Whether your job title is “industrial engineer” or not, you may be tasked with improving processes and finding better ways to design, develop, produce, deliver or service products. In this issue, we’ll walk you through a case where an engineer working for a chemical manufacturer is asked by his manager to find a way to optimize the flow rate of acrylonitrile from a tank. Acrylonitrile is a key ingredient used in the manufacture of certain types of synthetic rubbers and fibers. We’ll walk you through what he did to find a safe and efficient solution using Knovel.

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Interested in using equations from Knovel with Mathcad?

Knovel will soon be featuring live Mathcad enabled equations in select titles including Roark’s Formulas for Stress and Strain and Hick’s Handbook of Civil Engineering Calculations.

Knovel’s integration with Mathcad will let engineers design and document engineering calculations with comprehensive applied math functionality right from top handbooks and databases.

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Sometimes using your home email address just doesn’t cut it. If you use a free email address for professional communica-tions like providing technical advice on a volunteer project or applying for a job, you may want to try a new and free email service for engineers.

With ENGINEERING Mail you can identify yourself as an engineering student, professional, retiree or person working in a related field. We’ve tried it out and it is a full-featured web mail account that allows large file attachments.

Check it out and register at www.engineering.com/mail.

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We value your participation and if we publish your story, you will win a top of the line Garmin GPS system, valued at $600.

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You can’t pick up a newspaper without seeing headlines about energy consumption, sustainability, diminishing fuel resources, and transportation- some of the biggest international challenges of the century.

To support the role of engineers and applied scientists in leading a new industrial revolution, Knovel is launching the Sustainable Energy and Development subject area.

With access to premier reference handbooks, leading edge resources and tools in the emerging area of sustainability, Knovel’s users can lead in driving innovative design and delivery methods.

We’re excited to launch this new subject area.  Click below to learn more about the titles, release date and more.

We’re introducing a new program called Knovel’s Titles of the Week and in recognition of our newest subject area, November is Sustainable Energy and Development Month!

Every week, we choose two popular titles from our collection of nearly 2000 leading handbooks, databases, and conference proceedings and make them available for 12 days.

Preview new titles, check out handbooks across different subject areas, use Knovel’s search and analysis tools, and get instant updates via RSS and email.

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