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Fall 2017

Leung, Kaiser K

Currently the understanding of morphological evolution of soot aggregates under the influence of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) and the process of SOA restructuring are not well known. As a consequence, the uncertainty in the estimation of the radiative forcing from soot aggregates is high. The...

Fall 2013

Gharib, Hossam M.H.

This work involves the design, microfabrication, calibration, and testing of a new silicon-based piezoresistive rosette capable of extracting the three-dimensional (3D) stresses in the silicon upon deformation. A new 10-element piezoresistive rosette was devised to extract all stress components...

Spring 2016

Rashid,Md Ashker

An investigation was conducted to study the pressure loss characteristics of a highly viscous fluid flow across a sudden contraction. The objective of this work was to have a better understanding about the fluid flow phenomena across a narrow slot, which resembles the produced oil flow through...

Spring 2019

Yepez Herrera, Pedro

Maintenance takes care of the health of equipment and/or mechanical system. Currently, maintenance is considered as one of the most labor-intensive and expert-centered manufacturing process, since disassembly/assembly procedures and its level of difficulty, makes it very difficult to automate the...

Fall 2017

Xu, Hao

Power transformers are essential for the operations of industrial systems such as metal production plants, and for the transmission and distribution of electricity to end users. Power transformer failures can cause huge loss of production, expensive downtime, significant costs for repair or...

Spring 2014

Nakashima-Paniagua, Benjamin T.

Innovative products based on micro and nanotechnologies (MNT) have made rapid improvements in terms of functionality, cost and performance. Several developments based on these technologies have already benefited society greatly. However, many applications and devices based on these systems are...

Fall 2014

Poveda, Cesar A

As global demand for energy continues to rise, unconventional petroleum extraction and production of petroleum substitutes are both becoming more necessary. Development and operation of unconventional oil projects can have considerable social, economic, and environmental impacts. For example, one...

Spring 2016

Khan, Mohammad A

Health care systems focus on fulfilling patient expectation and needs. However, the wide differences among various health care services make the understanding and use of patient satisfaction information challenging. Patient satisfaction can systematically be studied and analyzed through methods...

Fall 2013

Kirk, Alistair S.

In the development of a numerical model for the water cycle on Mars, adsorption of water vapour in the Martian regolith acts as a significant sink and retards the transport of mass. Adsorption on Mars cannot be studied directly, so a numerical model was created, and a diffusion sorption...

Fall 2013

Shahidi, Seyedehsan

Rapid characterization of complex fluids, especially sensing emulsion stability, is crucial for many industrial applications, ranging from pharmaceutical industry to petroleum production. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) is a powerful tool for electrical characterization of such...