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101 University of Utah in 2006: A report to the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities2006-08-18Accreditation; Higher Education, University of UtahA report by the University of Utah for the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities prepared in 2006.
102 Productivity and multi-screen displays2003-07-18Computer displays; Office productivityA Comparison of Single Monitor, Multiple Monitor, and Multiple Monitor with Hydravision®Computer Displays over Simulated Office Tasks across Performance and Usability
103 Productivity, screens, and aspect ratios2007Computer display performance; Computer display usabilityQuestions revolving around computer screen display configurations and capabilities have been raised within industry since the introduction of the color computer display in the mid- 1980s. Each innovation has added new questions about the effect of display attributes on productivity. Today's display ...
104 Clean and Secure Energy from Domestic Oil Shale and Oil Sands Resources: Quarterly progress report - January 2015 to March 20152015quarterly report; domestic oil shale resources; domestic oil sands resources; unconventional fuels; oil shale; oil sandsThe Clean and Secure Energy from Domestic Oil Shale and Oil Sands Resources program, part of the research agenda of the Institute for Clean and Secure Energy (ICSE) at the University of Utah, is focused on engineering, scientific, and legal research surrounding the development of these resources in ...
105 Development of baseline data and analysis of life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of petroleum-based fuels2008-11-26baseline data and analysis; life cycle greenhouse gas emissions; petroleum based fuels; alternative transportation fuel options; GHG emissions; reduce greenouse gass emissionsAlternative transportation fuel options are currently being explored or implemented across the nation to (1) reduce climate change impacts from the release of greenhouse gases (GHGs), (2) reduce our reliance on foreign sources of energy, and (3) provide an economically-stable transportation fuel sou...
106 Propulsion and power rapid response research and development (R&D) support - Delivery order 0011: Advanced propulsion fuels research and development -- Subtask: Framework and guidance for estimating greenhouse gas footprints of aviation fuels2009-04propulsion research and development; power rapid response research and development; R and D; greenhouse gas emissions; petroleum based fuels; alternative fuels; propulsion fuelsAlthough there have been extensive analyses of the greenhouse gas emissions associated with petroleum based fuels and alternative fuels, there are still substantial uncertainties associated with some of the estimates of the greenhouse gas impacts of these fuel systems. Nevertheless, a variety of gov...
107 An evaluation of the extraction, transport and refining of imported crude oils and the impact on life cycle greenhouse gas emissions2009-03-27imported crude oils; life cycle of greenhouse gas emissions; greenhouse gas emissions; crude oil; GHG emissionsThe National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has analyzed the full life cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of transportation fuels derived from domestic crude oil and crude oil imported from specific countries. Estimates of the well-to-tank (WTT) GHG emissions associated with producing diesel ...
108 Research and information needs for management of tar sands development1983tar sands management; research needed; tar sandsThe purpose of this report is to review the research needed to support the regulatory and managerial role of the agencies in the development of tar sands resources. The material reviewed in preparation for this report was assembled and presented at the Workshop on Research Needs for the Management o...
109 Shale oil value enhancement research - Quarterly report: October 1- December 31, 19961996shale oil; value enhancement; flow THDA reactor system; KPX product slateConcurrent activities are ongoing in all key area, namely, (a) construction and startup of a flow THDA reactor system, (b) development of KPX product slate, and (c) conducting industrial liaison for assembly of the KPX consortium. Excellent progress is being made in all cases. Our market analysis an...
110 Shale oil value enhancement research - Quarterly report: April 1 - June 30, 19951995shale oil; value enhancementA review of the marketing, compositional analysis, and process data has pointed to a simplification of the process scheme envisaged for the phase-II continuous process work. This translates into a higher probability of success, both for the R&D and the likelihood of securing an industrial partner fo...
111 Shale oil value enhancement research - Qarterly report: July 1 - September 30, 19941994shale oil; value enhancement; process sequence alternativesActivities during this quarter focused on using the phase-l results to define process sequence alternatives for phase-ll. Two process alternatives have been devised while obtaining the desired marketable product slate. The status of required process units has been evaluated. While there are some uni...
112 Oil recovery from a Utah tar sand deposit by in situ combustion1978-06-06The U. S. tar sand resource consists of an estimated 30 billion barrels (4.7Gm^3 ) of oil. Most of this resource is in six large deposits in Utah. Through research and development to prove tar sand oil recovery methods, the Department of Energy is attempting to stimulate commercialization of this re...
113 Shale oil value enhancement research - Quarterly report: March 1 - May 31, 19961996shale oil; value enhancement; compound type analysis of shale oilThe quarter's efforts were concentrated on (a) compound type analysis of shale oil and its extraction products, (b) thermal hydrodealkylation of the >290 °C polar fraction, (c) reaction of pyridinic type compounds to form secondary products, (d) updating SPX economic analysis, and (e) preparation o...
