Control Systems for Live Entertainment, Second Edition

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Control Systems for Live Entertainment provides essential information for technicians, engineers and designers interested in how control systems and computers are used in the live entertainment arena. Specifically covering control for lighting, lasers, sound, video, film projection, stage machinery, animatronics, special effects and pyrotechnics for theatre, concerts, theme parks, themed-retail, cruise ships, museums, corporate and other events.

Drawing on his extensive experience in the field and classroom, author John Huntington clearly explains everything that goes on behind the scenes and inside the machines to bring bold visions to life in real-world settings.

Sections on all major entertainment control standards, methods and protocols, including DMX512, MIDI, MIDI Show Control, Sony 9-Pin, SMPTE Time Code and many others
Basics of control systems, data communications, and networks, including EIA serial standards and Ethernet
System design concepts and case studies featuring realistic problems and practical solutions, with a unique combined focus on computers, art and practice

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Worth the cost.......2006-03-28

I had to buy this book for a class I am taking, and it has proven very helpful and useful.

The bible for automation and show control industry.......2001-02-03

A well dog-eared copy of the first edition has been in my tool kit / computer kit for the last couple of years. I have found it a valuable resource. It has helped me on-site more than once. The second edition is more comprehensive and organized. Kudos to John in publishing a great resource fit for the student and experienced professional.

George Tucker- Show Control Engineer- Scharff Wesiberg NYC

THE Great Show Control Reference!.......1997-09-12

John Huntington's book is the THE reference tool in our lighting shop for show control. It has everything you need for the different control languages, in clear and concise formats.It is a must on every theatre technician's bookshelf

Control Systems for Live Entertainment-The title says it all.......1996-09-24

John Huntington's new book, Control Systems for Live Entertainment, is one of the most useful and informative books available for anyone interested in theatre technology. The book covers such technologies as MIDI, DMX512, MediaLink, MIDI Show Control, and others.

Heat Exchangers: Selection, Rating and Thermal Design, Second Edition

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An excellent guide for using heat exchangers

Heat Exchangers: Selection, Rating and Thermal Design, Second Edition
Sadik Kakaç , and Hongtan Liu
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ASIN: 0849309026

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Researchers, practitioners, instructors, and students all welcomed the first edition of Heat Exchangers: Selection, Rating, and Thermal Design for gathering into one place the essence of the information they need-information formerly scattered throughout the literature. While retaining the basic objectives and popular features of the bestselling first edition, the second edition incorporates significant improvements and modifications. New in the Second Edition: · Introductory material on heat transfer enhancement · An application of the Bell-Delaware method · New correlation for calculating heat transfer and friction coefficients for chevron-type plates · Revision of many of the solved examples and the addition of several new ones The authors take a systematic approach to the subject of heat exchanger design, focusing on the fundamentals, selection, thermohydraulic design, design processes, and the rating and operational challenges of heat exchangers. It introduces thermal design by describing various types of single-phase and two-phase flow heat exchangers and their applications and demonstrates thermal design and rating processes through worked examples, exercises, and student design projects. Much of the text is devoted to describing and exemplifying double-pipe, shell-and-tube, compact, gasketed-plate heat exchanger types, condensers, and evaporators.

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Not Great.......2007-07-27

In reference to the two phase heat transfer section, the book is filled with errors. Exponents are missing in certain places and other times they're within parentheses when they should be outside. Equations are given with no reference as to what the variables mean or what units they're in. These errors have caused my hours upon hours of frustration in doing my heat exchanger analysis and design.

An excellent guide for using heat exchangers.......2001-03-23

Almost all kinds of heat exchangers have introduced by this title! It contains detail and abundant materials about heat exchangers, like charts, equations, and tables. It also contains the detail process for design of heat exchangers. Besides, the examples mentioned by the title are so clear and easy to understand. Well, the title can easily make junior engineers to handle the work of using and design heat exchangers.

