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ISBN: 1-62870-385-7 , 0-85709-714-8

Series Statement: Woodhead Publishing in materials Vegetable oil-based polymers

Content: The growing need to find a sustainable, environmentally-friendly replacement for petroleum-based materials is fuelling the development of bio-based polymers from renewable resources. Amongst the most promising of these are vegetable oil-based polymeric materials. Vegetable oil-based polymers provides a comprehensive review of the research in this important field.After an introduction to classification and polymerization, Vegetable oil-based polymers goes on to review the factors involved in polymer biodegradation. The extraction, purification and application of vegetable oils are then

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Cover; Vegetable oil-based polymers: Properties, processing and applications; Copyright; Contents; Author contact details; List of abbreviations and symbols; Preface; Acknowledgement; 1 Fundamentals of polymers; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Classification; 1.3 Raw materials for polymers; 1.4 Polymerisation process; 1.5 Polymerisation techniques; 1.6 Modifications; 1.7 Characterisation; 1.8 Structure and properties; 1.9 Additives and processing; 1.10 Applications; 1.11 Future Challenges for polymers; 1.12 Revision questions; 1.13 References; 2 Biodegradable polymers; 2.1 Introduction , 2.2 Definition of biodegradable polymers2.3 Background; 2.4 Classification; 2.5 Factors affecting biodegradation; 2.6 Approaches to biodegradable polymers; 2.7 Biopolymers; 2.8 Mechanisms of biodegradation; 2.9 Biodegradation testing methods; 2.10 Applications; 2.11 Current status and future trends; 2.12 Revision questions; 2.13 References; 3 Vegetable oils and their derivatives; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Classification; 3.3 Extraction; 3.4 Purification; 3.5 Storage; 3.6 Characterisation; 3.7 Structure and properties; 3.8 Vegetable oils used in industry and research and development , 3.9 Industrial oleochemicals3.10 Applications; 3.11 Revision questions; 3.12 References; 4 Vegetable oil-based polyesters; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Classification; 4.3 Raw materials; 4.4 Preparation or resinification; 4.5 Modification; 4.6 Characterisation; 4.7 Structure and properties; 4.8 Applications; 4.9 Revision questions; 4.10 References; 5 Vegetable oil-based poly(ester amide)s; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Materials and methods; 5.3 Preparation or resinification; 5.4 Modification; 5.5 Curing; 5.6 Characterisation; 5.7 Structure and properties; 5.8 Applications; 5.9 Revision questions , 5.10 References6 Vegetable oil-based polyurethanes; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Classification; 6.3 Materials and methods; 6.4 Preparation techniques; 6.5 Modification; 6.6 Characterisation; 6.7 Structure and properties; 6.8 Applications; 6.9 Revision questions; 6.10 References; 7 Vegetable oil-based epoxies; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Classification; 7.3 Materials and methods; 7.4 Modifications; 7.5 Curing; 7.6 Characterisation; 7.7 Structure and properties; 7.8 Applications; 7.9 Revision questions; 7.10 References; 8 Polyamides, polyolefins and other vegetable oil-based polymers; 8.1 Introduction , 8.2 Materials and methods8.3 Engineering polymers; 8.4 Addition polymers; 8.5 Structure and properties; 8.6 Applications; 8.7 Revision questions; 8.8 References; 9 Vegetable oil-based hyperbranched polymers; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Comparison with conventional polymers; 9.3 Preparative methodology; 9.4 Modification; 9.5 Characterisation; 9.6 Structure and properties; 9.7 Applications; 9.8 Future trends and challenges; 9.9 Revision questions; 9.10 References; 10 Vegetable oil-based polymer composites; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Classification; 10.3 Materials and methods; 10.4 Testing and analysis , 10.5 Performance of composites , English

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ISBN: 1-281-02954-8 , 9786611029548 , 0-08-053869-X

Series Statement: Computer-aided chemical engineering ; 8

Content: Libya has the largest petroleum reserves of any country in Africa and since production began in 1961 over 20 billion barrels of oil have been produced. Libya is scheduled to reach the mid-point of depletion of reserves in 2001 and this provides a timely point at which to review the state of petroleum exploration in Libya. A large amount of data has been published on the geology of Libya, but it is scattered through the literature; much of the older data has been superceded, and several of the key publications, especially those published in Libya, are difficult to find. This book repres

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Front Cover; Petroleum Geology of Libya; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Figures; Preface; Notes and Definitions; Chapter 1. History of Libyan Oil Exploration and Production; 1.1 Before Independence; 1.2 The fledgling Libyan oil industry; 1.3 Exploration activity 1956-1958; 1.4 Bonanza, 1959-1961; 1.5 Events leading to the Petroleum Law of 1965; 1.6 Exploration and production activity 1962-1965; 1.7 New concession awards and Joint Ventures, 1966-1969; 1.8 Exploration and Production, 1966-1969; 1.9 The Revolution and its aftermath, 1969-1974 , 1.10 The decline in exploration activity, 1969-19741.11 EPSA I, 1974,; 1.12 Consolidation, 1975-1979; 1.13 Turmoil. 1979-1986; 1.14 EPSA II and new discoveries, 1979-1986; 1.15 Sanctions and EPSA III, 1986-1999; 1.16 Reserves; 1.17 Natural Gas; 1.18 Summary; Chapter 2. Plate Tectonic History of Libya; 2.1 Introduction,; 2.2 Rodinia,; 2.3 The break-up of Rodinia; 2.4 The Pan-African orogeny and the assembly of Gondwana; 2.5 Gondwana during the Palaeozoic; 2.6 Pangaea; 2.7 Tethys,; 2.8 The development of Tethys; 2.9 Tethys to Mediterranean; Chapter 3. Stratigraphy: Precambrian and Palaeozoic , 3.1 The development of Libyan stratigraphy3.2 Archaean and Proterozoic; 3.3 Cambro-Ordovician; 3.4 Silurian; 3.5 Devonian; 3.6 Carboniferous; 3.7 Permian; Chapter 4. Stratigraphy: Mesozoic; 4.1 Triassic; 4.2 Jurassic; 4.3 Lower Cretaceous; 4.4 Upper Cretaceous; Chapter 5. Stratigraphy: Cainozoic; 5.1 Palaeocene; 5.2 Eocene; 5.3 Oligocene; 5.4 Miocene; 5.5 Pliocene and Quaternary; Chapter 6. Structure; 6.1 Southern Libya; 6.2 Western Libya; 6.3 Sirt Basin; 6.4 Cyrenaica; 6.5 Offshore; 6.6 Structural synthesis; 6.7 Summary; Chapter 7. Petroleum Geochemistry; 7.1 Introduction , 7.2 Al Kufrah Basin7.3 Murzuq Basin; 7.4 Ghadamis Basin; 7.5 Sirt Basin; 7.6 Cyrenaica; 7.7 Offshore; Chapter 8. Petroleum Systems; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Murzuq Basin; 8.3 Ghadamis Basin; 8.4 Sirt Basin; 8.5 Offshore; Chapter 9. Postscript: Where are the Remaining Undiscovered Reserves?; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Yet-to-find oil; 9.3 Al Kufrah Basin; 9.4 Murzuq Basin; 9.5 Ghadamis Basin; 9.6 Western Sirt Basin; 9.7 Maradah Trough; 9.8 Western Ajdabiya Trough; 9.9 Eastern Ajdabiya Trough; 9.10 Eastern Sirt Embayment; 9.11 Cyrenaica; 9.12 Offshore; Notes; References , Appendix: Glossary of Geographic NamesIndex , English

