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UNINA9910144003003321 |
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Woods Donald R |
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Rules of thumb in engineering practice [[electronic resource] /] / Donald R. Woods |
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Weinheim, : Wiley-VCH |
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Chichester, : John Wiley [distributor], c2007 |
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1-280-92176-5 |
9786610921768 |
3-527-61111-8 |
3-527-61112-6 |
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1 online resource (480 p.) |
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Engineering - Methodology |
Civil engineering - Vocational guidance |
Electronic books. |
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Rules of Thumb in Engineering Practice; Contents; Preface; 1 Rules of Thumb; 1.1 Rules of Thumb about Process Equipment; 1.2 Rules of Thumb about the Context for a Chemical Process: Physical and Thermal Properties; 1.3 Rules of Thumb about the Context for a Chemical Process: Corrosion; 1.4 Rules of Thumb about the Context for a Chemical Process: Process Control (based on communication from T.E. Marlin, McMaster University, 2001); 1.5 Rules of Thumb about the Context for a Chemical Process: Batch versus Continuous |
1.6 Rules of Thumb about the Context for a Chemical Process: Heterogenous Phase contacting1.6.1 GL Systems; 1.6.2 LL Systems; 1.6.3 GLS Systems; 1.6.4 Particulate Systems; 1.7 Rules of Thumb about the Context for a Chemical Process: Economics; 1.8 Rules of Thumb about the Thinking Process: Problem Solving and Creativity; 1.9 Rules of Thumb about the Thinking Process: Goal Setting; 1.10 Rules of Thumb about the Thinking Process: Decision Making; 1.11 Rules of Thumb about the Thinking Process: Thermal Pinch; 1.12 Rules of |
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Thumb about the Thinking Process: "Systems" Thinking |
1.13 Rules of Thumb about the Thinking Process: Design1.14 Rules of Thumb about the Thinking Process: Process Improvement; 1.15 Rules of Thumb about the Thinking Process: Trouble Shooting; 1.16 Rules of Thumb about the Thinking Process: Environment, Waste Minimization, Safety; 1.17 Rules of Thumb about the People Part of Engineering: Communication; 1.18 Rules of Thumb about the People Part of Engineering: Listening; 1.19 Rules of Thumb about the People Part of Engineering: People Skills; 1.20 Rules of Thumb about the People Part of Engineering: Team and Group Skills |
1.21 Rules of Thumb about the Context in Which We Function: Performance Review1.22 Rules of Thumb about the Context in Which We Function: Leadership; 1.23 Rules of Thumb about the Context in Which We Function: Entrepreneurship (based on Valikangas, 2003 and Cooper, 1987); 1.24 Rules of Thumb about the Context in Which We Function: Entrepreneurship; 1.25 Rules of Thumb about the Context in Which We Function: e-Business; 1.26 Rules of Thumb about Mentoring and Self-management; 1.27 Summary; 2 Transportation; 2.1 Gas Moving: Pressure Service; 2.2 Gas Moving: Vacuum Service; 2.3 Liquid |
2.4 Gas-Liquid (Two-phase Flow)2.5 Pumping Slurries: Liquid-Solid Systems; 2.6 Solids; 2.7 Ducts and Pipes; 3 Energy Exchange; 3.1 Drives; 3.2 Thermal Energy: Furnaces; 3.3 Thermal Energy: Fluid Heat Exchangers, Condensers and Boilers; 3.4 Thermal Energy: Fluidized Bed (Coils in Bed); 3.5 Thermal Energy: Static Mixers; 3.6 Thermal Energy: Direct Contact L-L Immiscible Liquids; 3.7 Thermal Energy: Direct Contact G-L Cooling Towers; 3.8 Thermal Energy: Direct Contact G-L Quenchers; 3.9 Thermal Energy: Direct Contact G-L Condensers |
3.10 Thermal Energy: G-G Thermal Wheels and Pebble Regenerators and Regenerators |
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An immense treasure trove containing hundreds of equipment symptoms, arranged so as to allow swift identification and elimination of the causes. These rules of thumb are the result of preserving and structuring the immense knowledge of experienced engineers collected and compiled by the author - an experienced engineer himself - into an invaluable book that helps younger engineers find their way from symptoms to causes. This sourcebook is unrivalled in its depth and breadth of coverage, listing five important aspects for each piece of equipment:* area of application* sizing guideli |
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UNISA996251301803316 |
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Local economy |
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London, : Local Economy Pub. Co., 1986- |
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[Abingdon], : [Routledge] |
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London, : Sage |
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Community development - Great Britain |
Local finance - Great Britain |
Economic policy |
Community development |
Local finance |
Stedelijk beleid |
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Great Britain Economic policy 1979-1997 Periodicals |
Great Britain Economic policy 1997- Periodicals |
Great Britain |
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UNINA9910821616003321 |
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Autore |
Widmalm Sten |
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Kashmir in comparative perspective : democracy and violent separatism in India / / Sten Widmalm |
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London : , : Routledge, , 2002 |
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1-138-86265-7 |
1-315-02932-4 |
1-136-86694-9 |
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1 online resource (229 p.) |
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Jammu and Kashmir (India) Politics and government 20th century |
Jammu and Kashmir (India) History Autonomy and independence movements |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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ch. 1. Introduction -- ch. 2. Explaining violent separatism -- ch. 3. Jammu and Kashmir in transition -- ch. 4. The rise and fall of democracy in Jammu and Kashmir 1977-1989 -- ch. 5. Avoiding violent separatism in India -- ch. 6. 'The most dangerous place in the world' -- ch. 7. Epilogue : the causes of violent separatism and the role of ethnicity. |
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This book investigates the factors that led to the breakdown of democracy and the rise of violent separatism in Jammu and Kashmir in the 1980s, and how the risk of a large-scale war has grown in South Asia in the 1990s. Solutions to this conflict need to be based on knowledge about what caused it as well as perspectives on why this conflict is so particularly dangerous. Widmalm offers answers in this book, with systematic comparisons over time to establish the causes of the conflict. He refutes the contention that ethnic factors are the main cause, while acknowledging that ethnic dividing line |
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