ADVANCES IN ENGINEERING RESEARCH. VOLUME 8

ADVANCES IN ENGINEERING RESEARCH. VOLUME 8

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CONTENTS

PREFACE

Chapter 1: MATHEMATICAL EVALUATION OF THE NIGHTTIME BOUNDARY LAYER HEIGHTS AND PLUME DISPERSION UNDER CALM CONDITIONS

ABSTRACT

1. INTRODUCTION

2. NIGHTTIME BOUNDARY LAYER THEORY

3. COMPUTATION OF THE NIGHTTIME BOUNDARY LAYER HEIGHTS

4. COMPUTATION OF THE PLUME RISE UNDER CALM CONDITIONS

CONCLUSION

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

REFERENCES

Chapter 2: ADSORPTION REFRIGERATION

ABSTRACT

1. INTRODUCTION

2. ADSORPTION REFRIGERATION CYCLE

3. ADSORPTION REFRIGERATION CYCLE

4. ADSORBENTS

5. REFRIGERANTS

6. ADSORPTION PAIRS

7. ADSORBENT BED DESIGN AND IMPROVEMENT TECHNIQUES

8. APPLICATIONS OF ADSORPTION COOLING TECHNOLOGY

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Chapter 3: HARDWARE ACCELERATION UNIT-BASED SIGNAL PROCESSING RECONFIGURABLE THROUGH SOFTWARE

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

ARCHITECTURE OF DIGITAL RECONFIGURABLE SIGNAL PROCESSING

ADVANCED SIGNAL PROCESSING UNIT IN ACTION

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Chapter 4: MATHEMATICAL MODELING OF THE MEMS BEHAVIORAL PERFORMANCE BY THE SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION THEORY

Abstract

1. Introduction

2. Comb-Drive Operation

3. Gray Box Modeling

4. Discussion and Results

5. Conclusion

References

Chapter 5: DYNAMICS AND CONTROL FOR SPACECRAFT ELECTROMAGNETIC DOCKING AND FORMATION

ABSTRACT

1. INTRODUCTION

2. DYNAMIC MODELING

3. DYNAMICS ANALYSIS

4. CONTROL APPROACHES AND ALGORITHMS

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Chapter 6: NATURAL AND ACTIVE FLOW CONTROL ASSISTED BUILDING VENTILATION OF THE FUTURE

ABSTRACT

1. INTRODUCTION

2. VENTILATION STUDIES

CONCLUDING REMARKS

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

REFERENCES

Chapter 7: MECHANOCHEMICAL CLEAVAGE OF DNA BY ULTRASOUND

ABSTRACT

1. INTRODUCTION

2. METHODS AND EXPERIMENTAL PROTOCOLS

3. GEL DATA ANALYSIS

4. EVIDENCE OF MECHANOCHEMICAL NATURE OF ULTRASONIC CLEAVAGE

5. MODELING ULTRASONIC CLEAVAGE OF DNA

6. PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF THE B-DNA AND ULTRASONIC CLEAVAGE RATE

CONCLUSION

GRANTS

REFERENCES

Chapter 8: PROPERTIES OF ALUMINIUM AND COPPER MATERIALS WELDED BY COLD PRESSURE WELDING

ABSTRACT

1. INTRODUCTION

2. COLD PRESSURE WELDING

3. EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE

4. EXPERIMENTAL TESTS AND RESULTS

CONCLUSION

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

REFERENCES

Chapter 9: MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL OF A BINARY DISTILLATION COLUMN

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

DYNAMIC SIMULATION OF A BINARY DISTILLATION COLUMN

OVERVIEW OF MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL

VARIOUS SCENARIOS OF DISTILLATION CONTROL USING MPC

INSIGHT ABOUT COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS AVAILABLE TO CHEMICAL EDUCATORS

CONCLUSION

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

APPENDIX 1

APPENDIX 2

REFERENCES

INDEX