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It’s a Gas The Magnificent and Elusive Elements That Expand Our World [Audiobook]


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English | ASIN: B0BLCNSCSX | 2024 | 6 hours and 50 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 374 MB
Author: Mark Miodownik
Narrator: Daniel Weyman

The secret life of gases – the strange, elusive and fascinating substances that shape our world. Why are most gases invisible, odourless and tasteless? Why do some poison us and others make us laugh? And why do some power our engines while others make drinks fizzy? In It’s a Gas, Mark Miodownik masterfully reveals an invisible world through his unique brand of scientific storytelling. Taking us back to that exhilarating – and often dangerous – moment when scientists tried to work out exactly what they had discovered, Miodownik shows that gases are the formative substances of our modern world, each with its own weird and wonderful personality. We see how seventeenth-century laughing gas parties led to the first use of anaesthetics in surgery, how the invention of the air valve in musical instruments gave us bicycles, cars and trainers, and how gases made us masters of the sea (by huge steamships) and skies (via extremely flammable balloons). This delight of a book reveals the immense importance of gases to modern civilisation.

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It’s a Gas The Sublime and Elusive Elements That Expand Our World


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English | September 17th, 2024 | ISBN: 0358157153 | 304 pages | True EPUB | 31.49 MB
The New York Times bestselling author of Stuff Matters presents a rollicking guided tour of the secret lives of gases: the magnificent, strange, and fascinating substances that shape our world.

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Greenhouse Gas Emissions – Fluxes and Processes Hydroelectric Reservoirs and Natural Environments


Free Download Greenhouse Gas Emissions – Fluxes and Processes: Hydroelectric Reservoirs and Natural Environments By Alain Tremblay, Louis Varfalvy (auth.), Dr. Alain Tremblay, Dr. Louis Varfalvy, Dr. Charlotte Roehm, Dr. Michelle Garneau (eds.)
2005 | 732 Pages | ISBN: 3540234551 | PDF | 12 MB
In a time when an unquestionable link between anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases and climatic changes has finally been acknowledged and * widely documented through IPCC reports, the need for precise estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) production rates and emissions from natural as well as managed ecosystems has risen to a critical level. Future agreements between nations concerning the reduction of their GHG emissions will – pend upon precise estimates of the present level of these emissions in both natural and managed terrestrial and aquatic environments. From this viewpoint, the present volume should prove to a benchmark contribution because it provides very carefully assessed values for GHG emissions or exchanges between critical climatic zones in aquatic en- ronments and the atmosphere. It also provides unique information on the biases of different measurement methods that may account for some of the contradictory results that have been published recently in the literature on this subject. Not only has a large array of current measurement methods been tested concurrently here, but a few new approaches have also been developed, notably laser measurements of atmospheric CO concentration 2 gradients. Another highly useful feature of this book is the addition of – nitoring and process studies as well as modeling.

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A Guide to Fire and Gas Detection Design in Hazardous Industries


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English | 2022 | ISBN: 1032160128 | PDF | pages: 153 | 7.4 mb
In the last 15 years, the field of fire and gas mapping has grown extensively, yet very little is published on the subject. The text includes deeper discussions on important engineering factors associated with fire and gas detection, along with anecdotes and examples.

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Use of Corrosion Inhibitors in Oil and Gas Production


Free Download Use of Corrosion Inhibitors in Oil and Gas Production By Palmer, J.W.; Hedges, W.; Dawson, J.L. (Eds.)
2004 | 106 Pages | ISBN: 190435033X | PDF | 5 MB
This practical industry-oriented guide has been compiled to meet the needs of personnel employed by operators, design engineers, contractors and chemical suppliers working in the oil and gas industry. The document draws on the experience of specialists employed in various organisations and incorporates appropriate industry and in-company guidelines. Both technical and management issues are addressed and key points are provided at the end of each chapter to aid in the assimilation of the many and varied aspects that contribute to successful corrosion inhibition. Content: Front Matter • Preface • Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Inhibition Concepts and Issues 3. Inhibitor Selection Strategies 4. Inhibitor Performance Testing 5. Deployment of Corrosion Inhibitors in the Field 6. Inhibitor Treatment of Various Systems 7. Management of Inhibition Programmes • 8. References • Appendix: Examples of Inhibitor Risk Categories

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Power-to-Gas


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English | ISBN: 3110558815 | 2018 | 212 pages | EPUB | 109 MB
How can we use hydrogen to improve our green energy portfolio? Power-to-Gas analyzes the production of hydrogen via electrolysis and conversion of hydrogen for storage and fuels. It relates the need for new technologies with global energy consumption, markets, and logistics. Pilot projects around the world are discussed as well as how policy and economics influence the real use of these energy harvesting and conversion technologies.

