Thermodynamics category: 579 books
The Future of Everything
The Science of Prediction
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2008
For centuries, scientists have strived to predict the future. But to what extent have they succeeded? Can past events-Hurricane Katrina, the Internet stock bubble, the SARS outbreak-help us understand what will happen next? Will scientists ever really be able to forecast catastrophes, or will we always...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2013
The third generation of solar cells includes those based on semiconductor quantum dots. This sophisticated technology applies nanotechnology and quantum mechanics theory to enhance the performance of ordinary solar cells. Although a practical application of quantum dot solar cells has yet to be achieved,...
by Kazuyuki Takase, Hajime Akimoto, Hidesada Tamai
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2016
This volume provides fundamentals of nuclear thermal–hydraulics for reactor design and safety assessment. It also describes the basis for assessing cooling performance of nuclear reactors under accidental conditions. The descriptions in this book are virtually self-contained, beyond the assumption...
High-Entropy Alloys
Fundamentals and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2016
This book provides a systematic and comprehensive description of high-entropy alloys (HEAs). The authors summarize key properties of HEAs from the perspective of both fundamental understanding and applications, which are supported by in-depth analyses. The book also contains computational modeling...
Analysis of Energy Systems
Management, Planning and Policy
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2017
The analysis of energy systems is of paramount importance in modern societies, since it is fundamental to guarantee a sustainable economic development. It combines technical and economic research with a specific focus on quantitative modelling, in order to optimize the modalities of energy demand...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2011
This book, "Heat and Mass Transfer in Porous Media", presents a set of new developments in the field of basic and applied research work on the physical and chemical aspects of heat and mass transfer phenomena in a porous medium domain, as well as related material properties and their measurements....
by Eugene Pis’mennyi, Georgiy Polupan, Ignacio Carvajal-Mariscal
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2016
Handbook for Transversely Finned Tubes Heat Exchangers Design contains detailed experimental data, correlations, and design methods for designing and improving the performance of finned tube heat exchangers. It covers the three main types, circular finned, square finned, and helical finned tube bundles.
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Physical Chemistry from a Different Angle
Introducing Chemical Equilibrium, Kinetics and Electrochemistry by Numerous Experiments
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2015
Learning the basics of physical chemistry with a unique, innovative approach. Georg Job and Regina Rueffler introduce readers to an almost intuitive understanding of the two fundamental concepts, chemical potential and entropy. Avoiding complex mathematics, these concepts are illustrated with the...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2014
The purpose of this book, Transport Phenomena and Drying of Solids and Particulate Materials, is to provide a collection of recent contributions in the field of heat and mass transfer, transport phenomena, drying and wetting of solids and particulate materials. The main benefit of the book is that...
by A. Satya Narayanan
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2012
“An Introduction to Waves and Oscillations in the Sun” is intended for students and researchers who work in the area of solar and astrophysics. This book contains an introduction to the Sun, basics of electrodynamics, magneto-hydrodynamics for force-free and current-free fields. It deals with...
High Temperature Gas Dynamics
An Introduction for Physicists and Engineers
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2014
High Temperature Gas Dynamics is a primer for scientists, engineers, and students who would like to have a basic understanding of the physics and the behavior of high-temperature gases. It is a valuable tool for astrophysicists as well. The first chapters treat the basic principles of quantum and...
Conceptual Shape Optimization of Entry Vehicles
Applied to Capsules and Winged Fuselage Vehicles
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2016
This book covers the parameterization of entry capsules, including Apollo capsules and planetary probes, and winged entry vehicles such as the Space Shuttle and lifting bodies. The aerodynamic modelling is based on a variety of panel methods that take shadowing into account, and it has been validated...
Heat Pipes
Theory, Design and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Heat Pipes, 6th Edition, takes a highly practical approach to the design and selection of heat pipes, making it an essential guide for practicing engineers and an ideal text for postgraduate students.
This new edition has been revised to include new information on the underlying theory of heat...
Modeling of Thermo-Electro-Mechanical Manufacturing Processes
Applications in Metal Forming and Resistance Welding
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2012
Modeling of Thermo-Electro-Mechanical Manufacturing Processes with Applications in Metal Forming and Resistance Welding provides readers with a basic understanding of the fundamental ingredients in plasticity, heat transfer and electricity that are necessary to develop and proper utilize computer...