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  • Bioenergy Production from Municipal Sewage Sludge

    Technological Advancements and Greenhouse Gases Emissions
    • 1st Edition
    • Qilin Wang + 3 more
    • English
    Bioenergy Production from Municipal Sewage Sludge: Technological Advancements and Greenhouse Gases Emissions considers various bioenergy production applications and sewage waste sludge treatments that promote further development of bioenergy, a key player in the industry’s transition to net zero. Specific chapters cover bioenergy production in the sludge anaerobic digestion process, pyrolysis of sludge for bioenergy production, and the potential limitations or challenges of bioenergy production from sludge. The book also carefully considers greenhouse gas emissions and control in sludge treatment processes.Written for undergraduate and graduate students studying environmental science, engineering, or related fields, as well as industrial researchers, practitioners, and wastewater treatment plant operators alike, this is sure to be a welcomed resource.

  • Environmental Turbulence

    From Fundamental Physics to Critical Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • Elie Bou-Zeid + 1 more
    • English
    Environmental Turbulence: From Fundamental Physics to Critical Applications explains how to understand environmental and geophysical turbulence, both at a theoretical level and in engineering applications. Sections cover the effects of these new features on the fundamental flow dynamics in relatively simple domains. That is, how the turbulence statistics and structure are modified by the stabilizing or destabilizing effects of buoyancy and rotation is surveyed. Scalar transport is also described in detail. Flow in more complex domains is then described, focusing on vegetated and urban canopies, wind farms, air-sea interfaces, the upper ocean and clouds.Turbulence in environmental media is strongly modulated by buoyancy forces at all scales and by rotation at the largest scales, in contrast to canonical turbulent flows. It is rarely steady, which can give rise to non-equilibrium effects, and the domains such as wind farms or cities are often quite complex, leading to more intricate dynamics than in classic wall-bounded or free shear flows.

  • Elementary Kinetic Modelling in Catalytic Reaction Engineering

    • 1st Edition
    • Joris W. Thybaut + 5 more
    • English
    Elementary Kinetic Modelling in Catalytic Reaction Engineering is a practical focused text that brings together the relevant basics for reaction engineering and shows their applications to a wide variety of examples, whilst looking at the intrinsic kinetics data acquisition, reaction mechanism elucidation, elementary step-based modelling and model-based design and optimization involved.The book aims at spanning the entire process from acquisition of the relevant data in dedicated experimental set-ups, over the proper treatment of the data and the corresponding interpretation up to the quantification of the gained understanding in a model. The latter aspect allows the reader to challenge the interpretation made of the data and design subsequent experiments or improve the interpretation/model formulation. The coverage is not just limited to the generic (theoretical) principles but will also carefully consider and explain their application to a variety of real-life applications including gas- and liquid-phase reactions, heterogeneously catalyzed reactions involving adsorption either in the Henry regime or at full saturation of the catalyst or combined homogeneous-heteroge... reactions.Elementary Kinetic Modelling in Catalytic Reaction Engineering is written primarily for graduate students and postdoc researchers in chemical engineering or applied industrial chemistry studying chemical reaction engineering and catalysis, as well as physical chemists studying kinetics.

  • Thermomechanics of Solar Receivers

    Structural Materials, Components, and Systems
    • 1st Edition
    • Amos Madhlopa
    • English
    Thermomechanics of Solar Receivers: Structural Materials, Components, and Systems brings together the latest knowledge in this advanced field, covering theoretical concepts, design methods, and applications, and offering potential routes to improved concentrated solar power (CSP) performance. The book begins by introducing solar receivers, their basic thermodynamics, and the characteristics of structural materials, before in-depth chapters examine key theoretical concepts, including stress and strain in structural materials, thermal buckling of materials and components, elastic structural deflection of components, thermal shock creep, fatigue, and structural failure. The second part of the book focuses on design methods, covering thermomechanical simulation, thermomechanical optimization, and structural design of solar receivers. A final section explores testing, cutting-edge applications, and challenges and opportunities in the advancement of solar receivers. This is a valuable resource for all those with an interest in solar receivers, concentrated solar power, and solar energy, including researchers, advanced students, faculty, scientists, engineers, R&D, and other industry professionals.

  • AI Below the Surface

    Navigating the Deep Ocean with Intelligence
    • 1st Edition
    • Palanichamy Naveen + 2 more
    • English
    AI Below the Surface: Navigating the Deep Ocean with Intelligence provides a comprehensive overview of how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is utilized in marine science, marine biology, and oceanography. Through its exploration of advanced AI technologies and their interaction with complex underwater ecosystems, this edited volume offers valuable insights into future applications and trends as well as to ethical considerations and challenges. Comprised of twelve chapters authored by global experts in AI, marine biology, and oceanography, the book caters to students, researchers, and practitioners seeking a deep understanding of AI's impact in these fields.This resource serves as an accessible and indispensable guide, shedding light on the transformative role of AI in marine exploration.

