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Operational Freight Carrier Planning - Basic Concepts, Optimization Models and Advanced Memetic Algorithms (Paperback,... Operational Freight Carrier Planning - Basic Concepts, Optimization Models and Advanced Memetic Algorithms (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2005)
Joern Schoenberger
R2,920 Discovery Miles 29 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book represents the compilation of several research approaches on opera tional freight carrier planning carried out at the Chair of Logistics, University of Bremen. It took nearly three years from the first ideas to the final version, now in your hands. During this time, several persons helped me all the time to keep on going and to re-start when I got stuck in a dead end or when I could not see the wood for the trees. I am deeply indebted to them for their encouragement and comments. Prof. Dr. Herbert Kopfer, holder of the Chair of Logistics, introduced me into the field of operational transport planning. He motivated and supervised me. Furthermore, he supported me constantly and allowed me to be as free as possible in my research and encouraged me to be as creative as necessary. In addition, I have to thank Prof. Dr. Hans-Dietrich Haasis, Prof. Dr. Martin G. Mohrle and Prof. Dr. Thorsten Poddig. On behalf of all my colleagues, who supported me in numerous ways, I have to say thank you to Prof. Dr. Dirk C. Mattfeld, Prof. Dr. Christian Bierwirth, Henner Gratz, Prof. Dr. Elmar Erkens, Nadja Shigo and Katrin Dorow. They all helped me even with my most obscure and dubious problems. My family supported me all the time. They always showed me their trust and encouraged me continuously. Special thanks are dedicated to my parents Monika and Heinz-Jiirgen."

Viscosity of Liquids - Theory, Estimation, Experiment, and Data (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2007): Dabir... Viscosity of Liquids - Theory, Estimation, Experiment, and Data (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2007)
Dabir S. Viswanath, Tushar K. Ghosh, Dasika. H. L. Prasad, Nidamarty V. K. Dutt, Kalipatnapu Y Rani
R5,878 Discovery Miles 58 780 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The need for properties is ever increasing to make processes more economical. A good survey of the viscosity data, its critical evaluation and correlation would help design engineers, scientists and technologists in their areas of interest. This type of work assumes more importance as the amount of experimental work in collection and correlation of properties such as viscosity, thermal conductivity, heat capacities, etc has reduced drastically both at the industry, universities, and national laboratories. One of the c o-authors, Professor Viswanath, co-authored a book jointly with Dr. Natarajan Data Book on the Viscosity of Liquids in 1989 which mainly presented collected and evaluated liquid viscosity data from the literature. Although it is one of its kinds in the field, Prof. Viswanath recognized that the design engineers, scientists and technologists should have a better understanding of theories, experimental procedures, and operational aspects of viscometers. Also, rarely the data are readily available at the conditions that are necessary for design of the equipment or for other calculations. Therefore, the data must be interpolated or extrapolated using the existing literature data and using appropriate correlations or models. We have tried to address these issues in this book."

Nonlinear Continua (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2005): Eduardo N. Dvorkin, Marcela B. Goldschmit Nonlinear Continua (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2005)
Eduardo N. Dvorkin, Marcela B. Goldschmit
R2,950 Discovery Miles 29 500 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book develops a modern presentation of Continuum Mechanics, oriented towards numerical applications in the ?elds of nonlinear analysis of solids, structures and ?uids. Kinematics of the continuum deformation, including pull-back/push-forward transformations between di erent con?gurations; stress and strain measures; objective stress rate and strain rate measures; balance principles; constitutive relations, with emphasis on elasto-plasticity of metals and variational prin- ples are developed using general curvilinear coordinates. Being tensor analysis the indispensable tool for the development of the continuum theory in general coordinates, in the appendix an overview of t- soranalysisisalsopresented. Embedded in the theoretical presentation, application examples are dev- oped to deepen the understanding of the discussed concepts. Even though the mathematical presentation of the di erent topics is quite rigorous; an e ort is made to link formal developments with engineering ph- ical intuition. This book is based on two graduate courses that the authors teach at the Engineering School of the University of Buenos Aires and it is intended for graduate engineering students majoring in mechanics and for researchers in the ?elds of applied mechanics and numerical methods. VIII Preface I am grateful to Klaus-Jurgen Bathe for introducing me to Computational Mechanics, for his enthusiasm, for his encouragement to undertake challenges and for his friendship."

