Introduction to Satellite Ground Segment Systems Engineering
Fresh Air, Everywhere
The Importance of Light for HouseplantsLight is an essential element for the growth and well-being of houseplants. Just like humans, plants rely on light to survive and thrive. In fact, light is one of the most crucial factors in determining the health and growth of indoor plants. In this subchapter, we will explore the importance of light for houseplants and how it affects their overall vitality.First and foremost, light is the primary source of energy for plants. Through a process called photosynthesis, plants convert light energy into chemical energy, which is then used to fuel their growth and development. Without sufficient light, houseplants may struggle to produce enough energy, resulting in stunted growth or even death.Different houseplants have varying light requirements. Some plants are adapted to low-light conditions, while others thrive in bright, indirect light. It is crucial to understand the specific light needs of each houseplant to ensure their optimal growth. In our book, "Fresh Air, Everywhere: Low-Light Houseplants for All Environments," we have curated a list of the best houseplants for air purification, taking into account their light requirements to suit various environments.Light also plays a vital role in the production of chlorophyll, the green pigment responsible for capturing light energy during photosynthesis. Chlorophyll enables plants to convert carbon dioxide into oxygen, making them indispensable for air purification. Houseplants with high chlorophyll content can effectively remove harmful pollutants from the air, creating a healthier living environment for everyone.Insufficient light can lead to a plethora of problems for houseplants. It can cause them to become leggy and weak, with elongated stems and sparse foliage. Moreover, inadequate light may hinder flowering and fruiting in certain plants. By providing the right amount and quality of light, you can ensure that your houseplants exhibit robust growth, vibrant foliage, and possibly bloom with beautiful flowers.
Guidelines for Laboratory Quality Managers
This useful and extensive set of guidelines is designed to assist food control laboratories in gaining accreditation from an internationally recognized external body, providing all of the necessary information and practices in an easy-to-read, step-by-step fashion. Authored by an experienced consultant for laboratory accreditation in many different countries, with this text food control lab owners now have all of the up-to-date information they need to gain accreditation in a single source. Guidelines for Laboratory Quality Managers covers the essentials for quality management in the food control laboratory, from testing processes to current quality management systems. The ISO standards for accreditation are extensively explored, including managerial requirements, organizational aspects, complaint handling procedures, internal audits, and sampling. An entire section is dedicated to the implementation of managerial and technicalrequirements from quality control to program monitoring and evaluation. Analysis selection, preparation, and validation is covered extensively, and an entire section is dedicated to basic statistics from data presentation to distribution. Each section comes with helpful tips for lab managers plus definitions and terms. Comprehensive, easy-to-use and up-to-date, Guidelines for Laboratory Quality Managers is the guide for accreditation for food control laboratories.
Energy and Environment in the Tropics
The tropical zones are dominated by developing countries, which mainly face problematic environmental issues. Different than four-season countries, tropical countries have a continuous summer-like season and therefore they are rich in clean energy sources like solar and biomass. Hence, the mitigations of environment and energy issues in the tropics would require specific understanding and different approach to solutions. This book offers an assortment of studies on scenarios of environment as well as energy demand and power generation technologies in the tropics. Many of the countries within the tropics are highly populated, and this results in various problems related to the environment and energy. The demand for energy in these countries keeps increasing but concurrently there are also environmental issues that require serious attention. As the global concern on the environment is alarming today, the choice of power generation should be of the cleanest possible resource. This various reports on research activities carried out in the tropics on the aspect of environment and energy presented in this book are highly beneficial for those who like to see an improvement in the tropics with regard to environment and energy systems.
