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Flow about blunt body.
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Cogeneration topping-cycle system.
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Cogeneration bottoming-cycle system.
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Boiling-water reactor. (1) The core inside the reactor vessel creates heat. (2) A liquid-steam mixture is produced when very pure water (reactor coolant) moves upward through the core, absorbing heat. (3) The liquid-steam mixture leaves the top of…
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Pressurized-water reactor. (1) The core inside the reactor vessel creates heat. (2) Pressurized water in the primary coolant loop carries the heat to the steam generator. (3) Inside the steam generator, heat from the primary coolant loop vaporizes…
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A nuclear plant, using a pressurized-water reactor. The PWR keeps water under pressure so that it is heated, but does not boil. Water from the reactor and the water in the steam generator that is turned into steam never mix. In this way, most of the…
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High-temperature gas-cooled reactor. (Credit: Atomic Industrial Forum, Inc.)
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Loop-type liquid-metal fast breeder reactor. In some designs, referred to as pool-type, the heat exchanger and primary sodium pump are located with the core inside the pressure vessel. (Credit: Atomic Industrial Forum, Inc.)
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A rotor armature of of a direct-current generator or motor. (General Electric)
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from article Armature
A stator armature of an ac induction motor in a motor repair shop. (General Electric)
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from article Sonobuoy
Launch of a sonobuoy from an antisubmarine warfare (ASW) aircraft. (a) In flight. (b) Buoy strikes the water in a nearly vertical attitude. (c) Antenna and hydrophone are positioned automatically.
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from article Hematologic disorders
Myelophthisic anemia results from a space-occupying lesion in the bone marrow, which hinders hematopoiesis (the process by which the cellular elements of the blood are formed). In this photomicrograph, the bone marrow space is expanded, and the…
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Scanning electron micrograph of (top) an elongated, flattened sickle cell and (bottom) a normal red blood cell. (Credit: Callista Images/Image Source/Getty Images)
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Colored scanning electron micrograph of round leukocytes from a patient with leukemia. (Credit: Steve Gschmeissner/Science Photo Library)
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from article Branch circuit
Typical electrical wiring system. Branch circuits are those portions of system beyond the final overcurrent device approved for branch-circuit protection.
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from article Engineering geology
Diagram of a typical landslide monitoring instrumentation. (Credit: USGS)
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from article Engineering geology
Rock-physics laboratory instrumentation for testing triaxial shear strength. Shearing stresses tend to separate portions of the rock (or soil) mass. Faults and folds are examples of shear failures in nature. In engineering structures, every…
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Geologic map that can be used to identify geologic hazards and for land-use planning. (Credit: USGS)
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from article Flight controls
Simplified diagram of a typical primary flight-control system, governing attitude and direction. ( After C. H. Chatfield, C. F. Taylor, and S. Ober, The Airplane and Its Engine, 5th ed., McGraw-Hill, 1949)
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Typical airplane control systems of varying degrees of complexity, illustrated for the case of longitudinal (elevator or stabilizer) control. Similar systems are used for the other control surfaces. (a) Mechanical control system. (b) Mechanical…
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Examples of active control. (a) Active control to allow reduced static stability. Change in angle of attack and associated change in lift produce an upsetting moment. (b) Active maneuver load control. (c) Active control for gust load alleviation. (d…
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Glassblower blowing into a blowpipe to shape molten glass. (Credit: Hero Images/Getty Images)
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Passive, lumped-element filters. (a) RC low-pass filter. (b) LC band-pass filter.
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Ladder structure. (a) Overall structure with alternating series and shunt arms. (b) LC circuit whose impedance contains both a finite-frequency pole and a zero. Such circuits are used in the series and shunt arms of the ladder structure.
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Mechanical filter.
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Single-amplifier filters. (a) Low-pass Sallen-Key filter. (b) Low-pass, infinite-gain, single-amplifier filter. (c) Cascade of second-order filter realizations.
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Multiple-amplifier filters. (a) State-variable (KHN) filter. (b) Tow-Thomas filter.
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Simulated-inductor realization of fifth-order high-pass filter. (a) RLC prototype, normalized for cutoff frequency of 1 rad/s (0.159 Hz). (b) Direct active-RC realization.
