This book summarises the British legislation covering electrical safety, including those regulations derived from European directives. It also addresses the legislation relating to the supply and use of safety-related electrotechnical control systems, particularly on machinery. As well as describing the legal framework, and the main legal duties and applicable standards, the book describes electri…
Today’s scientific and engineering community has a good grasp on how to model fluid flows at macro and molecular scales, with well-developed theory and supporting technologies. Between these two extremes lies the nano/meso scale (i.e. in the range of 50nm-500nm) where fluid flow models continue to be problematic. Continuum models used at macro scales assume a negligible influence from molecular in…
The improvement of electrical energy efficiency is fast becoming one of the most essential areas of sustainability development, backed by political initiatives to control and reduce energy demand. Now a major topic in industry and the electrical engineering research community, engineers have started to focus on analysis, diagnosis and possible solutions. Owing to the complexity and cross-disciplin…
Книга представляет собой обновленную, полностью переработанную в соответствии с российскими нормативными документами версию оригинального издания – раздела «Электричество» книги «The Complete DIY Manual», опубликованной издательством HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. в 2007 г. Доступно и наглядно об основных видах ремонта и обновления, диагностики и обслуживания электрических цепей дома и дачи.Пошагов…
This book covers in-depth the various polymers that are used for sensors and actuators from the vantage point of organic chemistry. Since many chemists may not be familiar with the physics and operational specifics of sensors, the book has a general chapter dealing with the overall physics and basic principles of sensors. Also included are methods of fabrication, as well as information on smart te…
Монография посвящена исследованию и совершенствованию системы технического обслуживания и ремонта (ТОиР) оборудования компрессорной станции. Рассматриваются современные подходы к оптимизации процессов ТОиР, внедрение инновационных методов и технологий, направленных на повышение надежности и эффективности работы оборудования. Особое внимание уделено анализу практических результатов внедрения улучше…
The benefits of food irradiation to the public health have been described extensively by organizations such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the USA and the World Health Organization. The American Medical Association and the American Dietetic Association have both endorsed the irradiation process. Yet the potential health benefits of irradiation are unknown to many consumers an…
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…
Due to its many potential benefits, including high electrical efficiency and low environmental emissions, solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology is the subject of extensive research and development efforts by national laboratories, universities, and private industries. This collection of papers provides valuable insights on materials-related aspects of fuel cells such as SOFC component materials,…
Where this book is exceptional is that the reader will not just learn how LTE works but why it works. —Adrian Scrase, ETSI Vice-President, International Partnership Projects LTE – The UMTS Long Term Evolution: From Theory to Practice provides the reader with a comprehensive system-level understanding of LTE, built on explanations of the theories which underlie it. The book is the product of a coll…
В монографии представлены результаты исследований устойчивости сжатия термоядерных мишеней при облучении их мощными лазерными пучками и особенностей развития гидродинамических неустойчивостей в лазерном термоядерном синтезе. Дано описание методов и программ, с помощью которых были проведены эти исследования, обсуждаются возможности развития и усовершенствования изложенных подходов. С помощью метод…
Energy geostructures are a tremendous innovation in the field of foundation engineering and are spreading rapidly throughout the world. They allow the procurement of a renewable and clean source of energy which can be used for heating and cooling buildings. This technology couples the structural role of geostructures with the energy supply, using the principle of shallow geothermal energy. This bo…
На основе последовательной линеаризации определяющих соотношений нелинейной механики электроупругих сред развита линеаризованная теория контактного взаимодействия полуограниченных предварительно напряженных пьезоактивных тел. Показаны особенности постановки краевых задач с использованием лагранжевых и эйлеровых координат, построены решения задач о колебаниях пьезоактивной среды с прямолинейными гр…
Aquaculture, Resource Use, and the Environment places aquaculture within the larger context of global population growth, increased demand for sustainable, reliable sources of food, and the responsible use of natural resources. Aquaculture production has grown rapidly in recent decades as over-exploitation and environmental degradation have drastically reduced wild fish stocks. As fish production h…
Facilitating Cooperation for Wireless Systems Cooperative Communications: Hardware, Channel & PHY focuses on issues pertaining to the PHY layer of wireless communication networks, offering a rigorous taxonomy of this dispersed field, along with a range of application scenarios for cooperative and distributed schemes, demonstrating how these techniques can be employed. The authors discuss hardware,…