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ISBN: 1-282-28729-X , 9786612287299 , 0-08-091908-1

Content: The EU-Water Framework Directive (WFD) is a legislative framework to protect and improve the quality of all water resources, including rivers. ""Good status"" of all European rivers must be achieved by 2015. Based on the bestselling book, Rivers of North America, this new guide stands as the only primary source of complete and comparative baseline data on the biological and hydrological characteristics of more than 180 of the highest profile rivers in Europe. With numerous full-color photographs and maps, this book includes conservation information on current patterns of river u

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Front Cover; Rivers of Europe; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; Preface and Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Introduction to European Rivers; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. Biogeographic Setting; 1.3. Cultural and Socio-economic Setting; 1.4. Hydrologic and Human Legacies; 1.5. Early and Recent Human Impact; 1.6. Temperature and Precipitation; 1.7. Water Availability and Runoff; 1.8. Riverine Floodplains; 1.9. River Deltas; 1.10. Water Quality; 1.11. Freshwater Biodiversity; 1.12. Environmental Pressures on Biodiversity; 1.13. The European Water Framework Directive , 1.14. Knowledge GapsAppendix; Acknowledgements; References; Further reading; Relevant websites; Chapter 2 Volga River Basin; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Human History; 2.3. Biogeographical Setting; 2.4. Physiography and Climate; 2.5. Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Biogeochemistry; 2.6. Aquatic and Riparian Biodiversity; 2.7. Management and Conservation; 2.8. Conclusions and Perspectives; 2.9. Major Tributaries of the Volga River; References; Chapter 3 The Danube River Basin; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Historical Aspects; 3.3. Palaeogeography and Geology; 3.4. Geomorphology; 3.5. Climate and Hydrology , 3.6. Biogeochemistry, Water Quality and Nutrients3.7. Biodiversity; 3.8. Human Impacts, Conservation and Management; 3.9. Major Tributaries and the Danube delta; 3.10. Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Relevant websites; Chapter 4 The Iberian Rivers; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. The Guadiana; 4.3. The Guadalquivir; 4.4. The Duero; 4.5. The Ebro; 4.6. The Tagus; 4.7. Additional Rivers; Acknowledgements; References; Further reading; Relevant websites; Chapter 5 Continental Atlantic Rivers; Introduction; 5.1. The Meuse River Basin; 5.2. The Loire Basin; 5.3. The Adour-Garonne Basin , Chapter 6 The Rhine River Basin6.1. Introduction; 6.2. Biogeographic Setting; 6.3. Palaeogeography; 6.4. Physiography, Climate and Land Use; 6.5. Geomorphology, Hydrology and Biogeochemistry; 6.6. Aquatic and Riparian Biodiversity; 6.7. Management and Conservation; 6.8. The Major Rhine Tributaries; Acknowledgements; References; Relevant websites; Chapter 7 The Rhône River Basin; 7.1. Introduction; 7.2. Biogeographic Setting; 7.3. Physiography, Climate and Land Use; 7.4. Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Biogeochemistry; 7.5. Aquatic and Riparian Biodiversity; 7.6. Management and Conservation , 7.7. The Ain River7.8. The Saone River; 7.9. The Durance River; 7.10. Conclusions and Perspectives; Acknowledgements; References; Relevant websites; Chapter 8 The Fennoscandian Shield; 8.1. Introduction; 8.2. The Rivers; 8.3. Conclusions and Outlook; 8.4. Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 9 Arctic Rivers; 9.1. Introduction; 9.2. The Altaelva River; 9.3. The Tana River; 9.4. The Komagelva River; 9.5. The Varzuga River; 9.6. The Onega River; 9.7. The Northern Dvina River; 9.8. The Mezen River; 9.9. The Pechora River; 9.10. The Geithellnaa River; 9.11. The Laxa River , 9.12. The Vestari Jokulsa River , English

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ISBN: 1-281-05993-5 , 9786611059934 , 0-08-053880-0

Series Statement: Topics in inorganic and general chemistry ; monograph 24

Content: Phosgene, COCl2 is a C1 chemical of major industrial importance. The annual production, worldwide, is more than 1 million tons; 90% of which is used in the manufacture of isocyanates and of polyurethane and polycarbonate resins. Phosgene is also extensively used as a synthetic reagent in organic chemistry, in particular in the preparation of acyl chlorides, chloroformate esters, organic carbonates and carbamoyl chlorides. Although more than 7000 papers have appeared on phosgene and some 1000 papers on its analogues, this is the first book on these interesting chemicals.

