Mechanical Engineering-CIME articles from June 2007

Mechanical Engineering-CIME archives from June 2007

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June 1, 2007... The May Question of the Month was comprised of three parts: The first: Has life on the job become easier with today's capabilities to run computational fluid dynamics, fluid structure interaction, and other types of analyses? Yes ...

Transportation explosion.(editorial)
June 1, 2007... They're getting ready to begin ripping rock here in New York City, and it's about time. But unlike blasting rock to build foundations for tall skyscrapers, this time sandhogs will work with rock that's 140 feet beneath the corner of Second...

We have all shed tears.(letters)(Letter to the editor)
June 1, 2007... Upon learning of the unforgettable and haunting events that occurred last month at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, many from the ASME community reached out to friends and colleagues at the university. On the evening of...

Warming arguments.(letters)(Letter to the editor)
June 1, 2007... To the Editor: I was disappointed to read several articles in the April issue regarding global warming, each of which linked global warming to manmade C[O.sub.2] emissions. The most notable was "Power Window: Carbon Loaded" by Associate Editor...

Helium and carbon.(letters)(Letter to the editor)
June 1, 2007... To the Editor: Your April issue addressed in four articles--"The Road Not Yet Taken," "Coal Without Combustion," "Fahrenheit 3,600," and "Carbon Loaded"--the need for improving the use of ouravailable fuels and the need to minimize C[O.sub.2]...

ME in the family.(letters)(Letter to the editor)
June 1, 2007... To the Editor: My 19-year-old son just declared mechanical engineering as his major. He's a freshman at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond. Thanks for your online magazine. I know nothing about this field, but now I have a very good...

Cooler blue.(news & notes)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Push a lot of electricity through a thin wire, and you generate heat. That's the basis of Edison's light bulb. It's also an unintended consequence of high-powered computers, which send not just bits and bytes but surges of electricity through...

Catch that carbon.(news & notes)(European Union conduct survey across europe peoples)
June 1, 2007... When the European Union polled people connected with the energy business across the Continent, 40 percent said they believe that C[O.sub.2] capture and storage is "definitely necessary" in their own country. Another 35 percent said that it is...

Keep the sub shop going.(news & notes)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... A study by the Rand Corp. for the U.S. Navy concludes that it will be less expensive to develop the next class of nuclear submarines if the workforce is kept occupied and intact, even if it means starting the next cycle as many as five years...

$47 million contract for sub maintenance.(news & notes)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $46.7 million contract to perform routine maintenance and modernization work on the USS Alexandria (SSN-757), a Los Angeles-class attack submarine. Groton, Conn.-based Electric Boat is...

DLI Engineering Corp. of Bainbridge, Wash., has been awarded a $5 million contract to support machinery condition assessment for the propulsion and auxiliary machines aboard U.S. Navy aircraft carriers.(Briefly Noted)
June 1, 2007... DLI Engineering Corp. of Bainbridge, Wash., has been awarded a $5 million contract to support machinery condition assessment for the propulsion and auxiliary machines aboard U.S. Navy aircraft carriers. DLI is teamed with The Lightship Group...

Lockheed Martin has been selected to provide a Tactical Reconnaissance and Counter-Concealment Enabled Radar (TRACER) capability to the U.S. Army.(Briefly Noted)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Lockheed Martin has been selected to provide a Tactical Reconnaissance and Counter-Concealment Enabled Radar (TRACER) capability to the U.S. Army. Under this contract, worth $40 million, Lockheed Martin will work with the Army to in corporate...

Peerless Mfg. Co.(Briefly Noted)(Peerless Manufacturing Co. )(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Peerless Mfg. Co. of Dallas was awarded a contract valued at about $14 million for the design and supply of separation equipment for multiple compressor stations along the East-West gas transmission pipeline project in India. These separators...

Curtiss-Wright said it has acquired Scientech LLC of Idaho Falls, Idaho, for approximately $57.8 million.(Briefly Noted)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Curtiss-Wright said it has acquired Scientech LLC of Idaho Falls, Idaho, for approximately $57.8 million. Scientech provides commercial nuclear power instrumentation, electrical components, specialty hardware, process control systems, and...

