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Flow Convergence and Pressure Loss Characteristics in Viscous Flow through Rectangular Orifices with Applications in Porous Media
DownloadSpring 2020
The enhanced oil recovery process known as steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) uses horizontal wells with perforations on their lateral surfaces to inject steam into, and produce oil from, oilsand reserves. Slotted liners that are used external to these wells serve as screens to minimize sand...
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Fall 2021
Cooling towers are heat rejection devices that utilize ambient air to cool hot water. The ambient air is drawn into the tower and brought into direct contact with hot water and where the heat and vapour get transferred. Fluid flow distribution in the tower can result in better thermal...
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Fall 2009
The development, implementation, and testing of a leader-follower based robust nonlinear formation controller is discussed in this thesis. This controller uses sliding mode control on the length and angle between the leader and follower vessels to produce the desired formation. A boat model,...
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Fall 2021
In this thesis, several fundamental studies were conducted to tackle some of the unanswered questions in the design and engineering of inhalable microparticles produced via spray drying. Different experimental and theoretical methods were applied to understand the mechanisms that control particle...
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Fall 2015
Forward osmosis (FO) technology has attracted a lot of attention in the last decade due to its promising future to provide clean water and energy. In this study the feasibility of FO was studied for treatment of SAGD produced water. First, the effects of temperature, flow rate and pH of the feed...
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Fall 2022
This dissertation numerically evaluates the performance of targeted wall-shape pipe inserts on reducing heat convection and frictional drag of turbulent pipeflow at a range of Reynolds numbers, Re = 2.5 × 10^4 − 7.5 × 10^4. The wall modifications are constructed to closely follow three...
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Fracture Modeling in Elastomeric Materials: Relating the Macroscopic Response to Microscopic Processes
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Inelastic material behavior is known to be able to enhance the fracture toughness of elastomers. However, how to optimally exploit this toughening mechanism is still being investigated. In this thesis a series of continuum models are developed to describe such inelastic behaviors, with the goal...