Design of Three-phase AC Power Electronics Converters
DESIGN OF THREE-PHASE AC POWER ELECTRONICS CONVERTERS Comprehensive resource on design of power electronics converters for three-phase AC applications Design of Three-phase AC Power Electronics Converters contains a systematic discussion of the three-phase AC converter design considering various electrical, thermal, and mechanical subsystems and functions. Focusing on establishing converter components and subsystems models needed for the design, the text demonstrates example designs for these subsystems and for the whole three-phase AC converters considering interactions among subsystems. The design methods apply to different applications and topologies. The text presents the basics of the three-phase AC converter, its design, and the goal and organization of the book, focusing on the characteristics and models important to the converter design for components commonly used in three-phase AC converters. The authors present the design of subsystems, including passive rectifiers, inverters and active rectifiers, electromagnetic interference (EMI) filters, thermal management system, control and auxiliaries, mechanical system, and application considerations, and discuss design optimization, which presents methodology to achieve optimal design results for three-phase AC converters. Specific sample topics covered in Design of Three-phase AC Power Electronics Converters include: Models and characteristics for devices most commonly used in three-phase converters, including conventional Si devices, and emerging SiC and GaN devices Models and selection of various capacitors; characteristics and design of magnetics using different types of magnetic cores, with a focus on inductors Optimal three-phase AC converter design including design and selection of devices, AC line inductors, DC bus capacitors, EMI filters, heatsinks, and control. The design considers both steady-state and transient conditions Load and source impact converter design, such as motors and grid condition impacts For researchers and graduate students in power electronics, along with practicing engineers working in the area of three-phase AC converters, Design of Three-phase AC Power Electronics Converters serves as an essential resource for the subject and may be used as a textbook or industry reference.
Anti-Mycotoxin Strategies for Food and Feed
Anti-Mycotoxin Strategies for Food and Feed Up-to-date information on mycotoxigenic fungi and toxins, with methods to control them in food and feed Anti-Mycotoxin Strategies for Food and Feed focuses on strategies to control the health risk of mycotoxins associated with cereals, pulses, and vegetables during post and pre harvest stages, in addition to foods, food-based products, and feeds. Each chapter is carefully designed to offer information elucidating various strategies, which include physical, chemical, and biological methods. The book provides a combined approach of advanced techniques used against mycotoxigenic fungi, which is helpful in studying the strategies for different mycotoxins. Special attention has been paid to diseases caused by mycotoxigenic fungi and their destructive effect on either preharvest, post-harvest, or storage, and their respective toxins which pose a long-term health risk to humans and animals, if contaminated food or feed enter our food chain. The primary focus of the text is on the recent and advanced approaches and strategies including control, detoxification, degradation and binding methods, with graphical representations of protocols with supporting tables and figures. Anti-Mycotoxin Strategies discusses specific sample topics such as: Advanced anti-fumonisin strategies and strategies for the control of aflatoxigenic Aspergillus species in contaminated food and feed Innovative strategies to decontaminate Ochratoxin A and Zearalenone. Effects of toxic citrinin, patulin and Ergot alkaloids in animals, birds, and humans, and effective mitigation strategies as its control measures. Detoxification and Decontamination strategies of Deoxynivalenol an emetic toxin, Trichothecenes, T-2/HT-2 toxin and nivalenol associated in food and feed as contaminants. Presenting and discussing mycotoxin management strategies at length and enabling readers to reduce or eliminate health hazards to humans and animals, Anti-Mycotoxin Strategies is an essential resource for mycologists, mycotoxicologists, Microbiologists, Food technology professionals in the food, seed, and feed industries, scientists, students, researchers, and farmers / agriculturists.
Renewable Energy: Policies, Project Management and Economics
Photovoltaic Pumping Systems for Domestic Sustainable Water Access in Off-Grid Areas
This book offers practical guidance for practitioner engineers, policymakers, and other decision-makers on how to implement solar photovoltaic water pumping systems to provide domestic clean water in off-grid regions of developing countries. By championing genuine multidisciplinary research and generating interdisciplinary results, this book develops models and approaches which indicate how it might be possible to overcome some of the limitations that technocratic approaches to renewable energy and water access pose to truly sustainable development.The book addresses technical challenges often found when promoting photovoltaic water pumping systems. It offers practical guidance to stakeholders on how to successfully select, install, and maintain photovoltaic water pumps to promote sustainable options for the poorest underserved areas/populations. A main novelty of this book is that, by using theoretical, as well as real/actual field-work data, and advanced modelling, it successfully connects energy systems engineering, environmental and geographical information and hydrology with population surveys which reveal local needs and conditions.The book is timely and important. More than 665 700 million worldwide still do not have access to improved drinking water sources; eight out of ten live in rural areas typically located either in off-grid territory, or where connection to nearby grid is too expensive or unfeasible. Unsafe water is responsible for 1.2 million deaths each year, mainly correlated with the diarrheal diseases generated from drinking water from unimproved water sources. Sustainable Development Goal 6 (clean water and sanitation) may be achieved only if water is accessible to everyone, available when needed and free from contamination.
