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A Must Have for the PE Exam
This book was a great overall reference during the PE Exam. As mentioned in other reviews, the kinetics portion is lacking, so bring a copy of Chemical Reaction Engineering by Levenspiel to the exam. Other recommended titles for use on the exam: Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook, Fundamentals Principles of Chemical Processes by Felder & Rousseau and Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering by McCabe, Smith and Harriot.

A very useful but imperfect study guide
I used this book quite extensively in my preparation for the PE Exam.I also used it in the exam as one of the two most important references (the others being Perry's).

There were good sections on:
* Test preparation guidelines
* Thermodynamics
* Combustion and chemical reactions
* Fluid mechanics / momentum transfer
* Heat transfer
* Psychrometrics
* Economics

The following sections do need some improvement and beefing up:
* Kinetics.Many other reveiwers have already commented on this.You will need a good textbook on the subject in addition to this book.
* Mass Transfer.The sections here are mostly acceptable but as I found out when I ordered the sample NCEES exam, I needed a lot more than was in this text.If you order this book you will also need a good unit operations text to consult.A specific weakness was in the area of absorption/stripping columns.

There was also a lot of information that really is unnecessary.While very interesting, the Environmental section,encompassing eight chapters, provides little in the way of topics pertinent to the exam.The same holds true for the design section.Besides psychrometrics and economics, there is very little useful pertaining to the exam material.

The book has some mistakes, but [...] has a pretty thorough list of errata.The online program associated with the text provides access to an experienced engineer who provides insight into the most important topics on the exam.

If I had to do it over, I would still purchase this book.Thanks to much of what was in here, I passed the exam in the first attempt - and it has been a long time since I've taken any type of ChemE exam!

Chemical PE Exam Tips!
First of all, you should really use this book to study for the exam.It does a very good job with heat transfer, combustion, work and energy balances, phase diagrams, and liquid-vapor-solid equilibrium including McCabe-Thiele.Also just full of good fundamental things: ideal gas law, real gases, steam, etc.I took the exam twice and passed the second time mostly due to a change in my method of studying.I haven't done design engineering in years, so I felt like I was starting from scratch.Ok, tips and tricks:

* Buy this book along with the quick reference guide.Plan on using ONLY the quick reference guide for the exam, however, make page # references to the larger reference manual within the quick reference.My quick reference was FULL of notes and pages and the 2nd time, I only opened the larger book for reference material, not equations.

* Memorize the units for all characteristics - pressure, enthalpy, viscosity, specific heat, density, molecular weight etc.

* Don't spend too much time trying to re-learn integral calculus so you can solve kinetics problems.Actually, don't spend too much time on kinetics at all if it's not already a strong point for you.Become very familiar with the most basic of questions: heat transfer, fluid dynamics, mass and energy balances, reaction stoichiometry, PV=nRT, and you'll pass.Kinetics is a small percentage.

* Use Cameron's for fluid dynamics and don't bog yourself down with Bernoulli.Just think of liquid in terms of head, and understand how to convert to pressure.

* Bring Perry's to the exam (don't spend much time going through it before hand) as a resource for the "weird" questions that come up.You'll be surprised how many exam questions seem to be lifted right out of sentences in Perry's.

Good luck to everyone!

vital
FYI: I passed the 4/09 exam on the first try.My other materials were the 6 Minute Solutions, the NCEES Practice Test, and the old D&P License Review.

This book is not as statistically complete as Perry's of course, and you need to get that book too for the exam (i.e., stupid look-it-up misc. materials or chemical properties questions) but it's the best all-around everything book for the exam.Organized fantastically, written in dummy's language (thanks Lindberg), used for at least 75 % of the Q's.If you're a real nerd you'll like it just for the reading (it's interesting).This book I'm keeping... and my job is not even real engineering!

Very useful
This product did exactly what it was supposed to do, be the primary reference for the PE exam. ... Read more

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Science/Engineering

"Petroski has an inquisitive mind, and he is a fine writer. . . . [He] takes us on a lively tour of engineers, their creations and their necessary turns of mind." --Los Angeles Times

From the Ferris wheel to the integrated circuit, feats of engineering have changed our environment in countless ways, big and small. In Remaking the World: Adventures in Engineering, Duke University's Henry Petroski focuses on the big: Malaysia's 1,482-foot Petronas Towers as well as the Panama Canal, a cut through the continental divide that required the excavation of 311 million cubic yards of earth.
Remaking the World tells the stories behind the man-made wonders of the world, from squabbles over the naming of the Hoover Dam to the effects the Titanic disaster had on the engineering community of 1912. Here, too, are the stories of the
personalities behind the wonders, from the jaunty Isambard Kingdom Brunel, designer of nineteenth-century transatlantic steamships, to Charles Steinmetz, oddball genius of the General Electric Company, whose office of preference was a battered twelve-foot canoe. Spirited and absorbing, Remaking the World is a celebration of the creative instinct and of the men and women whose inspirations have immeasurably improved our world.

"Petroski [is] America's poet laureate of technology. . . . Remaking the World is another fine book." --Houston Chronicle

"Remaking the World really is an adventure in engineering."
--San Diego Union-TribuneAmazon.com Review
Engineers, Henry Petroski observes, are sometimes their own worst enemies, at least so far as communicating their work to the general public isconcerned. Some engineers, of course, have been exceptions. One of theunlikely heroes of Petroski's Remaking the World, an entertainingforay into some of engineering's finest (and, on occasion, less exalted)moments, is Karl August Rudolf Steinmetz, who combined a great talent fordesign and engineering with a keenly practiced flair for self-promotion.Another is Washington Gale Ferris, the inventor of the Ferris wheel, whoconcocted several dangerous eyesores before arriving at the design familiarto amusement-park patrons.

Successful at explaining themselves or not, engineers are largelyresponsible for the world as we know it, and Petroski examines their workto discuss how good design and technology combine to produce the desiredresults. That combination involves much trial and error, and, as Petroskiwrites, "artifacts from paper clips to steamships evolve by removing somereal or perceived failure of their ancestors to achieve unqualifiedsuccess."Drawing on examples from past and present, Petroski offers anup-close view of how engineers do their work, and his history is full ofsurprises and pleasures. --Gregory McNamee ... Read more

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Remaking the World Review
I found this book to be pretty interesting as to the history of some major engineering events, and people.Petroski's book tend to get a bit philosophical, but not too much.His writing is intriguiing and well researched.I bought this book for a graduate class and liked his writing enough to buy three more of his books.

excellent collection of essays
I've been a fan of Henry Petroski for a long time, and this book is no exception.Remaking the World is a collection of essays, most of which originally appeared in American Scientist, the bimonthly magazine of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society.

Petroski's usual engaging style and thorough research is used to tell us the story of a variety of structures, people, and concepts.And even though I'm a professional engineer, I knew hardly any of these stories already.

There's a piece about the Channel Tunnel and the over 2 century (!) history of proposals, politics, and arguments, up to its eventual completion.There is one about the Nobel Prize, which was funded and conceived by an engineer, and yet today tends to reward "pure" scientists.There's one about Henry Martyn Robert, an engineer in the Core of Engineering, and his best-known work, which is not a piece of civil engineering, but Robert's Rules of Order.And there's one called "On the Backs of Envelopes" that explores this common way for engineers to begin working on a problem.

Petroski includes enough detail and technology to keep a technical person engaged, and yet explains clearly and keeps things simple so that someone less technical can enjoy him too.One can see how he can be both a professor of Civil Engineering and of History.

Recommended for anyone who is curious about engineers and engineering.

Remaking the world and ourselves
Perhaps because they have become so good that they are taken for granted, engineers don't get the respect they used to and still deserve. It was different in the 19th century, when it was an open question whether the latest railroad, bridge or tunnel would work.

Many didn't. The occasional collapse of a highway bridge in the Twin Cities today is, by 19th century standards, small potatoes.

Professor Henry Petroski of Duke University made a reputation by writing about engineering catastrophes, but in these 19 essays, most originally published in American Scientist in the early 1990s, he concentrates on successes: the Channel Tunnel, the Ferris Wheel and several others.

The tone is mildly didactic. Petroski has spent his career not only unveiling the mysteries of engineering to the non-engineers but trying to get the P.E.s to appreciate the beauty, drama and social significance of their own profession.

Although many of the essays are about well-known projects, like the Hoover Dam, Petroski illuminates some of the lesser known aspects of them.

For me, the most interesting essays were not the ones about built projects, however, but about what might be called byways ofengineering. Petroski reveals a scandal about the Nobel Prizes (that the founder, Alfred Nobel, an engineer, seems to have intended that engineers be eligible, a wish that was scotched by academics) and about the career of the man behind Robert's Rules of Order (an American, not, as I had assumed, an Englishman).

Henry Martyn Robert wrote his rules because of the difficulties he had endured during meetings about public projects he ran for the Army Corps of Engineers. Having sat through many similar meetings, I can relate, and while Robert's Rules have been useful in many venues, those kinds of meetings still tend to be unpleasant.

Well, it's easier to engineer a bridge than a crowd, and Petroski's last essay, on the Petronas Towers in Malaysia, takes us to a place where the two converge. I'd say his optimistic approach there has not been validated by experience, but it wasn't the engineering that failed.

logistic and supportability issues
In Remaking the World: Adventures in Engineering, Henry Petroski writes about many man-made wonders of the world. Most intersting to me was the discussion on the logistic and supportability issues surrounding the design and development of the Panama Canal. Great book!

