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  • Aeroacoustics of Low Mach Number Flows

    Fundamentals, Analysis and Measurement
    • 2nd Edition
    • September 26, 2023
    • Stewart Glegg + 1 more
    • English
    Aeroacoustics of Low Mach Number Flows: Fundamentals, Analysis and Measurement, Second Edition provides a detailed introduction to sound radiation from subsonic flow over moving surfaces. This phenomenon is the most widespread cause of flow noise in engineering systems, including fan noise, rotor noise, wind turbine noise, boundary layer noise, airframe noise and aircraft noise. This fully updated new edition includes additional problems, illustrations and summary materials to support readers. New content covers Rapid Distortion theory (RDT), boundary layer wall pressure fluctuations, and flow induced sound at surfaces. Themes addressing non-compressible flows have also been added, offering coverage of hydroacoustic as well as aeroacoustic applications. New support materials for this edition include course outlines, problem sets, sample MATLAB codes and experimental data to be found at www.aeroacoustics.ne...

  • Higher Alcohols Production Platforms

    From Strain Development to Process Design
    • 1st Edition
    • September 26, 2023
    • Hamid Amiri + 2 more
    • English
    Higher Alcohols Production Platforms: From Strain Development to Process Design comprehensively covers the production of higher alcohols, from the fundamentals to the latest research. Bringing together experts from industry and academia, the book sheds light on the practical aspects of higher alcohol production and offers a roadmap for researchers to follow. In addition to the fundamentals of higher alcohol production, readers are presented with detailed information on up and downstream processes, including microbial processes and the various production pathways available. A discussion of metabolic pathways has a dedicated chapter, as do C2, C3-C8, and C4 sugar fermentation platforms. A lifecycle assessment is also presented, addressing the energy, environmental, social and economic factors in the sustainability of higher alcohol production. Readers will find this to be a unique and comprehensive reference on the production of higher alcohols that will be of interest to students, researchers and industry professionals involved in bioenergy and renewable energy, and more.

  • Movement Disorders Emergencies

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 6
    • September 25, 2023
    • English
    Movement Disorders Emergencies, Volume Six in the International Review of Movement Disorders series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters that discuss Management of non-motor emergencies in Parkinson’s disease, Movement disorders emergencies in metabolic diseases, Acute psychiatric problems in movement disorders, Emergencies in deep brain stimulation, Emergencies in pump therapies, Acute parkinsonism: from viruses to strange pathogens, Acute dystonia and status dystonicus dystonia, Emergencies in tic and choreic disorders, Telemedicine and digital health solutions for managing movement disorders emergencies, and much more.

  • Chemistry of Modified Oxide and Phosphate Surfaces: Fundamentals and Applications

    • 2nd Edition
    • Volume 36
    • September 25, 2023
    • Robson Fernandes de Farias
    • English
    Chemistry of Modified Oxide and Phosphate Surfaces: Fundamentals and Applications, Second Edition, Volume 17 presents an updated overview of the surface chemistry of modified oxides and phosphates. The book focuses on their potential applications and provides a fundamental understanding and explanation of significant developments. This new edition extensively updates and expands existing chapters with more recent examples and applications (such as bulk and surface modifications). In addition, it adds two new chapters on both the formulation of solid propellants for rockets and missiles and medical applications. This book will serve as an effective starting point for anyone wanting to understand the subject in greater depth. It will appeal to advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science and engineering, as well as researchers and the industry sector.

  • Fundamentals of Machine Component Design

    • 1st Edition
    • September 25, 2023
    • Wael A. Altabey
    • English
    Fundamentals of Machine Component Design bridges theory and practice to provide readers with a thorough understanding of best practices for machine component design and application. Load and stress analysis, fatigue, fracture, and other mechanical behaviors that can result in the failure of a machine component are discussed in the early chapters before the book moves on to cover different connections (welded and bolted) prevalent in machine components, and then individual components such as gears, shafts, bearings, springs, pressure vessels, brakes, clutches, keys and couplings, and more. The book ends with chapters outlining different design methods as well as design problems for readers to practice with. Solutions are also provided.

