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New Frontiers In Ocean Exploration: The 2011 E/V Nautilus Field Season, K. Bell, R. Ballard, D. Coleman, C. Roman, M. Brennan, T. Turanli, M. Duman, S. Carey, P. Nomikou, M. Marani, M. Rosi, J. Austin, M. Canals, J. Karson, L. Mayer, Y. Makovsky Dec 2011

New Frontiers In Ocean Exploration: The 2011 E/V Nautilus Field Season, K. Bell, R. Ballard, D. Coleman, C. Roman, M. Brennan, T. Turanli, M. Duman, S. Carey, P. Nomikou, M. Marani, M. Rosi, J. Austin, M. Canals, J. Karson, L. Mayer, Y. Makovsky

Christopher N. Roman

In the summer of 2011, the Exploration Vessel NAUTILUS is undertaking a four-month expedition to the Black, Aegean and Mediterranean Seas, and North Atlantic Ocean. The primary goal of the NAUTILUS is to create a focus of international leadership for the development and integration of leading-edge technologies, educational programs, field operations, and public outreach programs for ocean exploration, in partnership with NOAA, National Geographic Society, Office of Naval Research, and other sponsors. To do so, the program uses a complement of deep submergence vehicle systems and “telepresence” technologies to engage scientists, educators and the public, both at sea and ashore, …


High Resolution Sea Floor Bathymetry Using High Frequency Multibeam Sonar And Structured Light Laser Imaging, C. Roman, G. Inglis, C. Smart, I. Vaughn, S. Carey Dec 2011

High Resolution Sea Floor Bathymetry Using High Frequency Multibeam Sonar And Structured Light Laser Imaging, C. Roman, G. Inglis, C. Smart, I. Vaughn, S. Carey

Christopher N. Roman

Detailed bathymetric maps of the sea floor with centimeter level resolution can be produced by underwater vehicles using multibeam sonars and structured light laser imaging. Over spatial scales up to tens of thousands of square meters it is possible to produce maps gridded to sub centimeter levels. This level of accuracy demands detailed treatments of the sensor relative data, the vehicle navigation data and the vehicle to sensor position and rotational offsets. The presented results will show comparisons between these two sensor modalities. Data have a been collected during recent field programs to the Kolumbo volcanic crater and the Southern …


A Theoretical Analysis Of The Capture Of Greenhouse Gases By Single Water Droplet At Atmospheric And Elevated Pressures, Wei-Hsin Chen Nov 2011

A Theoretical Analysis Of The Capture Of Greenhouse Gases By Single Water Droplet At Atmospheric And Elevated Pressures, Wei-Hsin Chen

Wei-Hsin Chen

No abstract provided.


A Simplified Model Of Predicting So2 Absorption By Single Atmospheric Raindrops With Chemical Dissociation And Internal Circulation, Wei-Hsin Chen Nov 2011

A Simplified Model Of Predicting So2 Absorption By Single Atmospheric Raindrops With Chemical Dissociation And Internal Circulation, Wei-Hsin Chen

Wei-Hsin Chen

No abstract provided.


Ductile Regime Single Point Diamond Turning Of Quartz Resulting In An Improved And Damage-Free Surface, John Patten Nov 2011

Ductile Regime Single Point Diamond Turning Of Quartz Resulting In An Improved And Damage-Free Surface, John Patten

john a patten

No abstract provided.


Assessment Of Energy Performance And Air Pollutant Emissions In A Diesel Engine Generator Fueled With Water-Containing Ethanolebiodieselediesel Blend Of Fuels, Wei-Hsin Chen Oct 2011

Assessment Of Energy Performance And Air Pollutant Emissions In A Diesel Engine Generator Fueled With Water-Containing Ethanolebiodieselediesel Blend Of Fuels, Wei-Hsin Chen

Wei-Hsin Chen

No abstract provided.


Numerical Characterization On Concentration Polarization Of Hydrogen Permeation In A Pd-Based Membrane Tube, Wei-Hsin Chen Oct 2011

Numerical Characterization On Concentration Polarization Of Hydrogen Permeation In A Pd-Based Membrane Tube, Wei-Hsin Chen

Wei-Hsin Chen

No abstract provided.


