Monday 30 April 2012

Spanish English Bilingual Visual Dictionary

Spanish English Bilingual Visual Dictionary
360 pages | Dec 12, 2007 |ISBN: 0756612985 | PDF | 53 Mb

Organized by such common subjects as Home, Work, Eating Out, Transportation, Health and Sports, these bilingual visual dictionaries give students and business people quick access to foreign terms in the simplest and most intuitive way. 



Arabic English Bilingual Visual Dictionary

Arabic English Bilingual Visual Dictionary (DK Visual Dictionaries) by DK Publishing
DK Publishing | English | 2009 | ISBN: 0756649838 | 360 pages | PDF | 50 MB

Organized by such common subject categories as home, health, and work, a colorful, illustrated bilingual dictionary covers more than six thousand words and phrases.
Whether it's for business or pleasure, pick up 6,000 key Arabic words and phrases on a range of subjects: from shopping and eating out, to sport and beyond quickly and easily. Find every word you need to know fast using the clearly labelled colour illustrated scenes from everyday life.
Plus, find helpful features on key Arabic nouns, verbs and phrases to improve your understanding of the language.


Sunday 29 April 2012

Portuguese-English Visual Bilingual Dictionary

Portuguese-English Visual Bilingual Dictionary By DK Publishing
DK Publishing | English | 2010 | ISBN: 0756662095 | 360 pages | PDF | 62 MB

With over 1,600 photographs and illustrations, the Portuguese-English Visual Bilingual Dictionary is a quick and intuitive way to learn and recall everyday vocabulary in European Portuguese.


Italian-English Visual Bilingual Dictionary

Italian-English Visual Bilingual Dictionary by DK Publishing
DK Publishing | English | 2005 | ISBN: 1405311053, 0756663504, 0756612969 | 360 pages | PDF | 111 MB

Organized by such common subjects as Home, Work, Eating Out, Transportation, Health and Sports, these bilingual visual dictionaries givestudents and business people quick access to foreign terms in the simplest and most intuitive way. Bilingual Dictionary.


French English Bilingual Visual Dictionary

DK Publishing “French English Bilingual Visual Dictionary" 
DK ADULT | 2005-08-01 | ISBN: 0756612977 | 360 pages | PDF | 19,5 MB

Organized by such common subjects as Home, Work, Eating Out, Transportation, Health and Sports, these bilingual visual dictionaries give students and business people quick access to foreign terms in the simplest and most intuitive way.


Japanese English Bilingual Visual Dictionary

Japanese English Bilingual Visual Dictionary
Publisher: DK Publishing | ISBN: 0756675561 | 2011 | PDF | 360 pages | 36 MB

The newest edition to DK's Visual Bilingual Dictionary series, the Japanese English Bilingual Visual Dictionary, will help the international visitor whether for business or recreational absorb essential vocabulary in Japanese.

Using full color photographs and artworks to display and label all the elements of everyday life from the home and office to sports, music, and nature the Japanese English Bilingual Visual Dictionary has over 1,600 photographs and illustrations, more than 6,000 annotated terms.


German English Bilingual Visual Dictionary

German English Bilingual Visual Dictionary (DK Visual Dictionaries) By DK Publishing
DK Publishing | English, German | 2005 | ISBN: 0756612950 | 360 pages | PDF | 111 MB

Organized by such common subjects as Home, Work, Eating Out, Transportation, Health and Sports, these bilingual visual dictionaries give students and business people quick access to foreign terms in the simplest and most intuitive way.

Saturday 28 April 2012

DK Publishing Cool Tech

DK Publishing, "Cool Tech" 
D.K Ch..lden | 2011 | ISBN: 0756682703 | 128 pages | PDF | 34,1 MB

Cool Tech is a thrilling journey through the physical side of the virtual world. 

Marvel at the technology that keeps you connected, from the ships installing lines deep in the ocean, the robots locating wire breaks, the satellites beaming signals across the earth, the teams retrieving and splicing lines together, to the servers directing and feeding internet traffic around the world. Plus, take a look back at the history of the internet, exploring the people and inventions that led to its creation and tour a virtual museum to see how the technology has progressed over the years changing the lives of ordinary people everywhere.