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Front Cover; PHOSGENE AND RELATED CARBONYL HALIDES; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; CHAPTER 1. HISTORY OF PHOSGENE; 1.1 PHOTOGENESIS; 1.2 QUIESCENCE; 1.3 THE STORM APPROACHETH; 1.4 REFINEMENTS OF EVIL; 1.5 THE STATISTICS OF DEATH; 1.6 THE ART OF WAR; 1.7 PHOSGENE AND WORLD WAR II; 1.8 PHOSGENE AND MODERN WARFARE; 1.9 PHOSGENE AND THE MODERN WORLD; 1.10 THE KRAKEN WAKES; 1.11 ACCURACY AND THE PRESS; 1.12 WHY THIS BOOK?; CHAPTER 2. BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF PHOSGENE; 2.1 SYMPTOMS OF PHOSGENE POISONING; 2.2 LUNG STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION; 2.3 EFFECTS OF PHOSGENE ON THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM , 2.4 MEASUREMENT OF EXPOSURE DOSE2.5 ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS; 2.6 TREATMENT OF PHOSGENE POISONING; 2.7 PHOSGENE AS A PESTICIDE; 2.8 THE EFFECTS OF PHOSGENE ON PLANTS, SOILS AND FOODSTUFFS; CHAPTER 3. INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE, ANALYTICAL METHODS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; 3.1 INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; 3.2 ANALYTICAL METHODS FOR THE DETERMINATION OF PHOSGENE; 3.3 SOURCES OF PHOSGENE EMISSION; 3.4 TREATMENT OF LIQUID PHOSGENE SPILLAGES; 3.5 CASE REPORTS OF PHOSGENE POISONING; 3.6 CATASTROPHIC EMISSIONS; 3.7 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS; CHAPTER 4. INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURE AND USES; 4.1 INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURE , 4.2 PURIFICATION OF COMMERCIAL PHOSGENE4.3 STORAGE; 4.4 TREATMENT OF PHOSGENE EFFLUENTS; 4.5 ENGINEERING PRACTICES; 4.6 ASSAYING; 4.7 INDUSTRIAL USES; CHAPTER 5. SYNTHESIS AND FORMATION OF PHOSGENE; 5.1 SYNTHESIS OF PHOSGENE FROM CARBON MONOXIDE; 5.2 SYNTHESIS OF PHOSGENE FROM HALOGENATED HYDROCARBONS; 5.3 SYNTHESIS OF PHOSGENE FROM CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS; 5.4 SYNTHESIS OF PHOSGENE FROM CARBON DIOXIDE, CARBONYL SULFIDE OR CARBON DISULFIDE; 5.5 SYNTHESIS OF PHOSGENE FROM OTHER CARBONYL HALIDES; 5.6 SYNTHESIS OF PHOSGENE FROM OXYGENATES (OXYGEN-CONTAINING ORGANIC COMPOUNDS) , 5.7 SYNTHESIS OF PHOSGENE BY MISCELLANEOUS METHODS5.8 SYNTHESIS OF LABELLED PHOSGENE; CHAPTER 6. THERMODYNAMIC AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; 6.1 THERMOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; 6.2 THERMAL PROPERTIES; 6.3 MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; 6.4 OPTICAL PROPERTIES; 6.5 ELECTRICAL AND MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; 6.6 SOLUBILITY AND VAPOUR-LIQUID EQUILIBRIA; CHAPTER 7. STRUCTURAL AND SPECTROSCOPIC PROPERTIES; 7.1 STRUCTURAL DETERMINATIONS; 7.2 VIBRATIONAL SPECTROSCOPY; 7.3 NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; 7.4 NUCLEAR QUADRUPOLE RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; 7.5 MASS SPECTROMETRY , CHAPTER 8. DISSOCIATION, DISMUTATION AND PHOTOCHEMISTRY OF PHOSGENE8.1 DISSOCIATION OF PHOSGENE; 8.2 DISMUTATION OF PHOSGENE; 8.3 PHOTOCHEMISTRY OF PHOSGENE; CHAPTER 9. REACTIONS WITH INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; 9.1 MAIN GROUP HALIDES AND OXIDE HALIDES; 9.2 TRANSITION METAL HALIDES AND OXIDE HALIDES; 9.3 LANTHANIDE AND ACTINIDE HALIDES AND OXIDE HALIDES; 9.4 MAIN GROUP OXIDES AND SULFIDES; 9.5 TRANSITION METAL OXIDES AND SULFIDES; 9.6 LANTHANIDE AND ACTINIDE OXIDES; 9.7 MAIN GROUP ELEMENTS; 9.8 TRANSITION ELEMENTS AND ACTINIDES; 9.9 ORGANOMETALLICS; 9.10 HYDRIDE DERIVATIVES; 9.11 AMIDES , 9.12 MISCELLANEOUS REACTIONS , English

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Edition: Rev. 2nd ed.

ISBN: 1-282-30912-9 , 9786612309120 , 0-08-091972-3

Content: A facility is only as efficient and profitable as the equipment that is in it. This highly influential book is a powerful resource for chemical, process, or plant engineers who need to select, design or configure plant successfully and profitably. Written by some of the most experienced and well-known chemical and process engineers in the industry today, this information-packed volume gives the chemical or process engineer or engineering student all of the guidelines for the design and selection of chemical process equipment. Comprehensive and practical, its scope and emphasis on rea

Note: Previous ed.: London: Elsevier, 2005. , Front Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; TABLE OF CONTENTS; PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION; PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION; CONTRIBUTORS; CHAPTER 0 RULES OF THUMB: SUMMARY; CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION; 1.1. Process Design; 1.2. Equipment; 1.3. Categories of Engineering Practice; 1.4. Sources of Information for Process Design; 1.5. Codes, Standards, and Recommended Practices; 1.6. Material and Energy Balances; 1.7.Economic Balance; 1.8. Design Safety Factors; 1.9. Safety of Plant and Environment; 1.10. Steam and Power Supply; 1.11. Design Basis; 1.12. Laboratory and Pilot Plant Work , ReferencesCHAPTER 2 FLOWSHEETS; 2.1. Block Flowsheets; 2.2. Process Flowsheets; 2.3. Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID); 2.4. Utility Flowsheets; 2.5. Drawing of Flowsheets; References; CHAPTER 3 PROCESS CONTROL; 3.1. The Feedback Control Loop; 3.2. Control Loop Performance and Tuning Procedures; 3.3. Single Stream Control; 3.4. Unit Operation Control; References; CHAPTER 4 DRIVERS FOR MOVING EQUIPMENT; 4.1. Motors; 4.2. Steam Turbines and Gas Expanders; 4.3. Combustion Gas Turbines and Engines; References; CHAPTER 5 TRANSFER OF SOLIDS; 5.1. Slurry Transport; 5.2. Pneumatic Conveying , 5.3. Mechanical Conveyors and Elevators5.4. Chutes; 5.5. Solids Feeders; References; CHAPTER 6 FLOW OF FLUIDS; 6.1. Properties and Units; 6.2. Energy Balance of a Flowing Fluid; 6.3. Liquids; 6.4. Pipeline Networks; 6.5. Optimum Pipe Diameter; 6.6. Non-Newtonian Liquids; 6.7. Gases; 6.8. Liquid-Gas Flow in Pipelines; 6.9. Granular and Packed Beds; 6.10. Gas-Solid Transfer; 6.11. Fluidization of Beds of Particles with Gases; References; CHAPTER 7 FLUID TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT; 7.1. Piping; 7.2. Pump Theory; 7.3. Pump Characteristics; 7.4. Criteria for Selection of Pumps , 7.5. Equipment for Gas Transport7.6. Theory and Calculations of Gas Compression; 7.7. Ejector and Vacuum Systems; References; CHAPTER 8 HEAT TRANSFER AND HEAT EXCHANGERS; 8.1. Conduction of Heat; 8.2. Mean Temperature Difference; 8.3. Heat Transfer Coefficients; 8.4. Data of Heat Transfer Coefficients; 8.5. Pressure Drop in Heat Exchangers; 8.6. Types of Heat Exchangers; 8.7. Shell-And-Tube Heat Exchangers; 8.8 Condensers; 8.9. Reboilers; 8.10. Evaporators; 8.11. Fired Heaters; 8.12. Insulation of Equipment; 8.13. Refrigeration; References; CHAPTER 9 DRYERS AND COOLING TOWERS , 9.1. Interaction of Air and Water9.2. Rate of Drying; 9.3. Classification and General Characteristics of Dryers; 9.4. Batch Dryers; 9.5. Continuous Tray and Conveyor Belt Dryers; 9.6. Rotary Cylindrical Dryers; 9.7. Drum Dryers for Solutions and Slurries; 9.8. Pneumatic Conveying Dryers; 9.9. Flash and Ring Dryers; 9.10. Fluidized Bed Dryers; 9.11. Spray Dryers; 9.12. Cooling Towers; References; CHAPTER 10 MIXING AND AGITATION; 10.1. A Basic Stirred Tank Design; 10.2. Vessel Flow Patterns; 10.3. Agitator Power Requirements; 10.4. Impeller Pumping; 10.5. Tank Blending; 10.6. Heat Transfer , 10.7. Vortex Depth , English

