Woodhead Publishing imprint: 1344 books
Laser Additive Manufacturing
Materials, Design, Technologies, and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2016
Laser Additive Manufacturing: Materials, Design, Technologies, and Applications provides the latest information on this highly efficient method of layer-based manufacturing using metals, plastics, or composite materials. The technology is particularly suitable for the production of complex components...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2012
Corrosion of nuclear materials, i.e. the interaction between these materials and their environments, is a major issue for plant safety as well as for operation and economic competitiveness. Understanding these corrosion mechanisms, the systems and materials they affect, and the methods to accurately...
Cellulose-Reinforced Nanofibre Composites
Production, Properties and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2017
Cellulose-Reinforced Nanofibre Composites: Production, Properties and Applications presents recent developments in, and applications of, nanocellulose as reinforcement in composite and nanocomposite materials.
Written by leading experts, the book covers properties and applications of nanocellulose,...
Microfabrication and Precision Engineering
Research and Development
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2017
Microfabrication and precision engineering is an increasingly important area relating to metallic, polymers, ceramics, composites, biomaterials and complex materials. Micro-electro-mechanical-systems (MEMS) emphasize miniaturization in both electronic and mechanical components. Microsystem products...
Advances in Brazing
Science, Technology and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2013
Brazing processes offer enhanced control, adaptability and cost-efficiency in the joining of materials. Unsurprisingly, this has lead to great interest and investment in the area. Drawing on important research in the field, Advances in brazing provides a clear guide to the principles, materials, methods...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2011
Coal- and gas-based power plants currently supply the largest proportion of the world’s power generation capacity, and are required to operate to increasingly stringent environmental standards. Higher temperature combustion is therefore being adopted to improve plant efficiency and to maintain net...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2016
Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) Technologies discusses this innovative power generation technology that combines modern coal gasification technology with both gas turbine and steam turbine power generation, an important emerging technology which has the potential to significantly improve...
Lightweight Composite Structures in Transport
Design, Manufacturing, Analysis and Performance
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2016
Lightweight Composite Structures in Transport: Design, Manufacturing, Analysis and Performance provides a detailed review of lightweight composite materials and structures and discusses their use in the transport industry, specifically surface and air transport. The book covers materials selection,...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2014
Advances in Hydrogen Production, Storage and Distribution reviews recent developments in this key component of the emerging "hydrogen economy," an energy infrastructure based on hydrogen. Since hydrogen can be produced without using fossil fuels, a move to such an economy has the potential...
Small and Micro Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Systems
Advanced Design, Performance, Materials and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2011
Small and micro combined heat and power (CHP) systems are a form of cogeneration technology suitable for domestic and community buildings, commercial establishments and industrial facilities, as well as local heat networks. One of the benefits of using cogeneration plant is a vastly improved energy...
Smart Buildings
Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology to Improve Energy-Efficiency and Environmental Performance
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2016
Smart Buildings: Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology to Improve Energy Efficiency and Environmental Performance presents a thorough analysis of the latest advancements in construction materials and building design that are applied to maximize building efficiency in both new and existing buildings.
After...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2016
Advances in Solar Heating and Cooling presents new information on the growing concerns about climate change, the security of energy supplies, and the ongoing interest in replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy sources.
The amount of energy used for heating and cooling is very significant,...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2010
Almost half of the total energy produced in the developed world is inefficiently used to heat, cool, ventilate and control humidity in buildings, to meet the increasingly high thermal comfort levels demanded by occupants. The utilisation of advanced materials and passive technologies in buildings...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2016
Advances in Ground-Source Heat Pump Systems relates the latest information on source heat pumps (GSHPs), the types of heating and/or cooling systems that transfer heat from, or to, the ground, or, less commonly, a body of water.
As one of the fastest growing renewable energy technologies, they...