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Ion Beam Treatment of Polymers, 2nd Edition
Author Marcela Bilek , Alexey Kondyurin
Ion Beam Treatment of Polymers, Second Edition presents the results of polymer investigations and technique development in the field of polymer modification by high-energy ion beams. It shows how to use ion beam equipment in the polymer industry, as well as how to u....
Release Date 2014/09 -
Combustion of Pulverised Coal in a Mixture of Oxygen and Recycled Flue Gas
Author Dobrin Toporov
Combustion of Pulverised Coal in a Mixture of Oxygen and Recycled Flue Gas focuses on a niche technology, combustion of coal in an oxygen rich environment, which is one approach to obtaining ‘clean coal,’ by making it easier to capture carbon that is released in the....
Release Date 2014/05 -
Structural Integrity and Durability of Advanced Composites
Author Alma Hodzic , Constantinos Soutis , Peter Beaumont
Structural Integrity and Durability of Advanced Composites: Innovative Modelling Methods and Intelligent Design presents scientific and technological research from leading composite materials scientists and engineers that showcase the fundamental issues and practic....
Release Date 2015/05 -
Author Manuel Vázquez
Magnetic nanowires and microwires are key tools in the development of enhanced devices for information technology (memory and data processing) and sensing. Offering the combined characteristics of high density, high speed, and non-volatility, they facilitate reliabl....
Release Date 2015/05 -
Early Nutrition and Long-Term Health
Author Anne M. Dattilo , Jose M Saavedra
The nutrition of an individual during gestation and the first two years of life—the first 1,000 days—sets the stage for lifelong health. Nutrition quality and quantity in this period can influence the risk of developing diseases that constitute today’s epidemics. E....
Release Date 2016/11 -
Advances in Solar Heating and Cooling
Author Tianshu Ge , Ruzhu Wang
Advances in Solar Heating and Cooling presents new information on the growing concerns about climate change, the security of energy supplies, and the ongoing interest in replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy sources. The amount of energy used for heating and....
Release Date 2016/05 -
Scholarly Communication at the Crossroads in China
Author Jingfeng Xia
Scholarly Communication at the Crossroads in China follows the dichotomy paradox to focus on both achievements and challenges at every step of the scholarly communication process, highlighting Insights and trends in academic infrastructure and scholarly behaviors w....
Release Date 2017/01 -
Natural Fiber-Reinforced Biodegradable and Bioresorbable Polymer Composites
Author Ada Pui Yan Hung , Alan Kin-tak Lau
Natural Fiber-Reinforced Biodegradable and Bioresorbable Polymer Composites focuses on key areas of fundamental research and applications of biocomposites. Several key elements that affect the usage of these composites in real-life applications are discussed. There....
Release Date 2017/02 -
Thermal-Hydraulics of Water Cooled Nuclear Reactors
Author Francesco D'Auria
Thermal Hydraulics of Water-Cooled Nuclear Reactors reviews flow and heat transfer phenomena in nuclear systems and examines the critical contribution of this analysis to nuclear technology development. With a strong focus on system thermal hydraulics (SYS TH), the....
Release Date 2017/05 -
Author Li Ran , Chong Ng
Offshore Wind Farms: Technologies, Design and Operation provides the latest information on offshore wind energy, one of Europe’s most promising and quickly maturing industries, and a potentially huge untapped renewable energy source which could contribute signific....
Release Date 2016/03 -
Author Randika Jayasinghe , Caroline Baillie
Green Composites: Waste-based Materials for a Sustainable Future, Second Edition presents exciting new developments on waste-based composites. New, additional, or replacement chapters focus on these elements, reflecting on developments over the past ten years. Auth....
Release Date 2017/01 -
Author Brian J. Love
Biomaterials: A Systems Approach to Engineering Concepts provides readers with a systems approach to biomaterials and materials engineering. By focusing on the mechanical needs of implants, disease states, and current clinical needs, readers are encouraged to desig....
Release Date 2017/07 -
Author Dipak Sarkar
Thermal Power Plants: Pre-Operational Activities covers practical information that can be used as a handy reference by utility operators and professionals working in new and existing plants, including those that are undergoing refurbishments and those that have bee....
Release Date 2016/08 -
Cost-Effective Energy Efficient Building Retrofitting
Author Jarek Kurnitski , Nicola Bianco , Giuseppe Peter Vanoli , Bjørn Peter Jelle , Claes
Cost-Effective Energy Efficient Building Retrofitting:Materials, Technologies, Optimization and Case Studies provides essential knowledge for civil engineers, architects, and other professionals working in the field of cost-effective energy efficient building retro....
Release Date 2017/01 -
Industrial Chemical Process Analysis and Design
Author Mariano Martín Martín
Industrial Chemical Process Analysis and Design uses chemical engineering principles to explain the transformation of basic raw materials into major chemical products. The book discusses traditional processes to create products like nitric acid, sulphuric acid, amm....
