Building and Construction Reference Materials
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Case Study: H.T. Lyons (.pdf)
From: MacroAir TechnologiesDescription: Background Customer: H.T. Lyons, Inc., a full service mechanical contractor specializing in design, energy savings engineering and construction services. Distributor: DSI Solutions, designers, ...
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Horse Barn Ventilation Systems: How HVLS Fans Maintain Uniform Air Temperatures (.pdf)
From: MacroAir TechnologiesDescription: Indoor air quality is important whether you work in a warehouse or a barn. Indoor air, when it isn't continuously mixed with fresh air, becomes stuffy and smelly. (Think about how the air smells on a ...
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What is Evaporative Cooling?
Description: Cooling through evaporation is a natural occurrence. The most common example we all experience is perspiration, or sweat. As perspiration evaporates it absorbs heat to cool your body. ...
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Advances in HVLS Fan Technology: How Six Blades Perform Better, Lower Energy Costs (.pdf)
From: MacroAir TechnologiesDescription: Energy is expensive, especially when it comes to heating and cooling. Whether you do business in the northeast or the south, you're most likely looking for ways to lower your energy costs. In ...
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Accurate Temperature Control for the Separation of Solvents from Liquid Samples (.pdf)
Description: As a widely used technique, the separation of one component from a liquid sample is integral to the medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutical, chromatography and petrochemical fields. However, achieving ...
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Positive Displacement Pump and Turbine Pump Attributes to Consider for Liquid-Based Temperature Control (.pdf)
Description: Rotary vane Positive Displacement (PD) pumps may be the most commonly used pumps in re-circulating chillers today. Performance and low cost have made them the favored pumps for a variety of ...
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Temperature Control for Computer to Plate Technology (.pdf)
Description: Thermal Computer to Plate (CtP), an imaging technology used in state-of-the-art printing presses, has replaced older Computer to Film (CtF) technology. In order to consistently produce the ...
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Understanding Temperature Control in Bioreactor Systems (.pdf)
Description: Microbiologists, biochemists, and chemical engineers need to cultivate organisms in a highly controlled manner. As such, bioreactors have become integral to the pharmaceutical, food, and chemical ...
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Cooling Process Control Panels Effectively
From: Noren Thermal Inc.Description: Over the past few decades, the use of sophisticated high density electronics within automation and process control panels has become commonplace. Thermal management and its related costs for these ...
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13 Easy Steps to Cutting Your Energy Costs by 50% (.doc)
From: Steel Guard Safety Corp.Description: When the price of gas increases so does your energy bill. Every aspect of your operations is affected. Profits are eroded. Jobs are threatened. But there are some easy steps you can take - a road map ...
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Burned Out Bulbs Burning a Hole in Your Wallet (.pdf)
Description: How many dollars does it take to change a light bulb? No, this isn't a joke. If you have ever installed door-mounted indicator lamps on a control panel only to return a short time later to find some ...
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Have a Safe Day! (.pdf)
Description: All of us want to feel safe. When you plug in a new toaster, do you want to be concerned about getting shocked or starting a fire? Of course not! What guarantees these hazards will not turn into ...
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Hazardous Atmospheres: Explosion Proof
Description: In the last edition of 20/20 Insights we discussed the elements that must be present in order to produce an explosion. The three legs of the "fire triangle" (fuel, oxygen, and an ignition source) are ...
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Hazardous Atmospheres: Intrinsic Safety
Description: In the last edition of 20/20 Insights we covered the use of explosion proof construction to prevent a source of ignition from coming in contact with a room full of fuel and air. Strong enclosures with ...
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Hazardous Atmospheres: Selecting Intrinsic Safety Barriers
Description: In the last edition of 20/20 Insights we covered the concept of intrinsically safe (IS) systems and how their design limits the release of energy into a hazardous atmosphere to prevent ignition. Now ...
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Understand, Maintain and Service Your Torque Wrench
From: Mountz, Inc.Description: A torque wrench is a precision tool and should be treated and maintained like a measuring instrument. A torque wrench must be properly calibrated and maintained on a preventative maintenance and ...
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Civil Engineering License Review, Fifteenth Edition
Description: Civil Engineering License Review, Fifteenth Edition Including essay and multiple-choice exam problems, this review book offers a detailed discussion of the Civil Engineering/Professional Engineer ...
