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The Engineering and Technology portfolio includes comprehensive overviews of all major research and practical developments in aerospace and automotive engineering, civil and environmental engineering, mechanical and industrial engineering, materials engineering, electrical engineering, communications engineering, and more. In-depth coverage, innovative state-of-the-art approaches, and real-world case studies provide valuable, actionable insights for researchers, applied engineers and students. The content in Elsevier's Engineering and Technology books program addresses core issues in industry and society, such as sustainability, the circular economy, AI, and automation.

  • Technology in the Modern Corporation

    A Strategic Perspective
    • 1st Edition
    • Mel Horwitch
    • English
    Technology in the Modern Corporation: A Strategic Perspective examines the role of technology in corporate planning and all that this relationship implies to corporate organization and strategy. Organized into 13 chapters, this book first discusses the management of corporate entrepreneurship; technological innovation and interdependence; and the rise and character of modern technology strategy. Subsequent chapters describe corporate research and development; corporate strategies for managing emerging technologies; approaches for the strategic management of technology; innovation and corporate strategy; and executive succession, strategic reorientations, and organization evolution.

  • Worked Examples in Electrical Machines and Drives

    Applied Electricity and Electronics
    • 1st Edition
    • John Hindmarsh
    • P. Hammond
    • English
    Worked Examples in Electrical Machines and Drives discusses methods in predicting and explaining electromechanical performance of several devices. The book is comprised of seven chapters that sequence the examples at increasing levels of difficulty. Chapter 1 provides an introduction and reviews the basic theories. The second chapter covers transformers, and the third chapter tackles d.c. machines. Chapter 4 is concerned with induction machines, while Chapter 5 deals with synchronous machines. Chapter 6 covers transient behavior, and Chapter 7 talks about power-electronic/ele... machine drives. The book will be of great use to students and instructors of schools concerned with electronic devices such as in electrical engineering, and can help enrich their lectures and practical classes.

  • Environmental Engineering

    • 2nd Edition
    • P Aarne Vesilind + 2 more
    • English
    Environmental Engineering, Second Edition is an introductory book on environmental engineering, which includes materials important to environmental engineers: water resources, air quality, solid and hazardous wastes (including radioactive waste), noise, and social and ethical considerations. The text begins with a short introduction on the roots of environmental engineering and presents the concept of risk and safety. The following chapters are devoted to discussions on such topics as sources of water pollution, measurement of water quality, wastewater treatment, quantities and characteristics of municipal solid waste, and solid and hazardous waste law. The types of air pollutants, air pollution control, and noise measurement and control are dealt with in detail as well. The last chapter covers the topic on environmental ethics. This book will be of use to junior or senior level engineering students.

  • Materials Engineering

    Proceedings of the First International Symposium, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, November 1985
    • 1st Edition
    • J. V. Bee + 2 more
    • English
    Materials Engineering presents the proceedings of the First International Symposium held at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa in November 1985. The book aims to survey the historical development, the state-of-the-art and potential future directions of a broad range of engineering materials and processes. The text describes the materials for the 1980s and 1990s; the structure-property relationships in metals, polymers and composites; and the developments in engineering ceramics. Engineering ceramics; semiconductors; and the surface engineering of metals are also considered. The book further tackles papers on alloy development through microstructural design; welding processes; facets on fatigue; and corrosion-resistant materials. The text also encompasses nuclear techniques; the use analytical electron microscopy in materials science and engineering; materials science and engineering in South Africa; and hot working. The book will be useful to scientists, engineers and technologists involved in all aspects of research, design and applications of a broad range of engineering materials.

  • Electrical Installation Technology

    • 3rd Edition
    • Michael Neidle
    • English
    Electrical Installation Technology, Third Edition covers the wide range of subjects that come under the headings of electrical science, installations, and regulations. The book discusses electromagnetism; inductance; static electricity; d.c. circuits; voltage drop and current rating; distribution; and wiring techniques. The text also describes o.c. motors and generators; a.c. motors, transformers; power-factor improvement; earthing and earth-leakage protection; testing; illumination; and the general principles of temperature and heat. Communication systems and equipment; electronics; and site and office management of electrical installation business are also considered. Students taking the electrical installation technicians, electrical technicians, and electrical engineering courses will find the book useful.

