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Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations by Author "LaCombe, Jeffrey"
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A Model Evaluation of a Non-potable Reuse Facility and a Potable Reuse Design
Nikkel, Carson (2013)Since the widespread construction of wastewater facilities in the United States beginning in the 1970s, treatment technology has advanced slowly. Small changes have been adapted throughout the years; however, the layout ... -
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Application of Hydrothermal Carbonization, Membrane Distillation, and Algae Cultivation for Sustainable Dairy Manure Treatment
Silva, Nicholas Andrew (2022)Dairy production has grown more efficient as the number of cows on each facility increases; however, this expansion has also increased the concentration of localized manure that can lead to environmental concerns such as ... -
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Application of Hydrothermal Carbonization, Membrane Distillation, and Algae Cultivation for Sustainable Dairy Manure Treatment
Silva, Nicholas Andrew (2023)Dairy production has grown more efficient as the number of cows on each facility increases; however, this expansion has also increased the concentration of localized manure that can lead to environmental concerns such as ... -
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Comparison of Nitronic 50 and Stainless Steel 316 for use in Supercritical Water Environments
Karmiol, Zachary (2014)Increased efficiency can greatly benefit any mode of power production. Many proposed coal, natural gas, and nuclear reactors attempt to realize this goal through the use of increased operating temperatures and pressures, ... -
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Development of a Novel, Cost-Effective, Open-Source Flow-type Electrochemical Microcell for Localized Corrosion Analysis using Additive Manufacturing Technology
Summers, Kodi Lee (2022)The ever-present requirement for advanced materials that can meet the demands of current and future technologies remains a significant driving force for the development and utilization of advance characterization techniques. ... -
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Development of an Accelerated Methodology to Study Degradation of Materials in Supercritical Water for Application in High Temperature Power Plants
Rodriguez, David (2017)The decreasing supply of fossil fuel sources, coupled with the increasing concentration of green house gases has placed enormous pressure to maximize the efficiency of power generation. Increasing the outlet temperature ... -
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Enhanced Extended-Surfaces for Two-Phase Pump-Less Cooling Loops
Laca, Paul (2010)Pool boiling experiments are conducted to investigate the heat transfer performance of screen laminate-enhanced extended surfaces in water at reduced pressures. A lamination of fine-filament, wire mesh is an effective ... -
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Experimental Study of Meniscus Thin-Film Evaporation in a Horizontal-Tube, Falling-Film Heat Exchanger, Focusing on Dynamic Contact Angle Variation of an Advancing Meniscus
Bogan, Nick (2013)Meniscus dynamics were studied with respect to thin-film evaporation, specifically focusing on a horizontal-tube, falling-film heat exchanger. Experiments were carried out investigating the effects of solution subcooling, ... -
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Experimental Study of Target Demands to Minimize Seismic Induced Content Disruption
Pujols, Jean C. G. (2013)This study reports on the evaluation of the response of building contents subjected to a series of 1-D shaking experiments in a linear and nonlinear structure, with the goal of developing simplified seismic fragility ... -
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Exposure and Characterization of Candidate Materials for Use in Supercritical Water Reactors
Karmiol, Zachary (2022)The use of supercritical water as the heat transfer medium between a power source and the steam generating system lead to an increase in thermodynamic efficiency. Supercritical water systems have already been employed in ... -
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Material Interactions with Molten LiCl-Li2O-Li
Merwin, Augustus (2016)The electrolytic reduction of oxide nuclear fuel in a molten lithium chloride electrolyte containing 1-2wt% lithium oxide is a fuel cycle process that has been established on an engineering scale. The electrochemical window ... -
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Mechanical Behavior of Magnesium Experienced Severe Plastic Deformation
Jiao, Xing (2013)This thesis reviewed the development of processing technologies, including forging, rolling, extrusion and equal channel angular pressing (ECAP). Among these technologies, ECAP technology to process pure magnesium was ... -
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Nuclear Material Accountancy in High Temperature Molten Salt Using In Situ Raman Spectroscopy and Cyclic Voltammetry
Singh, Vickram Jit (2019)As the world attempts to transition to more sustainable and environmentally friendly forms of energy, nuclear power has the potential to play a central role in meeting the growing energy needs of the planet. The security ... -
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Nutrient Recovery from Biomass and Agricultural Wastes by Hydrothermal Carbonization Process
Vahed Qaramaleki, Saeed (2022)Over the past few decades, livestock farming has undergone a significant transformation. Production has shifted from smaller family-owned farms to larger farms called confined animal feeding operations or CAFOs. While this ... -
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Physics Based Model of Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite Electromechanical and Mechanoelectrical Transduction
Pugal, Deivid (2012)Ionic polymer-metal composite (IPMC) materials have been studied for the past two decades. Both electromechanical and mechanoelectrical transduction have been reported and also quantitatively described by employing various ... -
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Snowfall Characterization by Field Observation and Atmospheric Sounding
Francisco, Dianna M. (2012)The snowfall rate is related to microphysical and dynamical processes in weather systems and is further specified by choice of measurement time, related to the statistics of individual falling ice crystals. A snowflake ... -
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Testing an Identity-Based Motivation Conceptual Framework for Engineering Graduate Students
Tsugawa, Marissa (2019)National agencies called for student-centered science, technology, engineeringand mathematics graduate programs to transition from traditional socialization programs to student-centered programs. In engineering, student-centered ... -
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The Hydrodynamic Damping of Microcantilevers in Fluid Flow
Reyes, Bruno (2021)High-Speed AFM has seen recent developments and is a useful tool in life science. However, the effect that a high scanning speed has on the hydrodynamic forces acting on the microcantilever has not been explored. In general, ... -
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Tunable Reversible Dry Adhesion of Elastomeric Post Enabled by Stiffness Tuning of Microfluidic LMPA Thin Film
Stampfli, Patrick Ryan (2017)The goal of this study is to investigate the effects and underlying mechanisms of stiffness tuning on tunable reversible dry adhesion of an elastomeric post. This research introduces a novel device constructed out of a ...