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Creating a Strategic Energy Reduction Plan (Hardcover): CEM Offermann Creating a Strategic Energy Reduction Plan (Hardcover)
CEM Offermann
R3,014 Discovery Miles 30 140 Out of stock

This book outlines a simple and easy-to-follow process for auditing building operation to identify and reduce energy consumption. It explains the operational and cost-based opportunities, assessing the current conditions, analyzing the opportunities, and reporting the findings and documenting the plan. The book discusses the different building components and systems and how they affect energy efficiency and describes the operational energy efficiencies that can be gained by implementing no cost changes or alternate maintenance activities already funded. Capital improvement opportunities, and evaluating Return on Investment and life cycle replacement of equipment are also covered.

What the Ear Hears (and Doesn't) - Inside the Extraordinary Everyday World of Frequency (Paperback): Richard Mainwaring What the Ear Hears (and Doesn't) - Inside the Extraordinary Everyday World of Frequency (Paperback)
Richard Mainwaring
R452 R377 Discovery Miles 3 770 Save R75 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Handbook of Thermoset-Based Biocomposites, Three-Volume Set (Hardcover): Chandrasekar Muthukumar, Senthil Muthu Kumar... Handbook of Thermoset-Based Biocomposites, Three-Volume Set (Hardcover)
Chandrasekar Muthukumar, Senthil Muthu Kumar Thiagamani, Senthilkumar Krishnasamy, Suchart Siengchin, Ahmad Ilyas Bin Rushdan
R11,145 Discovery Miles 111 450 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Handbook of Thermoset-Based Biocomposites is a three-volume set that provides a comprehensive review on the recent developments, characterization, and applications of natural fiber-reinforced biocomposites. An in-depth look at hybrid composites, nanofillers, and natural fiber reinforcement is divided into three books on polyester, vinyl ester, and epoxy composites. The volumes explore the widespread applications of natural fiber-reinforced polyester, vinyl ester, and epoxy composites ranging from the aerospace sector, automotive parts, construction and building materials, sports equipment, and household appliances. Investigating the physio-chemical, mechanical, and thermal properties of these composites, the volumes also consider the influence of hybridization, fibre architecture, and fibre-ply orientation. This three-volume set serves as a useful reference for researchers, graduate students, and engineers in the field of composites.

Munson, Young and Okiishi's Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics (Paperback, 9th Edition, International Adaptation): Andrew L... Munson, Young and Okiishi's Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics (Paperback, 9th Edition, International Adaptation)
Andrew L Gerhart, John I Hochstein, Philip M. Gerhart
R1,491 Discovery Miles 14 910 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Munson, Young, and Okiishi's Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics is intended for undergraduate engineering students for use in a first course on fluid mechanics. Building on the well-established principles of fluid mechanics, the book offers improved and evolved academic treatment of the subject. Each important concept or notion is considered in terms of simple and easy-to-understand circumstances before more complicated features are introduced. The presentation of material allows for the gradual development of student confidence in fluid mechanics problem solving. This International Adaptation of the book comes with some new topics and updates on concepts that clarify, enhance, and expand certain ideas and concepts. The new examples and problems build upon the understanding of engineering applications of fluid mechanics and the edition has been completely updated to use SI units.

Springer Handbook of Acoustics (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 2014): F. Dunn Springer Handbook of Acoustics (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 2014)
F. Dunn; Edited by Thomas Rossing; Edited by (board members) W.M. Hartmann, D. M. Campbell, N.H. Fletcher
R7,880 Discovery Miles 78 800 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Acoustics, the science of sound, has developed into a broad interdisciplinary field encompassing the academic disciplines of physics, engineering, psychology, speech, audiology, music, architecture, physiology, neuroscience and others. Here is an unparalleled modern handbook reflecting this richly interdisciplinary nature edited by one of the acknowledged masters in the field, Thomas Rossing.

Researchers and students benefit from the comprehensive contents spanning: animal acoustics including infrasound and ultrasound, environmental noise control, music and human speech and singing, physiological and psychological acoustics, architectural acoustics, physical and engineering acoustics, medical acoustics and ocean acoustics.