  • Technological Applications of Ionic Liquids

    • 1st Edition
    • Maliha Uroos + 2 more
    • English
    Technological Applications of Ionic Liquids serves as a comprehensive guide to the applications of ionic liquids (ILs) as green alternatives to hazardous chemicals in various industrial processes. The book details the unique physical and chemical properties of ionic liquids and why this makes them invaluable in many crucial chemical processes and techniques such as organic synthesis, biomass processing, nanotechnology, pharmaceuticals, energy storage, and separation technologies. Each chapter delves into specific applications, detailing synthesis methods, environmental benefits, and challenges, thereby serving as a valuable guide for both academic and industrial researchers. In addition, the book also addresses the toxicity and sustainability of ILs, paving the way for their safe integration into future sustainable chemical practices and technologies.

  • Renewable-to-Vehicle Smart Charging

    Planning, Modeling, and Load Forecasting for Grid Integration
    • 1st Edition
    • Saleh Aghajan-Eshkevari + 4 more
    • English
    Renewable-to-Vehicle Smart Charging: Planning, Modeling, and Load Forecasting for Grid Integration offering a multidisciplinary approach to integrating electric vehicle charging needs into renewable-powered grids.This book begins with an overview of fundamental technical challenges, tariff mechanisms, and successful implementation examples for renewable-to-vehicle smart charging. Subsequent chapters detail cutting-edge machine learning and Internet-of-Things techniques for load-forecasting and charging resilience, before guiding readers through planning considerations including energy trading methods, fuel-cell vehicles, charging points size and location, and uncertainty modeling.Combining a step-by-step grounding in key challenges and opportunities with practical case studies in the latest ML and AI technologies, Renewable-to-Vehicle Smart Charging: Planning, Modeling, and Load Forecasting for Grid Integration will support students, researchers, and engineers in integrating electric vehicle charging to the renewable-based grids of the future.

  • Encyclopedia of Particle Physics

    • 1st Edition
    • Christian Fischer
    • English
    Encyclopedia of Particle Physics, Four Volume Set will be a brand new, up to date reference work consisting of approximately 180 articles, headed up by an editorial board of world-leading hadron- and particle physicists. It will provide a first point of entry to the literature for all graduate/post-gradua... students and early career-researchers working in and studying physics, especially those with an interest in hadron- and particle physics within the standard model and beyond. It will also be indispensable to all serious readers in the interdisciplinary areas (astrophysics, nuclear physics, particle therapy, accelerator physics) where particle physics is of utility.With a clear and logical template binding all chapters, content will be divided into the following six sections, each of which will contain chapters written by leading scientists who have pursued theoretical tools and methods and/or gathered and evaluated the most important data published within the field: Section 1: General Concepts of Particle Physics. This will provide an overview on general concepts that play a major role in every area of hadron and particle physics. Section 2: Hadron Physics. The strong interaction of quarks and gluons and the resulting hadron physics provides a broad field of interest with major discoveries (exotic hadrons) in the past decade. Understanding the strong interaction also provides the background for the search of physics beyond the standard model. Section 3: Lepton, Flavour and Higgs Physics. The electromagnetic and weak interaction of quarks, leptons and the Higgs particle provides a unique testing ground for the physics of the standard model with major advances in the past decades. Section 4: Neutrino Physics. This area has emerged in the past decade as a separate and highly innovative field with major discovery potential in the next years. Section 5: Beyond standard model physics. This section will provide introductions into the landscape of concepts of physics beyond the standard model including a broad variety of topics. Section 6: Experiments. Every young researcher struggles to get an overview on the large variety of ongoing and planned experiments in hadron and particle physics. Here will be introductions to general experimental concepts as well as an overview on all existing major international facilities and experiments. Advanced interactive features such as videos and 3D viewers are included, significantly increasing the practicality and learning outcomes for the modern-day reader for whom online usage is preferred. The result is the ideal one-stop foundational resource to the complex field of particle physics and an essential tool for physicists to refer to time and again.

  • Microcapsule-based Intelligent Resilience in Concrete

    Design, Performance and Evaluation
    • 1st Edition
    • Feng Xing + 1 more
    • English
    Microcapsule-based intelligent resilience concretes are being widely recognized as a remedial technique to improve the durability of concrete. Microcapsule-based Intelligent Resilience in Concrete: Design, Performance and Evaluation provides an overview of the creation and further development of novel microcapsule-based self-resilience systems and their applications in concrete structures. The three comprehensive self-resilience systems - namely physical, chemical and bionic restoration systems - are discussed in detail: together with the major challenges regarding evaluation and future developments in self-resilience in concrete structures.

  • Introduction to Computational Chemistry

    Methods and Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • John M. Galbraith + 1 more
    • English
    Introduction to Computational Chemistry: Methods and Applications provides a basic discussion of computer functionality through operating systems, system administration, and programming followed by a look at key computational methods for electronic structure methods and molecular mechanics, hybrid methods, and solid-state materials. For each topic, essential non-mathematical information is provided so readers can immediately begin to effectively use computational chemistry software. Sections quickly present essential information regarding the fundamental approaches and applications in a down to earth and uncluttered manner.This book is ideal for is upper level undergraduate and entry level graduate students completely new to the field of computational chemistry, and those with little background knowledge. It is well-suited to entry level courses at this level.

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