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UNINA9910461929903321 |
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Bell-Villada Gene H. <1941-> |
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Titolo |
García Márquez [[electronic resource] ] : the man and his work / / Gene H. Bell-Villada |
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Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2010 |
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[2nd ed., rev. and expanded.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (360 p.) |
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Authors, Colombian - 20th century |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; Acknowledgments; A Note on the Text; Abbreviations; A Map of García Márquez Country; PART ONE: BACKGROUNDS; PART TWO: WORKS; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index |
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Gabriel Garcia Marquez is one of the most influential writers of our time, with a unique literary creativity rooted in the history of his native Colombia. This revised and expanded edition of a classic work is the first book of criticism to consider in detail the totality of Garcia Marquez's magnificent oeuvre.In a beautifully written examination, Gene Bell-Villada traces the major forces that have shaped the novelist and describes his life, his personality, and his politics. For this edition, Bell-Villada adds new chapters to cover all of Garcia Marquez's fiction since 1988, from T |
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UNINA9910678483203321 |
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Autore |
Nelik Lev |
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Progressing cavity pumps, downhole pumps and mudmotors / / Lev Nelik, Jim Brennan |
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Houston, TX : , : Gulf Publishing Company, , [2005] |
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©2005 |
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0-12-799971-X |
1-59124-889-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (244 p.) |
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Collana |
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Gulf pump guides Progressing cavity pumps, downhole pumps and mudmotors |
Gulf pump guides |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Pumping machinery |
Oil well pumps |
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Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-214) and index. |
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Front Cover; Progressing Cavity Pumps, Downhole Pumps, and Mudmotors; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; About the Authors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Nomenclature and Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1. Benefits of Progressing Cavity Pumps; Chapter 2. Three Main Types of Progressing Cavity Machines: PCPs, DHPs, and DHMs; Chapter 3. Operating Principles of Hydraulic Sections (Rotor/Stator Pairs); Chapter 4. Geometry; Cavity/Displacement; Profile Generation; Rotor-to-Stator Fit (Clearance versus Interference); Core Sizing for Stator Production; Performance: Operating Characteristics |
How to Obtain Performance Characteristics for a Given Design, versus Designing a Unit for the Specified Desired PerformanceExamples; Multilobe versus Single-Lobe Geometry: More Performance?; Chapter 5.Design-Related Considerations; Key Design Parameters; Important Ratios; Variation of Ratios and Their Effect on Performance and Life; Power Transmission Methods; Chapter 6. Application Guidelines; Abrasion; Temperature; Chemicals; Viscosity; Speed (rpm); Pressure |
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and Flow; Entrained Gas; Dry-Running; Chapter 7. Installation Examples; Installation Case 1: A PC Pump Maintains Foam Concentration |
Installation Case 2: A Sludge Pumping ProblemInstallation Case 3: A Food Application- Soya Milk Processing; Installation Case 4: A Sanitary Application at a Bakery; Installation Case 5: Effluent Treatment; Installation Case 6: A Storm Water Runoff Application; Installation Case 7: A Sludge Application; Installation Case 8: A Sludge Treatment Application; Installation Case 9: Reliability Is Key at a Food Processing Plant; Installation Case 10: Sewage Treatment at an Airport; Installation Case 11: Offshore Supply Vessels for Drilling Mud; Installation Case 12: Main Feed Pump Plus Additives |
Installation Case 13: Vertical OrientationChapter 8. Troubleshooting; Before You Begin Troubleshooting; Information Gathering; PC Components in Service; Chapter 9. Progressing Cavity Pump Selection and Sizing; Example 1: Pump Sizing; Example 2: Pump Sizing; Metallic Stators; Chapter 10. Progressing Cavity Pump Startups; Pipe and Valves; Foundation, Alignment, and Rotation; Lubrication; Startup Spares; Resources; Last-Minute Startup Thoughts; Rotary Pump Startup Checklist; Chapter 11. Progressing Cavity Pump Overhaul Guide; Conclusion; References; Index |
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Written by one of the world's foremost authorities on pumps, this first volume in Gulf PublishingCompany's Gulf Pump Guides series covers the design, application and troubleshooting forprogressing cavity pumps, downhole pumps and mudmotors. There is no other volume offeringa more comprehensive, easy-to-understand and hands-on coverage of these types of pumps.As they become more and more widely used in the petrochemical industry and other industries,knowledge of their design and application will become increasingly more important for the engineer. |
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UNISA996208788303316 |
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Titolo |
Advanced robotics |
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Utrecht, Netherlands, : VNU Science Press, 1986- |
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Robotics |
Robotics - Japan |
Roboter |
Zeitschrift |
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Title from cover. |
Published: Utrecht, Netherlands : VSP ; Tokyo, Japan : Robotics Society of Japan, <1989-> |
Refereed/Peer-reviewed |
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UNINA9910777061503321 |
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Autore |
Jones Max, Dr. |
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Titolo |
The last great quest [[electronic resource]] : Captain Scott's Antarctic sacrifice / / Max Jones |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2004, 2003 |
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0-19-162233-8 |
1-280-75291-2 |
9786610752911 |
0-19-151305-9 |
1-4294-7000-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (369 p.) |
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Explorers - Great Britain |
Antarctica Discovery and exploration British |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-333) and index. |
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Contents; List of Plates; List of Figures; List of Maps; Abbreviations; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE: Measuring the World; CHAPTER TWO: The Race to the South Pole; CHAPTER THREE: Disaster in the Antarctic; CHAPTER FOUR: Remembering the Dead; CHAPTER FIVE: 'Martyrs of Science'; CHAPTER SIX: 'For the Honour of our Country'; CHAPTER SEVEN: 'These Were Men'; CHAPTER EIGHT: 'So Many Heroes'; EPILOGUE; Appendix 1 British Memorials Commemorating the Antarctic Disaster, 1913-1925; Appendix 2 Message to the Public; Notes; Further Reading; Index |
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The story of Captain Scott's last Antarctic expedition is one of the greatest adventure stories ever told. Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Lieutenant Henry Bowers, Petty Officer Edgar Evans, Captain Lawrence Oates, and Dr Edward Wilson all died on the return trek from the South Pole, starved and frozen, only eleven miles from a supply camp. In November 1912, a rescue party discovered their last letters and diaries, which told a story of bravery, hardship, and self-sacrifice that. shocked the world. Recent decades have seen controversy rage over whether Scott was the last of a line of great Victor |
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