Steam tables for practical industrial use are presented which have been calculated using the international standard for the thermodynamic properties of water and steam, the IAPWS-IF97 formulation, and the international standards for transport and other properties. In addition, the complete set of equations of IAPWS-IF97 is presented including...

Marjorie Kelly tells the real story behind the recent corporate scandals—the story that the mainstream media won’t touch. It’s not the story of a few bad-apple CEOs, but of an economic system designed to do what it did: to enrich a few at the expense of the many. The few are the financial elite. CEOs are part of it, but they...

One of the main problems confronting the world of the 21st Century is a shortage of water. There is already severe scarcity in many regions of the world, causing tremendous problems for local populations and indeed entire societies. There is insufficient water available for the production of food to alleviate poverty and starvation; the lack of...

Your investing options aren’t confined to stocks, bonds, and mutual funds. Those are merely the most common investments and, as recent history proves, certainly not the safest or most profitable. How to Make Money in Alternative Investments introduces you to more than 40 places to invest your money outside the...

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The emergence of digital electronics has had a tremendous impact on industrial societies throughout the world. In the heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) industry, the development of digital electronics has brought an end to the use of many mechanical devices; typical of this is the diminished use of mechanical controls for HVAC...