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Thermal Control of an Electronic Enclosure Utilizing a Vapor Chamber.
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Dougherty, Michael L., Evans, Ronald D., Engineering
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Florida Technological University College of Engineering Thesis; This thesis addresses the problem of stracting heat from sealed electronic enclosures. Typical industry practice is to use various air-to-air and air-to-liquid heat exchangers. These techniques are known to require costly custom designs. This thesis points out how one can apply heat pipe technology in the form of a vapor chamber to solve this type of problem. The details on the design and testing of two prototype vapor chambers...
Show moreFlorida Technological University College of Engineering Thesis; This thesis addresses the problem of stracting heat from sealed electronic enclosures. Typical industry practice is to use various air-to-air and air-to-liquid heat exchangers. These techniques are known to require costly custom designs. This thesis points out how one can apply heat pipe technology in the form of a vapor chamber to solve this type of problem. The details on the design and testing of two prototype vapor chambers are cited. Included in the text are typical industrial applications that required sealed enclosures to protect their associated electronic control hardware. Also mentioned is some historical background on heat pipes.
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Date Issued
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1976
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CFR0008162, ucf:53070
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFR0008162
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CORRELATION OF ACOUSTIC EMISSION PARAMETERS WITH WEIGHT AND VELOCITY OF MOVING VEHICLES.
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Kolgaonkar, Amar, Moslehy, Faissal, University of Central Florida
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The thesis is motivated by the goal of doing initial investigation and experimentation for the development of Weigh-in-Motion (WIM) system using acoustic emission phenomenon. A great deal of research is going on for measuring the weight of moving vehicles. Weigh-in-motion of commercial vehicles is essential for management of freight traffic, highway infrastructure design and maintenance, and monitoring of heavy weight vehicles. The research work presents a methodology for correlating the...
Show moreThe thesis is motivated by the goal of doing initial investigation and experimentation for the development of Weigh-in-Motion (WIM) system using acoustic emission phenomenon. A great deal of research is going on for measuring the weight of moving vehicles. Weigh-in-motion of commercial vehicles is essential for management of freight traffic, highway infrastructure design and maintenance, and monitoring of heavy weight vehicles. The research work presents a methodology for correlating the weight of a moving vehicle with acoustic emission parameters (such as counts and energy). Furthermore, the correlation between the speed of vehicle with the acoustic emission parameters is developed. Preliminary analysis and experimentations were conducted for the study of propagation of acoustic signals in plate like structure and effect of dynamic loadings on Kaiser Effect. Initial testing revealed that there is a linear correlation between the impact force and the acoustic emission parameters. Also a polynomial regression of second order was found between the speed of vehicle and acoustic emission parameters. Road testing was conducted to investigate the correlation between weight of the vehicle and acoustic emission parameters. A linear relation was found between the weight of vehicle and acoustic emission parameters represented by counts, signal energy and absolute energy.
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Date Issued
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2005
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CFE0000490, ucf:46354
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0000490
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PREDICTION AND MEASUREMENT OF RADIATED EMISSIONS BASED ON EMPIRICAL TIME DOMAIN CONDUCTED MEASUREMENTS.
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Freeman, Larry, Wu, Thomas, University of Central Florida
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This thesis develops a novel method to predict radiated emissions measurements. The techniques used are based on standard Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) qualification test methods. The empirical data used to formulate the final results was restricted to pertinent data protocol waveforms however the entire method may be applied to any waveforms for which empirical radiated emissions have been measured. The method provides a concise means for predicting worst case radiated emissions...
Show moreThis thesis develops a novel method to predict radiated emissions measurements. The techniques used are based on standard Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) qualification test methods. The empirical data used to formulate the final results was restricted to pertinent data protocol waveforms however the entire method may be applied to any waveforms for which empirical radiated emissions have been measured. The method provides a concise means for predicting worst case radiated emissions profiles based on empirical measured data.
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Date Issued
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2006
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CFE0001294, ucf:46880
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0001294
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CONTROL OF HYDROGEN SULFIDE EMISSIONSUSING AUTOTROPHIC DENITRIFICATIONLANDFILL BIOCOVERS.
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Sungthong, Daoroong, Reinhart, Debra, University of Central Florida
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Hydrogen sulfide (H2S), a major odorous component emitted from construction and demolition debris landfills, has received increasing attention. Besides its unpleasant odor, long-term exposure to a very low concentration of H2S can cause a public health issue. Although cover materials such as soil and compost are recommended to be used routinely to control an odor problem from the landfills, the problem still remains. Autotrophic denitrification may have environmental applications including...
