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Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring Techniques for Renewable Energy Industrial Assets

Author : Mayorkinos Papaelias

Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann

Page : 220 pages

File Size : 33,16 MB

Release : 2019-09-04

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 0128097477

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Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring Techniques for Renewable Energy Industrial Assets integrates state-of-the-art information and discusses future developments and their significance to the improvement of the renewable energy industry. Renewable energy assets are complex systems with several critical components that require inspection and adequate maintenance in order to ensure their high availability and uninterrupted operation. This is the first book to apply NDT and condition monitoring to these complex systems. - Covers inspection and condition monitoring for a broad range of renewable energy systems, including wind turbines, wave energy devices, CSP and photovoltaic plants, and biofuel/biomass power plants - Includes a review of common types of NDT techniques - Discusses future developments in NDT and condition monitoring for renewable energy systems



Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring Techniques in Wind Energy

Author : Fausto Pedro Garcia Marquez

Publisher : Elsevier

Page : 476 pages

File Size : 16,92 MB

Release : 2023-06-24

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 0323951007

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Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring Techniques in Wind Energy looks at the complex and critical components of energy assets and the importance of inspection and maintenance to ensure their high availability and uninterrupted operation. Presenting the main concepts, state-of-the-art advances and case studies, this book approaches the topic by considering it as an integral part of the overall operation of any wind energy project. Linking the essential NDT subject with its sub disciplines, the book uses computational techniques, dynamic analysis, probabilistic methods, and mathematical optimization techniques to support analysis of prognostic problems with defined constraints and requirements. This book is the first of its kind and will provide useful insights to industrial engineers and scientists, academics and students in the possibilities that NDT and condition monitoring technologies can offer. - Presents advances in Non-Destructive Techniques and Condition Monitoring Systems applied in the energy industry - Provides case studies in Fault Detection and Diagnosis and Prognosis for critical variability - Offers technical maintenance actions for the observation and analyses of inspection, monitoring, testing, diagnosis, prognosis and active maintenance actions in wind



Mechanical Testing of Materials

Author : Emmanuel Gdoutos

Publisher : Springer Nature

Page : 310 pages

File Size : 33,33 MB

Release : 2024-01-19

Category : Science

ISBN : 3031459903

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This book offers a comprehensive and in-depth exploration of the most widely used test methods for characterizing the deformation and failure behavior of materials. It presents a thorough treatise on mechanical testing, providing a valuable resource for researchers, engineers, and students seeking to understand the mechanical properties and performance of materials across various applications. The book is organized into ten chapters dedicated to specific test methods including tensile, compression, bending, torsion, multiaxial, indentation, fracture, fatigue, creep, high strain rates, nondestructive evaluation, ensuring a thorough examination of each technique's principles, procedures, and applications. It features two special chapters focusing specifically on the mechanical characterization of concrete and fiber composite materials. These chapters delve into the unique aspects and challenges associated with testing and analyzing these specific materials.



Encyclopedia of Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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Publisher : Elsevier

Page : 4061 pages

File Size : 32,63 MB

Release : 2024-08-09

Category : Science

ISBN : 0323939414

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Encyclopedia of Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Four Volume Set comprehensively covers all renewable energy resources, including wind, solar, hydro, biomass, geothermal energy, and nuclear power, to name a few. In addition to covering the breadth of renewable energy resources at a fundamental level, this encyclopedia delves into the utilization and ideal applications of each resource and assesses them from environmental, economic, and policy standpoints. This book will serve as an ideal introduction to any renewable energy source for students, while also allowing them to learn about a topic in more depth and explore related topics, all in a single resource.Instructors, researchers, and industry professionals will also benefit from this comprehensive reference. - Covers all renewable energy technologies in one comprehensive resource - Details renewable energies' processes, from production to utilization in a single encyclopedia - Organizes topics into concise, consistently formatted chapters, perfect for readers who are new to the field - Assesses economic challenges faced to implement each type of renewable energy - Addresses the challenges of replacing fossil fuels with renewables and covers the environmental impacts of each renewable energy



Experimental Mechanics

Author : Emmanuel E. Gdoutos

Publisher : Springer Nature

Page : 318 pages

File Size : 24,46 MB

Release : 2021-11-15

Category : Science

ISBN : 3030894665

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The book presents in a clear, simple, straightforward, novel and unified manner the most used methods of experimental mechanics of solids for the determination of displacements, strains and stresses. Emphasis is given on the principles of operation of the various methods, not in their applications to engineering problems. The book is divided into sixteen chapters which include strain gages, basic optics, geometric and interferometric moiré, optical methods (photoelasticity, interferometry, holography, caustics, speckle methods, digital image correlation), thermoelastic stress analysis, indentation, optical fibers, nondestructive testing, and residual stresses. The book will be used not only as a learning tool, but as a basis on which the researcher, the engineer, the experimentalist, the student can develop their new own ideas to promote research in experimental mechanics of solids.



