Download or read book STEPSurface written by STEPDive // Seven Seas Gear GmbH and published by Seven Seas Gear GmbH. This book was released on 2024-06-07 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Limited Time Offer: Special NAUI Launch Promotion - Only $1.99 US (Regular MSRP $5.99 US) STEPSurface - the first book This first book, STEPSurface, is the starting point for a child’s journey into the underwater world. It will get them excited to explore and experience! The focus is on becoming comfortable and confident underwater, basic breathing and regulator skills, and calm behavior on the dive. These topics can be practiced at the surface to build up fundamental experience. It is perfect for young children, ages 6 and up, who are good swimmers and comfortable in the water. It starts an initial foundation for safe and enjoyable underwater excursions, building the comfort, confidence and behaviors to eventually progress to underwater skills and experience at an older age with the follow up book. Experience Before Depth: Where adventure begins, and learning never ends. Perfect for kids, but guaranteed fun for the whole family! EXPERIENCE BEFORE DEPTH - the training The books have been reviewed by NAUI, and align with corresponding training courses and certifications available on NAUI’s website. With practice, experience, and fun in shallow depths, kids and teens can seamlessly transition their newfound skills into natural behaviors and reactions underwater. As they grow and mature, they can progress year-over-year to deeper dives and lay a foundation of experience to take onto their SCUBA certification at an older age. EXPERIENCE BEFORE DEPTH - the series The Experience Before Depth books are a perfect blend of adventure, education, and safety, making it a must-have training companion and guide for all kids and teens who love diving, and their parents. With a dynamic and playful approach, young divers are inspired and encouraged to focus on safety and mastery of skills. The books are expertly written, with colorful illustrations and pictures and easy-to-understand texts. Interactive links add an extra dimension, bringing the content to life with engaging video clips. Practical hints and hands-on learning make it easy to grasp the fundamentals in a playful way. Rather than learning everything at once, each book covers a specific, age-appropriate selection of content from the many topics and materials of a traditional Junior Open Water Dive course. The same SCUBA skills and techniques are explained in easy language, introducing them gradually in extremely shallow water environments. Young divers can progress through them over time, at their own pace, building confidence and competence over time. Designed for enjoyment and learning, these books are perfect for SCUBA-certified parents to read together with their aspiring young divers, creating a bonding experience and reinforcing fundamental safety and behavioral skills.
Download or read book Introduction to Surface Engineering and Functionally Engineered Materials written by Peter Martin and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-09-06 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a clear and understandable text for users and developers of advanced engineered materials, particularly in the area of thin films, and addresses fundamentals of modifying the optical, electrical, photo-electric, triboligical, and corrosion resistance of solid surfaces and adding functionality to solids by engineering their surface, structure, and electronic, magnetic and optical structure. Thin film applications are emphasized. Through the inclusion of multiple clear examples of the technologies, how to use them,and the synthesis processes involved, the reader will gain a deep understanding of the purpose, goals, and methodology of surface engineering and engineered materials. Virtually every advance in thin film, energy, medical, tribological materials technologies has resulted from surface engineering and engineered materials. Surface engineering involves structures and compositions not found naturally in solids and is used to modify the surface properties of solids and involves application of thin film coatings, surface functionalization and activation, and plasma treatment. Engineered materials are the future of thin film technology. Engineered structures such as superlattices, nanolaminates, nanotubes, nanocomposites, smart materials, photonic bandgap materials, metamaterials, molecularly doped polymers and structured materials all have the capacity to expand and increase the functionality of thin films and coatings used in a variety of applications and provide new applications. New advanced deposition processes and hybrid processes are being used and developed to deposit advanced thin film materials and structures not possible with conventional techniques a decade ago. Properties can now be engineered into thin films that achieve performance not possible a decade ago.