Pakistan: A Personal History by Imran Khan


The fascinating story of Pakistan, seen through the eyes of its most famous son, Imran Khan. Born only five years after Pakistan was created in 1947, Imran Khan has lived his country's history. Undermined by a ruling elite hungry for money and power, Pakistan now stands alone as the only Islamic country with a nuclear bomb, yet unable to protect its people from the carnage of regular bombings at home. How did it reach this flashpoint of instability and injustice with such potentially catastrophic results for the whole world? Recounting his country's history through the prism of his own memories, Imran Khan starts from its foundation, ripped out of the dying British Raj. He guides us through and comments on subsequent historical developments which shook the Muslim world -- the wars with India in 1965 and 1971, the Iranian Revolution of 1979, the Societ invasion of Afghanistan, the 9/11 terrorist attacks -- to the current controversial and intractable war in Afghanistan. Throughout we see these events viewed not only through the eyes of Westerners, but through those of ordinary Pakistanis. Drawing on the experiences of his own family and his wide travels within his homeland, Pakistan: A Personal History provides a unique insider's view of a country unfamiliar to a western audience. Woven into this history we see how Imran Khan's personal life -- his happy childhood in Lahore, his Oxford education, his extraordinary cricketing career, his playboy years and marriage to Jemima Goldsmith, his mother's influence and that of his Islamic faith -- inform both the historical narrative and his current philanthropic and political activities. It is at once absorbing and insightful, casting fresh light upon a country whose culture he believes is largely misunderstood by the West. About the Author IMRAN KHAN was born in 1952 and grew up playing cricket in Lahore, Pakistan. He played his first international match for this country in 1971. He has recently established his own political party, the Tehrik-e-Insaf, aiming to bring good governance and social justice to the people of Pakistan.




Friday 27 April 2012

Introduction to Basic Manufacturing Processes and Workshop Technology

Rajender Singh, "Introduction to Basic Manufacturing Processes and Workshop Technology" 
New Age International (P) Ltd | 2006 | ISBN: 8122423167, 8122418465 | 506 pages | PDF | 3,7 MB

Manufacturing and workshop practices have become important in the industrial environment to produce products for the service of mankind. The knowledge of manufacturing practices is highly essential for all engineers and technocrats for familiarizing themselves with modern concepts of manufacturing technologies. The basic need is to provide theoretical and practical knowledge of manufacturing processes and workshop technology to all the engineering students. Therefore, an attempt has been made through this book to present both the theoretical and practical knowledge of these subjects.




Boiling Heat Transfer And Two-Phase Flow

Long-sun Tong, Yu S. Tang - Boiling Heat Transfer And Two-Phase Flow (2nd edition)
Published: 1997-02-01 | ISBN: 1560324856 | PDF | 572 pages | 8.64 MB

Completely updated, this graduate text describes the current state of boiling heat transfer and two-phase flow, in terms through which students can attain a consistent understanding. Prediction of real or potential boiling heat transfer behaviour, both in steady and transient states, is covered to aid engineering design of reliable and effective systems.




Thursday 26 April 2012

Industrial Project Management: Planning, Design, and Construction

Industrial Project Management: Planning, Design, and Construction
Publisher: Springer | Pages: 230 | 2008-09-11 | ISBN: 3540775420 | PDF | 2 MB

This book describes, in a precise but practical way, the most recent principles and techniques of project management, at the highest international standards, with a fully company-wide, process-based, multi-project approach.

It is unique because of the integration of project management fundamentals with the practices of international contracting, which characterize planning, design and construction of large works (such as plants and machinery) in the industrial sectors.

The rigorous academic approach is mixed with the managerial contribution of Danieli, through its experience in supplying more than 120 turnkey projects for the steel industry, worldwide. The project managment of the latter is described along-side how it can be effectively applied to win and manage large international contracts.

