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A Purdue Icon

James L. Mullins

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153 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h55min.
The former Purdue Power Plant (HPN) with its iconic smoke stack and the attached Engineering Administration Building (ENAD) at the very heart of campus played important roles for most of the twentieth century. To many Purdue students and alumni, the smoke stack not only symbolized the emphasis at Purdue on technology but also provided a visible marker for the Purdue campus. The smoke stack was lovingly referred to by many as "Purdue's finger to the world." Amid controversy, the smoke stack was demolished in the early 1990s when the Purdue Clock Tower was constructed to locate the campus on the landscape. A Purdue Icon: Creation, Life, and Legacy is an edited volume that speaks to the history of the Power Plant, from the initial need for increased power and heat to meet a growing campus demand and its Romanesque architecture that allowed it to fit contextually on the campus, to the people who worked to bring heat and power to the campus by keeping the boilers up and the students who experienced the principles and applications of mechanical engineering through active learning. This book tells the story of the transition to alternative power and heat sources at the University, the decommissioning of the Power Plant, the controversy about what was to be done with this important site at the heart of the campus, and the challenges associated with the Power Plant's potential reuse or demolition. The unique problems faced with demolishing a contaminated building in the middle of a major research university campus are insightfully explored before introducing the Thomas S. and Harvey D. Wilmeth Active Learning Center: a potential new Purdue icon.Foreword, by Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. Preface Introduction, by James L. Mullins and Elizabeth Bower Essay 1: Following a National Example: Purdue’s Transition to the Mechanical and Industrial Age, by James L. Mullins Essay 2: Setting the Stage: A Pivotal Time for Planning and Design at Purdue, by Eugene R. Hatke and Jeffrey A. Rhodes Essay 3: The “Splendidly Designed” Power Plant: From Symbol of Modernity to Beloved Icon, by Susan Curtis and Kristina Bross Essay 4: Heating and Power Plant–North: Home of the “Boilermakers”, by Lynn Parrish Essay 5: A Phoenix from the Coal Ashes: An Active Learning Center Emerges on the Old Power Plant Site, by James L. Mullins Essay 6: End of an Era: The Razing of the Old Power Plant and ENAD, by Mark Shaurette Introduction Essay 7: The Architectural Vision: Thomas S. and Harvey D. Wilmeth Active Learning Center Design Overview Epilogue, by James L. Mullins In Appreciation Index
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Manufacturing Facilities Design & Material Handling

Matthew P. Stephens

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Designed for junior- and senior-level courses in plant and facilities planning and manufacturing systems and procedures, this textbook also is suitable for graduate-level and two-year college courses. The book takes a practical, hands-on, project-oriented approach to exploring the techniques and procedures for developing an efficient facility layout. It also introduces state-of-the-art tools including computer simulation. Access to Layout-iQ workspace planning software is included for purchasers of the book. Theoretical concepts are clearly explained and then rapidly applied to a practical setting through a detailed case study at the end of the volume. The book systematically leads students through the collection, analysis, and development of information to produce a quality functional plant layout for a lean manufacturing environment. All aspects of facility design, from receiving to shipping, are covered. In the sixth edition of this successful book, numerous updates have been made, and a chapter on engineering cost estimating and analysis has been added. Also, rather than including brief case-in-point examples at the end of each chapter, a single, detailed case study is provided that better exposes students to the multiple considerations that need to be taken into account when improving efficiency in a real manufacturing facility. The textbook has enjoyed substantial international adoptions and has been translated into Spanish and Chinese.CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO MANUFACTURING FACILITIES DESIGN AND MATERIAL HANDLING CHAPTER 2: SOURCES OF INFORMATION FOR MANUFACTURING FACILITIES DESIGN CHAPTER 3: TIME STUDY CHAPTER 4: PROCESS DESIGN CHAPTER 5: ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP ANALYSIS CHAPTER 6: FLOW ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES CHAPTER 7: ERGONOMICS AND WORKSTATION DESIGN SPACE REQUIREMENTS CHAPTER 8: AUXILIARY SERVICES REQUIREMENT SPACE CHAPTER 9: EMPLOYEE SERVICES—SPACE REQUIREMENTS CHAPTER 10: MATERIAL HANDLING CHAPTER 11: MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT CHAPTER 12 OFFICE LAYOUT TECHNIQUES AND SPACE REQUIREMENTS CHAPTER 13: AREA ALLOCATION CHAPTER 14: FACILITIES DESIGN—THE LAYOUT CHAPTER 15: APPLICATION OF COMPUTER SIMULATION AND MODELING CHAPTER 16: ENGINEERING COST ESTIMATING AND ANALYSIS CHAPTER 17: SELLING THE LAYOUT ANSWERS APPENDIX INDEX
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Affiche du document Economics of Banana Production and Marketing in the Tropics

