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How Dynamic Adsorption Controls Surfactant‑Enhanced Boiling, Mario R. Mata, Brandon Ortiz, Dhruv Luhar, Vesper Evereux, H. Jeremy Cho Oct 2022

How Dynamic Adsorption Controls Surfactant‑Enhanced Boiling, Mario R. Mata, Brandon Ortiz, Dhruv Luhar, Vesper Evereux, H. Jeremy Cho

Mechanical Engineering Faculty Research

Improving boiling is challenging due to the unpredictable nature of bubbles. One way to enhance boiling is with surfactants, which alter the solid–liquid and liquid–vapor interfaces. The conventional wisdom established by previous studies suggests that heat transfer enhancement is optimized near the critical micelle concentration (CMC), which is an equilibrium property that depends on surfactant type. However, these studies only tested a limited number of surfactants over small concentration ranges. Here, we test a larger variety of nonionic and anionic surfactants over the widest concentration range and find that a universal, optimal concentration range exists, irrespective of CMC. To explain …


Removal Of Selenium And Heavy Metals From Coal Combustion Residuals Wastewater Using Surface Modified Iron Based Media, Madan Tandukar, Alex Korff, Andrew Vincent, Chris Hardin Aug 2022

Removal Of Selenium And Heavy Metals From Coal Combustion Residuals Wastewater Using Surface Modified Iron Based Media, Madan Tandukar, Alex Korff, Andrew Vincent, Chris Hardin

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Characterization Of A Flex-Fuel Oxy-Combustion System Through Experimental Investigation And Computational Modeling, Md Mohieminul I. Khan Aug 2022

Characterization Of A Flex-Fuel Oxy-Combustion System Through Experimental Investigation And Computational Modeling, Md Mohieminul I. Khan

Open Access Theses & Dissertations

Oxy-fuel combustion has the potential to offer high thermal efficiency and lower pollutants emission compared to other existing combustion technologies. More than 63% of the worldâ??s electricity is produced by fossil fuel combustion which also is the major reason for greenhouse gas emissions. Oxy combustion offers a solution to it. Oxy combustion uses pure oxygen as an oxidizer instead of air which eliminates the NOx and SOx products from the exhaust. In oxy-combustion flue gas mainly consists of CO2 and water vapor. Furthermore, combustion in presence of pure oxygen results in higher flame temperature and hence promises higher thermal efficiency. …


Carbon Capture, Utilization, And Storage, University Of North Dakota. Energy And Environmental Research Center Jul 2022

Carbon Capture, Utilization, And Storage, University Of North Dakota. Energy And Environmental Research Center

EERC Brochures and Fact Sheets

Fact sheet about carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) and the Energy & Environmental Research Center’s CCUS capabilities. Includes information on the Plains CO2 Reduction (PCOR) Partnership initiative, Brine Extraction and Storage Test (BEST), Carbon Storage Assurance Facility Enterprise (CarbonSAFE), Red Trail Energy Carbon Capture and Storage, a feed study at Coal Creek Station, Bell Creek and Cedar Creek anticline projects, and Partnership for CO2 Capture (PCO2C). [This item is an outdated or superseded version and retained for historical purposes only. It may no longer reflect current information, policies, or practices.]


Solid Thermal Storage As An Energy Storage Device In Insulated Solar Electric Cookers: Thermal Modeling And Experiment, Michael Antonio Fernandez Jun 2022

Solid Thermal Storage As An Energy Storage Device In Insulated Solar Electric Cookers: Thermal Modeling And Experiment, Michael Antonio Fernandez

Physics

The use of solid thermal storage (STS) as an energy storage device in insulated solar electric cookers (ISEC) was explored using a thermal simulation before retrofitting an existing cooker without energy storage and testing it under several conditions. STS sizing, material selection, and geometry were examined from both theoretical and practical perspectives and re-examined following experimental results. Characterization of the system’s thermal interfaces and methods to improve their thermal conductivities were investigated resulting in several performance enhancements to the system.