Release Date 2016/07 -
The Circuit Designer's Companion, 4th Edition
Author Peter Wilson
The fourth edition of this classic work on circuit design gives you the understanding and practical know-how to produce optimized, reliable, cost-effective electronic circuits. It bridges the gap between the theoretical learning that most university courses provide....
Release Date 2017/07 -
Defect Structure and Properties of Nanomaterials, 2nd Edition
Author J Gubicza
Defect Structure and Properties of Nanomaterials: Second and Extended Edition covers a wide range of nanomaterials including metals, alloys, ceramics, diamond, carbon nanotubes, and their composites. This new edition is fully revised and updated, covering important....
Release Date 2017/03 -
Author Bill Collum
Designing new nuclear facilities is an extraordinarily complex exercise, often requiring teams of specialists several hundred strong. Nuclear Facilities: A Designer’s Guide provides an insight into each of the main contributors and shows how the whole design proces....
Release Date 2016/10 -
Heat Recovery Steam Generator Technology
Author Vernon L. Eriksen
Heat Recovery Steam Generator Technology is the first fully comprehensive resource to provide readers with the fundamental information needed to understand HRSGs. The book's highly experienced editor has selected a number of key technical personnel to contribute t....
Release Date 2017/03 -
A Generalized Framework of Linear Multivariable Control
Author Liansheng Tan
A Generalized Framework of Linear Multivariable Control proposes a number of generalized models by using the generalized inverse of matrix, while the usual linear multivariable control theory relies on some regular models. The book supports that in H-infinity contr....
Release Date 2017/02 -
Smart Sensors and MEMS, 2nd Edition
Author A. Luque , S Nihtianov
Smart Sensors and MEMS: Intelligent Devices and Microsystems for Industrial Applications, Second Edition highlights new, important developments in the field, including the latest on magnetic sensors, temperature sensors and microreaction chambers. The book outlines....
Release Date 2018/02 -
Analog Design and Simulation Using OrCAD Capture and PSpice, 2nd Edition
Author Dennis Fitzpatrick
New to this edition: Updated to using OrCAD Release 17.2 and its new features; Coverage of PSPICE extra features: PSpice Designer, PSpice Designer Plus, Modelling Application, PSpice Part Search Symbol Viewer, PSpice Report, Associate PSpice model, New delay func....
Release Date 2017/12 -
The Designer’s Guide to VHDL, Third Edition
Author Peter Ashenden
VHDL, the IEEE standard hardware description language for describing digital electronic systems, has recently been revised. This book has become a standard in the industry for learning the features of VHDL and using it to verify hardware designs. This third edition ....
Release Date 2008/05 -
Geometric Algebra for Computer Science
Author Stephen Mann , Daniel Fontijne , Leo Dorst
Until recently, almost all of the interactions between objects in virtual 3D worlds have been based on calculations performed using linear algebra. Linear algebra relies heavily on coordinates, however, which can make many geometric programming tasks very specific a....
Release Date 2010/07 -
Computational Materials Engineering
Author Britta Nestler , Mark A Miodownik , Ernest Kozeschnik , Dierk Raabe , Koenraad Frans
Computational Materials Engineering is an advanced introduction to the computer-aided modeling of essential material properties and behavior, including the physical, thermal and chemical parameters, as well as the mathematical tools used to perform simulations. Its ....
Release Date 2010/07 -
Author Robert W. Boyd
Nonlinear optics is the study of the interaction of intense laser light with matter. The third edition of this textbook has been rewritten to conform to the standard SI system of units and includes comprehensively updated material on the latest developments in the f....
Release Date 2008/03 -
Materials Science for Engineering Students
Author Traugott Fischer
Materials Science for Engineering Students offers students of introductory materials science and engineering, and their instructors, a fresh perspective on the rapidly evolving world of advanced engineering materials. This new, concise text takes a more contemporary....
Release Date 2009/03 -
Author Jim Lewis , Peter J. Ashenden
VHDL-2008: Just the New Stuff, as its title says, introduces the new features added to the latest revision of the IEEE standard for the VHDL hardware description language. Written by the Chair and Technical Editor of the IEEE working group, the book is an auth....
Release Date 2007/11 -
Three-dimensional Integrated Circuit Design
Author E G. Friedman , Vasilis F. Pavlidis
With vastly increased complexity and functionality in the "nanometer era" (i.e. hundreds of millions of transistors on one chip), increasing the performance of integrated circuits has become a challenging task. Connecting effectively (interconnect design) all ....
Release Date 2010/07 -
A Wavelet Tour of Signal Processing, 3rd Edition
Author Stephane Mallat
Mallat's book is the undisputed reference in this field - it is the only one that covers the essential material in such breadth and depth. - Laurent Demanet, Stanford UniversityThe new edition of this classic book gives all the major concepts, techniques and applic....
Release Date 2008/12