Economics of Banana Production and Marketing in the Tropics

S.N.D Chidebelu

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264 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 3h18min.
In most African countries, banana production has been consigned to subsistence production. However, a few countries, especially in Francophone West Africa, have recognised the commercial importance of banana, and have used their special relationship with France to export bananas. This has led to the dualization of the banana sector, with the traditional system existing side by side with a modern sector geared towards export trade. This book is one of the few comprehensive studies that have incorporated both the agronomic and economic aspects of banana production and marketing in Africa. It looks at all facets of banana production, from an historical perspective to the various traditional and modern technologies involved. The marketing aspect covers both the domestic and international trade, with emphasis on the preferential (ACP / DOM Lome Convention) and the open markets of the European Union. The book is a major contribution to understanding the internationalisation of the banana trade and to its ever-increasing investment portfolio, as the backbone of many a developing tropical economy. Although the emphasis is placed on Cameroon, other relevant African, tropical and subtropical banana-producing countries are mentioned where necessary, especially in the export sector where a degree of competition existed. Further, agricultural practices, soils, meteorological and climatological characteristics, pests and diseases, personnel and banana varieties grown, mean that findings in Cameroon are of relevance to other banana-producing countries, especially in Africa. Meanwhile, other African and tropical countries still contemplating entry into banana exports would benefit from the Cameroon experience. The book is of especial relevance to agronomists, entomologists, economists, farm managers, government policy makers, large, medium and small scale banana growers, and students and teachers in universities and schools of agriculture.
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Affiche du document Le design énergétique des bâtiments

Le design énergétique des bâtiments

Pascal Lenormand

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148 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h51min.
L’énergétique des bâtiments constitue un enjeu majeur de ces prochaines décennies. Et pourtant, son approche est encore trop souvent de type purement mécaniste. Ce livre présente un nouveau concept : le design énergétique. Il montre pourquoi les démarches technicistes et mécanistes classiques sont vouées à l’échec face aux enjeux de notre époque. Il propose une autre voie, s’inspirant ainsi de la démarche scientifique de Goethe, qui s’est opposé en son temps à Newton (sorti vainqueur) sur l’étude de la lumière. Il s’agit d’un des rares ouvrages écrit par un ingénieur, mais destiné à être lu par tous les acteurs du bâtiment, des concepteurs aux utilisateurs. Cette volonté est l’expression même de ce que l’auteur considère comme la démarche d’avenir : loin de s’opposer aux lois de la thermique, il montre comment on peut les inscrire dans une approche humaniste et réaliste, en prise avec le terrain, parce que la vie s’invite dans les questions énergétiques. « Ce dont il s’agit, c’est donc de cesser de considérer le bâtiment seul comme l’objet d’étude, mais bien le couple usager/bâtiment dans son ensemble. Cela demande rien de moins que d’ajouter à un certain savoir-faire technique (en énergétique, en thermique des enveloppes, en conception de systèmes, etc.) un large volet de savoir-être. » La préface de Dominique Gauzin-Müller, architecte reconnue, spécialiste de l’urbanisme et de l’architecture écoresponsables et la postface de Olivier Sidler, énergéticien, co-fondateur de l’Association négaWatt sont autant de symboles de cet esprit d’ouverture. Les illustrations sont signées Camille Bissuel, sensible aux thèmes abordés et animé d’une démarche artistique propre, cohérente avec l’objectif et l’esprit de l’ouvrage.
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