Phoenix Motorcars Inc., a manufacturer of fleet electric vehicles in Ontario, Calif., has placed an order worth $2.2 million for NanoSafe 23 kwh battery packs made by Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. Altair.(Briefly Noted)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Phoenix Motorcars Inc., a manufacturer of fleet electric vehicles in Ontario, Calif., has placed an order worth $2.2 million for NanoSafe 23 kwh battery packs made by Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. Altair, based in Reno, Nev., said the latest...

MSC.Software will integrate visualization software developed by Computational Engineering International.(Briefly Noted)
June 1, 2007... MSC.Software will integrate visualization software developed by Computational Engineering International into its new SimXpert product line.

Transition set for Livermore lab.(news & notes)(contract of Lawrence Livermore National Security LLC)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... The U.S. Department of Energy and the National Nuclear Security Administration have selected Lawrence Livermore National Security LLC to manage and operate Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The contract begins on Oct. 1, 2007. It is...

Drawing tech teachers.(recruiting teachers for New Jersey public schools)
June 1, 2007... The Greater Trenton Section of ASME, trying to do its part to foster STEM education, is holding job fairs to recruit teachers of technology for the New Jersey public schools. Three dozen people signed up for the initial event. STEM is an...

Brain as system.(computing)(Stanford University launched Mathematics of the Brain course)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... THE BRAIN MAY BE A HUMAN ORGAN, but it's also a complex system. Taking a systems engineering approach to understanding the brain could help the scientists who study its workings. That's the approach of Victor Eliashberg, a systems engineer...

Web of cell phones.(computing)(International Business Machines Corp. develops middleware)
June 1, 2007... ONE DAY, CELL PHONES might be able to share information with nearby phones or mobile devices. That shared data could allow you to avoid traffic jams on your way to work--or find the best way out of a burning building. Middleware being...

Powering up digital trucks.(computing)(International Truck Development Technology Center)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... TO BOOST PERFORMANCE OF full-vehicle heavy truck analyses and reduce analysis time, the International Truck Development Technology Center recently installed a computer cluster. The center, in Fort Wayne, Ind., installed the SGI Altix XE...

Building a plane in four minutes.(computing)(planning information of Boeing 787)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... NOW PLAYING AT THE FUTURE of Flight Aviation Center: a 3-D visual holographic video that, in four minutes, depicts the assembly of a Boeing 787. David Shaw, who has worked at Boeing and is now a senior CAD designer at Freightliner in...

Robotic cooperation.(computing)(Thayer School of Engineering)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... IF YOU CAN'T BUY IT, BUILD IT. That's the theory behind a recent robot initiative. Because they couldn't find exactly the right robot for their research, scientists at Dartmouth's Thayer School of Engineering in Hanover, N.H., are now at...

Whole new concept.(computing)(CEEMO Engineering is designing a new car)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... THE MOVE FROM DESIGNING PARTS for race cars to actual race car design can't be easy. But one company in The Netherlands said it's up to the task. CEEMO Engineering of Maarssen makes airfoils, body panels, and air boxes for race cars. Not...

Stop that saw.(computing)(Steve Gass's electric saw)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... AS ANY WOODWORKER KNOWS, you risk losing a finger if you're not paying attention. Lifelong woodworker Steve Gass wants to end that danger. He applied his doctorate in physics to design a saw that runs with a small electrical current on the...

Think thin for savings.(computing)(network computers)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... IT MAY SOUND LIKE A NEW slimming craze, but thin clients are, in fact, slimmed-down computers used to move data. No fancy number crunching or processing for these computers, which don't include hard drives. They send information to a server...

Starting over, again.(computing)(Interview)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... THE INTERNET IS MARVEL ENOUGH. And yet, it grew up in very willy-nilly fashion. The nagging question (at least in the minds of some computer scientists): Is this really how we would build it if we could design it all over again, knowing what we...

Noran Engineering Inc. of Westminster, Calif., which makes FEA software, is expanding its business relationship with UGS Corp. of Piano, Texas, from supplier to channel partner.(Briefly Noted)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Noran Engineering Inc. of Westminster, Calif., which makes FEA software, is expanding its business relationship with UGS Corp. of Piano, Texas, from supplier to channel partner. Noran now markets, sells, distributes, supports, and services...

