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Cyber Security for Industrial Control Systems From the Viewpoint of Close-Loop

Cyber Security for Industrial Control Systems From the Viewpoint of Close-Loop

Cyber Security for Industrial Control Systems: From the Viewpoint of Close-Loop provides a comprehensive technical guide on up-to-date new secure defending theories and technologies novel design and systematic understanding of secure architecture with practical applications. The book consists of 10 chapters which are divided into three parts. The first three chapters extensively introduce secure state estimation technologies providing a systematic presentation on the latest progress in security issues regarding state estimation. The next five chapters focus on the design of secure feedback control technologies in industrial control systems displaying an extraordinary difference from that of traditional secure defending approaches from the viewpoint of network and communication. The last two chapters elaborate on the systematic secure control architecture and algorithms for various concrete application scenarios. The authors provide detailed descriptions on attack model and strategy analysis intrusion detection secure state estimation and control game theory in closed-loop systems and various cyber security applications. The book is useful to anyone interested in secure theories and technologies for industrial control systems. | Cyber Security for Industrial Control Systems From the Viewpoint of Close-Loop

GBP 42.99
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Human-in-the-Loop Probabilistic Modeling of an Aerospace Mission Outcome

Human-in-the-Loop Probabilistic Modeling of an Aerospace Mission Outcome

Improvements in safety in the air and in space can be achieved through better ergonomics better work environments and other efforts of traditional avionic psychology that directly affect human behaviors and performance. Not limited to just the aerospace field this book discusses adaptive probabilistic predictive modeling in human-in-the-loop situations and gets you familiar with a new powerful flexible and effective approach to making outcomes from missions successful and safe. Covers the concepts which are adaptable across other disciplines and methodology for evaluating the likelihood of a successful outcome of an extraordinary situation Considers human performance and equipment/instrumentation reliability as well as other possible sources of uncertainty Presents probabilistic assessment of an aerospace mission outcome Provides the most effective physically meaningful and cost-effective planning of an aerospace mission Offers how to organize and provide the most effective training of personnel | Human-in-the-Loop Probabilistic Modeling of an Aerospace Mission Outcome

GBP 44.99
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Spark Ignition Engine Modeling and Control System Design A Guide to Model-in-the-Loop Hierarchical Control Methodology

Spark Ignition Engine Modeling and Control System Design A Guide to Model-in-the-Loop Hierarchical Control Methodology

This book presents a step-by-step guide to the engine control system design providing case studies and a thorough analysis of the modeling process using machine learning and model predictive control (MPC). Covering advanced processes alongside the theoretical foundation MPC enables engineers to improve performance in both hybrid and non-hybrid vehicles. Control system improvement is one of the major priorities for engineers seeking to enhance an engine. Often possible on a low budget substantial improvements can be made by applying cutting-edge methods such as artificial intelligence when modeling engine control system designs and using MPC. This book presents approaches to control system improvement at mid low and high levels of control. Beginning with the model-in-the-loop hierarchical control design of ported fuel injection SI engines this book focuses on optimal control of both transient and steady state and also discusses hardware-in-the-loop. The chapter on low-level control discusses adaptive MPC and adaptive variable functioning as well as designing a fuel injection feed-forward controller. At mid-level control engine calibration maps are discussed with consideration of constraints such as limits on pollutant emissions. Finally the high-level control methodology is discussed in detail in relation to transient torque control of SI engines. This comprehensive yet clear guide to control system improvement is an essential read for any engineer working in automotive engineering and engine control system design. | Spark Ignition Engine Modeling and Control System Design A Guide to Model-in-the-Loop Hierarchical Control Methodology

GBP 68.99
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Acoustics of Small Rooms

