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The author designed his first shell and tube heat exchanger in 1965
using a slide rule. The book covers the development of calculations
methods from then until the present time. It is a technical
autobiography which includes personal accounts of interesting
developments and challenging designs. The book contains only a
basic coverage of heat transfer and pressure drop correlations
since these may be found in many other more general books on heat
transfer and fluid dynamics. Instead the emphasis is on how to
identify key variables and the impact they have on that elusive
'optimum design'. The need to visualise what is taking place in a
heat exchanger is an important part of the book and many novel ways
of doing this are suggested. The mechanical aspects of shell and
tube design are covered in sufficient detail for a thermal design
engineer to have confidence that what they are proposing is
realistic and can be manufactured. Limitations are discussed where
it is advisable to seek specialist advice. The work of the process
engineer is also covered in many sections and the need for
coordination between process and thermal designers is a feature of
the book. There is guidance on how to use modern sophisticated
computer design programs and the potential pitfalls they will
always contain. There are many examples of complex designs which
require 'fudged' computer runs and supplementary hand calculations.
There are a number of suggestions as to how some of the current
programs may be improved. The SI system of units has been used
throughout wherever practical. The main target market is practicing
thermal design engineers. The book should also be useful to many
other engineers who have to deal with heat exchangers particularly
process engineers. The book is suitable for students on first
degree and masters degree courses in engineering particularly those
studying chemical engineering.
Digital Human Modeling and Medicine: The Digital Twin explores the
body of knowledge and state-of-the-art in Digital Human Modeling
(DHM) and its applications in medicine. DHM is the science of
representing humans with their physical properties, characteristics
and behaviors in computerized, virtual models. These models can be
used standalone or integrated with other computerized object design
systems to both design or study designs of medical devices or
medical device products and their relationship with humans. They
serve as fast and cost-efficient computer-based tools for the
assessment of human functional systems and human-system
interaction. This book provides an industry first introductory and
practitioner focused overview of human simulation tools, with
detailed chapters describing body functional elements and organs,
organ interactions and fields of application. Thus, DHM tools and a
specific scientific/practical problem - functional study of the
human body - are linked in a coherent framework. Eventually the
book shows how DHM interfaces with common physical devices in
medical practice, answering to a gap in literature and a common
practitioner question. Case studies provide the applied knowledge
for practitioners to make informed decisions.
3D Printing Technology for Water Treatment Applications provides a
state-of-the-art presentation on the application of 3D printing
technology in water treatment. The book discusses numerous
processes and their scope for improvement through the use of
3D-printing technology, including pollutant separation from water
and an overview of the advantages and disadvantages of different 3D
printed technology over current technologies. In addition, the
future outlook for device development using 3D printing water
purification is explored. Finally, sustainability issues relating
to 3D printing-based water purification processes are discussed,
describing specific technologies such as 3D printed membranes. This
book will serve as a vital resource for scientists, engineers and
environmental professionals working in water treatment
technologies.
Towards 4D Printing presents the current state of three-dimensional
(3D) bioprinting and its recent offspring, 4D bioprinting. These
are attractive approaches to tissue engineering because they hold
the promise of building bulky tissue constructs with incorporated
vasculature. Starting with the discussion of 3D and 4D printing of
inanimate objects, the book presents several 3D bioprinting
techniques and points out the challenges imposed by living cells on
the bioprinting process. It argues that, in order to fine-tune the
bioprinter, one needs a quantitative analysis of the conditions
experienced by cells during printing. Once the printing is over,
the construct evolves according to mechanisms known from
developmental biology. These are described in the book along with
computer simulations that aim to predict the outcome of 3D
bioprinting. In addition, the book provides the latest information
on the principles and applications of 4D bioprinting, such as for
medical devices and assistive technology. The last chapter
discusses the perspectives of the field. This book provides an
up-to date description of the theoretical tools developed for the
optimization of 3D bioprinting, presents the morphogenetic
mechanisms responsible for the post-printing evolution of the
bioprinted construct and describing computational methods for
simulating this evolution, and discusses the leap from 3D to 4D
bioprinting in the light of the latest developments in the field.
Most importantly, Towards 4D Printing explains the importance of
theoretical modeling for the progress of 3D and 4D bioprinting.
