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Gameplay mode war, simulation, and technoculture / by Crogan, Patrick

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Teaching data analytics : pedagogy and program design /

Table of Contents: “…BERKOW Section II Curricular and Cocurricular Assignment Design Chapter 4 Formative and Summative Assessments in Teaching Association Rules MATT NORTH Chapter 5 The Necessity of Teaching Computer Simulation within Data Analytics Programs VIRGINIA M. …”
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Specific ion effects

Table of Contents: “…Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of contributors -- An attempt of a general overview / Werner Kunz and Roland Neueder -- Phospholipid aggregates as model systems to understand ion-specific effects : experiments and models / Epameinondas Leontidis -- Modelling specific ion effects in engineering science / Christoph Held and Gabriele Sadowski -- Linear and non-linear optical techniques to probe ion profiles at the air-water interface / Hubert Motschmann and Patrick Koelsch -- X-ray studies of ion specific effects / Padmanabhan Viswanath, Luc Girard, Jean Daillant, Luc Belloni, Olivier Spalla and Dmitri Novikov -- Determination of specific ion structure by neutron scattering and computer simulation / George W. Neilson, Philip E. Mason and John W. …”
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Electron-ion-plasma modification of a hypoeutectoid Al-Si alloy / by Zaguliaev, Dmitrii, Gromov, Victor, Konovalov, S. V. (Sergey Valerʹevich), Ivanov, Yu. F. (Yurii Fedorovich)

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Fundamentals of fibre reinforced composite materials / by Bunsell, A. R., Joannès, S., Thionnet, A.

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Heat capacities liquids, solutions and vapours /

Table of Contents: “…Zammit -- Heat capacities and phase transitions for the dynamic chemical systems: conformers, tautomers, plastic crystals and ionic liquids / Gennady Kabo, Eugene Paulechka and Michael Frenkel -- The estimation of heat capacities of pure liquids / Milan Zábranský ... [et al.] -- Computer simulation studies of heat capacity effects associated with hydrophobic effects / Dietmar Paschek, Ralf Ludwig and Jörg Holzmann -- Partial molar heat capacity changes of gases dissolved in liquids / Emmerich Wilhelm and Rubin Battino -- Heat capacities of molten salts / Yizhak Marcus.…”
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Energy and environment engineering and management : selected, peer reviewed papers from the 3rd International Congress of Energy and Environment Engineering and Management, Portale...

Table of Contents: “…Two case study -- Leds, toward the best energy efficiency in lighting -- Comparison of simple illuminance model performances under clear-sky conditions for Athens (Greece) -- Study of thermal conductivity of materials made of sludges water depuration of the brewing industry -- Treatment of urban waste water sludges by means of his appraisement for incorporation in ceramic matrix -- Preliminary study of the influence of machining conditions in the response to corrosion of UNS-A92024 alloy -- Computer simulation and depth profiling of light nuclei by nuclear techniques -- Environmental, energetic and economic analysis about the energy source for a vehicle with typical Portuguese urban use -- Identification, analysis and evolution of the mechanisms of wear for secondary adhesion for dry turning processes of Al-Cu alloys -- Radiation safety of old uranium mining waste dumps in Portugal -- Environmental remediation and the legacy of uranium mining waste in Portugal and Europe, lessons to retain.…”
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Aqueous Phase Adsorption : Theory, Simulations, and Experiments /

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Editors; Contributors; Chapter 1: Theory, Molecular, Mesoscopic Simulations, and Experimental Techniques of Aqueous Phase Adsorption; 1.1 Adsorption from Liquid Solution; 1.2 Thermodynamics of Surface Adsorption; 1.2.1 Langmuir Isotherm; 1.2.2 Freundlich Isotherm; 1.2.3 BET (Brunauer, Emmett and Teller) Isotherm; 1.3 Computer Simulations for Adsorption Studies; 1.3.1 Molecular Simulations; 1.3.2 Monte Carlo Simulations; 1.3.3 Molecular Dynamics (MD) Simulation; 1.3.4 Average Properties; 1.3.5 Density Profiles.…”
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A numerical primer for the chemical engineer / by Zondervan, Edwin, 1976-

