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| Author(s): | J. Antony |
| Publisher: | Butterworth-Heinemann |
| ISBN: | 0750647094 |
| Format: | softback |
| 152pp | |
| Price: | £24.99 |
| Review Date: | 30 October 2003 |
| Review: | This book introduces the technique of design of experiments (DOE), using practical examples and case studies. The technique was originally used in the early 1920s to differentiate between the effect of fertilisers and other factors when looking at the effect of fertilizers on different areas of land. It involves the process of planning, designing and analysing an experiment so that valid and objective conclusions can be drawn. The author explains the significance of interactions in industrial processes and how to identify and deal with them. He describes the use of screening designs to identify the most important parameters that will have a significant impact on the process performance. Once these parameters are identified, the interaction between them can be analysed. Full factorial designs can be used to study all the combinations at all possible levels. Some useful guidelines are given for engineers to make industrial experiments successful within their organizations. The case studies cover problems from ‘the optimization of a radiographic quality welding of cast iron’ to ‘the optimization of core tube life using designed experiments’. |