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Hydrodynamics of Gas-Liquid Reactors
Normal Operation and Upset Conditions
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2011
The design of chemical reactors and their safety are as critical to the success of a chemical process as the actual chemistry taking place within the reactor. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the practical aspects of multiphase reactor design and operation with an emphasis on safety...
Non-Newtonian Flow
Fundamentals and Engineering Applications
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 1999
Non-Newtonian materials are encountered in virtually all of the chemical and process industries and a full understanding of their nature and flow characteristics is an essential requirement for engineers and scientists involved in their formulation and handling. This book will bridge the gap between...
Science as Service
Establishing and Reformulating American Land-Grant Universities, 1865–1930
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2015
Science as Service: Establishing and Reformulating American Land-Grant Universities, 1865–1930 is the first of a two-volume study that traces the foundation and evolution of America’s land-grant institutions. In this expertly curated collection of essays, Alan I Marcus has assembled a tough-minded...
The Sun Is Rising in Africa and the Middle East
On the Road to a Solar Energy Future
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2018
Both Africa and the Middle East are blessed with enormous solar energy resources. Electrification is an urgent need in Africa, where many of its 54 countries are among the world’s fastest-growing economies, but where half the population still has no access to electricity. Solar energy is seen as...
by Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación A.C., Cooperativa La Joplin, Justino Compeán
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2016
In a fascinating story of 220 pages, through a selection of more than 300 images from 65 archives in America, Europe and Asia; the Mexican Football Federation and Cooperativa La Joplin celebrate, in an unprecedented and playful way, one of the great contributions of Mexico to all humanity: the ball.The...
Opportunities Missed, Opportunities Seized
Preventive Diplomacy in the PostDCold War World
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 1999
The basic logic of preventive diplomacy is unassailable. Act early to prevent disputes from escalating; reduce tensions that could lead to war; deal with today's conflicts before they become tomorrow's crises. Yet as we look at the record of these first years of the post-Cold War era, it is quite...
by R.F. Price
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2014
First published in 1970 this re-issues the revised edition of 1979.
This book examines the part played both by tradition and by the Cultural Revolution in the educational system of twentieth century China and explores the apparent reversal of policy which took place since the death of Mao.
The book...
by R. F. Meysey-Thompson
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2011
Originally published in London 1905, this book was considered essential reading for anyone new to English field sports and especially to overseas visitors wishing to take part in English game shooting. The book is still practical and useful even today.Contents Include: Shooting Etiquette Shooting...
Ship Resistance and Propulsion
Practical Estimation of Propulsive Power
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2011
Ship Resistance and Propulsion provides a comprehensive approach to evaluating ship resistance and propulsion. Informed by applied research, including experimental and CFD techniques, this book provides guidance for the practical estimation of ship propulsive power for a range of ship types. Published...
The Media Globe
Trends in International Mass Media
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2006
The Media Globe is a multifaceted look at contemporary trends in media practices in regions beyond the United States, including Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, and Australia. A diverse group of respected scholars follows the emerging patterns in a variety of media worldwide,...
by R. F. Johnston
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2016
The journey of which an account is given in the following pages was not undertaken in the special interests of geographical or other science nor in the service of any Government. My chief object was to gratify a long-felt desire to visit those portions of the Chinese Empire which are least known to...
Indigenous Conflict Management Strategies in West Africa
Beyond Right and Wrong
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2014
*Indigenous Conflict Management Strategies in West Africa:*Beyond Right and Wrong expands the discourse on indigenous knowledge. With several examples and case histories, the work defines, characterizes, and explains indigenous conflict management strategies in West Africa, particularly in Ghana,...
Ray Bradbury
The Life of Fiction
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2015
This is a textual, bibliographical and cultural study of 60 years of Bradbury’s fiction. The authors draw upon correspondence with his publishers, agents and friends, as well as archival manuscripts, to examine the story of Bradbury’s authorship over more than half a century.
by Captain Robert F. Bennett, Susan Leigh Bennett, Commander Timothy R. Dring
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2015
In 1854, two horrendous shipwrecks took place off the New Jersey coast. The Powhattan and the New Era were both American-flag sailing packet ships carrying hopeful European immigrants to new lives in America. The ships ran aground on the offshore sandbars along the shoreline between Sandy Hook and...