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Fall 2011

Khaleghi, Keivan

In this work, the phase behavior of Athabasca bitumen + CO2 and Maya crude oil + CO2 is briefed. A literature review is presented on the previous research works (mostly experimental studies) done on CO2 + heavy oil and similar mixtures. Important aspects of phase behavior such as type of phase...

Fall 2016

Tsui, Jordan A.

A study of temperature, force, and torque was performed using a set of ten different friction stir welding (FSW) tools. It was observed that pin diameter had the most significant effect on steady state welding temperature followed by shoulder diameter having a smaller but measureable effect. Pin...

Fall 2015

Shen, Chen

The mass transfer is an important phenomenon associated with a wide range of problems in the nuclear industry, such as materials degradation of components and fouling of heat exchangers and steam generators. However, mass transfer under a two-phase flow boiling condition has not been successfully...

Fall 2021

Raj, Raunil

Polyolefins are important commodity polymers. They account for more than 50 wt% of the total polymers produced in the world. Ziegler-Natta and Phillips catalysts, discovered in 1950, revolutionized the material science arena. Even 70 years after their invention, they continue to be responsible...

Fall 2014

Xu, Min

For Zn anode rechargeable batteries, there are a number of shortcomings associated with using traditional KOH aqueous electrolytes. These include drying-out of the electrolyte due to water evaporation and dendrite formation at the Zn electrode during recharging, which severely impair battery...

Fall 2015

Pouralhosseini, Sayyid S

Mixtures of colloids + non-adsorbing polymers + good solvents are well known to exhibit multiphase behaviors that are driven by the depletion flocculation mechanism where one phase, designated a colloid gas, is largely comprised of polymer and solvent, while the other phase, designated a colloid...

Fall 2019

Ma, Yanjun

Data-driven approaches have been profoundly studied and successfully applied for process industries, such as in the development of inferential sensors. Among a variety of modelling techniques, the latent variable modelling approaches are widely preferred, which can learn informative features from...

Spring 2011

Salimi, Sahar

Accumulative roll bonding was adapted to fabricate a carbon nanotube reinforced aluminum matrix composite. The microstructure was investigated by transmission electron microscopy, and it was confirmed that the nanotubes were embedded into the metal matrix while maintaining their multiwalled...

Fall 2022

Aguilar Vallejo, Angelica Isabel

Escherichia coli O157:H7 is an enterohaemorrhagic bacteria which produces Shiga toxins 1 and 2; this strain is responsible for several outbreaks due to contaminated food and water. In order to prevent future outbreaks and maintain the public safe from infections, different microbiological...

Spring 2020

Karkooti, Amin

Membrane separation processes are extensively used for separation of solutes such as ions, colloids, macromolecules, and organic matter from water. Among various membrane technologies, ultrafiltration (UF) and nanofiltration (NF) are progressively being employed for elimination of organic matter...