A Literary Disaster
Henry petroski's Remaking the World is one of the most poorly-written books I have come across in years.The author purports to regale the reader with "adventures in engineering," yet the few actual case histories of engineering projects are presented almost as afterthoughts.

The first third of the book is devoted to the Engineer's thought process, supposedly a mysterious and arcane pursuit far beyond the comprehension of mere mortals.We are led to believe that it is almost superhuman to actually lose sleep over an engineering problem, and that only another engineer can even begin to comprehend the complexities of the engineer's magnificent mind.In fact engineering is largely the practical application of common sense, tempered by extensive training and strong understanding of underlying theory.

We are then led on a tour of some of the engineering marvels of the past century, including Ferris' great Wheel, the Panama Canal, and the Petronas towers.However, each short vignette falls short of the heroic level the book repeatedly attempts and fails to reach.The discussion of the Ferris Wheel concludes that the only unique factor raising the Wheel to greatness is its sheer size, but the author neglects to even mention its diameter.The chapter on the Hoover Dam discusses at length the cross-sectional structure of the dam, invisible from photographs, but fails to provide a single sketch.

The chapter on Soil Mechanics is interpolated between a discussion of the painting "Men of Progress" and a section entitled "Is Technology Wired."There is no purpose to its placement, or even to its existence.It remains, like much of the book, a story in search of a purpose.The final chapter of the book is a discussion of the construction of the Petronas Towers.While the chapter itself is on topic and addresses the sociopolitical context of the Towers' construction, it concludes the book abruptly, leaving the reader expecting some sort of final chapter tying the various stories together. In sum, this book is poorly organized, poorly written and totally lacking in overall theme.One feels a certain pity for the students of Civil Engineering unfortunate enough to have been subjected to Professor Petroski's lecture courses.
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Fundamentals of Natural Gas Processing explores the natural gas industry from the wellhead to the marketplace. It compiles information from the open literature, meeting proceedings, and experts to accurately depict the state of gas processing technology today and highlight technologies that could become important in the future.

This book covers advantages, limitations, and ranges of applicability of major gas plant processes to provide a sound understanding from system fundamentals to selection, operation, and integration into the overall gas plant. It also describes the major operations involved in bringing the gas to the plant, information not usually discussed in most gas processing books. Comprehensive chapters cover field operations, inlet receiving, compression, dehydration, hydrocarbon recovery, nitrogen rejection, liquids processing, sulfur recovery, and the increasingly popular liquefied natural gas industry, focusing on liquefaction, storage, and transportation. The book also discusses plant economics, offering ways to make initial cost estimates of selected processes and determine capital costs of gas processing facilities.

The descriptive approach in Fundamentals of Natural Gas Processing makes this comprehensive text and reference well suited for both technical and non-technical personnel in the industry including chemical or mechanical engineers, plant engineers, students, and those who are new to the field. ... Read more

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This is an excellently written technical book. Quite up to date, very rigorous and detailed in its coverage of the subject matter. Provided many useful references for further reading. A must have for Gas Processing professionals. ... Read more

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In two editions spanning more than a decade, The Electrical Engineering Handbook stands as the definitive reference to the multidisciplinary field of electrical engineering. Our knowledge continues to grow, and so does the Handbook. For the third edition, it has grown into a set of six books carefully focused on specialized areas or fields of study. Each one represents a concise yet definitive collection of key concepts, models, and equations in its respective domain, thoughtfully gathered for convenient access. Combined, they constitute the most comprehensive, authoritative resource available.

Circuits, Signals, and Speech and Image Processing presents all of the basic information related to electric circuits and components, analysis of circuits, the use of the Laplace transform, as well as signal, speech, and image processing using filters and algorithms. It also examines emerging areas such as text to speech synthesis, real-time processing, and embedded signal processing.

Electronics, Power Electronics, Optoelectronics, Microwaves, Electromagnetics, and Radar delves into the fields of electronics, integrated circuits, power electronics, optoelectronics, electromagnetics, light waves, and radar, supplying all of the basic information required for a deep understanding of each area. It also devotes a section to electrical effects and devices and explores the emerging fields of microlithography and power electronics.

Sensors, Nanoscience, Biomedical Engineering, and Instruments provides thorough coverage of sensors, materials and nanoscience, instruments and measurements, and biomedical systems and devices, including all of the basic information required to thoroughly understand each area. It explores the emerging fields of sensors, nanotechnologies, and biological effects.

Broadcasting and Optical Communication Technology explores communications, information theory, and devices, covering all of the basic information needed for a thorough understanding of these areas. It also examines the emerging areas of adaptive estimation and optical communication.

Computers, Software Engineering, and Digital Devices examines digital and logical devices, displays, testing, software, and computers, presenting the fundamental concepts needed to ensure a thorough understanding of each field. It treats the emerging fields of programmable logic, hardware description languages, and parallel computing in detail.

Systems, Controls, Embedded Systems, Energy, and Machines explores in detail the fields of energy devices, machines, and systems as well as control systems. It provides all of the fundamental concepts needed for thorough, in-depth understanding of each area and devotes special attention to the emerging area of embedded systems.

Encompassing the work of the world's foremost experts in their respective specialties, The Electrical Engineering Handbook, Third Edition remains the most convenient, reliable source of information available. This edition features the latest developments, the broadest scope of coverage, and new material on nanotechnologies, fuel cells, embedded systems, and biometrics. The engineering community has relied on the Handbook for more than twelve years, and it will continue to be a platform to launch the next wave of advancements.

The Handbook's latest incarnation features a protective slipcase, which helps you stay organized without overwhelming your bookshelf. It is an attractive addition to any collection, and will help keep each volume of the Handbook as fresh as your latest research. ... Read more

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A solid Comtemporary Reference Work
The Electrical Engineering Handbook, Third Edition - 6 Volume Set edited by Richard C. Dorf (Electrical Engineering Handbook Series: CRC Press) comprised six hefty volumes available individually as Circuits, Signals, and Speech and Image Processing; Electronics, Power Electronics, Optoelectronics, Microwaves, Electromagnetics, and Radar; Sensors, Nanoscience, Biomedical Engineering, and Instruments; Broadcasting and Optical Communication Technology; Computers, Software Engineering, and Digital Devices; Systems, Controls, Embedded Systems, Energy, and Machines.
In two editions spanning more than a decade, The Electrical Engineering Handbook stands as the definitive reference to the multidisciplinary field of electrical engineering. Our knowledge continues to grow, and so does the Handbook. For the third edition, it has expanded into a set of six books carefully focused on a specialized area or field of study. Each book represents a concise yet definitive collection of key concepts, models, and equations in its respective domain, thoughtfully gathered for convenient access. The purpose of The Electrical Engineering Handbook, 3rd Edition is to provide a ready reference for the practicing engineer in industry, government, and academia, as well as aid students of engineering. Combined, they constitute the most comprehensive, authoritative resource available.
Providing the basic information needed for a thorough understanding of each area, this Third Edition comprises the following six volumes:
Circuits, Signals, and Speech and Image Processing
Electronics, Power Electronics, Optoelectronics, Microwaves, Electromagnetics, and Radar
Sensors, Nanoscience, Biomedical Engineering, and Instruments
Broadcasting and Optical Communication Technology
Computers, Software Engineering, and Digital Devices
Systems, Controls, Embedded Systems, Energy, and Machines
Encompassing the work of the world's foremost experts in their respective specialties, The Electrical Engineering Handbook, Third Edition remains the most convenient, reliable source of information available. This edition features the latest information, the broadest scope of coverage, and new material on nanotechnologies, fuel cells, embedded systems, and biometrics. The engineering community has relied on the Handbook for more than twelve years, and it will continue to be a platform to launch the next wave of advancements.
Each volume is edited by Richard C. Dorf, and is a comprehensive format that encompasses the many aspects of electrical engineering with articles from internationally recognized contributors. The goal is to provide the most up-to-date information in the classical fields of circuits, signal processing, electronics, electromagnetic fields, energy devices, systems, and electrical effects and devices, while covering the emerging fields of communications, Nanotechnology, biometrics, digital devices, computer engineering, systems, and biomedical engineering. In addition, the final section provides a complete compendium of information regarding physical, chemical, and materials data, as well as widely inclusive information on mathematics. Many articles from theses six volumes have been completely revised or updated to fit the needs of today, and many new chapters have been added. Two indexes have been compiled for each volume to provide multiple means of accessing information: the subject index and index of contributing authors. The subject index can also be used to locate key definitions. The page on which the definition appears for each key (defining) term is clearly identified in the subject index.
The Electrical Engineering Handbook, 3rd Edition is designed to provide answers to most inquiries and direct the inquirer to further sources and references. It is likely that this handbook will be referred to often and that informational requirements will be satisfied effectively.

