Andre Bernard – författare

André Bernard has researched the stories behind more than one hundred of the most famous titles in the English language to produce a fascinating volume rich in literary anecdote and publishing lore. The Great Gatsby was almost titled Trimalchio in West Egg, while some unknown editor told William L. Shirer, "Please God, don't ask us to publish a book called The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich." It's a wonderful romp among the literary monuments.Raymond Chandler to Alfred A. Knopf: "I'm trying to think of a good title for you to want me to change."

Troubleshooting is an activity on which process engineers spend a relatively large portion of their time throughout their career. And yet, it is a topic not adequately covered in chemical engineering curricula. While the fundamental principles surrounding the field of chemical engineering are taught, they are presented as fragments and, like pieces of a puzzle, must be put together when analyzing a potential problem. Troubleshooting in the Chemical Process Industries offers readers practical guidance on problem-solving in the chemical process industry from a process engineering perspective. It links fundamental principles of chemical engineering together, considers the data gathering and analysis steps in the problem-solving process, and details how they can be effectively used to identify root causes of and resolve operating problems. The book highlights the importance of troubleshooting as a response to abnormal process behavior that threatens or prevents achievement of targets, such as production volume, product sales specifications, and environmental and process safety performance.Considers troubleshooting in three categories: for existing facilities, during retrofit of an existing facility, and for new plantsCovers plant performance monitoring and discusses the source of process data relative to instrumentation and associated errorsDiscusses process simulation in troubleshooting, strategies for dealing with the empirical aspects of processes, and manipulation of raw process data into meaningful performance informationExplores the perspectives of process engineers and process operators, comparing and contrasting both functions, considering human factor issuesFeatures industrial case studiesWith this practical book, process engineers are given the know-how to solve real-world problems they are likely to encounter in industry through the application of sound process engineering methodologies.

Troubleshooting is an activity on which process engineers spend a relatively large portion of their time throughout their career. And yet, it is a topic not adequately covered in chemical engineering curricula. While the fundamental principles surrounding the field of chemical engineering are taught, they are presented as fragments and, like pieces of a puzzle, must be put together when analyzing a potential problem. Troubleshooting in the Chemical Process Industries offers readers practical guidance on problem-solving in the chemical process industry from a process engineering perspective. It links fundamental principles of chemical engineering together, considers the data gathering and analysis steps in the problem-solving process, and details how they can be effectively used to identify root causes of and resolve operating problems. The book highlights the importance of troubleshooting as a response to abnormal process behavior that threatens or prevents achievement of targets, such as production volume, product sales specifications, and environmental and process safety performance. Considers troubleshooting in three categories: for existing facilities, during retrofit of an existing facility, and for new plants Covers plant performance monitoring and discusses the source of process data relative to instrumentation and associated errors Discusses process simulation in troubleshooting, strategies for dealing with the empirical aspects of processes, and manipulation of raw process data into meaningful performance information Explores the perspectives of process engineers and process operators, comparing and contrasting both functions, considering human factor issues Features industrial case studies With this practical book, process engineers are given the know-how to solve real-world problems they are likely to encounter in industry through the application of sound process engineering methodologies.

Troubleshooting is an activity on which process engineers spend a relatively large portion of their time throughout their career. And yet, it is a topic not adequately covered in chemical engineering curricula. While the fundamental principles surrounding the field of chemical engineering are taught, they are presented as fragments and, like pieces of a puzzle, must be put together when analyzing a potential problem. Troubleshooting in the Chemical Process Industries offers readers practical guidance on problem-solving in the chemical process industry from a process engineering perspective. It links fundamental principles of chemical engineering together, considers the data gathering and analysis steps in the problem-solving process, and details how they can be effectively used to identify root causes of and resolve operating problems. The book highlights the importance of troubleshooting as a response to abnormal process behavior that threatens or prevents achievement of targets, such as production volume, product sales specifications, and environmental and process safety performance. Considers troubleshooting in three categories: for existing facilities, during retrofit of an existing facility, and for new plants Covers plant performance monitoring and discusses the source of process data relative to instrumentation and associated errors Discusses process simulation in troubleshooting, strategies for dealing with the empirical aspects of processes, and manipulation of raw process data into meaningful performance information Explores the perspectives of process engineers and process operators, comparing and contrasting both functions, considering human factor issues Features industrial case studies With this practical book, process engineers are given the know-how to solve real-world problems they are likely to encounter in industry through the application of sound process engineering methodologies.

Mabel Elsworth Todd pioneered ideokinesis in the 1920s. Her book, The Thinking Body, described new ways to use all the senses as well as inner feeling and imagination to retrain the body to move with ease and balance. The system became an invaluable tool for generations of dancers, actors, and performance artists, thanks largely to one of its most important teachers, André Bernard (1924-2003). This book presents an introduction to the practice as well as a lengthy interview with Bernard and two meticulously detailed workshop protocols illustrated with 52 photographs and line drawings.

Die ''Ideokinese'' wurde in den 1920er-Jahren von Mabel Elsworth Todd (Der Körper denkt mit) entwickelt, um die Koordination der Muskulatur zu verbessern. Bis heute bleibt dieser Ansatz einzigartig darin, dass er sich auf die Kraft der Vorstellung verlässt, um neuromuskuläre Muster von Haltung und Bewegung umzugestalten. André Bernard (1924-2003) war einer der Hauptvertreter von Todds Ansatz und hat als Professor an der New York University die Ideokinese seit 1966 an Generationen von Tanz- und Schauspielstudenten weitergegeben. Einige wurden später selbst Lehrer dieser Methode. 1986 stellte er die Ideokinese erstmals in Europa vor und unterrichtete bis zum Jahr 2000 Sommerkurse in der Schweiz und in Deutschland. Das vorliegende Buch enthält neben einem Interview mit André Bernard seine Beschreibung der Arbeitsweise und mit Bildern illustrierte Workshop-Protokolle zum Selbststudium.