Lattice Technology.(Briefly Noted)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Lattice Technology of San Francisco, a developer of 3-D publishing applications, has released Lattice3D Reporter, with which manufacturers can insert 3D XVL data easily on reports and documents.

Informative Graphics Corp.(Briefly Noted)
June 1, 2007... Informative Graphics Corp. of Scottsdale, Ariz., has up graded its Myriad 3-D and 2-D CAD viewer to version 8.

Dassault Systemes.(Briefly Noted)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Dassault Systemes of Paris has released Catia Automotive Extensions, Vehicle Architecture, or CAVA. It ensures legal conformity of the car architecture with national and international mandates during design.

Algor Inc.(Briefly Noted)
June 1, 2007... Algor Inc. of Pittsburgh has upgraded its piping design and analysis software, PipePak, to version 10.

SensAble Technologies Inc.(Briefly Noted)
June 1, 2007... Haptic software and hardware maker SensAble Technologies Inc. of Woburn, Mass., has upgraded its FreeForm Modeling and Modeling Plus software to version 9.1.

Pipe flow simulation.(software exchange)
June 1, 2007... Capability: Engineers use Pipe-Flo to simulate fluid systems under a variety of conditions. Users select pumps from more than 70 manufacturers' catalogs for use with the software. The application can provide results for series, branching, and...

Words and math.(software exchange)
June 1, 2007... Capability: Maple 11 solves math problems and creates technical documents. The upgrade features enhancements to the application's document interface and computation engine. The smart document environment automatically captures technical...

Thermal analysis.(software exchange)
June 1, 2007... Capability: Version 2.5 of the Sinda/G plug-in for MSC.Patran integrates the thermal analysis software with the finite element analysis pre- and post-processing capabilities of MSC.Patran or MSC.Nastran. The thermal result generated by the...

Model gas reservoirs.(software exchange)
June 1, 2007... Capability: The plotting tool Tecplot RS 2007, which has been upgraded to release 2, is specifically designed to visualize modeling information for oil and gas reservoirs. The upgrade now offers the capability to compare well data on a bubble...

Surfaces to solids.(software exchange)
June 1, 2007... Capability: Rhino 4.0 includes 500 new features and enhancements compared with Rhino 3.0, according to the developer. The design software creates, edits, and analyzes non-uniform rational B-spline curves, surfaces, and solids. The upgrade gives...

Correction.(software exchange)(Correction notice)
June 1, 2007... CEI offers an academic license for EnSight Lite at $625. The price was printed incorrectly in the May Software Exchange.

Tap tap tap.(INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Tapping on bombs is often thought of as a good way to get oneself blown up. But engineers at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., have discovered that to find damage in missile casings, it's best to give them a solid thwack. Modern...

Molecular trimmers.(INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... If you have a string that's too long, there's no secret about what you do: You grab a pair of scissors and cut. But what happens if the string is the chain of amino acids that make up a protein? In March, Japanese researchers demonstrated a...

Gas scanner.(INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL)
June 1, 2007... With oil and natural gas fetching premium prices, finding new supplies quickly and cheaply has become a priority. The traditional method for finding those sources, seismic surveys, is unfortunately both expensive and cumbersome. But a...

Stretching sensors.(INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL)
June 1, 2007... Flexible electronics is poised to be the next big thing over the next two years. If things go according to some plans, future electronic displays will roll up like sheets of paper. But the upcoming generation of flexible electronics, which are...

Littlest fingers.(INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL)(Laxman Saggere's Microelectromechanical system)
June 1, 2007... Perhaps the ultimate dream of nanotechnology is the nanoscale fabricator. Minute robots would grab molecule-size parts and assemble them into functioning nanoscale machines. Once you have the nanoscale factory, the thinking goes, you can make...

Shower power switch.(INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL)(Don Brunkhardt )
June 1, 2007... It's a problem that parents of teenagers know all too well: One or more family members are tying up the bathroom taking extraordinarily long showers. Since bathroom doors lock from the inside, there have been few ways to turn off the taps on an...

Right on track: a federal drive that looks at issues ranging from sleep time to hairline cracks is improving the safety record of U.S. rail traffic.(FEATURE FOCUS: TRANSPORTATION)
June 1, 2007... When the Federal Railroad Administration announced earlier this year that rail accidents had declined for the second year in a row, the agency attributed the gains not to luck, but to steps that it has taken to improve the reliability of...

