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Vapor Compression Heat Pumps with Refrigerant Mixtures

Vapor Compression Heat Pumps with Refrigerant Mixtures

Amidst tightening requirements for eliminating CFC’s HCFC’s halons and HFC’s from use in air conditioning and heat pumps the search began for replacements that are environmentally benign non-flammable and similar to the banned refrigerants in system-level behavior. Refrigerant mixtures are increasingly used as working fluids because they demonstrate desirable thermodynamic feasibility and safety characteristics. Vapor Compression Heat Pumps with Refrigerant Mixtures provides the first comprehensive single-source treatment of working fluid mixtures and their applications in vapor compression systems. The authors explain in detail the thermodynamics of refrigerant mixtures which is vastly more complex than that of individual refrigerants as well as the fundamentals of various refrigeration cycles and methods for improving their efficiency. They also include important discussions on heat transfer and pressure drop correlations experimental performance measurements and examples of using refrigerants and their mixtures and critical operational issues such as control issues refrigerant mixing and mass fraction shifts. Assembling reviews of the scattered literature on the subject and reflecting two decades of research by the authors Vapor Compression Heat Pumps with Refrigerant Mixtures prepares you to design and implement systems that take the best advantage of fluid mixtures confronting the challenges and grasping the opportunities that they present.

GBP 56.99
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Image and Video Compression for Multimedia Engineering Fundamentals Algorithms and Standards Third Edition

Image and Video Compression for Multimedia Engineering Fundamentals Algorithms and Standards Third Edition

The latest edition provides a comprehensive foundation for image and video compression. It covers HEVC/H. 265 and future video coding activities in addition to Internet Video Coding. The book features updated chapters and content along with several new chapters and sections. It adheres to the current international standards including the JPEG standard. | Image and Video Compression for Multimedia Engineering Fundamentals Algorithms and Standards Third Edition

GBP 48.99
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Binary Neural Networks Algorithms Architectures and Applications

Binary Neural Networks Algorithms Architectures and Applications

Deep learning has achieved impressive results in image classification computer vision and natural language processing. To achieve better performance deeper and wider networks have been designed which increase the demand for computational resources. The number of floatingpoint operations (FLOPs) has increased dramatically with larger networks and this has become an obstacle for convolutional neural networks (CNNs) being developed for mobile and embedded devices. In this context Binary Neural Networks: Algorithms Architectures and Applications will focus on CNN compression and acceleration which are important for the research community. We will describe numerous methods including parameter quantization network pruning low-rank decomposition and knowledge distillation. More recently to reduce the burden of handcrafted architecture design neural architecture search (NAS) has been used to automatically build neural networks by searching over a vast architecture space. Our book will also introduce NAS and binary NAS and its superiority and state-of-the-art performance in various applications such as image classification and object detection. We also describe extensive applications of compressed deep models on image classification speech recognition object detection and tracking. These topics can help researchers better understand the usefulness and the potential of network compression on practical applications. Moreover interested readers should have basic knowledge of machine learning and deep learning to better understand the methods described in this book. Key Features Reviews recent advances in CNN compression and acceleration Elaborates recent advances on binary neural network (BNN) technologies Introduces applications of BNN in image classification speech recognition object detection and more | Binary Neural Networks Algorithms Architectures and Applications

GBP 110.00
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Microcontroller Engineering with MSP432 Fundamentals and Applications

Microcontroller Engineering with MSP432 Fundamentals and Applications

This book aims to develop professional and practical microcontroller applications in the ARM-MDK environment with Texas Instruments MSP432P401R LaunchPad kits. It introduces ARM Cortex-M4 MCU by highlighting the most important elements including: registers pipelines memory and I/O ports. With the updated MSP432P401R Evaluation Board (EVB) MSP-EXP432P401R this MCU provides various control functions with multiple peripherals to enable users to develop and build various modern control projects with rich control strategies. Micro-controller programming is approached with basic and straightforward programming codes to reduce learning curves and furthermore to enable students to build embedded applications in more efficient and interesting ways. For authentic examples 37 Class programming projects are built into the book that use MSP432P401R MCU. Additionally approximately 40 Lab programming projects with MSP432P401R MCU are included to be assigned as homework. | Microcontroller Engineering with MSP432 Fundamentals and Applications

GBP 44.99
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Combustion Engineering

