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Pumps and Compressors
by Marc Borremans
Part of the Wiley-ASME Press series
A practical guide to the majority of pumps and compressors used in engineering applications.
Pumps and compressors are ubiquitous in industry, used in manufacturing, processing and chemical plant, HVAC installations, aerospace propulsion systems, medical applications, and everywhere else where there is a need to pump liquids, or circulate or compress gasses. This well-illustrated handbook covers the basic function, performance, and applications for the most widely used pump and compressor types available on the market today. It explains how each device operates and includes the governing mathematics needed to calculate device performance such as flow rates and compression. Additionally, real-world issues such as cavitation, and priming are covered.
“Pumps & Compressors” is divided into two sections, each of which offers a notation of variables and an introduction. The Pumps section covers piston pumps, radial turbopumps, axial turbopumps, rotating pumps, hydraulic pumps, and pumps with driving flow. The Compressors section covers piston compressors, rotating compressors, turbo compressors, ejectors, vacuum pumps, and compressors for cooling purposes.
• A virtual encyclopedia of all pumps and compressors that describes the mechanics of all devices and the theory, mathematics, and formulas governing their function
• Allows the reader to develop the skills needed to confidently select the appropriate pump or compressor type and specification for their applications
“Pumps & Compressors” is an excellent text for courses on pumps and compressors, as well as a valuable reference for professional engineers and laymen seeking knowledge on the topic.
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Vibrations of Linear Piezostructures
by Andrew J. Kurdila
Part of the Wiley-ASME Press series
A thorough guide to the fundamental development of linear piezoelectricity for vibrations
Vibrations of Linear Piezostructures is an introductory text that offers a concise examination of the general theory of vibrations of linear piezostructures. This important book brings together in one comprehensive volume the most current information on the theory for modeling and analysis of piezostructures. The authors explore the fundamental principles of piezostructures, review the relevant mathematics, continuum mechanics and elasticity, and continuum electrodynamics as they are applied to electromechanical piezostructures, and include the work that pertains to linear constitutive laws of piezoelectricity.
The book addresses modeling of linear piezostructures via Newton's approach and Variational Methods. In addition, the authors explore the weak and strong forms of the equations of motion, Galerkin approximation methods for the weak form, Fourier or modal methods, and finite element methods. This important book:
• Covers the fundamental developments to vibrational theory for linear piezostructures
• Provides an introduction to continuum mechanics, elasticity, electrodynamics, variational calculus, and applied mathematics
• Offers in-depth coverage of Newton's formulation of the equations of motion of vibrations of piezo-structures
• Discusses the variational methods for generation of equations of motion of piezo-structures
Written for students, professionals, and researchers in the field, Vibrations of Linear Piezostructures is an up-to-date volume to the fundamental development of linear piezoelectricity for vibrations from initial development to fully modeled systems using various methods.
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Fundamentals of Heat Engines
Reciprocating and Gas Turbine Internal Combustion Engines
by Jamil Ghojel
Part of the Wiley-ASME Press series
Summarizes the analysis and design of today's gas heat engine cycles
This book offers readers comprehensive coverage of heat engine cycles. From ideal (theoretical) cycles to practical cycles and real cycles, it gradually increases in degree of complexity so that newcomers can learn and advance at a logical pace, and so instructors can tailor their courses toward each class level. To facilitate the transition from one type of cycle to another, it offers readers additional material covering fundamental engineering science principles in mechanics, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, and thermochemistry.
Fundamentals of Heat Engines: Reciprocating and Gas Turbine Internal-Combustion Engines begins with a review of some fundamental principles of engineering science, before covering a wide range of topics on thermochemistry. It next discusses theoretical aspects of the reciprocating piston engine, starting with simple air-standard cycles, followed by theoretical cycles of forced induction engines, and ending with more realistic cycles that can be used to predict engine performance as a first approximation. Lastly, the book looks at gas turbines and covers cycles with gradually increasing complexity to end with realistic engine design-point and off-design calculations methods.
• Covers two main heat engines in one single reference
• Teaches heat engine fundamentals as well as advanced topics
• Includes comprehensive thermodynamic and thermochemistry data
• Offers customizable content to suit beginner or advanced undergraduate courses and entry-level postgraduate studies in automotive, mechanical, and aerospace degrees
• Provides representative problems at the end of most chapters, along with a detailed example of piston-engine design-point calculations
• Features case studies of design-point calculations of gas turbine engines in two chapters
Fundamentals of Heat Engines can be adopted for mechanical, aerospace, and automotive engineering courses at different levels and will also benefit engineering professionals in those fields and beyond.
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Applications of Mathematical Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow Models in Engineering and Medicine
by Abram S. Dorfman
Part of the Wiley-ASME Press series
Engineering and medical applications of cutting-edge heat and flow models
This book presents innovative efficient methods in fluid flow and heat transfer developed and widely used over the last fifty years. The analysis is focused on mathematical models which are an essential part of any research effort as they demonstrate the validity of the results obtained.
The universality of mathematics allows consideration of engineering and biological problems from one point of view using similar models. In this book, the current situation of applications of modern mathematical models is outlined in three parts. Part I offers in-depth coverage of the applications of contemporary conjugate heat transfer models in various industrial and technological processes, from aerospace and nuclear reactors to drying and food processing. In Part II the theory and application of two recently developed models in fluid flow are considered: the similar conjugate model for simulation of biological systems, including flows in human organs, and applications of the latest developments in turbulence simulation by direct solution of Navier-Stokes equations, including flows around aircraft. Part III proposes fundamentals of laminar and turbulent flows and applied mathematics methods. The discussion is complimented by 365 examples selected from a list of 448 cited papers, 239 exercises and 136 commentaries.
Key features:
• Peristaltic flows in normal and pathologic human organs.
• Modeling flows around aircraft at high Reynolds numbers.
• Special mathematical exercises allow the reader to complete expressions derivation following directions from the text.
• Procedure for preliminary choice between conjugate and common simple methods for particular problem solutions.
• Criterions of conjugation, definition of semi-conjugate solutions.
This book is an ideal reference for graduate and post-graduate students and engineers.
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Geothermal Heat Pump and Heat Engine Systems
Theory And Practice
by Andrew D. Chiasson
Part of the Wiley-ASME Press series
A unique approach to the study of geothermal energy systems.
This book takes a unique, holistic approach to the interdisciplinary study of geothermal energy systems, combining low, medium, and high temperature applications into a logical order. The emphasis is on the concept that all geothermal projects contain common elements of a "thermal energy reservoir" that must be properly designed and managed.
The book is organized into four sections that examine geothermal systems: energy utilization from resource and site characterization; energy harnessing; energy conversion (heat pumps, direct uses, and heat engines); and energy distribution and uses.
Examples are provided to highlight fundamental concepts, in addition to more complex system design and simulation.
Key features:
• Companion website containing software tools for application of fundamental principles and solutions to real-world problems.
• Balance of theory, fundamental principles, and practical application.
• Interdisciplinary treatment of the subject matter.