Handbook for Water Distribution System Model Calibration
Since the advent of digital computers, numerical solvers have become progressively more powerful and reliable. However, the accuracy of the model depends on the extent to which it reflects the real system. To ensure that the model is an accurate representation of the real system (essentially a "digital twin" of the real system), it is necessary to compare model results with real-world data and adjust model parameters to reduce the level of uncertainties in the model results, and then identify and correct as many discrepancies as is feasible. According to the Calibration Subcommittee of the AWWA Engineering Modeling Applications Committee (2013a), "water distribution model calibration consists of comparing model results with accurate field measurements and making adjustments to model and reviewing field data to improve agreement over a range of conditions that correspond to how the model is intended to be used." Calibration should result in a more accurate model, a better understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of the model, and greater confidence in model results. Hydraulic models of water distribution systems are widely used to help solve engineering and operational problems in water systems. To ensure that a model accurately represents a real system, model results are compared with physical measurements over a range of conditions. If the model predictions agree with the data, the model can be used with confidence for the conditions it was calibrated.
The River
Australia's major river system is collapsing. Parts of it are dying; parts of it are already dead. Australia's most significant river no longer reaches the sea. I look out into the dim autumn light and wonder once again how it has come to this . . . In The River, Chris Hammer takes us on a journey through Australia's heartland, following the rivers of the Murray-Darling Basin, recounting his experiences, his impressions, and, above all, stories of the people he meets along the way. It's a journey punctuated with laughter, sadness and reflection. The River looks past the daily news reports and their sterile statistics, revealing the true impact of our rivers' decline on the people who live along their shores, and on the country as a whole. It's a tale that leaves the reader with a lingering sense of nostalgia for an Australia that may be fading away forever.
A Road Map for Scaling Up Private Sector Financing for the Blue Economy in Thailand
Analyzing the importance of Thailand's blue economy, this report considers ways to mobilize and scale up private sector investment in areas such as aquaculture and marine renewable energy to help bolster sustainable blue development.
Substituted Mixed Oxide Catalysts For Soot
Substituted Mixed Oxide Catalysts for Soot is a comprehensive guide to the study and application of catalysts in the field of combustion, specifically for the reduction of soot emissions from diesel engines. The book covers a wide range of topics including the chemistry and physics of soot, the role of catalysts in soot reduction, and the various techniques used to synthesize, characterize, and test substituted mixed oxide catalysts. The book provides a detailed discussion on the characteristics of soot, particulate matter, and carbon black, as well as their impact on air pollution and environmental remediation. The author also focuses on the properties of substituted mixed oxide catalysts, including their nanostructure, porosity, surface area, and chemical composition, and how these properties affect their catalytic performance. Various techniques used to synthesize, characterize, and test substituted mixed oxide catalysts are discussed in detail, including X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and thermal analysis. The author also highlights the importance of metal doping and metal-support interaction, as well as the redox and acid-base properties of substituted mixed oxide catalysts, and how they can be used to improve catalytic performance. The book further explores the application of these catalysts in heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysis, fuel processing, biomass conversion, renewable energy, and industrial applications such as automotive exhaust emissions. The author also discusses the sustainability, energy efficiency, and green chemistry aspects of catalysts, and provides an overview of catalyst deactivation and regeneration techniques. Overall, Substituted Mixed Oxide Catalysts for Soot provides a comprehensive and up-to-date resource for researchers, engineers, and students interested in the design, development, and application of substituted mixed oxide catalysts for soot reduction and environmental remediation.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Design and Technology
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Design and Technology provides readers with a comprehensive introduction to unmanned aerial systems (UAS) technology basics. The book presents clear, concise guidance on UAS system design, components, control, and operations fundamentals. Additional chapters look at unmanned aerial regulations and ethics and the historical background of UAS technology. This textbook offers a well-rounded look at unmanned flight technology, making it an ideal primer for aviation and aerospace students and anyone interested in learning more about unmanned aerial systems, including engineers, technicians, drone and flight hobbyists, and civil aviation organization officials.
