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Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. 180 pages. Philippa Levine "States of Undress: Nakedness and the Colonial Imagination" / Emily Harrington "Michael Field and the Detachable Lyric" / Natalie M Houston "Newspaper Poems: Material Texts in the Public Sphere" / Meredith Martin "Gerald Manley Hopkins and the Stigma of Meter" / Catherine Robson "The Presence of Poetry: Response" / Aviva Briefel "Hands of Beauty, Hands of Horror: Fear and Egyptian Art at the Fin de Siecle" / Suzanne Dale "Spinning Cotton: Domestic and Industrial Novels" / Claire Wintle "Career Development: Domestic Display as Imperial, Anthropological, and Social Trophy" (SL#54/1).…

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Move from an identified production need to a coherent, operable facility. This handbook explains how requirements become a documented basis, how that basis becomes a flowsheet, how balances and physical properties become duties, and how those duties become specifications for real machinery and supporting systems.The opening chapters establish requirements, operating cases, units, margins, documentation, project stages, interface ownership, review gates and change control. Readers learn how grassroots construction, replacement, expansion, revamping and debottlenecking differ in scope, uncertainty and execution.Flowsheet chapters develop block diagrams, flow diagrams and piping and instrumentation information. Recycle, purge, bypass, batch and continuous operation, route selection, separation order, pressure levels and energy use are treated as connected decisions rather than isolated drafting tasks.Calculation foundations cover material and energy balances, thermodynamics, phase behavior, property methods, reaction stoichiometry, conversion, yield, equilibrium, fluid flow, pressure loss, heat transfer and mass transfer. Simulation chapters address model selection, convergence, validation, sensitivity studies and calculation records that another engineer can inspect.The distinction between preliminary estimates, specification duties, vendor guarantees and mechanical code requirements remains clear throughout. Readers learn why a technically correct equation can still produce a poor result when its assumptions, property data or operating case are unsuitable.Facility-wide chapters integrate utilities, instrumentation, control philosophy, construction materials, corrosion, relief and disposal arrangements, hazard review, environmental controls, plot planning, maintainability, operability and reliability. Margins are treated as deliberate decisions so that hidden conservatism is not compounded across several disciplines.Major machinery and unit operations receive dedicated coverage, including vessels, storage tanks, mixers, reactors, heat exchangers, evaporators, dryers, distillation columns, absorbers, extractors, adsorbers, membrane units, filters, centrifuges, crystallizers, solids-handling systems, piping, pumps, compressors, blowers and valves.Cost-estimation chapters connect capital expenditure, operating costs, profitability, uncertainty and project evaluation. Revamp cases examine existing constraints, incomplete records, tie-ins, shutdown limitations, retained assets and the consequences of changing one part of an operating facility.Worked examples connect equations to specifications and show how one decision propagates through utilities, controls, piping, layout and cost. Practice problems, integrated cases, review points, checklists and traceability methods reinforce unit discipline, assumption tracking and communication across technical interfaces.Readers will learn how to: Convert requirements into a controlled basis and flowsheetApply balances, properties, thermodynamics and simulationEvaluate fluid flow, pressure loss and transfer dutiesDevelop specifications for major unit operationsIntegrate utilities, controls, materials and relief arrangementsCompare alternatives using cost and uncertaintyApproach revamps and debottlenecking systematicallyProduce transparent and reviewable calculation recordsWritten for senior students, process engineers, project engineers and practitioners strengthening their judgment, this reference supports preliminary and educational work. Actual projects require current codes, verified properties, vendor information, formal hazard analysis, independent review and qualified professional responsibility. This item is printed on deman Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Move from an identified production need to a coherent, operable facility. This handbook explains how requirements become a documented basis, how that basis becomes a flowsheet, how balances and physical properties become duties, and how those duties become specifications for real machinery and supporting systems.The opening chapters establish requirements, operating cases, units, margins, documentation, project stages, interface ownership, review gates and change control. Readers learn how grassroots construction, replacement, expansion, revamping and debottlenecking differ in scope, uncertainty and execution.Flowsheet chapters develop block diagrams, flow diagrams and piping and instrumentation information. Recycle, purge, bypass, batch and continuous operation, route selection, separation order, pressure levels and energy use are treated as connected decisions rather than isolated drafting tasks.Calculation foundations cover material and energy balances, thermodynamics, phase behavior, property methods, reaction stoichiometry, conversion, yield, equilibrium, fluid flow, pressure loss, heat