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Journal Articles (Mechanical Engineering)
Items in this Collection
- 53Hogan, James D.
- 52Kumar, Amit
- 30Carey, Jason P.
- 17Major, Paul W.
- 15Hogan, James
- 13Melenka, Garrett W.
- 12Life Cycle Assessment
- 8Brittle failure
- 8Digital image correlation
- 8Dynamic fragmentation
- 7Boron carbide
- 7GHG Emissions
- 250Mechanical Engineering, Department of
- 250Mechanical Engineering, Department of/Journal Articles (Mechanical Engineering)
- 1Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Department of
- 1Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Department of/Journal Articles (Earth and Atmospheric Sciences)
- 1Physics, Department of
- 1Physics, Department of/Journal Articles (Physics)
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Life cycle assessment of greenhouse gas emissions from Canada’s oil sands derived transportation fuels
Download2015-01-01
Nimana, Balwinder S., Canter, Christina E., Kumar, Amit
A comprehensive life cycle assessment (LCA) for transportation fuels (gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel) derived from Canada’s oil sands was conducted, and all the current possible pathways from bitumen extraction to use in vehicles were explored. Authors, in earlier studies, have presented the...
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2016-01-01
Wong, Alain, Zhang, Hao, Kumar, Amit
Purpose Governments around the world encourage the use of biofuels through fuel standard policies that require the addition of renewable diesel in diesel fuel from fossil fuels. Environmental impact studies of the conversion of biomass to renewable diesel have been conducted, and life cycle...
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2016-01-01
Ghandehariun, Samane, Kumar, Amit
Hydrogen is a key input to industrial processes. In western Canada, there is a significant demand for hydrogen for industrial purposes, both to upgrade bitumen and as a chemical agent. The key driver for this research is the need to assess options for the energy industry to lower its carbon...
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Life cycle water footprint of hydrogenation-derived renewable diesel production from lignocellulosic biomass
Download2016-01-01
Wong, Alain, Zhang, Hao, Kumar, Amit
The conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to biofuel requires water. This study is focused on the production of hydrogenation-derived renewable diesel (HDRD) from lignocellulosic biomass. Although there has been considerable focus on the assessment of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, there is...
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Life cycle water-demand coefficients for conventional oil production from five North American locations
Download2017-01-01
The production of liquid fuels from crude oil requires water. There has been limited focus on the assessment of life cycle water demand footprints for crude oil production and refining. The overall aim of this paper is address this gap. The objective of this research is to develop water demand...
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Low-Cost and High-Speed Fabrication of Camouflage-Enabling Microfluidic Devices using Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Polyethylene
Download2023-08-25
Sun, Xiaoruo, Asad, Asad, Ali, Mehnab, Morita, Luka, Dolez, Patricia I., Hogan, James D., Sameoto, Dan
This study demonstrates a multi-spectrum camouflage control via microfluidic methods within a thermally and visibly semi-transparent polymer (polyethylene). Microfluidic devices have a high potential for achieving multiband camouflage including both visible and infrared (IR) spectrums because...
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2018-01-01
Davis, Matthew, Ahiduzzaman, Md., Kumar, Amit
This paper interprets the energy flow from available primary fuel to end use in all of the provinces and territories in Canada for the year 2012 using Sankey diagrams. These flow charts illustrate energy production, imports, exports, and local consumption by economic sector, and quantify the...
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2017-01-01
Radpour, Saeidreza, Mondal, Md Alam Hossain, Kumar, Amit
The aim of this research is to model the market penetration of energy efficient appliances in the residential sector. The analysis focuses on six major appliances – refrigerators, freezers, clothes washers, clothes dryers, and ranges – to forecast their market penetration and market share during...