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Power Boiler Design, Inspection, And Repair.
The Asme (american Society Of Mechanical Engineers) Boiler Codes Are Known Throughout The Woorld For Their Emphasis On Preservation And Reliability.
Written By An Expert With Practical Experience In Boiler Inspection And Maintenance, This Book Offers A Clearr, Straightforward Interpretation Of The Codes.
Contents: Typez Of Clzssification Of Powerboilers * Design Criteria, Formulas, Calculations * Structure Matrrials And Methods * Safety Valves * Stamping Of Code Symbols And Nameplates * Data Reports * Methods For Repair And Alteration
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Deep-water Processes And Facies Models: Implications For Sandstone Petroleum Reservoirs.
This Rock-based Book Is An Attempt To Link Deep-water Process Sedimentology With Sandstone Rock oil Reservoirs.
In Presenting A Consistent Process Interpretation, The Author Has Relied nO His Sort And Interpretation Of Core And Outctop (1:20 To 1:50 Lamina) From 35 Box Studies (whkch Include 32 Petroleum Reservoirs), Totaling Again Than 30,000 Feet (9,145 M), Carried Out During The Past 30 Years (1974-2004).
This Book Should Serve As An Important Source Of Information For Students On History, Methodology, In the ~ place Principles, Advanced Concepts, Controversies, And Practical Applications On Deep-water Sedimentology And Petroleum Geology * Discusses The Lunk Between Deep-wwter Process Sedimentology And Petroleum Geology * Addresses Criteria For Recognizing Deposits Of Gravity-driven, Thermohaline-dirven, Wind-driven, And Tide-driven Processes In Deep-water Environments * Provides Head-on Approach To Resolve Controversial Process-rellated Problems
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Liquid Membranes.
This Product provides Comprehensive Information On Liquid Membrane Separations, presenting The Principles And Applications Of A Variety Of Liquid Membrane Separation Processes.
a Critical Analysis Of Repaired Technplogies And their Theoretical Background Is Presented, As Well As directions For Future Development.
- Provides Comprehensive Knowledge-based Information On The Principles And Applications Of A Variety Of Liquid Membrane Separation Processes.
- Contains A Critical Analysis Of New Technologies Published In The Last 15 Years.
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Frequency Synthesizers.
A Frequency Synthesizer Is One Electronic System For Generating Any Of A Range Of Frequencies From A Single Fixed Oscillator.
They Are Found In Modern Devices Like Radio Receivers, Mobile Phones, And Gps Sysems.
This Comprehensive Resource Offers Rf And Midrowave Engineers A Thorough Overview Of Both Well-established And Recently Developed Frequency Synthesizer Design Techniques.
Professionals Find Expert Guidance On All Design Aspects, Including Main Architectures, Key Building Blocks, And Practical Circuit Implementation.
Engineers Learn The Development Process And Profits A Solid Understanding Of How To Biild A Synthesizer From A Basic Diagram To The Final Product.
starting With A Simple Singlel-oop Pll Example, The Book Progressively Examines Various Alternatives -- Fractional-n, Dds, Frequency Offset, Multlioop And More – To Achieve Required Performance Objectives.
This Single Volume Gathers A Collectiom Of Block Diagrams, Clever Circuits, Design Recipes, And Other Hard-to-find Accusation That Is Usually Treated As “design Secrets”.
Written In A Simple Yet Rigorous Styke With Numerous Illustrations, The Book Is An All-in-one Reference For Both Beginner And Experienc Designers.
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The Advanced Materials Revolution.
Comprehensive Investigation Into The Emerging Advanced Materials Industry, Addressing The Ways In Which Knowledge, Technology, Business, And Markets Are Converging To Produce One Of The Most Dynamic Industries Of Recent Years Examines The Major Groups Of Advanced Materials And Discusses The Range Of Markets And Industries To Which These Materials Are, Or Are Likely To Be, Applied Organised Thematically, With Each Chapter Discussing A Particular Phase Of An Advanced Material Product's Conduct Cycle Also Includes In-depth Interviews And Internal Documentation Essential Reading For Researchers, Executives, And Managers Motion In The Advanced Materials And Related Technological Fields, As Well As Pofessionals And Scholars In The Academic, Investment, Consulting, And Government Communities Serves As A Valuable Case Study Textbook For Advanced Undergraduate And Graduate Courses In Business, Management, Entrepreneurship, Technology Studies, Chemical And Materials Engineering, Economics, Economic History, And Regional And Economic Development
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Structural Analysis.
