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Author Michael Cross , John Sammons
The Basics of Cyber Safety: Computer and Mobile Device Safety Made Easy presents modern tactics on how to secure computer and mobile devices, including what behaviors are safe while surfing, searching, and interacting with others in the virtual world. The book's au....
Release Date 2016/08 -
Alternative Energy in Power Electronics
Author Muhammad H. Rashid
This new resource is a practical overview of designing, testing and troubleshooting power electronics in alternative energy systems, providing you with the most important information on how power electronics components such as inverters, controllers and batter....
Release Date 2014/10 -
Volcanic Gas Reservoir Characterization
Author Min Tong , Lin Yan , Yuanhui Sun , Yongjun Wang , Qiquan Ran
Volcanic gas reservoirs are the new natural gas frontier. Once thought too complex, too harsh on the drilling bit, and too difficult to characterize, reservoir engineers and petroleum geologists alike now manage more advanced seismic and logging tools, making these ....
Release Date 2014/03 -
Nuclear Power Plant Safety and Mechanical Integrity
Author Ramiz Gilada , George Antaki
One of the most critical requirements for safe and reliable nuclear power plant operations is the availability of competent maintenance personnel. However, just as the nuclear power industry is experiencing a renaissance, it is also experiencing an exodus of s....
Release Date 2014/11 -
The Guide to Oilwell Fishing Operations, 2nd Edition
Author Joe P. DeGeare
Unpredictable, unwanted, and costly, oil and gas well fishing is not a typical practice for drilling, workover and completion projects, but roughly one in every five wells experience this intervention. To stay on top, The Guide to Oilwell Fishing Operations, Second ....
Release Date 2014/11 -
Materials Science of Thin Films, 2nd Edition
Author Milton Ohring
This is the first book that can be considered a textbook on thin film science, complete with exercises at the end of each chapter. Ohring has contributed many highly regarded reference books to the AP list, including Reliability and Failure of Electronic Materials ....
Release Date 2001/10 -
Author With contributions Narkis Shatz and John C. Bortz , Pablo G. Benitez , Juan C. Mi
From its inception nearly 30 years ago, the optical subdiscipline now referred to as nonimaging optics, has experienced dramatic growth. The term nonimaging optics is concerned with applications where imaging formation is not important but where effective and effici....
Release Date 2004/12 -
Assessing and Measuring Environmental Impact and Sustainability
Author Jiri J Klemes
Assessing and Measuring Environmental Impact and Sustainability answers the question “what are the available methodologies to assess the environmental sustainability of a product, system or process? Multiple well-known authors share their expertise in order to give....
Release Date 2015/01 -
Thermal Insulation Handbook for the Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical Industries
Author Alireza Bahadori
Thermal Insulation Handbook for the Oil and Gas Industries addresses relative design, materials, procedures, and standard installation necessities for various oil and gas infrastructure such as pipelines, subsea equipment, vessels, and tanks. With the continued incr....
Release Date 2014/03 -
Author Stephane P.A. Bordas
Advances in Applied Mechanics draws together recent significant advances in various topics in applied mechanics. Published since 1948, Advances in Applied Mechanics aims to provide authoritative review articles on topics in the mechanical sciences, primarily of inte....
Release Date 2014/11 -
Author S. Ranganathan , Jien-Wei Yeh , B.S. Murty
This book provides a complete review of the current state of the art in the field of high entropy alloys (HEA). The conventional approach to alloy design is to select one principal element and add elements to it in minor quantities in order to improve the properties....
Release Date 2014/06 -
Wave Mechanics and Wave Loads on Marine Structures
Author Paolo Boccotti
Wave Mechanics and Wave Loads on Marine Structures provides a new perspective on the calculation of wave forces on ocean structures, unifying the deterministic and probabilistic approaches to wave theory and combining the methods used in field and experimental measu....
Release Date 2014/09 -
Author M. Rafiqul Islam
Natural gas, especially unconventional gas, has an increasingly important role in meeting the world's energy needs. Experts estimate that it has the potential to add anywhere from 60-250% to the global proven gas reserve in the next two decades. To maintain pace wi....
Release Date 2014/10 -
Author James G. Speight
High Acid Crudes quickly gets the refinery manager and all other relative personnel up to date on this particular type of feedstock by providing an overview and relevant details of the identification of high acid crudes and their influence on the refinery’s process ....
Release Date 2014/04 -
Electric Renewable Energy Systems
Author Muhammad H. Rashid
This derivative volume stemming from content included in our seminal Power Electronics Handbook takes its chapters related to renewables and establishes them at the core of a new volume dedicated to the increasingly pivotal and as yet under-published intersection o....
Release Date 2015/11 -
Environmental Organic Chemistry for Engineers
Author James G. Speight
Environmental Organic Chemistry for Engineers clearly defines the principles of environmental organic chemistry and the role they play in forming remediation strategies. In this reference, the author explores parameter estimation methods, the thermodynamics, and ki....
