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Copyright © 2006 Knovel Corporation What is Knovel? Search reliable information with the ease of Google Browse 900+ pedigreed references in 18 Subject Areas Interact with graphs, charts and tables Compare data from multiple sources in the same interface Export results to your desktop applications Your Gateway to Science and Engineering Information

Copyright © 2006 Knovel Corporation Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials (10th Edition) Volumes 1-3 Below is a sample of the titles that are integrated together in the collection. Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary Chemical Resistance of Plastics and Elastomers (3rd Edition) Lange’s Handbook of Chemistry Yaws' Handbook of Thermodynamic and Physical Properties of Chemical Compounds Perry’s Chemical Engineers’ Handbook The Knovel Library

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Copyright © 2006 Knovel Corporation Knovel Technology – Interactive Tables & Graphs Sort, filter and find data on materials, properties, compositions, behaviors and more. Follow links to related information in the text. Plot points, digitize, calculate, save, print and export information.

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Copyright © 2006 Knovel Corporation Real-Life Application Scenario: The design engineer at a building materials manufacturer is working on the design of a new greenhouse enclosure made from polyethylene (PE). The engineer wants information about the different kinds of fillers typically used with PE, in particular, those that might affect UV stability. Knovel can help.

Copyright © 2006 Knovel Corporation Step 1: In the Search box on the Knovel Library home page enter the Boolean search phrase polyethylene AND fillers AND UV.Knovel Library home page Notice that the Boolean operator and is used. Booleans (and, or, not) do not need to be capitalized, although we have capitalized them for this example to make them easier to spot. The query phrase entered means, "find any page of text or row of data from an interactive table where the words polyethylene and fillers and UV are all present somewhere on the same page or in the same row of data." Click the button. Real-Life Application

Copyright © 2006 Knovel Corporation Step 2: Knovel's Search Results page shows 36 titles with hits that match our query. The first book in the list is Handbook of Fillers - A Definitive User's Guide and Databook (2nd Ed.)Handbook of Fillers - A Definitive User's Guide and Databook (2nd Ed.) Click on the title name to open it. Real-Life Application

Copyright © 2006 Knovel Corporation Step 3: The first result "13.10 UV Stabilizers" looks like a good match. A quick check of it provides useful information. But also notice the fifth section down titled "15.26 Polyethylene." Click on the Text (1) link next to it. Real-Life Application

Copyright © 2006 Knovel Corporation Step 4: A new window opens, launching the Adobe reader. The keywords we searched for are highlighted and Knovel jumps directly to the page and location where first instances of the keywords are found. Notice that the PDF file is linked on the left side to make navigation inside the PDF easier. This section from the Handbook of Fillers is a data sheet with relevant information about polyethylene, including typical fillers used with it, methods of incorporating fillers, and a section called Special Considerations which talks about UV stability. SOLUTION: Our engineer now has what he needs to make informed decisions about which filler to use for the greenhouse enclosure. Real-Life Solution

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Copyright © 2006 Knovel Corporation New Releases Steam Tables and Calculators Exclusive features include: Digitized graphs, unit converter Interactive tables High resolution calculators Power cycle efficiency calculators. Knovel Steam Tables are seamlessly integrated with Knovel Library's collection of mechanical and chemical engineering references

Copyright © 2006 Knovel Corporation Beam Analysis Tool Site-Wide Chemical Structure Search Upcoming Releases A robust tool designed specifically for calculating stresses and deflections of linear structural beams and shafts Draw and perform searches on chemical structures across all content in Knovel Library, includes exact and substructure searches. Resize, reposition, and rotate the structures and upload, modify, and search on your MOL files.