Microstructure of Steels and Cast Irons (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2004): Madeleine Durand-Charre Microstructure of Steels and Cast Irons (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2004)
Madeleine Durand-Charre
R4,524 Discovery Miles 45 240 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The book comprises three parts. Part 1 gives a historical description of the development of ironworking techniques since the earliest times. Part 2 is the core of the book and deals with the metallurgical basis of microstructures, with four main themes: phase diagrams, solidification processes, diffusion, and solid state phase transformations. Part 3 begins by an introduction to steel design principles. It then goes on to consider the different categories of steels, placing emphasis on their specific microstructural features. Finally, a comprehensive reference list includes several hundred pertinent articles and books. The book is the work of a single author, thus ensuring uniformity and concision. It is intended for scientists, metallurgical engineers and senior technicians in research and development laboratories, design offices and quality departments, as well as for teachers and students in universities, technical colleges and other higher education establishments.

Charge Injection Systems - Physical Principles, Experimental and Theoretical Work (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover... Charge Injection Systems - Physical Principles, Experimental and Theoretical Work (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2009)
John Shrimpton
R2,930 Discovery Miles 29 300 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

C Specific heat at constant pressure p D Displacement field D Diffusion coefficient d D Orifice diameter E Electric field E Electron charge F Force G Acceleration due to gravity I Current J Current flux K Conductivity k Boltzmann constant B L Atomizer geometry: length from electrode tip to orifice plane i L Atomizer geometry : length of orifice channel o P Polarization Q Flow rate/Heat flux Q Charge r Atomizer geometry : electrode tip radius p T Time T Temperature U Velocity V Voltage W Energy X Distance Nomenclature (Greek) Thermal expansion coefficient ? Permittivity ? Permutation operator ? ijk Ion mobility ? VI Nomenclature Debye length ? D ? Dynamic viscosity ? Mass density Surface tension ? T Electrical conductivity ? ? Timescale ? Vorticity Nomenclature (Subscripts) Reference state ? o Cartesian tensor notation ? ijk Volume density (? per unit volume) ? v Surface density (? per unit area) ? s Linear density (? per unit length) ? l 'critical' state ? c Bulk mean injection ? inj Nomenclature (Superscripts) Time or ensemble averaged ? Contents Contents 1 Introduction................................................................... 1 1.1 Introduction and Scope.................................................. 1 1.2 Organization.............................................................. 3 2 Electrostatics, Electrohydrodynamic Flow, Coupling and Instability.................................................................. 5 2.1 Electrostatics.............................................................. 5 2.1.1 The Coulomb Force............................................. 5 2.1.2 Permittivity...................................................... 6 2.1.3 Conductors, Insulators, Dielectrics and Polarization........ 6 2.1.4 Gauss's Law...................................................... 8 2.2 Mobility and Charge Transport........................................ 10 2.2.1 Introduction...................................................... 10

A History of Thermodynamics - The Doctrine of Energy and Entropy (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2007): Ingo... A History of Thermodynamics - The Doctrine of Energy and Entropy (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2007)
Ingo Muller
R5,263 Discovery Miles 52 630 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book offers an easy to read, all-embracing history of thermodynamics. It describes the long development of thermodynamics, from the misunderstood and misinterpreted to the conceptually simple and extremely useful theory that we know today. Coverage identifies not only the famous physicists who developed the field, but also engineers and scientists from other disciplines who helped in the development and spread of thermodynamics as well.