“Geothermal Heat Pump & Heat Engine Systems: Theory and Practice” is a unique textbook for Energy Engineering and Mechanical Engineering students as well as practicing engineers who are involved with low-enthalpy geothermal energy systems.
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Robust Control
Youla Parameterization Approach
by Farhad Assadian
Part of the Wiley-ASME Press series
In “Robust Control: Youla Parameterization Approach”, accomplished engineers Dr. Farhad Assadian and Kevin R. Mallon deliver an insightful treatment of robust control system design that does not require a theoretical background in controls. The authors connect classical control theory to modern control concepts using the Youla method and offer practical examples from the automotive industry for designing control systems with the Youla method.
The book demonstrates that feedback control can be elegantly designed in the frequency domain using the Youla parameterization approach. It offers deep insights into the many practical applications from utilizing this technique in both Single Input Single Output (SISO) and Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) design. Finally, the book provides an estimation technique using Youla parameterization and controller output observer for the first time.
Robust Control offers readers:
• A thorough introduction to a review of the Laplace Transform, including singularity functions and transfer functions
• Comprehensive explorations of the response of linear, time-invariant, and dynamic systems, as well as feedback principles and feedback design for SISO
• Practical discussions of norms and feedback systems, feedback design by the optimization of closed-loop norms, and estimation design for SISO using the parameterization approach
• In-depth examinations of MIMO control and multivariable transfer function properties
Perfect for industrial researchers and engineers working with control systems, “Robust Control: Youla Parameterization Approach” is also an indispensable resource for graduate students in mechanical, aerospace, electrical, and chemical engineering.
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Design and Analysis of Centrifugal Compressors
by Rene Van Den Braembussche
Part of the Wiley-ASME Press series
A comprehensive overview of fluid dynamic models and experimental results that can help solve problems in centrifugal compressors and modern techniques for a more efficient aerodynamic design.
“Design and Analysis of Centrifugal Compressors” is a comprehensive overview of the theoretical fluid dynamic models describing the flow in centrifugal compressors and the modern techniques for the design of more efficient centrifugal compressors. The author-a noted expert in the field, with over 40 years of experience-evaluates relevant numerical and analytical prediction models for centrifugal compressors with special attention to their accuracy and limitations. Relevant knowledge from the last century is linked with new insights obtained from modern CFD. Emphasis is to link the flow structure, performance and stability to the geometry of the different compressor components.
“Design and Analysis of Centrifugal Compressors” is an accessible resource that combines theory with experimental data and previous research with recent developments in computational design and optimization. This important resource
• Covers the basic information concerning fluid dynamics that are specific for centrifugal compressors and clarifies the differences with axial compressors
• Provides an overview of performance prediction models previously developed in combination with extra results from research conducted by the author
• Describes helpful numerical and analytical models for the flow in the different components in relation to flow stability, operating range and performance
• Includes the fundamental information for the aerodynamic design of more efficient centrifugal compressors
• Explains the use of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) for the design and analysis of centrifugal compressors
Written for engineers, researchers and designers in industry as well as for academics specializing in the field, “Design and Analysis of Centrifugal Compressors” offers an up-to-date overview of the information needed for the design of more effective centrifugal compressors.
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Bioprocessing Piping and Equipment Design
A Companion Guide for the ASME BPE Standard
by William M. Huitt
Part of the Wiley-ASME Press series
The only comprehensive and authoritative reference guide to the ASME Bioprocessing Piping and Equipment (BPE) standard
This is a companion guide to the ASME Bioprocessing Piping and Equipment (BPE) Standard and explains what lies behind many of the requirements and recommendations within that industry standard. Following an introductory narrative to the Standard's early history, industry related codes and standards are explained, the design and engineering aspects cover construction materials, both metallic and nonmetallic, then components, fabrication, assembly and installation of piping systems are explored. Examination, Inspection and Testing then precede the ASME BPE certification process, concluding with a discussion on system design.
The author draws on many years' experience and insights from first-hand involvement in the field of industrial piping design, engineering, construction, and management, which includes the bioprocessing industry. The reader will learn why dimensions and tolerances, process instrumentation, and material selection play such an integral part in the manufacture of components and instrumentation.
This easy to understand and navigate guide will assist engineers (design, piping, chemical, etc.) who need to understand the basis for much of the Standard's content, as do the contractors and inspectors who have to meet and validate compliance with the BPE Standard.
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Robot Manipulator Redundancy Resolution
by Yunong Zhang
Part of the Wiley-ASME Press series
Introduces a revolutionary, quadratic-programming based approach to solving long-standing problems in motion planning and control of redundant manipulators
This book describes a novel quadratic programming approach to solving redundancy resolutions problems with redundant manipulators. Known as ``QP-unified motion planning and control of redundant manipulators” theory, it systematically solves difficult optimization problems of inequality-constrained motion planning and control of redundant manipulators that have plagued robotics engineers and systems designers for more than a quarter century.
An example of redundancy resolution could involve a robotic limb with six joints, or degrees of freedom (DOFs), with which to position an object. As only five numbers are required to specify the position and orientation of the object, the robot can move with one remaining DOF through practically infinite poses while performing a specified task. In this case redundancy resolution refers to the process of choosing an optimal pose from among that infinite set. A critical issue in robotic systems control, the redundancy resolution problem has been widely studied for decades, and numerous solutions have been proposed. This book investigates various approaches to motion planning and control of redundant robot manipulators and describes the most successful strategy thus far developed for resolving redundancy resolution problems.
• Provides a fully connected, systematic, methodological, consecutive, and easy approach to solving redundancy resolution problems
• Describes a new approach to the time-varying Jacobian matrix pseudoinversion, applied to the redundant-manipulator kinematic control
• Introduces The QP-based unification of robots' redundancy resolution
• Illustrates the effectiveness of the methods presented using a large number of computer simulation results based on PUMA560, PA10, and planar robot manipulators
• Provides technical details for all schemes and solvers presented, for readers to adopt and customize them for specific industrial applications
Robot Manipulator Redundancy Resolution is must-reading for advanced undergraduates and graduate students of robotics, mechatronics, mechanical engineering, tracking control, neural dynamics/neural networks, numerical algorithms, computation and optimization, simulation and modelling, analog, and digital circuits. It is also a valuable working resource for practicing robotics engineers and systems designers and industrial researchers.
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Fabrication of Metallic Pressure Vessels
by Owen R. Greulich
Part of the Wiley-ASME Press series
A comprehensive guide to processes and topics in pressure vessel fabrication
Fabrication of Metallic Pressure Vessels delivers comprehensive coverage of the various processes used in the fabrication of process equipment. The authors, both accomplished engineers, offer readers a broad understanding of the steps and processes required to fabricate pressure vessels, including cutting, forming, welding, machining, and testing, as well as suggestions on controlling costs.
Each chapter provides a complete description of a specific fabrication process and details its characteristics and requirements. Alongside the accessible and practical text, you'll find equations, charts, copious illustrations, and other study aids designed to assist the reader in the real-world implementation of the concepts discussed within the book.
