Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations by Author "Naterer, Greg"
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Communication protocols, queuing and scheduling delay analysis in CANDU SCWR hydrogen co-generation model
Ahmed, Fayyaz (2011-08-01)Industrial dynamical, Networked Control Systems (NCSs) are controlled over a communication network. We study a continuous-time CANada Deuterium Uranium-Super Critical Water Reactor (CANDU-SCWR) hydrogen plant and a discrete-time ... -
Development and investigation of integrated solar systems for hydrogen and methanol production
Hogerwaard, Janette (2018-04-01)Implications of climate change, in particular the negative effects of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions resulting from fossil fuel combustion, as well as the finite nature of fossil fuels necessitate the implementation of ... -
Evaporative drying of cupric-chloride droplets in a thermo-chemical cycle of hydrogen production
Marin, Gabriel (2008-04-01)This thesis develops analytical and numerical solutions that predict behavior of Cupric-Chloride droplets undergoing spraying and drying processes. Cupric-Chloride (CuCl2) is present as molten salt and slurry within the ... -
Evaporative heat and mass transfer with solubility driven solidification of aqueous droplet flows
Bahadorani, Payam (2009-03-01)Nuclear-based hydrogen production via thermochemical water decomposition using a copper-chlorine cycle consists of a series of chemical reactions that split water into hydrogen and oxygen. This is accomplished through ... -
Experimental and theoretical investigations of a new integrated solar tower system for photocatalytic hydrogen and power production
Shamim, Rafay Omar (2013-08-01)Solar energy conversion via photocatalytic hydrogen production from water is an attractive route for the propagation of a hydrogen economy. Increasing the efficiency of such systems to meet the target of 10% is essential ... -
Experimental investigation of a catalyst under various solar light conditions for hydrogen production.
Roberts, Ron (2013-09-01)The light absorption characteristics of the photocatalyst {[Ru(bpy)2(dpp)]2RhBr2}5+ and the photochemical Ru(bpy)2(dpp)2+ is investigated. Extinction coefficient versus wavelength is determined for both a low intensity ... -
Heat and fluid flow analysis in a molten CuCl heat exchanger
Jaber, Othman (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 ... -
Multi-state system in a fault tree analsis of a nuclear based thermochemical hydrogen plant
Zhang, Yuepeng (2008-07-01)Nuclear-based hydrogen generation is a promising way to supply hydrogen for this large market in the future. This thesis focuses on one of the most promising methods, a thermochemical Cu-Cl cycle, which is currently under ... -
Performance assessment of transient behaviour of small wind turbines
Pope, Kevin (2009-08-01)Small wind turbine installations have a variety of potential uses, each with unique performance demands and operating conditions. Many applications require that the turbine is placed in wind conditions that are not ideal ... -
Piezoelectric flexing and output voltage of a microchannel heat engine
Aquino, Paul (2010-08-01)In this thesis, a new model is formulated for a piezoelectric membrane and fluid motion in a microchannel heat engine. A new slug flow model is developed for droplet motion in a circular cross-section channel. The model ... -
Process analysis and aspen plus simulation of nuclear-based hydrogen production with a copper-chlorine cycle
Chukwu, Cletus (2008-08-01)Thermochemical processes for hydrogen production driven by nuclear energy are promising alternatives to existing technologies for large-scale commercial production of hydrogen, without dependence on fossil fuels. In the ... -
System integration and optimization of copper-chlorine thermochemical cycle with various options for hydrogen production
Aghahosseini, Seyedali (2013-08-01)The Copper-Chlorine (Cu-Cl) thermochemical water splitting cycle is one of the most attractive alternative thermochemical cycles for clean hydrogen production due to its lower temperature requirement and better overall ... -
Thermal management of the copper-chlorine cycle for hydrogen production: analytical and experimental investigation of heat recovery from molten salt
Ghandehariun, Samane (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 performance analysis and geometrical optimization of automotive brake rotors.
Chi, Zhongzhe (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 ... -
Thermodynamic performance evaluation and experimental study of a Marnoch Heat Engine
Saneipoor, Pooya (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 ... -
Transient heat transfer analysis of heat exchangers in a Marnoch Heat Engine
Regulagadda, Prashant (2009-12-01)The Marnoch heat engine (MHE) is a new type of power generation device that is under research and development at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology. In this thesis, the transient heat transfer behaviour of ...