Show moreHydrogen sulfide (H2S), a major odorous component emitted from construction and demolition debris landfills, has received increasing attention. Besides its unpleasant odor, long-term exposure to a very low concentration of H2S can cause a public health issue. Although cover materials such as soil and compost are recommended to be used routinely to control an odor problem from the landfills, the problem still remains. Autotrophic denitrification may have environmental applications including treatment of water, groundwater, wastewater or gaseous streams contaminated with sulfur and/or nitrogen compounds. However, there have been no studies reported in the literature on H2S removal using autotrophic denitrification from landfills. This study, therefore, investigated the application of autotrophic denitrification incorporated into landfill covers in order to evaluate the feasibility of controlling H2S emissions generated from landfills. Research was investigated by two techniques, microcosm and laboratory-scale column studies. The microcosm experiments were conducted to evaluate the kinetics of autotrophic denitrification in various cover materials with H2S-nitrate as electron donor-acceptor couple. Cover materials including soil, compost and sand were tested and nitrate was added. Based on the microcosm study results, the addition of nitrate into soil and compost can stimulate indigenous autotrophic denitrifying bacteria which are capable of H2S oxidation biologically under anoxic conditions. Results also demonstrated that some amount of H2S can be removed physically and chemically by soil or compost. There was no H2S removal observed in sand microcosms. Rapid H2S oxidation to sulfate was achieved, especially in soil. Zero-order kinetics described the H2S oxidation rate in soil and compost microcosms. The rates of sulfide oxidation under autotrophic denitrification in soil and compost were 2.57 mg H2S/d-g dry soil and 0.17 mg H2S/d-g dry compost, respectively. To further explore H2S removal in a landfill biocover, two sets of column experiments were run. The first set of columns contained seven cm of soil. The autotrophic column was prepared with 1.94 mg KNO3/g dry soil; an identical control column was prepared without nitrate. A gas stream was introduced to the columns with a H2S concentration of 930 ppm. The second set contained seven cm of soil, with both an autotrophic (0.499 mg KNO3/g dry soil) and a control column. Influent H2S concentration was 140 ppm for the second set. Column studies supported the results of microcosm studies; removal of H2S was observed in all columns due to the capacity for soil to absorb H2S, however autotrophic columns removed significantly more. The higher concentration of H2S resulted in partial oxidation to elemental sulfur, while sulfate was found at levels predicted by stoichiometric relationships at the lower concentration. H2S oxidation in the column with higher loading was found to follow zero-order kinetics. The rate of H2S oxidation was 0.46 mg H2S removed/d-g dry soil. Economic comparison of cover systems including autotrophic denitrification, soil amended with lime, fine concrete, and compost covers were analyzed. Based on a case-study landfill area of 0.04 km2, the estimated H2S emissions of 80,900 kg over the 15-year period and costs of active cover system components (ammonium nitrate fertilizer, lime, concrete and compost), autotrophic denitrification cover was determined to be the most cost-effective method for controlling H2S emissions from landfills.
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Date Issued
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2010
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Identifier
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CFE0003283, ucf:48537
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0003283
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PHASE SHAPING IN THE INFRARED BY PLANAR QUASI-PERIODIC SURFACES COMPRISED OF SUB-WAVELENGTH ELEMENTS.
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Ginn, James, Boreman, Glenn, University of Central Florida
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Reflectarrays are passive quasi-periodic sub-wavelength antenna arrays designed for discrete reflected phase manipulation at each individual antenna element making up the array. By spatially varying the phase response of the antenna array, reflectarrays allow a planar surface to impress a non-planar phasefront upon re-radiation. Such devices have become commonplace at radio frequencies. In this dissertation, they are demonstrated in the infrared for the first time at frequencies as...
Show moreReflectarrays are passive quasi-periodic sub-wavelength antenna arrays designed for discrete reflected phase manipulation at each individual antenna element making up the array. By spatially varying the phase response of the antenna array, reflectarrays allow a planar surface to impress a non-planar phasefront upon re-radiation. Such devices have become commonplace at radio frequencies. In this dissertation, they are demonstrated in the infrared for the first time at frequencies as high as 194 THz. Relevant aspects of computational electromagnetic modeling are explored, to yield design procedures optimized for these high frequencies. Modeling is also utilized to demonstrate the phase response of a generalized metallic patch resonator in terms of its dependence on element dimensions, surrounding materials, angle of incidence, and frequency. The impact of realistic dispersion of the real and imaginary parts of the metallic permittivity on the magnitude and bandwidth of the resonance behavior is thoroughly investigated. Several single-phase reflectarrays are fabricated and measurement techniques are developed for evaluating these surfaces. In all of these cases, there is excellent agreement between the computational model results and the measured device characteristics. With accurate modeling and measurement, it is possible to proceed to explore some specific device architectures appropriate for focusing reflectarrays, including binary-phase and phase-incremental approaches. Image quality aspects of these focusing reflectarrays are considered from geometrical and chromatic-aberration perspectives. The dissertation concludes by briefly considering two additional analogous devices the transmitarray for tailoring transmissive phase response, and the emitarray for angular control of thermally emitted radiation.
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Date Issued
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2009
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CFE0002707, ucf:48186
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0002707
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REVIEWING THE EFFECTS OF ALTERNATIVE FUELS, AVERAGE SPEED AND IDLING TIME ON EMISSIONS FROM ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOL BUS FLEET.
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Bayat, Ali, Cooper, C. David, University of Central Florida
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Orange County, FL has been experiencing ozone concentrations in the past several years which in some cases exceeded the national and state standards. The high concentration of ground level ozone can cause a variety of health problems including chest pain, coughing, throat irritation, and congestion or it can worsen bronchitis, emphysema, and asthma. Other effects include reduction of agricultural crop and commercial forest yields, lower growth and survivability of tree seedlings, and higher...
Show moreOrange County, FL has been experiencing ozone concentrations in the past several years which in some cases exceeded the national and state standards. The high concentration of ground level ozone can cause a variety of health problems including chest pain, coughing, throat irritation, and congestion or it can worsen bronchitis, emphysema, and asthma. Other effects include reduction of agricultural crop and commercial forest yields, lower growth and survivability of tree seedlings, and higher susceptibility of plant to diseases, pests and other stresses such as harsh weather. The ozone generation rate is directly related to the ambient concentration of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and volatile organic carbons (VOCs). These two air pollutants, mostly produced from combustion of fossil fuels, react with oxygen to form ozone in presence of sunlight. In urban areas, ozone generation rate can be decreased by reduction of ozone precursors, NOx and VOCs. The Air Quality Research group of University of Central Florida proposed that one of the emission reduction strategies be for school bus fleets in the area. School buses were chosen because of their important impact on ambient air quality in general and on student health in particular. There were about 473,000 school buses in the 2004-05 school year nationwide which traveled for a total mileage of about 4 billion miles in that year. Orange County Public School (OCPS) system owns about 1400 school buses which traveled about 17 million miles in 2005-06 school year, serving 71000 students. The use of diesel fuels, Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD, diesel fuel containing 15ppm sulfur) and Biodiesel (B20, a mixture of 20% biodiesel and 80% ULSD), were chosen as the first proposed action to be studied. Also the effects of transportation parameters, average speed and idling time on fleet emissions were selected to be reviewed. This report reviews the fuel option and transportation parameters, effects on school bus fleet emissions and it does a comparison analysis in order to show advantages and disadvantages of each fuel. The Conventional Diesel (CD) and ULSD emissions were estimated by using MOBILE6.2 model, and effects of B20 on emissions were derived from published studies. It was found that using B20 or ULSD can reduce the emissions significantly for the most of major pollutants but in the case of NOx, the percentage changes is not certain yet and more investigation is required. Emissions vary for different average speeds and 27 miles per hour can be defined as the optimum average speed. Also reduction of idling time is an excellent control option for decreasing emissions, and should be considered for OCPS.
