Springer London: 1778 books
Small Wind Turbines
Analysis, Design, and Application
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2011
Small Wind Turbines provides a thorough grounding in analysing, designing, building, and installing a small wind turbine. Small turbines are introduced by emphasising their differences from large ones and nearly all the analysis and design examples refer to small turbines.
The accompanying...
Cost Optimal and Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings (nZEB)
Definitions, Calculation Principles and Case Studies
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2013
Cost optimal and nearly zero energy performance levels are principles initiated by the European Union’s (EU) Energy Performance of Buildings Directive which was recast in 2010. These will be major drivers in the construction sector in the next few years, because all new buildings in the EU from...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2011
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...
by Erik Champion
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2010
How can we increase awareness and understanding of other cultures using interactive digital visualizations of past civilizations? In order to answer the above question, this book first examines the needs and requirements of virtual travelers and virtual tourists. Is there a market for virtual travel?...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2010
Numerous treatments have been proposed. But the treatment of itch remains difficult and it depends on its etiology. The understanding of the pathophysiogeny of itch is necessary. Fortunately, many very interesting results of research have been reported in the recent years. 'Pruritis' will explain...
Warehousing in the Global Supply Chain
Advanced Models, Tools and Applications for Storage Systems
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2012
With increased globalization and offshore sourcing, global supply chain managementis becoming an important issue for many businesses as it involves a company's worldwide interests and suppliers rather than simply a local or national orientation. The storage systems significantly affect the level of...
Applications of Multi-Criteria and Game Theory Approaches
Manufacturing and Logistics
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2013
Aligning the latest practices, innovations and case studies with academic frameworks and theories, the broad area of multi-criteria and game theory applications in manufacturing and logistics is covered in comprehensive detail.
Divided into two parts, part I is dedicated to ‘multi-criteria...
Online Scheduling in Manufacturing
A Cumulative Delay Approach
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2012
Online scheduling is recognized as the crucial decision-making process of production control at a phase of “being in production" according to the released shop floor schedule. Online scheduling can be also considered as one of key enablers to realize prompt capable-to-promise as well as available-to-promise...
Business Intelligence and Performance Management
Theory, Systems and Industrial Applications
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2013
During the 21st century business environments have become more complex and dynamic than ever before. Companies operate in a world of change influenced by globalisation, volatile markets, legal changes and technical progress. As a result, they have to handle growing volumes of data and therefore require...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2015
This book is concerned with the associated issues between the differing paradigms of academic and organizational computing infrastructures. Driven by the increasing impact Information Communication Technology (ICT) has on our working and social lives, researchers within the Computer Supported Cooperative...
by Miroslav Premrov, Vesna Žegarac Leskovar
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2013
The book discusses combining timber and glass, two eco materials, with a view to developing an optimal contemporary energy-efficient house with an attractive design. Furthermore, the book connects an architectural design approach with structural research to show the possibilities of stabilizing the...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2013
Climate change is believed to be a great challenge to built environment professionals in design and management. An integrated approach in delivering a sustainable built environment is desired by the built environment professional institutions. The aim of this book is to provide an advanced understanding...
People and Computers XVII — Designing for Society
Proceedings of HCI 2003
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2013
HCI is a fundamental and multidisciplinary research area. It is fundamental to the development and use of computing technologies. Without good HCI, computing technologies provide less benefit to society. We often fail to notice good HCI. Good HCI passes us by without comment or surprise. The technology...
Improving Energy Efficiency in Industrial Energy Systems
An Interdisciplinary Perspective on Barriers, Energy Audits, Energy Management, Policies, and Programs
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2012
Industrial energy efficiency is one of the most important means of reducing the threat of increased global warming. Research however states that despite the existence of numerous technical energy efficiency measures, its deployment is hindered by the existence of various barriers to energy efficiency....