The Springer Handbook of Acoustics reviews the most important areas of acoustics, with emphasis on current research. The authors of the various chapters are all experts in their fields. Each chapter is richly illustrated with figures and tables. The latest research and applications are incorporated throughout, e.g. computer recognition and synthesis of speech, physiological acoustics, psychological acoustics, thermoacoustics, diagnostic imaging and therapeutic applications and acoustical oceanography.

This new edition of the Handbook features over 11 revised and expanded chapters, new illustrations andtwo new chapters covering microphone arrays, acoustic metamaterials and acoustic emission. These improvements will make the handbook even more useful as a reference and a guide for researchers and students in every branch of acoustics.

Praise for the first edition:

"This treatise is a successful attempt to cover in one book the diverse field of acoustics, which ranges from physics to music and from formal mathematics to technological applications. ... It is this reviewer's opinion that a handbook like Rossing's, which covers the whole field of acoustics, serves a real purpose because it not only gives one a chance to see how one's specialty is covered but it also permits one to make a quick survey of other acoustical areas." (Leo Beranek, American Journal of Physics, Vol. 77 (12), December, 2009)

"The Springer Handbook of Acoustics falls into that exceptional list. ...every physics department should have a copy available." (John L. Hubisz, The Physics Teacher, Vol. 48, March, 2010)

"This handbook is an excellent addition to the acoustics literature. ... The handbook nicely covers both basics and advances in several areas of acoustics. Several chapters provide good mathematical depth, making the handbook useful as a research and technical resource. ... The accompanying CD-ROM provides the entire handbook and a large number of audio and video files, making it easy to use effectively in a classroom. Overall, a very useful educational and research resource. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals." (M. G. Prasad, CHOICE, Vol. 45 (5), January, 2008)

"This book covers a wide range of topics and the inclusion of musical acoustics, computer and electronic music appeal to me (singer, song-writer, performer and recording studio co-owner). This handbook is probably well suited for an undergraduate-level introduction to an acoustics course. ... Further, there is a CD-ROM containing all the chapters in the handbook. ... The wide range of topics, inclusion of music-related chapters, eye-pleasing presentations and other useful features make this a very good book to have on your shelf." (Tim Casey, International Journal of Acoustics and Vibration, Vol. 13 (1), 2008)

"The Springer Handbook of Acoustics comprises 28 chapters written by 33 authors. ... The enclosed CD-ROM is a valuable addition as it contains ... additional material in the form of video and audio files. ... this book has much to recommend it with well presented topics and copious clear illustrations. The Handbook of Acoustics is useful as a source book for anyone who needs or wants to become familiar with the jargon and issues related to a specific subfield of acoustics ... ." (Robert I. Odom, Siam Review, Vol. 50 (3), 2008)

The Springer Handbook of Acoustics reviews the most important areas of acoustics, with emphasis on current research. The authors of the various chapters are all experts in their fields. Each chapter is richly illustrated with figures and tables. The latest research and applications are incorporated throughout, e.g. computer recognition and synthesis of speech, physiological acoustics, psychological acoustics, thermoacoustics, diagnostic imaging and therapeutic applications and acoustical oceanography.

This new edition of the Handbook features over 13 revised and expanded chapters, new illustrations and 3 new chapters covering microphone arrays, acoustic metamaterials and acoustic emission. These improvements will make the handbook even more useful as a reference and a guide for researchers and students in every branch of acoustics."

Gravity - An Introduction to Einstein's General Relativity (Hardcover): James B. Hartle Gravity - An Introduction to Einstein's General Relativity (Hardcover)
James B. Hartle
R1,605 Discovery Miles 16 050 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Einstein's theory of general relativity is a cornerstone of modern physics. It also touches upon a wealth of topics that students find fascinating - black holes, warped spacetime, gravitational waves, and cosmology. Now reissued by Cambridge University Press, this ground-breaking text helped to bring general relativity into the undergraduate curriculum, making it accessible to virtually all physics majors. One of the pioneers of the 'physics-first' approach to the subject, renowned relativist James B. Hartle, recognized that there is typically not enough time in a short introductory course for the traditional, mathematics-first, approach. In this text, he provides a fluent and accessible physics-first introduction to general relativity that begins with the essential physical applications and uses a minimum of new mathematics. This market-leading text is ideal for a one-semester course for undergraduates, with only introductory mechanics as a prerequisite.