Acoustics of Small Rooms

Much time is spent working out how to optimize the acoustics of large rooms such as auditoria but the acoustics of small rooms and environments can be just as vital. The expensive sound equipment of a recording studio or the stereo in a car or living room is likewise rendered useless if the acoustic environment is not right for them. Changes in wavelength to room size ratio and the time difference between the direct and reflected sound at the listening location mean that the acoustics of small spaces are quite different to those of large spaces. Tackling these specific aspects of physics sound perception and applications for small spaces Acoustics of Small Rooms brings together important facets of small room acoustics. Divided into clear sections it covers: Sound propagation—the effects of boundaries sound absorbers and time conditions Physiology and psychoacoustics Methods and techniques of room and sound field optimization Examples of how these principles apply in real situations Measurement and modeling techniques

GBP 56.99
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Power Electronic Converters Interactive Modelling Using Simulink

Power Electronic Converters Interactive Modelling Using Simulink

Provides a step-by-step method for the development of a virtual interactive power electronics laboratory. The book is suitable for undergraduates and graduates for their laboratory course and projects in power electronics. It is equally suitable for professional engineers in the power electronics industry. The reader will learn to develop interactive virtual power electronics laboratory and perform simulations of their own as well as any given power electronic converter design using SIMULINK with advanced system model and circuit component level model. Features Examples and Case Studies included throughout. Introductory simulation of power electronic converters is performed using either PSIM or MICROCAP Software. Covers interactive system model developed for three phase Diode Clamped Three Level Inverter Flying Capacitor Three Level Inverter Five Level Cascaded H-Bridge Inverter Multicarrier Sine Phase Shift PWM and Multicarrier Sine Level Shift PWM. System models of power electronic converters are verified for performance using interactive circuit component level models developed using Simscape-Electrical Power Systems and Specialized Technology block set. Presents software in the loop or Processor in the loop simulation with a power electronic converter examples. | Power Electronic Converters Interactive Modelling Using Simulink

GBP 130.00
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Continuous Delivery 2.0 Business-leading DevOps Essentials

Continuous Delivery 2.0 Business-leading DevOps Essentials

The agile transformation is an act of transforming an organization’s form or nature gradually to one that can embrace and thrive in a flexible collaborative self-organizing and fast-changing environment. It seems like most of the companies starting an agile transformation never reach the goal of agility but there are those few that truly become agile and reap incredible benefits by utilizing DevOps as well. This book introduces the theory and practice of the double-flywheels model of Continuous Delivery 2. 0: Discovery Loop which allows information technology (IT) organizations to help businesses figure out the most efficacious ways to develop. Additionally it explores applications of the Verification Loop that allows IT organizations to deliver value quickly and safely with high quality. Along the way the book provides an array of insights and case studies that dive into all the aspects of software delivery and how to implement Continuous Delivery in the most economical way for long-run business development. Features Organization culture and software architecture Business requirement management Pipeline and tooling Branching and releasing strategy Automation strategy Configuration and artefacts management Deployment and production healthy The case studies at the end of the book—scenarios in which the author was personally involved—are explored in depth and meticulously detailed in order to represent typical agile transition scenarios that will benefit all readers. | Continuous Delivery 2. 0 Business-leading DevOps Essentials

GBP 84.99
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Marine Biology A Functional Approach to the Oceans and their Organisms

Marine Biology A Functional Approach to the Oceans and their Organisms

We present you with an updated reference book aimed for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students interested in Marine Biology. The textbook is designed to introduce the fundamentals of marine organisms and their ecological roles in the world’s oceans and is organized by functional groups emphasizing marine biodiversity rather than systematics or habitats. Each chapter has been written and peer-reviewed by renowned international experts in their respective fields and includes updated information on relevant topics from the microbial loop and primary production in the oceans to marine megafauna and the impacts of projected climate change on marine life and ecosystems. | Marine Biology A Functional Approach to the Oceans and their Organisms

GBP 170.00
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Physique Fitness and Performance