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Date Issued
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2007
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Identifier
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CFE0001726, ucf:47308
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0001726
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QUANTIFICATION OF EMISSIONS FROM LAWN AND GARDEN EQUIPMENT IN CENTRAL FLORIDA.
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Crum, Megan, Cooper, C. David, University of Central Florida
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The objective of this study was to evaluate the practical limits of EPA s NONROAD 2005 to accurately simulate Central Florida conditions, especially with regard to lawn and garden equipment. In particular we investigated a NONROAD emission inventory using default inputs and then created a locally specific emission inventory. These emission inventories were prepared for Orange, Osceola, and Seminole county and focused only on the VOC and NOx emissions caused by lawn and garden equipment....
Show moreThe objective of this study was to evaluate the practical limits of EPA s NONROAD 2005 to accurately simulate Central Florida conditions, especially with regard to lawn and garden equipment. In particular we investigated a NONROAD emission inventory using default inputs and then created a locally specific emission inventory. These emission inventories were prepared for Orange, Osceola, and Seminole county and focused only on the VOC and NOx emissions caused by lawn and garden equipment. The model was manipulated to assess its ability to represent this specific category of nonroad equipment for a given airshed first by running a base case scenario using default data and then by developing a locally-specific scenario through administration of a survey. The primary purpose of the survey was to evaluate local values for equipment population, equipment characteristics, activity estimates, and other relevant information. To develop these local input estimates, data were collected concerning population and usage statistics in the Central Florida area and were combined with emission factors, load factors, allocation factors, and other needed values that have been previously established by the U.S. EPA. The results of the NONROAD model were compared with the resulting emission estimates calculated from locally derived inputs, and as a result of the analysis an accurate emission estimate was calculated. In addition, several possible air quality action steps were further assessed according to feasibility, cost, and predicted emission benefit. These potential management projects were further investigated by assessing the success of other similar projects in other cities in an effort to establish specific costs and emission benefits as they relate to the tri-county area.
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Date Issued
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2007
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CFE0001834, ucf:47357
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0001834
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INDIVIDUAL CARBON NANOTUBE PROBES AND FIELD EMITTERS FABRICATION AND THEIR PROPERTIES.
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Chai, Guangyu, Chow, Lee, University of Central Florida
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Since the discovery of carbon nanotubes (CNT) in 1999, they have attracted much attention due to their unique mechanical and electrical properties and potential applications. Yet their nanosize makes the study of individual CNTs easier said than done. In our laboratory, carbon fibers with nanotube cores have been synthesized with conventional chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method. The single multiwall carbon nanotube (MWNT) sticks out as a tip of the carbon fiber. In order to pick up the...
Show moreSince the discovery of carbon nanotubes (CNT) in 1999, they have attracted much attention due to their unique mechanical and electrical properties and potential applications. Yet their nanosize makes the study of individual CNTs easier said than done. In our laboratory, carbon fibers with nanotube cores have been synthesized with conventional chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method. The single multiwall carbon nanotube (MWNT) sticks out as a tip of the carbon fiber. In order to pick up the individual CNT tips, focused ion beam (FIB) technique is applied to cut and adhere the samples. The carbon fiber with nanotube tip was first adhered on a micro-manipulator with the FIB welding function. Afterwards, by applying the FIB milling function, the fiber was cut from the base. This enables us to handle the individual CNT tips conveniently. By the same method, we can attach the nanotube tip on any geometry of solid samples such as conventional atomic force microscopy (AFM) silicon tips. The procedures developed for the FIB assisted individual CNT tip fabrication will be described in detail. Because of their excellent electrical and stable chemical properties, individual CNTs are potential candidates as electron guns for electron based microscopes to produce highly coherent electron beams. Due to the flexibility of the FIB fabrication, the individual CNT tips can be easily fabricated on a sharpened clean tungsten wire for field emission (FE) experimentation. Another promising application for individual CNT tips is as AFM probes. The high aspect ratio and mechanical resilience make individual CNTs ideal for scanning probe microscopy (SPM) tips. Atomic force microscopy with nanotube tips allows us to image relatively deep features of the sample surface at near nanometer resolution. Characterization of AFM with individual CNT tips and field emission properties of single CNT emitters will be studied and presented.
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Date Issued
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2004
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Identifier
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CFE0000248, ucf:46233
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0000248
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DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY DIAGNOSTIC IN A HIGH-PRESSURE STRAND BURNER FOR THE STUDY OF SOLID PROPELLANT COMBUSTION.
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Arvanetes, Jason, Petersen, Eric, University of Central Florida
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The application of emission spectroscopy to monitor combustion products of solid rocket propellant combustion can potentially yield valuable data about reactions occurring within the volatile environment of a strand burner. This information can be applied in the solid rocket propellant industry. The current study details the implementation of a compact spectrometer and fiber optic cable to investigate the visible emission generated from three variations of solid propellants. The grating was...
