaker Diaphragm 77 4 Transducers Diaphragms and Loudspeaker Technologies 87 4.1 Dome Radiators 87 4.2 Velocity of Sound In a Diaphragm 93 4.3 Compensation of Dome Characteristics 95 4.4 Cone Behaviour 95 4.5 Cone Parameters 96 4.6 Cone Shape 104 4.7 Motor Systems 112 4.8 Moving‐Coil Motor Linearity 1154.9 Effect of Magnetic Field Strength Variation on Loudspeaker Pressure Response 119 4.10 Magnet Systems 120 4.11 Film Transducers, Magnetic and Electrostatic 126 4.12 Bending Radiators, DML, Distributed Mode and BMR: The Balanced Mode Radiator 144 5 Low‐Frequency System Analysis: Room Environments and 2π Half Space Radiation 157 5.1 General Considerations 157 5.2 Room Interaction, The Broader Picture 165 5.3 Optimum System Design for Low Subjective Colouration 167 5.4 LF System Analysis 181 5.5 Viewpoint—What Is an Optimal Low‐Frequency Q Factor for a System? 195 5.6 Closed‐Box System 198 5.7 Reflex or Vented Enclosures 207 5.8 Band‐Pass Designs and LF Equalization 224 5.9 Longevity, Reliability, Tolerances, Climate 237 5.10 Transmission‐Line Enclosures 243 5.11 Sub‐Woofers and Extended Low‐Frequency Design 249 6 Horn and Other Loading Variations 261 6.1 Introduction 261 6.2 Line Source Loudspeakers 269 6.3 The Moving‐Coil Spaced Dipole 275 6.4 Bi‐Polar Speakers 276 7 Moving‐Coil Direct‐Radiator Drivers 279 7.1 Moving‐Coil Motor System 279 7.2 Low Frequencies, Bass Units 283 7.3 LF/MF Units 306 7.4 MF, Mid‐Frequency Units 309 7.5 High‐Frequency Units 317 7.6 Full‐Range Units 326 7.7 Dynamics and Engineering 333 8 Systems and Crossovers 339 8.1 Passive Loudspeaker System Design 342 8.2 ‘Two‐and‐a‐Half‐Way’ System Design 348 8.3 The Crossover Network and Target Function 349 8.4 Crossover Component Considerations 380 8.5 General Design Considerations, Voicing and Balancing 392 8.6 The Amplifier–Loudspeaker Interface 407 8.7 Active Loudspeakers 416 8.8 Current Drive 436 8.9 Digital Loudspeakers 440 8.10 Digital Active System Details 450 8.11 DSP Crossover Filter Order 450 9 The Enclosure 457 9.1 Enclosure Materials 458 9.2 Enclosure Resonances 463 9.3 Magnitude of Undamped Panel Output 465 9.4 Audibility of Resonances 469 9.5 Resonance Control, Damping Materials and Bracing 470 9.6 Internal Enclosure Modes 476 9.7 Driver‐Cone, Transmission of Internal Resonances 480 9.8 Cabinet Construction 483 9.9 Diffraction and Cabinet Shape 493 9.10 Loudspeaker Design Software 499 9.11 Importance of Effective Driver Mounting Methods 501 9.12 Drive‐Unit Mounting: Clamped or Decoupled? 505 9.13 Open Baffles: Dipoles 506 9.14 Loudspeaker Supports and Placement 507 10 Loudspeaker Assessment 513 10.1 Loudspeaker Specifications Standards and Distortions 515 10.2 FM: Frequency‐Modulation Distortion 532 10.3 Measurement and Evaluation: Introduction 545 10.4 Objective Measurements: Amplitude/Frequency Responses (4π, Full Anechoic) 554 10.5 Random Noise Excitation 558 10.6 Subjective Evaluation 600 Index 635
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Renaissance House Water, Power & Persuasion: How Jack Pfister
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United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Book SynopsisThe Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is the first international agreement setting out freedoms, rights and entitlements for all humanity to claim. It emphasizes the inextricable relationship between fundamental freedoms and social justice, and their connection with peace and security. The General Assembly of the United Nations proclaims this Universal Declaration of Human Rights as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations, to the end that every individual and every organ of society, keeping the UDHR constantly in mind, shall strive by teaching and education to promote respect for these rights and freedoms and by progressive measures, national and international, to secure their universal and effective recognition and observance, both among the peoples of Member States themselves and among the peoples of territories under their jurisdiction.
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The Crowood Press Ltd Complicated Watches and Their Repair
Book SynopsisThis book deals with complicated work essentially from the repairer's point of view. The action of each mechanism is briefly and clearly described because understanding this is essential to proper servicing, repair and testing for functioning.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Hochwasserrisikomanagement: Theorie und Praxis
Book SynopsisDieses Buch leistet einen Beitrag zur Verbesserung der konzeptionellen Umsetzung der Hochwasservorbeugung und zur Effektivierung des praktischen Handelns im integrierten Hochwasserrisikomanagement. Dem Autor ist es ein Anliegen, auch den bisher noch nicht von Hochwasser betroffenen Akteuren anhand praktischer Beispiele vor Augen zu führen, dass sie bei vorausschauendem Handeln viele unnötige Hochwasserschäden verhindern können und gleichzeitig einen Beitrag zur Umsetzung der EG-Hochwasserrisikomanagementrichtlinie leisten. Table of ContentsEinleitung - Integriertes Hochwasserrisikomanagement - EG-Hochwasserrisikomanagementrichtlinie - Wasserwirtschaftliche Ausgangslage - Hochwasserereignis 2002 - Risikomanagement während des Ereignisses - Schäden und Sofortmaßnahmen - Hochwassernachsorge und Wiederaufbau - Hochwasservorbeugung - Fachliche Umsetzung der EG-Hochwasserrisikomanagementrichtlinie - Zusammenfassung - Ausblick
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Harvard University Press To Forgive Design
Book SynopsisTrade Review[An] engaging book… Reading these pages reminds us of how many spectacular failures have occupied the news pages for a week or two in our lifetimes… If Petroski’s account proves anything, it’s that the forces of the real world may eventually prevail on even the mightiest structures. -- Bill McKibben * New York Review of Books *A book that is at once an absorbing love letter to engineering and a paean to its breakdowns… This book is a litany of failure, including falling concrete in the Big Dig in Boston, the loss of the space shuttles Challenger and Columbia, the rupture of New Orleans levees, collapsing buildings in the Haitian earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon blowout, the sinking of the Titanic, the metal fatigue that doomed 1950s-era de Havilland Comet jets—and swaying, crumpling bridges from Britain to Cambodia… [Readers will encounter] a moving discussion of the responsibility of the engineer to the public and the ways young engineers can be helped to grasp them. -- Cornelia Dean * New York Times *[A] fascinating and occasionally unnerving history of engineering failures… After reading this book, one might be tempted never to venture across a bridge again. But of course that would miss Petroski’s goal: to show how engineers learn from failure and improve their designs… For those who enjoy reading about girders and trusses, To Forgive Design is, yes, riveting… [Petroski] amply shows the wisdom of the proverb that failure is a good teacher. Even a collapsed bridge leads somewhere. -- Matt Ridley * Wall Street Journal *Americans are encouraged to believe that failure is not an option, but author Henry Petroski regards it as just about inevitable. A professor of civil engineering and history at Duke University, Petroski began his writing career with To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design, an influential work that deals with mechanical and engineering failures. This huge sequel devotes much more attention to the interplay between human beings, machines, buildings and disaster. It’s exhaustive, relentless, often exhilarating—and given its technical nature, surprisingly readable… If you’re already a bit phobic about flying in a plane, crossing a suspension bridge, or even driving a car, To Forgive Design is probably not for you… Petroski chronicles the story of failure with a measure of affection reminiscent of a biographer of Attila the Hun who develops a grudging fondness for his subject. But whether or not the latter had redeeming qualities, the former surely does: Failure reminds us to avoid the sin of pride. I thoroughly enjoyed To Forgive Design, even down to the gloomy quote from the famously gloomy writer Samuel Beckett: ‘Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.’ -- Joe Queenan * Barron’s *Non-engineers needn’t worry that the book will be too dense with details; Petroski makes the science easily understandable… [This is] a book that satisfactorily explains why our determination to push the boundaries guarantees both failure and triumph. -- James F. Sweeney * Cleveland Plain Dealer *Engineering is interesting when it works, but much more compelling when it doesn’t. Petroski may be one of his profession’s establishment figures, but his key finding is highly critical: because most engineers don’t know much about the history of engineering, complacency and gee-whizz design software is likely to foment a fairly regular incidence of potentially catastrophic structural failures… Much of the information will be of great interest to engineers and designers… The most brilliantly explained engineering failure concerns the ocean-bed blowout involving the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in 2010. Petroski’s exposition is immensely detailed and benefits from being linear in its narrative. This section of the book is exemplary in its remorseless exfoliation of the technical and commercial reasons for the incident. -- Jay Merrick * The Independent *Mustering a truly staggering array of examples of past engineering failures, Petroski makes the case that failure is a necessary component of technological development, and that structures, machines and other engineered devices do not exist in isolation, but instead are designed and used within a tangle of competing constraints and unpredictable scenarios… At his best, Petroski is a compelling storyteller, and his recounting of past disasters and near-disasters can be fascinating. In addition to several detailed but well-paced narratives of familiar failures such as the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion, the book contains a great deal of intriguing arcana… Petroski’s greatest asset as a writer is his impressive historical erudition. He seems to have an infinite file of meticulously detailed case studies that illustrate his points, and any thought of just how long he must have spent researching inspires mild fear. He has written prolifically for nearly three decades on the topic of failure in engineering, and there is no doubt whatsoever that he knows what he’s talking about… I would sincerely recommend To Forgive Design to anyone with a particular interest in historical engineering fiascos. -- Colin McSwiggen * Literary Review *To Forgive Design remains a largely accessible, important contribution to the growing library of failure. -- Colin Dickey * Los Angeles Review of Books *When a plane crashes or a bridge collapses, faulty engineering is the usual suspect. But in seeking the roots of failure, we should look beyond design, says engineer Henry Petroski. We must probe the political and economic imperatives that shape purposes and use. In this follow-up to his influential To Engineer Is Human, Petroski argues that accidents such as the Deepwater Horizon oil spill are the result of faults as much in ‘human machinery’ as in mechanical devices. He praises software developers for learning from structural engineering about how to report and analyze mishaps. * Nature *A rewarding read. -- Jonathon Keats * New Scientist *By critically examining the interdependency of people and machines related to bridge collapses, airplane crashes and space shuttle failures, Petroski discovers that understanding failure is the only way to bring successful design and engineering into the future. -- Megan Wood * Salon *For more than two decades, Petroski has been delighting and educating readers with tales of engineering failures and how they can lead to safer technology… Always technically well informed and gifted with a comfortable, engaging storytelling style, Petroski shows readers how engineering design is a compromise between the ideal of perfect safety and the practicalities of limited resources. The lesson is that engineering makes advances through failure, but only if the lessons that failure teaches are applied to future projects… To Forgive Design succeeds in conveying Petroski’s message in a way that can be appreciated by the general reader and put to practical use by engineering students of all levels. -- K. D. Stephan * Choice *[An] authoritative text about the interrelationship between success and failure in the engineering enterprise… Petroski’s most gripping passages are his Sherlockian dissections of engineering fiascos and the importance of learning from the vast archive of forensic analyses. * Kirkus Reviews *Petroski follows up his first book, To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design, with this examination of human failure. In the previous title, he primarily considered mechanical and structural failures. Here, he looks not only at how people contribute to the failure of engineering designs but also at how analyzing those failures can improve subsequent models. He considers many different types of failures, from several infamous bridge collapses to carefully designed intentional failures, which are engineered specifically to prevent greater failures. In each case, Petroski goes beyond an explanation of the mechanical failure itself to point out how humans created these and other problems through systemic mistakes. -- Carla H. Lee * Library Journal *Though his focus here is primarily on bridges, Petroski extends his analysis to include the sinking of the Titanic, the mid-flight explosion of TWA Flight 800, the Challenger tragedy, the Y2K computer programming crisis, and the Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Each has its own unique set of human, mechanical, and engineering failures, and Petroski does a terrific job of identifying and communicating not only what went wrong, but what was learned from the failure and how that knowledge has since been put into practice. Fellow engineers and armchair scientists will get the most out of the book, but even the layman will find Petroski’s study to be accessible, informative, and interesting. * Publishers Weekly *
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STAR BOOK SALES Alfa Romeo
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Amber Books Ltd Ships: The History and Specifications of 300