You'll find numerous appendices that include weld symbols, volume and area equations, pipe and tube dimensions, weld deposition rates, lifting shackle data, and more.
In addition to detailed discussions of cutting, machining, welding, and post-weld heat treatments, readers will also benefit from the inclusion of:
• A thorough introduction to construction materials, including both ferrous and nonferrous alloys
• An exploration of layout, including projection and triangulation, material thickness and bending allowance, angles and channels, and marking conventions
• A treatment of material forming, including bending versus three-dimensional forming, plastic theory, forming limits, brake forming, roll forming, and tolerances
• Practical discussions of fabrication, including weld preparation, forming, vessel fit up and assembly, correction of distortion, and transportation of vessels
Perfect for new and established engineers, designers, and procurement personnel working with process equipment or in the fabrication field, Fabrication of Metallic Pressure Vessels will also earn a place in the libraries of students in engineering programs seeking a one-stop resource for the fabrication of pressure vessels.
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Introduction to Plastics Engineering
by Vijay K. Stokes
Part of the Wiley-ASME Press series
The authoritative introduction to all aspects of plastics engineering-offering both academic and industry perspectives in one complete volume.
“Introduction to Plastics Engineering” provides a self-contained introduction to plastics engineering. A unique synergistic approach explores all aspects of material use-concepts, mechanics, materials, part design, part fabrication, and assembly-required for converting plastic materials, mainly in the form of small pellets, into useful products. Thermoplastics, thermosets, elastomers, and advanced composites, the four disparate application areas of polymers normally treated as separate subjects, are covered together.
Divided into five parts-Concepts, Mechanics, Materials, Part Processing and Assembly, and Material Systems-this inclusive volume enables readers to gain a well-rounded, foundational knowledge of plastics engineering. Chapters cover topics including the structure of polymers, how concepts from polymer physics explain the macro behavior of plastics, evolving concepts for plastics use, simple mechanics principles and their role in plastics engineering, models for the behavior of solids and fluids, and the mechanisms underlying the stiffening of plastics by embedded fibers. Drawing from his over fifty years in both academia and industry, Author Vijay Stokes uses the synergy between fundamentals and applications to provide a more meaningful introduction to plastics.
• Examines every facet of plastics engineering from materials and fabrication methods to advanced composites
• Provides accurate, up-to-date information for students and engineers both new to plastics and highly experienced with them
• Offers a practical guide to large number of materials and their applications
• Addresses current issues for mechanical design, part performance, and part fabrication
“Introduction to Plastics Engineering” is an ideal text for practicing engineers, researchers, and students in mechanical and plastics engineering and related industries.
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Stress in ASME Pressure Vessels, Boilers, and Nuclear Components
by Maan H. Jawad
Part of the Wiley-ASME Press series
An illustrative guide to the analysis needed to achieve a safe design in ASME Pressure Vessels, Boilers, and Nuclear Components
Stress in ASME Pressure Vessels, Boilers, and Nuclear Components offers a revised and updatededition of the text, Design of Plate and Shell Structures. This important resource offers engineers and students a text that covers the complexities involved in stress loads and design of plates and shell components in compliance with pressure vessel, boiler, and nuclear standards. The author covers the basic theories and includes a wealth of illustrative examples for the design of components that address the internal and external loads as well as other loads such as wind and dead loads.
The text keeps the various derivations relatively simple and the resulting equations are revised to a level so that they can be applied directly to real-world design problems. The many examples clearly show the level of analysis needed to achieve a safe design based on a given required degree of accuracy. Written to be both authoritative and accessible, this important updated book:
• Offers an increased focus on mechanical engineering and contains more specific and practical code-related guidelines
• Includes problems and solutions for course and professional training use
• Examines the basic aspects of relevant theories and gives examples for the design of components
• Contains various derivations that are kept relatively simple so that they can be applied directly to design problems
Written for professional mechanical engineers and students, this text offers a resource to the theories and applications that are needed to achieve an understanding of stress loads and design of plates and shell components in compliance with pressure vessel, boiler, and nuclear standards.
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Nonlinear Regression Modeling for Engineering Applications
Modeling, Model Validation, and Enabling Design of Experiments
by R. Russell Rhinehart
Part of the Wiley-ASME Press series
Since mathematical models express our understanding of how nature behaves, we use them to validate our understanding of the fundamentals about systems (which could be processes, equipment, procedures, devices, or products). Also, when validated, the model is useful for engineering applications related to diagnosis, design, and optimization.
First, we postulate a mechanism, then derive a model grounded in that mechanistic understanding. If the model does not fit the data, our understanding of the mechanism was wrong or incomplete. Patterns in the residuals can guide model improvement. Alternately, when the model fits the data, our understanding is sufficient and confidently functional for engineering applications.
This book details methods of nonlinear regression, computational algorithms,model validation, interpretation of residuals, and useful experimental design. The focus is on practical applications, with relevant methods supported by fundamental analysis.
This book will assist either the academic or industrial practitioner to properly classify the system, choose between the various available modeling options and regression objectives, design experiments to obtain data capturing critical system behaviors, fit the model parameters based on that data, and statistically characterize the resulting model. The author has used the material in the undergraduate unit operations lab course and in advanced control applications.
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Computer Vision for Structural Dynamics and Health Monitoring
by Dongming Feng
Part of the Wiley-ASME Press series
Provides comprehensive coverage of theory and hands-on implementation of computer vision-based sensors for structural health monitoring.
This book is the first to fill the gap between scientific research of computer vision and its practical applications for structural health monitoring (SHM). It provides a complete, state-of-the-art review of the collective experience that the SHM community has gained in recent years. It also extensively explores the potentials of the vision sensor as a fast and cost-effective tool for solving SHM problems based on both time and frequency domain analytics, broadening the application of emerging computer vision sensor technology in not only scientific research but also engineering practice.
“Computer Vision for Structural Dynamics and Health Monitoring” presents fundamental knowledge, important issues, and practical techniques critical to successful development of vision-based sensors in detail, including robustness of template matching techniques for tracking targets; coordinate conversion methods for determining calibration factors to convert image pixel displacements to physical displacements; sensing by tracking artificial targets vs. natural targets; measurements in real time vs. by post-processing; and field measurement error sources and mitigation methods. The book also features a wide range of tests conducted in both controlled laboratory and complex field environments in order to evaluate the sensor accuracy and demonstrate the unique features and merits of computer vision-based structural displacement measurement.
• Offers comprehensive understanding of the principles and applications of computer vision for structural dynamics and health monitoring
• Helps broaden the application of the emerging computer vision sensor technology from scientific research to engineering practice such as field condition assessment of civil engineering structures and infrastructure systems
• Includes a wide range of laboratory and field-testing examples, as well as practical techniques for field application
• Provides MATLAB code for most of the issues discussed including that of image processing, structural dynamics, and SHM applications
“Computer Vision for Structural Dynamics and Health Monitoring” is ideal for graduate students, researchers, and practicing engineers who are interested in learning about this emerging sensor technology and advancing their applications in SHM and other engineering problems. It will also benefit those in civil and aerospace engineering, energy, and computer science.
