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14 Mev Neutrons: Physics and Applications

$110.14

Report copyright infringementby Vladivoj Valkovic (Author)Despite the often difficult and time-consuming effort of performing experiments with fast (14 MeV) neutrons, these neutrons can offer special insight into nucleus and other materials because of the absence of charge. 14 MeV Neutrons: Physics and Applications explores fast neutrons in basic science and applications to problems in medicine, the environment, and security.Drawing on his more than 50 years of experience working with 14 MeV ...

Solar Farms: The Earthscan Expert Guide to Design and Construction of Utility-Scale Photovoltaic Systems

$106.90

Report copyright infringementby Susan Neill (Author), Geoff Stapleton (Author), Christopher Martell (Author)The market and policy impetus to install increasingly utility-scale solar systems, or solar farms (sometimes known as solar parks or ranches), has seen products and applications develop ahead of the collective industry knowledge and experience. Recently however, the market has matured and investment opportunites for utility-scale solar farms or parks as part of renewable energy policies...

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Report copyright infringementby Tutorial Books (Author)This book will give you an overview of the machining operations performed in the Autodesk Fusion 360 Manufacture workspace. This book is written in a simple step-by-step format. It is written to help you familiarize yourself with Manufacture workspace. After finishing this book, you will have a clear understanding of the way to use Autodesk Fusion 360 Manufacture workspace for machining simulations. You should be able to apply this inform...

Advances in High-Efficiency LLC Resonant Converters

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Report copyright infringementby Jeehoon Jung (Guest Editor)This book covers several research items related to LLC resonant converters, which were published in a Special Issue of Energies on the subject area of "Advances in High-Efficiency LLC Resonant converter". It focuses on emerging power electronic topologies related to the LLC resonant converter, and its design methodology and control algorithms. Topics of interest include LLC resonant topologies, resonant tank design methodology for hig...

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Report copyright infringementby Stephan Rinderknecht (Guest Editor), Philippe Jardin (Guest Editor), Arved Esser (Guest Editor)Among the various factors greatly influencing the development process of future powertrain technologies, the trends in climate change and digitalization are of huge public interest. To handle these trends, new disruptive technologies are integrated into the development process. They open up space for diverse research which is distributed over the entire vehicle design...

Solar Cooling: The Earthscan Expert Guide to Solar Cooling Systems

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Report copyright infringementby Paul Kohlenbach (Author), Uli Jakob (Author)Cooling buildings is a major global energy consumer and the energy requirement is growing year by year. This guide to solar cooling technology explains all you need to know about how solar energy can be converted into cooling energy. It outlines the difference between heat-driven and photovoltaic-driven systems and gives examples of both, making clear in what situations solar cooling technology makes sense. It include...

Pico-Solar Electric Systems: The Earthscan Expert Guide to the Technology and Emerging Market

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Report copyright infringementby John Keane (Author)This book provides a comprehensive overview of the technology behind the pico-solar revolution and offers guidance on how to test and choose quality products. The book also discusses how pioneering companies and initiatives are overcoming challenges to reach scale in the marketplace, from innovative distribution strategies to reach customers in rural India and Tanzania, to product development in Cambodia, product assembly in Mozambique and th...

Renewable Energy Systems: The Earthscan Expert Guide to Renewable Energy Technologies for Home and Business

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Report copyright infringementby Dilwyn Jenkins (Author)This book is the long awaited guide for anyone interested in renewables at home or work. It sweeps away scores of common misconceptions while clearly illustrating the best in renewable and energy efficiency technologies. A fully illustrated guide to renewable energy for the home and small business, the book provides an expert overview of precisely which sustainable energy technologies are appropriate for wide-spread domestic and small bus...

Wood Pellet Heating Systems: The Earthscan Expert Handbook on Planning, Design and Installation

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Report copyright infringementby Dilwyn Jenkins (Author)Wood Pellet Heating Systems is a comprehensive handbook covering all aspects of wood pellet heating technology. The use of wood pellets as an alternative heating fuel is already well established in several countries and is becoming widespread as fossil fuel prices continue to rise and awareness of climate change grows. Wood pellets are a carbon-neutral technology, convenient to use, and can easily be integrated into existing central heati...

Writing a Business Plan: A Practical Guide

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Report copyright infringementby Ignatius Ekanem (Author)Resourcing new ventures is-all important for entrepreneurs, and creating a successful business plan can be make or break when it comes to attracting investment. Written by an experienced academic and consultant, this book provides a concise guide for producing the optimal business plan.Business plans are vital when it comes to making strategic decisions and monitoring progress. Writing a Business Plan is designed to teach you how to writ...

The Douglass Lighthouse Engineers: How Did They Build Them ?

