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Air Cleaning Performance Of A Biowall For Residential Applications, Osama Alraddadi, Hannes Leuner, Brandon Boor, Bhargav Rajkhowa, William Hutzel, Michael Dana
Air Cleaning Performance Of A Biowall For Residential Applications, Osama Alraddadi, Hannes Leuner, Brandon Boor, Bhargav Rajkhowa, William Hutzel, Michael Dana
International High Performance Buildings Conference
An active botanical air filtration system, called the Biowall, is used to improve indoor air quality (IAQ) and provide the potential for energy savings for air conditioning in residential buildings. The Biowall is an integral part of the HVAC system to actively filter the return air from Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs).   The Biowall was recently evaluated in an environmental chamber with controlled conditions to measure its air cleaning characteristics.  A ‘pull-down’ test method, in which a known amount of contaminant was introduced to the chamber so that its decay could be monitored over time, was used for …
Patterning The Condenser-Side Wick In Ultra-Thin Vapor Chamber Heat Spreaders To Improve Skin Temperature Uniformity Of Mobile Devices, G Patakar, Justin Weibel, S V. Garimella
Patterning The Condenser-Side Wick In Ultra-Thin Vapor Chamber Heat Spreaders To Improve Skin Temperature Uniformity Of Mobile Devices, G Patakar, Justin Weibel, S V. Garimella
CTRC Research Publications
Vapor chamber technologies offer an attractive approach for passive heat spreading in mobile electronic devices, in which meeting the demand for increased functionality and performance is hampered by a reliance on conventional conductive heat spreaders. However, market trends in device thickness mandate that vapor chambers be designed to operate effectively at ultra-thin (sub-millimeter) thicknesses. At these form factors, the lateral thermal resistance of vapor chambers is governed by the saturation temperature/ pressure gradient in the confined vapor core. In addition, thermal management requirements of mobile electronic devices are increasingly governed by user comfort; heat spreading technologies must be designed specifically …
Research On Injected Effect And Heat-Transfer Characteristics Of Narrow-Slit Injection Orifice Used For The Screw Compressor, Jia Xie, Jian Li, Kang Lian, Quanke Feng, Weifeng Wu
Research On Injected Effect And Heat-Transfer Characteristics Of Narrow-Slit Injection Orifice Used For The Screw Compressor, Jia Xie, Jian Li, Kang Lian, Quanke Feng, Weifeng Wu
International Compressor Engineering Conference
A narrow-slit injection orifice which is used for the screw compressor injection is described in this paper. Different from the traditional injection orifice, the orifice is slit shaped but not circular. Liquid which is injected by the narrow-slit injection orifice appears as a curtain shape so that the heat transfer area is increased. The cooling effect is enhanced and then the efficiency of the compressor is improved. The injected velocity of the orifice is simulated through the CFD software, and then the experiments are carried out. The study verified the accuracy of the simulation results. It will provide a theoretical …
Flap-X: Investigations Of Residual Stresses And Tumbling, Alexander Lof, Chris Millward, Azhar Nawaz
Flap-X: Investigations Of Residual Stresses And Tumbling, Alexander Lof, Chris Millward, Azhar Nawaz
International Compressor Engineering Conference
Compressive residual stresses are an important influence on the fatigue life of flapper valves in compressor applications. The new material, Flap-X, has optimised residual stresses for a longer fatigue life reed valve. Residual stresses were measured using XRD for various materials before and after tumbling. Hardened strip samples of various thicknesses and steel grades were stamped to produce valve samples. Tumbling trials were performed with different durations. The edge radius and the surface roughness were measured for each thickness to understand if there was any correlation between them. Compressive residual stresses increase with an increase of tumbling time. Residual stresses …
Design Methodology Improvements Of A Rotating Spool Compressor Using A Comprehensive Model, Craig R Bradshaw, Greg Kemp, Joe Orosz, Eckhard A Groll
Design Methodology Improvements Of A Rotating Spool Compressor Using A Comprehensive Model, Craig R Bradshaw, Greg Kemp, Joe Orosz, Eckhard A Groll
