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Book SynopsisAccurate chemical water treatment and skillful maintenance are key elements to attain optimal boiler operation. Boiler Water Treatment: Principles and Practice analyzes the fundamentals of the mechanical operation of boilers, together with the applied chemistry required to achieve waterside cleanliness and costeffective and optimal boiler operation.

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Book SynopsisProcess control is a significant topic for all engineers responsible for industrial processing operations. Fundamental methods of process control are carefully explained in sections from dynamic modeling to control designing and implementation.Table of ContentsIntroduction. Food Processing Systems. Background. Process Dynamics Modeling. Multivariate Systems. Model Predictive Control. Adaptive Control. Statistical Process Control and Intelligent Controllers. Instrumentation.

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Book SynopsisThe Working Group "0ffshore Nuclear Power Plants" was established by the Commission of the European Communities in 1971.Table of Contents1. Terms of Reference.- 2. Introduction.- 3. Literature Review.- 4. Design Criteria.- Siting categories.- Design life.- Hazard.- Design parameters.- Nuclear power station.- Access.- Construction & operation personnel.- Transmission links.- 5. Island Concepts.- Types of island.- Features of island types.- Comparison of island types.- Comparison of concrete & steel.- Conclusions.- 6. Outline Designs.- Floating island.- Semisubmersible.- Gravity platform.- Caisson island.- Fill island.- Caisson retained island.- Protected floating island.- Caisson/fill island.- Caisson/piled island.- Cooling water.- Access.- 7. Construction Methods and Times.- Floating island and semisubmersible.- Gravity platform.- Caisson island.- Fill island.- Caisson retained.- Protected floating island.- Caisson/fill and caisson/piled islands.- Power station development.- 8. Plant Construction Costs.- General.- Floating island.- Semisubmersible.- Fixed island.- Fill island.- Caisson & composite islands.- Summary.- 9. Unit Costs For Islands.- General.- Concrete in islands.- Sandfill.- Natural gravel.- Rockfill.- Filter.- Rock armour.- Concrete in armour units.- Sheet piled quays.- Summary.- 10. Cost Estimates.- General.- Costs of outline designs.- Auxiliary structures.- Access.- Transmission links.- Summary.- 11. Conclusions.- Design criteria.- Types of island.- Siting categories - island suitability.- Timescale.- Production/construction facilities.- Factors affecting overall costs.- Power station weight and layout Summary.- Summary.- 12. Recommendations.- Appendices.- A Technical Annex to Contract No 623-79-12 EC1 UK.- B Draft Information Note.- C Selected Bibliography.- D Water Depths within Study Area.- E Wave Heights within Study Area.- F Wave Forces.- G Tidal Ranges within Study Area.- H Extreme Water Levels.- J Dynamic Stability of Offshore Islands.- K Cooling Water Dispersion.

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Book SynopsisThis book demonstrates the usefulness of the switching function in analysing power electronic circuits in the steady state. It includes analysis of generic circuits of power electronics using the switching function, and derives compact expressions for output voltage and current and input current.Table of Contents Part 1: The switching function Chapter 1: The switching function: Application and properties Chapter 2: Voltage-current relations in switched circuits Chapter 3: Pulse width modulation Part 2: AC to DC conversion Chapter 4: Analysis of the single phase ac to dc phase controlled converter with R-L load Chapter 5: The single phase full-wave diode rectifier - RC load Chapter 6: The three-phase half-wave phase controlled converter Chapter 7: The three-phase full-wave phase controlled rectifier Chapter 8: Overlap in ac to dc three-phase converters Part 3: DC to DC converters Chapter 9: The step down converter Chapter 10: The step up or boost converter Chapter 11: The buck boost dc to dc converter Chapter 12: The CUK dc to dc converter Part 4: Frequency changers Chapter 13: The PWM full bridge dc to dc converter Chapter 14: Three by three matrix converter Chapter 15: The single pulse PWM inverter Chapter 16: The sinusoidally PWM inverter Chapter 17: The envelope cyclo-converter Part 5: Active filters Chapter 18: The thyristor-controlled reactor Chapter 19: The switched capacitor active filters Chapter 20: The inverter configuration active filter Chapter 21: Single phase rectification with active line shaping