An Evaluation On Improvement Of Pulverized Biomass Property For Solid Fuel, Wei-Hsin Chen Oct 2011

An Evaluation On Improvement Of Pulverized Biomass Property For Solid Fuel, Wei-Hsin Chen

Wei-Hsin Chen

No abstract provided.


Isothermal Torrefaction Kinetics Of Hemicellulose, Cellulose, Lignin And Xylan Using, Wei-Hsin Chen Oct 2011

Isothermal Torrefaction Kinetics Of Hemicellulose, Cellulose, Lignin And Xylan Using, Wei-Hsin Chen

Wei-Hsin Chen

No abstract provided.


An Evaluation Of Hydrogen Production From The Perspective Of Using Blast Furnace Gas And Coke Oven Gas As Feedstocks, Wei-Hsin Chen Aug 2011

An Evaluation Of Hydrogen Production From The Perspective Of Using Blast Furnace Gas And Coke Oven Gas As Feedstocks, Wei-Hsin Chen

Wei-Hsin Chen

No abstract provided.


Disruption Of Sugarcane Bagasse Lignocellulosic Structure By Means Of Dilute, Wei-Hsin Chen Jul 2011

Disruption Of Sugarcane Bagasse Lignocellulosic Structure By Means Of Dilute, Wei-Hsin Chen

Wei-Hsin Chen

No abstract provided.


Hydrogen Permeation Measurements Of Pd And Pd-Cu Membranes Using Dynamic Pressure Difference Method, Wei-Hsin Chen Jun 2011

Hydrogen Permeation Measurements Of Pd And Pd-Cu Membranes Using Dynamic Pressure Difference Method, Wei-Hsin Chen

Wei-Hsin Chen

No abstract provided.


Numerical Predictions On Thermal Characteristic And Performance Of Methanol Steam Reforming With Microwave-Assisted Heating, Wei-Hsin Chen Jun 2011

Numerical Predictions On Thermal Characteristic And Performance Of Methanol Steam Reforming With Microwave-Assisted Heating, Wei-Hsin Chen

Wei-Hsin Chen

No abstract provided.


Thermal Pretreatment Of Wood (Lauan) Block By Torrefaction And Its Influence On, Wei-Hsin Chen Apr 2011

Thermal Pretreatment Of Wood (Lauan) Block By Torrefaction And Its Influence On, Wei-Hsin Chen

Wei-Hsin Chen

No abstract provided.


Thermal Behavior And Hydrogen Production Of Methanol Steam Reforming And Autothermal Reforming With Spiral Preheating, Wei-Hsin Chen Feb 2011

Thermal Behavior And Hydrogen Production Of Methanol Steam Reforming And Autothermal Reforming With Spiral Preheating, Wei-Hsin Chen

Wei-Hsin Chen

No abstract provided.


Torrefaction And Co-Torrefaction Characterization Of Hemicellulose, Cellulose And Ligninas As Well As Torrefaction Of Some Basic Constituents In Biomass., Wei-Hsin Chen Jan 2011

Torrefaction And Co-Torrefaction Characterization Of Hemicellulose, Cellulose And Ligninas As Well As Torrefaction Of Some Basic Constituents In Biomass., Wei-Hsin Chen

Wei-Hsin Chen

No abstract provided.


Single-Shot Gas-Phase Thermometry Using Pure-Rotational Hybrid Femtosecond/Picosecond Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering, Terrence R. Meyer Dec 2010

Single-Shot Gas-Phase Thermometry Using Pure-Rotational Hybrid Femtosecond/Picosecond Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering, Terrence R. Meyer

Terrence R Meyer

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Modeling And Simulation Of Microwave Double Absorption On Methanol Steam Reforming For Hydrogen Production, Wei-Hsin Chen Dec 2010

Modeling And Simulation Of Microwave Double Absorption On Methanol Steam Reforming For Hydrogen Production, Wei-Hsin Chen

Wei-Hsin Chen

No abstract provided.