System Lightweight Design for Aviation
This open access book presents technologies and methods of lightweight system design to support future low-emission aviation in achieving climate targets. It will be shown how reduction of weight and aerodynamic drag affects the energy consumption of commercial aircraft and what characterizes lightweight system design. Methods, design principles, production technologies and options for functional integration are available for more energy-efficient aircraft. Research results from the last decade are presented, which are intended to encourage the reader to further research and, above all, to implement them in future aircraft.
Microbial Approaches for Sustainable Green Technologies
Microbial systems have a strong potential to develop green and sustainable technologies, including sources of renewable energy, alternative fuels, and biosynthetic materials for sustainable applications. Advances in these technologies are evolving to meet growing demand and industries are adapting to green technologies such as solar panels, bioethanol, hydroponics, and more. With the aid of sophisticated technology and integration strategies, these industries are moving toward being more environmentally friendly and sustainable. This book serves as a guide to the newest technologies that will enable the implementation of microbial technologies in fostering an eco-friendly industrial and environmental landscape, which will have widely positive impacts for generations to come. Provides recent insights on diverse technologies involved in green technologies Explains the application of microbes via fungi to remediate pollutants and examines the latest treatment technologies in bioleaching and electronic waste treatment Provides updated information on bioenergy and flexible fungal materials as alternatives to plastics Discusses the application of IOT and communication electronics in the development of green technologies
The Science of Carbon Sequestration and Capture
The Science of Carbon Sequestration and Capture examines the current scientific underpinnings of carbon capture and storage (CCS) and provides readers with sufficient background on the basics of geology, natural science, and chemical and environmental engineering so that they can understand the current state and art of the CCS field. Moreover, this book provides a wide-ranging discussion presented in the author's comprehensible conversational style describing the impact of CCS on climate, health, society in general, and the energy landscape. The book is directed at undergraduate and graduate students, professionals, scientists, and the general reading public who would like to gain a broad multidisciplinary view of one of the greatest challenges of our generation.Features: Aims to fill the gap of missing information in published texts dealing with the carbon sequestration and capture revolution currently underway Provides an understanding of current science buttressing carbon capture and sequestration practices Explains the complexities of carbon sequestration and capture systems in basic and understandable terms
Unsteady Aerodynamics
Unsteady Aerodynamics A comprehensive overview of unsteady aerodynamics and its applications The study of unsteady aerodynamics goes back a century and has only become more significant as aircraft become increasingly sophisticated, fly faster, and their structures are lighter and more flexible. Progress in the understanding of flow physics, computing power and techniques, and modelling technologies has led to corresponding progress in unsteady aerodynamics, with a wide range of methods currently used to predict the performance of engineering structures under unsteady conditions. Unsteady Aerodynamics offers a comprehensive and systematic overview of the application of potential and vortex methods to the subject. Beginning with an introduction to the fundamentals of unsteady flow, it then discusses the modelling of attached and separated, incompressible and compressible flows around two-dimensional and three-dimensional bodies. The result is an essential resource for design and simulation in aerospace engineering. Unsteady Aerodynamics readers will also find: MATLAB examples and exercises throughout, with codes and solutions on an accompanying website Detailed discussion of most classes of unsteady phenomena, including flapping flight, transonic flow, dynamic stall, flow around bluff bodies and more Validation of theoretical and numerical predictions using comparisons to experimental data from the literature Unsteady Aerodynamics is ideal for researchers, engineers, and advanced students in aerospace engineering.
Deep Learning for Biomedical Image Reconstruction
Discover the power of deep neural networks for image reconstruction with this state-of-the-art review of modern theories and applications. The background theory of deep learning is introduced step-by-step, and by incorporating modeling fundamentals this book explains how to implement deep learning in a variety of modalities, including X-ray, CT, MRI and others. Real-world examples demonstrate an interdisciplinary approach to medical image reconstruction processes, featuring numerous imaging applications. Recent clinical studies and innovative research activity in generative models and mathematical theory will inspire the reader towards new frontiers. This book is ideal for graduate students in Electrical or Biomedical Engineering or Medical Physics.