Containing risk: when it comes to handling highly toxic materials, building stronger tank cars is one solution, but shipping a safer substitute is even better.(FEATURE FOCUS: TRANSPORTATION)
June 1, 2007... Someone working on a railroad crew in Graniteville, S.C., on a night in January 2005 left a switch in the wrong position. The mistake directed a freight train off the main line and onto a siding, where it struck a stationary train. Almost 20...

Dream machine: the people who spurred the development of a private space plane have set their sights on a more difficult task: a high-efficiency car that even Homer Simpson would love.(FEATURE FOCUS: TRANSPORTATION)
June 1, 2007... FOR all the Cassandra-like warnings that the American birthright to drive big cars long distances is leaving the world high (as in temperature) and dry (as in oil wells) it's easy to ignore this in the summer of 2007. The driving season has...

Online and in synch: systems and negotiation theory has a lot to tell us about collaborative design.
June 1, 2007... A toolbox that attaches to the top of a folding ladder keeps all needed tools within easy reach. No more climbing back down to retrieve a stray screwdriver. A three-in-one tool combines safety knife, marker, and pen. Maybe they're not...

Plastic arts: the chemistry that has formed so many of the objects in our world traces its roots to an accidental discovery 100 years ago.(Biography)
June 1, 2007... The last century has variously been described as the Auto Age, the Electric Age, the Atomic Age, and the Computer Age. Each of these new technologies has dramatically changed the world and the way we live. For the same reason, we could also...

Going mainstream: cheap systems seek to bring 3-D printing to the masses.(3D Systems Corp.)(Desktop Factory Inc. )
June 1, 2007... Will 3-D printers follow the route of color laser printers, faxes, large-format printers, and copiers? When those engineering office essentials first hit the market, they cost thousands and few could afford them. Now they are everywhere. Could...

Spindle alignment.(new products)
June 1, 2007... PINPOINT LASER SYSTEMS, NEWBURYPORT. MASS. The Spindle Alignment Tool, a new measuring and alignment system, is for lathes, turning equipment, spindles, and related machinery. It is said to be easy to use, versatile, and affordable for use...

Automation products.(new products)
June 1, 2007... OMEGA ENGINEERING INC.. STAMFORD, CONN. The company is seeking to transform the world of automation with its new Omegamation line of automation products. Omega, a leader in process measurement and control products, is adding these automation...

Mini pressure sensors.(new products)
June 1, 2007... PCB PIEZOTRONICS INC., DEPEW. N.Y. Series 105 is a new family of ICP miniature dynamic pressure sensors, suitable for monitoring dynamic combustion pressure in diesel and natural gas-powered engines, and other reciprocating equipment. Proper...

Air knives.(new products)
June 1, 2007... EXAIR CORP., CINCINNATI, OHIO. The Universal Air Knife Mounting System provides secure and precise positioning for air knives used to blow off, dry, and cool. At the end of each production run, the air knife can be easily moved close to the...

Washers.(new products)
June 1, 2007... BLUE BLADE STEEL, KENILWORTH, N.J. Consistency and uniformity in washers for critical assembly applications may be achieved by stamping, drawing, or machining them from tempered steel material, according to Blue Blade Steel. The company says...

High voltage.(new products)
June 1, 2007... ULTRAVOLT INC., RONKONKOMA, N.Y. The company, which manufactures standard-product dc-to-dc high-voltage power supplies, is refining three product lines: the A Series, 10A-25A Series, and 30A-40A Series, by offering the 25 parts per million...

Idler guard.(new products)
June 1, 2007... ASGCO MANUFACTURING INC., ALLENTOWN. PA. The lightweight SafeGuard return idler guard is designed to prevent injuries from pinch points and to catch the return idler if it should fall. Installation of SafeGuard on a conveyor belt return idler...

Blowoff and cooling.(product information)
June 1, 2007... EXAIR CORP., CINCINNATI. OHIO. Catalog No. 21 is a full-color technical guide offering solutions to common industrial cooling, drying, conveying, blowoff, cleaning, and static electricity problems. The 128-page publication features many...

