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by C. Ruyer-Quil, M. G. Velarde, S. Kalliadasis
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2011
Falling Liquid Films gives a detailed review of state-of-the-art theoretical, analytical and numerical methodologies, for the analysis of dissipative wave dynamics and pattern formation on the surface of a film falling down a planar inclined substrate. This prototype is an open-flow hydrodynamic instability,...
System Identification
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2011
System Identification shows the student reader how to approach the system identification problem in a systematic fashion. The process is divided into three basic steps: experimental design and data collection; model structure selection and parameter estimation; and model validation, each of which...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2011
The ELFNET Book on Failure Mechanisms, Testing Methods, and Quality Issues of Lead-Free Solder Interconnects is the work of the European network ELFNET which was founded by the European Commission in the 6th Framework Programme. It brings together contributions from the leading European experts in...
Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis
Trial Design, Results, and Future Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Multiple sclerosis is one of the major current problems in neurol ogical practice. It remains incompletely understood, yet is a common cause of chronic disability in developed Western so cieties: Patients with the disease have difficulty understanding what has happened to them and become bewildered...
by Maurizio Bevilacqua, Filippo Emanuele Ciarapica, Giancarlo Giacchetta
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2012
Environmental Design is becoming an increasingly significant agenda for many manufacturing companies and yet there is no standard to their approaches, strategies or their levels of execution. Applying Design for Environment (DfE) methodologies to develop a more sustainable supply chain has formed...
Unintended Consequences of Renewable Energy
Problems to be Solved
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2013
Energy technologies in the future will need to be based on renewable sources of energy and will, ultimately, need to be sustainable. This book provides insight into unintended, negative impacts and how they can be avoided. In order to steer away from the pitfalls and unintended effects, it is essential...
Evolutionary Optimisation of Façade Design
A New Approach for the Design of Building Envelopes
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2014
Optimization techniques offer immense potential for the improvement of performance-driven design, since they allow the adoption of an holistic approach. This can lead to great advantages: optimal design solutions can be properly identified only if all criteria are considered at the same time, rather...
Nearly Zero Energy Building Refurbishment
A Multidisciplinary Approach
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
The recast of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) was adopted by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union on 19 May 2010. For new buildings, the recast fixes 2020 as the deadline for all new buildings to be “nearly zero energy” (and even sooner for public...
A Critical Appraisal of Germany's Thermal Retrofit Policy
Turning Down the Heat
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2013
Germany is seen as a leader in thermal retrofit policy and practice, but how effective is its approach? A Critical Appraisal of Germany's Thermal Retrofit Policy examines this policy in context and assesses its effectiveness. It finds that technical constraints and the costs of retrofitting reduce...
by Maria Cristina Annesini, Luigi Marrelli, Vincenzo Piemonte
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2016
Artificial organs may be considered as small-scale process plants, in which heat, mass and momentum transfer operations and, possibly, chemical transformations are carried out. This book proposes a novel analysis of artificial organs based on the typical bottom-up approach used in process engineering....
The Perception of Quality
Mapping Product and Service Quality to Consumer Perceptions
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2014
Exploring the concept of quality management from a new point of view, this book presents a holistic model of how consumers judge the quality of products. It links consumer perceptions of quality to the design and delivery of the final product, and presents models and methods for improving the quality...
Planning and Implementing your Final Year Project — with Success!
A Guide for Students in Computer Science and Information Systems
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2013
Written in concise language this book is for any student who is about to undertake a final year undergraduate or MSc project. It takes them step-by-step through all the important stages of the process, from initial planning to completion. It tells them everything they need to know about key issues...
by Michal Forišek, Monika Steinová
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2013
There is a significant difference between designing a new algorithm, proving its correctness, and teaching it to an audience. When teaching algorithms, the teacher's main goal should be to convey the underlying ideas and to help the students form correct mental models related to the algorithm. This...
Guide to Teaching Computer Science
An Activity-Based Approach
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2015
This textbook presents both a conceptual framework and detailed implementation guidelines for computer science (CS) teaching. Updated with the latest teaching approaches and trends, and expanded with new learning activities, the content of this new edition is clearly written and structured to be applicable...