Technology, Engineering & Agriculture Books
Nova Science Publishers Inc Advances in Environmental Research: Volume 4
Book SynopsisThe environment consists of the surroundings in which an organism operates; including air, water, land, natural resources, flora, fauna, humans and their interrelation. It is this environment which is both so valuable, on the one hand, and so endangered on the other. Effects stemming from the choices made by the human population in regards to environmental health are by and large ruining the environment both for themselves and for other organisms. This series covers leading-edge research in a cross-section of fields centring on the environment.
£185.99
Nova Science Publishers Inc Nanoporous Materials: Types, Properties & Uses
Book SynopsisNanoporous materials consist of a regular organic or inorganic framework supporting a porous structure. Nanoporous materials are separated into three subtypes: microporous materials, mesoporous materials and macroporous materials. In recent years, nanoporous materials have been recognized as promising candidates for the multifunctional applications such as catalysis, ion-exchange, gas storage low density magnetic storage, etc. In addition, nanoporous materials are also of scientific and technological importance because of their ability to absorb and co-operate with atoms, ions and molecules on their sizeable interior surfaces and pore space. This book proposes and reviews advances being made in the field of nanoporous materials.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Fundamentals & Engineering of Severe Plastic
Book SynopsisRecent extensive activity on severe plastic deformation (SPD) as a new materials processing technology has generated vast experimental and analytical amounts of information. However, there is still a strong need for a multidisciplinary understanding of SPD. This book consists of in-depth analyses of the fundamentals and engineering of SPD on processing mechanics, the micro-mechanics of plastic deformation and the physics of the structure-properties relationship. This book bridges the gap between existing approaches, resolves certain controversies, and provides a united description of SPD at different scales.
£232.49
Nova Science Publishers Inc Mycotoxicoses in Animals Economically Important
Book SynopsisMycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by specific filamentous fungi that infest agricultural commodities. They are known to contaminant crops and consequently animal feeds and animal products, causing significant economic losses associated with their impact on animal health and productivity in agribusiness. In animal production, dramatic acute mycotoxin poisoning with severe or fatal disease is of relatively low prevalence. However, uncertainty and controversy continue to plague livestock producers and health professionals based on real or potential damage to feed efficiency, immune system function, inefficient animal reproduction and possible residues in the human food supply. This book describes conditions that favour mycotoxin formation and consumption, suggesting preventive approaches.
£136.49
Nova Science Publishers Inc Synthesis & Engineering of Nanostructures by
Book SynopsisMaterials with nanometric dimensions such as nanodots, nanowire, nanotubes, functional structures, multi-layers of low dimensions, have unique properties, which can be tuned by varying their size. Therefore they have tremendous potentials for applications in various fields. The understanding of the properties of these low dimension systems is equally interesting and challenging. This book reviews research on applications and theoretical modelling of ion beams in the field of nanotechnology.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Ejectors & their Usefulness in the Energy Savings
Book SynopsisThe object of this book is to introduce the subject of ejector in refrigerating plants in view of energy savings. A first part concerns the use of an ejector in a heat-operated system for the production of cold (refrigeration or air conditioning). The ejector refrigeration system using an environment friendly fluid allows combining two advantages: one related to the energy saving by the use of thermal energy wasted from industrial processes at average or low temperatures or a free energy source (solar energy) and the other related to the environment protection by reduction of CO2 emissions in the atmosphere. A second part consists of an original simulation program of a transcritical CO2 refrigeration system using an ejector as an expansion device in order to improve the COP of the basic transcritical CO2 system by reducing the isenthalpic expansion losses.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Extraction of Metabolities from Plant Tissues
Book SynopsisExtraction of one or more components from a complex mixture is a requirement for many operations in the food engineering and biotechnology industries. This technology is used for either to recover important food components, being a main processing stage for the production of certain food products (sugar, oils, proteins), to isolate desired components (antioxidants, flavours), or to remove contaminants and other undesirable components (alkaloids, cholesterol). This book reviews the extraction methods as conventional solvent extraction, supercritical fluid extraction (SFE), aqueous two-phase extraction (ATPE), liquid membrane extraction, and reverse micelle extraction.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc From Gold Nano-Particles Through Nano-Wire to
