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Powering through the Transition

• 1st Edition
• November 1, 2024
• Michael Deighton
• English
• Paperback 978-0-323-91754-4

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• eBook 978-0-323-99572-6

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The energy transition is underway to low carbon, and energy companies need a guide to navigate through the uncertainties while maintaining an agile workforce. Powering through the Transition: Navigating the Energy Sector’s Biggest Change since the Discovery of Oil delivers key principles to achieve performance excellence for energy managers and engineers, utilizing cutting edge tools and techniques around lean, visual management, scrum, agile and margin improvement methods. Practical and user-friendly, the methods introduced are already showing successful tangible results with super major energy companies backed by the author’s 25-year experience. Strong visual graphics through flow charts and graphical abstracts are included as well as smart deployment methods utilizing digital technology and multiskilling of personnel. Rounding out with a glossary of terms and practical examples, Powering through the Transition gives today’s companies a plan to thrive in low carbon energy markets.

Natural Fiber-Reinforced PLA Composites

• 1st Edition
• November 1, 2024
• Chandrasekar Muthukumar + 3 more
• English
• Paperback 978-0-323-95247-7

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• eBook 978-0-323-95248-4

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Amongst thermoplastic biodegradable polymers, polylactic acid (PLA) has been widely used in many different applications but it still has limited use in various industrial sectors such as medical, packaging, textile, water, and wastewater treatment. To increase the use of these materials more information is needed on their properties, characterization, processing, safety, and sustainability. Natural Fibre-Reinforced PLA Composites: Processing, Characterization and Applications reviews the thermal, physico-chemical, fire retardant, mechanical, tribological, biodegradable and anti-microbial properties of these materials. Fabrication of PLA biocomposites using advanced fabrication techniques like additive manufacturing and electrospinning are also discussed in detail. The book will be a valuable reference for academic and industrial researchers, materials scientists and engineers working in the development of polymers, bioplastics, polymer composites and biocomposites as well as industrial manufacturers.

Tropical Cyclones and Associated Impacts

• 1st Edition
• November 1, 2024
• Gabriele Villarini + 2 more
• English
• Paperback 978-0-323-95390-0

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• eBook 978-0-323-95761-8

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Tropical Cyclones and Associated Impacts: A Global Perspective provides a one-stop-shop for readers interested in the impacts of tropical cyclones, capturing the convergence of knowledge across disciplines and fields. Chapters in this book provide a coherent structure that reflects the hazards associated with these storms and their impacts on many spheres of our lives. This book is geared towards readers who have an interest in tropical cyclones, with a broad appeal to difference audiences ranging from academia to federal and state agencies dealing with these storms.Tropical cyclones are among the most destructive natural hazards, and every year they claim numerous fatalities and large economic damages due to storm surge, inland flooding and heavy rainfall, and damaging winds. Many sectors are impacted by these events, including energy, insurance/reinsurance, and public health.

Modelling and Control of Dynamic Spatially Distributed Systems

• 1st Edition
• November 1, 2024
• Yizhi Wang + 1 more
• English
• Paperback 978-0-323-95392-4

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• eBook 978-0-323-95391-7

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Modelling and Control of Dynamic Spatially Distributed Systems: Pharmaceutical Processes provides a balanced approach to help readers to get started quickly in the field of biochemical pharmaceuticals. From a theoretical perspective, dynamic spatially distributed systems are introduced to address their industrial applications. After identifying problems, the book provides readers with modeling and control system design techniques via a novel fuzzy set (class of objects with a continuum of grades of membership, to describe the grade of the object belonging to this fuzzy set) and intelligent computation methods.From an application perspective, the book provides a thorough understanding of Good Manufacture Practices (GMP) and the importance of identification, modelling, and intelligent control of such systems, reducing the test-and-error cost, and the R&D design time cycle of original drug development.

Dynamics and Control of Ocean Wave Energy Converters

• 1st Edition
• November 1, 2024
• Ossama Abdelkhalik + 1 more
• English
• Paperback 978-0-323-95453-2

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• eBook 978-0-323-95454-9

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Dynamics and Control of Ocean Wave Energy Converters: Theory and Applications outlines the fundamental theory and applications of wave energy production techniques, with detailed explanations of the dynamics and hydrodynamics of wave energy converters. Methods and models of control are described next, including essential techniques from systems response and PID control to state space realization. Next, advanced reactive control techniques, such as Latching Control, Bang-Bang Control, and advanced optimal control algorithms, will be outlined. The final chapters show how to calculate optimal estimation for wave energy conversion using techniques such as Kalman Filters and Extended Kalman filters.Providing a range of problems and case studies to enhance understanding, this book will take readers from the essentials of wave energy conversion to advanced control techniques for responsive energy production.

