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Dear readers please take notice Not once has the flask left the stirplate since the formamide and P2P reaction started up to the last point where MDA freebase was liberated. That s pretty damn convenient. Technically, the Leuckart reaction can continue as a one pot synthesis from the last part of P2P cleanup right up to final product. 

Are almost as dangerous as are you, dear reader. Make sine you know what he is doing and expect her to return the compliment. 

But, dear reader, do not forget that when the steam inlet pressure-control valve is 100 percent open, any further increase of cool softened-water flow will suppress the deaerator s pressure. When the pressure of a vapor goes down, its volume goes up ... 

Really, dear reader, how can closing a valve in a pipeline increase flow in that pipeline It cannot, and it will not, and it did not. Yet, on the other hand, it is a really bad idea to disregard field observations made by experienced plant operators. So, let s take a closer look at Fig. 16.7. 

And what, dear reader, does all this have to do with the Second Law of Thermodynamics This law states... 

By what law of nature was the turbine forced to slow exactly to its critical speed You see, dear reader, life is perverse. And if anything bad can happen, it is going to happen to me. 

Does this extra energy come from the pumps Absolutely not The pumps are downstream of the pipeline and the sump. They cannot contribute any energy to an upstream pipeline. No, dear reader, the energy to accelerate the water in the pipeline must come from Lake Michigan. 

The operators were not running the turbine. The turbine was spinning, because it was coupled to the pump, but there was no motive steam to the turbine. The operators reported that the turbine was not needed, as the motor was pulling only 90 percent of its maximum amperage load. The question is, dear reader, whether the pump will run faster if the motive-steam flow is opened to the turbine. And the answer is, no. While the turbine will produce shaft work, and will help... 

Well, dear reader, it no longer exists. Figure 25.6 illustrates the true situation. Let s say we are pumping 110 GPM from the pump discharge. But only 109 GPM can drain through the draw-off nozzle. We would then slowly lower the water level in the suction line. The water level would creep down, as would the pump s suction pressure. When the water level in the suction line dropped to 14 ft, the pump would cavitate or slip. The flow rate from the pump would drop, and the water level in the suction line to the pump would partially refill. The pump s... 

I feel sure, dear reader, that you are objecting to my use of such terms as slight and severe, as these are qualitative terms. Well, we... 

This reminds me of something. Dear reader, you cannot learn anything from a book. You cannot learn about process equipment by reading about it. You have to ride in the back of the van. 

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Elence my freak-out, just as, dear reader, you may be freaking out now. I began eyeing my house suspiciously. My beloved comfortable couch, refuge of my third trimester Got em. My flat-screen computer monitor Yep. And what about the other nasty chemicals I was also reading about Phthalates in my kids toys Yep. Parabens in my sunscreen Check. Perchlorate, a jet fuel, on my organic lettuce Yessirree. 

When deciding whether to write this chapter, I was faced with an unusual dilemma. Being a consultant and developing methods on a contract basis using capillary electrophoresis, I asked myself the question, Do I want to give away my trade secrets in this chapter Well, dear reader, it turns out that methods development for capillary electrophoresis (CE), particularly for small molecules, is not very difficult. Of course, this must be qualified with the caution for most applications. There are no real secrets here, only simple and logical approaches that rapidly produce reliable methods. So please forgive me if this chapter seems relatively simple. 

But, dear reader, this one got hard, particularly towards the end and without the loving support and encouragement of our wives we may never have completed it... 

First of all, I want to convey the richness of the hydrogen and fuel cell fields and to present the challenges calling for a dedicated effort by the cream of human ingenuity, which is you, dear reader. 

I worry that you, dear reader, may now get overly concerned with questions about whether you are successful enough and perceptive enough to be a successful and perceptive malcontent. If you have read this far you are probably perceptive enough, but how many imperfections are you allowed to have. Is a minimum income level required. What about those really crazy thoughts and feelings you sometimes have... 

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