Book SynopsisIn the course of the 20th century, the theory of size-effects in metal thin layers has been explained and described by numerous scientists, and various approaches to the problem have been proposed. Behaviour of metal 1D, 2D and 3D particles of "exiguous" dimensions is affected mainly by the surface size and quantum size effects. These phenomena have become subject of recently developed scientific discipline known as Size-Dependent Chemistry. The surface- and size-effects can be attributed to a high nanoparticle surface-to-bulk ratio. Hand in hand with the reduction of nanoparticle dimension, surface atoms'' proportion increases dramatically, thus commonly known physical properties of the bulk materials change. This new book summarises present knowledge and recent experimental results obtained on synthetic polymers.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Tribology of Composite Materials
Book SynopsisRecently, the use of composite materials has increased in various areas of science and technology due to their special properties, with applications in biomedical, aircraft, automotive, defence and aerospace, as well other advanced industries. Tribology is defined as the "science and technology of interacting surfaces in relative motion". It includes the research and application of principles of friction, wear and lubrication. This book reviews research on the tribology of composite materials.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Thin Film Solar Cells: Current Status & Future
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Video Encryption Technology & Application
Book SynopsisVideo encryption technology is a combination of cryptography and video technology. Video encryption has become a specialised research branch in data encryption files because of its particular requirements and the special properties of video data. This book introduces several aspects of video encryption related research methods and technology solutions. A thorough description of video encryption techniques included its performance requirements, principles for designing a secure video encryption algorithm, the primary encryption algorithms and analysis, the latest research achievement, as well as its performance evaluations, novel applications are given. In addition, the open problems and potential research area of video encryption is discussed in this unique book.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Energy Efficiency Through Combined Heat & Power
Book SynopsisCombined Heat and Power (CHP) is the sequential or simultaneous generation of multiple forms of useful energy (usually mechanical and thermal) in a single, integrated system. CHP systems consist of a number of individual components-prime mover (heat engine), generator, heat recovery, and electrical interconnection-configured into an integrated whole. This book reviews the technical and economic characterisation of biomass resources, biomass preparation, energy conversion technologies, power production systems, and complete integrated systems.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Species Diversity & Extinction
Book SynopsisSpecies diversity is an index that incorporates the number of species in an area and also their relative abundance. Since species diversity is central to a large amount of ecological theory, its accurate measurement is key to understanding community structure and dynamics. Consequently, during the course of evolution, species have always gone extinct; however, the rate of extinction has increased in recent decades by as much as one hundred fold, some owing to environmental impact, mainly due to human activities. The authors of this book present and review important data on biodiversity and species extinction.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Optical & Electro-Optical Properties of Liquid
Book Synopsis''Optical and Electro-Optical Properties of Liquid Crystals: Nematic and Smectic Phases'' describes the general properties of the most popular liquid crystal (LC) phases nematics (Ns) and smectics (Ss), and in addition, is directed to fill in a niche of the LC field. This book covers topics ranging from the types and classifications of liquid crystals to a detail description of the fundamental properties of nematics and smectics, including continuum theory, non-linearity, behaviour in electric field, surface alignment, phase transitions, defect and textures and provides a useful reference intended for advanced topics of the physics of liquid crystals.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Quantum Well Structures for Infrared
Book SynopsisThis book studies the electrical, optical and structural properties of the Be-oped GaInas/AlGaAs multiple quantum-well structures (MQWs) at different doping density in the GaInls well, both designed and fabricated in house. The higher Be-doping density in the wells was found to enhance the compressive strain and increase barrier height of the GaInAs/AlGaAs MQWs through extensive optical characterisation. It caused the shifts of the sub-energy levels in the valence band of the well material and the absorption wavelength resulting from the intersubband absorption. These observations were verified by theoretical calculation based on the six-band Luttinger-Kohn model by taking the Be-doping into account.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Recent Trends in Fatigue Design
Book SynopsisFatigue is progressive and localised structural damage that occurs when materials are subjected to cyclic loading. Therefore, in order to produce durable products against fatigue and to prevent catastrophic failures it is essential to develop feasible fatigue design methods as well as understand the fatigue phenomenon and its micro-mechanisms. This book covers leading-edge research on fundamental areas of fatigue. The topics addressed include reliability-based design techniques, fatigue life prediction approaches, damage-tolerant design for thermo-mechanical fatigue, fatigue crack growth rate models, fatigue behaviour of short cracks, and microstructure and geometric effects.