Noise - A Human History of Sound and Listening (Paperback): David Hendy Noise - A Human History of Sound and Listening (Paperback)
David Hendy
R453 R378 Discovery Miles 3 780 Save R75 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

What if history had a sound track? What would it tell us about ourselves? Based on a thirty-part BBC Radio series and podcast, Noise explores the human dramas that have revolved around sound at various points in the last 100,000 years, allowing us to think in fresh ways about the meaning of our collective past.

Though we might see ourselves inhabiting a visual world, our lives have always been hugely influenced by our need to hear and be heard. To tell the story of sound--music and speech, but also echoes, chanting, drumbeats, bells, thunder, gunfire, the noise of crowds, the rumbles of the human body, laughter, silence, conversations, mechanical sounds, noisy neighbors, musical recordings, and radio--is to explain how we learned to overcome our fears about the natural world, perhaps even to control it; how we learned to communicate with, understand, and live alongside our fellow beings; how we've fought with one another for dominance; how we've sought to find privacy in an increasingly noisy world; and how we've struggled with our emotions and our sanity.

Oratory in ancient Rome was important not just for the words spoken but for the sounds made--the tone, the cadence, the pitch of the voice--how that voice might have been transformed by the environment in which it was heard and how the audience might have responded to it. For the Native American tribes first encountering the European colonists, to lose one's voice was to lose oneself. In order to dominate the Native Americans, European colonists went to great effort to silence them, to replace their "demonic" "roars" with the more familiar "bugles, speaking trumpets, and gongs."

Breaking up the history of sound into prehistoric noise, the age of oratory, the sounds of religion, the sounds of power and revolt, the rise of machines, and what he calls our "amplified age," Hendy teases out continuities and breaches in our long relationship with sound in order to bring new meaning to the human story.

Advances in Energy, Environment and Chemical Engineering SET - Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Advances in... Advances in Energy, Environment and Chemical Engineering SET - Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Advances in Energy, Environment and Chemical Engineering (AEECE 2022), Dali, China, 24-26 June 2022 (Hardcover)
Ahmad Zuhairi Abdullah, Azlin Fazlina Osman
R6,138 Discovery Miles 61 380 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Advances in Energy, Environment and Chemical Engineering collects papers resulting from the conference on Energy, Environment and Chemical Engineering (AEECE 2022), Dali, China, 24-26 June, 2022. The primary goal is to promote research and developmental activities in energy technology, environment engineering and chemical engineering. Moreover, it aims to promote scientific information interchange between scholars from the top universities, business associations, research centers and high-tech enterprises working all around the world. The conference conducts in-depth exchanges and discussions on relevant topics such as energy engineering, environment technology and advanced chemical technology, aiming to provide an academic and technical communication platform for scholars and engineers engaged in scientific research and engineering practice in the field of saving technologies, environmental chemistry, clean production and so on. By sharing the research status of scientific research achievements and cutting-edge technologies, it helps scholars and engineers all over the world comprehend the academic development trend and broaden research ideas. So as to strengthen international academic research, academic topics exchange and discussion, and promote the industrialization cooperation of academic achievements.

Advances in Flowmeter Technology, Two-Volume Set (Hardcover): Jesse Yoder Advances in Flowmeter Technology, Two-Volume Set (Hardcover)
Jesse Yoder
R3,921 Discovery Miles 39 210 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Written by a team of experts, Advances in Flowmeter Technology surveys the full range of modern flowmeters for product managers, strategic planners, engineers, distributors, and students. The origins, principles of operation,controls and instrumentation, and the relative advantages of each major flowmeter type are thoroughly explained. Extensive coverage of new types that employ cutting-edge technologies - such as coriolis, magnetic, ultrasonic, vortex, thermal flowmeters - is provided. The text includes comparative examples, placing these new types of meters in the context of more traditional ones, such as differential pressure, turbine, and positive displacement flowmeters.