Renewable Energy - Technology, Economics and Environment (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2007): Martin... Renewable Energy - Technology, Economics and Environment (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2007)
Martin Kaltschmitt, Wolfgang Streicher, Andreas Wiese
R2,543 Discovery Miles 25 430 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The utilisation of renewable energies is not at all new; in the history of mankind renewable energies have for a long time been the primary possibility of generating energy. This only changed with industrial revolution when lignite and hard coal became increasingly more important. Later on, also crude oil gained importance. Offering the advantages of easy transportation and processing also as a raw material, crude oil has become one of the prime energy carriers applied today. Moreover, natural gas used for space heating and power provision as well as a transportation fuel has become increasingly important, as it is abundantly available and only requires low investments in terms of energy conversion facilities. As fossil energy carriers were increasingly used for energy generation, at least by the industrialised countries, the application of renewable energies decreased in absolute and relative terms; besides a few exceptions, renewable energies are of secondary importance with regard to overall energy generation.

Principles of Hyperplasticity - An Approach to Plasticity Theory Based on Thermodynamic Principles (Paperback, Softcover... Principles of Hyperplasticity - An Approach to Plasticity Theory Based on Thermodynamic Principles (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2007)
Guy T. Houlsby, Alexander M. Puzrin
R4,510 Discovery Miles 45 100 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The approach to plasticity theory developed here is firmly rooted in thermodynamics. Emphasis is placed on the use of potentials and the derivation of incremental response, necessary for numerical analysis. The derivation of constitutive models for irreversible behaviour entirely from two scalar potentials is shown.

The use of potentials allows models to be very simply defined, classified and, if necessary, developed and it permits dependent and independent variables to be interchanged, making possible different forms of a model for different applications.

The theory is extended to include treatment of rate-dependent materials and a powerful concept, in which a single plastic strain is replaced by a plastic strain function, allowing smooth transitions between elastic and plastic behaviour is introduced.

This monograph will benefit academic researchers in mechanics, civil engineering and geomechanics and practising geotechnical engineers; it will also interest numerical analysts in engineering mechanics.

Advances in Microwave and Radio Frequency Processing - Report from the 8th International Conference on Microwave and... Advances in Microwave and Radio Frequency Processing - Report from the 8th International Conference on Microwave and High-Frequency Heating held in Bayreuth, Germany, September 3-7, 2001 (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2006)
M. Willert-Porada
R8,904 Discovery Miles 89 040 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Prometheus brought fire to mankind Arthur R. von Hippel "Dielectrics and Waves," 1954 Our contribution? There are only few areas of research and development of a comparable scientific and technological extension as microwave and high frequency processing. "Pr- essing" means not only application of radiation of 300 MHz to 300 GHz f- quency to synthesis, heating or ionisation of matter but also generation, transm- sion and detection of microwave and radio frequency radiation. Microwave and high frequency sources positioned in the orbit are the foun- tion of modern satellite telecommunication systems, gyrotron tubes being pr- ently developed in different countries all over the world will most probably be the major devices to open up a new era of energy supply to mankind be means of - sion plasma. Although initiated by military purposes during the Second World War (RADAR, Radio Detection and Ranging), microwave and high frequency utilisation has spread over almost every important aspect of normal day life since than, from individual mobile phones and kitchen microwave ovens to industrial food processing, production of composites as sustainable building materials, green chemistry, medical applications and finally infrastructure installations like GPS and Galileo, to name only few examples. These different areas of microwave and high frequency radiation application can not be unified within one group of scientists and technologists. There are s- eral distinguished communities active e.g., in the area of telecommunication s- tems, strong microwaves for fusion plasma or plasma based materials processing.

