1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910455616703321

Autore

Neufeld Zoltán

Titolo

Chemical and biological processes in fluid flows [[electronic resource] ] : a dynamical systems approach / / Zoltán Neufeld, Emilio Hernández-García

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Imperial College Press, c2010

ISBN

1-282-75976-0

9786612759765

1-84816-178-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (304 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Hernández-GarcíaEmilio <1963->

Disciplina

532.5015118

Soggetti

Fluid dynamics - Mathematical models

Fluid mechanics - Mathematical models

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Chemically and biologically reacting flows; Plan of the book; 1 Fluid Flows; 1.1 Conservation laws; 1.2 Laminar and turbulent flows; 1.3 Turbulence; 1.4 Kolmogorov's theory of turbulence; 1.5 Two-dimensional flows; 2 Mixing and Dispersion in Fluid Flows; 2.1 Introduction; 2.1.1 Advection; 2.1.2 Diffusion; 2.1.3 Advection and diffusion; 2.2 Steady two-dimensional flows; 2.2.1 Advection along streamlines; 2.2.2 Dispersion of diffusive tracers in steady flows; 2.3 Advection in weakly time-dependent two-dimensional flows; 2.4 Chaotic advection in three dimensions

2.5 Dispersion by chaotic advection 2.5.1 The Lyapunov exponent; 2.6 Chaotic advection in open flows; 2.7 Chaotic advection and diffusion; 2.7.1 The filament model; 2.7.2 Asymptotic decay in chaotic flows; 2.8 Mixing in turbulent flows; 2.8.1 Relative dispersion in turbulence; 2.8.2 Passive scalar in turbulent flows; 2.9 Distribution of inertial particles in flows; 3 Chemical and Ecological Models; 3.1 Chemical dynamics; 3.1.1 The Law of Mass Action; 3.1.2 Binary, First-Order, and Zeroth-Order Reactions; 3.1.3 Autocatalytic and Enzymatic Reactions: The adiabatic elimination



3.1.4 Oscillations and excitability 3.1.5 Multistability; 3.2 Biological models; 3.2.1 Simple birth, death and saturation; 3.2.2 Predator-Prey models; 3.2.3 Competition; 3.3 Summary; 4 Reaction-diffusion Dynamics; 4.1 Diffusion and linear growth; 4.1.1 Linear spreading of perturbations; 4.1.2 The minimum habitat-size problem; 4.1.3 Plankton filaments; 4.2 Fisher waves; 4.3 Multistability: Fronts advancing on metastable states; 4.4 Excitable waves; 4.5 Turing diffusive instabilities; 4.6 Oscillatory media and beyond; 5 Fast Binary Reactions and the Lamellar Approach

5.1 Lamellar reacting models 5.2 Fast binary reactions in simple flows; 5.3 The fast binary reaction in complex flows; 6 Decay-type and Stable Reaction Dynamics in Flows; 6.1 Stable reaction dynamics and its global steady state; 6.2 The spectrum of decaying scalar in a flow; 6.2.1 The inertial-convective range; 6.2.2 The viscous-convective range; 6.3 Smooth and filamental distributions .; 6.4 Structure functions, multifractality and intermittency; 6.5 Two-dimensional turbulence with linear damping; 7 Mixing in Autocatalytic-type Processes; 7.1 Mixing in autocatalytic reactions

7.1.1 The closed-flow case7.1.2 The open flow case; 7.1.3 Results from the filament model; 7.1.4 Front propagation in cellular flows; 7.2 Mixing and bistable dynamics; 7.3 Mixing in excitable dynamics; 7.3.1 Excitable plankton dynamics; 7.4 Competition dynamics; 8 Mixing in Oscillatory Media; 8.1 Synchronization of oscillatory dynamics by mixing; 8.1.1 Persistent patterns in uniform medium; 8.2 Synchronization in non-uniform medium; 8.3 Noise induced oscillations in excitable media; 8.4 The effect of chaotic dispersion on cyclic competition; 9 Further Reading

9.1 Complex fluids and reactive flows

Sommario/riassunto

Many chemical and biological processes take place in fluid environments in constant motion - chemical reactions in the atmosphere, biological population dynamics in the ocean, chemical reactors, combustion, and microfluidic devices. Applications of concepts from the field of nonlinear dynamical systems have led to significant progress over the last decade in the theoretical understanding of complex phenomena observed in such systems.  This book introduces the theoretical approaches for describing mixing and transport in fluid flows. It reviews the basic concepts of dynamical phenomena arising



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910453241403321

Titolo

Calcium signaling [[electronic resource] /] / Masayoshi Yamaguchi, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hauppauge, N.Y., : Nova Science Publishers, c2012

ISBN

1-62081-917-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (247 p.)

