Books in Physical sciences and engineering

Photovoltaic Module Cooling Techniques

1st Edition
July 1, 2025
Sakhr M. Sultan + 1 more
English
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Photovoltaic Module Cooling Techniques: Types, Applications, Assessment Methods, and Current and Future Challenges offers an up-to-date, central resource covering the latest photovoltaic module cooling techniques and their application, performance assessment methods, and the current and future challenges. The book begins by introducing photovoltaic technology before reviewing existing types and applications of PV cooling techniques and their effects on performance. This book is of interest to all those working on photovoltaics performance, efficiency, and development, including researchers, advanced students, faculty, engineers, R&D, manufacturers, designers, and policymakers.Subsequent chapters examine, in detail, various methods and approaches, including temperature dependent PV efficiency and power difference factors, PV cooling techniques, production cost effectiveness, the use of power ratio for evaluating performance of PV coolers when different PV reference power values are used, lifespan effectiveness factor and critical mass flow rate for evaluating performance of cooling techniques, and the definition and use of energy per weight, volume and area factors for assessing performance. This book is of interest to all those working on photovoltaics performance, efficiency, and development, including researchers, advanced students, faculty, engineers, R&D, manufacturers, designers, and policymakers.

Chalcones and their Derivatives

1st Edition
June 15, 2025
Hao Shao + 3 more
English
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Chalcone is one of the most versatile scaffolds with wide range of applications. It is used as a precursor for diverse classes of organic molecules, natural flavonoids and possesses interesting biological activities and physical properties like semiconductor, non-linear optical, fluorescence, and electronic properties to name a few. Chalcones have been the subject of intense research due to their biological activities and the ability to tweak their biological activity and other properties by small changes along the a, b-unsaturated backbone. Besides their inherent biological activities, they have found uses in food industry and cosmetic industry as additives, due to their UV protection properties. They have also found applications as chemosensors and probes. These diverse features make chalcones one of the most fascinating molecules Chalcones and their Derivatives: From Synthesis to Applications features this molecule, different methods and approaches to synthesis, significance of this scaffold in biology, and other diverse fields. It serves as a comprehensive literature guide for researchers and a reference material for the postgraduate students involved with the development and use of chalcone based molecules.

Fatigue in Composites

2nd Edition
June 2, 2025
Marino Quaresimin
English
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Fatigue in Composites: Science, Damage Mechanics, and Design Applications, Second Edition provides an authoritative review of current knowledge on the fatigue behavior of composites. The book covers a wide range of different problems encountered by designers in the automotive, marine, and structural engineering industries. Sections cover methodologies and the response of materials under cyclic loadings, present more advanced topics such as the response of materials under in-service or extreme conditions, include theoretical developments and modeling approaches, and present industrial cases and applications in different fields of engineering.Fatigue in Composites: Science, Damage Mechanics, and Design Applications, Second Edition provides an authoritative review of current knowledge on the fatigue behavior of composites. The book covers a wide range of different problems encountered by designers in the automotive, marine, and structural engineering industries. Sections cover methodologies and the response of materials under cyclic loadings, present more advanced topics such as the response of materials under in-service or extreme conditions, include theoretical developments and modeling approaches, and present industrial cases and applications in different fields of engineering.Leading scientists from academia and industry have prepared the different chapters. Particular care has been devoted to coordinating the content, style, and philosophy behind the various chapters, with a central aim of providing a consistent and coherent approach. Several new topics have been included that were not available in the first edition in view of recent advances, such as the availability of new investigation techniques and the development of new areas of activity.

Artificial Intelligence in Biomaterials Design and Development

1st Edition
June 2, 2025
Mohsen Khodadadi Yazdi + 4 more
English
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Artificial intelligence in Biomaterials Design and Development explores the importance of artificial intelligence, especially machine learning methods, in the development of new biomaterials. Challenges in biomaterials development, such as chemical waste, space and lack of appropriate tools have impeded the rapid design and synthesis of versatile biomaterials. Machine learning enhances the discovery and development process, increasing throughput and reducing time, costs, and wastage. Novel generative models can generate novel molecular structures with desired properties, which make inverse materials design more feasible.Artificial intelligence in Biomaterials Design and Development offers a much-needed exploration of how AI and machine learning can be utilized for rapid and accurate development of novel biomaterials. This book will be of interest to academics and researchers working in the fields of materials science, machine/deep learning, computational engineering, biomedical engineering, and data science.