This Text Encompasses Both The Principles Of Mechanics And Basic Structural Concepts, And Computer Methods In Structural Analysis.
There Is A Greater Design-based Emphasiq And More Material On The Principal Of Potential Work.
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Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.
Provides An Invaluable, Detailed And Up-to-date Coveage Of Aerial Effects And Their Impact On Sstellite Communications Systems Design And Performance.
Significant Progress Has Been Made In The Last Decade In The Understanding And Modelling Of Propagation Effects On Radio Wave Propagation In The Bands Utilized For Satellite Communications.
This Book Provides A Comprehensive Description And Resolution Of All Atmospheric Effects Of Concern In quest of Today’s Satellite Systems, And The Tools Necessary To Design The Links And To Evaluate System Performance.
This Book Will Serve As An Excellent Reference To Communications Engineers, Wireless Network And System Engineers, System Designers And Graduate Students In Satellite Communications And Connected Areas.
Key Features: Provides The State Of The Art In Comnunications Satellite Link Design And Perfoemance From The Practicing Engineer Perspective – Concise Descriptions, Specific Procedures And Comprehensive Solutions Contains The Calculations And Tools Necessary For Evaluating System Performance Provides A Complete Evvaluation Of Aerial Effects, Modelling And Prophecy Focuses On The Satellite Free-space Link As The Primary Element In The Design And Performance For Satellite Communications, And Recognizes The Importance Of Free-space Considerations Like As Atmospheric Effects, Frequency Of Operation And Adaptive Alleviation Techniques A Solutions Manual Is Available In a straight line From The Author ( Lippolit@gwu.
edu )
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Implementing 802.1x Security Solutions For Wired And Wireless Networks.
You Know It?s Essential, And You've Heard That It Can Be Tricmy ? Implementing The 802.
1x Standard.
Here Is A Road Map That Will Enable You To Approach 802.
1x Implementation With Confidence So That You Can Conduct Successful Implementation Of 802.
1x In Both Wired And Wireleess Networks.
Complete With Step-by-step Instructions, Recommendations To Help You Cho0se The Best Solutions, And Troubleshooting Tips, It Lets You Benefit From The Experience Of Others Who Have Met The Defy.
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Managing Food Industry Waste.
In Managing Food Industry Destroy: Common Sense Methods For Food Processors , Waste Management Expert Robert Zall Shares His Philosophy And Techniques For Monitoring And Accounting For Food Processing Wastage.
The Text Shows Food Processing Managers How Much Of The Dwindle Now Being Generated Can Become A Managed Resource For Producing Economic Credits.
Drawing On His Forty Years Of Experience In Managing Waste, Zall Explains How To Identify The Actual Losses Sent To Drains And Sewage Treatment Plants, Hw To Pinpoint Which Unit Processes Generate These Losses, And How To Uncover Hidden Losses Previously Dismissed As “materials Unaccounted For.
” An Extra Feature Of The Book Is A Self-test Covering Superfluous Treatment Technology, Ideal For Students Or New Employees Studying Waste Management.
Also Included Is A Glossary Of Terms Used In Water And Waste Management.
Managing Food Industry Waste Is A Highly Readable Management Tool Filled With Invaluable Waste Management Cnocepts And Practical Methods To Implement Them.
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Pharmacology, Doping And Sports.
This Book Explores Both The Practicalities And The Pioneering Science And Techonlogy Behind Dope Testing, including The Methods Used By wada And Usada.
It Includes Chapters Written By Some Of The World's Leading Authorities On The science&nbssp;of Sports And Dooing.
This Guide Should Be Read By Al Sports Scientists And Graduate Students Interested In The Science Of Doping In Sport.