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ISBN: 9786611009694 , 0-08-047769-0 , 1-281-00969-5

Content: Fatigue Testing and Analysis: Theory and Practice〈/i〉 presents the latest, proven techniques for fatigue data acquisition, data analysis, and test planning and practice. More specifically, it covers the most comprehensive methods to capture the component load, to characterize the scatter of product fatigue resistance and loading, to perform the fatigue damage assessment of a product, and to develop an accelerated life test plan for reliability target demonstration. This book is most useful for test and design engineers in the ground vehicle industry. Fatigue Testing and Analysis

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Cover; Front matter; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication Page; Preface; Contents; About the Authors; 1. Transducers and Data Acquisition; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Strain Gage Fundamentals; 1.3 Understanding Wheatstone Bridges; 1.4 Constant-Voltage Strain Gage Bridge Output; 1.5 Gage and Lead-Wire Compensation; 1.6 Strain Gage Bridge Calibration; 1.7 Strain Gage Transducer Configuration; 1.8 Matrix-Based Load Transducer Design; 1.9 Transducer (Gage) Placement and Identification of Regions of Interest; 1.10 Introduction to Temperature Measurement , 1.11 The Generalized Measurement System 1.12 Data Acquisition; 1.13 Data Verification; 1.14 Data Transmission from Rotating Shafts; 1.15 Virtual Instrument Systems and Their Hierarchical Structure; References; 2. Fatigue Damage Theories; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Fatigue Damage Mechanism; 2.3 Cumulative Damage Models-the Damage Curve Approach; 2.4 Linear Damage Models; 2.5 Double Linear Damage Rule by Manson and Halford; 2.6 Conclusions; References; 3. Cycle Counting Techniques; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 One-Parameter Cycle Counting Methods; 3.3 Two-Parameter Cycle Counting Methods , 3.4 Reconstruction of a Load-Time History References; 4. Stress-Based Fatigue Analysis and Design; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The Stress-Life (S-N) and Fatigue Limit Testing; 4.3 Estimated S-N Curve of a Component Based on Ultimate Tensile Strength; 4.4 Notch Effect; 4.5 Mean Stress Effect; 4.6 Combined Proportional Loads; References; Appendix 4-A; 5. Strain-Based Fatigue Analysis and Design; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Experimental Test Program; 5.3 Analysis of Monotonic and Cyclic Stress-Strain Behavior of Materials; 5.4 Mean Stress Correction Methods; 5.5 Estimation of Cyclic and Fatigue Properties , 5.6 Notch Analysis References; 6. Fracture Mechanics and Fatigue Crack Propagation; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Stress Concentration Based on Linear Elasticity; 6.3 Griffith's Fracture Theory for Brittle Materials; 6.4 Fracture Parameters Based on Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics (LEFM); 6.5 Plastic Zone Size and Requirement of Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics (LEFM); 6.6 Fatigue Crack Propagation Based on Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics; References; 7. Fatigue of Spot Welds; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Electrical Resistance Spot Welding; 7.3 Specimen Testing; 7.4 Fatigue Life Calculation Techniques , References 8. Development of Accelerated Life Test Criteria; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Development of Dynamometer Testing; 8.3 Development of Mechanical Component Life Testing; References; 9. Reliability Demonstration Testing; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Binomial Test Method; 9.3 Binomial Test Method for a Finite Population; 9.4 Weibull Analysis Method (Test to Failure); 9.5 Extended Test Method; 9.6 Weibull Analysis of Reliability Data with Few or No Failures; 9.7 Bias Sampling Approach; 9.8 Bayesian Approach; 9.9 Step-Stress Accelerated Test Method; 9.10 Comparison Testing Analysis Method , 9.11 Repairable System Reliability Prediction , English

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Edition: 2nd ed.

ISBN: 1-281-00964-4 , 9786611009649 , 0-08-047647-3

Content: Comprehensive and practical guide to the selection and design of a wide range of chemical process equipment. Emphasis is placed on real-world process design and performance of equipment. Provides examples of successful applications, with numerous drawings, graphs, and tables to show the functioning and performance of the equipment. Equipment rating forms and manufacturers' questionnaires are collected to illustrate the data essential to process design. Includes a chapter on equipment cost and addresses economic concerns.* Practical guide to the selection and design of a wide ra