Combustion Engineering

Combustion Engineering Third Edition introduces the analysis design and building of combustion energy systems. It discusses current global energy climate and air pollution challenges and considers the increasing importance of renewable energy sources such as biomass fuels. Mathematical methods are presented along with qualitative descriptions of their use which are supported by numerous tables with practical data and formulae worked examples chapter-end problems and updated references. The new edition features new and updated sections on solid biofuels spark-ignition compression-ignition soot and black carbon formation and current energy policies. Features include: Builds a strong foundation for design and engineering of combustion systems. Provides fully updated coverage of alternative and renewable fuel topics throughout the text. Features new and updated sections on solid biofuels spark-ignition compression-ignition soot and black carbon formation and current energy policies. Includes updated data and formulae worked examples and additional chapter-end problems. Includes a Solutions Manual and figures slides for adopting instructors. This text is intended for undergraduate and first-year graduate mechanical engineering students taking introductory courses in combustion. Practicing heating engineers utility engineers and engineers consulting in energy and environmental areas will find this book a useful reference.

GBP 130.00
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FRP-Strengthened Metallic Structures

FRP-Strengthened Metallic Structures

Repairing or strengthening failing metallic structures traditionally involves using bulky and heavy external steel plates that often pose their own problems. The plates are generally prone to corrosion and overall fatigue. Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) a composite material made of a polymer matrix reinforced with fibers offers a great alternative for strengthening metallic structures especially steel structures such as bridges buildings offshore platforms pipelines and crane structures. FRP-Strengthened Metallic Structures explores the behaviour and design of these structures from basic concepts to design recommendations. It covers bond behaviour between FRP and steel and describes improvement of fatigue performance bending compression and bearing forces strengthening of compression and steel tubular members strengthening for enhanced fatigue and seismic performance and strengthening against web crippling of steel sections. It also provides examples of performance improvement by FRP strengthening. • Summarizes worldwide research on the FRP strengthening of metallic structures • Contains several topics not generally covered in existing texts • Presents comprehensive topical references throughout the book The book outlines the applications existing design guidance and special characteristics of FRP composites within the context of their use in structural strengthening. While the major focus is on steel structures it also describes others such as aluminium structures. This book is suitable for structural engineers researchers and university students interested in the FRP strengthening technique. Xiao-Ling Zhao is chair of structural engineering at Monash University Australia and is author of Concrete-Filled Tubular Members and Connections also published by Taylor & Francis.

GBP 74.99
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Concrete-Filled Stainless Steel Tubular Columns

Concrete-Filled Stainless Steel Tubular Columns

Concrete-filled stainless steel tubular (CFSST) columns are increasingly used in modern composite construction due to their high strength high ductility high corrosion resistance high durability and aesthetics and ease of maintenance. Thin-walled CFSST columns are characterized by the different strain-hardening behavior of stainless steel in tension and in compression local buckling of stainless steel tubes and concrete confinement. Design codes and numerical models often overestimate or underestimate the ultimate strengths of CFSST columns. This book presents accurate and efficient computational models for the nonlinear inelastic analysis and design of CFSST short and slender columns under axial load and biaxial bending. The effects of different strain-hardening characteristics of stainless steel in tension and in compression progressive local and post-local buckling of stainless steel tubes and concrete confinement are taken into account in the computational models. The numerical models simulate the axial load-strain behavior moment-curvature curves axial load-deflection responses and axial load-moment strength interaction diagrams of CFSST columns. The book describes the mathematical formulations computational procedures and model verifications for circular and rectangular CFSST short and slender columns. The behavior of CFSST columns under various loading conditions is demonstrated by numerous numerical examples. This book is written for practising structural and civil engineers academic researchers and graduate students in civil engineering who are interested in the latest computational techniques and design methods for CFSST columns. | Concrete-Filled Stainless Steel Tubular Columns

GBP 44.99
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Handbook of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Formulations Volume Three Liquid Products

Handbook of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Formulations Volume Three Liquid Products

While liquid drugs do not share the compression problems of solid dosage forms the filling problems of powder dosage forms or the consistency problems of semisolid dosage forms they do have their own set of considerations in the formulation and manufacturing stages. Highlights from Liquid Products Volume Three include: practical details involved in complying with the current good manufacturing practice requirements in liquid manufacturing access to what an FDA auditor would be looking for during a liquid manufacturing audit issues that may arise during a US FDA inspection the protocols used for stability testing for new drugs and new dosage forms drawn from the most current ICH guidelines | Handbook of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Formulations Volume Three Liquid Products