transfer and mass transfer. Simulation chapters address model selection, convergence, validation, sensitivity studies and calculation records that another engineer can inspect.The distinction between preliminary estimates, specification duties, vendor guarantees and mechanical code requirements remains clear throughout. Readers learn why a technically correct equation can still produce a poor result when its assumptions, property data or operating case are unsuitable.Facility-wide chapters integrate utilities, instrumentation, control philosophy, construction materials, corrosion, relief and disposal arrangements, hazard review, environmental controls, plot planning, maintainability, operability and reliability. Margins are treated as deliberate decisions so that hidden conservatism is not compounded across several disciplines.Major machinery and unit operations receive dedicated coverage, including vessels, storage tanks, mixers, reactors, heat exchangers, evaporators, dryers, distillation columns, absorbers, extractors, adsorbers, membrane units, filters, centrifuges, crystallizers, solids-handling systems, piping, pumps, compressors, blowers and valves.Cost-estimation chapters connect capital expenditure, operating costs, profitability, uncertainty and project evaluation. Revamp cases examine existing constraints, incomplete records, tie-ins, shutdown limitations, retained assets and the consequences of changing one part of an operating facility.Worked examples connect equations to specifications and show how one decision propagates through utilities, controls, piping, layout and cost. Practice problems, integrated cases, review points, checklists and traceability methods reinforce unit discipline, assumption tracking and communication across technical interfaces.Readers will learn how to: Convert requirements into a controlled basis and flowsheetApply balances, properties, thermodynamics and simulationEvaluate fluid flow, pressure loss and transfer dutiesDevelop specifications for major unit operationsIntegrate utilities, controls, materials and relief arrangementsCompare alternatives using cost and uncertaintyApproach revamps and debottlenecking systematicallyProduce transparent and reviewable calculation recordsWritten for senior students, process engineers, project engineers and practitioners strengthening their judgment, this reference supports preliminary and educational work. Actual projects require current codes, verified properties, vendor information, formal hazard analysis, independent review and qualified professional responsibility. This item is pri Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

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PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Follow the seismic problem from earthquake source and shaking characteristics through site response, earth failure, structural demand and engineering consequences. This handbook organizes geotechnical earthquake engineering around physical mechanisms, field evidence, uncertainty, performance objectives and defensible decisions rather than isolated formulas.The opening chapters connect seismology, tectonics, rupture, magnitude, recurrence, wave propagation, hazard, exposure, vulnerability and risk. Readers learn how deterministic and probabilistic approaches, response spectra, recorded accelerograms, scaling, duration, directivity, near-source effects and uncertainty influence the seismic basis of a project.The book emphasizes that a precise calculation is not the same as a certain prediction. Assumptions, data quality, model limitations and sensitivity must remain visible throughout the evaluation.Site-investigation chapters cover geologic setting, subsurface exploration, sampling, in-situ testing, laboratory testing, groundwater conditions, shear-wave velocity and investigation planning. Dynamic properties, modulus reduction, damping and cyclic behavior are connected to the decisions they are intended to support.Site-response coverage moves from simplified concepts to layered profiles, amplification, deamplification, nonlinear response, model selection, input selection, sensitivity studies and quality checks. Readers learn when a screening method is appropriate and when project-specific analysis is required.Ground-failure chapters address triggering evaluation, cyclic resistance, density and fines effects, pore-pressure generation, post-shaking settlement, lateral spreading, flow failure, bearing-capacity loss, seismic slope stability, permanent displacement and fault-related deformation. Worked examples make assumptions, calculation stages and limitations visible.Design chapters connect seismic demand with shallow and deep foundation systems, retaining structures, embankments, buried infrastructure, waterfront facilities, dams, levees, transitions and soil-structure interaction. The emphasis remains on how deformation, stiffness, strength loss and compatibility influence performance.Ground-improvement coverage explains densification, drainage, reinforcement, replacement, grouting and deep mixing. Alternatives are compared according to the governing mechanism, construction access, verification requirements, environmental constraints, residual risk and intended performance.Integrated cases show how changes in hazard assumptions, groundwater, profile interpretation, material properties or performance targets propagate through the final recommendation. Practice problems, calculation controls and project checklists reinforce disciplined analysis.Readers will learn how to: Connect seismic sources, hazard and site responsePlan investigations around project-specific decisionsSelect and evaluate dynamic material propertiesAssess cyclic resistance, settlement and lateral spreadingEstimate slope deformation and stabilityEvaluate shallow, deep and retaining systemsCompare improvement methods and verification plansCommunicate uncertainty, assumptions and residual risk clearlyWritten for senior students, practicing engineers, reviewers and independent learners, this reference supports study, preliminary evaluation and professional review. Safety-critical projects require current codes, local hazard requirements, verified subsurface information, independent checking and qualified professional responsibility. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Learn to analyze choices, markets, prices, firms and public policy without merely memorizing definitions and graphs. This handbook develops the reasoning habits that make microeconomics useful: recognizing constraints, comparing alternatives, measuring opportunity cost, thinking at the margin, tracing incentives, testing assumptions and separating factual analysis from value judgments.The opening chapters introduce scarcity, feasible choices, production possibilities, specialization, comparative advantage, exchange and economic systems. Readers learn how individuals and societies allocate limited resources among competing uses and why every decision involves a trade-off.Demand and supply are developed carefully by distinguishing movements along curves from shifts, individual behavior from total outcomes, equilibrium from disequilibrium and immediate responses from long-run adjustment. Graphs, equations and written explanations reinforce one another so readers can interpret a model rather than simply reproduce it.Elasticity chapters explain responsiveness, revenue effects, tax incidence and the importance of time horizon and available substitutes. Consumer-choice chapters connect preferences, utility, budget constraints, substitution, income effects and behavioral evidence. Readers learn how economic models organize decisions while recognizing where simplified assumptions may fail.Welfare analysis develops consumer and producer surplus, efficiency, equity and deadweight loss. These ideas are then applied to taxes, subsidies, price controls, quotas, externalities, public goods, common resources and information problems.The production chapters connect technology, inputs, productivity, costs, revenue, shutdown decisions, entry, exit and long-run adjustment. Separate treatments of competition, monopoly, monopolistic competition and oligopoly show how industry structure changes output, pricing power, strategic behavior and social outcomes.Later chapters apply the analytical framework to employment, wages, discrimination, inequality, poverty, international trade, environmental decisions, risk, uncertainty, asymmetric information and behavioral departures from simple rational-choice assumptions.Worked examples demonstrate the complete reasoning behind graphical, numerical and written solutions. Practice problems and selected explanations help readers identify recurring mistakes involving causation, counterfactual reasoning, percentages, slopes, averages and marginal decisions.Readers will learn how to: Analyze scarcity, incentives, trade-offs and marginal choicesInterpret demand, supply, equilibrium and elasticityConnect responsiveness with revenue and tax incidenceApply surplus, efficiency and deadweight-loss analysisCompare competition, monopoly and oligopolyExamine wages, inequality, trade and environmental choicesSolve graphical, numerical and written economic problemsCommunicate assumptions and conclusions clearlyWritten for beginning university students, independent learners and readers rebuilding their economic foundation, this handbook provides a cumulative path from everyday choice to policy evaluation. Chapter summaries and review material reinforce terminology, interpretation, calculation and disciplined analytical communication. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Understand how a modern scanning system converts electrical energy into sound, receives returning echoes, processes measurements, and produces clinically useful information. This reference connects acoustic theory with equipment operation, display controls, artifacts, performance testing, and safe professional practice.The opening chapters establish the pulse-echo cycle, spatial mapping, amplitude representation, operating modes, system assumptions, uncertainty, and the operator's influence on the final display. Mathematical foundations cover units, scientific notation, ratios, vectors, wave motion, frequency, wavelength, pressure, power, intensity, decibels, pulsed-wave quantities, duty factor, and dimensional checking. Worked examples connect each calculation to its physical meaning.Propagation chapters explain acoustic impedance, reflection, transmission, scattering, refraction, attenuation, absorption, speed error, and tissue interaction. Readers learn how interfaces, travel paths, frequency, depth, and material properties determine which echoes return to the probe and how they are represented.Transducer coverage follows piezoelectric conversion, resonance, damping, bandwidth, matching layers, backing materials, array construction, focusing, steering, aperture, beam shape, side lobes, grating lobes, and probe selection. Hardware characteristics are linked directly to penetration, detail, sensitivity, field of view, and artifact behavior.System chapters trace transmit settings, receiver amplification, time-gain compensation, dynamic range, sampling, beamforming, scan