HVAC Pump Handbook, Second Edition (McGraw-Hill Handbooks)

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HVAC Pump Handbook, Second Edition (McGraw-Hill Handbooks)
James B. Rishel , Thomas H. Durkin , and Ben L. Kincaid
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Professional
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ASIN: 0071457844

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Design, install, and maintain HVAC pumps

Filled with case studies and problem-solving sections, this reference offers HVAC engineers and technicians concrete methods for achieving efficient operation in utilizing the latest digital electronic technologies.

Updated to include the latest information ranging from codes to the electronic evolution in HVAC pumping systems

Ventilation for Control of the Work Environment, Second Edition

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Ventilation for Control of the Work Environment, Second Edition
William A. Burgess , Michael J. Ellenbecker , and Robert D. Treitman
Manufacturer: Wiley-Interscience
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ASIN: 047109532X

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The second edition of Ventilation Control of the Work Environment incorporates changes in the field of industrial hygiene since the first edition was published in 1982. Integrating feedback from students and professionals, the new edition includes problems sets for each chapter and updated information on the modeling of exhaust ventilation systems, and thus assures the continuation of the book's role as the primary industry textbook.
This revised text includes a large amount of material on HVAC systems, and has been updated to reflect the changes in the Ventilation Manual published by ACGIH. It uses both English and metric units, and each chapter concludes with a problem set.

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Refrigeration Equipment, Second Edition
A C Bryant
Manufacturer: Newnes
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ASIN: 0750636882

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Refrigeration Equipment is a clear, practical guide to the installation, testing and servicing of industrial and domestic refrigeration equipment.

Refrigeration technicians, who are poorly provided with good reference material, will welcome the author's hands-on approach. Other readers will include trainees on in-plant industry courses, building service engineers and maintenance staff in the frozen food industry, supermarkets, hotels and hospitals. It also provides a text from NVQs (C&G 6007) and other vocational courses).

This revised edition has been updated throughout, and includes a new section on the topical subject of alternative refrigerants and, for the first time, a chapter on the principles of air conditioning.

New edition of the standard text and reference guide
Ideal for City & Guilds NVQs and relevant BTEC units
New chapters on alternative refrigerants (non - CFC) and air conditioning now included

Sound Engineer's Pocket Book, Second Edition

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Sound Engineer's Pocket Book, Second Edition

Manufacturer: Focal Press
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Sound System Engineering, Third Edition

ASIN: 0240516125

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A handy source of essential data that every sound technician needs. Whether you are a professional sound engineer, responsible for broadcast or studio recording, or a student on a music technology or sound recording course, you will find this book authoritative and easily accessible.

Adapted from the comprehensive volume, the Audio Engineer's Reference Book (now in its second edition), this pocket-sized reference has been fully revised to cover the very latest technology connected with sound:

Noise measurement
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Microphones
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Ultrasonics

This second edition also features:
Substantial revisions of chapters on radio microphone frequencies, digital audio tape, and audio measurements.
An extended list of further reading.

Handy pocket-sized reference
Straightforward explanations
Must-have facts and figures for Sound Engineers

Solar Radiation and Daylight Models, Second Edition: For the Energy Efficient Design of Buildings

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Solar Radiation and Daylight Models, Second Edition: For the Energy Efficient Design of Buildings
Tariq Muneer
Manufacturer: Butterworth-Heinemann
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ASIN: 0750659742

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The cost of operating a building far exceeds the cost of constructing it, and yet until recently little attention was paid to the impact of solar radiation on the costs of heating, cooling and ventilation. And now that there has been a surge in interest in energy efficiency and solar design, architects and designers need a practical guide to the modelling and application of solar energy data.

There are many different models and techniques available for calculating the distribution of solar radiation on and in buildings, and these algorithms vary considerably in scope, accuracy and complexity. This book demonstrates which of these predictive tools gives the best results in different circumstances, including explaining which models can be best used in different parts of the world.

The author has had over twenty-five years of experience of dealing with solar energy data from four continents and has used that experience in this book to show the development not just of knowledge but also the growing sophistication of the models available to apply it.

