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Record Nr.

UNISA996203967703316

Titolo

Social inequalities in comparative perspective [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Fiona Devine and Mary C. Waters

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2004

ISBN

1-281-21377-2

9786611213770

0-470-70418-7

0-470-75357-9

1-4051-4312-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (330 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DevineFiona

WatersMary C

Disciplina

305

305.5

Soggetti

Equality

Social stratification

Electronic books.

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

Social Inequalities in Comparative Perspective; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Introduction; 1 Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration in the United States; 2 The "Language of Race," Identity Options, and "Belonging" in the Quebec Context; 3 Race and Ethnicity in France; 4 Racisms, Ethnicities, and British Nation-Making; 5 Working Poor, Working Hard: Trajectories at the Bottom of the American Labor Market; 6 Class and Social Inequalities in Portugal: From Class Structure to Working-Class Practices on the Shop Floor; 7 Understanding Class Inequality in Australia; 8 Talking about Class in Britain

9 Research on Gender Stratification in the US10 The Japanese Paradox: Women's Voices of Fulfillment in the Face of Inequalities; 11 Catching Up? Changing Inequalities of Gender at Work and in the Family in the UK; 12 Gender and Work-Related Inequalities in Finland; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This unique collection of original essays brings a comparative



perspective to issues of social inequality. First-rate sociologists from around the world have contributed to this exciting and rigorous volume, drawing upon their own research in the fields of race and ethnicity, class and inequality, and gender and sexuality. Contains original essays by first-rate scholars on issues of social inequalities around the worldFeatures research and examples from the USA, Canada, UK, Australia, France, Portugal, Finland, and JapanReviews research on issues of social inequ

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910830718903321

Titolo

AIChE equipment testing procedure [[electronic resource] ] : mixing equipment (impeller type) / / prepared by the Equipment Testing Procedures Committee of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, N.Y., : American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2001

ISBN

1-282-78338-6

9786612783388

0-470-93555-3

0-470-93554-5

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (148 p.)

Collana

AIChE equipment testing procedure

Disciplina

660.283

Soggetti

Mixing machinery - Testing

Chemistry, Technical - Equipment and supplies - Evaluation

Impellers - Testing

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

AIChE Equipment Testing Procedure: Mixing Equipment (Impeller Type); Contents; Figures; 100.0 Purpose and scope; 101.0 Purpose; 102.0 Scope; 103.0 Liability; 200.0 Definition and Description of Terms; 201.0 Introduction; 202.0 Mixing Equipment; 202.1 Equipment Configurations; 202.2 Impellers; 202.3 Vessels; 202.4 Auxiliary Equipment; 203.0 Basic Nomenclature; 203.1 Equipment Variables; 203.2 Mixing Related Dimensionless Groups; 203.3 Process Related



Dimensionless Groups; 204.0 Operating Conditions; 205.0 Types of Tests; 205.1 Operating Performance; 205.2 Mechanical Conditions

205.3 Mechanical Operation205.4 Mixer Support Structure; 205.5 Process Conditions; 206.0 Performance Criteria; 300.0 Test Planning; 301.0 Preliminary Considerations; 301.1 Safety; 301.2 Environmental; 301.3 Test Objectives; 301.4 Multiple Applications; 302.0 Plans for Operating Performance Tests; 302.1 Speed; 302.2 Power; 302.3 Torque; 303.0 Plans for Mechanical Condition Tests; 303.1 Equipment Verification; 303.2 Alignment; 303.3 Runout; 303.4 Gear Tooth Contact; 303.5 Seals; 303.6 Auxiliary Equipment; 303.7 Vibration; 303.8 Noise; 304.0 Plans for Mechanical Operation Tests

305.0 Plans for Process Condition Tests305.1 Miscible Liquid Blending; 305.2 Heat Transfer; 305.3 Immiscible Liquid Dispersion; 305.4 Solids Suspension in Liquid; 305.5 Gas-Liquid Dispersion; 305.6 Variable Conditions; 305.7 Other Measurable Results; 306.0 Performance Criteria; 400.0 Measurement Methods & Instruments; 401.0 Introduction; 402.0 Operating Performance Measurements; 402.1 Speed; 402.2 Power; 402.3 Torque; 403.0 Mechanical Condition Measurements; 403.1 Alignment and Adjustment; 403.2 Runout; 403.3 Gear Tooth Contact Pattern; 403.4 Seals; 403.5 Auxiliary Equipment; 403.6 Vibration

403.7 Noise403.8 Temperature; 404.0 Mechanical Operation Measurements; 404.1 Natural Frequency; 404.2 Shaft strain; 404.3 Deflection; 404.4 Spectral Analysis; 405.0 Process Condition Measurements; 405.1 Density or Specific Gravity; 405.2 Viscosity; 405.3 Physical State; 405.4 Chemical Composition; 405.5 Other Physical/Chemical Properties; 406.0 System Operating Conditions; 406.1 Temperature; 406.2 Pressure; 406.3 Liquid Level, Volume, and Flow; 406.4 Phase Ratios; 406.5 Blend Time; 406.6 Sampling; 500.0 Test Procedures; 501.0 General Test Procedures; 502.0 Preliminary Operation and Safety

502.1 Instruction Manuals502.2 Check for Debris in Vessel; 502.3 Check for Obstructions; 502.4 Pre-Operational Check; 502.5 Hand Turning; 502.6 Jog; 502.7 Hydrostatic Pressure Tests; 502.8 System Test in Air; 502.9 System Water Test; 503.0 Operating Performance Tests; 503.1 Speed; 503.2 Power; 503.3 Torque; 504.0 Mechanical Condition Tests; 504.1 Alignment and Adjustments; 504.2 Runout; 504.3 Gear Tooth Contact Patterns; 504.4 Seals; 504.5 Auxiliary Equipment; 504.6 Vibration; 504.7 Noise; 504.8 Temperature; 505.0 Mechanical Operation Tests; 505.1 Natural Frequency

505.2 Deflections of Structure

Sommario/riassunto

The latest edition of this industry-friendly guide to evaluating the performance of mixing equipment brings this traditional process operation into the 21st century. The book starts with basic definitions and terms, and goes to detail test planning and procedures, and computation and evaluation of results. Appendices offer a troubleshooting checklists, sample log.