9781333234065 - Stray Currents From Electric Railways (Classic Reprint) di Michalke, Carl (3 risultati)

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Print on Demand. This book focuses on the critical problem of stray currents and their ability to rapidly corrode metal pipes in the earth. Stray currents are electricity that has escaped from its intended path and migrated into the ground. The effects were first identified in America because the size of the power systems used metal rails as part of their return circuitry. These stray currents use nearby metal pipes for their return path, eating away at the pipe's lining and causing catastrophic failures. The author was a pioneer in this field of study and attempted to devise methods to predict the likelihood of pipe corrosion using complex mathematical models. This book describes the historical evolution of understanding and documents the complex impact stray currents have on metal structures beneath our feet. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.