Microfluidic Biosensors provides a comprehensive overview of the
most recent and emerging technologies in the design, fabrication
and integration of microfluidics with transducers. The book
discusses the design and principle of microfluidic systems and how
to use them for lab-on-a-chip applications. The microfluidic
fabrication technologies covered in this book provide an up-to-date
view, allowing the community to think of new ways to overcome
challenges faced in this field. The book's focus is on existing and
emerging technologies not currently being analyzed extensively
elsewhere, thus providing a unique perspective and much needed
content. The editors have crafted this book to be accessible to all
levels of academics, from graduate students, researchers and
professors working in the fields of biosensors, microfluidics
design, analytical chemistry, biomedical devices and biomedical
engineering. It will also be useful for industry professionals
working for microfluidic device manufacturers, or in the biosensor
and biomedical devices industry.
Biosensors for Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases
provides a review of how cornerstone optical, electronic,
nanomaterial and data processing technologies can address detection
issues occurring in a pandemic event. This book gives insights into
the fundamental physical, chemical and biological mechanisms needed
for such a type of detection. The content covers potential
biomarkers which can be used for the infectious disease diagnostic,
helping readers find the appropriate approach for the diagnosis of
infectious diseases. It presents a novel approach to transferring
the sensing platform from lab to application in clinics and to
point of care detection. The book then moves on to discuss the
function and efficiency of the biosensing platform in early
diagnosis of infectious diseases compared to the standard methods.
The required time, the technician skills and the steps which must
be performed are other key factors of the biosensing platform which
are well explained.
In this engaging account of innovative triumphs, Guru Madhavan
examines the ways in which engineers throughout history created
world-changing tools, from ATMs and ZIP codes to the digital camera
and the disposable diaper. Equal parts personal, practical, and
profound, Applied Minds charts a path to a future where we borrow
strategies from engineering to find inspired solutions to our most
pressing challenges.
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Quantum Materials, Devices, and Applications covers the advances
made in quantum technologies, both in research and mass production
for applications in electronics, photonics, sensing, biomedical,
environmental and agricultural applications. The book includes new
materials, new device structures that are commercially available,
and many more at the advanced research stage. It reviews the most
relevant, current and emerging materials and device structures,
organized by key applications and covers existing devices,
technologies and future possibilities within a common framework of
high-performance quantum devices. This book will be ideal for
researchers and practitioners in academia, industry and those in
materials science and engineering, electrical engineering and
physics disciplines.
Biomedical Sensors and Smart Sensing: A Beginner's Guide, a book in
the 10-volume Primers in Biomedical Imaging Devices and Systems
series, covers a wide range of interdisciplinary applications in
imaging modalities, nuclear medicine, computed tomographic systems,
x-ray systems, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound, and virtual
reality. The series explores the essential fundamental techniques
required to analyze and process signals and images for diagnosis,
scientific discovery and medical applications. Volumes in this
series cover a wide range of interdisciplinary areas, combining
foundational content with practical case studies to demonstrate the
applications of these technologies in real-world situations. In
addition, the 10-volume series considers various medical devices,
electronics, circuits, sensors and algorithms. Several applications
ranging from basic biological science to clinical practice are
included to facilitate ongoing research.
Modeling of Mass Transport Processes in Biological Media focuses on
applications of mass transfer relevant to biomedical processes and
technology-fields that require quantitative mechanistic
descriptions of the delivery of molecules and drugs. This book
features recent advances and developments in biomedical therapies
with a focus on the associated theoretical and mathematical
techniques necessary to predict mass transfer in biological
systems. The book is authored by over 50 established researchers
who are internationally recognized as leaders in their fields. Each
chapter contains a comprehensive introductory section for those new
to the field, followed by recent modeling developments motivated by
empirical experimental observation. Offering a unique opportunity
for the reader to access recent developments from technical,
theoretical, and engineering perspectives, this book is ideal for
graduate and postdoctoral researchers in academia as well as
experienced researchers in biomedical industries.
