Product Description: Biofluid mechanics is the branch of biology which applies fluid mechanics to the sutdy of biological phenomena and the use of their concepts to understand these phenomena. The theory of fluid mechanics provides a means of describing the motion of fluids in biological processes in terms consistent with their functions...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Containing papers presented at the Sixth International Conference on Computational Modelling of Free and Moving Boundary Problems, this book demonstrates the rapid growth of work in the area by scientists and engineers in both academia and industry...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: This book will contain contributions from the Eighth International Air Pollution Conference, to be held in July 2000. Topics discussed will include turbulence modelling at small and meso scales, pollution engineering, pollution management, urban and suburban transport emissions, urban air pollution, emission inventories and modelling, health problems, indoor pollution, fluid mechanics for environmental problems, monitoring and field studies, chemistry of air pollution, air pollution modelling, aerosols and particles, and air pollution meteorology...read more

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Product Description: The International Conferences on Computational Modelling of Free and Moving Boundary Problems exist to promote interaction between scientists and engineers involved in research activities in this area both in academia and industry...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: Containing the proceedings of the Second International Conference on Marine Technology, this book focuses on recent advances in the design, building and operation of ships. The papers featured are divided into the following sections: Design - Philosophy, Hydrodynamics, Structural Design; Material and Fabrication Problems in Shipbuilding; Ship Propulsion Equipment and Automation; Navigation and Ship Operation; Reliability and Safety in Marine Design and Service, Environmental Problems; Offshore and Deep Sea Technology; Inland Vessels and Navigation...read more

Product Description: Containing many of the edited papers presented at the Sixth International Conference on Air Pollution, this volume comprises sections on the following topics: Chemical Transformation Modelling; Turbulence Modelling at Small and Meso Scales; Monitoring and Laboratory Studies; Data Analysis and Observation; Pollution Engineering; Pollution Management; Urban and Suburban Transport Emissions; Urban Air Pollution; Emissions Inventories; Health Problems; Damage to Cultural Heritage; Fluid Mechanics for Environmental Problems; Chemistry of Air Pollution; Air Pollution Modelling; Aerosols and Particles...read more

Product Description: The 1992 Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit concluded with a declaration enshrining 27 principles to "emphasise the fundamental need to integrate environmental factors into all development decisions if catastrophe is to be avoided". Four main areas in particular were indentified as requiring urgent engineering solutions: the efficient use of all energy sources, the recovery and recycling of materials, the repair of existing damage, and the development of cleaner technological products...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This book contains a selection of invited review articles covering different topics on air pollution emissions inventory. Particular emphasis is given to the analysis of urban emissions data. It is an indispensable tool for all air pollution studies, not only in providing some idea of the sources of pollution but also in providing essential information for pollution modeling studies...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Containing the proceedings of the fifth international conference on this topic, this title focuses on the current and future abilities of high-performance computing to solve complex engineering problems.

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