An Analysis of Microbial Contamination in Military Aviation Fuel Systems
Evaluation of Alternative Technologies to Supply Drinking Water to Marines in Forward Deployed Locations
Your Neighbors Will Kill You
Navigate an unpredictable world with "Your Neighbors Will Kill You." This essential guide delivers the skills and mindset you need to confront societal instability, personal defense, and sustainability challenges head-on.Examine the fragility of urban life, recognize signs of economic and social collapse, and develop a resilient survivor's mindset.Master personal and community defense tactics while fostering unity and self-reliance in your neighborhood.Embrace the art of adaptability, leverage technology wisely, and prioritize mental health for enduring resilience.Arm yourself with knowledge, debunk preparedness myths, and step confidently into uncertainty with this indispensable resource.
Natural Attenuation of Chlorinated Ethenes by Anaerobic Reductive Dechlorination Coupled With Aerobic Cometabolism
Microgrid Technology and Microgrid Cluster Development
Microgrid Technology and Microgrid Cluster Development is a comprehensive guide to microgrid systems fundamentals, optimization, control, protection, and energy management.The book explains microgrid architectures that might be combined to create a cluster of microgrids. This is a valuable resource for all those looking to gain a complete understanding of current microgrid and cluster technology, including students, researchers, faculty, R&D professionals, engineers, and other industry personnel with an interest in grid integration, power systems, and renewable energy. The microgrid is first defined as a standalone entity with potential interconnections with external grids. Then, the layout, line technology, and interface technology of potential microgrid cluster topologies are designed, with comparison and analysis of the various microgrid and cluster designs in terms of price, scalability, security, dependability, stability, communications, and business models. Key aspects are covered in detail, including optimization algorithms and the role of machine learning and artificial neural networks, control and protection techniques, and energy management and storage.
9th International Conference on Advancements of Medicine and Health Care Through Technology
This book gathers the proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Advancements of Medicine and Health Care through Technology, MEDITECH 2024, held as a hybrid event on September 30 - October 2, 2024, from Cluj-Napoca, Romania. It reports on both theoretical and practical developments in medical devices, biomedical signal and image processing, and biomedical engineering education. Both the conference and the realization of this book were supported by the National Society of Medical Engineering and Biological Technology of Romania (SNIMTB) in collaboration with the International Federation for Medical and Biomedical Engineering (IFMBE), the Technical University of Cluj Napoca, the "Iuliu Haţieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy and " Constantin Papilian" Military Emergency Hospital from Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Vehicle-To-Grid Technology in Power Distribution Systems
Electric vehicles offer more than just transportation; they hold the key to a more resilient energy grid. Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technology makes this possible, but significant technical, economic, social, and legal challenges stand in the way. This requires advancements in grid planning and operation, power electronics and control, communication, and charging infrastructure. The race is on to maximize the benefits of V2G while minimizing the risks. Vehicle-to-Grid Technology in Power Distribution Systems is written for researchers and experts interested in EV-grid integration, solution providers for EV charging and power grid operation and planning, as well as experts in intelligent transport systems and policymakers. It investigates the lessons learned about the connection between V2G infrastructure and the distribution grid. After an introduction to V2G, chapters cover the adoption of EV and V2G in existing grids, EVs for demand side management, transactive EV management with V2G, bi-directional charging technologies, market landscapes in Europe, microgrid-based V2G-enabled charging stations, and emerging EV charging technologies and V2G applications, as well as legislative and regulatory effects.
