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Basic Marine Engineering
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Marine Engineering is closely related to Mechanical Engineering, although the Modern Engineer requires knowledge and hands on experience with Electrical, Electronic, Pneumatic, Hydraulic, Chemistry, Control Engineering, Naval Architecture, Process Engineering, Gas Turbines and even Nuclear Technology on Certain Military Vessels.
A ship’s crew is divided into two distinct sections: those who navigate the ship and those who maintain it. The navigators are deck officers and report to the Master (also functionally referred to as Captain), and engineers whose charge is the running and maintenance of all machinery report to the Chief engineer. Also on board are ‘ratings’ who are experienced hands who, though not officers, play a key role in assisting the officers in daily operations. In the Engine department, this includes electricians, motormen (or fitters, depending on nomenclature), oilers, wipers, and utilitymen who play a large role in the daily upkeep of the engine room.
The original term engineer on a ship meant the people who dealt with the engines, as opposed to the Consulting Engineer concept. Marine Engineers are generally much more hands on, and often get dirty, sweaty and work in arduous conditions with temperatures in the engine room spaces exceeding 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit). Care and a clear head need to be maintained at all times, however, especially with heavy machinery in a seaway, and in managing the rest of the engine-room crew.
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Encyclopaedia of Chemical Engineering
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Manish Sharma
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Chemical Engineering is broader in scope than the other branches of engineering because it draws on the three main engineering foundations: math, physics, and chemistry-whereas the other branches are based on only the first two. A specific interest in chemistry combined an aptitude for math and science attracts individuals to the profession. The study for chemical engineering is similar to that for chemistry but includes work in engineering-related areas such as thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, process design, and control and electronics.
The Encyclopaedia of Chemical engineering covers all aspects of Chemical Engineering and its role in society. This Encyclopaedia covers a range of various Chemical engineering disciplines such as Intermediates & Dyes, Food & Fermentation, Oils Surfactants & Oleochemicals, Paints & Polymer, Pharmaceutical Technology & Pharmacy, Fibres & Textile Processing.
This new encyclopaedia integrates all of the diverse approaches that have gone into the making of the modern field of Chemical engineering. It is unique among available reference works in that it covers the most recent topics of research. Encyclopaedia of Chemical engineering is intended for all those interested in this field. It will be of immense value to students of all kinds, especially students of different fields of Engineering.
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Encyclopaedia of Civil Engineering
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Ajay Arora
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This volume, The Encyclopaedia of Civil engineering covers all aspects of Civil Engineering and its role in society. This Encyclopedia covers a range of various Civil engineering disciplines such as General engineering, Structural engineering, Geotechnical engineering, Transportation engineering, Environmental engineering, Planning engineering, Hydraulic engineering, Construction engineering, Materials science, Surveying and Urban engineering.
In recent years there have been dramatic changes in Civil engineering on both national scale and international scale. New techniques and products have found global recognition. These changes have had a major impact not only in construction industry but also on all our lives. Not only Technology is becoming more complex, but even terminology is becoming complex day by day.
This new encyclopaedia integrates all of the diverse approaches that have gone into the making of the modern field of Civil engineering. It is unique among available reference works in that it covers the most recent topics of research. Encyclopaedia of Civil engineering is intended for all those interested in this field. It will be of immense value to students of all kinds, especially students of different fields of Engineering. It will also be a major source of reference for professionals and students, who require an authoritative and up-to-date guide to assist them in their work. In preparation of this book, the author has freely consulted large number of books and journals so no authenticity is claimed. Author is especially thankful to Anmol Publications Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, for shaping this book in its final form. Suggestions for further improvement of this book are not only welcome but also greatly appreciated.
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Encyclopaedia of Electrical Engineering
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The Encyclopaedia of Electrical Engineering covers all aspects of Electrical Engineering and its role in society. This Encyclopaedia covers a range of various Electrical engineering disciplines such as Electromechanics, Electronic and Microprocessor Power Apparatuses, Electrical Apparatuses, Protection, Energy Distribution, Electromechanical Apparatuses for Automation, Technology of Electronic and Electrical Apparatuses, Design of Electrical Apparatuses, Running of Electrical Apparatuses, Household Devices and Engineering Design, Cable Engineering, Insulation Engineering, Engineering Design in Computers, Plasma Installations and Systems, Electrical Engineering Installations and Systems, Management in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Equipment and Automation of Autonomous Electric Transport, Electrical Equipment and Automation of Trunk-Railway Electric Transport , Urban Electric Transport and High-Speed Over-Land Transport.
In recent years there have been dramatic changes in Electrical engineering on both national scale and international scale. New techniques and products have found global recognition. These changes have had a major impact not only in industry but also on all our lives. Not only Technology is becoming more complex, but even terminology is becoming complex day by day.
