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Castings / John Campbell
| Castings / John Campbell |
| Autore | Campbell, John |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier Butterworth Heinemann, 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | viii, 335 p. : ill. ; 25 cm |
| Disciplina | 671.2 |
| Soggetto topico |
Founding
Metal castings |
| ISBN | 0750647906 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The melt -- Entrainment -- Flow -- The mould -- Solidification structure -- Gas porosity -- Solidification shrinkage -- Linear contraction -- Structure, defects and properties of the finished casting -- Processing -- Environmental interactions. |
| Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991001660529707536 |
Campbell, John
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| Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier Butterworth Heinemann, 2003 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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CCTV surveillance [[electronic resource] ] : video practices and technology / / Herman Kruegle
| CCTV surveillance [[electronic resource] ] : video practices and technology / / Herman Kruegle |
| Autore | Kruegle Herman |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boston, : Elsevier Butterworth Heinemann, 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (673 p.) |
| Disciplina | 621.389/28 |
| Soggetto topico |
Closed-circuit television - Design and construction
Television in security systems |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-74744-7
9786610747443 0-08-046818-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I; Chapter 1 Video's Critical Role in the Security Plan; 1.1 Protection of Assets; 1.1.1 Overview; 1.1.2 Background; 1.2 The Role of Video in Asset Protection; 1.2.1 Video as Part of the Emergency and Disaster Plan; 1.2.1.1 Protecting Life and Minimizing Injury; 1.2.1.2 Reducing Exposure of Physical Assets and Optimizing Loss Control; 1.2.1.3 Restoring Normal Operations Quickly; 1.2.1.4 Documenting an Emergency; 1.2.1.5 Emergency Shutdown and Restoration; 1.2.1.6 Testing the Plan
1.2.1.7 Standby Power and Communications1.2.2 Security Investigations; 1.2.3 Safety; 1.2.4 The Role of the Guard; 1.2.5 Employee Training and Education; 1.3 Synergy through Integration; 1.3.1 Integrated Functions; 1.3.2 System Hardware; 1.4 Video's Role and Its Applications; 1.4.1 Video System Solutions; 1.4.2 Overt vs. Covert Video; 1.4.3 Security Surveillance Applications; 1.4.4 Safety Applications; 1.4.5 Video Access Control; 1.5 The Bottom Line; Chapter 2 Video Technology Overview; 2.1 Overview; 2.2 The Video System; 2.2.1 The Role of Light and Reflection; 2.2.2 The Lens Function 2.2.3 The Camera Function2.2.4 The Transmission Function; 2.2.5 The Monitor Function; 2.2.6 The Recording Function; 2.3 Scene Illumination; 2.3.1 Natural Light; 2.3.2 Artificial Light; 2.4 Scene Characteristics; 2.4.1 Target Size; 2.4.2 Reflectivity; 2.4.3 Effects of Motion; 2.4.4 Scene Temperature; 2.5 Lenses; 2.5.1 Fixed-Focal-Length Lens; 2.5.2 Zoom Lens; 2.5.3 Vari-Focal Lens; 2.5.4 Panoramic-360degree Lens; 2.5.5 Covert Pinhole Lens; 2.5.6 Special Lenses; 2.6 Cameras; 2.6.1 The Scanning Process; 2.6.1.1 Raster Scanning; 2.6.1.2 Digital and Progressive Scan; 2.6.2 Solid-State Cameras 2.6.2.1 Analog2.6.2.2 Digital; 2.6.2.3 