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Street water drainage pipe emptying water out into nature. (Credit: Shutterstock /Brian Legate)
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Wastewater treatment through the secondary process.
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Grit chamber. (Credit: U.S. EPA)
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Trickling filters. (Credit: U.S. EPA)
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Activated sludge treatment. (Credit: U.S. EPA)
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from article Medical bacteriology
Microscopic view of bacterial pneumonia, which is a type of pneumonia caused by bacterial infection. (Credit: Stocktrek Images/Corbis)
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Bacteria culture growth on agar medium in a petri dish. (Credit: Sompraaong0042/Shutterstock)
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Transgenic zebrafish cells. Green fluorescent protein (GFP) is a fluorescent protein first discovered in the jellyfish Aequorea victoria. GFP is commonly used as a reporter of gene expression in other species. Here, GFP is expressed by zebrafish…
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Genome editing technologies. In particular, targeted nucleases are a powerful tool for precise genome editing in GMOs. Among these tools are (a) transcription activator-like effector nucleases (TALENs), (b) zinc-finger proteins (ZFPs), (c) homing…
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Three-dimensional (3D) protein crystal structure of channelrhodopsin variant C1C2. (Image courtesy of Protein Data Bank 3UG9, Molecular Modeling Database 96737)
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from article Metallography
Photomicrographs of typical microstructures of brass (70% Cu–30% Zn). (a) Annealed; grains with twin bands. (b) Reduced 40% by cold rolling; distorted grains. (c) Stress-corroded, with horizontal crack. (Courtesy of W. R. Johnson)
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Photomicrographs of typical structures of iron and steel. (a) High-purity iron. (b) Steel containing 0.85% C, slowly cooled; pearlite structure, consisting of alternating layers of light ferrite and dark cementite. (c) Steel containing 0.80% C,…
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Scanning electron micrograph of polymer latexes. The acrylic latex spheres of 400-nm diameter are on the surface of 19-ÎĽm polystyrene latex. (Courtesy of O. L. Shaffer)
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Electron energy loss spectrum (EELS) image showing spherical precipitates of Al3Li in an aluminumlithium alloy. The intensity of each pixel of the digital image represents the energy lost by electrons passing through that region of the thin…
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Plague ecology in the United States. The left panel shows how plague occurs in nature among rodents. The right panel shows how plague is spread from rodents to humans and domestic animals. (Credit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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Nursing provides physical and emotional care to ailing individuals. (Credit: Fuse/Getty Images)
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Human-factors engineers design modern computer equipment, including ergonomic keyboards and mouse devices, to accommodate the varied physical contours and dimensions of the human hand. (Credit: JG Photography/Alamy)
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Human-factors engineering addresses problems related to the design of seats, workplaces, and consoles in terms of a user's physical size, comfort, strength, and visibility. (Copyright © McGraw-Hill Education)
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Cognitive engineering and the development of new technology applications.
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from article Two-phase flow
Flow patterns of the gas-liquid flow in a vertical pipe.
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Flow patterns of gas-liquid flow in a horizontal pipe.
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Hydrocyclone phase-separation system.
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from article Direct-coupled amplifier
Level-shift stages using (a) Zener diodes, (b) series of diodes, and (c) VBE multiplier circuit. V1 = input voltage, V2 = output voltage.
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from article Direct-coupled amplifier
Differential dc amplifier with constant-current stage in the emitter circuit.
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Photovoltaic panels for renewable electric production. (Credit: Shutterstock/Soonthorn Wongsaita)
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Cross-sectional view of a silicon pn junction solar cell, illustrating the creation of electron pairs by photons of light energy from the Sun. 0.0001″ = 2.5 μm; 0.04″ = 1 mm; 1.0″ = 25 mm.
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Rooftop solar panel installation. (Credit: Elenathewise/Getty Images)
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Basic gas turbine cycle.
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Simple gas turbine component arrangements.
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Simple cycle performance. (a) Thermal efficiency versus cycle pressure ratio and (b) specific power versus cycle pressure ratio, which is the ratio of maximum pressure to ambient pressure.
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Typical dual-spool gas turbine components.
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Gas turbine variations.
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Typical performance for gas turbine variants, where cycle pressure ratio is the ratio of maximum pressure to ambient pressure.
