Dynamic Methods and Process Advancements in Mechanical, Manufacturing, and Materials Engineering

Dynamic Methods and Process Advancements in Mechanical, Manufacturing, and Materials Engineering
Author: Davim, J. Paulo
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 396
Release: 2012-07-31
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 146661868X

Engineering and design are often a necessary steps for an industry to become effective. Industry modeling can help to bridge the communication gap among engineers and system designers. Dynamic Methods and Process Advancements in Mechanical, Manufacturing, and Materials Engineering examines the principles of physics and materials science for analysis, design, manufacturing and maintenance of mechanical equipments and systems. Targeting researchers, practitioners, and academicians, this volume promotes innovative findings in mechanical, manufacturing and materials engineering.

Handbook of Research on Advancements in Manufacturing, Materials, and Mechanical Engineering

Handbook of Research on Advancements in Manufacturing, Materials, and Mechanical Engineering
Author: Burstein, Leonid
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 462
Release: 2020-09-18
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1799849406

Production, new materials development, and mechanics are the central subjects of modern industry and advanced science. With a very broad reach across several different disciplines, selecting the most forward-thinking research to review can be a hefty task, especially for study in niche applications that receive little coverage. For those subjects, collecting the research available is of utmost importance. The Handbook of Research on Advancements in Manufacturing, Materials, and Mechanical Engineering is an essential reference source that examines emerging obstacles in these fields of engineering and the methods and tools used to find solutions. Featuring coverage of a broad range of topics including fabricating procedures, automated control, and material selection, this book is ideally designed for academics; tribology and materials researchers; mechanical, physics, and materials engineers; professionals in related industries; scientists; and students.

Modeling and Optimization of Solar Thermal Systems: Emerging Research and Opportunities

Modeling and Optimization of Solar Thermal Systems: Emerging Research and Opportunities
Author: Jagadish,
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 215
Release: 2020-11-27
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1799835251

In recent years, scientists and researchers have been continually searching for efficient and effective ways to harness solar energy for heat and power production. The development of solar technologies and thermal systems are a prevalent area of study, as they represent a vital step in fully optimizing the potential of solar energy. Unfortunately, research is still lacking on the development and application of these solar thermal systems. Modeling and Optimization of Solar Thermal Systems: Emerging Research and Opportunities provides emerging research exploring the theoretical and practical aspects of optimizing the performance of solar thermal technologies using multicriteria decision-making techniques. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as parabolic trough collectors, hybrid solar energy, and thermal technology, this book is ideally designed for practitioners, engineers, academicians, researchers, students, industry professionals, and educators seeking current research on modern modeling methods of solar thermal systems.

Handbook of Research on Advanced Hybrid Intelligent Techniques and Applications

Handbook of Research on Advanced Hybrid Intelligent Techniques and Applications
Author: Bhattacharyya, Siddhartha
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 678
Release: 2015-11-03
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1466694750

Conventional computational methods, and even the latest soft computing paradigms, often fall short in their ability to offer solutions to many real-world problems due to uncertainty, imprecision, and circumstantial data. Hybrid intelligent computing is a paradigm that addresses these issues to a considerable extent. The Handbook of Research on Advanced Hybrid Intelligent Techniques and Applications highlights the latest research on various issues relating to the hybridization of artificial intelligence, practical applications, and best methods for implementation. Focusing on key interdisciplinary computational intelligence research dealing with soft computing techniques, pattern mining, data analysis, and computer vision, this book is relevant to the research needs of academics, IT specialists, and graduate-level students.

Inspiration and Design for Bio-Inspired Surfaces in Tribology: Emerging Research and Opportunities

Inspiration and Design for Bio-Inspired Surfaces in Tribology: Emerging Research and Opportunities
Author: Abdel-Aal, Hisham
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 367
Release: 2020-07-03
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1799816494

Surface texturing has been recognized as a method for enhancing the tribological properties of surfaces for many years. Adding a controlled texture to one of two faces in relative motion can have many positive effects, such as reduction of friction and wear and increase in load capacity. To date, the true potential of texturing has not been realized due to the severe lack of detailed information about the mechanistic functional details of texturing in a tribological situation. Inspiration and Design for Bio-Inspired Surfaces in Tribology: Emerging Research and Opportunities is a pivotal reference source that focuses on surface engineering techniques to mimic biological materials. Highlighting a broad range of topics including bio-mimetics, contact analysis, and thermodynamics, this book is ideally designed for engineers, environmentalists, academicians, researchers, and students.

Advancements in Fuzzy Reliability Theory

Advancements in Fuzzy Reliability Theory
Author: Kumar, Akshay
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2021-02-12
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1799875660

In recent years, substantial efforts are being made in the development of reliability theory including fuzzy reliability theories and their applications to various real-life problems. Fuzzy set theory is widely used in decision making and multi criteria such as management and engineering, as well as other important domains in order to evaluate the uncertainty of real-life systems. Fuzzy reliability has proven to have effective tools and techniques based on real set theory for proposed models within various engineering fields, and current research focuses on these applications. Advancements in Fuzzy Reliability Theory introduces the concept of reliability fuzzy set theory including various methods, techniques, and algorithms. The chapters present the latest findings and research in fuzzy reliability theory applications in engineering areas. While examining the implementation of fuzzy reliability theory among various industries such as mining, construction, automobile, engineering, and more, this book is ideal for engineers, practitioners, researchers, academicians, and students interested in fuzzy reliability theory applications in engineering areas.

Applying Integration Techniques and Methods in Distributed Systems and Technologies

Applying Integration Techniques and Methods in Distributed Systems and Technologies
Author: Kecskemeti, Gabor
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2019-04-12
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1522582967

Distributed systems intertwine with our everyday lives. The benefits and current shortcomings of the underpinning technologies are experienced by a wide range of people and their smart devices. With the rise of large-scale IoT and similar distributed systems, cloud bursting technologies, and partial outsourcing solutions, private entities are encouraged to increase their efficiency and offer unparalleled availability and reliability to their users. Applying Integration Techniques and Methods in Distributed Systems is a critical scholarly publication that defines the current state of distributed systems, determines further goals, and presents architectures and service frameworks to achieve highly integrated distributed systems and presents solutions to integration and efficient management challenges faced by current and future distributed systems. Highlighting topics such as multimedia, programming languages, and smart environments, this book is ideal for system administrators, integrators, designers, developers, researchers, and academicians.

Green Building Management and Smart Automation

Green Building Management and Smart Automation
Author: Solanki, Arun
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 334
Release: 2019-07-05
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1522597565

Throughout the world, there is an increasing demand on diminishing natural resources in the industrial, transport, commercial, and residential sectors. Of these, the residential sector uses the most energy on such needs as lighting, water heating, air conditioning, space heating, and refrigeration. This sector alone consumes one-third of the total primary energy resources available. By using green building and smart automation techniques, this demand for energy resources can be lowered. Green Building Management and Smart Automation is an essential scholarly publication that provides an in-depth analysis of design technologies for green building and highlights the smart automation technologies that help in energy conservation, along with various performance metrics that are necessary to facilitate a building to be known as a “Green Smart Building.” Featuring a range of topics such as environmental quality, energy management, and big data analytics, this book is ideal for researchers, engineers, policymakers, government officials, architects, and students.