Fluid sensors.(product information)
June 1, 2007... IFM EFECTOR INC., EXTON. PA. The Fluid Sensors and Diagnostic Systems 2006/2007 catalog offers more than 400 product solutions for process control applications. The 415-page volume covers pressure and vacuum sensors, flow sensors, level...

Guide systems.(product information)
June 1, 2007... IGUS INC., EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. Igus now offers a free CD-ROM of its comprehensive Energy Chain and iglide product catalogs and design guides. This searchable CD-ROM provides the product and design information contained in the company's print...

Instrumentation.(product information)
June 1, 2007... PCB PIEZOTRONICS INC.. DEPEW, N.Y. In this color catalog, there are 46 pages of PCB product and internal capabilities, as well as detailed specifications for acceleration, acoustics, force, load, pressure, shock, strain, torque, and vibration...

Linear guideways.(product information)
June 1, 2007... WARNER LINEAR, BELVIDERE, ILL. This 28-page brochure introduces high-speed, high-accuracy linear guideways, engineered for quiet, long-lasting operation. A patented recirculation system provides smooth linear motion with reduced noise, and the...

Digital torque meter with RS-232 output--HHTQ88.(Instrumentation & Control)
June 1, 2007... OMEGA's new HHTQ88 is a precision test instrument for automotive automation, laboratories and general industrial applications. The unit comes complete with the torque sensor with built-in 12 mm (0.5") chuck and chuck key. Three selectable...

New Flow, Level and Environmental Greenbook[R].(Instrumentation & Control)
June 1, 2007... Volume MMV 7th Edition of the FLOW, LEVEL AND ENVIRONMENTAL GREENBOOK[R] has over 1,500 pages of the latest flow, level, and environmental products to meet your every need, including a comprehensive product selection of industrial, field and...

Single or dual input digital thermometers--HH11A AND HH12A.(Instrumentation & Control)
June 1, 2007... Covering a range of -50 to 1,300[degrees]C (-58 to 1,999[degrees]F) with their 3 1/2-digit LCD displays, the HH11A and HH12A are low-cost, multi-featured thermometers new from OMEGA and compatible with any subminiature Type K thermocouple. The...

Bunting Magnetics Co.(Materials & Assembly)
June 1, 2007... Bunting Magnetics Co. designs and manufactures some of the best magnetic conveyor equipment in the industry. Our Material Handling Products save time, labor, and expenses in a wide range of industrial applications. Request our new Material...

Plastic Fasteners.(Materials & Assembly)
June 1, 2007... This NEW catalog #35 is over 250 pages and details more than 20,000 plastic fasteners to accommodate a wide range of applications. This FREE catalog features 10 NEW product lines with 160 new items. FREE ENGINEERING SAMPLES are available upon...

New optics catalog.(Materials & Assembly)
June 1, 2007... Rolyn Optics announces its new catalog, "Optics for Industry." 140 pages of product data, photos, performance graphs, and ordering information. Simple and compound lenses, prisms, optical flats/flat glass, flat and concave mirrors, absorption...

Real world nonlinear, 3D contact, composites, fatigue, optimization, multiphysics problems?(Engineering Tools)
June 1, 2007... Real world nonlinear, 3D contact, composites, fatigue, optimization, multiphysics problems? Let NEiNastran provide the insight and solutions. Whether you are an experienced analyst or just introducing finite element analysis into your...

Electrical/optic thru-bulkhead hermetic seals.(Engineering Tools)
June 1, 2007... Standard and custom hermetic designs. Low or high pressures or vacuums. Any cable type or pin connector may be specified. Circular or rectangular seals including micro D-sub. Design flexibility, low cost, compact sizes high corrosion...

Proven partner: Gridgen[R] reliable CFD meshing.(Engineering Tools)
June 1, 2007... Gridgen is reliable software for making hybrid CFD meshes. It is known for its ease-of-use. USe it to create triangular, quadrilateral, prismatic, tetrahedral, pyramidal, and hexahedral cells in one grid. Gridgen's journaling and scripting let...

Low-cost Vibration Test Systems and digital controllers.(Engineering Tools)
June 1, 2007... 100 lbf System $5,665 with Vibrator, base, blower, low-distortion linear amplifier, cables & hose. Digital Controller Packages convert PCs to Vibration Controllers-Sine $3995. Random $4,995. 4-Channel Swept-Sine, Random & Classical Shock with...

