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- 3Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- 2Department of Mechanical Engineering
- 1Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering and Department of Mechanical Engineering
- 1Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
- 1Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences
- 3Kresta, Suzanne (Chemical and Materials Engineering)
- 2Kresta, Suzanne (Chemical Engineering)
- 1Dr. Carlos F. Lange
- 1Dr. Mark Loewen (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta)
- 1Dr. Mark R. Loewen (Civil & Environmental Engineering)
- 1Dr. Mohamed Gamal El Din (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta)
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Spring 2010
Carbon isotope analyses of gases extracted from drilling muds while drilling in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin (WCSB) can be used to create carbon isotopic depth profiles. These profiles provide essentially continuous data through the stratigraphic section, offering a unique opportunity to...
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The Effects of Mixing, Reaction Rate and Stoichiometry on Yield for Mixing Sensitive Reactions
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Competitive-Consecutive and Competitive-Parallel reactions are both mixing sensitive reactions; the yield of desired product from these reactions depends on how fast the reactants are brought together. Recent experimental results have suggested that the mixing effect may depend strongly on the...
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Fall 2011
The impact of mixing on diluted bitumen de-watering is studied in two stages using a fractional factorial design of experiments. The first stage evaluates the relative effects of bulk demulsifier dosage, local maximum energy dissipation, and mixing time. The second stage of experiments evaluates...
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Concentration and Mixing Effects on the Production of Amine Hydrochloride Salts in a Confined Impinging Jet Reactor
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A Confined Impinging Jet Reactor (CIJR) was used to react 4, 4’-methylene dianiline (MDA) with hydrogen chloride (HCl) in order to study formation of the aminehydrochloride (AHC) salts, unwelcome byproducts in the manufacture of polyurethanes. The effects of several processing variables (local...
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Measurement and Analysis of Changes in Drop Size Distribution during Bitumen Clarification using Image Analysis
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The impact of mixing on demulsifier performance is studied using image analysis. Three experimental campaigns based on fractional factorial designs were performed in a CIST (Confined Impeller Stirred Tank), varying demulsifier bulk concentration (BC) and injection concentration (IC), mixing time...
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Fall 2013
The impact of mixing on water removal from diluted bitumen and bitumen froth is studied, with the goal of maximizing demulsifier performance. The relative effects of bulk concentration, mixing intensity, mixing time and injection concentration on the demulsifier performance are evaluated. A...
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Fall 2013
Habibzadeh Gharehbaba, Alireza
The current work presents the results of an experimental study on the effects of submergence on the performance of a submerged hydraulic jump with baffle blocks downstream of a sluice gate. A wide range of Froude numbers, submergence factors, and block sizes, locations and arrangements were...
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Three-Dimensional Numerical Investigation on Velocity Field and Mixing Characteristics at Channel Junctions
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Channel confluence is an important component in river systems. The flow dynamics and mixing processes associated with such geometry are highly three-dimensional and complicated. In this study, a commercial software, ANSYS CFX, was employed to investigate the flow structures and mixing...
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Spring 2015
Colloidal-collector interactions are of fundamental importance in separation and filtration technologies. Here, the effect of collector grains on the behavior of colloidal particles was studied in two different experimental systems, i.e., column studies with stationary collectors and batch mixing...