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Thermoelectrics. Design and Materials HoSung Lee
ISBN: 9781118848920 Издательство: John Wiley & Sons Limited Язык: Английский Thermoelectrics: Design and Materials HoSung Lee, Western Michigan University, USA A comprehensive guide to the basic principles of thermoelectrics Thermoelectrics plays an important role in energy conversion and electronic temperature control. The book comprehensively covers the basic physical principles of thermoelectrics as well as recent developments and design strategies of materials and devices. The book is divided into two sections: the first section is concerned with design and begins with an introduction to the fast developing and multidisciplinary field of thermoelectrics. This section also covers thermoelectric generators and…
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Electric Drive. Design Methodology Marcel Jufer
ISBN: 9781118621592 Издательство: John Wiley & Sons Limited Язык: Английский An electric drive that is designed or adapted to a specific application must take into account all the elements of the chain of constituent elements in its use and deployment. In addition to the motor, the transmission, power electronics, control, sensors, and electrical protection systems must be taken into account. The motor and the transmission can be optimized and designed to obtain the best energy efficiency assessment, in particular for dynamic nodes. An inventory and a characterization of these various components is proposed as part of this book’s examination and explanation of the different technology elements, as well as a dynamic…
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Baustatik. Grundlagen, Stabtragwerke, Fl?chentragwerk Peter Marti
ISBN: 9783433602041 Издательство: John Wiley & Sons Limited Язык: Немецкий Das Werk liefert eine einheitliche Darstellung der Baustatik auf der Grundlage der Technischen Mechanik. Es behandelt Stab- und Fl?chentragwerke nach der Elastizit?ts- und Plastizit?tstheorie. Es betont den geschichtlichen Hintergrund und den Bezug zur praktischen Ingenieurt?tigkeit und dokumentiert erstmals in umfassender Weise die spezielle Schule, die sich in den letzten 50 Jahren an der ETH in Z?rich herausgebildet hat. Als Lehrbuch enth?lt das Werk viele durchgearbeitete Beispiele und Aufgaben zum vertieften Studium. Die einzelnen Kapitel werden durch Zusammenfassungen abgeschlossen, welche die wichtigsten Lehrinhalte in pr?gnanter…
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Advanced Safety Management. Focusing on Z10 and Serious Injury Prevention Fred Manuele A.
ISBN: 9781118841013 Издательство: John Wiley & Sons Limited Язык: Английский Provides guidance to managers, safety professionals, educators and students on having operational risk management systems that meet the requirements of Z10. Emphasizes Management Leadership and Employee Involvement, the most important section in Z10, with particular reference to contributions that employees can make. A new provision was added to Z10 on Risk Assessment which along with Avoidance of Human Error is addressed. Revised and expanded coverage of Management of Change and The Procurement Process New chapters cover Macro Thinking – The Socio-Technical Model; Safety Professionals as Culture Change Agents; Prevention through Design,…
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Chirality at the Nanoscale. Nanoparticles, Surfaces, Materials and More David Amabilino B.
ISBN: 9783527625352 Издательство: John Wiley & Sons Limited Язык: Английский The only standard reference in this exciting new field combines the physical, chemical and material science perspectives in a synergic way. This monograph traces the development of the preparative methods employed to create nanostructures, in addition to the experimental techniques used to characterize them, as well as some of the surprising physical effects. The chapters cover every category of material, from organic to coordination compounds, metals and composites, in zero, one, two and three dimensions. The book also reviews structural, chemical, optical, and other physical properties, finishing with a look at the future for chiral…
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Advanced Thermoforming. Methods, Machines and Materials, Applications and Automation Sven Engelmann
ISBN: 9781118207055 Издательство: John Wiley & Sons Limited Язык: Английский Introduces the latest innovations in thermoforming materials, processes, and applications Advanced Thermoforming brings readers fully up to date with the latest standards, processes, materials, and applications in the field. From forming to filling to sealing processes, the author explains everything that can now be accomplished using the most advanced thermoforming technologies available. Moreover, readers learn how to fully leverage these technologies in order to design and manufacture products that meet all specifications at minimum cost and maximum efficiency. Emphasizing the application of advanced thermoforming for the production of…
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Carbon Nanotubes and Nanosensors. Vibration, Buckling and Balistic Impact Isaac Elishakoff
ISBN: 9781118563304 Издательство: John Wiley & Sons Limited Язык: Английский The main properties that make carbon nanotubes (CNTs) a promising technology for many future applications are: extremely high strength, low mass density, linear elastic behavior, almost perfect geometrical structure, and nanometer scale structure. Also, CNTs can conduct electricity better than copper and transmit heat better than diamonds. Therefore, they are bound to find a wide, and possibly revolutionary use in all fields of engineering. The interest in CNTs and their potential use in a wide range of commercial applications; such as nanoelectronics, quantum wire interconnects, field emission devices, composites, chemical sensors,…
