After careful consideration of reader feedback, we have decided to change our "Featured Title" into the "Editor's Pick of the Week." Unlike the "Featured Title," the "Editor's Pick" will not be open for 2 weeks of free access to the public. Most of our readers already have access to our "Editor's Pick" through their subscribing institution, and other interested readers can subscribe using the Ordering Info link on the Table of Contents. This change will allow us to showcase a wider variety of titles and topics on Knovel.
January 25, 2007
Editor's Pick of the Week
Magnesium Technology - Metallurgy, Design Data, Applications 
( c ) 2006 Springer-Verlag. This book substantially updates and complements existing reference sources on this key material. It assembles international contributions from seven countries covering a wide range of research programs into new alloys with the requisite property profiles, i.e., the current state of both research and technological applications of magnesium. In particular, the international team of authors covers key topics, such as: casting and wrought alloys; fabrication methods; corrosi on and protection; engineering requirements and strategies, with examples from the automobile, aerospace, and consumer-goods industries, and recycling. This authoritative reference and overview addresses materials researchers as well as design engineers.
You may have access to Magnesium Technology - Metallurgy, Design Data, Applications through your subscribing institution. If you do not have access, you can subscribe using the Ordering Info link on the Table of Contents. If you would like your institution to subscribe to Knovel, contact Justin Skogen at jskogen@knovel.com.
The Knovel University Challenge Returns!
Knovel University Challenge kicks off its spring 2007 season on February 5th and will run through April 5th. The University Challenge provides students the opportunity to master their research and analysis skills while competing for 9 prizes. This year's winners will receive a $1500 scholarship or 1 of 8 iPod Shuffles. The University Challenge, now in its third season, is open to students of hard sciences, mathematics and technology-related courses of study at universities with access to Knovel Library or Knovel K-Essentials.
To participate in the Spring University Challenge, go to http://www.info.knovel.com/challenge/ starting Monday, February 5th. In the meantime, visit that page and bookmark it so you're ready! Librarians, visit http://www.info.knovel.com/librarians/ to print University Challenge promotional materials and quiz cards for the students.
We would like to thank all the students who participated in the 2006 Fall University Challenge. Congratulations to Rui Pedro Silva Soares Amor from Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FEUP) in Portugal, the Grand Prize winner of a $500 Visa Gift Card in the Fall University Challenge! Visit www.info.knovel.com/winners to see the rest of the winners and prizes awarded.
Electrochemical Methods
Scenario: An organic chemist at a chemical manufacturer has been asked to develop new electrochemical methods to solve problems relating to biologically active molecules for the company's line of agricultural chemicals and biocides. Having been out of college for a few years, the chemist would like a quick refresher on electrochemical methods. Knovel can help.
- In the Search box on the Knovel Library home page enter the search phrase electrochemical methods. The query phrase entered means, "find any page of text or row of data from an interactive table where the words electrochemical and methods are both present somewhere on the same page or in the same row of data and are close to each other." Click the Search button.
- Knovel's Search Results page shows 80 titles with hits that match our query. The first listed, with 100% relevancy, is Magnesium Technology - Metallurgy, Design Data, Applications, this issue's featured title. Click on the title name to open it.
- The first result "Electrochemical Methods" looks like it may be just the ticket. Click on the Text (1) link next to it.
- A new window opens, launching the Adobe Reader and opening the section for "Electrochemical Methods". The keywords we searched for are highlighted and Knovel jumps directly to the page and location where first instances of the keywords are found. This entry is an overview of electrochemical methods, providing our organic chemist with an excellent primer and refresher on the topic.
KBear Road Trip
KBear recently had a fabulous holiday in Rome and posed for pictures in front of the Roman Coliseum.
"When in Rome, do as the Roman's do."
Photo by dott. Tarantola of Universita' degli Studi Roma Tre
January 11, 2007
Featured Titles: Open Access to Advances in Corrosion Control and Materials in Oil and Gas Production: (EFC 26) Woodhead Publishing
Open Access to Advances in Corrosion Control and Materials in Oil and Gas Production: (EFC 26) Woodhead Publishing
Readers of K-News have two weeks of open access to a select title or group of titles in each issue. This issue features a title from the Oil & Gas Engineering Subject Area:
Advances in Corrosion Control and Materials in Oil and Gas Production: (EFC 26) ( c ) 1999, Woodhead Publishing. These papers from two recent European Federation of Corrosion conferences, EUROCORR '97 and EUR0CORR '98, deal with advances in the understanding of corrosion and performance of equipment in upstream oil and gas operations. The opening section includes two keynote papers on: the materials and corrosion view of wet gas transportation; and the modeling of low induced localized corrosion from critical hydrodynamic data and fracture mechanics data of CO2 corrosion scales. The further 45 papers cover carbon and low alloy steels, martensitic stainless steels, corrosion resistant alloys, galvanic corrosion, corrosion inhibitors and other materials.
Start using Advances in Corrosion Control and Materials in Oil and Gas Production: (EFC 26) now. You have immediate and unlimited access for the next two weeks—no registration required. Enjoy! Also be sure to review the other EFC titles recently released (link to Recently Released section of newsletter) on Knovel.
Briefs: Trade Shows and Events
American Library Association Midwinter Meeting 2007 (Seattle, WA), January 19-24. The ALA Midwinter Meeting at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center draws more than 12,000 leaders in the library and information industry for some 2,500 meetings and events. Knovel Academic manager, Bryan Keane will be available at Booth #1657 for demonstrations.
If you would like to make an appointment to meet with a Knovel representative at any of the events we attend, please contact Knovel at 1-866-303-3336, or email sales@knovel.com.
Tutorial: Titanium Piping in Salt Water Environment
Scenario: A small, independent oil company has discovered oil/gas in a remote part of the North Sea and early indications show that this would develop into a small to medium size field. The anticipated high price of energy coming from the field appeared to make it reasonably profitable venture over the life of the project. In developing the piping for the extraction and transportation of the oil/gas, the chief engineer and the design team carefully considered the optimum materials of construction for the transportation in the salt water environment. Titanium was strongly considered as a candidate material given the harsh environment and remoteness of the location. Concern was expressed about possible galvanic corrosion resulting from dissimilar metals/alloys/composites found in pumps, clamps, sleeve bolts, flare stacks, nozzles and other pieces of equipment in the salt water which would come in contact with a titanium piping system. Other considerations expressed by the design team were crevice corrosion and microbiologically influenced corrosion. The Chief Engineer turned to Knovel for background information and an overview of the issue.
- In the Search Box on the Knovel Library home page enter the search phrase titanium and galvanic corrosion. The query entered means, “find any page of text or row of data from an interactive table where the terms titanium and galvanic corrosion are present somewhere on the same page or in the same row of data.” Click the search button.
- Knovel's Search Results page shows 44 titles with hits that match our query but the first title, with 100% relevancy, is Advances in Corrosion Control and Materials in Oil and Gas Production: (EFC 26), this issue's featured title. Click on the title.
- The second Search Results page shows every section where there is a hit from our query in this title. Starting at the beginning of Chapter 38. Galvanic Corrosion - Principles and Practice for Use of Titanium, click on Text (1).
- By navigating through the pages using the Acrobat Reader tool, all the information needed to make a decision is there for the team.