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Book SynopsisShort-circuit Currents gives an overview of the components within power systems with respect to the parameters needed for short-circuit current calculation.Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Theoretical background Chapter 3: Calculation of impedance of electrical equipment Chapter 4: Calculation of short-circuit current in a.c. three-phase HV-systems Chapter 5: Influence of neutral earthing on single-phase short-circuit currents Chapter 6: Calculation of short-circuit currents in low-voltage systems Chapter 7: Double earth-fault and short-circuit currents through earth Chapter 8: Factors for the calculation of short-circuit currents Chapter 9: Calculation of short-circuit currents in d.c. auxiliary installations Chapter 10: Effects of short-circuit currents Chapter 11: Limitation of short-circuit currents Chapter 12: Special problems related to short-circuit currents Chapter 13: Data of equipment

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Book SynopsisIf there are two phrases we have come to know very well, they are 'environmental awareness' and 'credit crunch'. The world is looking for ways to decrease the emission of CO2 into the atmosphere, without incurring major costs in doing so.Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: What is cogeneration? Chapter 3: Why use cogeneration? Chapter 4: Who can use cogeneration? Chapter 5: Can we use cogeneration? Chapter 6: How do we implement cogeneration? Chapter 7: Legal and institutional framework Chapter 8: Future developments Chapter 9: Case studies

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Book SynopsisBankrupt farmers, erosion of topsoil, and poor food quality owing to pesticides, hormones, and other additives-these are the well-known realities of the modern crisis in farming. This problem is the outcome of the limited vision of conventional methods and a system that focuses exclusively on quick results and profits. The need for changes is clear, and Koepf provides a vast array of research data and results, as well as many helpful details on animal feeding, crop rotation, diseases, pests, and fertilizing. He shows that the biodynamic method of farming and gardening is the alternative that can turn farming around. Biodynamics is the oldest alternative agricultural movement in the world. It is based on the concept of the whole farm as a single organism. Its goals are to protect and nurture the soil, improve the quality of food, and organically integrate the farm into the environment as a whole. This is an essential reference for all farmers who are unsatisfied with conventional methods and for gardeners who wish to improve the quality of life around them as well as the food they serve their families.

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Table of ContentsGeneral Applications of Filter Structures in Microwave Engineering. Useful Circuit Concepts and Equations. Principles of the Image Method for Filter Design. Low-Pass Prototype Filters Obtained by Network Synthesis Methods. Properties of Common Microwave Filter Elements. Stepped-Impedance Transformers and Filter Prototypes. Low-Pass and High-Pass Filters Using Semi-Lumped Elements or Waveguide Corrugations. Band-Pass Filters. Special Procedures for the Practical Development of Coupled-Resonator Band-Pass Filters, Impedance-Matching Networks and Time-Delay Networks. Band-Stop Filters. Ten-Mode, Coupled-Transmission-Line Directional Couplers, and Branch-Line Directional Couplers. Directional, Channel-Separation Filters and Traveling Wave Ring-Resonators. High-Power Filters. Multiplexer Design. Mechanically and Magnetically Tunable Microwave Filters.

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Book SynopsisAddresses phenomenological characteristics of radar clutter and propagation in the millimeter-wave region, particularly important in the design, test and permutation of millimeter-wave sensors, giving in-depth information on electromagnetic propagation and clutter backscatter effects.Table of ContentsBackscatter and attenuation theory; clutter characteristics; detection of targets immersed in clutter.

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Book SynopsisWith this book practitioners responsible for analyzing, specifying or evaluating RCS imaging systems will be able to define performance limits using basic physical and mathematical principles. Information on instrumentation systems for acquiring data and applications of new techniques are included.Table of ContentsFundamental imaging concepts; instrumentation and signal processing for RCS imaging; two-dimensional range, cross-range imaging of rotating objects; focused synthetic-aperture processing; tomographic imaging; maximum entropy methods.

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Book SynopsisCovers digital sampling effects in modern phase-locked frequency synthesizers from a systems perspective, and discusses all aspects of phase noise, its mathematical modelling and its impact upon different digital communication systems.Table of ContentsBuilding Blocks for Frequency Synthesis Using Phase-Locked Loops. Phase Noise and Its Impact Upon System Performance. Phase-Locked Loop Analysis for Continuous Linear Systems. Frequency Synthesis Using Sampled-Data Control Systems. Fast-Switching Frequency Synthesizer Design Considerations. Hybrid Phase-Locked Loops. MACSET -- A Computer Program for the Design and Analysis of Phase-Locked Loop Frequency Synthesizers. Fractional-N Frequency Synthesis.

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Book SynopsisBrings the reader up-to-date on all aspects concerning ECCM at the antenna level. It is a reference tool for professionals seeking quick answers to on-the-job problems. This text delivers an accurate description of working principles, processing schemes and performance evaluation techniques.Table of ContentsIntroduction to ECM and ECCM techniques for radar systems; low sidelobe antennas; sidelobe blanking system; sidelobe canceller (SLC) system; adaptive arrays.