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Vibration Assisted Machining
Theory, Modelling and Applications
by Lu Zheng
Part of the Wiley-ASME Press series
The first book to comprehensively address the theory, kinematic modelling, numerical simulation and applications of vibration assisted machining.
“Vibration Assisted Machining: Theory, Modelling and Applications” covers all key aspects of vibration assisted machining, including cutting kinematics and dynamics, the effect of workpiece materials and wear of cutting tools. It also addresses practical applications for these techniques. Case studies provide detailed guidance on the design, modeling and testing of VAM systems. Experimental machining methods are also included, alongside considerations of state-of-the-art research developments on cutting force modeling and surface texture generation.
Advances in computational modelling, surface metrology and manufacturing science over the past few decades have led to tremendous benefits for industry. This is the first comprehensive book dedicated to design, modelling, simulation and integration of vibration assisted machining system and processes, enabling wider industrial application of the technology. This book enables engineering students and professionals in manufacturing to understand and implement the latest vibration assisted machining techniques. Highlights include: Comprehensive coverage of the theory, kinematics modelling, numerical simulation and applications of vibration assisted machining (VAM) Case studies with detailed guidance on design, modelling and testing of VAM systems, as well as experimental machining methods Discussion of state-of-the-art research developments on cutting force modelling and surface texture generation Coverage of the history of VAM, its current applications and future directions for the technology
“Vibration Assisted Machining: Theory, Modelling and Applications” provides engineering students, researchers, manufacturing engineers, production supervisors, tooling engineers, planning and application engineers and machine tool designers with the fundamentals of vibration assisted machining, along with methodologies for developing and implementing the technology to solve practical industry problems.
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Two-Phase Heat Transfer
by Mirza Mohammed Shah
Part of the Wiley-ASME Press series
A guide to two-phase heat transfer theory, practice, and applications
Designed primarily as a practical resource for design and development engineers, Two-Phase Heat Transfer contains the theories and methods of two-phase heat transfer that are solution oriented. Written in a clear and concise manner, the book includes information on physical phenomena, experimental data, theoretical solutions, and empirical correlations. A very wide range of real-world applications and formulas/correlations for them are presented.
The two-phase heat transfer systems covered in the book include boiling, condensation, gas-liquid mixtures, and gas-solid mixtures. The author-a noted expert in this field-also reviews the numerous applications of two-phase heat transfer such as heat exchangers in refrigeration and air conditioning, conventional and nuclear power generation, solar power plants, aeronautics, chemical processes, petroleum industry, and more. Special attention is given to heat exchangers using mini-channels which are being increasingly used in a variety of applications. This important book:
• Offers a practical guide to two-phase heat transfer
• Includes clear guidance for design professionals by identifying the best available predictive techniques
• Reviews the extensive literature on heat transfer in two-phase systems
• Presents information to aid in the design and analysis of heat exchangers.
Written for students and research, design, and development engineers, Two-Phase Heat Transfer is a comprehensive volume that covers the theory, methods, and applications of two-phase heat transfer.
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Offshore Compliant Platforms
Analysis, Design, and Experimental Studies
by Srinivasan Chandrasekaran
Part of the Wiley-ASME Press series
A guide to the analysis and design of compliant offshore structures that highlights a new generation of platforms.
“Offshore Compliant Platforms” provides an authoritative guideto the analysis and design of compliant offshore structures and puts the focus on a new generation of platforms such as: triceratops, Buoyant Leg Storage and Regasification platforms. Whilst the authors—noted experts on the topic—include basic information on the conceptual development of conventional platforms, the book presents detailed descriptions of the design and development of new deep-water platforms.
The book describes the preliminary design of triceratops in ultra-deep waters and presents a detailed analysis of environmental loads that are inherent in offshore locations such as wave, wind and current. The new methodology for the dynamic analysis of triceratops under ice loads, predominantly in ice-covered regions, is also examined with detailed parametric studies. In addition, the book covers the structural geometry and the various methods of analysis for assessing the performance of any other similar offshore platform under the special loads. A discussion of the fatigue analysis and service life prediction is also included. This important book:
• Includes the analysis and design of compliant offshore structures with a focus on a new generation of platforms
• Examines the preliminary design of triceratops in ultra-deep waters
• Covers an analysis of environmental loads that are inherent in offshore locations such as wave, wind and current
• Reviews the structural geometry and various methods of analysis for assessing the performance of any other similar offshore platform under special loads
• Discusses fatigue analysis and service life prediction
Written for engineers and researchers across engineering including civil, mechanical, structural, offshore, ocean and naval architecture, “Offshore Compliant Platforms” fills the need for a guide to new offshore platforms that provides an understanding of the behaviour of these structures under different loading conditions.
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Advanced Multifunctional Lightweight Aerostructures
Design, Development, and Implementation
by Various Authors
Part of the Wiley-ASME Press series
Offers a review of the newest methodologies for the characterization and modelling of lightweight materials and structures
Advanced Multifunctional Lightweight Aerostructures provides an in-depth analysis of the thermal, electrical, and mechanical responses of multi-functional lightweight structures. The authors, noted experts on the topic, address the most recent and innovative methodologies for the characterization and modelling of lightweight materials and discuss various multiscale simulation approaches and nonlinear/structural dynamics methodologies. They present multifunctional materials and structures and offer detailed descriptions of the complex modelling of these structures.
The authors divide the text into two sections and demonstrate a keen understanding and awareness of multi-functional lightweight aerostructures by taking unique approaches. They explore multi-disciplinary modelling and characterization alongside benchmark problems and applications, topics that are rarely approached in this field. This important book:
• Offers thermal, electrical, and mechanical analyses of multi-functional lightweight structures
• Covers innovative methodologies for the characterization and modelling of lightweight materials and structures
• Presents characterizations of a wide variety of novel materials
• Considers multifunctional novel structures with potential applications in different high-tech industries
• Discusses thermal and mechanical behaviors of some critical parts of aircrafts
• Includes efficient and highly accurate methodologies
Written for professionals, engineers, researchers, and educators in academia, industrial, and other specialized research institutions, Advanced Multifunctional Lightweight Aerostructures is a much-needed text on the design practices of existing engineering building services and how these methods combine with recent developments.
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Geothermal Energy Systems
Exploration, Development, and Utilization
by Various Authors
Part of the Wiley-ASME Press series
Geothermal Energy Systems
The book encounters basic knowledge about geothermal technology for the utilization of geothermal resources. The book helps to understand the basic geology needed for the utilization of geothermal energy, shows up the practice to make access to geothermal reservoirs by drilling and the engineering of the reservoir by enhancing methods. The book describes the technology to make use of the Earth?s heat for direct use, power, and/or chill and gives boundary conditions for its economic and environmental utilization. A special focus is made on enhanced or engineered geothermal systems (EGS) which are based on concepts which bring a priori less productive reservoirs to an economic use.