Download or read book Surface Complexation Modeling written by Athanasios K. Karamalidis and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-02-14 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a description of the generalized two layer surface complexation model, data treatment procedures, and thermodynamic constants for sorption of metal cations and anions on gibbsite, the most common form of aluminum oxide found in nature and one of the most abundant minerals in soils, sediments, and natural waters. The book provides a synopsis of aluminum oxide forms and a clearly defined nomenclature. Compilations of available data for sorption of metal cations and anions on gibbsite are presented, and the results of surface complexation model fitting of these data are given. The consistency of the thermodynamic surface complexation constants extracted from the data is examined through development of linear free energy relationships which are also used to predict thermodynamic constants for ions for which insufficient data are available to extract constants. The book concludes with a comparison of constants extracted from data for sorption on gibbsite with those determined previously for hydrous ferric oxide (HFO), hydrous manganese oxide (HMO), and goethite. The overall objective of this book is the development and presentation of an internally consistent thermodynamic database for sorption of inorganic cations and anions on gibbsite, an abundant and reactive mineral in soils, sediments, and aquatic systems. Its surface has a high affinity for sorption of metal cations and anions, including radionuclides. The gibbsite database will enable simulation and prediction of the influence of sorption on the fate of these chemical species in natural systems and treatment processes in which aluminum oxides are abundant. It thus will help to advance the practical application of surface complexation modeling.
Download or read book Characterization and Chemical Modification of the Silica Surface written by E.F. Vansant and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 1995-04-25 with total page 573 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oxide surface materials are widely used in many applications, in particular where chemically modified oxide surfaces are involved. Indeed, in disciplines such as separation, catalysis, bioengineering, electronics, ceramics, etc., modified oxide surfaces are very important. In all cases, the knowledge of their chemical and surface characteristics is of great importance for the understanding and eventual improvement of their performances. This book reviews the latest techniques and procedures in the characterization and chemical modification of the silica surface, presenting a unified and state-of-the-art approach to the relevant analysis techniques and modification procedures, covering 1000 references integrated into one clear concept.
Download or read book Surface Diffusion written by M.C. Tringides and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1997-12-31 with total page 746 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The interest in the problem of surface diffusion has been steadily growing over the last fifteen years. This is clearly evident from the increase in the number of papers dealing with the problem, the development of new experimental techniques, and the specialized sessions focusing on diffusion in national and international meetings. Part of the driving force behind this increasing activity is our recently acquired ability to observe and possibly control atomic scale phenomena. It is now possible to look selectively at individual atomistic processes and to determine their relative importance during growth and reactions at surfaces. The number of researchers interested in this problem also has been growing steadily which generates the need for a good reference source to farniliarize newcomers to the problem. While the recent emphasis is on the role of diffusion during growth, there is also continuing progress on the more traditional aspects of the problem describing mass transport in an ensemble of particles. Such a description is based on the statistical mechanical analysis of a collection of particles that mutually interact and develop correlations. An average over the multitude of atomistic processes that operate under these conditions is necessary to fully describe the dynamics in the system.
Download or read book Concepts in Surface Physics written by M.-C. Desjonqueres and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 621 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tutorial treatment of the main concepts of the physics of crystal surfaces. Emphasis is placed on simplified calculations and the corresponding detailed analytical derivations, that are able to throw light on the most important physical mechanisms. More rigorous techniques, which often require a large amount of computer time, are also explained. Wherever possible, the theory is compared to practice, with the experimental methods being described from a theoretical rather than a technical viewpoint. The topics treated include thermodynamic and statistical properties of clean and adsorbate-covered surfaces, atomic structure, vibrational properties, electronic structure, and the theory of physisorption and chemisorption. The whole is rounded off with new excercises.
