Bøger af Mark A. Prelas

Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on `Wide Band Gap Electronic Materials -- Diamond, Aluminum Nitride and Boron Nitride', Minsk, Belarus, May 4--6, 1994

Diamond-based composites, with their advantages of hardness, high Young's modulus and the like, have demonstrated new and unusual features, such as stability to high temperatures and pressure shocks and a large internal surface that can be controlled to offer customised electrical, magnetic and optical properties, leading to efficient filters, absorbents, sensors and other tools for environmental control and monitoring. The current book covers the synthesis of materials, their characterization and properties, trends in high pressure and high temperature technologies, low pressure technologies, basic principles of DBC material science, and future developments in electronics, optics, industrial tools and components, biotechnology, and medicine. Wide band-gap materials are considered, ranging from molecular clusters, nanophase materials, growth, processing and synthesis. The processing of composite based materials can be classified into six basic methods: in situ growth, high pressure/high temperature catalytic conversion; mix and sinter (c-BN plus metal-ceramic polymer mix); direct sintering; direct polymorphic conversion; shock detonation; and SHS sintering.

This second volume of Energy Resources and Systems is focused on renewable energy resources. The authors are now working on Volume 3, on nuclear advanced energy resources and nuclear batteries, consists of fusion, space power systems, nuclear energy conversion, nuclear batteries and advanced power, fuel cells and energy storage.

Offers an understanding of proliferation risks. This book introduces the factors that fuel weapons development, and defines the term WMD. It explains the characteristics of nuclear weapons, and reviews biological agents, their production and uses as weapons. It characterizes chemical weapons and their use by states and terrorist groups.

This second volume of Energy Resources and Systems is focused on renewable energy resources. The authors are now working on Volume 3, on nuclear advanced energy resources and nuclear batteries, consists of fusion, space power systems, nuclear energy conversion, nuclear batteries and advanced power, fuel cells and energy storage.

This comprehensive book, in four volumes, covers renewable, non-renewable, and future energy sources and their uses. All current and potential future energy sources are discussed in great detail and problems for both instructors and students are included.