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Industrial gas turbine.
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Aeroderivative gas turbine. (Pratt & Whitney)
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Combined cycle.
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Integrated coal gasification system.
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from article Absorption
Incident sunlight is absorbed, reflected, and scattered by tree leaves. (Credit: Shutterstock / photolinc)
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One characteristic feature of type 1 diabetes is glomerulosclerosis (Kimmelstiel-Wilson lesion), which involves the scarring or hardening of the glomeruli (blood vessels) in the kidneys. (Copyright © McGraw Hill)
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Stages in the development of type 1 diabetes. (Credit: Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet)
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Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge over the Colorado River at the Hoover Dam, spanning Nevada and Arizona, USA. Geotechnical engineering of the bridge site included 3D laser scanning of the canyon walls, geologic mapping, core drilling,…
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from article Rock mechanics
Typical rock mass containing numerous discontinuities. The person in picture is conducting a scanline survey, where a tape is placed across the rock and detailed information is gathered on the fractures that intersect the scanline.
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(a) Uniaxial compression test, where an axial stress is applied to a core sample of rock and increased until failure. (b) Triaxial compression test, where a constant confining stress is first applied, then the axial stress is increased until failure.
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(a) Example of the failure zone around an underground excavation (×, shear failure; o, tensile failure), calculated using the Rocscience Phase2 computer program. (b) Example of a shallow underground excavation where the failure mode is either…
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Bauxite washing. (Aluminum Company of America)
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from article Aluminum metallurgy
Processing of alumina from bauxite. (Aluminum Company of America)
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from article Incandescent lamp
Parts of an incandescent lamp. (General Electric Co.)
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from article Incandescent lamp
Variations of incandescent lamps. Drawings are not to scale. (a) Bulb shapes and designations. (b) Lamp bases. Designations of International Electrotechnical Commission are shown, where available. (c) Filament structures. (After Illuminating…
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Spectral energy distribution for important types of incandescent lamps.
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Characteristic curves of general-service lamps. (After Illuminating Engineering Society, IES Lighting Handbook, 8th ed., 1993)
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Encapsulated tungsten-halogen lamp with a section cut away, showing installation of the tungsten-halogen source.
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from article Yeast
Colorized scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Schizosaccharomyces pombe yeast. This single-celled fungus is studied widely as a model organism for eukaryotic cell division. It is a rod-shaped yeast that grows by elongation at its ends, and it…
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Cell shapes of yeasts are extremely varied: (a) rectangular; (b) pear-shaped; (c) apiculate; (d) ogival; (e) spherical; (f) globose; (g) ellipsoidal (oval); (h) elongate; (i) tetrahedral. (Copyright © McGraw Hill)
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Colorized scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of cells of brewer's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae). This yeast consists of single vegetative cells. Small daughter cells can be seen budding off from the larger cells. Saccharomyces cerevisiae ferments…
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Yeast mycelia: (a) a true septate mycelium showing a break to form an arthrospore; (b) a pseudomycelium. (Copyright © McGraw Hill)
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Heterothallic (bifactorial) life cycle of a basidiomycetous yeast, Leucosporidium scottii. (Copyright © McGraw Hill)
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A fluorescent antibody stain reveals the oval budding yeast cells of Candida albicans. This yeast is the most common human fungal pathogen. (Credit: Maxine Jalbert and Leo Kaufman/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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from article Flax
Flax plants (Linum usitatissimum) in bloom. (Photo by Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University)
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Flaxseeds. (Photo by Jose Hernandez, U.S. Department of Agriculture–Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database)
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Yellow wilted leaves of flax plants infected by Fusarium oxysporum. (Photo by J. A. Hoes, Oilseed Diseases Image Collection, Western Committee on Plant Disease, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)
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Blighted and moldy flaxseeds. (Photo by J. A. Hoes, Oilseed Diseases Image Collection, Western Committee on Plant Disease, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)
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Grains of (a) barley before malting and (b) hop plant. (Credit: U.S. Department of Agriculture)
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Fermentation tanks. (Credit: ClarkandCompany/Getty Images)
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Peppermint (Mentha piperita). (Credit: Michael Thompson/Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture)
