We are offering you a very convenient and remarkably concise reference book released for all users of pumps as well as the application engineers, service and maintenance technicians, and buyers of the above mentioned equipment.

The publication contains, in a very condensed form, huge amount of very valuable technical information on selected types of the centrifugal pumps and positive displacement pumps for given applications, creating the associated paperwork, choosing the best manufacturers of the equipment, and checking the correctness of the vendor data. The readers will find a complete description of those types of pumps together with the terns and technical parameters that are used in pump applications.

In his publication the author, Uno Wahren, outlines all technical data usually required by the engineers, clients and buyers to obtain a correct and comprehensive quote. The book may definitely be treated as a basic yet complete guide to pumps providing the coverage of all technical aspects from specification to the installation and operation. The chapters of the book cover the parameters, calculations, data for specifying pumps, types of pump and their specifications, pump curves, vibration, shaft sealing, viscosity effect, bearings, metallurgy maters, pump drivers, gears and couplings, etc.

The present eighth release of the world famous publication has retained the directness of the approach applied by the author, Doog Woodyard, and careful attention paid to the essential detail characterizing the predecessors. There have been some new chapters added covering the monitoring control systems plus the governor systems; in this new release of the book the gas turbines have also been addressed together with the most important and relevant safety aspects of the diesel engine operation and maintenance.

It also touches some of the important latest developments, for example the latest diesel-electric liquid natural gas carriers. The high quality text part of the book is supplemented with the numerous labeled images and figures included for better understanding. The chapters of the book provide all readers with the up-to-date technical details and this book will be much appreciated by the people who are studying for the COC, i.e. certificates of competency.

According to the reviews of the customers all over the world, this volume shall be treated as the invaluable reference source for any person with the interest in marine engineering, and involved in design, construction, pre-installation and post-installation testing, maintenance and repair of the diesel engines.

This volume prepared by three authors - Giovanni Randazzo, Andrew Cooper and Derek Jackson - is drawing together a series of specific studies related to the geomorphology and temporal evolution of the spits in all areas of the world. The publication offers its readers some of the truly unique insights into the examination of the subject landforms from the scientific viewpoint; the author also addressed how the people impact these landforms and provided a global perspective on the genesis and evolution of the spits.

The spits are treated as the natural environments with their evolution being linked to the coast as well as the supply of the sediments, morphology of the near shore area, changes in the sea level and coastal dynamics. Note that the GMSL, standing for the global mean sea level, has already risen by ten to twenty centimeters over the past century. There were several scientific researches that indicated that the sea levels all around the world have been rising since the early 1990s, and the average rate was about 3.5 millimeters per year.

And this trend, when linked to the ongoing process of global warming, will inevitable be causing significant major changes in the morphology of spits, representing a sort of signature of past changes in the environment and providing a natural landform indicator of the changes to climate.

This comprehensive resource is dedicated to the electric systems of today and describes the physical nature of the networks making up the electric power systems, and their working principles plus so many other relevant aspects. The authors have translated very intricate and complex material they wanted to include in the book, into a quite straightforward narrative and this, in turn, allowed the authors to make this title very easy for all newcomers to use.

This volume will also be useful to any person willing to get a broad technical overview of such systems. The publication will be good for non-electrical technicians and engineers, as well, since it provides a perfectly compiled and easily understandable summary allowing readers to get a good general understanding. The present book on power systems would be highly recommended to the students and professional engineers and might for sure serve as a critically useful addition to the technical libraries.

As it has been already mentioned above, the material contained in the publication, has been presented in consistently clear and quite simple language without any unrealistic projections and strident arguments - only thorough explanations of what exactly the power supply industry is and how it relates with the finance, law and politics.

From the very first steam-powered submarine models originally introduced in the course of the First World War top the nuclear-powered technological marvels of today, they have revolutionized the warfare on the seas. The content of the present document is following a truly extraordinary developments of this major component of the navy fleets of the world.

The book features about eighty vivid photographs supplemented by the informative technical illustrations of the most sophisticated and significant models of submarines. A reference section is there providing a concise yet comprehensive summary of the designs. the volume is best suited for the specialized collections and highly recommended for the people with deep interest in naval history, wars and weapons as well as the construction, warfare and service life of the submarines.

The information contained in the book has been presented in a narrative text format. In addition, the readers noted that the illustration included to supplement the text are originating from good and recognized sources. have a look in this publication and you will improve your knowledge of the submarines and their impact on the naval history.

For several decades and through all nine previous release, this publication remains one of the best and maybe most complete technical writing references for students and industry professionals.  The book has been very highly evaluated thanks to its layout and brevity of the entries contained. The readers in so many countries of the world have already found the present publication very useful since it provides answers to so many technical writing questions.

The authors have mostly focused on technology researches and professional technical documents. It is a very reliable and remarkably versatile stand-alone reference book that shall be used in a variety of circumstances due to the clear language used by the authors and amount of the info contained. You will for sure enjoy using this book and will also sure find it the "Swiss Army knife" for any technical writer. The arrangement of the book has been appreciated by the readers as the whole content is alphabetized for easier and quicker reference.

The publication was found to be very helpful, it provides very extensive examples for most of the topics. A must-have source for people dealing with preparation of technical documentation in English and having a need for a good reference book.