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Multi-dimensional modeling of transient transport phenomena in molten carbonate fuel cells
(2012-06-01)
Molten carbonate fuel cells (MCFCs) have become an attractive emerging technology for
stationary co-generation of heat and power. From a technical perspective, dynamic operation has
a significant effect on the fuel cell ...
Fluid transport and entropy production in electrochemical and microchannel droplet flows
(2012-04-01)
The growth of energy demand in the world requires addressing the increasing
power requirements of industrial and residential consumers. Optimizing the design of
new and existing large power producing systems can efficiently ...
Intelligent fault diagnosis of gearboxes and its applications on wind turbines
(2013-02-01)
The development of condition monitoring and fault diagnosis systems for wind turbines has received considerable attention in recent years. With wind playing an increasing part in Canada’s electricity demand from renewable ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Model based simulation of broaching operation: cutting mechanics, surface integrity, and process optimization
(2013-04-01)
Machining operations are widely used to produce parts with different shapes
and complicated profiles. As a machining operation, broaching is commonly used
for the machining of a broad range of complex internal and external ...
Development and analysis of solar energy based multigeneration systems
(2015-05-01)
In this thesis three novel multigeneration energy systems are introduced based on renewable resources such as solar and wind energy. The results of the analyses show that, System 1 has a maximum energy efficiency of 43% ...
Experimental and theoretical investigation of novel phase change materials for thermal applications
(2015-08-01)
An experimental investigation is conducted to test the thermal properties, behaviour and characteristics of R134a clathrates with additives, as phase change materials (PCMs). PCMs’ charging characteristics are analysed and ...
Optimal resource sharing and spectrum leasing in energy efficient relay-assisted networks
(2015-07-01)
Assuming a bidirectional relay assisted network, we first study the problem of optimal resource sharing between two transceiver pairs. One of the pairs, referred to as the primary pair, owns the spectral resources while ...