GBP 69.99
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Plastics Fabrication and Recycling

Plastics Fabrication and Recycling

Derived from the fourth edition of the well-known Plastics Technology Handbook Plastics Fabrication and Recycling presents the molding and fabrication processes of plastics as well as several important features of plastics recycling. The book begins with a discussion of different types of molds and dies including compression molding injection molding blow molding thermoforming reaction injection molding extrusion and pultrusion. It then covers spinning casting reinforcing foaming compounding and coating processes as well as powder molding adhesive bonding and plastics welding techniques. The authors also explore the decoration of plastics including painting operations printing processes hot stamping in-mold decorating embossing electroplating and vacuum metallizing. They conclude with an overview on key aspects of plastics recycling developments in the field and waste recycling problems.

GBP 59.99
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Real-Time Embedded Multithreading Using ThreadX

Real-Time Embedded Multithreading Using ThreadX

This second edition of Real-Time Embedded Multithreading contains the fundamentals of developing real-time operating systems and multithreading with all the new functionality of ThreadX Version 5. ThreadX has been deployed in approximately 500 million devices worldwide. General concepts and terminology are detailed along with problem solving of common pitfalls and problems. The features and services of ThreadX are reviewed. The references to a specific processor have been removed to allow for the book to be technology agnostic and applicable to all types of microprocessors that the reader may be working with. Two e-book supplements will be available with registration of your book at www. newnespress. com the first on ARM processors and the second ColdFire processors. | Real-Time Embedded Multithreading Using ThreadX

GBP 160.00
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Chemical Thermodynamics and Information Theory with Applications

Chemical Thermodynamics and Information Theory with Applications

Thermodynamics and information touch theory every facet of chemistry. However the physical chemistry curriculum digested by students worldwide is still heavily skewed toward heat/work principles established more than a century ago. Rectifying this situation Chemical Thermodynamics and Information Theory with Applications explores applications drawn from the intersection of thermodynamics and information theory—two mature and far-reaching fields. In an approach that intertwines information science and chemistry this book covers: The informational aspects of thermodynamic state equations The algorithmic aspects of transformations—compression expansion cyclic and more The principles of best-practice programming How molecules transmit and modify information via collisions and chemical reactions Using examples from physical and organic chemistry this book demonstrates how the disciplines of thermodynamics and information theory are intertwined. Accessible to curiosity-driven chemists with knowledge of basic calculus probability and statistics the book provides a fresh perspective on time-honored subjects such as state transformations heat and work exchanges and chemical reactions.

GBP 59.99
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Advances in Chromatography Volume 58

Advances in Chromatography Volume 58

For six decades scientists and researchers have relied on the Advances in Chromatography series for the most up-to date information on a wide range of developments in chromatographic methods and applications. The clear presentation of topics and vivid illustrations for which this series has become known makes the material accessible and engaging to analytical biochemical organic polymer and pharmaceutical chemists at all levels of technical skill. Key Features: Discusses the basic concepts of affinity chromatography and examines recent developments in this method and related supramolecular separation methods. Outlines the different types of gradient stationary phases and how they have been used in and benefited the field of separation science. Reviews recent trends in detectors for GC focusing on those that are readily available and seeing wide usage. Addresses peak compression in GELC and offers the reader a plate height equation to work with that incorporates its effects. | Advances in Chromatography Volume 58

GBP 115.00
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Shock Waves in Solid State Physics

Shock Waves in Solid State Physics

Methods and the latest results of experimental studies of the strength properties polymorphism and metastable states of materials and substances with extremely short durations of shock-wave action are presented. The author provides a comprehensive and theoretical description of specific features of the dynamics of elastoplastic shock compression waves in relaxing media. The presentation is preceded by a detailed description of the theoretical foundations of the method and a brief discussion of the basic methods of generating and diagnosing shock waves in solids. Key Selling Features:Addresses dynamic elastic-plastic response spallation and shock-induced phase transformation. Provides a centralized presentation of topics of interest to the shock physics communityPresents new data on the mechanism and basic patterns of sub-microsecond polymorphic transformations and phase transitions. Investigates destruction waves in shock-compressed glasses. Analyzes the behavior of highly hard brittle materials under shock-wave loading and ways to diagnose fracture. | Shock Waves in Solid State Physics

