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An evaluation of lightning flash characteristics using LDAR and NLDN networks with warm season southeast Texas thunderstorms
(Texas A&M University, 2008-10-10)
A comparison of flash parameters from the National Lightning Detection
Network (NLDN) is made with data obtained from the Houston Lightning Detection and
Ranging II (LDAR) network. This research focuses on relating the ...
Rumor mongering: scapegoating techniques for social cohesion and coping among the Japanese-Americans in United States internment camps during World War II
(Texas A&M University, 2008-10-10)
This thesis examines the linkages between the verbal response to social stress,
the ostracism of individuals from a social group, and the subsequent increased cohesion
of the remaining members. To write the thesis, I ...
The Roosevelt Inlet shipwreck: identification, analysis, and historical context
(Texas A&M University, 2008-10-10)
Shipwrecks have a way of catching the imagination of both professionals
and the general public. During the fall of 2004 a shipwreck was discovered in
Delaware Bay near Lewes, Delaware. This vessel, believed to be British, ...
A hybrid fluid simulation on the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
(Texas A&M University, 2008-10-10)
This thesis presents a method to implement a hybrid particle/grid
uid simulation
on graphics hardware. The goal is to speed up the simulation by exploiting
the parallelism of the graphics processing unit, or GPU. The ...
Economies of size in municipal water treatment technologies: Texas lower Rio Grande Valley
(Texas A&M University, 2008-10-10)
As the U.S. population continues to increase, planning for future water quantity and
quality needs is important. Historically, many municipalities have relied heavily on
surface water as their major source of drinking ...
Reduced gravity Rankine cycle system design and optimization study with passive vortex phase separation
(Texas A&M University, 2008-10-10)
Liquid-metal Rankine power conversion systems (PCS) coupled with a fission reactor
remain an attractive option for space power applications because system specific power
and efficiency is very favorable for plant designs ...
Evaluation of liquid lift approach to dual gradient drilling
(Texas A&M University, 2008-10-10)
In the past, the oil and gas industry has typically used the single gradient system to drill wells offshore. With this system the bottom hole pressure was controlled by a mud column extending from the drilling rig to the ...
The impact of gravity segregation on multiphase non-Darcy flow in hydraulically fractured gas wells
(Texas A&M University, 2008-10-10)
Multiphase and non-Darcy flow effects in hydraulically fractured gas wells reduce
effective fracture conductivity. Typical proppant pack laboratory experiments are
oriented in such a way such that phase segregation is ...
Utilizing a cycle simulation to examine the use of exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) for a spark-ignition engine: including the second law of thermodynamics
(Texas A&M University, 2008-10-10)
The exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system has been widely used to reduce nitrogen oxide (NOx) emission, improve fuel economy and suppress knock by using the characteristics of charge dilution. However, previous studies ...
Diet, habitat and ecomorphology of cichlids in the Upper Bladen River, Belize
(Texas A&M University, 2008-10-10)
Cichlids are among the most species rich and ecologically diverse families of
freshwater fishes. Life history attributes vary greatly among cichlids across their global
range, and in the Neotropics alone studies have ...