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Fourier Transform Infrared Characterization of Polymers (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1987): H. Ishida Fourier Transform Infrared Characterization of Polymers (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1987)
H. Ishida
R2,956 Discovery Miles 29 560 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This book contains the proceedings of the Symposium on FT-IR Characterization of Polymers, which was held under the auspices of the Division of Polymer Chemistry, American Chemical Society (ACS) during the annual ACS meeting in Philadelphia, August, 1984. The content of each paper has been substantially extended from the papers presented during the conference. Due to the accidental, irrecoverable loss of the entire contents of the book by the computer system used for editorial purposes, the publication of this book has been delayed more than one year over the initial scheduled date. It has been a continuous, frustrating experience for the editor as well as for the authors. An extended Murphy's law, -anything can go wrong goes multiply wrong- has been demonstrated in editor's office. It necessitated, otherwise unnecessary, repeated proof reading during which time the editor had valuable experience ~n familiarizing himself with each paper much more than usual. The papers in this book are state-of-the-art even after such a delay. It is the authors pride and integrity toward the quality of each paper that makes the value of this book long lasting, while responsibility of the loss of any timeliness rests at the editor's hand. For the purpose of official records, submission and acceptance dates must be stated. All papers had been submitted by September, 1984, and had been accepted for publication by November, 1984, after the critical review processes.

Critical Phenomena at Surfaces and Interfaces - Evanescent X-Ray and Neutron Scattering (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the... Critical Phenomena at Surfaces and Interfaces - Evanescent X-Ray and Neutron Scattering (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1992)
Helmut Dosch
R1,371 Discovery Miles 13 710 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This book deals with the application of grazing angle x-ray and neutron scattering to the study of surface-induced critical phenomena. With the advent of even more advanced synchrotron radiation sources and new sophisticated instrumentation this novel technique is expected to experience a boom. The comprehensive and detailed presentation of theoretical and experimental aspects of the scattering of evanascent x-ray and neutron waves inside a solid makes this book particularly useful for tutorial courses. Particular emphasis is put on the use of this technique to extract microscopic information (correlation functions) from the real structure of a surface, from buried and magnetic interfaces and from surface roughness.

Polymers at Interfaces (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998): G. J. Fleer, M.A. Cohen Stuart, J. M. H. M.... Polymers at Interfaces (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998)
G. J. Fleer, M.A. Cohen Stuart, J. M. H. M. Scheutjens, T. Cosgrove, B. Vincent
R7,015 Discovery Miles 70 150 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This book is concerned with the configuration of polymers at the interfacial zone between two other phases or immiscible components. In recent years, developments in technology combined with increased attention from specialists in a wide range of fields have resulted in a considerable increase in our understanding of the behavior of polymers at interfaces. Inevitably these advances have generated a wealth of literature and although there have been numerous reviews, a critical treatment with adequate descriptions of both theory and experiment, including detailed analysis of the two, has been missing. This text hopes to fill this gap, providing a timely and comprehensive account of the field as it stands today. This long needed work will be invaluable to experts as well as newcomers in the broad field of polymers, interfaces and colloids, both in industry and academia. Whilst industrial laboratories involved in this field will find it indispensable, it will be equally important to anyone with an interest in interfacial polymer or colloidal research.

IUTAM Symposium on Theoretical and Numerical Methods in Continuum Mechanics of Porous Materials - Proceedings of the IUTAM... IUTAM Symposium on Theoretical and Numerical Methods in Continuum Mechanics of Porous Materials - Proceedings of the IUTAM Symposium held at the University of Stuttgart, Germany, September 5-10, 1999 (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002)
Wolfgang Ehlers
R4,054 Discovery Miles 40 540 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

