2002, ISBN: 9780939773107

Hardcover

London: Richard Taylor, 1835. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Fair/As is. viii, 548, 50, [4] pages. Bookplate of Otto Orren Fisher inside front cover. Front board nea… More...

London: Richard Taylor, 1835. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Fair/As is. viii, 548, 50, [4] pages. Bookplate of Otto Orren Fisher inside front cover. Front board nearly detached. Rear board detached by present. Merits rebinding. Foxing noted. Footnotes. Formulae. Tabular data. Tables. Supplementary Number. Frontis and one other plate. Illustrations. Index to Volume VII. General Index to the Philosophical Magazine and Annals, New Series [1827-1832]. Dr. Fisher had collected and owned over 80,000 items. During his life, he was world-renowned as a serious book, manuscript, and artifact collector. Over the years many of the items that he collected were donated, sold, and given away. The Philosophical Magazine is one of the oldest scientific journals published in English. It was established by Alexander Tilloch in 1798; in 1822 Richard Taylor became joint editor and it has been published continuously by Taylor & Francis since. Early in the nineteenth century, classic papers by Humphry Davy, Michael Faraday and James Prescott Joule appeared in the journal. In 1814, the Philosophical Magazine merged with the Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, and the Arts, otherwise known as Nicholson's Journal (published by William Nicholson), to form The Philosophical Magazine and Journal. Further mergers in 1827 with the Annals of Philosophy, and in 1840 with The London and Edinburgh Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science (named the Edinburgh Journal of Science until 1832) led to the retitling of the journal as The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science. In 1949, title reverted to The Philosophical Magazine. Among the contents of this volume is, from number XLI--November, "Mr Faraday's Reply to Dr. John Davy's "Remarks on certain statements of Mr. Faraday contained in his 'Researches in Electricity." In this same number there is a "Note by M. Ampere on Heat and Light considered as the Results of Vibratory Motion. In number XLII--December there is "Sir G. S. Mackenzie on the Theory of the Parallel Roads of Glen Roy" and "Mr. Lubbock on Bernoulli's Theory of the Tides." Other topics addressed include: Halley's Comet, Glen Roy, G. S. Mckenzie, Magnetism, Meteorology, Rotative Steam-Engine. Michael Faraday FRS (22 September 1791 - 25 August 1867) was an English scientist who contributed to the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. His main discoveries include the principles underlying electromagnetic induction, diamagnetism and electrolysis. Faraday was one of the most influential scientists in history. It was by his research on the magnetic field around a conductor carrying a direct current that Faraday established the basis for the concept of the electromagnetic field in physics. Faraday also established that magnetism could affect rays of light and that there was an underlying relationship between the two phenomena. He similarly discovered the principles of electromagnetic induction and diamagnetism, and the laws of electrolysis. His inventions of electromagnetic rotary devices formed the foundation of electric motor technology, and it was largely due to his efforts that electricity became practical for use in technology. As a chemist, Faraday discovered benzene, investigated the clathrate hydrate of chlorine, invented an early form of the Bunsen burner and the system of oxidation numbers, and popularized terminology such as "anode", "cathode", "electrode" and "ion". Faraday ultimately became the first and foremost Fullerian Professor of Chemistry at the Royal Institution, a lifetime position. Faraday was an excellent experimentalist who conveyed his ideas in clear and simple language. The SI unit of capacitance is named in his honor: the farad. Daniel Bernoulli FRS (8 February [O.S. 29 January] 1700 - 27 March 1782) was a Swiss mathematician and physicist and was one of the many prominent mathematicians in the Bernoulli family from Basel. He is particularly remembered for his applications of mathematics to mechanics, especially fluid mechanics, and for his pioneering work in probability and statistics. His name is commemorated in the Bernoulli's principle, a particular example of the conservation of energy, which describes the mathematics of the mechanism underlying the operation of two important technologies of the 20th century: the carburetor and the airplane wing., Richard Taylor, 1835, 2, Geothermal Resources Council, 1992. Oversize Hardback. Fine/No Jacket. Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 327 pages with tables, maps, charts, technical drawings, b&w photos arranged in four sections: 1. Geothermal resources, (A. Historical setting and history of developemnt, B. Geological setting and geothermal phenomena, C. Reservoir description {1 Geology, 2. Geophysics, 3. Geochemistry 4. Reservoir engineering) 3. Geothermal technology (A. Drilling B. Production and fluid handling, C. Power generation, D. Environmental aspects ) 4. Case Study: Design , construction and operation of Geysers Unit 18. With articles by over 50 authors, including: History of develoopment at The Geysers Geotheral Field, California (henseforth TGGFC), Heat flow in TGGFC, Structural stratigraphy and intrusive rocks at TGGFC, The orientation of steam-bearing fractures in the south geysers reservoir, , A vapor-dominate hight-temperature reservoir at TGGFC, Porosity of reservoir graywack at TGGFC, Geophysics at TGGFC, Microearthquakes -- a tool to track injected water in TGGFC, A geochemical overview of TGGFC, Distribution of oxygen isotopes and noncondensible gas in steam at TGGFC, Effect of condensate injection on stema chemistry at TGGFC, Recovery of jnjected condensate as steam in the south geyers field, Recovery of injected water as steam at TGGFC, Geysers reservoir performance, Development of a reservoir model for the TGGFC, A systematic approach to decline curve analysis for TGGFC, Downhole enthalpy and superheat evolution of TGGFC wells, One dimensional steam flow in pourous media under desorption, Drilling geothermal