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Comparison of selected waste management scenarios for PET bottles in PR using SLCA methodology
(2021-05-14)
An increase in bottled water consumption and a failure to recover the plastic bottles at the end of their life are decreasing the capacity and useful life of sanitary landfills, having a direct impact on the environment. ...
Development of heat and mass transfer constitutive model for parchment coffee dehydration process
(2015)
This thesis presents a mathematical constitutive model, based on the volume averaging method, to predict the temperature and wet based moisture content of parchment coffee during the dehydration process using rotary drum ...
Design of high-throughput microfluidic device for individual entrapment of micro-particles
(2015)
Today, microfluidic devices have gained popularity in the areas of biology, chemistry,
biomedical, bio-engineering, etc., as these can perform the functions of a complete laboratory
in a very small space. This project ...
Polyol synthesis and characterization of magnetic nanocrystalline cobalt and cobalt platinum
(2007)
The present work addresses the systematic study of the synthesis and characterization of
cobalt nanoparticles produced in polyol solutions. The kinetics of the metal forming
reaction strongly influenced the stability ...
Electrospun polymer electrolyte membranes for fuel cell applications
(2012)
Low temperature fuel cells have attracted a lot of attention for use as small portable power sources. The performance of the fuel cells is largely dependent on the cathode, anode and the Polymer Electrolyte Membrane (PEM). ...
Development of a life cycle assessment benefit assessment for the benefit evaluation of products and processes
(2009)
As the world advances in age, new technologies emerge to provide the people new products and services to satisfy their needs. But at what cost? These new products and services provide benefits but at the same time generate ...
Fabrication and characterization of bioferroelectric composites
(2015)
Bio-ferroelectric composites have recently sparked intensive research in order to develop
inexpensive and environmental electronic devices such as capacitors, transistors, and
actuators. The present research involves the ...
Generation and dynamic control of air microbubbles subjected to a complex 3D acoustic field
(2016)
The purpose of this research is to verify that the translational movement of a microbubble in a complex three-dimensional geometry subjected to a standing acoustic field, can be predicted with the acoustic pressure gradient ...
Wireless interrogation of passive crack sensor
(2010-12)
As crack location and length is one of the key performance parameters that affects the life of mechanical components and civil structures, crack sensing has become one of the most vital technologies in structure heath ...
3D high-speed photography for characterization of drag and lift fluctuations of a single rising bubble
(2020-12-11)
Understanding the bubble motion in fluids is a topic of great interest in multiple applications in nature because of the significant impact and influence that this type of phenomenon has in numerous fields of engineering ...