Book SynopsisFully illustrated in a striking landscape format, Ships contains 300 mercantile and military vessels arranged in chronological order, from ancient times to the present day. Every type of vessel from every part of the world is featured, from Phoenician war galleys from 1500BC, through the graceful trading clippers of the nineteenth century, to the sophisticated and heavily armed submarines of the nuclear era. In these information-packed pages you will find out about ancient galleys, Viking longships, medieval cogs, galleasses, galleons, men-of-war sailing ships, coastal gunboats, iron-clad steam boats, dreadnoughts, aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines. Many well-known ships are included, such as Nelson’s flagship HMS Victory, the ill-fated passenger liner Titanic, the infamous German World War II battlecruiser Bismarck and many, many more. Each ship is illustrated with a colourful artwork, while lively text offers a concise service history of the ship and a specification box provides comprehensive technical data, including displacement, dimensions, machinery, armament, speed and complement.Table of ContentsIntroduction Cheops ship/Egyptian warship Phoenician cargo ship Greek War Galley Roman War Galley Roman/Mediterranean cargo ship Viking longship English warship/Christopher Hanseatic Cog Chinese Junk Nao Caravel/Caravel Redonda/Nina Carrack/Santa Maria Great Harry Galleon/San Martin Mediterranean Galley Ark Royal Slave Carrack St Louis Sovereign of the Seas Fluyt Galleass Dutch Frigate Le Soleil Royal Chebeck Bucintoro Boston Endeavour Victory Santissima Trinidad South Carolina Turtle Bounty 74-gun ship/Vanguard Constitution Essex Fulton Claremont Astrolabe Demologos Morris Sirius Great Western Jane Gifford Congress Great Britain Bertha Washington Agamemnon Powhatan Bretagne Gloire Warrior Alabama Monitor/Monadnock Banshee Hope/Savannah Parramatta Adelaide Canada Friedrich Karl Natchez Devastation City of Berlin Collingwood Dogali Charleston Gymnote Lawhill Texas Havoc Louisville/St. Louis Esmerelda Forban Majestic D'Entrecasteaux Fuji Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse Chateaurenault Giuseppe Garibaldi Bayan Mikasa Deutschland Blucher Discovery Bainbridge Thomas W Lawson Archibald Russel Lusitania Chester class Dreadnought Scharnhorst (Gneisenau) Invincible Emden Wyoming Michigan/Delaware class Titanic Courbet class Gangut/Octyabr Revolutskya Cap Trafalgar E-class submarine Kongo class/Haruna Queen Elizabeth class Fuso Nevada class U-21 Baden Pennsylvania/Arizona R class/Royal Oak Courageous class Furious M1/M2 New Mexico class/Idaho Eagle Hood Hermes Java Akagi/Kaga William G Mather Lexington class Nelson class Takao class (Myoko) Koln Infanta Beatriz Ardent/A class Exeter/York Amerigo Vespucci Zara Conte di Savoia Rex Indianapolis Achilles/Leander Class Astoria Fantasque class Town class/Belfast Queen Mary Graf Spee/Deutschland class Mogami Normandie Condottiere class Dunkerque La Galissonniere/Gloire Brooklyn class Scharnhorst class Type II Type VII Yorktown class Giulio Cesare (modernised) Tromp Ark Royal Soryu/Hiryu Tribal class Vittorio Veneto Niew Amsterdam Atlantis Hipper class K, J and N classes/Kelly T-class subs T-class (German) Z class Shokaku/Zuikaku Audacity Bismarck class Hunt class/Atherstone Illustrious/Indomitable class Kagero class/Hamakaze Marconi class Renown 2nd mod Richelieu S boote Flower class/Acanthus King George V class/Howe Wasp North Carolina/Washington Ognevoi class PC class Type IX V and W classes (modernised)/Walker Yamato class J, O and P classes Akitsuki Gato class RO class South Dakota class Baltimore class Bogue class Essex class Fletcher class Independence class Iowa class S-class subs/Seraph S-W classes Ashland LSD Artemis attack transport Allen M Sumner class Taiho Esso Manchester C class destroyer Colossus class Gearing class/Duncan Shinano Type XXI Type XXIII Midway class/Coral Sea Daring class Ark Royal/Eagle Neutrashimyy United States Albacore Trieste Forrestal Endurance November class Hermes/Viraat Farragut Skipjack class Savannah Osa/Komar class Foxtrot George Washington class Long Beach/Bainbridge/Truxton Oberon/Porpoise class County class Dreadnought/Valiant Enterprise Iwo Jima Kitty Hawk class/JFK Kruppnyy class Canberra France/Norway Leander Class Galileo Galei Kashin class Alligator Moskva Fearless/Intrepid Queen Elizabeth 2 Sturgeon class Kresta class Resolution Type 201/206/209 Yankee class Gus class Vittorio Veneto Han class Knox/Baleares California/Virginia class Le Redoutable A class/Amazon class Kiev class Nanuchka Tango Class Type 42 class Charlie class Sparviero Agosta/Daphne Los Angeles Tachikaze Nimitz class Spruance Broadsword class Delta class Lupo/Maestrale Oliver Hazard Perry Class Tarawa Ivan Rogov Kirov class Invincible class Nacken class Sovremenny Typhoon/Akula Victor III MEKO series frigates Udaloy AP .1-88 CG47 class/Ticonderoga Giuseppe Garibaldi Sierra class Slava class T class submarines Aster Minehunter Whidbey Island Xia Jakob van Heemskerk Vastergotland Index Halifax Neutrashimyy Club Med Arleigh Burke Floreal Kongo Jervis Bay Futura Type 123 Brandenburg Le Triomphant Vanguard Murasame class Chakri Naruebet Oyashio Ferry Lavender Voyager of the Seas
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Dover Publications Inc. Numerical Methods for Scientists and Engineers
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Fundamentals of Fire Phenomena
Book SynopsisUnderstanding fire dynamics and combustion is essential in fire safety engineering and in fire science curricula. Engineers and students involved in fire protection, safety and investigation need to know and predict how fire behaves to be able to implement adequate safety measures and hazard analyses.Trade Review"... this is an excellent textbook for teaching or learning Fire dynamics!" (Fire Technology, January 2007) "... an excellent textbook for teaching or learning fire dynamics... comprehensive and useful...." (Fire Technology, October 2006)Table of ContentsPreface xiii Nomenclature xvii 1 Introduction to Fire 1 1.1 Fire in History 1 1.2 Fire and Science 2 1.3 Fire Safety and Research in the Twentieth Century 8 1.4 Outlook for the Future 10 1.5 Introduction to This Book 11 1.5.1 Thermodynamics 13 1.5.2 Fluid mechanics 14 1.5.3 Heat and mass transfer 15 1.5.4 Supportive references 16 References 17 Problems 17 2 Thermochemistry 19 2.1 Introduction 19 2.2 Chemical Reactions 20 2.3 Gas Mixture 23 2.4 Conservation Laws for Systems 25 2.4.1 Constant pressure reaction 27 2.4.2 Heat of combustion 28 2.4.3 Adiabatic flame temperature 29 2.5 Heat of Formation 30 2.6 Application of Mass and Energy Conservation in Chemical Reactions 31 2.7 Combustion Products in Fire 35 References 41 Problems 41 3 Conservation Laws for Control Volumes 49 3.1 Introduction 49 3.2 The Reynolds Transport Theorem 50 3.3 Relationship between a Control Volume and System Volume 53 3.4 Conservation of Mass 54 3.5 Conservation of Mass for a Reacting Species 56 3.6 Conservation of Momentum 59 3.7 Conservation of Energy for a Control Volume 61 Problems 70 4 Premixed Flames 77 4.1 Introduction 77 4.2 Reaction Rate 78 4.3 Autoignition 80 4.4 Piloted Ignition 85 4.5 Flame Speed, Su 88 4.5.1 Measurement techniques 89 4.5.2 Approximate theory 90 4.5.3 Fuel lean results 93 4.5.4 Heat loss effects and extinction 93 4.6 Quenching Diameter 95 4.7 Flammability Limits 98 4.8 Empirical Relationships for the Lower Flammability Limit 102 4.9 A Quantitative Analysis of Ignition, Propagation and Extinction 105 4.9.1 Autoignition calculations 105 4.9.2 Piloted ignition calculations 107 4.9.3 Flame propagation and extinction calculations 107 4.9.4 Quenching diameter calculations 108 References 109 Problems 110 5 Spontaneous Ignition 117 5.1 Introduction 117 5.2 Theory of Spontaneous Ignition 119 5.3 Experimental Methods 124 5.4 Time for Spontaneous Ignition 127 References 130 Problems 131 6 Ignition of Liquids 135 6.1 Introduction 135 6.2 Flashpoint 135 6.3 Dynamics of Evaporation 137 6.4 Clausius–Clapeyron Equation 141 6.5 Evaporation Rates 146 References 154 Problems 154 7 Ignition of Solids 159 7.1 Introduction 159 7.2 Estimate of Ignition Time Components 161 7.2.1 Chemical time 161 7.2.2 Mixing time 162 7.2.3 Pyrolysis 163 7.3 Pure Conduction Model for Ignition 164 7.4 Heat Flux in Fire 166 7.4.1 Typical heat flux levels 166 7.4.2 Radiation properties of surfaces in fire 167 7.4.3 Convective heating in fire 167 7.4.4 Flame radiation 169 7.4.5 Heat flux measurements 170 7.4.6 Heat flux boundary conditions 170 7.5 Ignition in Thermally Thin Solids 171 7.5.1 Criterion for thermally thin 171 7.5.2 Thin theory 172 7.5.3 Measurements for thin materials 174 7.6 Ignition of a Thermally Thick Solid 176 7.6.1 Thick theory 176 7.6.2 Measurements for thick materials 180 7.6.3 Autoignition and surface ignition 182 7.7 Ignition Properties of Common Materials 184 References 188 Problems 188 8 Fire Spread on Surfaces and Through Solid Media 191 8.1 Introduction 191 8.2 Surface Flame Spread – The Thermally Thin Case 194 8.3 Transient Effects 198 8.4 Surface Flame Spread for a Thermally Thick Solid 200 8.5 Experimental Considerations for Solid Surface Spread 202 8.5.1 Opposed flow 202 8.5.2 Wind-aided 207 8.6 Some Fundamental Results for Surface Spread 210 8.7 Examples of Other Flame Spread Conditions 213 8.7.1 Orientation effects 213 8.7.2 Porous media 215 8.7.3 Liquid flame spread 216 8.7.4 Fire spread through a dwelling 217 References 219 Problems 220 9 Burning Rate 227 9.1 Introduction 227 9.2 Diffusive Burning of Liquid Fuels 233 9.2.1 Stagnant layer 233 9.2.2 Stagnant layer solution 237 9.2.3 Burning rate – an eigenvalue 241 9.3 Diffusion Flame Variables 243 9.3.1 Concentrations and mixture fractions 243 9.3.2 Flame temperature and location 246 9.4 Convective Burning for Specific Flow Conditions 248 9.5 Radiation Effects on Burning 255 9.6 Property Values for Burning Rate Calculations 259 9.7 Suppression and Extinction of Burning 261 9.7.1 Chemical and physical factors 261 9.7.2 Suppression by water and diluents 262 9.8 The Burning Rate of Complex Materials 267 9.9 Control Volume Alternative to the Theory of Diffusive Burning 269 9.9.1 Condensed phase 271 9.9.2 Gas phase 274 9.10 General Considerations for Extinction Based on Kinetics 277 9.10.1 A demonstration of the similarity of extinction in premixed and diffusion flames 279 9.11 Applications to Extinction for Diffusive Burning 281 References 285 Problems 286 10 Fire Plumes 297 10.1 Introduction 297 10.2 Buoyant Plumes 302 10.2.1 Governing equations 302 10.2.2 Plume characteristic scales 306 10.2.3 Solutions 308 10.3 Combusting Plumes 311 10.4 Finite Real Fire Effects 313 10.4.1 Turbulent axial flame temperatures 313 10.4.2 Plume temperatures 317 10.4.3 Entrainment rate 319 10.4.4 Flame height 322 10.4.5 Jet flames 323 10.4.6 Flame heights for other geometries 325 10.5 Transient Aspects of Fire Plumes 326 10.5.1 Starting plume 327 10.5.2 Fireball or thermal 328 References 332 Problems 334 11 Compartment Fires 339 11.1 Introduction 339 11.1.1 Scope 340 11.1.2 Phases of fires in enclosures 340 11.2 Fluid Dynamics 342 11.2.1 General flow pattern 342 11.2.2 Vent flows 343 11.3 Heat Transfer 347 11.3.1 Convection 348 11.3.2 Conduction 348 11.3.3 Radiation 349 11.3.4 Overall wall heat transfer 351 11.3.5 Radiation loss from the vent 351 11.4 Fuel Behavior 352 11.4.1 Thermal effects 352 11.4.2 Ventilation effects 353 11.4.3 Energy release rate (firepower) 354 11.5 Zone Modeling and Conservation Equations 355 11.5.1 Conservation relationships 356 11.5.2 Dimensionless factors in a solution 357 11.6 Correlations 358 11.6.1 Developing fires 358 11.6.2 Fully developed fires 360 11.7 Semenov Diagrams, Flashover and Instabilities 365 11.7.1 Fixed area fire 366 11.7.2 Second item ignition 366 11.7.3 Spreading fires 368 References 369 Problems 370 12 Scaling and Dimensionless Groups 377 12.1 Introduction 377 12.2 Approaches for Establishing Dimensionless Groups 378 12.2.1 Buckingham pi method 379 12.2.2 Partial differential equation (PDE) method 379 12.2.3 Dimensional analysis 380 12.3 Dimensionless Groups from the Conservation Equations 380 12.3.1 Conservation of mass 381 12.3.2 Conservation of momentum 381 12.3.3 Energy equation 382 12.3.4 Heat losses 384 12.3.5 Mass flows 385 12.3.6 Liquid droplets 386 12.3.7 Chemical species 388 12.3.8 Heat flux and inconsistencies 389 12.3.9 Summary 392 12.4 Examples of Specific Correlations 394 12.4.1 Plume interactions with a ceiling 395 12.4.2 Smoke filling in a leaky compartment 396 12.4.3 Burning rate 397 12.4.4 Compartment fire temperature 398 12.4.5 Effect of water sprays on fire 400 12.5 Scale Modeling 401 12.5.1 Froude modeling 402 12.5.2 Analog scaling methods 403 References 407 Appendix 409 Flammability Properties 409 Archibald Tewarson 409 Index 435
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Llanerch Press The Archer's Craft
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Indiana University Press Evolution of the American Diesel Locomotive
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewA host of books and articles have touched on various aspects of this ongoing story over the years, but none tell the story with the completeness and superb clarity found here. May - June 2010 * Michigan Railfan *Lamb's book is . . . an important contribution to railroad technological history. The book's strength is the author's mastery of the mechanical details, which he presents in a straightforward style. -- Mark Reutter, editor * Railroad History *Lamb provides the reader with detailed descriptions of every generation of diesel locomotive along with a generous supply of excellent photographs. July 2008 -- Maury Klein * Technology and Culture vol. 49 *Table of ContentsPrefaceChapter 1 Precursor TechnologiesChapter 2 Self-propelled CoachesChapter 3 The Diesel Climbs AboardChapter 4 Streamlined TrainsChapter 5 Developments Beyond La GrangeChapter 6 Alco ReboundsChapter 7 Postwar ShakeoutChapter 8 Road Switchers Take OverChapter 9 A Monopolized MarketChapter 10 Special Purpose DesignsChapter 10 New Heights for Diesel PowerChapter 12 Recent DevelopmentsChapter 13 The Diesel Century in PerspectiveReferences Index
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Special Interest Model Books Building Simple Model Steam Engines: Book 2
Book SynopsisFollowing the publication of his first book (in 1981) dealing with these fascinating small-scale standing steam engines, the author Tubal Cain has designed and built several more - both as presents for the younger generation of his family and also entirely for his own satisfaction. These are now described in this second volume: Kitten - a small overtype engine. Otto - a simple steam turbine. Henry - a powerful 19th century oscillating steam plant. Wencelas - a steam engine of the most superior design. The scale model working steam engines range from a delightful little turbine - simplicity itself in design, but very interesting to build - to a larger engine in the style of the magnificent 'Steam Engines of the Highest Class' which were offered by the better class of toymakers before the First World War. As in the first book, the methods of construction are fully and clearly detailed, all being written with the beginner in mind. These steam engines have an enduring fascination for all marine and model engineers, as proved by the Model Engineer Exhibition which still attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors every year.Table of ContentsKitten - a small overtype engine. Otto - a simple steam turbine. Henry - a powerful 19th century oscillating steam plant. Wencelas - a steam engine of the most superior design.
