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Science and technology of terrorism and counterterrorism
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ISBN: 0429251599 1420071823 9786612336089 1282336088 1439875618 9781420071825 1420071815 9781420071818 9781420071818 9781439875612 Year: 2009 Publisher: New York : CRC Press,

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Traditionally, resources on terrorism and counterterrorism tend to focus on the social, behavioral, and legal aspects of the subject, with minimal emphasis on the scientific and technological aspects. Taking into account these practical considerations, the second edition of Science and Technology of Terrorism and Counterterrorism discusses the nature of terrorism and the materials used by terrorists. It describes how intelligence professionals and law enforcement personnel can detect and destroy these materials, and how they can deal with terrorist groups.This


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Energy Resources and Systems : Volume 1: Fundamentals and Non-Renewable Resources
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ISBN: 9048184940 9048123828 9786613561909 1280383984 9048123836 Year: 2009 Publisher: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,

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This is a comprehensive book that addresses renewable, non-renewable, and future energy sources and their utilization. All current and potential future energy sources are discussed in great details including the type of energy, methods of converting the energy to useful forms, the engineering design issues associated with the energy conversion system, the efficiency of the conversion process, the economics of the conversion system, the risks associated with its use, the environmental impact and how it can be applied to meet the energy needs of the world. Current and future energy policy is discussed. At the end of most of the chapters there are problems to assist instructors. Also, there are a number of worked out problems for the students within the text. This is the first of a three volume series. In Volume 1, Fundamentals and Nonrenewable Sources, the focus is on the basic tools required to understand the complex interactions of energy and society (economy, population, finance, etc.), fundamentals (thermodynamics, heat transfer, etc.). It provides a general overview of various topics including the interrelationship between energy, economy, gross domestic product, and population. A review of engineering economics, thermodynamics, and heat transfer mechanisms is included. Volume 1 also covers nonrenewable energy resources (coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear); how to calculate the total reserve quantities of coal, petroleum and uranium, and how long these resources will last at various levels of consumption. Various technologies for converting these resources to produce electricity and other forms of energy are treated. The second volume, Renewable and Other Potential Sources, discusses wind, solar, hydropower, geothermal, ocean, biomass, ethanol, fusion, space based power systems, hydrogen, advanced systems and fuel cells. The third volume, Environmental Effects, Remediation, and Policies, looks at the impact of energy on the environment (e.g., acid rain, ozone depletion, global warming, emissions, pollution, etc.), green technologies (e.g., conservation, hybrid cars, electric vehicles, hydrogen economy, distribution systems etc.), policies (e.g., deregulation) and future trends.


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Energy Resources and Systems : Volume 2: Renewable Resources
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ISBN: 9400714017 9400714025 Year: 2011 Publisher: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,

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This second volume of Energy Resources and Systems is focused on renewable energy resources. Renewable energy mainly comes from wind, solar, hydropower, geothermal, ocean, bioenergy, ethanol and hydrogen. Each of these energy resources is important and growing. For example, high-head hydroelectric energy is a well established energy resource and already contributes about 20% of the world’s electricity. Some countries have significant high-head resources and produce the bulk of their electrical power by this method. However, the bulk of the world’s high-head hydroelectric resources have not been exploited, particularly by the underdeveloped countries. Low-head hydroelectric is unexploited and has the potential to be a growth area. Wind energy is the fastest growing of the renewable energy resources for the electricity generation. Solar energy is a popular renewable energy resource. Geothermal energy is viable near volcanic areas. Bioenergy and ethanol have grown in recent years primarily due to changes in public policy meant to encourage its usage. Energy policies stimulated the growth of ethanol, for example, with the unintended side effect of rise in food prices. Hydrogen has been pushed as a transportation fuel.


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Energy Resources and Systems : Volume 1: Fundamentals and Non-Renewable Resources
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ISBN: 9789048123834 Year: 2009 Publisher: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands

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Energy Resources and Systems : Volume 2: Renewable Resources
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ISBN: 9789400714021 Year: 2011 Publisher: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands

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Emerging Energetic Materials: Synthesis, Physicochemical, and Detonation Properties
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ISBN: 9402412018 9402411992 Year: 2018 Publisher: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,

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This book summarizes science and technology of a new generation of high-energy and insensitive explosives. The objective is to provide professionals with comprehensive information on the synthesis and the physicochemical and detonation properties of the explosives. Potential technologies applicable for treatment of contaminated waste streams from manufacturing facilities and environmental matrices are also be included. This book provides the reader an insight into the depth and breadth of theoretical and empirical models and experimental techniques currently being developed in the field of energetic materials. It presents the latest research by DoD engineers and scientists, and some of DoD’s academic and industrial researcher partners. The topics explored and the simulations developed or modified for the purposes of energetics may find application in other closely related fields, such as the pharmaceutical industry. One of the key features of the book is the treatment of wastewaters generated during manufacturing of these energetic materials.