International Compressor Engineering Conference
An improvement to the design process of the rotating spool compressor is presented. This improvement utilizes a comprehensive model to explore two working fluids (R410A and R134a), various displaced volumes, at a variety of geometric parameters. The geometric parameters explored consists of eccentricity ratio and length-to-diameter ratio. The eccentricity ratio is varied between 0.81 and 0.92 and the length-to-diameter ratio is varied between 0.4 and 3. The key tradeoffs are evaluated and the results show that there is an optimum eccentricity and length-to-diameter ratio, which will maximize the model predicted performance, that is unique to a particular fluid and displaced …
Fluid-Structure Interaction Of A Reed Type Valve, Ignacio Gonzalez, Oriol Lehmkuhl, Alireza Naseri, Joaquim Rigola, Assensi Oliva
Fluid-Structure Interaction Of A Reed Type Valve, Ignacio Gonzalez, Oriol Lehmkuhl, Alireza Naseri, Joaquim Rigola, Assensi Oliva
International Compressor Engineering Conference
This paper aims at studying numerically the flow of a fluid through reed type valves, which are generally used in some reciprocating compressors and engines. The analysis and design of these valves serve not only to improve the performance of filling or discharging, but also to ensure system reliability. The valve opening-closing process involves fluid dynamics and deformation of a flat plate structure, both physics being completely coupled. To overcome this and other kind of fluid-structure interaction (FSI) problems, an in-house CFD-CSD (Computational Fluid Dynamics-Computational Structural Dynamics) coupled solver has been implemented within TermoFluids code. The CFD solver consists of …
Stochastic Modeling Of Short-Term Occupancy For Energy Efficient Buildings, Jin Dong, Chris Winstead, Seddik M. Djouadi, James J. Nutaro, Teja Kuruganti
Stochastic Modeling Of Short-Term Occupancy For Energy Efficient Buildings, Jin Dong, Chris Winstead, Seddik M. Djouadi, James J. Nutaro, Teja Kuruganti
International High Performance Buildings Conference
The primary energy consumer of smart buildings are Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) systems, approximately 30% of the building energy use, which usually operate on a fixed schedule. Currently, most modern buildings still condition rooms with a set-point assuming maximum occupancy rather than actual usage. As a result, rooms are often over-conditioned needlessly. Occupancy-based controls can achieve significant energy savings by temporally matching the building energy consumption and building usage, conservative user behavior can save a third of expended energy. Â In this paper, we present a simple yet effective algorithm to automatically assign reference temperature set-points based on the …
System Identification For Model Predictive Control Of Building Region Temperature, Matthew J Ellis, Michael J Wenzel, Robert D Turney
System Identification For Model Predictive Control Of Building Region Temperature, Matthew J Ellis, Michael J Wenzel, Robert D Turney
International High Performance Buildings Conference
Model predictive control (MPC) is a promising technology for energy cost optimization of buildings because it provides a natural framework for optimally controlling such systems by computing control actions that minimize the energy cost while meeting constraints. In our previous work, we developed a cascaded MPC framework capable of minimizing the energy cost of building zone temperature control applications. The outer loop MPC computes power set-points to minimize the energy cost while ensuring that the zone temperature is maintained within its comfort constraints. The inner loop MPC receives the power set-points from the outer loop MPC and manipulates the zone …
A Multi-Objective Approach To Optimal Battery Storage In The Presence Of Demand Charges, Reza Kamyar, Matthew Monnig Peet
A Multi-Objective Approach To Optimal Battery Storage In The Presence Of Demand Charges, Reza Kamyar, Matthew Monnig Peet
International High Performance Buildings Conference
In this paper, we propose an optimization framework for optimal energy storage, in the form of batteries, by residential customers. Our goal is to determine the value of battery storage to those customers whose electricity bills consist of both Time-of-Use charges ($/kWh, with different rates for on-peak and off-peak hours) and demand charges ($/kW, proportional to the peak rate of consumption in a month). The customers may have access to a local power generating source in the form of solar PhotoVoltaic (PV). In order to quantify the benefits from the battery storage, we pose a battery optimization problem which minimizes …
