Minggu, 28 April 2013

Recent Advances in System Reliability: Signatures, Multi-state Systems and Statistical Inference



Anatoly Lisnianski; Ilia Frenkel (Editors)
Buku ini diterbitkan oleh Springer tahun 2012. Cakupan 323 halaman.
Daftar isi:

  1. Signature Representation and Preservation Results for Engineered Systems and Applications to Statistical Inference, 1 
  2. Using D-Spectra in Network Monte Carlo: Estimation of System Reliability and Component Importance, 23 
  3. Signatures and Symmetry Properties of Coherent Systems, 33 
  4. Multidimensional Spectra of Multistate Systems with Binary Components, 49 
  5. Applications of Samaniego Signatures to Bounds on Variances of Coherent and Mixed System Lifetimes, 63 
  6. Lz-Transform for a Discrete-State Continuous-Time Markov Process and its Applications to Multi-State System Reliability, 79 
  7. Reliability Decisions for Supermarket Refrigeration System by using Combined Stochastic Process and Universal Generating Function Method: Case Study, 97 
  8. Importance Analysis of a Multi-State System Based on Multiple-Valued Logic Methods, 113 
  9. Optimal   Replacement  and   Protection Strategy for Parallel Systems, 135 
  10. Heuristic Optimization Techniques for Determining Optimal Reserve Structure of Power Generating Systems, 145 
  11. Determination of Vital Activities in Reliability Program for Multi-State System by Using House of Reliability, 155 
  12. Multi-State Availability Modeling in Practice, 165 
  13. Recent Results in the Analysis of Redundant Systems, 181 
  14. Multiobjective Reliability Allocation in Multi-State Systems: Decision Making by Visualization and Analysis of Pareto Fronts and Sets, 195 
  15. Optimal Incomplete Maintenance in Multi-State Systems, 209 
  16. Nonparametric Estimation of Marginal Temporal Functionals in a Multi-State Model, 219 
  17. Frailty or Transformation Models in Survival Analysis and Reliability, 237 
  18. Goodness-of-Fit Tests for Reliability Modeling, 253 
  19. On the Markov Three-State Progressive Model, 269 
  20. Multi-State Semi-Markov Model of the Operation Reliability, 283 
  21. Reliability of Continuous-State Systems in View of Heavy-Tailed Distributed Performance Features, 295 
  22. On Optimal Control of Systems on Their Life Time, 307

 
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Handbook of Networks in Power Systems I



Alexey Sorokin; et al (editors)
Buku ini diterbitkan oleh Springer tahun 2012. Cakupan 583 halaman.
Daftar isi:

Part I.  Electricity Network
  1. Models of Strategic Bidding in Electricity Markets Under Network Constraints, 3 
  2. Optimization-Based Bidding in Day-Ahead Electricity Auction Markets: A Review of Models for Power Producers, 41 
  3. Finding Joint Bidding Strategies for Day-Ahead Electricity and Related Markets, 61 
  4. Short-Term Electricity Market Prices: A Review of Characteristics and Forecasting Methods, 89 
  5. Forecasting Prices in Electricity Markets: Needs, Tools and Limitations, 123 
  6. ECOTOOL: A general MATLAB Forecasting Toolbox with Applications to Electricity Markets, 151 
  7. Electricity Markets Simulation: MASCEM Contributions to the Challenging Reality, 173 
  8. Differentiated Reliability Pricing Model for Customers of Distribution Grids, 213 
  9. Compromise Scheduling of Bilateral Contracts in Electricity Market Environment, 241 
  10. Equilibrium Predictions in Wholesale Electricity Markets, 263 
  11. The Economic Impact of Demand-Response Programs on Power Systems. A Survey of the State of the Art, 281 
  12. Investment Timing, Capacity Sizing, and Technology Choice of Power Plants, 303 
  13. Real Options Approach as a Decision-Making Tool for Project Investments: The Case of Wind Power Generation, 323 
  14. Electric Interconnections in the Andes Community: Threats and Opportunities, 345 
  15. Planning Long-Term Network Expansion in Electric Energy Systems in Multi-area Settings, 367 
  16. Algorithms and Models for Transmission Expansion Planning, 395 
  17. An Approximate Dynamic Programming Algorithm for the Allocation of High-Voltage Transformer Spares in the Electric Grid, 435 
  18. Decentralized Intelligence in Energy Efficient Power Systems, 467 
  19. Realizing an Interoperable and Secure Smart Grid on a National Scale, 487 
  20. Power System Reliability Considerations in Energy Planning, 505 
  21. Flexible Transmission in the Smart Grid: Optimal Transmission Switching, 523 
  22. Power System Ancillary Services, 555
Index, 581