Download or read book Surface Hardening of Steels written by Joseph R. Davis and published by ASM International. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation A practical selection guide to help engineers and technicians choose the mot efficient surface hardening techniques that offer consistent and repeatable results. Emphasis is placed on characteristics such as processing temperature, case/coating thickness, bond strength, and hardness level obtained. The advantages and limitations of the various thermochemical, thermal and coating/surface modification technologies are compared
Download or read book Phase Transitions and Adsorbate Restructuring at Metal Surface written by D.A. King and published by Newnes. This book was released on 2012-12-02 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The objective in initiating this series in 1980 was to provide an in-depth review of advances made in the understanding key aspects of surface chemistry and physics through the application of new techniques to the study of well-defined surfaces. Since then the field of surface science has greatly matured, and further important techniques, particularly scanning probe microscopies, have been successfully assimilated into the applications armoury of the surface scientist. The present volume is a series of timely reviews by many of the current experts in the field of phase transitions and adsorbate-induced surface restructuring. No aspect of the science of solid surfaces can be fully understood without accounting for the structural diversity of surfaces, now revealed in atomic detail by techniques based on diffraction and scanning probe microscopies. For example, it is now clear to those working in heterogeneous catalysis that adsorbate-induced restructuring of surfaces can play a critical role in phenomena such as bistability, kinetic oscillations, and promotion and poisoning. Structural transitions at surfaces can also play a key role in determining the electronic properties of surfaces, reviewed in volume 5.
Download or read book Surface Warfare written by and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Polymer Surface Modification Relevance to Adhesion written by Kash L. Mittal and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2007-05-11 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book documents the proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on this topic, held in Toronto. The book is divided into two parts: Part 1: Surface Modification Techniques; Part 2: Adhesion Improvement to Polymer Surfaces. Various ways to modify a host of polymer surfaces for a variety of purposes are covered in this book, with emphasis on latest developments. There is a tremendous current interest in devising new ways or ameliorating the existing techniques to modify polymer surfaces to attain desired characteristics because of its importance in a legion of technological areas, and all signals indicate that this interest will continue unabated. So this book should fill the need and should be a valuable addition to the literature.
Download or read book Biomaterials Surface Science written by Andreas Taubert and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-07-23 with total page 599 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the interface of biology, chemistry, and materials science, this book provides an overview of this vibrant research field, treating the seemingly distinct disciplines in a unified way by adopting the common viewpoint of surface science. The editors, themselves prolific researchers, have assembled here a team of top-notch international scientists who read like a "who's who" of biomaterials science and engineering. They cover topics ranging from micro- and nanostructuring for imparting functionality in a top-down manner to the bottom-up fabrication of gradient surfaces by self-assembly, from interfaces between biomaterials and living matter to smart, stimuli-responsive surfaces, and from cell and surface mechanics to the elucidation of cell-chip interactions in biomedical devices. As a result, the book explains the complex interplay of cell behavior and the physics and materials science of artificial devices. Of equal interest to young, ambitious scientists as well as to experienced researchers.
Download or read book Polymer Surface Modification to Enhance Adhesion written by K. L. Mittal and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2024-04-02 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: POLYMER SURFACE MODIFICATION TO ENHANCE ADHESION This unique, comprehensive and groundbreaking book is the first on this important subject. Polymer Surface Modification to Enhance Adhesion comprises 13 chapters and is divided into two parts: Part 1: Energetic Treatments; and Part 2: Chemical Treatments. Topics covered include atmospheric pressure plasma treatment of polymers to enhance adhesion; corona treatment of polymer surfaces to enhance adhesion; flame surface treatment of polymers to enhance adhesion; vacuum UV photo-oxidation of polymer surfaces to enhance adhesion; optimization of adhesion of polymers using photochemical surface modification UV/Ozone surface treatment of polymers to enhance adhesion; adhesion enhancement of polymer surfaces by ion beam treatment; polymer surface modification by charged particles; laser surface modification of polymeric materials; competition in adhesion between polysort and monosort functionalized polyolefinic surfaces; amine-terminated dendritic materials for polymer surface modification; arginine-glycine-aspartic acid (RGD) modification of polymer surfaces; and adhesion promoters for polymer surfaces. Audience The book will be of great interest to polymer scientists, surface scientists, adhesionists, materials scientists, plastics engineers, and to those involved in adhesive bonding, packaging, printing, painting, metallization, biological adhesion, biomedical devices, and polymer composites.