wells at TGGFC, Forked wellbore completiions improve development strategy, Design of steam gathering systems at TGGFC, a state of the art review, The evolution of power plant design atTGGFC, Power plant alternatives for improving and extending reservoir performance at TGGFC, etc. With two maps at rear pocket: one small, showing elevations for Top of Reservoir and Top of Felsite and the other, very large: 2 1/2' x 3 ' titled The Geysers Geothermal Field by the State of CA dept. of conservation div. of Oil and Gas: very detailed, with all the power plants, county boundaries, roads, Cobb mtn. the Geysers Resort., Geothermal Resources Council, 1992, 5, New York: Scientific American Publishing Company. Good. 1932. First Edition. Paperback. Features: How shall we live in the future - houses will be heated in winter, cooled in summer, lighted by man-made healthful sun-lamps; editorials - all honor to marconi - metallic thrift - future leaders - science and art; Commemorating a century of progress - buildings for the 1933 World Exposition are rapidly being completed on a site close to other Chicago attractions; Weighing the satellites - mass, on the astronomical scale, can be measured only by the power of gravitation; Science and the permanent wave - what makes human hair wave when stretched and steamed?; Pigeons go to war college - interesting German method of training carrier pigeon messengers and photographers; "Jobs from Junk - Wages from Waste" - Buffalo, New York , has a good plan to help the unfortunate; Engineering a ski-jump tower - unusual problems are encountered in the construction of the world's highest ski-jump tower; A new style theater, front and back - a trick stage, unusual scenic effects, scientific lighting - a new high point in technique is reached in new theater; Our railroads must be saved - the integrity of the railroad's finances mean much not only to the nation but also to the individual; Science trails the criminal - Laboratory utilizes all the resources of modern science for the benefit of peace officers; A snow avalanche "Caught in the Act" - striking photographs of stages of a snowslide; amateur astronomy in the wild west - in Tacoma members of a large club of amateurs have built telescopes; Radio and forest fires - rangers on the lookout for fires, and fire fighters keep in touch with headquarters by means of portable radio sets; Greedy "white ants" cost us millions - termites eat their way into wooden framework of structures and cause great damage. Moderate to average wear. Unmarked.; Magazine; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Features: How shall we live in the future - houses will be heated in winter, cooled in summer, lighted by man-made healthful sun-lamps; editorials - all honor to marconi - metallic thrift - future leaders - science and art; Commemorating a century of prog ., Scientific American Publishing Company, 1932, 2.5, Livermore, CA: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 2001. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Three Ring Binder. Good. Unpaginated and contains about 1.75 inches of material, generally printed on both sides of the sheet. Originally stated as Limited Distribution but given the passage of time and release of information into the public domain, this statement is no longer considered valid. The first vugraph is "The Review Team Charge" and the second is "Team Response to Charge". This is followed by a "Conclusions" slide. This is followed by pages 4 through 33 of vugrphs addressing the results of several sub team efforts 1/2, 3/5, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 9. Vugraphs of technical presentation follow, including: Introduction to the NIF Optical Beamline, Introduction the the NIF LRUs [Line Replacement Units] [2 copies], Overview of NIF Optics Production, Laser Slab Cassettes, LM1, The Deformable Mirrors, Spatial Filter Lens Cassettes, Transport Mirrors and Polarizer, FOA System/3w Silica Optics, Status of Crystal Production, Power Conditioning/Flashlamp Cassettes, PEPC: Production, Assembly and Deployment, and LRU Assembly and Installation. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's (LLNL) history with the ICF program starts with physicist John Nuckolls, who started considering the problem after a 1957 meeting on the peaceful use of nuclear weapons arranged by Edward Teller at LLNL. During these meetings, the idea later known as PACER first developed. PACER envisioned the explosion of small hydrogen bombs in large caverns to generate steam that would be converted into electrical power. After identifying several problems with this approach, Nuckolls became interested in understanding how small a bomb could be made that would still generate net positive power. By the early 1960s, Nuckolls and several other weapons designers had developed the outlines of the ICF approach. The D-T fuel would be placed in a small capsule, designed to rapidly ablate when heated and thereby maximize compression and shock wave formation. This capsule would be placed within an engineered shell, the hohlraum, which acted similar to the bomb casing. However, the hohlraum did not have to be heated by x-rays; any source of energy could be used as long as it delivered enough energy to cause the hohlraum itself to heat up and start giving off x-rays. Ideally the energy source would be located some distance away, to mechanically isolate both ends of the reaction. A small atomic bomb could be used as the energy source, as it is in a hydrogen bomb, but ideally smaller energy sources would be used. Using computer simulations, the teams estimated that about 5 MJ of energy would be needed from the primary, generating a 1 MJ beam. To put this in perspective, a small fission primary of 0.5 kt releases 2 million MJ in total. While Nuckolls and LLNL were working on hohlraum-based concepts, former weapon designer Ray Kidder was working on the direct drive concept, using a large number of laser beams to evenly heat the target capsule. In the early 1970s, Kidder formed KMS Fusion to directly commercialize this concept. This sparked off intense rivalry between Kidder and the weapons labs. Formerly ignored, ICF was now a hot topic and most of the labs soon started ICF efforts of their own. LLNL decided early on to concentrate on