During the last decades, continuum mechanics of porous materials has achieved great attention, since it allows for the consideration of the volumetrically coupled behaviour of the solid matrix deformation and the pore-fluid flow. Naturally, applications of porous media models range from civil and environmental engineering, where, e. g. , geote- nical problems like the consolidation problem are of great interest, via mechanical engineering, where, e. g. , the description of sinter materials or polymeric and metallic foams is a typical problem, to chemical and biomechanical engineering, where, e. g. , the complex structure of l- ing tissues is studied. Although these applications are principally very different, they basically fall into the category of multiphase materials, which can be described, on the macroscale, within the framework of the well-founded Theory of Porous Media (TPM). With the increasing power of computer hardware together with the rapidly decreasing computational costs, numerical solutions of complex coupled problems became possible and have been seriously investigated. However, since the quality of the numerical solutions strongly depends on the quality of the underlying physical model together with the experimental and mathematical possibilities to successfully determine realistic material parameters, a successful treatment of porous materials requires a joint consideration of continuum mechanics, experimental mechanics and numerical methods. In addition, micromechanical - vestigations and homogenization techniques are very helpful to increase the phenomenological understanding of such media.

The Physics and Chemistry of Liquid Crystal Devices (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1980): Gerald J... The Physics and Chemistry of Liquid Crystal Devices (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1980)
Gerald J Sprokel
R2,672 Discovery Miles 26 720 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Over 100 scientists met at the IBM Research Laboratory in San Jose. California for a symposium on the Physics and Chemistry of Liquid Crystal Devices. The two-day meeting was intellectually stimulating with excellent oral presentations and with person-to-person discussions. The applications of liquid crystals have developed dramatically in the past ten years. In these few years, they have moved from being a laboratory curiosity to products in the market place. The first commercial application (1940's) of liquid crystals was the preparation of a light polarizer. The second commercial application was their use as temperature sensors. The third major application of liquid crystals dealt with commercial displays. Other current applications include polymeric and graphitic fibers and light attenuators. The future of liquid crystals looks very promising indeed. One can expect to see new fibers of qualities which will be superior to those presently known. Graphitic fibers or other physical forms of graphitic materials will be used as catalytic surfaces for chemical synthesis. In the display area. one can expect to see television screens using liquid crystals. Larger displays than are now used in wrist watches and pocket calculators will become available. Liquid crystals using color displays will become commercially practical. Watches. calculators and television screens will have color.

Mineral Fillers in Thermoplastics I - Raw Materials and Processing (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999):... Mineral Fillers in Thermoplastics I - Raw Materials and Processing (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999)
Josef Jancar; Contributions by E. Fekete, P.R. Hornsby, J. Jancar, B. Pukanszky, …
R2,640 Discovery Miles 26 400 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

In recent years, a growing number of engineering applications of light weight and energy efficient plastics can be found in high quality parts vital to the func tioning of entire equipments and structures. Improved mechanical properties, especially balance of stiffness and toughness, are among the most frequently desired features of the new materials. In addition, reduced flammability is con sidered the single most important requirement for further expansion of plastics into large volume and demanding markets such as construction and mass trans port. Production of power cables also requires flame retardant cable jacketing plastics to replace or at least to reduce consumption of environmentally unsound PVC. The two principal ways to achieve the goals mentioned above include the development of completely new thermoplastic polymers and various modifica tions of the existing ones. Development and commercialization of a new ther moplastic require mobilization of large human and financial resources, the lat ter being within the range from $100 million to $10 billion, in comparison to $100 thousand to $10 million needed to develop and commercialize polymeric mate rial with prescribed end use properties using physical or chemical modification of an existing plastic. In addition, the various markets utilizing thermoplastics demand large flexibility in material properties with only moderate volumes, at the best.