conversion, filtering, persistence, compounding, harmonic techniques, display processing, storage, and measurement tools. Spatial detail, contrast discrimination, temporal response, sensitivity, and penetration are treated as connected trade-offs rather than settings that can all be maximized simultaneously.Dedicated chapters develop two-dimensional scanning, motion displays, spectral Doppler, color flow, power-based flow display, hemodynamic equations, angle dependence, aliasing, pulse-repetition frequency, wall filters, elastography, contrast-enhanced techniques, ultrafast acquisition, automation, and emerging computational approaches. Common artifacts are traced back to the physical assumption, equipment setting, propagation effect, or sampling limitation that produced them.Safety and performance chapters address acoustic output, exposure time, displayed indices, prudent operation, probe condition, routine testing, infection prevention, ergonomics, documentation, measurement uncertainty, and professional responsibility. Review cases and calculation exercises strengthen technical vocabulary, unit discipline, equipment reasoning, and recognition of display limitations.Written for students, clinicians, biomedical engineers, medical-physics personnel, educators, and technical staff, this independent reference supports structured learning and technical review. It does not replace supervised clinical education, current equipment instructions, institutional procedures, or qualified professional judgment.Inside, readers will learn how to: - Follow the complete pulse-echo signal path- Relate wave behavior to tissue interaction and displayed echoes- Understand probes, arrays, focusing, steering, and beam shape- Balance penetration, detail, contrast, and temporal response- Interpret Doppler methods, flow measurements, and artifacts- Apply prudent-output practices and equipment performance checks This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Modern machines succeed when structure, motion, energy, sensing, computation, and actuation work together. This handbook provides a unified path from foundational calculations to the development, testing, commissioning, and diagnosis of complex equipment.The opening chapters explain requirements, operating states, functional decomposition, measurable specifications, system boundaries, uncertainty, model accuracy, verification, validation, safety, maintainability, and technical reviews. Mathematics is presented as a working tool through vectors, matrices, calculus, differential equations, transforms, numerical methods, linearization, optimization, sensitivity analysis, and simulation.Core mechanical topics include statics, dynamics, vibration, stress, strain, deflection, failure theories, fatigue, fracture, material selection, shafts, bearings, gears, springs, fasteners, joints, mechanisms, tolerances, fits, lubrication, and manufacture-ready development. Readers learn how loads, geometry, material properties, production methods, reliability targets, and service conditions influence component decisions.Thermal and fluid chapters connect thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, piping, pumps, compressors, turbines, refrigeration, hydraulics, and pneumatics to real equipment behavior. The emphasis remains on selecting suitable models, checking assumptions, interpreting results, and recognizing when simplified calculations no longer represent the physical machine.Electrical and electronic coverage develops circuits, signals, power conversion, motors, drives, sensors, measurement chains, signal conditioning, data acquisition, embedded processors, communication networks, programmable controllers, and feedback loops. It explains how stiffness, inertia, backlash, friction, sampling, delay, saturation, noise, and actuator limits determine achievable performance.Later chapters bring these disciplines together through coordinate frames, kinematics, motion planning, machine vision, end effectors, human-machine interfaces, safeguarding, condition monitoring, equipment networks, acceptance testing, and production release. Worked examples demonstrate how one requirement can affect component selection, sensing accuracy, software behavior, energy use, reliability, and maintenance.Troubleshooting follows evidence across physical and digital boundaries. Readers learn to separate calculation errors from assembly defects, sensor faults, wiring problems, unstable feedback, unsuitable tuning, communication failures, excessive loads, thermal effects, wear, and configuration changes. Structured tests help identify the source of a fault without replacing parts or changing settings at random.Created for students, practicing professionals, technicians, integrators, and maintenance personnel, this reference supports study, calculation, equipment development, technical review, commissioning, and fault diagnosis. Practice problems, checklists, answer material, acceptance criteria, error budgets, and integrated case studies reinforce clear decisions throughout the equipment life cycle.Inside, readers will learn how to: - Translate requirements into measurable operating targets- Analyze forces, movement, stress, vibration, heat, and fluid flow- Select components, materials, sensors, motors, and drives- Develop embedded logic, feedback loops, and programmable sequences- Integrate machine vision, networks, safety functions, and interfaces- Commission equipment using documented acceptance tests- Diagnose faults across physical, electrical, and software boundaries This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Condición: New. Print on Demand.