Achieving Epic Business Results with Strategic Project Management
ACHIEVING EPIC BUSINESS RESULTS WITH STRATEGIC PROJECT MANAGEMENT was written as a "quick read" for those interested in exploring the concept of Strategic Project Management and not only how it can transform your organization into a "smooth-running machine", but also how some very practical methodologies can boost Program and Project Managers' performance. These concepts include: What is the right amount of Organizational Governance? What are the Bests Practices to employ? Should you establish a PMO (Project Management Office), and if so, what should be it's role? What are the key drivers of Project Success and how can we nurture them? Which Product Development Process should be employed and why? The power of focusing on understanding the % Confidence in meeting Project commitments PM Tools considered "Bests Practices" and becoming more User-Friendly - how to productively use them? Mike chose to write this book in first-person to enable his personal experiences (i.e. Stories) to be conveyed, first-hand. His past students have commented that they value his Stories and the lessons they conveyed. This material can get a bit dry at times, but the Stories and real-word examples off-set that and provide a clearer perspective on the various topics. The 10 chapters focus on Strategic Project Management topics and are written to enable readers to easily skip around, as they cross-reference each other as appropriate. At the end of each chapter Mike poses a series of five questions to ponder about your Organization's practices.
Studies in desulfurization of transportation fuels
The book "Studies in Desulfurization of Transportation Fuels" written by B. Suryawanshi provides a comprehensive overview of the various aspects of desulfurization in transportation fuels. With the increasing demand for cleaner fuels, desulfurization has become a crucial step in the fuel processing industry. The book covers topics such as sulfur compounds, their impact on the environment, and the regulations governing their use in fuel quality. The book explores the different desulfurization technologies such as hydrodesulfurization, adsorption, oxidative desulfurization, and deep desulfurization, and their efficiency in removing organic and inorganic sulfur. Catalysts, including zeolites and metal oxides, are also discussed in detail. The book delves into the desulfurization kinetics, sulfur reduction, and selectivity of various desulfurization methods. Furthermore, the book also covers fuel properties and their impact on fuel economy. It delves into sulfur poisoning and its effect on fuel refining. The book examines fuel additives, their effectiveness, and the challenges associated with their use. The book concludes by exploring industrial desulfurization, sulfuric acid production, and sulfur recovery. Overall, this book provides a comprehensive understanding of desulfurization and its impact on transportation fuels. The book is essential reading for researchers, engineers, and professionals in the fuel processing industry, environmental scientists, and policy-makers.
Nanogenerators and Self-Powered Systems
This Edited Volume "Nanogenerators and Self-Powered Systems" is a collection of reviewed and relevant research chapters, offering a comprehensive overview of recent developments in the field of nanotechnology and nanomaterials. The book comprises single chapters authored by various researchers and edited by an expert active in harnessing the ubiquitously available biomechanical energies to power portable electronics research area. All chapters are complete in themselves but united under a common research study topic. This publication aims at providing a thorough overview of the latest research efforts by international authors on nanotechnology and nanomaterials and opening new possible research paths for further novel developments.
Renewable Energy - Recent Advances
This book provides an overview of recent progress in renewable energy materials and devices. Various forms of renewable energy, such as solar, water, and wind energy, have garnered significant attention in research domains due to their potential applications. Solar cells have become particularly intriguing for harnessing solar energy, while the distinctive characteristics of wind energy have drawn the focus of numerous researchers. Renewable energy offers several advantages and applications in contrast to conventional energy sources. The book comprehensively addresses recent advancements in diverse aspects of renewable energy, encompassing solar, water, and wind energy resources.
Solid Waste and Landfills Management - Recent Advances
Solid Waste and Landfills Management - Recent Advances outlines the fundamental ideas and most recent developments for managing solid waste in an environmentally responsible manner. Globally, the quantity of solid trash is increasing, but its environmental impact is also a concern, especially with the advent of elements that are detrimental to ecosystems. This book examines all aspects of solid waste from a global perspective, including waste minimization, waste as a resource, proper disposal, and efficient systems promoted by sound public policy. It includes eight chapters written by eminent specialists that examine the essential topics to be considered during the various phases of a waste management program. Among the topics covered in this book are public policies focusing on reducing waste at its source, recycling, and minimizing disposal amounts; technologies for treating and recycling solid waste; safe, efficient treatment and disposal of hazardous and other special wastes; development and maintenance of engineered landfills and landfill mining; and legal frameworks and the use of life-cycle assessment as a tool for the waste management industry. This book is an indispensable resource for municipal engineers, environmental managers, researchers, students, policymakers, and planners interested in social and technological challenges connected to sustainable solid waste management.