From the contents:
• Reservoir Definition
• Exploration Methods
• Drilling into Geothermal Reservoirs
• Enhancing Geothermal Reservoirs
• Geothermal Reservoir Simulation
• Energetic Use of EGS Reservoirs
• Economic Performance and Environmental Assessment
• Deployment of Enhanced Geothermal Systems plants and CO2-mitigation.
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Corrosion and Materials in Hydrocarbon Production
A Compendium of Operational and Engineering Aspects
by Bijan Kermani
Part of the Wiley-ASME Press series
Comprehensively covers the engineering aspects of corrosion and materials in hydrocarbon production.
This book captures the current understanding of corrosion processes in upstream operations and provides a brief overview of parameters and measures needed for optimum design of facilities. It focuses on internal corrosion occurring in hydrocarbon production environments and the key issues affecting its occurrence, including: the types and morphology of corrosion damage; principal metallic materials deployed; and mitigating measures to optimise its occurrence. The book also highlights important areas of progress and challenges and looks toward the future of research and development to enable improved and economical design of facilities for oil and a gas production.
Written for both those familiar and unfamiliar with the subject-and by two authors with more than 60 years combined industry experience-this book covers everything from Corrosion Resistant Alloys (CRAs) to internal metal loss corrosion threats, corrosion in injection systems to microbiologically influenced corrosion, corrosion risk analysis to corrosion and integrity management, and more, notably:
• Comprehensively covers the engineering aspects of corrosion and materials in hydrocarbon production
• Written by two, renowned experts in the field
• Offers practical guide to those unfamiliar with the subject whilst providing a focused roadmap to addressing the topics in a precise and methodical manner
• Covers all aspects of corrosion threat and remedial and mitigation measures in upstream hydrocarbon production applicable to sub-surface, surface, and transportation facilities
• Outlines technology challenges that need further research as a pre-cursor to moving the industry forward.
“Operational and Engineering Aspects of Corrosion and Materials in Hydrocarbon Production” is an excellent guide for both practicing materials and corrosion engineers working in hydrocarbons production as well as those entering the area who may not be fully familiar with the subject.
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Case Studies in Fluid Mechanics With Sensitivities to Governing Variables
by M. Kemal Atesmen
Part of the Wiley-ASME Press series
Covers a wide range of practical fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and mass transfer problems
This book covers the many issues that occur in practical fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and mass transfer, and examines the basic laws (the conservation of matter, conservation of momentum, conservation of energy, and the second law of thermodynamics) of these areas. It offers problem solutions that start with simplifying engineering assumptions and then identifies the governing equations and dependent and independent variables. When solutions to basic equations are not possible, the book utilizes historical experimental studies. It also looks at determining appropriate thermo-physical properties of the fluid under investigation and covers solutions to governing equations with experimental studies.
Case Studies in Fluid Mechanics with Sensitivities to Governing Variables offers chapters on: draining fluid from a tank, vertical rise of a weather balloon, wind drag forces on people, Venturi meter, fluid's surface shape in a rotating cylindrical tank, range of an aircraft, designing a water clock, water turbine under a dam, centrifugal separation of particles, ideal gas flow in nozzles and diffusers, water supply from a lake to a factory, convection mass transfer through air-water interface, heating a room by natural convection, condensation on the surface of a vertical plate in laminar flow regime, bubble rise in a glass of beer, and more.
• Covers a broad spectrum of problems in practical fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and mass transfer
• Examines the basic laws of fluid mechanics, heat transfer and mass transfer
• Presents solutions to governing equations with experimental studies
Case Studies in Fluid Mechanics with Sensitivities to Governing Variables will appeal to engineers working in thermo-physical sciences and graduate students in mechanical engineering.
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Analysis of ASME Boiler, Pressure Vessel, and Nuclear Components in the Creep Range
by Maan H. Jawad
Part of the Wiley-ASME Press series
In the newly revised Second Edition of “Analysis of ASME Boiler, Pressure Vessel, and Nuclear Components in the Creep Range”, a team of distinguished engineers delivers an authoritative introduction to the principles of design at elevated temperatures. The authors draw on over 50 years of experience, explaining the methodology for accomplishing a safe and economical design for boiler and pressure vessel components operating at high temperatures. The text includes extensive references, offering the reader the opportunity to further their understanding of the subject.
In this latest edition, each chapter has been updated and two brand-new chapters added-the first is “Creep Analysis Using the Remaining Life Method”, and the second is “Requirements for Nuclear Components”. Numerous examples are included to illustrate the practical application of the presented design and analysis methods. It also offers:
• A thorough introduction to creep-fatigue analysis of pressure vessel components using the concept of load-controlled and strain-deformation controlled limits
• An introduction to the creep requirements in API 579/ASME FFS-1 "Remaining Life Method"
• A summary of creep-fatigue analysis requirements in nuclear components
• Detailed procedure for designing cylindrical and spherical components of boilers and pressure vessels due to axial and external pressure in the creep regime
• A section on using finite element analysis to approximate fatigue in structural members in tension and bending
Perfect for mechanical engineers and researchers working in mechanical engineering, “Analysis of ASME Boiler, Pressure Vessel, and Nuclear Components in the Creep Range” will also earn a place in the libraries of graduate students studying mechanical engineering, technical staff in industry, and industry analysts and researchers.
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Pressure Oscillation in Biomedical Diagnostics and Therapy
by Ahmed Al-Jumaily
Part of the Wiley-ASME Press series
Complete and comprehensive reference on the principles of diagnostic and therapeutic techniques using pressure oscillation.
“Pressure Oscillation in Biomedical Diagnostics and Therapy” presents key findings in imaging, diagnostics, and therapies using high and low frequency pressure waves in a concise and easy-to-understand way, focusing primarily on the cardiovascular and pulmonary systems that utilize acoustics (mechanical wave motion). The work provides basic background in relevant acoustic theory as well as specific technical information associated with modern medical applications. Low frequency acoustics (pressure oscillation) and some aspects of ultrasound (radiation force) are also reviewed. The principles in the work can be extended to include other areas relating to materials and metal diagnostics.
To allow for maximum reader comprehension regardless of current expertise on the subject, each chapter includes a brief history, current developments, and practical applications of the topic covered within. Furthermore, all chapters are based on engineering and physiological principles to deliver practical technologies. Sample topics covered in the work include:
• Fundamental principles of pressure oscillation (PO), discussing the basic principles of pressure oscillation and how they can be formulated into mathematical equations
• PO in imaging techniques, discussing the basic principles of converting pressure oscillation to a tool in biomedical imaging
• Lung mechanics, discussing how each part of the lung is associated with various diseases and how PO can target these parts
• Asthma, discussing the basic concepts of asthma, the importance of airway smooth muscle (ASM), and dynamic behavior of ASM
“Pressure Oscillation in Biomedical Diagnostics and Therapy” links pressure oscillation (PO) and biomedical diagnostics and therapy for scholars and practitioners. It is an essential resource for all professionals who wish to be on the cutting edge of treating lung diseases such as obstructive sleep apnea, asthma, and respiratory distress syndrome.