Download or read book Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Advanced Surface Enhancement INCASE 2021 written by Yuefan Wei and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-08-21 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the proceedings of the ‘2nd International Conference on Advanced Surface Enhancement’, INCASE 2021. It comprehensively reviews the state-of-the-arts in surface engineering related techniques and strategies, towards industrialization. The topics include ‘Advances in Surface Engineering’, ‘Surface and sub-surface Characterisation’, ‘Surface Coatings’ and ‘Modeling and Simulation’. With the opportunities and challenges discussed, this book identifies the gaps between research and manufacturing. The innovative ideas presented promote technology adoption in industry, for the future of manufacturing.
Download or read book Surface Reconstructions written by David Fisher and published by Trans Tech Publications Ltd. This book was released on 2009-03-25 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is well-known, even at the most elementary level of scientific knowledge, that free surfaces have properties which make them differ from the underlying bulk material. In the case of liquids, it is common knowledge - even among laymen - that the liquid surface acts as though it were a distinct skin-like material. At a slightly more advanced level, it is known that the liquid surface will seek to minimize its total surface energy by minimizing its surface area; thereby affecting its local vapor-pressure and adsorption behavior. In the case of solids too, it has long been known that different crystallographic surfaces have different surface energies and that this can decide which surfaces ‘survive’ during crystal growth, and govern how solids - especially small particles - respond to prolonged annealing. However, although it was perhaps theoretically ‘obvious’, it is only relatively recently (since the 1950s) that it has come to be realized that solid surfaces will seek to minimize their total surface energy not only by minimizing their area, but also by changing their local surface structure. This process has come to be known as surface reconstruction. Study of this phenomenon has exploded in interest in recent years, partly because of the ever-increasing sophistication of the experimental techniques available for examining surfaces in the required detail, and partly because of the importance of the phenomenon in such fields as catalysis and layered (epitaxial) construction of semiconducting devices.
Download or read book Polymer Surface Characterization written by Luigia Sabbatini and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2022-01-19 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fully updated edition provides a broad approach to the surface analysis of polymers being of high technological interest. Modern analytical techniques, potential applications and recent advances in instrumental apparatus are discussed. The self-consistent chapters are devoted to techniques from photoelectron spectroscopy to electron microscopies and wettability.
Download or read book Mineral Surface Reactions at the Nanoscale written by Christine V. Putnis and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2019-05-20 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reactions at mineral surfaces are central to all geochemical processes. As minerals comprise the rocks of the Earth, the processes occurring at the mineral–aqueous fluid interface control the evolution of the rocks and hence the structure of the crust of the Earth during processes such as metamorphism, metasomatism, and weathering. In recent years focus has been concentrated on mineral surface reactions made possible through the development of advanced analytical methods such as atomic force microscopy (AFM), advanced electron microscopies (SEM and TEM), phase shift interferometry, confocal Raman spectroscopy, and advanced synchrotron-based applications, to enable mineral surfaces to be imaged and analyzed at the nanoscale. Experiments are increasingly complemented by molecular simulations to confirm or predict the results of these studies. This has enabled new and exciting possibilities to elucidate the mechanisms that govern mineral–fluid reactions. In this Special Issue, “Mineral Surface Reactions at the Nanoscale”, we present 12 contributions that highlight the role and importance of mineral surfaces in varying fields of research.
Download or read book Surface Complexation Modelling written by Johannes Lutzenkirchen and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2006-09-02 with total page 653 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surface Complexation Modelling deals with various aspects associate to the modelling of solutes adsorption from of solutes from aqueous solutions to minerals. The individual contributions cover fundamental aspects and applications. Applications cover case studies and present consistent surface complexation parameter sets. The model approaches range from simplistic to mechanistic. More fundamental contributions address underlying phenomena or stress the opportunities of modern computational methods. Several mineral systems are covered, including goethite, gibbsite, clay minerals etc.Surface Complexation Modelling presents the state-of-the-art of surface complexation modelling and suggests ideas for further model development. A number of chapters are authored by scientists working on nuclear waste storage, where the retention of radionuclides contributes to preventing radionuclide migration from the repository to the biosphere. Other contributions come from soil and environmental chemists with an interest in reactive transport of pollutants in soils or aquifers. - Covering a wide range of disciplines - Bringing together contributions from experts in the field - Providing a balance between the theoretical and applied aspects