Software for Engineering Design, Analysis and Reference, Engineers Toolbox (ETBX) features integrated computational modules for solid mechanics, dynamics, controls, fluid flow, heat transfer, fatigue and fracture mechanics.(Engineering Tools)
June 1, 2007... Software for Engineering Design, Analysis and Reference, Engineers Toolbox (ETBX) features integrated computational modules for solid mechanics, dynamics, controls, fluid flow, heat transfer, fatigue and fracture mechanics. The graphically...

Plant design suite.(Engineering Tools)
June 1, 2007... This brochure describes Coade's CADWorx plant design suite. CADWorx Plant models piping, steelwork ducting and HVAC in full 3D, with collision checking and fabrication deliverables. CADWorx P&ID produces intelligent process and instrumentation...

View parts in 3D online, download free CAD models.(Engineering Tools)
June 1, 2007... J.W. Winco's website makes designing easy! Huge selection of standard machine components in metric and inch sizes Use the integrated eDrawings viewer right on the site, download all CAD formats in 2D or 3D free Purchase online 24/7 with credit...

Materials: Engineering, Science, Processing, and Design.(ME bookshelf)(Brief article)(Book review)
June 1, 2007... Materials: Engineering, Science, Processing, and Design. Michael Ashby, Hugh Shercliff, and David Cebon. Butterworth-Heinemann, an Elsevier imprint, 30 Corporate Dr., Suite 400, Burlington, MA 01803. 2007. 518 pages. $74.95. ISBN 0-7506-8391-0....

Building Anatomy: An Illustrated Guide to How Structures Work.(ME bookshelf)(Brief article)(Book review)
June 1, 2007... Building Anatomy: An Illustrated Guide to How Structures Work. Iver Wahl. McGraw-Hill, 2 Penn Plaza, New York, NY 10121. 2006. 410 pp. $59.95. ISBN 0-07-143213-2. Years of disaster site studies have revealed that structures fail because of...

Life Cycle Reliability Engineering.(ME bookshelf)(Brief article)(Book review)
June 1, 2007... Life Cycle Reliability Engineering. Guangbin Yang. John Wiley & Sons Inc., 111 River St., Hoboken, NJ 07030. 2007. 532 pages. $125. ISBN 978-0-471-71529-0. In today's global, competitive business environment, reliability professionals are...

Introduction to Structural Dynamics.(ME bookshelf)(Brief article)(Book review)
June 1, 2007... Introduction to Structural Dynamics. Bruce K. Donaldson. Cambridge University Press, 32 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10013-2473. 2006. 544 pages. $125. ISBN 978-0-521-86574-6. Designed for use primarily for a first-year graduate...

Manufacturing Engineering: Principles for Optimization. Third Edition.(ME bookshelf)(Brief article)(Book review)
June 1, 2007... Manufacturing Engineering: Principles for Optimization. Third Edition. Daniel T. Koenig. ASME Press, Three Park Ave., New York, NY 10016-5990. 2007. 536 pages. ASME members, $99; retail, $124. ISBN 0-7918-0249-3. This revised, updated...

Series in Thermal & Fluid Physics.(ME bookshelf)("Gas-Liquid Flows")("Energy and Process Integration")(Book review)
June 1, 2007... The two books listed immediately below are the latest offerings in the Series in Thermal & Fluid Physics & Engineering from Begell House, moving the total number of titles in this series to 11. The remaining volumes follow. According to...

Applied mechanics reviews articles.(ASME publications)(American Society Of Mechanical Engineers)(Bibliography)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... My Challenge in the Development of a Mixed Variational Method in Solid Mechanics. T. Kawai. Vol. 60, No. 2, March 2007, pp. 51-64. Research Advances in the Dynamic Stability Behavior of Plates and Shells: 1987-2005--Part I: Conservative...

Codes and standards.(ASME publications)(Bibliography)
June 1, 2007... ASME PCC-2-2006, Repair of Pressure Equipment and Piping. Book No. A15906. 148 pp., softcover. $95. ASME PCC-2-2006 will not include an addenda or an interpretations subscription service. The next edition of the standard is scheduled for...