£159.74
Nova Science Publishers Inc Advances in Food Science & Technology
Book SynopsisThis book reviews research on new developments in all areas of food science and technology. It covers topics such as food safety objectives, risk assessment, quality assurance and control, good manufacturing practices, food process systems design and control and rapid methods of analysis and detection, as well as sensor technology, environmental control and safety.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Recent Progress in Chemistry & Chemical
Book SynopsisAs chemistry becomes more and more amenable to mathematically rigorous study, it is likely that chemistry will also become an alert and demanding consumer of new mathematical results. From theoretical chemistry and quantum chemistry, to applied fields such as molecular modelling, drug design, molecular engineering, and the development of supra molecular structures, mathematical chemistry is an important discipline providing both explanations and predictions. This book has an important role in advancing chemistry to an era of detailed understanding of molecules and reactions.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Research
Book SynopsisChemical engineering is the branch of engineering that deals with the application of physical science, and life sciences with mathematics, to the process of converting raw materials or chemicals into more useful or valuable forms. In addition to producing useful materials, modern chemical engineering is also concerned with pioneering valuable new materials and techniques - such as nanotechnology, fuel cells and biomedical engineering. This book reviews research related to chemical industry, chemical engineering and other connected areas.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Handbook of Research on Chemoinformatics &
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Recent Advances in Non-Destructive Inspection
Book SynopsisIt is certainly eagerness of every manufacturer to be able to look through a finished product without destroying it. Indeed, using modern technology within the application of some physical principles makes it possible to really travel inside the matter and see the invisible. Nondestructive inspection, non destructive testing and non destructive evaluation are today recurrent terms in many fields from the high-tech development to the past footsteps conservation. This book collects theories and practices for several different non-destructive inspection techniques, which is certainly a great advantage since it facilitates the user''s choice, while it may be breeding ground for generating and promoting new ideas for a better exploitation of a specific technique.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Advances in Nanotechnology: Volume 4
Book SynopsisNanotechnology is the study of the controlling of matter on an atomic and molecular scale and is very diverse, ranging from extensions of conventional device physics to completely new approaches based upon molecular self-assembly, from developing new materials with dimensions on the nanoscale to investigating whether we can directly control matter on the atomic scale. This book gathers and presents data on nanotechnology including the growth of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanostructured films by means of excimer laser ablation; modelling defective carbon nanotubes by molecular mechanics; advances in surface functionalisation of carbon nanotubes; the catalytic, optical, and thermodynamic properties of amorphous TiO2 nanoparticles and others.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Silver Nanoparticles: Properties,
Book SynopsisSilver nanoparticles are nanoparticles of silver, of between 1 nm and 100 nm in size. While frequently described as being ''silver'' some are composed of a large percentage of silver oxide due to their large ratio of surface to bulk silver atoms. This book explores the properties, characterisation and application of silver nanoparticles on topics such as low and high-order nonlinearities of silver nanoparticles; the synthesis, growth mechanisms and tuneable optical and catalytic properties of silver nanoparticles; laser-induced shape transformation of silver nanoparticles embedded in glass and others.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Commercial Space Transportation
Book SynopsisSpace transportation is the movement of, or means of moving objects, such as communications and observation satellites, to, from, or in space. Commercial space transportation is carried out by vehicles owned and operated by private companies or organisations. Today, the U.S. is among several countries that offer commercial launch services and comprise at least 25 percent of all launches world-wide. This book focuses on recent trends in the commercial space launch industry, challenges that the FAA faces in overseeing the industry, and emerging issues that will affect the federal role.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Hydrogels in Biology & Medicine
Book SynopsisThe range of materials used for biomedical applications is very broad. This means that the demands on their properties are very diverse depending on various medical areas and applications. Moreover, it is often necessary to have available materials with the possibility to set the required parameters very precisely in very wide ranges. Because of the similar mechanical behaviour of hydrogels with that of living tissues and their good compatibility and ability of hydrogels to swell in water, the hydrogels are often used in biomedical applications. This book discusses and presents the use of hydrogel polymers in biology and medicine.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc New Organic Semiconductors for Applications in
Book SynopsisElectronic and optoelectronic devices using organic materials as active elements are attractive because they can take advantage of organic materials. Among them, organic field-effect transistors (OFETs), which consist of organic semiconductors, dielectric layers, and electrodes, are expected to be a promising technology for application in displays, sensors and memories. Organic semiconductors play a key role in determining the device characteristics. Recent technological advances in OFETs have triggered intensive research into molecular design, synthesis, device fabrication, thin film morphology and transport of holes and electrons. This book presents and discusses research on new organic semiconductors.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Animal Feed Question in the Shadow of
