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Heavy Oil Production Processes

by James G Speight

• Gain an expert's overview or update of the science and technology of oil sands production processes
• Quickly analyze and diagnose the causes of low production and device strategies in increase profitability
• Includes...

Energy Storage Devices for Electronic Systems: Rechargeable Batteries and Supercapacitors

by Nihal Kularatna

Cutting-edge energy storage technologies can overcome power limitations in applications from automotive electronics to photovoltaics. Choose the right storage for your design with this book!

The 2011 Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Accident: How and Why It Happened

by Yotaro Hatamura, Seiji Abe & Masao Fuchigami

In March 2011 the Fukushima nuclear power plant (NPP) in Japan was hit by an earthquake and subsequent tsunami which resulted in the release of significant amounts of radioactive material. The incident led to...

Kinematic Analysis of Human Movement

by Laurence Ch?ze

After a quick survey of the famous pioneers of human movement analysis and the actual needs in different domains, this book presents the main types of systems available on the market (with the pros and cons),...

Advanced Smartgrids for Distribution System Operators

by Marc Boillot

The dynamic of the Energy Transition is engaged in many region of the World. This is a real challenge for electric systems and a paradigm shift for existing distribution networks. With the help of “advanced”...

Sun in a Bottle: The Strange History of Fusion and the Science of Wishful Thinking

by Charles Seife

With his knack for translating science into understandable, anecdotal prose and his trademark dry humor, award-winning science writer Charles Seife presents the first narrative account of the history of fusion...

OCR A2 Biology Unit F214: Communication, Homeostasis and Energy: Student Unit Guide

by Richard Fosbery

Student Unit Guides are perfect for revision. Each guide is written by an examiner and explains the unit requirements, summarises the relevant unit content and includes a series of specimen questions and answers....

Thanatia: The Destiny of the Earth's Mineral Resources: A Thermodynamic Cradle-to-Cradle Assessment

by Antonio Valero Capilla & Alicia Valero Delgado

Is Gaia becoming Thanatia, a resource exhausted planet? For how long can our high-tech society be sustained in the light of declining mineral ore grades, heavy dependence on un-recycled critical metals and accelerated...

Blowing Smoke : Essays on Energy and Climate

by Rud Istvan

Synopsis:

From the Foreword by Prof. Judith Curry of Georgia Tech:

"Istvan's insightful and incisive writing in Blowing Smoke tackles a diverse array of topics related to climate and energy that are highly...

Biomass as a Sustainable Energy Source for the Future: Fundamentals of Conversion Processes

by Wiebren de Jong & J. Ruud van Ommen

Focusing on the conversion of biomass into gas or liquid fuels the book covers physical pre-treatment technologies, thermal, chemical and biochemical conversion technologies

• Details the latest biomass characterization...

Electrokinetics for Petroleum and Environmental Engineers

by George V. Chilingar & Mohammed Haroun

Electrokinetics is a term applied to a group of physicochemicalphenomena involving the transport of charges, action of chargedparticles, effects of applied electric potential and fluidtransport in various porous...

Polymers for PEM Fuel Cells

by Hongting Pu

Including chemical, synthetic, and cross-disciplinary approaches; this book includes the necessary techniques and technologies to help readers better understand polymers for polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM)...

The Energy Roadmap: A Water and Wastewater Utility Guide to More Sustainable Energy Management

by Water Environment Federation

Directions to the Utility of the Future

Energy: A Beginner's Guide

by Vaclav Smil

In this user-friendly and informative book, prolific author and academic Vaclav Smil provides an introduction to this far-reaching term and gives the reader a greater understanding of energy's place in both...

Offshore Operation Facilities: Equipment and Procedures

by Huacan Fang & Menglan Duan

Offshore Operation Facilities: Equipment and Procedures provides new engineers with the knowledge and methods that will assist them in maximizing efficiency while minimizing cost and helps them prepare for...

Wave Propagation in Drilling, Well Logging and Reservoir Applications

by Wilson C. Chin

Wave propagation is central to all areas of petroleum engineering, e.g., drilling vibrations, MWD mud pulse telemetry, swab-surge, geophysical ray tracing, ocean and current interactions, electromagnetic wave...

Fundamental Concepts in Heterogeneous Catalysis

by Jens K. N?rskov, Felix Studt & Frank Abild-Pedersen

This book is based on a graduate course and suitable as a primer for any newcomer to the field, this book is a detailed introduction to the experimental and computational methods that are used to study how solid...

SuNEC 2014 - Book of Abstract

by Mario Pagliaro & Rosaria Ciriminna

Featuring eminent speakers Ranjit Koodali (University of South Dakota), Michael Detty (University of New York at Buffalo), Francesco Meneguzzo (CNR), and Jesper Jacobsson (Uppsala University), the SuNEC 2014...

Materials in Energy Conversion, Harvesting, and Storage

by Kathy Lu

First authored book to address materials' role in the quest for the next generation of energy materials

Energy balance, efficiency, sustainability, and so on, are some of many facets of energy challenges covered...

Surface Production Operations: Vol 2: Design of Gas-Handling Systems and Facilities

by Maurice Stewart

This third edition of Design of Gas-Handling Systems and Facilities puts the most current information about gas-handling systems and facilities at your fingertips. Packed with charts, tables, and diagrams, this...