High pressure technology

is used so extensively that it is almost impossible to catalogue the many ways in which our lives are enhanced by it. From pneumatic tires and household water supplies to materials such as crystals, plastics, and even synthetic diamond, there are countless materials fabricated or shaped using high pressure technology.

High Pressure Technology (in two volumes) presents the most up-to-date information available on the main features of this broad technology and the processes which utilize it.

Volume I: Equipment Design, Materials, and Properties

covers three broad areas: the general operation of high pressure systems, including standard operating procedures and safety codes and measures; the technology of high pressure systems, such as components, vessel design, and materials of construction; and applied science at high pressure, including the properties of fluids and solids and mechanical properties.

Volume II: Applications and Processes

covers processes at high pressure and encompasses such topics as: catalytic chemical synthesis; polymerization; phase changes; critical phenomena; liquefaction of gases; synthesis of single-crystal materials, diamond, and superhard materials; isostatic compacting; isostatic hot-pressing; hydrostatic forming of metals; hydraulic cutting; and applications of shock techniques.

Written by recognized authorities in industry, government laboratories, and universities, High Pressure Technology is essential reading for the industrial practitioner, high pressure engineer, and research scientist. In addition, it is a valuable textbook for students in mechanical, chemical, and materials engineering courses.