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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Follow the seismic problem from earthquake source and shaking characteristics through site response, earth failure, structural demand and engineering consequences. This handbook organizes geotechnical earthquake engineering around physical mechanisms, field evidence, uncertainty, performance objectives and defensible decisions rather than isolated formulas.The opening chapters connect seismology, tectonics, rupture, magnitude, recurrence, wave propagation, hazard, exposure, vulnerability and risk. Readers learn how deterministic and probabilistic approaches, response spectra, recorded accelerograms, scaling, duration, directivity, near-source effects and uncertainty influence the seismic basis of a project.The book emphasizes that a precise calculation is not the same as a certain prediction. Assumptions, data quality, model limitations and sensitivity must remain visible throughout the evaluation.Site-investigation chapters cover geologic setting, subsurface exploration, sampling, in-situ testing, laboratory testing, groundwater conditions, shear-wave velocity and investigation planning. Dynamic properties, modulus reduction, damping and cyclic behavior are connected to the decisions they are intended to support.Site-response coverage moves from simplified concepts to layered profiles, amplification, deamplification, nonlinear response, model selection, input selection, sensitivity studies and quality checks. Readers learn when a screening method is appropriate and when project-specific analysis is required.Ground-failure chapters address triggering evaluation, cyclic resistance, density and fines effects, pore-pressure generation, post-shaking settlement, lateral spreading, flow failure, bearing-capacity loss, seismic slope stability, permanent displacement and fault-related deformation. Worked examples make assumptions, calculation stages and limitations visible.Design chapters connect seismic demand with shallow and deep foundation systems, retaining structures, embankments, buried infrastructure, waterfront facilities, dams, levees, transitions and soil-structure interaction. The emphasis remains on how deformation, stiffness, strength loss and compatibility influence performance.Ground-improvement coverage explains densification, drainage, reinforcement, replacement, grouting and deep mixing. Alternatives are compared according to the governing mechanism, construction access, verification requirements, environmental constraints, residual risk and intended performance.Integrated cases show how changes in hazard assumptions, groundwater, profile interpretation, material properties or performance targets propagate through the final recommendation. Practice problems, calculation controls and project checklists reinforce disciplined analysis.Readers will learn how to: Connect seismic sources, hazard and site responsePlan investigations around project-specific decisionsSelect and evaluate dynamic material propertiesAssess cyclic resistance, settlement and lateral spreadingEstimate slope deformation and stabilityEvaluate shallow, deep and retaining systemsCompare improvement methods and verification plansCommunicate uncertainty, assumptions and residual risk clearlyWritten for senior students, practicing engineers, reviewers and independent learners, this reference supports study, preliminary evaluation and professional review. Safety-critical projects require current codes, local hazard requirements, verified subsurface information, independent checking and qualified professional responsibility. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Learn to analyze choices, markets, prices, firms and public policy without merely memorizing definitions and graphs. This handbook develops the reasoning habits that make microeconomics useful: recognizing constraints, comparing alternatives, measuring opportunity cost, thinking at the margin, tracing incentives, testing assumptions and separating factual analysis from value judgments.The opening chapters introduce scarcity, feasible choices, production possibilities, specialization, comparative advantage, exchange and economic systems. Readers learn how individuals and societies allocate limited resources among competing uses and why every decision involves a trade-off.Demand and supply are developed carefully by distinguishing movements along curves from shifts, individual behavior from total outcomes, equilibrium from disequilibrium and immediate responses from long-run adjustment. Graphs, equations and written explanations reinforce one another so readers can interpret a model rather than simply reproduce it.Elasticity chapters