Piping and Pipelines Assessment Guide
This is the first volume in the Stationary
Equipment Assessment Series. Used in many industries, stationary equipment
must be kept operational and reliable for companies to maintain production
and for employees to be safe from accidents. This series uses real-life
examples and time-tested rules of thumb to guide the mechanical engineer
through issues of reliability and fitness-for-service. This title, according
to the publisher, is the only one to provide infor-
mation on piping and pipeline fitness for service that compares the API
579 with the PRCI RSTRENG burst tests. API 579 is a comprehensive consensus
industry recommended practice that can be used to analyze, evaluate, and
monitor equipment for continued operation.
Safety and Health for Engineers. Second
Edition.
Modern engineers are required not only to
create products and environments, but to make them safe and economical
as well. This book seeks to help engineers reconcile safety and economic
concerns using the latest cost-effective methods of ensuring safety in
all facets of their work. It addresses the duties and legal responsibilities
for which engineers are accountable; updated safety laws and regulations,
and their enforcement agencies; hazards and their control; human behavior,
capabilities, and limitations; and managing safety and health through
risk management, safety analyses, and safety plans and programs.
Drawing on his extensive experience as a practicing engineer, designer, and researcher in rotorcraft, the author presents an account of the fundamental concepts of structural dynamics and aeroelasticity for conventional rotary wing aircraft. The volume covers basic analysis tools, rotating beams, gyroscopic phenomena, drive system dynamics, fuselage vibrations, methods for controlling vibrations, dynamic test procedures, stability analysis, mechanical and aeromechanical instabilities of rotors and rotor-pylon assemblies, unsteady aerodynamics and flutter of motors, and model testing. The second edition provides more up-to-date solution techniques, as well as new material. New chapters cover elastomeric devices, airfoil sections with an emphasis on composites, crossover topics, and a historical perspective on the subject material.
In this book, the author, who holds a Ph.D. in naval architecture and marine engineering, discusses the three main categories of high-speed marine vehicles: vessels supported by submerged hulls, air cushions, or foils. The wave environment, resistance, propulsion, seakeeping, sea loads, and maneuvering are covered based on rational and simplified methods. Links to automatic control and structural mechanics are emphasized. There is also a detailed description of waterjet propulsion, as well as the effect of water depth on wash, resistance, sinkage, and trim.
Numerical Computing With MATLAB
This is a textbook for an introductory course
in numerical methods, MATLAB, and technical computing. The emphasis is
on the informed use of mathematical software. The presentation is designed
to help readers learn enough about the mathematical functions in MATLAB
to use them correctly, appreciate their limitations, and modify them appropriately.
The book makes extensive use of computer graphics. Among the topics covered
are an introduction to MATLAB, linear equations, interpolation, zeros
and roots, Fourier analysis, eigenvalues and singular values, and partial
differential equations.
Engineering Tribology. Third Edition.
As with the previous editions, the third
edition of Engineering Tribology provides an understanding of friction
and wear, including an understanding of lubrication and materials with
specific friction properties. This new edition includes updated information
on the hydrodynamic aspects of tribology as well as advances in the field
of biotribology, with a focus throughout of the engineering applications
of tribology. Illustrations communicate the basic concepts of tribology
as they apply to engineering problems.
Nondestructive Materials Characterization:
With applications to aerospace materials
With an emphasis on aircraft materials,
this book describes techniques for the material characterization to detect
and quantify degradation processes such as corrosion and fatigue. It introduces
readers to these techniques based on X-ray, ultrasonic, optical, and thermal
principles. It demonstrates the potential of the techniques for a variety
of applications concerning aircraft materials, especially aluminum and
titanium alloys. The advantages and disadvantages of various techniques
are evaluated. An introductory chapter describes the typical degradation
mechanisms that must be considered and the microstructure features that
have to be detected by NDE methods. Finally, some approaches for making
lifetime predictions are discussed.
Fuel Cell Fundamentals
Fuel Cell Fundamentals is an introductory
book that covers the basic science and engineering behind fuel cell technology.
It emphasizes the founding scientific principles that govern fuel cell
operations, and provides straightforward descriptions of how fuel cells
work, why they offer the potential for high efficiency, and how their
unique advantages can best be used. Part I, Fuel Cell Principles, focuses
on basic fuel cell physics. Part II, Fuel Cell Technology, presents a
discussion of the practical applications of fuel cell technology, including
information on selecting the best fuel cell for a given application and
how to design a complete system.
PSAM 8: Proceedings of the Eighth International
Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management—Book
of Abstracts
The objective of this conference, held in
mid-May, was to promote rational decision making to assure safety and
reliability and to optimize the use of resources for complex systems.
This was to be achieved through the use of risk assessment and management
methods. The conference provided a public forum for information exchanges
covering both theory and applications of these methods to the design and
operation of technological systems and processes. This conference is held
at approximately two-year intervals. The CD contains more than 300 full
papers in a searchable format, and the book contains one-page abstracts
from each published paper.
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