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1 Fallahi, ZahraModeling and optimization framework for reducing emissions based on location and timing of electricity use in commercial buildings2019dissertation
2 Bianchi, CarloDependence of bulding energy consumption and solar PV performance on Urban Features, microclimate and macroclimate conditions2018dissertation
3 Addepalli, BhagirathFlow and dispersion in urban areas: experimental investigation, event reconstruction, and form optimizationgenetic algorithms; inverse problems; PIV; source inversion; street canyon; urban optimization2016dissertation
4 Hayati, Arash NematiA computation study of momentum and scalar transport in urban areasdissertation
5 Lucich, Stephen M.Modeling carbon dioxide emissions reductions for three commercial reference buildings in salt lake cityBuildings; energy efficiency; modeling; optimal; photovoltaics2015-05thesis
6 Singh, BalwinderDevelopment of a fast response dispersion model for virtual urban environmentsGPU-plume; Parallel simulation; QUIC-plume; QUIC-URB; Urban dispersion modeling; Virtual reality2012-05dissertation
7 Rahman, AowabinApplications of machine learning, deep learning and reduced-order models in building energy simulationMechanical engineering; Computer science2018dissertation
8 Plewe, Kaden EzraThe role of buildings in a changing environmental ERA: a modeling approach to quantifying and reducing missions2019thesis
9 Favaloro, TonyToward understanding the sensitivity of the QUIC dispersion modeling system to real input dataBuildings; Atmospheric turbulence2008-08thesis
10 Jannumahanthi, MadhuriComprehensive energy analysis of a near zero energy homeNear zero energy home2010-08thesis
11 Bowles, Todd GilbertSimulating irradiance variability in an urban environment using geographic information systems and quantifying impacts on the energty and economic performance for rooftop photovoltaics2017thesis
12 Booth, Thomas MichaelValidation of a data assimilation technique for an urban wind modelAssimilation; CFD; Meteorological; MUST; QUIC-URB; Wind; Urban wind model2012-05thesis
13 Eshagh, HaniehEvaluation of a simple computational fluid dynamics (CFD) urban wind model in a complex vegetated urban areaFluid mechanics; Mechanical engineering; Environmental engineering2017thesis
14 Briggs, Kevin A.Evaluation of moisture and heat transport in the fast-response building-resolving urban transport code quic envsimGPU computing; Internal boundary layer modeling; Sustainable urban planning; Urban scalar transport; Mechanical engineering; Atmospheric sciences2015-05thesis
15 Workman, Christopher B.Comparison of U-tube boreholes and a thermosiphon on heat pump performance in an aquiferBorehole; Heat pump; Thermosiphon; U-tube; Geothermal systems2011-05thesis
16 Speckart, ScottNumerical modeling and field measurement of vehicle-generated road dust transport and removal near the roadArid; Mitigation; PM10; Turbulence; Vegitation; Windbreak2013-12dissertation
17 Montemayor, Harvest Media lunaSubterranean thermal energy storage using thermosiphon arraysalternative heating and cooling; smart thermosiphon; thermosiphon; thermosiphon array2015-08thesis
18 Jankovich, Philip MartinSeasonal underground thermal energy storage using smart thermosiphon arraysAir-conditioning; Heat transfer; Phase change; Thermal energy storage; Thermosiphon arrays2012-08dissertation
19 Nakaoka, JoshuaHeat transfer analysis of thermosiphons and U-tube ground source heat pumpsGeothermal, Ground Source Heat Pump, Thermosiphon, U-Tube GSHPs2012-12thesis
20 Anderson, Biard E.; Mellor, Myron W.; Woodhead, Robert C.Low temperature carbonization of coal: a solution to the smoke nuisance problem and a method of more fully utilizing the coal resources of the Rocky Mountain RegionSmoke prevention; Coal; Carbonization1935-05thesis
21 Tran, Tho DinhA Framework for evaluating the potential of renewable power generation systems under techno-economic uncertaintiesEnergy2018dissertation
22 Mohammed, SamiullahDevelopment of a structural foam wall system for freeform fabrication of residential housing structuresFoamed construction2010-03-11thesis
23 Allen, ChadDevelopment of a fast response building resolving urban energy modelCFD; Convection; GPU; Heat transfer; Radiation; Urban; QUIC; Urban wind; Particle dispersion2010-08thesis
24 Gunawardena, NipunDistributed sensor stations and statistical algorithms in Boundary layer meteorology2019dissertation
25 Peck, Jaron JoshuaModeling power plant cooling water requirements: a regional analysis of the energy-water nexus considering renewable sources within the power generation mixCooling; Energy; Plant; Power; Renewable; Water2017thesis
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