Praise for the Second Edition «As a comprehensive statistics reference book for quality improvement, it certainly is one of the best books available.» —Technometrics This new edition continues to provide the most current, proven statistical methods for quality control and quality improvement The use of quantitative methods offers numerous benefits in the fields of industry and business, both throu…
Due to the emphasis on replacing halogenated flame retardants with alternate technologies, this handbook contains in one place all of the current commercial non-halogenated flame retardant technologies, as well as experimental systems near commercialization. This book focuses on non-halogenated flame retardants in a holistic but practical manner. It starts with an overview of the regulations and c…
Gas-insulated transmission lines (GIL) is an established high voltage technology used when environmental or structural considerations restrict the use of overhead transmission lines. With an overview on the technical, economical and environmental impact and power system implications of GIL, this guide provides a complete understanding of its physical design, features and advantages. The author ill…
Рассматриваются вопросы, относящиеся к производству инженерно-экологических изысканий для строительства тепловых электростанций (ТЭС). Излагаются современное состояние геоэкологической изученности биотопов, относящихся к ТЭС, методические основы инженерно-экологических изысканий. Освещаются результаты, полученные в процессе изыскательских работ на объектах тепловой энергетики. Даются рекомендации …
Сборник посвящен 75-летию Е.И. Шемякина. В сборник включены статьи по теории упругости, теории пластичности и ползучести, механике разрушения, реологии, горным наукам, геомеханике, механическим свойствам и разрушению геоматериалов и горных массивов и др. Статьи отражают современное состояние вопросов механики деформируемых твердых тел и горных пород, а также её приложений. Для научных работников, …
This third volume in the successful 'Drug Discovery in Infectious Diseases' series is the first to deal with drug discovery in helminthic infections in human and animals. The result is a broad overview of different drug target evaluation methods, including specific examples of successful drug development against helminthes, and with a whole section devoted to vaccine development. With its well-bal…
Morphing Aerospace Vehicles and Structures provides a highly timely presentation of the state-of-the-art, future directions and technical requirements of morphing aircraft. Divided into three sections it addresses morphing aircraft, bio-inspiration, and smart structures with specific focus on the flight control, aerodynamics, bio-mechanics, materials, and structures of these vehicles as well as po…
Providing a comprehensive overview of the modelling, analysis and simulation of mobile radio channels, this book gives a detailed understanding of fundamental issues and examines state-of-the-art techniques in mobile radio channel modelling. It analyses several mobile fading channels, including terrestrial and satellite flat-fading channels, various types of wideband channels and advanced MIMO cha…
This book reviews chiral polymer synthesis and its application to asymmetric catalysis. It features the design and use of polymer-immobilized catalysts and methods for their design and synthesis. Chapters cover peptide-catalyzed and enantioselective synthesis, optically-active polymers, and continuous flow processes. It collects recent advances in an important field of polymer and organic chemistr…
В учебном пособии расширено представлены сведения о минералого-технологических свойствах твердых полезных ископаемых и методах их исследования, позволяющих получить необходимую информацию, лежащую в основе разработки технологий и технологических схем переработки минерального сырья. При составлении учебного пособия автор использовал известные учебные издания по технологической минералогии полезных …
Книга посвящена описанию моделирования в среде OrCAD. В книге приводятся: сопоставительный анализ функциональных возможностей среды OrCAD версий 9.х и 10.х; модели элементов, входящих в OrCAD; обзор приемов и методов моделирования; примеры функционального моделирования; ряд алгоритмов решения проблемы численной неустойчивости; обзор ситуаций, приводящих к затруднению процесса моделирования; обрабо…
Drying is by far the most useful large scale operation method of keeping solid foods safe for long periods of time, and is of fundamental importance in most sectors of food processing. Drying operations need to be precisely controlled and optimized in order to produce a good quality product that has the highest level of nutrient retention and flavor whilst maintaining microbial safety. This volume…
This five-volume series provides a comprehensive overview of all important aspects of modern drying technology, concentrating on the transfer of cutting-edge research results to industrial use. Volume 3 discusses how desired properties of foods, biomaterials, active pharmaceutical ingredients, and fragile aerogels can be preserved during drying, and how spray drying and spray fluidized bed process…
The updated fourth edition of the «bible» of solar energy theory and applications Over several editions, Solar Engineering of Thermal Processes has become a classic solar engineering text and reference. This revised Fourth Edition offers current coverage of solar energy theory, systems design, and applications in different market sectors along with an emphasis on solar system design and analysis u…
The book summarizes many of the recent technical research accomplishments in the area of engineering polymers, such as oxygen containing main chain polymers (Polyether and Polyesters). The book emphasizes the various aspects of preparation, structure, processing, morphology, properties and applications of engineering polymers. Recent advances in the development and characterization of multi compon…