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Advances in Heat Transfer

1st Edition
Volume 58
November 1, 2024
John Patrick Abraham + 2 more
English
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Advances in Heat Transfer, Volume 58 presents the latest in a serial that highlights new advances in the field, with this updated volume presenting interesting chapters written by an international board of authors. Sample chapters in this new release include Nanoscale Thin Film Evaporation and Ice thermal energy storage modeling: A review.

Handbook of Hydrosystem Restoration

1st Edition
November 1, 2024
Saeid Eslamian + 1 more
English
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Handbook of Hydrosystem Restoration: Streamflow Recharge (SFR) and Lake Rehabilitation (LR)comprises global case studies that encompass the most up-to-date management approaches in streams. It provides comprehensive methods for sustainable water supply through debris removal, along with conservation practices to assist researchers and graduate students specializing in this field.

Semiconductors and Semimetals: Part 2

1st Edition
Volume 117
November 1, 2024
Chennupati Jagadish + 1 more
English
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Semiconductors and Semimetals, Volume 117 highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters written by an international board of authors.

Device-Aided Therapies in Parkinson's disease

1st Edition
Volume 8
November 1, 2024
Per Odin + 2 more
English
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Device-Aided Therapies in Parkinson's Disease discusses the latest options from a global set of key opinion leaders and emerging specialists using a gender balanced modern and nuanced approach. Sample chapters cover The concept of continuous dopaminergic stimulation, Apomorphine Infusion, LCIG, LECIG, Foslevodopa/Foscarbidopa, ND0612, STN-DBS, Pallidal DBS, MRgFUS, Vestibular Neurostimulation, Patient selection and choice of therapy, The future: Stem cells? Gene therapy?, The future: Trophic factors, and Devices and the dashboard for PD.

Cooling Towers and Chilled Water Systems

1st Edition
October 1, 2024
Ricardo de Freitas Fernandes Pontes
English
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Cooling Towers and Chilled Water Systems: Design, Operation, and Economic Analysis is a guide to the design and operation of cooling systems within high temperature settings. The book presents various strategies to increase the turndown of cooling towers and chilled water systems and provides a toolkit for engineers to determine the use of variable frequency drivers. A guide to equipment selection for optimal design during the detailed engineering phase is provided, ensuring the reader is able to comply with the project specification within budget. Sections discuss various systems, circuits and processes for cooling tower and chiller systems before detailing design principles.Operational and control strategies are then discussed before a thorough analysis of economic factors, making this book idea for professional engineers, graduate students and researchers working in high-temperature settings, such as power generation or chemical plants.

Device-Aided Therapies in Parkinson's disease Part A

1st Edition
Volume 7
October 1, 2024
Marina AJ Tijssen De Koning
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International Review of Movement Disorders series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters. Each chapter is written by an international board of authors.

Piezoelectric Materials, Composites, and Devices

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October 1, 2024
Fumio Narita + 1 more
English
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Piezoelectric Materials, Composites, and Devices: Fundamentals, Mechanics, and Applications provides insights on developing and applying optimal piezoelectric devices with high performance and durability. Overviews of the fundamentals of piezoelectricity, piezoelectric parameters, and common characterization techniques are given, as are examples of the structures and properties of piezoelectric ceramics, polymers, their composites, and lead-free piezoelectric materials. Reliable characterization of piezoelectric materials and composites by combining numerical simulations with appropriate measurements is covered as well. Basic equations and modeling approaches are also presented, making it easier to understand the stress and electric fields of piezoelectric devices.The book also covers piezoelectric energy harvesters, piezoelectric biosensors, as well as the performance of advanced piezoelectric devices. The final part of the book concentrates on reliability and durability (fracture and fatigue) of piezoelectric materials and composites.

Sustainable Materials for Food Packaging and Preservation

1st Edition
October 1, 2024
Tabli Ghosh + 2 more
English
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Sustainable Materials for Food Packaging and Preservation: Food Security and Sustainability discusses the recent trends and development of biobased sustainable materials, focusing on their fabrication and application in food packaging and food preservation. This book brings together fundamental information and the most recent advances in the characterization, processing, and modification of sustainable materials and their impact on food packaging and storage of food products for improved shelf life. Special attention is offered on smart, active, and edible packaging, and the utilization of nanoemulsion and nanoencapsulation in the food industry is also discussed.In addition, the book overviews the use of proteins, polysaccharides, microbial and chemically derived materials for food preservation.

Biochar as a Multipurpose Platform

1st Edition
October 1, 2024
Alberto Tagliaferro + 2 more
English
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Biochar as a Multipurpose Platform: With Applications in Energy, Environment, and Materials discusses all the most cutting-edge biochar applications, including environmental remediation, energy storage, composites, and catalyst production, thus providing an expert overview of recent trends in biochar research. Biochar is a solid residue that is recovered after the thermal decomposition of biomasses inert atmosphere. Biochar has been used for many decades for soil applications. Nonetheless, biochar is far more than a mere soil amendment.

Internet of Drone Things

1st Edition
October 1, 2024
Amartya Mukherjee + 2 more
English
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Internet of Drone Things: Architectures, Approaches, and Applications includes fundamental information related to IoDT architecture design and features and reviews the state-of-the-art in hardware and software platforms to deploy, connect, and control drones or swarms of drones. It also covers the latest developments in innovative drone-facilitated applications and services that can significantly improve efficiency, productivity, and sustainability of various operations in modern society and a growing number of its industries. Finally, experimental modeling and simulations are accompanied by prototyping examples, which are set to become the benchmark of next-level automation in the field.This book is, therefore, an invaluable resource for engineering students, researchers, and professionals as well as sector experts who work to develop new drone standards or to identify new drone technology use and commercialization areas on an international level.