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Cover; Contents; Preface to the second edition; Preface to the first edition; Contributors; 0. RULES OF THUMB: SUMMARY; 1. INTRODUCTION; 1.1. PROCESS DESIGN; 1.2. EQUIPMENT; 1.3. CATEGORIES OF ENGINEERING PRACTICE; 1.4. SOURCES OF INFORMATION FOR PROCESS DESIGN; 1.5. CODES, STANDARDS, AND RECOMMENDED PRACTICES; 1.6. MATERIAL AND ENERGY BALANCES; 1.7. ECONOMIC BALANCE; 1.8. DESIGN SAFETY FACTORS; 1.9. SAFETY OF PLANT AND ENVIRONMENT; 1.10. STEAM AND POWER SUPPLY; 1.11. DESIGN BASIS; 1.12. LABORATORY AND PILOT PLANT WORK; 2. FLOWSHEETS; 2.1. BLOCK FLOWSHEETS; 2.2. PROCESS FLOWSHEETS , 2.3. PROCESS AND INSTRUMENTATION DIAGRAMS ( P& ID)2.4. UTILITY FLOWSHEETS; 2.5. DRAWING OF FLOWSHEETS; 3. PROCESS CONTROL; 3.1. FEEDBACK CONTROL LOOP; 3.2. CONTROL LOOP PERFORMANCE AND TUNING PROCEDURES; 3.3. SINGLE STREAM CONTROL; 3.4. UNIT OPERATION CONTROL; 4. DRIVERS FOR MOVING EQUIPMENT; 4.1. MOTORS; 4.2. STEAM TURBINES AND GAS EXPANDERS; 4.3. COMBUSTION GAS TURBINES AND ENGINES; 5. TRANSFER OF SOLIDS; 5.1. SLURRY TRANSPORT; 5.2. PNEUMATIC CONVEYING; 5.3. MECHANICAL CONVEYORS AND ELEVATORS; 5.4. SOLIDS FEEDERS REFERENCES; 6. FLOW OF FLUIDS; 6.1. PROPERTIES AND UNITS , 6.2. ENERGY BALANCE OF A FLOWING FLUID6.3. LIQUIDS; 6.4. PIPELINE NETWORKS; 6.5. OPTIMUM PIPE DIAMETER; 6.6. NON-NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; 6.7. GASES; 6.8. LIQUID-GAS FLOW IN PIPELINES; 6.9. GRANULAR AND PACKED BEDS; 6.10. GAS-SOLID TRANSFER; 6.11. FLUIDIZATION OF BEDS OF PARTICLES WITH GASES; 7. FLUID TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT; 7.1. PIPING; 7.2. PUMP THEORY; 7.3. PUMP CHARACTERISTICS; 7.4. CRITERIA FOR SELECTION OF PUMPS; 7.5. EQUIPMENT FOR GAS TRANSPORT; 7.6. THEORY AND CALCULATIONS OF GAS COMPRESSION; 7.7. EJECTOR AND VACUUM SYSTEMS; 8. HEAT TRANSFER AND HEAT EXCHANGERS; 8.1. CONDUCTION OF HEAT , 8.2. MEAN TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE8.3. HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; 8.4. DATA OF HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; 8.5. PRESSURE DROP IN HEAT EXCHANGERS; 8.6. TYPES OF HEAT EXCHANGERS; 8.7. SHELL-AND-TUBE HEAT EXCHANGERS; 8.8. CONDENSERS; 8.9. REBOILERS; 8.10. EVAPORATORS; 8.11. FIRED HEATERS; 8.12. INSULATION OF EQUIPMENT; 8.13. REFRIGERATION; 9. DRYERS AND COOLING TOWERS; 9.1. INTERACTION OF AIR AND WATER; 9.2. RATE OF DRYING; 9.3. CLASSIFICATION AND GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF DRYERS; 9.4. BATCH DRYERS; 9.5. CONTINUOUS TRAY AND CONVEYOR BELT DRYERS; 9.6. ROTARY CYLINDRICAL DRYERS , 9.7. DRUM DRYERS FOR SOLUTIONS AND SLURRIES9.8. PNEUMATIC CONVEYING DRYERS; 9.9. FLASH AND RING DRYERS; 9.10. FLUIDIZED BED DRYERS; 9.11. SPRAY DRYERS; 10. MIXING AND AGITATION; 10.1. A BASIC STIRRED TANK DESIGN; 10.2. VESSEL FLOW PATTERNS; 10.3. AGITATOR POWER REQUIREMENTS; 10.4. IMPELLER PUMPING; 10.5. TANK BLENDING; 10.6. HEAT TRANSFER; 10.7. VORTEX DEPTH; 10.8. SOLID SUSPENSION; 10.9. SOLIDS DISSOLVING; 10.10. GAS-LIQUID DISPERSIONS; 10.11. LIQUID-LIQUID (L-L) DISPERSIONS; 10.12. PIPELINE MIXERS; 10.13. COMPARTMENTED COLUMNS; 10.14. FAST COMPETITIVE/CONSECUTIVE (C/C) REACTIONS , 10.15. SCALE-UP , English