The purpose of Circuits, Signals, and Speech and Image Processing is to provide a ready reference to subjects in the fields of electric circuits and components, analysis of circuits, and the use of the Laplace transform. We also discuss the processing of signals, speech, and images using filters and algorithms. Here we provide the basic information for understanding these fields. We also provide information about the emerging fields of text-to-speech synthesis, real-time processing, embedded signal processing, and biometrics.
The information is organized into three sections. The first two sections encompass 27 chapters and the last section summarizes the applicable mathematics, symbols, and physical constants.
Most articles include three important and useful categories: defining terms, references, and further information. Defining terms are key definitions and the first occurrence of each term defined is indicated in boldface in the text. The definitions of these terms are summarized as a list at the end of each chapter or article. The references provide a list of useful books and articles for follow-up reading. Finally, further information provides some general and useful sources of additional information on the topic.
Numerous avenues of access to information are provided. A complete table of contents is presented at the front of the book. In addition, an individual table of contents precedes each section. Finally, each chapter begins with its own table of contents. The reader should look over these tables of contents to become familiar with the structure, organization, and content of the book. For example, see Section II: Signal Processing, then Chapter 18: Multidimensional Signal Processing, and then Chapter 18.2: Video Signal Processing. This tree-¬and-branch table of contents enables the reader to move up the tree to locate information on the topic of interest.

The purpose of Electronics, Power Electronics, Optoelectronics, Microwaves, Electromagnetics, and Radar is to provide a ready reference to subjects in the fields of electronics, integrated circuits, power electronics, optoelectronics, electromagnetics, light waves, and radar. We also include a section on electrical effects and devices. Here we provide the basic information for understanding these fields. We also provide information about the emerging fields of microlithography and power electronics.
The information is organized into four sections. The first three sections encompass 29 chapters and the last section summarizes the applicable mathematics, symbols, and physical constants.
Most articles include three important and useful categories: defining terms, references, and further information. Defining terms are key definitions and the first occurrence of each term defined is indicated in boldface in the text. The definitions of these terms are summarized as a list at the end of each chapter or article. The references provide a list of useful books and articles for follow-up reading. Finally, further information provides some general and useful sources of additional information on the topic.
Numerous avenues of access to information are provided. A complete table of contents is presented at the front of the book. In addition, an individual table of contents precedes each section. Finally, each chapter begins with its own table of contents. The reader should look over these tables of contents to become familiar with the structure, organization, and content of the book. For example, see Section II: Electromagnetics, then Chapter 17: Antennas, and then Chapter 17.2: Aperture. This tree-and-branch table of contents enables the reader to move up the tree to locate information on the topic of interest.

The purpose of Sensors, Nanoscience, Biomedical Engineering, and Instrumentsis to provide a ready reference to subjects in the fields of sensors, materials and nanoscience, instruments and measurements, and biomedical systems and devices. Here we provide the basic information for understanding these fields. We also provide information about the emerging fields of sensors, nanotechnologies, and biological effects.
The information is organized into three sections. The first two sections encompass 10 chapters and the last section summarizes the applicable mathematics, symbols, and physical constants.
Most articles include three important and useful categories: defining terms, references, and further information. Defining terms are key definitions and the first occurrence of each term defined is indicated in boldface in the text. The definitions of these terms are summarized as a list at the end of each chapter or article. The references provide a list of useful books and articles for follow-up reading. Finally, further information provides some general and useful sources of additional information on the topic.
Numerous avenues of access to information are provided. A complete table of contents is presented at the front of the book. In addition, an individual table of contents precedes each section. Finally, each chapter begins with its own table of contents. The reader should look over these tables of contents to become familiar with the structure, organization, and content of the book. For example, see Section II: Biomedical Systems,
then Chapter 7: Bioelectricity, and then Chapter 7.2: Bioelectric Events. This tree-and-branch table of contents enables the reader to move up the tree to locate information on the topic of interest.


The purpose of Broadcasting and Optical Communication Technology is to provide a ready reference to subjects in the field of communications, including broadcasting, equalization, optical communication, computer networks, ad hoc wireless networks, information theory, satellites and aerospace, digital video processing, and mobile communications. Here we provide the basic information for understanding these fields. We also provide information about bandwidth modulation, phase-locked loops, telemetry, and computer-aided design and analysis of communication systems.
The information is organized into two major sections. The first section encompasses 13 chapters and the last section summarizes the applicable mathematics, symbols, and physical constants.
Most articles include three important and useful categories: defining terms, references, and further infor¬mation. Defining terms are key definitions and the first occurrence of each term defined is indicated in boldface in the text. The definitions of these terms are summarized as a list at the end of each chapter or article. The references provide a list of useful books and articles for follow-up reading. Finally, further information provides some general and useful sources of additional information on the topic.
Numerous avenues of access to information are provided. A complete table of contents is presented at the front of the book. In addition, an individual table of contents precedes both sections. Finally, each chapter begins with its own table of contents. The reader should look over these tables of contents to become familiar with the structure, organization, and content of the book. For example, see Section I: Communications, then Chapter 1: Broadcasting, and then Chapter 1.1: Modulation and Demodulation. This tree-and-branch table of contents enables the reader to move up the tree to locate information on the topic of interest of today and many new chapters have been added.

The purpose of Computers, Software Engineering, and Digital Devices is to provide a ready reference to subjects in the fields of digital and logical devices, displays, testing, software, and computers. Here we provide the basic information for understanding these fields. We also provide information about the emerging fields of programmable logic, hardware description languages, and parallel computing.
The information is organized into three sections. The first two sections encompass 20 chapters and the last section summarizes the applicable mathematics, symbols, and physical constants.
Most articles include three important and useful categories: defining terms, references, and further infor¬mation. Defining terms are key definitions and the first occurrence of each term defined is indicated in boldface in the text. The definitions of these terms are summarized as a list at the end of each chapter or article. The references provide a list of useful books and articles for follow-up reading. Finally, further information provides some general and useful sources of additional information on the topic.
Numerous avenues of access to information are provided. A complete table of contents is presented at the front of the book. In addition, an individual table of contents precedes each section. Finally, each chapter begins with its own table of contents. The reader should look over these tables of contents to become familiar with the structure, organization, and content of the book. For example, see Section II: Computer Engineering, then Chapter 17: Parallel Processors, and then Chapter 17.2: Parallel Computing. This tree-and-branch table of contents enables the reader to move up the tree to locate information of the topic of interest.

The purpose of Systems, Controls, Embedded Systems, Energy, and Machines is to provide a ready reference to subjects in the fields of energy devices, machines, and systems, as well as control systems and embedded systems. Here we provide the basic information for understanding these fields. We also provide information about the emerging fields of embedded systems.
The information is organized into three sections. The first two sections encompass 20 chapters, and the last section summarizes the applicable mathematics, symbols, and physical constants.
Most chapters include three important and useful categories: defining terms, references, and further information. Defining terms are key definitions and the first occurrence of each term defined is indicated in boldface in the text. The definitions of these terms are summarized as a list at the end most chapters or articles. The references provide a list of useful books and articles for follow-up reading. Finally, further information provides some general and useful sources of additional information on the topic.
Numerous avenues of access to information are provided. A complete table of contents is presented at the front of the book. In addition, an individual table of contents precedes each of the sections. Finally, each chapter begins with its own table of contents. The reader should look over these tables of contents to become familiar with the structure, organization and content of the book. For example, see Section I: Energy, then Chapter 2: Alternative Power Systems and Devices, and then Chapter 2.1: Distributed Power. This tree-and- branch table of contents enables the reader to move up the tree to locate information on the topic of interest.

The books a part of every electrical engg.
This book is really good. it has covered almost every fundamental what an electrical engg. looks out for. It will be really helpful for the designers who are looking out for some basics. Moreover it is a compilation of all fundamentals in one book and is a bible. Hence, it should be a part ofevery electrical engineer's collection of books. ... Read more

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Written for those who want to develop their knowledge of requirements engineering process, whether practitioners or students.

Using the latest research and driven by practical experience from industry, Requirements Engineering gives useful hints to practitioners on how to write and structure requirements.  It explains the importance of Systems Engineering and the creation of effective solutions to problems.  It describes the underlying representations used in system modeling and introduces the UML2, and considers the relationship between requirements and modeling.  Covering a generic multi-layer requirements process, the book discusses the key elements of effective requirements management.  The latest version of DOORS (Version 7) - a software tool which serves as an enabler of a requirements management process - is also introduced to the reader here.

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Practical application
I work in a large financial institution with projects that span across lines of business. I train on process improvement and requirements is one of the key areas I focus on. This book is short and to the point. It provides good examples and is a great read for someone who is just starting out in requirements management or requirements documentation. It provides information on the management aspects of requirements work and practical advice on requirements ellicitation.

Excellent !
This book presents in the space of some 200 pages, split into 9 chapters, a clear and concise introduction to a state-of-the-art approach to requirements engineering (RE). It starts out by introducing a generic RE process, which is then instatiated, later in the book, into concrete processes for generating stakeholder requirements (i.e. user requirements) and system requirements.

The beautiful thing aboout this generic process (and the concrete ones to follow it) is that V&V and change management are intrinsically part of it. The authors are particularly strong in their treatment of traceability. They have gone into an unusual depth. The book has some good advice on writing better requirements . In particular, I find the idea of requirements boilerplates (i.e. templates for each class of requirements) extremely useful. The book concludes with an introduction/demonstration of the DOORS RE tool, from Telelogic (the affiliation of two of the authors).