Internet; 2.6.3 Low-Light-Level Intensified Camera; 2.6.4 Thermal Imaging Camera; 2.6.5 Panoramic 360degree Camera; 2.7 Transmission; 2.7.1 Hard-Wired; 2.7.1.1 Coaxial Cable; 2.7.1.2 Unshielded Twisted Pair; 2.7.1.3 LAN, WAN, Intranet and Internet; 2.7.2 Wireless; 2.7.3 Fiber Optics; 2.8 Switchers; 2.8.1 Standard; 2.8.2 Microprocessor-Controlled; 2.9 Quads and Multiplexers; 2.10 Monitors; 2.10.1 Monochrome; 2.10.2 Color; 2.10.3 CRT, LCD, Plasma Displays; 2.10.4 Audio/Video; 2.11 Recorders; 2.11.1 Video Cassette Recorder (VCR) 2.11.2 Digital Video Recorder (DVR)2.11.3 Optical Disk; 2.12 Hard-copy Video Printers; 2.13 Ancillary Equipment; 2.13.1 Camera Housings; 2.13.1.1 Standard-rectangular; 2.13.1.2 Dome; 2.13.1.3 Specialty; 2.13.1.4 Plug and Play; 2.13.2 Pan/Tilt Mounts; 2.13.3 Video Motion Detector (VMD); 2.13.4 Screen Splitter; 2.13.5 Camera Video Annotation; 2.13.5.1 Camera ID; 2.13.5.2 Time and Date; 2.13.6 Image Reversal; 2.14 Summary; Part II; Chapter 3 Natural and Artificial Lighting; 3.1 Overview; 3.2 Video Lighting Characteristics; 3.2.1 Scene Illumination; 3.2.1.1 Daytime/Nighttime 3.2.1.2 Indoor/Outdoor |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457080503321 |
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Kruegle Herman
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| Boston, : Elsevier Butterworth Heinemann, 2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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CCTV surveillance [[electronic resource] ] : video practices and technology / / Herman Kruegle
| CCTV surveillance [[electronic resource] ] : video practices and technology / / Herman Kruegle |
| Autore | Kruegle Herman |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boston, : Elsevier Butterworth Heinemann, 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (673 p.) |
| Disciplina | 621.389/28 |
| Soggetto topico |
Closed-circuit television - Design and construction
Television in security systems |
| ISBN |
1-280-74744-7
9786610747443 0-08-046818-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I; Chapter 1 Video's Critical Role in the Security Plan; 1.1 Protection of Assets; 1.1.1 Overview; 1.1.2 Background; 1.2 The Role of Video in Asset Protection; 1.2.1 Video as Part of the Emergency and Disaster Plan; 1.2.1.1 Protecting Life and Minimizing Injury; 1.2.1.2 Reducing Exposure of Physical Assets and Optimizing Loss Control; 1.2.1.3 Restoring Normal Operations Quickly; 1.2.1.4 Documenting an Emergency; 1.2.1.5 Emergency Shutdown and Restoration; 1.2.1.6 Testing the Plan
1.2.1.7 Standby Power and Communications1.2.2 Security Investigations; 1.2.3 Safety; 1.2.4 The Role of the Guard; 1.2.5 Employee Training and Education; 1.3 Synergy through Integration; 1.3.1 Integrated Functions; 1.3.2 System Hardware; 1.4 Video's Role and Its Applications; 1.4.1 Video System Solutions; 1.4.2 Overt vs. Covert Video; 1.4.3 Security Surveillance Applications; 1.4.4 Safety Applications; 1.4.5 Video Access Control; 1.5 The Bottom Line; Chapter 2 Video Technology Overview; 2.1 Overview; 2.2 The Video System; 2.2.1 The Role of Light and Reflection; 2.2.2 The Lens Function 2.2.3 The Camera Function2.2.4 The Transmission Function; 2.2.5 The Monitor Function; 2.2.6 The Recording Function; 2.3 Scene Illumination; 2.3.1 Natural Light; 2.3.2 Artificial Light; 2.4 Scene Characteristics; 2.4.1 