Practical Stereology (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1986): John C. Russ Practical Stereology (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1986)
John C. Russ
R3,963 Discovery Miles 39 630 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

vi on geometric probability is included, students can be expected to create a few simple programs like those shown, but for other geometries. I am indebted to Tom Hare for critical reviews of the material and an endless enthusiasm to debate and derive stereological relationships; to John Matzka at Plenum Press for patiently instructing me in the intricacies of typesetting; to Chris Russ for helping to program many of these measurement techniques; and especially to Helen Adams, both for her patience with my creative fever to write yet another book, and for pointing out that the title, which I had intended to contrast to "theoretical stereology," can also be understood as the antonym of "impractical stereology." John C. Russ Raleigh,NC July, 1986 Chapter 1: Statistics 1 Accuracy and precision 1 The mean and standard deviation 5 Distributions 7 Comparison 13 Correlation 18 Nonlinear fitting 19 Chapter 2: Image Types 23 Planar sections 23 Projected images 25 Finite sections 28 Space-filling structures and dispersed phases 29 Types of images and contrast mechanisms 31 Sampling 32 Chapter 3: Manual Methods 35 Volume fraction 35 Surface density 38 Contiguity 41 Mean intercept length 42 Line density 43 Grain size determination 55 Curvature 48 Reticles to aid counting 49 Magnification and units 51 Chapter4: Size Distributions 53 Intercept length in spheres 53 Nonspherical shapes 57 Corrections for finite section thickness 59 Lamellae 61 Measurement of profile size 62 Nonspherical particles 69 vii Contents viii Chapter 5: Computer Metlwds 73

Optical Measurements, Modeling, and Metrology, Volume 5 - Proceedings of the 2011 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied... Optical Measurements, Modeling, and Metrology, Volume 5 - Proceedings of the 2011 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics (Paperback, 2011 ed.)
Tom Proulx
R5,258 Discovery Miles 52 580 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Optical Measurements, Modeling, and Metrology represents one of eight volumes of technical papers presented at the Society for Experimental Mechanics Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, held at Uncasville, Connecticut, June 13-16, 2011. The full set of proceedings also includes volumes on Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Mechanics of Biological Systems and Materials, Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials and Processes in Conventional and Multifunctional Materials; MEMS and Nanotechnology; Experimental and Applied Mechanics, Thermomechanics and Infra-Red Imaging, and Engineering Applications of Residual Stress.

Metallic Butterfly Wing Scales - Superstructures with High Surface-Enhancement Properties for Optical Applications (Paperback,... Metallic Butterfly Wing Scales - Superstructures with High Surface-Enhancement Properties for Optical Applications (Paperback, 2015 ed.)
Jiajun Gu, Di Zhang, Yongwen Tan
R1,635 Discovery Miles 16 350 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This book presents a method for replicating natural butterfly wing scales using a variety of metals for state-of-the-art applications requiring high surface-enhancement properties. During the past decade, three dimensional (3D) sub-micrometer structures have attracted considerable attention for optical applications. These 3D subwavelength metallic structures are, however, difficult to prepare. By contrast, the 3D superstructures of butterfly wing scales, with more than 175 000 morphologies, are efficiently engineered by nature. Natural butterfly wing scales feature 3D sub-micrometer structures that are superior to many human designs in terms of structural complexity, reproducibility, and cost. Such natural wealth offers a versatile chemical route via the replication of these structures into functional metals. A single versatile chemical route can be used to produce butterfly scales in seven different metals. These synthesized structures have the potential for catalytic (Au, Pt, Pd), thermal (Ag, Au, Cu), electrical (Au, Cu, Ag), magnetic (Co, Ni), and optical (Au, Ag, Cu) applications. Plasmon-active Au, Cu, Ag butterfly scales have exhibited excellent properties in surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS). The Au scales as SERS substrates have ten times the analyte detection sensitivity and are one-tenth the cost of their human-designed commercial counterparts (KlariteTM). Preliminary mechanisms of these surface-enhancement phenomena are also reviewed.

