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  • Nonequilibrium Gas Dynamics and Molecular Simulation

    by Iain D. Boyd, Thomas E. Schwartzentruber ...
    Series Book 42 - Cambridge Aerospace Series
    This current and comprehensive book provides an updated treatment of molecular gas dynamics topics for aerospace engineers, or anyone researching high-temperature gas flows for hypersonic vehicles and propulsion systems. It demonstrates how the areas of quantum mechanics, kinetic theory, and statistical mechanics can combine in order to facilitate the study of nonequilibrium processes of internal ... Read more

    $168.09 USD

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  • Stephen King on the Small Screen

    by Mark Browning ...
    This book is the first written by a film specialist to consider Stephen King’s television work in its own right, and rejects previous attempts to make the films and books fit rigid thematic categories. Browning examines what makes a written or visual text successful at evoking fear on a case-by-case basis, in a highly readable and engaging way. He also considers the relationship between the big ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • Contemporary Slovenian Timber Architecture for Sustainability

    by Manja Kitek Kuzman, Andreja Kutnar ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    The book presents Slovenia’s contemporary timber architecture. Thanks to its abundant forests, Slovenia has preserved the tradition of wood construction. As much as 60% of its surface is covered by forests. Slovenia is also the third most forested country in Europe. The high share of forest-covered surface allows for a sustainable production of high-quality wood. In the past, wood was used ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Consequences of Combinatorial Studies of Positive Electrodes for Li-ion Batteries

    by Eric McCalla ...
    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    Li-Co-Mn-Ni oxides have been of extreme interest as potential positive electrode materials for next generation Li-ion batteries. Though many promising materials have been discovered and studied extensively, much debate remains in the literature about the structures of these materials. There is no consensus as to whether the lithium-rich layered materials are single-phase or form a layered-layered ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • The Electric Century

    How the Taming of Lightning Shaped the Modern World

    by J.B. Williams ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This book is about how electricity has profoundly changed the way we live, work, and play. Some twenty topics are covered, with an abundance of graphs and images to build a comprehensive picture. Each looks at the developments, and the people who initiated them, together with how one led to the next and their subsequent impact on society. Topics include electric supply, lighting through X-rays, ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

  • Alternative Energies

    Updates on Progress

    Edited by Germán Ferreira ...
    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    This book presents nine chapters based on fundamental and applied research of alternative energies. At the present time, the challenge is that technology has to come up with solutions that can provide environmentally friendly energy supply options that are able to cover the current world energy demand. Experts around the world are working on these issues for providing new solutions that will break ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • The Chemistry of Evolution

    The Development of our Ecosystem

    by R.J.P Williams, J.J.R Fraústo da Silva ...
    Conventionally, evolution has always been described in terms of species. The Chemistry of Evolution takes a novel, not to say revolutionary, approach and examines the evolution of chemicals and the use and degradation of energy, coupled to the environment, as the drive behind it. The authors address the major changes of life from bacteria to man in a systematic and unavoidable sequence, ... Read more

    $224.99 USD

  • Power Politics in Asia’s Contested Waters

    Territorial Disputes in the South China Sea

    Edited by Enrico Fels, Truong-Minh Vu ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This volume offers a comprehensive and empirically rich analysis of regional maritime disputes in the South China Sea (SCS). By discussing important aspects of the rise of China’s maritime power, such as territorial disputes, altered perceptions of geo-politics and challenges to the US-led regional order, the authors demonstrate that a regional power shift is taking place in Asia-Pacific. The ... Read more

    $170.09 USD

  • Meeting the Challenge of Sustainable Mobility

    The Role of Technological Innovations

    by Harry Geerlings ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    The author provides new insights into the relationship between transport and the environment, the role of technology and the meaning of the concept of sustainable development for the transport sector. Special attention is given to the relationship between technological progress and policy. The different theoretical approaches are combined to create a strategy for R&D and the implementation of mega ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Combustion for Power Generation and Transportation

    Technology, Challenges and Prospects

    Edited by Avinash Kumar Agarwal, Santanu De, Ashok Pandey, Akhilendra Pratap Singh ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    This research monograph presents both fundamental science and applied innovations on several key and emerging technologies involving fossil and alternate fuel utilization in power and transport sectorsfrom renowned experts in the field. Some of the topics covered include: autoignition in laminar and turbulent nonpremixed flames; Langevin simulation of turbulent combustion; lean blowout (LBO) ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Operation of Restructured Power Systems

    by Kankar Bhattacharya, Jaap E. Daalder, Math H.J. Bollen ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    Deregulation is a fairly new paradigm in the electric power industry. And just as in the case of other industries where it has been introduced, the goal of deregulation is to enhance competition and bring consumers new choices and economic benefits. The process has, obviously, necessitated reformulation of established models of power system operation and control activities. Similarly, issues such ... Read more

    $161.09 USD

  • Innovations in Power Systems Reliability

    Edited by George Anders, Alfredo Vaccaro ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    Electrical grids are, in general, among the most reliable systems in the world. These large interconnected systems, however, are subject to a host of challenges - aging infrastructure, transmission expansion to meet growing demand, distributed resources, and congestion management, among others. Innovations in Power Systems Reliability aims to provide a vision for a comprehensive and systematic ... Read more

    $143.09 USD