GBP 42.99
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Digital Image Processing and Analysis Two Volume Set

Digital Image Processing and Analysis Two Volume Set

The new edition will have separate volumes for computer vision and human-based vision applications. The first volume Computer Vision and Image Analysis will focus on the topics needed for computer vision systems development. It will feature more examples more exercises and new algorithms. It will also include the new GUI for the CVIP MATLAB® Toolbox. The expansion of the chapter on application development will help the reader in using the concepts in the book in real world engineering applications. In addition to a step-by-step tutorial on this type of development I will include recent applications that have been developed with the software. These will provide insight to the reader who is dealing with difficult imaging problems. They will be useful for both research and industry. The second volume Image Enhancement Restoration and Compression will focus on the topics needed for human vison based systems development. It will feature more examples more exercises and new algorithms. It will also include the new GUI for the CVIP MATLAB®Toolbox. The expansion of the applications-oriented discussion throughout the book will help the reader in using the concepts in the book in real world engineering applications. These will provide insight to the reader who is dealing with difficult imaging problems. They will be useful for both research and industry. | Digital Image Processing and Analysis Two Volume Set

GBP 160.00
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Urolithiasis Medical and Surgical Management of Stone Disease

Urolithiasis Medical and Surgical Management of Stone Disease

Urolithiasis or stone disease occurs in 7% of women and 12% of men at some point and these statistics are rising. Furthermore for those who form a stone the likelihood of a recurrence is nearly 50% within 5 years of initial diagnosis. Therefore the need for effective minimally invasive alternatives for stone eradication and prevention is critical. Because stone disease comprises a large part of any urologist’s practice a thorough knowledge of the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of stone disease is critical in order to understand and implement treatment strategies to prevent stone formation. Likewise a working knowledge of the surgical treatments instrumentation and outcomes is necessary to arm patients with sufficient information to make an informed decision and to provide the appropriate treatment modality for a given stone situation. In Urolithiasis: Medical and Surgical Management the authors provide a complete guide to the management of stone disease from both a medical and surgical prospective. This book should be an invaluable resource for those who treat stone disease in any capacity whether surgically or medically acutely or long-term. | Urolithiasis Medical and Surgical Management of Stone Disease

GBP 59.99
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Design Engineer's Handbook

Design Engineer's Handbook

Student design engineers often require a cookbook approach to solving certain problems in mechanical engineering. With this focus on providing simplified information that is easy to retrieve retired mechanical design engineer Keith L. Richards has written Design Engineer’s Handbook. This book conveys the author’s insights from his decades of experience in fields ranging from machine tools to aerospace. Sharing the vast knowledge and experience that has served him well in his own career this book is specifically aimed at the student design engineer who has left full- or part-time academic studies and requires a handy reference handbook to use in practice. Full of material often left out of many academic references this book includes important in-depth coverage of key topics such as: Effects of fatigue and fracture in catastrophic failures Lugs and shear pins Helical compression springs Thick-walled or compound cylinders Cam and follower design Beams and torsion Limits and fits and gear systems Use of Mohr’s circle in both analytical and experimental stress analysis This guide has been written not to replace established primary reference books but to provide a secondary handbook that gives student designers additional guidance. Helping readers determine the most efficiently designed and cost-effective solutions to a variety of engineering problems this book offers a wealth of tables graphs and detailed design examples that will benefit new mechanical engineers from all walks. | Design Engineer's Handbook

GBP 56.99
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Soil Engineering Testing Design and Remediation

Soil Engineering Testing Design and Remediation

In the last forty years at least fifty books have been written on the subject of soil mechanics most of them textbooks. Only a few touch on practical applications. Soil Engineering: Testing Design and Remediation supplies the information needed to fill the gap between textbook learning and practical know-how. When engineers deal with major projects such as the Teton Dam or the Leaning Tower of Pisa they need high-tech solutions. More often than not however they deal with the foundations for warehouses schools medium-rise buildings and residential structures projects that need low-tech solutions. Ninety percent of the time consulting engineers don't require mathematical treatment or computer analysis they require experience. Soil engineering problems cannot be resolved with textbook information alone. This book provides the practical meaning of the different aspects of soil mechanics the use of unconfined compression test data the meaning of consolidated tests the practical value of lateral pressure and more. In addition to the technical aspects of foundation investigation in the real world the shadow of litigation looms over every consultant's head. The author covers legal issues in detail. After several years in foundation investigation most consultants realize that soil engineering is a combination of art and science. Soil Engineering: Testing Design and Remediation demystifies this connection and supplies real-world examples of practical applications. This hands-on ready reference will be essential tool for any consultant working in the field. | Soil Engineering Testing Design and Remediation