Table of Contents: “…1 The role of models in chemical engineering1.1 Introduction1.2 The idea of a model1.4 Model analysis1.5 Model solution strategies1.6 Summary1.7 Exercises 2 Errors in computer simulations2.1 Introduction2.2 Significant digits2.3 Round-off and truncation errors2.4 Break errors2.5 Loss of digits2.6 Ill-conditioned problems2.7 (Un-)stable methods2.8 Summary2.9 Exercises 3 Linear equations3.1 Introduction3.2 MATLAB3.3 Linear systems3.4 The inverse of a matrix3.5 The determinant of a matrix3.6 Useful properties3.7 Matrix ranking3.8 Eigenvalues and eigenvectors3.9 Spectral decomposition3.10 Summary3.11 Exercises 4 Elimination methods4.1 Introduction4.2 MATLAB4.3 Gaussian elimination4.4 LU factorization4.5 Summary4.6 Exercises 5 Iterative methods5.1 Introduction5.2 Laplace's equation5.3 LU factorization5.5 The Jacobi method5.6 Example for the Jacobi method5.7 Summary5.8 Exercises 6 Nonlinear equations6.1 Introduction6.2 Newton method 1D6.3 Newton method 2D6.4 Reduced Newton step method6.5 Quasi-Newton method6.6 Summary6.7 Exercises 7 Ordinary differential equations7.1 Introduction7.2 Euler's method7.3 Accuracy and stability of Euler's method7.4 The implicit Euler method7.5 Stability of the implicit Euler method7.6 Systems of ODEs7.7 Stability of ODE systems7.8 Stiffness of ODE systems7.9 Higher-order methods7.10 Summary7.11 Exercises 8 Numerical integration8.1 Introduction8.2 Euler's method8.3 The trapezoid method8.4 Simpson's method8.5 Estimation of errors using numerical integration8.6 The Richardson correction8.7 Summary8.8 Exercises 9 Partial differential equations 9.1 Introduction9.2 Transport PDEs9.3 Finite volumes9.4 Discretizing the control volumes9.5 Transfer of heat to fluid in a pipe9.6 Simulation of the heat PDE9.7 Summary9.8 Exercises 10 Data regression and curve fitting10.1 Introduction10.2 The least squares method 10.3 Residual analysis10.4 ANOVA analysis10.5 Confidence limits10.6 Summary10.7 Exercises 11 Optimization11.1 Introduction11.2 Linear programming11.3 Nonlinear programming11.4 Integer programming11.5 Summary11.6 Exercises 12 Basics of MATLAB12.1 Introduction12.2 The MATLAB user interface12.3 The array structure12.4 Basic calculations12.5 Plotting12.6 Reading and writing data12.7 Functions and m-files12.8 Repetitive operations 13 Numerical methods in Excel13.1 Introduction13.2 Basic functions in Excel13.3 The Excel solver13.4 Solving nonlinear equations in Excel13.5 Differentiation in Excel13.6 Curve fitting in Excel 14 Case studies 14.1 Introduction14.2 Modeling a separation system14.3 Modeling a chemical reactor system14.4 PVT behavior of pure substances14.5 Dynamic modeling of a distillation column14.6 Dynamic modeling of an extraction cascade (ODEs)14.7 Distributed parameter models for a tubular reactor14.8 Modeling of an extraction column14.9 Fitting of kinetic data14.10 Fitting of NRTL model parameters14.11 Optimizing a crude oil refinery14.12 Planning in a manufacturing line BibliographyIndex…”
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Agro-product processing technology : principles and practice / by Bala, B. K. (Bilash Kanti)