Thermal And Mechanical Modeling Of Metal Foams For Thermal Interface Applications, N. Trifale, E. Nauman, K Yazawa
Thermal And Mechanical Modeling Of Metal Foams For Thermal Interface Applications, N. Trifale, E. Nauman, K Yazawa
CTRC Research Publications
We present a study on the apparent thermal resistance of metal foams as a thermal interface in electronics cooling applications. Metal foams are considered beneficial for several applications due to its significantly large surface area for a given volume. Porous heat sinks made of aluminum foam have been well studied in the past. It is not only cost effective due to the unique production process but also appealing for the theoretical modeling study to determine the performance. Instead of allowing the refrigerant flow through the open cell porous medium, we instead consider the foam as a thermal conductive network for …
Ureaplasma Diversum Genome Provides New Insights About The Interaction Of The Surface Molecules Of This Bacterium With The Host, Lucas M. Marques, Izadora S. Rezende, Maysa S. Barbosa, Ana M. Guimarães, Hellen B. Martins, Guilherme B. Campos, Naila C. Do Nascimento, Andrea P. Dos Santos, Aline T. Amorim, Verena M. Santos, Sávio T. Farias, Fernanda A C Carrence, Lauro M. De Souza, Melissa Buzinhani, Victor E. Arana-Chavez, Maria E. Zenteno, Gustavo P. Amarante-Mendes, Joanne Messick, Jorge Timenetsky
Ureaplasma Diversum Genome Provides New Insights About The Interaction Of The Surface Molecules Of This Bacterium With The Host, Lucas M. Marques, Izadora S. Rezende, Maysa S. Barbosa, Ana M. Guimarães, Hellen B. Martins, Guilherme B. Campos, Naila C. Do Nascimento, Andrea P. Dos Santos, Aline T. Amorim, Verena M. Santos, Sávio T. Farias, Fernanda A C Carrence, Lauro M. De Souza, Melissa Buzinhani, Victor E. Arana-Chavez, Maria E. Zenteno, Gustavo P. Amarante-Mendes, Joanne Messick, Jorge Timenetsky
Department of Comparative Pathobiology Faculty Publications
Whole genome sequencing and analyses of Ureaplasma diversum ATCC 49782 was undertaken as a step towards understanding U. diversum biology and pathogenicity. The complete genome showed 973,501 bp in a single circular chromosome, with 28.2% of G+C content. A total of 782 coding DNA sequences (CDSs), and 6 rRNA and 32 tRNA genes were predicted and annotated. The metabolic pathways are identical to other human ureaplasmas, including the production of ATP via hydrolysis of the urea. Genes related to pathogenicity, such as urease, phospholipase, hemolysin, and a Mycoplasma Ig binding protein (MIB)—Mycoplasma Ig protease (MIP) system were identified. More …
A Review Of The Evidence Supporting The Taste Of Non‐Esterified Fatty Acids In Humans, Cordelia Running, Richard D. Mattes
A Review Of The Evidence Supporting The Taste Of Non‐Esterified Fatty Acids In Humans, Cordelia Running, Richard D. Mattes
Department of Food Science Faculty Publications
Dietary fats contribute to the flavor of foods by multiple mechanisms. A role for their taste has only recently gained credence. Current evidence indicates non‐esterified fatty acids (NEFA) are the effective stimuli for the taste component. CD36 and GPR120 are putative receptors, but may not fully account for the totality of the range of sensations elicited by fatty acids. The sensory quality of long‐chain NEFA is not adequately characterized by commonly accepted taste primary qualities and has been termed oleogustus. There is marked individual variability in sensitivity to the taste of NEFA prompting hypotheses of genetic and environmental determinants. Though …
Competitive Intelligence For Mba Students: Credit Courses, Hal P. Kirkwood Jr
Competitive Intelligence For Mba Students: Credit Courses, Hal P. Kirkwood Jr
Libraries Faculty and Staff Creative Materials
Poster was presented at the Business & Finance Division Poster Session at the Special Libraries Association Annual Conference in Philadelphia, PA, 2016. Focus of the poster is on the credit-level courses taught by Prof Hal Kirkwood to MBA students in the Krannert Graduate School of Management on the topics of international business research and an introduction to competitive intelligence.
