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Transport Properties of Shale Gas in Relation to Kerogen Porosity

Vasileiadis, Manolis; Economou, Ioannis G; Peristeras, Loukas D.; Papavasileiou, Konstantinos D (2019-03-21)

Kerogen is a micro-porous amorphous solid, which consist the major component of the organic matter scattered in the potentially lucrative shale formations hosting shale gas. Deeper understanding of the way kerogen porosity ...

Non-equilibrium Plasmas in Oil

Geiger, Robert Paul (2017-05-15)

A non-equilibrium plasma can be generated in a liquid when the energy density is controlled. The process of initiating a plasma starting with a liquid phase can be initiated by applying a sufficiently large electric potential ...

Statistical Inference for Large Spatial Data

Li, Furong (2017-05-08)

The availability of large spatial and spatial-temporal data geocoded at accurate locations has fueled increasing interest in spatial modeling and analysis. In this dissertation, we present one study concerning the inference ...

A Novel Single-Phase Grid-connected PV Inverter System

Li, Xiao (2017-05-10)

Renewable energy sources, especially solar energy, continue to gain popularity and are ready to become a significant part of global energy portfolio. Grid-connected inverter based distributed generator is becoming increasingly ...

Effects of Ingesting a Preworkout Supplement for 7 Days on Exercise Performance and Cognitive Function

Koozehchian, Majid Surena (2017-02-20)

We examined the effects of ingesting two pre-workout supplements (PWS) on cognitive function, perceived readiness, and exercise performance related parameters. Resistance-trained participants (N=19) were randomized to a ...

Sorghum Bran as an Antioxidant in Frozen Meat and Poultry Products

Waters, Crystal Michelle (2017-06-02)

Synthetic antioxidants, butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) and butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), or natural antioxidants such as rosemary extract, are common antioxidants used in meat products to retard lipid oxidation. Research ...

Multi-Scale Fatigue Damage Life Assessment of a Railway Wheel Using a Critical-Plane Model

Kiani, Maysam (2017-02-01)

A 3D finite element model is constructed in ABAQUS® to simulate the stress/strain fields that take place under the rolling-contact of railway wheels on rails. This FE model constitutes a faithful replica of a railway wheel ...

Computational Modeling of the Time-dependent Behavior of Cementitious Materials

Li, Xiaodan (2017-01-17)

Finite element procedures combined with microstructure development modeling are integrated to quantitatively predict the viscoelastic/viscoplastic relaxation of cement paste due to intrinsic calcium silicate hydrate ...

Synthetic and Biochemical Exploration of the Degradation and Utilization of Thiamin Analogs and Preliminary Studies on Methanopterin methyltransferase

Shome, Brateen (2017-01-13)

Thiaminase I from Clostridium botulinum cleaves thiamin to the constituent pyrimidine and thiazole using a wide range of external nucleophiles. The crystal structure of the thiamin bound mutant of thiaminase I from Clostridium ...