Proceedings of the Sixteenth International Conference on Management Science and Engineering Management – Volume 1

Author : Jiuping Xu

Publisher : Springer Nature

Page : 854 pages

File Size : 14,19 MB

Release : 2022-07-13

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 3031103882

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This book covers many hot topics, including theoretical and practical research in many areas such as dynamic analysis, machine learning, supply chain management, operations management, environmental management, uncertainty, and health and hygiene. It showcases advanced management concepts and innovative ideas. The 16th International Conference on Management Science and Engineering Management (2022 ICMSEM) will be held in Ankara, Turkey, during August 3-6, 2022. ICMSEM has always been committed to promoting innovation management science (M-S) and engineering management (EM) academic research and development. The book provides researchers and practitioners in the field of Management Science and Engineering Management (MSEM) with the latest, cutting-edge thinking and research in the field. It will appeal to readers interested in these fields, especially those looking for new ideas and research directions.



Renewable energy conversion systems

Author : Muhammad Kamran

Publisher : Academic Press

Page : 302 pages

File Size : 45,83 MB

Release : 2021-05-15

Category : Science

ISBN : 0128235985

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Fundamentals of Renewable Energy Systems goes beyond theoretical aspects of advances in renewable energy and addresses future trends. By focusing on the design of developing technologies, relevant operation and detailed background and an understanding of the application of power electronics and thermodynamics processes in renewable energy, this book provides an analysis of advancing energy systems. The book will be of interest to engineering graduates, researchers, professors and industry professionals involved in the renewable energy sector and is ideal for advanced engineering courses dealing with renewable energy, sources, thermal and electrical energy production and sustainability. With increasing focus on developing low carbon energy production, audiences need to have the engineering knowledge and practical skills to develop and implement creative solutions to engineering problems encountered with renewable energy technologies. By looking at renewable energy capture and conversion, system design and analysis, project development and implementation, each modular chapter examines recent advances in specific renewable energy systems with detailed methods, calculations and worked examples. - Includes recent techniques used to design and model different renewable energy sources (RES) - Demonstrates how to use power electronics in renewable systems - Discusses how to identify, design, integrate and operate the most suitable technologies through key problems



Diagnosis of Heritage Buildings by Non-Destructive Techniques

Author : Blanca Tejedor Herrán

Publisher : Elsevier

Page : 664 pages

File Size : 28,90 MB

Release : 2024-04-27

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 0443160023

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Besides their notable historical and cultural significance, heritage buildings crucially contribute to the economy of those countries that rely heavily on the tourism industry. Investigation and monitoring of the origins of deterioration and damage are therefore key to the preservation of architectural heritage. Diagnosis of Heritage Buildings by Non-Destructive Techniques offers an up-to-date overview of state-of-the-art knowledge by collating specialized studies written by an international group of experts in the field, while also examining the value of these non-intrusive methods through a number of real-life case studies which prove NDT techniques' global relevance. The volume is an invaluable reference resource for students, researchers, and practitioners alike. - Helps readers to easily identify the latest advances in non-destructive testing by subdividing the content into sections specific to each assessment approach - Explores the integration of different NDT methodologies, facilitating the interoperability of traditional and advanced technologies - Presents case studies based on real built heritage to show how to correctly implement the measurement techniques described, and to interpret the results



IoT and Data Science in Engineering Management

Author : Fausto Pedro García Márquez

Publisher : Springer Nature

Page : 551 pages

File Size : 16,21 MB

Release : 2023-03-24

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 3031279158

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This book presents the selected research works from the 16th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Industrial Management in 2022. The conference was promoted by ADINGOR (Asociación para el Desarrollo de la Ingeniería de Organización), organized by Ingenium Research Group at Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, and it took place on July 7th and 8th, 2022, in Toledo, Spain. The book highlights some of the latest research advances and cutting-edge analyses of real-world case studies on Industrial Engineering and Industrial Management from a wide range of international contexts. It also identifies business applications and the latest findings and innovations in Operations Management and in Decision Sciences.



Proceedings of TEPEN 2022

Author : Hao Zhang

Publisher : Springer Nature

Page : 1156 pages

File Size : 31,35 MB

Release : 2023-03-03

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 3031261933

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This volume gathers the latest advances, innovations and applications in the field of efficiency and performance engineering, as presented by leading international researchers and engineers at the 2022 conference of the Efficiency and Performance Engineering Network (TEPEN), held in Beijing and Baotou, China on August 18-21, 2022. Topics include vibro-acoustics monitoring, condition-based maintenance, sensing and instrumentation, machine health monitoring, maintenance auditing and organization, non-destructive testing, reliability, asset management, condition monitoring, life-cycle cost optimisation, prognostics and health management, maintenance performance measurement, manufacturing process monitoring, and robot-based monitoring and diagnostics. The contributions, which were selected through a rigorous international peer-review process, share exciting ideas that will spur novel research directions and foster new multidisciplinary collaborations.