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Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2013 International Conference on Process Equipment, Mechatronics Engineering and Material Science (PEME2013), June 15-16, 2013, Wuhan, China. The 135 papers are grouped as follows: Chapter 1: Process Equipment; Chapter 2: Mechatronics, Control and Automation; Chapter 3: Material Engineering and Technologies of Material Processing; Chapter 4: Related Themes.

Review from Book News Inc.: The proceedings of the June 2013 conference collects recent Chinese research on equipment and components for industrial processing, system control and automation, mechatronics, and material engineering. Three papers from Shenyang University of Technology propose new methods for arc fault detection. Papers from Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology optimize the parameters of a linear compressor for refrigeration, fix a dry gas seal in a hydrogen compressor and abnormal vibration in a propylene gas compressor, and update the self-flush system in hot oil centrifugal pumps. Other topics of the 135 papers include buoys for oil spill accidents, robot grasp pattern recognition, intelligent crossroad traffic control, a fluorinated carbon for lithium batteries, and machinery for sorting cashew nuts.