To Honor Our Past: Historical Research, Library History And The Historiographical Imperative: Conceptual Reflections And Exploratory Observations, Jean-Pierre V. M. Hérubel
To Honor Our Past: Historical Research, Library History And The Historiographical Imperative: Conceptual Reflections And Exploratory Observations, Jean-Pierre V. M. Hérubel
Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research
This exploratory discussion considers history of libraries, in its broadest context; moreover, it frames the entire enterprise of pursuing history as it relates to LIS in the context of doing history and of doing history vis-à-vis LIS. Is it valuable intellectually for LIS professionals to consider their own history, writing historically oriented research, and what is the nature of this research within the professionalization of LIS itself as both practice and discipline? Necessarily conceptual and offering theoretical insight, this discussion perforce tenders the idea that historiographical innovations and other disciplinary approaches and perspectives can invigorate library history beyond its current …
Crossing Literacy And Informed Learning Boundaries With Manga, Kathleen Smeaton, Clarence Maybee, Christine Susan Bruce, Hilary Hughes
Crossing Literacy And Informed Learning Boundaries With Manga, Kathleen Smeaton, Clarence Maybee, Christine Susan Bruce, Hilary Hughes
Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research
This research investigated high school students’ experiences of informed learning in a literacy development workshop. It was conducted in the library of an Australian high school with a low socio-economic population. Building upon students’ fascination with Manga fi ction and artwork, the workshop was part of a larger university– community engagement project, Crossing Boundaries with Reading, which aimed to address widespread literacy challenges at the school.
A Multilingual And Multicultural Project - Swiss Library Service Platform Project, Wolfram Neubauer
A Multilingual And Multicultural Project - Swiss Library Service Platform Project, Wolfram Neubauer
Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences
No abstract provided.
Numerical Simulation On Heat Transfer Performance Of Silicon Carbide/ Nitrate Composite For Solar Power Generation, Ruixin Zhou, Xiaole Chen, Yang Lu, Bei Guo
Numerical Simulation On Heat Transfer Performance Of Silicon Carbide/ Nitrate Composite For Solar Power Generation, Ruixin Zhou, Xiaole Chen, Yang Lu, Bei Guo
International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference
KNO3 was used as the phase change material (PCM), but its thermal conductivity is too low to transfer heat between the PCM and conduction oil efficiently. In this thesis, on the basis of the previous studies (Yong Li, 2015), the solar power generation efficiency is enhanced with high temperature interval (280℃—400℃), and the new composite which are composed by the SiC honeycomb (SCH) frame and infiltrated KNO3 is simulated by using Fluent software. The results show that the new composite of the KNO3 +30%SCH suit for the requirement of the charging time and capacity in the design of the thermal …
Adsorption And Desorption Isotherms Of Desiccants For Dehumidification Applications: Silica Aerogels And Silica Aerogel Coatings On Metal Foams, Kashif Nawaz, Shelly J. Schmidt, Anthony M. Jacobi
Adsorption And Desorption Isotherms Of Desiccants For Dehumidification Applications: Silica Aerogels And Silica Aerogel Coatings On Metal Foams, Kashif Nawaz, Shelly J. Schmidt, Anthony M. Jacobi
International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference
Silica aerogels are frequently employed as solid desiccants in enthalpy wheels for dehumidifying the supply stream in air-conditioning systems. These desiccant materials possess good moisture adsorption and desorption characteristics due to their porous structure. Analysis of adsorption and desorption isotherms is critical for performance characterization and is often performed to evaluate the capacity and transient performance of desiccant-based dehumidification systems. The current study is focused on the adsorption and desorption isotherms of solid silica aerogels and silica aerogel coatings on open-cell metal-foam substrates. The sol-gel process is adopted to synthesize silica aerogels using different basic (ammonium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide, potassium …
Experimentally Validated Model Of Transient Heat Transfer Between A Magnetocaloric Packed Particle Bed And Stagnant Interstitial Fluid, Michael Goodman Schroeder, Ellen Brehob, Michael Benedict
Experimentally Validated Model Of Transient Heat Transfer Between A Magnetocaloric Packed Particle Bed And Stagnant Interstitial Fluid, Michael Goodman Schroeder, Ellen Brehob, Michael Benedict
International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference
Typical simulations of packed bed active magnetocaloric regenerators rely on correlations of Nusselt number as a function of Reynolds number. These models are well understood for large ranges of Reynolds number, but experimental data is lacking as Reynolds number approaches zero.  Within a typical magnetocaloric refrigeration cycle a zero velocity or dwell condition is present.  When a cycle is heat transfer rate limited, heat transferred during dwell represents a significant portion of total heat transferred for a full cycle and must be accurately represented. An experiment was performed in order to validate a basic heat transfer model between …
Automatic Mode Switching For A Multi-Functional Variable Refrigerant Flow System, Liujia Dong, Yaoyu Li, Timothy I. Salsbury, John M. House
Automatic Mode Switching For A Multi-Functional Variable Refrigerant Flow System, Liujia Dong, Yaoyu Li, Timothy I. Salsbury, John M. House
International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference
Multi-functional variable refrigerant flow system (MFVRF) is designed to realize simultaneous heating and cooling for individual zones. It is desirable to use existing measurements to determine switching between different modes under changes of ambient and load conditions, i.e. reversing the mode of indoor unit (IDU) and/or outdoor unit (ODU) heat exchangers (HX), as well as the bumpless transfer for controller switching. In this study, a set of mode switching logic is proposed for a four-zone MFVRF system, which involves both IDU and ODU mode switching actions. For the ODU-HX mode switching, thermodynamic analysis under different load changes reveals the qualitative …
Collaborative Library Reconstruction And Reorganization: Librarian, Architect And Property Manager Teamwork At Konstanz, Oliver Kohl-Frey
Collaborative Library Reconstruction And Reorganization: Librarian, Architect And Property Manager Teamwork At Konstanz, Oliver Kohl-Frey
Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences
No abstract provided.
2015 Indiana Mobility Report And Performance Measure Dashboards, Christopher M. Day, Margaret L. Mcnamara, Howell Li, Rahul S. Sakhare, Jairaj Desai, Edward D. Cox, Deborah K. Horton, Darcy M. Bullock
2015 Indiana Mobility Report And Performance Measure Dashboards, Christopher M. Day, Margaret L. Mcnamara, Howell Li, Rahul S. Sakhare, Jairaj Desai, Edward D. Cox, Deborah K. Horton, Darcy M. Bullock
Indiana Mobility Reports
No abstract provided.
Supporting Student-Athlete Writers: A Case Study Of A Division I Athletics Writing Center And Ncaa Academic Mandates, Michael Rifenburg
Supporting Student-Athlete Writers: A Case Study Of A Division I Athletics Writing Center And Ncaa Academic Mandates, Michael Rifenburg
The Writing Center Journal
No abstract provided.
