Readers of K-News have two weeks of open access to a select title or group of titles in each issue. This issue features access to a title from the Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Subject Area:
Large-Scale Adsorption and Chromatography, Volumes 1 -2 (c) 1986, Knovel. This 2-volume reference presents a unified picture of the large number of adsorption and chromatographic operating methods used for separation. It groups together, classifies and compares the operating methods used for large-scale applications. The main unifying principle has been to use the same theory, the solute movement or local equilibrium theory, to present all of the methods. Mass transfer and dispersion effects are included with the nonlinear mass transfer zone (MTZ).
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We invite you to join us for an online demonstration of Knovel Library's content and unique technology. All you need is a telephone and an Internet connection. The Knovel webinar session takes approximately 30 minutes, although we will stay on longer to answer questions. During the session, you will learn how to use the features that transform Knovel from a simple e-book service to a workflow and productivity tool that can save you a great deal of time and effort in your research. The bottom line: Knovel helps researchers do their jobs cheaper and faster while improving the quality and quantity of the work they produce.
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The Knovel University Challenge was a 5-question multiple-choice quiz requiring students to use Knovel Library to correctly answer each question. The quiz gave students hands-on experience with the features that are exclusive to the Knovel platform, while offering a great incentive for taking the Challenge--the chance to win one of four 30 GB Video Apple iPods! Students were required to answer all 5 questions correctly (see the questions and answers listed below), and do so in under 15 minutes.
Knovel offers a free online software tool--an engineering and scientific Unit Converter--that allows anyone to convert values for eighty-two properties, from Acceleration to Volume, including: Mass, Force, Radioactivity, Surface Tension, and Temperature. The Knovel Unit Converter allows users to round results to the desired number of significant digits. Since the Unit Converter is free (and does not require registration to use), please be sure to put a link to it from your Intranet and from your public Web site. Share the Knovel Unit Converter with others! Copy and paste the following description and link:
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(c) 2006, Knovel Corporation. Steam, water, and electricity are among the most universal products in human life and their use covers an expansive range of industrial and scientific applications. Standardized and reliable knowledge of these properties is vital in the design and operation of thermal power cycles, and is also important in many research applications. Knovel's powerful new reference and software tool, Knovel Steam Tables, provides a full implementation of the 1997 industrial formulation for the properties of water and steam by the International Association for the Properties of Water and Steam (IAPWS), as well as IAPWS releases for transport properties and surface tension. The data is presented in the form of interactive tables, each table accompanied by a calculator and live graphs. In addition, each graph has a built-in digitizer and contains families of curves (e.g., constant pressure lines). The user may obtain any desired precision for points over the entire two-dimensional valid range of the graph. All of the tables, calculators, graphs, and graph digitizers allow the user to select either SI or English units for their inputs and outputs.
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(c) 1999, Energy Institute Press. The Energy Efficiency Manual (EEM) is the world's primary reference, how-to guide, and sourcebook for energy conservation. It helps readers improve efficiency and save money in all types of buildings and plants, ranging from individual houses to commercial buildings to large institutions and industrial plants. EEM shows how to save energy and reduce costs in every part of commercial, residential and industrial facilities. It improves heating, air conditioning, insulation, water systems, lighting, and much more. EEM shows how to select equipment, such as motors, pumps, fans, and appliances. It explains how to purchase energy at the lowest rates, and how to exploit renewable resources. This timely reference is organized around 394 logically grouped energy conservation actions called "Measures" and presented in language everyone understands. It has been created for those who use energy, pay for utilities, manage property, operate energy systems, design and build structures, as well as those who value conservation and the environment. It's loaded with features that help you quickly find the right information for each application. "Ratings" and "Selection Scorecards" identify your best conservation opportunities. "Traps & Tricks" ensure success. "Economics" estimate savings and costs.
