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  • Preliminary Numerical Study of a Condenser Using Fractal-Like Patterned Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Strips

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    Lazaroff, Spencer A.
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    Condensers are vital components of power plants and are often one of the most major cost concerns when planning construction. Generally speaking, the surface area required to dissipate the heat generated in the boiler is so great that enormous and expensive structures are necessary. The usage of a hybrid surface...
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    . Abstract approved:_____________________________________________________ Deborah Pence Condensers are

  • Analysis of Staged Hydraulic Air Compressors

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    Shibley-Styer, Ian
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    To investigate the viability of staging hydraulic air compressors (HACs), a model for HACs operating with a closed loop water cycle powered by a pump was made. This model was used to simulate how these HACs would respond to variable heights and mass flow ratios for both single-stage and multi-stage...
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    . Abstract approved: _____________________________________________________ Deborah Pence To

  • Conservation of Mass in a Piping Network

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    Heim, Samantha
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    Using returnable bottles within a brewery setting can lower costs associated with purchasing new bottles as well as reduce the energy associated with recycling glass bottles. A commercial dishwasher was retrofit specifically to wash bottles. The design and assembly of the piping flow network, testing of water flow through the...
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    : __________________________________________ Deborah Pence Using returnable bottles within a brewery setting can lower costs associated

  • Systemic barriers encountered by Latinas in engineering

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    Coto, Paula
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    Latinas in engineering face discrimination on the intersectionality of their two identities, Latinx and woman. The barriers that happen to them as an indirect effect of previous or existing institutional systems of oppression are called systemic barriers. Coming from the lens of four subjects, in a ranking of the barriers...
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    :_____________________________________________________ Deborah Pence Latinas in engineering face discrimination on the intersectionality of

  • Empirical Analysis of Two-Phase Confined Impinging Jet Heat Transfer

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    Damiano, Adam P.
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    Advances in electronics fabrication, coupled with the demand for increased computing power, have driven the demand for innovative cooling solutions to dissipate waste heat generated by these devices. To meet future demands, research and development has focused on robust two-phase heat transfer devices. A confined impinging jet is explored as...
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    : ________________________________________________ Deborah V. Pence Advances in electronics fabrication, coupled with the demand for

  • Melting Stage Analysis for Indirect Freeze Desalination

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    Pratt, Mason G.
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    To investigate the melting stage of indirect freeze desalination three numerical models were developed. A zeroth, first, and second order analyses modeled the melting of ice around the outside of a pipe as a function of time. The zeroth order analysis assumes the system to be steady state. The first...
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    2019 Title: Melting Stage Analysis for Indirect Freeze Desalination Abstract Approved: Deborah V

  • The Use of Fractal-Like Bifurcating Flow Channels for Biological Targeted Cooling

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    Stottlemyre, Wyatt
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    In the wake of climate change, the risk of heat related illnesses has continuously increased over the past several decades. While thermal management solutions have continued to improve, there is a need for efficient cooling systems that conform with the human body. This study combines the solutions from fractal-like flow...
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    :_____________________________________________________ Deborah V. Pence In the wake of climate change, the risk of heat related illnesses has

  • Freeze Stage Analysis of an Indirect Freeze Desalination System

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    Whitaker, Trevor A.
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    Freeze desalination poses as a potential solution to many of the issues that accompany current desalination methods. The research detailed in this manuscript involves creating and analyzing a numerical model of the freezing operation of an indirect contact freeze-melting (FM) desalination system. In this initial analysis, pure water is frozen...
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    System Abstract Approved: Deborah V. Pence Thermal-Fluid Sciences Freeze desalination poses as a

  • Microscale thermal management using membrane vapor extraction

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    Apreotesi, Mario A.
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    With the miniaturization of microelectronics and increase of processor speeds in the last few decades, thermal management is drastically affecting overall packaging and system capabilities. Due to the special needs introduced, research focusing on microscale cooling has increased. This study combines the positive characteristics of single- and two-phase flows in...
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    : ________________________________________________ Deborah V. Pence With the miniaturization of microelectronics and increase of processor

  • The Influence of Gas Extraction on Bubble Dynamics

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    Juarez, Corey D.
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    A new thermal management method for hotspots on microprocessors is under development that employs confined pool boiling with vapor extraction at pre-determined nucleation sites. Extraction is accomplished by locating a vacuum chamber constructed out of a glass tube and a hydrophobic membrane directly above a nucleation site. In order to...
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    9, 2015. Title: The Influence of Gas Extraction on Bub- Dynamics. Abstract approved: Deborah V