The Cracking Tower

Author : Jim DeKorne
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
ISBN 13 : 155643944X
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book The Cracking Tower written by Jim DeKorne and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2010-05-18 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: End-of-the-world paranoia has been with us since time immemorial. Now, with the end of the legendary Mayan “long count” calendar looming on December 21, 2012 and recent threats of a worldwide economic collapse triggering widespread apprehension and a search for answers, The Cracking Tower offers an arsenal of strategies to turn these fears into an opportunity for spiritual and personal growth. Beginning with a lively memoir of the author’s experiences in the ’60s, the book goes on to explore apocalyptic thinking through perennial philosophy, shamanism, gnostic mysticism, the body as a vessel of consciousness (and death as “an extended out-of-body experience”), and psychedelics. Shaping the discussion is the fascinating metaphor of the cracking tower, an apparatus for distilling gasoline, as a vehicle for distilling our awareness. Rather than speculating on what might occur in 2012, DeKorne proposes vigilance of a more introspective sort. “The important thing,” he says, “is to ignore the finger and strive to comprehend the moon,” to see what our apocalyptic tendencies reveal about ourselves.

Author : R. B. Bonshor
Publisher : Building Research Establishment
ISBN 13 : 9781860810398
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.9X/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Cracking in Buildings written by R. B. Bonshor and published by Building Research Establishment. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Ralph Leo Marek
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Safety at Petroleum Cracking Plants written by Ralph Leo Marek and published by . This book was released on 1933 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : James G. Speight
Publisher : William Andrew
ISBN 13 : 9781437778526
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book The Refinery of the Future written by James G. Speight and published by William Andrew. This book was released on 2010-12-21 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As feedstocks to refineries change, there must be an accompanying change in refinery technology. This means a movement from conventional means of refining heavy feedstocks using (typically) coking technologies to more innovative processes that will coax the last drips of liquid fuels from the feedstock. This book presents the evolution of refinery processes during the last century and as well as the means by which refinery processes will evolve during the next three-to-five decades. Chapters contain material relevant to (1) comparisons of current feedstocks with heavy oil and bio-feedstocks; (2) evolution of refineries since the 1950s, (3) properties and refinability of heavy oil and bio-feedstocks, (4) thermal processes vs. hydroprocesses, and (5) evolution of products to match the environmental market. Process innovations that have influenced refinery processing over the past three decades are presented, as well as the relevant patents that have the potential for incorporation into future refineries. • Comparison of current feedstocks with heavy oil and bio-feedstocks. • Evolution of refineries over the past three decades. • Properties and refinability of heavy oil and bio-feedstocks. • Thermal processes vs. Hydroprocesses. • Evolution of products to match the environmental market. Investigates the engineering and plant design challenges presented by heavy oil and bio-feedstocks Explores the legislatory and regulatory climate, including increasingly stringent environmental requirements Examines the trade-offs of thermal processes vs. hydroprocesses

Author : Cathryn Constable
Publisher : Chicken House
ISBN 13 : 1910002089
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book The White Tower written by Cathryn Constable and published by Chicken House. This book was released on 2017-01-05 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Livy is stunned when she is offered a place at Temple College, a prestigious school for the very brightest - because she is not. Recently, Livy's been drawn to the roof of the school, where, amongst the towering stone sentinels, she dreams she can step into the sky. But her dreams are more real than she thinks ...

Author : Mohamed A. Fahim
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 9780080931562
Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Fundamentals of Petroleum Refining written by Mohamed A. Fahim and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2009-11-19 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fundamentals of Petroleum Refining presents the fundamentals of thermodynamics and kinetics, and it explains the scientific background essential for understanding refinery operations. The text also provides a detailed introduction to refinery engineering topics, ranging from the basic principles and unit operations to overall refinery economics. The book covers important topics, such as clean fuels, gasification, biofuels, and environmental impact of refining, which are not commonly discussed in most refinery textbooks. Throughout the source, problem sets and examples are given to help the reader practice and apply the fundamental principles of refining. Chapters 1-10 can be used as core materials for teaching undergraduate courses. The first two chapters present an introduction to the petroleum refining industry and then focus on feedstocks and products. Thermophysical properties of crude oils and petroleum fractions, including processes of atmospheric and vacuum distillations, are discussed in Chapters 3 and 4. Conversion processes, product blending, and alkylation are covered in chapters 5-10. The remaining chapters discuss hydrogen production, clean fuel production, refining economics and safety, acid gas treatment and removal, and methods for environmental and effluent treatments. This source can serve both professionals and students (on undergraduate and graduate levels) of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Chemistry, and Chemical Technology. Beginners in the engineering field, specifically in the oil and gas industry, may also find this book invaluable. Provides balanced coverage of fundamental and operational topics Includes spreadsheets and process simulators for showing trends and simulation case studies Relates processing to planning and management to give an integrated picture of refining

Author : Universal Oil Products Company
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 920 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Pamphlets written by Universal Oil Products Company and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 920 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : United States. Patent Office
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1460 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office written by United States. Patent Office and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 1460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Koen Van Balen
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1317206614
Total Pages : 4200 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions: Anamnesis, Diagnosis, Therapy, Controls written by Koen Van Balen and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-11-03 with total page 4200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions. Anamnesis, diagnosis, therapy, controls contains the papers presented at the 10th International Conference on Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions (SAHC2016, Leuven, Belgium, 13-15 September 2016). The main theme of the book is “Anamnesis, Diagnosis, Therapy, Controls”, which emphasizes the importance of all steps of a restoration process in order to obtain a thorough understanding of the structural behaviour of built cultural heritage. The contributions cover every aspect of the structural analysis of historical constructions, such as material characterization, structural modelling, static and dynamic monitoring, non-destructive techniques for on-site investigation, seismic behaviour, rehabilitation, traditional and innovative repair techniques, and case studies. A special focus has been put on six specific themes: - Innovation and heritage - Preventive conservation - Computational strategies for heritage structures - Sustainable strengthening of masonry with composites - Values and sustainability, and - Subsoil interaction The knowledge, insights and ideas in Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions. Anamnesis, diagnosis, therapy, controls make this book of abstracts and the corresponding, digital full-colour conference proceedings containing the full papers must-have literature for researchers and practitioners involved in the structural analysis of historical constructions.

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1524 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book National Petroleum News written by and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 1524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: