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    • Scalar Damage and Healing Mechanics

      • 1st Edition
      • October 3, 2022
      • George Z. Voyiadjis + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Scalar Damage and Healing Mechanics outlines the latest cutting-edge research in the field of scalar damage and healing mechanics, providing step-by-step insight on how to use scalar damage variables in various modeling scenarios. Additionally, the book discusses the latest advances in healing mechanics, covering the evolution of healing and damage, small damage and small healing, healing processes in series and in parallel, super healing, and the thermodynamics of damage and healing. Coupled systems, in which damage triggers self-healing as well as a decoupled system where healing occurs after damage is identified by external detection, are also discussed. Readers are additionally introduced to fundamental concepts such as effective stress, damage evolution, plane stress damage decomposition, and other damage processes that form the basis for a better understanding of the more advanced chapters.

    • Heat Exposure and Human Health in the Context of Climate Change

      • 1st Edition
      • November 19, 2022
      • Yuming Guo + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Heat Exposure and Human Health in the Context of Climate Change introduces the effects of heat on human health, especially in the context of climate change. The book utilizes case studies in addition to foundational knowledge and theory to demonstrate the epidemiological impact of heat, also presenting solutions for addressing this important public health issue. It is clearly organized to aid in understanding key questions such as why and how heat exposure impacts health, who are most vulnerable to heat exposure, and how to reduce the impacts of heat exposure. Providing guidance on public policy development as well as individual protection, this book is an interdisciplinary resource for researchers and policymakers in both public health and environmental science fields.

    • Surface Process, Transportation, and Storage

      • 1st Edition
      • November 3, 2022
      • Qiwei Wang
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Petroleum engineers search through endless sources to understand oil and gas chemicals, identify root cause of theproblems, and discover solutions while operations are becoming more unconventional and driving toward more sustainablepractice. Oil and Gas Chemistry Management Series brings an all-inclusive suite of tools to cover all the sectors of oil andgas chemistry-related issues and chemical solutions from drilling and completion, to production, surface processing, andstorage. The fourth reference in the series, Surface Process, Transportation, and Storage delivers the critical basics while alsocovering latest research developments and practical solutions. Organized by the type of challenges, this volume facilitatesengineers to fully understand underlying theories, practical solutions, and keys for successful applications. Basics includeproduced fluids treating, foam control, pipeline drag reduction, and crude oil and natural gas storage, while more advancedtopics cover CO2 recovery, shipment, storage, and utilization. Supported by a list of contributing experts from bothacademia and industry, this volume brings a necessary reference to bridge petroleum chemistry operations from theoryinto more cost-effective and sustainable practical applications.

    • Emerging Transactive Energy Technology for Future Modern Energy Networks

      • 1st Edition
      • November 12, 2022
      • Mohammadreza Daneshvar + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Emerging Transactive Energy Technology for the Future Modern Energy Networks looks at the importance of transactive energy technology in modern multi-carrier energy networks, exploring modeling and optimization and analyzing the necessity of transactive energy technology for future modern energy networks. Along with energy technology, the book covers applications of transactive energy technology, strategies in optimal operation of the hybrid energy networks, reliable and sustainable development of the modern energy networks, and design, integration and operation of a full level of renewable energy resources. This reference is intended for energy, power, mechanical and environmental engineers, researchers and postgraduate students who work in various types of energy systems.

    • Active Electrical Distribution Network

      • 1st Edition
      • June 23, 2022
      • Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban + 4 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Active Electrical Distribution Network: Issues, Solution Techniques and Applications is a comprehensive reference that addresses the issues and opportunities across one of the most overlooked sectors of the electrical industry, electrical distribution. The book begins with an introduction to electrical distribution networks, and then explores both present and future developments in the areas of smart grids, electric vehicles, micro grids, demand side response and active distribution networks. The ongoing transition of energy systems is also covered, providing recommendations for a higher penetration of renewable energy, utilization of new equipment and new network configurations, as well as development of new design and operation methods, and applications of new incentives and business models. The book closes with a section on optimizing operational issues, featuring guidance on optimal expansion planning of distribution systems in smart grids and optimization of photovoltaic (PV) systems.Active Electrical Distribution Network is an ideal reference for all those interested in the modeling, analysis, control, operation and planning techniques that are key to addressing the knowledge and information needs of the engineering and research audience.