Collana

Protein biochemistry, synthesis, structure and cellular functions

Altri autori (Persone)

YamaguchiMasayoshi <1947->

Disciplina

571.7/4

Soggetti

Cellular signal transduction

Intracellular calcium

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Ca2+ signaling in lower eukaryote / I.V. Shemarova -- Role of calcium in stress mediated signaling in plants / Cheshta Sharma, Amita Pandey, Girdhar K. Pandey -- Calmodulin signaling inside-out : intracellular and extracellular calmodulin and its interaction with a matricellular cysteine-rich calmodulin-binding protein / Danton H. O'Day, Robert Huber, Andres Suarez -- A tale of three proteins : the nucleolar calmodulin-binding protein nucleomorphin and its binding partners calcium-binding protein 4a and puromycin-sensitive aminopeptidase / Danton H. O'Day, Andrew Catalano, Yekaterina Poloz -- Insights into the role of intracellular Ca2+ concentration changes during in vitro chondrogenesis / Csaba Matta ... [et al.] -- Cav2.1 channelopathies and mouse genetic approaches for investigating Cav2.1 channel function and dysfunction / Eiki Takahashi -- Regucalcin : role as a suppressor protein in calcium signaling / Masayoshi Yamaguchi -- Calcium ([Ca2+]i) signaling as a key-target for cancer treatment / Ana-Maria Florea, Dietrich Büsselberg.



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910298507203321

Autore

Sunderasan Srinivasan

Titolo

Cleaner-Energy Investments [[electronic resource] ] : Cases and Teaching Notes / / by Srinivasan Sunderasan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Delhi : , : Springer India : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

81-322-2062-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (206 p.)

Disciplina

330

332

333.7

333.79

Soggetti

Environmental economics

Energy policy

Renewable energy resources

Environmental law

Environmental policy

Energy consumption

Macroeconomics

Environmental Economics

Energy Policy, Economics and Management

Renewable and Green Energy

Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice

Energy Efficiency

Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Case 1. Solar PV – Thermal Hybrids: Energy in Synergy -- Case 2. The Condit Dam: A Make or Break Decision -- Case 3. Rainmaker in Kuwait: Precipitating a Solution -- Case 4. Amakhala Wind: Turbulence In The Detail? -- Case 5. San Cristobal Wind Power Project: Addressing Petrel and Diesel Conservation -- Case 6. Recogen, Sri Lanka: Thinking Out Of The Shell -- Case 7. Delhi Airport Metro Line: Aborted Takeoff? --



Case 8. Godawari Green: Got-to-worry? -- Case 9. The Tesla Roadster: Running on Empty? -- Case 10. Mount Coffee Hydro: Stimulating A New Generation -- Case 11. Nepal, Ridi Hydro: Common Equity – Uncommon Enthusiasm -- Case 12. Wyke Farms: Sustaining Personality And Profitability -- Case 13. Norfolk Council Energy From Waste Project: Unfavorable Currents -- Case 14. Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations: Staying Afloat In Deep Waters -- Case 15. GoBiGas: Fuelling the Biogas Movement.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is a compilation of case studies from different countries and covers contemporary technologies including electric vehicles and solar thermal power plants. The book highlights the real-world situations facing individual projects and highlights the strengths and weaknesses of the underlying business propositions. It also sheds light on the factors that are routinely ignored during project formulation and risk assessment, namely coordination among public and private agencies, confirmed availability of relatively minor but essential components, possibility of concurrent demand for inputs from different project proponents, etc. The book provides a systematic ‘guided tour’ of renewable energy (RE) projects for potential project analysts and includes the development of financial models. It concludes with an evaluation of risk and the design of risk-mitigation measures. It is designed to simultaneously appeal to business school students and to serve as a guide for practicing executives, policy makers and consultants. The cases cover several countries, currencies, policy environments, technologies and resources and will help policy makers, consultants and project analysts and proponents view RE projects in a new light.