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1. Corson, Marla Dee. Energy conservation and efficiency in manufacturing: Employee decisions and actions.
▼ Energy conservation and intensity reduction efforts are becoming increasingly more prevalent and ultimately necessary, especially for energy-intensive manufacturing companies in particular to stay in business. Typical actions are to change technology, and thus, realize an energy cost savings in overall utilities. However, in today's competitive market, with climate change and other environmental impacts as well, it is necessary for the cost of energy to be valued as a cost of making a product, and thus, managed at the same level as the cost of labor or materials. This research assessed human behavior at the individual and organizational levels both at work and at home that either prompted or prohibited employees from taking daily action to conserve energy or develop greater energy efficient practices. Ultimately, the questions began with questions regarding employee views and knowledge of energy at work and at home and what drives both behaviors toward conservation or efficiency. And, the contribution identifies the key drivers, barriers, and/or incentives that affect those behaviors. The results of this study show that the key driver and motivator for energy conservation both at home and work is cost savings. The study showed that to further motivate individuals to conserve energy at home and work, more knowledge of the impact their actions have or could have as well as tools would be needed. The most poinient aspect of the research was the level of importance placed on energy conservation and the desire to conserve. The feedback given to the open ended questions was quite impressive regarding what employees have done and continue to do particularly within their homes to conserve energy. These findings brought about final recommendations that were in fact not expected but could significantly influence an increase in energy conservation at work by leveraging the existing desire to conserve which is a key component to decision making. Advisors/Committee Members: James L. Mohler, James L. Mohler, Bendrich Benes, Rodney G. Handy, Michael J. Dyrenfurth.
Corson, Marla Dee. "Energy conservation and efficiency in manufacturing: Employee decisions and actions." 2014. Doctoral Dissertation, Purdue University. Accessed April 22, 2019. http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/open_access_dissertations/248.
Corson, Marla Dee. "Energy conservation and efficiency in manufacturing: Employee decisions and actions." 2014. Web. 22 Apr 2019.
Corson MD. Energy conservation and efficiency in manufacturing: Employee decisions and actions. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Purdue University; 2014. [cited 2019 Apr 22]. Available from: http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/open_access_dissertations/248.
2. Murugathasan, Mayoorey. Role of Feedstock and Process Conditions on Biomass Gasification for Synthesis Gas Production.
▼ In this study gasification of three different biomasses were performed to study the impact of process conditions and different feed stocks on final syngas composition. Final composition of the syngas determines the energy value of the resulting syngas and the suitability of syngas in chemical synthesis applications. Three kinds of feedstocks studied include switch grass pellets:wood chips 50:50 mixture, wood pellets:wood chips 50:50 mixture and wood pellets. The effect of process conditions including temperature and feed stock composition on syngas composition were studied. Gas chromatography was used to analyze the final gas composition of syngas samples collected at five different temperature between 650 and 850 °C, in 50 °C intervals. A significant increase in CO and H2 was observed with increasing temperature which results in increasing energy values of syngas ranging from 4.60 to 6.30 MJ/Kg for wood pellets, and from 4.79 to 6.06 MJ/Kg for the grass pellets:wood chip mixture. Increasing temperature also has a significant influence in CO/H2 and CO2/(CO2 +CO) ratios which influences product selectivity in chemical synthesis. Different types of biomass also showed significant differences in gas composition. Differences in elemental composition, for example grass pellets contain high Na, K and Mg, and wood chips containing high Ca and Fe, can explain the increased H2 and CO2 content in the gasification of grass pellets:wood chips 50: 50 mixture. These metal elements may also enhance the water gas shift reaction which produces H2 and CO2 from H2O and CO. High moisture content found in grass pellets and the presence of relatively high amounts of metal elements may enhance the water gas shift reaction in the grass pellets:wood chips 50: 50 mixture. However high alkaline content along with high Si content forms clinkers which cause problems in gasifier operation. Three kinds of thermal efficiency methods were used to evaluate the thermal efficiency of gasification of different types of biomasses: equivalence ratio method, elemental balance method and stoichiometric ratio method. From the results obtained, equivalence ratio method was predicted to be most suitable for the gasification system used in this study. Advisors/Committee Members: Jonathan P. Blitz.
Murugathasan, Mayoorey. "Role of Feedstock and Process Conditions on Biomass Gasification for Synthesis Gas Production." 2014. Masters Thesis, Eastern Illinois University. Accessed April 22, 2019. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/theses/1280.
Murugathasan, Mayoorey. "Role of Feedstock and Process Conditions on Biomass Gasification for Synthesis Gas Production." 2014. Web. 22 Apr 2019.
Murugathasan M. Role of Feedstock and Process Conditions on Biomass Gasification for Synthesis Gas Production. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Eastern Illinois University; 2014. [cited 2019 Apr 22]. Available from: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/theses/1280.
3. Alyami, Saeed. Voltage Management Of Distribution Networks With High Penetration Of Distributed Photovoltaic Generation Sources.
▼ Installation of photovoltaic (PV) units could lead to great challenges to the existing electrical systems. Issues such as voltage rise, protection coordination, islanding detection, harmonics, increased or changed short-circuit levels, etc., need to be carefully addressed before we can see a wide adoption of this environmentally friendly technology. Voltage rise or overvoltage issues are of particular importance to be addressed for deploying more PV systems to distribution networks. This dissertation proposes a comprehensive solution to deal with the voltage violations in distribution networks, from controlling PV power outputs and electricity consumption of smart appliances in real time to optimal placement of PVs at the planning stage. The dissertation is composed of three parts: the literature review, the work that has already been done and the future research tasks. An overview on renewable energy generation and its challenges are given in Chapter 1. The overall literature survey, motivation and the scope of study are also outlined in the chapter. Detailed literature reviews are given in the rest of chapters. The overvoltage and undervoltage phenomena in typical distribution networks with integration of PVs are further explained in Chapter 2. Possible approaches for voltage quality control are also discussed in this chapter, followed by the discussion on the importance of the load management for PHEVs and appliances and its benefits to electric utilities and end users. A new real power capping method is presented in Chapter 3 to prevent overvoltage by adaptively setting the power caps for PV inverters in real time. The proposed method can maintain voltage profiles below a pre-set upper limit while maximizing the PV generation and fairly distributing the real power curtailments among all the PV systems in the network. As a result, each of the PV systems in the network has equal opportunity to generate electricity and shares the responsibility of voltage regulation. The method does not require global information and can be implemented either under a centralized supervisory control scheme or in a distributed way via consensus control. Chapter 4 investigates autonomous operation schedules for three types of intelligent appliances (or residential controllable loads) without receiving external signals for cost saving and for assisting the management of possible photovoltaic generation systems installed in the same distribution network. The three types of controllable loads studied in the chapter are electric water heaters, refrigerators deicing loads, and dishwashers, respectively. Chapter 5 investigates the method to mitigate overvoltage issues at the planning stage. A probabilistic method is presented in the chapter to evaluate the overvoltage risk in a distribution network with different PV capacity sizes under different load levels. Kolmogorov–Smirnov test (K–S test) is used to identify the most proper probability distributions for solar irradiance in different months. To increase accuracy, an… Advisors/Committee Members: Caisheng Wang.
Alyami, Saeed. "Voltage Management Of Distribution Networks With High Penetration Of Distributed Photovoltaic Generation Sources." 2016. Doctoral Dissertation, Wayne State University. Accessed April 22, 2019. https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa_dissertations/1511.
Alyami, Saeed. "Voltage Management Of Distribution Networks With High Penetration Of Distributed Photovoltaic Generation Sources." 2016. Web. 22 Apr 2019.
Alyami S. Voltage Management Of Distribution Networks With High Penetration Of Distributed Photovoltaic Generation Sources. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Wayne State University; 2016. [cited 2019 Apr 22]. Available from: https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa_dissertations/1511.