Progress in Advanced Structural and Functional Materials Design (Paperback, 2013 ed.): Tomoyuki Kakeshita Progress in Advanced Structural and Functional Materials Design (Paperback, 2013 ed.)
Tomoyuki Kakeshita
R3,398 Discovery Miles 33 980 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This book describes clearly various research topics investigated for these 10 years in the Research Center of Advanced Structural and Functional Materials Design in Osaka University, Japan. Every chapter is aimed at understanding most advanced researches in materials science by describing its fundamentals and details as much as possible. Since both general explanations and cutting-edge commentaries are given for each topic in this book, it provides a lot of useful information for ordinary readers as well as materials scientists & engineers who wish to understand the future development in materials science fields of metals, alloys, ceramics, semiconductors etc. In particular, this book deals with special fusion area of structural and functional materials such as medical bone materials, of which contents are very unique features as materials science textbook.

Advances in Superconductivity IX - Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Superconductivity (ISS '96), October... Advances in Superconductivity IX - Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Superconductivity (ISS '96), October 21-24, 1996, Sapporo Volume 2 (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997)
Sadao Nakajima, Masato Murakami
R2,951 Discovery Miles 29 510 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

C axis Current I ~ . The (11 0) thick homoepitaxial film of 320 nm -------~ ~-=-=--==---==--==--==--- shows a very good surface flatness, which --------** sJ;1 0] suggests the unique (110) atomic plane helps 2- A [1 1 OJ dimensional epitaxial growth of YBCO films, and shows excellent high Tc. The resultant 1. 0 surface morphology of YBCO is quite different Q ,. -- R(270)=1. 60 m 0 from the (110) heteroepitaxial films of similar 0 0. 0 " thickness [11). In the case of heteroepitaxy ~ . ,,_. 1. 0 irrespective of c-axis [ 12] or a-axis oriented ~ ~. . ,. R(270)=3. 71 m 0 films [5), only thin films show flat surfaces, g 0. 0 . . Tc=92. 3K "' which, however, give usually a degraded Tc due -~ 1. 0 v v I - to lattice mismatching. In conclusion, we have ::1. ,. . . . . R(270)=31. 9 mO succeeded to grow high-quality (11 0) YBCO ~ YBCO film . . Tc=90. 7 K 0. 0 *;:: YBCO(IIO) 1 0 *d*--~ YBCO thinfilms on (11 0) YBCO single crystal substrate ~Xtt=u 1. 0 substra substrates with very flat surfaces and high Tc's. :GBP R(270)=40. 1 m 0 0. 0 LLLLL. J. . . . LL~. t-J' L-Tc=9LWO. L-! L-K LLLLL. . . . L. . I. . . . l. . . . L. L. L. J. . . . . L. L. l. . . J 50 100 150 200 250 300 0 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Temperature (K) One of the authors (T. U. ) would like to thank Fig.

Surface Effects in Crystal Plasticity (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1977): R.M. Latanision, J.T. Fourie Surface Effects in Crystal Plasticity (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1977)
R.M. Latanision, J.T. Fourie
R1,622 Discovery Miles 16 220 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

John Keats, writing to Fanny Brawne [1], said "I long to believe in immortality ***** I wish to believe in immortality - I wish to live with you forever". So much of this talk will be concerned with the ductile behaviour of crystals, plasticity in its narrower sense. We shall consider a crystal which is deforming by slip, and shall expose a surface in this crystal. We first think of the sur face as a simple mathematical cut along a low-index plane. Then we allow for the relaxation of the newly-exposed atoms, and for surface irregularities, and we consider the effect of lattice va cancies which can enter at the surface. We consider the effect of dissolving off the surface layers, either intermittently or contin uously. Then the effects of adsorption or oxidation by normal con stituents of the atmosphere must be considered, the effects of sur face alloying, and finally those of special surface-active agents. But "All/Life death does end and each day dies with sleep" [2], and plasticity in its broader sense includes the fracture ~'1hich term inates flow. Here there is a bewildering array of effects. The medium in which the crystal flows may enhance its ductility enor mously, or it may cause it to break almost without plastic deform ation, or under a load which it has already supported.

