Browsing by Author "Mukherjee, Partha"
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Kim, Yoo Sung (2013-08-06)In order to obtain sustainable engineering systems, this research investigates surface and interface properties of metals and active nanostructured coatings. The goal is to develop new approaches in order to improve the ...
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An Investigation of a New Refrigeration Cycle Based on Membrane Enabled Dehumidification and Cooling Prasad, Kiran (2016-08-10)This work is an investigation of a novel refrigeration method called the Claridge-Culp-Pate process / cycle (referred to as CCP) that has been developed based on membrane-enabled dehumidification and cooling. Water is ...
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Rollag, Kelsey Marie (2017-05-08)Widespread use of electric vehicles is hinged on the advancement of energy storage technologies such as lithium-ion batteries. Current research and development endeavors in energy storage for electric vehicles are focused ...
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Shi, Xijun (2014-08-10)Controlling infrastructure temperature, especially flexible pavement, has attracted attention in both industrial and academic societies because: 1) material properties of asphalt, and corresponding structural responses and ...
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Yang, Gang (2017-05-19)The climate change induced by greenhouse gas emissions has urged us to look for alternative energy sources instead of relying on burning fossil fuels. Converting chemical energy to electrical energy through a zero-emission ...
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Wang, Chao (2016-06-03)In heating, ventilating, and air conditioning applications, heat pump systems are devices that provide cooling and heating to residential and commercial buildings. Control-oriented models and control tools are essential ...
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Sanchez, Carlos Joel (2016-12-14)This research investigates the influence of morphological characteristics on tribological performance of lubricating grease. The use of grease as a semi-solid lubricant has been well established in reducing friction and ...
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Kleiderer IV, Arthur Conrad (2017-07-20)Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are a promising technology in energy conversion. However, the high cost of the platinum catalyst limits the use of fuel cells. To address this problem, many improvements and ...
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Ngamassi Kamtche, Frank-Eric (2017-08-10)Removing submicrometer-sized oil droplets from water is still one of the leading challenges in the separation of emulsions. In the oil and gas industry, emulsions are handled in one of two distinctive ways: the stabilization ...
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Ma, Binjian (2017-08-10)Concentrating solar power (CSP) plants have been widely commercialized internationally for generating electricity from solar energy. Thermal energy storage (TES) systems are typically used in CSP plants to balance the ...
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Yang, Hongjoo (2014-08-10)Pool boiling experiments for nanocoatings (or nanostructured surfaces) show that despite the lower thermal conductivity values than carbon, silicon yielded higher values of CHF (critical heat flux). Subsequently numerical ...
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Gada, Neha Khushal (2017-05-03)Lithium ion batteries are quite ubiquitous in terms of their market spread. They represent an extremely compact energy storage device. In addition to making them a lucrative choice for a diverse set of applications, this ...
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Yu, Jiwon 1982- (2012-12-03)Experiments were performed to study forced convective heat transfer of de-ionized water (DI water) and aqueous nanofluids flowing in a microchannel. An array of temperature nanosensors, called “Thin Film Thermocouples ...
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Bashir, Muhammad Hassan (2016-07-28)A comprehensive study was performed to investigate effects of geometrical and coolant flow parameters for a three row compound hole design over a flat plate. These included β: +45 and -45, in-line and stagger arrangement, ...
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Fluctuations in ASHRAE Refrigerant Physical Properties and the Effect on Single and Two Phase Flow Nagy, Paul (2014-11-17)Throughout the course of the American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, data of refrigerant physical properties have been published in their Handbooks. However, this information is not constant, rather ...
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Qureshi, Shamsul Arfin (2017-01-24)A detailed study of various geometric & flow parameters that influence the film cooling effectiveness of gas turbine blade leading edge region was carried out. The parameters studied include leading edge shape, effect of ...
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Ye, Shuai (2016-12-09)Many engineering and scientific applications deal with models that have multiple spatial scales, and these scales can be non-separable. Many of these processes can exhibit nonlinearities and have a tight coupling with the ...
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Pu, Xiong (2014-05-29)Lithium batteries are receiving increasing interest worldwide due to the urgent demand for higher energy density, longer cycling life, cheaper price, and better safety, so that long-distance electric vehicles and stationary ...
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Thomas, James C (2014-12-10)Low regression rates in hybrid rockets limit their use and capability, but additive aluminum nano-particles represent a possible solution to this problem. In this thesis, aluminum nano-particles were characterized and added ...
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Xiao, Huaping (2014-07-31)Diamond has been under spotlight in industry since the discovery of its extraordinary mechanical properties, high wear resistance and excellent chemical inertia. These properties enable diamond a competitive candidate for ...