Shielded and protected through his youth, 15-year-old Capo Premalvena is not prepared for a destiny with death-dealing evil. But when a love-scorned psychopath burns through the Dimensions in search of the Perfected Power of the Purity Philter, Capo discovers that the truth kept secret from his birth may thrust him to the center of a prophetic battle. To prepare, Capo is hurtled into the Sixth Dimension to another-world academy where the required swordplay tutorials serve as passage into moral lessons of friendship, betrayal, and second chances. In this realm, Capo learns thought can be as deadly as a deed; evil and purity can be paired into a surprising union; and choice is the point on which both the wicked and virtuous pivot.

Once inseparable, my best friend and I were torn apart after a night of fiery passion—a memory forever etched in my mind, its details lost in a hazy fog. Now, Alex May is my bitter rival, his indifference cutting deeper than any blade. The looming national state championships intensify the stakes, fueling the fire of that unforgettable night. In the arena's dim light, tension crackles. Each stride, each thud of the puck, echoes unspoken words. The remnants of our once unbreakable bond intertwine with a burning desire for vindication. I yearn to reach out to Alex, hoping he'll give me a second chance. But his walls are high, his heart guarded. Will he ever forgive me for the mistakes of our past and allow love to mend our broken connection? Warning: this is a high-heat M/M hockey romance, filled with shenanigans, explicit language, and some violence. Please be advised.

This book assesses the results of recent metallographic examination of 45 sword blades (mid-2nd century BC to early-16th century) from the territory of what is now Poland.

This book concerns the development of novel finite elements for the structural analysis of composite beams and blades. The introduction of material damping is also an important aspect of composite structures and it is presented here in terms of their static and dynamic behavior. The book thoroughly presents a new shear beam finite element, which entails new blade section mechanics, capable of predicting structural blade coupling due to composite coupling and/or internal section geometry. Theoretical background is further expanded towards the inclusion of nonlinear structural blade models and damping mechanics for composite structures. The models effectively include geometrically nonlinear terms due to large displacements and rotations, improve the modeling accuracy of very large flexible blades, and enable the modeling of rotational stiffening and buckling, as well as, nonlinear structural coupling. Validation simulations on specimen level study the geometric nonlinearities effect on the modal frequencies and damping values of composite strips of various angle-ply laminations under either tensile or buckling loading. A series of correlation cases between numerical predictions and experimental measurements give credence to the developed nonlinear beam finite element models and underline the essential role of new nonlinear damping and stiffness terms.

Kinley and Sweeney are Secret Service agents sent to a tiny island in the Pacific used as a checkpoint by the military. The natives there have assaulted numerous American agents stationed there, at the behest of an enemy agent named Peretti.

The present treatise reports on theoretical investigations and test-stand measurements which were carried out in the BMW Flugmotoren GMbH in developing the hollow blade for exhaust gas turbines. As an introduction the temperature variation and the stress on a turbine blade for a gas temperature of 900 degrees and circumferential velocities of 600 meters per second are discussed. The assumptions onthe heat transfer coefficients at the blade profile are supported by tests on an electrically heated blade model. The temperature distribution in the cross section of a blade Is thoroughly investigated and the temperature field determined for a special case. A method for calculation of the thermal stresses in turbine blades for a given temperature distribution is indicated. The effect of the heat radiation on the blade temperature also is dealt with. Test-stand experiments on turbine blades are evaluated, particularly with respect to temperature distribution in the cross section; maximum and minimum temperature in the cross section are ascertained. Finally, the application of the hollow blade for a stationary gas turbine is investigated. Starting from a setup for 550 C gas temperature the improvement of the thermal efficiency and the fuel consumption are considered as well as the increase of the useful power by use of high temperatures. The power required for blade cooling is taken into account.