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Analysis of alternative energy options for buildings
(2009-08-01)The importance of utilizing different types of energy and their technical application is discussed. Awareness around the globe about the world energy crisis and its critical environmental condition has put more emphasis ... -
Analysis of heat transfer and fluid flow in an evaporating sessile droplet for evaporative cooling applications
(2015-08-01)Cooling is of critical importance for a number of fields, particularly in microelectronic devices and other miniaturized technology. The evaporation of the sessile liquid droplet facilitates the phase change of that liquid ... -
Analysis of hydrodynamic phenomena in a fluidized bed for thermochemical hydrogen production
(2008-04-01)This thesis examines transport phenomena of cupric chloride (CuCI2) hydrolysis within a fluidized bed. Conversions of CuCi2 and steam as a fluidizing gas are numerically investigated using a new non-catalytic gas-solid ... -
Analysis of the thermal hydraulics of a multiphase oxygen production reactor in the Cu-Cl cycle
(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 ... -
Analysis, assessment and optimization of biomass mixed heavy-oil driven integrated gasification combined cycle for multigeneration
(2017-11-01)There has been increasing interest in employing Integrated Gasification Combined Cycles (IGCC) using various biomasses and low-rank coals for producing multiple outputs. The most of the existing IGCC plants do not conserve ... -
Analysis, assessment and optimization of integrated solar energy systems for multigeneration
(2014-12-01)The extensive usage of fossil fuel in most of human activities has led to the undesirable effects on the environment starting from global warming and greenhouse effects to the climate changes, acid rain and others. Renewable ... -
Analysis, development, and control of multi-degree-of-freedom passive haptic devices
(2020-08-01)Stability and transparency are key design requirements in haptic devices. Replacing conventional electric motors with passive actuators such as brakes or dampers can improve both stability and transparency as passive ... -
Analytical and experimental study of the effect of cutting tool microgeometry on the impact resistance of milling tools
(2021-01-01)This thesis conducted a two-part investigation into the ability of a milling tool cutting insert to resist the impacts that occur during the milling process, with respect to the cutting edge microgeometry. The first part ... -
Analytical model for force prediction when machining metal matrix composites
(2010-09-01)Metal Matrix Composites (MMC) offer several thermo-mechanical advantages over standard materials and alloys which make them better candidates in different applications. Their light weight, high stiffness, and strength have ... -
Analytical modeling and simulation of metal cutting forces for engineering alloys
(2012-04-01)In the current research, an analytical chip formation model and the methodology to determine material flow data have been developed. The efforts have been made to address work hardening and thermal softening effects and ... -
Analytical modelling of annular flow magnetorheological valves for advanced fluid control
(2019-08-01)Magnetorheological valves have the potential to disrupt the fluid control industry with their numerous advantages over mechanical valves. The current design and development process of these valves largely leverages computer ... -
Android wi-fi location awareness and data inference heuristic.
(2013-12-01)Mobile phones are becoming a primary platform for information access. More and more people use their mobile devices as one of their major communication access tools. Commuters are increasingly carrying their mobile devices ... -
Application of traveling salesman problem in generating a collision-free tool path in drilling
(2021-04-01)In machining, the tool path is generated according to the workpiece geometry and arrangement of holes. Majority of Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) software offer a set of predefined strategies to choose from. These tool ... -
Application-specific transfer learning over edge networks
(2021-11-01)Transfer learning uses a profound labeled set of data from the source domain to deal with a similar problem for the target domain. Transfer learning provides accurate decision- making when insufficient data samples are ... -
Apprehension of Resistive Characteristics of Plasma Ionized Hybrid Nano Fibrous Silicon
(2018-12-04)Literature review done for the study identified number of challenges with the conventional way of manufacturing nano patterned surfaces. Also, it indicated immense potential of nano structured surface as a sensing surface ... -
Assessing district energy systems performance integrated with multiple thermal energy storages.
(2013-08-01)The goal of this study is to examine various energy resources in district energy (DE) systems and then DE system performance development by means of multiple thermal energy storages (TES) application. This study sheds light ... -
Asynchronous bi-directional relay-assisted communication networks
(2014-02-01)We consider an asynchronous bi-directional relay network, consisting of two singleantenna transceivers and multiple single-antenna relays, where the transceiver-relay paths are subject to different relaying and/or ... -
Automated inspection of sintered uranium fuel pellets
(2011-11-01)A method of applying high-speed, non-destructive testing technologies to the inspection process of UO2 (uranium dioxide) fuel pellets is presented. The scanning process examines the surface of each pellet for correct ... -
Automated wavelet-based fault detection and diagnosis for smart distribution systems and microgrids
(2017-08-01)The legacy electric power system is defined as a one-way power flow from a centralized power generation plant to customers (consumers). In the smart distribution systems, the customers are allowed to produce electricity ... -
Automatic trajectory generation for mobile-manipulators using 3D LiDAR scans of unknown surfaces
(2019-07-01)An approach to improving worker safety in underground uranium drift mining through automating the radiation scanning and shotcrete application process is presented. Utilizing the Robot Operating System (ROS) framework to ...