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Thermal Explosion
Theory And Application
by Vasily B. Novozhilov
Part of the Wiley-ASME Press series
Thermal Explosion
A full review of thermal explosion theory featuring a new universal notation as a framework to develop and report research results
Summarizing all significant and notable developments made in the field over nearly 100 years, Thermal Explosion provides a single, authoritative source of information on the subject that connects the theory with examples from practical applications. After opening with an introduction to prerequisite technical information, the book goes on to cover the mathematical theory behind thermal explosion, with detailed explanations of how thermal explosion can develop in different media and under different conditions and strategies and techniques that can be used to prevent thermal explosion.
Readers will learn how to recognize thermal explosion hazards within technical designs and operation procedures, including for lithium ion batteries, biofuels, biomaterials, and microcombustors, predict the circumstances that may cause a thermal explosion in a particular design or process, and develop optimal mitigating strategies for these risks. Each chapter is supported by extensive example problems that introduce readers to a universal notation that can be used as a framework for developing and reporting their own research results.
Topics covered in Thermal Explosion include:
• Steady-state theory: the Semenov formulation and planar, cylindrical, and spherical symmetry cases in the Frank-Kamenetskii formulation
• Generalized boundary conditions, dynamical regimes, thermal explosion in a region of arbitrary shape, and nonsteady thermal explosion theory
• Thermal explosion in two-phase porous systems and spotted, diffusion, and conjugate thermal explosion
• One- and two-variable thermal explosion models of fire flashover
• Thermal explosion prevention through management of cooling flows and other passive methods, inertization, and cooling one- and two-phase media injections
Thermal Explosion is an essential, up-to-date reference on the subject for engineering researchers and professionals, along with mathematicians and other scientists working in related fields. The book is also an excellent learning aid within an academic setting for graduate-level researchers or as supplemental reading in upper-level courses.
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Thermal Spreading and Contact Resistance
Fundamentals and Applications
by Yuri S. Muzychka
Part of the Wiley-ASME Press series
Thermal Spreading and Contact Resistance: Fundamentals and Applications
Single source reference on how applying thermal spreading and contact resistance can solve problems across a variety of engineering fields
Thermal Spreading and Contact Resistance: Fundamentals and Applications offers comprehensive coverage of the key information that engineers need to know to understand thermal spreading and contact resistance, including numerous predictive models for determining thermal spreading resistance and contact conductance of mechanical joints and interfaces, plus detailed examples throughout the book.
Written by two of the leading experts in the field, Thermal Spreading and Contact Resistance: Fundamentals and Applications includes information on:
• Contact conductance, mass transfer, transport from super-hydrophobic surfaces, droplet/surface phase change problems, and tribology applications such as sliding surfaces and roller bearings
• Heat transfer in micro-devices and thermal spreaders, orthotropic systems, and multi-source applications for electronics thermal management applications
• Fundamental principles, thermal spreading in isotropic half-space regions, circular flux tubes and disc spreaders, and rectangular flux channels and compound spreaders
• Systems with non-uniform sink plane conductance, transient spreading resistance, and contact resistance between both non-conforming and conforming rough surfaces
Providing comprehensive coverage of the subject, Thermal Spreading and Contact Resistance: Fundamentals and Applications is an essential resource for mechanical, aerospace, and chemical engineers working on research in the fields of heat transfer, thermal management of electronics, and tribology, as well as thermal engineers and researchers in the field of thermal physics.
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Metrology and Instrumentation
Practical Applications for Engineering and Manufacturing
by Samir Mekid
Part of the Wiley-ASME Press series
“Metrology and Instrumentation: Practical Applications for Engineering and Manufacturing” provides students and professionals with an accessible foundation in the metrology techniques, instruments, and governing standards used in mechanical engineering and manufacturing. The book opens with an overview of metrology units and scale, then moves on to explain topics such as sources of error, calibration systems, uncertainty, and dimensional, mechanical, and thermodynamic measurement systems. A chapter on tolerance stack-ups covers GD&T, ASME Y14.5-2018, and the ISO standard for general tolerances, while a chapter on digital measurements connects metrology to newer, Industry 4.0 applications.
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Combined Cooling, Heating, and Power Systems
Modeling, Optimization, and Operation
by Yang Shi
Part of the Wiley-ASME Press series
A comprehensive review of state-of-the-art CCHP modeling, optimization, and operation theory and practice.
This book was written by an international author team at the forefront of combined cooling, heating, and power (CCHP) systems R&D. It offers systematic coverage of state-of-the-art mathematical modeling, structure optimization, and CCHP system operation, supplemented with numerous illustrative case studies and examples.
CCHP systems are an exciting emerging energy technology offering significant economic and environmental benefits. “Combined Cooling, Heating, and Power Systems: Modelling, Optimization, and Operation” is a timely response to ongoing efforts to maximize the efficiency of that technology. It begins with a survey of CCHP systems from the technological and societal perspectives, offering readers a broad and stimulating overview of the field. It then digs down into topics crucial for optimal CCHP operation. Discussions of each topic are carefully structured, walking readers from introduction and background to technical details. A set of new methodologies for the modeling, optimization and control of CCHP systems are presented within a unified framework. And the authors demonstrate innovative solutions to a variety of CCHP systems problems using new approaches to optimal power flow, load forecasting, and system operation design.
• Provides a comprehensive review of state-of-the-art of CCHP system development
• Presents new methodologies for mathematical modeling, optimization, and advanced control
• Combines theoretical rigor with real-world application perspectives
• Features numerous examples demonstrating an array of new design strategies
• Reflects the combined experience of veteran researchers in the field whose contributions are well recognized within the energy community
• Offers excellent background reading for students currently enrolled in the growing number of courses on energy systems at universities worldwide
Timely, authoritative, and offering a balanced presentation of theory and practice, “Combined Cooling, Heating, and Power Systems: Modelling, Optimization, and Operation” is a valuable resource for researchers, design practitioners, and graduate students in the areas of control theory, energy management, and energy systems design.
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Engineering Practice With Oilfield and Drilling Applications
by Donald W. Dareing
Part of the Wiley-ASME Press series
Explains how to apply time-tested engineering design methods when developing equipment and systems for oil industry and drilling applications.
Although specific requirements and considerations must be incorporated into an engineering design for petroleum drilling and production, the approach for developing a successful solution is the same across many engineering disciplines. “Engineering Practice with Oilfield and Drilling Applications” helps readers understand the engineering design process while demonstrating how basic engineering tools can be applied to meet the needs of the oil and petroleum industry.
