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Manufacturing Processes 4 - Forming (Hardcover, 2013 ed.): Fritz Klocke Manufacturing Processes 4 - Forming (Hardcover, 2013 ed.)
Fritz Klocke
R6,814 Discovery Miles 68 140 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book provides essential information on metal forming, utilizing a practical distinction between bulk and sheet metal forming. In the field of bulk forming, it examines processes of cold, warm and hot bulk forming, as well as rolling and a new addition, the process of thixoforming. As for the field of sheet metal working, on the one hand it deals with sheet metal forming processes (deep drawing, flange forming, stretch drawing, metal spinning and bending). In terms of special processes, the chapters on internal high-pressure forming and high rate forming have been revised and refined. On the other, the book elucidates and presents the state of the art in sheet metal separation processes (shearing and fineblanking). Furthermore, joining by forming has been added to the new edition as a new chapter describing mechanical methods for joining sheet metals.
The new chapter Basic Principles addresses both sheet metal and bulk forming, in addition to metal physics, plastomechanics and computational basics; these points are complemented by the newly added topics of metallography and analysis, materials and processes for testing, and tribology and lubrication techniques. The chapters are supplemented by an in-depth description of modern numeric methods such as the finite element method. All chapters have been updated and revised for the new edition, and many practical examples from modern manufacturing processes have been added.

Fabrication and Characterization in the Micro-Nano Range - New Trends for Two and Three Dimensional Structures (Hardcover, 2011... Fabrication and Characterization in the Micro-Nano Range - New Trends for Two and Three Dimensional Structures (Hardcover, 2011 ed.)
Fernando A. Lasagni, Andres F. Lasagni
R2,940 Discovery Miles 29 400 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book shows an update in the field of micro/nano fabrications techniques of two and three dimensional structures as well as ultimate three dimensional characterization methods from the atom range to the micro scale. Several examples are presented showing their direct application in different technological fields such as microfluidics, photonics, biotechnology and aerospace engineering, between others. The effects of the microstructure and topography on the macroscopic properties of the studied materials are discussed, together with a detailed review of 3D imaging techniques. Content Level Research

Unified Strength Theory and Its Applications (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 2018): Mao-hong Yu Unified Strength Theory and Its Applications (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 2018)
Mao-hong Yu
R5,752 Discovery Miles 57 520 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book thoroughly describes a theory concerning the yield and failure of materials under multi-axial stresses - the Unified Strength Theory, which was first proposed by the author and has been frequently quoted since. It provides a system of yield and failure criteria adopted for most materials, from metals to rocks, concretes, soils, and polymers. This new edition includes six additional chapters: General behavior of Strength theory function; Visualization of the Unified Strength Theory; Equivalent Stress of the UST and Comparisons with other criteria; Economic Signification of the UST; General form of failure criterion; Beauty of Strength Theories. It is intended for researchers and graduate students in various fields, including engineering mechanics, material mechanics, plasticity, soil mechanics, rock mechanics, mechanics of metallic materials and civil engineering, hydraulic engineering, geotechnical engineering, mechanical engineering and military engineering.

Reference Materials in Measurement and Technology - Proceedings of the Third International Scientific Conference (Hardcover,... Reference Materials in Measurement and Technology - Proceedings of the Third International Scientific Conference (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Sergei V. Medvedevskikh, Olga N. Kremleva, Irina E. Vasil'eva, Egor P. Sobina
R4,469 Discovery Miles 44 690 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The book covers in particular state-of-the-art scientific research about product quality control and related health and environmental safety topics, including human, animal and plant safety assurance issues. These conference proceedings provide contemporary information on the general theoretical, metrological and practical issues of the production and application of reference materials. Reference materials play an integral role in physical, chemical and related type of measurements, ensuring their uniformity, comparability and the validity of quantitative analysis as well as, as a result, the objectivity of decisions concerning the elimination of technical barriers in commercial and economic, scientific and technical and other spheres of cooperation. The book is intended for researchers and practitioners in the field of chemistry, metrologists, technical physics, as well as for specialists in analytical laboratories, or working for companies and organizations involved in the production, distribution and use of reference materials.

Mechanics for Materials and Technologies (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Holm Altenbach, Robert V Goldstein, Evgenii Murashkin Mechanics for Materials and Technologies (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Holm Altenbach, Robert V Goldstein, Evgenii Murashkin
R5,066 Discovery Miles 50 660 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book shows impressively how complex mathematical modeling of materials can be applied to technological problems. Top-class researchers present the theoretical approaches in modern mechanics and apply them to real-world problems in solid mechanics, creep, plasticity, fracture, impact, and friction. They show how they can be applied to technological challenges in various fields like aerospace technology, biological sciences and modern engineering materials.

