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Development of a heat-transfer correlation for supercritical water in supercritical water-cooled reactor applications
(2009-12-01)
A large set of experimental data, obtained in Russia, was analyzed and a new heat-transfer correlation for supercritical water was developed. This experimental dataset was obtained within conditions similar to those for ...
Detecting and preventing the electronic transmission of illicit images
(2009-04-01)
The sexual exploitation of children remains a very serious problem and is rapidly increasing globally through the use of the Internet. This work focuses on the current methods employed by criminals to generate and distribute ...
Design and development of a custom dual fuel (hydrogen and gasoline) power system for an extended range electric vehicle architecture
(2009-06-01)
In recent decades there has been a growing global concern with regards to vehicle-generated
green house gas (GHG) emissions and the resulting air pollution. Currently, gasoline and diesel
are the most widely used automotive ...
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 ...
Design of 3-DOF parallel manipulators for micro-motion applications
(2009-08-01)
This thesis presents two unique micro-motion parallel kinematic manipulators (PKM):
a three degrees of freedom (3-DOF) micro-motion manipulator and a 3-DOF micro-motion
manipulator with actuation redundancy. The 3-DOF ...
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 ...
Design and development of an extended range electric bywire/wireless hybrid vehicle with a near wheel motor drivetrain
(2009-05-01)
With automobile propulsion energy sources turning away from petroleum, the evolution
of technology naturally lends itself to electrical hybrid vehicle architectures relying on
alternatives as a primary electrical energy ...
Dynamic flowgraph methodology for reliability modelling of networked control systems: with application to a nuclear-based hydrogen production plant
(2009-12-01)
The use of communication networks in digital control systems introduces stability and reliability concerns. Standard reliability and safety assessment methods need further modification to accommodate the issue in the ...
Heat and fluid flow analysis in a molten CuCl heat exchanger
(2009-10-01)
The Cu-Cl thermochemical cycle is a promising method to generate hydrogen
as a clean fuel for human use in the future. The cycle can be coupled to nuclear
reactors to supply its heat requirements. The cycle generates ...
Integration of heterogeneous data types using self organizing maps
(2009-07-01)
With the growth of computer networks and the advancement of hardware technologies, unprecedented access to data volumes become accessible in a distributed fashion forming heterogeneous data sources. Understanding and ...