Safety Critical Systems Handbook

Safety Critical Systems Handbook
Author: David J. Smith
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2010-11-11
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0080967825

Safety Critical Systems Handbook: A Straightfoward Guide to Functional Safety, IEC 61508 (2010 Edition) and Related Standards, Including Process IEC 61511 and Machinery IEC 62061 AND ISO 13849, Third Edition, offers a practical guide to the functional safety standard IEC 61508. The book is organized into three parts. Part A discusses the concept of functional safety and the need to express targets by means of safety integrity levels. It places functional safety in context, along with risk assessment, likelihood of fatality, and the cost of conformance. It also explains the life-cycle approach, together with the basic outline of IEC 61508 (known as BS EN 61508 in the UK). Part B discusses functional safety standards for the process, oil, and gas industries; the machinery sector; and other industries such as rail, automotive, avionics, and medical electrical equipment. Part C presents case studies in the form of exercises and examples. These studies cover SIL targeting for a pressure let-down system, burner control system assessment, SIL targeting, a hypothetical proposal for a rail-train braking system, and hydroelectric dam and tidal gates. - The only comprehensive guide to IEC 61508, updated to cover the 2010 amendments, that will ensure engineers are compliant with the latest process safety systems design and operation standards - Helps readers understand the process required to apply safety critical systems standards - Real-world approach helps users to interpret the standard, with case studies and best practice design examples throughout

Johannes Gutenberg and the Printing Press

Johannes Gutenberg and the Printing Press
Author: Diana Childress
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2008-01-01
Genre: Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN: 0761340246

Can one invention really change the world? Before the mid-fifteenth century, books were printed by hand, making them rare and expensive. Reading and learning remained a privilege of the wealthy—until Johannes Gutenberg developed a machine called the printing press. Gutenberg, a German metalworker, began in the 1440s by making movable type—small metal letters that were arranged to form words and sentences, replacing handwritten letters. Movable type fit into frames on the printing press, and the press then produced many copies of the same page. As movable type and the printing press made book production much faster and less expensive, reading material of all kinds became available to a far wider audience. In Gutenberg’s time, Europe was already on the brink of a new age—an explosion of world exploration, scientific discoveries, and political and religious changes. Gutenberg’s printing press helped propel Europe into the modern era, and his legacy remains in the thousands of books and newspapers printed each year to keep us informed, entertained, and connected. Indeed, Gutenberg’s development of the printing press became one of history’s pivotal moments.

Fiber Optic Cabling

Fiber Optic Cabling
Author: Barry J. Elliott
Publisher: Newnes
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2002
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9780750650137

Fiber optic communications and the data cabling revolution -- Optical fiber theory -- Optical fiber production techniques -- Optical fiber connection theory and basic techniques -- Practical aspects of connection technology -- Connectors and joints, alternatives and applications -- Fiber optic cables -- Optical fiber highways -- Optical fiber highway design -- Component choice -- Specification definition -- Acceptance test methods -- Installation practice -- Final acceptance testing -- Documentation -- Repair and maintenance -- Case study -- Future developments.

Environmental Engineering Dictionary and Directory

Environmental Engineering Dictionary and Directory
Author: Thomas M. Pankratz
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2000-09-22
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1420032534

Like most technical disciplines, environmental science and engineering is becoming increasingly specialized. As industry professionals focus on specific environmental subjects they become less familiar with environmental problems and solutions outside their area of expertise. This situation is compounded by the fact that many environmental science

Wireless Sensor Networks

Wireless Sensor Networks
Author: Jr., Edgar H. Callaway
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 360
Release: 2003-08-26
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0203500709

Because they provide practical machine-to-machine communication at a very low cost, the popularity of wireless sensor networks is expected to skyrocket in the next few years, duplicating the recent explosion of wireless LANs. Wireless Sensor Networks: Architectures and Protocols describes how to build these networks, from the layers of the

Data Center Handbook

Data Center Handbook
Author: Hwaiyu Geng
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 720
Release: 2014-12-22
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1118436636

Provides the fundamentals, technologies, and best practices in designing, constructing and managing mission critical, energy efficient data centers Organizations in need of high-speed connectivity and nonstop systems operations depend upon data centers for a range of deployment solutions. A data center is a facility used to house computer systems and associated components, such as telecommunications and storage systems. It generally includes multiple power sources, redundant data communications connections, environmental controls (e.g., air conditioning, fire suppression) and security devices. With contributions from an international list of experts, The Data Center Handbook instructs readers to: Prepare strategic plan that includes location plan, site selection, roadmap and capacity planning Design and build "green" data centers, with mission critical and energy-efficient infrastructure Apply best practices to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions Apply IT technologies such as cloud and virtualization Manage data centers in order to sustain operations with minimum costs Prepare and practice disaster reovery and business continuity plan The book imparts essential knowledge needed to implement data center design and construction, apply IT technologies, and continually improve data center operations.

Sustainable Building for a Cleaner Environment

Sustainable Building for a Cleaner Environment
Author: Ali Sayigh
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 463
Release: 2018-07-12
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3319945955

This book contains selected papers presented during the bi-annual World Renewable Energy Network’s Med Green Forum aimed at the international community as well as Mediterranean countries. This forum highlights the importance of growing renewable energy applications in two main sectors: Electricity Generation and the Sustainable Building Sector. In-depth chapters highlight the most current research and technological breakthroughs, covering a broad range of renewable energy technologies and applications in all sectors – for electricity production, heating and cooling, agricultural applications, water desalination, industrial applications and for the transport sectors.