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Fall 2010
Alberta is the third largest economy in Canada and is expected to grow significantly in the coming decade. The energy sector plays a major role in Alberta’s economy. The objective of this research is to develop various greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigations scenarios in the energy demand and supply...
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Development of hydrophilic polyamide imide microfiltration/ultrafiltration membranes for oil sands produced water treatment
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Endless growth of petrochemical, metallurgical, and food industries has resulted in massive water pollution caused by oily materials. Membrane separation processes is one of the fastest emerging technologies for oily wastewater treatment due to their distinct advantages over traditional...
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Development of Integrated Model for Assessment of Water and GHG Footprints for Power Generation Sector
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Freshwater is a critical natural resource and is used in energy production, conversion and utilization. To ensure that the use of water today does not adversely affect the prospects for its use by future generations, there is a need to understand long term water demand and supply through energy...
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Spring 2021
Membrane desalination processes have attracted much attention in the last few decades with regards to water purification. While some methods such as reverse osmosis (RO) are demonstrated at the commercial scale, some such as membrane distillation (MD) have not been deployed, mainly due to issues...
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Development of Levelized Cost of Electricity, Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Net Energy Ratio of Solar-based Thermal Energy Storage Systems
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In this study, a data-intensive model was developed to evaluate the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE), the lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the net energy ratio (NER) for thermal energy storage (TES) technologies, namely, sensible heat, latent heat, and thermochemical storage. To...
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Spring 2017
The water-energy nexus refers to the relationship between water and energy, wherein each one needs the other. This thesis examines that part of the water-energy nexus concerned with water needed for energy production, conversion, and utilization. There has been limited focus on assessing the life...
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Development of MEMS-based Piezoresistive Three Dimensional Stress/Strain Sensor with Temperature Compensation
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In this research, a developed n-type piezoresistive three dimensional (3D) stress sensor with full temperature compensation is presented. The proposed sensing rosette benefits from the stress insensitivity of the full-circular n-type piezoresistor, oriented over (111) silicon plane, to detect...
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Development of Methodological Framework and its Application for Life Cycle Assessment of Renewable Fuels for Transportation
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There is scientific consensus on climate change and the adverse impacts of anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In order to reduce GHG emissions, all-encompassing transitions in energy, transportation, buildings, industrial systems, and land are required. The extraction, production, and...
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Development of Multi-Functional Add-On Hybrid Armor Models and Designs used for Vehicle Protection
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In the first part of this thesis, a validated polyurethane adhesive model is implemented into a system-scale ceramic/armor model for ballistic impact simulations. Here, the trilinear cohesive zone (TCZM) technique is used to simulate the dynamic failure of SikaForceTM6 7752-L60 polyurethane...
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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...