Advances in Materials Engineering and Manufacturing Processes - Select Proceedings of ICFTMM 2019 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020):... Advances in Materials Engineering and Manufacturing Processes - Select Proceedings of ICFTMM 2019 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Inderdeep Singh, Pramendra Kumar Bajpai, Kuldeep Panwar
R6,449 Discovery Miles 64 490 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book comprises select proceedings of the International Conference on Futuristic Trends in Materials and Manufacturing (ICFTMM) 2019. It covers latest findings and challenges in manufacturing processes and characterization of different advanced materials. Latest fabrication techniques of polymer based materials, biomaterials, and energy materials along with their practical applications are discussed. The contents also focus on cost-effective and energy-efficient sustainable and green manufacturing technologies. The contents of this book will be useful for students, researchers as well as industry professionals interested in characterization and fabrication of materials.

In Situ Monitoring of Fiber-Reinforced Composites - Theory, Basic Concepts, Methods, and Applications (Hardcover, 1st ed.... In Situ Monitoring of Fiber-Reinforced Composites - Theory, Basic Concepts, Methods, and Applications (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Markus G.R. Sause
R5,900 Discovery Miles 59 000 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"...a comprehensive and well written book, which...will be useful reading for both researchers entering the field and experienced specialists looking for new ideas....a valuable and long-lasting contribution to experimental mechanics." - Stepan Lomov, KU Leuven This expert volume, an enhanced Habilitation thesis by the head of the Materials Testing Research Group at the University of Augsburg, provides detailed coverage of a range of inspection methods for insitu characterization of fiber-reinforced composites. The failure behavior of fiber reinforced composites is a complex evolution of microscopic damage phenomena. Beyond the use of classical testing methods, the ability to monitor the progression of damage insitu offers new ways to interpret the materials failure modes. Methods covered include digital image correlation, acoustic emission, electromagnetic emission, computed tomography, thermography, shearography, and promising method combinations. For each method, the discussion includes operational principles and practical applications for quality control as well as thoughtful assessment of the method's strengths and weakness so that the reader is equipped to decide which method or methods are most appropriate in a given situation. The book includes extensive appendices covering common experimental parameters influencing comparability of acoustic emission measurements; materials properties for modeling; and an overview of terms and abbreviations.

Strain Mechanisms in Lead-Free Ferroelectrics for Actuators (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): Matias Acosta Strain Mechanisms in Lead-Free Ferroelectrics for Actuators (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Matias Acosta
R3,411 Discovery Miles 34 110 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book addresses and analyzes the mechanisms responsible for functionality of two technologically relevant materials, giving emphasis on the relationship between structural transitions and electromechanical properties. The author investigates the atomic crystal structure and microstructure by means of thermal analysis, as well as diffraction and microscopy techniques. Electric field-, temperature- and frequency-dependent electromechanical properties are also described. Apart from this correlation between structure and properties, characterization was also performed to bridge between basic research and optimization of application-oriented parameters required for technological implementation. The author proposes guidelines to the reader in order to engineer functional properties in other piezoelectric systems, as well as in other similar functional materials with the perovskite structure.

Steels - From Materials Science to Structural Engineering (Hardcover, 2013 ed.): Wei Sha Steels - From Materials Science to Structural Engineering (Hardcover, 2013 ed.)
Wei Sha
R4,855 Discovery Miles 48 550 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Steels and computer-based modelling are fast growing fields in materials science as well as structural engineering, demonstrated by the large amount of recent literature. Steels: From Materials Science to Structural Engineering combines steels research and model development, including the application of modelling techniques in steels. The latest research includes structural engineering modelling, and novel, prototype alloy steels such as heat-resistant steel, nitride-strengthened ferritic/martensitic steel and low nickel maraging steel. Researchers studying steels will find the topics vital to their work. Materials experts will be able to learn about steels used in structural engineering as well as modelling and apply this increasingly important technique in their steel materials research and development.