Target Size; 2.4.2 Reflectivity; 2.4.3 Effects of Motion; 2.4.4 Scene Temperature; 2.5 Lenses; 2.5.1 Fixed-Focal-Length Lens; 2.5.2 Zoom Lens; 2.5.3 Vari-Focal Lens; 2.5.4 Panoramic-360degree Lens; 2.5.5 Covert Pinhole Lens; 2.5.6 Special Lenses; 2.6 Cameras; 2.6.1 The Scanning Process; 2.6.1.1 Raster Scanning; 2.6.1.2 Digital and Progressive Scan; 2.6.2 Solid-State Cameras 2.6.2.1 Analog2.6.2.2 Digital; 2.6.2.3 Internet; 2.6.3 Low-Light-Level Intensified Camera; 2.6.4 Thermal Imaging Camera; 2.6.5 Panoramic 360degree Camera; 2.7 Transmission; 2.7.1 Hard-Wired; 2.7.1.1 Coaxial Cable; 2.7.1.2 Unshielded Twisted Pair; 2.7.1.3 LAN, WAN, Intranet and Internet; 2.7.2 Wireless; 2.7.3 Fiber Optics; 2.8 Switchers; 2.8.1 Standard; 2.8.2 Microprocessor-Controlled; 2.9 Quads and Multiplexers; 2.10 Monitors; 2.10.1 Monochrome; 2.10.2 Color; 2.10.3 CRT, LCD, Plasma Displays; 2.10.4 Audio/Video; 2.11 Recorders; 2.11.1 Video Cassette Recorder (VCR) 2.11.2 Digital Video Recorder (DVR)2.11.3 Optical Disk; 2.12 Hard-copy Video Printers; 2.13 Ancillary Equipment; 2.13.1 Camera Housings; 2.13.1.1 Standard-rectangular; 2.13.1.2 Dome; 2.13.1.3 Specialty; 2.13.1.4 Plug and Play; 2.13.2 Pan/Tilt Mounts; 2.13.3 Video Motion Detector (VMD); 2.13.4 Screen Splitter; 2.13.5 Camera Video Annotation; 2.13.5.1 Camera ID; 2.13.5.2 Time and Date; 2.13.6 Image Reversal; 2.14 Summary; Part II; Chapter 3 Natural and Artificial Lighting; 3.1 Overview; 3.2 Video Lighting Characteristics; 3.2.1 Scene Illumination; 3.2.1.1 Daytime/Nighttime 3.2.1.2 Indoor/Outdoor |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784359803321 |
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Kruegle Herman
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| Boston, : Elsevier Butterworth Heinemann, 2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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CCTV surveillance : video practices and technology / / Herman Kruegle
| CCTV surveillance : video practices and technology / / Herman Kruegle |
| Autore | Kruegle Herman |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boston, : Elsevier Butterworth Heinemann, 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (673 p.) |
| Disciplina | 621.389/28 |
| Soggetto topico |
Closed-circuit television - Design and construction
Television in security systems |
| ISBN |
1-280-74744-7
9786610747443 0-08-046818-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I; Chapter 1 Video's Critical Role in the Security Plan; 1.1 Protection of Assets; 1.1.1 Overview; 1.1.2 Background; 1.2 The Role of Video in Asset Protection; 1.2.1 Video as Part of the Emergency and Disaster Plan; 1.2.1.1 Protecting Life and Minimizing Injury; 1.2.1.2 Reducing Exposure of Physical Assets and Optimizing Loss Control; 1.2.1.3 Restoring Normal Operations Quickly; 1.2.1.4 Documenting an Emergency; 1.2.1.5 Emergency Shutdown and Restoration; 1.2.1.6 Testing the Plan