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Energy Resources and Systems : Volume 2: Renewable Resources
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ISBN: 9789400714021 9789400714014 Year: 2011 Publisher: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands

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This second volume of Energy Resources and Systems is focused on renewable energy resources. Renewable energy mainly comes from wind, solar, hydropower, geothermal, ocean, bioenergy, ethanol and hydrogen. Each of these energy resources is important and growing. For example, high-head hydroelectric energy is a well established energy resource and already contributes about 20% of the world's electricity. Some countries have significant high-head resources and produce the bulk of their electrical power by this method. However, the bulk of the world's high-head hydroelectric resources have not been exploited, particularly by the underdeveloped countries. Low-head hydroelectric is unexploited and has the potential to be a growth area. Wind energy is the fastest growing of the renewable energy resources for the electricity generation. Solar energy is a popular renewable energy resource. Geothermal energy is viable near volcanic areas. Bioenergy and ethanol have grown in recent years primarily due to changes in public policy meant to encourage its usage. Energy policies stimulated the growth of ethanol, for example, with the unintended side effect of rise in food prices. Hydrogen has been pushed as a transportation fuel.


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Energy Resources and Systems : Volume 1: Fundamentals and Non-Renewable Resources
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ISBN: 9789048123834 Year: 2009 Publisher: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands

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This is a comprehensive book that addresses renewable, non-renewable, and future energy sources and their utilization. All current and potential future energy sources are discussed in great details including the type of energy, methods of converting the energy to useful forms, the engineering design issues associated with the energy conversion system, the efficiency of the conversion process, the economics of the conversion system, the risks associated with its use, the environmental impact and how it can be applied to meet the energy needs of the world. Current and future energy policy is discussed. At the end of most of the chapters there are problems to assist instructors. Also, there are a number of worked out problems for the students within the text. This is the first of a three volume series. In Volume 1, Fundamentals and Nonrenewable Sources, the focus is on the basic tools required to understand the complex interactions of energy and society (economy, population, finance, etc.), fundamentals (thermodynamics, heat transfer, etc.). It provides a general overview of various topics including the interrelationship between energy, economy, gross domestic product, and population. A review of engineering economics, thermodynamics, and heat transfer mechanisms is included. Volume 1 also covers nonrenewable energy resources (coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear); how to calculate the total reserve quantities of coal, petroleum and uranium, and how long these resources will last at various levels of consumption. Various technologies for converting these resources to produce electricity and other forms of energy are treated. The second volume, Renewable and Other Potential Sources, discusses wind, solar, hydropower, geothermal, ocean, biomass, ethanol, fusion, space based power systems, hydrogen, advanced systems and fuel cells. The third volume, Environmental Effects, Remediation, and Policies, looks at the impact of energy on the environment (e.g., acid rain, ozone depletion, global warming, emissions, pollution, etc.), green technologies (e.g., conservation, hybrid cars, electric vehicles, hydrogen economy, distribution systems etc.), policies (e.g., deregulation) and future trends.


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Emerging Energetic Materials: Synthesis, Physicochemical, and Detonation Properties
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ISBN: 9789402412017 Year: 2018 Publisher: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands

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This book summarizes science and technology of a new generation of high-energy and insensitive explosives. The objective is to provide professionals with comprehensive information on the synthesis and the physicochemical and detonation properties of the explosives. Potential technologies applicable for treatment of contaminated waste streams from manufacturing facilities and environmental matrices are also be included. This book provides the reader an insight into the depth and breadth of theoretical and empirical models and experimental techniques currently being developed in the field of energetic materials. It presents the latest research by DoD engineers and scientists, and some of DoD’s academic and industrial researcher partners. The topics explored and the simulations developed or modified for the purposes of energetics may find application in other closely related fields, such as the pharmaceutical industry. One of the key features of the book is the treatment of wastewaters generated during manufacturing of these energetic materials.

Indoor air : quality and control
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ISBN: 0134639774 Year: 1993 Publisher: Englewood Cliffs (N.J.): Prentice Hall

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