Selected, peer reviewed papers from the 3rd International Conference on Green Power, Materials and Manufacturing Technology and Applications (GPMMTA 2013), December 27-30, 2013, Wuhan, China
This book focuses on environmental sustainability by employing elements of engineering and green computing through modern educational concepts and solutions. It visualizes the potential of artificial intelligence, enhanced by business activities and strategies for rapid implementation, in manufacturing and green technology. This book covers utilization of renewable resources and implementation of the latest energy-generation technologies. It discusses how to save natural resources from depletion and illustrates facilitation of green technology in industry through usage of advanced materials. The book also covers environmental sustainability and current trends in manufacturing. The book provides the basic concepts of green technology, along with the technology aspects, for researchers, faculty, and students.
The 6th International Conference on Computational and Information Sciences (ICCIS2014) will be held in NanChong, China. The 6th International Conference on Computational and Information Sciences (ICCIS2014)aims at bringing researchers in the areas of computational and information sciences to exchange new ideas and to explore new ground. The goal of the conference is to push the application of modern computing technologies to science, engineering, and information technologies.Following the success of ICCIS2004,ICCIS2010 and ICCIS2011,ICCIS2012,ICCIS2013,ICCIS2014 conference will consist of invited keynote presentations and contributed presentations of latest developments in computational and information sciences. The 2014 International Conference on Computational and Information Sciences (ICCIS 2014), now in its sixth run, has become one of the premier conferences in this dynamic and exciting field. The goal of ICCIS is to catalyze the communications among various communities in computational and information sciences. ICCIS provides a venue for the participants to share their recent research and development, to seek for collaboration resources and opportunities, and to build professional networks.
Volume A of Handbook of Polymer Nanocomposites deals with Layered Silicates. In some 20 chapters the preparation, architecture, characterisation, properties and application of polymer nanocomposites are discussed by experts in their respective fields
Green Manufacturing: Fundamentals and Applications introduces the basic definitions and issues surrounding green manufacturing at the process,machine and system (including supply chain) levels. It also shows, by way of several examples from different industry sectors, the potential for substantial improvement and the paths to achieve the improvement. Additionally, this book discusses regulatory and government motivations for green manufacturing and outlines the path for making manufacturing more green as well as making production more sustainable. This book also: Discusses new engineering approaches for manufacturing and provides a path from traditional manufacturing to green manufacturing Addresses regulatory and economic issues surrounding green manufacturing Details new supply chains that need to be in place before going green Includes state-of-the-art case studies in the areas of automotive, semiconductor and medical areas as well as in the supply chain and packaging areas
It is difficult to find an area of public policy more plagued by misunderstanding than energy policy. Even worse, every time the subject is raised, we are obligated to get mired in pointless arguments about the weather. This book helps set the record straight. Not convinced? Consider some of these inconvenient truths: The cost of green energy climate remediation is anywhere from 10-to-1,000 times greater than the damage from the climate change it attempts to alleviate. Germany, the worlds leader in solar energy, will spend more than $280 billion by 2030 on solar subsidies. But all of that investment will only forestall 22nd century global warming by 37 hours. Obamas carbon tax would cost Americans $1.2 trillion over just ten years. But it would only reduce the midrange 3 degree modeled 22nd century global temperature increase by 0.038 degrees Celsius. At their current emissions growth rate, it will take China nine months to replace the entire U.S. emissions cut that Obama wants to achieve over seven years, at a staggering cost in American jobs and lost economic growth. The U.S. biofuel program imposes a cost on consumers 9,862 times greater than any climate benefit they or their distant progeny will ever derive. This is not another skeptical global warming polemic but an economic evaluation of how and why green energy will fail. The world has too many pressing needs. For the money Obama squandered on just a single bankrupt crony solar company, the U.S. could have prevented 300,000 childhood malaria deaths in poor countries. A thoroughly researched, heavily documented book by an expert in his field, it will demonstrate in meticulous detail how wasteful and economically inefficient Obamas green energy dead end future will be compared to other worthy alternatives. Its time to end the hysterical climate cynicism and get on humanitys side.
Selected, peer reviewed papers from the International Conference on Green Power, Materials and Manufacturing Technology and Applications (GPMMTA 2011), July 15-18, 2011, Chongqing, China
Like most industries around the world, the energy industry has also made, and continues to make, a long march toward “green” energy. The science has come a long way since the 1970s, and renewable energy and other green technologies are becoming more and more common, replacing fossil fuels. It is, however, still a struggle, both in terms of energy sources keeping up with demand, and the development of useful technologies in this area. To maintain the supply for electrical energy, researchers, engineers and other professionals in industry are continuously exploring new eco-friendly energy technologies and power electronics, such as solar, wind, tidal, wave, bioenergy, and fuel cells. These technologies have changed the concepts of thermal, hydro and nuclear energy resources by the adaption of power electronics advancement and revolutionary development in lower manufacturing cost for semiconductors with long time reliability. The latest developments in renewable resources have proved their potential to boost the economy of any country. Green energy technology has not only proved the concept of clean energy but also reduces the dependencies on fossil fuel for electricity generation through smart power electronics integration. Also, endless resources have more potential to cope with the requirements of smart building and smart city concepts. A valuable reference for engineers, scientists, chemists, and students, this volume is applicable to many different fields, across many different industries, at all levels. It is a must-have for any library.
The use of intelligence in manufacturing has emerged as a fascinating subject for academics and businesses everywhere. This book focuses on various manufacturing operations and services which are provided to customers to achieve greater manufacturing flexibility, as well as widespread customization and improved quality with the help of advanced and smart technologies. It describes cyber-physical systems and the whole product life cycle along with a variety of smart sensors, adaptive decision models, high-end materials, smart devices, and data analytics. Intelligent Manufacturing and Industry 4.0: Impact, Trends, and Opportunities focuses on Intelligent Manufacturing and the design of smart devices and products that meet the demand of Industry 4.0, manufacturing and cyber-physical systems, along with real-time data analytics for Intelligent Manufacturing. The usage of advanced smart and sensing technologies in Intelligent Manufacturing for healthcare solutions is discussed as well. Popular use cases and case studies related to Intelligent Manufacturing are addressed to provide a better understanding of this topic. This publication is ideally designed for use by technology development practitioners, academicians, data scientists, industry professionals, researchers, and students interested in uncovering the latest innovations in the field of Intelligent Manufacturing. Features: Presents cutting-edge manufacturing technologies and information to maximise product exchanges and production Discusses the improvement in service quality, product quality, and production effectiveness Conveys how a manufacturing company's competitiveness can increase if it can manage the turbulence and changes in the global market Presents how intelligence production is essential in Industry 4.0 and how Industry 4.0 offers greater manufacturing flexibility, as well as widespread customisation, improved quality, and increased productivity Covers the ways businesses handle the challenges of generating an increasing number of customised items with quick time to market and greater quality Includes popular use cases and case studies related to intelligent manufacturing to provide a better understanding of this discipline