1.2.1.7 Standby Power and Communications1.2.2 Security Investigations; 1.2.3 Safety; 1.2.4 The Role of the Guard; 1.2.5 Employee Training and Education; 1.3 Synergy through Integration; 1.3.1 Integrated Functions; 1.3.2 System Hardware; 1.4 Video's Role and Its Applications; 1.4.1 Video System Solutions; 1.4.2 Overt vs. Covert Video; 1.4.3 Security Surveillance Applications; 1.4.4 Safety Applications; 1.4.5 Video Access Control; 1.5 The Bottom Line; Chapter 2 Video Technology Overview; 2.1 Overview; 2.2 The Video System; 2.2.1 The Role of Light and Reflection; 2.2.2 The Lens Function 2.2.3 The Camera Function2.2.4 The Transmission Function; 2.2.5 The Monitor Function; 2.2.6 The Recording Function; 2.3 Scene Illumination; 2.3.1 Natural Light; 2.3.2 Artificial Light; 2.4 Scene Characteristics; 2.4.1 Target Size; 2.4.2 Reflectivity; 2.4.3 Effects of Motion; 2.4.4 Scene Temperature; 2.5 Lenses; 2.5.1 Fixed-Focal-Length Lens; 2.5.2 Zoom Lens; 2.5.3 Vari-Focal Lens; 2.5.4 Panoramic-360degree Lens; 2.5.5 Covert Pinhole Lens; 2.5.6 Special Lenses; 2.6 Cameras; 2.6.1 The Scanning Process; 2.6.1.1 Raster Scanning; 2.6.1.2 Digital and Progressive Scan; 2.6.2 Solid-State Cameras 2.6.2.1 Analog2.6.2.2 Digital; 2.6.2.3 Internet; 2.6.3 Low-Light-Level Intensified Camera; 2.6.4 Thermal Imaging Camera; 2.6.5 Panoramic 360degree Camera; 2.7 Transmission; 2.7.1 Hard-Wired; 2.7.1.1 Coaxial Cable; 2.7.1.2 Unshielded Twisted Pair; 2.7.1.3 LAN, WAN, Intranet and Internet; 2.7.2 Wireless; 2.7.3 Fiber Optics; 2.8 Switchers; 2.8.1 Standard; 2.8.2 Microprocessor-Controlled; 2.9 Quads and Multiplexers; 2.10 Monitors; 2.10.1 Monochrome; 2.10.2 Color; 2.10.3 CRT, LCD, Plasma Displays; 2.10.4 Audio/Video; 2.11 Recorders; 2.11.1 Video Cassette Recorder (VCR) 2.11.2 Digital Video Recorder (DVR)2.11.3 Optical Disk; 2.12 Hard-copy Video Printers; 2.13 Ancillary Equipment; 2.13.1 Camera Housings; 2.13.1.1 Standard-rectangular; 2.13.1.2 Dome; 2.13.1.3 Specialty; 2.13.1.4 Plug and Play; 2.13.2 Pan/Tilt Mounts; 2.13.3 Video Motion Detector (VMD); 2.13.4 Screen Splitter; 2.13.5 Camera Video Annotation; 2.13.5.1 Camera ID; 2.13.5.2 Time and Date; 2.13.6 Image Reversal; 2.14 Summary; Part II; Chapter 3 Natural and Artificial Lighting; 3.1 Overview; 3.2 Video Lighting Characteristics; 3.2.1 Scene Illumination; 3.2.1.1 Daytime/Nighttime 3.2.1.2 Indoor/Outdoor |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910811281603321 |
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Kruegle Herman
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| Boston, : Elsevier Butterworth Heinemann, 2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Chemical process safety [[electronic resource] ] : learning from case histories / / Roy E. Sanders
| Chemical process safety [[electronic resource] ] : learning from case histories / / Roy E. Sanders |
| Autore | Sanders R. E (Roy E.) |
| Edizione | [3rd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier Butterworth Heinemann, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (343 p.) |
| Disciplina | 660/.2804 |
| Soggetto topico |
Chemical processes - Safety measures
Chemical engineering - Safety measures |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-00976-8
9786611009762 0-08-047648-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Perspective, Perspective, Perspective; Introduction; The Media Rarely Focuses on the Benefits of the Chemical Industry; A Glance at the History of Chemical Manufacturing before the Industrial Revolution; The Modern Industrial Chemical Industry Modifies Our Way of Living; Risks Are Not Necessarily How They Are Perceived; Plant Employee Safety versus Life-style Choices; The Chemical Industry's Excellent Safety Record; Who Has the Most Dangerous Jobs?; Just How Dangerous Is It to Work in a U.S. Chemical Plant?