The Navier-Stokes Problem in the 21st Century (Paperback): Pierre-Gilles Lemarie-Rieusset The Navier-Stokes Problem in the 21st Century (Paperback)
Pierre-Gilles Lemarie-Rieusset
R1,316 Discovery Miles 13 160 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Up-to-Date Coverage of the Navier-Stokes Equation from an Expert in Harmonic Analysis The complete resolution of the Navier-Stokes equation-one of the Clay Millennium Prize Problems-remains an important open challenge in partial differential equations (PDEs) research despite substantial studies on turbulence and three-dimensional fluids. The Navier-Stokes Problem in the 21st Century provides a self-contained guide to the role of harmonic analysis in the PDEs of fluid mechanics. The book focuses on incompressible deterministic Navier-Stokes equations in the case of a fluid filling the whole space. It explores the meaning of the equations, open problems, and recent progress. It includes classical results on local existence and studies criterion for regularity or uniqueness of solutions. The book also incorporates historical references to the (pre)history of the equations as well as recent references that highlight active mathematical research in the field.

Rotary Drum - Fluid Dynamics, Dimensioning Criteria, and Industrial Applications (Hardcover): Marcos Antonio de Souza Barrozo Rotary Drum - Fluid Dynamics, Dimensioning Criteria, and Industrial Applications (Hardcover)
Marcos Antonio de Souza Barrozo; Series edited by Arun Mujumdar; Dyrney Araújo Dos Santos, Cláudio Roberto Duarte, Suellen Mendonça Nascimento
R2,715 Discovery Miles 27 150 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Rotary Drum: Fluid Dynamics, Dimensioning Criteria, and Industrial Applications provides in-depth analysis of fluid dynamics in rotary drums. In addition, it provides analysis on the different configurations, including nonconventional ones, diverse industrial applications, and comparison with competing dryer types, as well as the modeling of these devices. Covering important aspects of fluid dynamics in rotary drums, which directly influence the drying performance, the book also considers the significant cost of conventional rotary dryers. It takes into account the scale-up of rotary dryers and the control of product quality during processing, which can leave the final product overdried and overheated, wasting thermal energy. The book serves as a useful reference for researchers, graduate students, and engineers in the field of drying technology.

Reliability, Risk and Safety - Back to the Future (CD-ROM): Ben J. M. Ale, Ioannis A. Papazoglou, Enrico Zio Reliability, Risk and Safety - Back to the Future (CD-ROM)
Ben J. M. Ale, Ioannis A. Papazoglou, Enrico Zio
R11,084 R9,482 Discovery Miles 94 820 Save R1,602 (14%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Reliability, Risk and Safety: Back to the Future covers topics on reliability, risk and safety issues, including risk and reliability analysis methods, maintenance optimization, human factors, and risk management. The application areas range from nuclear engineering, oil and gas industry, electrical and civil engineering to information technology and communication, security, transportation, health and medicine or critical infrastructures. Significant attention is paid to societal factors influencing the use of reliability and risk assessment methods, and to combinatorial analysis, which has found its way into the analysis of probabilities and risk, from which quantified risk analysis developed. Integral demonstrations of the use of risk analysis and safety assessment are provided in many practical applications concerning major technological systems and structures. Reliability, Risk and Safety: Back to the Future will be of interest to academics and engineers interested in nuclear engineering, oil and gas engineering, electrical engineering, civil engineering, information technology, communication, and infrastructure.