Developing A Miniature Smart Boat For Marine Research, Michael Isaac Eirinberg Jun 2022

Developing A Miniature Smart Boat For Marine Research, Michael Isaac Eirinberg

Computer Engineering

This project examines the development of a smart boat which could serve as a possible marine research apparatus. The smart boat consists of a miniature vessel containing a low-cost microcontroller to live stream a camera feed, GPS telemetry, and compass data through its own WiFi access point. The smart boat also has the potential for autonomous navigation. My project captivated the interest of several members of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo’s (Cal Poly SLO) Marine Science Department faculty, who proposed a variety of fascinating and valuable smart boat applications.


Ecological Risk Assessment For Coal Combustion Residuals And Herrington Lake Adjacent To The Kentucky Utilities E.W. Brown Generating Station, Mary Sorensen, Alex Smith, Mark Nielsen May 2022

Ecological Risk Assessment For Coal Combustion Residuals And Herrington Lake Adjacent To The Kentucky Utilities E.W. Brown Generating Station, Mary Sorensen, Alex Smith, Mark Nielsen

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Epri Research On Groundwater-Surface Water Interactions Near Coal Combustion Product Sites, Bruce Hensel, Jeff Thomas, Tim Towey, Anthony Aufdenkampe May 2022

Epri Research On Groundwater-Surface Water Interactions Near Coal Combustion Product Sites, Bruce Hensel, Jeff Thomas, Tim Towey, Anthony Aufdenkampe

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Cqa - A Common Sense Approach At Becoming The Mvp On Your Next Project, James Price, Michael Fisher, John Metcalf May 2022

Cqa - A Common Sense Approach At Becoming The Mvp On Your Next Project, James Price, Michael Fisher, John Metcalf

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Challenges & Pragmatic Solutions For The Design And Construction Of A 300-Acre Ccr Landfill Located In The Southwestern Us - A Case Study, Andy Lucas, Jason Pokorny May 2022

Challenges & Pragmatic Solutions For The Design And Construction Of A 300-Acre Ccr Landfill Located In The Southwestern Us - A Case Study, Andy Lucas, Jason Pokorny

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


State Of The Practice For Compaction Quality Of Dry Stack Ccr Storage Facilities, Bruce Cunningham, Pavana Vennapusa, David J. White, Robert Eric Hageman May 2022

State Of The Practice For Compaction Quality Of Dry Stack Ccr Storage Facilities, Bruce Cunningham, Pavana Vennapusa, David J. White, Robert Eric Hageman

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Groundwater Compliance & Strategy Insights For Ccr Rule Stakeholders, Sheryl Smith, Mark Johnson May 2022

Groundwater Compliance & Strategy Insights For Ccr Rule Stakeholders, Sheryl Smith, Mark Johnson

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Hybrid Closure Approach: Constructing Bidding Lessons Learned, Brian Harthun, P.E. May 2022

Hybrid Closure Approach: Constructing Bidding Lessons Learned, Brian Harthun, P.E.

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Ccr Landfill Construction & Operation Under Subtitle D, Thomas R. Gredell May 2022

Ccr Landfill Construction & Operation Under Subtitle D, Thomas R. Gredell

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Hybrid Closure Approach: Design Investigation Review, Brian Sperrazza, P.E., P.G. May 2022

Hybrid Closure Approach: Design Investigation Review, Brian Sperrazza, P.E., P.G.

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Geochemical Explanations For Strong Natural Attenuation Of Molybdenum, Selenium, And Lithium In A Groundwater Plume, Jacob Chu, J. P. Brandenburg May 2022

Geochemical Explanations For Strong Natural Attenuation Of Molybdenum, Selenium, And Lithium In A Groundwater Plume, Jacob Chu, J. P. Brandenburg

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Construction Risk Management Considerations For Ccr Surface Impoundment Closures, John P. Seymour, Chris Robb May 2022

Construction Risk Management Considerations For Ccr Surface Impoundment Closures, John P. Seymour, Chris Robb

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Monitoring Well Integrity And Performance Part Ii - Seeing The Benefits, Bryan R. Hansen, Jacob G. Gruzalski, Thomas S. Dicken, Rock J. Vitale May 2022

Monitoring Well Integrity And Performance Part Ii - Seeing The Benefits, Bryan R. Hansen, Jacob G. Gruzalski, Thomas S. Dicken, Rock J. Vitale

