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Cloud to ground lightning in tropical cyclone: a study of 34 West Atlantic tropical cyclones from 1986-1996
(Texas A&M University, 2001)
Cloud to ground (CG) lightning characteristics and patterns were investigated for 34 tropical cyclones for the time period 1986 to 1996. Spatial analysis of CG lightning relative to both compass directions and the direction ...
Effect of shrink fits on threshold speeds of rotordynamic instability
(Texas A&M University, 2001)
The purpose of this thesis is to study the effect of shrink fits on the threshold speeds of rotor instability. Shrink or press fit components in built-up rotors are known sources of internal friction damping. The internal ...
A comparison of Bayesian versus deterministic formulation for dynamic data integration into reservoir models
(Texas A&M University, 2001)
The integration of dynamic data into reservoir models is known as automatic history matching, and it requires the solution of an inverse problem through the minimization of an objective function. The objective function to ...
Equivalent circuit modeling of hybrid electric vehicle drive train
(Texas A&M University, 2001)
The main goals of the advanced vehicles designer are to improve efficiency, to decrease emissions and to meet customer's requirements. The design of such vehicles is challenging and cannot efficiently be achieved without ...
The radiological impact of the 2000 Hanford Fire (24-Command Fire)
(Texas A&M University, 2001)
The range fire at the Hanford facility in late June 2000 coupled with the fire at Los Alamos during the same year have raised a number of questions about the potential migration and/or transport of radioactive materials ...
Precarious knowledge: assessing contextualist strategies in epistemology
(Texas A&M University, 2001)
Contextualism in epistemology is the thesis that the truth conditions of knowledge attributions are context-sensitive, where facts about both the subject's context and the attributor's context are relevant. This view ...
Modeling multiphase flow for high viscosity liquids: a study of vertical/inclined zero net liquid flow
(Texas A&M University, 2001)
This experimental study investigates the effects of inclination angle and fluid viscosity on zero net liquid flow (ZNLF). Predicting liquid holdup under ZNLF conditions is necessary in several types of petroleum industry ...
Development and validation of a Spanish version of the Questionnaire of Smoking Urges
(Texas A&M University, 2001)
I wanted to examine whether the factor structure of the Questionnaire of Smoking Urges (QSU; Tiffany & Drobes, 1991) was best represented by a one, two, or four-factor structure in two culturally distinct samples of smokers ...
The Effects of Galvanic Corrosion on Air Conditioner Performance
(Texas A&M University, 2001)
Corrosion of air conditioner outdoor heat exchangers (condensers) poses a significant problem for consumers living in coastal regions. This research sought to experimentally determine effects of galvanic corrosion on air ...
Influence of temperature and photoperiod on flowering and seed set in buffelgrass
(Texas A&M University, 2001)
Lack of winter hardiness has limited the distribution and use of buffelgrass Pennisetum ciliare (L.) Link. Efforts to improve winter hardiness have focused on the development of genotypes with rhizomes. The deep placement ...