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Theses and Dissertations
This collection contains theses and dissertations of graduate students of the University of Alberta. The collection contains a very large number of theses electronically available that were granted from 1947 to 2009, 90% of theses granted from 2009-2014, and 100% of theses granted from April 2014 to the present (as long as the theses are not under temporary embargo by agreement with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies). IMPORTANT NOTE: To conduct a comprehensive search of all UofA theses granted and in University of Alberta Libraries collections, search the library catalogue at www.library.ualberta.ca - you may search by Author, Title, Keyword, or search by Department.
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Items in this Collection
- 2Atai, Ali Asghar.
- 2Belay, Tsegay
- 2Bhaduri,Swayamdipta
- 2Brenneis, Dylan
- 2Carrigy, Nicholas B.
- 2Chen, Jie
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Quantifying the Carbon Conversion Efficiency and Emission Indices of a Lab-Scale Steam-Assisted Flare
DownloadSpring 2019
A lab-scale flaring facility was established to study the carbon conversion efficiency (CCE) and emission indices (EIs) of total unburned hydrocarbons (THC), carbon dioxide (CO2), carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen oxides (NOx), and black carbon (BC) for a 25.4 mm diameter steam-assisted flare....
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Quantitative Characterization of Dynamic Sitting Control during Continuous Multi-Directional Perturbations
DownloadFall 2017
Facilitating trunk stability is one of the most important objectives in human balance control. This is especially evident in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) who are typically not able to control seated balance on their own. As a consequence of their injury, they often suffer under a...
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Rational Design and Engineering of Metal-based Nanomaterials for Multifunctional Electrocatalysis
DownloadFall 2023
Multifunctional electrocatalysis plays an important role in renewable energy conversion, supporting a variety of clean energy devices such as fuel cells, electrolyzers, and metal-air batteries. Hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR)...
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Fall 2023
Energy storage technology greatly influences human daily life, including the development of portable electronic devices, electric vehicles, smartwatches, etc. Researchers are seeking renewable and sustainable energy storage systems due to environmental concerns. Aqueous zinc-ion batteries are a...
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Fall 2020
When carbon resources are becoming limited there is a great interest to use renewable resources and replace biomass as a feed stock for different industries. It is necessary to investigate methods that isolate biomass resources and convert it into value added materials safely, efficiently, and...
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Reactive control of velocity fluctuations using an active deformable surface and real-time PIV
DownloadFall 2023
This work investigated the use of an active deformable surface and real-time particle image velocimetry (RT-PIV) for reactive control of periodic vortex shedding from a wall-mounted spherical cap immersed in a laminar boundary layer. The reactive control strategies involved locally targeting...
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Real Options Decision Framework for Research and Development: A Case Study on a Small Canadian High-Technology Start-Up
DownloadFall 2017
Research and Development (R&D) projects can be both innovative and highly uncertain. Allowing for managerial flexibility and adopting real options methods and incorporating technology readiness level scales to assess the maturity of technologies progressing through development stages, can help...
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Realtime Machine Learning based In-Cycle Control of Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition
DownloadSpring 2023
Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI) has the potential to significantly reduce engine out oxides of nitrogen NOx emissions, while maintaining a high fuel efficiency compared to existing lean-burn spark ignition engines. HCCI is characterized by compression induced autoignition of a lean...
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Redefining the tool condition monitoring: A framework for machining quality prediction and tool life management
DownloadSpring 2021
Tool wear morphology is one of the established topics in the field of manufacturing. Wear morphology monitoring offers significant information about the machining process such as, the condition of the tool and the quality of the machined component, but the information has not been utilized to its...