Karl Kammermeyer Editor (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Near Fine condition hardcover book, no dust jacket. Slight shelf wear to covers and spine. Very slight bumping to spine edges. Very slight toning and smudging to edges of text block and end papers. Stamp on top edge of text block. All of our books are individually inspected and described. Never X-library unless specifically described as such.…

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. Stamped on page edges. Owner's name on inside. (space flight, cabin atmospheres).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. ix, [1], 271, [7] pages. Figures. Tables. References. Index. DJ has wear, soiling, tears, scuffs and chips. Among the contributors were Isaac Asimov, John Foster, Coleman Major, and Emanuel Roth. Karl Kammermeyer was for much of his career a Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Iowa, College of Engineering, Iowa City, Iowa. Are we ready to provide an adequate atmospheric milieu for the astronauts? The present volume represents the first integrated attempt to answer this question on a scientific level and on a broad basis of physical and mechanical, biological, biochemical and medical factors. The main features of this work were presented at a symposium of the division of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry of the American Chemical Society, held in Atlantic City on September 13, 1965. The volume is an expanded and reorganized treatise base on, but not merely proceeding from, the symposium. Manned Space Flight introduces into space travel parameters that are unique. Man can live without food for a reasonably long period; without water, the period becomes quite a bit shorter; but without air, the result-almost instantaneous-is death. This would make the atmosphere the most important consideration. In fact, however, man needs all three components: oxygen, water, and food; and if anyone of them fails, he is doomed. With our space efforts approaching trips of several weeks in length and certainly heading for month-long journeys, it is most appropriate to ask: Are we ready to provide an adequate atmospheric milieu for the astronauts? The present volume represents the first integrated attempt to answer this question on a scientific level and on a broad basis of physical and mechanical, biological, biochemical and medical factors. The main features of this work were presented at a symposium of the Division of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry of the American Chemical Society, held in Atlantic City on September 13, 1965. The volume is an expanded and reorganized treatise based on, but not merely proceeding from, the symposium. Obviously, medical aspects are of paramount importance. A down-to-earth appraisal of the status quo, presented by Dr. E. M. Roth, shows that the problem of 100% oxygen atmosphere still is beset with some uncertainty in the 200 to 500 mm. total cabin pressure range. Additionally, attention is called to inherent dangers of greatly increased flammability in such an atmosphere.…