Frosting for Air Source Heat Pumps

• 1st Edition
• November 1, 2024
• Mengjie Song + 1 more
• English
• Paperback 978-0-323-95457-0

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• eBook 978-0-323-95458-7

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Frosting for Air Source Heat Pumps: Research, Case Studies, and Methods provides a comprehensive accounting of the latest research, analysis, and modeling methods for limiting frosting and maximizing efficiency. The book begins by outlining the fundamentals of frosting mechanisms, including the condensation and freezing of water droplets. It then provides a wide range of case studies that showcase a variety of surfaces, conditions, and energy generation technologies. Finally, the last chapters demonstrate modeling and analysis of frosting operation before laying out critical considerations for designing a frost control strategy in ASHPs.Building on the theory and studies contained in the author’s previous work Defrosting for Air Source Heat Pumps, this book provides essential and advanced information for understanding and controlling frosting for these sustainable energy sources.

Antimicrobial Materials and Coatings

• 1st Edition
• November 1, 2024
• Ashish Kumar Singh + 2 more
• English
• Paperback 978-0-323-95460-0

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Antimicrobial Materials and Coatings covers the properties, fabrication technologies and applications of antimicrobial coatings and materials, with a focus on innovative antimicrobial nanomaterials. Due to the globally concerning issue of antimicrobial resistance and the evidence that nanomaterials are believed to have no or low potential for resistance development, considerable efforts have been directed to synthesizing and developing antibacterial coatings and nanomaterials for a range of applications.This book guides the reader through the key properties, fabrication technologies and various applications of antimicrobial coatings and materials, including applications in food packaging, biomedicine and public health, water treatment and decontamination.

Case Studies in Mathematical Modelling for Medical Devices

• 1st Edition
• November 1, 2024
• John Crowe
• English
• Paperback 978-0-323-95472-3

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Case Studies in Mathematical Modelling for Medical Devices: How Pulse Oximeters and Doppler Ultrasound Fetal Heart Rate Monitors Work focuses on three medical devices used to monitor some aspect of physiological status: pulse oximetry, laser Doppler flowmetry and Doppler ultrasound fetal heart rate monitoring. The book's three case studies serve as the basis for readers to be able to generalize modeling to other medical devices. It introduces mathematical topics that appear in many areas of science and engineering by demonstrating the value of being able to model how devices work. This requires a brief description of their operating principles before appropriate mathematics. Containing three parts about each medical device, the book begins with a chapter on probability distributions that will be used in oximetry and laser Doppler flowmetry parts. This book is for MSc and PhD students in biomedical engineering and those interested in the mathematics behind the design of the instrumentation that they use.

Spinel Nanoferrites

• 1st Edition
• November 1, 2024
• Nanasaheb D. Thorat + 2 more
• English
• Paperback 978-0-323-95543-0

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• eBook 978-0-323-95544-7

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Spinel Nanoferrites: Physicochemical and Biological Applications follows a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach to spinel nanoferrites and their cutting-edge applications across energy, environment, and biomedicine, offering a roadmap to the development of future nano system-based tools. Sections cover structure, properties, classification, characterization techniques, and processing methods. Subsequent chapters guide the reader through various key energy and environmental applications of spinel nanoferrites, including electronics, devices, sensors, wastewater treatment, and catalysts. Magnetic and tailorable properties of nanoferrites are also examined, as is the role of spinel nanoferrites in novel therapeutic applications. Finally, current outlook and future opportunities for these novel nanostructures are considered. This is a valuable resource for all those with an interest in nanoferrites and novel nanomaterials, including researchers and advanced students across nanotechnology, biomedicine, pharmaceutical science, chemistry, materials science, and environmental science, and industrial scientists, engineers, and R&D professionals.

The Archean Earth

• 2nd Edition
• November 1, 2024
• Martin Homann + 10 more
• English
• Paperback 978-0-323-95547-8

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The Archean Earth: Tempos and Events, Second Edition is a process-based reference book that focuses on the most important events in early Earth, bringing together experts across Earth Sciences to give a comprehensive overview of the main events of the Archean Eon, as well as of the rates at which important geological and geobiological processes occurred in the same time interval. Over the last two decades, significant progress has been made in our understanding of the processes and events on the early Earth corresponding to advances in the analytical technologies and the continuing efforts of many colleagues that pursue their passion of unravelling the Archean rock record.The book addresses the origin of the Earth, succeeding impact events, and the evolution of the early Earth, covering topics such as Archean tectonics, volcanism, generation of continental crust, and the ongoing debate about the onset of plate tectonics; the evolution and models for Earth's hydrosphere and atmosphere; the Archean atmosphere and chemical sedimentation; and sedimentation through Archean time; among others. Each topic is well-illustrated and includes a closing commentary at the end of each chapter, leading up to the final chapter which blends the major geological events and rates at which important processes occurred into a synthesis, postulating a number of "event clusters" in the Archean when significant changes occurred in many natural systems and geological environments