4. Wang, Lixin. Synthesis And In-Situ Charactorization Of Energy Storage Material.
▼ Graphene has been widely studied in electrochemical energy storage devices, such as Li-ion batteries, Li-air batteries and supercapacitors, due to its high conductivity, high surface area, mechanical and electrochemical stability. However, the fact that graphene (and other carbon based materials) can only store charges on exposed surface, which severely limits the capacitance. On the other hand, it is well-known transition metal oxides have much higher inherent capacitance than graphene. However, transition metal oxides also have their limitations. Most significantly, the low conductivity confines the efficient storing and releasing process which makes the practical capacitance of the bulk transition metal oxides far away behind their theoretical values. To address this problem, thick transition metal oxide films are explored to reduce the electric charge pathway so that the resistance could be minimized. However, when the thickness is reduced, the transition metal oxide weight ratio in devices is significant compromised which is not desirable. Chapter 3 and chapter 4 aim to develop a technology that could integrate the high surface area graphene with high intrinsic capacitance MnO2 to achieve a better energy performance without scarifying power performance. In this project we will design and fabricate integrated 1-D and 2-D composites at nanoscale for pseudocapacitive positive electrode in asymmetric aqueous supercapacitors. Various experiments are carried out to optimize the formation conditions, and the fabricated materials will be extensively characterized by spectroscopy and microscopy. The integration of 1-D and 2-D materials at nanoscale into high-order 3-D structures could enhance electrode conductivity, stability, and easy preparation. Different aqueous electrolyte will be evaluated. The improved electrochemical performance in terms of specific energy, specific power, cycling performance are elucidated by both half-cell and full-cell electrochemical characterization. In chapter 4, a facile method was developed to prepare MnO2/holey graphene oxide (MnO2/HGO) materials based on graphene oxide (GO) flakes for supercapacitor applications. FESEM images show that MnO2 nanorods were formed on the surface of HGO flakes, serving as spacers and preventing the HGO layers from stacking. This provides pathways between the layers for the electrolyte to access the bulk active materials. By introducing the high intrinsic capacitance MnO2 nanorods together with the modified 3-D structure, the capacitance increases to 71.0 F/g compared with 30.0 F/g of GO. More pathways were created by nitric acid etching holes on the surface of the GO. This 3-D MnO2/HGO structure achieves a capacitance of 117.45 F/g, which is 1.65 times higher than that of MnO2/GO composite and 3.9 times higher than that of GO only. BET surface area, XRD and AC impedance were also used to analyze the possible reasons for the enhanced electrochemical performance. In… Advisors/Committee Members: K. Y. S. Ng, Da Deng.
Wang, Lixin. "Synthesis And In-Situ Charactorization Of Energy Storage Material." 2014. Doctoral Dissertation, Wayne State University. Accessed April 22, 2019. https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa_dissertations/978.
Wang, Lixin. "Synthesis And In-Situ Charactorization Of Energy Storage Material." 2014. Web. 22 Apr 2019.
Wang L. Synthesis And In-Situ Charactorization Of Energy Storage Material. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Wayne State University; 2014. [cited 2019 Apr 22]. Available from: https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa_dissertations/978.
5. Burgy, Robert S. A Dramatistic Analysis of Nevada's Controversy over Solar Net Metering Incentive Policies.
▼ Utilizing a dramatistic rhetorical lens (Burke, 1945), this project examines Nevada's 2015-2017 public controversy to decide whether or not to implement solar net metering incentives. By examining communication surrounding The Public Utility Commission of Nevada (PUCN), NV Energy, and SolarCity, this thesis analyzes the underlying social orientations contained within the controversy's discourse. This thesis examines how the environment was left out of solar energy discourse in favor of economic reasoning. Nevada's solar controversy is an important component of humanity's unending conversation about our relationship to the environment and an important case study to develop our understanding of public controversy. Advisors/Committee Members: Emma Frances Bloomfield, Michael Bruner, Donovan Conley, Andrew Kirk.
Burgy, Robert S. "A Dramatistic Analysis of Nevada's Controversy over Solar Net Metering Incentive Policies." 2018. Masters Thesis, University of Nevada – Las Vegas. Accessed April 22, 2019. https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/thesesdissertations/3225.
Burgy, Robert S. "A Dramatistic Analysis of Nevada's Controversy over Solar Net Metering Incentive Policies." 2018. Web. 22 Apr 2019.
Burgy RS. A Dramatistic Analysis of Nevada's Controversy over Solar Net Metering Incentive Policies. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Nevada – Las Vegas; 2018. [cited 2019 Apr 22]. Available from: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/thesesdissertations/3225.
6. Bhogle, Sanket Seetaram. ADVANCED COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF THE INTERNAL STRUCTURE OF SMART WIND-TURBINE BLADES.
▼ Implementation of stable aeroelastic models with the ability to capture the complex features of Multi concept smartblades is a prime step in reducing the uncertainties that come along with blade dynamics. The numerical simulations of fluid structure interaction can thus be used to test a realistic scenarios comprising of full-scale blades at a reasonably low computational cost. A code which was a combination of two advanced numerical models was designed and was run with the help of paralell HPC supercomputer platform. The first model was based on a variation of dimensional reduction technique proposed by Hodges and Yu. This model was the one to record the structural response of heterogenous composite blades. This technique reduces the geometrical complexities of the heterogenous blade section into a stiffness matrix for an equivalent beam. This derived equivalent 1-D strain energy matrix is similar to the actual 3-D strain energy matrix in an asymptotic sense. As this 1-D matrix helps in accurately modeling the blade structure as a 1-D finite element problem, this substantially redues the computational effort and subsequently the computational cost that are required to model the structural dynamics at each step. Second model comprises of implementation of the Blade Element Momentum Theory. In this approach we map all the velocities and the forces with the help of orthogonal matrices that help in capturing the large deformations and the effects of rotations in calculating the aerodynamic forces. This ultimately helps us to take into account the complex flexo torsional deformations. In this thesis we have succesfully tested these computayinal tools developed by MTU's research team lead by for the aero elastic analysis of wind-turbine blades. The validation in this thesis is majorly based on several experiments done on NREL-5MW blade, as this is widely accepted as a benchmark blade in the wind industry. Along with the use of this innovative model the internal blade structure was also changed to add up to the existing benefits of the already advanced numerical models. Advisors/Committee Members: Fernando Ponta.
Bhogle, Sanket Seetaram. "ADVANCED COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF THE INTERNAL STRUCTURE OF SMART WIND-TURBINE BLADES." 2015. Masters Thesis, Michigan Technological University. Accessed April 22, 2019. http://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/etds/907.
Bhogle, Sanket Seetaram. "ADVANCED COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF THE INTERNAL STRUCTURE OF SMART WIND-TURBINE BLADES." 2015. Web. 22 Apr 2019.
Bhogle SS. ADVANCED COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF THE INTERNAL STRUCTURE OF SMART WIND-TURBINE BLADES. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Michigan Technological University; 2015. [cited 2019 Apr 22]. Available from: http://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/etds/907.
7. Schroeder, Mark T. Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, and Xylenes Occurrence in Relation to Oil and Gas Development in the Denver-Julesburg Basin of Colorado.
▼ We quantified the occurrences of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes (BTEX) in water wells in the Denver-Julesburg Basin and determined the extent to which oil and gas is responsible for contamination. Public environmental sampling records were downloaded with computer scripts between 1988 and 2016 from Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) to find water wells where BTEX compounds were above their detection limits. There were 51 BTEX occurrences in water wells, and for each occurrence, we searched oil and gas wells within a half-mile radius for records on surface casing integrity that could indicate fluid or gas leaks into aquifers. From the first BTEX occurrence in 2001 through 2012, there were 1.7 BTEX occurrences per year. After voluntary regulation by the Colorado Oil and Gas Association in 2012, there were 11 BTEX occurrences per year. We found only eight of the 51 water wells were resolved by the COGCC as having an oil and gas well responsible for the contamination. The COGCC stated poor water quality in five of the water wells was unrelated to oil and gas activity but did not acknowledge the presence of BTEX. Nine water wells had documentation for oil and gas well integrity issues or repairs. The remaining 29 water wells had no explanation for the source of BTEX. Five of the BTEX occurrences were above the respective MCL for Colorado drinking water; two of these occurrences above MCLs had no identified source from the COGCC. Thermogenic methane was present in 26% of the BTEX occurrences, which is another indicator of a gas release from an oil and gas well. Biogenic methane was present in 49% of BTEX occurrences; biogenic methane could be from groundwater contact with coalbeds. Advisors/Committee Members: Joseph Ryan, Gregory Lackey, Roseanna Neupauer.
