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Spring 2023
Bio-based composites made from bio-renewable and biodegradable constituents have been proposed as alternatives to petroleum-based composites for a variety of applications. However, studies have shown that in many cases, these bio-based composites are hydrophilic, and their viscoelasticity can be...
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Investigation of the Velocity Field of Jets in Counter-Flow in the Vicinity of a Solid Wall
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This study presents experimental investigations showing the mean and fluctuating velocity field of a three dimensional round jet in counter-flow located in the vicinity of a solid wall. The jet to counter-flow velocity ratios ranged from 2.5 to 25 and the jet Reynolds numbers were from 1,000 to...
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Fall 2014
This thesis presents recent developments in direct numerical simulations of fluid-structure interaction occurring in biological systems, with particular interest in the modeling of particle deposition within the human respiratory system. Two numerical techniques are proposed. The first one is...
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Spring 2020
Steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) is an in-situprocess where an injection well and a production well are used to recover bitumen from oil sands that are past the point of viability for open mining techniques. During operation, sand control technologies are used on the wells to ensure the...
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Integrated assessment of water use and greenhouse gas footprints of Canada’s electricity generation and oil and gas sectors
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The energy sector is responsible for a significant portion of global greenhouse gas emissions, water withdrawal, and water consumption. There are strong dependences between energy production and water use, and the adoption of more clean energy production technologies will affect water use. Such...
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Spring 2018
The span-restorable meta-mesh approach was previously proposed as a novel method for improving the capacity efficiency of span restoration in a sparse network. The fundamental idea behind this method is to route lightpaths that fully transit chains of degree-2 nodes onto logical bypass spans that...
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Spring 2023
High entropy alloys (HEAs) are a new class of advanced metallic materials that have received significant attention in recent years due to their stable microstructures and promising properties. They are characterized by their peculiar mixing of five or more principal elements in equimolar...
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Environmental and Performance Analysis of a 5kW Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine in East Central Alberta
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This thesis investigates the environmental and performance results of a 5kW horizontal axis wind turbine installed in east-central Alberta. Life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology was utilized to perform a comparative environmental impact study on three sizes of small wind turbines installed in...
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Data-Driven Fault Detection, Isolation and Identification of Rotating Machinery: with Applications to Pumps and Gearboxes
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Fault diagnosis plays an important role in the reliable operation of rotating machinery. Data-driven approaches for fault diagnosis rely purely on historical data. Depending on how a diagnosis decision is made, this thesis divides data-driven fault diagnosis approaches into two groups:...