Overall, this is an excellent book that every requirements engineer, should have on their desk. ... Read more

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The Definitive, Fully Updated Guide to Solving Real-World Chemical Reaction Engineering Problems

The fourth edition of Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering is a completely revised version of the worldwide best-selling book. It combines authoritative coverage of the principles of chemical reaction engineering with an unsurpassed focus on critical thinking and creative problem solving, employing open-ended questions and stressing the Socratic method. Clear and superbly organized, it integrates text, visuals, and computer simulations to help readers solve even the most challenging problems through reasoning, rather than by memorizing equations.

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Excelent!
This book is really great.
I am very happy with this purchase. I bought it because in a predoctoral exam someone put me a conversion problem in a plug reactor and this book explained the problem clear. I am not a chemical engineer, but I could understand it very well.

confusing book
Although this book does provide useful information, it is not especially clearly presented. Example problems are often less than helpful. Three quarters of the way thorugh an example the next line will say Ooops! and explain why the approach used for the problem was incorrect. Overall not a very good book.

I am not sure why this book is highly rated
I bought this book for an undergraduate class for over $200 brand new.My teacher only used the book for homework problems and explained the concepts his own way. I tried to read the book, but it just confused me because the text's approach to math is poor.After the class I sold the book.I had to buy it again for a graduate school course.Again, the more I read the book, the more confused I was about the subject, so I stuck to the approach I was taught, and I did much better in the course than those who tried to learn from the book.There are many typos.You would need a book just as thick of corrections. I feel like I could summarize the entire book with a few pages of equations.Yet people praise the book.I don't know why.

right on time
I did not have any problems. it arrived right on time and it is new anyway!

Everything I Expected!
Excellent delivery time, great price, mint condition.The book even included the expected software.Overall, no complaints and speedy delivery.Would buy from again! ... Read more

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Focusing on how statistical tools are integrated into the engineering problem-solving process, this book provides modern coverage of engineering statistics. It presents a wide range of techniques and methods that engineers will find useful in professional practice. All major aspects of engineering statistics are covered, including descriptive statistics, probability and probability distributions, building regression models, designing and analyzing engineering experiments, and more. ... Read more

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Engineering Statistics
The text was in execllent condition for a used book.Delivery to my daughter's dorm was prompt and she was able to use it on her second day of class.We were able to save almost $60.00 if she had purchase the same text at the campus bookstore.thanks

No problems
Ordered this book for a class, received it in a timely manner and in good condition. Would highly recommend to anyone.

Pretty good overall, but lots of errors in the key
This would be a good book if only there weren't so many errors in the key to the exercise problems. I mean, really, there are A LOT of errors. Sometimes if you have an answer that differs from the answer in the key you can't be sure if you really made a mistake or if the answer in the key is incorrect.

Logically organized but steep learning curve
This was the prescribed textbook for my statistics course.The book was not my choice, but I thought to myself, stats is stats, so any stats textbook is a good stats textbook.Let me go through the good points first, then I will talk about the issues that bugged me.

From content alone, I think this book is the first book that completely covers the critical aspects of statistics.I have never come across any text that explains the relationship between Type I and Type II errors as detailed and meticulously as this book.Other areas, such as ANOVA and decision making, are also very well covered.It might take a couple readings to fully understand it, but in the end they did the best they could to explain these otherwise very difficult topics.

Since I had to use this book to teach, I did find a number of things that might make it very difficult to get the point across.The first is their treatment of hypothesis testing.Traditionally, students are introduced the concept of confidence intervals before proceeding to hypothesis testing.This book presents confidence interval is a special case of hypothesis testing, so both topics are lumped into one big unit.Though this approach is conceptually sound (and in retrospect I like this way more), it also presents an almost vertical learning curve to the students.I had to go back to the "old" way when I was preparing my lectures.

The other thing that bugged me about this book is that within a single unit, I found some pretty substantial errors.I hope they would get rid of them.There was also a section, where the authors went off tangent on the topic of bias, so that they could insert a ad spot for their other textbooks.Otherwise this particular section was dangling without any sense of closure.

I really want to like this book, because I for one think that the organization of topics make logical sense, but as teaching material, I think the students will not appreciate the steep learning curve that is required for this text.Statistics (for engineering) is one of those courses where the mathematical foundations required to appreciate the concepts are simply beyond the understanding of the average student.The authors tried their best to bring some satisfaction in this department, but still not quite.

Perfect
Everything was great, the item arrived quickly in good condition.No complaints at all. ... Read more

Product Description
People who can effectively lead the implementation of the information technology, commercial and military systems acquisition and development process within the cost and schedule constraints are scarce. These people are becoming known as systems engineers and the approach they use is systems engineering. However, there is no generally accepted definition of systems engineering, nor is there a generally accepted body of knowledge for systems engineering. Mixing ingredients from systems engineering (Beer, Hall, Jackson, Checkland etc.), management (Taylor, Ford, Drucker, Peters, Hammer and Champy etc.), and Quality (Deming, Juran and Crosby etc.), together with some original thoughts, this book takes you on an exploratory journey, and, by documenting the application of systems thinking to the problem of understanding systems engineering, provides you with a unique perspective for understandingsystems engineering and management and how they relate to each other. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (2)

Good reference for SE's, not a good text for newbies
I have been a practicing systems engineer for several years, ever since I joined my employer's Systems Engineering division.Membership in the division is the only qualification I have.I started as an electronics engineer.I had quite a bit of schooling in electronics engineering, but I had none in systems engineering, so I wasn't really sure what a systems engineer was.I did some requirements, scheduling, work-flow, haggling with sub-contractors, and so on.But some other people in the division seemed to be mostly managers, others technical advisors, yet others spent all their time in the lab.Looking for a little clarity, I got this book.

Dr. Kasser reassures me that the reason I wasn't sure on this matter was that the profession as a whole is unsure.It is still feeling its way toward a satisfactory definition of systems engineering and trying to distill a suitably definitive body of knowledge.Several chapters in the book address this issue (ch, 1, 11, 14, and 20), and chapter 11, particularly, develops the "2-D Hitchens-Kasser-Massie" framework, which I found useful because I was able to put all of my systems engineering activities, and also those of my colleages, into some quadrant or other of the knowledge space.

Providing insight into the ongoing professional debate among system engineers is one of the book's better accomplishments.Other chapters discuss particular aspects of a systems engineer's work, like requirements development and complexity management, but while these are reasonably good outlines in themselves, they really don't cohere into a book.The organization is not quite random, but you wonder when you finish this thing why, for example, all those chapters on the systems engineering body of knowledge (1, 11, 14, and 20 again) aren't all in one section.And why isn't chapter 13, "Managing Systems of Systems," linked somehow to chapter 17, "Reducing and Managing Complexity," rather than being separated from it by chapters on object-oriented requirements?Because of this seeming chaotic organization, the book serves better as a reference than as a text book, which you might expect to proceed sequentially, building subsequent material on its predecessors.

The book is also chock full of copy-edit errors.Sometimes when I revise a text, I insert words in the wrong order, neglect to harmonize verb tense, and so on, so that some sentences contain artifacts of two or more versions.When I'm lucky I catch these errors before pushing the "send" button.Too many of these sorts of things have gotten past the editor in this book, and so we end up with sentences like, "The demand for systems engineers...is growing around the world demand" (p. 11-1).Typos abound as well, "i.e." is used when clearly "e.g." is meant (e.g., p. 10-5), and in several chapters (6, 12, 13, and 20) the page numbering is wrong.Human understanding is, fortunately, robust to copy-edit errors, but human attention is distracted by them, and human nature occasionally irked.

This book is substantially less expensive than any formal text on systems engineering, and for systems engineers, who from time to time also do cost-benefit analyses, this is a plus.So for the money, this is an OK reference, and it did, after all, answer my core question about what systems engineering aspired to be.

Balance: Practical and Theoretical Systems Engineering
I've got quite a few books on Systems Engineering, and this is one of the few that balances theoretical and practical views (especially important for us playing a role on both fields - academia and industry).

It has a good breath but does not go deep enough on each topic (although it presents an extensive list of references), so I'd recommend it as a fist read in Systems Engineering.

Presents some topics such as flexible and non-flexible systems, Systems of Systems, Object Orientation for SE, as well as Complexity and how to deal with it, subjects of increasing interest for students, engineers and managers alike. Also, has some examples on real engineering projects, connecting theory with the "real-world".

The only thing that could have been better are i) its finishing and ii) its pictures.

To sum up: it fulfils its goals... helps one understand SE.

Hope this helps! ... Read more

Product Description

Offering the most current and complete introduction to nuclear engineering available, this book contains new information on French, Russian, and Japanese nuclear reactors. All units have been revised to reflect current standards. Includes discussions of new reactor types including the AP600, ABWR, and SBWR as well as an extensive section on non-US design reactors; the nuclear Navy and its impact on the development of nuclear energy; binding energy and such topics as the semi-empirical mass formula and elementary quantum mechanics; and solutions to the diffusion equation and a more general derivation of the point kinetics equation. Topics in reactor safety include a complete discussion of the Chernobyl accident and an updated section on TMI and the use of computer codes in safety analysis. For nuclear engineers.