glass lasers, while other facilities studied gas lasers using carbon dioxide (e.g. ANTARES, Los Alamos National Laboratory) or KrF (e.g. Nike laser, Naval Research Laboratory). Throughout this period, the ending of the Cold War led to dramatic changes in defense funding and priorities. As the need for nuclear weapons was greatly reduced and various arms limitation agreements led to a reduction in warhead count, the US was faced with the prospect of losing a generation of nuclear weapon designers able to maintain the existing stockpiles, or design new weapons. At the same time, progress was being made on what would become the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, which would ban all criticality testing. This would make the reliable development of newer generations of nuclear weapons much more difficult. Out of these changes came the Stockpile Stewardship and Management Program (SSMP), which, among other things, included funds for the development of methods to design and build nuclear weapons that would work without having to be explosively tested. In a series of meetings that started in 1995, an agreement formed between the labs to divide up the SSMP efforts. An important part of this would be confirmation of computer models using low-yield ICF experiments. The Nova Upgrade was too small to use for these experiments, and a redesign emerged as NIF in 1994. The estimated cost of the project remained just over $1 billion, with completion in 2002. Victor Reis, assistant secretary for Defense Programs within DOE and the chief architect of the Stockpile Stewardship Program told the U.S. House Armed Services Committee in 1997 that NIF was "designed to produce, for the first time in a laboratory setting, conditions of temperature and density of matter close to those that occur in the detonation of nuclear weapons. The ability to study the behavior of matter and the transfer of energy and radiation under these conditions is key to understanding the basic physics of nuclear weapons and predicting their performance without underground nuclear testing.[55] Two JASON panels, which are composed of scientific and technical national security experts, have stated that the NIF is the most scientifically valuable of all programs proposed for science-based stockpile stewardship. Despite the initial criticism, Sandia, as well as Los Alamos, provided support in the development of many NIF technologies, and both laboratories later became partners with NIF in the National Ignition Campaign., Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 2001, 2.5, Cream wraps with picture to front wrap and advertisement to back. Includes the article, "A Revolutionary Process of Generating Electric Power, Destined to Supplant Steam--Its Discovery and Its Discoverer," by A. N. Wray. The discoverer in question is James H. Reid. Angus Campbell Reid, and the seven Reid highlanders. The electric process is the "dynelectron, an engine for extraction from the three elements, heat, water and air,... without the use of boiler, engine or dynamo." No previous owners' names or other markings. Pages bright and clean. 32 pp. 9 1/2 x 13 inches. Small chip missing from front top corner (see image). Scarce, Munroe & Munroe, 3, Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers, 1992. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8 1/2" X 11. 953 Pages with Comprehensive Index. A tight bright used book showing minor wear to covers. No marks or stamps. Interiior text pages are faultless. Most of the changes in this 1992 Edition have been of an evolutionary nature; as examples, diesels have continued to supplant steam turbines for most ship propulsion applications in the commercial arena, and gas turbines have become more firmly established as propulsion engines, particularly for warships of the frigate class. Because of the evolutionary nature of the technology changes, the coverage of some subjects has been reduced in comparison with that in the previous edition (e.g., Boilers and Combustion), but the coverage of other subjects has been expanded substantially. Noise Control, for example, has been given a more thorough treatment; Chapter 13 is dedicated to that subject. In addition, the introductory chapter has been broadened to include several topics, such as Design for Production, that have been given an increased emphasis since publication of the previous edition. The purpose of this second revision remains the same as that for earlier editions, that is, to provide a basic understanding of marine engineering principles to persons who are nominally second-year engineering students. During the process of allocating the various topics to the most appropriate chapters for coverage, the introductory chapter became the repository for subjects which, for a variety of reasons, could not suitably be published as stand-alone chapters. Notwithstanding the diverse subjects covered, however, the chapter has been shaped into a remarkably coherent theme. The selection of the units of measure to be used in the text was the result of much deliberation. The advocates of both English and SI units held strong positions; therefore, the chapter authors were permitted to select the units used in each respective chapter, with SI units recommended where there was no strong preference. The use of dual units was considered; however, to avoid numerous duplications throughout the text and to improve the clarity of the material presented, the use of only one type of units, along with a conversion table at the end of the text, was considered preferable. Contents in 22 Chapters: Basic Concepts, Thermodynamics and Heat Engineering, Diesel Engines, Gas Turbines, Boilers and Combustion, Steam Turbines, Nuclear Marine Propulsion, Electric Propulsion Drives, Reduction Gears, Propellers Shafting and Shafting System Vibration Analyses, Bearings and Lubrication, Fuelsand Fuel Treatment, Noise Control, Pumps Compressors Blowers and Ejectors, Main and Auxiliary Condensers, Heat Exchangers, Desalination Plants, Hull Machinery, Electrical Systems, Piping Systems, Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, and Construction Materials. Large heavy book that may incur addtional shipping charges to some locations., Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers, 1992, 3<

