These important IMechE conference transactions identify the good and bad things about industry behaviour in new train provision; things that have caused frustration within both government and industry
This volume contains a selection of papers from the "Railtech 1996" event dealing with railway engineering, systems and safety. The topics covered include platform edge doors, factors influencing dera
Increased environmental awareness and legislation have begun shifting the emphasis from high-energy cooling strategies, in which full air conditioning was considered essential, to low-energy "greener
Ten papers in which government transportation officials, academics, and professionals from a range of interested industries review some of the concepts and experiences bus of transportation systems in
Eight papers explore the actual and potential use of numerical simulation as support for designing and fabricating welded components, especially in relation to dimensional change, residual stress, and
Contains papers from a November 1999 meeting discussing regulations, legislation, and enforcement powers available to local authorities and other enforcement bodies in the area of noise and vibration.
Fuel Injection Systems addresses key issues in fuel delivery and associated technologies which are evolving faster than ever. The rapid technological change has reduced product life cycles resulting
This prestigious Congress brings together the principal engineers, scientists and practitioners working in tribology around the world. This major international Congress is the showcase for more than 8
The Autotech Congress brings together manufacturers, researchers, designers, users, industry groups, and academics to create a forum for the exchange of information and innovation. The papers included
Fire and Explosions addresses the most recent advances in fire and explosion modelling, the emphasis being on validation and application to test cases and design situations.Devoted to various aspects
Two-volume set of the proceedings of the March 1999 conference emphasizing theory, design methods and optimization, reliability, and operability. While examining the latest developments in three-dime
Contains papers from a September 2000 symposium, covering new developments and applications in aspects of rotating machinery vibration, such as bladed systems, bearings and seals, balancing, condition
Papers from an October 2000 conference present best practices in technical, contractual, commercial, and people management in power stations. Themes are boiler techniques, managing people, turbogenera
The six papers presented at the September 1999 seminar discuss the process and possibilities of powder metallurgy (PM), designing with PM for adhesive wear, designing with tungsten carbide for erosive
The International Conference on Vehicle Safety 2002, of which this is the proceedings, was held in May 2002 at the IMechE Headquarters in London, England. Twenty-six papers present research on topics
The meeting was the first open scientific gathering on the topic after the British government began initiatives to help companies turn ocean waves into electricity and sell it to consumers. Eight tech
It has been frequently stated that energy storage is an essential requirement if significant generation by renewables is to be achieved, but are the present systems likely to be adequate? This text r
Healthcare Engineering - Latest Developments and Applications focuses on building design and management, environmental issues including energy consumption and emission, plus air quality and infection
