Polymer Tribology

Polymer Tribology
Sujeet K. Sinha (Author, Editor), Brian J Briscoe (Editor) | 2009-03-25 00:00:00 | Imperial College Press | 724 | Chemical Engineering
This book deals with the new and now-expanding field of friction, wear, and other surface-related mechanical phenomena for polymers. Polymers have been used in various forms such as bulk, films, and composites in applications where their friction, wear resistance, and other surface-related properties have been effectively utilized. There are also many examples in which polymers have performed extremely well, such as in tyres, shoes, brakes, gears, bearings, small moving parts in electronics and MEMS, cosmetics/hair products, and artificial human joints. Around the world, much research is currently being undertaken to develop new polymers, in different forms, for further enhancing tribological performance and for finding novel applications. Keeping in view the importance of tribology of polymers for research and technology as well as the vast literature that is now available in research papers and review articles, this timely book brings together a wealth of research data for an understanding of the basic principles of the subject.
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Encyclopedia of the Elements: Technical Data - History - Processing - Applications

Encyclopedia of the Elements: Technical Data - History - Processing - Applications
Per Enghag | 1900-01-01 00:00:00 | Wiley-VCH; 1 edition (October 8, 2004) | 1309 | Chemical Engineering
"…a valuable reference book for any scientist or engineer…professional chemists, physicists, mineralogists, and metallurgists as well as students…will find the history of the elements, their discovery and properties interesting." (Energy Sources, June 2005)

"…a useful compendium of the science, technology, culture, and history of the elements…for anyone interested in the history of chemistry, it should be a pleasure to pick an element at random and read one of these delightful essays…" (American Reference Books Annual, 2005)

"Here, in an encyclopedia that brims with life-long reference value, the student has the whole and complete record of the elements at his fingertips." (Electric Review, April/May 2005)

"... full of fascinating accounts of the history of the elements and the uses to which they are put." (Chemistry & Industry, No.5, 7th March 2005)

"... the most comprehensive one-stop compilation of factual data on the chemical elements and their history, occurrence and applications." (E-STREAMS, February 2005)

"...in an encyclopedia that brims with life-long reference value, the student has the whole and complete record of the elements at his fingertips." (Electric Review, October/ November 2004)

"... goes beyond just listing properties and chemical facts. It is full of interesting historical information, anecdotes and fascinating asides" (Chemistry World, Vol.1, No.12, December 2004)


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"The book is well researched and very accurate, providing the reader with reliable information. ... The Encyclopedia of the Elements is a highly interesting addition to the chemical literature. ... I do not know of any other book that could at this moment be listed as a serious competitor. ... The Encyclopedia of the Elements is a full-sized academic source of reference that will probably rapidly find lots of friends in all fields from (of course) inorganic chemistry, mineralogy and material science but probably among solid-state physics and geochemists, too."
--Dr. Thomas Lazar for The Chemical Educator
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Inclusion Polymers (Advances in Polymer Science)

Inclusion Polymers (Advances in Polymer Science)
Gerhard Wenz | 2009-07-01 00:00:00 | Springer | 240 | Chemical Engineering
Inclusion Polymers (Advances in Polymer Science)
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Design of Distillation Column Control Systems

Design of Distillation Column Control Systems
P. Buckley , J. Shunta, W. Luyben | 1985-01-01 00:00:00 | Butterworth-Heinemann | 576 | Chemical Engineering
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A distillation column is both multivariable and nonlinear - and it consumes immense quantities of energy. Yet, despite the desigh challenges it presents, it is still the most popular unit operation for refining in industrial plants today. Much has been published on the subject of distillation column design, but much remains to be explained. That is why this book is unique. In a departure from the more traditional empirical and theoretical approaches, it introduced the reader to the practical realm, by presenting quantitative design techniques that have been demonstrated to be useful and valid over the course of hundreds of actual applications.

The book is divided into three main parts. Part I, an introduction, presents an industrial perspective of control objectives. It discusses briefly the relationship between column design features and column controllability. It thus provides a short refresher course for chemical engineers and background for those trained in other branches of engineering. Part II, Concepts and Configurations, discusses column overhead and base arrangements, typical control schemes, and some hardware considerations. Part III is dedicated to quantitative design. Mathematical models are presented for pressure and differential pressure controls, liquid level control, and composition control of binary distillation.

Emphasis on topics of primary interest to the control engineer
Essentially nonmathematical treatment
Ideal for those involved in troubleshooting existing columns as well to design engineers
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