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Cold Air Distribution: System Design Guide
Description: Cold Air Distribution: System Design Guide Offering comprehensive coverage of cold-air distribution considerations, this guide provides designers and building owners with the basic information needed ...
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The 3rd Technical Symposium on Computer Applications of Fire Protection Engineering
Description: The 3rd Technical Symposium on Computer Applications of Fire Protection Engineering This text offers the final proceedings of the 3rd Technical Symposium on Computer Applications, and provides access ...
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ASHRAE GreenGuide: The Design, Construction, and Operation of Sustainable Buildings, Second Edition
Description: ASHRAE GreenGuide: The Design, Construction, and Operation of Sustainable Buildings, Second Edition Emphasizing teamwork and coordination between interested parties, this guide will be useful to ...
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ASHRAE Handbook: Fundamentals, Inch Pound Edition
Description: ASHRAE Handbook: Fundamentals, Inch Pound Edition Updated with research sponsored by ASHRAE and others, this text covers basic materials, climate data, load and energy calculations, duct and pipe ...
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Bridge Engineering, Second Edition
Description: Bridge Engineering, Second Edition Written for new and experienced highway engineers, this master resource offers the most complete and practical treatment for every aspect of highway bridge design, ...
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Building Design and Construction Handbook, Sixth Edition
Description: Building Design and Construction Handbook, Sixth Edition Covering every important step in building design and construction, this book includes new design specifications; the latest developments in ...
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The Architect's Portable Handbook: First-Step Rules of Thumb for Building Design, Third Edition
Description: The Architect's Portable Handbook: First-Step Rules of Thumb for Building Design, Third Edition When it comes to providing architects with quick, accurate guidance for a complete range of on-the-job ...
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Accessing Autodesk Architectural Desktop 2007
Description: Accessing Autodesk Architectural Desktop 2007 Written for all levels, this book offers engaging, step-by-step tutorials and projects that clearly demonstrate and reinforce the real-world application ...
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The Science Of Structural Engineering
Description: The Science Of Structural Engineering Presented in a completely non-mathematical way, this sequential guide illuminates the activity of the present-day structural engineer, to show how a store of ...
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Building Aerodynamics
Description: Building Aerodynamics Written specifically for practicing Architects and Engineers, as well as students, this thorough guide explains topics such as wind, wind environments, ventilation, fire, and ...
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Risk Analysis in Building Fire Safety Engineering
Description: Risk Analysis in Building Fire Safety Engineering With case studies and examples from across the world, this book bridges the gap between risk assessment and fire safety engineering and applies ...
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Structural and Stress Analysis, Second Edition
Description: Structural and Stress Analysis, Second Edition Presenting a comprehensive introduction to all types of structural and stress analysis, from basic principles of statics, to normal and shear force, and ...
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Ground Penetrating Radar, 2nd Edition
Description: Ground Penetrating Radar, 2nd Edition This book provides a snapshot of the field of ground penetrating radar, and the inter-relationship between those topics in electromagnetism, soil science, ...
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Building Construction Handbook, Sixth Edition
Description: Building Construction Handbook, Sixth Edition Presenting its information in a highly illustrated and unique visual style, this vital learning resource provides extensive coverage of building ...
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Building Regulations in Brief, Fifth Edition
Description: Building Regulations in Brief, Fifth Edition Sensibly organized by building element rather than by regulation, this handy guide offers practical and no-nonsense advice that will enable you to comply ...
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WP #130:The Advantages of Row and Rack-Oriented Cooling Architectures for Data Centers
Description: Latest generation high density and variable density IT equipment create conditions that traditional data center room cooling was never intended to address, resulting in cooling systems that are ...
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Applying Neural Network Technology To Next Generation Flame Detectors
From: General Monitors by MSADescription: Accurate and reliable industrial flame monitoring has always represented a technical challenge. The main flame monitoring concern lies in the requirement to differentiate spectral radiation emitted by ...
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Engineering Tools
From: W.M. BergDescription: Most of our really cool Engineering Tools are now web enabled! They are designed to help you get the most out of your computer. Save time in performing routine and repetitive calculations or ...