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Books in Physical sciences and engineering

  • Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow in Minichannels and Microchannels

    • 3rd Edition
    • Satish Kandlikar + 4 more
    • English
    Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow in Minichannels and Microchannels, Third Edition presents a groundbreaking exploration of heat transfer and fluid flow in microscale passages, offering valuable insights for designers and researchers in the field. This comprehensive text delves into the fundamental mechanisms of single-phase and two-phase flows, providing a detailed analysis of novel enhancement techniques and numerical modeling approaches essential for efficient heat removal and thermal management. The book's table of contents delves into various critical topics, starting with an introduction to the need for smaller flow passages and basic heat transfer considerations. It further explores gas flows, liquid flow dynamics, flow boiling phenomena in minichannels and microchannels, numerical modeling of flow boiling, and an overview of changes in the 3rd edition. Each chapter offers a deep dive into the mechanisms and design considerations crucial for understanding heat and fluid flow at the microscale level. Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow in Minichannels and Microchannels, Third Edition serves as a sourcebook for engineers, researchers, and graduate students in mechanical engineering and thermal sciences studying microchannel flow passages. Professionals in microfluidics and educators teaching graduate-level courses in thermal engineering can benefit from the practical examples and real-life case studies presented in the book, making it an indispensable resource for those involved in the design and development of heat exchangers with minichannel and microchannel flow passages.

  • Advances in Physical Organic Chemistry

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 60
    • English
    Advances in Physical Organic Chemistry series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters. Each chapter is written by an international board of authors.

  • Annual Reports on Medicinal Chemistry

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 67
    • English
    Annual Reports in Medicinal Chemistry Vol 67 provides timely and critical reviews of important topics in medicinal chemistry with an emphasis on emerging topics in the biological sciences that are expected to provide the basis for entirely new future therapies.

  • Harmonizing Earth Observation Data for Enhanced Spatial Analysis

    • 1st Edition
    • Tomaž Podobnikar
    • English
    Harmonizing Earth Observation Data for Enhanced Spatial Analysis explores the critical aspects of Earth observation (EO) data and its pivotal role in spatial analysis. The book begins by addressing the quality aspects of EO data, emphasizing the importance of reliable and accurate information for meaningful analysis. It reviews the interaction and integration of various EO datasets, highlighting the necessity of combining diverse data sources to enhance analytical outcomes. The text covers essential techniques such as downsampling, generalization, and upsampling, providing insights into how these processes can optimize data usability while maintaining integrity. A significant focus is placed on harmonization, detailing strategies to reduce uncertainty and improve data consistency across multidimensional datasets. This harmonization is crucial for effective spatial analysis, which relies on coherent datasets to derive actionable insights. Additionally, the book discusses the interplay between EO and geospatial data, illustrating how their integration can enhance spatial analysis capabilities. It presents comprehensive workflows and tools that facilitate advanced spatial analysis, equipping researchers and practitioners with the necessary resources to harness EO data effectively. The book serves as a valuable resource to emphasize the importance of high-quality, integrated datasets in fostering informed decision-making and advancing research in environmental monitoring, urban planning, and resource management.

  • Design and Simulation of Conventional and Complex Distillation Systems

    • 1st Edition
    • Arturo Jiménez-Gutiérrez + 2 more
    • English
    Design and Simulation of Conventional and Complex Distillation Systems serves as a comprehensive guide to the design of conventional and complex distillation processes with a unique combination of conceptual design methods, validations via rigorous simulations, including visual descriptions and videos of the simulation tasks. This book provides a comprehensive overview of both conventional and complex distillation systems for the separation of multicomponent mixtures. It covers the fundamental principles, design methodologies, and simulation techniques required to effectively analyze and optimize these systems. This book combines conceptual design methods for different types of distillation systems with the validation steps that follow by using rigorous simulations, as well as the inclusion of detailed explanations and illustrative examples throughout to explain all concepts explored in each chapter. This book will be an invaluable guide chemical engineering students, researchers, and professionals who seek to deepen their understanding of distillation processes and enhance their knowledge to design and simulate efficient and modern distillation systems.

