LEADER 05123nam 2200613Ia 450 001 9910144003003321 005 20220426002316.0 010 $a1-280-92176-5 010 $a9786610921768 010 $a3-527-61111-8 010 $a3-527-61112-6 035 $a(CKB)1000000000376067 035 $a(EBL)482378 035 $a(OCoLC)173767478 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000239975 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11174143 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000239975 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10250513 035 $a(PQKB)10123955 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC482378 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000376067 100 $a20041013d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aRules of thumb in engineering practice$b[electronic resource] /$fDonald R. Woods 210 $aWeinheim $cWiley-VCH ;$aChichester $cJohn Wiley [distributor]$dc2007 215 $a1 online resource (480 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a3-527-31220-X 327 $aRules 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 327 $a1.6 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 Thumb about the Thinking Process: "Systems" Thinking 327 $a1.13 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 327 $a1.21 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 327 $a2.4 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 327 $a3.10 Thermal Energy: G-G Thermal Wheels and Pebble Regenerators and Regenerators 330 $aAn 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 606 $aEngineering$xMethodology 606 $aCivil engineering$xVocational guidance 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aEngineering$xMethodology. 615 0$aCivil engineering$xVocational guidance. 676 $a620.002 676 $a620.004 700 $aWoods$b Donald R$0102565 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910144003003321 996 $aRules of thumb in engineering practice$91954833 997 $aUNINA