GBP 44.99
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Tunable Laser Optics

Tunable Laser Optics

Broadly tunable lasers have had and continue to have an enormous impact in many and diverse fields of science and technology. From a renaissance in spectroscopy to laser guide stars and laser cooling the nexus is the tunable laser. Tunable Laser Optics offers a transparent and comprehensive treatment of the physics of tunable laser optics based on a detailed description of first principles. Authored by a leading expert in the field the book covers the optics and optical principles needed to build lasers the optics instrumentation necessary to characterize laser emission and laser-based optical instrumentation addressing key topics such as Dirac’s notation the interferometric equation the uncertainty principle pulse compression and tunable narrow-linewidth lasers. This revised expanded and improved Second Edition: Contains new and additional material on tunable lasers and quantum optics Explains the first principles of tunable laser optics in a clear and concise manner Presents an explicit exposition of the relevant theory without the use of short cuts Employs numerous examples case studies and figures to illustrate important concepts Includes carefully designed problems of direct practical significance to stimulate application Emphasizing the utilitarian aspects of the optics and theory Tunable Laser Optics Second Edition provides valuable insight into the optics and the trade-offs involved in the design and construction of tunable lasers and optical devices. It makes an ideal textbook for advanced undergraduate-level and graduate-level optics courses for physics and engineering students as well as a handy reference for researchers and experimentalists.

GBP 59.99
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Structural and Stress Analysis Theories Tutorials and Examples Second Edition

Structural and Stress Analysis Theories Tutorials and Examples Second Edition

New Edition Now Covers Thin Plates Plastic Deformation Dynamics and Vibration Structural and stress analysis is a core topic in a range of engineering disciplines – from structural engineering through to mechanical and aeronautical engineering and materials science. Structural and Stress Analysis: Theories Tutorials and Examples Second Edition provides and supports a conceptual understanding of the theories and formulae and focuses on the basic principles rather than on the formulae and the solution procedures. It emphasizes problem solving through a structured series of tutorials and problems which build up students’ understanding and encourage both numerical and conceptual approaches. It stands apart from other texts which set out rigorous mathematic derivations of formulae followed by worked examples and questions for practice. Students need to be capable of not only solving a structural problem using formulas but also of understanding their solutions in practical and physical terms. Notwithstanding the book covers a good range of topics: tension and compression; shear; torsion; bending properties of cross-sections; shear force and bending moment diagrams; stresses in beams; deflection of beams; complex stresses and theories of elastic failure; energy methods; statically indeterminate systems; and structural instability. The new edition includes more topics such as plastic deformation dynamics and introduction to the thin plate theory which are essential when students start their design courses. Structural and Stress Analysis: Theories Tutorials and Examples Second Edition not only suits undergraduates but is useful for professional engineers who want to get a good grasp of the basic concepts of stress analysis. | Structural and Stress Analysis Theories Tutorials and Examples Second Edition

GBP 130.00
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3D Television (3DTV) Technology Systems and Deployment Rolling Out the Infrastructure for Next-Generation Entertainment

3D Television (3DTV) Technology Systems and Deployment Rolling Out the Infrastructure for Next-Generation Entertainment

Going beyond the technological building blocks of 3DTV 3D Television (3DTV) Technology Systems and Deployment: Rolling Out the Infrastructure for Next-Generation Entertainment offers an early view of the deployment and rollout strategies of this emerging technology. It covers cutting-edge advances theories and techniques in end-to-end 3DTV systems to provide a system-level view of the topic and what it takes to make this concept a commercial reality. The book reflects the full-range of questions being posed about post-production 3D mastering delivery options and home screens. It reviews fundamental visual concepts supporting stereographic perception of 3DTV and considers the various stages of a 3DTV system including capture representation coding transmission and display. Presents new advances in 3DTV and display techniques Includes a 24-page color insert Identifies standardization activities critical to broad deployment Examines a different stage of an end-to-end 3DTV system in each chapter Considers the technical details related to 3DTV including compression and transmission technologies Discussing theory and application the text covers both stereoscopic and autostereoscopic techniques the latter eliminating the need for special glasses and allowing for viewer movement. It also examines emerging holographic approaches which have the potential to provide the truest three-dimensional images. The book contains the results of a survey of a number of advocacy groups to provide a clear picture of the current state of the industry research trends future directions and underlying topics. | 3D Television (3DTV) Technology Systems and Deployment Rolling Out the Infrastructure for Next-Generation Entertainment