Customer Reviews (20)

Poor book for students
This book does an OK job up to about the 5th chapter.After that point, the exercises at the end of each chapter get considerably more difficult.Up until that point, the assignable problems and the sample problems in each chapter are very similar in terms of difficulty.Once chapter 5 begins, the sample problems in the text are completely useless as for deriving the differential equations necessary to solve the assignable problems.The only sample problems given in chapter 5 and beyond are real simple "plug and chug" type examples compared to the difficult problems at the end of the chapters.It's like showing someone how 2x4s can be nailed together and then asking someone to build a skyscraper.No fun.

On time, good condition
I was very glad not to have to miss any homework assignments; the book arrived on time and in pristine condition.Thank you.

Student opinion of the book
I used this book in a junior level course, the 2nd class I took in nuclear engineering, and it is at best hit-or-miss. Concepts are mostly discussed clearly and comprehensively, most topics relevant to fission reactors are included in the book, with a strong emphasis on reactor physics and neutron & quantum physics(~65% of the book), though the section on quantum mechanics is superficial. Thermal-hydraulics, fuel reprocessing, isotope separation, radiation shielding and reactor safety/licensing/accidents also appear, including a brief discussion of non-American reactor designs. Health physics & fusion get almost no text. The formulas are riddled with typos-missing minus signs, exponents, etc., which make it hard to use as a reference book since the publisher hasn't published a list of corrections-my professor actually warned us against using formulas straight out of the book! Constants necessary to solve a problem sometimes won't appear anywhere in the book, and the reference tables in the back are only in English units, even though the book uses English & SI units in problems and mostly SI in examples-and there's no good reason to use English units in an engineering textbook. period. The book assumes mathematics through calculus III and Differential Equations, and the appendices do a bad job of explaining relevant topics in those areas. The only reason to buy this book is because no other book covers such a variety of topics in the field. Hamilton's Nuclear Reactor Analysis & Kazimi's Nuclear Systems vol.1 do a much better job at discussing reactor physics & thermal-hydraulics than this book, respectively, even though they are more expensive.

Nuclear Engineering
For a book that is supposed to be an intro to nuclear engineering, it is very vague.
The questions in the homework are difficult to answer if the book is the only source we are using as a reference.

There are several typos through out the book.

Amazon was super fast delivering the book though...great service.

Goon Nuclear Engineering Book
This is the book used in my Nuclear Engineering class and its pretty good.Although I wish there was a solution manual for it =/If anyone knows where I can find one, let me know ... Read more

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Explore the latest IE issues and challenges

Brought fully up to date by expert Kjell Zandin, Maynard's Industrial Engineering Handbook, Fifth Edition puts exhaustive application-driven coverage of industry principles and practices, materials and systems, at your fingertips. Covering everything from work measurement and material flow, to facilities and quality control, this unparalleled reference is nothing less than the most in-depth, hands-on IE reference available. Designed for industrial engineers who are challenged to do more, in more arenas, this new edition introduces you to both traditional and the latest, most efficient, and cost-effective IE methods and technologies. In 133 solution-packed chapters--90 percent completely new--from 176 expert contributors worldwide, you can explore the Kazien approach to methods engineering, design for assembly,statistical quality control, lean manufacturing, agile production, demand flow technology, and much, much more. You'll be brought up to speed on breakthroughs in information technology, computer simulation, sensors and controls, economic analyses, robotics, planning, management, organization, and more. 24 case studies illuminate real-life applications, from company turnarounds using IE techniques to neural network applications and implementing a paperless warehouse management system. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (10)

OK
This is only a reference book if you want to refresh your concepts. I bought it when I graduated and only used it twice since then. I would not recommend it.

Still a Demand for the Industrial Engineering Function
There is a definite demand for this handbook based on the price I would say. Honestly, it is wide-ranging in its scope of the IE function reflecting the diversity of Industrial Engineering in general. I like the concise format for that very reason. I am an old fashioned Motion and Time Study IE and the ever evolving nature of the field based on exponentially improved communications and technology at our fingertips has slanted and re-postured the nature of Industrial Engineering. This new slant is well represented here and is an indispensable source of reference for new IEs and the old timers like myself. I was recently told that an Engineer is an Engineer is Engineer etc. That may be but you still have to say current in your field. This handbook is an invaluable concise reference and a good starting point for whatever diverse topics you wish to review and investigate.

Demasiado volumen, poco didáctico.
El voluminoso libro consiste en un compendio de diferentes artículos que cubren múltiples aspectos del campo de la Ingeniería Industrial, todos ellos descritos por autoridades en la materia (principalemente profesores de Universidad).

Justamente es el enfoque lo que hace ser un texto casi de introducción para cada uno de los temas tratados. La amplitud de los temas, son de tal calibre que o bien la descripción queda corta o bien el autor quiere incluir el máximo de detalle que llega a ser intratable como introducción.

Cada uno de los capítulos, son de por sí temas que merecen una descripción más detallada en libros por separado.

Para mi gusto, el mismo objetivo se cubre ampliamente en los libros del profesor Roger G. Schroeder (Operations Management), con una didáctica muchísimo más clara y con ejemplos más actualizados.

Carlos Ortega
2006-01-30

A generic and almost useless manual
I've been a professional IE for more than 15 years and I bought this "manual" thinking that it would actually be a summary of the most important tools used in this profession, but I realized that it is not.It is way to general and it has lost most of the formulas and calculations that are required as an IE.There is too much wording and too little math.If you are a manager and you don't care for the how to, this is good for you.If you are in the field, and you need a quick reference on how to calculate things and how to implement them , you got to look for another book.

Dream Come True Manual for IE
As an IE graduate I've first entered manufacturing and progressed to service management in the airlines, this is still the bible for my daily work reference. Topics cover enormous grounds useful in multi industries and yet each topic is given ample depth. Chapters are structured for easy reference and search. Even if you're not an IE, there is just so much you can use in the book. ... Read more

Product Description
People who can effectively lead the implementation of the information technology, commercial and military systems acquisition and development process within the cost and schedule constraints are scarce. These people are becoming known as systems engineers and the approach they use is systems engineering. However, there is no generally accepted definition of systems engineering, nor is there a generally accepted body of knowledge for systems engineering. Mixing ingredients from systems engineering (Beer, Hall, Jackson, Checkland etc.), management (Taylor, Ford, Drucker, Peters, Hammer and Champy etc.), and Quality (Deming, Juran and Crosby etc.), together with some original thoughts, this book takes you on an exploratory journey, and, by documenting the application of systems thinking to the problem of understanding systems engineering, provides you with a unique perspective for understandingsystems engineering and management and how they relate to each other. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (2)

Good reference for SE's, not a good text for newbies
I have been a practicing systems engineer for several years, ever since I joined my employer's Systems Engineering division.Membership in the division is the only qualification I have.I started as an electronics engineer.I had quite a bit of schooling in electronics engineering, but I had none in systems engineering, so I wasn't really sure what a systems engineer was.I did some requirements, scheduling, work-flow, haggling with sub-contractors, and so on.But some other people in the division seemed to be mostly managers, others technical advisors, yet others spent all their time in the lab.Looking for a little clarity, I got this book.

Dr. Kasser reassures me that the reason I wasn't sure on this matter was that the profession as a whole is unsure.It is still feeling its way toward a satisfactory definition of systems engineering and trying to distill a suitably definitive body of knowledge.Several chapters in the book address this issue (ch, 1, 11, 14, and 20), and chapter 11, particularly, develops the "2-D Hitchens-Kasser-Massie" framework, which I found useful because I was able to put all of my systems engineering activities, and also those of my colleages, into some quadrant or other of the knowledge space.

Providing insight into the ongoing professional debate among system engineers is one of the book's better accomplishments.Other chapters discuss particular aspects of a systems engineer's work, like requirements development and complexity management, but while these are reasonably good outlines in themselves, they really don't cohere into a book.The organization is not quite random, but you wonder when you finish this thing why, for example, all those chapters on the systems engineering body of knowledge (1, 11, 14, and 20 again) aren't all in one section.And why isn't chapter 13, "Managing Systems of Systems," linked somehow to chapter 17, "Reducing and Managing Complexity," rather than being separated from it by chapters on object-oriented requirements?Because of this seeming chaotic organization, the book serves better as a reference than as a text book, which you might expect to proceed sequentially, building subsequent material on its predecessors.

The book is also chock full of copy-edit errors.Sometimes when I revise a text, I insert words in the wrong order, neglect to harmonize verb tense, and so on, so that some sentences contain artifacts of two or more versions.When I'm lucky I catch these errors before pushing the "send" button.Too many of these sorts of things have gotten past the editor in this book, and so we end up with sentences like, "The demand for systems engineers...is growing around the world demand" (p. 11-1).Typos abound as well, "i.e." is used when clearly "e.g." is meant (e.g., p. 10-5), and in several chapters (6, 12, 13, and 20) the page numbering is wrong.Human understanding is, fortunately, robust to copy-edit errors, but human attention is distracted by them, and human nature occasionally irked.

This book is substantially less expensive than any formal text on systems engineering, and for systems engineers, who from time to time also do cost-benefit analyses, this is a plus.So for the money, this is an OK reference, and it did, after all, answer my core question about what systems engineering aspired to be.

