Electronic Troubleshooting, Fourth Edition Author: Daniel Tomal, Aram Agajanian ISBN-13: 9780071819909 Pub Date: JUNE 2014 Price: $ 96.00 AUD $ 108.00 NZD Edition: 4 Previous ISBN: 9780071423076 Subject: Science - Physics / Electricity Trim Height: 24 cm Trim Width: 19 cm Pages: 512 Format: Softcover INTRODUCTION The most complete, up-to-date guide to troubleshooting and repairing electrical and electronic devices • • • Provides technicians with a wealth of problem-solving methods and information on troubleshooting theory, techniques, and practices Updated coverage of the latest digital electronics and microprocessor-based systems Features detailed photos, diagrams, and schematics DESCRIPTION The most complete, up-to-date guide to troubleshooting and repairing electrical and electronic devices Electronic Troubleshooting, Fourth Edition provides technicians with a wealth of problem-solving methods and information on troubleshooting theory, techniques, and practices for a wide variety of electrical and electronic devices. Special emphasis is placed on the digital electronics and microprocessor-based systems that are used in today’s industrial and personal applications. Electronic devices covered in the new edition include: electronic components (transistors, diodes, rectifiers, capacitors); electric motors and generators; industrial controls; residential and industrial wiring; radio and television; digital circuits; combinational and sequential digital circuits; microprocessor-based systems; computer networking; embedded microprocessor systems. Comprehensive coverage: • • • • • Brand-new material on embedded microprocessor systems and smart technologies; advanced computer microprocessors; computer interface networking and troubleshooting; new modern medical diagnostic equipment Step-by-step troubleshooting methods Detailed pictures and schematics of products and devices Complex circuitry presented in a simplified manner Safety practices for troubleshooting and maintaining electronic devices ABOUT THE AUTHOR Daniel R. Tomal, Ph.D., has taught many electrical and electronics courses at the high school, junior college, trade school, and university level. He has worked in industry and consulted for numerous companies, and was voted the outstanding professor at Purdue University, where he taught in the technology and engineering department. Dr. Tomal has written 12 books and over 100 articles and studies. He is currently an adjunct professor teaching electronics at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. Aram S. Agajanian, Ph.D., is a senior professor at DeVry University in Chicago. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from University of Rochester, a M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Syracuse University, and a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership from Colorado State University. Dr. Agajanian teaches computer networking, electronics, computer, and biomedical engineering technology courses at Devry, and has 10 years of industrial experience in electrical engineering. His research interests include electronic and digital circuits and understanding the issues that affect enrollment and retention of female students in science, math, engineering and technology (SMET). Dr. Agajanian is also interested in teaching methods such as brain-based teaching, constructivism, team teaching, and active learning that might improve the quality of engineering education. Project Management for Engineering and Construction, 3e Author: Garold (Gary) Oberlender ISBN-13: 9780071822312 Pub Date: JULY 2014 Price: $ 152.00 AUD $ 172.00 NZD Edition: 3 Previous ISBN: 9780070393608 Subject: Technology & Engineering - Project Management Trim Height: 23 cm Trim Width: 16 cm Pages: 448 Format: Hardcover INTRODUCTION A unique professional construction project management resource for engineers involved in the early stages of project development Project Management for Engineering and Construction, Third Edition is a fully updated, professional version of a renowned project management text, ideal for civil, structural, chemical, and mechanical engineers. The book focuses on influencing the overall project quality, cost, and schedule by getting involved in decision-making at the initial design phase. The impact of engineering design on the construction phase of a project is fully discussed. Detailed examples are included throughout. • • • Follows the 7 steps of a project, from definition to close out New chapter on risk assessment and risk analysis Perfect study material for the NCEES (National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying), professional engineer (PE), and other licensing exams DESCRIPTION An up-to-date, professional construction project management resource for engineers involved in the early stages of project development Project Management for Engineering and Construction, Third Edition is a fully updated, professional version of a renowned project management text, ideal for civil, structural, chemical, and mechanical engineers. The book focuses on getting involved in decision-making at the initial design phase to influence the overall project quality, cost, and schedule as early in the process as possible. The impact of engineering design on the construction phase of a project is fully discussed. Detailed examples are included throughout this unique resource. • • • Follows the 7 steps of a project, from definition to close out New chapter on risk assessment and risk analysis Perfect study material for the NCEES (National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying), professional engineer (PE), and other licensing exams ABOUT THE AUTHOR Garold