The Rational Spirit in Modern Continuum Mechanics - Essays and Papers Dedicated to the Memory of Clifford Ambrose Truesdell III... The Rational Spirit in Modern Continuum Mechanics - Essays and Papers Dedicated to the Memory of Clifford Ambrose Truesdell III (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2004)
Chi-Sing Man, Roger L. Fosdick
R4,162 Discovery Miles 41 620 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Through his voluminous and in?uential writings, editorial activities, organi- tional leadership, intellectual acumen, and strong sense of history, Clifford - brose Truesdell III (1919-2000) was the main architect for the renaissance of - tional continuum mechanics since the middle of the twentieth century. The present collection of 42 essays and research papers pays tribute to this man of mathematics, science, and natural philosophy as well as to his legacy. The ?rst ?ve essays by B. D. Coleman, E. Giusti, W. Noll, J. Serrin, and D. Speiser were texts of addresses given by their authors at the Meeting in memory of Clifford Truesdell, which was held in Pisa in November 2000. In these essays the reader will ?nd personal reminiscences of Clifford Truesdell the man and of some of his activities as scientist, author, editor, historian of exact sciences, and principal founding member of the Society for Natural Philosophy. The bulk of the collection comprises 37 research papers which bear witness to the Truesdellian legacy. These papers cover a wide range of topics; what ties them together is the rational spirit. Clifford Truesdell, in his address upon receipt of a Birkhoff Prize in 1978, put the essence of modern continuum mechanics succinctly as "conceptual analysis, analysis not in the sense of the technical term but in the root meaning: logical criticism, dissection, and creative scrutiny.

Generalized Continua and Dislocation Theory - Theoretical Concepts, Computational Methods and Experimental Verification... Generalized Continua and Dislocation Theory - Theoretical Concepts, Computational Methods and Experimental Verification (Paperback, 2012 ed.)
Carlo Sansour, Sebastian Skatulla
R4,020 Discovery Miles 40 200 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Defects, dislocations and the general theory.- Approaches to generalized continua.- Generalized continuum modelling of crystal plasticity.- Introduction to discrete dislocation dynamics.

The book contains four lectures on generalized continua and dislocation theory, reflecting the treatment of the subject at different scales. G. Maugin provides a continuum formulation of defects at the heart of which lies the notion of the material configuration and the material driving forces of in-homogeneities such as dislocations, disclinations, point defects, cracks, phase-transition fronts and shock waves. C. Sansour and S. Skatulla start with a compact treatment of linear transformation groups with subsequent excursion into the continuum theory of generalized continua. After a critical assessment a unified framework of the same is presented. The next contribution by S. Forest gives an account on generalized crystal plasticity. Finally, H. Zbib provides an account of dislocation dynamics and illustrates its fundamental importance at the smallest scale. In three contributions extensive computational results of many examples are presented.

Particles on Surfaces 3 - Detection, Adhesion, and Removal (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991): K.L.... Particles on Surfaces 3 - Detection, Adhesion, and Removal (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991)
K.L. Mittal
R4,046 Discovery Miles 40 460 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This volume chronicles the proceedings of the Third Symposium on Particles on Surfaces : Detection, Adhesion and Removal held as a part of the 21st Annual Meeting of the Fine Particle Society in San Diego , California, August 21 - 25 , 1990 . The first two symposia i n t h i s series were held in 1986 and 1988 , respectively, and have been properly l documented ,2. Li ke its antecedent s the Third symposium was very well received, and the continuing success of these symposia reinforced our earlier belief that regular symposia on the topic of particles on surfaces were very much needed. Concomitantly, the fourth symposium in this series is planned in Las Vegas , July 13-17 , 199 2 . l As pointed out in the Preface to the earlier two volumes ,2, the topic of particles on surfaces is of tremendous interest and concern in a wide spectrum of technological areas . The objectives of the Third symposium were es s ent i a l ly the same as those of the earlier two and our intent her e was to provide an update on the research and development activities in the world of particles on surfaces . Apropos , there has been a deliberate attempt every time to s eek out new people to present their research results and we have been very succes s f ul in this mission.