Inelastic Behavior of Materials and Structures Under Monotonic and Cyclic Loading (Hardcover, 2015 ed.): Holm Altenbach,... Inelastic Behavior of Materials and Structures Under Monotonic and Cyclic Loading (Hardcover, 2015 ed.)
Holm Altenbach, Michael Brunig
R4,345 R3,487 Discovery Miles 34 870 Save R858 (20%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book presents studies on the inelastic behavior of materials and structures under monotonic and cyclic loads. It focuses on the description of new effects like purely thermal cycles or cases of non-trivial damages. The various models are based on different approaches and methods and scaling aspects are taken into account. In addition to purely phenomenological models, the book also presents mechanisms-based approaches. It includes contributions written by leading authors from a host of different countries.

Characterization and Modification of Graphene-Based Interfacial Mechanical Behavior (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020): Guorui Wang Characterization and Modification of Graphene-Based Interfacial Mechanical Behavior (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Guorui Wang
R4,441 Discovery Miles 44 410 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This thesis shares new findings on the interfacial mechanics of graphene-based materials interacting with rigid/soft substrate and with one another. It presents an experimental platform including various loading modes that allow nanoscale deformation of atomically thin films, and a combination of atomic force microscopy (AFM) and Raman spectroscopy that allows both displacement and strain to be precisely measured at microscale. The thesis argues that the rich interfacial behaviors of graphene are dominated by weak van der Waals force, which can be effectively modulated using chemical strategies. The continuum theories are demonstrated to be applicable to nano-mechanics and can be used to predict key parameters such as shear/friction and adhesion. Addressing key interfacial mechanics issues, the findings in thesis not only offer quantitative insights in the novel features of friction and adhesion to be found only at nanoscale, but will also facilitate the deterministic design of high-performance graphene-based nanodevices and nanocomposites.

Mechanics of Anisotropic Materials (Hardcover, 2015 ed.): Jacek J. Skrzypek, Artur W. Ganczarski Mechanics of Anisotropic Materials (Hardcover, 2015 ed.)
Jacek J. Skrzypek, Artur W. Ganczarski
R3,858 R3,564 Discovery Miles 35 640 Save R294 (8%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The book is focused on constitutive description of mechanical behaviour of engineering materials: both conventional (polycrystalline homogeneous isotropic or anisotropic metallic materials) and non-conventional (heterogeneous multicomponent anisotropic composite materials). Effective material properties at the macro-level depend on both the material microstructure (originally isotropic or anisotropic) as well as dissipative phenomena occurred on fabrication and consecutive loading phase (hardening) resulting in irreversible microstructure changes (acquired anisotropy). The material symmetry is a background and anisotropy is a core around which the book is formed. In this way a revision of classical rules of enhanced constitutive description of materials is required.

High Frequency Acoustics in Colloid-Based Meso- and Nanostructures by Spontaneous Brillouin Light Scattering (Hardcover, 2010... High Frequency Acoustics in Colloid-Based Meso- and Nanostructures by Spontaneous Brillouin Light Scattering (Hardcover, 2010 ed.)
Tim Still
R2,926 Discovery Miles 29 260 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Materials that can mold the ?ow of elastic waves of certain energy in certain directions are called phononic materials. The present thesis deals essentially with such phononic systems, which are structured in the mesoscale (\1 lm), and with their individual components. Such systems show interesting phononic properties in the hypersonic region, i.e., at frequencies in the GHz range. It is shown that colloidal systems are excellent model systems for the realization of such phononic materials. Therefore, different structures and particle architectures are investigated by Brillouin light scattering, the inelastic scattering of light by phonons. Both the mechanical properties of the individual colloidal particles, which manifest in their resonance vibrations (eigenmodes), as well as the acoustic propagation in colloidal structures have been investigated. The measurement of the eigenmodes allows for new insights into physical properties at the mesoscale, e.g., con?nement effects, copolymer behavior, or the non-destructive determination of nanomechanical properties of core-shell particles, supporting the working groups aim to achieve a deeper understanding of 'soft mechanics' at small length scales. Another novel contribution assigned to this thesis is the ?rst experimental rea- zation of a phononic band gap arising from the interaction of these particle - genmodes with the effective medium band (hybridization gap). This ?nding already gave new impulses to the whole ?eld of phononics.

