This book provides an international update on the research and development that has taken place in the design and production of high quality castings. It includes comprehensive coverage of high quality castings, gating system design, process modeling, mechanical behavior and structure-process-property relationships. In addition, it explores in-depth the latest casting innovations in quality, reliability and process design. Topics covered include:
Design of Filling and Feeding Systems
Modeling of Casting Processes
Liquid Metal Processing
New and Innovative...
This book provides an international update on the research and development that has taken place in the design and production of high quality castings....
This book provides an international update on the research and development that has taken place in the design and production of high quality castings. It includes comprehensive coverage of high quality castings, gating system design, process modeling, mechanical behavior and structure-process-property relationships. In addition, it explores in-depth the latest casting innovations in quality, reliability and process design. Topics covered include:
Design of Filling and Feeding Systems
Modeling of Casting Processes
Liquid Metal Processing
New and Innovative...
This book provides an international update on the research and development that has taken place in the design and production of high quality castings....
The childhood and early career of Margaret Thatcher. When Margaret Thatcher unexpectedly emerged to challenge Edward Heath for the Conservative leadership in 1975, the public knew her only as the archetypal Tory lady, more famous for her hats than for any outstanding talent. Yet, almost overnight, she reinvented herself. Within weeks of her becoming Tory leader an entirely new image was in place, based around the now-famous grocer's shop in Grantham, the strict Methodist upbringing, and her father who taught her the "Victorian values" that were the foundations of her subsequent career.
The childhood and early career of Margaret Thatcher. When Margaret Thatcher unexpectedly emerged to challenge Edward Heath for the Conservative le...
"Anyone who wants to know what really happened between 1979 and 1990 should read this book."-"Daily Telegraph" John Campbell's second volume covers the years of Margaret Thatcher's momentous premiership. Thirteen years after her removal from power, this is the first comprehensive and fully researched study of the Thatcher Government, from its hesitant beginning to its colleagues, aides, advisers and rivals. It also contains original material from the Ronald Reagan archive, shedding fascinating new light on the Reagan-Thatcher "special relationship." The Iron Lady confirms John Campbell's...
"Anyone who wants to know what really happened between 1979 and 1990 should read this book."-"Daily Telegraph" John Campbell's second volume cover...
This title traces the life of Britain's first female Prime Minister, from her upbringing in Grantham to her unexpected challenge to Edward Heath for leadership of the Conservative party and her eventual removal from power.
This title traces the life of Britain's first female Prime Minister, from her upbringing in Grantham to her unexpected challenge to Edward Heath for l...
Nigeria, the United States most important strategic partner in West Africa, is in grave trouble. While Nigerians often claim they are masters of dancing on the brink without falling off, the disastrous administration of President Goodluck Jonathan, the radical Islamic insurrection Boko Haram, and escalating violence in the delta and the north may finally provide the impetus that pushes it into the abyss of state failure. In this thoroughly updated edition, John Campbell explores Nigeria s post-colonial history and presents a nuanced explanation of the events and conditions that have carried...
Nigeria, the United States most important strategic partner in West Africa, is in grave trouble. While Nigerians often claim they are masters of danci...
This text finds a fresh angle on political battles by considering eight pairs of rivals and showing how their antagonism, often evolving into outright loathing, has determined the course of political conflict over two centuries.
This text finds a fresh angle on political battles by considering eight pairs of rivals and showing how their antagonism, often evolving into outright...
Royal Air Force Coastal Command was the organisation charged with keeping the sea lanes clear around the coasts of Britain for the best part of half a century, from immediately after the First World War until the 1960s. In the decades after the Second World War, John Campbell served as a Coastal Command navigator and crew captain on Shackleton aircraft in the Maritime Patrol role. Having studied in great detail the history and development of Coastal Command, he has researched and written this thorough account of its activities throughout its years of operation.
Royal Air Force Coastal Command was the organisation charged with keeping the sea lanes clear around the coasts of Britain for the best part of half a...
The authorised biography of the best Prime Minister Britain never had. Roy Jenkins was probably the best Prime Minister Britain never had. But though he never reached 10 Downing Street, he left a more enduring mark on British society than most of those who did. His career spans the full half-century from Attlee to Tony Blair during which he helped transform almost every area of national life and politics. First, as a radical Home Secretary in the 1960s he drove through the decriminalisation of homosexuality and the legalisation of abortion, abolished theatre censorship and...
The authorised biography of the best Prime Minister Britain never had. Roy Jenkins was probably the best Prime Minister Britain never had. ...