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Well drilling is an important process for extracting oil, natural gas, water, and mineral materials. Opening wells requires boring through earth formations, which requires specialized tools and operation procedures. Rotary drilling, in which a drill bit is used to crush the rock and penetrate...

Real-time optimisation of natural gas pipelines in transient conditions is a challenging problem. Many pipeline systems are, however, only mildly non- linear even in large transients such as compressor station (CS) shutdown or startup. A dynamic, receding horizon optimisation problem is defined, where the...

Plain directions for the construction and erection of lightning-rods - Third Edition is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1879. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition,...

The Filtration of Public Water-Supplies is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1896. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher...

This book addresses the challenges companies face when different customer value propositions require them to pursue a differentiated supply chain strategy. It provides practical insights on how to achieve successful supply chain segmentation and presents the benefits this can yield for companies on the...

It has been argued that science fiction (SF) gives a kind of weather forecast - not the telling of a fortune but rather the rough feeling of what the future might be like. The intention in this book is to consider some of these...

Winner of the 2016 Coup de Coeur prize at the Plumes des Achats & Supply Chain, Paris.Focusing on the design of robust value-creating supply chain networks (SCN) and key strategic issues related to the number; location, capacity and mission of supply chain facilities (plants,...

This book presents the phenomena of conducted electromagnetic interference (EMI) generation in DC-DC converters. The measurement and simulation are used to analyze the impact of the most important parameters on the character, level and propagation path of interference. In this book, the analysis of...

Devastating seismic events occurring all over the world keep raising the awareness of the scientific, technical and political communities to the need of identifying assets at risk and developing more effective and cost-efficient seismic risk mitigation strategies. Significant advances in earthquake engineering research have...

As CMOS scaling is approaching the fundamental physical limits, a wide range of new nanoelectronic materials and devices have been proposed and explored to extend and/or replace the current electronic devices and circuits so as to maintain progress with respect to speed and integration...

In recent years, entropy has been used as a measure of the degree of chaos in dynamical systems. Thus, it is important to study entropy in nonlinear systems. Moreover, there has been increasing interest in the last few years regarding the novel classification of...

Due to the influence of pore-throat size distribution, pore connectivity, and microscale fractures, the transport, distribution, and residual saturation of fluids in porous media are difficult to characterize. Petrophysical methods in natural porous media have attracted great attention in a variety of fields, especially...

River catchments and reservoirs play a central role in water security, food supply, flood risk management, hydropower generation, and ecosystem services; however, they are now under increasing pressure from population growth, economic activities, and changing climate means and extremes in many parts of the...

Nowadays, we meet microsystems in a variety of devices used in modern life. They are used, for example, in medicine, biology, industry, home appliances, transport, and aerospace. One of the main problems in the technological development of microsystems is their actuation. Several solutions have...

Micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) devices are widely used for inertia, pressure, and ultrasound sensing applications. Research on integrated MEMS technology has undergone extensive development driven by the requirements of a compact footprint, low cost, and increased functionality. Accelerometers are among the most widely used sensors...

This issue is a continuation of the previous successful Special Issue "Wind Turbines 2013". Similarly, this issue also focuses on recent advances in the wind energy sector on a wide range of topics, including: wind resource mapping, wind intermittency issues, aerodynamics, foundations, aeroelasticity, wind...

Photon-counting image sensors represent a possible paradigm shift in solid-state image sensors. In these devices, photons are individually sensed and counted. To count photons, the devices must have high quantum efficiency, deep sub-electron read noise and the ability to read-out in digital form at...

From novels and short stories to television and film, popular media has made a cottage industry of predicting the end of the world will be caused by particle accelerators. Rather than allay such fears, public pronouncements by particle scientists themselves often unwittingly fan the...

This book is an introductory reference guide to hydro-testing and hydrostatic pressure testing in the oil and gas field. The book examines the common techniques of pressure testing the oil and gas tubing and casing string to ensure its quality and mechanical integrity. The...

Are you thinking about getting a 3D printer for your school? Are you having trouble getting your school's 3D printer to work correctly? Are you looking for examples of easy projects and resources to use in your classroom? You'll find the answers in: 3D...

'The Making of Tubby Dash' is about how after many years of construction in the home workshop, one man realised that he and miniature steam locomotives just did not get on. This book is the story of building a replacement locomotive and a railway...

I wrote this book because I had been going from company to company writing software for newspaper publishing, satellite imaging and banking following a long tenure at the enterprise software powerhouse: Sun Microsystems. During that time I started to realize that something was wrong....

OTA s "An Assessment of Technology for Local Development" reviews tools for growing local economies, producing more food and energy locally, creating a healthy local environment, and cutting financial and resource waste. It s as relevant today as the day it was first published....

This is a concise guide for anyone who has ever found the prospect of speaking technically to be daunting.The author draws upon his observations of people speaking technically in after-dinner speeches; conference presentations; coping with visitors; inaugural lectures; industrial presentations; industrial tourism; lectures to...

This special re-print edition of Swindell's book "Rudimentary Treatise on Well Digging, Boring and Pump Work" is a guide to digging, boring and drilling water wells. Written in 1860 before the advent of modern well drill techniques, this classic text provides insight into everything...

Applied engineering is a field which focuses on the practical application of engineering principles for the design and implementation of new techniques for production. This book explores all the important aspects of applied engineering in the present day scenario. It includes some of the...