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Book SynopsisAugmented with 1024 equations, 138 references and 82 figures and 69 problems, this book provides an introduction to and overview of signal detection and estimation.Table of ContentsProbability concepts; random processes; signal detection; parameter estimation; filtering; representation of signals; the generalized Gaussian problem; detection and parameter estimation.

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Book SynopsisA complete and up-to-date introduction to the analysis and design of infrared and electro-optical (EO) imaging systems. The text details the principles and components of the Linear Shift-Invariant (LSI) infrared and electro-optical systems and combines it with calculus and domain transformations.Table of ContentsIntroduction. Mathematics. Linear Shift Invariant I2R and EO Systems. Diffraction. Sources of Radiation. Atmospherics. Optics. Detectors and Scanners. Electronics. Displays, Human Perception, and ATRs. Infrared Systems. Electro-Optical Systems. Sensor Design Considerations.

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Book SynopsisThis is an advanced practitioner's guide to current concepts and threats associated with modern electronic warfare (EW). It identifies and explains the newest radar communications threats, and provides practical, "how-to" information on designing and implementing ECM and ECCM systems.Table of Contents: EW -- Threats, Requirements, and Principles. Modern ECM Systems -- Architectures, Types, and Technologies. Advanced Threat Radars and Missile Systems. ECM Receiving and Process System Design. ECM Applications -- System Design and Technique Solution. Advanced ECM Technology. Radar ECCM.

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Book SynopsisConstitutes a multidisciplinary introduction to the analysis of air defence systems. The text illustrates 12 air defence process models, covering initial detection to kill assessment. These models form the foundation for any air defence system analysis.Table of ContentsThreat characterization; air defence process models and events; tactical environments; anti-aircraft artillery; surface to air missile guidance concepts; missile element models and trim flight simulation; guidance and control; warheads and fuses; simulation and engagement applications; air defence mission modeling, air defence system test and evaluation.

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Book SynopsisThis text attempts to give the reader an understanding of the key developments in moment methods and the early history of this development. It provides over 45 key papers in the field, many of which are from non-IEEE sources.Table of ContentsEarly and general papers; wires and bodies-of-revolution; conducting and dielectric bodies; printed circuit and earthed antennas; apertures, slots and arrays; hybrid methods.

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Book SynopsisThis volume offers information on designing any type of microstrip antenna. In addition to addressing essential microchip antenna theory, the authors highlight current design and engineering practices, emphasizing pressing issues such as broadbanding and circular polarization.Table of ContentsMicrostrip Radiators: Various Microstrip Antenna Configurations. Feeding Techniques and Modeling. Applications. Radiation Field. Surface Waves and Photonic Band-Gap Structures. Analytical Models for Microstrip Antennas: Transmission Line Model. Cavity Model. Generalized Cavity Model. Multi-port Network Model (MNM). Radiation Fields. Aperture Admittance. Mutual Admittance. Model for Coaxial Probe in Microstrip Antennas. Comparison of Analytical Models. Full-Wave Analysis of Microstrip Antennas: Spectral Domain Full-Wave Analysis. Mixed-Potential Integral Equation Analysis. Finite-Difference Time Domain Analysis.Rectangular Microstrip Antenna: Models for Rectangular Patch Antenna. Design Considerations for Rectangular Patch Antennas. Tolerance Analysis of Rectangular Microstrip Antennas. Mechanical Tuning of Patch Antennas. Quarter-wave Rectangular Patch Antenna. Circular Disk and Ring Antennas: Analysis of a Circular Disk Microstrip Antenna. Design Considerations for Circular Disk Antennas. Semicircular Disk and Circular Sector Microstrip Antennas. Comparison Of Rectangular And Circular Disk Microstrip Antennas. Circular Ring or Annular Ring Microstrip Antenna. Circular Sector Microstrip Ring Antenna. Microstrip Ring Antennas of Non-Circular Shapes. Dipoles and Triangular Patch Antennas: Microstrip Dipole and Center-Fed Dipoles. Triangular Microstrip Patch Antenna. Design of an Equilateral Triangular Patch Antenna. Microstrip Slot Antennas: Microstrip-Fed Rectangular Slot Antennas. CPW-Fed Slot Antennas. Annular Slot Antennas. Tapered Slot Antennas (TSA). Comparison of Slot Antennas with Microstrip Antennas. Circularly Polarized Microstrip Antennas and Techniques: Various Types of Circularly Polarized Microstrip Antennas. Singly-Fed Circularly Polarized Microstrip Antennas. Dual-Orthagonal Feed Circularly Polarized Microstrip Antennas. Circularly Polarized Traveling-Wave Microstrip-Line Arrays. Bandwidth Enhancement Techniques. Sequentially Rotated Arrays. Broad-Banding of Microstrip Antennas: Effect of Substrate Parameters on Bandwidth. Selection of Suitable Patch Shape. Selection of Suitable Feeding Technique. Multi-Moding Techniques. Other Broadbanding Techniques. Multifrequency Operation. Loaded Microstrip Antennas and Applications: Polarization Diversity Using Microstrip Antennas. Frequency Agile Microstrip Antennas. Radiation Pattern Control of Microstrip Antennas. Loading Effect of a Short. Compact Patch Antennas. Planar Inverted F Antenna. Dual-Frequency Microstrip Antennas. Dual-Frequency Compact Microstrip Antennas. Active Integrated Microstrip Antennas: Classification of Active Integrated Microstrip Antennas. Theory and Design of Active Integrated Microstrip Antenna Oscillators. Theory and Design of Active Integrated Microstrip Antenna Amplifiers. Frequency Conversion Active Integrated Microstrip Antenna Theory and Design. Design and Analysis of Microstrip Antenna Arrays: Parallel and Series Feed Systems. Mutual Coupling. Design of Linear Arrays. Design of Planar Arrays. Monolithic Integrated Phased Arrays.

