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  • Power Plant Control And Instrumentation

    Power Plant Control And Instrumentation

    Diagrammatic Symbols – Abbreviations And Terms Used In This Book – The Basics Of Steam Generation And Use – L Why An Understanding Of Steam Is Needed – Boiling: The Change Of State From Water To Steam – The Nature Of Steam – Thermal Efficiency – The Gas Turbine And Combined Cycle Plants – Summary…

  • Rock Mass Classification

    Rock Mass Classification

    Philosophy Of Quantitative Classifications – The Classification – Philosophy Of Classification System – Management Of Uncertainties – Present Day Practice – Scope Of The Book – Chapter Shear Zone Treatment In Tunnels And – Foundations – Shear Zone – Treatment For Tunnels – Treatment For Dam Foundations – Rock Material – Rock Material – Classification…

  • Thyristor Controlled Power For Electric Motors

    Thyristor Controlled Power For Electric Motors

    Power Electronics And Rotating Electric Drives – Introduction – Power Electronics – The Thyristor – Rotating Electric Drives – The Direct Current Drive – The Alternating Current Drive – Choice Of Drive And Control System – References And Bibliography – The Thyristor – Introduction – Semiconductors – The Diode – The Transistor – Cutoff -…

  • Statistical Physics For Electrical Engineering

    Statistical Physics For Electrical Engineering

    Kinetic Theory And The Maxwell Distribution – The Statistical Nature Of The Ideal Gas – Collisions – Dynamical Aspects – Suggestions For Supplementary Reading – References – Elementary Statistical Physics – Basic Postulates – Statistical Ensembles – The Microcanonical Ensemble – The Canonical Ensemble – The Grand–Canonical Ensemble – And The Gibbs Ensemble – Suggestions…

  • Small Wind Turbines For Electricity And Irrigation

    Small Wind Turbines For Electricity And Irrigation

    Small Wind Turbines: A Technology For Energy Independence – And Sustainable Agriculture – Introduction: Why “Small” Wind Turbines? – Why Not “Big” Wind Turbines? – How Small Are Hence, “Small” Wind Turbines? – Why Small Wind Turbines For Pumping Water? – General Plan Of This Book And Acknowledgments – Bibliography – General Theory Of Wind…

  • Structural Design Of Buildings

    Structural Design Of Buildings

    The History Of Buildings – The Development Of Building Knowledge – Styles Of Architecture And Building Construction – Loadings And Aspects Of Structural Theory – Relating To Buildings – Weight And Mass – Permanent Actions Or Dead Loads – Variable Actions Or Imposed Loads – Wind Load – Accidental Actions – Seismic Action – Combinations…

  • Quality And Power In The Supply Chain

    Quality And Power In The Supply Chain

    Part I Prologue: On Power And Its Impact On Customer Supplier – Relations – Power And Its Impact On Customer Supplier Relations – Introduction – The Role Of Power In Dictating Demands – The Vendor Vendee Relationship Within The Automotive Sector: – Dual Economy In The World Of International Standards – United States Versus Japan…

  • Seismic Design Of Concrete Buildings To Eurocode 8

    Seismic Design Of Concrete Buildings To Eurocode 8

    Seismic design of concrete buildings in the context of Eurocodes – Seismic design of concrete buildings in this book – Seismic performance requirements for buildings in Eurocode – Life safety under a rare earthquake: The ‘design – seismic action’ and the ‘seismic design situation’ – Limitation of damage in occasional earthquakes – Earthquakes and their…

  • Dubbel Handbook Of Mechanical Engineering Volume 1

    Dubbel Handbook Of Mechanical Engineering Volume 1

    Combination And Resolution Of Concurrent Forces – Combination And Resolution Of Non Concurrent Forces – Conditions Of Equilibrium – Types Of Support; The ‘Free Body’ – Support Reactions – Systems Of Rigid Bodies – Pin Jointed Frames – Cables And Chains – Centre Of Gravity – Friction – Kinematics – Motion Of A Particle -…

  • Modern Wiring Practice Design And Installation Revised Edition

    Modern Wiring Practice Design And Installation Revised Edition

    Modern Wiring Practice – We Steward Xi – Design Of Electrical Installation Systems – Regulations Governing Electrical Installations – Planning Of Installation Work – The Electricity Safety, Quality And Continuity – Regulations – Iee Wiring Regulations – Bs – The Electricity At Work Regulations – British Standards – The Low Voltage Electrical Equipment (Safety) -…