Browsing Master Theses & Projects by Title
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Development and analysis of techniques to improve air-cooling and temperature uniformity in battery packs
(2017-08-01)One of the challenges to the advancement of electric vehicles is the requirement of an effective thermal management system to maintain the temperature, and temperature uniformity of the battery pack and the cell within the ... -
Development and application of an integrated aerodynamic and thermodynamic testing system for cars
(2015-06-01)In this thesis an integrated aerodynamic and thermodynamic testing system was developed. It consists of an incremental force measuring system (FMS) that was designed and constructed. In addition, a testing protocol was ... -
Development and assessment of renewable energy based integrated systems for dimethyl ether production
(2018-12-01)Dimethyl-ether (DME) is considered to be one of the most promising, renewable alternative fuels. This thesis studies, develops, analyzes and assesses the performance of three dimethyl-ether production integrated systems, ... -
Development and experimental analysis of a novel hybrid cooling concept for electric vehicle batteries
(2018-03-01)In this thesis, a novel hybrid cooling concept for electric batteries is developed and studied at both the cell-level and pack-level experiments. The concept is based on a simple air-cooling duct that utilizes enhanced ... -
Development and experimental investigation of new self-can cooling systems
(2014-04-01)In this thesis, two conceptual self-cooling beverage can designs are proposed. The methods of cooling are validated experimentally and certain parameters of interested are obtained for an analytical and numerical study of ... -
Development and investigation of alkaline electrolyte based direct ammonia fuel cells
(2018-01-01)In the present thesis study, alkaline electrolyte based direct ammonia fuel cells are developed, and their performances are evaluated through various parameters and efficiencies, such as open circuit voltages, polarization ... -
Development and investigation of an ammonia synthesis reactor
(2018-08-01)Ammonia production has gained increasing attention in the last decade due to its importance as a feedstock and an energy carrier. In the present thesis study, two novel ammonia production systems are presented. The first ... -
Development and investigation of compressed air only and hybrid powering options
(2016-04-01)Currently, significant resources are deployed to investigate electric and pneumatic vehicles in response to environmental, energy and consumer pressures. The goal of this thesis is to show conceptual development, analyze, ... -
Development and optimization of a wide base FEA truck tire model for prediction of tire-road interactions
(2015-04-01)The most important aspect of any land-type vehicle is the efficiency in which it can translate energy from an engine, motor, or external source to the ground in an effort to move. Currently, the most efficient way to do ... -
Development and validation of a driver distraction alert system for highway driving using a truck driving simulator
(2016-07-01)Driver distraction is one of the major causes of vehicle accidents, injuries, fatalities and economical losses in Canada and across the world. The main objective of this thesis is to develop a real time driver distraction ... -
Development and validation of an Active Grille Shutter testing platform
(2020-09-01)In this thesis, a testbench is developed for testing the functionality of Active Grille Shutters (AGS) and radiators in wind tunnels. Additionally, a generic pressure plate is designed to mimic commercial radiators, and a ... -
Development and validation of scaled electric combat vehicle virtual model
(2023-11-01)This research focuses on an 8x8 scaled electric combat vehicle (SECV) and aims to create a virtual model made of the same vehicle on a vehicle dynamics simulation software using parameters from the actual vehicle. In the ... -
Development of a knowledge base using human experience semantic network for instructive texts
(2021-12-01)An organized knowledge base plays a vital role in retaining knowledge. Instructive text (iText) consists of a set of instructions to accomplish a task or operation. In the case of iText, storing only entities and their ... -
Development of a layerless additive manufacturing stereolithography machine to improve surface quality and dimensional accuracy
(2016-06-01)Stereolithography (SLA) is an Additive Manufacturing (AM) process that has recently gained significant popularity in manufacturing research. The material used in SLA is a photocurable resin. SLA fabrication has conventionally ... -
Development of a light-weight manipulator system for an omni-directional multi-rotor platform
(2020-10-01)This thesis presents the development of a proof-of-concept physical prototype and control system for a six degree-of-freedom manipulator attached to an omni-directional multi-rotor system known as the OmniRaptor. This ... -
Development of a method for genetic optimization of aerodynamic devices
(2021-06-01)Driving stability, fuel efficiency and soiling reduction are important for modern vehicles. This thesis has developed a novel method for genetic optimization of aerodynamic devices for road vehicle applications with the ... -
Development of a model to investigate the sustainability of Ontario’s future electricity supply through a dual life cycle lens
(2021-10-01)Since the turn of the century, greenhouse gas emissions and their climate related impacts have been studied with increased vigor. A tool that has gained popularity in supporting the reduction of emissions is life cycle ... -
Development of a new integrated sustainability assessment model for energy systems
(2017-07-01)This thesis presents a novel and comprehensive sustainability assessment model for energy systems. The model features an integrated approach and encompasses various multi-disciplinary areas of study, which influence energy ... -
Development of a point-kinetics simulator for molten-salt reactors
(2022-08-01)Molten-salt-fueled reactors (MSRs) are nuclear fission reactors that use a mixture of fissile material and molten fluoride salts as both fuel and primary coolant. Such reactors, which can operate at low pressure and high ... -
Development of a PSA-based safety assessment and management framework for nuclear-based hydrogen generation system.
(2014-08-01)The nuclear-based Cooper-Chloride (Cu-Cl) thermochemical cycle a promising method for future large-scale hydrogen generation. The nuclear-based hydrogen generation leads to new challenge for system safety due to the ...