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Engineering (R0) eBook Series

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  • Human Reliability, Error, and Human Factors in Power Generation

    by B. S. Dhillon ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    Human reliability, error, and human factors in the area of power generation have been receiving increasing attention in recent years. Each year billions of dollars are spent in the area of power generation to design, construct/manufacture, operate, and maintain various types of power systems around the globe, and such systems often fail due to human error. This book compiles various recent results ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

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  • Handbook of Industrial Chemistry and Biotechnology

    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    This widely respected and frequently consulted reference work provides a wealth of information and guidance on industrial chemistry and biotechnology. Industries covered span the spectrum from salt and soda ash to advanced dyes chemistry, the nuclear industry, the rapidly evolving biotechnology industry, and, most recently, electrochemical energy storage devices and fuel cell science and ... Read more

    $710.09 USD

  • On-line Condition Monitoring in Industrial Lubrication and Tribology

    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This book offers readers a concise yet comprehensive introduction to a set of diagnostic methods for on-line condition monitoring of lubricated tribosystems used in industry. It covers the latest trends in on-line tribodiagnostics, an important and rapidly developing area of tribology. The book also reports on new tools as they have been developed and applied by the authors. A special emphasis is ... Read more

    $134.09 USD

  • Transport of Dangerous Goods

    Methods and Tools for Reducing the Risks of Accidents and Terrorist Attack

    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book addresses the various risks associated with the transport of dangerous goods within a territory. The emphasis of the contributions is on methods and tools to reduce the vulnerability of both the environment and human society to accidents or malicious acts involving such transport. With topics ranging from game theory to governance principles, the authors together cover technical, legal, ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • The Nuclear Imperative

    A Critical Look at the Approaching Energy Crisis (More Physics for Presidents)

    by Jeff Eerkens ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    In this well documented global wake-up call, nuclear physicist Jeff Eerkens explores remedies for the impending energy crisis, when oil and natural gas are depleted. Because burning coal worsens the problem of global warming, alternate energy sources must be instituted. The Nuclear Imperative demonstrates with scientific documentation that solar, wind, and biomass power alone, while helpful, are ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Flammability of Cartoned Lithium Ion Batteries

    Series series Computer Science (R0)
    This SpringerBrief summarizes a full-scale, reduced commodity fire testing comparison of cartoned Lithium ion batteries and FM Global standard commodities in a rack storage configuration, as reported by FM Global. Tests evaluate the flammability characteristics of the materials and the effectiveness of ceiling level only sprinkler protection. The testing methods, discussed in depth, are scaled ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Rotor and Structural Dynamics of Turbomachinery

    A Practical Guide for Engineers and Scientists

    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This book provides engineers and scientists with practical fundamentals for turbomachinery design. It presents a detailed analysis of existing procedures for the analysis of rotor and structure dynamics, while keeping mathematical equations to a minimum. Specific terminologies are used for rotors and structures, respectively, allowing the readers to clearly distinguish between the two. Further, ... Read more

    $107.09 USD

  • Vulnerable Systems

    Series series Engineering (R0)
    The safe management of the complex distributed systems and critical infrastructures which constitute the backbone of modern industry and society entails identifying and quantifying their vulnerabilities to design adequate protection, mitigation, and emergency action against failure. In practice, there is no fail-safe solution to such problems and various frameworks are being proposed to ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Risk-Based Maintenance for Electricity Network Organizations

    Series series Energy (R0)
    This book focuses on theintroduction of new and modernmaintenance management frameworksof assets in the electricity & gas network sector and more specifically, on electricity networks for distribution. The author describes methodologies for developing and implementing maintenance management maturity models,using case studies to show how these have been applied. These maturity models are discussed ... Read more

    $98.09 USD

  • Tokamak Engineering Mechanics

    Series series Engineering (R0)
    Tokamak Engineering Mechanics offers concise and thorough coverage of engineering mechanics theory and application for tokamaks, and the material is reinforced by numerous examples. Chapter topics include general principles, static mechanics, dynamic mechanics, thermal fluid mechanics and multiphysics structural mechanics of tokamak structure analysis. The theoretical principle of the design and ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Condition Monitoring Using Computational Intelligence Methods

    Applications in Mechanical and Electrical Systems

    Series series Engineering (R0)
    Condition Monitoring Using Computational Intelligence Methods promotes the various approaches gathered under the umbrella of computational intelligence to show how condition monitoring can be used to avoid equipment failures and lengthen its useful life, minimize downtime and reduce maintenance costs. The text introduces various signal-processing and pre-processing techniques, wavelets and ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Innovations in Power Systems Reliability

    Series series Engineering (R0)
    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 in Power Systems Reliability aims to provide a vision for a comprehensive and systematic ... Read more

    $143.09 USD