Book SynopsisThis book shows that within the framework of EU, there has always been an ongoing struggle between two powers, food safety through feed hygiene and functioning of the market in financial terms. The direction of the outcome of this struggle depends on the balance of powers at a given time. For the question of "dilution principle" in the area of undesirable substances of feeds, this did work in favour of safety and the protection of the consumer. On the other hand, for the outstanding issues of "positive list" and "open declaration" in feed marketing, it is apparent that the outcome of the discussions so far supports the functioning of a "healthy" market rather, and the whole question is still pending.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc New Developments in Materials Science
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Dynamics of Infiltration of a Nanoporous Media
Book SynopsisAfter compression of a system formed by a nanoporous media and a non-wetting liquid to the threshold pressure value, the liquid fills the pores of a porous media. In accordance with prevailing concepts, passage of the liquid from the bulk to the dispersed state can be described as a percolation-type transition. This process is typical of infiltration of macroscopic porous bodies with wetting liquids. The threshold type of infiltration was observed for non-wetting liquids and is scientifically detailed in this book.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Energetics & Percolation Properties of
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Transistors: Types, Materials & Applications
Book SynopsisTransistors play a central role in many electronic circuits, where they usually function as either a switch or an amplifier. This book reviews research in the field of transistors including a new class of transistors whose channels are made from semiconducting carbon nanomaterials; the evolution of these designs and the highlights of the work that has driven their development. Also discussed, herein, are the electronic properties and self-consistent simulations of carbon nanotubes in transistor technology; the future developments in the nanowire field-effect transistor research area; the implementation of chaotic oscillators by using transistors designed with CMOS integrated circuit technology and others.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Pulsars: Theory, Categories & Applications
Book SynopsisPulsars are highly magnetised, rotating neutron stars that emit a beam of electromagnetic radiation. The radiation can only be observed when the beam of emission is pointing towards the Earth. This is called the lighthouse effect and gives rise to the pulsed nature that gives pulsars their name. This book reviews research from around the globe in the field of pulsars including anomalous X-ray pulsars; the arrival directions of ultrahigh energy extensive air particles registered at the Yakutsk extensive air shower array from 1974 to 2007; the observed rotation period of pulsar time properties; measuring the moment of inertia of the double pulsar and its usefulness in testing modified models of gravity and others.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Mechanics of Functionally Graded Materials &
Book SynopsisThis book reviews research results in the field of mechanics research. Also discussed herein are the most important areas in the mechanics of functionally graded materials and structures, including the analytical and the semi-analytical solutions of functionally graded beams, plates and shells as well as their simplified theories, fracture analysis of functionally graded materials, a micro-element method for the macro-micro scale analysis and the optimal design of functionally graded structures.
£146.24
Nova Science Publishers Inc Refrigeration: Theory, Technology & Applications
Book SynopsisRefrigeration is the process of removing heat from an enclosed space, or from a substance, and moving it to a place where it is unobjectionable. The primary purpose of refrigeration is lowering the temperature of the enclosed space or substance and then maintaining that lower temperature. This book reviews research on refrigeration including an overview of up-to-date developments and technology in the field of magnetic refrigeration at room temperature (RTMR); an alternative approach based on artificial neural networks (ANNs) to determine thermodynamic properties of refrigerants; solar powered sorption refrigeration and air conditioning; the modelling of chilling and freezing processes and others.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc India: Tariff Issues for U.S. Agricultural
Book SynopsisIndia''s high agricultural tariffs are a significant impediment to U.S. agricultural exports and certain Indian non-tariff measures (NTMs), including sanitary and phytosanitary measures, substantially limit or effectively prohibit certain U.S. agricultural products. Agriculture is vital to India''s economy, accounting for a substantial share of employment (60%) and GDP (17%). Broad intervention by the Indian government in the agricultural sector, including restrictive and variable trade policies, are designed to protect domestic producers and consumers. This book provides an overview of Indian agricultural production, imports, and consumption during 2003-08, as well as Indian tariffs and NTMs, the Indian food marketing and distribution system, and Indian government regulations relating to the agricultural market, including foreign direct investment and intellectual property rights policies.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Oxy-Fuel Combustion: The NOx & Coal Ignition
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Europium: Compounds, Production & Applications
Book SynopsisEuropium is a chemical element with the symbol Eu and atomic number 63. Europium is a metal about as hard as lead and is quite ductile and is the most reactive of the rare earth elements. This book presents current research in the study of Europium including a review on the photoluminescence of the europium ion in different materials, organic europium complexes and their applications in organic light-emitting diodes and memory devices, europium compounds and their optical applications, and organic and inorganic emitting materials using Eu-Complex.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Advances in Energy Research: Volume 1
Book SynopsisThis book presents a comprehensive review of renewable energy sources, the environment and sustainable development. This includes all the renewable energy technologies, materials and their development, energy efficiency systems, energy conservation scenarios, energy savings and other mitigation measures necessary to reduce climate change. Also explored in this volume is ocean energy, its benefits and barriers and solar radiation as a primary daytime source of energy. Various scenarios are extrapolated in order to assess the potential environmental impact of increasing world population and consumption throughout the 21st century and a general overview of the world-wide trend in fossil fuels.