Show moreThe application of emission spectroscopy to monitor combustion products of solid rocket propellant combustion can potentially yield valuable data about reactions occurring within the volatile environment of a strand burner. This information can be applied in the solid rocket propellant industry. The current study details the implementation of a compact spectrometer and fiber optic cable to investigate the visible emission generated from three variations of solid propellants. The grating was blazed for a wavelength range from 200 to 800 nm, and the spectrometer system provides time resolutions on the order of 1 millisecond. One propellant formula contained a fine aluminum powder, acting as a fuel, mixed with ammonium perchlorate (AP), an oxidizer. The powders were held together with Hydroxyl-Terminated-Polybutadiene (HTPB), a hydrocarbon polymer that is solidified using a curative after all components are homogeneously mixed. The other two propellants did not contain aluminum, but rather relied on the HTPB as a fuel source. The propellants without aluminum differed in that one contained a bimodal mix of AP. Utilizing smaller particle sizes within solid propellants yields greater surface area contact between oxidizer and fuel, which ultimately promotes faster burning. Each propellant was combusted in a controlled, non-reactive environment at a range of pressures between 250 and 2000 psi. The data allow for accurate burning rate calculations as well as an opportunity to analyze the combustion region through the emission spectroscopy diagnostic. It is shown that the new diagnostic identifies the differences between the aluminized and non-aluminized propellants through the appearance of aluminum oxide emission bands. Anomalies during a burn are also verified through the optical emission spectral data collected.
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Date Issued
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2006
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Identifier
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CFE0000971, ucf:46694
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0000971
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DEVELOPMENT OF AN IMPROVED MICROWAVE OCEAN SURFACE EMISSIVITY RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODEL.
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El-Nimri, Salem, Jones, W. Linwood, University of Central Florida
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An electromagnetic model is developed for predicting the microwave blackbody emission from the ocean surface over a wide range of frequencies, incidence angles, and wind vector (speed and direction) for both horizontal and vertical polarizations. This ocean surface emissivity model is intended to be incorporated into an oceanic radiative transfer model to be used for microwave radiometric applications including geophysical retrievals over oceans. The model development is based on a collection...
Show moreAn electromagnetic model is developed for predicting the microwave blackbody emission from the ocean surface over a wide range of frequencies, incidence angles, and wind vector (speed and direction) for both horizontal and vertical polarizations. This ocean surface emissivity model is intended to be incorporated into an oceanic radiative transfer model to be used for microwave radiometric applications including geophysical retrievals over oceans. The model development is based on a collection of published ocean emissivity measurements obtained from satellites, aircraft, field experiments, and laboratory measurements. This dissertation presents the details of methods used in the ocean surface emissivity model development and comparisons with current emissivity models and aircraft radiometric measurements in hurricanes. Especially, this empirically derived ocean emissivity model relates changes in vertical and horizontal polarized ocean microwave brightness temperature measurements over a wide range of observation frequencies and incidence angles to physical roughness changes in the ocean surface, which are the result of the air/sea interaction with surface winds. Of primary importance are the Stepped Frequency Microwave Radiometer (SFMR) brightness temperature measurements from hurricane flights and independent measurements of surface wind speed that are used to define empirical relationships between C-band (4 ÃÂ 7 GHz) microwave brightness temperature and surface wind speed. By employing statistical regression techniques, we develop a physical-based ocean emissivity model with empirical coefficients that depends on geophysical parameters, such as wind speed, wind direction, sea surface temperature, and observational parameters, such as electromagnetic frequency, electromagnetic polarization, and incidence angle.
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Date Issued
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2010
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Identifier
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CFE0003085, ucf:48323
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0003085
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Inventory Management Problem for Cold Items with Environmental and Financial Considerations.
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Hajiaghabozorgi, Ali, Pazour, Jennifer, Karwowski, Waldemar, Zheng, Qipeng, Nazzal, Dima, University of Central Florida
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The overarching theme of this dissertation is analytically analyzing the cold supply chain from a financial and environmental perspective. Specifically, we develop inventory policy models in the cold supply chain that consider holding and transportation unit capacities. The models provide insights for the decision maker on the tradeoff between setting order quantities based on the cost or the emission function.In Chapter 2, we review two major bodies of literature: 1) supply chain design, and...
Show moreThe overarching theme of this dissertation is analytically analyzing the cold supply chain from a financial and environmental perspective. Specifically, we develop inventory policy models in the cold supply chain that consider holding and transportation unit capacities. The models provide insights for the decision maker on the tradeoff between setting order quantities based on the cost or the emission function.In Chapter 2, we review two major bodies of literature: 1) supply chain design, and 2) sustainability in supply chain design. We benefit from this literature review to map the current body of research on traditional supply chain for further comparison with the cold supply chain. Sustainability in supply chain network design is often measured by the carbon footprint; other sustainability metrics such as water footprint and sustainable energy are not included. Literature on supply chain design can be further broken down into its three major components: 1) facility location/allocation, 2) inventory management, and 3) facility location/allocation combined with inventory management. In Chapter 3, we study and present an overview of the cold chain. In accordance to the three levels of supply chain management decision making, the study is divided into the following three sections: (1) strategic level, (2) tactical level, and (3) operational level. Specifically, we capture how these decisions will impact the three main components of sustainability: economic, environmental, and social components. In addition, we explain how these components are different in the cold chain, in comparison to the traditional supply chain, and why such unique differences are worth studying. The intent of this chapter is to provide an overview of cold chains and to identify open areas for research. Examples from industrial cases, in addition to data and information from white papers, reports and research articles are provided.In Chapter 4, the cold item inventory problem is formulated as a single-period model that considers both financial and emissions functions. A new formulation for holding and transportation cost and emission is proposed by considering unit capacity for holding and transportation. This model applies to cold items that need to be stored at a certain, non-ambient temperature. Holding cold items in a warehouse is usually done by dividing the warehouse into a set of cold freezer units inside rather than refrigerating the entire warehouse. The advantage of such a design is that individual freezer units can be turned off to save cost and energy, when they are not needed. As a result, there is a fixed (setup) cost for holding a group of items, which results in a step function to represent the fixed cost of turning on the freezer units, in addition to the variable cost of holding items based on the number of units held in inventory. Three main goals of studying this problem are: 1) deriving the mathematical structure and modeling the holding and transportation costs and environmental functions in cold chains, 2) proposing exact solution procedures to solve the math models, and 3) analyzing the tradeoffs involved in making inventory decisions based on minimizing emissions vs. minimizing cost in cold chains.This problem demonstrates the tradeoff between the cost and the emission functions in an important supply chain decision. Also, the analytical models and solution approaches provide the decision maker with analytical tools for making better decisions.In Chapter 5, we expand the developed model from Chapter 4 to include multiple types of products. We consider a group of products that share capacities as a family of products. According to the problem formulation, we have two types of decision variables: (1) determining if a product is a member of a family or not, and (2) how much to order and how frequently to order for products within each family. We propose a solution procedure in accordance with the decision variable types: (1) a procedure for grouping (partitioning) the products into different families, and (2) a procedure to solve the inventory problem for each family. A set of experiments are designed to answer a number of research questions, and brings more understandings of the developed models and solutions algorithms.Finally, the conclusions of this dissertation and suggestions for future research topics are presented in Chapter 6.