  • Cementitious Matrices for Low- and Intermediate-Level Radioactive Waste Immobilization

    • 1st Edition
    • Pavlo Kryvenko + 2 more
    • English
    Cement-based materials are integral to radioactive waste repositories, providing versatile solutions for diverse management and disposal strategies. Cementitious Matrices for Low- and Intermediate-Level Radioactive Waste Immobilization reports research progress in this context, reviewing both traditional solidification methodologies and state-of-the-art developments in cementation technologies that promise to fulfill safety functions more dependably and ensure closer compliance with environmentally conscious practices and regulations.The book proves to be a compelling resource for readers at various levels of familiarity with the topic both in academia and industry by tackling all facets of designing a waste form. It begins by classifying and characterizing radioactive wastes and explaining the chemistry of cementitious matrices, facilitating the choice of solidification agents and processing equipment. It offers guidelines for the selection of bonding materials, such as hydraulic cement or polymers, and discusses several admixtures and adsorbents to enhance embedding, binder properties, and contaminant stabilization. It also includes statistical techniques for generating response surface models for large, complicated applications and case studies that collate the international authoring team’s first-hand insights into optimized handling of immobilized waste forms.

  • Recycling of Solar PV Modules

    Techniques, Challenges, Policy, and Environmental Impact
    • 1st Edition
    • Md. Shahariar Chowdhury + 1 more
    • English
    Recycling of Solar PV Modules: Techniques, Challenges, Policy, and Environmental Impact offers a holistic resource that provides the reader with a nuanced understanding of the latest techniques and various other considerations in the recycling and environmental processing of solar photovoltaic modules. Beginning with an overview of solar energy and the life cycle of solar panels, the book offers detailed chapters focusing on solar cell types, challenges, recycling techniques, regulations and policy, environmental impact, and economic impact, as well as discussing how sustainability, economics, and innovation intersect in this area of increasing importance. This valuable resource will be of interest to all those with an interest in solar photovoltaics, end-of-life, recycling, and sustainability, including researchers, advanced students, faculty, engineers, R&D, scientists, and policy makers.

  • Advances in Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biochemistry

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 89
    • English
    Advances in Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biochemistry, Volume 89 in this series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters written by an international board of authors.

  • Healthcare 5.0

    Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, IoMT, and Big Data
    • 1st Edition
    • Yugal Kumar + 2 more
    • English
    Healthcare 5.0: Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, IoMT, and Big Data addresses the urgent need for innovation in today’s complex healthcare data landscape, characterized by pandemics, aging populations, and escalating chronic conditions. This book introduces the concept of ‘Healthcare 5.0’ as an interconnected, data-driven, and patient-centric framework, where advanced technologies—such as AI, ML, IoMT, Big Data, and Large Language Models (LLMs)—converge to optimize care, streamline operations, and deliver personalized, predictive solutions that meet real-world challenges. Comprising six comprehensive sections, the book moves from core AI applications in electronic health records, drug discovery, data management, and privacy, through cutting-edge big data analytics for precise disease forecasting and diagnosis. It explores new research advances in the Internet of Medical Things including connected device architectures and their fusion with AI for dynamic decision-making. The third section focuses on data analytics in telemedicine, remote care, system usability, and integration in Healthcare 5.0. The personalized healthcare section details analysis and applications in AI- and IoT-powered assistance, and real-time monitoring. The last section explores the development of LLMs and their applications in medical imaging, clinical decision support, predictive analytics, system architectures, as well as the ethical challenges of their deployment in healthcare. Healthcare 5.0: Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, IoMT, and Big Data serves as an essential resource for graduate students, researchers, and engineers in computer science, data science, and biomedical informatics. It bridges theory and practical application, offering interdisciplinary insights, foundational background, detailed case studies, and guidance on navigating the next generation of healthcare data systems. Whether for research or real-world innovation, readers gain the tools to design, analyze, and implement intelligent healthcare data solutions for a rapidly evolving digital era.

  • Weather and Climate

    Applications of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 13
    • Simon Driscoll + 6 more
    • English
    Weather and Climate: Applications of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, Volume 13 provides a comprehensive exploration of machine learning in the context of weather forecasting and climate research. Sections begin with an introduction to the fundamentals and statistical tools of machine learning and an overview of various machine learning models. Emulation and machine learning of sub-grid scale parametrizations are discussed, along with the application of AI/ML in weather forecasting and climate models. Next, the book delves into the concept of explainable AI (XAI) methods for understanding ML and AI models, as well as the use of generative AI in climate research.The book explores the interface of data assimilation and machine learning for weather forecasting, showcasing case studies of machine learning applied to environmental monitoring data. Final sections look ahead to the future of ML and AI in climate and weather-related research, providing references for further reading. This comprehensive guide offers valuable insights into the intersection of machine learning, artificial intelligence, and atmospheric science, highlighting the potential for innovation and advancement in weather and climate research.Members of the Royal Meteorological Society are eligible for a 35% discount on all Developments in Weather and Climate Science series titles. See the RMetS member dashboard for the discount code.

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