£112.79
Nova Science Publishers Inc Understanding U.S. Farm Exits, Farm Survival &
Book SynopsisAbout 717,000 farms in the U.S. went out of business, or exited, between 1992 and 1997, but the total number of farms declined by just 13,400 because the number of entries (703,700 farms) nearly equalled exits. In fact, the farm count has remained relatively stable since the 1974 Census, reflecting exits and entries essentially in balance. This book explores and studies U.S. farm exits, farm survival and the role of commodity payments.
£107.99
Nova Science Publishers Inc Nanoscale Signal Processing for Hybrid Computer
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Polymer & Composites: Theory & Practical
Book SynopsisThis book examines polymer nanocomposites filled by inorganic nanofillers. Polymers are considered as nanocomposite matrix only, possessing, as a rule, an invariable structure. In many respects this situation is explained by the absence of a quantitative structural model of polymers amorphous state. This problem becomes particularly important because all structural elements of polymers have sizes of nanometer scale. The development of notions about polymers amorphous state structure within the frameworks of the cluster model of this structure allows to represent amorphous polymer as a quasitwophase system.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Advances in Materials Science Research: Volume 1
Book SynopsisMaterials science includes those parts of chemistry and physics that deal with the properties of materials. It encompasses four classes of materials, the study of each which may be considered a separate field: metals, ceramics, polymers and composites. Materials science is often referred to as materials science and engineering because it has many applications. This new volume gathers important research from around the globe in this dynamic field including the detection and toughening of microcracks, electrospinning materials and applications, cement, concrete and composite processing, and applications and paramagnetism.
£196.49
Nova Science Publishers Inc Advances in Materials Science Research: Volume 2
Book SynopsisMaterials science includes those parts of chemistry and physics that deal with the properties of materials. It encompasses four classes of materials, the study of each of which may be considered a separate field: metals, ceramics, polymers and composites. Materials science is often referred to as materials science and engineering because it has many applications. This volume gathers important research from around the globe in this dynamic field including negative refraction of electromagnetic waves in semiconductor superlattices, and sapphire instruments for X-ray optics, types, properties and applications of sapphires and radioactive isotopes of Indium and their applications.
£162.74
Nova Science Publishers Inc Advances in Environmental Research: Volume 6
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Biogeochemistry & Pedogenetic Process in
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Mechanical Vibration Methods for Studying
Book SynopsisThe method of observing the response of a solid to an applied mechanical vibration - mechanical vibration method - is useful for investigating various physical properties of materials. Topics used include the characterization of defects in crystals, nonlinear elasticity of crystals, electron conduction and superconductivity, and melting phenomenon. The materials are inorganic, organic, and metallic glasses of various kinds. The phenomena of the glass transition and crystallization are the main objects. Viscosity, internal friction, ultrasound propagation, and Brillouin scattering experiments are used. This book presents research in order to show the utility of the method by examining the formalism of the elasticity and mechanical vibration, as well as research concerning crystalline solids.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Fault Detection: Theory, Methods & Systems
Book SynopsisFault detection is a subfield of control engineering which concerns itself with monitoring a system, identifying when a fault has occurred and pinpointing the type of fault and its location. Two approaches can be distinguished: a direct pattern recognition of sensor readings that indicate a fault and an analysis of the discrepancy between the sensor readings and expected values. This book reviews research in the field of fault detection including the introduction of an automatic, effective but simpler-to-use system for fault diagnosis in bearings; the monitoring and diagnosis of discrete event systems using time petri nets; fault detection and diagnosis using statistical and soft computing methods.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Deep Decomposition of Wood: Light Products of
Book SynopsisProductive direct conversion of lignocelluloses into liquid organic products by electron distillation of crude wood or by dry distillation of preliminarily irradiated wood is considered. Electron-beam conversion is several times more effective than ordinary hydrolytic, pyrogenous or enzymatic processing of wood. Distillation of wood by electron-beam energy yields a number of the useful reagents for heavy organic synthesis and fuel productions. In particular, this path results in high yield of furans -- perspective raw materials for production of high-quality alternative fuel which is compatible to conventional engine fuel and the up-to-date types of automobile engines. This book discusses that the electron-beam irradiation of binary wood-bitumen or wood-polymer inter-mixtures is characterised by sinergistic destruction of components.
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