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Scenarios and Responses to Future Deep Oil Spills: Fighting the Next War

Springer, 2019

It has often been said that generals prepare for the next war by re-fighting the last. The Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill was unlike any previous – an underwater well blowout 1,500 meters deep. Much has been learned in the wake of DWH and these lessons should in turn be applied to both similar oil spill scenarios...

Lubricant Additives: Chemistry and Applications, Second Edition (Chemical Industries Series)

CRC Press, 2009

Cost, environmental, and performance issues coupled with legislative changes, new engine oil requirements, and technology development for exploration of space and the oceans are changing the lubrication additive market. Reflecting how the need for new applications drives the development of new lubricant additives, Lubricant Additives:...

Practical Guide to Hydrogenated Nitrile Butadiene Rubber Technology

Smithers Rapra Technology, 2012

Hydrogenated Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (HNBR) is a synthetic polymer that results from the hydrogenation of Nitrile Rubber (NBR). It is widely known for its physical strength and retention of properties after long-term exposure to heat, oil and chemicals. The unique properties attributed to it have resulted in wide adoption of HNBR in...

Effective IT Service Management: To ITIL and Beyond!

Springer, 2007

IT service management (ITSM) is the group of processes and functions that oil the wheels of the IT machine. Without ITSM, every IT project and system would deteriorate over time until failure. ITIL is the recognized best-practice standard for ITSM, and has been around since the late 1980s, with ITIL version 3 published just recently. However, many...

Dr. Tom Shinder's ISA Server 2006 Migration Guide

Syngress Publishing, 2007

Dr. Tom Shinders ISA Server 2006 Migration Guide provides a clear, concise, and thorough path to migrate from previous versions of ISA Server to ISA Server 2006. ISA Server 2006 is an incremental upgrade from ISA Server 2004, this book provides all of the tips and tricks to perform a successful migration, rather than rehash all of the features...

Lights On!: The Science of Power Generation

The Johns Hopkins University, 2013

Power generation is a relatively recent concern because humans had little need for sustained power until the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. Today, modern civilization is wholly dependent on the production and distribution of power. Without it, our way of life would be extinguished.

In Lights On!, Mark Denny reveals the...

Handbook of Oil and Gas Piping: a Practical and Comprehensive Guide

CRC Press, 2018

The objective of this practical oil and gas piping handbook is to facilitate project management teams of oil and gas piping related construction projects to understand the key requirements of the discipline and to equip them with the necessary knowledge and protocol. It provides a comprehensive coverage on all the practical aspects...

Configuring ISA Server 2000

Syngress Publishing, 2001

Today's tools for connectivity are more sophisticated and flexible than ever. As a result, there are more variables involved in setting them up and making them all work together. Mission Critical ISA Server 2000 is designed to provide practical guidance to administrators at businesses that are going online. It teaches readers how to use the...

Environmental Justice and Sustainability in the Former Soviet Union (Urban and Industrial Environments)

MIT Press, 2009

The legacy of environmental catastrophe in the states of the former Soviet Union includes desertification, pollution, and the toxic aftermath of industrial accidents, the most notorious of which was the Chernobyl disaster of 1986. This book examines the development of environmental activism in Russia and the former Soviet republics in response...

Joe Celko's Data, Measurements and Standards in SQL (Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems)

Morgan Kaufmann, 2009

As I sit here typing this introduction, I am looking at a copy of The North American Arithmetic, Part Third, for Advanced Scholars, by Frederick Emerson. It was written in 1834.

It has chapters on the money, weights, and measures in use in Europe and America at that time. The English still had pence, shillings, and farthings.
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Metal and Metal Oxides for Energy and Electronics (Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World, 55)

Springer, 2020

Energy is a key world issue in the context of climate change and increasing population, 'calling for alternative fuels, better energy storage, and energy-saving devices. This books reviews the principles and applications of metals and metal oxides for energy, with focus on batteries, electrodes, nanomaterials, electronics,...

Sound and Vibrations of Positive Displacement Compressors

CRC Press, 2006

Positive displacement compressors are the most common type of compressor for commercial applications and among the most important in industrial use. Effective control of noise and vibration stems from a deep understanding of their sources, effects, and behavior in the compressor's various components. Based on more than 30 years of research and...

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