Hydrodynamics of Offshore Structures

Chakrabarti, S. K.

Wit Press/Computational Mechanics

This companion volume to "Alternative Engines for Road Vehicles", discusses the future prospects for conventional and alternative fuels for road vehicle applications. The implications of the energy and emissions from the whole fuel cycle (from production to distribution and final usage) are considered, as are vehicular fuel consumption and exhaust emission characteristics. The book is structured such that each chapter, describing a particular alternative fuel, is self-contained. The reader is able to read about a particular subject that is of interest without having to refer to other chapters to gain a full understanding of the fuel's characteristics, notable developments and demonstration programmes underway worldwide. The final chapter provides an overview and inter-comparison of all the fuels discussed, including point-of-use and life cycle emissions, global warming impacts, fuel storage implications and likely costs. This volume should be of interest to mechanical and petrochemical engineers and anyone with a technical interest in the future developments of motor vehicle fuels.

Alternative Fuels for Road Vehicles

Engineering & Transportation

M. L. Poulton

Automotive

Divided into two parts. The first part deals with issues relating to the characterization and the rational definition of seismic input and begins with a study of earthquake records that leads to the identification of their damage potential parameters such as the peak ground acceleration and the strong motion duration. Subsequent chapters concern themselves with the deterministic and probabilistic methodologies for producing seismic inputs. Further chapters are dedicated to the generation of artificial seismic input on the basis of stochastic or probabilistic approaches. The second part of this volume deals with ground motion effects on foundation elements and structural integrity. Particular emphasis is given to the interaction of foundation piles with vibrating soils, homogeneous or heterogeneous. The final two chapters are concerned with the possible connection between soil structure interaction (SSI) and structural damage. In both instances records of actual earthquake induce motion are used for such assessments.

Earthquake Ground Motion: Input Definition for Aseismic Design (Wit Transactions on State-of-the-Art in Science and Engineering)

Science & Math

S. Syngellakis

Earth Sciences

Focusing on aerodynamics of wind turbines with topics ranging from fundamentals to application of horizontal axis wind turbines, this book presents advanced topics including: Basic Theory for Wind turbine Blade Aerodynamics, Dynamics-Based Health Monitoring and Control of Wind Turbine Rotors, Experimental Testing of Wind Turbines Using Wind Tunnels with an Emphasis on Small-Scale Wind Turbines Under Low-Reynolds Numbers, Computational Methods, Ice Accretion for Wind Turbines and Influence of Some Parameters, and Special Structural Reinforcement Technique for Wind Turbine Blades. Because of its comprehensive coverage, "Aerodynamics of Wind Turbines" will attract readers not only from the wind energy community but also those in the gas turbines, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics communities.

Aerodynamics of Wind Turbines: Emerging Topics (Wit Transactions on State-of-the-Art in Science and Engineering)

R. S. Amano

Engineering

A marine engineer needs to have a broad background of knowledge within several aspects of marine design and operations. These aspects relate to the design and evaluation of offshore facilities. Such needs arise in the marine industries, in the offshore oil and gas industry as well as in the offshore renewable industry. Developed by a practicing engineer with four decades of experience dealing with engineering problems, Marine Technology and Operations: Theory &amp; Practice takes a practical and solid mathematical approach to marine engineering. The book covers areas of knowledge that the author has found from experience to be essential to marine engineers. It may also serve as a teaser for those who will go into more depth on the different thematic aspects discussed in the book. The book includes qualitative risk analysis which is considered an excellent tool to identify risks in marine operations. The book can serve as a handbook for PhD students and researchers who need a handy introduction to solving marine-technology related problems. It could also serve as an introductory textbook for master degree courses in marine sciences, as well as an inspiration for teachers who will extend the material into specialization courses on stability of vessels, higher order wave analysis, nonlinear motions of vessels, arctic offshore engineering, etc.