Divided into three parts, the book opens with an overview of best practices for engineering design and problem solving, followed by a summary of specific mechanical design requirements for different modes of power generation, transmission, and consumption. The book concludes with explanations of various analytical tools of design and their application in vibration analysis, fluid mechanics, and drilling systems. Throughout the book, clearly written chapters present traditional tools of engineering mechanics, various mathematical models and methods of solution, key references and background information, and more. Featuring hundreds of figures and a wealth of real-word examples from the petroleum industry, this practical reference:
• Presents a systematic process for developing an engineering design
• Illustrates the application of engineering tools during all stages of design
• Discusses key specifications and considerations for pressure vessels and drilling rigs
• Explains concept evaluation, visualization of a system and its subsystems, implementing feedback from test results, finalizing a design, and presenting manufacturing drawings
Drawn from the author's decades of academic and industrial experience, “Engineering Practice with Oilfield and Drilling Applications” is the perfect textbook for undergraduate and graduate students in Engineering programs, as well as a highly useful reference for mechanical engineers new to the petroleum industry.
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Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing
by Zhuming Bi
Part of the Wiley-ASME Press series
Broad coverage of digital product creation, from design to manufacture and process optimization.
This book addresses the need to provide up-to-date coverage of current CAD/CAM usage and implementation. It covers, in one source, the entire design-to-manufacture process, reflecting the industry trend to further integrate CAD and CAM into a single, unified process. It also updates the computer aided design theory and methods in modern manufacturing systems and examines the most advanced computer-aided tools used in digital manufacturing.
“Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing” consists of three parts. The first part on Computer Aided Design (CAD) offers the chapters on Geometric Modelling; Knowledge Based Engineering; Platforming Technology; Reverse Engineering; and Motion Simulation. The second part on Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) covers Group Technology and Cellular Manufacturing; Computer Aided Fixture Design; Computer Aided Manufacturing; Simulation of Manufacturing Processes; and Computer Aided Design of Tools, Dies and Molds (TDM). The final part includes the chapters on Digital Manufacturing; Additive Manufacturing; and Design for Sustainability. The book is also featured for
• being uniquely structured to classify and align engineering disciplines and computer aided technologies from the perspective of the design needs in whole product life cycles,
• utilizing a comprehensive Solidworks package (add-ins, toolbox, and library) to showcase the most critical functionalities of modern computer aided tools, and
• presenting real-world design projects and case studies so that readers can gain CAD and CAM problem-solving skills upon the CAD/CAM theory.
“Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing” is an ideal textbook for undergraduate and graduate students in mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, and industrial engineering. It can also be used as a technical reference for researchers and engineers in mechanical and manufacturing engineering or computer-aided technologies.
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Bearing Dynamic Coefficients in Rotordynamics
Computation Methods and Practical Applications
by Lukasz Brenkacz
Part of the Wiley-ASME Press series
A guide to bearing dynamic coefficients in rotordynamics that includes various computation methods.
“Bearing Dynamic Coefficients in Rotordynamics” delivers an authoritative guide to the fundamentals of bearing and bearing dynamic coefficients containing various computation methods. Three of the most popular and state-of-the-art methods of determining coefficients are discussed in detail. The computation methods covered include an experimental linear method created by the author, and numerical linear and nonlinear methods using the finite element method. The author-a renowned expert on the topic-presents the results and discusses the limitations of the various methods.
Accessibly written, the book provides a clear analysis of the fundamental phenomena in rotor dynamics and includes many illustrations from numerical analysis and the results of the experimental research. Filled with practical examples, the book also includes a companion website hosting code used to calculate the dynamic coefficients of journal bearings. This important book:
• Covers examples of different computation methods, presents results, and discusses limitations of each
• Reviews the fundamentals of bearing and bearing dynamic coefficients
• Includes illustrations from the numerical analysis and results of the experimental research
• Offers myriad practical examples and a companion website
Written for researchers and practitioners working in rotordynamics, “Bearing Dynamic Coefficients in Rotordynamics” will also earn a place in the libraries of graduate students in mechanical and aerospace engineering who seek a comprehensive treatment of the foundations of this subject.
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Theory of Solid-Propellant Nonsteady Combustion
by Vasily B. Novozhilov
Part of the Wiley-ASME Press series
Despite significant developments and widespread theoretical and practical interest in the area of Solid-Propellant Nonsteady Combustion for the last fifty years, a comprehensive and authoritative text on the subject has not been available. “Theory of Solid-Propellant Nonsteady Combustion” fills this gap by summarizing theoretical approaches to the problem within the framework of the Zeldovich-Novozhilov (ZN-) theory. This book contains equations governing unsteady combustion and applies them systematically to a wide range of problems of practical interest. Theory conclusions are validated, as much as possible, against available experimental data. “Theory of Solid-Propellant Nonsteady Combustion” provides an accurate up-to-date account and perspectives on the subject and is also accompanied by a website hosting solutions to problems in the book.
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Robust Adaptive Control for Fractional-Order Systems With Disturbance and Saturation
by Mou Chen
Part of the Wiley-ASME Press series
A treatise on investigating tracking control and synchronization control of fractional-order nonlinear systems with system uncertainties, external disturbance, and input saturation.
“Robust Adaptive Control for Fractional-Order Systems, with Disturbance and Saturation” provides the reader with a good understanding on how to achieve tracking control and synchronization control of fractional-order nonlinear systems with system uncertainties, external disturbance, and input saturation. Although some texts have touched upon control of fractional-order systems, the issues of input saturation and disturbances have rarely been considered together.
This book offers chapter coverage of fractional calculus and fractional-order systems; fractional-order PID controller and fractional-order disturbance observer; design of fractional-order controllers for nonlinear chaotic systems and some applications; sliding mode control for fractional-order nonlinear systems based on disturbance observer; disturbance observer based neural control for an uncertain fractional-order rotational mechanical system; adaptive neural tracking control for uncertain fractional-order chaotic systems subject to input saturation and disturbance; stabilization control of continuous-time fractional positive systems based on disturbance observer; sliding mode synchronization control for fractional-order chaotic systems with disturbance; and more.
• Based on the approximation ability of the neural network (NN), the adaptive neural control schemes are reported for uncertain fractional-order nonlinear systems
• Covers the disturbance estimation techniques that have been developed to alleviate the restriction faced by traditional feedforward control and reject the effect of external disturbances for uncertain fractional-order nonlinear systems
• By combining the NN with the disturbance observer, the disturbance observer based adaptive neural control schemes have been studied for uncertain fractional-order nonlinear systems with unknown disturbances
• Considers, together, the issue of input saturation and the disturbance for the control of fractional-order nonlinear systems in the present of system uncertainty, external disturbance, and input saturation
“Robust Adaptive Control for Fractional-Order Systems, with Disturbance and Saturation” can be used as a reference for the academic research on fractional-order nonlinear systems or used in Ph.D. study of control theory and engineering.
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Mixed-flow Pumps
Modeling, Simulation, and Measurements
by Wei Li
Part of the Wiley-ASME Press series
Mixed-flow Pumps
Modeling, Simulation, and Measurements
Learn to improve and optimize the design and operation of mixed-flow pumps
Mixed-flow pumps have a huge range of applications in agriculture, hydroelectric power, and other industries that incorporate fluid transport. They are centrifugal pumps incorporating the characteristics of both axial and radial pumps to increase the flow rate and discharge pressure. Though essential in a variety of industries, they pose serious challenges to numerical simulation methods, challenges which are starting to be met by the application of computational fluid dynamics using high-performance computing.