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Multiphase Flow Dynamics 4 Turbulence, Gas Adsorption and Release, Diesel Fuel Properties


Free Download Multiphase Flow Dynamics 4: Turbulence, Gas Adsorption and Release, Diesel Fuel Properties By Nikolay Ivanov Kolev
2011 | 348 Pages | ISBN: 3642207480 | PDF | 5 MB
The present Volume 4 of the successful monograh package "Multiphase Flow Dynamics"is devoted to selected Chapters of the multiphase fluid dynamics that are important for practical applications but did not find place in the previous volumes. The state of the art of the turbulence modeling in multiphase flows is presented. As introduction, some basics of the single phase boundary layer theory including some important scales and flow oscillation characteristics in pipes and rod bundles are presented. Then the scales characterizing the dispersed flow systems are presented. The description of the turbulence is provided at different level of complexity: simple algebraic models for eddy viscosity, simple algebraic models based on the Boussinesq hypothesis, modification of the boundary layer share due to modification of the bulk turbulence, modification of the boundary layer share due to nucleate boiling. The role of the following forces on the mathematical description of turbulent flows is discussed: the lift force, the lubrication force in the wall boundary layer, and the dispersion force. A pragmatic generalization of the k-eps models for continuous velocity field is proposed containing flows in large volumes and flows in porous structures. A Methods of how to derive source and sinks terms for multiphase k-eps models is presented. A set of 13 single- and two phase benchmarks for verification of k-eps models in system computer codes are provided and reproduced with the IVA computer code as an example of the application of the theory. This methodology is intended to help other engineers and scientists to introduce this technology step-by-step in their own engineering practice.In many practical application gases are solved in liquids under given conditions, released under other conditions and therefore affecting technical processes for good of for bad. Useful information on the solubility of oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen and carbon dioxide in water under large interval of pressures and temperatures is collected, and appropriate mathematical approximation functions are provided. In addition methods for the computation of the diffusion coefficients are described. With this information solution and dissolution dynamics in multiphase fluid flows can be analyzed. For this purpose the non-equilibrium absorption and release on bubble, droplet and film surfaces under different conditions is mathematically described. A systematic set of internally consistent state equations for diesel fuel gas and liquid valid in broad range of changing pressure and temperature is provided.This new second edition includes various updates, extensions, improvements and corrections.In many practical application gases are solved in liquids under given conditions, released under other conditions and therefore affecting technical processes for good of for bad. Useful information on the solubility of oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen and carbon dioxide in water under large interval of pressures and temperatures is collected, and appropriate mathematical approximation functions are provided. In addition methods for the computation of the diffusion coefficients are described. With this information solution and dissolution dynamics in multiphase fluid flows can be analyzed. For this purpose the non-equilibrium absorption and release on bubble, droplet and film surfaces under different conditions is mathematically described. A systematic set of internally consistent state equations for diesel fuel gas and liquid valid in broad range of changing pressure and temperature is provided.This new second edition includes various updates, extensions, improvements and corrections.

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Jet Fire Due to Gas Leakage Dynamical Theory and Risk Assessment


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English | 2024 | ISBN: 9819753287 | 138 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 31 MB
This book presents a theoretical framework for the quantitative calculation of casualties and damage from jet fires caused by high-pressure gas leaks in pressure vessels or pipelines. The framework incorporates gas leakage models, combustion dynamics models, thermal radiation models, and thermal damage criteria. It conducts sensitivity and uncertainty analyses for the input parameters of the theoretical framework. The robustness of the theoretical framework is verified through field tests. Ultimately, the theoretical framework is used to quantitatively analyze the accidents involving jet fires due to the rupture of natural gas transmission pipelines.

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