1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910465975003321

Autore

Lucken Michael

Titolo

The Japanese and the war : from expectation to memory / / Michael Lucken ; translated by Karen Grimwade

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Columbia University Press, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

0-231-54398-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (376 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Asia Perspectives : History, Society and Culture

Disciplina

940.5352

Soggetti

World War, 1939-1945 - Japan - Historiography

Collective memory - Japan - History - 20th century

Memory - Social aspects - Japan - History - 20th century

World War, 1939-1945 - Influence

War and society - Japan - History - 20th century

Electronic books.

Japan Social conditions 20th century

Japan Intellectual life 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on Names -- Introduction -- 1 The Nation out to Conquer -- 2 A Totalitarian Dynamic, 1940-1945 -- 3 The Meaning of the War -- 4 Heroes and the Dead -- 5 Fear and Destruction -- 6 Postwar Complexities -- 7 The American Occupation, or the Present Versus the Past -- 8 The Plurality of History -- 9 Individual Conscience and Collective Inertia -- 10 Memory and Religion -- 11 From Monument to Museum -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Memories of World War II exert a powerful influence over Japan's culture and society. In The Japanese and the War, Michael Lucken details how World War II manifested in the literature, art, film, funerary practices, and education reform of the time. Concentrating on the years immediately before and after (1937 to 1952), Lucken explores the creation of an idea of Japanese identity that still resonates in everything



from soap operas to the response to the Fukushima nuclear disaster.Lucken defines three distinct layers of Japan's memory of World War II: the population's expectations at the beginning, the trauma caused by conflict and defeat, and the politics of memory that arose after Japan lost to the Allied powers. Emphasizing Japanese-language sources, Lucken writes a narrative of the making of Japanese cultural memory that moves away from Western historical modes and perspectives. His approach also paints a new portrait of the U.S. occupation, while still maintaining a cultural focus. Lucken sets out to capture the many ways people engage with war, but particularly the full range of Japan's experiences, which, he argues, the Japanese state has yet to fully confront, leading to a range of tensions at home and abroad.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910457668603321

Autore

Altmann Wolfgang

Titolo

Practical process control for engineers and technicians [[electronic resource] /] / Wolfgang Altmann ; contributing author, David Macdonald

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Newnes, 2005

ISBN

1-281-00945-8

1-4237-2275-2

9786611009458

0-08-048025-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (304 p.)

Collana

Practical professional books from Elsevier

Altri autori (Persone)

MacdonaldDave <1942->

Disciplina

629.8

Soggetti

Process control

Production engineering

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Front matter; Half Title Page; Dedication Page; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Objectives; 1.2 Introduction; 1.3 Basic definitions and terms used in process control;



1.4 Process modeling; 1.5 Process dynamics and time constants; 1.6 Types or modes of operation of process control systems; 1.7 Closed loop controller and process gain calculations; 1.8 Proportional, integral and derivative control modes; 1.9 An introduction to cascade control; 2. Process measurement and transducers; 2.1 Objectives; 2.2 The definition of transducers and sensors

2.3 Listing of common measured variables 2.4 The common characteristics of transducers; 2.5 Sensor dynamics; 2.6 Selection of sensing devices; 2.7 Temperature sensors; 2.8 Pressure transmitters; 2.9 Flow meters; 2.10 Level transmitters; 2.11 The spectrum of user models in measuring transducers; 2.12 Instrumentation and transducer considerations; 2.13 Selection criteria and considerations; 2.14 Introduction to the smart transmitter; 3. Basic principles of control valves and actuators; 3.1 Objectives; 3.2 An overview of eight of the most basic types of control valves

3.3 Control valve gain, characteristics, distortion and rangeability 3.4 Control valve actuators; 3.5 Control valve positioners; 3.6 Valve sizing; 4. Fundamentals of control systems; 4.1 Objectives; 4.3 Modulating control; 4.4 Open loop control; 4.5 Closed loop control; 4.6 Deadtime processes; 4.7 Process responses; 4.8 Dead zone; 5. Stability and control modes of closed loops; 5.1 Objectives; 5.2 The industrial process in practice; 5.3 Dynamic behavior of the feed heater; 5.4 Major disturbances of the feed heater; 5.5 Stability; 5.6 Proportional control; 5.7 Integral control

5.8 Derivative control 5.9 Proportional, integral and derivative modes; 5.10 ISA vs Allen Bradley; 5.11 P, I and D relationships and related interactions; 5.12 Applications of process control modes; 5.13 Typical PID controller outputs; 6. Digital control principles; 6.1 Objectives; 6.2 Digital vs analog: a revision of their definitions; 6.3 Action in digital control loops; 6.4 Identifying functions in the frequency domain; 6.5 The need for digital control; 6.6 Scanned calculations; 6.7 Proportional control; 6.8 Integral control; 6.9 Derivative control; 6.10 Lead function as derivative control

6.11 Example of incremental form (Siemens S5-100 V)7. Real and ideal PID controllers; 7.1 Objectives; 7.2 Comparative descriptions of real and ideal controllers; 7.3 Description of the ideal or the non-interactive PID controller; 7.4 Description of the real (interactive) PID controller; 7.6 Derivative action and effects of noise; 7.7 Example of the KENT K90 controllers PID algorithms; 8. Tuning of PID controllers in both open and closed loop control systems; 8.1 Objectives; 8.2 Objectives of tuning; 8.6 Loop time constant (LTC) method

8.7 Hysteresis problems that may be encountered in open loop tuning

Sommario/riassunto

This book is aimed at engineers and technicians who need to have a clear, practical understanding of the essentials of process control, loop tuning and how to optimize the operation of their particular plant or process. The reader would typically be involved in the design, implementation and upgrading of industrial control systems. Mathematical theory has been kept to a minimum with the emphasis throughout on practical applications and useful information.This book will enable the reader to:*  Specify and design the loop requirements for a plant using PID control*  Identify and