Water Distribution System Handbook Review

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(More customer reviews)This book is a great one-stop reference for engineers and designers involved in water distribution or piping networks. The topics are covered in sufficient detail, and if more information is needed, the relevant source is usually listed (e.g. AWWA publication # xxx) so the in-depth source can be found quickly.

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All-in-one, state-of-the-art guide to safe drinking waterCivil engineers and anyone else involved in any way with the design, analysis, operation, maintenance or rehabilitation of water distribution systems will find practical guidance in Water Distribution SystemsHandbook. Experts selected by Handbook editor Larry W. Mays provide historical, present day, and future perspectives, as well as state-of-the-art details previously available only in specialized journals. You get a comprehensively detailed exploration of every facet of the hydraulics ofpressurized flow; piping design and pipeline systems; storage issues; reliability analysis and distribution, and more. Detailed information on the latest technology contributions and on enhancements to the EPANETmodel are included. You'll also find case studies that range from the small municipal systems found in every U.S. town, to large systems common to great urban centers like New York, London and Paris.

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Offshore Risk Assessment: Principles, Modelling and Applications of QRA Studies (Springer Series in Reliability Engineering) Review

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(More customer reviews)This book has 15 chapters, everything from basic definitions, such as PLL, frequency of impairment etc, to chapters where explosion risk modelling are described quite in detail. On an overall basis, I am sure every pro- can learn something from this book. However, it is not a guideline, outlining a stepwise QRA-approach. It is rather a collection of chapters (sometimes with varying quality) where different aspects of risk analysis are discussed. Chapter 10 (Collision Risk Modelling) gives detailed information about both the historical ship collision incidents and a model about how to calculate the collision energy & consequences. Obviously, the section about historical incidents is a bit outdated and include a few misleading information. Appendix A gives an overview of the softwares in the market. Some of the softwares in the list are not supported anymore. Furthermore, RiskSpectrum is a PSA tool, pretty much tailored for nuc- business. To conclude: Mr. Vinnem and his team put a lot of effort into this book. I think everybody can find something they may like in the book.

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Offshore Risk Assessment was the first book to deal with quantified risk assessment (QRA) as applied specifically to offshore installations and operations. This book is a major revision of the first edition. It has been informed by a major R&D programme on offshore risk assessment in Norway (2002-2006). Not only does this book describe the state-of-the-art of QRA, it also identifies weaknesses and areas that need development.

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Refinery Process Modeling Review

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(More customer reviews)It's one of the best technical books I have ever bought. It's very easy to read, gives very good advice and covers the whole subjet. I also like that the author does not try to sell any process simulator. I hate it when an author tries to sell products with his/her books. This one is very good, because you're helped regardless of the process simulator you prefer.
I recommend buying this book very much.

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This book is a practical guide to the steady state modeling of petroleum processes (using commercial simulators).The book bridges the gap between theoretical computer simulator programs and real world refinery processes.It is based on the author's practical experience in modeling refining processes for over 35 years and is the outgrowth of hundreds of training courses he has presented.The simulation techniques are general and may be applied to any commercial simulation program that has the necessary features to model petroleum processes.Features include:. Petroleum characteristics and standard laboratory tests. Procedures for estimating incomplete laboratory test information. Development of pseudo-components to represent petroleum. Practical thermodynamic information. Understandable approach to modeling distillation. General technical information for processes. Test data collection and reconciliation for processes. Simulation techniques for refinery reaction systems. Simulation procedures for processes. Processes included are:-Crude and vacuum distillation-FCC processes-Catalytic reforming processes-Hydrogen processes-Thermal processes-Alkylation processes-Miscellaneous processesThe reader will gain a working knowledge of the petroleum refiningprocesses.The tips and tricks presented in this book will help thereader avoid the time consuming pitfalls so often encountered whendeveloping simulation models.The book contains a glossary of petroleum and chemical engineeringterminology and an extensive index.

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