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Encyclopaedia of Mechanical Engineering
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Uday Tusti
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The Encyclopaedia of Mechanical engineering covers all aspects of Mechanical Engineering and its role in society. This Encyclopaedia covers a range of various Mechanical engineering disciplines such as Product design and manufacturing, Marine engineering and naval architecture, Air conditioning and refrigeration engineering, Vehicle engineering, Energy management, General engineering and Structural engineering.
In recent years there have been dramatic changes in Mechanical engineering on both national scale and international scale. New techniques and products have found global recognition. These changes have had a major impact not only in industry but also on all our lives. Not only Technology is becoming more complex, but even terminology is becoming complex day by day.
This new encyclopaedia integrates all of the diverse approaches that have gone into the making of the modern field of Mechanical engineering. It is unique among available reference works in that it covers the most recent topics of research. Encyclopaedia of Mechanical engineering is intended for all those interested in this field. It will be of immense value to students of all kinds, especially students of different fields of Engineering.
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Nano Chemistry is the branch of science used for analyzing ultra small systems and for this one needs ultra small tools. Whether dealing with single molecules or single cells, the precision and sensitivity of the manipulation and detection schemes used are absolutely critical. Nano Chemistry scientists have been interested in confining single molecules in solution to perform chemistry at the lowest level possible, as well as in delivering small volumes of chemicals to single sub-cellular organelles. By mimicking what nature has developed over billions of years to conduct chemistry in ultra small packets (cells and organelles), Nano Chemistry scientists have arrived at what is to date the smallest test tubes known - synthetic liposomes which are manipulated and electrofused to mix their contents. These liposomes have volumes of a few femtoliters or less, matching the probe volumes of standard single molecule detection techniques, and are made in minutes by a protocol developed in this lab. In sum, Nano Chemistry is the science of tools, technologies, and methodologies for chemical synthesis, analysis, and biochemical diagnostics, performed in nanolitre to femtolitre domains. Nano Chemistry is the use of synthetic chemistry to make nanoscale building blocks of desired shape, size, composition and surface structure, charge and functionality with an optional target to control self-assembly of these building blocks at various scale-lengths.
This book entitled “International Encyclopaedia of Nano Chemistry” provides readers with an elaborate introduction to molecular nanotechnology, Nanostructured materials, Nanoparticles and Nanodevices. An overview of relationship between nanotechnology and Nano-velcro is presented herein. The modern global issues regarding Nanoparticles, Nanostructured materials and polymer nanotechnology are discussed in detail. The subject areas of Nano composites and Nanostructured materials are covered detailing about their respective properties and applications. The inter-relationship among today’s Nanoworld, Nano Chemistry and the all important process of self-assembly is highlighted. An overview of nanotech products is presented. There are so many other applications of Nano Chemistry ranging from mundane to incredibly profound. Other applications include energy storage materials, photovoltaic cells, fuel cells, polymer Nanocomposites, super-tough Nanocoatings, landmine detectors, and thousands more. Although it is a field that has already seen its share of hype, there is a general consensus that over the long term, Nano Chemistry is likely to reconfigure everything.
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Nano Chemistry is the branch of science used for analyzing ultra small systems and for this one needs ultra small tools. Whether dealing with single molecules or single cells, the precision and sensitivity of the manipulation and detection schemes used are absolutely critical. Nano Chemistry scientists have been interested in confining single molecules in solution to perform chemistry at the lowest level possible, as well as in delivering small volumes of chemicals to single sub-cellular organelles. By mimicking what nature has developed over billions of years to conduct chemistry in ultra small packets (cells and organelles), Nano Chemistry scientists have arrived at what is to date the smallest test tubes known - synthetic liposomes which are manipulated and electrofused to mix their contents. These liposomes have volumes of a few femtoliters or less, matching the probe volumes of standard single molecule detection techniques, and are made in minutes by a protocol developed in this lab. In sum, Nano Chemistry is the science of tools, technologies, and methodologies for chemical synthesis, analysis, and biochemical diagnostics, performed in nanolitre to femtolitre domains. Nano Chemistry is the use of synthetic chemistry to make nanoscale building blocks of desired shape, size, composition and surface structure, charge and functionality with an optional target to control self-assembly of these building blocks at various scale-lengths.
