- Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering: Mole Balances
- Feb 12, 2016
- This chapter from Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering, 5th Edition develops the first building block of chemical reaction engineering, mole balances, which will be used continually throughout the text. After completing this chapter, you will be able to describe and define the rate of reaction, derive the general mole balance equation, and apply the general mole balance equation to the four most common types of industrial reactors.
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- Gas Laws: Pressure, Volume, and Temperature
- Oct 16, 2015
- This chapter from Basic Principles and Calculations in Process Technology discusses gas laws, including Boyle's Law, Charles's Law, absolute temperature, real gases, and more.
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- Microwave Integrated Circuits
- Jun 12, 2015
- This chapter from Microwave Circuit Design: A Practical Approach Using ADS discusses the classification of microwave integrated circuits and the use of microwave circuits in a communication system.
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- Introduction to Millimeter Wave Wireless Communications
- Oct 6, 2014
- Communication at mmWave operating frequencies represents the most recent game-changing development for wireless systems. The authors of Millimeter Wave Wireless Communications discuss the need for new, interdisciplinary strategies to create the ever-evolving broadband wireless devices and systems at mmWave, and beyond.
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- Introduction to Petroleum Reservoirs and Reservoir Engineering
- Aug 19, 2014
- This chapter from Applied Petroleum Reservoir Engineering, 3rd Edition introduces petroleum reservoirs and discusses the history of reservoir engineering, terminology, reservoir types defined with reference to phase diagrams, production from petroleum reservoirs, and Peak Oil.
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- Introduction to Polymer Science
- Aug 6, 2014
- This chapter introduces the basics of polymer science, including classification of polymers, polymer structure, molecular weight, chemical structure, and thermal transitions.
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- What Is Digital Signal Processing?
- Jun 3, 2014
- If you watch television, connect to the Internet, use a digital camera, make a cell phone call, drive a car, type on the keyboard of a home computer, or use a charge or debit card, you are taking advantage of Digital Signal Processing. This introduction to The Essential Guide to Digital Signal Processing explains what Digital Signal Processing is, starting with an explanation of signals.
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- Introducing EAGLE, the Easily Applicable Graphical Layout Editor for Circuit Board Design
- Apr 2, 2014
- This chapter provides a brief overview of EAGLE including its main features, installation, licensing, and additional EAGLE resources.
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- Let's Get Physical: How Women Will Be a Part of the Upcoming Hardware Revolution
- Mar 18, 2014
- Hardware engineer Lisa Mazzocco about why hardware is the Next Big Thing, and why women are uniquely positioned to be leaders in the field of hardware engineering.
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- Understanding Hardware Transactional Memory in Intel's Haswell Architecture
- Nov 5, 2013
- Haswell is the first mainstream architecture to include hardware support for transactional memory. David Chisnall describes how it works and what it means for developers.
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- Scheduling Challenges with ARM's big.LITTLE Architecture
- Oct 28, 2013
- big.LITTLE is an ARM marketing term for a relatively simple concept. David Chisnall explains what big.LITTLE and similar strategies will mean for operating systems designers over the coming years.
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- The Dark Silicon Problem and What it Means for CPU Designers
- Oct 22, 2013
- The so-called "dark silicon problem" is the subject of a lot of marketing and misinformation. David Chisnall looks at what it really means for CPU designers and how it's likely to affect future processors.
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- PCB Currents: Fundamentals of Electrons and Charges
- Jul 17, 2013
- In this "Plain-English Guide to Electronics and Current Flow," renowned PCB designer Douglas Brooks teaches the fundamentals of electrons and charges.
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- Introduction to Fundamentals of Statistical Signal Processing
- May 1, 2013
- Steven M. Hay introduces his book, Fundamentals of Statistical Signal Processing, Volume III: Practical Algorithm Development.
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- The Role of Petroleum Production Engineering
- Dec 24, 2012
- The authors of "Petroleum Production Systems, 2nd Edition" discuss production engineering, the part of petroleum engineering that attempts to maximize production (or injection) in a cost-effective manner.
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- What Is Bluetooth Low Energy?
- Nov 21, 2012
- Robin Heydon explains what BlueTooth low energy is, as well as relevant device types, design goals, and terminology.
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- Practical Applications in Digital Signal Processing: Review of Digital Frequency
- Nov 15, 2012
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- Scope and Language of Thermodynamics
- Oct 30, 2012
- Themis Matsoukas details the specifics of thermodynamics as they relate to chemical engineering.
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- What Are Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering?
- Aug 7, 2012
- Learn about features of the professions of chemical and bioengineering, including an overview of the history of these fields, where graduates of these programs go to work, and types of projects in which chemical and bioengineers might participate now and in the future.
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- Diagrams for Understanding Chemical Processes
- Jul 3, 2012
- This chapter covers different types of chemical process diagrams, how these diagrams represent different scales of process views, one consistent method for drawing process flow diagrams, the information to be included in a process flow diagram, and the purpose of operator training simulators and recent advances in 3-D representation of different chemical processes.
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