Electric Drives
Electric Drives, now in its fourth edition, provides a practical guide in understanding the fundamental principles and recent new knowledge of electric motion (in motoring) and electric energy flow (in generating) digital control via power electronics for energy savings and increased productivity in practically all industries, from intelligent watches and phones to robots, electric transport, industrial processes, and modern distributed electric power systems with ever more renewable energy penetration.Every proposition, number, figure, and reference has been revisited to bring necessary changes, with new references to key recent knowledge trends, to reflect the present state of the art.The book has been restructured, with a few chapters combined and one chapter (on rectifier d.c. brush motor drives) removed, new introductory paragraphs in most chapters (many as inspiring case studies), and brand-new chapters on flux-modulation machine drives (Chapter 8) and predictive control of a.c. drives (Chapter 15), reflecting this updating effort. The large number of new case studies complements the large number of worked numerical examples and the 10 user-friendly MATLAB(R) and Simulink(R) programs that remain available online.Although, inevitably, the math is intensive and intended to be directly usable, the book, mainly intended for senior undergraduate and graduate students and engineers in research and development in industry, is a practical, easy-to-assimilate, and up-to-date synthesis of basic and advanced power electronics (variable speed) electric motor-generator drives needed in all industries in which electric energy flow-wise, mainly digitally intelligent, control is paramount.
Optimization of Hybrid-Electric Propulsion Systems for Small Remotely-Piloted Aircraft
How Technological Advances Change Human Food
Diet is key to understanding the past, present, and future of our species. Much of human evolutionary success can be attributed to our ability to consume and preserve a wide range of foods. Technological advances changed the types of foods we eat. With this consideration, this book weaves together various themes starting from human evolution, moving on to methods of food preservation, and the evolution of cooking methods. Issues relating to sustainability are also reported such as green food processing, vertical farming, and edible insects farming. There is a close link between what we eat and the development of our macrobiota; thus the book covers the macrobiota evolution and adaptation. Key Features - Contains a common thread on how technology has changed the food and diet and its implications - Focuses on the evolution of methods for both food preservation and cooking - Explains the macrobiota (Gut) evolution and adaptation in relation to diet.
Emerging Science and Technology for Human Well-Being
This book covers advances in science and technologies promoting human health and/or enhancing everyday life. It discusses new methods to improve monitoring, therapy or rehabilitation, advances in telemedicine, machine learning applications in image processing, advanced materials for drug delivery, and a wide range of issues related to human-computer interaction, AI applications, sport technologies and technology safety. Based on the International Human-Centered Conference 2024 (iHumEnTech 2024), held on November 28 - 29, 2024, in Senai, Johor, Malaysia, this book offers a timely reference for both academics and professionals in the broad field of biomedical engineering, health technology and human-technology interaction.
Valorisation of Food Waste
This book explores innovative strategies for repurposing food waste, with a strong focus on process and product design. It highlights diverse food waste sources including expiring materials and often overlooked resources, offering a comprehensive evaluation of technologies, methods, and sustainable solutions to address the global challenge of food waste. Offers guidelines and a food waste valorisation framework. Presents unique pathways for valorising food waste and expired food. Delves into principles and strategies for food waste valorisation, transforming food waste into building and construction materials, upcycling food waste, and extracting bioactive compounds from expired sources. Explores converting food waste into biochar, biofuel, and maximizing biogas production, as well as utilizing bioconversion technology with Black Soldier Fly larvae and integrating the water-energy-food nexus. Each chapter includes exercises and case studies to enhance understanding and practical application. This text is aimed at academics, engineers, technologists, and researchers in the food, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries.
Renewable Energy, Green Computing, and Sustainable Development
This two-volume set CCIS 2612-2613 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Conference on Renewable Energy, Green Computing, and Sustainable Development, REGS 2025, held in Hyderabad, India, during February 21-22, 2025.The 54 full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 351 submissions. REGS 2025 is an interdisciplinary conference that aims at diverse fields of engineering and technology with a focus on smart and energy efficient computing, green technology and sustainable systems design and development, ranging from theoretical developments to industrial problems.
Renewable Energy, Green Computing, and Sustainable Development
This two-volume set CCIS 2612-2613 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Conference on Renewable Energy, Green Computing, and Sustainable Development, REGS 2025, held in Hyderabad, India, during February 21-22, 2025.The 54 full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 351 submissions. REGS 2025 is an interdisciplinary conference that aims at diverse fields of engineering and technology with a focus on smart and energy efficient computing, green technology and sustainable systems design and development, ranging from theoretical developments to industrial problems.
