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  • The geometric characterization and thermal performance of a microchannel heat exchanger for diesel engine waste heat recovery

    Creator:
    Yih, James S.
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    Rising energy demands and the continual push to find more energy efficient technologies have been the impetus for the investigation of waste heat recovery techniques. Diesel engine exhaust heat utilization has the potential to significantly reduce the consumption of fossil fuels and reduce the release of greenhouse gases, because diesel...
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    James S. Yih for the degree of Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering presented on November 29

  • Development of a radial microlamination architecture for cylindrical microchannel arrays

    Creator:
    Vlieg, James H.
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    Microchannel arrays are being developed across a wide spectrum of microfluidic applications including blood processing, fuel cells and thermal management among many others. Typical arrays are based on a flat laminated architecture produced in a vacuum hot press (VHP) through solid-state diffusion bonding. Due to the cylindrical nature of certain...
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    James H. Vlieg for the degree of Master of Science in Industrial Engineering presented on June 10, 2010

  • Laser keyhole welding for microlaminating a high-temperature microchannel array

    Creator:
    Lajevardi, Babak
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    Microchannel process technology (MPT) components are chemical unit operations which exploit highly-parallel arrays of microchannels to process large fluid volumes for portable and distributed applications. Microchannel heat exchangers (MCHXs) have demonstrated 3 to 5 times higher heat fluxes when compared to conventional heat exchangers resulting in proportionate reductions in size...
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    Lajevardi for the degree of Master of Science in Industrial Engineering presented on September 14, 2012

  • Adhesive microlamination protocol for low-temperature microchannel arrays

    Creator:
    Paulraj, Prawin
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    A new adhesive bonding method is introduced for microlamination architectures, for producing low-temperature microchannel arrays in a wide variety of metals. Sheet metal embossing and chemical etching processes have been used to produce sealing bosses and flow features, resulting in approximately 50% fewer laminae over traditional methods. These lamina designs...
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    Dissertation
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    heatsinks as explained elsewhere [8]. Copper has the highest thermal conductivity among engineering

  • Nanoparticle-assisted diffusion brazing of metal microchannel arrays : nanoparticle synthesis, deposition, and characterization

    Creator:
    Eluri, Ravindranadh T.
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    Microchannel process technology (MPT) offers several advantages to the field of nanomanufacturing: 1) improved process control over very short time intervals owing to shorter diffusional distances; and 2) reduced reactor size due to high surface area to volume ratios and enhanced heat and mass transfer. The objective of this thesis...
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    . Eluri for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Industrial Engineering presented on March 30, 2012

  • Development of self-registration features for the assembly of a microchannel hemodialyser

    Creator:
    Porter, Spencer D.
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    More than 1.2 million people worldwide require regular hemodialysis therapy to treat end stage renal failure. In the United States alone, there are 300,000 patients and the National Kidney Foundation predicts that this number will double in the next 10 years. Currently most dialysis patients receive treatment at a dialysis...
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    for the degree of Master of Science in Industrial Engineering presented on September 6, 2012 Title

  • Development of an economical high temperature microchannel recuperator for solid oxide fuel cells

    Creator:
    Brannon, Samuel T.
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    To improve the performance of solid oxide fuel cells, a secondary power cycle can be driven by the recuperation of exhaust gas heat. Microchannel recuperators are attractive for waste heat recuperation due to compact form factors which also minimize the mass of the expensive superalloys required. This paper introduces a...
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    Engineering presented on June 5, 2013 Title: Development of an Economical High Temperature Microchannel

  • Single- and multi-functional arrayed microchannel fluidic devices

    Creator:
    Fisher, Luke W.
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    Novel fluidic devices that utilize an array of microchannels to achieve their designed purpose are discussed. Examples of devices include: fuel reforming using Microreactors, chip cooling using microchannel heat sinks, and microchannel devices used for biological applications. The devices that have directly contributed to this research include: a microchannel water...
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    OF Luke W. Fisher for the degree of Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering presented on June

  • Numerical design of a high-flux microchannel solar receiver

    Creator:
    Rymal, Charles
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    This thesis discusses the design of several microchannel solar receiver devices for use in CSP (concentrated solar power) using CFD (computational fluid dynamics) simulations. The goal is to demonstrate that, by taking advantage of the higher heat transfer coefficienct of microchannels, solar receivers can achieve higher efficiency than current receiver...
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    of Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering presented on November 7, 2014. Title: Numerical

  • Energy Analysis of Novel Data Center Cooling Technology : Evaporative Cooling System Operation and Microchannel Heat Exchanger Manufacturing

    Creator:
    Lajevardi, Babak
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    Worldwide, many organizations are pursuing higher energy efficiency by reducing power consumption of their processes, systems, and supporting infrastructure. The rapid growth of the information technology (IT) industry and the miniaturization of semiconductors have resulted in substantial increases in energy consumption and power density of IT equipment, and, subsequently, heat...
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    OF Babak Lajevardi for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Industrial Engineering presented on