explain responsiveness, revenue effects, tax incidence and the importance of time horizon and available substitutes. Consumer-choice chapters connect preferences, utility, budget constraints, substitution, income effects and behavioral evidence. Readers learn how economic models organize decisions while recognizing where simplified assumptions may fail.Welfare analysis develops consumer and producer surplus, efficiency, equity and deadweight loss. These ideas are then applied to taxes, subsidies, price controls, quotas, externalities, public goods, common resources and information problems.The production chapters connect technology, inputs, productivity, costs, revenue, shutdown decisions, entry, exit and long-run adjustment. Separate treatments of competition, monopoly, monopolistic competition and oligopoly show how industry structure changes output, pricing power, strategic behavior and social outcomes.Later chapters apply the analytical framework to employment, wages, discrimination, inequality, poverty, international trade, environmental decisions, risk, uncertainty, asymmetric information and behavioral departures from simple rational-choice assumptions.Worked examples demonstrate the complete reasoning behind graphical, numerical and written solutions. Practice problems and selected explanations help readers identify recurring mistakes involving causation, counterfactual reasoning, percentages, slopes, averages and marginal decisions.Readers will learn how to: Analyze scarcity, incentives, trade-offs and marginal choicesInterpret demand, supply, equilibrium and elasticityConnect responsiveness with revenue and tax incidenceApply surplus, efficiency and deadweight-loss analysisCompare competition, monopoly and oligopolyExamine wages, inequality, trade and environmental choicesSolve graphical, numerical and written economic problemsCommunicate assumptions and conclusions clearlyWritten for beginning university students, independent learners and readers rebuilding their economic foundation, this handbook provides a cumulative path from everyday choice to policy evaluation. Chapter summaries and review material reinforce terminology, interpretation, calculation and disciplined analytical communication. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Modern machines succeed when structure, motion, energy, sensing, computation, and actuation work together. This handbook provides a unified path from foundational calculations to the development, testing, commissioning, and diagnosis of complex equipment.The opening chapters explain requirements, operating states, functional decomposition, measurable specifications, system boundaries, uncertainty, model accuracy, verification, validation, safety, maintainability, and technical reviews. Mathematics is presented as a working tool through vectors, matrices, calculus, differential equations, transforms, numerical methods, linearization, optimization, sensitivity analysis, and simulation.Core mechanical topics include statics, dynamics, vibration, stress, strain, deflection, failure theories, fatigue, fracture, material selection, shafts, bearings, gears, springs, fasteners, joints, mechanisms, tolerances, fits, lubrication, and manufacture-ready development. Readers learn how loads, geometry, material properties, production methods, reliability targets, and service conditions influence component decisions.Thermal and fluid chapters connect thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, piping, pumps, compressors, turbines, refrigeration, hydraulics, and pneumatics to real equipment behavior. The emphasis remains on selecting suitable models, checking assumptions, interpreting results, and recognizing when simplified calculations no longer represent the physical machine.Electrical and electronic coverage develops circuits, signals, power conversion, motors, drives, sensors, measurement chains, signal conditioning, data acquisition, embedded processors, communication networks, programmable controllers, and feedback loops. It explains how stiffness, inertia, backlash, friction, sampling, delay, saturation, noise, and actuator limits determine achievable performance.Later chapters bring these disciplines together through coordinate frames, kinematics, motion planning, machine vision, end effectors, human-machine interfaces, safeguarding, condition monitoring, equipment networks, acceptance testing, and production release. Worked examples demonstrate how one requirement can affect component selection, sensing accuracy, software behavior, energy use, reliability, and maintenance.Troubleshooting follows evidence across physical and digital boundaries. Readers learn to separate calculation errors from assembly defects, sensor