Operational and Environmental Consequences of Large Industrial Cooling Water Systems

Operational and Environmental Consequences of Large Industrial Cooling Water Systems
Author: Sanjeevi Rajagopal
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 491
Release: 2012-01-06
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1461416973

The use of water for industrial purposes is of foremost importance. It is used as a coolant and industrial activities dealing with power generation, steel and iron, paper and pulp and oil require very large amounts of water. The industry, therefore, resorts to large scale abstraction of water from natural water bodies. This water is often treated with chemicals to combat operational problems like biofouling and corrosion. Such withdrawal and subsequent discharge of large amounts of water have the potential to impart significant impact on the recipient water body. The organisms drawn along with the cooling water, as well as those residing at the discharge zone, are subjected to a combination of mechanical, thermal and chemical stress on a continuous basis.

Copper and Bronze in Art

Copper and Bronze in Art
Author: David A. Scott
Publisher: Getty Publications
Total Pages: 536
Release: 2002
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780892366385

This is a review of 190 years of literature on copper and its alloys. It integrates information on pigments, corrosion and minerals, and discusses environmental conditions, conservation methods, ancient and historical technologies.

Fish Protection Technologies and Fish Ways for Downstream Migration

Fish Protection Technologies and Fish Ways for Downstream Migration
Author: Ulrich Schwevers
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2019-06-24
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3030192423

This book offers a comprehensive review of current systems for fish protection and downstream migration. It offers the first systematic description of the currently available technologies for fish protection at hydropower intakes, including accurate and timely data collected by the authors and other researchers. It describes how to design and test them in agreement with the guidelines established from the EU Water Framework Directive. The book includes important information about fish biology, with a special focus on swimming and migration mechanisms. It offers a robust bridge between concepts in applied ecology and civil hydraulic engineering, thus providing biologists and hydraulic engineers with an authoritative reference guide to both the theory and practice of fish protection. It is also of interest for planners, public authorities as well as environmental consultants

Distinction

Distinction
Author: Pierre Bourdieu
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 641
Release: 2013-04-15
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 113587316X

Examines differences in taste between modern French classes, discusses the relationship between culture and politics, and outlines the strategies of pretension.

Précis of the Lectures on Architecture

Précis of the Lectures on Architecture
Author: Jean-Nicolas-Louis Durand
Publisher: Getty Publications
Total Pages: 363
Release: 2000-01-01
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0892365803

Jean-Nicolas-Louis Durand (1760–1834) regarded the Précis of the Lectures on Architecture (1802–5) and its companion volume, the Graphic Portion (1821), as both a basic course for future civil engineers and a treatise. Focusing the practice of architecture on utilitarian and economic values, he assailed the rationale behind classical architectural training: beauty, proportionality, and symbolism. His formal systematization of plans, elevations, and sections transformed architectural design into a selective modular typology in which symmetry and simple geometrical forms prevailed. His emphasis on pragmatic values, to the exclusion of metaphysical concerns, represented architecture as a closed system that subjected its own formal language to logical processes. Now published in English for the first time, the Précis and the Graphic Portion are classics of architectural education.