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Melting Stage Analysis for Indirect Freeze Desalination

Creator:: Pratt, Mason G.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Liburdy Committee Member, representing Thermal-Fluid Sciences Joshua Gess Committee Member, representing

Testing and design procedures for electric propellant pumps for suborbital bi-propellant rockets

Creator:: Verna-Ketel, Dominic
Abstract:: An electrically driven propellant pump (HALE E-Pump) was analysed and tested to determine its viability for use in a bi-propellant launch vehicle for the High-Altitude Liquid Engine (HALE) student rocket team at Oregon State University (OSU). The pump, manufactured in 2022 by students in OSU machine shops, was hydrostatically tested...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: , Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Joshua Gess, Committee Member, representing Mechanical, Industrial

Proximity Activated Stimuli on Modified Ride-On-Cars for Children with Disabilities

Creator:: Weathers, Thomas S.
Abstract:: This thesis describes the implementation of ultrasonic sensors to trigger a stimulus to increase peer interaction for children with disabilities using modified ride-on-cars for mobility. Modified ride-on-car technology has improved mobility for children with disabilities by effectively replicating the social benefits of a powered mobility device, yet there are opportunities...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: _____________________________________________________________________ Joshua Gess, Committee Member, representing Mechanical Engineering

A Computational Investigation of Natural Circulation Effects on Heat Transfer Coefficient and Friction Factor

Creator:: Buskirk, John
Abstract:: The nuclear industry has shown a large interest in natural circulation driven passive cooling systems following the Fukushima nuclear accident. Despite this interest, there is no widely used heat transfer correlation or friction factor correlation developed for natural circulation driven flow. A CFD analysis including grid convergence testing using Fluent...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Freeze Stage Analysis of an Indirect Freeze Desalination System

Creator:: Whitaker, Trevor A.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: , representing Thermal-Fluid Sciences Joshua Gess Committee Member, representing Thermal-Fluid Sciences Toni

Design of a Biomass Feeding Robot for Controlled Cookstove Testing

Creator:: O'Boyle, Duncan
Abstract:: The purpose of this report is to detail the design and validation of a prototype robot that feeds biomass into a range of small household cookstoves at a programmable rate. Improved design and testing methods for the development of improved biomass cookstoves are needed to design stoves that alleviate the...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: _____________________________________________________________________ Joshua Gess, Committee Member, representing Mechanical Engineering

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

Creator:: Lazaroff, Spencer A.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
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Full Text:: _____________________________________________________________________ Joshua Gess, Committee Member, representing MIME

An Investigation on Transient Critical Heat Flux and the Prompting Conditions

Creator:: Camargo, Angelo D.
Abstract:: The collective understanding of the critical heat flux phenomenon is crucial to the safety and operational power limits of every nuclear and petrochemical power plant in the world. To define the maximum heat transfer capability in the postulated reactivity-initiated accident in a nuclear reactor, the mechanisms that trigger the departure...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: committee for their service: Dr. James Liburdy and Joshua Gess. TABLE OF CONTENTS Section

Experimental Investigation of Near-Critical Carbon Dioxide in Microchannels for High Flux Cooling Applications

Creator:: Travers, Kristen
Abstract:: With the continued decrease in size and subsequent increase in power of computer processors, thermal management in electronics is becoming more important than ever before. The chip heat densities are reaching new peaks (> 100 W cm-2) that current cooling methods are not able to keep up with. However, some...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: _____________________________________________________________________ Joshua Gess, Committee Member, representing Mechanical Engineering

The Mira 2 Rocket Engine: Applying Lessons Learned for an Improved Iteration

Creator:: Dimas-Harms, Colton R.
Abstract:: In this paper, I present the design of Mira 2, a small-scale, liquid bipropellant rocket engine, with a specific focus on its oxidizer-centered pintle injector. Building upon the valuable lessons and insights gained from the empirical testing of its predecessor, Mira 1, the Mira 2 engine incorporates several improvements and...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Melting Stage Analysis for Indirect Freeze Desalination

Testing and design procedures for electric propellant pumps for suborbital bi-propellant rockets

Proximity Activated Stimuli on Modified Ride-On-Cars for Children with Disabilities

A Computational Investigation of Natural Circulation Effects on Heat Transfer Coefficient and Friction Factor

Freeze Stage Analysis of an Indirect Freeze Desalination System

Design of a Biomass Feeding Robot for Controlled Cookstove Testing

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

An Investigation on Transient Critical Heat Flux and the Prompting Conditions

Experimental Investigation of Near-Critical Carbon Dioxide in Microchannels for High Flux Cooling Applications

The Mira 2 Rocket Engine: Applying Lessons Learned for an Improved Iteration

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