Classical mechanics

The book discusses principles of optimization techniques for microgrid applications specifically for microgrid system stability, smart charging, and storage units.

Over the last two decades the development, evaluation and use of MFM systems has been a major focus for the Oil & Gas industry worldwide.

This book provides a detailed discussion on India's energy mix including descriptive use of the Shannon Wiener diversity index for numerically comparing India's diversity in energy supply with other leading energy-consuming countries.

A comprehensive overview of the structure and variability of the upper atmosphere Earth's upper atmosphere is an open system that is strongly influenced by energy and momentum inputs from both above and below.

It is with great joy that we present a collection of essays written in honour of Jayant Vishnu Narlikar, who completed 60 years of age on July 19, 1998, by his friends and colleagues, including several of his for- mer students.

Classic and High-Enthalpy Hypersonic Flows presents a complete look at high-enthalpy hypersonic flow from a review of classic theories to a discussion of future advances centering around the Born-Oppenheim approximation, potential energy surface, and critical point for transition.

The book presents a state-of-the-art overview of current developments in the field in a way accessible to attendees coming from a variety of fields.

Statistical Physics bridges the properties of a macroscopic system and the microscopic behavior of its constituting particles, otherwise impossible due to the giant magnitude of Avogadro's number.

This thesis describes the search for Dark Matter at the LHC in the mono-jet plus missing transverse momentum final state, using the full dataset recorded in 2012 by the ATLAS Experiment.

This book covers research from modern directions in solid mechanics, in particular, in the fields of mechanics of composite materials, fracture mechanics, strength of materials and structures, thermo-viscoelasticity and plasticity, mechanics of shell structures, contact mechanics, theory of wave propagation, dynamics of mechanical and hydromechanical systems.

Energy, Demand and Planning brings together a group of distinguished authors from many relevant disciplines, under the auspices of the Watt Committee on Energy.

Fluid mechanics, the study of how fluids behave and interact under various forces and in various applied situations-whether in the liquid or gaseous state or both-is introduced and comprehensively covered in this widely adopted text.

This book explores the role of singularities in general relativity (GR): The theory predicts that when a sufficient large mass collapses, no known force is able to stop it until all mass is concentrated at a point.

Tighter regulations of harmful substances such as NOx, CO, heavy metals, particles, emissions from commercial plants and automobiles reflect a growing demand for lowering the anthropogenic burdens on the environment.

Presenting the newest approaches to the design and operation of steam turbines, this book also explores modern techniques for refurbishment of aging units.

Tables of the Velocity of Sound in Sea Water contains tables of the velocity of sound in sea water computed on a "e;Strela-3"e; high-speed electronic computer and a T-5 tabulator at the Computational Center of the Academy of Sciences.

This book uses a novel concept to teach the finite element method, applying it to solid mechanics.

Seit mehr als 50 Jahren ist der "Stuart/Klages" ein beliebtes Lehrbuch bei Studierenden mit Nebenfach Physik.

This book discusses topics on D'Alembert's principle, virtual work, Eulerian angles, Lagrange's equation in generalized coordinates and motion of a top.

This book is based on the author's lecture notes for his Introductory Newtonian Mechanics course at the Hellenic Naval Academy.

Widely used for power generation, gas turbine engines are susceptible to faults due to the harsh working environment.

Mathematics is playing an ever more important role in the physical and biological sciences, provoking a blurring of boundaries between scientific disciplines and a resurgence of interest in the modern as well as the clas- sical techniques of applied mathematics.

The simulation of turbulent mixing processes in marine waters is one of the most pressing tasks in oceanography.

This handbook contains up-to-date existing structures, computer applications, and infonnation on planning, analysis, and design seismic design of wood structures.

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When the Nuclear Safety Commission in Japan reviewed safety-design guidelines for nuclear plants in 1990, the regulatory agency explicitly ruled out the need to consider prolonged AC power loss.

Magnetic Fields, Special Relativity and Potential Theory is an introduction to electromagnetism, special relativity, and potential theory, with emphasis on the magnetic field of steady currents (magnetostatics).

The development of computer and telecommunication technologies led to a revolutioninthewaythatpeopleworkandcommunicatewitheachother.

The Brusselator is a mathematical model for autocatalytic reaction, which was proposed by Ilya Prigogine and his collaborators at the Universite Libre de Bruxelles.

Designed for graduate-level engineering students and nuclear engineers who want to expand their knowledge of fast nuclear reactors.

In this volume, designed for engineers and scientists working in the area of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), experts offer assessments of the capabilities of CFD, highlight some fundamental issues and barriers, and propose novel approaches to overcome these problems.

This volume contains the Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Navier-Stokes Equations and Related Nonlinear Problems.

Algebraic Theory of Molecules presents a fresh look at the mathematics of wave functions that provide the theoretical underpinnings of molecular spectroscopy.

Hybrid modelling of turbulent flows, combining RANS and LES techniques, has received increasing attention over the past decade to fill the gap between (U)RANS and LES computations in aerodynamic applications at industrially relevant Reynolds numbers.

This third volume of the handbook presents a representative sample of the population papers in the field of petrodiesel fuels.

This book aims to evaluate and improve the state of charge (SOC) and state of health (SOH) of automotive lithium-ion batteries.

The IUTAM Symposium on Advances in Nonlinear Stochastic Mechanics, held in Trondheim July 3-7, 1995, was the eighth of a series of IUTAM sponsored symposia which focus on the application of stochastic methods in mechanics.

This book focuses on issues related to a suite of technologies known as "e;Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS),"e; which can be used to capture and store underground large amounts of industrial CO2 emissions.

Blade Element Rotor TheoryThis book presents an extension of the conventional blade element rotor theory to describe the dynamic properties of helicopter rotors.

In this book a detailed and systematic treatment of asymptotic methods in the theory of plates and shells is presented.

This book aims at providing an accessible, and yet comprehensive and self-contained discussion of compact stars.

A retro-fit offers many benefits: cutting electricity and heating bills, increasing the resale value of homes, slashing carbon emissions and creating a healthier place to live.

Learn the fundamentals of smart photovoltaic (PV) inverter technology with this insightful one-stop resource Smart Solar PV Inverters with Advanced Grid Support Functionalities presents a comprehensive coverage of smart PV inverter technologies in alleviating grid integration challenges of solar PV systems and for additionally enhancing grid reliability.

The International Conference of Computational Harmonic Analysis, held in Hong Kong during the period of June 4 - 8, 2001, brought together mathematicians and engineers interested in the computational aspects of harmonic analysis.

This book covers the simulation of evaporating saltwater falling films with and without turbulence wires.

Ceramics are unique products, in a wide variety of forms, with an ever increasing range of applications.

Modern Flexible Multi-Body Dynamics Modeling Methodology for Flapping Wing Vehicles presents research on the implementation of a flexible multi-body dynamic representation of a flapping wing ornithopter that considers aero-elasticity.