Oberlender, Ph.D. (Stillwater, OK) was professor and coordinator of the graduate program in construction engineering and project management in the School of Civil Engineering at Oklahoma State University. He is the coauthor of Estimating Construction Costs, Fourth Edition. Preparing a Building Service Life Plan for Green Buildings Author: Dru Meadows ISBN-13: 9780071834421 Pub Date: MAY 2014 Price: $ 82.00 AUD $ 92.00 NZD Edition: 1 Previous ISBN: Subject: Technology & Engineering Environmental / General Trim Height: 23 cm Trim Width: 16 cm Pages: 288 Format: Hardcover INTRODUCTION The only book on the market to guide engineers and building managers through preparing a building service life plan for a green building examines materials life cycle, reuse, and end-of-life disposal. Preparing a Building Service Life Plan for Green Buildings uniquely adapts the traditional practice of building service life planning (BSLP) to address the specific needs of green buildings, filling a void in the market for this information. The plan presented in the book describes not only repair and maintenance for promoting the durability of major buildings elements, but also expectations for their removal, reuse, dismantling, and disposal at the end-of-life. Life cycle performance and costs are addressed. This book provides much-needed guidance for structural and environmental engineers, architects and contractors, building managers, and maintenance personnel. • Provides a template for creating a green building BSLP • • Describes product selection, maintenance, repair, and end-of-life removal and reuse Bonus downloadable software and content included DESCRIPTION Expert guidance on developing a green building service life plan Filled with step-by-step instructions, Preparing a Building Service Life Plan for Green Buildings explains how to create a framework for managing the performance requirements and life-cycle impacts--including end-of-life--of major building elements for the duration of a green building’s intended lifespan. The book discusses operation and maintenance; inspections and assessments; repairs, upgrades, and replacements; documentation; and removal, reuse, recycling, dismantling, and end-of-life disposal of building components. A customizable template for creating a comprehensive green BSLP is included in this practical resource. Covers major building elements: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Standard foundations Slab on grade Basement walls Floor construction Roof construction Exterior walls Exterior windows and doors Roof coverings Interior partitions and doors Fittings Stair construction Wall, floor, and ceiling finishes Elevators and lifts Plumbing, HVAC, and electrical Fire protection Pedestrian paving Site development--fences, retaining walls, fountains, and other site improvements Storm sewer ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dru Meadows, principal with the Green Team Inc., is an architect, specifier, author, teacher and environmentalist with 20+ years of experience in sustainability consulting and green building. She is the author of the U.S. Federal Green Construction Guide. Expanders for Oil and Gas Operations Author: Murari Singh, Michael Drosjack, David Linden ISBN-13: 9780071799928 Pub Date: JUNE 2014 Price: $ 172.00 AUD $ 192.00 NZD Edition: 1 Previous ISBN: Subject: Technology & Engineering - Chemical & Biochemical Trim Height: 23 cm Trim Width: 16 cm Pages: 416 Format: Hardcover INTRODUCTION Covers the expanders used to extract power from waste fluid gas in the chemical process and refining industries • • Authored by recognized world experts and engineers with experience in the design, application, operation, and troubleshooting of expanders Addresses the push toward energy conservation, sustainability, green manufacturing, and green chemistry DESCRIPTION Full coverage of the expander machines used to extract power from waste fluid gas in the chemical process and refining industries Expanders for Chemical Process describes the engineering analyses required to design and build expanders for particular applications. In an ever-increasing push toward energy conservation, sustainability, green manufacturing, and green chemistry, chemical plants are recovering waste fluid gas energy using expanders. This book explains how to harvest this energy to power other machines. In each case, there are unique conditions that require specialized design and applications. This timely guide offers complete details on expanders. • • • • • Written by recognized world experts and engineers with experience in the design, application, operation, and troubleshooting of expanders Evaluates existing designs for various applications and considers design modifications and enhancements Covers materials of construction, flowpath configuration, rotor and blade designs, pressure casings, and auxiliaries such as bearings, seals, and cooling Discusses troubleshooting large, expensive equipment Describes the operating facilities in which expanders are applied ABOUT THE AUTHOR Murari P. Singh, Ph.D., is the President of Safe Technical Solutions, Inc. (SAFETSOL). He has been involved in the design, development, and analysis of industrial turbomachinery for more than 40 years with Turbodyne Corporation, Dresser Industries, Dresser Rand Company, GE CONMEC, and most recently, GE Oil & Gas as Consulting Engineer. Michael J. Drosjack, Ph.D., joined Shell Oil in 1975 as a member of the central Machinery Engineer Department in Houston, Texas. He retired from Shell in 2009 and since then has been a private machinery consultant. Through a variety of assignments over his Shell career, Dr. Drosjack was responsible for providing