1992, ISBN: 9780939773107

Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers, 1992. 953 Pages with Comprehensive Index. A tight bright used book showing minor wear to covers. No m… More...

Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers, 1992. 953 Pages with Comprehensive Index. A tight bright used book showing minor wear to covers. No marks or stamps. Interiior text pages are faultless. Most of the changes in this 1992 Edition have been of an evolutionary nature; as examples, diesels have continued to supplant steam turbines for most ship propulsion applications in the commercial arena, and gas turbines have become more firmly established as propulsion engines, particularly for warships of the frigate class. Because of the evolutionary nature of the technology changes, the coverage of some subjects has been reduced in comparison with that in the previous edition (e.g., Boilers and Combustion), but the coverage of other subjects has been expanded substantially. Noise Control, for example, has been given a more thorough treatment; Chapter 13 is dedicated to that subject. In addition, the introductory chapter has been broadened to include several topics, such as Design for Production, that have been given an increased emphasis since publication of the previous edition. The purpose of this second revision remains the same as that for earlier editions, that is, to provide a basic understanding of marine engineering principles to persons who are nominally second-year engineering students. During the process of allocating the various topics to the most appropriate chapters for coverage, the introductory chapter became the repository for subjects which, for a variety of reasons, could not suitably be published as stand-alone chapters. Notwithstanding the diverse subjects covered, however, the chapter has been shaped into a remarkably coherent theme. The selection of the units of measure to be used in the text was the result of much deliberation. The advocates of both English and SI units held strong positions; therefore, the chapter authors were permitted to select the units used in each respective chapter, with SI units recommended where there was no strong preference. The use of dual units was considered; however, to avoid numerous duplications throughout the text and to improve the clarity of the material presented, the use of only one type of units, along with a conversion table at the end of the text, was considered preferable. Contents in 22 Chapters: Basic Concepts, Thermodynamics and Heat Engineering, Diesel Engines, Gas Turbines, Boilers and Combustion, Steam Turbines, Nuclear Marine Propulsion, Electric Propulsion Drives, Reduction Gears, Propellers Shafting and Shafting System Vibration Analyses, Bearings and Lubrication, Fuelsand Fuel Treatment, Noise Control, Pumps Compressors Blowers and Ejectors, Main and Auxiliary Condensers, Heat Exchangers, Desalination Plants, Hull Machinery, Electrical Systems, Piping Systems, Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, and Construction Materials. Large heavy book that may incur addtional shipping charges to some locations.. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8 1/2" X 11"., Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers, 1992, 3<

1991, ISBN: 0939773104

[EAN: 9780939773107], Used, [PU: The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers], Buy with confidence! Book is in acceptable condition with wear to the pages, binding, and some mark… More...

[EAN: 9780939773107], Used, [PU: The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers], Buy with confidence! Book is in acceptable condition with wear to the pages, binding, and some marks within, Books<