£10.35
Special Interest Model Books Spindles
Book SynopsisIf you do not own a milling machine (and even if you do) what you can achieve in your workshop is greatly enhanced if you own a spindle or two for use with your lathe. Spindles come in many shapes and sizes, ranging from 19mm (0.75 in) to 57 mm (2.25 in) in diameter, depending on the uses envisaged for them. This book describes the design, construction and use of a variety of spindles that will be of interest to the amateur engineer. Milling, grinding and drilling spindles are covered along with a unique light gear-cutting frame for clockmakers. The emphasis is on spindles that are easy to make and have as few parts as possible; all but one for example use sealed ball bearings (the exception uses tapered collar bearings and thus needs to have seals installed to protect the bearings.) The basic spindle described uses the same spindle nose as the Myford Super 7 lathe; this allows all chucks, plates, collets and closers designed for the lathe to be used with this spindle. It can also be modified for other lathe nose standards.Table of ContentsDesigning a Spindle. The Basic Spindle. Mounting a Spindle. A Smaller No.2 Morse Taper Spindle. Micro Spindle. 1 inch (25mm) Diameter Spindle. 1.25 inch (32mm) Diameter Spindle. Light, Tool-Post OD Grinding Spindle. Simple, No.1 Morse Taper Spindle. Vertical Spindle or Gear Cutting Frame. Spindle With Tapered Roller Bearings. Driving the Spindles. Notes on Using Spindles. Ancillary Information. SI Drawings. UK Equivalent Tables.
£10.35
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC T-72 Main Battle Tank 1974–93
Book SynopsisThe Russian T-72 Ural tank is the most widely-deployed main battle tank of the current generation. Used by the armies of the former Warsaw pact and Soviet Union, it has also been exported in large numbers to many of the states in the Middle East. This book reveals the previously secret history behind the tank. Steven J Zaloga examines the conditions under which the T-72 was designed and produced. Technical aspects of the weapon are also discussed, including its EDZ reactive armour which, when it first appeared in December 1984, gave NATO a nasty shock.Table of ContentsDesign and Development · Foreign T-72 Development · Inside the T-72M1 · Operational Use · T-72 Variants
£11.69
Taylor & Francis Ltd Applied Photovoltaics
Book SynopsisThe new edition of this thoroughly considered textbook provides a reliable, accessible and comprehensive guide for students of photovoltaic applications and renewable energy engineering. Written by a group of award-winning authors it is brimming with information and is carefully designed to meet the needs of its readers. Along with exercises and references at the end of each chapter, it features a set of detailed technical appendices that provide essential equations, data sources and standards. The new edition has been fully updated with the latest information on photovoltaic cells, modules, applications and policy. Starting from basics with 'The Characteristics of Sunlight' the reader is guided step-by-step through semiconductors and p-n junctions; the behaviour of solar cells; cell properties and design; and PV cell interconnection and module fabrication. The book covers stand-alone photovoltaic systems; specific purpose photovoltaic systems; remote area power supply systems; grid-connected photovoltaic systems and water pumping. Applied Photovoltaics is highly illustrated and very accessible, providing the reader with all the information needed to start working with photovoltaics. Trade ReviewPraise for previous editions"Recommended reading for any course which deals with hands-on aspects of photovoltaic systems and applications. Earthscan should be applauded" – Tom Markvart, University of Southampton, UK"An excellent introduction to the science, principles and practice of photovoltaic energy conversion." – Jenny Nelson, Professor of Physics, Imperial College, London, UK "The leading research, teaching and engineering group has made another important contribution to photovoltaic education." – Allen Barnett, Senior Policy Fellow, Center for Energy and Environmental Policy, University of Delaware, USA. "This book will make an excellent reference for engineers and scientists involved in photovoltaics. The breadth of knowledge contained within and the detailed equations to support it, as well as being an easy reading style will enable people to get to the understanding of why PV systems are put together the way they are - well beyond rules of thumb." – Mike Dymond, Sowilo Engineering Pty Ltd for Solar Progress Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Characteristics of Sunlight 2. Semiconductors and P-N Junctions 3. The Behaviour of Solar Cells 4. Cell Properties and Design 5. PV Cell Interconnection and Module Fabrication 6. Stand-alone Photovoltaic System Components 7. Desisigning Stand-alone Photovoltaic Systems 8. Specific Purpose Photovoltaic Applications 9. Remote Area Power Supply Systems 10. Grid Connected Photovoltaic Systems 11. Photovoltaic Water Pumping. Index
£46.54
The University of Chicago Press Second Growth
Book SynopsisWith chapters on the roles these forests play in carbon and nutrient cycling, sustaining biodiversity, providing timber and non-timber products, and integrated agriculture, this book offers an overview of successional and restoration pathways. It also underscores the need to conserve, and further study, regenerating tropical forests.
£37.05
Northern Bee Books The Bee-friendly Beekeeper: A Sustainable
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£22.49
Spikehorn Press The Artisan's Guide to Crafting Distilled
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£23.74
David & Charles Cosworth- The Search for Power
Book SynopsisNot only has Cosworth designed and supplied many race car engines, which won F1, CART, and many other Championship races, but it has also produced many celebrated high-performance road-car engines. In more recent times, its growing expertise in developing electronic data capture components, and in providing ultra-high-tech engine manufacturing facilities, has made it a world leader. The expansion continues, and in this book the Cosworth story has been brought up-to-the-minute to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the birth of the legendary DFV F1 engine.Trade ReviewEven if you know the Bosworth story inside out, this is a great read. While it may look like a coffee table book with its fins illustrations, including a number of cutaway drawings, it is a very serious read indeed.- Historic Racing Technology; "Thorough" is too weak a word to describe Robson's research.- Motor Sport; It is written in a style which is easy to rad, and has lots of information interspersed with timely and illuminating anecdotes. For those with a more corporate interest, turnover figures are also given a year by year basis. It really does follow the company, rather than just the people.- www.silhouet.com. The book packs and enormous amount of meticulously assembled information into its 256 pages and the detailed appendices, particularly where dealing with the individual engines produced by the company, are an invaluable source of reference. - Speedscene. This revised edition of Graham Robson's detailed work follows the Bosworth story from its humble beginnings up to the present day. With increased use of colour and input from the company's current American owners, the book is sure to appeal to those with an interest in this legendary engineering firm. - Classic & Sports Car. This book covers the entire history, life and times of the famous British high-performance engineering company, from its 1958 foundation by Mike Costin and Keith Duckworth, though its often-exciting and always fascinating evolution, to its expansion and worldwide success in both motorsport and high-performance road cars. Graham Robson is one of the UK's most celebrated motor historians. During an extensive career, he has had more than 160 books published about motoring subjects, including motorsport and classics. and some definitive make and model histories. In the past Graham has owned several Cosworth-engined road cars, and has also been involved in confidential projects that included Cosworth content. He has been well-known to, and well respected by, Cosworth for many years, and with the support, aid and enthusiasm of the company itself, Cosworth - The Search for Power is the only authentic book on this world-famous British automotive concern. - CarSport.Table of ContentsContentsAcknowledgementsIntroductionForeword Chapter 1 Keith Duckworth and Mike Costin- the foundersChapter 2 Early days in North LondonChapter 3 Big moves- to Northampton, and into F2Chapter 4 Fame in F1- the DFV projectChapter 5 Belt-drive- BDA and its successorsChapter 6 Diversions - cars, motorcycle engines, and automatic transmissionsChapter 7 The world's motor industry comes shoppingChapter 8 DFV developments- Cosworth's amazing V-8Chapter 9 Turbocharging in F1- the Ford V-6 projectChapter 10 Company into Group -Worcester, Wellingborough, UEI and Carlton Chapter 11 The Sierra project- a quantum leap into the futureChapter 12 A new 'atmo' F1 engine for the 1990sChapter 13 New business in the 1990s ...Chapter 14 Motorsport - winning all around the worldChapter 15 Turbo V8s and V10s- the pace quickensChapter 16 Cosworth Racing + Ford - a new life beckonsChapter 17 Cosworth in the new centuryChapter 18 Cosworth's last F1 enginesChapter 19 New products, and new horizonsAppendix 1 Cosworth engines from 1960Appendix 2 Cosworth-engined road carsAppendix 3 Victories by Cosworth-Ford engined cars in World Championship F1 racesAppendix 4 The list of F1 makes which have used Cosworth-Ford engines - 1967 to 2013 inclusive The thoughts of Chairman Duckworth
£41.25
CABI Publishing Mango: Botany, Production and Uses
Book SynopsisThe Mango is one of the oldest cultivated fruit crops, having been grown in India for at least 4000 years. Mango is the most important fruit crop of Asia and its annual production is exceeded worldwide only by Musa, citrus, grapes and apples. The last decade has seen a rapid growth of mango production, mainly due to expansion into new growing regions but also to the adoption of modern field practices and cultivars. A wide range of fresh, mango cultivars are now consumed worldwide and are available year round. The Mango: Botany, Production and Uses, published in 1997, represented the first comprehensive examination of all aspects of modern mango production and research. Developing upon the successful first edition, this book incorporates a discussion of significant advances in mango research that have contributed to improved production and will be highly relevant for researchers and growers alike.Table of Contents1: Botany and Importance S K Mukherjee (deceased) and R E Litz 2: Taxonomy and Systematics J M Bompard 3: Important Mango Cultivars and Their Descriptors R J Knight, Jr., R J Campbell and I Maguire 4: Breeding and Genetics C P A. Iyer and R J Schnell 5: Reproductive Physiology T L Davenport 6: Ecophysiology B Schaffer, L Urban, P Lu and A W Whiley 7: Fruit Diseases D Prusky , I Kobiler, I Miyara and N Alkan 8: Foliar, Floral and Soilborne Diseases R C Ploetz and S Freeman 9: Physiological Disorders V Galan Sauco 10: Pests J E Peña, M Aluja and M Wysoki 11: Crop Production: Propagation S Ram (deceased) and R E Litz 12: Crop Production: Mineral Nutrition I S E Bally 13: Crop Production: Management J H Crane, S Salazar-García, T-S Lin, A C de Queiroz Pinto and Z-H Shü 14: Postharvest Physiology J K Brecht and E M Yahia 15: Postharvest Technology and Quarantine Treatments G I Johnson and P J Hofman 16: World Mango Trade and the Economics of Mango Production E A Evans and O J Mendoza 17: Fruit Processing L C Raymundo, M T Ombico and T M de Villa 18. Biotechnology R E Litz, M A Gomez Lim and U Lavi
£158.22
Air Pilot Publisher Ltd Multi-engine Piston
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£18.00
Columbia University Press Umami
Book SynopsisThe West identifies four basic tastes—sour, sweet, salty, and bitter. Yet in East Asia, a fifth taste—umami—has entered the culinary lexicon. Umami is savory, complex, and wholly distinct. Combining culinary history with research into the chemistry, preparation, nutrition, and culture of food, this book encapsulates the concept of umami.Trade ReviewThe book is written in a very engaging manner, easily moving between vignettes of the latest science and mouth-watering menus and photographs. -- Gordon Shepherd, Yale University, author of Neurogastronomy Mouritsen and StyrbA|k demystify and explain in layman's terms the science of umami, including many Japanese elements that have not been explained in English before in this all-encompassing book. Along with Mouritsen's other publications Sushi and Seaweeds, Umami will be referred to time and time again. -- Yukari Sakamoto, author of Food Sake Tokyo A remarkably comprehensive account of umami taste and one in which the science is not only accurate but accessible and interesting. -- John Prescott, author of Taste Matters: Why We Like the Foods We Do In his earlier books Sushi and Seaweeds, Ole Mouritsen wove together biological, chemical, and gastronomical perspectives into rich portraits of these intriguing foods. In Umami, writing with the chef Klavs StyrbA|k, he does the same for this much celebrated yet enigmatic 'new' taste. Umami is a wide-ranging and welcome progress report on our understanding of taste and deliciousness. -- Harold McGee, author of On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen This book will be your go-to umami resource. The content is cleverly layered with molecular-level explanations of how we taste alongside rich cultural perspective and beautiful recipes. With its stunning graphics, this book is eye candy. -- Amy Rowat, founder of Science & Food Biophysicist Ole Mouritsen... seamlessly meshes science and gastronomy... Nature This book, representing the fruits of a longstanding collaboration between the scientist Ole G. Mouritsen and the Danish chef Klavs Styrbaek, is richly illustrated and packed with umami-rich recipes to try at home. It should be required reading for those catering for the airlines, since umami is one of the only tatste that holds up well in the air. Times Literary Supplement An engaging read... Umami is at once a scientific treatise, cultural history, unique collection of recipes, and handsome coffee-table--or for that matter, kitchen-table--book. -- Sandra J. Ackerman American ScientistTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Prologue: How it all began What exactly is taste, and why is it important? The basic tastes: From seven to four to five and possibly many more Why do we need to be able to taste our food? There is more to it: Sensory science, taste, smell, aroma, flavor, mouthfeel, texture, and chemesthesis Is there a taste map of the tongue? Why are some foods more palatable than others? A few words about proteins, amino acids, nucleotides, nucleic acids, and enzymes Glutamic acid, glutamate, and the glutamate ion Glutamic acid and glutamate in our food How does glutamate taste, and how little is required for us to taste it? The first four: Sour, sweet, salty, and bitter The physiology and biochemistry of taste The interplay between sweet and bitter Taste receptors: This is how they work When words fail us: Descriptions of tastes The fifth taste: What is umami? Science, soup, and the search for the fifth taste Glutamic acid and glutamate What is the meaning of the word umami? From laboratory to mass production How MSG is made A little letter with a huge impact: The 'Chinese restaurant syndrome' The Japanese discover other umami substances It all starts with mother's milk Umami as a global presence Umami has won acceptance as a distinct taste And umami is still controversial... 