1 comments about Air Conditioning and Refrigeration for Professionals.

1. I don,t know that I must fill in this space about which subject.

1 comments about Rotating Electric Machinery and Transformer Technology (4th Edition).

1. This book is a 'must read' item for anyone in the field of repairing electric motors or just needing to understand electrical apparatus in general. I have read through many books and articles on motors and transformers and this one rates with the best of them.

4 comments about Understanding Ventilation: How to Design, Select, and Install Residential Ventilation Systems.

1. Over-hyped. If your goal is to come away with the ability to design and install actual ventilation systems, i.e. ductwork, try again. Little accurately re-design or modify my existing ductwork. I actually spoke with the publisher before purchasing this book, and was assured this topic was covered!

   If you know of a book which addresses duct sizing and layout for the layperson, please email me!




2. Proper housing ventilation, the kind that helps maintain healthyindoor air quality (IAQ)is a poorly understood subject. John Bower's book is an excellent "teacher" for the layperson as well as a "continuing educational seminar" for the industry insider. It breaks down the concept of proper ventilation in an easy-to-read format while it presents a new paradign for industry workers familiar with installing ductwork but who may not have time to keep current with trade magazines. This book illuminates aspects of proper ventilation that are often overlooked such as how pollutants get into your house in the first place and provides workable guidlines to achieve solutions. It would be ridiculous to assume that any book would have the concrete answers to every possible IAQ problem, but where this book succeeds is in its ability to involove the reader in the solution to his or her own home's individual IAQ problems. END



3. I recently went "house-hunting" with some relatives and quickly realized that they were focused exclusively on floor plan issues like the number of bedrooms, the square footage, and the presence of trees on the lot. It disturbed me that they were neglecting any consideration of the critical role that ventilation plays in creating a healthy home environment. Like so many other homebuyers, they were adhering to a philosophy of "ventilation by default." Then and there, I decided to give them a copy of John Bower's extraordinary book UNDERSTANDING VENTILATION, as an early house-warming gift.

   Bower understands how houses breathe and he communicates his expertise succinctly and authoritatively. He take a holistic approach to a house, viewing it as an organism consisting of interconected parts. He equates the ventilation system with the lungs of the structure. Houses built without a stratgically designed ventilation system are like sleep apnea patients, who breathe erratically and unevenly. Bower's approach teaches us how to build systems that have controlled, efficient, intentional ventilation.

   In the theatre, the term "triple threat" describes someone who can sing, dance and act. In the area of building science, John Bower is a quadruple threat. He is a building ecology expert of very high calibre; he is a skilled writer; he is a talented teacher; and he is a compassionate 'sick house doctor' who can diagnose and prescribe strategies that heal.

   Bower's style is masterful, clear, concise and very readable. The diagrams are illustrative and demonstrate the author's welcome sense of humor. The information is easily accessible for those who would prefer to use the book as a quick reference. The numerous appendices (abbreviations, glossary, bibliography, organizations, equipment sources) alone, make the price of the book a bargain.

   If you are a homeowner (or a prospective one) and if concepts like infiltration, air exchange, positive / negative air pressure, source control and ventilation make you roll your eyes in the back of your head, then this is a 'must have' book for you.




4. I read this book and found the answer I was looking for. My 1957 home had been upgraded and insulated so well that it was acting as a bottle. Basically my indoor humidity was up at past 65% RH and my poorly insulated exterior walls were getting down to the low 50F in the colder months of the SF Bay area. No one could explain why I was getting mold in my closets. I found this book at an architectural book store and everything clicked. I may be the first person to install a ventilation system on my type of home but I had the confidence to do so after reading this book. Now I have a well ventilated home and no more mold. Thanks you!!!

No comments about Improving Indoor Air Quality Through Design, Operation and Maintenance.

No comments about Reliability: For Technology, Engineering, and Management.

No comments about Motor Control Technology for Industrial Maintenance.

1 comments about Machines and Mechanisms: Applied Kinematic Analysis (2nd Edition).

1. One of the worst textbooks I have ever owned. the "step by step" instructions are missing huge gaps, and it reads as if you already know the subject and you just need a "fresher up". I had a teacher teach kinematics by just using this textbook and it was a lot harder than it needed to be.

3 comments about Quality Control.

1. This is a professional's book! It covers quality control at the level that you need -- whether a novice in the field or an experienced professional. It does an excellent job of interrelating all of the aspects of quality control, while letting you focus on the topic at hand; you never feel that you are "out of place" in the process. This book is so good that we are going to use it as the reference/source for our training programs that cover not only quality control but quality control's relationship with other aspects of operations management and program management. I have even incorporated it into an undergraduate course I teach on quality management and productivity. There's something in it for every technical professional in the workplace today.



2. Besterfield made a true tour de force respect the edition and contain of Quality Control. It provides you of abundant and concise information, explicit and deatiled around the last innovations and advances in this field.
   
   More than a tool, this book is a must for you; in your daily job, as consult text, as fundamental reference for students and an invaluable supporting guide for teachers and professionals.
   
   One of the most remarkable texts written in years. A monumental issue without any doubt. Go for it and you will be absolutely rewarded.



3. If you only buy one book on the application of statistics and probability to the creation of control charts (SPC) and acceptance sampling, this is it. Dale wrote the original first text on SPC back when the only literature on the subject was found in periodicals and research papers. It took him over 3000 manhours to write this concise text and it's bank of clear, understandable problems. The text earned him the title of full Professor at Southern Illinois University and a national reputation as it was used by Ford Motor Company and others for internal training. After teaching from it for almost 20 years I can assure you there is no better book on the subject in the field. (And, yes, I know Dale personally, but have had virtually no contact with him since his retirement many years ago).

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