Browsing by Author "Agelin-Chaab, Martin"
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Aerodynamic and thermal analysis of a heat source at the underside of a passenger vehicle
Khasow, Rocky (2014-12-01)The first part of this thesis involves full experimental and numerical studies to understand the effects of cross-winds on the automotive underbody aero-thermal phenomena using a 2005 Chevrolet Aveo5 with a heat source ... -
Analysis of the thermal hydraulics of a multiphase oxygen production reactor in the Cu-Cl cycle
Abdulrahman, Mohammed W. (2016-06-01)In the thermochemical water splitting process by Cu-Cl cycle, oxygen gas is produced by an endothermic thermolysis process in a three-phase reactor. In this thesis, the required heat for the thermolysis process is provided ... -
Comparative study of various hydrogen production methods for vehicles.
Suleman, Fahad (2014-12-01)Hydrogen as an energy carrier is a promising candidate to store green energy and it has a potential to solve various critical energy challenges. Although, hydrogen is a clean energy carrier, the possible negative impacts ... -
Design and analysis of an active underbody aerodynamic device for tractor trailers
Ibrahim, Mohamed (2018-04-01)At highway speeds, up to 65 % of the total energy used by large trucks is for overcoming aerodynamic drag. The underbody region of a tractor-trailer is responsible for up to 30 % of the aerodynamic drag on tractor-trailers, ... -
Design optimization of aerodynamic drag at the rear of generic passenger cars using nurbs representation
Ghani, Osama Abdul (2013-05-01)The rear geometry of a passenger car has the most significant influence on its aerodynamic characteristics. This thesis studied aerodynamic shape optimization of the rear geometry of passenger cars. The Non-uniform rational ... -
Design synthesis of NLMPC-based tracking controller for autonomous vehicles with active aerodynamic control
Mao, Chunyu (2022-12-01)The past three decades have witnessed extensive studies on tracking-control for autonomous vehicles (AVs). However, there is a lack of studies on effective design methods in this field. To tackle this problem, this thesis ... -
Development and analysis of a new direct steam generation-based parabolic trough collector power plant hybridized with a biomass boiler
Alhayek, Bashar (2016-10-01)Direct steam generation (DSG) is the process by which steam is directly produced in parabolic trough fields and supplied to a power block. This process simplifies parabolic trough plants and improves cost effectiveness by ... -
Development and analysis of techniques to improve air-cooling and temperature uniformity in battery packs
Shahid, Seham (2017-08-01)One of the challenges to the advancement of electric vehicles is the requirement of an effective thermal management system to maintain the temperature, and temperature uniformity of the battery pack and the cell within the ... -
Development and application of an integrated aerodynamic and thermodynamic testing system for cars
Abdel-Rahman, Abdalla (2015-06-01)In this thesis an integrated aerodynamic and thermodynamic testing system was developed. It consists of an incremental force measuring system (FMS) that was designed and constructed. In addition, a testing protocol was ... -
Development and experimental analysis of a novel hybrid cooling concept for electric vehicle batteries
Wei, Yuyang (2018-03-01)In this thesis, a novel hybrid cooling concept for electric batteries is developed and studied at both the cell-level and pack-level experiments. The concept is based on a simple air-cooling duct that utilizes enhanced ... -
Development and validation of an Active Grille Shutter testing platform
Rana, Shaurya (2020-09-01)In this thesis, a testbench is developed for testing the functionality of Active Grille Shutters (AGS) and radiators in wind tunnels. Additionally, a generic pressure plate is designed to mimic commercial radiators, and a ... -
Development of a method for genetic optimization of aerodynamic devices
Lace Aranha, Raphael (2021-06-01)Driving stability, fuel efficiency and soiling reduction are important for modern vehicles. This thesis has developed a novel method for genetic optimization of aerodynamic devices for road vehicle applications with the ... -
Experimental and numerical studies of flows over forward facing steps in pressure gradients
Iftekhar, Hassan (2016-04-01)This thesis reports experimental and numerical studies of the effects of adverse pressure gradients (APG) and Reynolds numbers on flows over forward facing steps (FFS). For the experimental work, particle image velocimetry ... -
Experimental investigation and modeling of lithium-ion battery cells and packs for electric vehicles
Panchal, Satyam (2016-01-01)The greatest challenge in the production of future generation electric and hybrid vehicle (EV and HEV) technology is the control and management of operating temperatures and heat generation. Vehicle performance, reliability ... -
Experimental study of turbulent boundary layer flows over forward facing steps with different surface conditions.
Shao, Weijie (2014-09-01)This thesis is a fundamental study that was conducted experimentally to investigate the effects of different surface types on turbulent flows over forward facing steps. A particle image velocimetry technique was employed ... -
An integrated wind-powered energy system for residential applications in cold regions
Addo–Binney, Bismark (2021-09-01)This thesis proposed an integrated direct wind-powered energy system that can provide drinking water, domestic hot water, space heating as well as electricity for residential applications of a remote community in a cold ... -
Investigation of a hydrogen production process through aluminum and water chemical reaction
Bolt, Andre (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 ... -
Optimization of residential buildings and renewable energy integration in small island developing states: the Bahamas as a case study
Bingham, Raymond D. (2017-08-01)An optimization approach is used to assess the energy performance and design of residential homes in The Bahamas with the goal of providing objective data for policy makers to achieve the sustainability goals in the country. ... -
Performance analysis of gas turbine cogeneration systems.
Anagal, Ashutosh S. (2014-06-01)Cogeneration is a highly efficient approach to generating electricity and process heat from the same fuel source. It is an approach of utilizing waste energy products for a useful purpose that significantly improves the ... -
A study of a piezoelectric energy harvesting system using magnetorheological fluids
Azangbebil, Hayford (2020-08-01)This thesis reports the study of a piezoelectric energy harvesting system using a thin layer of magnetorheological fluid as a soft impact mechanism to enhance the frequency of the energy generator. Currently, the major ...