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Power Definitions and the Physical Mechanism of Power Flow Alexander Emanuel Eigeles
ISBN: 9780470667163 Издательство: John Wiley & Sons Limited Язык: Английский Professor Emanuel uses clear presentation to compare and facilitate understanding of two seminal standards, The IEEE Std. 1459 and The DIN 40110-2:2002-11. Through critical analysis of the most important and recent theories and review of basic concepts, a highly accessible guide to the essence of the standards is presented. Key features: Explains the physical mechanism of energy flow under different conditions: single- and three-phase, sinusoidal and nonsinusoidal, balanced and unbalanced systems Starts at an elementary level and becomes more complex, with six core chapters and six appendices to clarify the mathematical aspects Discusses…
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Extractive Metallurgy 3. Processing Operations and Routes Alain Vignes
ISBN: 9781118617144 Издательство: John Wiley & Sons Limited Язык: Английский Extractive metallurgy is the art and science of extracting metals from their ores and refining them. The production of metals and alloys from these source materials is still one of the most important and fundamental industries in both developed and developing economies around the world. The outputs and products are essential resources for the metallic, mechanical, electromagnetic, electrical and electronics industries (silicon is treated as a metal for these purposes). This series is devoted to the extraction of metals from ores, concentrates (enriched ores), scraps, and other sources and their refining to the state of either liquid metal…
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Graphene Optoelectronics. Synthesis, Characterization, Properties, and Applications Abdul Rashid bin M. Yusoff
ISBN: 9783527677818 Издательство: John Wiley & Sons Limited Язык: Английский This first book on emerging applications for this innovative material gives an up-to-date account of the many opportunities graphene offers high-end optoelectronics. The text focuses on potential as well as already realized applications, discussing metallic and passive components, such as transparent conductors and smart windows, as well as high-frequency devices, spintronics, photonics, and terahertz devices. Also included are sections on the fundamental properties, synthesis, and characterization of graphene. With its unique coverage, this book will be welcomed by materials scientists, solid-state chemists and solid-state physicists alike.
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Verification, Validation, and Testing of Engineered Systems Avner Engel
ISBN: 9780470618844 Издательство: John Wiley & Sons Limited Язык: Английский Systems' Verification Validation and Testing (VVT) are carried out throughout systems' lifetimes. Notably, quality-cost expended on performing VVT activities and correcting system defects consumes about half of the overall engineering cost. Verification, Validation and Testing of Engineered Systems provides a comprehensive compendium of VVT activities and corresponding VVT methods for implementation throughout the entire lifecycle of an engineered system. In addition, the book strives to alleviate the fundamental testing conundrum, namely: What should be tested? How should one test? When should one test? And, when should one stop testing?…
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A Concise Introduction to Additives for Thermoplastic Polymers Johannes Fink Karl
ISBN: 9780470624234 Издательство: John Wiley & Sons Limited Язык: Английский Describes twenty-one of the most important and commonly used additives A Concise Introduction to Additives for Thermoplastic Polymers focuses on additives for thermoplastic polymers and describes 21 of the most important and commonly used additives from Plasticizers and Fillers to Optical Brighteners and Anti-Microbial additives. It also includes chapters on safety and hazards, and prediction of service time models. While there are many exhaustive and complex books dealing with additives for polymers, the size of them deter students and many industry engineers from using them. The purpose of this book, therefore, is to fill this void and…
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Environmentally Friendly Production of Pulp and Paper Pratima Bajpai
ISBN: 9780470649640 Издательство: John Wiley & Sons Limited Язык: Английский Implementing Cleaner Production in the pulp and paper industry The large—and still growing—pulp and paper industry is a capital- and resource-intensive industry that contributes to many environmental problems, including global warming, human toxicity, ecotoxicity, photochemical oxidation, acidification, nutrification, and solid wastes. This important reference for professionals in the pulp and paper industry details how to improve manufacturing processes that not only cut down on the emission of pollutants but also increase productivity and decrease costs. Environmentally Friendly Production of Pulp and Paper guides professionals in the…
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Pump Wisdom. Problem Solving for Operators and Specialists Heinz Bloch P.