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Date Issued
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2014
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Identifier
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CFE0005501, ucf:50365
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0005501
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Environmental Study of Solid Waste Collection.
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Maimoun, Mousa, Reinhart, Debra, Mccauley Bush, Pamela, Cooper, Charles, University of Central Florida
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The growing municipal solid waste generation rates have necessitated more efficient, optimized waste collection facilities. The majority of the US collection fleet is composed of diesel-fueled vehicles which contribute significant atmospheric emissions including greenhouse gases. In order to reduce emissions to the atmosphere, more collection agencies are investigating alternative fuel technologies such as natural gas, biofuels (bio-gas and bio-diesel), and hybrid electric technology. This...
Show moreThe growing municipal solid waste generation rates have necessitated more efficient, optimized waste collection facilities. The majority of the US collection fleet is composed of diesel-fueled vehicles which contribute significant atmospheric emissions including greenhouse gases. In order to reduce emissions to the atmosphere, more collection agencies are investigating alternative fuel technologies such as natural gas, biofuels (bio-gas and bio-diesel), and hybrid electric technology. This research is an in-depth environmental analysis of potential alternative fuel technologies for waste collection vehicles.This study will evaluate the use of alternative fuels by waste collection vehicles. Life-cycle emissions, cost, fuel and energy consumption were evaluated for a wide range of fossil and bio-fuel technologies. Moreover, the energy consumption and the tail-pipe emissions of diesel-fueled waste collection vehicles were estimated using MOVES 2010a software. Emission factors were calculated for a typical waste collection driving cycle as well as constant speed. Finally, the selection of fuel type by the waste collection industry requires consideration of environmental, security, financial, operational, and safety issues. In this study, a qualitative comparison between alternative fuels was performed; a multifactorial assessment of these factors was conducted taking into account the opinion of the waste collection industry of the importance of each factor.Liquid-petroleum fuels have higher life-cycle emissions compared to natural gas; however landfill natural gas has the lowest life-cycle emissions compared to all other fuel categories. Compressed natural gas waste collection vehicles have the lowest fuel cost per collection vehicle mile travel compared to other fuel categories. Moreover, the actual driving cycle of waste collection vehicles consists of repetitive stops and starts during waste collection; this generates more emissions than constant speed driving. Finally, the multifactorial assessment indicates that natural gas and landfill gas have better environmental, economical, and energy security performance than current liquid-petroleum fuels.
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Date Issued
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2011
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Identifier
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CFE0004133, ucf:49115
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0004133
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PREDICTING AIR QUALITY NEAR ROADWAY INTERSECTIONS THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF A GAUSSIAN PUFF MODEL TO MOVING SOURCES.
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Kim, Brian, Wayson, Roger, University of Central Florida
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With substantial health and economic impacts attached to many highway-related projects, it has become imperative that the models used to assess air quality be as accurate as possible. The United States (US) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) currently promulgates the use of CAL3QHC to model concentrations of carbon monoxide (CO) near roadway intersections. This model uses steady-state and macroscopic methods to model the physical phenomena (e.g., emission rates, atmospheric dispersion, etc...
Show moreWith substantial health and economic impacts attached to many highway-related projects, it has become imperative that the models used to assess air quality be as accurate as possible. The United States (US) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) currently promulgates the use of CAL3QHC to model concentrations of carbon monoxide (CO) near roadway intersections. This model uses steady-state and macroscopic methods to model the physical phenomena (e.g., emission rates, atmospheric dispersion, etc.) occurring at intersections. These methods are not straightforward and unintuitive for the users. Therefore, this project investigated the possibility of developing a model that is theoretically more realistic and flexible than CAL3QHC. The new model entitled, Traffic Air Quality Simulation Model (TRAQSIM), uses a microscopic approach by modeling vehicle movements and dispersion in a simulation environment. Instead of steady-state plume equations used in the CAL3QHC model, TRAQSIM uses a discrete puff methodology that can be used to model time-based dispersion of pollutants. Most of the components incorporated into TRAQSIM have been drawn from existing methodologies and therefore, are not new. However, the combination of these different methods into a single integrated model is new and presents a novel approach to such a model. Initial verification and sensitivity/trend studies of the model indicate that TRAQSIM uses reasonable/realistic traffic parameters and behaves intuitively correct. A validation study showed that TRAQSIM produces good results when compared to actual measured data with an overall R2 value of 0.605 for 11 scenarios comprising 264 data points. Although most statistical parameters showed CAL3QHC agrees better overall with measured data (R2 value of 0.721), the comparisons were mixed on a scenario-by-scenario basis; that is, CAL3QHC showed better results for 6 scenarios and TRAQSIM showed better results for 5 scenarios. Additional tests with larger datasets, which were beyond the scope of this work, could be conducted to obtain more definitive conclusions and allow further development of TRAQSIM. While CAL3QHC is a mature model that has been developed over many years, TRAQSIM is new and has much more potential for improvement. The physical parameters used in TRAQSIM allow it to be more directly (more logically) improved than the approximations used in CAL3QHC. In addition, although the fundamental-level modeling in TRAQSIM make it a more complex model internally, it is much more intuitive for the user to understand and use.