Balance: Practical and Theoretical Systems Engineering
I've got quite a few books on Systems Engineering, and this is one of the few that balances theoretical and practical views (especially important for us playing a role on both fields - academia and industry).

It has a good breath but does not go deep enough on each topic (although it presents an extensive list of references), so I'd recommend it as a fist read in Systems Engineering.

Presents some topics such as flexible and non-flexible systems, Systems of Systems, Object Orientation for SE, as well as Complexity and how to deal with it, subjects of increasing interest for students, engineers and managers alike. Also, has some examples on real engineering projects, connecting theory with the "real-world".

The only thing that could have been better are i) its finishing and ii) its pictures.

To sum up: it fulfils its goals... helps one understand SE.

Hope this helps! ... Read more

Product Description

Offering the most current and complete introduction to nuclear engineering available, this book contains new information on French, Russian, and Japanese nuclear reactors. All units have been revised to reflect current standards. Includes discussions of new reactor types including the AP600, ABWR, and SBWR as well as an extensive section on non-US design reactors; the nuclear Navy and its impact on the development of nuclear energy; binding energy and such topics as the semi-empirical mass formula and elementary quantum mechanics; and solutions to the diffusion equation and a more general derivation of the point kinetics equation. Topics in reactor safety include a complete discussion of the Chernobyl accident and an updated section on TMI and the use of computer codes in safety analysis. For nuclear engineers.

Customer Reviews (20)

Poor book for students
This book does an OK job up to about the 5th chapter.After that point, the exercises at the end of each chapter get considerably more difficult.Up until that point, the assignable problems and the sample problems in each chapter are very similar in terms of difficulty.Once chapter 5 begins, the sample problems in the text are completely useless as for deriving the differential equations necessary to solve the assignable problems.The only sample problems given in chapter 5 and beyond are real simple "plug and chug" type examples compared to the difficult problems at the end of the chapters.It's like showing someone how 2x4s can be nailed together and then asking someone to build a skyscraper.No fun.

On time, good condition
I was very glad not to have to miss any homework assignments; the book arrived on time and in pristine condition.Thank you.

Student opinion of the book
I used this book in a junior level course, the 2nd class I took in nuclear engineering, and it is at best hit-or-miss. Concepts are mostly discussed clearly and comprehensively, most topics relevant to fission reactors are included in the book, with a strong emphasis on reactor physics and neutron & quantum physics(~65% of the book), though the section on quantum mechanics is superficial. Thermal-hydraulics, fuel reprocessing, isotope separation, radiation shielding and reactor safety/licensing/accidents also appear, including a brief discussion of non-American reactor designs. Health physics & fusion get almost no text. The formulas are riddled with typos-missing minus signs, exponents, etc., which make it hard to use as a reference book since the publisher hasn't published a list of corrections-my professor actually warned us against using formulas straight out of the book! Constants necessary to solve a problem sometimes won't appear anywhere in the book, and the reference tables in the back are only in English units, even though the book uses English & SI units in problems and mostly SI in examples-and there's no good reason to use English units in an engineering textbook. period. The book assumes mathematics through calculus III and Differential Equations, and the appendices do a bad job of explaining relevant topics in those areas. The only reason to buy this book is because no other book covers such a variety of topics in the field. Hamilton's Nuclear Reactor Analysis & Kazimi's Nuclear Systems vol.1 do a much better job at discussing reactor physics & thermal-hydraulics than this book, respectively, even though they are more expensive.

Nuclear Engineering
For a book that is supposed to be an intro to nuclear engineering, it is very vague.
The questions in the homework are difficult to answer if the book is the only source we are using as a reference.

There are several typos through out the book.

Amazon was super fast delivering the book though...great service.

Goon Nuclear Engineering Book
This is the book used in my Nuclear Engineering class and its pretty good.Although I wish there was a solution manual for it =/If anyone knows where I can find one, let me know ... Read more

Product Description
Explore the latest IE issues and challenges

Brought fully up to date by expert Kjell Zandin, Maynard's Industrial Engineering Handbook, Fifth Edition puts exhaustive application-driven coverage of industry principles and practices, materials and systems, at your fingertips. Covering everything from work measurement and material flow, to facilities and quality control, this unparalleled reference is nothing less than the most in-depth, hands-on IE reference available. Designed for industrial engineers who are challenged to do more, in more arenas, this new edition introduces you to both traditional and the latest, most efficient, and cost-effective IE methods and technologies. In 133 solution-packed chapters--90 percent completely new--from 176 expert contributors worldwide, you can explore the Kazien approach to methods engineering, design for assembly,statistical quality control, lean manufacturing, agile production, demand flow technology, and much, much more. You'll be brought up to speed on breakthroughs in information technology, computer simulation, sensors and controls, economic analyses, robotics, planning, management, organization, and more. 24 case studies illuminate real-life applications, from company turnarounds using IE techniques to neural network applications and implementing a paperless warehouse management system. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (10)

OK
This is only a reference book if you want to refresh your concepts. I bought it when I graduated and only used it twice since then. I would not recommend it.

Still a Demand for the Industrial Engineering Function
There is a definite demand for this handbook based on the price I would say. Honestly, it is wide-ranging in its scope of the IE function reflecting the diversity of Industrial Engineering in general. I like the concise format for that very reason. I am an old fashioned Motion and Time Study IE and the ever evolving nature of the field based on exponentially improved communications and technology at our fingertips has slanted and re-postured the nature of Industrial Engineering. This new slant is well represented here and is an indispensable source of reference for new IEs and the old timers like myself. I was recently told that an Engineer is an Engineer is Engineer etc. That may be but you still have to say current in your field. This handbook is an invaluable concise reference and a good starting point for whatever diverse topics you wish to review and investigate.

Demasiado volumen, poco didáctico.
El voluminoso libro consiste en un compendio de diferentes artículos que cubren múltiples aspectos del campo de la Ingeniería Industrial, todos ellos descritos por autoridades en la materia (principalemente profesores de Universidad).

Justamente es el enfoque lo que hace ser un texto casi de introducción para cada uno de los temas tratados. La amplitud de los temas, son de tal calibre que o bien la descripción queda corta o bien el autor quiere incluir el máximo de detalle que llega a ser intratable como introducción.

Cada uno de los capítulos, son de por sí temas que merecen una descripción más detallada en libros por separado.

Para mi gusto, el mismo objetivo se cubre ampliamente en los libros del profesor Roger G. Schroeder (Operations Management), con una didáctica muchísimo más clara y con ejemplos más actualizados.

Carlos Ortega
2006-01-30

A generic and almost useless manual
I've been a professional IE for more than 15 years and I bought this "manual" thinking that it would actually be a summary of the most important tools used in this profession, but I realized that it is not.It is way to general and it has lost most of the formulas and calculations that are required as an IE.There is too much wording and too little math.If you are a manager and you don't care for the how to, this is good for you.If you are in the field, and you need a quick reference on how to calculate things and how to implement them , you got to look for another book.

Dream Come True Manual for IE
As an IE graduate I've first entered manufacturing and progressed to service management in the airlines, this is still the bible for my daily work reference. Topics cover enormous grounds useful in multi industries and yet each topic is given ample depth. Chapters are structured for easy reference and search. Even if you're not an IE, there is just so much you can use in the book. ... Read more

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A Unique Systems Approach to Energy Engineering, Covering Carbon-Based, Nuclear, and Renewable Sources!

Customer Reviews (7)

Student User
During my time as an undergrad at Cornell University, one of my favorite classes has been a renewable energy course taught by one of the authors, Lou Albright, with Energy Systems Engineering as the primary textbook.Apart from being clear, well-written, and well-organized, the book does a great job of blending background information, justification for technologies, discussion of practical issues, and quantitative analysis of systems in a manageable and engaging way.Working through it was very empowering and it played a big role in getting me excited about energy.It's also very accessible as a reference for specific projects.I would highly recommend it to other students interested in learning how to work with and analyze energy systems.

Energy Systems Engineering: Evaluation and Implementation
We have been using Vanek and Albright's text at Virginia Tech for several semesters for a junior/senior level course entitled 'Sustainable Energy Solutions for a Global Society.'Overall, we find the book to be carefully written, providing good breadth as well as depth on some of the major conventional and sustainable energy systems.The students enrolling in our course come from a variety of engineering disciplines and have a range of backgrounds, but the text seems suited to the mix.The examples are helpful for students, and the excercises at the ends of the chapters provide a range of problems for homework assignments, ranging from conceptual to analytical to numerical.Teaching materials available electronically from the publisher include solution spreadsheets and PowerPoint slides of many (but not all) of the figures and tables in the text, facilitating lecture preparation.There are a number of texts available now in the sustainable energy field, but overall, this text provides a good balance of topics relevant to the course we teach.

Excellent as a university text book
I teach a 2nd year course in civil engineering at the University of Waterloo entitled Engineering and Sustainable Development.One module involves sustainable energy systems.I use this book as the reference for this section of the course.The presentation of stationary energy sources and the workings of fossil fuel plants is at precisely the correct level of explanation for undergraduate students with sufficient references provided to allow grad students (or keen undergraduates) to find out more information.

What I find best about the text is the presentation of the material from a systems analysis perspective.Understanding the goals of design is as, if not more important than how to do the design.