Table of Contents: “…ContentsForeword--Preface--Author--Chapter 1 Introduction--1.1 Introduction--1.2 Impotence of Postharvest Technology--1.3 Importance of Postharvest Losses--1.4 Postharvest Technology--References--Chapter 2 Physical, Thermal, and Chemical Properties of Food and Biological Materials--2.1 Introduction--2.2 Physical Properties--2.2.1 Physical Dimensions--2.2.2 1000-Grain Weight--2.2.3 Bulk Density--2.2.4 Shrinkage--2.2.5 Friction--2.2.5.1 Angle of Internal Friction and Angle of Repose--2.2.5.2 Coefficient of Friction--2.3 Thermal Properties--2.3.1 Specific Heat--2.3.2 Thermal Conductivity--2.3.2.1 Theory--2.3.2.2 Apparatus and Measurement--2.3.3 Latent Heat of Vaporization--2.3.3.1 Determination of Latent Heat of Vaporization--2.3.4 Heat Transfer Coefficient of Product Bed--2.3.4.1 Dimensional Analysis--2.3.4.2 Comparison of Theory and Experiment--2.3.4.3 Theory--2.3.4.4 Determination of Volumetric Heat Transfer Coefficient--2.4 Chemical Properties--2.4.1 Starch--2.4.2 Protein--2.4.3 Fat--2.4.4 Vitamin--Key to Symbols--Exercises--References--Chapter 3 Cleaning, Grading, and Sorting--3.1 Grade Factor--3.2 Washing--3.3 Sorting Fruits and Vegetables--3.4 Sorting Grain--3.5 Spiral Separator--3.6 Indent Cylinder Separator--3.7 Color Separator--3.8 Centrifugal Separation--3.8.1 Stokes' Equation--3.9 The Centrifuge--3.10 The Cream Separator--3.11 Cyclone Separator--3.12 Machine Vision--3.12.1 Image Acquisition--3.12.1.1 Computer Vision System--3.12.1.2 Ultrasound and Infrared--3.12.1.3 Tomographic Imaging--3.12.2 Preprocessing--3.12.3 Segmentation--3.12.4 Feature Extraction--3.12.4.1 Color Features--3.12.4.2 Morphological Features--3.12.4.3 Texture Features--3.12.5 Classification--Bibliography--Chapter 4 Psychrometry--4.1 Introduction--4.2 Psychrometric Terms--4.2.1 Humidity Ratio--4.2.2 Relative Humidity--4.2.3 Specific Volume--4.2.4 Vapor Pressure--4.2.5 Dry-Bulb Temperature--4.2.6 Dew Point Temperature--4.2.7 Wet-Bulb Temperature--4.2.8 Enthalpy--4.2.9 Adiabatic Wet-Bulb Temperature--4.2.10 Psychrometric Wet-Bulb Temperature--4.3 Construction of Psychrometric Chart--4.4 Use of Psychrometric Chart--4.4.1 Sensible Heating and Cooling--4.4.2 Heating with Humidification--4.4.3 Cooling with Humidification--4.4.4 Cooling with Dehumidification--4.4.5 Drying--4.4.6 Mixing of Airstreams--4.4.7 Heat Addition with Air Mixing--4.4.8 Drying with Recirculation--Key to Symbols--Exercises--Bibliography--Chapter 5 Drying of Agro Products--5.1 Principles of Drying--5.2 Importance of Drying--5.3 Moisture Content--5.3.1 Moisture Content Representation--5.3.2 Determination of Moisture Content--5.3.2.1 Direct Methods--5.3.2.2 Indirect Methods--5.4 Equilibrium Moisture Content--5.4.1 Determination of Static Equilibrium Moisture Content--5.4.2 Static Equilibrium Moisture Content Models--5.5 Mechanism of Drying--5.6 Thin-Layer Drying--5.6.1 Thin-Layer Drying Equations--5.6.1.1 Empirical Drying Equations--5.6.1.2 Theoretical Drying Equations--5.6.1.3 Semi-Theoretical Drying Equations--5.6.2 Drying Rate--5.6.3 Drying Parameters--5.6.4 Drying Rate Constant and Diffusion Coefficient--5.6.4.1 Drying Rate Constant--5.6.5 Half Response Time--5.7 Deep-Bed Drying--5.7.1 Logarithmic Model--5.7.2 Partial Differential Equation Model--5.7.2.1 Method of Solution--5.7.2.2 Comparisons of Simulated and Observed Results--5.8 Fluidized Bed Drying Model--5.8.1 Heat Balance Equation--5.8.2 Drying Rate Equation--5.8.3 Mass Balance Equation--5.9 Agro-Product Drying Systems--5.9.1 Solar Drying Systems--5.9.1.1 Solar Dryers--5.9.2 Batch Drying Systems--5.9.2.1 Flatbed Dryer--5.9.3 Continuous