Springer Handbook of Spacetime (Hardcover, 2014 ed.): Abhay Ashtekar, Vesselin Petkov Springer Handbook of Spacetime (Hardcover, 2014 ed.)
Abhay Ashtekar, Vesselin Petkov
R7,835 Discovery Miles 78 350 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Springer Handbook of Spacetime is dedicated to the ground-breaking paradigm shifts embodied in the two relativity theories, and describes in detail the profound reshaping of physical sciences they ushered in. It includes in a single volume chapters on foundations, on the underlying mathematics, on physical and astrophysical implications, experimental evidence and cosmological predictions, as well as chapters on efforts to unify general relativity and quantum physics. The Handbook can be used as a desk reference by researchers in a wide variety of fields, not only by specialists in relativity but also by researchers in related areas that either grew out of, or are deeply influenced by, the two relativity theories: cosmology, astronomy and astrophysics, high energy physics, quantum field theory, mathematics, and philosophy of science. It should also serve as a valuable resource for graduate students and young researchers entering these areas, and for instructors who teach courses on these subjects.

The Handbook is divided into six parts. Part A: Introduction to Spacetime Structure. Part B: Foundational Issues. Part C: Spacetime Structure and Mathematics. Part D: Confronting Relativity theories with observations. Part E: General relativity and the universe. Part F: Spacetime beyond Einstein.

Why You Like It - The Science and Culture of Musical Taste (Paperback): Nolan Gasser Why You Like It - The Science and Culture of Musical Taste (Paperback)
Nolan Gasser
R655 R564 Discovery Miles 5 640 Save R91 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Plastics Institute of America Plastics Engineering, Manufacturing & Data Handbook - Volume 1 Fundamentals and Processes... Plastics Institute of America Plastics Engineering, Manufacturing & Data Handbook - Volume 1 Fundamentals and Processes (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001)
D. V Rosato, Nick R. Schott, Marlene G. Rosato
R14,651 Discovery Miles 146 510 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book provides a simplified, practical, and innovative approach to understanding the design and manufacture of plastic products in the World of Plastics. The concise and comprehensive information defines and focuses on past, current, and future technical trends. The handbook reviews over 20,000 different subjects; and contains over 1,000 figures and more than 400 tables. Various plastic materials and their behavior patterns are reviewed. Examples are provided of different plastic products and relating to them critical factors that range from meeting performance requirements in different environments to reducing costs and targeting for zero defects. This book provides the reader with useful pertinent information readily available as summarized in the Table of Contents, List of References and the Index.

What If? 2 - Additional Serious Scientific Answers To Absurd Hypothetical Questions (Hardcover): Randall Munroe What If? 2 - Additional Serious Scientific Answers To Absurd Hypothetical Questions (Hardcover)
Randall Munroe
R825 Discovery Miles 8 250 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of What If? and How To answers more of the weirdest questions you never thought to ask.

The millions of people around the world who read and loved What If? still have questions, and those questions are getting stranger. Thank goodness xkcd creator Randall Munroe is here to help. Planning to ride a fire pole from the Moon back to Earth? The hardest part is sticking the landing. Hoping to cool the atmosphere by opening everyone’s freezer door at the same time? Maybe it’s time for a brief introduction to thermodynamics. Want to know what would happen if you rode a helicopter blade, built a billion-story building, made a lava lamp out of lava, or jumped on a geyser as it erupted? Okay, if you insist.

Before you go on a cosmic road trip, feed the residents of New York City to a T. rex, or fill every church with bananas, be sure to consult this practical guide for impractical ideas. Unfazed by absurdity, Munroe consults the latest research on everything from swing-set physics to airliner catapult–design to answer his readers’ questions, clearly and concisely, with illuminating and occasionally terrifying illustrations. As he consistently demonstrates, you can learn a lot from examining how the world might work in very specific extreme circumstances.

Solutions Manual for the Guide to Energy Management (Hardcover, 8th edition): Klaus-Dieter E Pawlik Solutions Manual for the Guide to Energy Management (Hardcover, 8th edition)
Klaus-Dieter E Pawlik
R2,727 Discovery Miles 27 270 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 2016. This practical study guide serves as a valuable companion text, providing workedout solutions to all of the problems presented in Guide to Energy Management, Eighth Edition. Covering each chapter in sequence, the author has provided detailed instructions to guide you through every step in the problemsolving process. You'll find all the help you need to fully master and apply the stateoftheart concepts and strategies presented in Guide to Energy Management.