Fluid Mechanics - With Problems and Solutions, and an Aerodynamics Laboratory (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st... Fluid Mechanics - With Problems and Solutions, and an Aerodynamics Laboratory (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2005)
Egon Krause
R1,580 Discovery Miles 15 800 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Despite dramatic advances in numerical and experimental methods of fluid mechanics, the fundamentals are still the starting point for solving flow problems. This textbook introduces the major branches of fluid mechanics of incompressible and compressible media, the basic laws governing their flow, and gas dynamics. Fluid Mechanics demonstrates how flows can be classified and how specific engineering problems can be identified, formulated and solved, using the methods of applied mathematics. The material is elaborated in special applications sections by more than 200 exercises and separately listed solutions. The final section comprises the Aerodynamics Laboratory, an introduction to experimental methods treating eleven flow experiments. This class-tested textbook offers a unique combination of introduction to the major fundamentals, many exercises, and a detailed description of experiments.

Free-Convective Heat Transfer - With Many Photographs of Flows and Heat Exchange (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st... Free-Convective Heat Transfer - With Many Photographs of Flows and Heat Exchange (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2005)
Oleg G. Martynenko, Pavel P. Khramtsov
R5,831 Discovery Miles 58 310 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Free Convective Heat Transfer is a thorough survey of various kinds of free-convective flows and heat transfer. Reference data are accompanied by a large number of photographs originating from different optical visualization methods illustrating the different types of flow. The formulas derived from numerical and analytical investigations are valuable tools for engineering calculations. They are written in their most compact and general form in order to allow for an extensive range of different variants of boundary and initial conditions, which, in turn, leads to a wide applicability to different flow types. Some specific engineering problems are solved in the book as exemplary applications of these formulas.

Thermal Stress Resistance of Materials (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008): Anatoly Lanin, Ivan Fedik Thermal Stress Resistance of Materials (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008)
Anatoly Lanin, Ivan Fedik
R3,212 Discovery Miles 32 120 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This brilliant treatise is based on extensive experimental and technological data derived from high-temperature materials development processes. The distinguished authors analyse results from the development of nuclear reactors and aerospace rocket engines. They apply this data to the problem of bearing capacity and the fracture of thermally loaded bodies. They establish new regularities of fracture at various modes of local and combined thermal loading.

Basics of Aerothermodynamics (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2005): Ernst Heinrich Hirschel Basics of Aerothermodynamics (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2005)
Ernst Heinrich Hirschel
R5,011 Discovery Miles 50 110 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The last two decades have brought two important developments for aeroth- modynamics. One is that airbreathing hypersonic flight became the topic of technology programmes and extended system studies. The other is the emergence and maturing of the discrete numerical methods of aerodyn- ics/aerothermodynamics complementary to the ground-simulation facilities, with the parallel enormous growth of computer power. Airbreathing hypersonic flight vehicles are, in contrast to aeroassisted re-entry vehicles, drag sensitive. They have, further, highly integrated lift and propulsion systems. This means that viscous eflFects, like boundary-layer development, laminar-turbulent transition, to a certain degree also strong interaction phenomena, are much more important for such vehicles than for re-entry vehicles. This holds also for the thermal state of the surface and thermal surface effects, concerning viscous and thermo-chemical phenomena (more important for re-entry vehicles) at and near the wall. The discrete numerical methods of aerodynamics/aerothermodynamics permit now - what was twenty years ago not imaginable - the simulation of high speed flows past real flight vehicle configurations with thermo-chemical and viscous effects, the description of the latter being still handicapped by in sufficient flow-physics models. The benefits of numerical simulation for flight vehicle design are enormous: much improved aerodynamic shape definition and optimization, provision of accurate and reliable aerodynamic data, and highly accurate determination of thermal and mechanical loads. Truly mul- disciplinary design and optimization methods regarding the layout of thermal protection systems, all kinds of aero-servoelasticity problems of the airframe, et cetera, begin now to emerge."