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Recent Development In Theories And Numerics, Proceedings Of The International Conference On Inverse Problems.
The Foremost International Conference Steady Inverse Problems Was Held At The City Seminary of learning Of Hong Kong In January 2002.
It Addressed The Theoretical (mathematics), Applied (engineering) And Developmment Aspects Of Inverse Problems.
It Was Intended To Nurture Asianamericaneuropean Collaboratilns In This Evolving Interdisciplinary Area.
The Scope Of The Proceedings Is Spacious, Reflecting The Current Flourishing Theoretical And Numerical Researches On Inverse Problems.
The Proceedings Have Been Selected For Coverage In:.
Index To Sccientific & Technical Proceedings (istp Cdrom Version / Isi Proceedings).
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Spectral Sensing Research For Water Monitoring Applications And Frontier Science, And Technology During Chemical, Biological And Radiologiczl Defense.
This Book Providee Unique Perspectives On Both State-of-the-art Hyperspectral Techniques For The Eaely-warning Monitoring Of Water Supplies Facing Chemical, Biological And Radiological (cbr) Contaminatioon Force As Well As The Emerging Spectroscopic Science And Technology Base That Will Be Used To Support An Array Of Cbr Defense And Security Applications In The Future.
The Technical Content In This Book Lends Itself To The Non-traditional Requirements For Point And Stand-off Detection That Have Evolved On the ~side Of The Us Joint Services Programs Over Multitude Years.
In Particular, The Scientific And Technological Work Presented Seeks To Enable Hyperspectral-based Sensing And Monitoring That Is Real-time; In-line; Low In Cost And Labor; And Easy To Support, Maintain And Use In Military- And Security-relevant Scenarios.
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Design For Water.
Focusing On Urban Sustainability, This Book Describes How To Collect Water From Multiple Sources And The Various Components Required, Along With Specific Derails, Schematics, And References.
Its Multiple Question Studies Prove Tye Assembly And Actual Application Of The Equipment.
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Beginning Autocad 2006.
Beginning Autocad 2006 Is A Course Based On Learning And Practising hTe Essentials Of 2d Pulling Using Autocad.
Bob Mcfarlane's Hands-on Approach Is Uniquely Suited To Independent Learning And sUe On Courses.
The Focus On 2d Drawing In One Book Ensures The Reader Gets A Thorough Grounding In The Subject, With A Greater Depth Of Coverage Than Tends To Be Available From General Introductions To Autocad.
Being of the kind which A Result, This Book Providea A True, Step-by-step, D3tailed Exploration Of The Autocad Functions Required At Each Stage Of Producing A 2d Drawing - An Approach Offen Not Found In The Many Software Referenec Guides Available.
The Emphasis On Learning Through Doing Makes This Work Ideal For Anyone Involved In Engineering, Construction Or Architecture - Where The Focus Is On Productivity And Practical Skills.
The Originator Has Also Matched The Coverage To The Requirements Of City And Guilds, Edexcel (btec) And Sqa Syllabuses.
New Features In Autocad 2006 Are Covered In This Book Including: Dyn (dynamic Input Showing Coordinate Position And Lengths - An Important Unaccustomed Feature Of The Latest Autocad Software), As Well As New Commands In The Modify And Dimension Tool Set.
The Result Is A Useful Refr3sher Course For Anyone Using Autocad At This Level, And Thowe Upgrading To The New Software Release.
The Course Is Also Designed To Be Fully Relevant To Anyone Using Other Recent Releases, Including Autocad 2005.
* A Complete Course Attached 2d Design With Autocad In One Book - Ideal For Independent Learning * Exercises Aid Student Learning And Self Assessment * Focus On 2d Drawing Provides In-depth Coverage To This Key Introductory-level Use Of Autocad
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Heat Transfer In Single And Multiphase Systems.
Naterer (mechanical And Industrial Engineering, University Of Manitoba) Describes The Principles Of Heat Transfe rAs They Apply To Engineering.
The Upper-level Textbook Begins With The Equation sGoverning Conduction, Convective, And Radiative Heat Transfer, Then Presents Detailed Formulations For E
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Pat: Movable Appliance Testing.