Physique Fitness and Performance

Totally revised and updated this second edition of the well-received Physique Fitness and Performance retains the unique integrated approach of its predecessor examining the relationship of structure to function in human performance. Far surpassing the limited focus of standard exercise and fitness books it combines the morphological study of physique relative to body structure body size and body composition with the applied interaction of muscular cardiovascular motor and metabolic system capacities abilities and skills developed and acquired through exercise and training programs. Establishing a background and history for the current prevalent interrelationships between physique and physical performance the book begins by outlining the morphological physical motor and metabolic component areas of study involved in physical training. Part One introduces the study of the structure-function relationships relating body structure size and composition to fitness and physical performance. Part Two and Part Three present an overview of the quantitative and qualitative study of physical and physiological conditioning motor learning and motor control specifically regarding the development of motor skill within general/open loop and specific/closed loop parameter guidelines. It also covers fatigue and its physiological and psychological effects on training processes. Part Four explores nutrition and the utilization of carbohydrates fats proteins water vitamins and minerals during physical training. It includes an overview of lipids lipoproteins cholesterol and atherosclerosis; dietary goals and guidelines; and risk factors relating to heart disease and obesity within health and fitness parameter guidelines. Finally extensive appendices present the pertinent figures tables and forms used in evaluation and programming. Including chapter summaries glossaries and references as well as detailed and extensive appendices for me

GBP 59.99
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Innovation A Systems Approach

Innovation A Systems Approach

It is a systems world. This concise book uses a systems-based approach to show how innovation is ubiquitous in all facets of endeavors including business industry government and academia. The systems approach facilitates process design evaluation justification and integration. This book explicitly highlights the crucial role of integration in any innovation project. It presents conceptual and operational definitions of innovation. Emphasis is placed on the context related to the theme of systems thinking. Features Covers the intrinsic basis for innovation from a systems perspective Describes the use of the DEJI systems model for actuating innovation Highlights the role of humans in the innovation loop Provides guidance for innovation project management Presents a case example of linking quality and innovation Introduces the Umbrella Theory of Innovation | Innovation A Systems Approach

GBP 18.99
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Health Monitoring Systems An Enabling Technology for Patient Care

Health Monitoring Systems An Enabling Technology for Patient Care

Remote health monitoring using wearable sensors is an important research area involving several key steps: physiological parameter sensing and data acquisition data analysis data security data transmission to caregivers and clinical intervention all of which play a significant role to form a closed loop system. Subject-specific behavioral and clinical traits coupled with individual physiological differences necessitate a personalized healthcare delivery model for around-the-clock monitoring within the home environment. Cardiovascular disease monitoring is an illustrative application domain where research has been instrumental in enabling a personalized closed-loop monitoring system which has been showcased in this book. Health Monitoring Systems: An Enabling Technology for Patient Care provides a holistic overview of state-of-the-art monitoring systems facilitated by Internet of Things (IoT) technology. The book lists out the details on biomedical signal acquisition processing and data security the fundamental building blocks towards an ambulatory health monitoring infrastructure. The fundamentals have been complimented with other relevant topics including applications which provide an in-depth view on remote health monitoring systems. Key Features: Presents examples of state-of-the-art health monitoring systems using IoT infrastructure Covers the full spectrum of physiological sensing data acquisition processing and data security Provides relevant example applications demonstrating the benefits of technological advancements aiding disease prognosis This book serves as a beginner’s guide for engineering students of electrical and computer science practicing engineers researchers and scientists who are interested in having an overview of pervasive health monitoring systems using body-worn sensors operating outside the hospital environment. It could also be recommended as a reference for a graduate or master’s level course on biomedical instrumentation and signal processing. | Health Monitoring Systems An Enabling Technology for Patient Care

GBP 150.00
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Data Converters Phase-Locked Loops and Their Applications

Data Converters Phase-Locked Loops and Their Applications

With a focus on designing and verifying CMOS analog integrated circuits the book reviews design techniques for mixed-signal building blocks such as Nyquist and oversampling data converters and circuits for signal generation synthesis and recovery. The text details all aspects from specifications to the final circuit of the design of digital-to-analog converters analog-to-digital converters phase-locked loops delay-locked loops high-speed input/output link transceivers and class D amplifiers. Special emphasis is put on calibration methods that can be used to compensate circuit errors due to device mismatches and semiconductor process variations. Gives an overview of data converters phase- and delay-locked loop architectures highlighting basic operation and design trade-offs. Focus on circuit analysis methods useful to meet requirements for a high-speed and power-efficient operation. Outlines design challenges of analog integrated circuits using state-of-the-art CMOS processes. Presents design methodologies to optimize circuit performance on both transistor and architectural levels. Includes open-ended circuit design case studies. | Data Converters Phase-Locked Loops and Their Applications