  • Hydrogen Energy Conversion and Management

    • 1st Edition
    • September 24, 2023
    • Mohammad Masud Kamal Khan + 2 more
    • English
    Hydrogen Energy Conversion and Management presents the challenges and solutions to the use of hydrogen as the significant energysource of the future. With a focus on the theory and recent technological developments, this book comprehensively addresses theproduction, storage, and real-world applications of hydrogen.Divided into four sections, Section 1 provides an overview of hydrogen technology, including environmental sustainability and thefundamentals of the hydrogen economy and future energy security. Section 2 examines the latest technologies for efficient and costeffectiveproduct... of hydrogen, while Section 3 examines the latest technologies for efficient storage and transportation. Finally, Section 4 critically analyzes the challenges, solutions, and implementation prospects for a hydrogen-based fuel economy.Hydrogen Energy Conversion and Management is an invaluable resource for researchers and practitioners involved in the hydrogen economy and for graduates and research students on multidisciplinary subjects involving renewable energy.

  • Stratigraphy of Geo- and Biodynamic Processes

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 8
    • September 23, 2023
    • Michael Montenari
    • English
    Stratigraphy and Timescales, Volume Eight in the Advances in Sequence Stratigraphy series, covers research in stratigraphic disciplines, including recent developments in the geosciences. This fully commissioned publication aims to foster and convey progress in stratigraphy with its inclusion of a variety of topics, including The fusulinids of a carbonate platform in Middle Permian Maokou Formation (Guadalupian) in eastern Sichuan Basin, China, Provenance of the Neogene sedimentary rocks of Sabah: the Kudat Formation, circular basins and the Crocker Unconformity revisited, The Neogene West Baram Delta, Ages and provenance of sedimentary rocks from Northwest Sulawesi and East Kalimantan: the Neogene Mahakam Delta, and much more.

  • Modeling Damage, Fatigue and Failure of Composite Materials

    • 2nd Edition
    • September 23, 2023
    • Ramesh Talreja + 1 more
    • English
    Modeling Damage, Fatigue and Failure of Composite Materials, Second Edition provides the latest research in the field of composite materials, an area that has attracted a wealth of research, with significant interest in the areas of damage, fatigue, and failure. The book is fully updated, and is a comprehensive source of physics-based models for the analysis of progressive and critical failure phenomena in composite materials. It focuses on materials modeling while also reviewing treatments for analyzing failure in composite structures. Sections review damage development in composite materials such as generic damage and damage accumulation in textile composites and under multiaxial loading. Part Two focuses on the modeling of failure mechanisms in composite materials, with attention given to fiber/matrix cracking and debonding, compression failure, and delamination fracture. Final sections examine the modeling of damage and materials response in composite materials, including micro-level and multi-scale approaches, the failure analysis of composite materials and joints, and the applications of predictive failure models.

  • Managing Urban Rivers

    From Planning to Practice
    • 1st Edition
    • September 23, 2023
    • Victor R. Shinde + 3 more
    • English
    Managing Urban Rivers: From Planning to Practice captures the different facets of river management required for integrating rivers within the development landscape of cities in a sustainable manner. Sections cover the entire spectrum of urban river management, from planning to actual on-the-ground implementation, providing a one-stop destination for knowledge on urban river management. Edited by a team of four experts with practical experience in this domain, the different chapters of the book are authored by eminent scholars and practitioners with expertise in specific areas of urban river management. Urban rivers and their management is a hot topic as governments across the world are focusing on this aspect, especially since it has direct implications for SDG target 6.6, which aims to “protect and restore water-related ecosystems, including mountains, forests, wetlands, rivers, aquifers and lakes”.

  • 3D Printing in Biotechnology

    Current Technologies and Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • September 23, 2023
    • Nandita Dasgupta + 4 more
    • English
    3D Printing in Biotechnology: Current Technologies and Applications explains the basic designs and recent progress in the application of 3D printing within various biotechnology fields. The book is a compilation of the basic fundamentals, designs, current applications, and future considerations related to this emerging technology, and summarizes the promising application of 3D bioprinting. Chapters contain detailed state-of-the-art knowledge to assist in the development and design of 3D printers, with applications in the medical, food, and environmental fields. This book will appeal to researchers and students from different disciplines, including materials science and technology, food, agriculture, and various biomedical fields.The content includes industrial applications and fills the gap between the research conducted in the laboratory and practical applications in related industries.

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