*Based on many years of first-hand experience with solar data
*Different models demonstrated and evaluated
*Calculations that can be used anywhere in the world

Human Factors in Lighting, Second Edition

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Great information but publisher drops the ball

Human Factors in Lighting, Second Edition
Peter R. Boyce
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ASIN: 0748409505

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The availability of electric lighting has changed the lives of people the world over and lighting is a major consumer of energy. This book is a comprehensive review of the interaction of people and lighting and supercedes the author's classic Human Factors in Lighting. The technology has changed markedly in recent years with the introduction of new light sources and new methods of light distribution and the significance of specialist lighting applications are now better understood. This Second Edition includes new and updated information to help understand the forms of lighting that can alter human visual capabilities and enhance productivity, ensure comfort and create appropriate lighting conditions.

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Great information but publisher drops the ball.......2005-10-10

Dr. Boyce's knowledge and presentation of this material is worthy of five stars. The fact that you can have a book on light, which concerns itself to a large extent with color that is printed in black and white is ridiculous! There are no color illustrations anywhere. Also, it has probably the most useless index, I have ever come across. Text books are the huge money makers in the publishing industry with prices inflated into the startosphere. This is just one case where the publisher might as well have printed a picture of themself on the back page giving you, the hapless student that has to go out and buy it as a course requirement, the finger right to your face.

Domestic Central Heating Wiring Systems and Controls, Second Edition

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Domestic Central Heating Wiring Systems and Controls, Second Edition
Raymond Ward
Manufacturer: Newnes
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This unique A-Z guide to central heating wiring systems provides a comprehensive reference manual for hundreds of items of heating and control equipment, making it an indispensable handbook for electricians and installers across the country. The book provides comprehensive coverage of wiring and technical specifications, and now includes increased coverage of combination boilers, recently developed control features and SEDBUK (Seasonal Efficiency of Domestic Boilers in the UK) boilers ratings, where known.

In addition to providing concise details of nearly 500 different boilers fuelled by electric, gas, oil and solid fuel, and over 400 programmers and time switches, this invaluable resource also features numerous easy-to-understand wiring diagrams with notes on all definitive systems. Brief component descriptions are provided, along with updated contact and website details for most major manufacturers.

Ray Ward has spent over 20 years as a specialist in the field of wiring domestic central heating systems and the knowledge he has gained from hands-on experience and staff training is now brought together in this comprehensive handbook.

· An essential reference source for all electricians and heating engineers
· Provides product information from over 40 manufacturers
· Fully updated to include more information on new technologies, combination boilers and efficiency ratings

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This unique A-Z guide to central heating wiring systems provides a reference manual for hundreds of items of heating and control equipment, making it an indispensable handbook for electricians and installers. The book provides comprehensive coverage of wiring and technical specifications, and now includes increased coverage of combination boilers, recently developed control features and boiler efficiency ratings. In addition to providing concise details of hundreds of different boilers, programmers and time switches, this invaluable resource also features numerous easy-to-understand wiring diagrams with explanatory notes. Brief component descriptions are provided, along with updated contact details for most major manufacturers. Ray Ward has spent over 20 years as a specialist in the field of central heating system wiring and the knowledge he has gained from hands-on experience and staff training is now brought together in this comprehensive

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Lighting Technology, Second Edition
BRIAN FITT , and JOE THORNLEY
Manufacturer: Focal Press
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ASIN: 0240516516

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Anyone working with lighting in the entertainment industries will find this an immensely readable source of information. The authors, themselves experienced lighting practitioners, have collected a wealth of essential lighting technology and data into one comprehensive reference volume in an accessible, jargon-free style.

The new edition of this popular text covers the very latest technology, including advances in lamps, motorised lights, dimmers and control systems and current safety regulations.

A comprehensive 'on-the-job' tool, for easy reference
Presents technical information in a readable, jargon-free style, for ease of understanding
Provides thorough coverage of the subject, to keep you up to date with the latest technology

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