GBP 175.00
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Advanced Digital Image Processing and Its Applications in Big Data

Advanced Digital Image Processing and Its Applications in Big Data

This book covers the technology of digital image processing in various fields with big data and their applications. Readers will understand various technologies and strategies used in digital image processing as well as handling big data using machine-learning techniques. This book will help to improve the skills of students and researchers in such fields as engineering agriculture and medical imaging. There is a need to be able to understand and analyse the latest developments of digital image technology. As such this book will cover: · Applications such as biomedical science and biometric image processing content-based image retrieval remote sensing pattern recognition shape and texture analysis · New concepts in color interpolation to produce the full color from the sub-pattern bare pattern color prevalent in today's digital cameras and other imaging devices · Image compression standards that are needed to serve diverse applications · Applications of remote sensing medical science traffic management education innovation and analysis in agricultural design and image processing · Both soft and hard computing approaches at great length in relation to major image processing tasks · The direction and development of current and future research in many areas of image processing · A comprehensive bibliography for additional research (integrated within the framework of the book) This book focuses not only on theoretical and practical knowledge in the field but also on the traditional and latest tools and techniques adopted in image processing and data science. It also provides an indispensable guide to a wide range of basic and advanced techniques in the fields of image processing and data science. | Advanced Digital Image Processing and Its Applications in Big Data

GBP 59.99
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Heating and Cooling with Ground-Source Heat Pumps in Moderate and Cold Climates Two-Volume Set

Heating and Cooling with Ground-Source Heat Pumps in Moderate and Cold Climates Two-Volume Set

Heating and Cooling with Ground-Source Heat Pumps in Moderate and Cold Climates Two-Volume Set focuses on the use of very low-temperature geothermal energy for heating and cooling residential institutional and industrial buildings and aims to increase the design community’s awareness and knowledge of the benefits design and installation requirements of commercial/institutional building ground-source heat pumps (GSHP). This set helps readers assess applicability select a GSHP system type and estimate building thermal load to ensure proper size for ground-source subsystems appropriate brine and groundwater flow rates and apt design of building closed-loops with distributed or central geothermal heat pumps. The first volume addresses fundamentals and design principles of vertical and horizontal indirect and direct expansion closed-loop as well as ground- and surface-water ground-source heat pump systems. It explains the thermodynamic aspects of mechanical and thermochemical compression cycles of geothermal heat pumps as well as the energetic economic and environmental aspects associated with the use of ground-source heat pump systems for heating and cooling residential and commercial/institutional buildings in moderate and cold climates. The second volume focuses on applications and cases studies of ground-source heat pumps in moderate and cold climates. It details technical aspects as well as the most common and uncommon application fields of basic system configurations. The principles of system integrations and applications in moderate and cold climates are also presented each followed by case studies. This comprehensive work is aimed at designers of HVAC systems as well as geological mechanical and chemical engineers implementing environmentally-friendly heating and cooling technologies for buildings.

GBP 250.00
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Audio and Speech Processing with MATLAB