1 + 1 = 8: Gustatory synergy Amazing interplay: Basal and synergistic umami Detecting umami synergy on the tongue and in the brain Japanese dashi: The textbook example of umami synergy The art of making Japanese dashi Nordic dashi Dashi closer to home-a Japanese soup with a Scandinavian twist Seaweeds enhance the umami in fish How to make smoked shrimp heads Many substances interact synergistically with umami A breakthrough discovery of yet another synergistic substance The interplay between glutamate and the four classic tastes A simple taste test: Umami vs. salt Umami-rich 'foie gras from the sea' Food pairing and umami Creating tastes synthetically Umami: Either as little or as much as you like Umami from the oceans: Seaweeds, fish, and shellfish Seaweeds and konbu: The mother lode of umami A world of konbu in Japan Fresh fish and shellfish Cooked fish and shellfish dishes and soups Umami and the art of killing a fish A traditional clambake: New England method, Danish ingredients Everyday umami in ancient Greece and Rome Fish sauces and fish pastes Modern garum Shellfish paste Oyster sauce Sushi and fermented fish Katsuobushi Catching katsuo to optimize umami Niboshi The hardest foodstuff in the world Kusaya Nordic variations: Horrible smells and heavenly tastes Fish roe Seven friends, The Compleat Angler, and a pike Umami from the land: Fungi and plants Umami from the plant kingdom Dried fungi Fermented soybeans Soy sauce Production of shoyu Miso Production of miso The Asian answer to cheese: Fermented soybean cakes Natto Black garlic Shojin ryori: An old tradition with a modern presence The enlightened kitchen Tomatoes Green tea Umami from land animals: Meat, eggs, and dairy products The animal kingdom delivers umami in spades Homo sapiens is a cook Preserving meats in the traditional ways Air-dried hams Salted beef: Pastrami and corned beef Bacon and sausages Dairy products Blue cheeses Aged, dried, and hard cheeses Eggs and mayonnaise Harry's creme from Harry's Bar Umami: The secret behind the humble soup stock Soup is umami Osmazome and The Physiology of Taste Amino acids in soup stocks A real find: A dashi bar The taste of a beef stock Ready-made umami Knorr and Maggi: European umami pioneers Making the most of umami MSG as a food additive Other commercial sources of umami Hydrolyzed protein Umami in a jar Yeast extract Nutritional yeast More sources of umami for vegans Ketchup Bagna cauda Worcestershire sauce Umami in a tube Twelve easy ways to add umami Quintessentially Danish: Brown gravy, medisterpolse, and beef patties Slow cooking: The secret of more umami Ratatouille and brandade This is why fast food tastes so good Green salads and raw vegetables Umami in dishes made with small fowl Cooked potatoes: Nothing could be simpler Rice and sake Beer Umami in sweets Mirin is a sweet rice wine with umami Umami and wellness Umami and MSG: Food without 'chemicals' Umami satisfies the appetite Why does umami make us feel full? The 'brain' in the stomach Umami for a sick and aging population Umami for life Epilogue: Umami has come to stay Technical and scientific details Umami and the first glutamate receptor Yet another receptor for umami Umami synergy The taste of amino acids Taste thresholds for umami Content of glutamate and 5'-ribonucleotides in different foods Bibliography Illustration credits Glossary Index The people behind the book Recipes Potato water dashi with smoked shrimp heads Monkfish liver au gratin with crabmeat and vegetables Pearled spelt, beets, and lobster Crab soup Clambake in a pot Patina de pisciculis Garum Quick-and-easy garum Smoked quick-and-easy garum Seriously old-fashioned sourdough rye bread Anchovies, grilled onions, sourdough bread, pata negra ham, and mushrooms Deep-fried eggplants with miso (nasu dengaku) White asparagus in miso with oysters, cucumber oil, and small fish Grilled shojin kabayaki: 'fried eel' made from lotus root Baked monkfish liver with raspberries and peanuts Slow-roasted sauce with tomatoes, root vegetables, and herbs Fried mullet with baked grape tomatoes, marinated sago pearls, and black garlic Mushrooms, foie gras, and mushroom essence Parmesan biscuits with bacon and yeast flakes Harry's creme Chicken bouillon Green pea soup with scallops and seaweed Dressing with nutritional yeast Eggplant gratinee with garlic, anchovies, and nutritional yeast Oysters au gratin with a crust of nutritional yeast and smoked shrimp head powder Bagna cauda Old-fashioned Danish medisterpolse Beef patties, Danish style Chicken Marengo Cassoulet Beef estofado Sicilian ratatouille Brandade with air-dried ham and green peas Three-day pizza with umami-not really a 'fast food' Quail pate Risotto Oxtails braised in wheat beer Umami sorbet with maccha and tomato White chocolate cream, black sesame seeds, Roquefort, and brioche with nutritional yeast
£25.50
The Crowood Press Ltd Sheep Health, Husbandry and Disease: A
Book SynopsisThis comprehensive book covers all aspects of sheep health and disease, and sheep husbandry throughout the annual breeding cycle. Through extensive and detailed photographs it highlights the disease and welfare issues that can arise within the great variety of breeds and flock types. Written by two veterinary surgeons closely involved in sheep health, this book takes a veterinary view of husbandry and emphasizes the importance of keeping diseases out of a flock. From practical tasks such as how to check teeth, feet and udders, through to vaccination schedules, injection techniques and parasite control, it covers the whole life cycle of your flock.
£22.50
Oxford University Press, USA Nuclear Energy
Trade ReviewAn accessible text with a strong structure that provides a launch pad for further exploration. * Murray Collins, London School of Economics (LSE) *Table of ContentsContents ; Preface ; Acknowledgements ; 1. Fundamentals ; What is energy, and what is power? ; Is most energy that people use derived from nuclear energy? ; What is the origin of nuclear energy? ; What is radioactivity? ; Why is ionizing radiation a health concern? ; What is radioactive half-life, and how can knowing it help increase countries' security? ; How much more energetic is nuclear energy compared to chemical energy? ; Why has it been so difficult to commercialize nuclear fusion? ; How was nuclear fission discovered? ; What role, if any, did Albert Einstein play in the discovery of nuclear energy? ; What is a fission chain reaction? ; What is uranium, where did it come from, and how was it discovered? ; What is plutonium, how was it discovered, and how hazardous is it? ; Why can't nuclear reactors explode like a nuclear bomb? ; What is the nuclear fuel cycle? ; Why are certain activities in the nuclear fuel cycle called <"dual-use>"? ; What are the various uranium enrichment methods? ; What are the nuclear
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Vintage Publishing One River
Book SynopsisWade Davis is a multi award-winning writer, anthropologist, explorer and acclaimed photographer, his work has taken him from the Amazon to Tibet, Africa to Australia, Polynesia to the Arctic. He is the best-selling author of more than a dozen books, including The Serpent and the Rainbow, One River, and Into the Silence, which was awarded the Samuel Johnson Prize, and currently holds the post of National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence.Trade ReviewDavis writes magnificently... A great lyrical book, as richly varied as the rain forests it describes * New York Times Book Review *An exceptional tale of 20th-century scientific exploration and a rousing travelogue to places both real and illusory * Kirkus Reviews *Extraordinary...a biographical tapestry rich in history, adventure, intrigue and scholarship * Nature *A wild ride through one rapid after another…magnificent * Boston Globe *Brilliantly written..this is essential reading for anyone interested in [the Amazon] area * Good Book Guide *
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McGraw-Hill Education The Digital Doctor Hope Hype and Harm at the Dawn
Book SynopsisThe New York Times Science Bestseller from Robert Wachter, Modern Healthcareâs #1 Most Influential Physician-Executive in the USWhile modern medicine produces miracles, it also delivers care that is too often unsafe, unreliable, unsatisfying, and impossibly expensive. For the past few decades, technology has been touted as the cure for all of healthcareâs ills.But medicine stubbornly resisted computerization â until now. Over the past five years, thanks largely to billions of dollars in federal incentives, healthcare has finally gone digital.Yet once clinicians started using computers to actually deliver care, it dawned on them that something was deeply wrong. Why were doctors no longer making eye contact with their patients? How could one of Americaâs leading hospitals give a teenager a 39-fold overdose of a common antibiotic, despite a state-of-the-art computerized prescribing system? How could a recruiting ad for physicians tout the absenTable of ContentsPrefaceChapter 1: On CallChapter 2: Shovel ReadyPART ONE: The NoteChapter 3: The iPatientChapter 4: The NoteChapter 5: Strangers at the BedsideChapter 6: Radiology RoundsChapter 7: Go LiveChapter 8: Unanticipated ConsequencesPART TWO: Decisions and DataChapter 9: Can Computers Replace the Physician's Brain?Chapter 10: David and GoliathChapter 11: Big DataPART THREE: The OverdoseChapter 12: The ErrorChapter 13: The SystemChapter 14: The DoctorChapter 15: The PharmacistChapter 16: The AlertsChapter 17: The RobotChapter 18: The NurseChapter 19: The PatientPART FOUR: The Connected PatientChapter 20: OpenNotesChapter 21: Personal Health Records and Patient PortalsChapter 22: A Community of PatientsPART FIVE: The Players and the PoliciesChapter 23: Meaningful UseChapter 24: Epic and AthenaChapter 25: Silicon Valley Meets HealthcareChapter 26: The Productivity ParadoxPART SIX: Toward a Brighter FutureChapter 27: A Vision for Health Information TechnologyChapter 28: The Nontechnological Side of Makin Heath IT WorkChapter 29: Art and ScienceAcknowledgementsNotesNational Coordinators for Heath Information TechnologyPeople InterviewedBibliographyIllustration CreditsIndex
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Cengage Learning, Inc Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering
Book SynopsisDiscover the essential components of two market-leading engineering texts in one powerful combined book. FUNDAMENTALS OF GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING, 5E offers a concise blend of critical information from Braja Das' market leading PRINCIPLES OF GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING and PRINCIPLES OF FOUNDATION ENGINEERING. This valuable, cohesive book focuses on the fundamental concepts of both soil mechanics and foundation engineering without the distraction of excessive details or cumbersome alternatives. A wealth of worked-out examples and useful supporting figures help you master key concepts and gain essential problem-solving skills. Prestigious authors Das and Sivakugan carefully balance today's most current research with practical field applications in a proven approach that has made Das' books undisputed leaders in the field. Accompanying resources, including MindTap, further reinforce the key geotechnical engineering skills you need.Table of Contents1. GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING ��� FROM THE BEGINNING. Geotechnical Engineering Prior to the 18th Century. Pre-classical Period of Soil Mechanics (1700���1776). Classical Soil Mechanics ��� Phase I (1776���1856). Classical Soil Mechanics ��� Phase II (1856���1910). Modern Soil Mechanics (1910���1927). Geotechnical Engineering after 1927. End of an Era. 2. SOIL DEPOSITS ��� ORIGIN, GRAIN-SIZE, AND SHAPE. Rock Cycle and the Origin of Soil. Soil Deposits--General. Residual Soil. Gravity Transported Soil. Alluvial Deposits. Lacustrine Deposits. Glacial Deposits. Aeolian Soil Deposits. Organic Soil. Soil���Grain Size. Clay Minerals. Specific Gravity (Gs). Mechanical Analysis of Soil. Sieve Analysis. Hydrometer Analysis. Effective Size, Uniformity Coefficient, and Coefficient of Gradation. Grain Shape. 3. WEIGHT-VOLUME RELATIONSHIPS AND PLASTICITY. Weight���Volume Relationships. Relationships among Unit Weight, Void Ratio, Moisture Content, and Specific Gravity. Relationships among Unit Weight, Porosity, and Moisture Content. Various Unit Weight Relationships. Relative Density. Consistency of Soil. Activity. Liquidity Index. Plasticity Chart. 4. SOIL CLASSIFICATION. AASHTO Soil Classification System. Unified Classification System (USCS), Visual Identification of Soils. 