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by Siming Zheng
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2017
This thesis proposes a new raft-type wave-powered desalination device that can convert wave power into hydraulic energy and use reverse osmosis (RO) to directly desalinate seawater. Both analytical and numerical methods are used to study the hydrodynamic characteristics of the device. Further, the...
The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident
Final Report of the AESJ Investigation Committee
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2014
The Magnitude 9 Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011, followed by a massive tsunami struck TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station and triggered an unprecedented core melt/severe accident in Units 1 – 3. The radioactivity release led to the evacuation of local residents, many...
Intermediate-Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Materials and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2016
This book discusses recent advances in intermediate-temperature solid oxide fuel cells (IT-SOFCs), focusing on material development and design, mechanism study, reaction kinetics and practical applications. It consists of five chapters presenting different types of reactions and materials employed...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2014
Encompassing a thorough survey of the lighting techniques applied to internal illumination characterized by high efficiency, optimized color and architectural integration, a consolidated summary of the latest scientific, technical and architectural research is presented in order to give the reader...
Geoenergy Modeling I
Geothermal Processes in Fractured Porous Media
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2016
This introduction to geothermal modeling deals with flow and heat transport processes in porous and fractured media related to geothermal energy applications. Following background coverage of geothermal resources and utilization in several countries, the basics of continuum mechanics for heat transport...
Geoenergy Modeling II
Shallow Geothermal Systems
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2016
This book is dedicated to the numerical modeling of shallow geothermal systems. The utilization of shallow geothermal energy involves the integration of multiple Borehole Heat Exchangers (BHE) with Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHP) systems to provide heating and cooling. The modeling practices explained...
Tightening the Reins
Towards a Strengthened International Nuclear Safeguards System
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Nuclear technology in all countries of the world is subject to controls from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to prevent its misuse for military purposes. Recently these controls (or "safeguards") have come under criticism for lack of effectiveness, and the IAEA has now elaborated...
Thermal Behavior of Photovoltaic Devices
Physics and Engineering
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2016
This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the thermal issues in photovoltaics. It also offers an extensive overview of the physics involved and insights into possible thermal optimizations of the different photovoltaic device technologies.
In general, temperature negatively affects...
Formation Testing
Pressure Transient and Contamination Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2014
Traditional well logging methods, such as resistivity, acoustic, nuclear and NMR, provide indirect information related to fluid and formation properties. The “formation tester,” offered in wireline and MWD/LWD operations, is different. It collects actual downhole fluid samples for surface analysis,...
Economics of Bioresources
Concepts, Tools, Experiences
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2019
This fundamental book provides a cross-sectoral, multi-disciplinary view on the biobased economy. It explains opportunities for the value-adding production and use of bioresources, while also discussing the main drivers and obstacles involved. The book is divided into three major parts, the first...
by K.A. Subramanian
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2017
Biofuels such as ethanol, butanol, and biodiesel have more desirable physico-chemical properties than base petroleum fuels (diesel and gasoline), making them more suitable for use in internal combustion engines. The book begins with a comprehensive review of biofuels and their utilization processes...
Fundamentals of Radiation Materials Science
Metals and Alloys
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2016
The revised second edition of this established text offers readers a significantly expanded introduction to the effects of radiation on metals and alloys. It describes the various processes that occur when energetic particles strike a solid, inducing changes to the physical and mechanical properties...
Substitute Natural Gas from Waste
Technical Assessment and Industrial Applications of Biochemical and Thermochemical Processes
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2019
Substitute Natural Gas from Waste: Technical Assessment and Industrial Applications of Biochemical and Thermochemical Processes provides an overview of the science and technology of anaerobic digestion and thermal gasification for the treatment of biomass and unrecyclable waste residues. The book...
by Sushant Kumar
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2014
This brief covers novel techniques for clean hydrogen production which primarily involve sodium hydroxide as an essential ingredient to the existing major hydrogen production technologies. Interestingly, sodium hydroxide plays different roles and can act as a catalyst, reactant, promoter or even a...