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Note: Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources , Cover -- Hinweis zum Urheberrecht -- Titel -- Impressum -- Inhaltsverzeichnis -- 1 Einführung: Das Problem sind die Risiken und Nebenwirkungen -- 1.1 Die normative Kraft des Faktischen -- 1.2 Risiken und Nebenwirkungen -- 1.3 Prinzipielle Zweifel an der neuen Organisation -- 1.4 Unzufriedenheit mit Vorgehen und Ergebnis -- 1.5 Kulturveränderung aus Versehen -- 1.6 Drohender Knick in der Loyalität -- 1.7 Entstehen eines »Organisationsmythos« -- 1.8 Nicht die Absicht zählt, sondern die Wirkung -- 1.9 Die Perspektive der Betroffenen zählt -- 1.10 Weitere Komplikationen -- 1.11 Der Nutzen von Change Management -- 1.12 Mitgestaltung der Projektplanung -- 1.13 Optimale Ausschöpfung der Intelligenz des Gesamtsystems -- 1.14 Strategie und Organisation -- 1.15 Einbeziehung der Betroffenen in die Ausgestaltung -- 1.16 Aufbau und Inhalt des Buchs -- 1.17 Zum Sprachgebrauch -- 1.18 Wie Sie dieses Buch optimal nutzen -- Allgemeiner Teil: Wie Sie Organisationsstrukturen weiterentwickeln, ohne die Kultur zu ruinieren -- 2 Organisation: Weshalb die Struktur nicht aus der Strategie folgt -- 2.1 Worum geht es eigentlich bei »Organisation«? -- 2.2 Jede Organisation ist ein Kompromiss -- 2.3 Vom »Einzeller« zur funktionalen Organisation -- 2.4 Das Problem von Doppelzuständigkeiten -- 2.5 Wachstum bedingt Differenzierung -- 2.6 Von der funktionalen zur Spartenorganisation -- 2.7 Projektorganisation statt klassischer funktionaler Struktur -- 2.8 Organisationsänderungen bringen Konflikte -- 2.9 Gefahr kontraproduktiver Machtkämpfe -- 2.10 Mit der Expansion kommt die Matrixorganisation -- 2.11 Die Rolle der Zentrale und die (Teil-)Autonomie der Regionen -- 2.12 Lieber einen Sack Flöhe als eine Matrix -- 2.13 Dreidimensionale Matrix -- 2.14 Alternative Organisationsmodelle -- 2.15 Sonderfall »Netzwerk-Organisation« -- 2.16 Auflösung der Grenzen? , 2.17 Abschaffung der Hierarchie -- 2.18 Die falsche Lösung für ein unscharf definiertes Problem -- 2.19 Selbstorganisation und Hierarchien -- 2.20 Unverzichtbarkeit hierarchischer Strukturen -- 3 Schnittstellen: Den Preis der Arbeitsteilung möglichst gering halten -- 3.1 »Blutende Schnittstellen«: Informationsverluste und Mehraufwand -- 3.2 Den Preis der Arbeitsteilung möglichst gering halten -- 3.3 Wenn Standardisierung nur begrenzt möglich ist -- 3.4 Führungsaufgabe Konfliktmanagement -- 3.5 Idealfall durchgängige Prozessverantwortung -- 3.6 Problemfall abteilungs- und bereichsübergreifende Schnittstellen -- 3.7 Widersprüchliche Ziele sind Teil des Lebens -- 3.8 ... aber man darf sie nicht auf verschiedene Personen aufteilen -- 4 Der wirtschaftliche Wert eingespielter Beziehungen -- 4.1 Beziehungsnetze - immaterielles Betriebsvermögen -- 4.2 Quantifizierung am Beispiel Pharma-Außendienst -- 4.3 Beziehungsschulden und ihre Löschung -- 4.4 Die Kosten eines Wechsels -- 4.5 »In unserer Branche ist alles anders« -- 4.6 Keine »Reorganisation auf Raten«! -- 4.7 Konsequenzen für organisatorische Veränderungen -- 5 Change Management bei Reorganisationen: Weniger ein Durchsetzungs- als ein Motivationsproblem -- 5.1 »Politische« Diskussionen -- 5.2 Strukturentscheidungen schaffen Fakten -- 5.3 Kein Durchsetzungs-, ein Motivationsproblem -- 5.4 Mit guter Kommunikation Akzeptanz schaffen -- 5.5 Genügend Zeit für Einzelgespräche einplanen -- 5.6 Vorinformation der negativ Betroffenen unverzichtbar -- 5.7 Von »Bewerbungsverfahren« ist abzuraten -- 5.8 Unterschiedliche Typen / Ausgangsbedingungen von Reorganisationen -- 5.9 Übergang von funktionaler zu Spartenorganisation -- 5.10 Sogenannte Restrukturierungen -- 5.11 Eine Typologie von Reorganisationen -- 6 Besetzung der Führungspositionen: Die unterschätzte Herausforderung , 6.1 Eine Investitionsentscheidung von erheblicher Tragweite -- 6.2 Klärung der Anforderungen -- 6.3 Die Schlüsselfrage nach der Trainierbarkeit -- 6.4 Praktische Grenzen der Trainierbarkeit -- 6.5 Welches Leistungsniveau wird wirklich benötigt? -- 6.6 Akzeptieren und Ausfüllen der neuen Rolle -- 6.7 Schulung für die neuen Aufgaben -- 6.8 Führung von Führungskräften -- 7 Menschlicher Umgang mit Verliererinnen -- 7.1 Das wahre Gesicht des Unternehmens -- 7.2 Menschlichkeit ist auch eine Frage der Planung -- 7.3 Besonders kritisch bei Arbeitsplatzverlust -- 7.4 Fallstudie: Menschenverachtung? Nein, mangelndes Vorausdenken -- 7.5 Arbeitsverhältnisse auf anständige Weise beenden -- 7.6 Einladung und Vorbereitung -- 7.7 Massenentlassungen: Umgang mit dem Mengenproblem -- 7.8 Wie geht es danach weiter? -- 7.9 Aktive Einbeziehung -- 7.10 Ein klares Ja oder ein klares Nein -- 7.11 Überwindung des Haderns -- 8 Mitbestimmung des Betriebsrats bei Reorganisationen -- 8.1 Häufig eine Betriebsänderung gegeben -- 8.2 Wann liegt eine Betriebsänderung vor? -- 8.3 Die Rechtsfolgen einer Betriebsänderung -- 8.4 Eskalationsstufe E wie Einigungsstelle -- 8.5 Aufschiebende Wirkung des Interessenausgleichs -- 9 Das Wechselspiel von Struktur und Kultur -- 9.1 Wie die Struktur die Kultur beeinflusst -- 9.2 Eine Reorganisation ist de facto eine Kulturveränderung -- 9.3 Nach der Struktur auch die Unternehmenskultur strategiekonform ausrichten -- 9.4 Eine seltene Chance -- 9.5 Zwei mögliche Herangehensweisen -- 9.6 Das Vorgehen konkret -- 9.7 Die Sollkultur nachprüfbar beschreiben -- 9.8 Die Sollkultur konsequent nachhalten -- 9.9 Wenn die Umsetzung nicht vorankommt -- 9.10 Nur das tatsächliche Verhalten zählt -- 10 Optimierung von Prozessen und Systemen -- 10.1 Große Chance zur Anpassung der Prozesse -- 10.2 Wissen, worauf man sich einlässt , 10.3 Unterteilung von Aufgaben in Einzelschritte -- 10.4 Prozesse werden von alleine komplizierter -- 10.5 Prozessoptimierung ist Erfahrungssache -- 10.6 Die bestehenden Prozesse (»Ist-Prozesse«) visualisieren -- 10.7 Reengineering für Anfänger -- 10.8 Mangelnde Prozessdisziplin und ihre Ursachen -- 10.9 Time-Based Competition: Optimierung der Durchlaufzeit -- 10.10 Die Vorteile der Schnelligkeit -- 10.11 Abwägung zwischen Effizienz und Resilienz -- 10.12 Lean Management: Wertschöpfung für den Kunden -- 10.13 Die Gretchenfrage des Lean Managements -- 10.14 Verändern macht mehr Spaß als verändert zu werden -- 10.15 Die neuen Prozesse zum Leben bringen -- 10.16 Die Umsetzung offiziell anstoßen - und nachhalten -- Spezieller Teil: Die vier wichtigsten Typen von Reorganisationen und ihre Besonderheiten -- 11 Wachstum: Neue Funktionen und Hierarchieebenen -- 11.1 Engpässe in der Führung -- 11.2 Mehr Arbeitsteilung in der Führungsmannschaft statt mehr Hierarchie -- 11.3 Einziehen einer zusätzlichen Hierarchieebene -- 11.4 Richtige Besetzung der Führungspositionen -- 11.5 Die Akzeptanz ist wichtig -- 11.6 Weshalb die »Zwischenhierarchie« eine Zäsur ist -- 11.7 Angst um die partnerschaftliche Kultur -- 11.8 Sich den Ängsten zuwenden -- 11.9 Abschied vom Start-up-Gefühl -- 11.10 Den Abschied aktiv und bewusst gestalten -- 11.11 Von einer Kulturbilanz zur aktiven Kulturgestaltung -- 11.12 Vorsicht, kulturelle Eigendynamik! -- 11.13 Die Kulturgestaltung aktiv in die Hand nehmen -- 11.14 Das »kulturelle Familiensilber« identifizieren -- 11.15 Bewahrungs-, Veränderungs- und Vermeidungsziele -- 11.16 Die Sollkultur gezielt ansteuern -- 11.17 Die Entwicklung der Kultur im Auge behalten -- 11.18 Praktische Durchführung einer Kulturbilanz -- 11.19 Von der Diagnose zur Therapie -- 12 Von der funktionalen zur divisionalen Organisation , 12.1 Andere Anforderungen, wachsende Komplexität -- 12.2 Wachsende Komplikationen und Konflikte -- 12.3 Wachsender Leidensdruck -- 12.4 Naheliegende Aufteilung nach Geschäftsfeldern -- 12.5 Ziel- und Interessenkonflikte sorgen für viel Diskussionsbedarf -- 12.6 Diskussionsbedarf sprengt oft den Zeitplan -- 12.7 Wie der Vorstand in die Bredouille kommt -- 12.8 Genügend gemeinsame Termine fest ausblocken -- 12.9 Unfallfreie Kommunikation -- 12.10 Qualifizierung für die Generalistenrolle -- 12.11 Von der Expertin zur Unternehmerin werden -- 12.12 Eine persönliche Grundsatzentscheidung -- 12.13 Bestmögliche Entflechtung der Sparten -- 12.14 Die Chance des Aufbruchs nutzen -- 12.15 Aktive Kulturgestaltung vom ersten Tag an -- 12.16 Partizipativer Top-down-Prozess -- 13 Von der Spartenorganisation zur Matrix -- 13.1 Verbreitetes Leiden unter der Matrix -- 13.2 Die Matrixorganisation ist nicht selten »alternativlos« -- 13.3 Wie eine Matrixorganisation fast von allein entsteht -- 13.4 Grenzen des dezentralen Modells -- 13.5 Vertauschen von durchgezogener und gestrichelter Linie -- 13.6 Aufteilung nach Geschäftsfeldern -- 13.7 Ängste und Interessen erschweren eine Einigung -- 13.8 Hohes Verhinderungspotenzial -- 13.9 Konstruktive Streitkultur als Schwerpunkt der Kulturgestaltung -- 14 Restrukturierung und Sanierung: Konsequente Kostensenkung und Neuausrichtung -- 14.1 Weshalb Begriffe wie Verschlankung wenig hilfreich sind -- 14.2 Schnelle, beherzte Einschnitte statt Schrecken ohne Ende -- 14.3 »Top-down«-Vorgehen -- 14.4 Anpassung der Organisationsstruktur -- 14.5 Bürokratische Strukturen und hyperaktive Stäbe -- 14.6 Hoffnung auf zusätzliche Einnahmen -- 14.7 Ängste und Widerstände -- 14.8 Die Vertrauenskrise überwinden -- 14.9 Change-Kommunikation: »Dem Leiden einen Sinn geben« -- 14.10 Bröckelnde Solidarität -- 14.11 Die Hürde für Nachforderungen erhöhen , 14.12 Drohender Rückfall in die alten Gewohnheiten