Flow Drying Systems--5.9.3.1 Cross-Flow Dryer--5.9.3.2 Cross-Flow Batch Dryer--5.9.3.3 Concurrent Flow Dryer--5.9.3.4 Counterflow Dryer--5.9.3.5 Mixed-Flow Dryer--5.10 Safe Temperature for Drying Grain--5.11 Selection of Dryers--Key to Symbols--Exercises--Bibliography--Chapter 6 Parboiling of Rice--6.1 Introduction--6.2 Principles of Parboiling--6.3 Soaking--6.3.1 Kinetics of Soaking--6.3.2 Finite Element Modeling of Soaking of Water by Paddy--6.3.3 Half Response Time--6.3.4 Kinetics of Water Diffusion and Starch Gelatinization--6.4 Steaming--6.5 Drying--6.6 Effect of Parboiling on Milling, Nutritional, and Cooking Qualitiesof Rice--6.7 Parboiling Methods--6.7.1 Traditional Methods--6.7.1.1 Single Stage Parboiling--6.7.1.2 Double Stage Parboiling--6.7.2 Modern Methods--6.7.2.1 CFTRI (Central Food Technological ResearchIndustries) Method--6.7.2.2 Jadavpur University Method--6.7.2.3 Malek Process--6.7.2.4 Schule Process--6.7.2.5 Crystal Rice Process--6.7.2.6 Rice Conversion Process--6.7.2.7 Avorio Process--6.7.3 Estimation of Heat Required for Parboiling--6.7.3.1 Soaking Operation--6.7.3.2 Steaming Operation--6.7.3.3 Drying Operation--Exercises--Bibliography--Chapter 7 Milling of Rice and Wheat--7.1 Introduction--7.2 Rice Milling--7.3 Traditional Methods--7.3.1 Home Pounding--7.3.2 Huller Mills--7.3.3 Sheller Mills--7.3.4 Rubber Roll Sheller Mills--7.4 The Modern Rice Milling Process--7.5 Modern Rice Milling Machinery--7.5.1 Paddy Cleaner--7.5.2 Stoner--7.5.3 Rubber Roll Sheller--7.5.4 Paddy Separator--7.5.5 Whitening or Polishing--7.5.5.1 Cone-Type Polisher--7.5.5.2 Horizontal Abrasive-Type Polisher--7.5.5.3 Friction-Type Polisher--7.5.6 Bran and Polished Rice Separator--7.5.7 Rice Grader--7.5.8 Rice Mixing--7.6 Wheat Milling--7.6.1 Conditioning/Hydrothermal Treatment--7.6.2 Milling--7.6.3 Storage of Finished Products--7.7 Size Characteristics--7.7.1 Sieve--7.7.2 Fineness Modulus--7.7.3 Energy Requirements--Bibliography--Chapter 8 By-Product Utilization--8.1 Introduction--8.2 Fuels and Combustion--8.2.1 Furnaces--8.3 Pyrolysis and Gasification--8.3.1 Pyrolysis (Destructive Distillation) and Gasification--8.3.2 Types of Gasifiers--8.3.2.1 Countercurrent Moving Bed Gasifiers--8.3.2.2 Concurrent Moving Bed Gasifiers--8.3.2.3 Crosscurrent Moving Bed Gasifiers--8.3.2.4 Fluidized Bed Gasifiers--8.3.3 Gasification Process--8.3.3.1 Oxidation--8.3.3.2 Reduction--8.3.3.3 Drying--8.3.4 Gasifier Units--8.4 Liquefaction--8.5 Hydrolysis Followed by Fermentation--8.6 Biochar Production and Utilization--8.6.1 Biochar Carbonizer--8.6.2 Types of Carbonizers--8.6.2.1 Application--8.7 Rice Husk Pelletizing and Briquetting--8.7.1 Need for Briquetting--8.7.2 Principle and Technology--8.7.3 Types of Briquetting Machines--8.7.3.1 High- and Medium-Pressure Compaction--8.7.3.2 Screw Press--8.7.3.3 Piston Press--8.7.3.4 Low-Pressure Compaction--8.7.3.5 Hand-Molded Briquettes--8.7.4 Applications--8.7.5 Limitations--8.7.6 Future Prospective--8.8 Biogas Digesters--8.8.1 Anaerobic Digestion Process--8.8.2 Indian-Type Biogas Digester--8.8.3 The Chinese Biogas Digester--8.8.4 Digester Sizing--8.9 Composting--8.9.1 Process of Composting--8.9.2 Mixing of Materials in the Compost--8.9.3 Starting a Composter--8.9.4 Operating a Compost--8.9.5 Simple Thermophile Composting Procedure--8.9.6 Types of Composters--8.10 Utilization of Rice Bran - Stabilizer Design and Oil Extraction--8.11 Bran - Stabilizer Design--8.12 Oil Extraction--8.12.1 Batch Extraction Method--Bibliography--Chapter 9 Storage of Agro Products--9.1 Principles of Storage--9.2 Interactions of Physical, Chemical, and Biological