1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910821412803321

Autore

Greenhalgh Michael

Titolo

From the Romans to the railways : the fate of antiquities in Asia Minor / / by Michael Greenhalgh

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, Netherlands : , : Brill, , 2013

©2013

ISBN

90-04-25261-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (926 p.)

Collana

Technology and Change in History, , 1385-920x ; ; Volume 13

Disciplina

363.6/909561

Soggetti

Turkey Antiquities, Roman Conservation and restoration

Turkey Antiquities, Greek Conservation and restoration

Turkey Antiquities Conservation and restoration

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

Preliminary Material -- Introduction: “The Ruins of Departed Greatness” -- 1. The Country and Its Travellers -- 2. Decline and Recycling of Ancient Settlements -- 3. Decline of the Road, Port and Transport Systems -- 4. Waterworks: Aqueducts, Fountains and Baths -- 5. Houses in Wood; Churches and Mosques in Marble -- 6. The Locals: Attitudes to Antiquities -- 7. The Demands of Modernity: Filching the Building-Blocks of the Ancient World -- 8. Classical Inscriptions: Discovery, Reuse and Treasure-Hunting -- 9. We Only Hear about Lord Elgin: Collecting -- 10. Tourism Meets Modernity in Asia Minor -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- Illustrations.

Sommario/riassunto

This multi-disciplinary account of the fate of ancient monuments and technologies in Asia Minor studies the processes and their results with the help of archaeology, history, construction engineering, and travel documentation. To clarify changes, their causes and repercussions, it compares infrastructure engineering (transportation, water management, utilitarian architecture) in antiquity with developments over the past 200 years, using the accounts of European travellers and then of excavations. It analyses patterns of and reasons for the deterioration of material life, documenting the perceptions and understanding of Roman antiquities and engineering by populations



living amidst ancient Roman art and architecture, roads, and aqueducts. These are complemented by travellers' accounts of the myriad aspects of the plundering of archaeological sites and antiquities.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911006593803321

Autore

Author) IAEA (Corporate

Titolo

Advances in Nuclear Power Process Heat Applications

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham : , : International Atomic Energy Agency, , 2012

©2012

ISBN

1-5231-3010-5

1-283-59422-6

9786613906670

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (286 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

Editor)IAEA (Corporate

Soggetti

Gas cooled reactors

Nuclear power plants - Safety measures

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- FOREWORD -- CONTENTS -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 1.1. OBJECTIVES -- 1.2. NUCLEAR PROCESS HEAT APPLICATIONS -- 1.3. SCOPE OF THE REPORT -- 2. PROCESS HEAT HIGH TEMPERAT R REACTOR CONCEPTS -- 2.1. DESIGN ASPECTS -- 2.2. NUUCLEAR HEAT SUPPLY SYSTEM (COUPLING) -- 2.3. SPECIFIC HTGR DESIGN PROPOSALS -- 3. PROCESS HEAT HTGR APPLICATIONS -- 3.1. NUCLEAR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION -- 3.2. NUCLEAR DESALINATION -- 3.3. OTHER APPLICATIONS -- 4. SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS -- 4.1. SAFETY ISSUES OF NUCLEAR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION -- 4.2. SAFETY ISSUES FOR DESALINATION SYSTEM -- 4.3. COUPLING SCHEMES AND CONTAMINATION OF END PRODUCTS FOR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION -- 4.4. COUPLING SCHEMES AND CONTAMINATION OF END PRODUCTS IN DESALINATION SYSTEM -- 4.5. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES OF DESALINATION -- 5. CONCLUSIONS AND



RECOMMENDATIONS -- APPENDIX I. NUCLEAR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION IN CHINA -- APPENDIX II. NUCLEAR COAL GASIFICATION RESEARCH IN GERMANY -- APPENDIX III. NUCLEAR REACTOR -- APPENDIX IV. THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF PLANT MATERIALS -- APPENDIX V. ARGENTINA PHYSICO-CHEMICAL STUDIES ON THE THERMOCHEMICAL REACTION PROCESSES FOR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION -- APPENDIX VI. RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPONENTS AND EQUIPMENT -- REFERENCES -- ABBREVIATIONS -- CONTRIBUTORS TO DRAFTING AND REVIEW.

Sommario/riassunto

Following an IAEA coordinated research project, this publication compiles the findings of research and development activities related to practical nuclear process heat applications. An overview of current progress on high temperature gas cooled reactors coupling schemes for different process heat applications, such as hydrogen production and desalination, is included. The associated safety aspects are also highlighted. The summary report documents the results and conclusions of the project.