Smart Halloysite Nanotubes

1st Edition
June 2, 2025
Deepak Rawtani + 2 more
English
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Smart Halloysite Nanotubes: Fundamentals and Applications takes its users on a journey that starts with a fundamental understanding and leads through the presentation of current research results to the latest developments and possibilities of applied use. An interesting discussion on commercialization strategies for the material concludes the 4-part manuscript, which is also complemented by an ancillary graphical abstract. Written by expert authors, the book is an essential reference for students and professional scientists or engineers in equal measure. Due to their distinctive characteristics, HNTs have garnered more and more attention by the scientific community in both academia and industry in recent years.

One- and Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials

1st Edition
June 2, 2025
Sanket Joshi + 3 more
English
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One- and Two- Dimensional Nanomaterials: Bioengineering Applications covers in-depth information on the properties, structures, and preparation methods of one- and two- dimensional nanomaterials, providing readers with tools that can be immediately implemented and adapted to fit a diverse range of applications.The first part of the book covers the fundamentals of these materials, including properties and synthesis techniques. The second part of the book focuses on the use of several conventional and emerging nanomaterials in the areas of pollution management, remediation practices, and other possible applications in biosensing, biomedicine, and antimicrobial activity.This book will be a helpful resource to nano-scientists, biotechnologists, and bioengineers engaged in studying the emerging trends and different fabrication techniques of nanostructures and their applications and possible toxicity.

An Introduction to Discrete Mathematics

1st Edition
June 2, 2025
Vidyadhar Kulkarni
English
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An Introduction to Discrete Mathematics offers an engaging and accessible introduction to discrete mathematics for beginning undergraduate students across a wide range of application areas, from mathematics to statistics, operations research, business, engineering, and the sciences. It provides solid foundation in precise proof writing methods, with early chapters introducing set theory and logic that are followed by deductive and inductive proof techniques, number theory, counting principles, permutations and combinations, probability of events, random variables, graphs, and weighted graphs.The book illustrates fundamental concepts in discrete mathematics with clear and precise definitions that are paired with examples and counter-examples as applied in combinatorics, discrete probability, and graph theory. Chapters include student exercises to enhance learning, and a solutions manual and example questions are available for instructors on a companion website.

Electric and Electronic Applications of Metal Oxides

1st Edition
June 2, 2025
Srikanta Moharana + 3 more
English
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Electric and Electronic Applications of Metal Oxides provides a comprehensive guide to the use of metal oxides in a variety of electronic and electric applications. The book delivers a thorough understanding of the fundamental properties of metal oxides and their use across a wide range of electronic devices, including Schottky diodes, p–n diodes, thin-film transistors, field effect transistors, Mott-transition field effect transistors, varistors, high-K dielectric capacitors, devices with electron emission, cold cathodes, microelectronic technology, high-power and high-temperature electronics, transparent and flexible electronics, resistive switching memory, spintronics, magnetic memory, and piezoelectric devices.In addition, the book covers the latest advances and offers a glimpse of future prospects and challenges in the field. The book is a valuable resource for researchers, graduate students, and professionals working in the field of materials science, chemistry, physics, and engineering.

Energy Efficiency in Critical Times

1st Edition
June 2, 2025
Romanus Osabohien
English
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Energy Efficiency in Critical Times: Security, Economics, and Transition provides a holistic perspective on energy policy analysis and development from a global context, covering economic, security, and technological aspects. Sections focus on economic policy for energy systems, consider the impacts of policy for technological system advancement, such as vehicle electrification and renewable energy integration, demonstrate techniques for analysis of major events, including the huge ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, and focus on energy trading across borders.Including cutting-edge analyses of recent crises and close assessment of needs specific to lower-income countries, this book provides researchers, policymakers, and students with an essential guide to energy policy for a secure and sustainable future.

Engineered Polyvinyl Pyrrolidone Products by Microwave Techniques

1st Edition
June 2, 2025
Pinki Pal + 2 more
English
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Engineered Polyvinyl Pyrrolidone Products by Microwave Techniques: Processing, Characterization, and Applications is a comprehensive reference on the customization of the physical, chemical, and mechanical properties of polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) through derivatization. It highlights successful modifications achieved with microwave techniques and focuses on the unique advantages of microwave radiation in polymerization, ensuring high reproducibility and consistency without altering the polymer's structure. The book explores the wide-ranging applications of these specialized plastics in fields such as agriculture, medicine, and everyday consumer products, making it a valuable resource for practical use. Additionally, it discusses the scaling up of the synthesis process using microwave energy, presenting a compelling case for commercial production of these materials. This book is a valuable reference for those seeking to better understand the potential of engineered polymeric materials for a variety of applications.

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