Engineers and technologists often operate from a worldview of 'ones and zeros.' This book provides an understanding of who, what, why, when, and how 'idea engineering' can transform an individual and a company to formulate and apply the best possibilities.
Technical topics in science and engineering always present challenges when it comes to conveying or arguing information in a clear and effective manner. This book was written to address that challenge, using time-proven techniques developed by the author for academic courses.
Useful for Control engineers, mechanical engineers and mechanical technicians who will learn how to select the proper control systems for axial and centrifugal... Læs mere
A field bus is a two-way link between a programmable controller or operations monitor and an industrial device like a sensor, an electric motor, or a switch. This... Læs mere
A guide to the basics of estimating construction costs for residential and light commercial building projects. It takes readers through five phases that lead to a successful estimate: initial assessment, work analysis, programming, costing and cost distribution and summarization.
Provides an overview of our energy sources, their uses and limitations and political and economic constraints. This book offers... Læs mere
Provides the improvements to variable speed drives, including automated "smart" feedback systems. This book helps readers with both basic and advanced controller knowledge to be a useful introduction to how variable speed drivers work, how they are used.
Provides a roadmap of 47 processes designed to support project managers in all phases of project management. This... Læs mere