Includes bibliographical references and index.

Expert Commentary A. Innovative Techniques for the Simulation and Control of Nuclear Power Plants / Antonio Cammi and Lelio Luzzi -- Expert Commentary B. Estimation of Diffuse Solar Irradiation Using Artificial Neural Networks / J. Mubiru -- Short Communication. Robust Load-Frequency Stabilization by Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage and Static Synchronous Series Compensator / Issarachai Ngamroo -- Ch. 1. Electrochemical Energy Conversion Technologies and their Environmental Impact / C. A. C. Sequeira and D. M. F. Santos -- Ch. 2. Energy Conversion Efficiency in Hybrid-Electric Powertrains / Tomaz Katrasnik -- Ch. 3. Load Frequency Control Strategies: A State-of-the-Art Survey for the Researcher / H. Shayeghi, H. A. Shayanfar and A. Jalili -- Ch. 4. Conceptual Integration Strategies for the Hybrid Systems of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell / Guojun Li, X. W. Zhang, Jun Li and Zhenping Feng -- Ch. 5. Study on Thermal Comfort in Under Floor Heating System Using PVM Model / H. Bazmara, M. Sefidgar and A. Pourshaghaghy -- Ch. 6. Characterization of Laminar flames of Natural Gas and Liquefied Petroleum Gas in Air / S. Y. Liao, D. M. Jiang, C. Yuan and Q. Cheng -- Ch. 7. Regulated and Unregulated Emissions of Diesel Engines Operating on Different Sulfur Content Fuels / Piqiang Tan -- Ch. 8. Experiment of Methane Hydration Process and Samples Comparison / Wenfeng Hao, Wei Sheng, Xiaoguo Bi, Wei Niu and Shanshan Li -- Ch. 9. Transient Three-Dimensional Heat Transfer Analysis of Functionally Graded Irregular Thick Plates Using a Mixed FE-DQ-FD Method / Parviz Malekzadeh and Hossien Rahideh.

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