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Use Of A Net Environmental Benefit Analysis To Evaluate Remedial Options To Address Coal Ash – Case Studies, Joseph Nicolette, Michael Rockel May 2022

Use Of A Net Environmental Benefit Analysis To Evaluate Remedial Options To Address Coal Ash – Case Studies, Joseph Nicolette, Michael Rockel

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Ccr Beneficial Use Data Capture And Reporting, Joe Ploetz, Kevin Foody May 2022

Ccr Beneficial Use Data Capture And Reporting, Joe Ploetz, Kevin Foody

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Use Of Tritium-Helium Isotopes For Vertical Delineation Of Ccr Constituents In Groundwater, Lane Dorman, Lauren Fitzgerald, Ryan Fimmen, Robert Trey Singleton May 2022

Use Of Tritium-Helium Isotopes For Vertical Delineation Of Ccr Constituents In Groundwater, Lane Dorman, Lauren Fitzgerald, Ryan Fimmen, Robert Trey Singleton

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Building Defensibility For Mna Remedy Selection, Michael Healey, Jeff Roberts, Sarah Cronk, Andrzej Przepiora May 2022

Building Defensibility For Mna Remedy Selection, Michael Healey, Jeff Roberts, Sarah Cronk, Andrzej Przepiora

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Wind Performance Evaluation Of Engineered Turf Final Cover And Exposed Geomembrane, Ming Zhu, Bryan Scholl May 2022

Wind Performance Evaluation Of Engineered Turf Final Cover And Exposed Geomembrane, Ming Zhu, Bryan Scholl

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Attenuation And Source Zone Depletion Of Boron From Coal Combustion Residuals In Groundwater, J.P. Brandenburg, Dave Hagen May 2022

Attenuation And Source Zone Depletion Of Boron From Coal Combustion Residuals In Groundwater, J.P. Brandenburg, Dave Hagen

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Whole Effluent Toxicity (Wet) Assessments And Experimental Considerations For Evaluating Coagulation Agents And Polymers For Wastewater Treatment Of Coal Combustion Products, Konrad J. Kulacki, William L. Goodfellow Jr., Margaret L. Fleming, Alexandra N. Steele May 2022

Whole Effluent Toxicity (Wet) Assessments And Experimental Considerations For Evaluating Coagulation Agents And Polymers For Wastewater Treatment Of Coal Combustion Products, Konrad J. Kulacki, William L. Goodfellow Jr., Margaret L. Fleming, Alexandra N. Steele

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Chemical Compatibility And Hydraulic Performance Of Lightweight Polymer Modified Gcls, Michael S. Donovan, Barbara Gebka, Dennis Wind, Reza Gorakhki May 2022

Chemical Compatibility And Hydraulic Performance Of Lightweight Polymer Modified Gcls, Michael S. Donovan, Barbara Gebka, Dennis Wind, Reza Gorakhki

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


The Intersection Of The Ccr Rule, Superfund, And Irrigation On The Great Plains, Shane D. Mcdonald, Jillian Troyer, Robert Kleinmann, Marty Stange May 2022

The Intersection Of The Ccr Rule, Superfund, And Irrigation On The Great Plains, Shane D. Mcdonald, Jillian Troyer, Robert Kleinmann, Marty Stange

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Using Shear Wave Velocity Measurements To Identify Cemented Ccr, Andrew Fuggle, Longde Jin, Haley Roberts May 2022

Using Shear Wave Velocity Measurements To Identify Cemented Ccr, Andrew Fuggle, Longde Jin, Haley Roberts

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Hybrid Closure Approach: Project Summary, Glenn Leo, P.E. May 2022

Hybrid Closure Approach: Project Summary, Glenn Leo, P.E.

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Future Management & Treatment Of Non-Ccr Waste Streams At Midwest Coal-Fired Power Plants With Case Studies, Jason Pokorny, Lee W. Saunders May 2022

Future Management & Treatment Of Non-Ccr Waste Streams At Midwest Coal-Fired Power Plants With Case Studies, Jason Pokorny, Lee W. Saunders

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.