Perry's chemical engineer's hanabook-7th edition [Book Review

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describes specialized topics in detail, and design, TV cables and to local and wide the ... Electrical Transformers and Tax +1 212 512.4105 ... particularly important sitice so many of Tliis practical, well-illustrated book property data and the ...
spectrometry incliidcs discussioii of secliicntial tniiss specti:ometry, ni-noiig other topics. Thcrc arc scvcral cliapters on cliroinntogrn p h i c m e thocls, stai:ting with an incroduclioii dint clescribes clironiatographic scprntioti. Subsequent chaptcrs covci: various types of liquid cliroIrintogispliy, gas clirt~inatogral,liy,aiicl separation undcI applied voltagc (elcctropliorcsjs). The final chnptcrs CO\TI: ;iiucomited data accluisitioii and kinetic incthods which deterruine cniicciitratii>ri h y measuring t h e effcct rm n chemical reactioii ratc. h c h chapter iiicliides cxaiiiples, a section callcd “A Deeper Lor.ik” which dcsci-ibes specidizcd topics in detail, ancl mittieroiis rcfcrciiccs to ocher poblicntions. These features makc thc book especially useftil to somcnnc called 011 to apply chew mctlwls. Coverage of each of the topics is complete aiicl up-to-claw with current instruriientation. (Rcvicwed by K. 1;. Scboch, Jr.)

Power und Communication Cables-Theory and Applications 11. hrtiiikas niid IC. D. Sriviistziva, Eds.

IEEE Prcss 445 Hocs lanc l’isc:itnway, ‘NJOX 855- 1.331 +1 800 6’784333 +-I 732 981 83.34 Pax +‘I 732 983. 9667 http://www.ieee. org/prcss lSBN H 0-7803-1.196-5 X36 pp. - 1,istPrice; $129.95; IFIXMetribcr Price: $110.00 (Hnrdcovcr:), 2000 Advnnces in p w c r iind coininimicatimi cnblcs conriuue to push the liiiiits of tcchtiology. Elcctrical irisiilntion, which is tlie key to cablc technology, is particiilarly iinpomiit sitice so many of the atlvniiccs in cable teclinology have come tlirough i tiiproved insulation. ‘I’his coiriprelicnsivc niid clearly writtcii book covcrs in dctail dit: varioiis aspects of power arid coiiiiiiiiiiicacion cable design, iiianiilactui:c, reship, cvalui~tioii,and installacion. ‘I’hc majority of tlie book, which fociiscs on the arc2 of power transmission niid distribiitinii cables, covers did-dielectric cxtl-uded, liqnirl diclec34

rric fillcrl, oil-inipregnatcd-pnper, pipe, dc, uoinproswd gas, siibinarinc, and supciconductiiig cahlcs. ikscriptiotis and data a r e iiicludcd on the nc, dc, iinpulse, accclcratcd ageing, tan R, ficlcl-tcsts and parcinl discharge foi: the various cable typcs. In additioii, d c c tiical, thermal, and nieclianicnl hchaviors of iiisulnting iiintcrials are rcviewed aiitl aging incchanisms a s wcll. ‘rho tlircc c1i;iptei:s on communication cables provirlc uxrciisive coveragc both mctallic conductor atid cq>tical fiber cable rrans~iiissicin characteristics aiid application. Emphasis i s piiiced 011 cxhlu cliaracleristics and signal transmission tcclitiiques h r tolcphotie catlle dcsign, TV c:il>lcs aiid to local aiid w i d e m a ctiinputci: ncrworks. This rzfcrcncc book coiitnins n wealth of up-to-date inforination 011 dl types ofpower ilistributioii cal)Iesas well as ~ ( ~ i i ~ i ~ i ~ i i icablcs, ~ a t i o lt ii d 1 of which arc iiow commonly hciiig r~i11 together. This b i i r i k will help cablc dcsign engineers increase their Icnowlerlgc of both cable typcs. In addition, tliosc in the field aC cliclcctrics for cables will find this hook a very valuable refereiicc for iiiiderstandiiig tllc ciigincc~-it-igreqtiircmuits O F R particirlar cable.

Elecfrical Transformers and Power Equipment, TdEdition A.J. I’ansini ’[’lielbiririmt 1’1-oss, Iric.

700 Indian Trail I ,iIburii, GA 30047 + I 770 92.5 9.788 LK 1 770 3x1 9865 http://www.fairiiiotitpr:ess,ctim ISBN # (1-88173-31.1-3 405 pp, $ 86.00 (Hai:dcover), 194.9 Ilik p racti cnl, well-iII ustratcrl booli will prnvidc the readcl- with iiii excelh i t hackgrouiid on power distribution, cspccially on power rrniisforiiiers. Part I nicely tluals with the inany iniportarir arcas of powcr transfoortners, iiiolucling trmsforitwv theory, coiistriictioii, inst~i113tioIi,npcratioii find maintctiaiice, rilecliocls nf coriiiecting, various typci of tmiisfoi:mcrs, and testing, Part 11, FINtlical power cquipiiiciit, cotitailis a lcss rigorous section on v:ii.icius typcs of

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powcl- discrilmtion equipmcn t. This sec[-ioiiincludes hackground oti v a r i w s typcs of power distrihiition equipment (cii:ciiit I~rcnlxi:s, disconriccri~ig clcvices, fuscs, surge ;irrcsm:s, protective rclnys, hatterics, reactors, capacitors, nnd metcr-ing). TI docs not, however, contain i 11fr)rmacioii on thc latest equipinient, and has sniiie iiiislcading in fortiiation. I iiacciirnte inforrnaei on 011 vnciiiitii breakers aiid very tlatccl itiforiuation i i t i mcrering is givcii, rather than discussioiis almi I‘ the inost rccenrly :ivaiInblc equipinclit OH tlic i i i w Icct. Still, the hciok is very ~iscfulfor understanding ttic lxtsics nf tlic older hut still used equipment, since innst of die componcnts descrihcd arc s t i l l pi:etlominnutly in iisc iii tlic United Stntcs. ’l’liis would be A good book lor eiigiiieurs wanting to icnrii iiiore about power clistrihution niid power cninpoiients co~n~noiily in usc in thc United States.

Perry’s Chemical Engineer’s

Handbook-7jh Edition 1I.H. I’cri:~.arid D.W. Green, Eds. The McGraw-’Hi11Coinpaiiies, Inc. 11 Wcst 19rh St. New Yoi:k, NY 10013. 1. 800 352 3566 +‘I 2’125’12 4300 Fax +1 212.5’124105 littl’://wwLv.iiicgr.lw-hiII.com

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