5. SOIL COMPACTION. Compaction ��� General Principles. Standard Proctor Test. Factors Affecting Compaction. Modified Proctor Test. Empirical Relationships. Field Compaction. Specifications for Field Compaction. Determination of Field Unit Weight after Compaction. Effect of Compaction on Cohesive Soil Properties. Other Ground Improvement Methods. 6. HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY. Bernoulli's Equation. Darcy's Law. Hydraulic Conductivity. Laboratory Determination of Hydraulic Conductivity. Empirical Relations for Hydraulic Conductivity. Equivalent Hydraulic Conductivity in Stratified Soil. Permeability Test in the Field by Pumping from Wells. 7. SEEPAGE. Laplace's Equation of Continuity. Flow Nets. Seepage Calculation from a Flow Net. Flow Nets in Anisotropic Soil. 8. STRESSES IN A SOIL MASS. EFFECTIVE STRESS CONCEPT. Stresses in Saturated Soil without Seepage. Stresses in Saturated Soil with Seepage. Seepage Force. Heaving in Soil Due to Flow around Sheet Piles. VERTICAL STRESS INCREASE DUE TO VARIOUS TYPES OF LOADING. Stress Caused by a Point Load. Vertical Stress Caused by a Line Load. Vertical Stress Below a Uniformly Loaded Circular Area. Vertical Stress Caused by a Rectangularly Loaded Area. 9. CONSOLIDATION. Fundamentals of Consolidation. One-Dimensional Laboratory Consolidation Test. Void Ratio���Pressure Plots. Normally Consolidated and Overconsolidated Clays. Effect of Disturbance on Void Ratio���Pressure Relationship. Calculation of Settlement from One-Dimensional Primary Consolidation. Compression Index (Cc) and Swell Index (Cs). Settlement from Secondary Consolidation. Time Rate of Consolidation. Coefficient of Consolidation. Calculation of Primary Consolidation Settlement under a Foundation. Skempton���Bjerrum Modification for Consolidation Settlement. Effects of Initial Excess Pore Pressure Distribution of U-Tv Relationship. Construction Time Correction of Consolidation Settlement. 10. SHEAR STRENGTH OF SOIL. Mohr���Coulomb Failure Criteria. Inclination of the Plane of Failure Caused by Shear. LABORATORY DETERMINATION OF SHEAR STRENGTH PARAMETERS. Direct Shear Test. Triaxial Shear Test. Consolidated���Drained Test. Consolidated���Undrained Test. Unconsolidated���Undrained Test. Unconfined Compression Test on Saturated Clay. Selection of Shear Strength Parameters. Sensitivity and Thixotropy of Clay. Anisotropy in Undrained Shear Strength. 11. GROUND IMPROVEMENT. CHEMICAL STABILIZATION. Lime Stabilization. Cement Stabilization. Fly���Ash Stabilization. MECHANICAL STABILIZATION. Vibroflotation. Dynamic Compaction. Blasting. Precompression. Sand Drains. 12. SUBSURFACE EXPLORATION. Subsurface Exploration Program. Exploratory Borings in the Field. Procedures for Sampling Soil. Split���Spoon Sampling and Standard Penetration Test. Sampling with Thin Wall Tube. Observation of Water Levels. Vane Shear Test. Cone Penetration Test. Pressuremeter Test (PMT). Dilatometer Test. Coring of Rocks. Preparation of Boring Logs. Geophysical Exploration. Soil Exploration Report. Field Instrumentation. 13. SLOPE STABILITY. Factor of Safety. Stability of Infinite Slopes. Finite Slopes. Analysis of Finite Slope with Circularly Cylindrical Failure Surface--General. Mass Procedure of Stability Analysis (Circularly Cylindrical Failure Surface). Method of Slices. Bishop's Simplified Method of Slices. Analysis of Simple Slopes with Steady���State Seepage. Mass Procedure for Stability of Clay Slopes with Earthquake Forces. 14. LATERAL EARTH PRESSURE. Earth Pressure at Rest. Rankine's Theory of Active and Passive Earth Pressures. Diagrams for Lateral Earth Pressure Distribution against Retaining Walls. Rankine's Active Pressure with Sloping Granular Backfill. Coulomb's Earth Pressure Theory-- Retaining Walls with Friction. Passive Pressure Assuming Curved Failure Surface in Soil. 15. RETAINING WALLS, BRACED CUTS, AND SHEET PILE WALLS. RETAINING WALLS. Retaining Walls--General. Proportioning Retaining Walls. Application of Lateral Earth Pressure Theories to Design. Check for Overturning. Check for Sliding along the Base. Check for Bearing Capacity Failure MECHANICALLY STABILIZED EARTH RETAINING WALLS. Mechanically Stabilized Earth. General Design Considerations. Retaining Walls with Metallic Strip Reinforcement. Step���by���Step Design Procedure Using Metallic Strip Reinforcement. Retaining Walls with Geotextile Reinforcement. Retaining Walls with Geogrid Reinforcement. BRACED CUTS. Braced Cuts--General. Lateral Earth Pressure in Braced Cuts. Soil Parameters for Cuts in Layered Soil. Design of Various Components of a Braced Cut. Heave of the Bottom of a Cut in Clay. Lateral Yielding of Sheet Piles and Ground Settlement. SHEET PILE WALLS. Cantilever Sheet Pile Wall in Granular Soils (c' = 0). Cantilever Sheet Pile Walls in Cohesive Soils. Anchored Sheet Pile Wall. Deadman Anchor ��� A Simplified Approach. 16. SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS ��� BEARING CAPACITY. Ultimate Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundations--General Concepts. Terzaghi's Ultimate Bearing Capacity Theory. Modifications to Terzaghi's Bearing Capacity Equation. Modification of Bearing Capacity Equations for Water Table. The Factor of Safety. Eccentrically Loaded Foundations. Reduction Factor Method for Eccentrically Loaded Strip Foundations on Granular Soil. Shallow Foundation under Eccentrically Inclined Load. Foundations with Two���Way Eccentricity. Ultimate Bearing Capacity with Earthquake Condition. Mat Foundations--Common Types. Bearing Capacity for Mat Foundations. Compensated Foundations. 17. SETTLEMENT OF SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS. Elastic Settlement of Foundations on Saturated Clay Soils (��s = 0.5). Elastic Settlement Based on Theory of Elasticity. Range of Material Parameters for Computing Elastic Settlement. Improved Method for Settlement Calculation in Granular Soil. Settlement of Sandy Soil: Use of Strain Influence Factor. Allowable Bearing Pressure for Spread Footings in Sand Based on Settlement Consideration. Allowable Bearing Pressure for Mat Foundation in Sand. Effects of Water Table Rise on Elastic Settlement in Granular Soils. 18. PILE FOUNDATIONS. Need for Pile Foundations. Types of Piles and Their Structural Characteristics. Estimation of Pile Length. Installation of Piles. Load Transfer Mechanism. Equations for Estimation of Pile Capacity. Load Carrying Capacity of Pile Point, Qp. Frictional Resistance, Qs. Allowable Pile Capacity. Load���Carrying Capacity of Pile Point Resting on Rock. Elastic Settlement of Piles. Pile Load Tests. Pile���Driving Formulas. Negative Skin Friction. Group Piles ��� Efficiency. Elastic Settlement of Group Piles. Consolidation Settlement of Group Piles. 19. DRILLED SHAFTS. Types of Drilled Shafts. Construction Procedures. Estimation of Load??��Bearing Capacity. Drilled Shafts in Sand���Net Ultimate Load. Drilled Shafts in Clay���Net Ultimate Load. Settlement of Drilled Shafts at Working Load. Load���Bearing Capacity Based on Settlement. 20. LOAD AND RESISTANCE FACTOR DESIGN (LRFD). Design Philosophy. Allowable Stress Design (ASD). Limit State Design (LSD) and Partial Safety Factors. APPENDIX A: GEOSYNTHETICS.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Nikon D3200 for Dummies
Book SynopsisA full-color guide to Nikon's exciting new entry-level dSLR With its large 24.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 A Quick Look at What’s Ahead 1 Part I: Fast Track to Super Snaps 1 Part II: Working with Picture Files 2 Part III: Taking Creative Control 2 Part IV: The Part of Tens 2 Icons and Other Stuff to Note 2 eCheat Sheet 3 Practice, Be Patient, and Have Fun! 4 Part I: Fast Track to Super Snaps 5 Chapter 1: Getting the Lay of the Land 7 Getting Comfortable with Your Lens 8 Attaching a lens 8 Removing a lens 10 Setting the focus mode (auto or manual) 10 Zooming in and out 12 Using a VR (Vibration Reduction) lens 12 Adjusting the Viewfinder Focus 13 Working with Memory Cards 15 Exploring External Camera Controls 18 Topside controls 18 Back-of-the-body controls 20 Front-left buttons 23 Front-right features 24 Hidden connections 24 Ordering from Camera Menus 25 Using the guided menus 26 Ordering off the main menus 31 Monitoring Shooting Settings 33 Changing Settings Using the Information Display 35 Displaying Help Screens 36 Customizing Your Camera: Setup Menu Options 37 Restoring Default Settings 44 Chapter 2: Choosing Basic Picture Settings 47 Choosing an Exposure Mode 48 Choosing the Release Mode 50 Single Frame and Quiet Shutter Release modes 52 Continuous (burst mode) shooting 52 Self-timer shooting 54 Wireless remote-control modes 55 Adding Flash 56 Enabling flash 57 Setting the Flash mode 58 Choosing the Right Quality Settings 61 Diagnosing quality problems 62 Considering image size: How many pixels are enough? 63 Understanding Image Quality options (JPEG or Raw) 67 My take: Choose JPEG Fine or Raw (NEF) 72 Setting Image Size and Quality 73 Chapter 3: Taking Great Pictures, Automatically 77 Setting Up for Automatic Success 78 As Easy As It Gets: Auto and Auto Flash Off 82 Taking Advantage of Scene Modes 86 Getting More Creative with Guide Mode 90 Chapter 4: Exploring Live View Photography and Movie Making 97 Using Your Monitor as a Viewfinder 98 Live View safety tips 99 Customizing the Live View display 103 Focusing in Live View Mode 105 Choosing the right focusing pairs 110 Autofocusing in Live View and Movie mode 111 Manual focusing for Live View and movie photography 113 Shooting Still Pictures in Live View Mode 114 Shooting Digital Movies 116 Choosing the video mode (NTSC or PAL) 116 Setting video quality (frame size, frame rate, and bit rate) 117 Controlling audio 120 Manipulating movie exposure 123 Reviewing a few final recording options 124 Recording a movie 125 Screening Your Movies 127 Trimming Movies 129 Saving a Movie Frame as a Still Image 132 Part II: Working with Picture Files 135 Chapter 5: Playback Mode: Viewing, Erasing, and Protecting Photos 137 Customizing Basic Playback Options 138 Adjusting playback timing 138 Adjusting and disabling instant image review 139 Enabling automatic picture rotation 139 Viewing Images in Playback Mode 141 Viewing multiple images at a time (thumbnails view) 143 Displaying photos in Calendar view 144 Choosing which images to view 146 Zooming in for a closer view 146 Viewing Picture Data 148 File Information mode 150 Highlights display mode 152 RGB Histogram mode 153 Shooting Data display mode 156 GPS Data mode 157 Overview Data mode 157 Deleting Photos and Movies 159 Deleting fi les one at a time 159 Deleting all photos and movies 160 Deleting a batch of selected files 161 Protecting Photos and Movies 163 Creating a Digital Slide Show 164 Viewing Your Photos and Movies on a Television 168 Chapter 6: Downloading, Printing, and Sharing Your Photos 171 Choosing the Right Photo Software 171 Three free photo programs 172 Advanced photo programs 174 Sending Pictures to the Computer 176 Connecting the camera and computer for picture download 177 Starting the transfer process 178 Downloading using ViewNX 2 180 Processing Raw (NEF) Files 187 Processing Raw images in the camera 187 Processing Raw fi les in ViewNX 2 191 Planning for Perfect Prints 195 Check the pixel count before you print 195 Allow for different print proportions 197 Get print and monitor colors in sync 200 Preparing Pictures for E-Mail and Online Sharing 203 Prepping online photos using ViewNX 2 205 Resizing pictures from the Playback menu 206 Part III: Taking Creative Control 211 Chapter 7: Getting Creative with Exposure 213 Introducing the Exposure Trio: Shutter Speed, Aperture, and ISO 214 Understanding exposure-setting side effects 216 Doing the exposure balancing act 221 Exploring the Advanced Exposure Modes 222 Reading the Meter 224 Setting Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO 227 Adjusting aperture and shutter speed 227 Controlling ISO 230 Choosing an Exposure Metering Mode 233 Sorting Through Your Camera’s Exposure-Correction Tools 236 Applying Exposure Compensation 236 Using autoexposure lock 240 Expanding tonal range with Active D-Lighting 241 Investigating Advanced Flash Options 244 Choosing the right Flash mode 247 Adjusting flash output 253 Controlling flash output manually 256 Chapter 8: Manipulating Focus and Color 259 Mastering the Autofocus System 260 Reviewing autofocus basics 260 Understanding the AF-Area mode setting 262 Changing the Focus mode setting 267 Choosing the right autofocus combo 269 Using autofocus lock 269 Focusing Manually 270 Manipulating Depth of Field 274 Controlling Color 281 Correcting colors with white balance 281 Changing the White Balance setting 283 Fine-tuning White Balance settings 286 Creating white balance presets 287 Choosing a Color Space: sRGB versus Adobe RGB 291 Taking a Quick Look at Picture Controls 292 Chapter 9: Putting it All Together 299 Recapping Basic Picture Settings 299 Shooting Still Portraits 301 Capturing action 307 Capturing scenic vistas 310 Capturing dynamic close-ups 313 Part IV: The Part of Tens 317 Chapter 10: Ten Fun and Practical Retouch Menu Features 319 Applying the Retouch Menu Filters 320 Removing Red-Eye 322 Straightening Tilting Horizon Lines 324 Removing (Or Creating) Lens Distortion 326 Correcting Perspective 328 Cropping (Trimming) Your Photo 329 Shadow Recovery with D-Lighting 331 Boosting Shadows, Contrast, and Saturation Together 333 Two Ways to Make Subtle Color Adjustments 334 Applying digital lens filters 335 Manipulating color balance 337 Creating Monochrome Photos 338 Chapter 11: Ten Special-Purpose Features to Explore on a Rainy Day 341 Annotate Your Images 341 Creating Custom Image Folders 343 Changing the Function Button’s Function 346 Customizing the AE-L/AF-L Button 347 Using the Shutter Button to Lock Exposure and Focus 348 Adding a Starburst Effect 349 Creating Color Effects 351 Creating a color outline 352 Producing a color sketch 353 Playing with the Selective Color Filter 354 Softening Focus for a Dreamy Effect 356 Creating a Miniature Effect 358 Combining Two Photos with Image Overlay 360 Index 365
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Electronics AllinOne For Dummies UK