GBP 44.99
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Introduction to Microcontroller Programming for Power Electronics Control Applications Coding with MATLAB and Simulink

Introduction to Microcontroller Programming for Power Electronics Control Applications Coding with MATLAB and Simulink

Microcontroller programming is not a trivial task. Indeed it is necessary to set correctly the required peripherals by using programming languages like C/C++ or directly machine code. Nevertheless MathWorks® developed a model-based workflow linked with an automatic code generation tool able to translate Simulink® schemes into executable files. This represents a rapid prototyping procedure and it can be applied to many microcontroller boards available on the market. Among them this introductory book focuses on the C2000 LaunchPadTM family from Texas InstrumentsTM to provide the reader basic programming strategies implementation guidelines and hardware considerations for some power electronics-based control applications. Starting from simple examples such as turning on/off on-board LEDs Analog-to-Digital conversion waveform generation or how a Pulse-Width-Modulation peripheral should be managed the reader is guided through the settings of the specific MCU-related Simulink® blocks enabled for code translation. Then the book proposes several control problems in terms of power management of RL and RLC loads (e. g. involving DC-DC converters) and closed-loop control of DC motors. The control schemes are investigated as well as the working principles of power converter topologies needed to drive the systems under investigation. Finally a couple of exercises are proposed to check the reader’s understanding while presenting a processor-in-the loop (PIL) technique to either emulate the dynamics of complex systems or testing computational performance. Thus this book is oriented to graduate students of electrical and automation and control engineering pursuing a curriculum in power electronics and drives as well as to engineers and researchers who want to deepen their knowledge and acquire new competences in the design and implementations of control schemes aimed to the aforementioned application fields. Indeed it is assumed that the reader is well acquainted with fundamentals of electrical machines and power electronics as well as with continuous-time modeling strategies and linear control techniques. In addition familiarity with sampled-data discrete-time system analysis and embedded design topics is a plus. However even if these competences are helpful they are not essential since this book provides some basic knowledge even to whom is approaching these topics for the first time. Key concepts are developed from scratch including a brief review of control theory and modeling strategies for power electronic-based systems. | Introduction to Microcontroller Programming for Power Electronics Control Applications Coding with MATLAB® and Simulink®

GBP 44.99
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Vitamins and Minerals in the Prevention and Treatment of Cancer

Vitamins and Minerals in the Prevention and Treatment of Cancer

This book provides researchers and practitioners with a unique collection of current research on the role of vitamins and micronutrients in cancer prevention and treatment. New theories are discussed including a hypothesis that dietary factors may protect against genetically predisposed cancers. Mechanisms by which different vitamins and minerals appear to inhibit carcinogenesis or cell transformation are described including vitamins A C E and selenium protection against oxidative stress by induction of enzymes as catalase and dismutase or inteference with free radical mechanisms; organosulfur compound inhibition of P450 activation enzymes or enhancement of detoxification enzymes; metal ion effects in the modulation of gene expression by site-specific binding of Zn-finger loop domains; B-carotene metabolite up-regulation of gap junctional communication between cells; and vitamin D3 elimination of amplified oncogenes or drug resistant genes. The book also reviews literature implicating a possible relationship between potassium and the control of cancer. Other information presented includes a discussion of contemporary technologies and data associating lipotrope deficiencies with alterations in xenobiotic metabolism nucleic acid methylation purine and pyrimidine synthesis signal transduction and chromosome anomalies. | Vitamins and Minerals in the Prevention and Treatment of Cancer

GBP 205.00
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Hydrometallurgical Recycling of Lithium-Ion Battery Materials