«There are very few, if any, books in the project management field that describe in detail a company-wide approach to project management within a large, multi-national corporation, with the amount of detail and giving the useful, practical understanding of the underlying principles and specific processes and practices that are presented here». Russell D. Archibald



Process Plant Machinery, 2 Ed

Heinz P. Bloch, Claire Soares, "Process Plant Machinery, 2 Ed" 
Butterworth-Heinemann | 1998 | ISBN: 0471396435 | 734 pages | PDF | 55 MB

Process Plant Machinery provides the mechanical, chemical or plant engineer with the information needed to choose equipment best suited for a particular process, to determine optimum efficiency, and to conduct basic troubleshooting and maintenance procedures.

Process Plant Machinery is a unique single-source reference for engineers, managers and technical personnel who need to acquire an understanding of the machinery used in modern process plants: prime movers and power transmission machines; pumping equipment; gas compression machinery; and mixing, conveying, and separation equipment. Starting with an overview of each class, the book quickly leads the reader through practical applications and size considerations into profusely illustrated component descriptions. Where necessary, standard theory is expertly explained in shortcut formulas and graphs. Maintainability and vulnerability concerns are dealt with as well.



Maximizing Machinery Uptime, Volume 5

Maximizing Machinery Uptime, Volume 5 (Practical Machinery Management for Process Plants)
Packt Publishing | ISBN: 0750677252 | 672 pages | April 16, 2007 | PDF | 9 Mb


The authors use their decades of experience and draw upon real-world examples to demonstrate that the application of their techniques provides a basis for equipment management, uptime maximization, and reduced maintenance costs. The text explores reliability assessment techniques such as Failure Mode, Effect Analysis, and Fault Tree Analysis of commonly encountered rotating machinery. These are all highly effective techniques that the engineer can apply to maximize uptime and thereby maximize production and profitability.
*Provides the tools to drastically improve machinery productivity and performance
*Bridges the gap between the theory of "reliability engineering" and the practical day-to-day measures that lead to machinery uptime
*Authoritative reference for maximizing the uptime of process equipment



Practical Machinery Management for Process Plants: Volume 4

Practical Machinery Management for Process Plants: Volume 4, Second Edition:
Major Process Equipment Maintenance and Repair

Gulf Professional Publishing | 1997 | Englisch | Pages: 700 | Richard E. Goodman | ISBN 088415663X | PDF | 19 Mb

This updated edition is an invaluable source of practical cost-effective maintenance, repair, installation, and field verification procedures for machinery engineers. It is filled with step-by-step instructions and quick-reference checklists that describe preventive and predictive maintenance for major process units such as vertical, horizontal, reciprocating, and liquid ring vacuum pumps, fans and blowers, compressors, turboexpanders, turbines, and more. Also included are sections on machinery protection, storage, lubrication, and periodic monitoring. A new section examines centrifugal pumps and explains how and why they continue to fail. More new information focuses on maintenance for aircraft derivative gas turbines. This revised edition gives special attention throughout to maintenance and repair procedures needed to ensure efficiency, performance, and long life.



Practical Machinery Management for Process Plants: Volume 3: Machinery Component Maintenance and Repair

Practical Machinery Management for Process Plants: Volume 3, Second Edition:
Machinery Component Maintenance and Repair

 | 1997 | Englisch | Pages: 699 | Heinz P. Bloch | ISBN 0872016757 | PDF | 14 Mb

This updated edition is an invaluable source of practical cost-effective maintenance, repair, installation, and field verification procedures for machinery engineers. It is filled with step-by-step instructions and quick-reference checklists that describe preventive and predictive maintenance for major process units such as vertical, horizontal, reciprocating, and liquid ring vacuum pumps, fans and blowers, compressors, turboexpanders, turbines, and more. Also included are sections on machinery protection, storage, lubrication, and periodic monitoring. A new section examines centrifugal pumps and explains how and why they continue to fail. More new information focuses on maintenance for aircraft derivative gas turbines. This revised edition gives special attention throughout to maintenance and repair procedures needed to ensure efficiency, performance, and long life.



