Doctoral Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Exergy and exergoeconomic analyses and optimization of thermal management systems in electric and hybrid electric vehicles
(2012-01-01)With the recent improvements in battery technologies, in terms of energy density, cost and size, the electric (EV) and hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) technologies have shown that they can compete with conventional vehicles ... -
Design, analysis and experimental investigation of Cu-Cl based integrated systems
(2013-01-01)Burning fossil fuels for power generation results in emissions of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2) and air pollutants such as nitrogen oxides (NOx) and sulfur oxides (SOx), which are harmful to living creatures ... -
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 ... -
Development of a new hybrid photochemical/electrocatalytic water splitting reactor for hydrogen production: design, analysis and experiments
(2012-01-01)Solar-driven water splitting combines several attractive features for sustainable energy utilization. The conversion of solar energy to a type of storable energy has crucial importance. An alternative method to hydrogen ... -
Design, analysis and experimental investigation of a new scroll expander based trigeneration system
(2014-01-01)Current technologies of using conventional energy produce a large amount of waste heat which can potentially be recovered in the form of useful work to use in our day to day life. This initiative not only optimizes the ... -
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 ... -
Investigation of new phase change material based thermal management systems for Li-ion batteries
(2017-01-01)In this thesis, a battery pack consisting of three A123 20Ah cells connected in series is tested with various cooling methods at different discharge rates. Four different coolant inlet temperatures are selected for the ... -
A temporal topic model for social trend prediction
(2017-08-01)Social media provides increasing opportunities for users to voluntarily share their thoughts and concerns in a large volume of data. While user-generated data from each individual may not provide considerable information, ... -
Development and analysis of a high temperature electrolyser for the Cu-Cl cycle for hydrogen production
(2017-01-01)A number of thermochemical cycles have been investigated to produce hydrogen from water. However, most of these cycles operate at over 800°C. The relatively lower temperature (550°C) requirement and use of inexpensive ... -
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 ... -
Investigation of novel ammonia production options using photoelectrochemical hydrogen
(2017-01-01)Hydrogen and ammonia are two of the most significant clean fuels, energy carriers and storage media in the near future. Production of these chemicals are desired to be environmentally friendly. Renewable energy, in particular ... -
Flow-sound interaction mechanism of a single finned cylinder in cross-flow
(2017-04-01)The flow-sound interaction mechanism of a single finned cylinder in cross-flow is experimentally investigated and compared to that resulting from an equivalent bare cylinder. The flow field changes that result from the ... -
Development of polymer based nanocomposite using electrospinning for sound absorption and isolation
(2017-01-01)Excessive noise has adverse effects on human health. Therefore, it is necessary to find innovative methods for decreasing the exposure to noise in the environment. Various materials are used for dampening noise. In order ... -
Experimental investigation and modeling of lithium-ion battery cells and packs for electric vehicles
(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 ... -
Analysis and evaluation of transactive energy control in active distribution systems
(2016-10-01)The electric power distribution system is experiencing significant operational changes due to the integration of plug-in electric vehicles and intermittent distributed energy resources such as rooftop solar photovoltaics. ... -
Transactive energy control of electric energy storage to mitigate the impact of transportation electrification in distribution systems
(2016-11-01)The adoption of Plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) as a substitute to gasoline-based internal combustion engine vehicles represent a major change in the transportation sector. Typically, PEVs uses electricity to charge the ... -
Uncertainty quantification for safety verification applications in nuclear power plants
(2016-11-01)There is an increasing interest in computational reactor safety analysis to systematically replace the conservative calculations by best estimate calculations augmented by quantitative uncertainty analysis methods. This ... -
Design and implementation of an inductive power transfer system for wireless charging of future electric transportation
(2016-08-01)The motivation of this thesis was to formulate clear design guidelines for fabrication and control of an efficient series-series resonant inductive power transfer (SS-RIPT) system for electric vehicle battery charging ... -
User behavior pattern based security provisioning for distributed systems
(2016-01-01)Behaviors of authorized users must be monitored and controlled due to the rise of insider threats. Security analysts in large distributed systems are overwhelmed by the number of system users, the complexity and changing ... -
Coordinated control of active safety systems for multi-trailer articulated heavy vehicles
(2016-06-01)To improve the directional performance of multitrailer articulated heavy vehicles (MTAHVs), the model-based active safety systems, including the active trailer steering, trailer differential braking and the active roll ...