Food Processing and Preservation
Food Processing and Preservation presents both fundamental and applied research on food processing and preservation. It discusses current economic and regulatory policies and their effects on the safety and quality processing and preservation of a wide array of foods. The book explores the latest developments in the field, discusses topics vital to the food industry today, and presents trends in future research and development. Chapters address such topics as thermal and non-thermal food processing, the effect of various food processes on camel milk proteins, techniques like roasting, frying, smoking, and fermentation, the effect of processing on mesquite flour, formulation and edible bigel with the potential to replace trans fats in food products and processing of instant multigrain flakes.
Production and Utilization of Legumes - Progress and Prospects
This book contains nine comprehensive chapters addressing various aspects of legume crop biology, production, and utilization. The contributions summarize recent findings on legume crop prospects and problems, and their responses to the environment. Management of legume crops under a changing climate, as well as their food value, are also discussed. This book will be useful for undergraduate and graduate students, teachers, and researchers, particularly in the fields of agronomy, crop science, and food science.
Marine Pollution - Recent Developments
This book discusses marine pollution. It includes 10 chapters that attempt to answer the questions of how to reduce marine pollution and what really can be done to improve the quality of the sea. Topics addressed include microplastics, the dispersion of oil in the sea, contamination by potentially toxic elements (PTEs), and much more.
Applied Malting and Brewing Science
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Healthcare Services in the Metaverse
This book focuses on game theory approaches utilized on various domains viz., IoT, blockchain and their applications to biomedical and healthcare services. The book bridges the gap between radiologists and Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven automated systems by investigating various techniques such as game theoretic approach, blockchain technology basically utilized for security, and IoT applied on metaverse.Healthcare Services in the Metaverse: Game Theory, AI, IoT, and Blockchain, identifies the potential areas where game theory and block chain techniques can be harnessed in the metaverse. The book discusses the integration of virtual reality (VR) with augmented reality to identify the new emerging techniques in healthcare to metaverse, where doctors and/or patients can see any kind of operation in the VR metaverse. The authors use game theoretical and blockchain approaches to understand healthcare issues, with the aim of utilizing different technologies of metaverse platform for health informatics.This book is written to help healthcare practitioners and individuals across academia and research, as well as for those who work in biomedical, Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), metaverse, VR, blockchain, and related technologies.
Crisis Management - Principles, Roles and Application
Crisis Management - Principles, Roles and Application provides a comprehensive overview of crisis management in business, management, and economics. Chapters address such topics as collaborative crisis management, social media and crisis management, the role of public service organizations in emergency and crisis management, and more. This volume is a valuable resource for opening new research paths for further novel developments in the field of crisis management.
Food Security Challenges and Approaches
Food security and accessibility are being threatened by climate change, inadequate agricultural practices, and poor post-harvest techniques, among other factors. This book discusses sustainable approaches that can be utilized to ensure food security, such as fortification of bioactive components, genetic modification of food, and utilization of insects as food. It also describes practices to improve agricultural productivity and discusses the impact of natural disasters on food security.
Advances and Challenges in Microplastics
Plastics are crucial materials that are used in daily life. They are manufactured and used until they become waste that negatively impacts the environment and public health. These plastic wastes break down into small particles known as microplastics (MPs) via changes in environmental conditions (i.e., sunlight, temperature, weathering, and irradiation). This reduction in size increases the toxic potential of MPs. This book provides a comprehensive overview of MPs, including the challenges and advances in their effective removal from our environment.