Dynamics of Pre-Strained Bi-Material Elastic Systems - Linearized Three-Dimensional Approach (Hardcover, 2015 ed.): Surkay D.... Dynamics of Pre-Strained Bi-Material Elastic Systems - Linearized Three-Dimensional Approach (Hardcover, 2015 ed.)
Surkay D. Akbarov
R5,949 Discovery Miles 59 490 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book deals with dynamics of pre-stressed or pre-strained bi-material elastic systems consisting of stack of pre-stressed layers, stack of pre-stressed layers and pre-stressed half space (or half plane), stack of pre-stressed layers as well as absolute rigid foundation, pre-stressed compound solid and hollow cylinders and pre-stressed sandwich hollow cylinders. The problems considered in the book relate to the dynamics of a moving and oscillating moving load, forced vibration caused by linearly located or point located time-harmonic forces acting to the foregoing systems. Moreover, a considerable part of the book relate to the problems regarding the near surface, torsional and axisymmetric longitudinal waves propagation and dispersion in the noted above bi-material elastic systems. The book carries out the investigations within the framework of the piecewise homogeneous body model with the use of the Three-Dimensional Linearized Theory of Elastic Waves in Initially Stressed Bodies.

Nonlinear Elastic Waves in Materials (Hardcover, 2014 ed.): Jeremiah J. Rushchitsky Nonlinear Elastic Waves in Materials (Hardcover, 2014 ed.)
Jeremiah J. Rushchitsky
R6,052 Discovery Miles 60 520 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The main goal of the book is a coherent treatment of the theory of propagation in materials of nonlinearly elastic waves of displacements, which corresponds to one modern line of development of the nonlinear theory of elastic waves.
The book is divided on five basic parts: the necessary information on waves and materials; the necessary information on nonlinear theory of elasticity and elastic materials; analysis of one-dimensional nonlinear elastic waves of displacement - longitudinal, vertically and horizontally polarized transverse plane nonlinear elastic waves of displacement; analysis of one-dimensional nonlinear elastic waves of displacement - cylindrical and torsional nonlinear elastic waves of displacement; analysis of two-dimensional nonlinear elastic waves of displacement - Rayleigh and Love nonlinear elastic surface waves.
The book is addressed first of all to people working in solid mechanics - from the students at an advanced undergraduate and graduate level to the scientists, professionally interesting in waves. But mechanics is understood in the broad sense, when it includes mechanical and other engineering, material science, applied mathematics and physics and so forth. The genesis of this book can be found in author's years of research and teaching while a head of department at SP Timoshenko Institute of Mechanics (National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine), a member of Center for Micro and Nanomechanics at Engineering School of University of Aberdeen (Scotland) and a professor at Physical-Mathematical Faculty of National Technical University of Ukraine "KPI."
The book comprises 11 chapters. Each chapter is complemented by exercises, which can be used for the next development of the theory of nonlinear waves.

Materials and Reliability Handbook for Semiconductor Optical and Electron Devices (Hardcover, 2013 ed.): Osamu Ueda, Stephen J.... Materials and Reliability Handbook for Semiconductor Optical and Electron Devices (Hardcover, 2013 ed.)
Osamu Ueda, Stephen J. Pearton
R8,551 Discovery Miles 85 510 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

"Materials and Reliability Handbook for Semiconductor Optical and Electron Devices" provides comprehensive coverage of reliability procedures and approaches for electron and photonic devices. These include lasers and high speed electronics used in cell phones, satellites, data transmission systems and displays. Lifetime predictions for compound semiconductor devices are notoriously inaccurate due to the absence of standard protocols. Manufacturers have relied on extrapolation back to room temperature of accelerated testing at elevated temperature. This technique fails for scaled, high current density devices. Device failure is driven by electric field or current mechanisms or low activation energy processes that are masked by other mechanisms at high temperature.

The" Handbook "addresses reliability engineering for III-V devices, including materials and electrical characterization, reliability testing, and electronic characterization. These are used to develop new simulation technologies for device operation and reliability, which allow accurate prediction of reliability as well as the design specifically for improved reliability. The "Handbook" emphasizes physical mechanisms rather than an electrical definition of reliability. Accelerated aging is useful only if the failure mechanism is known. The Handbook also focuses on voltage and current acceleration stress mechanisms."

Acoustic Emission - Methodology and Application (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Zinoviy Nazarchuk, Valentyn Skalskyi, Oleh Serhiyenko Acoustic Emission - Methodology and Application (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Zinoviy Nazarchuk, Valentyn Skalskyi, Oleh Serhiyenko
R5,540 Discovery Miles 55 400 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This monograph analyses in detail the physical aspects of the elastic waves radiation during deformation or fracture of materials. It presents the methodological bases for the practical use of acoustic emission device, and describes the results of theoretical and experimental researches of evaluation of the crack growth resistance of materials, selection of the useful AE signals. The efficiency of this methodology is shown through the diagnostics of various-purpose industrial objects. The authors obtain results of experimental researches with the help of the new methods and facilities.

