Browsing Electronic Theses, Dissertations, and Records of Study (2002– ) by Author "Ugaz, Victor"
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Yildiz, Mustafa Alper (2020-12-02)The helical coil steam generator (HCSG) is a specific type of shell-and-tube heat exchanger known for having a higher heat transfer coefficient than similar straight tube designs. Because of its compactness and higher heat ...
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Dong, Ping (2021-12-07)Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) that permit real-time tracking of glucose levels have the potential to vastly improve diabetes management. The membrane used to construct an optical glucose sensor must address challenges ...
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Hollrah, Brent P (2020-12-01)A major appeal of sodium fast reactors is their passive safety capabilities. To demonstrate this, a series of Loss of Flow WithOut Scram (LOFWOS) tests were conducted at the Fast Flux Test Facility (FFTF) under different ...
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Qu, Xin (2012-07-16)In the US alone, more than 500,000 coronary artery bypass procedures are performed annually. Tissue engineering shows the potential to construct functional grafts to overcome the limited availability of autologous saphenous ...
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Harwell, Remington P (2015-12-07)Bisphenol A (BPA) is a common chemical intermediate associated with adverse reproductive effects, cancer, and other human health disorders. Despite these risks, BPA continues to be employed worldwide towards the production ...
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Callejas-Tovar, Juan (2012-10-19)One of the most important challenges in low-temperature fuel cell technology is improving the catalytic efficiency at the electrode-catalyst where the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) occurs. Platinum is the best pure ...
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Yegin, Cengiz (2016-12-08)The inefficient dissipation of heat is a crucial problem that limits the reliability and performance of all electronic systems. As electronic devices get smaller and more powerful, and moving components of machinery operate ...
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Talari, Jyothsna Varsha (2016-05-03)Worldwide energy consumption is increasing at a rapid rate. To meet this increasing demand, maximizing oil recovery from existing sources has become critical. For this purpose, Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery techniques are ...
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Carvajal Diaz, Jennifer Andrea (2012-07-16)In this dissertation, molecular simulation techniques are used for the theoretical prediction of nanoscale properties for peptide-based materials. This work is focused on two particular systems: peptide nanotubes formed ...
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Rangel, Norma Lucia (2012-07-16)Molecular electrostatic potentials (MEPs) and vibrational electronics (“vibronics”) have developed into novel scenarios proposed by our group to process information at the molecular level. They along with the traditional ...
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Prapaitrakul, Nikornpon (2011-02-22)Asphalt binder oxidation in pavements has been proven to be an ongoing process throughout a pavement's service life. Understanding the nature of the oxidation process is a critical step toward better pavement design to ...
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White, Lance Leon Allen (2019-11-04)Liquid metal fast reactors often use a tightly packed triangular lattice of fuel pins that are helically wrapped with a wire spacer, enclosed in a hexagonal duct. These reactors are thought to suffer from partial or total ...
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Tatman, Gabriel (2023-04-28)Multi-stage hydraulic fracturing has become common practice for economically enhancing production from unconventional oil and gas reservoirs in recent years. The process of hydraulic fracturing is continuously refined as ...
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Hsieh, Min-Chi (2018-08-28)Viral proteins are a potential candidate for subunit vaccine development as they are able to self-assemble into an authentic structure without the existence of an infectious genome. However, its poor immunogenicity limits ...