Analytical Methods for Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow Problems (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2005): Bernhard... Analytical Methods for Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow Problems (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2005)
Bernhard Weigand
R3,212 Discovery Miles 32 120 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Although the solution of Partial Differential Equations by numerical methods is the standard practice in industries, analytical methods are still important for the critical assessment of results derived from advanced computer simulations and the improvement of the underlying numerical techniques. Literature devoted to analytical methods, however, often focuses on theoretical and mathematical aspects and is therefore useless to most engineers. Analytical Methods for Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow Problems addresses engineers and engineering students. It describes useful analytical methods by applying them to real-world problems rather than solving the usual over-simplified classroom problems. The book demonstrates the applicability of analytical methods even for complex problems and guides the reader to a more intuitive understanding of approaches and solutions.

Diesel Engine Transient Operation - Principles of Operation and Simulation Analysis (Paperback, 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed.... Diesel Engine Transient Operation - Principles of Operation and Simulation Analysis (Paperback, 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2009)
Constantine D. Rakopoulos, Evangelos G. Giakoumis
R4,522 Discovery Miles 45 220 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Traditionally, the study of internal combustion engines operation has focused on the steady-state performance. However, the daily driving schedule of automotive and truck engines is inherently related to unsteady conditions. In fact, only a very small portion of a vehicle's operating pattern is true steady-state, e. g. , when cruising on a motorway. Moreover, the most critical conditions encountered by industrial or marine engines are met during transients too. Unfortunately, the transient operation of turbocharged diesel engines has been associated with slow acceleration rate, hence poor driveability, and overshoot in particulate, gaseous and noise emissions. Despite the relatively large number of published papers, this very important subject has been treated in the past scarcely and only segmentally as regards reference books. Merely two chapters, one in the book Turbocharging the Internal Combustion Engine by N. Watson and M. S. Janota (McMillan Press, 1982) and another one written by D. E. Winterbone in the book The Thermodynamics and Gas Dynamics of Internal Combustion Engines, Vol. II edited by J. H. Horlock and D. E. Winterbone (Clarendon Press, 1986) are dedicated to transient operation. Both books, now out of print, were published a long time ago. Then, it seems reasonable to try to expand on these pioneering works, taking into account the recent technological advances and particularly the global concern about environmental pollution, which has intensified the research on transient (diesel) engine operation, typically through the Transient Cycles certification of new vehicles.

Compressor Instability with Integral Methods (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2007): Eddie Y. K. Ng, N.Y. Liu Compressor Instability with Integral Methods (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2007)
Eddie Y. K. Ng, N.Y. Liu
R2,957 Discovery Miles 29 570 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book brings together the quick integral approaches and advances in the field for the prediction of stall and surge problems in the compressor. The book is useful for people involved in the flow analysis, design and testing of rotating machinery. For students, it can be used as a specialized topic of senior undergraduate or graduate study. The book can also serve as self-study material.

Theory of Periodic Conjugate Heat Transfer (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2007): Yuri B. Zudin Theory of Periodic Conjugate Heat Transfer (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2007)
Yuri B. Zudin
R3,466 Discovery Miles 34 660 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Here is a new method for calculating heat transfer in coupled convective-conductive fluid-wall systems under periodical intensity oscillations in fluid flow. The true steady state mean value of the heat transfer coefficient must be multiplied by a newly defined coupling factor, which is always smaller than one and depends on the coupling parameters Biot number, Fourier number as well as dimensionless geometry and oscillation parameters. Includes characteristic solved problems, with tables and diagrams.

Understanding Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics - Foundations, Applications, Frontiers (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover... Understanding Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics - Foundations, Applications, Frontiers (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008)
Georgy Lebon, David Jou
R3,736 Discovery Miles 37 360 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Discover the many facets of non-equilibrium thermodynamics. The first part of this book describes the current thermodynamic formalism recognized as the classical theory. The second part focuses on different approaches. Throughout the presentation, the emphasis is on problem-solving applications. To help build your understanding, some problems have been analyzed using several formalisms to underscore their differences and their similarities.