Just How Dangerous Is It to Work in a Chemical Plant in the United Kingdom?Fatal Risks Data for Various Activities in the United Kingdom; How Are the Chemical and Refinery Industries Doing when It Comes to Major Losses?; 2. Good Intentions; Modifications Made with Good Intentions; A Tank Truck Catastrophically Fails; Siphoning Destroys a Tender Tank; Tank Roof Splits from Overfilling; A Well-Intended Change Yields a Storage Tank Collapse; A Water Drain Line Is Altered and a Reactor Explodes; An Air System Is Improved and a Vessel Blows Up A New Air System Improved Economics, but Jeopardized SafetyAnother Incident with Nitrogen Backup for a Compressed Air Supply; The Hazards of Nitrogen Asphyxiation; Concerns for Safety on a Refrigerated Ethylene Tank; Beware of Impurities, Stabilizers, or Substitute Chemicals; Good Intentions on Certain New Protection Systems Lead to Troubles; A Gas Compressor Is Protected from Dirt, But the Plant Catches Fire; The Lighter Side; Another Good Intentions Project: New Tank Are Destroyed and the Neighborhood is Disrupted Another Tragic Incident Involving Hydrogen Sulfide Takes the Lives of Two WorkersClosing Thoughts on Sewers; A Review of Good Intentions; 3. Focusing on Water and Steam: The Ever-Present and Sometimes Evil Twins; A Hydrotest Goes Awry; A Flooded Column Collapses as Water Is Being Drained from the System; Water Reacting with Strong Chemicals; Easy-to-Use Steam Heat Can Push Equipment beyond Safe Design Limits; Heating Water in a Confined System; Steam Condenses and a Mega-Vessel Is Destroyed During Commissioning; A Tragedy Develops When Hot Oil Is Pumped upon a Layer of Water 4. Preparation for MaintenanceSome Problems When Preparing for Maintenance; A Tank Vent Is Routed to a Water-Filled Drum to "Avoid" Problems; Preparing to Paint Large Tanks; Preparing a Brine Sludge Dissolving System for Maintenance; What Happened in the Brine System?; A Violent Eruption from a Tank Being Prepared for Maintenance; An Explosion While Preparing to Replace a Valve in an Ice Cream Plant; A Chemical Cleaning Operation Kills Sparrows, But Improves Procedures; Other Cleaning, Washing, Steaming, and Purging Operations; A Tragedy When Preparing for Valve Maintenance A Review of Changes Made to Prepare for Maintenance |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457083603321 |
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Sanders R. E (Roy E.)
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| Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier Butterworth Heinemann, c2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Chemical process safety [[electronic resource] ] : learning from case histories / / Roy E. Sanders
| Chemical process safety [[electronic resource] ] : learning from case histories / / Roy E. Sanders |
| Autore | Sanders R. E (Roy E.) |
| Edizione | [3rd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier Butterworth Heinemann, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (343 p.) |
| Disciplina | 660/.2804 |
| Soggetto topico |
Chemical processes - Safety measures
Chemical engineering - Safety measures |
| ISBN |
1-281-00976-8
9786611009762 0-08-047648-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Perspective, Perspective, Perspective; Introduction; The Media Rarely Focuses on the Benefits of the Chemical Industry; A Glance at the History of Chemical Manufacturing before the Industrial Revolution; The Modern Industrial Chemical Industry Modifies Our Way of Living; Risks Are Not Necessarily How They Are Perceived; Plant Employee Safety versus Life-style Choices; The Chemical Industry's Excellent Safety Record; Who Has the Most Dangerous Jobs?; Just How Dangerous Is It to Work in a U.S. Chemical Plant?
