Dr Chapman's books on workshop technology and calculations have long had an international reputation in workshops and colleges. It is the method of instruction which Dr Chapman has combined with his unique style that has proved so successful in the training of workshop engineers all over the world.

Thermodynamics: Fundamentals and Applications is a 2005 text for a first graduate course in chemical engineering.

Explains how rotating machinery works, and the role of the maintenance engineer in ensuring its proper operation. This book helps the trainee engineer to develop skills in diagnosis and troubleshooting as well as practical expertise in maintenance procedures.

Divided into three parts, this book is devoted to those aspects related to the development of acoustic methods as an effective means for examining physical properties of wood through an interdisciplinary approach. It provides an introductory understanding of basic aspects related to the theory of waves propagation in anisotropic solids.

This book presents the Quality of Life using a contemporary and interdisciplinary approach. Quality of LIfe is not only about the technological interface, but also understanding where we go next. Various socio-cultural, spiritual, technological, and human factors aspects which have an immense bearing on our lives, are covered in this book.

The fifth edition has been issued to incorporate two new tables -- Data of Refrigerant 134a and a table containing for selected substances, molar enthalpies and molar Gibbs functions of formation, Equilibirum constants of formation, as well as molar heat capacities and absolute entropies.

This overview of interdisciplinary research partnerships applying AI, IE, and OR in societal and operational problems in a variety of healthcare settings highlights how engineering has contributed to medical knowledge, health system operations, and behavioral health. Chapter authors include doctors, policy-makers, social scientists, and engineers.

This book discusses the efficacy of nanomaterial-based X-rays enhancers against cancer therapy and imaging in both in vitro and in vivo systems. Finally, special nanoparticle-based contrast agents to enhance the contrast for targeted cancer therapy are covered and discussed.