Multi-disciplinary Sustainable Engineering: Current and Future Trends - Proceedings of the 5th Nirma University International... Multi-disciplinary Sustainable Engineering: Current and Future Trends - Proceedings of the 5th Nirma University International Conference on Engineering, Ahmedabad, India, November 26-28, 2015 (Paperback)
P. N. Tekwani, M. Bhavsar, B. A. Modi
R1,394 Discovery Miles 13 940 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Nirma University International Conference on Engineering NUiCONE is a flagship event of the Institute of Technology, Nirma University, Ahmedabad. NUiCONE-2015 is focussed on events/themes in the current trends in Engineering and its research issues. Practicing engineers, technologists and technopreneurs from the industry will engage in special knowledge sharing sessions using applied technical papers by industry participants on case-study applications, white-papers, panel discussions, industrial exhibitions of innovations and technology products etc. This proceedings book includes peer reviewed and presented research papers by research scholars and professionals from academia, industry and government R&D organizations. The papers included in this proceedings volume present unpublished research of participating researchers related to some specific multi-disciplinary themes addressing sustainable engineering fields like Sustainable Manufacturing Processes; Design and Analysis of Machine & Mechanisms; Energy Conservation and Management; Concrete and Structural Engineering; Infrastructure Project Planning and Management; Chemical Process Development and Design; and Technologies for Green Environment.

Turbulent Flow (Hardcover, 3rd ed.): R.J. Garde Turbulent Flow (Hardcover, 3rd ed.)
R.J. Garde
R1,388 Discovery Miles 13 880 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book gives the basic analytical framework for the description of turbulent flows and discusses various types encountered by civil engineers involved in hydraulic analysis and design, as well as environmental engineers. It also presents a detailed exposition of the various dimensions of turbulent flow. The book is extremely useful for practising engineers, particularly in the field of hydraulic analysis and design, building dynamics and environmental engineering.

Encyclopedia of Fluid Mechanics (Paperback): Ethirajan Rathakrishnan Encyclopedia of Fluid Mechanics (Paperback)
Ethirajan Rathakrishnan
R2,786 Discovery Miles 27 860 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book was developed using material from teaching courses on fluid mechanics, high-speed flows, aerodynamics, high-enthalpy flows, experimental methods, aircraft design, heat transfer, introduction to engineering, and wind engineering. It precisely presents the theoretical and application aspects of the terms associated with these courses. It explains concepts such as cyclone, typhoon, hurricane, and tornado, by highlighting the subtle difference between them. The text comprehensively introduces the subject vocabulary of fluid mechanics for use in courses in engineering and the physical sciences. This book * Presents the theoretical aspects and applications of high-speed flows, aerodynamics, high-enthalpy flows, and aircraft design. * Provides a ready reference source for readers to learn essential concepts related to flow physics, rarefied, and stratified flows. * Comprehensively covers topics such as laser Doppler anemometer, latent heat of fusion, and latent heat of vaporisation. * Includes schematic sketches and photographic images to equip the reader with a better view of the concepts. This is ideal study material for senior undergraduate and graduate students in the fields of mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, flow physics, civil engineering, automotive engineering, and manufacturing engineering.

Advances in Energy Materials and Environment Engineering - Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Energy Materials... Advances in Energy Materials and Environment Engineering - Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Energy Materials and Environment Engineering (ICEMEE 2022), Zhangjiajie, China, 22-24 April 2022 (Hardcover)
Chong Kok Keong
R5,100 Discovery Miles 51 000 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This new book, Advances in Energy Materials and Environment Engineering, covers the timely issue of green applications of materials. It covers the diverse usages of carbon nanotubes for energy, for power, for the protection of the environment, and for new energy applications. The diverse topics in the volume include energy saving technologies, renewable energy, clean energy development, nuclear engineering and hydrogen energy, advanced power semiconductors, power systems and energy and much more. This timely book addresses the need of the hour and will prove to be valuable for environmentally conscious industry professionals, faculty and students, and researchers in materials science, engineering, and environment with interest in energy materials.

