Elsevier Science imprint: 999 books
by Mehdi Farshad
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2011
Industrial and domestic piping is increasingly made from various plastics and composites, and these materials withstand heavy use over long periods. They are, however, affected by environmental and other factors over time and can degrade, causing major problems within piping systems. Farshad's book...
Agile Energy Systems
Global Distributed On-Site and Central Grid Power
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2017
Agile Energy Systems: Global Distributed On-Site and Central Grid Power, Second Edition, offers new solutions to the structure of electricity provision made possible by new energy technologies.
The book begins by showing how five precipitating forces led to the deregulation debacle in California,...
by A. Midttun
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2001
Since the European Union's de-regulation policy for electricity and energy suppliers was implemented, new strategic configurations have emerged. Traditional restraints of geographical limitations on energy companies have been partly removed: the diversity at national regulatory and company level means...
Solid Fuels and Heavy Hydrocarbon Liquids
Thermal Characterization and Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2016
Solid Fuels and Heavy Hydrocarbon Liquids: Thermal Characterisation and Analysis, Second Edition integrates the developments that have taken place since publication of the first edition in 2006. This updated material includes new insights that help unify the thermochemical reactions of biomass and...
5. Forsthoffer's Rotating Equipment Handbooks
Reliability Optimization through Component Condition Monitoring and Root Cause Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2005
Over recent years there have been substantial changes in those industries which are concerned with the design, purchase and use of special purpose (ie critical, high-revenue) rotating equipment. Key personnel have been the victims of early retirement or have moved to other industries: contractors...
Future Energy
Improved, Sustainable and Clean Options for our Planet
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2013
As the demand for global energy increases, fact-based evaluations of alternative energy sources are needed in order to address the growing interest in how energy is produced, provided, and transported in sustainable ways. Future Energy, Second Edition provides scientists and decision makers with the...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2006
Constraint programming is a powerful paradigm for solving combinatorial search problems that draws on a wide range of techniques from artificial intelligence, computer science, databases, programming languages, and operations research. Constraint programming is currently applied with success to many...
Well Test Analysis
The use of Advanced Interpretation Models
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2002
This book on well test analysis, and the use of advanced interpretation models is volume 3 in the series Handbook of Petroleum Exploration and Production.
The chapters in the book are: Principles of Transient Testing, Analysis Methods, Wellbore Conditions, Effect of Reservoir Heterogeneities on Well...
by Mohamed A. Fahim, Taher A. Al-Sahhaf, Amal Elkilani
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2009
Fundamentals of Petroleum Refining presents the fundamentals of thermodynamics and kinetics, and it explains the scientific background essential for understanding refinery operations. The text also provides a detailed introduction to refinery engineering topics, ranging from the basic principles and...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2006
Chemical Product Design: Towards a Perspective through Case Studies provides a framework for chemical product design problems which are clearly defined together with different solution approaches. This book covers the latest methods and tools currently available in the field and discusses future challenges...
by Zenon Pawlak
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2003
KEY FEATURES: Assists scientists, engineers and researchers in the development of a new high performance lubricant· An essential review of the state of knowledge in tribochemistry. The first book published related to tribochemistry oils DESCRIPTION:This latest title takes a new and unconventional look...
Fault Detection, Supervision and Safety of Technical Processes 2006
A Proceedings Volume from the 6th IFAC Symposium on Fault Detection, Supervision and Safety of Technical Processes
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2007
The safe and reliable operation of technical systems is of great significance for the protection of human life and health, the environment, and of the vested economic value. The correct functioning of those systems has a profound impact also on production cost and product quality. The early detection...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2017
Analysis of Cosmetic Products, Second Edition advises the reader from an analytical chemistry perspective on the choice of suitable analytical methods for production monitoring and quality control of cosmetic products. This book helps professionals working in the cosmetic industry or in research laboratories...
by Masaharu Takano, Eiji Arai, Tatsuo Arai
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2001
The book includes 61 selected papers from 106 presented at the second International Conference on Machine Automation (ICMA2000). The conference focused, for the first time, on human friendly mechantronics which covers machine systems interacting with human beings, psychological, physiological, and...