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Elnashaie, Said S. E. H.; Fateen, Seif-Eddeen; El-Ahwany, Ahmed; Moustafa, Tarek M. – Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 2008
The ISA, based on system theory, is the best way to organize knowledge and exchange it. It depends on defining every system through its boundary, main processes within this boundary, and exchange with the environment through this boundary. It relies upon thermodynamics and information theory and is, therefore, applicable to all kinds of systems,…
Descriptors: Information Theory, Fuels, Investigations, Thermodynamics
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Berridge, Chris – School Science Review, 1989
Reviews the history of the steam turbine at sea from the 1880s to modern turbines. Presents several pictures of various types of turbines. (YP)
Descriptors: Engineering, Engineering Technology, Engines, Foreign Countries
Corbett, Robert J.; Miller, Barbara – 1984
The air-to-air heat exchanger (a fan powered ventilation device that recovers heat from stale outgoing air) is explained in this six-part publication. Topic areas addressed are: (1) the nature of air-to-air heat exchangers and how they work; (2) choosing and sizing the system; (3) installation, control, and maintenance of the system; (4) heat…
Descriptors: Air Flow, Energy, Energy Conservation, Engineering Technology