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Report copyright infringementby Timothy Douglass (Author)The book starts off with the plight of Edward Ward, a BBC correspondent, who, with his sound technician, was stranded in the Bishop Rock Lighthouse following a Christmas Day broadcast in 1946. Their departure was delayed for a month by raging storms. After being rescued, he wondered, "How on earth did they manage to build the lighthouse, a massive granite tower rising over 160 feet (49m) almost straight out of the sea, in one of the rou...

Raising Goats: Beginners Guide to Raising Healthy and Happy Goats

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Report copyright infringementby Janet Wilson (Author)Thinking of becoming a goat owner? This all-encompassing beginners guide will be of great help in your efforts to raise healthy and happy goats!Whether you have your mind set on becoming more self-reliant, a homesteader, or want to raise goats just for the fun of it - you have to know where to start from. However, with more than 200 goat breeds, you probably don't even know what breed to choose.Are you questioning yourself: - Can I have goa...

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Report copyright infringementby Gaurav Verma (Author), Matt Weber (Author)The SolidWorks Electrical 2021 Black Book is, 7th edition of SolidWorks Electrical Black Book, written to help professionals as well as learners in performing various tedious jobs in Electrical control designing. The book follows the best proven step by step methodology. This book is more concentrated on making you able to use tools at right places. The book starts with basics of Electrical Designing, goes through all t...

SolidWorks Electrical 2021 Black Book (Colored)

$72.00

Japanese Beetles and Grubs: Trap, Spray, and Control Them

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Report copyright infringementby Rosefiend Cordell (Author)Japanese beetles arrived in America in 1916. Since then, the beetle has cut a destructive swath across a great portion of the United States.Japanese Beetles and Grubs: Trap, Spray, and Control Them is an indispensable guide for home gardeners, landscape professionals, and farmers. This Japanese beetle book is your secret weapon to help you control the beetles and safeguard your trees, roses, and vegetables.This book walks you through m...

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Report copyright infringementby Allan Hall (Author)Do you want to explore all that your radio can do? Enjoy doing things yourself instead of buying pre-made solutions? Like to tinker and disassemble things? Then this is the book for you!You won't find instructions on how to turn your radio on, or do simple programming from the keypad. You will, however, find out how to use some of the more advanced features the radio can do and how to program those advanced features using the freely available...

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Report copyright infringementby Charles E. Dibsdale (Author)Aerospace Predictive Maintenance: Fundamental Concepts, written by longtime practitioner Charles E. Dibsdale based in the UK, considers PdM a subset of Condition Based Maintenance (CBM), and must obey the same underlying rules and pre-requisites that apply to it. Yet, PdM is new because it takes advantage of emerging digital technology in sensing, acquiring data, communicating the data, and processing it. This capability can autonomo...

Arduino for Beginners: 2021 Step-by-Step Guide for Absolute Beginners.

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Report copyright infringementby Johnny Cummings (Author)Do you want to make crazy cool gadgets like fighting robots, weather trackers, fingerprint scanners, and so much more? Are you a beginner or intermediate programmer with basic knowledge and a willingness to learn? Then Arduino was made for you.In this book, you will be introduced to everything about Arduino. You will interact with several concepts that are the foundation of mastering Arduino. Your transformation from an Arduino beginner ...

Programmable Logic Controllers and Programming Concepts: With Electrical, Pneumatic, and Hydraulic Applications

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Report copyright infringementby Joji Parambath (Author)'Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and Programming Concepts - with Electrical, Pneumatic, and Hydraulic Applications' is an introductory textbook designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of programmable electronic control systems. The book covers the hardware and software aspects of PLCs in detail, and demonstrates their practical applications in controlling electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems using bit logic, memory...

Electric and Hybrid Vehicles: Design Fundamentals

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Report copyright infringementby Iqbal Husain (Author)A thoroughly revised third edition of this widely praised, bestselling textbook presents a comprehensive systems-level perspective of electric and hybrid vehicles with emphasis on technical aspects, mathematical relationships and basic design guidelines. The emerging technologies of electric vehicles require the dedication of current and future engineers, so the target audience for the book is the young professionals and students in enginee...

Sterile Manufacturing: Regulations, Processes, and Guidelines

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Report copyright infringementby Sam A. Hout (Author)This book highlights key ideas and factors to coach and guide professionals involved in learning about Sterile Manufacturing and operational requirements.Author BiographyDr. Sam A. Hout is a chartered chemical engineer and certified in business management by the American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS). He also is a member of the International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers (ISPE) and specializes in process engineering ...

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Report copyright infringementby Colin H. Hansen (Author), Kristy L. Hansen (Author)The second edition of Noise Control: From Concept to Application, newly expanded and thoroughly updated, now includes 180 graded problems with solutions, plus 100 end-of-chapter problems with solutions available for instructors on the authors' website. Working from basic scientific principles, the authors show how an understanding of sound can be applied to real-world settings, working through numerous example...

