Springer Handbook of Ocean Engineering

ISBN-13: 9783319166483 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 1345 str.

Manhar R. Dhanak; Nikolas I. Xiros

Opis

This handbook is the definitive reference for the interdisciplinary field that is ocean engineering. It integrates the coverage of fundamental and applied material and encompasses a diverse spectrum of systems, concepts and operations in the maritime environment, as well as providing a comprehensive update on contemporary, leading-edge ocean technologies. Coverage includes an overview on the fundamentals of ocean science, ocean signals and instrumentation, coastal structures, developments in ocean energy technologies and ocean vehicles and automation. It aims at practitioners in a range of offshore industries and naval establishments as well as academic researchers and graduate students in ocean, coastal, offshore and marine engineering and naval architecture. The Springer Handbook of Ocean Engineering is organized in five parts: Part A: Fundamentals, Part B: Autonomous Ocean Vehicles, Subsystems and Control, Part C: Coastal Design, Part D: Offshore Technologies, Part E: Energy Conversion

Recenzje

"This book has a lot of information and ranges from the theoretical to day-to-day management of systems and structures that work in oceans. There are plenty of diagrams and photographs. There is also a lot of mathematics! This is in many ways a good example of a reference book and those involved with the various topics it covers should consider purchasing." (John Goodier, Reference Reviews, Vol. 31 (7), 2017)

Spis treści

1. Introduction to Ocean Engineering
Part A Fundamentals (Ed. Manhar Dhanak)
2. Elements of Physical Oceanography
3. Metocean Extreme and Operating Conditions
4. Mechanics of Ocean Waves
5. Properties of Seawater
6. Principles of Marine Corrosion
7. Hydromechanics
8. Ocean Electromagnetics
9. Digital Signal Processing
10. Control Theory and Applications
Part B Autonomous Ocean Vehicles, Subsystems and Control (Ed. Thomas Curtin)
11. Highly Maneuverable Biorobotic Underwater Vehicles
12. Autonomous Underwater Gliders
13. Autonomous Sea Surface Vehicles
14. Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Navigation
15. Acoustic Communication
16. Underwater Vehicle Docking
17. Underwater Vehicle Manipulators
18. Nonacoustic Sensors
19. Cooperative Vehicle Environmental Monitoring
20. Distributed Ocean Sensing using Nested Autonomy
21. Swarms of Ocean Vehicles
22. Cooperative Vehicle Target Tracking
23. Autonomous Vehicles -- Rules-of-the-Road
24. Autonomy and Risk Assessment
Part C Coastal Design (Eds Jennifer L. Irish, James M. Kaihatu)
25. Coastal Hazards -- Physical Characteristics
26. Hazards and Risk in Coastal Areas -Statistical Characterization 
27. Modeling of Coastal Waves and Hydrodynamics
28. Modeling of Coastal Morphological Processes
29. Beach Nourishment
30. Shore Protection- Hard Structures
31. Port and Harbor Design
32. Marine Outfalls
Part D Offshore Technologies (Eds  R. Cengiz Ertekin, Dominique Roddier)
33. Offshore Platforms
34. Stability of Offshore Systems
35. Wind, Wave and Current Loads
36. Vortex-Induced Vibrations
37. Structural_Dynamics
38. Cable Dynamics
39. Offshore Geotechnics
40. Pipelines and Risers
41. Buoy Technology
42. Liquefied Natural

Gas Carriers and Terminals
43. Salvage Operations
44. Oil Spills and Response
Part E Energy Resources (Ed. Nikolas I. Xiros)
45. Ocean Energy Resource Assessment
46. Ocean Wave Energy Conversion Concepts
47. Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion
48. Ocean Current Energy Conversion
49. Hydrokinetic Energy Conversion
50. Offshore Wind Energy Conversion

Acknowledgements.- About the Authors.- Subject Index

O autorze

Dr. Dhanak is the Director of The Institute for Ocean and Systems Engineering (SeaTech) and Professor of Ocean Engineering at Florida Atlantic University. He also serves as Director of Research for Southeast National Marine Renewable Energy Center and is the past Chairman of the Department of Ocean Engineering.

Dr. Xiros is a Professor of Ocean Engineering at the University of New Orleans and his research interests include marine engineering and control systems for renewable energy.

Blurb

The handbook is the definitive reference for the interdisciplinary field that is ocean engineering. It integrates the coverage of fundamental and applied material and encompasses a diverse spectrum of systems, concepts and operations in the maritime environment, as well as providing a comprehensive update on contemporary, leading-edge ocean technologies. Coverage includes but is not limited to; an overview of ocean science, ocean signals and instrumentation, coastal structures, developments in ocean energy technologies, and ocean vehicles and automation. The handbook will be of interest to practitioners in a range of offshore industries and naval establishments as well as academic researchers and graduate students in ocean, coastal, offshore, and marine engineering and naval architecture.