Engineering in history

Rae, J., Volti, R. (1993). The engineer in history. New York Peter Lang Publishing. 

Rae, J. and R. Volti. 2001. The Engineer in History, rev. ed. New York Peter Lang. This is a collection of details that exemplify engineers in their lives, such as their education and working methods, their influence and relationship with their employers, their perceived value in society, and their power in the socio-political arena. The historical coverage of this book is from antiquity to the end of the Industrial Revolution. 

Kirby, R. S., S. Withington, A. B. Darling, and F. G. KUgour. 1956. Engineering in History. New York McGraw-Hill. 

F.J. Van Antwerpen (1980), "The origins of chemical engineering", in History of Chemical Engineering, W.F. Furter editor. Advances in Chemistry Series 190, ACS... 

Damage will be confined to the bubble-collapse region, usually immediately downstream of the low-pressure zone. Components exposed to high velocity or turbulent flow, such as pump impellers and valves, are subject. The suction side of pumps (Case History 12.3) and the discharge side of regulating valves (Fig. 12.6 and Case History 12.4) are frequently affected. Tube ends, tube sheets, and shell outlets in heat exchanger equipment have been affected, as have cylinder liners in diesel engines (Case History 12.1). 

Landau, R., and Rosenberg, N. (1990). America s Higli-Tech Triumph. Invention Technology. Fall 58-63. Lewis. H. C. (1980). W. K. Lewis. Teacher. In History of Chemical Engineering, edited by W. F. Furter. Washington, DC American Chemical Society. 

Fournier, R.O. (1981) Application of water geochemistry to geothermal exploration and reservoir engineering. In Ryback, L. and Muffler, L.J.P. (eds.). Geothermal Systems Principles and Case Histories. New York Wiley, pp. 109-143. 

The two forms of explanation are not mutually exclusive. See Guedon, Jean-Claude. In "History of Chemical Engineering" Furter, William F., Ed.. American Chemical Society Washington, 1980 pp. 45-75. 

A REACTION ENGINEERING CASE HISTORY COKE BURNING IN THERMOFOR CATALYTIC CRACKING REGENERATORS... 

C. D. Prater, J. Wei, V. W. Weekman, Jr., and B. Gross, A Reaction Engineering Case History Coke Burning in Thermofor Catalytic Cracking Regenerators Costei D. Denson, Stripping Operations in Polymer Processing Robert C. Reid, Rapid Phase Transitions from Liquid to Vapor John H. Seinfeld, Atmospheric Diffusion Theory... 

On December 3, 1984, a toxic gas release from a pesticide plant in India killed nearly 3000 people and injured at least 100,000 others. The chemical that leaked was methyl isocyanate, a chemical intermediate that was supposed to be stored in a cooled bunker near the plant s outer boundary. The vapor is highly toxic and causes cellular asphyxiation and rapid death. Despite engineering and procedural provisions to prevent its release, a total system breakdown resulted in the release of 40 tons of the deadly material into the densely populated community of Bhopal. Because of this incident, the plant was dismantled and ultimately the parent corporation. Union Carbide, was forced to make a number of organizational changes. The occurrence is considered by many to have been the most tragic chemical accident in history. 

Bessemer, Sir JJenry. Sir Henry Bessemer An Autobiography. Available online. URL http //www.history.rochester.edu/ehp-book/shb/start. htm. Accessed May 28, 2009. Published in 1905, this book offers a look at the proUfic inventor and engineer in his own words. 

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