Schroeder, Mark T. "Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, and Xylenes Occurrence in Relation to Oil and Gas Development in the Denver-Julesburg Basin of Colorado." 2018. Masters Thesis, University of Colorado. Accessed April 22, 2019. https://scholar.colorado.edu/cven_gradetds/359.
Schroeder, Mark T. "Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, and Xylenes Occurrence in Relation to Oil and Gas Development in the Denver-Julesburg Basin of Colorado." 2018. Web. 22 Apr 2019.
Schroeder MT. Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, and Xylenes Occurrence in Relation to Oil and Gas Development in the Denver-Julesburg Basin of Colorado. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Colorado; 2018. [cited 2019 Apr 22]. Available from: https://scholar.colorado.edu/cven_gradetds/359.
8. Jenkins, Timothy L. SIZE OPTIMIZATION OF A BIOMASS TO LIQUID FUEL CONVERSION FACILITY WITHIN A BIOMASS SUPPLY CHAIN.
▼ Bioenergy and biobased products offer new opportunities for strengthening rural economies, enhancing environmental health, and providing a secure energy future. Realizing these benefits will require the development of many different biobased products and biobased production systems. The biomass feedstocks that will enable such development must be sustainable, widely available across many different regions, and compatible with industry requirements. The purpose of this research is to develop an economic model that will help decision makers identify the optimal size of a forest resource based biofuel production facility. The model must be applicable to decision makers anywhere, though the modeled case analysis will focus on a specific region; the Upper Peninsula (U.P.) of Michigan. This work will illustrate that several factors influence the optimal facility size. Further, this effort will reveal that the location of the facility does affect size. The results of the research show that an optimal facility size can be determined for a given location and are based on variables including forest biomass availability, transportation cost rate, and economy of scale factors. These variables acting alone and interacting together can influence the optimal size and the decision of where to locate the biofuel production facility. Further, adjustments to model variables like biomass resource and storage costs have no effect on facility size, but do affect the unit cost of the biofuel produced. Advisors/Committee Members: John W. Sutherland.
Jenkins, Timothy L. "SIZE OPTIMIZATION OF A BIOMASS TO LIQUID FUEL CONVERSION FACILITY WITHIN A BIOMASS SUPPLY CHAIN." 2014. Doctoral Dissertation, Michigan Technological University. Accessed April 22, 2019. http://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/etd-restricted/222.
Jenkins, Timothy L. "SIZE OPTIMIZATION OF A BIOMASS TO LIQUID FUEL CONVERSION FACILITY WITHIN A BIOMASS SUPPLY CHAIN." 2014. Web. 22 Apr 2019.
Jenkins TL. SIZE OPTIMIZATION OF A BIOMASS TO LIQUID FUEL CONVERSION FACILITY WITHIN A BIOMASS SUPPLY CHAIN. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Michigan Technological University; 2014. [cited 2019 Apr 22]. Available from: http://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/etd-restricted/222.
9. Tóth, Péter. Pipeline diplomacy .
▼ During the first eight years of former President Putin in office, the Russian economy made giant steps in order to catch up with her Western rivals. The legislative processes that former President Yeltsin launched in order to concentrate the power in the President's hand, were successful and these measures paved the way towards a semi-authoritarian regime. The developments achieved by Mr. Putin could not have been carried out without relying massively on Russia's vast gas and oil supplies. First and foremost the paper tries to show the significance of these scarce resources through various examples, global trends and patterns. The paper will also allow the reader to learn how possessing natural resources can influence political systems and what effects they had on Russia. One of the main goals of the paper is to reveal what factors have contributed to the re-emergence of the Russia Federation since 2000 by analyzing transition trends and policy goals. A brief explanation of political hows, will facilitate the further understanding of the changes that had been ongoing between 2000 and 2008. These goals that have already been mentioned, directed to support my thesis which says that President Putin learning from and influenced by the past, is using his presidential power (which derives from the massive and skillful restructuring of the political system) to control gas and oil extracting, trade, marketing in the country, in order to use them as collateral over Central Europe and broadly over the EU. Advisors/Committee Members: Láng, Eszter (advisor).
Tóth, Péter. "Pipeline diplomacy ." 2012. Thesis, University of Debrecen. Accessed April 22, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/2437/147156.
Tóth, Péter. "Pipeline diplomacy ." 2012. Web. 22 Apr 2019.
Tóth P. Pipeline diplomacy . [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Debrecen; 2012. [cited 2019 Apr 22]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2437/147156.
10. Khosravi, Morteza. Experimental investigations on the Aerodynamics and Aeromechanics of wind turbines for floating offshore applications.
Khosravi, Morteza. "Experimental investigations on the Aerodynamics and Aeromechanics of wind turbines for floating offshore applications." 2016. Thesis, Iowa State University. Accessed April 22, 2019. https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd/15738.
Khosravi, Morteza. "Experimental investigations on the Aerodynamics and Aeromechanics of wind turbines for floating offshore applications." 2016. Web. 22 Apr 2019.
Khosravi M. Experimental investigations on the Aerodynamics and Aeromechanics of wind turbines for floating offshore applications. [Internet] [Thesis]. Iowa State University; 2016. [cited 2019 Apr 22]. Available from: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd/15738.
11. Loder, Thomas Andrew. An Examination of Ideology and Subject Formation Among Elite and Ordinary Residents in the Bakken Shale, North Dakota, 2015-2016.
▼ The US shale energy boom of the late 2000s and 2010s has brought both economic growth and negative externalities to communities undergoing extraction. Building on previous research on fracking landscapes – as well as geographies of energy and natural resources and case studies of environmental subjectivity in extractive zones – this dissertation employed a suite of qualitative methods to examine the discourses and ideology used to support and oppose fracking-led development in North Dakota's Bakken Shale. The dissertation consists of three substantive chapters. The first employs key actor interviews and participant observation to examine how pro-oil ideology is advanced by economic and political elites in North Dakota. This chapter concludes that elites frame support for oil as an extension of existing conservative ideologies prevalent in the state. The second substantive chapter consists of content analysis of coverage of oilrelated events in state-level newspapers, specifically concentrating on a 2014 conservation ballot measure and the Keystone XL pipeline. This chapter concludes that pro-oil writers are more effective in their messaging due to focusing on economic and emotional appeals. The final substantive chapter uses interviews and focus groups to gauge fracking opinions of residents of Minot, a key city in the Bakken Shale. This chapter concludes that residents find cultural changes related to oil and gas development of greater consequence than political or economic changes. Advisors/Committee Members: Brannstrom, Christian (advisor), Jepson, Wendy (committee member), O'Reilly, Kathleen (committee member), Fleischman, Forrest (committee member).
Loder, Thomas Andrew. "An Examination of Ideology and Subject Formation Among Elite and Ordinary Residents in the Bakken Shale, North Dakota, 2015-2016." 2018. Doctoral Dissertation, Texas A&M University. Accessed April 22, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/173841.
Loder, Thomas Andrew. "An Examination of Ideology and Subject Formation Among Elite and Ordinary Residents in the Bakken Shale, North Dakota, 2015-2016." 2018. Web. 22 Apr 2019.
Loder TA. An Examination of Ideology and Subject Formation Among Elite and Ordinary Residents in the Bakken Shale, North Dakota, 2015-2016. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2018. [cited 2019 Apr 22]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/173841.
12. Loder, Thomas Andrew. An Examination of Ideology and Subject Formation Among Elite and Ordinary Residents in the Bakken Shale, North Dakota, 2015-2016.
Loder, Thomas Andrew. "An Examination of Ideology and Subject Formation Among Elite and Ordinary Residents in the Bakken Shale, North Dakota, 2015-2016." 2018. Doctoral Dissertation, Texas A&M University. Accessed April 22, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/173746.
Loder TA. An Examination of Ideology and Subject Formation Among Elite and Ordinary Residents in the Bakken Shale, North Dakota, 2015-2016. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2018. [cited 2019 Apr 22]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/173746.
