Design and Performance Calculations of a Propeller for Very High Altitude Flight
Decision-Aiding and Optimization for Vertical Navigation of Long-Haul Aircraft
Computational Fluid Dynamics Investigation of Vortex Breakdown for a Delta Wing at High Angle of Attack
Economic Feasibility of Installing an Anaerobic Digester on a Department of Defense Installation
Characterization of Binary Offset Carrier Systems Coexisting With Other Wideband Signals
Controlling Sideslip Angle to Reduce the Radar Exposure of a Tactical, Rotary Winged UAV
Comparative Analysis of Mobility Management Schemes in a Low Earth Orbit Satellite Network
A Methodology for Simulating the Joint Strike Fighter's (JSF) Prognostics and Health Management System
Tailored Systems Architecture for Design of Space Science and Technology Missions Using DoDAF V2.0
Should the Air Force Consider Investments in Renewable Energy a Weapon System?
Wireless Sensor Networks in Smart Environments
Understand the fundamental building blocks of the Internet of Things The Internet of Things is the term for an ever-growing body of physical devices, vehicles, rooms, and other objects that can collect and exchange data using embedded capacities for network connectivity. Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) represent the "sensing arm" of this network of objects, providing the mechanism for collecting and transmitting data from these objects. Wireless Sensor Networks in Smart Environments offers a timely and comprehensive overview of these networks and their broader impacts. Adopting both methodology- and application-oriented perspectives, the book covers both the foundational principles of WSNs and the most recent technological developments. Readers will also find: Concrete real-world examples of recent applications Detailed discussion of WSNs from the perspectives of signal processing, data communication, and security Coverage of inference, learning, control, and decision-making processes. Wireless Sensor Networks in Smart Environments is ideal for researchers and graduate students working in signal processing, communications, and machine learning.
Basics of rocket structural mechanics
This work is a brief course (25 lectures) in structural mechanics of rockets. The main material of lectures is the result of the long-term activity of the Samara State Aerospace University stuff (department "The Strength of Flying Vehicles"). The last two lectures the author wrote on basis of his own works. All formulas in the course derived in the possible simplest way. There is the English-Russian vocabulary after each lecture. The lectures include the study of the next items: 1. The beam theory essentials of thin-walled structures, 2. Basic equations of the elasticity theory, 3. The finite element method, 4. The basics of plate bending theory, 5. Stability and load-carrying ability of rectangular plates, 6. Rocket loads, 7. Calculation of the internal forces in a rocket body cross-section, construction of diagrams, working and assumed loads, a safety factor, 8. Rocket airframe analysis, 9. Dynamic analysis of a rocket, 10. Analysis of wings. The goal of this work is to give English and Russian students essentials of structural mechanics of rockets. For lecturers it will be useful too, the author hopes.
Geothermal Energy and Society
This book addresses the societal aspects of harnessing geothermal resources for various uses, including power production, heating, and cooling. It introduces a theoretical framework for a social scientific approach to the field and presents a preliminary collection of empirical case studies on geothermal energy and society from around the world. By providing a conceptual and methodological framework for the study of geothermal energy and societies, this book--now in its second edition--brings together information and analyses that have previously been sparse and fragmented. The contributors explore the diverse aspects of the relationship between harnessing geothermal resources and the societies and local communities in which these developments occur. After introducing geothermal technologies, renewable energy concepts, as well as their social and policy contexts, along with the regulatory and environmental aspects of geothermal energy, the book analyzes and discusses global case studies. It also compares the social engagement tools applied in this field with those used in other sectors. This second edition is fully updated and includes new, previously unpublished case studies. The book will be useful to researchers from a range of disciplines who wish to explore the issues surrounding energy and society. It is also a valuable resource for geothermal experts and postgraduate students seeking to study the field in greater detail.
An Artificial Viscosity Method for the Design of Supercritical Airfoils
An Artificial Viscosity Method for the Design of Supercritical Airfoils
Practical Hydrogeology
Master the latest advances in hydrogeology using this fully updated resourceThis thoroughly revised guide clearly explains cutting-edge hydrogeology techniques that can be applied in the field. Featuring contributions from leading experts, Practical Hydrogeology: Principles and Field Applications, Third Edition, shows how to plan and conduct site investigations, avoid pitfalls in the field, interpret a wide array of data types gathered, and prepare water-quality reports. You will get complete coverage of key procedures, including aquifer testing, groundwater sampling, water-quality assessment, aquifer characterization, and tracer tests. This third edition has been reorganized and expanded with up-to-date information, a new chapter, review questions, and real-world examples. Coverage includes: - Field hydrogeology- The geology of hydrogeology- Aquifer properties- Groundwater flow- Pumping tests- Slug testing- Aquifer hydraulics- Water chemistry sampling- Groundwater/surface-water interaction- Vadose-zone analysis- Karst hydrogeology and tracer tests- Drilling and well completion
Concrete Mirage
Daily headlines of wildfires, drought, and record-breaking heat waves have brought climate change into our cities. The urgent challenge is to build cities that can adapt and thrive in the tumult of climate change. This is especially critical for growing cities in the Southwestern United States where rising temperatures and water scarcity threaten sustainability. Concrete Mirage is a timely discussion for those who have ever wondered, "what does it mean to be a sustainable desert city?" Erin Heinz critically examines sustainability as a goal, certification, and a consoling narrative shaping the future of desert cities. Drawing on interviews with sustainability experts from Arizona, New Mexico, and Nevada, Concrete Mirage reveals how economic primacy touted by third party governance and city decision-making falls short in fostering long-term viability. By confronting the mirage of sustainable development, it delivers a stark message: desert cities must adopt strategies of collective austerity if they hope to survive.
Gas Sensor Technologies for Environmental Sensing
This book presents and evaluates the most common, basic gas sensing technologies and their respective potential against the background of user requirements. The book is primarily aimed at end-users of gas sensing technology who need to be able to judge the different technological offers available.
Construction Management
The application of tools and techniques in construction projects has a great influence on the cost-effectiveness results of construction projects and achieving successful project performance. Quality management tools and techniques help in project planning, execution, monitoring, and control of the project and evolve a project management system that makes project deliverables.Construction Management: Quality Tools and Techniques provides the usage and application of various quality tools and techniques in different phases of construction project management focusing on three quality management processes involving the varying aspects of quality. This volume illustrates how important quality is for construction projects and offers an overview of construction projects along with a brief introduction to the different types of projects, the different phases of the life cycle, and the principles. Project Delivery Systems (PDS) along with their organizational relationship, participants, advantages, and disadvantages of each system are included. The book goes on to discuss the qualification of construction managers and the type of management systems and their roles during the different design stages from the beginning through to the handover of the project is also included.This volume provides significant information and guidelines to construction and project management professionals (owners, designers, consultants, construction managers, project managers, supervisors, contractors, builders, developers, and many others from the construction-related industry) involved in construction projects (mainly civil construction projects, commercial-A/E projects) and construction-related industries.