Biotechnological Advancements in Biomass to Bioenergy Biotransformation
Reception of Weak Radio Signals from Space
Comprehensive resource on the dynamically developing issue of radio communication over long distances, especially in outer space Reception of Weak Radio Signals from Space explores all aspects of detecting and making sense of extremely weak radio frequency (RF) signals, especially those emanating from space. The subject matter ranges from general physics fundamentals to highly specialized issues of design and optimization of microwave antennas, low-noise amplifiers, receivers, transmitters, and frequency synthesizers with very specific characteristics. Special consideration is paid to the advanced technique of radio linking by reflection of signals from the lunar surface, where, using modern software for digital communication, it is possible to realize links with signals ten or more decibels weaker compared to analogue modes. Each chapter briefly summarizes the theory and applicable relationships and complements the discussed topic with descriptions of specific solutions for individual parts of the communication system. Detailed annotated examples of calculations and implementations are included to aid in reader understanding. The book also discusses specific properties of antennas including brightness and noise temperature, directivity, and polarization, and covers the technical characteristics of interplanetary probes such as Voyager, Cassini, Mars Odyssey, and others. Additional topics in Reception of Weak Radio Signals from Space include: Microwave receivers, covering noise matching, cooled amplifiers, noise figure measurement, and low-noise amplifiers for 1.3 and 10 GHz bands Wave propagation in free space and the influence of the atmosphere via precipitation clouds and the ionosphere, including techniques for measuring the figure of merit G/T of the receiving system Local oscillators, including direct digital and phase-locked loop synthesizers High-frequency rectangular and circular waveguides and coaxial and planar transmission lines Parabolic antennas, describing mirror geometry and its radiation as well as scalar radiator feeds Reception of Weak Radio Signals from Space is an excellent resource on up-to-date information for engineers and scientists working in space communications as well as graduate and senior undergraduate students and radio amateurs.
Microalgae and One Health
Microalgae and One Health: Fundamentals, Biocompounds, and Health and Environmental Applications provides a novel compendium of the interdisciplinary applications of microalgae. Adverse global changes, including climate change, environmental pollution, urbanization, globalization, industrialization, and food insecurity are imminent threats to global health as they accelerate damage to humanity, wildlife, and the biosphere. The One Health concept asserts that these contemporary challenges are entwined in the interdependence of humans, animals, and our shared environment. This book examines the use of microalgae in human and animal nutrition, healthcare, and novel technologies applied to sustainable environmental processes. Written by a globally diverse network of experts, this book is systematically structured to illustrate the applications of microalgae. The first section of the book covers the fundamentals of microalgae, from chemistry to industry applications. The next section further examines microalgae chemistry and identifies bioactive compounds. Subsequent sections examine the utility of microalgae in One Health, from human therapeutic potential to animal health and sustainability. The book concludes with a comprehensive market analysis, regulatory discussion, and safety considerations associated with microalgae products.
The Science of Tequila
The Science of Tequila is the first English language book published on Tequila production. The book contextualizes tequila with historical, social, and cultural information, covering the cultivation of the Agave tequilana plant, the stages of the tequila production process, and the characterization of the final product. Finally, the management of tequila by-products are covered, including their sustainable uses and potential as biofuels. This book will be of interest to beverage scientists interested in the distillation and fermentation of alcoholic beverages, plant scientists interested in the agave plant, and engineers in the alcoholic beverages, biorefinery, vinasses, and waste treatment industries. R&D departments at beverage companies interested in producing tequila or mezcal will also benefit from this reference.
Development of a Simulation Capability for the Space Station Active Rack Isolation System
The Balloon. Noteworthy Aerial Voyages, From the Discovery of the Balloon to the Present Time
Turbulence Modeling for Shock Wave/Turbulent Boundary Layer Interactions
Tools for the Conceptual Design and Engineering Analysis of Micro Air Vehicles
Techniques for Reduced Order Modeling of Aeroelastic Structures With Deforming Grids
The Practical Calculation of the Aerodynamic Characteristics of Slender Finned Vehicles