Introduction to Traveling Waves (Hardcover): Anna R. Ghazaryan, Stephane Lafortune, Vahagn Manukian Introduction to Traveling Waves (Hardcover)
Anna R. Ghazaryan, Stephane Lafortune, Vahagn Manukian
R2,742 Discovery Miles 27 420 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Introduction to Traveling Waves is an invitation to research focused on traveling waves for undergraduate and masters level students. Traveling waves are not typically covered in the undergraduate curriculum, and topics related to traveling waves are usually only covered in research papers, except for a few texts designed for students. This book includes techniques that are not covered in those texts. Through their experience involving undergraduate and graduate students in a research topic related to traveling waves, the authors found that the main difficulty is to provide reading materials that contain the background information sufficient to start a research project without an expectation of an extensive list of prerequisites beyond regular undergraduate coursework. This book meets that need and serves as an entry point into research topics about the existence and stability of traveling waves. Features Self-contained, step-by-step introduction to nonlinear waves written assuming minimal prerequisites, such as an undergraduate course on linear algebra and differential equations. Suitable as a textbook for a special topics course, or as supplementary reading for courses on modeling. Contains numerous examples to support the theoretical material. Supplementary MATLAB codes available via GitHub.

Predictive Modeling of Dynamic Processes - A Tribute to Professor Klaus Thoma (Hardcover, 2009 ed.): Stefan Hiermaier Predictive Modeling of Dynamic Processes - A Tribute to Professor Klaus Thoma (Hardcover, 2009 ed.)
Stefan Hiermaier
R4,473 Discovery Miles 44 730 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Predictive Modeling of Dynamic Processes provides an overview of hydrocode technology, applicable to a variety of industries and areas of engineering design. Covering automotive crash, blast impact, and hypervelocity impact phenomena, this volume offers readers an in-depth explanation of the fundamental code components. Chapters include informative introductions to each topic, and explain the specific requirements pertaining to each predictive hydrocode.

Successfully blending crash simulation, hydrocode technology and impact engineering, this volume fills a gap in the current competing literature available.

General Relativity: The Essentials (Paperback): Carlo Rovelli General Relativity: The Essentials (Paperback)
Carlo Rovelli
R518 R428 Discovery Miles 4 280 Save R90 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In this short book, renowned theoretical physicist and author Carlo Rovelli gives a straightforward introduction to Einstein's General Relativity, our current theory of gravitation. Focusing on conceptual clarity, he derives all the basic results in the simplest way, taking care to explain the physical, philosophical and mathematical ideas at the heart of "the most beautiful of all scientific theories". Some of the main applications of General Relativity are also explored, for example, black holes, gravitational waves and cosmology, and the book concludes with a brief introduction to quantum gravity. Written by an author well known for the clarity of his presentation of scientific ideas, this concise book will appeal to university students looking to improve their understanding of the principal concepts, as well as science-literate readers who are curious about the real theory of General Relativity, at a level beyond a popular science treatment.

A ‘Light’ Guide to Energy Savings in Transport (Hardcover): Conor Molloy A ‘Light’ Guide to Energy Savings in Transport (Hardcover)
Conor Molloy
R2,828 Discovery Miles 28 280 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book is a practical guide to finding and delivering energy savings opportunities in transport operations for professional energy managers and energy auditors. Globally, transport is one of the fastest growing energy consumers and emitters of greenhouse gases, predominantly CO₂. The transport sector is also changing quickly ("more change in the last 5 years than in the last 50" – Mary Barra, CEO General Motors ). After distance, unladen vehicle weight is the biggest driver of energy consumption in transport, hence this book is called the ‘light’ guide – tongue in cheek. Be warned transport is a huge and complex topic. This practical guide from the convener of EN16247-4:2014, the first European energy audit standard for transport, takes a pragmatic approach to delivering measurable energy and emissions reductions in transport operations. Lessons learnt from the author’s 17 years of experience in persuading operators to deliver measured energy savings in transport are interwoven with tools, tips and shortcuts. That will help energy managers and auditors deliver effective transport energy audits that identify opportunities, prompting action, measured savings and, most importantly, being invited back!

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