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Optimization of Outflow Control Devices Design in Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage Models with Wellbore Trajectory Excursions
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Canada has giant oil reserves which ranks third worldwide with proven oil reserves of 171 billion barrels. Alberta alone contributes with 165.4 billion barrels found in oil sands. However, those oil sands are extremely viscous and only 10% are recoverable by means of open-pit mining. In-situ...
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Optimization of steam/solvent injection methods: Application of hybrid techniques with improved algorithm configuration
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Heavy oil and bitumen recovery processes need to be optimized in order to increase the recovery, reduce costs, and minimize the environment impact. Most of the optimization studies published in petroleum engineering literature focus on a few design parameters by combining the elements of...
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Optimization of Temporary Haul Road Design and Earthmoving Job Planning based on Site Rough-grading Design
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Site rough-grading operations are the preliminary work of the construction projects in remote areas especially in Northern Alberta. Haulage cost typically accounts for around 30% of the total cost of mass earthmoving projects. The temporary haul road network built in the earthmoving field is one...
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Optimization of Thermal Hydrolysis Process for Co-digestion of Fermented Primary Sludge and Waste Activated Sludge
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This study focused on the optimization of the thermal hydrolysis process (THP) for co- digestion of fermented primary sludge (FPS) and thickened waste activated sludge (TWAS). For this purpose, lab-scale experiments were conducted under two different schemes with different combinations of...
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Optimizing rooftop solar PV systems in urban regions considering economic and environmental aspects
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In recent years, utilization of photovoltaic (PV) solar systems in built-up regions have received more attention due to global warming issues and the significance of sustainable development. The rooftops of buildings are considered highly suitable for installing PV modules to harvest solar energy...
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Fall 2021
In this thesis, a new methodological framework was proposed and developed to address several important issues pertaining to snowplow route optimization. The framework defined an extensible snowplow trucks plow-with-precedence problem and captured the impact of the service order of snowplow...