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Thermal management of the copper-chlorine cycle for hydrogen production: analytical and experimental investigation of heat recovery from molten salt
(2012-08-01)Hydrogen is known as a clean energy carrier which has the potential to play a major role in addressing the climate change and global warming, and thermochemical water splitting via the copper-chlorine cycle is a promising ... -
Thermal management of the thermochemical Cu-Cl cycle linked with industrial processes for hydrogen production
(2018-04-01)This thesis study develops, analyzes and evaluates three integrated systems using process heats available in industrial applications for hydrogen production via copper-chlorine (Cu-Cl) cycle. The first system consists of ... -
Thermal network model development for an extended range electric vehicle battery pack with experimental verification through dynamic environmental exposure
(2017-01-01)The objective was to develop a thermal model of the Chevrolet Volt battery pack, with focused on the influence of packaging components external to the cell modules, and on the pack’s response to ambient environmental ... -
Thermal performance analysis and geometrical optimization of automotive brake rotors.
(2008-07-01)The heat dissipation and thermal performance of ventilated brake discs strongly depends on the aerodynamic characteristics of the air flow through the rotor passages. In this thesis, the thermal convection is analyzed using ... -
Thermal sustainability of low-temperature geothermal energy systems: System interactions and environmental impacts.
(2013-10-01)In storing heat during summer for use in winter, the ground provides a better source/sink of heat than the outside air in regards to heat pump efficiency, being cooler than the outside air in the summer and warmer in the ... -
Thermochemical energy storage systems: modelling, analysis and design
(2010-07-01)Thermal energy storage (TES) is an advanced technology for storing thermal energy that can mitigate environmental impacts and facilitate more efficient and clean energy systems. Thermochemical TES is an emerging method ... -
Thermodynamic analysis of ammonia and urea fed solid oxide fuel cells
(2011-04-11)This thesis is concerned with the thermodynamic analyses of ion and proton-conducting solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) fed with ammonia and urea as fuels. A multi-level approach was used to determine the feasibility and the ... -
Thermodynamic analysis of molten carbonate fuel cell systems
(2008-12-01)This study deals with the thermodynamic analysis of a molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC) hybrid system to determine its efficiencies, irreversibilities and performance.The analysis includes a performance investigation of ... -
Thermodynamic anaysis of an integrated photovoltaic system for hydrogen and methanol production
(2012-06-01)A solar based integrated system for hydrogen and methanol production is investigated. Energy and exergy analyses of a hydrogen production plant, thermodynamic assessment of methanol synthesis plant, and exergy analysis of ... -
Thermodynamic performance assessment of three biomass-based hydrogen production systems
(2010-04-01)Hydrogen is likely to be an important energy carrier in the future. It can be produced by the steam reforming of natural gas, coal gasification and water electrolysis among other processes. However current processes are ... -
Thermodynamic performance evaluation and experimental study of a Marnoch Heat Engine
(2009-10-01)The Marnoch Heat Engine (MHE) is a recently patented type of new heat engine that produces electricity from lower temperature heat sources. The MHE utilizes lower temperature differences to generate electricity than any ... -
Time-efficient offloading and execution of machine learning tasks between embedded systems and fog nodes
(2019-12-01)As embedded systems become more prominent in society, it is important that the technologies that run on them must be used efficiently. One such technology is the Neural Network (NN). NN's, combined with the Internet of ... -
Time-frequency analysis techniques for non-intrusive load monitoring
(2016-10-01)The work in this thesis examines time-frequency analysis techniques and in particular the wavelet transform to extract the features contained within the electrical load signals. A novel approach that is based on wavelet ... -
Tissue classification from electric impedance spectroscopy for haptic feedback in minimally invasive surgery
(2020-10-01)Haptic feedback is missing in teleoperated surgical robots creating a sensory disconnect from the surgeon and their patient. This thesis proposes using the electric impedance of tissues, instead of the traditionally used ... -
Tissue segmentation using medical image processing chain optimization
(2016-08-01)Surveyed literature shows many segmentation algorithms using different types of optimization methods. These methods were used to minimize or maximize objective functions of entropy, similarity, clustering, contour, or ... -
Torque control strategy for off-road vehicle mobility.
(2014-11-01)Multi-wheeled off-road vehicles behavior depend not only on the total provided power by the engine but also on the power distribution among the drive axles/wheels. In turn, this distribution is primarily regulated by the ... -
Toward enhancement of evolutionary multi- and many-objective optimization: algorithms, performance metrics, and visualization techniques
(2017-12-01)In the last three decades, the focus of multi-criteria optimization has been solving problems containing two or three objectives. However, real-world problems generally involve multiple stakeholders and functionalities ... -
Toward enhancing metaheuristic optimization algorithms using center-based sampling strategies for solving single- and multi- objective large-scale problems
(2020-12-01)Over the last decade, metaheuristic algorithms have become well-established approaches utilized for solving complex real-world optimization problems. Most metaheuristic algorithms have used stochastic strategies in their ... -
Towards computer-automated mechatronic design and optimization using linear graphs and evolutionary computing
(2020-04-01)A comparison of literature between the linear graph (LG) and bond graph (BG) approaches shows that the surpassing of BGs to LGs in applications related to the modeling of mechatronic systems is driven primarily by a lack ... -
Towards sustainable machining of difficult-to-cut materials using nano-cutting fluids
(2018-05-01)Providing environmentally friendly conditions and optimizing energy consumption are two essential requirements in order to achieve sustainable machining processes. One of the major sustainable machining concerns is the ...