Release Date 2016/11 -
Risk Analysis and Control for Industrial Processes - Gas, Oil and Chemicals
Author Hans J Pasman
Risk Analysis and Control for Industrial Processes - Gas, Oil and Chemicalsprovides an analysis of current approaches for preventing disasters, and gives readers an overview on which methods to adopt. The book covers safety regulations, history and trends, industri....
Release Date 2015/06 -
Author Arthur M. Brownstein
Considering the ever-rising costs of traditional fuel paired with the increasing scarcity of its resources, it’s easy to see why exploring renewable fuels has become an increasingly critical goal for engineers, researchers, and end-users alike. However, due to....
Release Date 2014/10 -
Author Geoffrey Hewitt , Francesco Coletti
With production from unconventional rigs continuing to escalate and refineries grappling with the challenges of shale and heavier oil feedstocks, petroleum engineers and refinery managers must ensure that equipment used with today’s crude oil is protected from fouli....
Release Date 2014/11 -
Chemical Process Safety, 4th Edition
Author Roy E. Sanders
Chemical Process Safety: Learning from Case Histories, Fourth Edition gives insight into eliminating specific classes of hazards while also providing real case histories with valuable lessons to be learned. This edition also includes practical sections on mechanic....
Release Date 2015/07 -
High Integrity Systems and Safety Management in Hazardous Industries
Author J.R Thomson
This book is about the engineering management of hazardous industries, such as oil and gas production, hydrocarbon refining, nuclear power and the manufacture of chemicals and pharmaceuticals. Its scope includes an overview of design standards and processes for high....
Release Date 2015/01 -
Fundamentals of Technical Mathematics
Author Sarhan M. Musa
Fundamentals of Technical Mathematics introduces key, applied mathematics for engineering technologists and technicians. Through a simple, engaging approach, the book reviews basic mathematics, including whole numbers, fractions, mixed numbers, decimals, percentage....
Release Date 2015/10 -
Sustainability in the Design, Synthesis and Analysis of Chemical Engineering Processes
Author Heriberto Cabezas , Gerardo Ruiz Mercado
Sustainability in the Design, Synthesis and Analysis of Chemical Engineering Processes is an edited collection of contributions from leaders in their field. It takes a holistic view of sustainability in chemical and process engineering design, and incorporates econ....
Release Date 2016/07 -
Author Alireza Bahadori , Sohrab Zendehboudi
Shale Oil and Gas Handbook: Theory, Technologies, and Challenges provides users with information on how shale oil and gas exploration has revolutionized today’s energy industry. As activity has boomed and job growth continues to increase, training in this area for ....
Release Date 2016/11 -
Advances in Physical Organic Chemistry
Author Nick Williams , Ian Williams
Advances in Physical Organic Chemistry series of volumes is the definitive resource for authoritative reviews of work in physical organic chemistry. It aims to provide a valuable source of information not only for physical organic chemists applying their expertise ....
Release Date 2015/11 -
Technologies for Biochemical Conversion of Biomass
Author Lan Wang , Hongzhang Chen
Technologies for Biochemical Conversion of Biomass introduces biomass biochemical conversion technology, including the pretreatment platform, enzyme platform, cell refining platform, sugar platform, fermentation platform, and post-treatment platform. Readers will f....
Release Date 2016/12 -
Energy Management Principles, 2nd Edition
Author Kelly E. Parmenter , Craig B. Smith
Energy Management Principles: Applications, Benefits, Savings, Second Edition is a comprehensive guide to the fundamental principles and systematic processes of maintaining and improving energy efficiency and reducing waste.Fully revised and updated with analysis o....
Release Date 2015/11 -
Emerging Trends in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, and Systems Biology
Author Quoc Nam Tran , Hamid R Arabnia
Emerging Trends in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, and Systems Biology discusses the latest developments in all aspects of computational biology, bioinformatics, and systems biology and the application of data-analytics and algorithms, mathematical modeling, ....
Release Date 2015/08 -
Opto-mechanical Fiber Optic Sensors
Author Hamid Alemohammad
Opto-mechanical Fiber Optic Sensors: Research, Technology, and Applications in Mechanical Sensing offers comprehensive coverage of the theoretical aspects of fiber optic sensors (FOS), along with current and emerging applications in the mechanical, petroleum, biome....
Release Date 2018/01 -
Fluid Phase Behavior for Conventional and Unconventional Oil and Gas Reservoirs
Author Alireza Bahadori
Fluid Phase Behavior for Conventional and Unconventional Oil and Gas Reservoirs delivers information on the role of PVT (pressure-volume-temperature) tests/data in various aspects, in particular reserve estimation, reservoir modeling, flow assurance, and enhanced o....
Release Date 2016/11