This new edition updated the material by expanding coverage of certain topics, adding new examples and problems, removing outdated material, and adding a computer disk, which will be included with each book. Professor Jaluria and Torrance have structured a text addressing both finite difference and finite element methods, comparing a number of applicable methods.

This collection features contributions covering the advances and developments of new high-temperature metallurgical technologies and their applications to the areas of: processing of minerals; extraction of metals; preparation of metallic, refractory, and ceramic materials; treatment and recycling of slag and wastes; conservation of energy; and environmental protection. The volume will have a broad impact on the academics and professionals serving the metallurgical industries around the world by providing them with comprehensive coverage of a wide variety of topics.

Themes include : Crossing conceptual, cultural and political boundaries -- ideas of community, place and landscape ; working in new temporal and spatial scales ; resource management and environmental justice ; bioregional, deep ecological and ecofeminist perspectives on natural resources ; cultural definitions of resources, co-management between state, provincial, federal/national governments and aboriginal/native peoples [First Nations] ; involvement of ethnic and racial minorities in policy making ; fisheries, parks, protected areas, in transboundary areas ; public-private sector collaboration, etc.

This book highlights recent findings in industrial, manufacturing and mechanical engineering and provides an overview of the state of the art in these fields, mainly in Russia and Eastern Europe. A broad range of topics and issues in modern engineering is discussed, including the dynamics of machines and working processes, friction, wear and lubrication in machines, surface transport and technological machines, manufacturing engineering of industrial facilities, materials engineering, metallurgy, control systems and their industrial applications, industrial mechatronics, automation and robotics. This book gathers selected papers presented at the 8th International Conference on Industrial Engineering (ICIE), held in Sochi, Russia, in May 2022. The authors are experts in various fields of engineering, and all papers have been carefully reviewed. Given its scope, this book will be of interest to a wide readership, including mechanical and production engineers, lecturers in engineering disciplines, and engineering graduates.