13. Danandeh, Anna. Achieving Reliable Generation \& Delivery of Energy Through Robust Optimization.
▼ In this dissertation, we elaborate on the inherent risks and uncertainties in power systems and associated industries, and develop practical solution methods to eliminate their adverse effects. our research agenda consists of practice-driven problems in different stages of power generation as follows. (1) Affordable fuel procurement through developing a comprehensive fuel supply chain design and operations planning system for electricity generation companies, (2) reliable electricity generation through incorporating dynamic asset rating concept in the unit commitment problem, and (3) efficient demand management through proposing a job scheduling model for effective local generation consumption. Since reliability cannot be compromised in energy sector, robust optimization has been adopted as a powerful method to model multiple sources of uncertainty, and to protect the performance of the systems against worst situations. Exact and heuristic methods are then developed and customized to solve these computationally challenging problems. In particular, inspired by the challenges in solving two-stage robust optimization problems, we developed a multi-scenario cutting plane generation algorithm, that considers all the realizations of the uncertainty set at once, and thus, alleviates the computational challenge.
Danandeh, Anna. "Achieving Reliable Generation \& Delivery of Energy Through Robust Optimization." 2015. Thesis, University of South Florida. Accessed April 22, 2019. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/5673.
Danandeh, Anna. "Achieving Reliable Generation \& Delivery of Energy Through Robust Optimization." 2015. Web. 22 Apr 2019.
Danandeh A. Achieving Reliable Generation \& Delivery of Energy Through Robust Optimization. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of South Florida; 2015. [cited 2019 Apr 22]. Available from: https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/5673.
14. Zhang, Leilei. Biofuel supply chain, market, and policy analysis.
Zhang, Leilei. "Biofuel supply chain, market, and policy analysis." 2015. Thesis, Iowa State University. Accessed April 22, 2019. https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd/14732.
Zhang, Leilei. "Biofuel supply chain, market, and policy analysis." 2015. Web. 22 Apr 2019.
Zhang L. Biofuel supply chain, market, and policy analysis. [Internet] [Thesis]. Iowa State University; 2015. [cited 2019 Apr 22]. Available from: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd/14732.
15. Tiwari, Ashutosh. Optimal allocation of static and dynamic reactive power support for enhancing power system security.
Tiwari, Ashutosh. "Optimal allocation of static and dynamic reactive power support for enhancing power system security." 2013. Thesis, Iowa State University. Accessed April 22, 2019. https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd/13504.
Tiwari, Ashutosh. "Optimal allocation of static and dynamic reactive power support for enhancing power system security." 2013. Web. 22 Apr 2019.
Tiwari A. Optimal allocation of static and dynamic reactive power support for enhancing power system security. [Internet] [Thesis]. Iowa State University; 2013. [cited 2019 Apr 22]. Available from: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd/13504.
16. Denisenko, Valeriya. Solution to the Ukrainian Gas Crises and Achievement of Energy Efficiency of Ukraine through the Development of Coalbed Methane.
▼ Historically, Ukraine has been a net energy importer, needing oil and natural gas for the effective functioning of its industries and satisfaction of domestic needs. Ukraine's independence immediately followed the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991, resulting in its ultimate dependency on oil and natural gas imports from Russia. During the last few years, the parties had undergone a number of disagreements that led to the disruption of natural gas supply to Ukraine, and political instability within the country. The necessity to redevelop Ukraine's domestic energy industry and adjust it to an available domestic natural gas source became vitally important for the national government. The present project provides a summary of the Ukrainian energy policy dynamics from 2006-present time. It specifies current energy trends, renewable energy sources, alternatives, and provides recommendations for the Ukrainian government on how to integrate successful international experiences into the development of coalbed methane in the local environment. Advisors/Committee Members: Kent Moors, Joseph Yenerall.
Denisenko, Valeriya. "Solution to the Ukrainian Gas Crises and Achievement of Energy Efficiency of Ukraine through the Development of Coalbed Methane." 2010. Masters Thesis, Duquesne University. Accessed April 22, 2019. https://dsc.duq.edu/etd/479.
Denisenko, Valeriya. "Solution to the Ukrainian Gas Crises and Achievement of Energy Efficiency of Ukraine through the Development of Coalbed Methane." 2010. Web. 22 Apr 2019.
Denisenko V. Solution to the Ukrainian Gas Crises and Achievement of Energy Efficiency of Ukraine through the Development of Coalbed Methane. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Duquesne University; 2010. [cited 2019 Apr 22]. Available from: https://dsc.duq.edu/etd/479.
17. Olofsson, Linus. The Russian Federation - the European economy's future powerhouse? : An Econometric Analysis of the Energy Import Relationship Between Seven European Key Countries and the Russian Federation.
The purpose of this thesis is to analyze how the world market price of crude oil, coal and natural gas affects the demand of and dependency on energy imports from the Russian Federation of key European countries. We achieve our objective through econometric estimations of import demand equations concerning imports from the Russian Federation of crude oil, coal and natural gas for seven EU key countries during 1990-2014.Three out of twenty-one models were found to be statistically significant for both the spot price- and income elasticity. The spot price elasticities for the models where: coal import demand for Finland (-0.49), crude oil import demand for Italy (-0.44) and the Netherlands (-0.42). The income elasticities for the aforementioned models were found to be: Finland (2.58), Italy (5.85) and the Netherlands (7.62). The remaining models were statistically insignificant presumably due to different internal structures in the data or due to the assumption of perfect substitute model.  EU key countries include: Austria, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.
Olofsson, Linus. "The Russian Federation - the European economy's future powerhouse? : An Econometric Analysis of the Energy Import Relationship Between Seven European Key Countries and the Russian Federation." 2017. Thesis, Luleå University of Technology. Accessed April 22, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-60491.
Olofsson, Linus. "The Russian Federation - the European economy's future powerhouse? : An Econometric Analysis of the Energy Import Relationship Between Seven European Key Countries and the Russian Federation." 2017. Web. 22 Apr 2019.
Olofsson L. The Russian Federation - the European economy's future powerhouse? : An Econometric Analysis of the Energy Import Relationship Between Seven European Key Countries and the Russian Federation. [Internet] [Thesis]. Luleå University of Technology; 2017. [cited 2019 Apr 22]. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-60491.
18. Patterson, Tyler. EVALUATING THE OIL SANDS RECLAMATION PROCESS: ASSESSING POLICY CAPACITY AND STAKEHOLDER ACCESS FOR GOVERNMENT AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS OPERATING IN ALBERTA'S OIL SANDS.
▼ By employing interpretive policy analysis this thesis aims to assess, measure, and explain policy capacity for government and non-government organizations involved in reclaiming Alberta's oil sands. Using this type of analysis to assess policy capacity is a novel approach for understanding reclamation policy; and therefore, this research will provide a unique contribution to the literature surrounding reclamation policy. The oil sands region in northeast Alberta, Canada is an area of interest for a few reasons; primarily because of the vast reserves of bitumen and the environmental cost associated with developing this resource. An increase in global oil demand has established incentive for industry to seek out and develop new reserves. Alberta's oil sands are one of the largest remaining reserves in the world, and there is significant interest in increasing production in this region. Furthermore, tensions in several oil exporting nations in the Middle East remain unresolved, and this has garnered additional support for a supply side solution to North American oil demands. This solution relies upon the development of reserves in both the United States and Canada. These compounding factors have contributed to the increased development in the oil sands of northeastern Alberta. Essentially, a rapid expansion of oil sands operations is ongoing, and is the source of significant disturbance across the region. This disturbance, and the promises of reclamation, is a source of contentious debates amongst stakeholders and continues to be highly visible in the media. If oil sands operations are to retain their social license to operate, it is critical that reclamation efforts be effective. One concern non-governmental organizations (NGOs) expressed criticizes the current monitoring and enforcement of regulatory programs in the oil sands. Alberta's NGOs have suggested the data made available to them originates from industrial sources, and is generally unchecked by government. In an effort to discern the overall status of reclamation in the oil sands this study explores several factors essential to policy capacity: work environment, training, employee attitudes, perceived capacity, policy tools, evidence based work, and networking. Data was collected through key informant interviews with senior policy professionals in government and non-government agencies in Alberta. The following are agencies of interest in this research: Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP); Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development (AESRD); Alberta Energy Regulator (AER); Cumulative Environmental Management Association (CEMA); Alberta Environment Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting Agency (AEMERA); Wood Buffalo Environmental Association (WBEA). The aim of this research is to explain how and why reclamation policy is conducted in Alberta's oil sands. This will illuminate government capacity, NGO capacity, and the interaction of these two agency typologies. In addition to answering… Advisors/Committee Members: Adam Wellstead.