faults, wiring problems, unstable feedback, unsuitable tuning, communication failures, excessive loads, thermal effects, wear, and configuration changes. Structured tests help identify the source of a fault without replacing parts or changing settings at random.Created for students, practicing professionals, technicians, integrators, and maintenance personnel, this reference supports study, calculation, equipment development, technical review, commissioning, and fault diagnosis. Practice problems, checklists, answer material, acceptance criteria, error budgets, and integrated case studies reinforce clear decisions throughout the equipment life cycle.Inside, readers will learn how to: - Translate requirements into measurable operating targets- Analyze forces, movement, stress, vibration, heat, and fluid flow- Select components, materials, sensors, motors, and drives- Develop embedded logic, feedback loops, and programmable sequences- Integrate machine vision, networks, safety functions, and interfaces- Commission equipment using documented acceptance tests- Diagnose faults across physical, electrical, and software boundaries This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Understand how a modern scanning system converts electrical energy into sound, receives returning echoes, processes measurements, and produces clinically useful information. This reference connects acoustic theory with equipment operation, display controls, artifacts, performance testing, and safe professional practice.The opening chapters establish the pulse-echo cycle, spatial mapping, amplitude representation, operating modes, system assumptions, uncertainty, and the operator's influence on the final display. Mathematical foundations cover units, scientific notation, ratios, vectors, wave motion, frequency, wavelength, pressure, power, intensity, decibels, pulsed-wave quantities, duty factor, and dimensional checking. Worked examples connect each calculation to its physical meaning.Propagation chapters explain acoustic impedance, reflection, transmission, scattering, refraction, attenuation, absorption, speed error, and tissue interaction. Readers learn how interfaces, travel paths, frequency, depth, and material properties determine which echoes return to the probe and how they are represented.Transducer coverage follows piezoelectric conversion, resonance, damping, bandwidth, matching layers, backing materials, array construction, focusing, steering, aperture, beam shape, side lobes, grating lobes, and probe selection. Hardware characteristics are linked directly to penetration, detail, sensitivity, field of view, and artifact behavior.System chapters trace transmit settings, receiver amplification, time-gain compensation, dynamic range, sampling, beamforming, scan conversion, filtering, persistence, compounding, harmonic techniques, display processing, storage, and measurement tools. Spatial detail, contrast discrimination, temporal response, sensitivity, and penetration are treated as connected trade-offs rather than settings that can all be maximized simultaneously.Dedicated chapters develop two-dimensional scanning, motion displays, spectral Doppler, color flow, power-based flow display, hemodynamic equations, angle dependence, aliasing, pulse-repetition frequency, wall filters, elastography, contrast-enhanced techniques, ultrafast acquisition, automation, and emerging computational approaches. Common artifacts are traced back to the physical assumption, equipment setting, propagation effect, or sampling limitation that produced them.Safety and performance chapters address acoustic output, exposure time, displayed indices, prudent operation, probe condition, routine testing, infection prevention, ergonomics, documentation, measurement uncertainty, and professional responsibility. Review cases and calculation exercises strengthen technical vocabulary, unit discipline, equipment reasoning, and recognition of display limitations.Written for students, clinicians, biomedical engineers, medical-physics personnel, educators, and technical staff, this independent reference supports structured learning and technical review. It does not replace supervised clinical education, current equipment instructions, institutional procedures, or qualified professional judgment.Inside, readers will learn how to: - Follow the complete pulse-echo signal path- Relate wave behavior to tissue interaction and displayed echoes- Understand probes, arrays, focusing, steering, and beam shape- Balance penetration, detail, contrast, and temporal response- Interpret Doppler methods, flow measurements, and artifacts- Apply prudent-output practices and equipment performance checks This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. …