Convection in Porous Media (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 3rd ed. 2006): D.A. Nield, Adrian Bejan Convection in Porous Media (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 3rd ed. 2006)
D.A. Nield, Adrian Bejan
R4,856 Discovery Miles 48 560 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This new edition includes nearly 1000 new references.

Microfluidics Based Microsystems - Fundamentals and Applications (Paperback, 2010 ed.): S. Kakac, B. Kosoy, D. Li, A.... Microfluidics Based Microsystems - Fundamentals and Applications (Paperback, 2010 ed.)
S. Kakac, B. Kosoy, D. Li, A. Pramuanjaroenkij
R8,870 Discovery Miles 88 700 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume contains an archival record of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Microfluidics Based Microsystems - Fundamentals and App- cations held in Ce ?me-Izmir, Turkey, August 23-September 4, 2009. ASIs are intended to be high-level teaching activity in scientific and technical areas of current concern. In this volume, the reader may find interesting chapters and various microsystems fundamentals and applications. As the world becomes increasingly concerned with terrorism, early - spot detection of terrorist's weapons, particularly bio-weapons agents such as bacteria and viruses are extremely important. NATO Public Diplomacy division, Science for Peace and Security section support research, Advanced Study Institutes and workshops related to security. Keeping this policy of NATO in mind, we made such a proposal on Microsystems for security. We are very happy that leading experts agreed to come and lecture in this important NATO ASI. We will see many examples that will show us Microfluidics usefulness for rapid diagnostics following a bioterrorism attack. For the applications in national security and anti-terrorism, microfluidic system technology must meet the challenges. To develop microsystems for security and to provide a comprehensive state-of-the-art assessment of the existing research and applications by treating the subject in considerable depth through lectures from eminent professionals in the field, through discussions and panel sessions are very beneficial for young scientists in the field."

Microfluidics Based Microsystems - Fundamentals and Applications (Hardcover, Edition.): S. Kakac, B. Kosoy, D. Li, A.... Microfluidics Based Microsystems - Fundamentals and Applications (Hardcover, Edition.)
S. Kakac, B. Kosoy, D. Li, A. Pramuanjaroenkij
R8,954 Discovery Miles 89 540 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume contains an archival record of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Microfluidics Based Microsystems - Fundamentals and App- cations held in Ce ?me-Izmir, Turkey, August 23-September 4, 2009. ASIs are intended to be high-level teaching activity in scientific and technical areas of current concern. In this volume, the reader may find interesting chapters and various microsystems fundamentals and applications. As the world becomes increasingly concerned with terrorism, early - spot detection of terrorist's weapons, particularly bio-weapons agents such as bacteria and viruses are extremely important. NATO Public Diplomacy division, Science for Peace and Security section support research, Advanced Study Institutes and workshops related to security. Keeping this policy of NATO in mind, we made such a proposal on Microsystems for security. We are very happy that leading experts agreed to come and lecture in this important NATO ASI. We will see many examples that will show us Microfluidics usefulness for rapid diagnostics following a bioterrorism attack. For the applications in national security and anti-terrorism, microfluidic system technology must meet the challenges. To develop microsystems for security and to provide a comprehensive state-of-the-art assessment of the existing research and applications by treating the subject in considerable depth through lectures from eminent professionals in the field, through discussions and panel sessions are very beneficial for young scientists in the field."

