MATERIAL AND ENERGY BALANCES FOR ENGINEERS AND ENVIRONMENTALISTS

by Colin Oloman (University of British Columbia, Canada)

Material and energy balances are fundamental to many engineering disciplines and have a major role in decisions related to sustainable development. This text, which covers the substance of corresponding undergraduate courses, presents the balance concepts and calculations in a format accessible to students, engineering professionals and others who are concerned with the material and energy future of our society.

Following a review of the basic science and economics, the text focuses on material and energy accounting in batch and continuous operations, with emphasis on generic process units, flow sheets, stream tables and spreadsheet calculations. There is a unified approach to reactive and non-reactive energy balance calculations, plus chapters dedicated to the general balance equation and simultaneous material and energy balances. Seventy worked examples show the elements of process balances and connect them with the material and energy concerns of the 21st century.

BETA BEAMS

by Mats Lindroos (CERN, Switzerland) & Mauro Mezzetto

The book is the first monograph on the beta-beam concept for the production of a high-intensity electron (anti-)neutrino beam first proposed in 2001 by Pierro Zuchelli. The book describes both technical aspects and experimental aspects of the beta-beam. It is highly likely that one of the future major projects in particle physics is a high-intensity neutrino oscillation facility. This book will provide i) scientists with an insight into the possibilities offered by beta-beams (e.g. for further physics reach work), ii) facility designers with a starting point for future studies and iii) policy makers with a comprehensive picture of the limits and possibilities offered by a beta-beam.