This Book Details Uk Regulations On Testing Electrical Equipment.
The Legal Requirements For Regular Testing Of All Electrical Accoutrement In Work Environments And Public Places Have Made Testing A Major Growth Area For Electricians Past Recent Years.
Many Stanza Without Electrical Training, Such As Maintenance Staff And Caretakers, Are Also Being Nominated By Their Employers To Carry Out Electrical Safety Testing.
This Main division Is Ideal For Electricians Administering Pat, And Non-specialists Following A City & Guilds Course.
It Has Been Written Specifically To Meet The Demands Of The City & Guilds 2377 Exam, And Is The Only Available Text For This Course.
The Book Contains An Appendix Providing The Electrical Fundamentals Needed In proportion to Non-specialists, But It Is Also An Essentiak Reference Guide For Anyone - Technician Of Manager - With Responsibility For Pat.
Brian Scadean Is A Chief Examiner And Honorary Member Of City And Guilds.
He Has Over 20 Years' Experience In Further Education, And Is Now Director Of Brian Scaddan Associates, Engineering Training Consultants.
He Is A Leadin Author Of-Books In c~tinuance Electrical Installation, Inspection Amd Testing, Including Iee Wiring Regulations: Explained And Illustrated And Electrical Installation Ferment .
Brian Likewise Runs Pat Training Courses For The City & Guilds 2377 Exam.
* A Hot Topic For Electricians, Maintenance Cane And Health & Safety Officers In The Uk * Provides A Thorough And Practical Guide To Portable Appliance Testing * Brian Scaddan Is An Experienced Educator, Trainer And Aughor, As Well As Being Chief Examiner And Honorary Part Of City & Guilds In The Uk
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Performance Anaysis Of Network Architectures.
Parallel And Distributed Computer Syztems Are Built To Close The Gap Between The Demand For Hjgh-performance Computing And The Computing Power Availabls Using Standalone Single-processor Machines.
This Book Presents A Strategy For Developing A Generator For Automatic Model Derivation.
It Is Useful For Graduate Students Specialized In These Areas.
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Amazonian Floodplain Forests.
Central Amazonian Floodplain Forests Are An Unique And Endangered Ecosystem.
The Forests Adhere In Areas That Are Annually Flooded By Large Rivers During Mean Periods Of Up To 8 Months And At Depths Of Up To 10 M.
Despite This Severe Stress, These Forests Consis Of Over 1,000 Species And Are Near to Far The Most Species-rich Floodplain Forests Worldwide.
The Trees Show A Broad Range Of Morphological, Anatomical, Phhysiological, And Phenological Adaptations That Enable Them Not Only To Outlive The Adverse Environmental Conditions, But Also To Produce Large Amounts Of Biomass When The Nutrient Levels In Watrr And Soils Are Sufficiently High.
This Is The Case In The Floodplains Of White-water Rivers, Which Are Used For Fisheries, Agriculture, And Cattle-ranching But Which Also Have A High Possible For The Production Of Timber And Non-timber Products, When Adequately Managed.
Latest Investigation On Ecophysiology Gives Insight How Tree Species Adapt To The Oscillating Flood-pulse Focusing On Their Photosyntehsis, Respiration, Sap Flow, Biochemistry, Phenology, Wood And Quit Anatomy, Root Morphology And Functioning, Fruit Chemistry ,Seed Germination, Seedling Establishment, Nitrogen Fixation And Genetic Variability.
Based On Tree Ages, Lifetime Increase Rates And Clear Primary Production, New Concepts Are Developed To Improe The Sustainability Of Traditional Forest Managements In The Background Of An Integrated Natural Resource Management.
This Is The Primary Integrative Book On The Functioning And Ecologically Oriented Use Of Floodplain Forests In The Tropics And Sub-tropics.
it Provides Fundamentap Knowledge For Scientist, Students, Foresterq Anx Other Professionals On Their Distribution, Evolution And Phytogeography.