Practical Machinery Management for Process Plants, Volume 2: Machinery Failure Analysis and Troubleshooting

Heinz P. Bloch, Fred K. Geitner, "Practical Machinery Management for Process Plants, Volume 2: Machinery Failure Analysis and Troubleshooting" 
Gulf Professional Publishing | 1997 | ISBN : 0884156621 | 681 pages | 52,9 MB

This newly expanded edition discusses proven approaches to defining causes of machinery failure as well as methods for analyzing and troubleshooting failures. This book is highly recommended for anyone involved with design, maintenance, and reliability of production machinery. 
Bloch and Geitner identify typical causes of machinery failure and include many well documented examples. The book is filled with charts, graphs and photographs of failed components. Extensive coverage is given to problems solving and failure prevention methods. 



Practical Machinery Management for Process Plants,3 Ed, Volume 1: Improving Machinery Reliability

Heinz P. Bloch, "Practical Machinery Management for Process Plants,3 Ed, Volume 1: Improving Machinery Reliability" 
Gulf Professional Publishing | 1998 | ISBN: 0884156613 | 680 pages | PDF | 13,9 MB

This totally revised, updated and expanded edition provides proven techniques and procedures that extend machinery life, reduce maintenance costs, and achieve optimum machinery reliability. This essential text clearly describes the reliability improvement and failure avoidance steps practiced by best-of-class process plants in the U.S. and Europe.

Review
The book begins with advice on writing a proper equipment specification, stressing the importance of getting and keeping complete installation, operation, and maintenance instructions. (Electrical Apparatus)

Sets out proven techniques and procedures that extend machinery life, reduce maintenance costs, and achieve optimum machinery reliability in the petroleum processing industry. (SciTech Book News) 



Gas Pipeline Hydraulics

Gas Pipeline Hydraulics 
Publisher: CRC | Pages: 416 | 2005-05-24 | ISBN 0849327857 | PDF | 9 MB

In your day-to-day planning, design, operation, and optimization of pipelines, wading through complex formulas and theories is not the way to get the job done. Gas Pipeline Hydraulics acts as a quick-reference guide to formulas, codes, and standards encountered in the gas industry. Based on the author's 30 years of experience in manufacturing and the oil and gas industry, the book presents a step-by-step introduction to the concepts in a practical approach illustrated by real-world examples, case studies, and a wealth of problems at the end of each chapter. Avoiding overly complex equations and theorems, Gas Pipeline Hydraulics demonstrates the calculation of pressure drop using various commonly accepted formulas. The author extends this discussion to determine total pressure required under various configurations, the necessity of pressure regulators and control valves, the comparative pros and cons of adding compressor stations versus pipe loops, mechanical strength of the pipeline, and thermal hydraulic analysis. He also introduces transient pressure analysis along with references for more in-depth study. The text concludes with the economic aspects of pipeline systems. Containing valuable appendices that provide conversions from USCS to SI units, tables of properties of natural gas, commonly used pipe sizes, and allowable internal and hydrotest pressures, this is the most easy-to-use, hands-on reference for gas pipelines available.

Practical Lubrication for Industrial Facilities

Practical Lubrication for Industrial Facilities by Heinz P. Bloch
Publisher: Fairmont Press (June 2000) | ISBN: 0881732966 | Pages: 612 | PDF | 47.6 MB

This superb reference provides a thorough understanding of lubricant-related manufacturing problems and procedures, from specification, selection, substitution, application, and analysis to replacement, in-situ purification, consolidation, handling, and storage. It compares lubrication strategies for electric motor bearings; closed and open and large and small gears; compressors and gas engines; and steam and gas turbines, highlighting machine components that require proper lubrication for long-term, satisfactory, and economical operation.



Compressors and Modern Process Applications

Compressors and Modern Process Applications 
Publisher: Wiley | 339 pages | September 12, 2006 | ISBN 047172792X | PDF | 60 MB

Thoroughly addressing process-related information and a wider variety of the major compressor types of interest to process plants, Compressors and Modern Process Applications uniquely covers the systematic linkage of fluid processing machinery to the processes they serve.