Patterson, Tyler. "EVALUATING THE OIL SANDS RECLAMATION PROCESS: ASSESSING POLICY CAPACITY AND STAKEHOLDER ACCESS FOR GOVERNMENT AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS OPERATING IN ALBERTA'S OIL SANDS." 2015. Masters Thesis, Michigan Technological University. Accessed April 22, 2019. http://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/etds/939.
Patterson, Tyler. "EVALUATING THE OIL SANDS RECLAMATION PROCESS: ASSESSING POLICY CAPACITY AND STAKEHOLDER ACCESS FOR GOVERNMENT AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS OPERATING IN ALBERTA'S OIL SANDS." 2015. Web. 22 Apr 2019.
Patterson T. EVALUATING THE OIL SANDS RECLAMATION PROCESS: ASSESSING POLICY CAPACITY AND STAKEHOLDER ACCESS FOR GOVERNMENT AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS OPERATING IN ALBERTA'S OIL SANDS. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Michigan Technological University; 2015. [cited 2019 Apr 22]. Available from: http://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/etds/939.
19. Yao, Isaac Kouame. IS THE U.S. SHALE GAS BOOM HAVING AN EFFECT ON THE EUROPEAN GAS MARKET?.
▼ This thesis focuses on the impact of the American shale gas boom on the European natural gas market. The study presents different tests in order to analyze the dynamics of natural gas prices in the U.S., U.K. and German natural gas market. The question of cointegration between these different markets are analyzed using several tests. More specifically, the ADF tests for the presence of a unit root. The error correction model test and the Johansen cointegration procedure are applied in order to accept or reject the hypothesis of an integrated market. The results suggest no evidence of cointegration between these markets. There currently is no evidence of an impact of the U.S. shale gas boom on the European market. Advisors/Committee Members: Mark Roberts.
Yao, Isaac Kouame. "IS THE U.S. SHALE GAS BOOM HAVING AN EFFECT ON THE EUROPEAN GAS MARKET?." 2013. Masters Thesis, Michigan Technological University. Accessed April 22, 2019. http://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/etd-restricted/140.
Yao, Isaac Kouame. "IS THE U.S. SHALE GAS BOOM HAVING AN EFFECT ON THE EUROPEAN GAS MARKET?." 2013. Web. 22 Apr 2019.
Yao IK. IS THE U.S. SHALE GAS BOOM HAVING AN EFFECT ON THE EUROPEAN GAS MARKET?. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Michigan Technological University; 2013. [cited 2019 Apr 22]. Available from: http://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/etd-restricted/140.
20. Ehrke, Elizabeth. Modeling Energy Production of Solar Thermal Systems and Wind Turbines for Installation at Corn Ethanol Plants.
Ehrke, Elizabeth. "Modeling Energy Production of Solar Thermal Systems and Wind Turbines for Installation at Corn Ethanol Plants." 2012. Thesis, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee. Accessed April 22, 2019. https://dc.uwm.edu/etd/29.
Ehrke, Elizabeth. "Modeling Energy Production of Solar Thermal Systems and Wind Turbines for Installation at Corn Ethanol Plants." 2012. Web. 22 Apr 2019.
Ehrke E. Modeling Energy Production of Solar Thermal Systems and Wind Turbines for Installation at Corn Ethanol Plants. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee; 2012. [cited 2019 Apr 22]. Available from: https://dc.uwm.edu/etd/29.
21. Khadabadi, Madhur Aravind. Value Centric Approaches to the Design, Operations and Maintenance of Wind Turbines.
▼ Wind turbine maintenance is emerging as an unexpectedly high component of turbine operating cost, and there is an increasing interest in managing this cost. This thesis presents an alternative view of maintenance as a value-driver, and develops an optimization algorithm to evaluate the value delivered by different maintenance techniques. I view maintenance as an operation that moves the turbine to an improved state in which it can generate more power and, thus, earn more revenue. To implement this approach, I model the stochastic deterioration of the turbine in two dimensions: the deterioration rate, and the extent of deterioration, and then use maintenance to improve the state of the turbine. The value of the turbine is the difference between the revenue from to the power generation and the costs incurred in operation and maintenance. With a focus on blade deterioration, I evaluate the value delivered by implementing two different maintenance schemes, predictive maintenance and scheduled maintenance. An example of predictive maintenance technique is the use of Condition Monitoring Systems to precisely detect deterioration. I model Condition Monitoring System (CMS) of different degrees of fidelity, where a higher fidelity CMS would allow the blade state to be determined with a higher precision. The same model is then applied for the scheduled maintenance technique. The improved state information obtained from these techniques is then used to derive an optimal maintenance strategy. The difference between the value of the turbine with and without the inspection type can be interpreted as the value of the inspection. The results indicate that a higher fidelity (and more expensive) inspection method does not necessarily yield the highest value, and, that there is an optimal level of fidelity that results in maximum value. The results also aim to inform the operator of the impact of regional parameters such as wind speed, variance and maintenance costs to the optimal maintenance strategy. The contributions of this work are twofold. First, I present a practical approach to wind turbine valuation that takes operating and market conditions into account. This work should therefore be useful to wind farm operators, investors and decision makers. Second, I show how the value of a maintenance scheme can be explicitly assessed for different conditions. Advisors/Committee Members: Karen B. Marais, Karen B. Marais, William A. Crossley, Douglas E. Adams.
Khadabadi, Madhur Aravind. "Value Centric Approaches to the Design, Operations and Maintenance of Wind Turbines." 2013. Thesis, Purdue University. Accessed April 22, 2019. http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/open_access_theses/142.
Khadabadi, Madhur Aravind. "Value Centric Approaches to the Design, Operations and Maintenance of Wind Turbines." 2013. Web. 22 Apr 2019.
Khadabadi MA. Value Centric Approaches to the Design, Operations and Maintenance of Wind Turbines. [Internet] [Thesis]. Purdue University; 2013. [cited 2019 Apr 22]. Available from: http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/open_access_theses/142.
22. Fagley, Erik Mason. Offshore Energy Geopolitics: An Examination of Emerging Risks to Future Oil and Gas Activities in Hotspot Maritime Regions.
▼ As the world's conventional oil and gas fields decline, the oil and gas industry seeks to exploit new sources of energy to satisfy demand and promote economic growth. The most promising geographical regions left to explore are offshore waters that contain a substantial reserve base that contain decades of supply. Although offshore development is not new, certain regions slated for production are vulnerable to a wide-array of risks that might derail future activity. The examination of these risks is a timely study given its relevance to energy security and the ever-increasing vulnerabilities in maritime regions. To better explain the offshore energy geopolitical landscape, this thesis explores three regions – the South China Sea, Arctic, and the Gulf of Guinea. Each region typifies political, legal, economic and environmental risks associated with offshore development; however, each region is faced with markedly different risks to future operations. Whether this includes territorial disputes between claimants over control of seabed resources in the South China Sea, the absence of an effective framework to govern and regulate offshore activities in the Arctic, or the emergence of oil theft and maritime piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, each chapter highlights the importance of addressing these risks. In response, the thesis provides mitigating strategies and policy recommendations to alleviate tensions, resolve gaps in governance and regulation and combat maritime piracy. The thesis makes clear that if offshore development is to reach its potential, national governments, the private sector, and the international community must address such risks with resoluteness to enhance global energy security and effectively combat new forms of volatility. Advisors/Committee Members: Stout, Mark (advisor).
Fagley, Erik Mason. "Offshore Energy Geopolitics: An Examination of Emerging Risks to Future Oil and Gas Activities in Hotspot Maritime Regions." 2014. Thesis, Johns Hopkins University. Accessed April 22, 2019. http://jhir.library.jhu.edu/handle/1774.2/37277.
Fagley, Erik Mason. "Offshore Energy Geopolitics: An Examination of Emerging Risks to Future Oil and Gas Activities in Hotspot Maritime Regions." 2014. Web. 22 Apr 2019.
Fagley EM. Offshore Energy Geopolitics: An Examination of Emerging Risks to Future Oil and Gas Activities in Hotspot Maritime Regions. [Internet] [Thesis]. Johns Hopkins University; 2014. [cited 2019 Apr 22]. Available from: http://jhir.library.jhu.edu/handle/1774.2/37277.