Diffraction from Materials (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 2nd ed. 1987): Lyle H Schwartz, Jerome B. Cohen Diffraction from Materials (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 2nd ed. 1987)
Lyle H Schwartz, Jerome B. Cohen
R2,759 Discovery Miles 27 590 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

The atomic arrangements in condensed matter play an ever increasing role in many areas of science and technology - Materials Science and Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, Geology, Biology and Electrical, Civil, Mechanidtl and Chemical Engineering. Exciting discoveries in these fields in this century often stemmed from studies of these arrangements using diffraction: the structure and functions of DNA and other biological molecules, the configuration of polymer chains, the crystalline nature of metals and their imperfections, semiconductors and insulators, and -the links between their structures, their defects and material properties, and the interaction between materials and the environment. The broad, interdisciplinary character of diffraction studies makes them particularly exciting. With new tools such as the high-resolution electron microscope, new detectors, new techniques (such as EXAFS and glancing angle diffraction) and the new sources, the horizons of this field greatly expanded in the 1950's and 60's. Pulsed neutron sources and high intensity storage rings that came on the scene in the late 70's have opened up possibilities for new study to such vast horizons that it is hard to sit here writing this - there's so much to be done! Within the walls bounding each field of science or engineering, diffraction and structure is only one specialty. It is too easy for this topic to be developed in such a narrow way that sight is lost of the basic principles and broad possibilities.

Polymers and Other Advanced Materials - Emerging Technologies and Business Opportunities (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the... Polymers and Other Advanced Materials - Emerging Technologies and Business Opportunities (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1995)
Ting Joo Fai, James E. Mark, Paras N Prasad
R5,336 Discovery Miles 53 360 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Thisbook continuesthe tradition ofproviding the scientificcommunity with infonnation on some ofthe most important advances reported at aseries ofconferences on Frontiers ofPolymers and Advanced Materials. The particular meeting covered in this proceedings volume was held in KualaLumpur, Malaysia, from January 16th through the 20th, 1995. It follows earlier proceedings, also published by Plenum, for a conference in New Delhi in 1991, and another in Jakarta in 1993. All of these conferences focused on the most recent and important advances in a wide range of carefully chosen subject areas dealing with advanced materials and new technologies. TheMalaysiaConference was organized by the Malaysian MinistryofScience, Technology and Environment; Malaysian Industry-Government Group for Higher Technology; Standards and Industrial Research Institute ofMalaysia; State University ofNew York at Buffalo; and Malaysian Plastic Manufacturers Association. The stated goals ofthe conference were: To highlight advances and new findings in Polymers and Advanced Materials To bring together leading international scientists, engineers and top level industrial managementfor discussionsonthe CUTTent status ofadvanced materials, new technologies and industrial opportunities To foster global communication in polymers and advanced materials technology. Tbe Malaysianconferencecoveredbytheseproceedingsemphasized"composites and blends," ''high-performance materials," ''materials for photonics," ''materials for electronics," ''biomaterials'', "recycling of materials," "sol-gel and processed materials," "advanced materials from natural products," and ''multifunctional and smart materials." There was also a separate symposium on ''business opportunities.""

Thermomechanics and Infra-Red Imaging, Volume 7 - Proceedings of the 2011 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied... Thermomechanics and Infra-Red Imaging, Volume 7 - Proceedings of the 2011 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics (Paperback, 2011 ed.)
Tom Proulx
R4,011 Discovery Miles 40 110 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Thermomechanics and Infra-Red Imaging represents one of eight volumes of technical papers presented at the Society for Experimental Mechanics Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, held at Uncasville, Connecticut, June 13-16, 2011. The full set of proceedings also includes volumes on Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Mechanics of Biological Systems and Materials, Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials and Processes in Conventional and Multifunctional Materials, MEMS and Nanotechnology; Optical Measurements, Modeling and, Metrology; Experimental and Applied Mechanics, and Engineering Applications of Residual Stress.