This book is a highly practical resource for professionals responsible for purchasing, servicing, or operating compressors. It describes the main features of over 300 petrochemical and refining schematics and associated process descriptions involving compressors and expanders in modern industry.
The organized presentation of this reference covers first the basics of compressors and what they are, and then progresses to important operational and process issues. It then explains the underlying principles, operating modes, selection issues, and major hardware elements for compressors. Topics include double-acting positive displacement compressors, rotary positive displacement compressors, understanding centrifugal process gas compressors, power transmission and advanced bearing technology, centrifugal compressor performance, gas processing and turbo-expander applications, and compressors typically found in petroleum refining and other petrochemical processes.


Say it Better in English

Say it Better in English: Useful Phrases for Work and Everyday Life nguage Success Press ML aarianna Pascal, Lee Shee 2007 English ISBN: 0972530088 377 pages PDF 10 MB

This popular ESL book is busy people who want to learn better English -- fast. Learn the most useful American English expressions for work and everyday life. For example, expressions like: I'll double-check, within the hour, split the check, Can I put you on hold? -- plus hundreds more. Cartoons show you how each expression is used in real-life situations. Two additional examples are offered for each expression. Over 50 fun crossword puzzles let you quiz yourself. Great for both individual self-study and as a supplemental text for ESL classroom use. Say it Better in English is currently being used by ESL and EFL students around the world -- in the USA, Canada, Asia, Europe, and Latin America!



Boilers, Evaporators, and Condensers

Sadik Kakaç, "Boilers, Evaporators, and Condensers" 
Wiley-Interscience | 1991 | ISBN: 0471621706 | 848 pages | PDF | 92,4 MB

This up-to-date reference covers the thermal design, operation and maintenance of the three major components in industrial heating and air conditioning systems including fossil fuel-fired boilers, waste heat boilers and air conditioning evaporators. Among the distinguishing features covered are: the numerous types of components in use and the features and relative merits of each, overviews of the major technical sections of the book, with suggested approaches to design based on industrial experience, case studies and examples of actual engineering problems, design methods and procedures based on current industrial practice in the United States, Russia, China and Europe with data charts, tables and thermal-hydraulic correlations for design included, and various approaches to design based on experience in the art of industrial process equipment design.




Evaporation, Condensation and Heat transfer

Amimul Ahsan, "Evaporation, Condensation and Heat transfer"
Publisher: InTech | ISBN 10: 9789533075839 | 2011 | PDF | 582 pages | 37.4 MB

The theoretical analysis and modeling of heat and mass transfer rates produced in evaporation and condensation processes are significant issues in a design of wide range of industrial processes and devices. This book includes 25 advanced and revised contributions, and it covers mainly (1) evaporation and boiling, (2) condensation and cooling, (3) heat transfer and exchanger, and (4) fluid and flow. The readers of this book will appreciate the current issues of modeling on evaporation, water vapor condensation, heat transfer and exchanger, and on fluid flow in different aspects. The approaches would be applicable in various industrial purposes as well. The advanced idea and information described here will be fruitful for the readers to find a sustainable solution in an industrialized society.



Air Conditioning Engineering

W. P. Jones, "Air Conditioning Engineering"
Butterworth-Heinemann | 2001 | ISBN: 0750650745 | 531 pages | PDF | 26.2 MB

Designed for students and professional engineers, the fifth edition of this classic text deals with fundamental science and design principles of air conditioning engineering systems. W P Jones is an acknowledged expert in the field, and he uses his experience as a lecturer to present the material in a logical and accessible manner, always introducing new techniques with the use of worked examples.
This new edition has been fully updated to take into account the latest developments in standards, legislation and technology. The book includes recent research on building energy management systems and the latest refrigerants. Each chapter contains many examples, exercises and further reading enabling the reader to expand their knowledge through additional research.


Ergonomics - A Systems Approach

"Ergonomics - A Systems Approach" ed. by Isabel L. Nunes 
InTeO | 2012 | ISBN: 9535106012 9789535106012 | 243 pages | PDF | 6 MB

This book covers multiple topics of Ergonomics following a systems approach, analysing the relationships between workers and their work environment from different but complementary standpoints. The chapters focused on Physical Ergonomics address the topics upper and lower limbs as well as low back musculoskeletal disorders and some methodologies and tools that can be used to tackle them. 