Book SynopsisYour one-stop UK shop for clear, concise explanations to all the important concepts in electronics and tons of direction for building simple, fun electronic projects.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Book I: Getting Started with Electronics 7 Chapter 1: Entering the Exciting World of Electronics 9 Chapter 2: Understanding Electricity 21 Chapter 3: Creating Your Own Mad-Scientist Lab 37 Chapter 4: Staying Safe 59 Chapter 5: Reading Schematic Diagrams 69 Chapter 6: Building Your Own Electronic Projects 83 Chapter 7: Uncovering the Secrets of Successful Soldering 115 Chapter 8: Measuring Circuits with a Multimeter 127 Chapter 9: Catching Waves with an Oscilloscope 141 Book II: Working with Basic Electronic Components 153 Chapter 1: Working with Basic Circuits 155 Chapter 2: Working with Resistors 197 Chapter 3: Working with Capacitors 227 Chapter 4: Working with Inductors 249 Chapter 5: Working with Diodes and LEDs 261 Chapter 6: Working with Transistors 287 Book III: Working with Integrated Circuits 313 Chapter 1: Introducing Integrated Circuits 315 Chapter 2: The Fabulous 555 Timer Chip 327 Chapter 3: Working with Op Amps 363 Book IV: Getting into Alternating Current 383 Chapter 1: Understanding Alternating Current 385 Chapter 2: Working with Mains Voltage 397 Chapter 3: Supplying Power for Your Electronics Projects 409 Book V: Working with Radio and Infrared 421 Chapter 1: Tuning in to Radio 423 Chapter 2: Building a Crystal Radio 437 Chapter 3: Working with Infrared 449 Book VI: Doing Digital Electronics 467 Chapter 1: Understanding Digital Electronics 469 Chapter 2: Getting Logical 483 Chapter 3: Putting Logic Circuits to Work 505 Chapter 4: Interfacing to Your Computer’s Parallel Port 535 Chapter 5: Getting the Hang of Flip-Flops 567 Book VII: Working with BASIC Stamp Processors 591 Chapter 1: Introducing Microcontrollers and the BASIC Stamp 593 Chapter 2: Programming in PBASIC 615 Chapter 3: Discovering More PBASIC Programming Tricks 641 Chapter 4: Adding Sound and Motion to Your BASIC Stamp Projects 661 Book VIII: Having Fun with Special Effects 679 Chapter 1: Synchronising Sight and Sound with a Colour-Organ Circuit 681 Chapter 2: Unearthing Hidden Treasure with a Handy Metal Detector 693 Chapter 3: Making Light Dance to the Music 713 Chapter 4: Hacking a Toy to Make a Talking Puppet 741 Index 767
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Chelsea Green Publishing Co Restoring Heritage Grains: The Culture,
Book SynopsisIncluding recipes for baking with Einkorn Wheat is the most widely grown crop on our planet, yet industrial breeders have transformed this ancient staff of life into a commodity of yield and profit—witness the increase in gluten intolerance and 'wheat belly’. Modern wheat depends on synthetic fertilizer and herbicides that damage our health, land, water, and environment. Fortunately, heritage ‘landrace' wheats that evolved over millennia in the organic fields of traditional farms do not need bio-chemical intervention to yield bountifully, are gluten-safe, have rich flavor and high nutrition. Yet the robust, majestic wheats that nourished our ancestors are on the verge of extinction. In Restoring Heritage Grains, author Eli Rogosa of the Heritage Grain Conservancy, invites readers to restore forgotten wheats such as delicious gluten-safe einkorn that nourished the first Neolithic farmers, emmer—the grain of ancient Israel, Egypt, and Rome that is perfect for pasta and flatbreads, rare durums that are drought-tolerant and high in protein, and many more little known wheat species, each of which have a lineage intertwined with the human species and that taste better than any modern wheat. Restoring Heritage Grains combines the history of grain growing and society, in-depth practical advice on landrace wheat husbandry, wheat folk traditions and mythology, and guidelines for the Neolithic diet with traditional recipes for rustic bread, pastry and beer. Discover the ancient grains that may be one of the best solutions to hunger today, and provide resilience for our future.Trade ReviewChoice- "This work is a thought-provoking polemic against industrial wheat and its negative impact on the environment and human health. Rogosa, who has conducted work in biodiversity preservation and is also a farmer, argues that heritage wheat varieties or landrace grains, such as einkorn, are more biodiverse, more healthful, easier to grow, and essential for the ecosystem. Growing these grains is covered in detail—in fact, a significant portion of the book is aimed at farmers or gardeners looking to grow landrace grains and/or wishing to troubleshoot common problems. Along with the discussion on growing the crops, the author delves into folk traditions regarding the consumption of these grains and historical recipes. In addition to her environmental argument, Rogosa is a passionate advocate for replacing modern wheat and links its development with a variety of health issues, such as the rise in celiac disease and digestive ailments. Though Rogosa is a thorough researcher and an engaging writer, the audience this book is aimed toward is likely to be the most sympathetic to her cause. This title is an engaging and stimulating work, but its narrow, mostly agricultural content makes it a peripheral purchase for academic libraries. Summing Up: Optional. All readers.” Foreword Reviews- "While wheat continues to serve as an important part of the Western diet, today’s wheat itself is radically different from that eaten in earlier centuries. It is that contradiction that Eli Rogosa explores in Restoring Heritage Grains, an interesting and informative volume about how humans have altered the world’s wheat supply. Rogosa explains how the various kinds of wheat that once flourished across Europe were gradually homogenized, from the Romans planting easy-to-maintain wheats that could quickly reinforce their supply lines, to the Soviet Union instituting a common agricultural approach throughout Eastern Europe. She also highlights the way that agribusiness has changed the wheat crop in the United States, replacing diverse ‘landrace' seeds with genetically modified crops designed to be resistant to weeds, but which likely play a role in the rapid growth of gluten allergies. Beyond diagnosing these problems, however, Rogosa presents a thorough solution. She describes the variety of wheats available, from durum to spelt to Indian wheat, highlighting the advantages of each, and explains how best to grow these heritage grains. She covers where these crops grow most effectively, and how they can be used to restore soil that is often ruined by mandates to produce mass quantities of wheat. She also explains harvesting techniques and shares personal stories of traveling to different parts of the world to speak with farmers about how they restore and protect their native landrace seeds. The text of Restoring Heritage Grains is nicely supplemented with images that visually demonstrate the diversity of these ancient grains. The book also includes a useful resources section with information about seed banks, and—perhaps best of all—a selection of recipes that make use of heritage grains. Whether of traditional cookies, pie crust, pizza, or challah, these recipes provide opportunities to practice what Rogosa preaches, and to taste the different flavors heritage wheats offer."“Eli Rogosa has delivered to us, her many fans, the long-awaited book, Restoring Heritage Grains, in which she totally blows the lid off of this historic moment in the world of bread. She not only artfully guides us through thousands of years of the history and botanical evolution of wheat but also, prophetically, shows us its very future. And now we all have access to Eli’s inner world, to the passion that has been fermenting within her for many years and now exists forever through her brilliant words.”--Peter Reinhart, educator; author of Bread Revolution“Most wheat grown worldwide today can be described as an in-bred, dwarfed, distant cousin of the genetically diverse, farmers’ landrace cereal crops of the past. Eli Rogosa argues passionately and convincingly in her book that from many perspectives, including food security and nutritional value, our landrace cereals need to be brought back from the brink of extinction. Eli illustrates the central role of cereals in human civilization as we know it, including in myth and religion and how this role has been traduced by agribusiness interests. Eli adds valuable advice and knowledge for the grower and the cook on preservation and use of our cereal crop inheritance.”--Andy Forbes, secretary, Brockwell Bake Association, London, UK“In this book, agro-anthropologist, farmer, and baker Eli Rogosa helps us rediscover ancient landrace and traditional pre-Green Revolution wheats—varieties that are more delicious, nutritious, drought-resistant, and resilient than modern wheats, and that are already organic-adapted. The author covers everything from the romantic to the practical: personal stories about finding individual plants of rare wheats in Israel; historical and anthropological information; methods for growing, harvesting, and threshing; as well as many detailed recipes. A must read for anyone who has a garden or farm and who likes good bread.”--Carol Deppe, author of The Tao of Vegetable Gardening“Restoring Heritage Grains is both poetic and practical. Eli Rogosa first tells the sad story of how the Green Revolution transformed the staff of life into a toxic-drenched monocrop. Then she shares the joyful story of her life’s work discovering, growing, distributing the seed and spreading the word about heritage grains. She makes a compelling case for heirloom landraces, the deep-rooted, diverse gene pools that coevolve with changing conditions, “people and seeds” finding ways to survive through climate challenges. Along the way, she recounts the history of wheat from the earliest human discoveries through ancient and modern Near East and European history, including the new world of the Americas. She lingers over the early millennia of matriarchy and the sacred rituals of many different peoples. Especially striking is her account of ancient Israeli practices as a sophisticated community food system based on social justice. This is a book to cherish.”--Elizabeth Henderson, author of Sharing the Harvest“Eli Rogosa has lived among the world’s few remaining peasant farmers who continue to cultivate landrace wheat seeds and traditions. She has collected and faithfully tended and multiplied their unique local varieties, learned their traditional production techniques, and recorded their special recipes. She brought them to her home in New England and crossed them to combine their qualities and adapt them to the very different climate of their new home. Now, in Restoring Heritage Grains, she shares the wealth of information that she has preserved and the flavor of the seeds that she has saved, with people in this country and around the world.”--Klaas Martens, farmer, Lakeview Organic Grain, Penn Yan, NY“This is a marvelous book, which I will read again and again over the years. Eli has woven a tapestry of fact and flavour, drawing on botanical, agricultural, nutritional, and folk information never before assembled under one cover. And she has included practical information on how to make delicious bread and beer. She has described how the first farmers were ‘evolutionary plant breeders’ and worked with nature to create the biodiverse crops we now call ‘heritage’ grains. Sadly, much of this diversity was lost as farmers abandoned their traditional crops for modern varieties, beguiled by promises of bumper yields and a ‘green revolution’ that would feed the world. Unfortunately, these yield increases have been achieved at immense environmental, social, and nutritional costs. This book is a critique of industrial agriculture, but it is also a practical manual for how to reintroduce diversity into our farming systems by growing heritage grains, and how we can help repair our spiritual relationship with the earth.”--John Letts, archaeo-botanist and farmer, Heritage Harvest Ltd., Oxford, UK“This beautiful book is unlike any other publication on wheat or grains that I have ever read. Written poetically, it is a rare mix of science, history, and culture; therefore, the book will be equally inspiring for scientists, students, farmers, seed savers, culinary experts, or just any person looking for interesting reading. With this book, Eli gives us a key to restoring our bread of life.”--Mariam Jorjadze, director, Biological Farming Association Elkana (Georgia)“Let yourself be inspired by the inflammable enthusiasm of Eli Rogosa about the diversity of ancient wheats, their historical backgrounds, and notes from her many encounters in different countries. The author brings these wheats not only into your stomach with lots of recipes, but also into your heart, which is the most important step on their way into the fields, where they can develop in our modern times into what wheat should be for humans: a well-balanced partner that can help us to cultivate our minds, our bodies, and our sentiments.”--Dr. Karl-Josef Mueller, biodynamic cereal breeder at Cereal Breeding Research, Neu Darchau, Germany“Restoring Heritage Grains offers a veritable treasure trove from the past, yet one that is very relevant for today! The book introduces truly healthier, more nutritious, beautiful, and exciting grains to cultivate in your garden and farm and to enhance your palate. Read, grow, preserve, eat, and enjoy ancient grains for a biodiversity of taste and nourishment!”--John Jeavons, author, How to Grow More Vegetables; executive director of Ecology Action“Our common cultural history goes all the way back to the very roots of civilization: the domestication of the cereals 12,000 years ago. In page after page of this book, Eli Rogosa’s profound knowledge, love, and passion for our common culinary and genetic heritage links our history with our daily bread, and fills the reader with enthusiasm to go into the field, and into the kitchen, to follow her example: Grow it, bake it, and eat it! Eli Rogosa’s quest for restoring quality bread from heritage grains is not only for the sake of your own health but to restore what unites us all, and thereby a mission of peace.”--Dr. Anders Borgen, organic wheat breeder, Denmark“Eli Rogosa deserves credit for pioneering the current return of interest in heritage grains. In a compelling and inspiring book, she retraces her own voyage of discovery into the beauty and importance of endangered grain varieties, the tragic loss of their presence in our fields and diets, and how we can participate in returning this most ancient of foods to our tables. Her wide-ranging work is a powerful reminder of the depth of our connection to the first crops cultivated by humans.”--Sylvia Davatz, Solstice Seeds