ISAC and ARIEL: The TRIUMF Radioactive Beam Facilities and the Scientific Program - A Laboratory Portrait of ISAC (Hardcover,... ISAC and ARIEL: The TRIUMF Radioactive Beam Facilities and the Scientific Program - A Laboratory Portrait of ISAC (Hardcover, 2014 ed.)
Jens Dilling, Reiner Krucken, Lia Merminga
R3,854 R3,559 Discovery Miles 35 590 Save R295 (8%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The TRIUMF Isotope Separator and Accelerator (ISAC) facility uses the isotope separation on-line (ISOL) technique to produce rare-isotope beams (RIB). The ISOL system consists of a primary production beam, a target/ion source, a mass separator, and beam transport system. The rare isotopes produced during the interaction of the proton beam with the target nucleus are stopped in the bulk of the target material. They diffuse inside the target material matrix to the surface of the grain and then effuse to the ion source where they are ionized to form an ion beam that can be separated by mass and then guided to the experimental facilities. Previously published in the journal Hyperfine Interactions.

Handbook of Cathodic Corrosion Protection (Hardcover, 3rd edition): Walter Von Baeckmann, Wilhelm Schwenk, Werner Prinz Handbook of Cathodic Corrosion Protection (Hardcover, 3rd edition)
Walter Von Baeckmann, Wilhelm Schwenk, Werner Prinz
R10,001 Discovery Miles 100 010 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This is a comprehensive reference on cathodic protection. A new translation from the original German, this handbook covers all aspects of cathodic protection in terms of both practice and theory. The study of corrosion reactions, and the methods used to prevent metallic corrosion, are economically significant in many industrial applications, including buried pipelines, storage tanks, telecommunications, power, gas-pressurized cables, ships and harbour installations This revised edition updates the economic considerations in light of more stringent regulations and standards, and also provides the latest developments in electrochemical protection technology.

Corrosion Control Technologies for Aluminum Alloy Vessel (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020): Zhigang Fang, Jingyi Cao, Yong Guan Corrosion Control Technologies for Aluminum Alloy Vessel (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Zhigang Fang, Jingyi Cao, Yong Guan
R5,781 Discovery Miles 57 810 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book elaborates the corrosion testing and assessment methods for the aluminum alloy vessel in the service and internal environment. The emphasis is placed on the research of general materials corrosion characteristics, electrochemical protection design, surface protection, coating and painting, etc. This book helps readers to keep abreast of the whole technology system of the corrosion prevention and control of aluminum alloy vessel, especially the systematic engineering view of life cycle corrosion control for the vessel is of particular interest to readers.

X-ray and Neutron Reflectivity - Principles and Applications (Hardcover, 2009 ed.): Jean Daillant, Alain Gibaud X-ray and Neutron Reflectivity - Principles and Applications (Hardcover, 2009 ed.)
Jean Daillant, Alain Gibaud
R1,622 Discovery Miles 16 220 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

ways in which the magnetic interaction between neutrons and magnetic moments can yield information on the magnetization densities of thin ?lms and multilayers. I commend the organizers for having organized a group of expert lecturers to present this subject in a detailed but clear fashion, as the importance of the subject deserves. Argonne, IL S. K. Sinha Contents 1 The Interaction of X-Rays (and Neutrons) with Matter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 F. de Bergevin 1. 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1. 2 Generalities and De?nitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1. 3 From the Scattering by an Object to the Propagation in a Medium . 14 1. 4 X-Rays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 1. 5 X-Rays: Anisotropic Scattering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 1. A Appendix: the Born Approximation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 2 Statistical Aspects of Wave Scattering at Rough Surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 A. Sentenac and J. Daillant 2. 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 2. 2 Description of Randomly Rough Surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 2. 3 Description of a Surface Scattering Experiment, Coherence Domains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 2. 4 Statistical Formulation of the Diffraction Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 2. 5 Statistical Formulation of the Scattered Intensity Under the Born Approximation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 3 Specular Re?ectivity from Smooth and Rough Surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 A. Gibaud and G. Vignaud 3. 1 The Re?ected Intensity from an Ideally Flat Surface . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 3. 2 X-Ray Re?ectivity in Strati?ed Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 3. 3 From Dynamical to Kinematical Theory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 3. 4 In?uence of the Roughness on the Matrix Coef?cients . . . . . . . . . . 111 3. A Appendix: The Treatment of Roughness in Specular Re?ectivity . . 113 3. B Appendix: Inversion of re?ectivity data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Recent Advancements in Materials and Systems for Thermal Energy Storage - An Introduction to Experimental Characterization... Recent Advancements in Materials and Systems for Thermal Energy Storage - An Introduction to Experimental Characterization Methods (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
Andrea Frazzica, Luisa F. Cabeza
R3,704 Discovery Miles 37 040 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book presents the latest advances in thermal energy storage development at both the materials and systems level. It covers various fields of application, including domestic, industrial and transport, as well as diverse technologies, such as sensible, latent and thermochemical. The contributors introduce readers to the main performance indicators for thermal storage systems, and discuss thermal energy storage (TES) technologies that can be used to improve the efficiency of energy systems and increase the share of renewable energy sources in numerous fields of application. In addition to the latest advances, the authors discuss the development and characterization of advanced materials and systems for sensible, latent and thermochemical TES, as well as the TES market and practical applications. They also report on and assess the feasibility of uniform characterization protocols and main performance indicators, compared to previous attempts to be found in the literature. The book will help to increase awareness of thermal energy storage technologies in both the academic and industrial sectors, while also providing experts new tools to achieve a uniform approach to thermal energy storage characterization methods. It will also be of interest to all students and researchers seeking an introduction to recent innovations in TES technologies.