The text really is superb with regard to the modern sustainability concept of "triple bottom line."Each section delivers not only the technology but also a means to financially or economically evaluate the costs and benefits of such a technology.

Overall, this is a brilliant book on energy which has vast applications in university teaching.

An excellent resource, even for non-engineers
This book does an excellent job of bridging the gap between dry engineering texts and touchy-feely guides for novices.

The authors treat each topic area with a crisply written and comprehensive walk through that includes history, current state of development, key concepts and important areas of controversy and ongoing development.

These are followed up with well-designed exercises that teach the reader the formulas and equations required to design and evaluate these systems.

As a layman with a good general knowledge of energy systems and their inherent strengths and challenges, I found this book to a nice step up from the treatments I'm used to.The orderly, analytical approach of the trained engineer is compelling, and having the option of proceeding right into the related math a great way to shift my theoretical understanding toward a real working knowledge.

The topic areas covered in this book are critically important for us all to understand, as our race is forced to start implementing some kind of "Plan B" in the era of Peak Oil and Climate Change.This book helps us move from mystique to measurement--a prerequisite if we are to have a hope of getting it right.

ASAEE Recommended Title
As president of the American Society of Alternative Energy Engineers (ASAEE), I can fully endorse the lasting analytical power of this amazing text. Many texts like this, including some we're reviewing that have not yet been published, and slated for late 2009, cover policy, politics, global statistical inference, and multiple regressions of trend analysis for global supply and demand, but NONE come close to balancing the macro and micro in such fine fashion as ESE. This is a WORKING text, not just for policy, but for implementation. Don't let the ups and downs of barrel prices, or the emotion of global warming vs. cooling make you think this text is dated. The models are solid, sound, state of the art, and relevant in a timeless way-- changing the parameters will not change the underlying value of the models, contribution, and need for this text. This is a must for any engineer's library, whether doing policy work, design, or rubber hits the road project or community engineering. Applying an energy metaphor to the text, it's high wattage for low investment, a perpetuity rather than an annuity, green and permanent with frequent use, as well as a cherished place on your shelves, and renewable with the powerful updates, blogs and helpful additions this very ethical author keeps providing-- the gift keeps on giving. Conserve your funds, time and brain power by getting this today-- it will save you muddling through five other texts costing $200 each which only have a piece of the whole picture you'll find herein. The trees didn't give their lives in vain for this one!--Dr. Tom Halstead ... Read more

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 From the author of the best-selling Contemporary Engineering Economics book, Fundamentals of Engineering Economics offers concise, but in-depth coverage of all fundamental topics of Engineering Economics. A four-part organization outlines an understanding of money and its management, how to evaluate business and engineering assets, .the development of project cash flows, and special topics in engineering economics. For individuals interested in the field of industrial, civil, mechanical and electrical engineering ... Read more

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Brief Summary
This Study Guide gives examples of quantitative concerns applicable in various aspects of your financial life. You would need to acquire the accompanying text book. Overall, the questions are very timely and applicable. ... Read more

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There is more demand than ever for highway engineers due to new highway projects throughout the country. This new fourth edition provides interested engineers with the information needed to solve the highway-related problems that are most likely to be encountered in the field. It includes updated coverage on intersection sight distance, basics of signal timing, and interchange design. New sample FE exam questions are also presented throughout the chapters. Engineers will not only learn the important principles but they'll also be better prepared for the civil engineering exams. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (9)

Best Textbook on the Subject
This textbook is, by far, the best short-form textbook on highway engineering and traffic analysis. There are other long-form books that cover more topics and take more time to cover each topic, but this book is superior for its pedagogical intent: a clear presentation of basic principles and a concise reference book.

The authors of the book, especially Mannering and Washburn, are THE top experts in this area, come from the BEST universities in this area, and are also superior educators. This book is the top choice for classroom instruction and is also a must-have desk reference for practicing transportation engineers.

Basic Knowledge in a Nutshell
I agree with the reviewer who said that he was able to use the book without prior knowledge of physics or highway design. The book is one of the smallest text books i've had and probably the simplest. I honestly don't know much about the scope of highway design, but it is hard to believe that this book encompasses all of it, even on a basic level. Used the book for a class I was required to take. The information is broken down into manageable and separate topics better than in most books (maybe it has to do more with the subject than the book). The examples were clear and easy to follow. To say that I have "learned" something new would be an exaggeration. Do I now understand the "principles of highway engineering and traffic analysis"? Yes. The book is a collection of formulas with clear explanations on how to use them. Some of the information was interesting just as pure facts (for example seeing how lane widths, shoulder widths, % no passing zones, and some other factors impact the speed that people feel "comfortable" traveling at). A capable reader can get through this book, understand everything in its entirety (I mean not there won't be a single thing you're not 100% sure about from cover to cover), and be able to solve any of the questions in it after about 30 hours of pure studying. This is also one of those books that you can open to a random question without reading anything, and be able to solve it in 10-20 minutes max. Honestly this whole semester should have been condensed to about 3-4 weeks in a more encompassing class. I got a 96 and 100 on the two exams (and a 95-100 on the final that I just took) that were based on this book, and Im a B/B- CE student.

dropped class
The book arrived in a timely fashion and in good shape but the class got dropped and the book was no longer needed.

This book is accepted as a standard reference
Many cities and counties in the United States and in other countries use this or the international version as a reference text.Professor Mannering is known as one of the most authoritative and knowledgeable individuals in this field.

His manual is referenced from American Government web pages and engineering studies.
The text of this book is both comprehensive and based upon proven engineering principles.

Disappointment and Facts
the writing of the book is very boring and also they do not go into detail about the terminology and problems of the book. I think the previews edition was better and had more details about how to work out these problems. ... Read more

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Here is a comprehensive, practical guide to how to build safety into products and industrial processes.It discusses how to implement a cost-effective safety management program, and the best system safety techniques from a range of different industries, with examples. It also demonstrates how to set up data management systems and how to set up an accident investigation board, and carry out risk assessment and risk evaluation.Numerous examples of real-life engineering are also included with practical tips and suggestions. ... Read more

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Easy to read, informative, comprehendible.
The book is very easy reading. It has a good format and seems to have some good information. Good examples of analysis methods.

A great textbook
System Safety Engineering And Risk Assessment is an excellent reference on how to engineer safety and manage risk. The clarity of the writing combined with understandable examples makes this book an outstanding text for a course on engineering safe systems.

This book starts by introducing the need and benefits of implementing a system safety program providing context for the later material.Key safety concepts and definitions are then introduced with references to relevant government and industry standards. A pragmatic discussion follows on the necessity of management and organizational support for an effective safety program. The book then details specific techniques for hazard identification and analysis including HAZOP, fault tree, FMEA, FMECA and a few lesser known methodologies. The overview of human factors analysis begins with the observation that "human error is an out-of-tolerance action within the human machine system."This discussion provides a comprehensive framework for the more advanced material referenced in the section. The only weakness was the following section on software safety, which lacked detailed descriptions of state-of-practice analysis techniques. The analysis section is strengthened by the discussion of accident and failure reporting systems and the associated databases that are used to support accident and reliability analyses. The final chapters of the book provide a practical discussion of how to manage risk using tailored versions the various techniques introduced in the previous sections.

All in all, this is a worthwhile reference for systems engineers and safety officials.

Illuminating Systems Safety Overview
In this book, Nicholas Bahr has taken the complex discipline of systems safety and made it accessible in a logical, useful format. The book is clear and well illustrated (although a couple of the charts are a bit cumbersome and unwieldy), and calls upon numerous case studies to illustrate key points. There are separate chapters of Hazard Analysis, Fault Tree Analysis, Safety Analysis in Engineering, and Safety Management.

While useful for engineers (particularly in the chemical processing or nuclear fields), this book is written in comprehensible terms that do not require an engineering background or technical education to understand. In fact, I believe that the biggest beneficiaries of this book are not engineers at all, but non-technical managers, who desperately need to understand safety systems, but often don't. In fact the chapter on Safety Management should be required reading for any manager in a safety critical environment, as it is an excellent "how to" guide to safety management of complex systems. This chapter has examples of correct safety management, and more importantly, excellent examples of the perils of management unwillingness to prioritize safety. The case study of the Nypro UK cyclohexane plant explosion in Flixborough, England is the best detailed, and has universal applications to safety systems across varying industries. The loss of the shuttle 'Challenger' is also reviewed from a systems safety vantage point, but while there are many errors to be analyzed and learned from there, more of the lessons are industry specific than are the lessons from the Flixborough example.

I used this book in a graduate class on systems safety. This is one of the best safety books I have seen, and is the most concise text on systems safety that I have ever read, far better, for instance, than the works of Perrow. Mr. Bahr is to be commended for his work; I look forward to reading more by him in the future.

A good book for the student and the experienced professional
I used this book to teach system safety engineering to graduate students.The author provides the reader a background into system safety that lays the ground work for a functional and proactive system safety process.Thisbook provided workable examples to the student for comprehension of thematerial.Students as well as the instructor had a better understanding ofsystem safety and the integrationof the processes into general industrialand avaition safety programs/processes. I wish I had this book when I wastrying to explain to my management what system safety engineering was andhow it benefits the engineering department. ... Read more

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Remarkable technological advances still elave us basing most major engineering decisions on economic considerations. So, this clear and concise examination of the principles of engineering economics should benefit all undergraduate students, regardless of their area of interest. Students will learn about compound interest and the time value of money, depriciation and taxes and more, and then find out how to use this information to make real-life decisions. Includes hundreds of practise problems with answers. ... Read more

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Very helpful
I bought this book to help me study for the fundamentals of engineering exam.My school didn't require an engineering economics course, so this was my first exposure to the material.