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Introduction to Nonlinear Aeroelasticity
Book SynopsisIntroduces the latest developments and technologies in the area of nonlinear aeroelasticity Nonlinear aeroelasticity has become an increasingly popular research area in recent years.Table of ContentsPreface xi Dimitriadis: Nonlinear Aeroelasticity – Series Preface Oct 2016 xiii About the Companion Website xv 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Sources of Nonlinearity 3 1.2 Origins of Nonlinear Aeroelasticity 5 References 6 2 Nonlinear Dynamics 9 2.1 Introduction 9 2.2 Ordinary Differential Equations 9 2.3 Linear Systems 11 2.3.1 Stable Oscillatory Response 13 2.3.2 Neutral Oscillatory Response 15 2.3.3 Unstable Oscillatory Response 17 2.3.4 Stable Non-oscillatory Response 19 2.3.5 Unstable Non-oscillatory Response 21 2.3.6 Fixed Point Summary 23 2.4 Nonlinear Systems 24 2.4.1 Linearisation Around Fixed Points 25 2.4.2 The Pitching Wing Section with Cubic Stiffness 28 2.4.3 The Pitchfork Bifurcation 30 2.5 Stability in the Lyapunov Sense 34 2.6 Asymmetric Systems 37 2.6.1 The Fold Bifurcation 38 2.6.2 The Transcritical Bifurcation 41 2.7 Existence of Periodic Solutions 45 2.7.1 Nonlinear Aeroelastic Galloping 47 2.8 Estimating Periodic Solutions 49 2.8.1 Periodic Solutions of the Nonlinear Galloping Oscillator 50 2.8.2 The Hopf Bifurcation 52 2.9 Stability of Periodic Solutions 53 2.9.1 Stability of Galloping Oscillations 55 2.9.2 Supercritical and Subcritical Hopf Bifurcations 56 2.9.3 The Fold Bifurcation of Cycles 56 2.10 Concluding Remarks 61 References 61 3 Time Integration 63 3.1 Introduction 63 3.2 Euler Method 64 3.2.1 Linear Systems 65 3.2.2 Nonlinear Systems 66 3.3 Central Difference Method 68 3.3.1 Explicit Solution of Nonlinear Systems 69 3.3.2 Implicit Solution of Nonlinear Systems 72 3.4 Runge–Kutta Method 74 3.5 Time-Varying Linear Approximation 80 3.6 Integrating Backwards in Time 86 3.7 Time Integration of Systems with Multiple Degrees of Freedom 88 3.8 Forced Response 92 3.9 Harmonic Balance 99 3.9.1 Newton–Raphson 103 3.9.2 Discrete Fourier Transform Techniques 106 3.10 Concluding Remarks 110 References 111 4 Determining the Vibration Parameters 113 4.1 Introduction 113 4.2 Amplitude and Frequency Determination 113 4.2.1 Event Detection 117 4.3 Equivalent Linearisation 120 4.4 Hilbert Transform 125 4.5 Time-Varying Linear Approximation 129 4.6 Short Time Fourier Transform 131 4.7 Pinpointing Bifurcations 137 4.7.1 Newton–Raphson 141 4.7.2 Successive Bisection 142 4.8 Limit Cycle Study 143 4.9 Poincaré Sections 146 4.10 Stability of Periodic Solutions 149 4.10.1 Floquet Analysis 152 4.11 Concluding Remarks 156 References 156 5 Bifurcations of Fundamental Aeroelastic Systems 159 5.1 Introduction 159 5.2 Two-Dimensional Unsteady Pitch-Plunge-Control Wing 160 5.3 Linear Aeroelastic Analysis 161 5.4 Hardening Stiffness 170 5.4.1 Supercritical Hopf Bifurcation 170 5.4.2 Subcritical Hopf Bifurcation 180 5.4.3 Fold Bifurcation of Cycles 183 5.4.4 Flutter of Nonlinear Systems 189 5.4.5 Period-Doubling Bifurcation 193 5.4.6 Torus Bifurcation 201 5.5 Softening Stiffness 209 5.6 Damping Nonlinearity 214 5.6.1 Subcritical Hopf Bifurcation 216 5.6.2 Static Divergence of Cycles 220 5.6.3 Pitchfork Bifurcation of Cycles 224 5.7 Two-Parameter Bifurcations 233 5.7.1 Generalised Hopf Bifurcation 233 5.7.2 Pitchfork–Hopf Bifurcation 237 5.7.3 Hopf-Hopf Bifurcation 240 5.8 Asymmetric Nonlinear Aeroelastic Systems 242 5.8.1 Fold Bifurcation of Fixed Points and Cycles 243 5.8.2 Transcritical Bifurcation of Fixed Points and Cycles 251 5.8.3 Fold-Hopf Bifurcation 256 5.9 Concluding Remarks 257 References 259 6 Discontinuous Nonlinearities 261 6.1 Introduction 261 6.2 Piecewise Linear Stiffness 262 6.2.1 Underlying and Overlying Linear Systems 264 6.2.2 Fixed Points and Boundary Equilibrium Bifurcations 269 6.2.3 Equivalent Linearisation of Piecewise Linear Stiffness 272 6.2.4 Three-Domain Limit Cycles 278 6.2.5 Two-Domain Limit Cycles 285 6.2.6 Time Domain Solutions 289 6.3 Discontinuity-Induced Bifurcations 297 6.3.1 The Boundary Equilibrium Bifurcation 297 6.3.2 The Grazing Bifurcation 302 6.4 Freeplay and Friction 309 6.5 Concluding Remarks 310 References 310 7 Numerical Continuation 313 7.1 Introduction 313 7.2 Algebraic Problems 314 7.2.1 Prediction Correction 316 7.2.2 Arclength Continuation 321 7.2.3 Pseudo-Arclength Continuation 327 7.3 Direct Location of Folds 328 7.4 Fixed Point Solutions of Dynamic Systems 332 7.4.1 Branch Points 332 7.4.2 Arclength Step Control 337 7.5 Periodic Solutions of Dynamic Systems 342 7.5.1 Starting the Continuation Scheme 348 7.5.2 Folds and Branch Points 351 7.5.3 Branch Switching 355 7.6 Stability of Periodic Solutions Calculated from Numerical Continuation 358 7.7 Shooting 364 7.7.1 Starting the Continuation Scheme 367 7.7.2 Arclength Continuation 368 7.7.3 Stability Analysis 370 7.7.4 Branch Point Location and Branch Switching 372 7.7.5 Grazing 375 7.8 Harmonic Balance 379 7.9 Concluding Remarks 387 References 387 8 Low-Speed Aerodynamic Nonlinearities 389 8.1 Introduction 389 8.2 Vortex-Induced Vibrations 393 8.3 Galloping 402 8.4 Stall Flutter 411 8.4.1 Dynamic Stall 413 8.4.2 Leishman–Beddoes Model 417 8.4.3 ONERA Model 434 8.4.4 Aeroelastic Simulations using Dynamic Stall Models 442 8.5 Concluding Remarks 449 References 449 9 High-Speed Aeroelastic Nonlinearities 453 9.1 Introduction 453 9.2 Piston Theory 453 9.3 Panel Flutter 468 9.3.1 Buckling 470 9.3.2 Limit Cycle Oscillations 484 9.4 Concluding Remarks 501 References 501 10 Finite Wings 503 10.1 Introduction 503 10.2 Cantilever Plate in Supersonic Flow 504 10.3 Three-Dimensional Aerodynamic Modelling by the Vortex Lattice Method 519 10.3.1 Aeroelastic Coupling 528 10.3.2 Transforming to the Time Domain 536 10.3.3 Nonlinear Response 542 10.4 Concluding Remarks 552 References 552 Appendix A: Aeroelastic Models 555 Index 571
£84.56
Workman Publishing Donkey Companion
Book SynopsisFriendly, dependable, intelligent, and easy to care for, donkeys are increasingly prized by small-scale farmers, horse lovers, and animal enthusiasts. Donkeys not only pull carts, carry riders, and tote gear for hikers, but they also make terrific stable companions and livestock guardians, and they are renowned for their skills in transport, raising water, milling, and farm tillage. They're also gentle with children and the elderly, making them a popular therapy animal and family pet. A donkey is not simply a long-eared horse, however; understanding the donkey's distinctive traits is critical to the animal's well-being and usefulness."The Donkey Companion", by Sue Weaver, offers a comprehensive overview of this hardy creature - the most complete, up-to-date reference of its kind. Here is everything donkey enthusiasts need to know about the animal's history, physiology, behaviour, breed characteristics, daily care, and health needs. Readers will come to understand this versatile animal, and through understanding will become skilled, satisfied owners." The Donkey Companion" offers detailed information about different breeds and types; provides tips for finding and selecting the right animal; explains donkeys' daily care and health requirements; and guides readers through the nuances of training, riding, driving, and breeding. The book is enhanced with fun facts, training tips, quotes, photographs, illustrations, and additional resources. From foaling to first aid, and from grooming to professional showing, this extensive guide offers everything a donkey owner needs to get the most out of this gentle, hardworking animal.
£20.39
Vintage Publishing Cradle to Cradle
Book SynopsisRecycling is good, isn't it? In this visionary book, chemist Michael Braungart and architect William McDonough challenge this status quo and put forward a manifesto for an intriguing and radically different philosophy of environmentalism.Reduce, reuse, recycle. This is the standard cradle to grave manufacturing model dating back to the Industrial Revolution that we still follow today. In this thought-provoking read, the authors propose that instead of minimising waste, we should be striving to create value. This is the essence of Cradle to Cradle: waste need not to exist at all. By providing a framework of redesign of everything from carpets to corporate campuses, McDonough and Braungart make a revolutionary yet viable case for change and for remaking the way we make things.Trade ReviewThe best argument for good design is that it lasts. The best argument for good science is that it deplores waste. I'm bored with guilty and technologically illiterate environmental Luddites describing a future of guilt and privation led in caves. There's an alternative responsible future persuasively offered by Braungart and McDonough. The survival of the planet can be re-stated in terms of stimulus, opportunity, challenge and reward. Works for me. -- Stephen BayleyAlready embraced by far-thinking manufacturers and governments. * Food Ethics Magazine *It's one of the most thought-provoking books I've ever read -- Ellen Macarthur * Daily Express *Environmentalists too rarely apply the ecological wisdom of life to our problems. Asking how a cherry tree would design an energy efficient building is only one of the creative 'practices' that McDonough and Braungart spread, like a field of wild flowers, before their readers. This book will give you renewed hope that, indeed, 'it is darkest before the dawn' -- Carl Pope, Executive Director of the Sierra ClubAchieving the great economic transition to more equitable, ecologically sustainable societies requires nothing less than a design revolution - beyond today's fossilized industrialism. This enlightened and enlightening book shows us how - and indeed, that 'God is in the details.' A must for every library and every concerned citizen -- Hazel Henderson, author of "Building a Win-Win World and Beyond Globalization: Shaping a Sustainable Global Economy"
£9.49
John Wiley & Sons Inc Making the Modern World
Book SynopsisHow much further should the affluent world push its material consumption? Does relative dematerialization lead to absolute decline in demand for materials? These and many other questions are discussed and answered in Making the Modern World: Materials and Dematerialization.Trade ReviewVaclav Smil receives 2015 OPEC Award for Research "Summing Up: Recommended. Academic, general, and professional readers." (Choice, 1 October 2014) "Vaclav Smil keeps turning out amazing books. Making the Modern World, I just finished, and it's pretty fantastic." (Interview with Bill Gates, 22 January 2014) "This makes the book particularly suitable for students, and not just those in obviously-related disciplines: it's a good example of fact-based reasoning, one material we can always use more of." (Chemistry & Industry, 1 January 2014)Table of ContentsPreface: Why and How ix 1. What Gets Included 1 2. How We Got Here 7 2.1 Materials Used by Organisms 8 2.2 Materials in Prehistory 11 2.3 Ancient and Medieval Materials 15 2.4 Materials in the Early Modern Era 22 2.5 Creating Modern Material Civilization 27 2.6 Materials in the Twentieth Century 34 3. What Matters Most 45 3.1 Biomaterials 46 3.2 Construction Materials 52 3.3 Metals 57 3.4 Plastics 62 3.5 Industrial Gases 65 3.6 Fertilizers 70 3.7 Materials in Electronics 72 4. How the Materials Flow 77 4.1 Material Flow Accounts 79 4.2 America’s Material Flows 83 4.3 European Balances 87 4.4 Materials in China’s Modernization 90 4.5 Energy Cost of Materials 94 4.6 Life-Cycle Assessments 103 4.7 Recycling 111 5. Are We Dematerializing? 119 5.1 Apparent Dematerializations 120 5.2 Relative Dematerializations: Specific Weight Reductions 122 5.3 Consequences of Dematerialization 129 5.4 Relative Dematerialization in Modern Economies 137 5.5 Declining Energy Intensities 143 5.6 Decarbonization and Desulfurization 150 6. Material Outlook 157 6.1 Natural Resources 158 6.2 Wasting Less 165 6.3 New Materials and Dematerialization 168 6.4 Chances of Fundamental Departures 173 Appendix A Units and Unit Multiples 181 Appendix B US Material Production, GDP and Population, 1900–2005 183 Appendix C Global Population, Economic Product, and Production of Food, Major Materials, and Fuels 1900–2010 185 Appendix D Global Energy Cost of Major Materials in 2010 187 Appendix E 189 References 191 Index 223
£28.45
Duke University Press The Promise of Multispecies Justice
Book SynopsisComing from the worlds of cultural anthropology, geography, philosophy, science fiction, poetry, and fine art, the contributors to this volume consider the possibility for multispecies justice and speculate on the forms it would take.Trade Review"[A] vibrant edited volume. . . . The case studies offer much for higher-level scholars in anthropology, human geography, environmental studies, human-animal studies, and applied philosophy. . . . Recommended. Graduate students, faculty, and professionals." -- S. M. Weiss * Choice *"The chapters of essays, poetry, art, and framing in this volume are powerful and generative, including for anyone interested in social justice, multispecies studies, and the human and non-human injustices that characterize much of the contemporary world." (translated from Spanish) -- Maron E. Greenleaf * Estudios Publicos *"In blurring conventional justices—climate, environmental, social—we are guided by analytics that intersect race, gender, class, and species. The authors remind us that naming justices and injustices provides stories of both incremental hope and lasting nightmare in the reorganization of epistemological, ontological, and political promise. Each volume expands Western continental philosophy and political theory related to rights and capabilities, ever resistant to human mastery and institutional capture." -- Kellen Copeland * American Ethnologist *"The Promise of Multispecies Justice provides novel and thought-provoking perspectives concerning the experience of injustice and justice. It is a compulsory read for scholars in many fields, from the diverse fields of human, social, and life sciences. It is relevant and valuable for anyone interested in how to transit towards a fairer society." -- Pirjo Kristiina Virtanen * Anthropology Book Forum *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction. Who Benefits from Multispecies Justice? / Eben Kirksey and Sophie Chao 1 Glossary. Species of Justice / Sophie Chao and Eben Kirksey 23 Blessing. Thanksgiving in the Plantationocene / Craig Santos Perez 29 1. Spectral Justice / Radhika Govindrajan 33 2. Rights of the Amazon in Cosmopolitical Worlds / Kristina Lyons 53 3. “We Are Not Pests” / Alyssa Paredes 77 4. Prison Gardens and Growing Abolition / Elizabeth Lara 103 5. Justice at the Ends of the Worlds / Michael Marder 125 6. from the micronesian kingfisher / Craig Santos Perez 139 7. Rodent Trapping and the Just Possible / Jia Hui Lee 157 8. Inscribing the Interspecies Gap / M. L. Clark 179 9. Nuclear Waste and Relational Accountability in Indian Country / Noriko Ishiyama and Kim Tallbear 185 10. Multispecies Mediations in a Post-Extractive Zone / Zsuzsanna Ihar 205 Closing. Th S xth M ss Ext nci n / Craig Santos Perez 227 Afterword. Fugitive Jurisdictions / Karin Bolender, Sophie Chao, and Eben Kirksey 229 Bibliography 239 Contributors 273 Index 277
