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Fall 2024

Kammammettu, Sanjula

Process optimization and process monitoring form two major cornerstones of the field of process systems engineering. This thesis tackles selected problems from these foci through the lens of optimal transport theory, a powerful mathematical methodology that is receiving renewed attention in...

Fall 2013

Ng, James C

Parabolic partial differential equations (PDEs) are used as models of transport-reaction phenomena in a variety of different industrial chemical and materials engineering processes, and can yield precise descriptions of process variables with complex temporal and spatially dependent system...

2006

Holloway, Preston Carl

Spring 2015

Osborn, Ian

A multi-purpose settling column was designed to determine settling rate and sediment height allowing the in-situ measurement of yield stress and drainage without disturbing the sediment particle network. The settling column was applied to studying flocculation/densification of model oil sands...

2004

Cheng, Chin Kui

Fall 2019

Sivaramakrishnan, Kaushik

The common theme of this work was to investigate the relationships between multi-dimensional experimental data and the physical and chemical properties of certain reacting systems that have industrial relevance. Three particular systems of increasing complexity in terms of composition of the...

Spring 2016

Jamieson, Marnie V.

The Capstone Design Course instructional team was selected to participate in the digital learning initiative at the University of Alberta. The goals of this initiative are to increase student engagement and promote flexible, independent learning. The objectives of the instructional team were to...

Spring 2010

Danilovic, Nemanja

Novel anode catalysts have been developed for sour natural gas solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) applications. Sour natural gas comprises light hydrocarbons, and typically also contains H2S. An alternative fuel SOFC that operates directly on sour natural gas would reduce the overall cost of plant...

Spring 2013

Roushanafshar, Milad

SOFCs which can directly operate under high concentration of H2S would be economically beneficial as this reduces the cost of gas purification. H2S is highly reactive gas specie which can poison most of the conventional catalysts. As a result, developing anode materials which can tolerate high...

Fall 2011

Deshpande, Dipen

Alternans occur prior to ventricular fibrillation and is a medical condition of heart that leads to sudden cardiac death (SCD). The presence of the electrical alternans induces, through the mechanism of the excitation-contraction coupling, an alternation in the heart muscle contractile activity....