23. Adeniji, Samuel Babatunde. Re-defining energy security in Nigeria through climate change risk regulation.
▼ This thesis examines the observed and anticipated impacts of climate change on energy security. Specifically, by incorporating emergent international legal obligations and regulations governing climate change, this thesis proposes a definitional and policy framework for energy security that can assist in making Nigeria's energy supply more secure. This, in turn, can serve to improve Nigeria's capacity to meet current and future climate change obligations. While the principal objective of this thesis is to explore how global climate change risk regulation provides opportunities for the state to improve energy security in Nigeria, this thesis emphasizes that Nigerian law should aim to create a balance between the dual objectives of energy security and climate change responses. Using the theory of legal transplantation, further insights for integrating climate and energy security goals to develop the definitional and policy framework of energy security in Nigeria are gained through an examination of bold initiatives taken by Germany. Advisors/Committee Members: Shariff, Mary (Law) (supervisor), Gallant, Michelle (Law) .
Adeniji, Samuel Babatunde. "Re-defining energy security in Nigeria through climate change risk regulation." 2016. Masters Thesis, University of Manitoba. Accessed April 22, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1993/31529.
Adeniji, Samuel Babatunde. "Re-defining energy security in Nigeria through climate change risk regulation." 2016. Web. 22 Apr 2019.
Adeniji SB. Re-defining energy security in Nigeria through climate change risk regulation. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Manitoba; 2016. [cited 2019 Apr 22]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1993/31529.
24. Vaca, Ludwing. Architectural form, orientation, and energy for residential design in the Southern Nevada region.
▼ With the population increase, the high demand of energy from the residential sector, as well as the harsh weather conditions of the Las Vegas region, there needs to be careful consideration in the design of new homes. Energy efficiency in a single family residential building can be augmented early in the design process by careful consideration of the building form and orientation. A systematic investigation and analysis was taken to study the effects of five building forms and different orientations along the cardinal points using the software BEopt version 2.4.0.1. To connect the study to real world circumstances, a residential development in the Las Vegas region was modified using the information found in this study to see how residential developers can design these communities and their buildings with optimized orientations for potential energy savings. The cooling study gave the most diverse results for the different shapes analyzed, with some of the shapes outperforming others in different orientations. Even though the rectangular and square shapes have less surface areas, the L, U and courtyard shapes seemed to have benefited from self shading to reduce the cooling loads. The L and courtyard shapes in particular performed the best, with the U shape not far behind them. The square and rectangular shapes used more energy to cool the homes, specially the square shape. As an average between 3-5% more energy was spent in space conditioning in the square and rectangular shapes than the courtyard shape. Moreover, the rectangular shape showed the largest delta change and was more sensitive to an orientation change. The largest variation was as much as a 5% increase from south to south west. The results for all of the shapes show that the greatest energy use is spent in heating the homes, as an average 3.08 to 4.05 more times than cooling, or 69.3% to 74.2%. of the total energy spent in space conditioning. The total heating results were more predictable and not as varied as the total cooling loads from the previous analysis. The smaller and more compact homes responded better and used less energy for space heating, with the square shape outperforming the other shapes in all orientations and the rectangle coming a close second. The courtyard shape behaved the opposite as it had for cooling, performing the worst of all the shapes studied. The two shapes that performed the best for combined cooling and heating loads were the square and rectangle shapes, followed closely to the L-shape. Though the rectangular shape performed better in north and south orientations, from WSW 67.5° to NW 157.5° and from ENE 247.5° to SSE 337.5°, the square shape actually performed better than the rectangular shape along these orientations. Moreover, the L-shape was not far in performance to these two shapes, considering it had two more additional surfaces. As an average, it used 1.1% more energy than the rectangle and 1.7% more than the square. While the courtyard shape,… Advisors/Committee Members: Alfredo Fernandez-Gonzalez, Glenn N. Nowak, Joshua Vermillion, David James.
Vaca, Ludwing. "Architectural form, orientation, and energy for residential design in the Southern Nevada region." 2015. Masters Thesis, University of Nevada – Las Vegas. Accessed April 22, 2019. https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/thesesdissertations/2591.
Vaca, Ludwing. "Architectural form, orientation, and energy for residential design in the Southern Nevada region." 2015. Web. 22 Apr 2019.
Vaca L. Architectural form, orientation, and energy for residential design in the Southern Nevada region. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Nevada – Las Vegas; 2015. [cited 2019 Apr 22]. Available from: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/thesesdissertations/2591.
25. Sauder, Heather Scot. A coupled aero-structural model of a HAWT blade for dynamic load and response prediction in time-domain for health monitoring applications.
▼ To reach the high standards set for renewable energy production in the US and around the globe, wind turbines with taller towers and longer blades are being designed for onshore and offshore wind developments to capture more energy from higher winds aloft and a larger rotor diameter. However, amongst all the wind turbine components wind turbine blades are still the most prone to damage. Given that wind turbine blades experience dynamic loads from multiple sources, there is a need to be able to predict the real-time load, stress distribution and response of the blade in a given wind environment for damage, flutter and fatigue life predictions. Current methods of wind-induced response analysis for wind turbine blades use approximations that are not suitable for wind turbine blade airfoils which are thick, and therefore lead to inaccurate life predictions. Additionally, a time-domain formulation can prove to be especially advantageous for predicting aerodynamic loads on wind turbine blades since they operate in a turbulent atmospheric boundary layer. This will help to analyze the blades on wind turbines that operate individually or in a farm setting where they experience high turbulence in the wake of another wind turbine. A time-domain formulation is also useful for examining the effects of gusty winds that are transient in nature like in gust fronts, thunderstorms or extreme events such as hurricanes, microbursts, and tornadoes. Time-domain methods present the opportunity for real-time health monitoring strategies that can easily be used with finite element methods for prediction of fatigue life or onset of flutter instability. The purpose of the proposed work is to develop a robust computational model to predict the loads, stresses and response of a wind turbine blade in operating and extreme wind conditions. The model can be used to inform health monitoring strategies for preventative maintenance and provide a realistic number of stress cycles that the blade will experience for fatigue life prediction procedures. To fill in the gaps in the existing knowledge and meet the overall goal of the proposed research, the following objectives were accomplished: (a) improve the existing aeroelastic (motion- and turbulence-induced) load models to predict the response of wind turbine blade airfoils to understand its behavior in turbulent wind, (b) understand, model and predict the response of wind turbine blades in transient or gusty wind, boundary-layer wind and incoherent wind over the span of the blade, (c) understand the effects of aero-structural coupling between the along-wind, cross-wind and torsional vibrations, and finally (d) develop a computational tool using the improved time-domain load model to predict the real-time load, stress distribution and response of a given wind turbine blade during operating and parked conditions subject to a specific wind environment both in a short and long term for damage, flutter and fatigue life predictions.
Sauder, Heather Scot. "A coupled aero-structural model of a HAWT blade for dynamic load and response prediction in time-domain for health monitoring applications." 2016. Thesis, Iowa State University. Accessed April 22, 2019. https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd/16009.
Sauder, Heather Scot. "A coupled aero-structural model of a HAWT blade for dynamic load and response prediction in time-domain for health monitoring applications." 2016. Web. 22 Apr 2019.
Sauder HS. A coupled aero-structural model of a HAWT blade for dynamic load and response prediction in time-domain for health monitoring applications. [Internet] [Thesis]. Iowa State University; 2016. [cited 2019 Apr 22]. Available from: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd/16009.
26. Seyitliyev, Dovletgeldi. One-step Laser-Induced Hydrogen Generation from Coal Powders in Water.
▼ This study presents a simple way of obtaining hydrogen gas (H2) from various ranks of coal, coke, and graphite using nanosecond laser pulses. Powder samples of coal and graphite with and without water were irradiated with 1064 nm and 532 nm pulses from an Nd: YAG laser for 45 minutes under air and argon atmospheres. It was observed that 532 nm laser pulses were more effective than 1064 nm pulses in gas generation and both were nonlinearly correlated with respect to the laser energy density. Mainly hydrogen (H2) and carbon monoxide (CO) were observed. The H2 to CO ratio shows that the highest efficiency rank was the anthracite coal, with an average ratio of 1.4 due to its high fixedcarbon content and relatively high hydrocarbon amount. Coal samples were characterized by scanning electron microscope (SEM), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, Thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA), and calorimeter. Graphite was used as a pure carbon source to study the possible reactions of gas yielded during irradiation process. The amount of H2 produced was negligible when graphite powder was exposed under the air and argon atmospheres. On the other hand, H2 was obtained from irradiation of graphite powder in the presence of water due to a possible carbon-water reaction. When coal powders were irradiated under air and argon atmosphere, the amount of produced H2 increased drastically compared to graphite due to the presence of hydrocarbons in coal. In addition, theoretical simulations by a standard finite difference method supported experimental observations. Advisors/Committee Members: Ali Oguz Er (Director), Wieb Van Der Meer, and Steven Gibson.