Air Pollution - Latest Status and Current Developments
Air pollution poses a significant threat to our environment and human health, necessitating urgent action and innovative solutions. Air Pollution - Latest Status and Current Developments is a comprehensive collection of chapters that explores the causes, effects, and potential remedies for this global challenge. This book offers a multidimensional understanding of air pollution, covering a wide range of topics including clean energy, phytoremediation, remote sensing, dispersion modeling, particle removal, indoor air pollution, and more. Each chapter presents the latest advancements in research, showcasing cutting-edge technologies and approaches that can be employed to mitigate air pollution. With contributions from renowned experts in the field, this book serves as a valuable resource for researchers, policymakers, and environmental enthusiasts. It provides evidence-based insights and practical strategies for tackling air pollution, emphasizing the importance of collaboration and interdisciplinary approaches. Air Pollution - Latest Status and Current Developments aims to inspire readers to take proactive steps towards cleaner air and a sustainable future. By highlighting the latest trends and developments in the field, this book equips readers with the knowledge and tools necessary to make informed decisions and implement effective solutions. Whether you are a scientist, policymaker, or concerned citizen, this book will expand your understanding of air pollution and empower you to contribute to global efforts in combating this pressing issue. Together, let us strive for cleaner air and a healthier planet.
Sewage Management
Sewage management refers to the process of collecting, treating, and disposing of the millions of gallons of wastewater produced daily by households, industries, and commercial establishments. It is vital to treat and dispose of this wastewater appropriately to safeguard public health and the environment. The objective of sewage management is to decrease the number of pollutants in wastewater before it is discharged into water bodies or reused for other purposes. Sewage management is a crucial element of modern society, yet it is frequently disregarded or taken for granted. This book offers a comprehensive overview of the various aspects of sewage management, covering the basics of wastewater treatment and disposal, and the various technologies and processes involved in sewage treatment. Additionally, the book provides case studies of successful sewage management practices from around the world, highlighting best practices and innovative solutions. It is hoped that this e-book will serve as a valuable resource for anyone seeking to better understand this critical aspect of modern society.
Management of Noise Pollution
Noise pollution has a significant impact on our overall quality of life. This book aims to address different aspects of noise pollution and provide guidelines, noise policies, and laws regarding environmental noise and its challenges. The book draws attention to these policies and laws, which are often neglected and not implemented. One of the main issues today, especially for those living in urban areas, is traffic noise. The book discusses how such noise can be monitored and mitigated. Additionally, industrial noise poses a significant health risk for people working in noisy environments. The book emphasizes the need for special precautionary measures to preserve their health. The book also addresses infrasound noise exposure (
Solar PV Panels - Recent Advances and Future Prospects
Solar energy is a significant renewable energy source that is abundant and environmentally friendly. Solar PV Panels - Recent Advances and Future Prospects provides a comprehensive overview of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels for direct electric power production. Chapters address such topics as fundamentals of solar PV panels; modeling, simulations, optimization, and economics of solar panels; solar panels testing; semiconductor materials for solar cells and panels; solar PV applications and policies; and solar PV and battery storage sizing for stand-alone and grid-connected applications.
Cryptoeconomics
The book offers a succinct overview of the technical components of blockchain networks, also known as distributed digital ledger networks. Written from an academic perspective, it surveys ongoing research challenges as well as existing literature. Several chapters illustrate how the mathematical tools of game theory and algorithmic mechanism design can be applied to the analysis, design, and improvement of blockchain network protocols. Using an engineering perspective, insights are provided into how the economic interests of different types of participants shape the behaviors of blockchain systems. Readers are thus provided with a paradigm for developing blockchain consensus protocols and distributed economic mechanisms that regulate the interactions of system participants, thus leading to desired cooperative behaviors in the form of system equilibria. This book will be a vital resource for students and scholars of this budding field.
