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Theses and Dissertations
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Items in this Collection
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Experimental Investigation of Near-well Fluid Mechanics on the Scaling Mechanism in Narrow Rectangular Slots
DownloadSpring 2020
This experimental study investigates the effect of near-well fluid mechanics on the scaling failure mechanism specific to SAGD production well. The scaling failure mechanism can be triggered by the pressure drop phenomenon and causes the plugging of the slots in the oilfields. The scale formation...
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Spring 2024
The purpose of this thesis is to obtain a better understanding of the behavior of particles within a particle-laden turbulent channel flow, as well as evaluate the suitability of the flow facility to measure particle-laden flows. Suitability of the flow loop for measurements of particle-laden...
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Fall 2020
The transportation of mixtures of particles and liquids using slurry pipelines plays a crucial role in the petroleum and mining industries. Slurry pipeline flows are typically turbulent and the presence of the particulate phase results in pipe wear and increased pumping cost. As a result, slurry...
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Fall 2011
An experimental technique to quantify velocity field at pore scale within micro porous media, formed by packing of micro glass spheres inside a glass micro-model, is presented. A scanning micro particle image velocimetry (µ-PIV) system is used to obtain two component two dimensional (2C2D)...
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Spring 2022
Time-lapse seismic reservoir monitoring has advanced quickly over the past decade to become a common technique for monitoring subsurface processes, especially for steam and CO2 injection. It has been widely used to determine and monitor changes occurring in a reservoir during hydrocarbon...
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Fall 2014
Seismic velocity dispersion in crystalline rock is investigated through experimental measurements on two natural quartzite specimens. The quartzites are thermally damaged to induce low aspect ratio cracks and the shear and Young’s moduli are measured across a range of effective pressures, from...
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Experimental Investigation of Stirling Engine Modelling Techniques at Reduced Source Temperatures
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A Stirling engine was studied experimentally with two objectives. The first was to determine the effects of flywheel polar moment of inertia on the transient and steady-state performance of a Stirling engine. The second was to investigate the accuracy of a 2nd order thermodynamic model with a...
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Fall 2024
Much research has been performed over the past few decades on heat pipe performance enhancement. A major thrust of investigation has been to examine factors impacting condensation. Measurements suggest that drop-wise condensation achieves a comparatively larger rate of condensate discharge on...