Author: Suong Hoa
Publisher: Destech Publications, Inc
Keywords: materials, composite, manufacturing, principals
Number of Pages: 343
Published: 2009-01-05
List price: $189.50
ISBN-10: 1932078266
ISBN-13: 9781932078268

Explains the why as well as how of composite manufacturing processes; Covers chemical, mechanical and engineering approaches; Useful for aerospace, transport and mechanical engineers who design composites; Exercises and references for instruction Based on 15 years of composites manufacturing instruction, the Introduction to the Manufacturing of Composite Materials is the first text to offer both a practical and analytic approach to composite manufacturing processes. It ties together key tools for analyzing the mechanics of composites with the processes whereby composite products are fabricate

Authors:Edited by Hoe I. Ling, Andrew Smyth, and Raimondo
Publisher: DEStech Publications, Inc.
Keywords: poromechanics, conference, biot, fourth, proceedings
Number of Pages: 1179
Published: 2009-06-10
List price: $199.50
ISBN-10: 1605950068
ISBN-13: 9781605950068

· Poromechanics of soil, living tissue, cements, clays, shale and other materials · Applications in geoengineering, bioengineering, soil mechanics, seismic waves, paving, fluid flow, drilling, CO2 sequestration and more · Techniques of testing, measurement and modeling from nano- to macroscale Written by the world’s leading porous materials experts and based on the Biot conference, named after Maurice Biot and held at Columbia University, this book contains over 170 original and not previously published papers on all phases of poromechanics in many materials from soils and minerals to

Author: Roopchan Lutchma
Publisher: DEStech Publications, Inc.
Keywords: people, processes, results, assets, linking, asset, management, sustainable
Number of Pages: 270
Published: 2006-03-15
List price: $64.50
ISBN-10: 1932078479
ISBN-13: 9781932078473

• A one-volume guide to all facets of asset management • Current best asset management practices for public utilities and private industry • Hundreds of business process flow charts and diagrams • Company-wide solutions over the entire asset lifecycle -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This book, by one of North America’s leading specialists, presents new ways of maintaining and improving assets in utilities and manufacturing environments. With numerous examples, it shows that caring for assets takes place over the lifecycle of these reso

Authors:Hsin Wang, Wallace Porter,
Publisher: DEStech Publications, Inc.
Keywords: thermal, expansion, conductivity
Number of Pages: 682
Published: 2004-10-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 1932078347
ISBN-13: 9781932078343

Major presentation of new developments in materials science and technology Applications in metals, composites, and polymers Special emphasis on nanomaterials 98 participants from 16 different countries Illustrations and tables throughout Extensive subject index The International Thermal Conductivity Conference-now in its 27th year- is a major international conference on materials science and technology. Seventy-five outstanding technical papers, from leading materials specialists from around the world, were presented at the conference. Published after the conference, this volume contains the c

Author: Kazuo Hishinuma
Publisher: DEStech Publications, Inc.
Keywords: principles, applications, packaging, engineering, sealing, technology, heat
Number of Pages: 267
Published: 2009-01-28
List price: $175.00
ISBN-10: 1932078851
ISBN-13: 9781932078855

This book is the first to cover all phases of heat sealing as it relates to packaging. Beginning with the basics of heat-sealing processes and thermoplastic materials, the book explains, with numerous formulas and original experimental data, all the key parameters. With this information, the author presents new ways to improve the reliability of heat sealing and the quality of heat-sealed packaging. Novel monitoring techniques are provided that enable packaging engineers to better control parameters that lead to safer, more effective seals in pouches, bags and cups, and with different material

Author: Edited by: Stanley P. Cauvain and Linda S. YoungB
Publisher: DEStech Publications, Inc.
Keywords: product, testing, methods, applications, amp, dough, handbook, cereals, flour, icc
Number of Pages: 504
Published: 2009-04-14
List price: $179.50
ISBN-10: 1932078991
ISBN-13: 9781932078992

· Required testing for the safety and quality of cereal-based foods · Explains test methods for each step of the grain chain · Covers a wide range of foods, baked products and animal feeds · Shows best testing practices and new protocols This volume is a comprehensive introduction to the techniques and information required for the testing and analysis of cereals throughout the entire grain chain, from breeding through harvesting and storage to processing and the manufacture of cereal-based food products. The book describes testing protocols in detail, offering many p

Authors:James K., Ph.D. Good, David R. Roisum,
Publisher: DEStech Publications, Inc.
Keywords: measurement, mechanics, machines, winding
Number of Pages: 400
Published: 2007-03-15
List price: $229.95
ISBN-10: 193207869X
ISBN-13: 9781932078695

Complete guide to all winder mechanical arrangements and control stategies; Practical and theoretical know-how for predicting and avoiding roll defects; Quantitative techniques for measuring and improving roll quality; Accompanying CD-ROM provides computer models for many winding situations -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This new book, by two of the world’s foremost experts, is the definitive guide to how winding machines work and how wound rolls are formed. It covers a wide array of machines in use across all web industries, i