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Book SynopsisPresents an integrated survey of the most recent research, engineering development and commercial application of indium phosphide and related materials. The book is tutorial in nature, rich in application-engineering detail and emphasizes the designing and implementing of practical devices.Table of ContentsProperties of InP related materials; SIMS analysis of InP and related materials; deep levels in InP and related materials; low pressure MOVPE of InP-based compound semiconductors; doping of InP as grown by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition; growth of InP and related compounds by GSMBE and MOMBE; ion beam processing of InP and related materials; dry etching of in-based semiconductors; ohmic contacts to InP and related materials; issues for dielectric technology for InP MISFETs; InGaAsP quantum well lasers; InGaAs heterostructure bipolar transistors; optimization and fabrication of metal contacts for photovoltaic solar cells.

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Book SynopsisThis is a practical solution sourcebook for real-world high-resolution and spotlight SAR image processing. Widely-used algorithms are presented for both system errors and propagation phenomenon, and a chapter is devoted to SAR system performance.Table of ContentsPart 1 Introduction: spotlight SAR; SAR modes; importance of spotlight SAR; early SAR chronology. Part 2 Synthetic aperture radar fundamentals: SAR system overview; imaging considerations; pulse compression and range resolution; synthetic aperture technique for Azimuth resolution; SAR coherence requirements; signal phase equation; inverse SAR (ISAR); SAR sensor parametric design. Part 3 Spotlight SAR and polar format algorithm: scope of processing task; polar format overview; polar data storage as a two-dimensional signal; correction for non-planar motion; polar format algorithm limitations; Taylor series expansion procedures; phase of image pixels; image geometric distortion; image focus error equations; displacements and absolute positioning. Part 4 Digital polar format processing: sampling rate conversion; polyphase filters; polar interpolation; image scale factors; image distortion correction; signal history projections; stabilized scene polar interpolation; subpatch processing and mosaicking. Part 5 Phase errors: classification of phase error; management of phase error; magnitude of phase error; requirements on a practical SAR motion sensor; moving target effects. Part 6 Autofocus techniques: mapdrift; multiple aperture mapdrift; phase difference; phase gradient; prominent point processing; considerations for space-variant refocus. Part 7 Processor design examples: the common UNIX SAR processor; the ground to air imaging radar processor. Part 8 SAR system performance: image quality metrics; system performance budgeting; requirements on system impulse response; requirements on system noise; geometric distortion; secondary image quality metrics; test arrays. Part 9 Spotlight processing applications: spotlight processing of scan and stripmap SAR data; interferometric SAR; forward look SAR; vibrating target detection. Part 10 Range migration algorithm: model; algorithm overview; analytical development; discussion; efficient algorithms for range migration processing. Part 11 Chirp scaling algorithm: non-dechirped signal model; algorithm overview; analytical development; discussion. Part 12 Comparison of image formation algorithms: image formation algorithm models; computational complexity; memory requirements; other considerations.