Seyitliyev, Dovletgeldi. "One-step Laser-Induced Hydrogen Generation from Coal Powders in Water." 2017. Masters Thesis, Western Kentucky University. Accessed April 22, 2019. https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/2038.
Seyitliyev, Dovletgeldi. "One-step Laser-Induced Hydrogen Generation from Coal Powders in Water." 2017. Web. 22 Apr 2019.
Seyitliyev D. One-step Laser-Induced Hydrogen Generation from Coal Powders in Water. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Western Kentucky University; 2017. [cited 2019 Apr 22]. Available from: https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/2038.
27. Chang, Chen-ming. Studies on the EU-Russia Energy Deal.
▼ Energy always plays a vital role in the history of human economical and geopolitical development. In the EU, energy has become an imperative aspect of the development of the various domestic economies, an essential part of the peopleâs day to day livelihood, the fuel that drives the military, as well as the lifeline of modern industry. In Russia, not only does energy provide the necessary key to the development of its domestic economy, it is also its main source of foreign exchange revenues, and it provides the source of power for its financial and social development. Furthermore, energy has a far reaching impact on Russiaâs domestic and foreign policies. This thesis explores the EUâs reaction in face of international oil and gas shortages, structural changes to the energy market, geopolitics, geoeconomics, climate change, the various challenges stemming from an overreliance on Russian oil and gas imports, the establishment of the EU and Member States internal and external policy objectives, as well as the strategies, measures taken, and possible solutions to becoming energy independent. This thesis will furthermore address the EUâs development of countermeasures to diminish its excessive energy dependence on Russia. This is also an analysis of the counter-measures and policies taken by Russia in response to EUâs attempts to become less dependent on Russiaâs energy. Advisors/Committee Members: Chueiling Shin (chair), Yi-Ren Dzeng (chair), Marion Chyun-Yang Wang (committee member).
Chang, Chen-ming. "Studies on the EU-Russia Energy Deal." 2014. Thesis, NSYSU. Accessed April 22, 2019. http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0021114-134756.
Chang, Chen-ming. "Studies on the EU-Russia Energy Deal." 2014. Web. 22 Apr 2019.
Chang C. Studies on the EU-Russia Energy Deal. [Internet] [Thesis]. NSYSU; 2014. [cited 2019 Apr 22]. Available from: http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0021114-134756.
28. Wu, Kangqian. Transition To Sustainability With Natural Gas From Fracking.
▼ This thesis is an analysis of the energy needed to construct a renewable energy system with the excess energy available from natural gas obtained by fracking. Using data from the Energy Information Administration regarding the future availability of natural gas and the energy required to build a sustainable system consisting of wind and solar PV, a scenario for the construction is generated. Greenhouse gas emission reduction by replacing the fossil powered plants with the sustainable system is calculated. Finally, a preliminary financial analysis of the cost of building the renewable system is made. The analysis demonstrates that it is possible to build a sustainable system from the excess natural gas obtained by fracking in less than 30 years. After that time the energy produced from the renewable system is sufficient to replace those parts of the system that have reached their expected life and construct new sustainable generation technology. Advisors/Committee Members: Frank Kreith, Jana B. Milford, Victor Diakov.
Wu, Kangqian. "Transition To Sustainability With Natural Gas From Fracking." 2014. Masters Thesis, University of Colorado. Accessed April 22, 2019. http://scholar.colorado.edu/mcen_gradetds/85.
Wu, Kangqian. "Transition To Sustainability With Natural Gas From Fracking." 2014. Web. 22 Apr 2019.
Wu K. Transition To Sustainability With Natural Gas From Fracking. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Colorado; 2014. [cited 2019 Apr 22]. Available from: http://scholar.colorado.edu/mcen_gradetds/85.
29. Ko, Yeonseok. A comparison between Korean gas market and oil market in the consideration of South Korean gas market reform.
▼ South Korea established a non-competitive natural gas market in order to have a stable and economical supply of natural gas. The allegation has been raised about the inefficiency of this non-competitive market structure, but reform attempts have failed because of protests. Proponents of this incumbent system argue that gas needs to be supplied by the public sector in a monopolized structure so as to have a stable supply of this essential good, natural gas, and to prevent market failures like exorbitant gas prices and a deficit in supply due to a natural monopoly. They also argue that the unified gas purchase endows purchasing power. However, the gas industry does not exactly meet the categorical characteristics of an essential good or a natural monopoly and the concept of purchasing power is hardly accepted. Moreover, according to agent theory and property theory, the current market and firms are likely to be inefficient; several events are proving this inefficiency to be true. However, people remain unsure about the necessity of gas market reform. Ironically, South Korea has a different policy and market approach to the oil market despite the similarity of these two fuels. The oil market in South Korea constitutes an effective competitive market via a liberalized market, and is supplying the fuel stably and economically, contrary to people's expectations. This thesis contrasts different approaches in South Korea toward similar hydrocarbon fuels, oil and gas. The competitiveness of the oil market is examined through statistics, Lerner index, analyzing of the profit trend in the market, and price comparison by countries. Results support the validity of South Korean gas market reform if the oil market is effectively competitive through liberalization. Advisors/Committee Members: Spence, David B. (advisor).
Ko, Yeonseok. "A comparison between Korean gas market and oil market in the consideration of South Korean gas market reform." 2014. Thesis, University of Texas – Austin. Accessed April 22, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/26104.
Ko, Yeonseok. "A comparison between Korean gas market and oil market in the consideration of South Korean gas market reform." 2014. Web. 22 Apr 2019.
Ko Y. A comparison between Korean gas market and oil market in the consideration of South Korean gas market reform. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Texas – Austin; 2014. [cited 2019 Apr 22]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2152/26104.
30. Lyon, David Richard. Quantifying, Assessing, and Mitigating Methane Emissions from Super-emitters in the Oil and Gas Supply Chain.
▼ Methane emissions from the oil and gas (O&G) supply chain reduce potential climate benefits of natural gas as a replacement for other fossil fuels that emit more carbon dioxide per energy produced. O&G facilities have skewed emission rate distributions with a small fraction of sites contributing the majority of emissions. Knowledge of the identity and cause of these high emission facilities, referred to as super-emitters or fat-tail sources, is critical for reducing supply chain emissions. This dissertation addresses the quantification of super-emitter emissions, assessment of their prevalence and relationship to site characteristics, and mitigation with continuous leak detection systems. Chapter 1 summarizes the state of the knowledge of O&G methane emissions. Chapter 2 constructs a spatially-resolved emission inventory to estimate total and O&G methane emissions in the Barnett Shale as part of a coordinated research campaign using multiple top-down and bottom-up methods to quantify emissions. The emission inventory accounts for super-emitters with two-phase Monte Carlo simulations that combine site measurements collected with two approaches: unbiased sampling and targeted sampling of super-emitters. More comprehensive activity data and the inclusion of super-emitters, which account for 19% of O&G emissions, produces a emission inventory that is not statistically different than top-down regional emission estimates. Chapter 3 describes a helicopter-based survey of over 8,000 well pads in seven basins with infrared optical gas imaging to assess high emission sources. Four percent of sites are observed to have high emissions with over 90% of observed sources from tanks. The occurrence of high emissions is weakly correlated to site parameters and the best statistical model explains only 14% of variance, which demonstrates that the occurrence of super-emitters is primarily stochastic. Chapter 4 presents a Gaussian dispersion model for optimizing the placement of continuous leak detection systems at three example well pads. The model demonstrates that large leaks can be detected quickly with first generation systems. Continuous leak detection can be used in the near future to cost-effectively mitigate methane emissions from O&G super-emitters. Advisors/Committee Members: Phillip Hays, Steven Boss, Ralph Davis.
Lyon, David Richard. "Quantifying, Assessing, and Mitigating Methane Emissions from Super-emitters in the Oil and Gas Supply Chain." 2016. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Arkansas. Accessed April 22, 2019. https://scholarworks.uark.edu/etd/1492.