    • Carbon Capture Technologies for Gas-Turbine-Based Power Plants

      • 1st Edition
      • September 24, 2022
      • Hamidreza Gohari Darabkhani + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Carbon Capture Technologies for Gas-Turbine-Based Power Plants explores current progress in one of the most capable technologies for carbon capture in gas-turbine-based power plants. It identifies the primary benefits and shortcomings of oxy-fuel combustion CO2 capture technology compared to other capture technologies such as pre-combustion and post-combustion capture. This book examines over 20 different oxy-combustion turbine (oxyturbine) power cycles by providing their main operational parameters, thermodynamics and process modelling, energy and exergy analysis and performance evaluation. The conventional natural gas combined cycle (NGCC) power plant with post-combustion capture used as the base-case scenario. The design procedure and operational characteristics of a radial NOx-less oxy-fuel gas turbine combustor are presented with CFD simulation and performance analysis of the heat exchanger network and turbomachinery. Overview of oxygen production and air separation units (ASU) and CO2 compression and purification units (CPU) are also presented and discussed. The most advanced stages of development for the leading oxyturbine power cycles are assessed using techno-economic analysis, sensitivity, risk assessments and levelized cost of energy (LCOE) and analysing technology readiness level (TRL) and development stages. The book concludes with a road map for the development of future gas turbine-based power plants with full carbon capture capabilities using the experiences of the recently demonstrated cycles.

    • Computers as Components

      • 5th Edition
      • June 9, 2022
      • Marilyn Wolf
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Computers as Components: Principles of Embedded Computing System Design, Fifth Edition continues to focus on foundational content in embedded systems technology and design while updating material throughout the book and introducing new content on machine learning and Internet-of-Things (IoT) systems.

    • Data Mining

      • 4th Edition
      • July 2, 2022
      • Jiawei Han + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Data Mining: Concepts and Techniques, Fourth Edition introduces concepts, principles, and methods for mining patterns, knowledge, and models from various kinds of data for diverse applications. Specifically, it delves into the processes for uncovering patterns and knowledge from massive collections of data, known as knowledge discovery from data, or KDD. It focuses on the feasibility, usefulness, effectiveness, and scalability of data mining techniques for large data sets. After an introduction to the concept of data mining, the authors explain the methods for preprocessing, characterizing, and warehousing data. They then partition the data mining methods into several major tasks, introducing concepts and methods for mining frequent patterns, associations, and correlations for large data sets; data classificcation and model construction; cluster analysis; and outlier detection. Concepts and methods for deep learning are systematically introduced as one chapter. Finally, the book covers the trends, applications, and research frontiers in data mining.

    • Fused Pyrimidine-Based Drug Discovery

      • 1st Edition
      • October 8, 2022
      • Raj Kumar
      • English
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      Fused Pyrimidine-Based Drug Discovery covers all categories of fused-pyrimidines along with pharmacological and in silico studies. It covers the chemistry and biological activities, as well as the design of novel fused-pyrimidine scaffolds. N-Heterocyclic scaffolds are found in most known drug candidates, and are of interest to medicinal and organic chemists to design, synthesize and evaluate their biological properties. A variety of fused-pyrimidine molecules have been synthesized and extracted from natural resources, and are found to exhibit various biological activities such as antifolates, anticancer agents, analgesics, antimetabolites, CNS active agents and many more. Some of these scaffolds like purines are also known to have involvement in biological processes and are part of the framework of genetic material. This book focuses on the classification, structural chemistry, and chemical and physical properties along with various approaches for their synthesis. This book is ideal for researchers in organic chemistry both in academic and industrial settings, postgraduates in chemistry and medicinal chemistry.

    • Deepwater Sedimentary Systems

      • 1st Edition
      • August 17, 2022
      • Jon R. Rotzien + 4 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Deepwater Sedimentary Systems: Science, Discovery and Applications helps readers identify, understand and interpret deepwater sedimentary systems at various scales – both onshore and offshore. This book describes the best practices in the integration of geology, geophysics, engineering, technology and economics used to inform smart business decisions in these diverse environments. It draws on technical results gained from deepwater exploration and production drilling campaigns and global field analog studies. With the multi-decadal resilience of deepwater exploration and production and the nature of its inherent uncertainty, this book serves as the essential reference for companies, consultancies, universities, governments and deepwater practitioners around the world seeking to understand deepwater systems and how to explore for and produce resources in these frontier environments. From an academic perspective, readers will use this book as the primer for understanding the processes, deposits and sedimentary environments in deep water – from deep oceans to deep lakes. This book provides conceptual approaches and state-of-the-art information on deepwater systems, as well as scenarios for the next 100 years of human-led exploration and development in deepwater, offshore environments. The students taught this material in today’s classrooms will become the leaders of tomorrow in Earth’s deepwater frontier. This book provides a broad foundation in deepwater sedimentary systems. What may take an individual dozens of academic and professional courses to achieve an understanding in these systems is provided here in one book.

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