Handbook for Heat Exchangers and Tube Banks design (Hardcover, 2010): Donatello Annaratone Handbook for Heat Exchangers and Tube Banks design (Hardcover, 2010)
Donatello Annaratone
R4,342 Discovery Miles 43 420 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The recently published book by the author, "Engineering Heat Transfer," already dealt with exact computation of heat exchangers and tube banks. In design c- putationthisisaccomplishedviacorrectivefactors;thelattermakesitpossibleto compute the actual mean temperature difference by starting from the logarithmic onerelativeto?uidsinparallel?oworcounter?ow. As far as veri?cation computation is concerned, corrective factors were int- ducedtocomputeacertaincharacteristicfactorcorrectly, asisfundamentalforthis typeofcomputation. Basedontheabove, theauthordecidedtoinvestigatefurther, re?ne, andwiden thistopic: theoutcomeofthisworkhasresultedinthishandbook. Newtypesofexchangerswereexamined;thecalculationwasre?nedtoproduce practicallyexactvaluesforthefactors. Thescopeoftheinvestigationwasincreased by widening the range of the starting factors. Furthermore, a greater number of valuestobeincludedinthetableswasconsidered. Finally, afewcharacteristicsof certainvaluesofthecorrectivefactorswerehighlighted. The?rstsectionisanintroduction;itsummarizesthefundamentalcriteriaofheat transferandproceedstoillustratethebehaviorof?uidsinbothparallelandcounter ?ow. Italsoshowshowtocomputethemeanisobaricspeci?cheatforsome?uids; itillustratesthesigni?canceofdesigncomputationandveri?cationcomputation. In addition, itillustrateshowtoproceedwithheatexchangersandtubebankstocarry outbothdesignandveri?cationcomputationcorrectly. AppendixAthenincludes36tablesasareferencefordesigncomputation, The tablescontainthecorrectivefactorsrequiredtoobtaintheactualmeantemperature differencebystartingfromthemeanlogarithmictemperaturedifferencerelativeto ?uidsinparallel?oworcounter?ow. Finally, Appendix B includes 35 tables for veri?cation computation. As far as heatexchangers areconcerned, itshowsthevaluesoffactor ? whichisrequired forthistypeofcomputation. Thevaluesofthecorrectivefactorsforcoilsandtube banksarealsopresented. Milano, Italy DonatelloAnnaratone v Notation c=speci?cheat(J/kgK) d=diameter(m) E=ef?ciencyfactor h=enthalpy(kJ/kg) k=thermalconductivity(W/mK) M=mass?owrate(kg/s) m=massmoisturepercentage(%) q=heatpertimeunit(W) 2 S=surface(m ) ? t=temperature( C) 2 U=overallheattransfercoef?cient(W/m K) x=thickness(m) 2 ? =heattransfercoef?cient(W/m K) ? =characteristicfactor ? =characteristicfactor ? =ef?ciency ? =correctivefactor ? =correctivefactor ? =characteristicfactor ? ?t=temperaturedifference( C) vii viii Notation Superscripts =heating?uid =heated?uid Subscripts c=counter?ow e=exchanger i=inside l=logarithmic m=mean o=outside p=constantpressure(isobaric), parallel?ow w=wall 1=inlet(forheatingorheated?uid) 2=outlet(forheatingorheated?uid) Contents 1 Introduction to Computation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1. 1 GeneralConsiderations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1. 2 MeanIsobaricSpeci?cHeat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1. 2. 1 WaterandSuperheatedSteam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1. 2. 2 AirandOtherGases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 Design Computation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2. 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2. 2 FluidsinParallelFloworinCounterFlow . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2. 3 TheMeanDifferenceinTemperatureinReality . . . . . . . . . 12 2. 3. 1 FluidsinCrossFlow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 2. 3. 2 HeatExchangers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 2. 3. 3 Coils. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 2. 3. 4 TubeBankswithVariousPassagesoftheExternalFluid . 21

