Engineering Physics & Mechanics: Analyses, Prediction & Applications

The study of engineering physics emphasises the application of basic scientific principles to the design of equipment, which includes electronic and electro-mechanical systems, for use in measurements, communications, and data acquisition. Engineering mechanics is the basis of all the mechanical sciences -- civil engineering, materials science and engineering, mechanical engineering and aeronautical and aerospace engineering. This book gathers the latest research from around the globe in this field of study. The analysis of existing models of high-temperature synthesis (SHS) is presented with special emphasis on the kinetics of interaction in strongly non-isothermal conditions typical of SHS. A novel multiple model approach is also proposed in order to model and control non-linear behaviour of large structures equipped with non-linear smart control devices. In addition, this book examines the description of the processes which take place during the interaction of neodymium laser radiation (moderate power density) with metal targets. Other chapters in this book examine the main features of oil shale transformation under thermal processing, recent progress in application of radiation techniques for the synthesis and modification of carbon nanostructures, a brief analysis calculating and theoretical models describing free-flowing substance movement, and a discussion of fuzzy classifier based on kernel discriminant analysis (KDA) for two-class and multi-class problems.

Table of Contents:
Preface; Alternative Refrigerating, Heat-Pumping & Air-Conditioning Systems on the Basis of the Open Absorption Cycle & Solar Energy; Causes of Failures & the New Prospects in the Field of Space Material Sciences; Modeling of Interaction Kinetics during Combustion Synthesis of Advanced Materials: Phase-Formation-Mechanism Maps; Identification & Control of Large Smart Structures; Transfer Processes in a Heat Generating Granular Bed; The Influence of Nd Laser Irradiation Parameters on Dynamics of Metal Condensed Phase Propagating Near Target; Thermodynamic & Kinetic Study of Oil Shale Processing; Radiation Induced Synthesis & Modification of Carbon Nanostructures; Monitoring a 22-Story Building under Severe Typhoons with Bayesian Spectral Density Approach; Characteristics of Ohm Law for Metal at Low Temperature; Calculating & Experimental Researches of Free-flowing Substance Axisymmetric Movement as Quasi-Newton Liquid; Vibration Analysis of Non-Uniform Beams Using Spline Collocation Method; Multiclass Fuzzy Classifiers Based on Kernel Discriminant Analysis; Index.