Distributed Optimization for the DER-Rich Electric Power Grid
This book provides a detailed overview of possible applications of distributed optimization in power systems. Centralized algorithms are widely used for optimization and control in power system applications. These algorithms require all the measurements and data to be accumulated at a central location and hence suffer from single-point-of-failure. Additionally, these algorithms lack scalability in the number of sensors and actuators, especially with the increasing integration of distributed energy resources (DERs). As the power system becomes a confluence of a diverse set of decision-making entities with a multitude of objectives, the preservation of privacy and operation of the system with limited information has been a growing concern. Distributed optimization techniques solve these challenges while also ensuring resilient computational solutions for the power system operation in the presence of both natural and man-made adversaries. There are numerous commonly-used distributed optimization approaches, and a comprehensive classification of these is discussed and detailed in this work. All of these algorithms have displayed efficient identification of global optimum solutions for convex continuous distributed optimization problems. The algorithms discussed in the literature thus far are predominantly used to manage continuous state variables, however, the inclusion of integer variables in the decision support is needed for specific power system problems. The mixed integer programming (MIP) problem arises in a power system operation and control due to tap changing transformers, capacitors and switches. There are numerous global optimization techniques for MIPs. Whilst most are able to solve NP-hard convexified MIP problems centrally, they are time consuming and do not scale well for large scale distributed problems. Decomposition and a solution approach of distributed coordination can help to resolve the scalability issue. Despite the fact that a large body of work on the centralized solution methods for convexified MIP problems already exists, the literature on distributed MIPs is relatively limited. The distributed optimization algorithms applied in power networks to solve MIPs are included in this book. Machine Learning (ML) based solutions can help to get faster convergence for distributed optimization or can replace optimization techniques depending on the problem. Finally, a summary and path forward are provided, and the advancement needed in distributed optimization for the power grid is also presented.
Report On Deep Diving Tests
Report on Deep Diving Tests is a technical report that details the findings of diving experiments conducted by the United States Navy in the early 20th century. The report is an important historical record of early submarine technology and diving equipment. It provides a fascinating insight into the development of deep-sea exploration.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Softening & Purification of Water On an Improved System, Part 1
This book offers a detailed explanation of an improved system for the purification of water through softening. The authors discuss the science behind the method and provide practical applications for implementation. Readers will gain a deeper understanding of water purification and learn how to improve the quality of their water.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Aeronautical Practice
This comprehensive textbook covers all aspects of aeronautical practice, from the design and operation of aircraft, to navigation and meteorology. The book is written by a team of experienced instructors from the American School of Aviation, and is designed for use in both academic and professional settings. With clear explanations and detailed diagrams, this book is an essential resource for anyone interested in the field of aviation.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Robert Fulton
Robert Fulton, a classical and rare book that has been considered essential throughout human history, so that this work is never forgotten, we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.
Information Concerning the Domestic Potato-Product Industries, Potato Flour, Dried Or Dehydrated Potatoes, Potato Starch, Potato Dextrine, Page 84
This report, compiled by the United States Tariff Commission, provides detailed information about the domestic potato-product industries, including potato flour, dried or dehydrated potatoes, potato starch, and potato dextrine. With charts, tables, and data analysis, this report provides valuable insights into the economics of these industries and their importance for American agriculture. This book is a great choice for anyone interested in agriculture, economics, or food production.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Transactions - the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers; Volume 18
This informative volume contains the proceedings of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. With articles on a wide range of topics related to naval architecture and marine engineering, it offers a wealth of information for professionals working in this field. Filled with technical data and practical advice, this book is an essential resource for anyone involved in the design, construction, or maintenance of ships.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Aeronautical Annual, Issue 2
This issue of The Aeronautical Annual includes a range of articles covering the latest developments in aviation technology, including airplane design, engines, and aerodynamics. Compiled by James Means, a leading aeronautic expert of his time, this series is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of flight.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Information for Inspectors of Airplane Wood; Prepared at the Forest Products Laboratory, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
An instructional guide for inspectors of airplane wood, providing information on types of wood, wood treatments and finishes, and potential defects that may occur in airplane wood.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Naval Biography, or, The History and Lives of Distinguished Characters in the British Navy, From the Earliest Period of History to the Present Time; Volume 2
A comprehensive history of the British Navy, including biographical sketches of many of its most notable figures. Originally published in the 19th century, this book is a valuable resource for naval historians and enthusiasts.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Methods of Analysis and Laboratory Control of the Great Western Sugar Company
Methods of Analysis and Laboratory Control of the Great Western Sugar Company is a technical manual that provides a wealth of information on the processes involved in sugar production. The book includes detailed instructions on laboratory procedures and the analysis of various sugar products. It also provides guidance on quality control, troubleshooting, and process optimization.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