An Introduction to the Boltzmann Equation and Transport Processes in Gases (Paperback, Edition.): Gilberto M. Kremer An Introduction to the Boltzmann Equation and Transport Processes in Gases (Paperback, Edition.)
Gilberto M. Kremer
R4,605 Discovery Miles 46 050 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Thisbookdealswith theclassicalkinetictheoryofgases.Itsaimisto present the basic principles of this theory within an elementary framework and from a more rigorous approach based on the Boltzmann equation. The subjects are presented in a self-contained manner such that the readers can und- stand and learn some methods used in the kinetic theory of gases in order to investigate the Boltzmann equation. In Chapter 1, a sketch on the evolution of the ideas of the kinetic theory is presented. Afterwards, the basic principles of an elementary kinetic theory areintroduced,which arebasedonthe concepts ofmean freepath, molecular mean velocity and mean free time. The Maxwellian distribution function is determinedfromstatisticalarguments,andthetransportcoe?cients ofshear viscosity, thermal conductivity and self-di?usion are obtained from the e- mentary theory. The most common interaction potentials used in the kinetic theory of gases are also introduced in this chapter, and the dynamics of a binary collision is analyzed. Chapter 2 is dedicated to the study of the Boltzmann equation. First, the BoltzmannequationisderivedandtheequationsoftheBBGKYhierarchyare determined.Fromtheknowledgeofthetransferequation-whichfollowsfrom theBoltzmannequation-themacroscopicbalanceequationsforthemoments ofthedistributionfunctionarederived. Theequilibriumdistributionfunction is determined from the Boltzmann equation and the equilibrium states of a rare?ed gas are also analyzed. In this chapter, theH-theorem and the paradoxes of Loschmidt and Zermelo are discussed. The chapter ends with an analysis of the di?erent forms of the entropy which are used in statistical mechanics to describe the canonical and microcanonical ensembles.

Power Generation from Solid Fuels (Hardcover, 2010 ed.): Hartmut Spliethoff Power Generation from Solid Fuels (Hardcover, 2010 ed.)
Hartmut Spliethoff
R5,922 Discovery Miles 59 220 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Power Generation from Solid Fuels introduces the different technologies to produce heat and power from solid fossil (hard coal, brown coal) and renewable (biomass, waste) fuels, such as combustion and gasification, steam power plants and combined cycles etc. The book discusses technologies with regard to their efficiency, emissions, operational behavior, residues and costs. Besides proven state of the art processes, the focus is on the potential of new technologies currently under development or demonstration.

The main motivation of the book is to explain the technical possibilities for reducing CO2 emissions from solid fuels. The strategies which are treated are: more efficient power and heat generation technologies, processes for the utilisation of renewable solid fuels, such as biomass and waste, and technologies for carbon capture and storage.

Power Generation from Solid Fuels provides, both to academia and industry, a concise treatment of industrial combustion of all types of solid, hopefully inspiring the next generation of engineers and scientists.

Active Flow Control II - Papers Contributed to the Conference "Active Flow Control II 2010", Berlin, Germany, May 26 to 28,... Active Flow Control II - Papers Contributed to the Conference "Active Flow Control II 2010", Berlin, Germany, May 26 to 28, 2010 (Hardcover, 2010 ed.)
Rudibert King
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The interest in the field of active flow control (AFC) is steadily increasing. In - cent years the number of conferences and special sessions devoted to AFC org- ized by various institutions around the world continuously rises. New advanced courses for AFC are offered by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Ast- nautics (AIAA), the European Research Community on Flow, Turbulence and Combustion (ERCOFTAC), the International Centre for Mechanical Sciences (CISM), the von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics (VKI), to name just a few. New books on AFC are published by prominent colleagues of our field and even a new periodical, the 'International Journal of Flow Control', appeared. Despite these many activities in AFC it was felt that a follow-up of the highly successful 'ACTIVE FLOW CONTROL' Conference held in Berlin in 2006 was appropriate. As in 2006, 'ACTIVE FLOW CONTROL II' consisted only of invited lectures. To sti- late multidisciplinary discussions between experimental, theoretical and numerical fluid dynamics, aerodynamics, turbomachinary, mathematics, control engineering, metrology and computer science parallel sessions were excluded. Unfortunately, not all of the presented papers made it into this volume. As the preparation and printing of a book takes time and as this volume should be available at the conf- ence, the Local Organizing Committee had to set up a very ambitious time sch- ule which could not be met by all contributors.

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