Electrocaloric Materials - New Generation of Coolers (Hardcover, 2014 ed.): Tatiana Correia, Q.I. Zhang Electrocaloric Materials - New Generation of Coolers (Hardcover, 2014 ed.)
Tatiana Correia, Q.I. Zhang
R4,346 R3,483 Discovery Miles 34 830 Save R863 (20%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Since the 1997 Kyoto protocol of reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, the development of novel refrigerators has been a priority within the scientific community. Although magnetocaloric materials are promising candidates, they still need a large magnetic field to induce a giant T as well as powerful and costly magnets. However, in electrocaloric materials (ECMs) a temperature change may be achieved by applying or removing an electric field. Since a giant electrocaloric effect on ferroelectric thin films was reported in Science in 2006, researchers have been inspired to explore such effect in different ferroelectric thin films. This book reviews electrocaloric effects observed in bulk materials as well as recent promising advances in thin films, with special emphasis on the ferroelectric, antiferroelectric and relaxor nature of ECMs. It reports a number of considerations about the future of ECMs as a means of achieving an efficient, ecologically sustainable and low cost refrigerator.

Image Processing of Edge and Surface Defects - Theoretical Basis of Adaptive Algorithms with Numerous Practical Applications... Image Processing of Edge and Surface Defects - Theoretical Basis of Adaptive Algorithms with Numerous Practical Applications (Hardcover, 2009 ed.)
Roman Louban
R2,931 Discovery Miles 29 310 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The edge and surface inspection is one of the most important and most challenging tasks in quality assessment in industrial production. Typical defects are cracks, inclusions, pores, surface flakings, partial or complete tears of material surface and s.o. These defects can occur through defective source material or through extreme strain during machining process. Detection of defects on a materialc surface can be complicated due to extremely varying degrees of material brightness or due to shadow areas, caused by the folding of the surface. Furthermore, impurities or surface discolourations can lead to artefacts that can be detected as pseudo-defects. The brightness conditions on the edge of material defects are interpreted as a Gauss distribution of a radiation and used for a physical model. Basing on this model, an essentially new set of adaptive edge-based algorithms was developed. Using these methods, different types of defects can be detected, without the measurements being dependent on local or global brightness conditions of the image taken. The new adaptive edge-based algorithms allow a defect detection on different materials, like metal, ceramics, plastics and stone. These methods make it possible to explicitly detect all kinds of different defects independently of their size, form and position and of the surface to be inspected. The adaptive edge-based methods provide a very wide spectrum of applications.

Advanced Materials Modelling for Structures (Hardcover, 2013 ed.): Holm Altenbach, Serge Kruch Advanced Materials Modelling for Structures (Hardcover, 2013 ed.)
Holm Altenbach, Serge Kruch
R5,321 R4,962 Discovery Miles 49 620 Save R359 (7%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume presents the major outcome of the IUTAM symposium on Advanced Materials Modeling for Structures . It discusses advances in high temperature materials research, and also to provides a discussion the new horizon of this fundamental field of applied mechanics. The topics cover a large domain of research but place a particular emphasis on multiscale approaches at several length scales applied to non linear and heterogeneous materials.
Discussions of new approaches are emphasised from various related disciplines, including metal physics, micromechanics, mathematical and computational mechanics."

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