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Book SynopsisApproaches MFAR from the viewpoint of architectural system analysis and design, detailing the advantages of MFAR main parameter design and guiding the reader through parameter and performance evaluation procedures. Topics addressed include combinations of various radar functions.Table of ContentsIntroduction; sensor selection; radar parameter design; functional design

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Book SynopsisExploring the fundamentals of modern laser communication systems, this volume provides information from a system designer's point of view. It reviews the history, architectures, design methodologies, optical design guidelines, and tracking and communication processes.Table of ContentsPast, present, and future; architecture and applications; system design methodology; optical design; the communication receiver; the acquisition receiver; the tracking receiver; key technologies; configuring the system; trading RF and laser communications for your system; size, weight, and power trends in laser crosslinks; laser communications applications.

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Book SynopsisIntroduces the essential aspects of the electromagnetic waves in chiral and bi-isotropic media, to give the practical working knowledge necessary for new application development. It includes a section on the application of theory to basic problems in waveguide, antenna and scattering analysis.

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Book SynopsisDescribes the basic theory of carrier transport, develops numerical algorithms used for transport problems or device simulations, and presents real-world examples of implementation.Table of ContentsSemiconductor fundamentals; carrier scattering; Monte Carlo transport calculation; Monte Carlo device simulation; balance equation method for device simulation.

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Book SynopsisThis guide contains measurement methods, system calculations, statistical procedures and actual circuit and measurement examples which can be put into practice. It comes with a diskette containing a database of drawings, schematics, text and the convenience of live equations.Table of ContentsSystem Design and Specification. Circuit Examples. Measurement Techniques. Useful Formulas.

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Book SynopsisThis book and software package provides the analytical tools needed to evaluate and predict the effects of a radome on an enclosed antenna. It features an overview of radome wall concepts and materials, and presents ray trace approaches to achieve solution using a PC.

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Book SynopsisFocusing on helping researchers and engineers involved in III-V compound semiconductor thin film growth and processing, this text shows the mechanism of degradation, detailing the major degradation modes of optical devices fabricated from three different systems.Table of ContentsIntroduction. Materials and Structures of Optical Devices: Materials for Optical Devices. Structures of Optical Devices. Crystal Growth: Preparation of Materials by LPE. Preparation of Materials by MOVPE. Preparation of Materials by MBE. Fabrication Processes of Optical Devices: Fabrication Processes. Device Characteristics and Life Testing: Device Characteristics. Life Testing of Devices. Evaluation Techniques for III-V Compound Semiconductors and Degraded Optical Devices: Classification of Evaluation Techniques. Visual Inspection. Chemical Etching. Optical Measurement. Electrical Measurement. Structural Evaluation of Semiconductors by Transmission Electron Microscopy. Analytical Techniques. Flow Chart for Evaluation of Degraded Optical Devices. Materials Issues in III-V Compound Semiconductors I -- Defect Generation: Classification of Defects. Growth-induced Defects. Process-induced defects. Materials Issues in III-V Compound Semiconductors I -- Thermal Stability of III-V Alloy Semiconductors: Composition Modulated Structures. Ordered Structures. Influence of Modulated Structures on the Properties and Reliability of Optical Devices. Classification of Degradation Modes and Degradation Phenomena in Optical Devices: Classification of Degradation Modes in the Life Testing of Lasers and LEDs. Classification of Degradation Phenomena in Lasers. Degradation in LEDs. Influence of Stress on the Device Degradation. Degradation I -- Rapid Degradation: Rapid Degradation in GaAlAs/GaAs Optical Devices. Rapid Degradation in InGaAsP/InP Optical Devices. Rapid Degradation in InGaAsP/InGaP Optical Devices. Comparison of Recombination-enhanced Defect Reaction in Different III-V Materials. Elimination of the Rapid Degradation. Degradation II -- Gradual Degradation: Gradual Degradation in GaAlAs DH LEDs. Gradual Degradation in InGaAsP/InP DH LEDs. Comparison of Gradual Degradation in GaAlAs/GaAs and In GaAsP/InP Optical Devices. Enhancement of Gradual Degradation by Internal Stress in GaAlAs Visible Lasers. Degradation III -- Catastrophic Failure: Catastrophic Failure in Lasers. Catastrophic Failure in LEDs. Elimination of Catastrophic Failure.

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Book SynopsisThe development of radar resolution theory is examined in this text. Key topics include the capabilities and limits of radar, the details of radar design, fundamentals of waveform analysis, pulse compression waveforms, coherent pulse trains and detection clutter.

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