Theses & Dissertations
 
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1 Bianchi, CarloDependence of bulding energy consumption and solar PV performance on Urban Features, microclimate and macroclimate conditions2018dissertation
2 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
3 Jankovich, Philip MartinSeasonal underground thermal energy storage using smart thermosiphon arraysAir-conditioning; Heat transfer; Phase change; Thermal energy storage; Thermosiphon arrays2012-08dissertation
4 Fallahi, ZahraModeling and optimization framework for reducing emissions based on location and timing of electricity use in commercial buildings2019dissertation
5 West, Glen OrvalThermal and phase-change wave propagation and velocities subject to shrinking core phenomena for melting and freezing packed-beds of encapsulated phase-change materialsMechanical engineering; Thermodynamics; Energy2017dissertation
6 Lucich, Stephen M.Modeling carbon dioxide emissions reductions for three commercial reference buildings in salt lake cityBuildings; energy efficiency; modeling; optimal; photovoltaics2015-05thesis
7 Plewe, Kaden EzraThe role of buildings in a changing environmental ERA: a modeling approach to quantifying and reducing missions2019thesis
8 Kekelia, BidzinaHeat transfer to and from a reversible thermosiphon placed in porous mediaAir conditioning; Convection in porous media; Heat transfer in porous media; Thermal energy storage; Thermosiphon; Underground thermal energy storage2012-05dissertation
9 Rahman, AowabinApplications of machine learning, deep learning and reduced-order models in building energy simulationMechanical engineering; Computer science2018dissertation
10 Montemayor, Harvest Media lunaSubterranean thermal energy storage using thermosiphon arraysalternative heating and cooling; smart thermosiphon; thermosiphon; thermosiphon array2015-08thesis
11 Nambi, ManikantanIntuitive telemanipulation of micromanipulators with piezoelectric stick-slip actuators with application in retinal surgeryHaptics; Retinal surgery; Robot-assisted surgery; Stick-Slip Actuators; Teleoperation2015dissertation
12 Jannumahanthi, MadhuriComprehensive energy analysis of a near zero energy homeNear zero energy home2010-08thesis
13 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
14 Hayati, Arash NematiA computation study of momentum and scalar transport in urban areasdissertation
15 Holmes, Heather AInvestigation of chemical properties and transport phenomena associated with pollutants in the atmospheric boundary layerAir pollution; Atmospheric boundary layer; Atmospheric mercury; Deposition; Dispersion; Particulate matter; Transport phenomena2010-12dissertation
16 Jensen, Derek D.An observational investigation of transitory turbulence in the atmospheric boundary layerAtmospheric Modeling; Evening Transition; Katabatic Flow; Micrometeorology; Similarity Theory; Surface Layer2016dissertation
17 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
18 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
19 Hang, ChaoxunObservational studies of soil moisture, Valley Fog and temperature variance in the atmospheric boundary layer over diverse terrainFluid mechanics; Atmospheric sciences; Environmental engineering2017dissertation
20 Tran, Tho DinhA Framework for evaluating the potential of renewable power generation systems under techno-economic uncertaintiesEnergy2018dissertation
21 Zakri, Muhammad Saiful AzmiHuman response to slip while grasping brittle objects2018thesis
22 Whatcott, Gareth D.Metal hydride themal battery design, lumped capacitance modeling and validity criteriaBattery; Design; Hydide; Metal; Thermal; Validity2013-12thesis
23 Nakaoka, JoshuaHeat transfer analysis of thermosiphons and U-tube ground source heat pumpsGeothermal, Ground Source Heat Pump, Thermosiphon, U-Tube GSHPs2012-12thesis
24 Marin, Gerard CortinaLarge-eddy simulations of wind farms under different atmospheric stratification conditionsEnergy; Sustainability; Engineering2018dissertation
25 Shingleton, NickCoupling a land-surface model to large-eddy simulation to study the nocturnal boundary layerLand-surface model; Large-eddy simulation; Nocturnal; Stable2010thesis
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