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Effect of Alignment on Thermal Conductivity Enhancement of Polyethylene/Graphene Nanoplatelet Composite Materials
(2017-05)
Polymers offer several advantages such as low cost, light weight, corrosion resistance and ease of processing, however, they have much lower intrinsic thermal conductivity (<0.5 W/mK) compared to metals (> 20 W/mK) which ...
Combustion Characteristics of Three-component Fuel Blends in a Porous Media Burner at Lean Conditions
(2017-05)
The increasing energy demand and the growing concern over the environmental impact caused by the combustion of fossil fuels require the development of effective alternative fuel sources. Biodiesels and bio-alcohols are ...
Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)/Carbon Nanofiber Nanocomposite with Piezoresistive Sensing Functions
(2017-08)
Flexible material that can be deployed for sensing a wide range of pressure and strain is an active research area due to potential applications in engineering and biomedical devices. Current load sensing materials such as ...
Blowoff characteristics of partially premixed flames of prevaporized blends of biofuels and petroleum fuels
(2017-12-15)
The laminar partially premixed flames of prevaporized Jet A, canola methyl ester (CME), palm methyl ester (PME), soy methyl ester (SME), and blend flames of Jet A and CME-PME-SME were studied over a range of equivalence ...
Identifying Key Stimulation Parameters in Eagle Ford Shale: Data Mining and Statistical Approach
(2017-08-01)
The principal question for this thesis is as follows:
What are the key hydraulic fracturing parameters that affect the amount of hydrocarbons that can be recovered in Eagle Ford Shale?
The problem considered in this ...
Hot Surface Ignition Properties of Pre-Vaporized Jet-A and Biodiesels
(2017-05)
In the search for more environmentally friendly energy sources, biofuels have emerged as an attractive alternative to traditional petroleum fuels. In addition to being close to carbon-neutral and renewable, biofuels have ...
Characterization of Gas Permeation in Polymeric Membrane
(2017)
Polymers have been widely used in various industries in recent decades. One of the functions of polymers is to be employed as barriers against gas permeation. In this research, characterization of permeation in polymeric ...
Mechanical Characterization of Polydimethylsiloxane
(2017-08-01)
Strain and displacement are critical parameters for mechanical characterization of materials. Measuring these parameters accurately can be challenging for hyper-elastic materials such as polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) due to ...