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  • Filled Carbon Nanotubes: Materials and Allied Applications

    Green Sustainable Process for Chemical and Environmental Engineering and Science (GSPCEES)
    • 1st Edition
    • Inamuddin
    • English
    Filled Carbon Nanotubes: Materials and Allied Applications provides insights into the mechanisms, properties, and modeling of filled CNTs. Covering a wide range of materials—from metals and oxides to organic and inorganic compounds—the book highlights properties and applications, including energy storage, catalysis, medicine, environmental protection, and electronics. With in-depth discussions on theoretical and experimental perspectives, it serves as a valuable resource for understanding the fundamentals and future directions of filled CNT technology. The content spans topics such as the properties and mechanics of filled CNTs, their theoretical modeling, specialized applications in drug delivery, energy systems, sensors, nanoelectronics, aerospace, and environmental solutions.Additional sections address synthesis, quality control, commercialization challenges, and emerging trends, making it an all-encompassing guide for researchers and technologists alike. This is a valuable reference for scientists, engineers, and industry professionals across disciplines—includin... materials science, nanotechnology, chemistry, physics, biomedical engineering, and environmental science.

  • GNSS Applications to Monitor Natural Hazards

    • 1st Edition
    • Joseph Awange
    • English
    GNSS Applications to Monitor Natural Hazards presents step-by-step Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) methodologies that support reproducible research and practical implementation in hazard monitoring and mitigation. It explains the applications, benefits, and technical approaches for using GNSS observations to detect hazard-related processes, strengthen scientific understanding, and contribute to early-warning capabilities for catastrophic events.Written for researchers, professionals, and educators working with GNSS technologies, the book also provides an accessible foundation for those seeking to apply GNSS methods to the study and management of natural hazards.

  • SAR Oceanography

    Monitoring Oceanic Dynamics with Synthetic Aperture Radar
    • 1st Edition
    • Weizeng Shao
    • English
    SAR Oceanography: Monitoring Oceanic Dynamics with Synthetic Aperture Radar is an authoritative reference for scientists and professionals involved in marine remote sensing and oceanography. The book addresses the critical need for advanced techniques to observe and analyze ocean surface phenomena, such as wind, waves, currents, internal waves, and oil spills, using SAR technology. It emphasizes the importance of SAR in tropical cyclone monitoring, providing insights into high-resolution, all-weather, day-and-night observations essential for climate research, disaster response, and maritime safety.The content is divided into chapters covering SAR algorithms, applications in different oceanic processes, and the recent technological developments. It offers practical case studies and validation methods, making it a valuable resource for researchers, meteorologists, environmental policymakers, and remote sensing specialists. This publication enhances the understanding of ocean dynamics and supports sustainable marine management through cutting-edge SAR applications.

  • Thermofluids in Sustainable Energy Systems

    Fundamentals and Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • Zafar Said + 1 more
    • English
    Thermofluids in Sustainable Energy Systems: Fundamentals and Applications is an essential reference that delves into the intricate realm of energy conversion, thermal science, and thermofluids, with a focus on sustainable energy systems. This book offers a comprehensive understanding of fundamental principles, up-to-date applications, and emerging innovations in the field of thermofluids, effectively bridging the gap between theory and practice. It aims to deliver a practical reference on thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer in sustainable energy systems. It equip readers, including students, researchers, engineers, and professionals, with a consolidated knowledge base that merges fundamental principles with practical applications, equipping them to address real-world challenges in energy conversion, thermal management, and energy-efficient solutions. This book addresses the problem of scattered and fragmented information by providing a unified, contemporary resource on thermofluids in sustainable energy systems. It offers readers an in-depth understanding of thermofluid phenomena in energy conversion and their application in various sustainable energy technologies. By unraveling the fundamental principles, challenges, and innovations in the field, the book provides readers the necessary knowledge and skills to contribute to the development and implementation of sustainable energy solutions.

  • Dynamic Accident Modeling and Risk Management of Urban Natural Gas Pipelines

    • 1st Edition
    • Xinhong Li + 2 more
    • English
    Dynamic Accident Modeling and Risk Management of Urban Natural Gas Pipelines provides a comprehensive and systematic framework for understanding, modeling, and managing accidents in urban natural gas pipelines. It covers SPN (Stochastic Petri Net) based accident evolution modeling, CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics ) based leak and dispersion simulation, explosion modeling, deep-learning-based leak detection and diagnosis, Bayesian risk assessment, vulnerability analysis, and game-theoretic risk management strategies.

  • Artificial Intelligence and Data Science in Electric Vehicle Technology and Infrastructure

    • 1st Edition
    • V. Subramaniyaswamy + 3 more
    • English
    Artificial Intelligence and Data Science in Electric Vehicle Technology and Infrastructure offers a comprehensive exploration of how AI and data science are revolutionizing the electric vehicle (EV) industry. It guides readers through the basic concepts of EV technology and explains how machine learning and blockchain optimize battery management, predictive maintenance, and secure fault detection. The book highlights cutting-edge techniques like sensor fusion and computer vision for autonomous driving, alongside real-time analytics and edge computing for low-latency AI applications. It also covers intelligent charging infrastructure, route optimization, and renewable energy integration and shares insights into cybersecurity, business models, and demand forecasting, complemented by practical case studies.This book is a useful resource for researchers, scientists, advanced students, software engineers, data scientists, R&D professionals, and other industrial personnel working at the intersection of computer science, electrical engineering, artificial intelligence, data science, and machine learning with an interest in advancing AI and ML applications in electric vehicle technologies.

  • Digital Transformation in Retail Supply Chain Management for Logistics 5.0

    • 1st Edition
    • Adnan Ahmed Sheikh + 3 more
    • English
    Digital Transformation in Retail Supply Chain Management for Logistics 5.0 explains how these technologies are reshaping retail supply chain management. The book elucidates on the digital tools and strategies organizations can employ to optimize their retail supply chain management, minimize costs, enhance customer satisfaction, and achieve sustainability objectives through industry 5.0-enabled technologies. It innovatively blends the details of recent advancements across retail supply chains and supply chain-related digital transformations. Its cutting-edge perspective makes it an invaluable asset for industry professionals, policymakers, business owners, managers, researchers, practitioners, academicians, instructors, and students in retail, logistics supply chain management, digital business, and innovation.The book explores the nuances of the Supply Network 5.0, discussing the synergy between humans and machines, especially in the context of robotic process automation systems and artificial intelligence tools in the “new normal” of retail supply chain management. In addition, it specifically addresses textile products, FMCG, online products, construction, food and beverages, the shoe industry, SMEs, and other manufacturing sectors. Other sections delves into the often-overlooked environmental sustainability ramifications of the Fifth Industrial Revolution.

  • Next-Generation Microgrids

    Components, Control Algorithms, and Design
    • 1st Edition
    • Olubayo Moses Babatunde + 1 more
    • English
    Next-Generation Microgrids: Components, Control Algorithms, and Design guides engineers or students through the design, control, and operation of microgrids, integrating cutting-edge techniques and technologies with pragmatic implementation advice. This book begins by breaking down the fundamental principles of microgrid technology, before detailed discussions on microgrid design and the integration of distributed energy resources. Subsequent chapters investigate optimization, energy storage systems, advanced power electronics, and critical power quality enhancement strategies. Using a multidisciplinary approach that includes practical questions such as regulatory guidance and communication and networking technology, the book provides everything a reader needs to maximise the sustainability impact of microgrids. Bridging the gap between fundamental concepts and advanced practical applications, Next-Generation Microgrids: Components, Control Algorithms, and Design is an essential resource for the students, researchers, and industry professionals responsible for developing and implementing this technology in the grids of the future.

  • Handbook of Astrochemistry

    • 1st Edition
    • Wendy A. Brown + 2 more
    • English
    Handbook of Astrochemistry provides a comprehensive overview of astrochemistry as a series of tutorial reviews by leading experts on all experimental, theoretical, computational, and astronomical aspects of this field. Starting from an overview of the observational molecular Universe, it then moves on to describe the state-of-the-art knowledge in the fields of gas-phase and solid-phase laboratory and computational astrochemistry; its use in astrochemical modelling; and finally how observations of molecules shape our understanding of how stars and planets form and of the chemical origins of biology.Combining the knowledge and experience of an international team of experts, this book is an authoritative, accessible guide for all those working in related fields.

  • Global Risks and Energy System Resilience

    • 1st Edition
    • Jun Zhao + 2 more
    • English
    Global Risks and Energy System Resilience examines the intricate interplay between various global risks and the resilience of energy systems. This comprehensive reference delves into the complex geopolitical, economic, and financial factors that shape energy security today, offering a structured framework for understanding and addressing challenges. It covers crucial topics such as the evolution of energy system resilience, the development of an evaluation framework, and the quantification of the impacts of geopolitical, financial, and economic risks. Researchers, policymakers, and industry professionals in energy strategy and policy evaluation, energy system resilience optimization, and risk avoidance policies will find this book invaluable.This book follows the logical framework of “indicator measurement-impact assessment-scenario prediction.” It first analyzes the current situation and provides an overview of global risks and the energy system resilience, then measures the levels of different types of global risks and energy system resilience, and then analyzes the spatio-temporal evolution law. Second, the theoretical transmission mechanism of different kinds of risks on energy system resilience is analyzed through literature and theoretical review. Next, the actual impacts of different kinds of risks on energy system resilience are assessed by corresponding econometric models. Finally, the influencing factors affecting the resilience of energy systems under a digital background are identified to predict the future development of energy system resilience.

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