The organizational aspects of work are the subject of a chapter that discusses how dynamic, flexible and reconfigurable assembly systems can adequately respond to changes in the market. 

The chapters focused on Human-Computer Interaction discuss the topics of Usability, User-Centred Design and User Experience Design presenting framework concepts for the usability engineering life cycle aiming to improve the user-system interaction, for instance of automated control systems. 
Cognitive Ergonomics is addressed in the book discussing the critical thinking skills and how people engage in cognitive work. 


Wednesday 25 April 2012

The Chemical Cosmos - A Guided Tour

The Chemical Cosmos - A Guided Tour
2012 | 248 Pages | ISBN: 1441984437 | PDF | 3 MB

If you have ever wondered how we get from the awesome impersonality of the Big Bang universe to the point where living creatures can start to form, and evolve into beings like you, your friends and your family, wonder no more. Steve Miller provides us with a tour through the chemical evolution of the universe, from the formation of the first molecules all the way to the chemicals required for life to evolve. Using a simple Hydrogen molecule - known as H-three-plus - as a guide, he takes us on a journey that starts with the birth of the first stars, and how, in dying, they pour their hearts out into enriching the universe in which we live. Our molecular guide makes its first appearance at the source of the Chemical Cosmos, at a time when only three elements and a total of 11 molecules existed. From those simple beginnings, H-three-plus guides us down river on the violent currents of exploding stars, through the streams of the Interstellar Medium, and into the delta where new stars and planets form. We are finally left on the shores of the sea of life. Along the way, we meet the key characters who have shaped our understanding of the chemistry of the universe, such as Cambridge physicist J.J. Thomson and the Chicago chemist Takeshi Oka. And we are given an insider's view of just how astronomers, making use of telescopes and Earth-orbiting satellites, have put together our modern view of the Chemical Cosmos.


Principles of Emergency Management and Emergency Operations Centers

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Vitamins & Minerals Laminate Reference Chart

Jill E. Winland-Brown, Lynne Dunphy, Nina Waasdorp-Nolte "Vitamins & Minerals Laminate Reference Chart (Quickstudy: Health)"
Barcharts | 2001-03 | ISBN: 1572225513 | pages | PDF | 5 MB

I am thankful for this well-formatted list. Although it does not include all important details, it does provide a brief "at-a-glance" reference for the vitamin and mineral sources along with their deficiency and toxicity symptoms, suggested dosages, therapeutic recommendations,and even a few drug interaction alerts. It is a bi-fold, four page chart, with more lists than I expected. It is definitely worth the cost. 
However, an ERROR is under the POTASSIUM deficiency sympotoms. It states DECREASED blood pressure and it should be ELEVATED BLOOD PRESSURE. This is incredibly important! Often a person with hypertension has a sodium/potassium imbalance. However, instead of the doctor trying potassium therapy on the patient, the doctor will prescribe a blood pressure medication which also acts as a diuretic, further depleting the patient of more potassium and making the problem worse. The human body, with it's original diet consisting of potassium enriched foods and very little sodium, was designed to retain the sodium and to eliminate the potassium. With our canned and proccessed foods, humans now consume far too much sodium and this imbalance is very common. 
ANOTHER IMPORTANT REVISION is needed: Under "High Blood Pressure", potassium should be added, and at the top of the list for the aformentioned reasons. 


Vitamins and Minerals

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Introductory Technical Mathematics, 5th Edition

John Peterson, Robert D. Smith, "Introductory Technical Mathematics, 5th Edition"
English | 2006 | ISBN: 1418015458 | 888 pages | PDF | 10,2 MB

Introductory Technical Mathematics, 5th Edition provides current and practical vocational and technical math applications for today's sophisticated trade and technical work environments. Each unit delivers practical math concepts alongside step-by-step examples and problems drawn from various occupations. The plentiful examples and problem sets emphasize on-the-job applications of math. Enhancements to the fifth edition include improved algebra coverage, a new section on basic statistics, new material on conversions from metric to customary systems of measure, and a section that supplements the basics of working with spreadsheets for graphing.