£18.89
Royal Society of Chemistry Basic Chemistry for Life Science Students and
Book SynopsisOrganic chemistry plays a vital role in the pharmaceutical industry. Knowledge of organic compounds is used to inform research and further the discovery and development of new medicines. Likewise, organic chemistry is fundamental to understanding biological reactions, mechanisms and all life sciences in general. Basic Chemistry for Life Science Students and Professionals is an ideal introduction to organic chemistry in the context of the life sciences and pharmacy related disciplines; utilising drug molecules to illustrate the chemical basis of their efficacy and interaction with biological targets. This book builds upon the basic concepts of organic chemistry to develop the reader’s understanding of the importance of organic chemistry to the life sciences from natural product sources, their synthesis, and approaches to drug discovery. Ideal for undergraduate students in the natural sciences, this book is also an excellent primer for postgraduates in a variety of disciplines including forensic science and allied-health programmes as well as professionals working in related fields seeking a comprehensive introduction to organic chemistry in the context of pharmaceuticals.Table of ContentsIntroduction to Organic Compounds and Covalent Bonding; Polarity of Bonds, Electronegativity, and Intermolecular Forces; Types of Organic Compounds, Nomenclature, and Basic Reactions: Alkanes and Cycloalkanes; Types of Organic Compounds, Nomenclature, and Basic Reactions: Alkenes, Cycloalkenes and Other Unsaturated Hydrocarbons; 5 Types of Organic Compounds, Nomenclature, and Basic Reactions: Functional Groups; Isomerism in Organic Compounds and Drug Molecules: Chemistry and Significance in Biology; Organic Macromolecules in Cellular Structures, Metabolism, and as Drugs: From Amino Acids to Proteins; Organic Macromolecules in Cellular Structures, Metabolism, and as Drugs: From Monosaccharides to Complex Carbohydrates; Organic Macromolecules in Cellular Structures, Metabolism, and as Drugs: From Fatty Acids to Complex Lipids and Fat; Organic Macromolecules in Cellular Structures, Metabolism, and as Drugs: From Nucleotides to Nucleic Acids; Physicochemical Properties of Organic Compounds and Drug Molecules; Drug-Target Interactions; Structural Diversity and Sources of Drugs: From Nature to Synthetic and Recombinant DNA Technology
£42.75
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Magnificent Desolation
Book SynopsisThe essential autobiography of the second man on the moonTrade Review‘Exciting and moving' * DAILY EXPRESS *'Thrilling. Forty years on, the raw facts of the adventure remain beguiling and the bravery of the astronauts compelling' * SUNDAY TIMES *'Buzz Aldrin might not have been the first man to walk on the Moon, but of all the astronauts to have been there, none of them has articulated their predicament with quite such wisdom and sensitivity' * MAIL ON SUNDAY *
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Dorling Kindersley Ltd The Aircraft Book
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Precipice: ‘A book that seems made for the
Book SynopsisWhat existential threats does humanity face? And how can we secure our future? ‘The Precipice is a powerful book . . . Ord’s love for humanity and hope for its future is infectious’ Spectator ‘Ord’s analysis of the science is exemplary . . . Thrillingly written’ Sunday Times We live during the most important era of human history. In the twentieth century, we developed the means to destroy ourselves – without developing the moral framework to ensure we won't. This is the Precipice, and how we respond to it will be the most crucial decision of our time. Oxford moral philosopher Toby Ord explores the risks to humanity's future, from the familiar man-made threats of climate change and nuclear war, to the potentially greater, more unfamiliar threats from engineered pandemics and advanced artificial intelligence. With clear and rigorous thinking, Ord calculates the various risk levels, and shows how our own time fits within the larger story of human history. We can say with certainty that the novel coronavirus does not pose such a risk. But could the next pandemic? And what can we do, in our present moment, to face the risks head on? A major work that brings together the disciplines of physics, biology, earth and computer science, history, anthropology, statistics, international relations, political science and moral philosophy, The Precipice is a call for a new understanding of our age: a major reorientation in the way we see the world, our history, and the role we play in it.Trade ReviewToby Ord is today’s Carl Sagan. Clear and inspiring, this book leaves us hopeful for a flourishing human future -- Christine Peterson, co-founder of the Foresight InstituteA powerfully argued book that alerts us to what is perhaps the most important – and yet also most neglected – problem we will ever face -- Peter Singer, author of 'Animal Liberation' and 'The Life You Can Save'The Precipice separates science from hype and will remain the definitive work on existential risk for a long time to come -- Max Tegmark, author of 'Life 3.0' and 'Our Mathematical Universe'A fascinating and persuasive guide to the most important topic of all: how our species will survive the risks we pose to our continued existence -- Stuart Russell, author of 'Human Compatible' and 'Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach'This book is a wake-up call to the existential threats of nuclear and biological weapons and the urgent need for action. A must-read that galvanises us to play a role in addressing these risks -- Angela Kane, former UN High Representative for Disarmament AffairsHumanity has never been more vulnerable – there’s now a one-in-six chance that civilisation won’t make it to the end of the century, argues a highly influential philosopher . . . Ord’s analysis of the science is exemplary . . . Thrillingly written * Sunday Times *Many people have recently found that they want to read books offering the grandest perspectives possible on human existence, such as Sapiens . . . Toby Ord’s new book is a startling and rigorous contribution to this genre that deserves to be just as widely read * Evening Standard *Splendid . . . The Precipice is a powerful book, written with a philosopher’s eye . . . Ord’s love for humanity and hope for its future is infectious * Spectator *Urgent and vaguely prophetic . . . In a year in which our everyday lives were upended by the unexpected (or rather the expected yet neglected), The Precipice is a good way to put everything in perspective -- Books of the Year * WIRED *The Precipice is a fascinating book, one that showcases both the knowledge of its author and his humanity * Axios *A book that seems made for the present moment * New Yorker *A story of the greatest risks to humanity’s future, from the climate crisis and nuclear war to pandemics and artificial intelligence -- Highlights for 2020 * Guardian *
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Rad Techs Guide to MRI
Book SynopsisThe second edition ofRad Tech''s Guide to MRIprovides practicing and training technologists with a succinct overview of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Designed for quick reference and examination preparation, this pocket-size guide covers the fundamental principles of electromagnetism, MRI equipment, data acquisition and processing, image quality and artifacts, MR Angiography, Diffusion/Perfusion, and more. Written by an expert practitioner and educator, this handy reference guide: Provides essential MRI knowledge in a single portable, easy-to-read guide Covers instrumentation and MRI hardware components, including gradient and radio-frequency subsystems Provides techniques to handle flow imaging issues and improve the quality of MRIs Explains the essential physics underpinning MRI technology Rad Tech''s Guide to MRIis a must-have resource for student radiographers, especially those preparing for the AmeriTable of Contents1. Hardware Overview 1 Instrumentation: Magnets 1 Instrumentation: RF Subsystem 6 Instrumentation: Gradient Subsystem 8 2. Fundamental Principles 11 Electromagnetism: Faraday’s Law of Induction 11 Magnetism 12 Behavior of Hydrogen in a Magnetic Field 14 3. Production of Magnetic Resonance Signal 19 4. Relaxation and Tissue Characteristics 23 T2-Relaxation 23 T1-Relaxation 24 Proton Density 24 T2* (Pronounced “T2 star”) 25 5. Data Acquisition and Image Formation 27 Pulse Sequences 27 Image Contrast Control 30 Image Formation 42 Data Acquisition 43 Scan Time 50 Controlling Image Quality with FSE 57 6. Magnetic Resonance Image Quality 61 Spatial Resolution 61 Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) 63 7. Artifacts 75 Chemical Shift (Water and Fat in Different Voxels) 75 Chemical Shift (Water and Fat in the Same Voxel) 77 Magnetic Susceptibility 79 Motion and Flow 81 Spatial Presaturation 82 Gradient Moment Nulling (Flow Compensation) 84 Compensation for Respiration 84 Cardiac Compensation 86 Aperiodic Motion 88 Aliasing 89 Gibbs and Truncation Artifact 91 Radio-Frequency Artifacts 92 Gradient Malfunctions 93 Image Shading 93 Inadequate System Tuning 94 Reconstruction Artifacts 94 8. Flow Imaging 97 Flow Patterns 97 Magnetic Resonance Angiography (Non Contrast) 98 Reduction of Flow Artifacts 102 Signal Loss in MRA 102 Two-Dimensional and Three-Dimensional Time-of-Flight 103 Signal Loss with Two-Dimensional TOF 104 Three-Dimensional TOF 106 Signal Loss with Three-Dimensional TOF 108 PC Techniques 109 Contrast Enhanced MRA (CE-MRA) 113 9. Diffusion and Perfusion Imaging 117 Diffusion-Weighted Imaging (DWI) 117 10. Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents 125 Characteristics, Composition and Structure 125 Index 129
£35.96
Haynes Publishing Group Yamaha 250 350 Twins 70 79
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Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd Watchmaking
Book SynopsisTwenty-eight years after its first publication, the best-selling Watchmaking continues to inspire and encourage the art of watchmaking, especially among new generations of enthusiasts. As a supreme master of his art, George Daniels'' advice is constantly sought by both students and watch repairers, his understanding of the problems that can beset the would-be watchmaker, especially in an age of mass production, and his expert knowledge of the history of watchmaking being second to none.Here, the making of the precision timekeeper is described step-by-step and illustrated at each stage with line drawings and brief explanatory captions. The text is easy to follow and care has been taken to avoid complicated technical descriptions. As Daniels is particularly interested in the development of the escapement - many are described in this book, several of his own design - the reader is encouraged to explore this aspect of watchmaking in even greater detail.This classiTrade ReviewI truly believe that this book [...] will be held in high esteem both by its future collectors, as well as by the common watch enthusiast looking for a publication that summarizes their favorite hobby and presents its secrets in an easily understandable way. * A Blog to Watch *Watchmaking by George Daniels is a very fascinating book, a must read for everybody interested in the watchmaking. * www.learnwatchmaking.com *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Preface to the Third Edition Preface The Colour Plates 1. Workshop and Equipment 2. Hand Tools 3. Finishing Steel and Brass 4. Turning 5. Wheels and Pinions 6. Making Small Components 7. Jewelling 8. Escapements 9. Mainsprings and Accessories 10. Movement Design 11. The Balance and Spring 12. Casemaking 13. Engine-Turned Cases and Dials Select Bibliography Appendices Index
£56.00
Haynes Publishing Group BSA A7 A10 Twins 47 62 Haynes Repair Manual
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Haynes Publishing Group Datsun 510 521
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£27.75
Murdoch Books Backyard Chickens: How to keep happy hens
Book SynopsisKeeping a few hens was once only for rural dwellers with big yards - or inner-city hippies. Now it's mainstream and an attractive proposition wherever you live. Fluffy little recycling units that eat weeds, bugs and scraps and turn them into organic eggs - what's not to love? Chickens are great backyard pets for young and old - they're a natural extension for everyone with a vegie patch, and for those who like eggs but are concerned about the welfare of commercial hens. This book is the perfect reference, whether you're already keeping chickens or an absolute beginner thinking about getting a couple of chooks. Dave Ingham offers compulsively readable advice on how to start, housing and feeding, settling chickens in with other pets, troubleshooting, and the (minimal) commitment required to keep your backyard hens healthy and happy.'This book is the what for, how to, where and why of chickens for novices and wranglers alike.' - Costa Georgiadis, ABC Gardening Australia
£13.49
Haynes Publishing Group Kawasaki 650 Four 76 78
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