ISBN: 9781118056721 Издательство: John Wiley & Sons Limited Язык: Английский An accessible guide to the main reasons pumps fail—and what can be done about it Workhorses in many different industries, including the oil industry, water industry, chemical industry, food industry, and pharmaceutical industry to name a few, pumps are a vital contributor to maintaining and increasing the flow of production. In fact, the pump industry itself is a multi-billion dollar global business. Taking the unique approach of addressing both pump operators and pump designers, Pump Wisdom explains the causes of failure in centrifugal pump function—whether it's pump selection, overlooked installation criteria, or the accumulation of small…
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Mauerwerk Kalender 2012. Schwerpunkt - Eurocode 6 Wolfram J?ger
ISBN: 9783433604922 Издательство: John Wiley & Sons Limited Язык: Немецкий Proven and new: practical compendium for masonry for 36 years and counting: basics, examples, code commentaries – current and firsthand. Focus for 2012: Eurocode 6 with its German National Annexes
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Fish Processing. Sustainability and New Opportunities George Hall M.
ISBN: 9781444328592 Издательство: John Wiley & Sons Limited Язык: Английский This book seeks to address the challenges facing the international seafood industry via a two pronged approach: by offering the latest information on established technologies and introducing new ideas and technologies. An introductory chapter sets the tone for the book by presenting the background against which fish processing will exist in the near future. Chapter two looks at the environmental and sustainability issues relating to conventional fish processing, including processing efficiency and better use of the outputs currently considered wastes. The impact of mechanisation and computerisation on environmental sustainability is also…
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Funktionale Sicherheit von Maschinen und Anlagen. Umsetzung der Europ?ischen Maschinenrichtlinie in der Praxis Patrick Gehlen
ISBN: 9783895786532 Издательство: John Wiley & Sons Limited Язык: Немецкий Mit der CE-Kennzeichnung erbringt der Hersteller von Maschinen und Anlagen den Nachweis, dass diese den Anforderungen notwendiger Normen und Vorschriften entspricht. Neben den aktuellen europaischen Sicherheitsnormen und der internationalen Harmonisierung geht der Autor speziell auf die neue Maschinenrichtlinie ein, die seit Ende 2009 gultig ist. Erganzungen zur praktischen Anwendung der Sicherheits-Grundnorm IEC 61508 werden praxisnah erlautert. So werden Begriffe und Verfahren, wie z. B. Risikoanalyse, Risikobeurteilung und Validierung mit entsprechenden neuen Berechnungsmethoden durch praktische Beispiele vermittelt. Der Autor beschreibt…
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Software Networks. Virtualization, SDN, 5G, Security Guy Pujolle
ISBN: 9781119007951 Издательство: John Wiley & Sons Limited Язык: Английский The goal of this book is to describe new concepts for Internet next generation. This architecture is based on virtual networking using Cloud and datacenters facilities. Main problems concern 1) the placement of virtual resources for opening a new network on the fly, and 2) the urbanisation of virtual resource implemented on physical network equipment. This architecture deals with mechanisms capable of controlling automatically the placement of all virtual resources within the physical network. In this book, we describe how to create and delete virtual networks on the fly. Indeed, the system is able to create any new network with any kind of…
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Anaerobic Biotechnology for Bioenergy Production. Principles and Applications Samir Khanal Kumar
ISBN: 9780813804569 Издательство: John Wiley & Sons Limited Язык: Английский Anaerobic biotechnology is a cost-effective and sustainable means of treating waste and wastewaters that couples treatment processes with the reclamation of useful by-products and renewable biofuels. This means of treating municipal, agricultural, and industrial wastes allows waste products to be converted to value-added products such as biofuels, biofertilizers, and other chemicals. Anaerobic Biotechnology for Bioenergy Production: Principles and Applications provides the reader with basic principles of anaerobic processes alongside practical uses of anaerobic biotechnology options. This book will be a valuable reference to any…
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Automatisieren mit STEP 7 in AWL und SCL. Speicherprogrammierbare Steuerungen SIMATIC S7-300/400 Hans Berger
