Elsevier Science: 13458 books
Nickel Sulfide Ores and Impact Melts
Origin of the Sudbury Igneous Complex
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2016
Nickel Sulfide Ores and Impact Melts: Origin of the Sudbury Igneous Complex presents a current state of understanding on the geology and ore deposits of the Sudbury Igneous Complex in Ontario, Canada. As the first complete reference on the subject, this book explores the linkage between the processes...
by Harry Dembicki
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2016
Practical Petroleum Geochemistry for Exploration and Production provides readers with a single reference that addresses the principle concepts and applications of petroleum geochemistry used in finding, evaluating, and producing petroleum deposits. Today, there are few reference books available on...
by Dilip Kumar, Deepak Kumar
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2015
Management of Coking Coal Resources provides a one-stop reference that focuses on sustainable mining practices using a four-point approach that includes the economical, governmental, societal, and environmental aspects of coal exploration, coking coal mining, and steelmaking applications.
This...
Sensing and Monitoring Technologies for Mines and Hazardous Areas
Monitoring and Prediction Technologies
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2016
Sensing and Monitoring Technologies for Mines and Hazardous Areas: Monitoring and Prediction Technologies presents the fundamentals of mining related geotechnical risk and how the latest advances in sensing and data communication can be used both to prevent accidents and provide early warnings.
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Medical Device Design
Innovation from Concept to Market
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2012
This book provides the bridge between engineering design and medical device development. There is no single text that addresses the plethora of design issues a medical devices designer meets when developing new products or improving older ones. It addresses medical devices' regulatory (FDA and EU)...
Solid Fuels and Heavy Hydrocarbon Liquids
Thermal Characterization and Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2016
Solid Fuels and Heavy Hydrocarbon Liquids: Thermal Characterisation and Analysis, Second Edition integrates the developments that have taken place since publication of the first edition in 2006. This updated material includes new insights that help unify the thermochemical reactions of biomass and...
5. Forsthoffer's Rotating Equipment Handbooks
Reliability Optimization through Component Condition Monitoring and Root Cause Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2005
Over recent years there have been substantial changes in those industries which are concerned with the design, purchase and use of special purpose (ie critical, high-revenue) rotating equipment. Key personnel have been the victims of early retirement or have moved to other industries: contractors...
by Trevor Letcher
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2012
Comprehensive Renewable Energy, winner of a 2012 PROSE Award for Best Multi-volume Reference in Science from the Association of American Publishers, is the only work of its type at a time when renewable energy sources are seen increasingly as realistic alternatives to fossil fuels. As the majority...
Future Energy
Improved, Sustainable and Clean Options for our Planet
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2013
As the demand for global energy increases, fact-based evaluations of alternative energy sources are needed in order to address the growing interest in how energy is produced, provided, and transported in sustainable ways. Future Energy, Second Edition provides scientists and decision makers with the...
Mineral Resources and Energy
Future Stakes in Energy Transition
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2017
Our consumption of raw materials and energy has reached unprecedented levels which are continuing to increase at a steady rate due to the economic emergence of many countries and the development of new technologies. Metal and cement usage has doubled since the beginning of the 21st Century and this...
Desalination Sustainability
A Technical, Socioeconomic, and Environmental Approach
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2017
Desalination Sustainability: A Technical, Socioeconomic, and Environmental Approach presents a technical, socioeconomical, and environmental approach that guides researchers and technology developers on how to quantify the energy efficiency of a proposed desalination process using thermodynamics-based...
by Nicolas Baghdadi, Mehrez Zribi
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2016
The continental hydrological cycle is one of the least understood components of the climate system. The understanding of the different processes involved is important in the fields of hydrology and meteorology. In this volume the main applications for continental hydrology are presented, including...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2017
Nanostructures for Oral Medicine presents an up-to-date examination of the applications and effects of nanostructured materials in oral medicine, with each chapter addressing recent developments, specific applications, and uses of nanostructures in the oral administration of therapeutic agents in...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2006
Constraint programming is a powerful paradigm for solving combinatorial search problems that draws on a wide range of techniques from artificial intelligence, computer science, databases, programming languages, and operations research. Constraint programming is currently applied with success to many...