Lyon, David Richard. "Quantifying, Assessing, and Mitigating Methane Emissions from Super-emitters in the Oil and Gas Supply Chain." 2016. Web. 22 Apr 2019.
Lyon DR. Quantifying, Assessing, and Mitigating Methane Emissions from Super-emitters in the Oil and Gas Supply Chain. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Arkansas; 2016. [cited 2019 Apr 22]. Available from: https://scholarworks.uark.edu/etd/1492.


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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) has a poor prognosis and is often a kind of heavy financial burden to patients. Currently, few treatments are available for IPF. Clinical practice of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), using a syndrome differentiation approach, offers some treatment success in IPF. However, there is insufficient evidence-based study of the role of TCM in IPF management to make strong conclusions. This study evaluates the efficacy and safety of TCM, using a syndrome differentiation approach, in the treatment of IPF.
Methods and design
A multicenter, exploratory, randomized, double-blind and placebo-controlled trial is planned. A total of 80 patients will be enrolled in the study, which will include 26 weeks of treatment. Participants will be randomly assigned into TCM group or control group in a 1:1 ratio. The TCM group are designed to be given TCM granules based on syndrome differentiation. Formulae include Bu-Fei Yi-Qi granule for lung qi deficiency, Bu-Fei Yi-Shen granule for lung-kidney qi deficiency and Yang-Yin Qing-Re granule for yin deficiency and inter heat. The control group will be given a corresponding TCM granule placebo. The efficacy and safety of interventions will be evaluated by the outcome variables, including frequencies of acute exacerbations, pulmonary function, clinical symptoms, dyspnea, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), 6-minute walk distance and safety indicators.
It is hypothesized that TCM will decrease the frequency of adverse events, improve pulmonary function and HRQoL, based on our clinical experience. This trial is the first study of TCM treatment in IPF that is based on syndrome differentiation and will evaluate efficacy and safety of TCM in IPF.
This study was registered on www.Chictr.org.cn: ChiCTR-IIR-17013532. Register date: November 24, 2017.
Key words: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, Traditional Chinese medicine, Syndrome differentiation, Protocol
Xue-qing Yu, Shu-guang Yang, Yang Xie, Jian-sheng Li. Traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis based on syndrome differentiation: Study protocol of exploratory trial. Journal of Integrative Medicine, 2020, 18(2): 163-168.
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Fantasy Safari: Fiend Folio (D&D 1st Edition), Part 5
Did I say the enveloper is The Thing? That was apparently a mistake on my side. The Protein Polymorph is The Thing! (Even though the most famous adaptation with the best looking monster came out a year after this book.) It's an extremely effective and versatile shapeshifter than can assume the form of pretty much everything. It can blend completely with its surroundings, but usually takes the form of creatures that might attract prey. Being of human-like intelligence, their disguises can be highly devious. It's only limitation is that it's very bad at creating facial expressions and can't really mimic voices, so any kind of interaction with a polymorph in humanoid form quickly reveals that something isn't right about it. When it imitates inanimate objects, touching it immediately reveals it being some kind of creature. They are pretty tough beasts and also extremely strong, dealing 6d6 damage with their normal attack.
Quaggoth
The Quaggoth probably counts as another point on the evil ape counter, but it's actually a kind of humanoid bear. They are an underground dwelling race that is very primitive and aggressive and attack pretty much anything on sight. Some use stone maces and hammers, while most simply attack with their claws. They are immune to all poisons, which is actually very useful for a race of the underworld. For some reason they have a burning hatred of elves and even willingly serve drow for opportunities to fight them. The creature here is not really that exciting, but I quite like how they got a bit more refined in later editions, so I am showing them here anyway. Some adventure even had crossbreeds of quaggoths and orcs, which I thought were really cool.
Retrievers are actually a kind of constructs like golems, but they have been created by the demon lord Demogorgon so they are often seen as demons as well. They are used by their demonic master to be send to other planes and kidnap or slay his enemies. A retriever appears like a huge spider with four legs for running and four arms to attack. Its head has six eyes of which only two are for sight and the other four actually to shot magic lasers. Not only do they deal a lot of damage with their four regular attack each round (3d6), the magic rays are outright terrifying. They can shot two of them in the same round, after which they need to recharge for six round. The damage of the fire, lightning, and cold ray is equal to the retrievers hit points, which is on average 45 when uninjured, but could be as high as 80. The fourth ray just turns people to stone instantly. Unsurprisingly, all characters of 5th level or lower have to make a saving throw or flee in panic at the sight of a retriever. I don't quite now how XP in 1st edition are assigned, but 5,000 is a lot. Oh yeah, and sometimes demons use them to ride into battle.
Grey Slaadi
It would be a crime to write about the Fiend Folio without at least mentioning the Slaad. In the Planescape setting, there are not only angels and demons, but similar creatures for all nine alignments. The spot for pure chaos was given to the Slaad. These chaotic neutral creatures are not actually evil, but in practice they never really seemed any different to me from demons and devils. They are still pretty cool though, as they all take the form of big humanoid frogs. They are natives of the plane of Limbo, which is such a pure manifestation of chaos that there isn't even any stable ground. And yet, of the infinite number of possible shapes beings of pure chaos could appear in, they all take the form of frogs. I think that's pretty cool. They have their own language but normally communicate with other creatures by telepathy. In this version, all Slaad have a gem with a unique magic symbol on their forehead, and anyone who can get at such a gem can order the slaadi to perform three services for them. Each such gem is unique and can be recognized by all other slaad. There are several kinds of slaad, with the red ones being the weakest. They are pretty basic brawlers but still quite tough ones, and can attempt to teleport other slaad to their help when in danger (as it is common for most demons and devils in D&D). Above them are the greens, blues, and greys, which each get increasingly stronger with more and unusual special abilities. There are only four death slaad, which are a very big step up from the greys, and there are also two Slaad Lords presented in the book. Slaad are weird, a bit goofy, and from the description here I don't really know what to make of them. With a good idea what to use them for, I think it should not be too difficult to make them interesting enemies.
Son of Kyuss
Another classic monster that went on to a long career as a B-List creature. The Son of Kyuss. Kyuss was an evil priests who became a minor god of… I actually have no idea. But he has a huge thing for slimy green worms and a number of beasts he created with that theme. The Son of Kyuss is probably the most notable one, being a corpse infested by a swarm of big green worms. It regenerates two hit points per round and even grows back body parts that have been chopped off. Anything that comes within 10 meters of one have to make a saving throw or flee in panic, which seems a very appropriate ability. Being hit by its fists is obviously not healthy and can infect a creature with leprosy, which will be fatal within a couple of months unless magically healed. In addition, once per round one of the worms will try to bite the target of the sons attack and bury into its body. If not killed and removed within a round, the worm will make its path to the brain and within one to four rounds turn him into another son of kyuss as well.
Symbiotic Jelly
The Symbiotic Jelly seems quite familiar. It has no picture, so I am adding of a brain slug instead. They are basically the same thing anyway. At 70 cm in diameter, it's somewhat larger and the color is described as green, but by now who wouldn't go with an apple sized green blob with a big eye instead? The jelly feeds by controlling a dangerous creature which it uses to kill other people or creature that come near its lair and as the prey is eaten, it gets some kind of energy from it. It's clearly not symbiotic at all, but straight up parasitic, but maybe someone thought it sounds cooler this way. The jelly actually controls its slave from a distance and hides in the shadows on the ceiling of its lair, but where is the fun in that? Brain Slugs!
Yellow Musk Creeper
And finally, we got the Yellow Musk Creeper. It's a kind of vine with yellow flowers which spray a special dust at any creature that gets too close to them. Victims affected by the dust simply walk into the vines to get entangled by them and slowly have its Intelligence drained. When the mind is almost entirely gone, the vines will plant spores into the creature which will cause a new plant to grow from its body, which then takes control over it to protect the original creeper. A usual creeper will have one to two dozen of such living zombies under its control. I really love these ones and have something like them in almost all the campaigns I run.
Fiend Folio Cliche Creature Counter:
Evil Apes: 2
Variant Ghouls: 2
Demon Dogs: 4
Skeletons with Robes: 5
Fantasy Safari Score:
Evil Apes: 12
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