114 Shale oil value enhancement research - Quarterly report: June 1 - August 31, 19961996shale oil; value enhancement; compound type analysis; kerogen derived productsThe quarter's efforts were concentrated on (a) THDA and reaction of alkylpyridines at elevated conditions, (b) compound type analysis of kerogen oil and its derived products, (b) thermal hydrodealkylation of the >290 °C polar fraction, (c) secondary reactions of pyridinic type compounds to form mar...
115 Shale oil value enhancement research - Quarterly report: September 1 - November 30, 19951995Shale oil; value enhancement; shale oil extraction products; extraction processActivities during this quarter focused on compound type analysis of shale oil extraction products and improvement of the continuous extraction process. We have installed a walk-in fume hood to improve the ventilation of our working environment while handling of larger amounts of shale oil and volati...
116 Sedimentology of oil-impregnated, lacustrine and fluvial sandstone, P.R. Spring area, southeast Uinta Basin, Utah1970-08sedimentology; lacustrine and fluvial sandstone; P. R. Spring area; Oil-impregnated lacustrine and fluvial sandstoneOil-impregnated intervals, up to 75 feet thick within a stratigraphic interval of about 250 feet in the Garden Gulch and Parachute Creek Members of the Green River Formation (Eocene), are exposed in beds that dip gently northward in the P. R. Spring area. Reserve estimates indicate that there may be...
117 Shale oil value enhancement research - Quarterly report: October 1 - December 31, 19931993Shale oil; value enhancement; molecular types of shale oilThe first year of this effort was focussed on the following broad objectives: -Analyze the molecular types present in shale oil (as a function of molecular weight distribution ); - Determine the behavior of these molecular types in liquid-liquid extraction; -Develop the analytical tools needed to sy...
118 Results of mathematical modeling of an oil shale retort having a fluidized-bed pyrolyzer and a lift-pipe combustor1988-10Mathematical modeling; oil shale retort; fluidized-bed pyrolyzer; lift-pipe combustor; computer modelA commercial-size, hot-solids recycle retorting process, consisting of a staged fluidized-bed pyrolyzer and a lift-pipe combustor, was simulated using a previously developed mathematical model. The focus of this work at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is to show the effects of varying ...
119 Retorting and combustion processes in surface oil-shale retorts1981-03batch oil-shale retorting process; surface oil-shale retorts; oil shaleLawrence Livermore National Laboratory's mathematical model for a batch oil-shale retorting process has proved useful in understanding in situ retorting in a bed of oil-shale rubble. This model is based on an improved understanding of the physical and chemical processes involved in retorting. It has...
120 Shale oil value enhancement research - Quarterly report: March 1 - May 31, 19941994shale oil; value enhancement; identification of molecular types in shale oil; molecular compositionActivities during this quarter focused on integrating the various tasks and elements. During Phase-I, substantial effort was placed on designing and automating the identification of molecular types present in shale oil. The ability to know the molecular composition and to track a given "target" spec...
121 Shale oil value enhancement research - Quarterly report: October 1 - December 31, 19931993shale oil; value enhancement; raw shale oil; market shale oil projectA major push was made to identify the hydrocarbon and heteroatom types present in raw shale oil. A comprehensive, qualitative picture of the <400°C material has been obtained. In addition to the expected types, e.g., pyridines, pyrroles, indoles and phenols, the presence of aliphatic carboxylic aci...
122 Report on preliminary results of aerosol measurments at the Rio Blanco oil shale retort, burn #11982-02aerosol measurements; Rio Blanco oil shale retort; oil shale retort; Rio Blanco Retort; characterize potential air emissionsBoth the treated and untreated off-gas streams were totally saturated with water vapor at the two sampling locations. The untreated off-gas contained large amounts of liquid water droplets. These contained from 0.04 to 0.09% (by weight] oil. Approximately half of the stack emitted particulate materi...
123 Separation and utilization studies of bitumens from bituminous sandstones of the Vernal and Sunnyside, Utah, deposits1952-05separation studies; utilization studies; bituminous sandstones; Vernal, Utah deposit; Sunnyside, Utah deposit; bitumen separation techniques; bitumen separationIn the search for possible future sources of petroleum products, the recovery and utilization of bitumens from the large outcropping deposits of bituminous sandstones in the United States have been under study by the Bureau of Mines for the past several years. The results of laboratory research in t...
124 Shale oil value enhancement research - Quarterly report: December 1, 1994 - February 28, 19951995shale oil; value enhancementThe quarter's efforts were aimed towards completing phase-l. We expect to complete phase-l in the next quarter. The final in phase-l will produce the new economic estimates to use as guidelines for phase-l I activities. Progress on phase-ll has been initiated with the focus being on completing fabri...
125 Research investigations in oil shale, tar sand, coal research, advanced exploratory process technology, and advanced fuels research: Volume 2--jointly sponsored research program1994-09oil shale; tar sand; coal research; advanced exporatory process technology; advanced fuels research; JSRP; Contained Recovery of Oily WastesThis report summarizes the major research investigations conducted by the Western Research Institute (WRI) under Cooperative Agreement DE-FC21-86MCll076 with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) over the period October 1986 through September 1993. In 1989 a Jointly Sponsored Research Program (JSRP) w...
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