Preface Chapter 1: Microstructural and Mechanical Properties of Alloys The Effect of Processing under Low-Temperature Superplasticity on Structure and Mechanical Properties of Ultrafine-Grained near Beta Titanium Alloy The Effect of Deformation Regime on the Contributions of Superplastic Deformation Mechanisms in AA5083-Type Aluminum Alloy Effect of Minor Alloying on the Microstructure, Superplastic Behavior and Tensile Properties of Ti-Al-V-Mo Alloy Chapter 2: Functional Materials A Review on ZnO Nanoparticles Characterization, Different Methods of Synthesizes and Applications TiO2 Nanoparticle-Driven Morphological Modulation to Improve Series Resistance and Trap Energy in Phenosafranine Dye-Based Organic Devices Performance of Plant-Based Biopolymers as Drag Reducing Additives Chapter 3: Building Materials Impact of Nano-Silica Addition on Concrete Durability Mechanical Characterization of Building Materials Developed from Diamniadio Swelling Clay Chapter 4: Heat and Mass Transfer in Engineering Systems Improved Efficacy of Evacuated-Tube Solar Collectors Using Engine Oil as a Heat Transfer Medium Thermal Enhancement of Double Pipe Heat Exchanger Using Diamond Shaped Fins Configuration and Geometric Optimization Utilization of Waste Heat of Engine's Exhaust Gases for Domestic Heating Applications Performance Evaluation and Drying Kinetics of Concentrated Direct Forced Convection Solar Dryer Enhancing the Performance of Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage System by Optimising the Design Geometry.