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Date Issued
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2004
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Identifier
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CFE0000316, ucf:46306
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0000316
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Title
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EFFECTS OF TRANSPORT PROPERTIES AND FLAME UNSTEADINESS ON NITROGEN OXIDES EMISSIONS FROM LAMINAR HYDROGEN JET DIFFUSION FLAMES.
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Park, Doyoub, Chen, Ruey-Hung, University of Central Florida
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Experimental studies on the coupled effects of transport properties and unsteady fluid dynamics have been conducted on laminar, acoustically forced, hydrogen jet diffusion flames diluted by argon and helium. The primary purpose of this research is to determine how the fuel Lewis number and the flow unsteadiness play a combined role in maximum flame temperature and affect NOx emission from jet diffusion flame. The fuel Lewis number is varied by increasing/decreasing the mole fraction of...
Show moreExperimental studies on the coupled effects of transport properties and unsteady fluid dynamics have been conducted on laminar, acoustically forced, hydrogen jet diffusion flames diluted by argon and helium. The primary purpose of this research is to determine how the fuel Lewis number and the flow unsteadiness play a combined role in maximum flame temperature and affect NOx emission from jet diffusion flame. The fuel Lewis number is varied by increasing/decreasing the mole fraction of diluents in the fuel stream. Therefore, maximum flame temperatures and then NOx emission levels were expected to differ for Ar- and He-diluted flames. In an investigation of unsteady flames, two different frequencies (10 and 100 Hz) were applied to observe a behavior of NOx emission levels and flame lengths by changes of unsteady fluid dynamics and transport properties.
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Date Issued
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2005
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Identifier
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CFE0000646, ucf:46535
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0000646
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SYNTHESIS OF NOVEL FLUORENE-BASED TWO-PHOTON ABSORBING MOLECULES AND THEIR APPLICATIONS IN OPTICAL DATA STORAGE, MICROFABRICATION, AND STIMULATED EMISSION DEPLETION.
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Yanez, Ciceron, Belfield, Kevin, University of Central Florida
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Two-photon absorption (2PA) has been used for a number of scientific and technological applications, exploiting the fact that the 2PA probability is directly proportional to the square of the incident light intensity (while one-photon absorption bears a linear relation to the incident light intensity). This intrinsic property of 2PA leads to 3D spatial localization, important in fields such as optical data storage, fluorescence microscopy, and 3D microfabrication. The spatial confinement that...
Show moreTwo-photon absorption (2PA) has been used for a number of scientific and technological applications, exploiting the fact that the 2PA probability is directly proportional to the square of the incident light intensity (while one-photon absorption bears a linear relation to the incident light intensity). This intrinsic property of 2PA leads to 3D spatial localization, important in fields such as optical data storage, fluorescence microscopy, and 3D microfabrication. The spatial confinement that 2PA enables has been used to induce photochemical and photophysical events in increasingly smaller volumes and allowed nonlinear, 2PA-based, technologies to reach sub-diffraction limit resolutions. The primary focus of this dissertation is the development of novel, efficient 2PA, fluorene-based molecules to be used either as photoacid generators (PAGs) or fluorophores. A second aim is to develop more effective methods of synthesizing these compounds. As a third and final objective, the new molecules were used to develop a write-once-read many (WORM) optical data storage system, and stimulated emission depletion probes for bioimaging. In Chapter I, the microwave-assisted synthesis of triarylsulfonium salt photoacid generators (PAGs) from their diphenyliodonium counterparts is reported. The microwave-assisted synthesis of these novel sulfonium salts afforded reaction times 90 to 420 times faster than conventional thermal conditions, with photoacid quantum yields of new sulfonium PAGs ranging from 0.01 to 0.4. These PAGs were used to develop a fluorescence readout-based, nonlinear three-dimensional (3D) optical data storage system (Chapter II). In this system, writing was achieved by acid generation upon two-photon absorption (2PA) of a PAG (at 710 or 730 nm). Readout was then performed by interrogating two-photon absorbing dyes, after protonation, at 860 nm. Two-photon recording and readout of voxels was demonstrated in five and eight consecutive, crosstalk-free layers within a polymer matrix, generating a data storage capacity of up to 1.8 x 1013 bits/cm3. The possibility of using these PAGs in microfabrication is described in Chapter III, where two-photon induced cationic ring-opening polymerization (CROP) crosslinking of an SU8 resin is employed to produce free-standing microstructures. Chapter IV describes the investigation of one- and two-photon stimulated emission transitions by the fluorescence quenching of a sulfonyl-containing fluorene compound in solution at room temperate using a picosecond pump-probe technique. The nature of stimulated transitions under various fluorescence excitation and quenching conditions were analyzed theoretically, and good agreement with experimental data was demonstrated. Two-photon stimulated transitions S1 to S0 were shown at 1064 nm. The two-photon stimulated emission cross section of the sulfonyl fluorophore was estimated as aproximately 240 - 280 GM, making this compound a good candidate for use in two-photon stimulated emission depletion (STED) microscopy.
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Date Issued
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2009
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Identifier
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CFE0002913, ucf:48003
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Document (PDF)
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0002913
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Title
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NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING METHODS AIDED VIA NUMERICAL COMPUTATION MODELS FOR VARIOUS CRITICAL AEROSPACE AND POWER GENERATION SYSTEMS.
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Warren, Peter, Ghosh, Ranajay, Raghavan, Seetha, Gou, Jihua, University of Central Florida
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A current critical necessity for all industries which utilize various equipment that operates in hightemperature and extreme environments, is the ability to collect and analyze data via non destructivetesting (NDT) methods. Operational conditions and material health must be constantly monitoredif components are to be implemented precisely to increase the overall performance and efficiencyof the process. Currently in both aerospace and power generation systems there are many methodsthat are...