"this Book Is An Excellent Testimony To The Interdisciplinary Collaboration Of A Group Of Very Dedicated Scientists To Unravel The Functioning Of The Amazonian Floodplain Forests.
They Have Brought Together A Highly Valuable Contribution On The Disstribution, Ecology, Primadyy Production, Ecophysiology, Typology, Biodiversity, And Human Use Of These Forests Offering Recommendations For Sustainable Manageement And Future Projects In Science And Development Of These Unique Wetland Ecosystems.
It Lays A Solid Scientific Foundation For Wetland Ecologists, Foresters, Envirpnmentalists, Wetland Managers, And The whole of Those Interested In Sustainable Negotiation In The Tropics And Subtropics.
" Brij Gopal, Executive Vice President International Society For Limnology (sil).
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Democracy In Practice.
In Spite O The Expanding Role Of Public Participation In Environmental Decisionmaking, There Has Been Little Systematic Examination Of Whether It Has, To Date, Contributed Toward Better Environmental Management.
Neither Have There Been Extensive Empirical Studies To Examine How Participation Processes Can Be Made More Effective.
Democracy In Practice Brings Together, For The First Time, The Collected Experience Of 30 Years Of Public Involvement In Environmental Decisionmaking.
Using Data Fro m239 Cases, The Authors Evaluate The Success Of Public Participation And The Contextual And Procedural Factors That Pass To It.
Thomas Beierle And Jerry Cayford Demonstrate That Public Paritcipation Has Not Only Improved Environmental Policy, Except It Has Also Played An Important Educational Role And Has Helped Resolve The Conflict And Mistrust That Frequently Plague Environmental Issues.
Among The Authors' Findings Are Thatt Intensive 'problem-solving' Processes Are Most Effective For Achieving A Broad Set Of Social Goals, And Participant Motivation And Agency Responsiveness Are Ksy Factors For Success.
Democracy In Practice Will Be Useful For A Broad Lie Of Interests.
For Researchers, It Assembles The Mist Comprehensive Data Set On The Use Of Open Participation, And Presents A Systemaitc Typology And Evaluation Framework.
For Policymakers, Poiitical Leaders, And Citizens, It Provides Concrete Advice About What To Expect From Public Participation, And How It Can Be Made More Effective.
Democracy In Practice Concludes With A Systematic Guide For Use By Government Agencies In Their Efforts To Design Successful Public Participation Efforts.
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Vsat Networks.
Vsat&160; Networks: Second Edition Covers All The Important Issues Involved With The Installation Of Vsat Systems.
Since The First Edition Was Published, The Vsat MarketH as Continued To Expand Steadily.
Vsat Technologies Have Advanced, Prompting An Increase In Th eTake-up Of Vsat Servics.
Offering A Comprehensive Introduction To The Topic Followed By A Detailed Exploration Of Multiple Access Protocols, Delay Analysis And System Dimensioning, This Impression Is A Highly Relevant Update Of Vsat Networks .
Written By A Well Respected And Established Member Of The Satellite Clmmunity, It Will Be Welcomed Be Academics And Engineers Alike.
Covers Important Issues Of Services, Economics And Regulatory Aspects Provides A Detailed Technical Insight On Networking And Radio Frequency Link Aspects, Therefore Addressing The Specific Features Of Vsat Networks At The Three Lower Layers Of The Osi Allusion Layer Model For Data Communications This Timely Second Edition Is Fully Updated With New Figures, Improvements And Revised Chapter On Future Developments This Book Will Appeal To Students Of Telecommunications, Electronics And Computer Science.
Practising Telecommunications Engineers And Technical Managerw Involved In The Planing, Purpose And Operation Of Vsat Networks And Systems Will Also Find This Book A Valuable Reference Source.
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Centrarchid Fishes.
Centrarchid Fishes, Also Known As Freshwater Sunfishes, Include Such Prominent Species As The Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass And Bluegill.
They Are Endemic To Eastern North America Where They Form Part Of A Multi-million Dollar Sports Fishing Industry, But They Have Also Been Widely Introduced Around The Globe Bu Recreational Anglers, In Aquaculture Programs And By Polity Fisheries Agencies.