technical support for rotating and reciprocating machinery to Shell operations both upstream and downstream primarily in the U.S. but with responsibilities that extended around the world. He was chairman of the Shell U.S. Machinery Technical Network for many years. David H. Linden is President of D.H. Linden Associates, Inc. He has 37 years of turbomachinery experience in a wide variety of areas that include hot gas expanders, steam turbines, axial compressors, power turbines, reliability, field engineering, and consulting. A renowned expert on FCC expanders, nitric acid expanders, and expander installations and applications, Linden has held positions as at steam turbine design engineer at Westinghouse Electric Corp, expander engineering supervisor and manager at Ingersoll-Rand, and founding partner of CONMEC, Inc. Water and Wastewater Calculations Manual, Third Edition Author: Shun Lin ISBN-13: 9780071819817 Pub Date: JULY 2014 Price: $ 172.00 AUD $ 192.00 NZD Edition: 3 Previous ISBN: 9780071476249 Subject: Technology & Engineering - Environmental / Waste Management Trim Height: 23 cm Trim Width: 16 cm Pages: 944 Format: Hardcover INTRODUCTION Quick access to the latest calculations for solving water and wastewater problems • • Step-by-step calculations related to natural waters, drinking water purification, and wastewater treatment processes Includes new hydraulic calculations, new EPA water and wastewater effluent limits, and new mathematical models for lake evaporation predication DESCRIPTION Step-by-step calculations for solving water and wastewater problems— fully updated for the latest methods and regulations Water and Wastewater Calculations Manual, Third Edition provides basic principles and practices and step-by-step calculations related to natural (source) waters, drinking water purification, and wastewater treatment processes. This new edition is updated with new developments and methods, including the latest federal and state regulation requirements. New to this edition • • • • • New hydraulic calculations for water and wastewater New U.S. Environmental Protection Agency water and wastewater effluent limits and applicable calculations Membrane process calculations included for filtration in water quality and wastewater treatment New mathematical models included for lake evaporation predication SI and standard units included throughout ABOUT THE AUTHOR Shun Dar Lin, Ph.D. is one of the world’s leading water and wastewater scientists with more than 50 years of practical and academic experience in the field. He is Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. A registered professional engineer in Illinois and in Taiwan, Dr. Lin has published more than 100 papers, articles, and reports related to water and wastewater engineering. He has taught and conducted research since 1960 at the Institute of Public Health of the National Taiwan University. In 1986, Dr. Lin received the Water Quality Division Best Paper Award for “Giardia lamblia and Water Supply” from the American Water Works Association. He developed the enrichment-temperature acclimation method for recovery enhancement of stressed fecal coliform which has been adopted in the Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater since the 18th Edition (1990). Dr. Lin is a life member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Water Works Association, and the Water Environment Federation. He currently serves on many Task Force Committees for the Standard Methods. Dr. Lin was appointed by the Governor of Illinois to the Illinois Pollution Control Board (2008-2010). He is a consultant to the governments of Taiwan and the United States and for private firms.p> Fundamentals of Fluid Film Lubrication Author: M. K Ghosh, B. C. Majumdar, Mihi Sarangi ISBN-13: 9780071834971 Pub Date: JULY 2014 Price: $ 205.00 AUD $ 230.00 NZD Edition: 1 Previous ISBN: Subject: Science - Mechanics / Fluids Trim Height: 24 cm Trim Width: 19 cm Pages: 496 Format: Hardcover INTRODUCTION This detailed engineering resource provides thorough coverage of the theory, design, analysis, and application of fluid film lubrication—essential for reducing friction and wear in machinery components. Fundamentals of Fluid Film Lubrication provides an introduction to the full subject of tribology and the fundamentals of fluid film lubrication used broadly in bearings for rotating machinery, such as power generating turbines, turbo-generators, pumps, and compressors. All aspects of fluid film lubrication are discussed, including rotor-bearing dynamics, thermohydrodynamic lubrication, gas lubrication, elastohydrodynamic lubrication, fluid inertia effects and turbulence in fluid film lubrication, which are generally not discussed in texts available in this area. • • Coverage of both the analytical and numerical methods of solutions in bearing design and lubrication Global examples from the authors' experience in the design and analysis of fluid film • industries Covers the viscosity and rheology of lubricants, mechanics of fluid films, hydrodynamic lubrication dealing with idealized bearings, and finite bearings using both analytical and numerical methods of solutions ABOUT THE AUTHOR Mihir K. Ghosh, Ph.D., was a professor of Mechanical Engineering at IIT Kharagpur and is a member of the honorary editorial board of the journal, Advances in Vibration Engineering. Bankim C. Majumdar, Ph.D., was a professor of Mechanical Engineering at IIT Kharagpur, associate editor of Advances in Tribology, and Member of Editorial Board of the Journal of Engineering Tribology. Mihir Sarangi, B.E., M.Tech., Ph.D.,, is an assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering at IIT, Kharagpur.