Show moreA current critical necessity for all industries which utilize various equipment that operates in hightemperature and extreme environments, is the ability to collect and analyze data via non destructivetesting (NDT) methods. Operational conditions and material health must be constantly monitoredif components are to be implemented precisely to increase the overall performance and efficiencyof the process. Currently in both aerospace and power generation systems there are many methodsthat are being employed to gather several necessary properties and parameters of a given system.This work will focus primarly on two of these NDT methods, with the ultimate goal of contributingto not only the method itself, but also the role of numerical computation to increase the resolutionof a given technique. Numerical computation can attribute knowledge onto the governing mechanicsof these NDT methods, many of which are currently being utilized in industry. An increase inthe accuracy of the data gathered from NDT methods will ultimately lead to an increase in operationalefficiency of a given system.The first method to be analyzed is a non destructive emmision technique widely referred to asaccoustic ultrasonic thermography. This work will investigate the mechanism of heat generationin acoustic thermography using a combination of numerical computational analysis and physicalexperimentation. Many of the challenges typical of this type of system are addressed in this work.The principal challenges among them are crack detection threshold, signature quality and the effectof defect interactions. Experiments and finite element based numerical simulations are employed,in order to evaluate the proposed method, as well as draw conclusions on the viability for futureextension and integration with other digital technologies for health monitoring. A method to determinethe magnitude of the different sources of heat generation during an acoustic excitation isalso achieved in this work. Defects formed through industrial operation as well as defects formedthrough artificial manufacturing methods were analyzed and compared.The second method is a photoluminescence piezospectroscopic (PLPS) for composite materials.The composite studied in this work has one host material which does not illuminate or have photoluminescenceproperties, the second material provides the luminescence properties, as well asadditional overall strength to the composite material. Understanding load transfer between the reinforcementsand matrix materials that constitute these composites hold the key to elucidating theirmechanical properties and consequent behavior in operation. Finite element simulations of loadingeffects on representative embedded alumina particles in a matrix were investigated and comparedwith experimental results. The alumina particles were doped with chromium in order to achieveluminscence capability, and therefore take advantage of the piezospectrscopic measurement technique.Mechanical loading effects on alumina nanoparticle composites can be captured with Photostimulated luminescent spectroscopy, where spectral shifts from the particles are monitored withload. The resulting piezospectroscopic (PS) coefficients are then used to calculate load transferbetween the matrix and particle. The results from the simulation and experiments are shown tobe in general agreement of increase in load transferred with increasing particle volume fractiondue to contact stresses that are dominant at these higher volume fractions. Results from this workpresent a combination of analytical and experimental insight into the effect of particle volume fractionon load transfer in ceramic composites that can serve to determine properties and eventuallyoptimize various parameters such as particle shape, size and dispersion that govern the design ofthese composites prior to manufacture and testing.
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Date Issued
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2018
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Identifier
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CFE0007262, ucf:52203
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Document (PDF)
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0007262
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Title
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A Framework for Assessing Sustainability Impacts of Truck Routing Strategies.
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Laman, Haluk, Abdel-Aty, Mohamed, Tatari, Omer, Ahmed, Mohamed, University of Central Florida
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The impact of freight on our transportation system is further accentuated by the fact that trucks consume greater roadway capacity and therefore cause more significant problems including traffic congestion, delay, crashes, air pollution, fuel consumption, and pavement damage. Assessing the actual effects of truck traffic is a growing need to support the ability to safely and efficiently move goods and people in areas where roadway expansion is not the best option. On one hand, trucks need to...
Show moreThe impact of freight on our transportation system is further accentuated by the fact that trucks consume greater roadway capacity and therefore cause more significant problems including traffic congestion, delay, crashes, air pollution, fuel consumption, and pavement damage. Assessing the actual effects of truck traffic is a growing need to support the ability to safely and efficiently move goods and people in areas where roadway expansion is not the best option. On one hand, trucks need to efficiently serve commerce and industry, while at the same time their activities need not contribute to a decline in the quality or public safety. In the current practice, to the best of the authors' knowledge, there is no framework methodology for real-time management of traffic, specifically on truck routes, to reduce travel duration and avoid truck travel delays due to non-recurring congestion (i.e. traffic incidents) and to estimate impacts on traffic flows, economy, and environment. The objective of this study is to develop a truck routing strategy and to quantify its' impacts on travel time, emissions and consequently assess the effects on the economy and environment. In order to estimate non-recurrent congestion based travel delay and fuel consumption by real-time truck routing simulation models, significant corridors with high truck percentages were selected. Furthermore, tailpipe emissions (on-site) due to traveled distance and idling are estimated via MOVES emissions simulator software. Economic Input Output-Life Cycle Assessment Model is utilized to gather fuel consumption related upstream (off-site) emissions. Simulation results of various scenarios indicated that potential annual value of time savings can reach up to $1.67 million per selected corridor. Consistently, fuel costs and emission values are lower, even though extra miles are traveled on the alternative route. In conclusion, our study confirms that truck routing strategies in incident conditions have high economic and environmental impacts.
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Date Issued
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2018
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Identifier
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CFE0007577, ucf:52570
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Format
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Document (PDF)
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0007577
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Title
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Quantitative Line Assignment in Optical Emission Spectroscopy.
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Creator
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Chappell, Jessica, Baudelet, Matthieu, Hernandez, Florencio, Campiglia, Andres, Ni, Liqiang, Sigman, Michael, University of Central Florida
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Abstract / Description
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Quantitative elemental analysis using Optical Emission Spectroscopy (OES) starts with a high level of confidence in spectral line assignment from reference databases. Spectral interferences caused by instrumental and line broadening decrease the resolution of OES spectra creating uncertainty in the elemental profile of a sample for the first time. An approach has been developed to quantify spectral interferences for individual line assignment in OES. The algorithm calculates a statistical...
