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Saving Oil in a Hurry
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2005; US$ 78.00During 2004, oil prices reached levels unprecedented in recent years. Though world oil markets remain adequately supplied, high oil prices do reflect increasingly uncertain conditions. Many IEA member countries and non-member countries alike are looking for ways to improve their capability to handle market volatility and possible supply disruptions... more...
Metal Forming Practise
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG 2007; US$ 109.99Economical and flexible, advanced metal-forming processes are at the core of modern industrial production. This sourcebook presents the most important metal-working and shearing processes - and their related machines and tooling - in a concise form supplemented by illustrations, tables and flow charts. more...
Computational Welding Mechanics
Springer-Verlag New York Inc 2006; US$ 139.99Provides readers with an introduction to the principles and applications of computational welding. This book instructs the reader how to relate Computational Welding Mechanics (CWM) to the processes of design, build, inspect, regulate, operate and maintain welded structures. It is suited for practicing engineers and engineering students. more...
Materials for the Hydrogen Economy
Taylor & Francis 2007; US$ 165.95Describes the technical challenges and the efforts in developing materials possessing the properties required for handling each stage of the hydrogen fuel chain. This book covers seven of the hydrogen production methods, as well as distribution, storage, and utilization technologies-fuel cells in particular. more...
Nanomaterials for Solid State Hydrogen Storage
Springer 2008; US$ 129.00Focuses on hydrogen storage materials having high volumetric and gravimetric hydrogen capacities, and thus having the highest potential of being applied in the automotive sector. This book provides a history of hydrides and nanomaterials, and a discussion of fabrication methods. more...
Time-Varying Waveform Distortions in Power Systems
Wiley 2009; US$ 160.00A comprehensive review of analytical signal processing techniques applied to power systems and power quality applications. This reference book is unique in addressing time-varying waveform and harmonic distortions. It details many different approaches, pooling cutting edge material from university lecturers and practising power engineers to provide... more...
Electric Power Systems
Wiley 2010; US$ 220.00The creation of a European liberalized electricity internal market and EU commitments for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (Kyoto Protocol) and for the use of renewable energy generation technologies induce new important constraints and problems on the electric power systems in Europe. This then creates the need for more research and development... more...
Physics of Solar Cells
Wiley 2008; US$ 99.95Peter W?rfel describes in detail all aspects of solar cell function, the physics behind every single step, as well as all the issues to be considered when improving solar cells and their efficiency. Based on the highly successful German version, but thoroughly revised and updated, this edition contains the latest knowledge on the mechanisms of solar... more...
Voltage-Sourced Converters in Power Systems
Wiley 2010; US$ 145.00Presents Fundamentals of Modeling, Analysis, and Control of Electric Power Converters for Power System Applications Electronic (static) power conversion has gained widespread acceptance in power systems applications; electronic power converters are increasingly employed for power conversion and conditioning, compensation, and active filtering. This... more...
Algae Energy
Springer 2010; US$ 159.99Algal oil can be an important source of biomass and algae's ability to grow almost anywhere has encouraged scientists to also investigate its potential as a source of biodiesel. "Algae Energy" covers the production of algae culture and the usage of algal biomass conversion products. It also reviews modern biomass-based transportation... more...