Just How Dangerous Is It to Work in a Chemical Plant in the United Kingdom?Fatal Risks Data for Various Activities in the United Kingdom; How Are the Chemical and Refinery Industries Doing when It Comes to Major Losses?; 2. Good Intentions; Modifications Made with Good Intentions; A Tank Truck Catastrophically Fails; Siphoning Destroys a Tender Tank; Tank Roof Splits from Overfilling; A Well-Intended Change Yields a Storage Tank Collapse; A Water Drain Line Is Altered and a Reactor Explodes; An Air System Is Improved and a Vessel Blows Up A New Air System Improved Economics, but Jeopardized SafetyAnother Incident with Nitrogen Backup for a Compressed Air Supply; The Hazards of Nitrogen Asphyxiation; Concerns for Safety on a Refrigerated Ethylene Tank; Beware of Impurities, Stabilizers, or Substitute Chemicals; Good Intentions on Certain New Protection Systems Lead to Troubles; A Gas Compressor Is Protected from Dirt, But the Plant Catches Fire; The Lighter Side; Another Good Intentions Project: New Tank Are Destroyed and the Neighborhood is Disrupted Another Tragic Incident Involving Hydrogen Sulfide Takes the Lives of Two WorkersClosing Thoughts on Sewers; A Review of Good Intentions; 3. Focusing on Water and Steam: The Ever-Present and Sometimes Evil Twins; A Hydrotest Goes Awry; A Flooded Column Collapses as Water Is Being Drained from the System; Water Reacting with Strong Chemicals; Easy-to-Use Steam Heat Can Push Equipment beyond Safe Design Limits; Heating Water in a Confined System; Steam Condenses and a Mega-Vessel Is Destroyed During Commissioning; A Tragedy Develops When Hot Oil Is Pumped upon a Layer of Water 4. Preparation for MaintenanceSome Problems When Preparing for Maintenance; A Tank Vent Is Routed to a Water-Filled Drum to "Avoid" Problems; Preparing to Paint Large Tanks; Preparing a Brine Sludge Dissolving System for Maintenance; What Happened in the Brine System?; A Violent Eruption from a Tank Being Prepared for Maintenance; An Explosion While Preparing to Replace a Valve in an Ice Cream Plant; A Chemical Cleaning Operation Kills Sparrows, But Improves Procedures; Other Cleaning, Washing, Steaming, and Purging Operations; A Tragedy When Preparing for Valve Maintenance A Review of Changes Made to Prepare for Maintenance |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784359203321 |
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Sanders R. E (Roy E.)
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| Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier Butterworth Heinemann, c2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Chemical process safety : learning from case histories / / Roy E. Sanders
| Chemical process safety : learning from case histories / / Roy E. Sanders |
| Autore | Sanders R. E (Roy E.) |
| Edizione | [3rd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier Butterworth Heinemann, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (343 p.) |
| Disciplina | 660/.2804 |
| Soggetto topico |
Chemical processes - Safety measures
Chemical engineering - Safety measures |
| ISBN |
1-281-00976-8
9786611009762 0-08-047648-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Perspective, Perspective, Perspective; Introduction; The Media Rarely Focuses on the Benefits of the Chemical Industry; A Glance at the History of Chemical Manufacturing before the Industrial Revolution; The Modern Industrial Chemical Industry Modifies Our Way of Living; Risks Are Not Necessarily How They Are Perceived; Plant Employee Safety versus Life-style Choices; The Chemical Industry's Excellent Safety Record; Who Has the Most Dangerous Jobs?; Just How Dangerous Is It to Work in a U.S. Chemical Plant?
