This book brings you the many important changes in the field of color additives since publication of the previous edition seven years ago. The author has added to the lists of permitted colorants and deleted prohibited ones, redefined the identity, status and permitted areas of use of other colorants and documents the specifications for many colorants that have been modernized. /FONT>

"This outstanding reference provides analytical data and methods for a host of specific engineering and scientific disciplines..."
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Finally, a single reference book that covers all types of available transducers for all physical measured quantities in a practical, easily understood, and applications-oriented manner. The essential, up-to-date information found in this new handbook shows which transducers are commercially available for various categories of measurement. It explains how they operate and how to select a particular type of transducer for a given measurement. Furthermore, it clarifies the differences between transducer types while it explains each one's fundamental characteristics.

This revised edition of the successful handbook, updated to conform to the 1996 National Electrical Code, includes every essential calculation used in day-to-day electrical construction work- from wiring methods, to motor circuits, to calculating loads for lighting and appliance branch circuits. There's nothing else like it in print!

Simulation modeling is one of the most powerful techniques available for studying large and complex systems. This book is the first ever to bring together the top 30 international experts on simulation from both industry and academia. All aspects of simulation are covered, as well as the latest simulation techniques.

Revised and updated to reflect the many important advances that have taken place in the field over the past decade. Contributions from more than two hundred recognized international experts. The most up-to-date coverage of equipment, workplace and job design; design for health and safety; evaluation methodologies; and human-computer interaction. An applications-oriented approach packed with case studies, examples, figures, and tables with theoretical and empirical foundations of every subject.

A comprehensive, one-volume treatment of human reliability analysis-incorporating an introduction to probabilistic risk assessment for nuclear power generating stations-and the first work to treat the subject according to the framework established for general systems theory. Draws upon reliability analysis, psychology, human factors engineering, and statistics, integrating elements of these fields within a systems framework. Provides the uninitiated leader with a history of human reliability analysis, and includes actual examples of the application of the systems approach.

Contractors, technicians, and engineers who need a pratical guide to both the fundamentals and applications of HVAC technology will find this Manual invaluable. Filled with tables, charts, and step-by-step procedures, it covers the basics of HVAC design; provides accepted design methods, without advanced mathematics; gives straightforward heating and cooling load calculations methods; and spells out ASHRAE- recommended design pratices for air distribution. Full HVAC details are presented, as well as practical tips on designing and building efficient systems, meeting code specifications, and time- and money- saving techniques.

Nowhere will you find an architectural reference that is so thorough, so heavily illustrated, and so affordable. It isn't just a dictionary of terms- it's a complete design resource. Ernest Burden, accomplished author and architect, has organized this wealth of material into six logical groupings: style from antiquity to the present; building types; design and composition; materials used; building parts and elements, and form. All the entries are listed alphabetically in each group, making them easy to find and cross-reference.

This important work offers detailed descriptions of the toughening of brittle plastics by the addition of impact modifiers (during melt compounding) to produce a plastic compound with desired physical properties. Exploring the history, theory and practice of the impact modification of rigid PVC, the authors provide industry scientists and engineers with background information on the toughening of plastics, test methods for evaluating toughness, and a comprehensive reference of commercial toughening additives which includes product names, chemical types, and manufacturers.

The value of an organization is not just embodied in its tangible assets, but also in the availability of information to its employees. This book provides a survey of the use of knowledge management, and the specific research on how technologies such as computer supported cooperative work (CSCW), workflow, and groupware can help organizations leverage its knowledge base.

Drawing upon methods of analysis such as infrared spectroscopy, radiography, and photography, nondestructive testing (NDT) is one of today's fastest-growing areas of investigation. NDT is often used to examine antiques and art works where destruction of even small quantities of a sample is unacceptable. This single volume contains the basic information that students and NDT personnel need to qualify for NDT levels I, II, and III certification in accordance with the American Society for Nondestructive Testing, Recommended Practice NO. SNT-TC-1A (August 1984 edition).

Explains the fundamentals of design, application, and operation of space-based systems. it focuses on the most common uses of spacecraft today: communications, remote sensing, and navigation. Illustrated with diagrams and photographs, each chapter contains exercises, historical information, and references.

Covers all the physical properties, applications, and relevant properties associated with engineering materials. Explores the major categories of materials (metals, ceramics and glass, polymers, composites, and semiconductors) while also examining a wide range of new materials with high-tech applications including exercises, and computer-generated illustrations, with an interactive CD-rom.

This practical approach to introductory laser electronics phenomena emphasizes real-world applications and problem solving skills over theory, providing clear understanding of both optical and microwave frequencies