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Subjects: Economics

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ISBN: 9781351052160 , 1351052160 , 9781351052184 , 1351052187 , 9781351052153 , 1351052152 , 9781351052177 , 1351052179

Content: "Modern Theatres 1950 - 2020 is an investigation of theatres, concert halls, and opera houses in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North and South America. The book explores in detail thirty of the most significant theatres, concert halls, opera houses, and dance spaces that opened between 1950 and 2010. Each theatre is reviewed and assessed by experts in theatre buildings, such as architects, acousticians, consultants, and theatre practitioners, and illustrated with full-colour photographs and comparative plans and sections. A further twenty theatres that opened between 2011 and 2020 are concisely reviewed and illustrated. An excellent resource for students of Theatre Planning, Theatre Architecture, and Architectural Design, Modern Theatres 1950 - 2020 discusses the role of performing arts buildings in cities, explores their public and performances spaces, and examines the acoustics and technologies needed in a great building"--

Note: Includes index. , Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part 1.00 Aspects of Modern Theatres -- 1.00 Introduction -- 1.01 Edwin O. Sachs: A British Theatrical Enigma -- 1.02 Cities, Global and Regenerating -- 1.03 Theatres and Publicness -- 1.04 Prevailing Themes in 20th-Century Theatre Architecture -- 1.05 Towards a New Theatre Architecture: Developments in Britain after 1950 -- 1.06 Front of House Moves to the Forefront -- 1.07 Concert Halls, Music, and Audiences -- 1.08 The Modern Opera House -- 1.09 Playhouses and Spaces for Drama -- 1.10 Stage Engineering Systems -- 1.11 Stage Lighting -- 1.12 Sound, and Opera's Dirty Little Secret -- 1.13 New Technologies and Performance -- 1.14 Acoustics and the Modern Theatre -- Part 2.00 Thirty Significant Theatres 1950-2010 -- 2.00 Introduction -- The Fifties -- 3.01 Royal Festival Hall, 1951, London, UK -- 3.02 Festival Theatre, 1957, Stratford, Ontario, Canada -- 3.03 Kalita Humphreys Theater, 1959, Dallas, Texas, USA -- 3.04 Musiktheater im Revier, 1959, Gelsenkirchen, Germany -- The Sixties -- 4.01 Arena Stage, 1961, Washington, DC, USA -- 4.02 Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, 1961, Tokyo, Japan -- 4.03 Philharmonie Berlin, 1963, Berlin, Germany -- The Seventies -- 5.01 Finlandia Hall, 1971, Helsinki, Finland -- 5.02 Sydney Opera House, 1973, Sydney, Australia -- 5.03 Teatro Regio Torino, 1973, Torino, Italy -- 5.04 National Theatre, 1976, London, UK -- 5.05 Royal Exchange Theatre, 1976, Manchester, UK -- The Eighties -- 6.01 Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz, 1981, Berlin, Germany -- 6.02 Arts Centre Melbourne, 1982, Melbourne, Australia -- 6.03 Joyce Theater, 1982, New York, USA -- 6.04 Derngate, 1983, Northampton, UK -- 6.05 Lucent Danstheater, 1987, The Hague, Netherlands -- 6.06 Opéra Bastille, 1989, Paris, France -- The Nineties. , 7.01 Sadler's Wells Theatre, 1998, London, UK -- The New Millennium -- 8.01 The Lowry, 2000, Salford, UK -- 8.02 Esplanade -- Theatres on the Bay, 2002, Singapore -- 8.03 Walt Disney Concert Hall, 2003, Los Angeles, California, USA -- 8.04 KÀ Theatre, 2004, MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, USA -- 8.05 Matsumoto Performing Arts Centre, 2004, Matsumoto, Japan -- 8.06 Casa da Música, 2005, Porto, Portugal -- 8.07 Auditório Ibirapuera 'Oscar Niemeyer', 2005, São Paulo, Brazil -- 8.08 National Centre for the Performing Arts, 2007, Beijing, China -- 8.09 Operahuset, 2008, Oslo, Norway -- 8.10 National Opera House, 2008, Wexford, Ireland -- 8.11 Guangzhou Opera House, 2010, Guangzhou, China -- Part 3.00 Snapshots of Twenty Recent Theatres 2009-2020 -- 9.00 Introduction -- 9.01 Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre, 2009, Dallas, Texas, USA -- 9.02 Onassis Cultural Center, 2010, Athens, Greece -- 9.03 New World Center, 2011, Miami, Florida, USA -- 9.04 Royal Opera House, 2011, Muscat, Oman -- 9.05 Harpa, 2011, Reykjavik, Iceland -- 9.06 Royal Shakespeare Theatre, 2011, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK -- 9.07 Heydar Aliyev Center, 2012, Baku, Azerbaijan -- 9.08 'A'ali'iku¯honua Creative Arts Center, 2012, Seabury Hall, Makawao, Hawaii, USA -- 9.09 Musiktheater am Volksgarten, 2013, Linz, Austria -- 9.10 Everyman Theatre, 2014, Liverpool, UK -- 9.11 Han Show Theatre, 2014, Wuhan, China -- 9.12 Harbin Opera House, 2015, Harbin, China -- 9.13 Dubai Opera, 2016, Dubai, UAE -- 9.14 Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, 2017, Athens, Greece -- 9.15 Boulez Saal, 2017, Berlin, Germany -- 9.16 Elbphilharmonie, 2017, Hamburg, Germany -- 9.17 Bridge Theatre, 2017, London, UK -- 9.18 National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts, 2018, Taipei, Taiwan -- 9.19 The Shed, The Bloomberg Building, 2019, New York, USA -- 9.20 Xiqu Centre, 2019, Hong Kong -- 10.00 Conclusions. , 10.01 Postscript -- "The Ghost Light" -- Contributors -- Photo Credits -- Index.