Scalable Methods For Monitoring Limited Access Roadways Using Crowd-Sourced Probe Data, Howell Li, Stephen M. Remias, Aaron Taylor, Darcy M. Bullock
Scalable Methods For Monitoring Limited Access Roadways Using Crowd-Sourced Probe Data, Howell Li, Stephen M. Remias, Aaron Taylor, Darcy M. Bullock
Lyles School of Civil Engineering Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Real-Time Probe Data Dashboards For Interstate Performance Monitoring During Winter Weather And Incidents, Margaret Mcnamara, Howell Li, Stephen Remias, Deborah Horton, Ed Cox, Darcy M. Bullock
Real-Time Probe Data Dashboards For Interstate Performance Monitoring During Winter Weather And Incidents, Margaret Mcnamara, Howell Li, Stephen Remias, Deborah Horton, Ed Cox, Darcy M. Bullock
Lyles School of Civil Engineering Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Perspectives Of Ethical Identity In Ng's Steer Toward Rock And Jen's Mona In The Promised Land, Hui Su
Perspectives Of Ethical Identity In Ng's Steer Toward Rock And Jen's Mona In The Promised Land, Hui Su
CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture
In her article "Perspectives of Ethical Identity in Ng's Steer toward Rock and Jen's Mona in the Promised Land" Hui Su examines Fae Myenne Ng's and Gish Jen's novels. In the novels, the protagonists make different decisions: in Steer Toward Rock Jack after displacement in China adopts US-American identity and in Mona in the Promised Land Mona, a second generation Chinese American, selects Jewish identity. Owing to their different situations, the two protagonists reflect challenges of identity building in the case of the "Other" in US-American culture and society. Su argues that Ng and Jen, although varying in their …
Introduction To Fiction And Ethics In The Twenty-First Century, Zhenzhao Nie, Biwu Shang
Introduction To Fiction And Ethics In The Twenty-First Century, Zhenzhao Nie, Biwu Shang
CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture
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Narrative Ethics And Alterity In Adichie's Novel Americanah, Nora Berning
Narrative Ethics And Alterity In Adichie's Novel Americanah, Nora Berning
CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture
In her article "Narrative Ethics and Alterity in Adichie's Novel Americanah" Nora Berning analyses Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's novel through the lens of a narrative ethics of alterity. Focusing on the notion of alterity, Berning argues that a specific turn-of-the-century ethics emerges in contemporary fictions of migration in general and in intercultural novels in particular. An ethical genre in its own right, such twenty-first century fictions as Americanah generate a particular kind of ethical knowledge that revolves around questions of identity and alterity and around individual and collective perceptions of self and other. By addressing the interplay of "the ethics …
Human Cloning As The Other In Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go, Wen Guo
Human Cloning As The Other In Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go, Wen Guo
CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture
In her article "Human Cloning as the Other in Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go" Wen Guo analyzes Kazuo Ishiguro's novel with focus on Ishiguro's analogy between human cloning and people of marginality in contemporary society. Guo discusses the novel's ambience of doubt and suspense and elaborates on how the theme of otherness is addressed by Ishiguro's mock-realism in a landscape of science fiction. Further, Guo analyses the "unhomely" Hailsham of the novel, the clones' self-pursuit, and their ethical attitudes. Guo argues that in Ishiguro's novel a person's ethical choices are determined by his/her situation which confirms Ishiguro's beliefs with …
Ethical Discourse And Narrative Strategies In Yan's老师，好美 (To My Teacher, With Love), Zhuo Wang
Ethical Discourse And Narrative Strategies In Yan's老师，好美 (To My Teacher, With Love), Zhuo Wang
CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture
In her article "Ethical Discourse and Narrative Strategies in Yan's老师，好美 (To My Teacher, with Love)" Zhuo Wang discusses the way in which narrative converges with ethics at the site of a radical "ethical environment" in Geling Yan's novel. Wang focuses on how the novel's first-person confessional narration, third-person reflective narration, and online narration dialogue with and interrogate one another working together to bring forth Yan's reconsideration of the ethical dimensions of her text. Wang argues that the novel's personal and social ethics are embodied multiple narrative voices which altogether reflect on the close relationship between novels and ethical discourse …