Just How Dangerous Is It to Work in a Chemical Plant in the United Kingdom?Fatal Risks Data for Various Activities in the United Kingdom; How Are the Chemical and Refinery Industries Doing when It Comes to Major Losses?; 2. Good Intentions; Modifications Made with Good Intentions; A Tank Truck Catastrophically Fails; Siphoning Destroys a Tender Tank; Tank Roof Splits from Overfilling; A Well-Intended Change Yields a Storage Tank Collapse; A Water Drain Line Is Altered and a Reactor Explodes; An Air System Is Improved and a Vessel Blows Up A New Air System Improved Economics, but Jeopardized SafetyAnother Incident with Nitrogen Backup for a Compressed Air Supply; The Hazards of Nitrogen Asphyxiation; Concerns for Safety on a Refrigerated Ethylene Tank; Beware of Impurities, Stabilizers, or Substitute Chemicals; Good Intentions on Certain New Protection Systems Lead to Troubles; A Gas Compressor Is Protected from Dirt, But the Plant Catches Fire; The Lighter Side; Another Good Intentions Project: New Tank Are Destroyed and the Neighborhood is Disrupted Another Tragic Incident Involving Hydrogen Sulfide Takes the Lives of Two WorkersClosing Thoughts on Sewers; A Review of Good Intentions; 3. Focusing on Water and Steam: The Ever-Present and Sometimes Evil Twins; A Hydrotest Goes Awry; A Flooded Column Collapses as Water Is Being Drained from the System; Water Reacting with Strong Chemicals; Easy-to-Use Steam Heat Can Push Equipment beyond Safe Design Limits; Heating Water in a Confined System; Steam Condenses and a Mega-Vessel Is Destroyed During Commissioning; A Tragedy Develops When Hot Oil Is Pumped upon a Layer of Water 4. Preparation for MaintenanceSome Problems When Preparing for Maintenance; A Tank Vent Is Routed to a Water-Filled Drum to "Avoid" Problems; Preparing to Paint Large Tanks; Preparing a Brine Sludge Dissolving System for Maintenance; What Happened in the Brine System?; A Violent Eruption from a Tank Being Prepared for Maintenance; An Explosion While Preparing to Replace a Valve in an Ice Cream Plant; A Chemical Cleaning Operation Kills Sparrows, But Improves Procedures; Other Cleaning, Washing, Steaming, and Purging Operations; A Tragedy When Preparing for Valve Maintenance A Review of Changes Made to Prepare for Maintenance |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825029703321 |
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Sanders R. E (Roy E.)
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| Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier Butterworth Heinemann, c2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Combustion processes in propulsion [[electronic resource] ] : control, noise, and pulse detonation / / edited by Gabriel D. Roy
| Combustion processes in propulsion [[electronic resource] ] : control, noise, and pulse detonation / / edited by Gabriel D. Roy |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier Butterworth Heinemann, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (504 p.) |
| Disciplina | 658.3/82 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | RoyG. D (Gabriel D.) |
| Soggetto topico |
Combustion engineering
Jet propulsion Internal combustion engines - Combustion |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-07065-3
9786611070656 0-08-052940-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | section 1. Control of combustion processes -- section 2. High-speed jet noise -- section 3. Pulse detonation engines. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457994403321 |
| Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier Butterworth Heinemann, c2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Combustion processes in propulsion : control, noise, and pulse detonation / edited by Gabriel D. Roy
| Combustion processes in propulsion : control, noise, and pulse detonation / edited by Gabriel D. Roy |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier Butterworth Heinemann, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | xl, 439, xxiv p. : ill. (some col.); 24 cm |
| Disciplina | 621.4023 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | Roy, G. D. (Gabriel D.) |
| Soggetto topico |
Combustion engineering
Jet propulsion Internal combustion engines - Combustion |
| ISBN | 0123693942 (alk. paper) |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991002829449707536 |
| Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier Butterworth Heinemann, c2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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Combustion processes in propulsion [e-book] : control, noise, and pulse detonation / edited by Gabriel D. Roy
| Combustion processes in propulsion [e-book] : control, noise, and pulse detonation / edited by Gabriel D. Roy |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier Butterworth Heinemann, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | xl, 439, xxiv p. : ill. (some col.); 24 cm |
| Disciplina | 658.382 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | Roy, Gabriel D. |
| Soggetto topico |
Combustion engineering
Jet propulsion Internal combustion engines - Combustion |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
9780123693945
0123693942 |
| Formato | Risorse elettroniche  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1: Simultaneous Velocity and Temperature Field Measurements of a Jet Flame; Chapter 2: Infrared Absorption Tomography for Active Combustion -- Control; Chapter 3: Deterministic and Probabilistic Approaches for Prediction of Two-Phase Turbulent Flow in Liquid-Fuel Combustors; Chapter 4: Large-Scale Simulations of Turbulent Combustion and Propulsion Systems; Chapter 5: Direct Simulation of Primary Atomization; Chapter 6: Extinction and Relight in Opposed Premixed Flames; Chapter 7: -- In uence of Markstein Number on the Parametric Acoustic Instability; Chapter 8: Prevaporized JP-10 Combustion and the Enhanced Production of Turbulence Using Countercurrent Shear; Chapter 9: -- Mixing Control for Jet Flows; Chapter 10: Characteristics and Control of a Multiswirl Spray Combustor; Chapter 11: Swirling Jet Systems for Combustion Control; Chapter 12: Control of Flame Structure in Spray Combustion; Chapter 13: Porous Media Burners for Clean Engines; Chapter 14: -- Simulations of a Porous Burner for a Gas Turbine; Chapter 15: Characteristics and Control of Combustion Instabilities in a Swirl-Stabilized Spray Combustor; Chapter 16: Combustion and Mixing Control Studies for Advanced Propulsion; Chapter 17: -- Active Pattern Factor Control on an Advanced Combustor; Chapter 18: System Design Methods for Simultaneous Optimal Control of Combustion Instabilities and EÆciency; Chapter 19: Model-Based Optimal Active Control of Liquid-Fueled Combustion Systems; -- SECTION TWO: HIGH-SPEED JET NOISE 211 -- Chapter 1: Aeroacoustics and Emissions Studies of Swirling Combustor Flows; Chapter 2: Considerations for the Measurement of Very-High-Amplitude Noise Fields; Chapter 3: High-Speed Jet Noise Reduction Using Microjets; Chapter 4: Acoustic Test Flight Results with Prediction for the F/A-18 E/F Aircraft During FCLP Mission; Chapter 5: Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulations of Supersonic Jet-Noise Reduction Concepts; -- SECTION THREE: PULSE DETONATION ENGINES -- Chapter 1: Investigation of Spray Detonation Characteristics Using a Controlled, Homogeneously Seeded Two-Phase Mixture; Chapter 2: Deagration-to-Detonation Studies for Multicycle PDE Applications -- Chapter 3: Initiator Diraction Limits in a Pulse Detonation Engine; Chapter 4: The Role of Geometrical Factors in Deagration-to-Detonation Transition; Chapter 5: Pseudospark-Based Pulse Generator for Corona-Assisted Combustion Experiments; Chapter 6: Breakup of Droplets under Shock Impact; Chapter 7: Impulse Production by Injecting Fuel-Rich Combustion Products in Air; Chapter 8: Thermodynamic Evaluation of the Dual-Fuel PDE Concept; Chapter 9: Thermal Decomposition of JP-10 Studied by Microflow Tube Pyrolysis{Mass Spectrometry; Chapter 10: Laser Diagnostics and Combustion Chemistry for Pulse Detonation Engines; Chapter 11: Computational Studies of Pulse Detonation Engines; Chapter 12: Simulation of Direct Initiation of Detonation Using Realistic Finite-Rate Models; Chapter 13: System Performance and Thrust Chamber Optimization of Air-Breathing Pulse Detonation Engines; Chapter 14: Software Development for Automated Parametric Study -- and Performance Optimization of Pulse Detonation Engines |
| Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991003234809707536 |
| Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier Butterworth Heinemann, c2006 | ||
| Risorse elettroniche | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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