Additional Edition: Print version: Modern theatres 1950-2020. New York : Routledge, 2021 ISBN 9781351052160

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Series Statement: Applications of Mathematics, Stochastic Modelling and Applied Probability, 44

Content: In a stochastic network, such as those in computer/telecommunications and manufacturing, discrete units move among a network of stations where they are processed or served. Randomness may occur in the servicing and routing of units, and there may be queueing for services. This book describes several basic stochastic network processes, beginning with Jackson networks and ending with spatial queueing systems in which units, such as cellular phones, move in a space or region where they are served. The focus is on network processes that have tractable (closed-form) expressions for the equilibrium probability distribution of the numbers of units at the stations. These distributions yield network performance parameters such as expectations of throughputs, delays, costs, and travel times. The book is intended for graduate students and researchers in engineering, science and mathematics interested in the basics of stochastic networks that have been developed over the last twenty years. Assuming a graduate course in stochastic processes without measure theory, the emphasis is on multi-dimensional Markov processes. There is also some self-contained material on point processes involving real analysis. The book also contains rather complete introductions to reversible Markov processes, Palm probabilities for stationary systems, Little laws for queueing systems and space-time Poisson processes. This material is used in describing reversible networks, waiting times at stations, travel times and space-time flows in networks. Richard Serfozo received the Ph.D. degree in Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences at Northwestern University in 1969 and is currently Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. Prior to that he held positions in the Boeing Company, Syracuse University, and Bell Laboratories. He has held.

Note: 1 Jackson and Whittle Networks -- 1.1 Preliminaries on Networks and Markov Processes -- 1.2 Tandem Network -- 1.3 Definitions of Jackson and Whittle Processes -- 1.4 Properties of Service and Routing Rates -- 1.5 Equilibrium behavior -- 1.6 Production-Maintenance Network -- 1.7 Networks with Special Structures -- 1.8 Properties of Jackson Equilibrium Distributions -- 1.9 Convolutions for Single-Server Nodes -- 1.10 Throughputs and Expected Sojourn Times -- 1.11 Algorithms for Performance Parameters -- 1.12 Monte Carlo Estimation of Network Parameters -- 1.13 Properties of Whittle Networks -- 1.14 Exercises -- 1.15 Bibliographical Notes -- 2 Reversible Processes -- 2.1 Reversibility -- 2.2 Time Reversal -- 2.3 Invariant Measures -- 2.4 Construction of Reversible Processes -- 2.5 More Birth-Death Processes -- 2.6 Reversible Network Processes -- 2.7 Examples of Reversible Networks -- 2.8 Partition-Reversible Processes -- 2.9 Examples of Partition-Reversible Processes -- 2.10 Exercises -- 2.11 Bibliographical Notes -- 3 Miscellaneous Networks -- 3.1 Networks with Multiple Types of Units -- 3.2 Kelly Networks: Route-dependent Services -- 3.3 BCMP Networks: Class-Node Service Dependencies -- 3.4 Networks with Cox and General Service Times -- 3.5 Networks with Constraints -- 3.6 Networks with Blocking and Rerouting -- 3.7 Bottlenecks in Closed Jackson Networks -- 3.8 Modeling Whittle Networks by Locations of the Units -- 3.9 Partially Balanced Networks -- 3.10 Exercises -- 3.11 Bibliographical Notes -- 4 Network Flows and Travel Times -- 4.1 Point Process Notation -- 4.2 Extended Lévy Formula for Markov Processes -- 4.3 Poisson Functionals of Markov Processes -- 4.4 Multivariate Compound Poisson Processes -- 4.5 Poisson Flows in Jackson and Whittle Networks -- 4.6 Palm Probabilities for Markov Processes -- 4.7 Sojourn and Travel Times of Markov Processes -- 4.8 Palm Probabilities of Jackson and Whittle Networks -- 4.9 Travel Times on Overtake-Free Routes -- 4.10 Exercises -- 4.11 Bibliographical Notes -- 5 Little Laws -- 5.1 Little Laws for Markovian Systems -- 5.2 Little Laws for General Queueing Systems -- 5.3 Preliminary Laws of Large Numbers -- 5.4 Utility Processes -- 5.5 Omnibus Little Laws -- 5.6 Little Laws for Regenerative Systems -- 5.7 Exercises -- 5.8 Bibliographical Notes -- 6 Stationary Systems -- 6.1 Preliminaries on Stationary Processes -- 6.2 Palm Probabilities -- 6.3 Campbell-Mecke Formulas for Palm Probabilities -- 6.4 Little Laws for Stationary Systems -- 6.5 Sojourn Times and Related Functionals -- 6.6 Travel Times for Stochastic Processes -- 6.7 Sojourn and Travel Times in Networks -- 6.8 Exercises -- 6.9 Bibliographical Notes -- 7 Networks with String Transitions -- 7.1 Definition of a String-Net -- 7.2 Invariant Measures of String-Nets -- 7.3 Traffic Equations, Partial Balance, and Throughputs -- 7.4 String-Nets with Unit-Vector Transitions -- 7.5 Networks with One-Stage Batch Transitions -- 7.6 Networks with Compound-Rate String Transitions -- 7.7 Networks with Multiple, Compound-Rate String Transitions -- 7.8 String-Nets with Two-Node Batch Transitions -- 7.9 Single Service Station With String Transitions -- 7.10 Bibliographical Notes -- 8 Quasi-Reversible Networks and Product Form Distributions -- 8.1 Quasi-Reversibility -- 8.2 Network to be Studied -- 8.3 Characterization of Product Form Distributions -- 8.4 Quasi-Reversibility and Biased Local Balance -- 8.5 Networks with Reversible Routing -- 8.6 Queueing Networks -- 8.7 Time-Reversals and Departure—Arrival Reversals -- 8.8 Networks with Multiclass Transitions -- 8.9 Exercises -- 8.10 Bibliographical Notes -- 9 Space—Time Poisson Models -- 9.1 Introductory Examples -- 9.2 Laplace Functionals of Point Processes -- 9.3 Transformations of Poisson Processes -- 9.4 Translations, Partitions, and Clusters -- 9.5 Service Systems with No Queueing -- 9.6 Network of M/G/? Service Stations -- 9.7 Particle Systems -- 9.8 Poisson Convergence of Space-Time Processes -- 9.9 Transformations into Large Spaces -- 9.10 Particle Flows in Large Spaces -- 9.11 Exercises -- 9.12 Bibliographical Notes -- 10 Spatial Queueing Systems -- 10.1 Preliminaries -- 10.2 Stationary Distributions and Ergodicity -- 10.3 Properties of Stationary Distributions and Examples -- 10.4 Throughputs and Expected Sojourn Times -- 10.5 Poisson Flows in Open Systems -- 10.6 Systems with Multiclass Units -- 10.7 Bibliographical Notes -- References.

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