1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910787510603321

Autore

Lebovic James H

Titolo

Flawed logics : strategic nuclear arms control from Truman to Obama / / James H. Lebovic

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Baltimore : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

1-4214-1103-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (306 p.)

Disciplina

327.1/7470973

Soggetti

Nuclear arms control - United States - History - 20th century

Presidents - United States

Arms control - Decision making

United States Defenses

United States Military policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction: Arms Control and the Power of Belief""; ""1 Initial U.S. Nuclear Arms Control Initiatives: The Truman through Eisenhower Years""; ""2 Early Success at Arms Control: The Kennedy Administration and the Limited Test Ban Treaty""; ""3 The Era of Bilateral Nuclear Arms Limitations: The Johnson through Carter Years""; ""4 Nuclear Arms Reductions in the Final Cold War Decade: The Reagan Years""; ""5 Nuclear Arms Reductions after the Cold War: The George H. W. Bush through Obama Years""

""6 The United States and Strategic Nuclear Arms Control: Assessing Intentions, Constraining Capabilities""""Notes""; ""References""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z""



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910346671903321

Autore

Chairholder Fofana

Titolo

Power Transformer Diagnostics, Monitoring and Design Features / Fofana Chairholder

Pubbl/distr/stampa

MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2019

Basel, Switzerland : , : MDPI, , 2018

ISBN

9783038974420

3038974420

Descrizione fisica

1 electronic resource (254 p.)

Soggetti

Energy industries & utilities

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Power transformers are key components in electric power distribution and transmission systems, and it is essential that they function properly for many years. With increasing age, there are potential risks of extremely high monetary losses due to unexpected failures and outages. A simple solution would be to replace all aging and risky transformers at once with new ones. Such an approach is obviously not a fiscally realistic solution. The main objectives are to extend their service life and optimize their performance through increased availability. For these reasons, in the past decades transformer life management has gained an ever-increasing interest. The greatest challenges are related to the need for methods to assess their condition and life expectancy along with the improvement of transformers' efficiency by noble designs and/or the application of new materials. This book covers some theoretical and practical developments with special emphasis on R&D trends in transformer diagnostics and monitoring. Graduate-level students and academics as well as scientists and engineers involved in power equipment design, diagnostics, and monitoring will benefit from this book.