Mixed-flow Pumps introduces engineers and researchers to this subject and its important applications. Incorporating all major varieties of mixed-flow pumps used in industrial applications, it employs methods from advanced computational fluid dynamics and high-precision flow field experimentation to characterize and analyze these crucial technologies. Moving from the fundamentals of the technology to its most advanced applications, it's an essential resource for engineers and industry practitioners looking to develop their understanding of fluid transport.
Mixed-flow Pumps readers will also find:
• Detailed information on how to design and optimize mixed-flow pumps to meet the increasingly stringent industry demands
• Detailed information on energy performance tests and experiments, methods for data analysis, entropy production theory, CFD solutions using Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations, and more
• An authoritative team with immense global experience in flow pumps and broader industrial experience
Mixed-flow Pumps is a useful reference for mixed-flow pump design by academic researchers, including graduate students, industry practitioners, and test engineers.
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Voltage-Enhanced Processing of Biomass and Biochar
by Gerardo Diaz
Part of the Wiley-ASME Press series
Voltage-Enhanced Processing of Biomass and Biochar
A detailed introduction to voltage-enhanced processing of carbonaceous materials
While there are many well-established biomass processing techniques that are suitable for a variety of different situations, the utilization of voltage-driven techniques for the processing of biomass and biochar has been shown to have advantages for certain applications. Specifically, the field of thermal plasma gasification-where plasma provides the conversion energy-is relied upon in certain commercial equipment that is already available on the market. Crucially, however, the field of non-thermal plasma pyrolysis and gasification-chemical reactions are intensified by the presence of the plasma discharge-is still a developing subject with a great scope for innovation in research and development.
A timely book considering its potential applications in a greener market, Voltage-Enhanced Processing of Biomass and Biochar helpfully provides a detailed description of voltage-enhanced processing of carbonaceous materials. The book explains aspects of this processing method in thermal and non-thermal plasmas, as well as describing the effects of Joule heating as part of the temperature distribution and conversion rate. In many ways, this book presents a detailed description of different processes and plasma discharges currently available, with the provision of experimental and simulation results gathered over years of research and development. Importantly, it also offers many methods by which we can be environmentally friendly when working with biomass and biochar.
Voltage-Enhanced Processing of Biomass and Biochar readers will also find:
• Simulation results of Joule heating of biomass, biochar, and pyrolytic graphite
• Descriptions of thermal plasma torches currently available in the market
• Accounts of the experimental results of conversion utilizing steam plasma
• Comparison of results against provided numerical models that predict synthesis gas composition under the presence of thermal plasma discharge
“Voltage-Enhanced Processing of Biomass and Biochar” is a useful reference for researchers and practitioners working on applications of plasma for the conversion of biomass and biochar, as well as graduate students studying mechanical, electrical, and chemical engineering.
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Flow-Induced Vibration Handbook for Nuclear and Process Equipment
by Various Authors
Part of the Wiley-ASME Press series
Explains the mechanisms governing flow-induced vibrations and helps engineers prevent fatigue and fretting-wear damage at the design stage
Fatigue or fretting-wear damage in process and plant equipment caused by flow-induced vibration can lead to operational disruptions, lost production, and expensive repairs. Mechanical engineers can help prevent or mitigate these problems during the design phase of high capital cost plants such as nuclear power stations and petroleum refineries by performing thorough flow-induced vibration analysis. Accordingly, it is critical for mechanical engineers to have a firm understanding of the dynamic parameters and the vibration excitation mechanisms that govern flow-induced vibration.
Flow-Induced Vibration Handbook for Nuclear and Process Equipment provides the knowledge required to prevent failures due to flow-induced vibration at the design stage. The product of more than 40 years of research and development at the Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, this authoritative reference covers all relevant aspects of flow-induced vibration technology, including vibration failures, flow velocity analysis, vibration excitation mechanisms, fluidelastic instability, periodic wake shedding, acoustic resonance, random turbulence, damping mechanisms, and fretting-wear predictions. Each in-depth chapter contains the latest available lab data, a parametric analysis, design guidelines, sample calculations, and a brief review of modelling and theoretical considerations. Written by a group of leading experts in the field, this comprehensive single-volume resource:
• Helps readers understand and apply techniques for preventing fatigue and fretting-wear damage due to flow-induced vibration at the design stage
• Covers components including nuclear reactor internals, nuclear fuels, piping systems, and various types of heat exchangers
• Features examples of vibration-related failures caused by fatigue or fretting-wear in nuclear and process equipment
• Includes a detailed overview of state-of-the-art flow-induced vibration technology with an emphasis on two-phase flow-induced vibration
Covering all relevant aspects of flow-induced vibration technology, Flow-Induced Vibration Handbook for Nuclear and Process Equipment is required reading for professional mechanical engineers and researchers working in the nuclear, petrochemical, aerospace, and process industries, as well as graduate students in mechanical engineering courses on flow-induced vibration.
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Inverse Differential Quadrature Method and Its Application in Engineering
by Saheed O. Ojo
Part of the Wiley-ASME Press series
Inverse Differential Quadrature Method and its Application in Engineering
Authoritative reference introducing iDQM as a numerical tool to accurately perform high fidelity analyses efficiently for solving problems in engineering governed by higher-order ordinary and partial differential equations.
Inverse Differential Quadrature Method and its Application in Engineering is the first book to comprehensively cover the development of a new numerical solution technique: the inverse differential quadrature method (iDQM), as an indirect approximation technique that can circumvent numerical differentiation-induced errors in the solution of systems of higher-order differential equations.
The book's introduction highlights the historical development of numerical methods in the field while emphasising the significance of strong-form solution methods. Detailed derivations of iDQM formulations in one- and two-dimensions, approximation procedures, and error quantification are described. The subsequent chapters describe the application of iDQM to many fields of engineering including structures, heat flow, fluids, waves and multiphysics problems. Example applications covering linear and nonlinear systems are demonstrated with simple and detailed discretisation steps to aid reader understanding of iDQM. MATLAB codes for many of the illustrative examples in the book are provided to ease implementation and practice for readers.
Written by a team of highly qualified academics, Inverse Differential Quadrature Method and its Application in Engineering discusses topics including:
• High fidelity linear and non-linear structural analyses of variable-stiffness curved beams, arbitrary-shaped plates, and cylindrical and spherical shells governed by unified formulation kinematics
• iDQM error formulation and its effect on spectral convergence
• Accurate and efficient solutions of non-structural problems governed by, for example, Korteweg-de Vries (KdV) wave, Helmholtz, convection-diffusion and steady state heat conduction equations and nonlinear one- and two-dimensional scalar combustion models
• Strategies to alleviate mathematical ill-conditioning of system matrices employing novel preconditioning techniques
Inverse Differential Quadrature Method and its Application in Engineering is an essential reference for researchers and engineers performing advanced numerical analysis across a range of applications in the mechanical, aerospace, chemical, and civil engineering industries, along with graduate students in related programs of study.
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