  • Metal Cutting

    • 1st Edition
    • E.M. Trent
    • English
    Metal Cutting is a guide that discusses the process of metal cutting and its different techniques. The book first gives a short history and introduction to metal cutting, and then discusses the operations and terminologies used in metal cutting; the essential features of metal cutting; and the forces involved. The use of heat, the cutting tool materials, the machinability of different metals and alloys, and the use of coolants and lubricants in metal-cutting machines are also explained. The text is recommended for metalworkers and engineers, especially those who are new to the industry, as this book serves as a handy reference for this craft.

  • America, Japan & Asia Pacific

    America, Japan & Asia Pacific
    • 1st Edition
    • Kenneth F. Wilson
    • English
    Volume 2 of the definitive Market Reference to global electronics production and markets, with forecasts to 1997. Raw data are compiled from primary sources including official government bodies, National Trade Associations, Eurostat, OECD, and presented in a format which is directly comparable country by country, product by product. The Yearbook Series is designed to highlight market trends and opportunities, and to offer corroborative evidence for individual research. Each successive edition is fully revised and updated with all sources being reanalysed with each new edition. Data revised so as to be comparable over an extended historical period are available on PC-Diskette as Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheets files for those who place importance on identifying and keeping track of long-term trends.

  • Analysis of Engineering Cycles

    Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Series
    • 3rd Edition
    • R. W. Haywood
    • W. A. Woods
    • English
    Analysis of Engineering Cycles, Third Edition, deals principally with an analysis of the overall performance, under design conditions, of work-producing power plants and work-absorbing refrigerating and gas-liquefaction plants, most of which are either cyclic or closely related thereto. The book is organized into two parts, dealing first with simple power and refrigerating plants and then moving on to more complex plants. The principal modifications in this Third Edition arise from the updating and expansion of material on nuclear plants and on combined and binary plants. In view of increased importance and topicality, new material has been added to chapters on gas-turbine plant for compressed air energy storage systems and on steam-turbine plant for the combined supply of power and process steam, including plant for district heating. The use of gas-turbine plant in association with district-heating schemes is also discussed, in which the treatment of high-temperature and fast-breeder gas-cooled nuclear reactors has been extended. The material on combined gas-turbine/steam-tu... plant has also been expanded and updated, together with that on combined steam plant with magnetohydrodynamic and thermionic topping, respectively. This book meets the immediate requirements of the mechanical engineering student in his undergraduate course, and of other engineering students taking courses in thermodynamics and fluid mechanics.

  • Plastics for Engineers

    An Introductory Course
    • 1st Edition
    • G. R. Palin
    • A. Kennaway + 1 more
    • English
    Plastics for Engineers: An Introductory Course discusses the various applications of plastics in all fields of engineering, from gears and bearings to boat hulls and car bodies. This book presents a basic account of the nature, applications, and engineering properties of this group of materials. Comprised of 15 chapters, this book starts with an overview of the various types of polymer structure and their effect on the properties. This text then outlines the methods of fabricating plastics, followed by a brief description of the nature, properties, and applications of some of the more significant plastics. Other chapters consider the main use of plastics as insulators in electrical engineering. The final chapter deals with the applications of the various types of silicones, which depends on their properties. This book is intended to be suitable for students in all fields of engineering. Qualified engineers and chemists will also find this book extremely useful.

  • Hard Metals Production Technology and Research in the U.S.S.R.

    • 1st Edition
    • S. I. Bashkirov
    • English
    Hard Metals Production Technology and Research in the U.S.S.R. deals with the production technology and investigation of the structure and physical-mechanical properties of hard metals. One of the important elements in technical progress is the national production of hard metals. The development and introduction of highly efficient hard metals ensure that labor productivity will increase in metalworking, mining, oil, and coal industries. This book provides comprehensive information on the metallography, correct utilization, and application of hard metals that is useful in developing those industries. Topics discussed include hard alloy technology; structure and properties of hard metals; and X-ray, chemical, and spectrographic analysis of hard metals. Powder metallurgy (metal-ceramics), high-melting metals, and hard compounds are also described in this text. This publication is useful to students and researchers conducting work on the technology and production of hard metals and its raw materials.

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