Scalar Diffraction from a Circular Aperture (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000): Charles J. Daly,... Scalar Diffraction from a Circular Aperture (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000)
Charles J. Daly, Navalgund A. H. K. Rao
R3,985 Discovery Miles 39 850 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Scalar diffraction from a circular aperture is a ubiquitous problem that arises in a variety of disciplines, such as optics (lenses), acoustics (speakers), electromagnetics (dish antennas), and ultrasonics (piston transducers). The problem endures despite centuries of research because each new generation of researchers rediscovers it and adds some novel insight or new result to the existing literature. Scalar Diffraction from a Circular Aperture promises a few new results and several novel insights, particularly with regard to spatial averaging. Although the text emphasizes ultrasonic diffraction, the results and insights developed are general and may be applied to the many practical problems involving scalar diffraction from a circular aperture. Included are novel insights on mirror-image diffraction, autoconvolution diffraction, and coherent and incoherent averaging. Examples from ultrasonic imaging, a coherent imaging modality, are used to develop a fairly general theory that connects over a century of research on scalar diffraction from a circular aperture. The material is based on a synthesis of mathematics, physical optics, linear systems theory, and scalar diffraction theory. Thus, engineers, scientists, mathematicians, and students working in optics, acoustics, antenna design, biomedical engineering, non-destructive testing, and astronomy will find Scalar Diffraction from a Circular Aperture interesting, provocative, and useful.

Computational Methods for Sensor Material Selection (Paperback, 2010 ed.): Margaret A. Ryan, Abhijit V. Shevade, Charles J.... Computational Methods for Sensor Material Selection (Paperback, 2010 ed.)
Margaret A. Ryan, Abhijit V. Shevade, Charles J. Taylor, M. L. Homer, Mario Blanco, …
R2,890 Discovery Miles 28 900 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Chemical vapor sensing arrays have grown in popularity over the past two decades, finding applications for tasks such as process control, environmental monitoring, and medical diagnosis. This is the first in-depth analysis of the process of choosing materials and components for these "electronic noses", with special emphasis on computational methods. For a view of component selection with an experimental perspective, readers may refer to the complementary volume of Integrated Microanalytical Systems entitled "Combinatorial Methodologies for Sensor Materials."

Polypropylene Fibers and Films (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1965): Anthony V. Galanti Polypropylene Fibers and Films (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1965)
Anthony V. Galanti
R1,378 Discovery Miles 13 780 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This book represents a compilation and correlation of pertinent information currently available on polypropylene fibers and films. Specifically. the information presented con siders the effects of fiber and film processing conditions upon polypropylene fiber properties as well as the engineering properties of polypropylene relative to other commercial fibers. The data on polypropylene fibers were obtained almost entirely from recent technical periodicals. reports. and technical literature of various polypropylene manufacturers. Since much of the originalworkonpolypropylenewas conducted by the Montecatini Company in Italy. several pertinent trade journals were foreign-based and required translation. Ref erence is made to sources of information indicated in the appended list of references for the tables and figures; many figures were reproduced as they appeared in the original articles. When available, the origin of a fiber used in a specific analysis is presented by indicating the manufacturer's trade mark; a list of thesetrademarks as wellas several definitions are given in the appended section "Definitions and Fiber Trademarks." The more general term "fiber" is used in the work to include both monofilaments which are relatively coarse fibers approximately 40-1000 den, and textile fibers which have a denier between 1-15. Multifilament yarns consist of a group of textile fibers assembled together to form a single thread. Since fibers are Widely utilized in theform of yarns. consider able information on the properties of various yarns relative to polypropylene yarn is presented.

Nondestructive Evaluation of Food Quality - Theory and Practice (Paperback, 2010 ed.): Shyam N. Jha Nondestructive Evaluation of Food Quality - Theory and Practice (Paperback, 2010 ed.)
Shyam N. Jha
R2,655 Discovery Miles 26 550 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Numerous works on non-destructive testing of food quality have been reported in the literature. Techniques such as Near InfraRed (NIR) spectroscopy, color and visual spectroscopy, electronic nose and tongue, computer vision (image analysis), ultrasound, x-ray, CT and magnetic resonance imaging are some of the most applied for that purpose and are described in this book. Aspects such as theory/basics of the techniques, practical applications (sampling, experimentation, data analysis) for evaluation of quality attributes of food and some recent works reported in literature are presented and discussed. This book is particularly interesting for new researchers in food quality and serves as an updated state-of-the-art report for those already familiar with the field.

