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Investigation into the stability of low-inertia micro-grids
(2023-05-01)This work examines the stability of low inertia micro-grids (MGs). The lack of inertia in such power electronics dominated grid is a pressing matter that directly impacts its operation and stability. The investigated MG ... -
Investigation of a hydrogen production process through aluminum and water chemical reaction
(2019-12-01)This thesis reported a novel hydrogen production experimental set up, which utilized the chemical reaction between aluminum and water to produce hydrogen. The constructed experimental setup had an aluminum powder spraying ... -
Investigation of a novel high temperature solid oxide electrolyzer for solar hydrogen production
(2017-04-01)This thesis proposes and investigates a new generation of photoelectrochemical cells for solar hydrogen production based on high temperature Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells. Therefore, a set of experiments are designed to ... -
Investigation of a SPH-based sub-cell homogenization for PHWR using a multi-cell model
(2018-06-01)Superhomogenization (SPH) has gained interest in the industry as a possible method to overcome the inherent limitations of standard homogenization (SH) for full nuclearreactor-core neutronics calculations because its ... -
An investigation of adolescent girls’ critical media health literacy in a body-positive program
(2016-01-01)This Master’s thesis describes a research study that examines media artifacts created by 26 adolescent girls participating in a four-week body-positive program. Employing a qualitative case study method, this study explores ... -
Investigation of an alternative sulfonated silane in ceramic carbon electrodes for fuel cell applications
(2015-09-01)The fabrication of an ideal electrode material for fuel cell application that can maintain an optimal water content in both low and high relative humidity (RH) conditions has been studied by many research groups. Previous ... -
Investigation of copper deposition on steel in molten copper chloride
(2018-01-01)Hydrogen is considered as the most prominent candidate for clean energy generation. The Copper Chloride (Cu-Cl) cycle has been chosen as an effective cycle for production of hydrogen due to its comparatively lower operating ... -
Investigation of drying conditions for dental practice loads
(2019-04-01)This thesis investigates different drying techniques for dental practice loads experimentally and numerically. Several experiments are carried out by changing both top and bottom wall temperatures while changing the ranges ... -
Investigation of dye-sensitized solar cell performance with single chirality semiconducting carbon nanotubes
(2015-03-01)In this work, the performance, electrical transport, and optical properties of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) assembled with single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) of a single chirality in the photoanode were ... -
An investigation of early radiation damage in exposed eye-lenses of rainbow trout
(2019-08-01)The objective of this work is to contribute to the study of radiation effects in non-human biota and potentially to the study of eye-lens damage in humans by investigating the effects of low-energy X-rays on the lenses of ... -
Investigation of electrochemical and material properties of TiO2 nanostructures generated by pulsed laser ablation
(2022-04-01)The most challenging feature of the supercapacitor is low energy density. The supercapacitor's low energy density can be improved by proposing new materials for electrodes, electrolytes, etc. This thesis presents a new ... -
Investigation of energy storage options for sustainable energy systems.
(2013-08-01)Determination of the possible energy storage options for a specific source of energy requires a thorough analysis from the points of energy, exergy, and exergoeconomics. The main objective of this thesis is to investigate ... -
Investigation of energy storage options for thermal management in hybrid electric vehicles
(2013-01-01)Electric and hybrid electric vehicles could have a significant role in the sustainable transportation. Higher power density lead to extra heat generation and thermal runaway in the Li-ion cells. Therefore, a successful ... -
Investigation of factors that influence coloration in polycarbonate based compounded plastics
(2015-08-01)Consistently producing compounded plastics in the correct colour without making adjustments of the colour formulation or the processing conditions is very challenging for coloured plastics manufacturers. Conversely, the ... -
Investigation of KimiaNet's and DenseNet's deep features in lung cancer subtypes
(2020-12-01)Deep neural networks (DNN) have extended applications in the _eld of digital pathology. One of which is to act as feature extractors for content-based image retrieval (CBIR) systems. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate ... -
An investigation of land-use impacts on water quality and algal communities in the Nottawasaga River and low-order streams of the Nottawasaga Valley Watershed
(2016-07-01)The Nottawasaga Valley Watershed (NVW) is a large catchment south of Georgian Bay that drains a primarily agricultural region including one of the largest wetland complexes in Southern Ontario, the Minesing Wetlands (MW). ... -
An investigation of land-use impacts on water quality and phytoplankton communities of the Vermilion River and major tributaries, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
(2015-12-01)The Vermilion River and major tributaries (VRMT) receive numerous inputs from point and non-point sources along their continuum. In addition to these inputs from the surrounding landscape, a hydroelectric impoundment and ... -
Investigation of mechanical heat pump systems for heat upgrading applications
(2016-04-01)Three high temperature heat pump systems based on vapor compression cycles are introduced and examined. Four fluids (water, cyclohexane, biphenyl and mercury) are selected and analysed thermodynamically as prospective ... -
Investigation of new phase change material based thermal management systems for Li-ion batteries
(2017-01-01)In this thesis, a battery pack consisting of three A123 20Ah cells connected in series is tested with various cooling methods at different discharge rates. Four different coolant inlet temperatures are selected for the ... -
Investigation of novel ammonia production options using photoelectrochemical hydrogen
(2017-01-01)Hydrogen and ammonia are two of the most significant clean fuels, energy carriers and storage media in the near future. Production of these chemicals are desired to be environmentally friendly. Renewable energy, in particular ...