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Quantification Of Flows Emerging From Small Pores In Plane Walls, Matia Peter Edwards
Quantification Of Flows Emerging From Small Pores In Plane Walls, Matia Peter Edwards
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Current membrane separation processes are limited in high production and high purity settings due to a trade-off between selectivity and permeance. Methods of creating nanoscale geometries in 2D materials are emerging and present an opportunity for fast, size selective mass transport that can be tailored to a wide array of applications. This thesis develops a method for quantifying flow through small pores in plane walls based on the behaviour of a solute dispersed in a downstream reservoir. This method is validated for a range of micropore diameters, for which flow rates can be calculated with confidence, and is shown to …
Development Of A Model For Graphene Synthesis In Microwave Plasma-Assisted Reactors, Caleb Prindler
Development Of A Model For Graphene Synthesis In Microwave Plasma-Assisted Reactors, Caleb Prindler
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Graphene is a novel nanomaterial capable of revolutionizing technology in many sectors but is difficult to produce on a useful scale. To improve our understanding of graphene formation, a computational model has been developed to simulate graphene synthesis in a scalable microwave plasma reactor. Unlike earlier graphene growth models, this one uses a sectional method to solve the population balance model. A sensitivity analysis was performed to assess the impact of the individual process rates. The rates were adjusted by multiplying and dividing the base rates by a factor of 2. The process rates that were adjusted in this way …