The book is concerned with the application of basic concepts of Agent-based technology for the flow of information between various components of the supply chain formed for a manufacturing organization with following objectives: -Identifying issues related to sharing information as the most critical factor...

The methods and techniques used in the industry and engineering field are engineering mathematics or technomath. It is a branch of applied mathematics and it includes complex analysis, linear algebra, approximation theory, and Fourier analysis, etc. Engineering mathematics is further divided into two special...

This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com.Software has replaced a diverse array of physical, mechanical, and electronic technologies used before 21st century to create, store, distribute and interact with cultural artifacts. It has...

Pass the LEED AP ID+C Exam, Get Your Building LEED Certified, Fight Global Warming and Save Money The USGBC released LEED v4 in GreenBuild International Conference and Expo in November 2013. The GBCI started to include the new LEED v4 content for all LEED...

If your key objective in selecting the components for your audio system, TV or entertainment center is to assemble an impressive array of premium products, then this book is not for you. If you feel that a system that sounds and looks good to...

This publication provides introductory technical guidance for professional engineers, construction managers and facility operators interested in selection, application and inspection of paints and protective coatings. Here is what is discussed: 1. OVERVIEW, 2. SELECTION, 3. SURFACE PREPARATION, 4. APPLICATION, 5. INSPECTION, 6. ANALYSIS OF...

Ferroelectricity in crystals with preliminaries on Crystallography Atomic Bonding Lattice Vibrations Specific heats of Solids Thermal Expansion of Crystals Defect in CrystalsAuthor: S. DevanarayananISBN-10: 1537326457ISBN-13: 9781537326450Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/25/2016Pages: 372Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.20lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.83d

The Next Big Thing explores future revolutions that will determine how things are made, who we share the planet with, where resources come from, and the evolution of the human species. Beyond 2030, the way we live today will no longer be sustainable. We...

Lambda is thus far the biggest change introduced in the Java language since it's inception. All About Java 8 Lambdas is a weekend read book, written concisely in a plain and simple text with easy to understand code examples and finely organised chapters. The...

This book reviews basic power electrical engineering concepts and focuses in the design, operation and protection of large AC generators. It covers the stability of electrical power systems, and study the transient stability of four generators' mini-grid. The Book provides many examples and solves...

Author: Sal GISBN-10: 1514179504ISBN-13: 9781514179505Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/02/2015Pages: 142Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.44lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.30d

'One Man's Garden Railways' is a factual, sometimes humorous, account of a fifty year odyssey building and running ride-on garden railways. Over forty photographs and drawings illustrate the various topics covered. Links to YouTube videos further enhance the readers experience of this somewhat eccentric...

In this treatise we do not propose to go into the history of this escapement and give a long dissertation on its origin and evolution, but shall confine ourselves strictly to the designing and construction as employed in our best watches. By designing, we...

This report provides an assessment of the effects of climate change on U.S. agriculture, land resources, water resources, and biodiversity. It is one of a series of 21 Synthesis and Assessｬment Products (SAP) that are being produced under the auspices of the U.S. Climate...

This book offers an insight into a new type of electric device that can substitute for step-down electric transformers in AC and DC electric circuits. It is intended as a wake up call for all engineers, DIY enthusiasts, hobbyists and scientists worldwide to develop...

Carbon capture and sequestration (or carbon capture and storage, CCS) is widely seen as a critical strategy for limiting atmospheric emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2)-the principal "greenhouse gas" linked to global climate change-from power plants and other large industrial sources. This report focuses on...

TALARIS UPDATE INCLUDED ... This book contains a set of workshops which teach the PyRosetta program for computational protein structure prediction and design. PyRosetta (http: //www.pyrosetta.org) is a Python-based interactive platform for accessing the objects and algorithms within the Rosetta protein structure prediction suite....

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is used to predict steam generator inlet plenum mixing during a particular phase of a severe accident in a pressurized-water reactor. Boundary conditions are obtained from SCDAP/RELAP5 predictions of a TMLB' station blackout. Full- scale CFD predictions are completed for...

The landscape of chemical risk assessment is rapidly changing as a result of phenomenal advances in molecular systems biology, reports from the National Research Council, improved understanding of gene-environment interactions, and volumes of new toxicity data from the United States and Europe. In response,...

The need to assess the effects of variability in climate, biota, geology, and human activities on water availability and flow requires the development of models that couple two or more components of the hydrologic cycle. An integrated hydrologic model called GSFLOW (Ground-water and Surface-water...

This report demonstrates the effectiveness of State and local law enforcement agencies and prosecutors in joining with the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) in "following the crime gun" to the gun's illegal supplier and targeting that supplier and others in the...

Supplement 3, "Guidance for Protective Action Strategies," to NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, "Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power Plants," updates the previous version of Supplement 3, "Criteria for Protective Action Recommendations for Severe Accidents," issued July...

This investigation report examines the refinery fire incident that occurred on February 23, 1999, in the crude unit at the Tosco Corporation Avon refinery in Martinez, California.Author: U. S. Chemical Safe Investigation BoardISBN-10: 1500299936ISBN-13: 9781500299934Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/23/2014Pages: 74Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.43lbsSize:...

A New evapotranspiration package for the U.S. Geological Survey's groundwater-flow model, MODFLOW is documented in this report.Author: Kathryn J. Baird, R. T. Hanson, Thomas MaddockISBN-10: 1500297097ISBN-13: 9781500297091Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/23/2014Pages: 82Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.47lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.17d