Appraising Management Performance: The
Bubble Management Approach
Bubble Management, according to the publisher,
is the next big innovation in improving management practice and measuring
executive performance. This book is the only reference of its kind that
uses probability theory to quantify the management appraisal process,
says the publisher. Using Value-Based Risk Management, the book illustrates
how management executives set quantitative goals and monitor those goals
using tactical plans and special control charts. Once preliminary goals
are set, the probability of achieving them is determined and the attention
of management is directed to actions that can improve opportunities and
reduce bottom-line risks. The book seeks to take subjective judgment out
of performance appraisal by translating actual performance against goals
into a rating suitable for awarding personnel merit increases and bonuses.
Gas Turbine Engineering Handbook. Third
Edition.
Gas Turbine and Engineering Handbook,
according to the publisher, has been the standard for engineers involved
in the design, selection, and operation of gas turbines for the past 24
years. Many of the chapters have been updated with new information and
special emphasis on axial flow compressors, fuels, and maintenance techniques.
A new chapter on case histories has been added, which investigates various
types of gas turbine failures and just how they could have been avoided.
This volume by the field's top expert, according to the publisher, includes
diagnostic charts for troubleshooting mechanical and performance-related
problems. It also presents detailed techniques on handling of gaseous
and liquid fuels. Author Meherwan P. Boyce seeks to offer the latest in
design, operation, and maintenance techniques, enabling engineers to operate
plants at maximum efficiency, availability, and reliability. An ASME Fellow,
he has served as chairman of ASME's Plant Engineering and Maintenance
Division, as well as chairman of the Electric Power Technical Committee
of ASME's International Gas Turbine Institute.
Composites offer much promise as light and strong materials whose uses are no longer confined to high-performance structures. Their major advantages, which are true for almost all composites, are increased stiffness with respect to homogeneous materials and in increased strength to crack extension. However, their application is still limited by the lack of complete knowledge about their strength under different load conditions. The prediction of damage evolution and the way cracks develop in these materials is still an important topic of research. The book covers recent developments and results in composite materials science, with contributions from well-known researchers in this specialist field. Both polymeric and metal matrix composites are included and investigated with experimental, analytical, and numerical analyses.
This book is a text for a first graduate course in chemical engineering thermodynamics. In it, the authors develop the first and second laws, which they extend to single-phase mixtures, multiphase mixtures, and mixtures undergoing chemical reactions. The text provides a grounding in equilibrium thermodynamics; in addition, it shows how thermodynamics can be used to determine the directions of material transfers, energy transfers, and chemical reactions in nonequilibrium situations. Once the fundamentals of thermodynamics are in place, the authors address the fundamentals of engineering calculations. The book provides a foundation for advanced studies, including those that develop and use models for multicomponent mixtures, those that connect macroscopic phenomena to molecular theory, and those that attach meaning to results from either process or molecular simulations.
Fundamentals of Multiphase Flow
This book is targeted to graduate students
and researchers at the cutting edge of investigations into the fundamental
nature of multiphase flows. It is intended as a reference book for the
basic methods used in the treatment of multiphase flows. The subject of
multiphase flows encompasses a vast field, many different technological
contexts, a spectrum of different scales, a range of engineering disciplines,
and a multitude of different analytical approaches. The author's
aim here is to bring together much of this fundamental understanding in
one book, presenting a unifying approach to the fundamental ideas of multiphase
flows. The book summarizes those fundamental concepts with relevance to
a broad spectrum of multiphase flows. It does not pretend to present a
comprehensive
review of the details of any one multiphase flow or technological context,
but does include references to such review where appropriate.
Numerical Models in Fluid Structure Interaction
Placing particular emphasis on practical
offshore applications, this book presents state-of-the-art developments
in numerical methods for the analysis of fluid-structure interaction.
The book consists of 10 invited chapters from recognized experts on the
subject, emphasizing the latest international research for the advancement
of the interaction problem and new applications of the development to
real-world problems. The basic mathematical formulations of fluid structure
interaction and their numerical modeling are discussed with reference
to the physical modeling of the interaction problems. Examples of the
numerical methods and their validations and accuracy are given, stressing
the practical application of the problem. Some interesting results on
numerical procedure are cited showing the limiting criteria of the numerical
methods and typical execution time. The editor is an ASME Fellow.
Decisions Under Uncertainty: Probabilistic
Analysis for Engineering Decisions
Decision-making and risk assessment are
essential aspects of every engineer's life, whether concerned with
the probability of failure of a new product within the warranty period
or the potential cost, human and financial, of the failure of a major
structure, such as a bridge. Author Ian Jordaan seeks to help the reader
understand the trade-offs between attributes such as cost and safety.
He includes a range of worked examples based on case studies. The book
introduces the basic theory from first principles using a Bayesian approach
to probability and covers all of the most widely used mathematical techniques
likely to be encountered in real engineering projects. These include utility,
extremes, and risk analysis, as well as special areas of importance and
interest in engineering, such as organization, games, and entropy.
Materials for Engineering. Third Edition.
Geared to students of structural and mechanical
engineering, this book has become, in the words of the publisher, "a
modern classic." The first half looks at characterization of engineering
materials and examines their structure, as well as how their mechanical
properties are determined. The second part of the book discusses structure
and property relationships, and looks in turn at metals and alloys, glasses
and ceramics, organic polymeric materials, and composite materials. Author
John Martin includes new information on emerging topics, such as superplasticity
and the Bauschinger Effect, and expanded coverage of organic polymers.
Electrokinetic and Colloid Transport
Phenomena
Billed by the publisher as a departure from
standard colloidal science monographs, this book seeks to present the
most salient features of the subject matter in a direct manner, allowing
the book to serve as a stepping-stone for further learning and study.
In addition, the authors discuss numerical simulation of electrokinetic
problems and demonstrate the use of commercial finite element software
for solving those multiphysics problems. Among the topics covered are:
mathematical preliminaries, colloidal systems, electrostatics, electric
double layer, electroosmosis and stream potential, electrophoresis and
sedimentation potential, and coagulation and colloid deposition.
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