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Experimental Design and Flow Visualization for the Upper Plenum of a Very High Temperature Gas Cooled for Computer Fluid Dynamics Validation
(2014-08-08)
The Very High Temperature Reactor (VHTR) is a Generation IV nuclear reactor that is currently under design. It modifies the current high temperature gas reactor (HTGR) design to have a 1000 ^(0)C coolant outlet. This ...
Yeast for Ethanol and Carotenoid Productions
(2015-05-07)
Lignocellulosic biomass is an attractive source of renewable energy. Saccharomyces cerevisiae is often a biocatalyst of choice because of its ability to produce ethanol, as well as its robustness to harsh processing ...
The Function of a Central RNA Helicase RNP in Editosomes of Trypanosomes
(2016-04-25)
Trypanosoma brucei requires extensive remodeling of its mitochondrial gene expression during different stages of its life cycle. RNA editing is one of the vital processes for these mitochondrial changes. This process ...
Advanced Coupled THM Analysis in Geomechanics
(2014-08-11)
This dissertation is aimed at advancing current understating and modeling of problems involving the complex soils systems. A wide range of problems are tackled here including those in: frozen soils; gas hydrate bearing ...
Alkaline Chemical Stability and Ion Transport in Polymerized Ionic Liquid Anion Exchange Membranes
(2016-05-10)
Non-platinum (low-cost), long-lasting, solid-state alkaline fuel cells (AFCs) require anion exchange membranes (AEMs) that have high alkaline chemical stability, high hydroxide ion conductivity, and adequate mechanical ...
EPH and Ephrins in Palate Development
(2015-04-23)
Cleft palate (CP) is one of the most common birth defects. It may not be life threatening but many functions, such as feeding, digestion, speech, middle-ear ventilation, hearing, respiration, and facial and dental development, ...
Foraging Ecology of Lactating Steller Sea Lions (Eumetopias jubatus) at Lovushki Island, Russia
(2015-04-29)
A key objective of the National Marine Fisheries Service recovery plan for Steller sea lions (SSL – Eumetopias jubatus) is to protect critical habitats. Doing so relies in part on knowledge of SSL ecology based on time-depth ...
Using Mineral Equilibria to Estimate H2O Activities in Peridotites from the Western Gneiss Region of Norway
(2015-04-09)
The earth’s mantle is an important reservoir of H2O, and even a small amount of H2O has a significant influence on the physical properties of mantle rocks. Estimating the amount of H2O in rocks from the earth’s mantle ...
Evaluation of Instantaneous Pressure Measurements on a Rod Surface in a 5 x 5 Bundle and Validation Through CFD
(2015-05-12)
Grid-To-Rod-Fretting (GTRF) in PWR fuel assemblies is a major issue of concern to vendors and utilities. Instantaneous pressure fluctuations on a fuel rod surface can help characterize the GTRF potential within a fuel ...
Observation of Liquid Metal Actuation in Microfluidic Channels and Implementation to Tunable RF Inductors
(2014-07-18)
The overreaching goal of this thesis research is to analyze liquid metal plug actuation in microfluidic channels and to exemplify this actuation in a tunable inductor design using liquid metal as a switching material, and ...