Audio and Speech Processing with MATLAB

Speech and audio processing has undergone a revolution in preceding decades that has accelerated in the last few years generating game-changing technologies such as truly successful speech recognition systems; a goal that had remained out of reach until very recently. This book gives the reader a comprehensive overview of such contemporary speech and audio processing techniques with an emphasis on practical implementations and illustrations using MATLAB code. Core concepts are firstly covered giving an introduction to the physics of audio and vibration together with their representations using complex numbers Z transforms and frequency analysis transforms such as the FFT. Later chapters give a description of the human auditory system and the fundamentals of psychoacoustics. Insights results and analyses given in these chapters are subsequently used as the basis of understanding of the middle section of the book covering: wideband audio compression (MP3 audio etc. ) speech recognition and speech coding. The final chapter covers musical synthesis and applications describing methods such as (and giving MATLAB examples of) AM FM and ring modulation techniques. This chapter gives a final example of the use of time-frequency modification to implement a so-called phase vocoder for time stretching (in MATLAB). FeaturesA comprehensive overview of contemporary speech and audio processing techniques from perceptual and physical acoustic models to a thorough background in relevant digital signal processing techniques together with an exploration of speech and audio applications. A carefully paced progression of complexity of the described methods; building in many cases from first principles. Speech and wideband audio coding together with a description of associated standardised codecs (e. g. MP3 AAC and GSM). Speech recognition: Feature extraction (e. g. MFCC features) Hidden Markov Models (HMMs) and deep learning techniques such as Long Short-Time Memory (LSTM) methods. Book and computer-based problems at the end of each chapter. Contains numerous real-world examples backed up by many MATLAB functions and code. | Audio and Speech Processing with MATLAB

GBP 51.99
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Energy Storage Systems and Components

Energy Storage Systems and Components

This book will provide the technical community with an overview of the development of new solutions and products that address key topics including electric/hybrid vehicles ultrafast battery charging smart grids renewable energy (e. g. solar and wind) peak shaving and reduction of energy consumption. The needs for storage discussed are within the context of changes between the centralized power generation of today and the distributed utility of tomorrow including the integration of renewable energy sources. Throughout the book methods for quantitative and qualitative comparison of energy storage means are presented through their energy capacity as well as through their power capability for different applications. The definitions and symbols for energy density and power density are given and relate to the volume and weight of a given system or component. A relatively underdeveloped concept that is crucial to this text is known as the theory of Ragone plots. This theory makes possible the evaluation of the real amount of energy that can possibly release out of a given system with respect to the level of power dependency chosen for the discharge process. From systems using electrochemical transformations to classical battery energy storage elements and so-called flow batteries to fuel cells and hydrogen storage this book further investigates storage systems based on physical principles (e. g. gravitational potential forces air compression and rotational kinetic energy). This text also examines purely electrical systems such as superconductive magnets and capacitors. Another subject of analysis is the presentation of power electronic circuits and architectures that are needed for continuously controllable power flow to and from different storage means. For all systems described the elementary principles of operation are given as well as the relationships for the quantified storage of energy. Finally Energy Storage: Systems and Components contains multiple international case studies and a rich set of exercises that serve both students and practicing engineers. | Energy Storage Systems and Components

GBP 140.00
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An Introduction to Sonar Systems Engineering

An Introduction to Sonar Systems Engineering

An Introduction to Sonar Systems Engineering Second Edition Important topics that are fundamental to the understanding of modern-day sonar systems engineering are featured. Linear planar and volume array theory including near-field and far-field beam patterns beam steering and array focusing are covered. Real-world arrays such as the twin-line planar array and a linear array of triplets which are solutions to the port/starboard (left/right) ambiguity problem associated with linear towed arrays are examined in detail. Detailed explanations of the fundamentals of side-looking (side-scan) and synthetic-aperture sonars are presented. Bistatic scattering with moving platforms is explored with derivations of exact solutions for the time delay time-compression/time-expansion factor and Doppler shift at a receiver for both the scattered and direct acoustic paths. Time-domain and frequency-domain descriptions and the design of CW LFM and Doppler-invariant HFM pulses are explained. Target detection in the presence of reverberation and noise is examined. Time-domain and frequency-domain descriptions of MFSK MQAM and OFDM underwater acoustic communication signals are also discussed. Although the book is mathematically rigorous it is written in a tutorial style. Many useful practical design and analysis equations for both passive and active sonar systems are derived from first principles. No major steps in the derivation of important results are skipped – all assumptions and approximations are clearly stated. Particular attention is paid to the correct units for functions and parameters. Many figures tables examples and practical homework problems at the end of each chapter are included to aid in the understanding of the material covered. New to the Second Edition Chapter 15 Synthetic-Aperture Sonar Chapter 13 Section 13. 3 The Rectangular-Envelope HFM Pulse Chapter 10 Section 10. 7 Moving Platforms was rewritten which allowed for the elimination of Appendix 10C from the first edition New explanations/discussions were added to Subsections 1. 2. 1 and 1. 3. 1 in Chapter 1 Appendix 1A was rewritten and the new Table 1A-1 was added to Chapter 1 A solutions manual is available for adopting professors

GBP 160.00
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