Hydrometallurgical Recycling of Lithium-Ion Battery Materials

The expanding market share of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) driven by the secondary battery and electric vehicle markets has consequently led to the accumulation of spent LIBs. This presents a unique business opportunity for recovering and recycling valuable metals from the spent lithium-ion cathode materials. Hydrometallurgical Recycling of Lithium-Ion Battery Materials provides a comprehensive review of the available hydrometallurgical technologies for recycling spent lithium-ion cathode active materials. The aim of this book is to raise awareness of LIB recycling provide comprehensive knowledge of hydrometallurgical recycling of lithium cathode active materials and promote an environmentally friendlier hydrometallurgical recycling process. Key Features • Summarizes current recycling processes challenges and perspectives • Offers a comprehensive review of current commercialized LIB recycling companies • Showcases an innovative closed-loop hydrometallurgical recycling process to recycle lithium cathode materials • Provides detailed modeling and economic analyses of several hydrometallurgical recycling processes • Features practical cases and data developed by the authors Offering the most up-to-date information on LIB material recycling this book is aimed at researchers and professionals in materials chemical electrical and mechanical engineering as well as chemists working on battery technologies.

GBP 130.00
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Reverse Design Final Fantasy VII

Reverse Design Final Fantasy VII

The Reverse Design series looks at all of the design decisions that went into classic video games. This is the fifth installment in the Reverse Design series looking at Final Fantasy VII. Written in a readable format it is broken down into eight sections examining some of the most important topics to the game: How latter-day critics have misunderstood the artistic goals of Final Fantasy VII How RPG history began to diverge significantly after 1981 allowing for the creation of specialized RPGs like Rogue Pokemon and especially Final Fantasy VII How Final Fantasy VII does not abandon complexity in its systems but simply moves that complexity to the endgame to aid the narrative elements of the game Key Features Comprehensive definitions of key concepts and terms introducing the reader to the basic knowledge about the study of RPG design Summary of historical context of Final Fantasy VII going all the way back to Dungeons & Dragons Extensive collections of data and data visualizations explaining how Final Fantasy VII’s systems work how they are organized to prioritize exploration and how they interlock in a positive feedback loop that peaks at the end of the game | Reverse Design Final Fantasy VII

GBP 44.99
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Process Control Fundamentals Analysis Design Assessment and Diagnosis

Process Control Fundamentals Analysis Design Assessment and Diagnosis

The field of process control has evolved gradually over the years with emphasis on key aspects including designing and tuning of controllers. This textbook covers fundamental concepts of basic and multivariable process control and important monitoring and diagnosis techniques. It discusses topics including state-space models Laplace transform to convert state-space models to transfer function models linearity and linearization inversion formulae conversion of output to time domain stability analysis through partial fraction expansion and stability analysis using Routh table and Nyquits plots. The text also covers basics of relative gain array multivariable controller design and model predictive control. The text comprehensively covers minimum variable controller (MVC) and minimum variance benchmark with the help of solved examples for better understanding. Fundamentals of diagnosis of control loop problems are also explained and explanations are bolstered through solved examples. Pedagogical features including solved problems and unsolved exercises are interspersed throughout the text for better understanding. The textbook is primarily written for senior undergraduate and graduate students in the field of chemical engineering and biochemical engineering for a course on process control. The textbook will be accompanied by teaching resource such a collection of slides for the course material and a includsolution manual for the instructors. | Process Control Fundamentals Analysis Design Assessment and Diagnosis

GBP 105.00
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AI for Scientific Discovery

AI for Scientific Discovery

AI for Scientific Discovery provides an accessible introduction to the wide-ranging applications of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in scientific research and discovery across the full breadth of scientific disciplines. AI technologies support discovery science in multiple ways. They support literature management and synthesis allowing the wealth of what has already been discovered and reported on to be integrated and easily accessed. They play a central role in data analysis and interpretation in the context of what is called ‘data science’. AI is also helping to combat the reproducibility crisis in scientific research by underpinning the discovery process with AI-enabled standards and pipelines and supporting the management of large-scale data and knowledge resources so that they can be shared and integrated and serve as a background ‘knowledge ecosystem’ into which new discoveries can be embedded. However there are limitations to what AI can achieve and its outputs can be biased and confounded and thus should not be blindly trusted. The latest generation of hybrid and ‘human-in-the-loop’ AI technologies have as their objective a balance between human inputs and insights and the power of number-crunching and statistical inference at a massive scale that AI technologies are best at.