Variables in theDeterioration of Stored Grains--9.3 Computer Simulation Modeling for Stored Grain Pest Management--9.4 Grain Storage Systems--9.4.1 Traditional Storage Systems--9.4.2 Modern Storage Systems--9.4.2.1 Bagged Storage System--9.4.2.2 Silo Storage System--9.4.2.3 Airtight Grain Storage--9.4.2.4 Aerated Storage System--9.4.2.5 Low-Temperature Storage System (Grain Chillingby Refrigeration)--9.4.2.6 Controlled Atmosphere Storage Systems--9.4.2.7 Damp Grain Storage System with Chemicals--9.5 Design of Grain Storages--9.5.1 Structural Requirements--9.5.2 Janssen's Equation--9.5.3 Rankine's Equation--9.5.4 Airy's Equation--9.5.5 Construction Materials--Key to Symbols--Exercises--Bibliography--Chapter 10 Heating and Cooling of Agro Products--10.1 Introduction--10.2 Heat Conduction--10.2.1 The Differential Equation of Heat Conduction in Cartesianand Cylindrical Coordinate Systems--10.2.1.1 The Differential Equation ofHeat Conduction in Cartesian Coordinate System--10.2.1.2 The Differential Equation ofHeat Conduction in Cylindrical Coordinate System--10.2.2 The Composite Wall--10.2.3 Cylinder and Sphere--10.3 Convection--10.3.1 Forced Convection--10.3.2 Natural or Free Convection--10.3.3 Heat Exchangers--10.4 Radiation--10.4.1 Radiation Intensity and Shape Factor--10.4.2 Radiation Exchange between Black Surfaces--10.4.3 Heat Exchange by Radiation between Gray Surfaces--10.5 Cooling--10.5.1 Cooling Rate--10.6 Freezing--10.6.1 Freezing Point Depression--10.7 Heating--10.7.1 Boiling-Point Elevation--Key to Symbols--Exercises--Bibliography--Chapter 11 Refrigeration and Cold Storage--11.1 Introduction--11.2 Vapor Compression Refrigeration Cycle--11.3 Pressure-Enthalpy (p-h) Chart--11.3.1 Unit of Refrigeration--11.4 Refrigerants--11.4.1 Desirable Characteristics of Refrigerants--11.5 Construction of Psychrometric Chart--11.6 Moisture Control and Storage of Vegetables Crops--11.6.1 Potatoes--11.6.1.1 Adequate Volume--11.6.1.2 Adequate Strength--11.6.1.3 Storage Environment--11.6.1.4 Suberization Period--11.6.1.5 Short-Term Storage--11.6.1.6 Long-Term Storage--11.7 Cooling Requirement--Exercises--Bibliography--Chapter 12 Separation--12.1 Introduction--12.2 Contact Equilibrium Process--12.2.1 Absorption--12.2.2 Extraction--12.2.2.1 Rate of Extraction--12.2.2.2 Leaching--12.2.3 Distillation--12.2.3.1 Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium--…”
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Complex & Intelligent Systems

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Journal of Statistical Distributions and Applications

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Discovering Dynamical Systems Through Experiment and Inquiry / by LoFaro, Thomas, Ford, Jeff

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Biomass in Small-Scale Energy Applications Theory and Practice.

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Automotive accident reconstruction practices and principles / by Struble, Donald E. (Donald Edward), 1942-

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EPJ Data Science

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Will you be alive 10 years from now? : and numerous other curious questions in probability : a collection of not so well-known mathematical mind-benders (with solutions, with one e... by Nahin, Paul J.

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Soils, climate & society archaeological investigations in ancient America /

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Energy, Sustainability and Society

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