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  • Composite Truss Bridges With Concrete-filled Rectangular Steel Tube Members

    • 1st Edition
    • Yongjian Liu + 1 more
    • English
    Composite Truss Bridges with Concrete-filled Rectangular Steel Tube Members provides an overview of concrete filled steel tubular or CFST and the new structures and technologies in bridge engineering based on CFRST trusses. It covers both the mechanical properties of different CFRST structures and the design method and calculation method of CFRST composite truss bridge structures. It reviews the characteristics and advantages of new CFRST structures and the new technologies applied in real-world engineering situations

  • Design and Simulation of Conventional and Complex Distillation Systems

    • 1st Edition
    • Arturo Jiménez-Gutiérrez + 2 more
    • English
    Design and Simulation of Conventional and Complex Distillation Systems serves as a comprehensive guide to the design of conventional and complex distillation processes with a unique combination of conceptual design methods, validations via rigorous simulations, including visual descriptions and videos of the simulation tasks. This book provides a comprehensive overview of both conventional and complex distillation systems for the separation of multicomponent mixtures. It covers the fundamental principles, design methodologies, and simulation techniques required to effectively analyze and optimize these systems. This book combines conceptual design methods for different types of distillation systems with the validation steps that follow by using rigorous simulations, as well as the inclusion of detailed explanations and illustrative examples throughout to explain all concepts explored in each chapter. This book will be an invaluable guide chemical engineering students, researchers, and professionals who seek to deepen their understanding of distillation processes and enhance their knowledge to design and simulate efficient and modern distillation systems.

  • Cementitious Matrices for Low- and Intermediate-Level Radioactive Waste Immobilization

    • 1st Edition
    • Pavlo Kryvenko + 2 more
    • English
    Cement-based materials are integral to radioactive waste repositories, providing versatile solutions for diverse management and disposal strategies. Cementitious Matrices for Low- and Intermediate-Level Radioactive Waste Immobilization reports research progress in this context, reviewing both traditional solidification methodologies and state-of-the-art developments in cementation technologies that promise to fulfill safety functions more dependably and ensure closer compliance with environmentally conscious practices and regulations.The book proves to be a compelling resource for readers at various levels of familiarity with the topic both in academia and industry by tackling all facets of designing a waste form. It begins by classifying and characterizing radioactive wastes and explaining the chemistry of cementitious matrices, facilitating the choice of solidification agents and processing equipment. It offers guidelines for the selection of bonding materials, such as hydraulic cement or polymers, and discusses several admixtures and adsorbents to enhance embedding, binder properties, and contaminant stabilization. It also includes statistical techniques for generating response surface models for large, complicated applications and case studies that collate the international authoring team’s first-hand insights into optimized handling of immobilized waste forms.

  • Safety and Sustainability of Hazardous Materials in Civil Engineering

    • 1st Edition
    • Ali Akbar Firoozi + 1 more
    • English
    Safety and Sustainability of Hazardous Materials in Civil Engineering addresses the complex challenges posed by toxic substances and harmful waste generated during construction projects and creates a cohesive framework for a better understanding of the multidisciplinary interrelationships among sustainable development, human health, and the environment.The volume thoroughly reviews methodologies for identifying and classifying hazardous materials; systematic processes for their handling, storage, transportation, and disposal; innovative risk detection and monitoring techniques; remediation and emergency preparedness measures; and standards and best practices from different regions across the world.By combining scientific research with practical applications and emphasizing critical, coordinated approaches to unify safety, reliability, environmental responsibility, and regulatory compliance, the book proves to be an indispensable reference resource for a variety of readers in both academia and industry.

  • Subsurface Hydrogen Storage and Generation

    Fundamentals, Modeling, and Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • Esuru Rita Okoroafor + 3 more
    • English
    Subsurface Hydrogen Storage and Generation: Fundamentals, Modeling, and Applications explores the complexities of hydrogen storage and generation in subsurface environments, providing valuable insights into reservoir engineering aspects and numerical simulation techniques. The book progresses seamlessly from introducing fundamental concepts of hydrogen in energy storage and generation to exploring advanced topics such as hydrogen sources and conversion technologies. It delves into subsurface hydrogen storage options, including capacity estimation and storage system design, discusses hydrogen injection techniques, pressure build-up considerations, and production estimation in subsurface environments, addressing losses and providing site selection guidance.The book culminates in a thorough examination of geological hydrogen resource assessment, flow prediction models, and enhanced production techniques, offering a comprehensive understanding of hydrogen utilization in diverse settings. The comprehensive examination includes geological resource assessment and production techniques for diverse settings. This valuable text delivers critical content in a structured format featuring principles, methods, examples, and applications for better comprehension.

  • Electronics Cooling: From the Chip to the Datacenter

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 62
    • English
    A concise, practical guide that traces thermal management from the microchip to the data center. It explains how heat is generated at the transistor level, and how cooling strategies, conduction, convection, liquid immersion, and phase change cooling, scale up to keep entire data centers reliable and energy-efficient. The book blends fundamentals (heat transfer, modeling, materials) with real-world design guidelines, case studies, and best practices for engineers, researchers, and students working on electronics cooling across all scales.