Personalized Health Systems for Cardiovascular Disease is intended
for researchers, developers, and designers in the field of
p-health, with a specific focus on management of cardiovascular
diseases. Biomedical engineers will benefit from coverage of
sensors, data transmission, signal processing, data analysis, home
and mobile applications, standards, and all other subject matters
developed in this book in order to provide an integrated view of
the different and multidisciplinary problems related to p-health
systems. However, many chapters will also be interesting to
physicians and other professionals who operate in the health
domain. Students, MS and PhD level, mainly in technical
universities, but also in medical schools, will find in this book a
complete view of the manifold aspects of p-health, including
technical problems related to sensors and software, to automatic
evaluation and correct interpretation of the data, and also some
legal and regulatory aspects. This book mainly focuses on the
development of technology used by people and patients in the
management of their own health. New wearable and implantable
devices allow a continuous monitoring of chronic patients, with a
direct involvement of clinical centers and physicians. Also,
healthy people are more and more interested in keeping their own
wellness under control, by adopting healthy lifestyles and
identifying any early sign of risk. This is leading to personalized
solutions via systems which are tailored to a specific
patient/person and her/ his needs. However, many problems are still
open when it comes to p-health systems. Which sensors and
parameters should be used? Which software and analysis? When and
how? How do you design an effective management plan for chronic
pathologies such as cardiovascular diseases? What is useful
feedback for the patient or for the clinician? And finally, what
are the limits of this approach? What is the view of physicians?
The purpose of this book is to provide, from a technical point of
view, a complete description of most of the elements which are part
of such systems, including the sensors and the hardware, the signal
processing and data management procedures, the classification and
stratification models, the standards and the regulations, focusing
on the state of the art and identifying the new directions for
innovative solutions. In this book, readers will find the
fundamental elements that must be taken into account when
developing devices and systems in the field of p-health.
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Journal; 1911
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London Society of Engineers, London Transac Society of Engineers, London Committee Society of Engineers
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Restoration of Facial Defects with Digital Technology gives global
descriptions of each method so that readers can project, design,
and manufacture a maxillofacial prosthesis and customize
maxillofacial surgery. It also covers using CAD-CAM technology to
reduce the cost and time of making a facial prosthesis. The
complete workflow for producing the ear, nasal, and oculofacial
prosthesis (implant and mechanically supported), and for oncologic
maxillofacial surgery is described. The atlas form of the book
describes each procedure in a step-by-step manner so that readers
may reproduce the process and obtain improved results with respect
to the analogic procedures. This book communicates the most updated
knowledge and the method of digital technology applied to the
maxillofacial rehabilitation workflow, in a way that all may use it
as a guide for replicating the methodologies presented in the book.
This book will help also informatics technicians and biomedical
engineers to project and customize the virtual construction of the
prosthesis. It also describes how to use the new technology to
reduce time and cost of the operatory room. The information in this
book will also let readers: know the new methodologies to use
digital technology instead of analogic procedures by
anaplastologists; accomplish unusual hygiene procedures of
craniofacial implants (hygienists); propose prosthetic alternative
solution instead of the plastic surgery to the patient who lost
ear, nose, or facial parts for oncologic or traumatic reasons;
simplify the plastic reconstructive surgery and module as a
function of the final prosthetic rehabilitation supported by
craniofacial implants. The book has been written by experts in the
field, pulling together information from disparate sources into one
reference, making it ideal for anyone working in maxillofacial
rehabilitation of the face.
Principles and Technologies for Electromagnetic Energy Based
Therapies covers the theoretical foundations of
electromagnetic-energy based therapies, principles for design of
practical devices and systems, techniques for in vitro and in vivo
testing of devices, and clinical application examples of
contemporary therapies employing non-ionizing electromagnetic
energy. The book provides in-depth coverage of: pulsed electric
fields, radiofrequency heating systems, tumor treating fields, and
microwave heating technology. Devices and systems for electrical
stimulation of neural and cardiac issue are covered as well.
Lastly, the book describes and discusses issues that are relevant
to engineers who develop and translate these technologies to
clinical applications. Readers can access information on
incorporation of preclinical testing, clinical studies and IP
protection in this book, along with in-depth technical background
for engineers on electromagnetic phenomena within the human body
and selected therapies. It covers both engineering and
biological/medical materials and gives a full perspective on
electromagnetics therapies. Unique features include content on
tumor treating fields and the development and translation of
biomedical devices.
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