Infrared Absorbing Dyes (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990): Masaru Matsuoka Infrared Absorbing Dyes (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990)
Masaru Matsuoka
R2,638 Discovery Miles 26 380 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

New laser technology has developed a new dye chemistry! Development of the gallium-arsenic semiconductor laser (diode laser) that emits laser light at 780-830 nm has made possible development of new opto-electronic systems including laser optical recording systems, thermal writing display systems, laser printing systems, and so on. Medical applications of lasers in photodynamic therapy for the treatment of cancer were also developed. In such systems, the infrared absorbing dyes OR dyes) are currently used as effective photoreceivers for diode lasers, and will become the key materials in high technology. At the present time the chemistry of IR dyes is the most important and interesting field in dye chemistry. Laser light can be highly monochromatic, very well collimated, coher ent, and, in some cases, extremely powerful. These characteristics make diode lasers a very cheap, convenient, and useful light source for a variety of applications in science and technology. For these purposes, however, IR dyes with special characteristics are required. To develop new IR dyes, it is most important to establish the correlation between the chemical structures of dyes and other characteristics of dyes, such as their absorption spectra. Molecular design of IR dyes predicting the Amax and Emax values by molecular orbital (MO) calculations is now possible even by using a personal computer, and many types of new IR dyes have been demonstrated. Also, new opto-electronic systems using IR dyes as photoreceivers have been reported recently.

Thermal Conductivity 14 (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1976): P Klemens Thermal Conductivity 14 (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1976)
P Klemens
R1,524 Discovery Miles 15 240 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

It was seven years ago this month when I had the pleasure of writing the Foreword to the Proceedings of the Eighth Conference on Thermal Conductivity hosted by TPRC/ Purdue University in 1968. Since then this Conference has developed to the point where one can say it has just entered a new phase. At its meeting in June 1975, the Board of Governors of the International Thermal Conductivity Conferences passed a resolution which formalizes two main policies that were felt to be desirable for a number of years, A key item of the resolution was for CINDAS/Purdue University to become the permanent Sponsor of the Conferences and in this capacity assist the Conferences in all matters which will result in the effective implementation of its goals and mission. In short, CINDAS will serve as a home base for the Conferences thus providing continuity and a permanent point of contact. CINDAS/Purdue University is pleased to accept this respons ibility as it is well within its mission to promote the advancement and dissemination of knowledge on thermophysica properties of matter. A second important aspect of the Conference resolution was the establishment of a policy to publish the Proceedings of future conferences on a continuing and uniform basis effective with this, the Fourteenth Conference."

Particulate Carbon - Formation During Combustion (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1981): Donald Siegla Particulate Carbon - Formation During Combustion (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1981)
Donald Siegla
R1,467 Discovery Miles 14 670 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

The goal of the symposium, "Particulate Carbon: Formation During Combustion," held at the General Motors Research Laboratories on October 15 and 16, 1980, was to discuss fundamental aspects of soot formation and oxidation in combustion systems and to stimulate new research by extensive interactions among the participants. This book contains lhe papers and discussions of that symposium, the 26th in an annual series covering many different disciplines which are timely and of interest to both General Motors and the technical community at large. The subject of this symposium has considerable relevance for man in his effort to control and preserve his environment. Emission of particulate carbon into the atmos phere from combustion sources is of concern to scientists and laymen alike. The hope of reducing this emission clearly requires an understanding of its formation during the combustion process, itself an area of considerable long-term research interest. It is our hope that this symposium has served to summarize what is known so that what remains to be learned can be pursued with greater vigor."

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