  • Waste Management in the Circular Economy Context

    • 1st Edition
    • Jurgita Malinauskaite + 1 more
    • English
    Waste Management in the Circular Economy Context explores sustainable waste management within the context of a circular economy through a comprehensive exploration of policies, innovative technologies, and case studies aimed at fostering a greener future. This practical reference book dissects the critical interplay between energy waste management and economic considerations, offering invaluable insights into circular economy frameworks, waste management challenges, regulatory policies, circular business models, consumer behavior transformations, and the design and development of waste heat recovery technologies. Starting with an in-depth examination of energy waste management in the circular economy context, the book takes readers through key chapters discussing waste management challenges, policy frameworks, circular business models, consumer behavior shifts, and the development of waste heat recovery technologies. Further, it digs into practical applications contexts such as municipal waste management, e-waste management, wastewater management, and integrated waste management, culminating in a forward-looking conclusion and future outlook on sustainable waste practices. Waste Management in the Circular Economy Context offers interdisciplinary perspectives on circular solutions, equips and educates diverse readers with knowledge and tools needed to integrate the complexities of waste management in a sustainable manner. With a focus on promoting responsible consumption and harnessing innovative technologies like heat pipe heat exchangers, this book serves as a valuable resource for consultants, policymakers, and organizations striving to advance circular economy principles in waste management practices.

  • Fundamentals and Power Engineering of Electrochemical Energy Conversion Devices

    Fuel Cells, Batteries, and Electrolyzers
    • 1st Edition
    • Pei-Wen Li + 4 more
    • English
    Fundamentals and Power Engineering of Electrochemical Energy Conversion Devices: Fuel Cells, Batteries, and Electrolyzers guides energy students and engineers through the essential principles and applications of modern electrochemical energy conversion and storage devices. The book begins by introducing the types, components, and roles of electrochemical energy conversion devices in modern sustainable energy systems before breaking down their thermodynamic energy systems and chemical-to-electric energy conversion. Later chapters delve into energy management strategies, examining efficiency considerations and control and mitigation strategies for irreversible losses.Physical design, materials, and performance degradation for system reliability, and finally analysis, simulation and test technologies are given close attention. Collating practical and technical foundations in one holistic resource, this book supports energy scientists to leverage opportunities in energy storage, transmission, and conversion using electrochemical devices in sustainable energy systems.

  • Phase Change Materials

    The Silent Architects of Thermal Control
    • 1st Edition
    • Atul Sharma + 1 more
    • English
    Phase Change Materials: The Silent Architects of Thermal Control provides an in-depth examination of the pivotal role phase change materials (PCMs) play in advancing thermal energy storage and enabling more sustainable, efficient energy systems. As the demand for cleaner, smarter and efficient energy solutions grows, this reference bridges the gap between foundational PCM science and the latest innovations, including AI-driven design and diverse real-world applications. The book systematically covers PCM fundamentals such as thermodynamics, molecular design, and structure-property relationships, while also addressing the selection, classification, and performance enhancement of advanced materials like nano-enhanced, bio-based, and composite PCMs. Comprehensive in scope, the book explores practical aspects of PCM integration, including encapsulation techniques, temperature-adaptive materials, and system-level applications across sectors such as solar thermal energy, electronics cooling, building construction, food and pharmaceutical preservation, smart textiles, and biomedical devices. Special emphasis is placed on computational modeling, AI-based optimization, and sustainability, ensuring a well-rounded perspective for both theory and practice. By combining foundational knowledge with current advances and practical case studies, this resource equips researchers, engineers, and advanced students with the tools needed to develop innovative, efficient, and sustainable thermal management solutions across a range of industries.

  • Advanced Concepts in Grey Wolf Optimizer

    Leading the Pack in Advanced Optimization
    • 1st Edition
    • Seyedali Mirjalili
    • English
    Advanced Concepts in Grey Wolf Optimizer: Leading the Pack in Advanced Optimization provides in-depth coverage of recent theoretical advancements in GWO, as well as advanced methods to handle issues such as multiple objectives, constraints, binary variables, large search spaces, dynamic goals, and uncertain data. This book assumes familiarity with optimization fundamentals and therefore dives directly into multi-objective, constrained, binary, and dynamic-environment variants, as well as GWO-ML/LLM hybrids. Extensive real-world case studies in areas such as energy systems, supply-chain design, LLM fine-tuning, robotics, and finance ensure that both scholars and engineers can translate the material into deployable solutions. The authors present important new theories, hybrids with Machine Learning/Deep Learning, and hybrid methods that increase GWO’s performance. The use of generative AI to improve this algorithm and make it more generic is also explored, along with diverse applications across multiple fields to illustrate the practical utility and versatility of the methods presented. Written by some of the world’s most highly cited researchers in the field of artificial intelligence, algorithms, and machine learning, the book serves as an advanced resource for researchers and practitioners interested in applying and developing the Grey Wolf Optimizer.

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