GBP 22.99
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Telecommunications Engineering

Telecommunications Engineering

Since the publication of the second edition of this highly acclaimed textbook telecommunications has progressed at a rapid rate. Major advances continue to occur in mobile communications and broadband digital networks and services sophisticated signal processing techniques are prevalent at increasingly higher bit rates and digital systems are widespread. These developments need to be addressed in a textbook that bridges the gap in the current knowledge and teachings of telecommunications engineering. Telecommunications Engineering 3rd Edition offers an introduction to the major telecommunications topics by combining an analytical approach to important concepts with a descriptive account of systems design. Completely updated and expanded this third edition includes substantial material on integrated services digital networks mobile communications systems metropolitan area networks and more. What's New in the 3rd Edition • New chapter on mobile communications covering first generation analog and second generation digital systems • Expanded chapter on non-linear coding of voice waveforms for PCM • New section on NICAM • Updated chapter on the transient performance of the phase locked loop • Revised chapter on recent major developments in satellite television • New introduction to coding techniques for burst errors • Extended chapter on ISDN and broadband digital communications Supplemented with worked problems numerous illustrations and extensive references to more advanced material this textbook provides a solid foundation for undergraduate students of electrical electronic and telecommunications engineering.

GBP 175.00
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Optimal Networked Control Systems with MATLAB

Optimal Networked Control Systems with MATLAB

Optimal Networked Control Systems with MATLAB® discusses optimal controller design in discrete time for networked control systems (NCS). The authors apply several powerful modern control techniques in discrete time to the design of intelligent controllers for such NCS. Detailed derivations rigorous stability proofs computer simulation examples and downloadable MATLAB® codes are included for each case. The book begins by providing background on NCS networked imperfections dynamical systems stability theory and stochastic optimal adaptive controllers in discrete time for linear and nonlinear systems. It lays the foundation for reinforcement learning-based optimal adaptive controller use for finite and infinite horizons. The text then:Introduces quantization effects for linear and nonlinear NCS describing the design of stochastic adaptive controllers for a class of linear and nonlinear systemsPresents two-player zero-sum game-theoretic formulation for linear systems in input–output form enclosed by a communication networkAddresses the stochastic optimal control of nonlinear NCS by using neuro dynamic programmingExplores stochastic optimal design for nonlinear two-player zero-sum games under communication constraintsTreats an event-sampled distributed NCS to minimize transmission of state and control signals within the feedback loop via the communication networkCovers distributed joint optimal network scheduling and control design for wireless NCS as well as the effect of network protocols on the wireless NCS controller designAn ideal reference for graduate students university researchers and practicing engineers Optimal Networked Control Systems with MATLAB® instills a solid understanding of neural network controllers and how to build them.

GBP 66.99
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An Introduction to Gauge Theories

An Introduction to Gauge Theories

Written by world-leading experts in particle physics this new book from Luciano Maiani and Omar Benhar with contributions from the late Nicola Cabibbo is based on Feynman’s path integrals. Key elements of gauge theories are described—Feynman diagrams gauge-fixing Faddeev-Popov ghosts—as well as renormalization in Quantum Electrodynamics. Quarks and QCD interactions are introduced. Renormalization group and high momentum behaviour of the coupling constants is discussed in QED and QCD with asymptotic freedom derived at one-loop. These concepts are related to the Higgs boson and models of grand unification. … an excellent introduction to the quantum theory of gauge fields and their applications to particle physics. … It will be an excellent book for the serious student and a good reference for the professional practitioner. Let me add that scattered through the pages we can find occasional traces of Nicola Cabibbo's style. —John Iliopoulos CNRS-Ecole Normale Supérieure 
… The volume ends with an illuminating description of the expectation generated by the recent discovery of the Higgs boson combined with the lack of evidence for super-symmetric particles in the mass range 0. 6-1 TeV. —Arturo Menchaca-Rocha FinstP Professor of Physics Mexico’s National Autonomous University Former President of the Mexican Academy of Sciences Presidential Advisor …The reader is masterfully guided through the subtleties of the quantum field theory and elementary particle physics from simple examples in Quantum Mechanics to salient details of modern theory. —Mikhail Voloshin Professor of Physics University of Minnesota | An Introduction to Gauge Theories