Design of Heat Exchangers for Heat Pump Applications

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Report copyright infringementby Marco Fossa (Guest Editor), Antonella Priarone (Guest Editor)Heat pumps (HPs) allow for providing heat without direct combustion, in both civil and industrial applications. They are very efficient systems that, by exploiting electrical energy, greatly reduce local environmental pollution and CO2 global emissions. The fact that electricity is a partially renewable resource and because the coefficient of performance (COP) can be as high as four or more, means tha...

growing marijuana for beginners and use the hydroponic system: how to grow marijuana by improving quantity and quality even in small spaces

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Report copyright infringementby Garrick S. Thatcher (Author)are you a grower who wants to learn how to grow marijuana? you are a beginner and you want to grow your first plant but you don't know where to start? or have you already done it and want to go to step 2? that is, the cultivation of marijuana with a hydroponic system.GROWING MARIJUANA FOR BEGINNERS & USE THE HYDROPONIC SYSTEM includes 2 books: Growing Marijuana for Beginners Hydroponics now in 2020 have you ever thought abou...

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Report copyright infringementby Wally Shaw (Author)Honey bees collect two types of food material; nectar and pollen. With the collection of nectar there is no evidence that there is any selection based on its nutrient value, other than as a source of energy (their dietary carbohydrate). Pollen is their source of protein and lipids (fats). By contrast, foraging for this vital material is much more complex and seems to be based on the nutritional value of the pollen. Bees will forage for easily...

Operation, Regulation and Planning of Power and Natural Gas Systems

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Report copyright infringementby Javier Reneses (Guest Editor), Antonio Bello (Guest Editor)Worldwide, electricity systems are evolving to adapt to a low-carbon economy in which increasingly more renewable energy resources are being integrated. These changes, in turn, make the development of new methods, tools, and approaches to deal with the operation and planning of electricity systems necessary. On the other hand, new regulations must be developed in order to deal with a wide integration of...

The Gems of Hiddenite, North Carolina: Mining History, Geology and Mineralogy

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Report copyright infringementby Mark Ivan Jacobson (Author), Wade Edward Speer (Author) Emerald-green hiddenite, a gem so valuable that it is said "a June bug can carry away $1,000 worth," is only found in one area of North America: Alexander County, North Carolina. Now known as the village of Hiddenite, the area has continuously produced gems of great beauty since 1875, including the largest natural emerald and the largest faceted emerald in North America. The beauty of the area's free-stand...

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Report copyright infringementby Margaret Tally (Author) In October 2017, actress Alyssa Milano sparked the #MeToo movement. The ensuing protests quickly encompassed far more than Harvey Weinstein and the entertainment industry. They expressed women's outrage at male workplace behavior in every sector and social class and even helped elect a new generation of women leaders in 2018. But what has been the effect of #MeToo in the entertainment industry itself? This book traces the movement's infl...

Spectral Music Design: A Computational Approach

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Report copyright infringementby Victor Lazzarini (Author)Processing audio in the spectral domain has become a practical proposition for a variety of applications in computer music, composition, and sound design, making it an area of significant interest for musicians, programmers, sound designers, and researchers. While spectral processing has been explored already from a variety of perspectives, previous approaches tended to be piecemeal: some dealt with signal processing details, others wit...

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Report copyright infringementby Cohendet Patrick (Author)This book describes the important role played by communities in innovation processes and how organizations can benefit from it. A community brings together individuals who share a common passion for a given area of knowledge and can contribute to innovation at different levels: capitalization of good practices, problem solving, sharing of expertise, or development of new and creative ideas. The literature has progressively identified ma...

Homesteading: La Guía Completa de Agricultura Familiar para la Autosuficiencia, la Cría de Pollos en Casa y la Mini Agricultura, con Consejos de Jardi

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Report copyright infringementby Dion Rosser (Author)Si siempre ha querido decir "sí" a la agricultura familiar, pero no sabe por dónde empezar, continúe leyendo...Muchas personas famosas y exitosas están adoptando la vida de granja.Homesteading se ha convertido en una catarsis para las personas que finalmente quieren vivir la vida de un productor en lugar de un simple consumidor.Miles de personas en todo el mundo han decidido decir "sí" a la jardinería y la domesticación de animales.Pero se ...

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Report copyright infringementby Ali Akbar (Author), Zico Pratama Putra (Author)The objective of this book is to provide you with extensive knowledge of AutoCAD, whether you are taking an instructor-led course or learning on your own. AutoCAD 2021 From Zero to Hero is an ideal reference guide, unlike tutorial-oriented books where specific information is hard to found. This book helps you become an AutoCAD expert and has been fully updated to cover all of the AutoCAD′s new capabilities. This in...