Encyclopedia of Materials: Technical Ceramics and Glasses, Two Volume Set is an essential resource guide to these incredibly important and versatile materials. The book covers everything from the types, structures, mechanics and properties of ceramics and glasses, to the testing, characterization, modeling and applications of these materials. Important recent developments are also considered, including additive manufacturing methods, polymer derived ceramics, advanced sintering/densification methods, modern analytical and testing methods, and novel applications of ceramics. This expertly-edited collection of articles provides a comprehensive source of high-quality foundational material for students (undergraduate and postgraduate), as well as postdoctoral researchers and those working in Industry (product and process development). Particular effort has been made to complement and support the 'blended learning' approach championed by both the American and European Ceramic Societies and EU Erasmus programme (EUCERMAT). As such, this encyclopedia is the ideal resource to facilitate collaborative, long distance education in the field.

Corrosion is a high-cost and potentially hazardous issue in numerous industries. The potential use of diverse carbon nanoallotropes in corrosion protection, prevention and control is a subject of rising attention. This book covers the current advancements of carbon nanoallotropes in metal corrosion management, including the usage of nanostructure materials to produce high-performance corrosion inhibitors and corrosion-resistant coatings.

Biopharmaceuticals are a unique class of compounds due to their extreme structural complexity. The current text puts together a variety of the state-of-the art approaches that use mass spectrometry to evaluate various aspects of biopharmaceutical products ranging from monitoring stress-related structural changes to their quantitation in pharmacokinetic studies.

An ideal - and affordable - text for engineers and maintenance professionals with an interest in vibration monitoring. This title does not attempt to baffle with the technology, but introduces it at an understandable level, touching on the basic theory and concepts, available equipment and practical issues relevant to the engineer as well as highlighting several case studies with which the reader can relate. Other books in this series focus on corrosion, wear debris analysis, thermography, noise, ultrasonics and acoustic emission, level, leakage and flow, oil analysis, load monitoring and a superb Concise Encyclopaedia that includes introductory notes on all of the above techiques as well as others.

This book contains selected chapters on recent research in topology. It bridges the gap between recent trends of topological theories and their applications in areas like social sciences, natural sciences, soft computing, economics, theoretical chemistry, cryptography, pattern recognitions and granular computing. There are 14 chapters, including two chapters on mathematical economics from the perspective of topology. The book discusses topics on function spaces, relator space, preorder, quasi-uniformities, bitopological dynamical systems, b-metric spaces and related fixed point theory. This book is useful to researchers, experts and scientists in studying the cutting-edge research in topology and related areas and helps them applying topology in solving real-life problems the society and science are facing these days.. 

The latest research innovations and enhanced technologies have altered the discipline of materials science and engineering. As a direct result of these developments, new trends in Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) pedagogy have emerged that require attention. The Handbook of Research on Recent Developments in Materials Science and Corrosion Engineering Education brings together innovative and current advances in the curriculum design and course content of MSE education programs. Focusing on the application of instructional strategies, pedagogical frameworks, and career preparation techniques, this book is an essential reference source for academicians, engineering practitioners, researchers, and industry professionals interested in emerging and future trends in MSE training and education.

The book presents up-to-date thermal control film materials, technologies and applications in spacecraft. Commonly used thermal control film materials and devices for spacecraft are discussed in detail, including single-structure passive thermal control film materials, composite structure passive thermal control film materials, intelligent thermal control film materials, and microstructure thermal control thin film devices.

Ecological restrictions in many parts of the world are demanding the elimination of Pb from all consumer items. At this moment in the piezoelectric ceramics industry, there is no issue of more importance than the transition to lead-free materials. The goal of Lead-Free Piezoelectrics is to provide a comprehensive overview of the fundamentals and developments in the field of lead-free materials and products to leading researchers in the world. The text presents chapters on demonstrated applications of the lead-free materials, which will allow readers to conceptualize the present possibilities and will be useful for both students and professionals conducting research on ferroelectrics, piezoelectrics, smart materials, lead-free materials, and a variety of applications including sensors, actuators, ultrasonic transducers and energy harvesters.

Surface texturing has been recognized as a method for enhancing the tribological properties of surfaces for many years. Adding a controlled texture to one of two faces in relative motion can have many positive effects, such as reduction of friction and wear and increase in load capacity. To date, the true potential of texturing has not been realized due to the severe lack of detailed information about the mechanistic functional details of texturing in a tribological situation. Inspiration and Design for Bio-Inspired Surfaces in Tribology: Emerging Research and Opportunities is a pivotal reference source that focuses on surface engineering techniques to mimic biological materials. Highlighting a broad range of topics including bio-mimetics, contact analysis, and thermodynamics, this book is ideally designed for engineers, environmentalists, academicians, researchers, and students.

* Provides a holistic approach to multiphase catalytic reactors from their modeling and design to their applications in industrial manufacturing of chemicals * Covers theoretical aspects and examples of fixed-bed, fluidized-bed, trickle-bed, slurry, monolith and microchannel reactors * Includes chapters covering experimental techniques and practical guidelines for lab-scale testing of multiphase reactors * Includes mathematical content focused on design equations and empirical relationships characterizing different multiphase reactor types together with an assortment of computational tools * Involves detailed coverage of multiphase reactor applications such as Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, fuel processing for fuel cells, hydrotreating of oil fractions and biofuels processing

The Plant Project Engineering Guidebook is for plant project engineers who want an insight into the main facets of project engineering in North America. Engineers are guided through work procedures and methods for plant projects in the oil and gas, pulp and paper, board and recycling industries and that can be applied to other industries. The Plant Project Engineering Guidebook contains 168 practical guidelines, 18 case histories and 30 sample forms to describe the project authorization process including budgets and estimating, information on how to control the office and drawing functions, a description of the bidding and procurement process, the basics of construction management, contracts, commissioning procedures, startup and training. This is the stuff you wish they would have taught at university, but didn't. Key Benefits * 168 Guidelines offering advice and useful tips on project procedures; budget preparation and project finances; reporting to management; dealing with employees and contractors; how to avoid common project management errors and pitfalls. organizational guidance; and much more * 18 case history studies provide a unique opportunity to learn from real-world events and experiences See what has been done before, what works and what does not work. * 30 sample forms, reports, work orders, checklists and contract documents are included in the guidebook Use these as a basis to modify or develop your own project management documentation * This is the only book of this type available on the subject of Plant Project Engineering. * This book gives you the "HOW-TO" of managing your plant projects

This concise monograph series focuses on the implementation of various engineering principles in the conception, design, development, analysis and operation of biomedical, biotechnological and nanotechnology systems and applications. Authors are encouraged to submit their work in the following core topics, but authors should contact the commissioning editor before submitting a proposal: BIoMeDIcAL DeVIceS & MATeRIALS Trauma Analysis Vibration and Acoustics in Biomedical Applications Innovations in Processing, Characterization and Applications of Bioengineered Materials Viscoelasticity of Biological Tissues and Ultrasound Applications Dynamics, and Control in Biomechanical Systems Clinical Applications of Bioengineering Transport Phenomena In Biomedical Applications Computational Modeling and Device Design Safety and Risk Analysis of Biomedical Engineering Modeling and Processing of Bioinspired Materials and Biomaterials NANoMeDIcAL DeVIceS & MATeRIALS Bio Nano Materials Nano Medical Sciences Materials for Drug & Gene Delivery Nanotechnology for Central Nervous System Nanomaterials & Living Systems Interactions Biosensing, Diagnostics & Imaging Cancer Nanotechnology Micro & Nano Fluidics Environmental Health & Safety Soft Nanotechnology & Colloids