ISBN: 9783895789342 Издательство: John Wiley & Sons Limited Язык: Немецкий SIMATIC ist das weltweit etablierte Automatisierungssystem fur die Realisierung von Industriesteuerungen fur Maschinen, fertigungstechnische Anlagen und verfahrenstechnische Prozesse. Erforderliche Steuerungs- und Regelungsaufgaben werden mit der Programmiersoftware STEP 7 in verschiedenen Programmiersprachen formuliert. In der 7. Auflage wird die Engineeringsoftware STEP 7 (Basissoftware) in der aktuellsten Version der Service Packs vorgestellt. Es beschreibt Elemente und Anwendungen der textorientierten Programmiersprachen AWL (Anweisungsliste) und SCL (Structured Control Language) sowohl fur SIMATIC S7-300 als auch fur SIMATIC S7-400…
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Carbon Meta-Nanotubes. Synthesis, Properties and Applications Marc Monthioux
ISBN: 9781119954736 Издательство: John Wiley & Sons Limited Язык: Английский Meta-Nanotubes are a new generation of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) which result from the chemical transformation of regular CNTs and their subsequent combination with foreign materials (atoms, molecules, chemical groups, nanocrystals) by various ways such as functionalisation, doping, filling, and substitution. These new nanomaterials exhibit enhanced or new properties, such as reactivity, solubility, and magnetism, which pristine CNTs do not possess. Their many applications include electronic and optoelectronic devices, chemical and biosensors, solar cells, drug delivery, and reinforced glasses and ceramics. Carbon Meta-Nanotubes: Synthesis,…
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Engineering Your Future. The Professional Practice of Engineering Stuart Walesh G.
ISBN: 9781118163009 Издательство: John Wiley & Sons Limited Язык: Английский Round out your technical engineering abilities with the business know-how you need to succeed Technical competency, the «hard side» of engineering and other technical professions, is necessary but not sufficient for success in business. Young engineers must also develop nontechnical or «soft-side» competencies like communication, marketing, ethics, business accounting, and law and management in order to fully realize their potential in the workplace. This updated edition of Engineering Your Future is the go-to resource on the nontechnical aspects of professional practice for engineering students and young technical professionals alike. The…
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Compact Antennas for Wireless Communications and Terminals. Theory and Design Jean-Marc Laheurte
ISBN: 9781118603369 Издательство: John Wiley & Sons Limited Язык: Английский Compact Antennas for Wireless Communications and Terminals deals with compact microwave antennas and, more specifically, with the planar version of these antennas. Planar antennas are the most appropriate type of antenna in modern communication systems and more generally in all applications requiring miniaturization, integration and conformation such as in mobile phone handsets. The book is suitable for students, engineers and scientists eager to understand the principles of planar and small antennas, their design and fabrication issues, and modern aspects such as UWB antennas, reconfigurable antennas and diversity issues.
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Control of Quantum Systems. Theory and Methods Shuang Cong
ISBN: 9781118608142 Издательство: John Wiley & Sons Limited Язык: Английский Advanced research reference examining the closed and open quantum systems Control of Quantum Systems: Theory and Methods provides an insight into the modern approaches to control of quantum systems evolution, with a focus on both closed and open (dissipative) quantum systems. The topic is timely covering the newest research in the field, and presents and summarizes practical methods and addresses the more theoretical aspects of control, which are of high current interest, but which are not covered at this level in other text books. The quantum control theory and methods written in the book are the results of combination of macro-control…
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Water Efficiency in Buildings. Theory and Practice Kemi Adeyeye
ISBN: 9781118456590 Издательство: John Wiley & Sons Limited Язык: Английский This reference source on water efficiency in buildings provides comprehensive and up-to-date information. Both multi-disciplinary and practical, it signposts current knowledge, innovation, expertise and evidence on an important subject which is high in the resource management debate. Water Efficiency in Buildings: a review of theory and practice is structured into five sections: Policy; People; Building Design and Planning; Alternative Water Technologies; and Practical Examples & Case Studies. This final section of the book presents new and current practice as well as lessons learnt from case examples on the use of water saving technologies…