GBP 44.99
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Heating and Cooling with Ground-Source Heat Pumps in Moderate and Cold Climates Two-Volume Set

Heating and Cooling with Ground-Source Heat Pumps in Moderate and Cold Climates Two-Volume Set

Heating and Cooling with Ground-Source Heat Pumps in Moderate and Cold Climates Two-Volume Set focuses on the use of very low-temperature geothermal energy for heating and cooling residential institutional and industrial buildings and aims to increase the design community’s awareness and knowledge of the benefits design and installation requirements of commercial/institutional building ground-source heat pumps (GSHP). This set helps readers assess applicability select a GSHP system type and estimate building thermal load to ensure proper size for ground-source subsystems appropriate brine and groundwater flow rates and apt design of building closed-loops with distributed or central geothermal heat pumps. The first volume addresses fundamentals and design principles of vertical and horizontal indirect and direct expansion closed-loop as well as ground- and surface-water ground-source heat pump systems. It explains the thermodynamic aspects of mechanical and thermochemical compression cycles of geothermal heat pumps as well as the energetic economic and environmental aspects associated with the use of ground-source heat pump systems for heating and cooling residential and commercial/institutional buildings in moderate and cold climates. The second volume focuses on applications and cases studies of ground-source heat pumps in moderate and cold climates. It details technical aspects as well as the most common and uncommon application fields of basic system configurations. The principles of system integrations and applications in moderate and cold climates are also presented each followed by case studies. This comprehensive work is aimed at designers of HVAC systems as well as geological mechanical and chemical engineers implementing environmentally-friendly heating and cooling technologies for buildings.

GBP 250.00
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Designing Controls for the Process Industries

Designing Controls for the Process Industries

Offering a modern process-oriented approach emphasizing process control scheme development instead of extended coverage of LaPlace space descriptions of process dynamics Designing Controls for the Process Industries focuses on aspects that are most important for contemporary practical process engineering and reflects the industry’s use of digital distributed control-based systems. The second edition now features 60 tutorial videos demonstrating solutions to most of the example problems. Instead of starting with the controller the book starts with the process and moves on to how basic regulatory control schemes can be designed to achieve the process objectives while maintaining stable operations. In addition to continuous control concepts process and control system dynamics are embedded into the text with each new concept presented. The book alsoincludes sections on batch and semi-batch processes and safety automation within each concept area. It discusses the four most common control techniques: control loop feedback feedforward ratio and cascade and discusses application of these techniques for process control schemes for the most common types of unit operations. It also discusses more advanced andless commonly used regulatory control options such as override allocation and split range controllers; includes an introduction to higher-level automation functions; and provides guidance for ways to increase the overall safety stability and efficiency for many process applications. It introduces the theory behind the most common types of controllers used in the process industries and provides various additional plant automation-related subjects. The new edition also includes new homework problems and examples including multiple choice questions for flipped classes information about statistical process control and a new case study that documents the development of regulatory control schemes for an entire process area. Aimed at chemical engineering students in process control courses as well as practicing process and control engineers this textbook offers an alternative to traditional texts and offers a practical hands-on approach to design of process controls. PowerPoint lecture slides multiple-choice quiz questions for each chapter and a solutions manual are available to qualifying instructors. Tutorial-style videos for most of the text examples are available for all readers to download.

GBP 120.00
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