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  • A quantitative index for evaluation of plant layout alternatives

    Creator:
    Pond, James Woodrow Jr.
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    The purpose of this study is to develop a workable plant layout evaluation technique incorporating adequate definitive measures of intangible plant layout considerations. A summary and critique is given of existing evaluation methods. A quantitative evaluation index (QEI) is proposed to remedy the described deficiencies. The proposed index can be...
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    in determining the worth of a given layout design. This relative shortage of effective and usable

  • Determining the dimensional requirements of a reliable compression sealing method for use in microchannel hemodialysers

    Creator:
    Ward, Dustin K.
    Abstract:
    Almost 600,000 people in the United States were treated for End Stage Renal Disease in 2010. A majority of those people received hemodialysis from central medical facilities. It has been reported a better treatment option for these patients would be realized if the patients had more frequent hemodialysis treatments. A...
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    initial clamp design. Thank you Neill Thornton for all of your help and training in the lab as well as

  • Comparison of two microvalve designs fabricated in mild steel using microprojection welding and capacitive dissociation

    Creator:
    Terhaar, Tyson J.
    Abstract:
    Since the dawn of the computer age, there has been a push to create miniature devices. These devices were initially integrated circuit (IC) devices to perform calculations for computers. As the technology progressed, the scope of the devices diverged to included microelectromechanical (MEMS) devices, meaning that the devices perform mechanical...
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    will be referred to as the slide, tube, and brush valves. The design of each of the valves is unique

  • 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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    to help when problems arose. Thank you Mark McGuire, your design of the first clamping system and

  • Development of a passive micro-ball valve

    Creator:
    Wangwatcharakul, Worawut
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    A novel design, material, and fabrication method are presented to fabricate a passive micro-ball valve. Microvalves are critical components in microflow control devices used to control the fluid flows in microchannels. These microflow control devices can be integrated with microsensors to form micro analysis systems. Glass/silicon-based fabrication is complicated and...
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    of a Passive Micro-ball Valve. Abstract approved. Brian K. Paul A novel design, material, and

  • Bottom-up cost modeling for vanadium redox flow battery component manufacturing

    Creator:
    Southworth, Zachary J.
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    In the U.S. there are increasing energy demands that require an ever-increasing need for the large-scale use of new energy resources. Specifically, sporadic renewable energy sources are being incorporated into utility energy portfolios. Thus, supporting stationary energy storage technologies are needed to make these renewable sources reliable and feasible for...
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    contributed to the design, writing, and interpretation of cost model data throughout the model development

  • An economic and environmental assessment model for microchannel device manufacturing

    Creator:
    Gao, Qi
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    A key application of microchannel process technology (MPT) is its implementation in heat exchanger devices, since a larger surface contact area can be realized than in conventional approaches, thus achieving high heat transfer efficiency. To justify high volume production of configurations validated as prototypes, and to select from among the...
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    construction and validation, Dr. Karl Haapala advised the methodology development and drafting of thesis

  • 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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    exchanger via laser welding and investigation of defects AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Babak

  • Development of a process for fabricating high-aspect-ratio, meso-scale geometries in stainless steel

    Creator:
    Walker, Benjamin A.
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    Miniature energy and chemical systems (MECS) are miniature thermal, fluid, and chemical devices in the mesoscale size range between a sugar cube and a human fist. MECS take advantage of improved rates of mass and heat transfer that have been observed at the microscale. There are many potential applications for...
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    school, quality control, design of experiments and college football. Unfortunately, I only mastered the

  • The use of electrochemical micromachining for making a microfloat valve

    Creator:
    Park, Sang-Bin
    Abstract:
    Micromanufacturing consists of processes for producing structures, devices or systems with feature sizes measured in micrometers. Micromanufacturing began in the mid-1960's with microelectronics fabrication technology. In the 1980's, Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) began to be developed, in which electrical and mechanical subsystems were integrated at small scales. More recently, Microtechnology-based Energy...
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    nozzle of with a diameter of 0.9 mm (Figure 3a). Lamina 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 were of similar design