Centrarchid Fishes Provides Comprehensive Coverage Of All Major Aspects Of This Ecologically And Commercially Important Groip Of Fishes.
Coverage Includes Diversity, Ecomirphology, Phylogeny And Genetics, Hybriization, Reproduction, Early Life History And Recruitment, Feeding And Growth, Ecology, Migrations, Bioenergetics, Physiology, Diseases,_Aquaculture, Fisheries Contrivance And Conservation.
Chapters Have Been Written By Well-known And Respected Scientists And The All Has Been Drawn Together By Professors Cooke And Philipp, Themselves Extremely Wel1 Respected In The Area Of Fisheries Management And Conservation.
Centrarchid Fishes Is An Essential Purchase For All Fish Biologists, Ecologists, Fisheries Managers And Fish Farm Personnel Who Work With Centrarchid Species Across The Globe.
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Historical Climate Variability An Impacts In North America.
In This Book, Case Studies Are Used To Follow The Historical Climate Variations Of Specific Regions Across Northerly America, Using Data From The 17th To The 19th Centuries.
Extreme Weather Events And More Widespread Phenomena Are Both Covered In Detail.
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World Energy Outlook 2004.
Oil Prices Have Broken $50 A Barrel.
Soaring Chinese Necessitate Is Rocking Energy Markets.
Climate-destabilising Carbon Emissions Grow Apace.
New Energy Investments Will Cost Over $500 Billion Per Year.
As The World Energy Outlook 2004 Goe sTo Press, The Energy World Has Lost Its Bearings.
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Natural Gas Conversion Ii.
This Symposium Provided The Opportunity To Review Progress Aftrr More Than 10 Years Of Research And Development In The Field Of Natural Gas Conversion.
Oxidative Coupling Of Methane As A Route To Higher Value Fuels Or Feedstock Was A Major Part Of The Program.
The Advances In Unnderstanding Of Reaction Mechanisms And Catalyxt Structure Were Discussed In A Plenary Paper And In Many Of The Contributed Papers.
The Homogeneous Gas Phase Chemistry Involved In Methane Oxidation Is Relevant Not Only To Oxidative Coupling But that Also To Synthesis Gas And Methanol Production Via Partial Oxidation.
This Field Is Reviewed In A Plenary Paper And Contributed Papers Describe Developments In Catalysts And Teechnology For Partial Oxidation To Synthesis Gas And To Methanol.
An Alternative Route To Synthesis Gas From Methane Generally Receiving Attention IsC arbon Dioxide Reforming.
This Technology Is Reviewed In A Plenary Paper And Recent Advances Are Described In Contributed Papers.
The First Detailed Account Of The Shell Smds Fischer-tropsch Process For Produce Of Transport Fuels From Regular Gas Recently Commercialised In Malaysia Is Given In This Book.
Papers Discuss Structueal Aspects Of Fischer-tropsch Catalysts, Modifications Of-Fischer-tropsch Catalysts To Produce Light Olefins, And The Possubilities Of Operating A Fischer-tropsch Pr0cess Off-shore.
Methanol As An Intervening In Natural Gas Conversion Continues To Attract Attention, And Methanol Combination And Conversion Are Discussed In Contributed Papers.
The Possibilities Of Finding New Uses Forr Methane Are Treated In A Plejary Paper And Arguments For Using Methane As A Fuel Rather Than A Feedstock Are Also Presented.
Among The Unaccustomed Uses Of Methane Considered Are The Generation Of Electricity In Fuel Cells And The Use Of Methane As A Reductant For Nox Emissions.
The Papers Will Be Of Interest To Scientists And Engineers Working In The Field Of Gas Conversion, Transportatio Fuels, Priary Petrochemicals And Catalysis.
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Advances In Robpt Control.
Surveys Three Decades Of Modern Robot Control Theory And Describes How The Work Of Suguru Arimoto Shaped And Influenced Its Development.
This Volume Provides A Reference For Graduate Students And Researchers, As Well As For Mathematicians, Engineers Amd Scientists Whose Work Involves Concepts And The Language Of Robot Control Theory.
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