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Noncovalent Functionalization of Carbon Nanotubes: Fundamental Aspects of Dispersion and Separation in Water



Claudia Backes
Buku ini diterbitkan oleh Springer tahun 2012. Cakupan 214  halaman.
Daftar isi:

1.  Introduction, 1

  • The 1D Carbon Allotrope: Structure and Properties, 1
  •  Solubilization of Single-Walled Carbon, 5
  •  Post-Production SWCNT Separation, 11
  •  Characterization of Carbon Nanotubes, 18
  •  References, 31

2.  Proposal, 39
3.  Results and Discussion, 41

  • SWCNT Surfactant Design: Solubilization by Aromatic Amphiphiles, 41
  • SWCNT Sorting, 133
  • Facilitating SWCNT Characterization by Optical Microscopy, 167
  • References, 175

4.  Conclusion, 181
5.  Experimental Details, 191

  • Materials and Methods, 191
  • Preparation of the SWCNT Dispersions, 194
  • Determination of the SWCNT Absorption Coefficients, 195
  •  Density Gradient Ultracentrifugation, 195  
  • References, 198


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Handbook of Biofuels Production: Processes and Technologies



Rafael Luque, Juan Campelo; James Clark (editors)
Buku ini diterbitkan oleh Woodhead Publishing Limited tahun 2011. Cakupan 674 halaman.
Daftar isi:

Part I. Key issues and assessment of biofuels production, 1
  • Introduction: an overview of biofuels and production technologies, 3
  •  Multiple objectives policy for biofuels production: environmental, socio-economic and regulatory issues, 13
  • Life cycle sustainability assessment of biofuels, 37
  •  Vegetable-based feedstocks   for  biofuels production, 61
Part II. Biofuels from chemical and bio-chemical conversion processes and technologies, 95
  • Production of biodiesel via chemical catalytic conversion, 97
  • Biochemical catalytic production of biodiesel, 134
  • Production of glycerol-free and alternative biodiesels, 160
  • Biodiesel production from microbial oil, 177
  •  Biochemical production of bioethanol, 199
  • Biochemical production of biobutanol, 221
  • Biochemical  production  of other bioalcohols: biomethanol, biopropanol, bioglycerol, and bioethylene glycol, 258
  • Production of biogas via anaerobic digestion, 266
  • Biological and fermentative production of hydrogen, 305
Part III.  Biofuels from thermal and thermo-chemical conversion processes and technologies, 347
  • Production of bio-oils via catalytic pyro-lysis, 349
  • Production of   biofuels   via catalytic cracking, 390
  • Production of bio-syngas and biohydrogen  via  gasification, 420
  • Production of bioalcohols via gasification, 460
  • Production of biofuels via hydrothermal conversion, 478
  • Production of biofuels via Fischer-Tropsch synthesis: biomass-to-liquids, 493
  • Production of   biofuels   via biomass reforming, 530
Part IV.  Integrated production and application of biofuels: biorefineries, by-product valorisation and engine utilization, 557
  • Biofuel-driven biorefineries for the co-production  of  transportation   fuels   and added-value products, 559
  • Valorization of by-products  for  the production of biofuels, 581
  • Utilisation  of   biofuels   in diesel engines, 611
Index, 647




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