Show moreQuantitative elemental analysis using Optical Emission Spectroscopy (OES) starts with a high level of confidence in spectral line assignment from reference databases. Spectral interferences caused by instrumental and line broadening decrease the resolution of OES spectra creating uncertainty in the elemental profile of a sample for the first time. An approach has been developed to quantify spectral interferences for individual line assignment in OES. The algorithm calculates a statistical interference factor (SIF) that combines a physical understanding of plasma emission with a Bayesian analysis of the OES spectrum. It can be used on a single optical spectrum and still address individual lines. Contrary to current methods, quantification of the uncertainty in elemental profiles of OES, leads to more accurate results, higher reliability and validation of the method. The SIF algorithm was evaluated for Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) on samples with increasing complexity: from silicon to nickel spiked alumina to NIST standards (600 glass series and nickel-chromium alloy). The influence of the user's knowledge of the sample composition was studied and showed that for the majority of spectral lines this information is not changing the line assignment for simple compositions. Nonetheless, the amount of interference could change with this information, as expected. Variance of the SIF results for NIST glass standard was evaluated by the chi-square hypothesis test of variance showing that the results of the SIF algorithm are very reproducible.
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Date Issued
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2018
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Identifier
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CFE0007564, ucf:52575
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Format
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Document (PDF)
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0007564
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Title
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Numerical Simulation of Non-Premixed and Premixed Axial Stage Combustor at High Pressure.
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Creator
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Worbington, Tyler, Ahmed, Kareem, Bhattacharya, Samik, Vasu Sumathi, Subith, University of Central Florida
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Abstract / Description
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Axial-staged combustors represent an important concept that can be applied to reduce NOx emissions throughout a gas turbine engine. There are four main CFD models presented in this study that describe a highly turbulent jet-in-crossflow (JIC) simulation of partially premixed and non-premixed jets with a constant chamber pressure of 5 atm absolute. The equivalence ratio of the partially premixed jet was held constant at rich conditions with a ?_jet of 4 while the main stage varied from ?_1 and...
Show moreAxial-staged combustors represent an important concept that can be applied to reduce NOx emissions throughout a gas turbine engine. There are four main CFD models presented in this study that describe a highly turbulent jet-in-crossflow (JIC) simulation of partially premixed and non-premixed jets with a constant chamber pressure of 5 atm absolute. The equivalence ratio of the partially premixed jet was held constant at rich conditions with a ?_jet of 4 while the main stage varied from ?_1 and ?_2 of 0.575 and 0.73 with an average headend temperature of 1415K and 1545K, respectively. Chemistry was reduced by tabulation of eight main species using the equilibrium calculation of the software Chemkin. The centerline temperatures entering the JIC stage were measured experimentally and used as the starting point of a radial temperature profile that follows a parabolic trend. Comparison between the uniform and radial temperature profiles showed that the latter had a higher penetration depth into the vitiated crossflow due to a direct relationship between temperature and velocity. To capture the combustion process, Flamelet Generated Manifold (FGM) model was used. The progress variable source uses Turbulent Flame Speed Closure (TFC) to calculate flame propagation and position. There are two distinct flame positions of stability, the windward and leeward sides of the jet. The leeward flame positions for the two equivalence ratios showed that the richer condition sits closer to the jet due to the hotter equilibrium temperature; while the windward flame position is shifted upstream for the leaner case due to more availability of oxygen. The total temperature rise for ?_1 = 0.575 and ?_2 = 0.73 are ?T = 239 K and 186 K, respectively. The non-premixed simulations used a Steady Laminar Flamelet (SLF) approach with a headend equivalence ratio of ?_non = 0.6 and a detailed prediction of CH4 usage, CO production, and temperature increase throughout the jet-in-crossflow domain. Methane was shown to be consumed at a high amount, at almost 90% conversion with a temperature rise of ?T = 149 K. The heat release is below the calculated equilibrium ?T with the main reason pointed out that a significant amount of CH4 is only partially oxidized to CO due to limited oxygen availability with a fuel only configuration. Realizable K-Epsilon, SST K-Omega ?-Re?, and Reynolds Stress Transport (RST) turbulence models were used and compared. RST turbulence model showed to over predict the penetration depths and dissipation of the jet in the downstream domain when compared to literature and experimental data.
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Date Issued
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2019
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Identifier
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CFE0007880, ucf:52772
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Document (PDF)
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0007880
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Title
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VALIDATION OF WIDEBAND OCEAN EMISSIVITY RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODEL.
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Crofton, Sonya, Jones, Linwood, University of Central Florida
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Radiative Transfer Models (RTM) have many applications in the satellite microwave remote sensing field, such as the retrieval of oceanic and atmospheric environmental parameters, including surface wind vectors and sea surface temperatures, integrated water vapor, cloud liquid, and precipitation. A key component of the ocean RTM is the emissivity model used to determine the brightness temperature (Tb) at the oceanÃÂ's surface. A new wideband ocean emissivity RTM...
Show moreRadiative Transfer Models (RTM) have many applications in the satellite microwave remote sensing field, such as the retrieval of oceanic and atmospheric environmental parameters, including surface wind vectors and sea surface temperatures, integrated water vapor, cloud liquid, and precipitation. A key component of the ocean RTM is the emissivity model used to determine the brightness temperature (Tb) at the oceanÃÂ's surface. A new wideband ocean emissivity RTM developed by the Central Florida Remote Sensing Laboratory (CFRSL) calculates ocean emissivity over a wide range of frequencies, incidence angles, sea surface temperatures (SST), and wind speed. This thesis presents the validation of this CFRSL model using independent WindSat Tb measurements collocated with Global Data Assimilation System (GDAS) Numerical weather model environmental parameters for frequencies between 6.8 to 37 GHz and wind speeds between 0 à20 m/s over the July 2005 àJune 2006 year. In addition, the CFRSL emissivity model is validated using WindSat derived ocean wind speeds and SST that are contained in the Environmental Data Record (EDR) and combined with the GDAS environmental parameters. Finally, the validation includes comparisons to the well-established XCAL ocean emissivity RTM. The focus of this validation and comparison is to assess performance of the emissivity model results with respect to a wide range of frequency and wind speeds but limited to a narrow range of incidence angles between approximately 50ð - 55ð.
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Date Issued
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2010
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Identifier
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CFE0003533, ucf:48946
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Document (PDF)
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0003533
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