Marine Technology & Operations: Theory & Practice

O. Gudmestad

Recently a renewed emphasis on the benefits of proper use of natural light has focused attention on the need to define a new paradigm, to properly assess the variability of the amount light that can be used not only to enhance the presence of natural light as an instrument to outline indoor space expressively, but also to reduce the demand for electricity and thermal energy consumption in buildings. "Assessment of Daylight Performance in Buildings" deals with the many advantages associated with the use of natural light, comparing architectural experiences, technological devices and calculation methods. It explores the spatial qualities of built environments through the use of natural light, involving energy-saving strategies and visual comfort definition, although in current architectural practice, daylight is a greatly underexploited natural resource. A proper natural lighting system, tailored to the requirements of architectural form and customized to occupants functional desires is an essential support to modern climate control policies, as well as to energy-saving measures and to reducing thermal loads. An in-depth investigation of the different methods of assessment natural light reveals deficiencies and inaccuracies, showing the need to define a new calculation procedure that merges purely qualitative assessment with the new dynamic approach, involving users' preferences. Primarily intended for architects and designers, this book provides an introduction to the types of problems encountered and current available solutions to enhance and to convey the right dose of daylight inside the buildings, with a close attention to energy-saving strategies and to indoor visual comfort. Written for practitioners whose work is related to design and retrofit actions, the book will also be of interest to postgraduate students and lecturers dealing with indoor design optimization and energy-saving issues.

Assessment of Daylight Performance in Buildings: Methods and Design Strategies

Arts & Photography

B. Gherri

Architecture

Focusing its attention on control science and engineering, robotics, mechanical science and engineering and related subjects, this book contains the proceedings from the 2014 International Conference on Advanced Control, Automation and Robotics (ACAR 2014) held in Hong Kong. The papers presented cover a variety of topics which include: Control of biological systems; Precision motion control; Control applications; Control engineering education; Automation Science and Engineering; Human-computer interaction; Tracking and surveillance; Biometrics; Biomedical Image analysis; Activity/behavior recognition; Powder Metallurgy/Casting/Sintering/Thermal Engineering/Welding; High-speed/precision machining; Laser Processing Technology; CAD/CAM Integration Technology and Computational Mechanics.

Advanced Control, Automation and Robotics (Wit Transactions on Engineering Sciences) (WIT Transactions on Engineering Sciences - International Conference on Advanced Control, Automation and Robotics)

Computers & Technology

M Kim

Computer Science

The proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Industrial Engineering (CIIE 2014) include papers contributed by researchers from academia and industry as well as practitioners. The papers share ideas, problems and solutions relating to the multifaceted aspects of Computational Intelligence and Industrial Engineering. The proceedings underline recent progress in the area of Computational Intelligence and Industrial Engineering. Papers in the book give emphasis to recent progress in the area of Computational Intelligence and Industrial Engineering covering multiple topics ranging from: Neurodynamic optimization and adaptive dynamic programming; Probabilistic and information-theoretic methods; Robotic and control applications; and Brain computer interface to Decision Analysis and Methods; E-Business and E-Commerce; Manufacturing Technology and Management; Logistics Engineering and Security and Risk Management.

Computational Intelligence and Industrial Engineering (Wit Transactions on Engineering Sciences)

Tingtang Wang

Presenting the proceedings from The Symposia on Electromagnetic and Electronic Engineering (SEEE 2014), this book provides a platform for international researchers, engineers and academics as well as industry professionals to present their research results and development activities in the area of Electromagnetic and Electronic Engineering. Topics covered include: Field and microwave technology, Electromagnetic environment effect, Electromagnetic materials, Electromagnetic protection, Electromagnetic pulse, Electromagnetic Modeling and Simulation, Microwave and antenna, Electromagnetic signal processing and Complex electromagnetic environment. Electronic Engineering gives focus to Linear and nonlinear Circuits, High voltage and insulation, Electrical Power Systems and automation, Motor and electric appliances, Electrical theory and technology Signals and systems and Electrical engineering and automation among others.

Electromagnetic and Electronic Engineering (Wit Transactions on Engineering Sciences)

Zhang, Jun

Environmental and energy dependency problems derived from high fossil fuels consumption have made necessary the development of new energy models that are renewable and sustainable, efficient, practical and economical, and cost effective, to meet the demand for a sustainable energy supply. Among renewable resources, biomass is destined to play an important role in these new energy models since agricultural and forestry residues are an energy resource which is produced in relatively large amounts throughout the world and regarded as a renewable and environmentally safe way of providing energy. Compiling information on the conversion of energy from biomass, the book focuses on the use of pellets as homogeneous solid biofuels. It describes all the changes that forestry and agricultural biomass undergo to be converted into thermal energy and analyses the inputs and outputs of the process. It has to be noted that the standards used as guidelines and references in all the chapters of the book are there in order to not to forget the thresholds and guidelines established and thus to ensure a proper use. This book guides the reader through the entire biomass-to-energy process, emphasizing important aspects and how the quality of the biofuel can be identified. It acts as a starting point for professionals and researchers interested in working with biomass and a guide for those people interested in the implementation of the technologies described.

Biomass Pelletization: Standards and Production (WIT Transactions on State-of-the-art in Science and Engineering

A. Garcia-Maraver

Technology

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