Energy

Materials for Energy offers a comprehensive overview of the latest developments in materials for efficient and sustainable energy applications, including energy conversion, storage, and smart applications.

This volume, originally published in 1983 investigates join venture participants in outer continental shelf sales from institutional, theoretical and statistical points of view.

Phase Change Heat Transfer covers theory and experiments in heat transfer associated with boiling and condensation.

Sustainable Advanced Solar Passive House provides a platform to disseminate knowledge regarding the basics of solar energy, heat transfer, and solar houses, including designing concepts.

Our lives and the functioning of modern societies are intimately intertwined with electricity consumption.

Solar energy has found its widespread use in direct conversion into electricity either by photovoltaic conversion or through thermal energy, reduction in post-harvest losses, and crop drying.

The slug test can provide valuable information for hydrogeologic investigations ranging from assessments of sites of groundwater contamination to the monitoring of well deterioration through time.

New methods for automation and intelligent systems applications, new trends in telecommunications, and a recent focus on renewable energy are reshaping the educational landscape of today's power engineer.

Originally published in 1986, this book takes an inter-disciplinary approach to the options for energy in the future.

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the contemporary international petrochemicals business and explains related managerial complexities, business challenges, and opportunities to enhance competitiveness.

An ideal introduction to advances and outstanding challenges in large electric aircraft design, combining expertise from leading researchers.

The whole field of surface science is covered in this work.

Elements and Formulae of Special Relativity presents elements and formulas of the theory of special relativity and covers topics ranging from kinematics and propagation of light to mechanics of single bodies, hydrodynamics, and thermodynamics.

Modeling and optimization of energy management systems for micro- and mini-grids play an important role in the fields of energy generation dispatch, system operation, protection coordination, power quality issues, and peak demand conflict with grid security.

Originally published in 1980.

A comprehensive review of the development, challenges and utilisation of magnetic field measurement Magnetic Field Measurement with Applications to Modern Power Grids offers an authoritative review of the development of magnetic field measurement and the application of the technology to the smart grid.

The key focus of the book is on engineering aspects of the subject fieldUpdated, comprehensive text covering offshore drilling, production and field development and offers complete coverage of offshore oil and gas operations.

The book follows a unified approach to present the basic principles of rocket propulsion in concise and lucid form.

The present monograph offers a detailed and in-depth analysis of the topic of Intelligent Control for Electric Power Systems and Electric Vehicles.

Helps readers understand and appreciate what the history of wind power can teach us about technology innovation and provides the implications for both wind power today and its future This book takes readers on a journey through the history of wind power in order to show how the technology evolved over the course of the twentieth century and where it may be headed in the twenty-first century.

The electrical power supply is about to change; future generation will increasingly take place in and near local neighborhoods with diminishing reliance on distant power plants.

The Cleantech conference, which runs parallel with NSTI's Nanotech, is designed to promote advancements in traditional technologies, emerging technologies, and clean business practices, covering important developments in renewable energy, clean technologies, business and policy, bio-energy, and novel technologies, as well as environme

Originally published in 1990.

Nuclear energy leaves behind an infinitely dangerous legacy of radioactive wastes in places that are remote and polluted landscapes of risk.

Initially, the only electric loads encountered in an automobile were for lighting and the starter motor.

The 2016 International Conference on Advances in Energy and Environment Research (ICAEER 2016) took place on August 12-14, 2016 in Guangzhou, China.

Harness State-of-the-Art Computational Modeling Tools Computational Modeling of Pulverized Coal Fired Boilers successfully establishes the use of computational modeling as an effective means to simulate and enhance boiler performance.

This book serves as a comprehensive treatment of the advanced microscopic properties of lithium- and sodium-based batteries.

Can hydrogen and electricity supply all of the world's energy needs?

This book examines how the on-paper hydropower boom impacts the safe and fair access to water and energy in emerging economies.

Many oil production processes present a significant challenge to the oil and gas field processing facilities and equipment design.

The editors have assembled a world-class group of contributors who address the questions the combustion diagnostic community faces.

Methods of diagnosis and prognosis play a key role in the reliability and safety of industrial systems.

Experts agree, though it is already important, nuclear power will soon be critical to the maintenance of contemporary society.

Energy is the mainstay of industrial societies, and without an adequate supply of energy the social, political and economic stability of nations is put into jeopardy.

This book explores the issue of a sustainable energy transition in Africa, including the current energy landscape and exploration of various scenarios for achieving net zero emissions.

Helps readers understand and appreciate what the history of wind power can teach us about technology innovation and provides the implications for both wind power today and its future This book takes readers on a journey through the history of wind power in order to show how the technology evolved over the course of the twentieth century and where it may be headed in the twenty-first century.

This book focuses on environmental sustainability by employing elements of engineering and green computing through modern educational concepts and solutions.

This book is the long awaited guide for anyone interested in renewables at home or work.

This book provides advanced coverage of a wide variety of thermal fluid systems and technologies in nuclear power plants, including discussions of the latest reactor designs and their thermal/fluid technologies.

Volatility of crude oil prices, depleting reservoirs and environmental concerns have stimulated worldwide research for alternative and sustainable sources of raw materials for chemicals and fuels.

The book considers the implications of the nuclear energy revival for global governance in the areas of safety, security and non-proliferation.

Applied Soft Computing and Embedded System Applications in Solar Energy deals with energy systems and soft computing methods from a wide range of approaches and application perspectives.

The e-book+ version of the book, Pipeline Valve Technology, complements the other versions of the book.

Relativity and Geometry aims to elucidate the motivation and significance of the changes in physical geometry brought about by Einstein, in both the first and the second phases of relativity.

This reference text introduces latest mathematical modeling techniques and analysis for renewable energy systems.

The 20th century is known to the entire world as a century of American greatness.

The second edition of this long-time bestseller provides a framework for designing and understanding sprays for a wide array of engineering applications.

Despite the growing demand for design strategies to reduce our petroleum use, no one has yet brought together the lessons of the world's leading post-petroleum designers into a single resource.

First published in 1996.