This book entitled “International Encyclopaedia of Nano Chemistry” provides readers with an elaborate introduction to molecular nanotechnology, Nanostructured materials, Nanoparticles and Nanodevices. An overview of relationship between nanotechnology and Nano-velcro is presented herein. The modern global issues regarding Nanoparticles, Nanostructured materials and polymer nanotechnology are discussed in detail. The subject areas of Nano composites and Nanostructured materials are covered detailing about their respective properties and applications. The inter-relationship among today’s Nanoworld, Nano Chemistry and the all important process of self-assembly is highlighted. An overview of nanotech products is presented. There are so many other applications of Nano Chemistry ranging from mundane to incredibly profound. Other applications include energy storage materials, photovoltaic cells, fuel cells, polymer Nanocomposites, super-tough Nanocoatings, landmine detectors, and thousands more. Although it is a field that has already seen its share of hype, there is a general consensus that over the long term, Nano Chemistry is likely to reconfigure everything.
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In general terms, the physics of nano-scale and molecular systems studied with scanning probes is called Nano Physics. The nanoscale physics uses various experimental techniques to examine the physical properties of objects in the nanoscale size range, that is, a little bit larger than the size of atoms. Some interesting physical properties at this range include conductivity of small numbers of atoms and molecules, forces arising between objects on this scale, and the transition between the quantum nature of a few atoms and a large number of atoms. In Physics, the prefix “Nano” is used to describe a billionth of a unit, so a nanometer is a billionth of a meter. This is the equivalent of approximately five to ten atoms laid end-to-end. These dimensions are also reflected in the English translation of the Greek word “nanos”—”dwarf”. A single human hair is around ten thousand times thicker than a nanometer, and another impressive comparison – a nanoparticle is to a soccer ball as a soccer ball is to the Earth. But nanotechnology is not just microtechnology on a smaller scale; it is much more than a mere improvement on previous forms of technology. Nanotechnology is a completely new production process in a molecular world, opening up possibilities far beyond what we have known before. Nature provides the inspiration for this new technology – from time immemorial, nanomachines have been at work in all organic cells, building our world of plants, animals and people from a store of chemical elements. The discovery in recent years of the mechanisms for accessing individual building blocks of matter, and with it the increasing understanding of how these building blocks organize themselves has sparked off the industrial conquest of the nanosphere throughout the world. For instance, Nanotube is real. Strictly speaking, any tube with nanoscale dimensions, but generally used to refer to carbon nanotubes (a commonly mentioned non-carbon variety is made of boron nitride), which are sheets of graphite rolled up to make a tube. The dimensions are variable (down to 0.4 nm in diameter) and you can also get nanotubes within nanotubes, leading to a distinction between multi-walled and single-walled nanotubes. Apart from remarkable tensile strength, nanotubes exhibit varying electrical properties (depending on the way the graphite structure spirals around the tube and other factors), and can be insulating, semiconducting or conducting (metallic). Carbon nanotubes are considered by some to be fullerenes (strictly speaking, this is probably correct, but they are more commonly treated as distinct) and are sometimes referred to as buckytubes.
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In general terms, the physics of nano-scale and molecular systems studied with scanning probes is called Nano Physics. The nanoscale physics uses various experimental techniques to examine the physical properties of objects in the nanoscale size range, that is, a little bit larger than the size of atoms. Some interesting physical properties at this range include conductivity of small numbers of atoms and molecules, forces arising between objects on this scale, and the transition between the quantum nature of a few atoms and a large number of atoms. In Physics, the prefix “Nano” is used to describe a billionth of a unit, so a nanometer is a billionth of a meter. This is the equivalent of approximately five to ten atoms laid end-to-end. These dimensions are also reflected in the English translation of the Greek word “nanos”—”dwarf”. A single human hair is around ten thousand times thicker than a nanometer, and another impressive comparison – a nanoparticle is to a soccer ball as a soccer ball is to the Earth. But nanotechnology is not just microtechnology on a smaller scale; it is much more than a mere improvement on previous forms of technology. Nanotechnology is a completely new production process in a molecular world, opening up possibilities far beyond what we have known before. Nature provides the inspiration for this new technology – from time immemorial, nanomachines have been at work in all organic cells, building our world of plants, animals and people from a store of chemical elements. The discovery in recent years of the mechanisms for accessing individual building blocks of matter, and with it the increasing understanding of how these building blocks organize themselves has sparked off the industrial conquest of the nanosphere throughout the world. For instance, Nanotube is real. Strictly speaking, any tube with nanoscale dimensions, but generally used to refer to carbon nanotubes (a commonly mentioned non-carbon variety is made of boron nitride), which are sheets of graphite rolled up to make a tube. The dimensions are variable (down to 0.4 nm in diameter) and you can also get nanotubes within nanotubes, leading to a distinction between multi-walled and single-walled nanotubes. Apart from remarkable tensile strength, nanotubes exhibit varying electrical properties (depending on the way the graphite structure spirals around the tube and other factors), and can be insulating, semiconducting or conducting (metallic). Carbon nanotubes are considered by some to be fullerenes (strictly speaking, this is probably correct, but they are more commonly treated as distinct) and are sometimes referred to as buckytubes.
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