The material was concise and easy to understand.Within four chapters I knew everything I needed to know for the FE exam.It was good enough that it inspired me to buy Schaums's Outlines for several other topics.

Great as a supplement and source of example problems
The best thing about this outline, particularly the second half, is the use of real-world examples to illustrate the use of equations. Lots of Engineering Economy texts either fail to explain the equations sufficiently, or they lack examples of varying complexity so that the student can really test their knowledge of the subject. This outline bridges that gap and would make an excellent study guide for anyone enrolled in an Engineering Economy class. Just don't think it can stand alone as a textbook on the subject.

The first five chapters are very basic, starting with the calculation of simple interest and continuing through continuous compounding and continuous payments. Chapter three is rather interesting, showing how algebra and linear interpolation can be used to calculate various values if they fall between two tabulated values. It's a simple enough concept, but it is often omitted in textbooks on engineering economy.

Chapter six turns to more advanced topics, starting with economic equivalence and determining at what time money transactions actually occur based on the fact that money changes value with time. Chapter 7 treats several valuation methods which are useful in deciding among economic alternatives. Chapter 8 acts as a sequel and is devoted to techniques that are primarily used for analyzing proposed capital investments. Chapter nine reaches back to the concept of the MARR (Minimum Acceptable Rate of Return) first discussed in chapter six and discusses in detail the best way to allocate a given budget among several competing projects. Chapters 10 and 11 discuss the related issues of equipment replacement and retirement, depreciation, and taxes. The outline shows how to determine if a piece of equipment has reached a point beyond which it has become uneconomical to operate it even if the equipment is still "running".

Chapter 12 is a capstone chapter in the book in that it bridges the gap between the specific techniques presented in the first eleven chapters and investment decisions made in the real world. Chapter twelve is thus concerned with the presentation of a feasability analysis to a lending institution. Highly recommended as a study guide.

Good overview...and sample problems
this was an average book on the subject with good sample problems. a good resource for a student

Good supplement of an engineering economics book
This is a good compendium of pills and problems useful for practicing and for quick reviewing engineering economics concepts. It does not, however, stands alone as a book on the subject because it lacks unity and completeness in its treatment. The book was helpful for me to revisit some points and to clarify a few others, and I think that was the main purpose of the authors. For the price it is a very good deal.

Schaum's Outline of Enginering Economics
Very useful for the Industrial Engineering student or someone interest in engineering economics.It had many typical situations that help in evaluating engineering projects. ... Read more

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Ogata’s Modern Control Engineering, 5/e offers comprehensive coverage of control engineering, including frequency response approach, root-locus approach, and state-space approach to analysis and design of control systems. The text provides a gradual development of control theory, shows how to solve all computational problems with MATLAB, and avoids highly mathematical arguments. A wealth of examples and worked problems are featured throughout the text.
Laplace transform; mathematical modeling of mechanical systems, electrical systems, fluid systems, and thermal systems; transient and steady-state-response analyses, root-locus analysis and control systems design by the root-locus method; frequency-response analysis and control systems design by the frequency-response; two-degrees-of-freedom control; state space analysis of control systems and design of control systems in state space. he new edition includes improved coverage of Root-Locus Analysis (Chapter 6) and Frequency-Response Analysis (Chapter 8).The author has also updated and revised many of the worked examples and end-of-chapter problems.

MARKET: For control systems engineers.

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The worst text book I have ever used as a student
I am writing this from the standpoint of a student taking controls engineering for the first time.I am told this is the best book in the field, and I believe it.I honestly believe that if you already have a PhD in controls engineering and decades of experience in this field that you will understand this book and find it useful.If you are learning it for the first time, you will not.

For starters, my edition (probably older than this one) read as if it had been translated out of Japanese by someone brand new to English.It did not make much sense in parts, and over all was very difficult to read.The problem sets had many, many, many, many obvious typos.I would say the majority of problems had typos, maybe even 75%.Most were typos minor or ones that resulted in you getting the wrong answer, assuming you have access to the answers, but others made the problem make no sense whatsoever and could not be attempted unless you could guess what they meant to write.

But my biggest problem with this book was how it would "teach" you.For instance, in (I believe) the first chapter the book described adding and subtracting signals.It would show a diagram of two lines going to a circle with a "plus" sign in it, and one line coming out, and then an equation showing the two signals being added together.Makes perfect sense, right?Then the subject would not be addressed again until you get to the problem sets, where the problem is three lines, two of which are multiplied -- no idea how to do that with signals, it is not mentioned anywhere in the book, and of course there are no examples. But we're just getting started!Then the output is fed into an box with an integration symbol in it (also never mentioned in the book, not explained, no example of how to do that), and then then that output was divided by the third signal or something to that effect (again not describred, not explained, no examples).As a student new to the subject I had no idea how to do that with signals, the book was of no use, none of my classmates knew how to do it.The book was of absolutely no use the entire class and we would have been just as well off had there been no book at all.At least there would be less typos in the problem sets.

To quote another reviewer of text books, this book suffered from the common problems of:
"No systematic rules have been developed which students may follow up in a step-by-step manner. . ." the subject matter is written "by a professional who has insight. . .not shared by the students" and "the examples following a topic are too few in number and too simple to enable the student to get a thorough grasp of the principles involved."

Perhaps the fifth edition is better, but given how horrible the other editions were I highly doubt it.

The only thing I learned from that class is that some teachers don't bother to make a new test every year.

Amazing
This is my favorite controls book. It might not be the best but it is very good. My dynamic systems and vibrations book was horrible and this book covered that whole book better. Shows good examples too and has lots of them, almost like a solution manual. The book also shows you matlab code in examples which is nice so you dont have to spend hours trying to figure out exactly how the codes work. Very good book.

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I could trust this sellerfor buying again; shipment was as expected and delivery was fast, thanks seller!

Engineer?Buy this book!
As an undergrad Electrical Engineer, I wish I had found this book sooner!In the first few chapters, Ogata concisely (yet thoroughly) explains everything that was taught in two semesters' worth of signal theory and complex linear algebra.The explanations are complete and Ogata doesn't cut corners with the dreaded "it is easily shown that..." cop-out many technical text authors use to drive us undergrads slowly insane.

Furthermore, he goes out of his way to show the relationships between ideas and reinforce properties and behaviors introduced earlier in the book.Whether you're looking for a powerful and fast introduction to control theory with linear systems (the first few chapters) or a desk reference for advanced material (the later chapters), this is the book for you.

Very Poorly Written
As a student taking a class taught by this text, I can confirm that this book is one of the most poorly written textbooks I have ever used.I suppose I wouldn't feel qualified to comment if I hadn't received the only A in the class on our last midterm.The author does not define his jargon adequately and does not list important vocabulary items in the index; thus the reader cannot find definitions in the text without riffling through every page.The examples are not just plentiful, they're the only thing in there.Except for the ambiguous prefaces on every chapter, there are very few explanations of the motivation for anything, which leaves the students in the class asking "open loop or closed-loop transfer function?" several times in the chapter on frequency response.It's true some pages contain a step-by-step process of what to do, but many times the idioms describing the inputs, the equations or the results analysis simply aren't defined and have to be divined.The combination of, for instance, the Routh Stability Criterion and MatLab code make this book an uncoordinated jumble of modern, computerized, mindless control-design algorithms and imprecise, antiquated, slide-rule level guesswork.Comparing this to, say, Vallado or Otsuka, Ogata holds no candle.Our professor commented that after using this book in school himself, he failed the class, had to re-take it, become the TA for it in grad school before he understood it.Regardless of the quality of the professor, well-written textbooks don't leave people with that experience.If there is a better text, please someone drop a hint; all I know is, this one ain't it. ... Read more

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An up-to-date and practical reference book on piping engineering and stress analysis, this book emphasizes three main concepts: using engineering common sense to foresee a potential piping stress problem, performing the stress analysis to confirm the problem, and lastly, optimizing the design to solve the problem. Systematically, the book proceeds from basic piping flexibility analyses, spring hanger selections, and expansion joint applications, to vibration stress evaluations and general dynamic analyses. Emphasis is placed on the interface with connecting equipment such as vessels, tanks, heaters, turbines, pumps and compressors. Chapters dealing with discontinuity stresses, special thermal problems and cross-country pipelines are also included. The book is ideal for piping engineers, piping designers, plant engineers, and mechanical engineers working in the power, petroleum refining, chemical, food processing, and pharmaceutical industries. It will also serve as a reference for engineers working in building and transportation services. It can be used as an advance text for graduate students in these fields. ... Read more

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Very detailed, but easy to read
The Pengs' book is very detailed and easy to read, an unusual (but welcomed) combination.All equations have legends and the book's index includes a seven-page nomenclature reference.An engineering degree is not required to understand the overviews, but familiarity with piping components and piping design is necessary to fully understand the material. ... Read more