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Pressure Effect On An Ocean-Based Humidification-Dehumidification Desalination Process, Yingchen Yang Oct 2019

Pressure Effect On An Ocean-Based Humidification-Dehumidification Desalination Process, Yingchen Yang

Mechanical Engineering Faculty Publications

A new humidification-dehumidification (HDH) desalination process is proposed and analyzed. Being ocean based, the process does not produce any brine. It is largely powered jointly by solar energy, wind energy, and various types of ocean energies in a nearly natural way. A vacuum pump is employed to drive the air circulation throughout the HDH process. It is the only unit that consumes electricity. The HDH process is analyzed under various conditions, including using a low pressure (as low as to 0.2 atm) for humidification and the ambient pressure for dehumidification, running the entire HDH process around a low pressure (as …


Designing An Accessible Wave Energy Conversion Device For Powering Ocean Sensors, Sophie Coppieters ‘T Wallant Oct 2019

Designing An Accessible Wave Energy Conversion Device For Powering Ocean Sensors, Sophie Coppieters ‘T Wallant

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Currently, less than 5% of our oceans are comprehensively monitored and much more ocean data is needed to facilitate understanding of ocean physics, carbon cycling, and ocean ecosystems. Today, most autonomous ocean sensors are powered by primary battery, which have both limited capacity and lifetime. The goal of this research is to design a small, accessible renewable wave energy device to power autonomous free-floating ocean sensors. By designing a cheap, accessible, and simple wave energy converter, this work hopes to make ocean sensor deployment easier and cheaper for researchers, increase the lifetime of autonomous ocean sensors, and reduce the reliance …


Assessing The Implications Of A Tidal Barrage Power Plant In Hvalfjörður, Iceland, Olive M. Colangelo Oct 2019

Assessing The Implications Of A Tidal Barrage Power Plant In Hvalfjörður, Iceland, Olive M. Colangelo

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

As climate change continues to threaten the future state of our world, we are searching for measures to take for mitigation. Among these measures, the most talked about method is the development of renewable energies. Great amounts of attention is paid to solar and wind power, but relatively little effort is given to researching the possibilities of ocean energy, particularly tidal barrage energy. This study assesses the possibility of a tidal barrage plant in Hvalfjörður, Iceland. This hypothetical power plant in Hvalfjörður would have an installed capacity of 840MWh and could produce 613GWh per year. This is less than 0.01% …


Design Of Variable Wall Thickness Geometry And Performance Mapping Of Scroll Expanders For Distributed Power Generation, Arun Kumar Narasimhan Jul 2019

Design Of Variable Wall Thickness Geometry And Performance Mapping Of Scroll Expanders For Distributed Power Generation, Arun Kumar Narasimhan

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Low-temperature heat sources such as industrial waste heat, solar, and geothermal are more suitable for small-scale power generation rather than utility scale. In order to maximize the electricity generated from low-temperature heat sources, an efficient expansion device for small-scale power output is necessary. This research work has focused on evaluating the use of a scroll expander and improving its geometrical design for the power output range of 1-25 kWe.

The first part of the work focusses on modeling the performance of a scroll expander using two non-dimensionless parameters, namely, specific speed and specific diameter. Performance of a scroll …


Energy Transformation And Conservation Investigation, Mike Jackson, Holly Haney Jul 2019

Energy Transformation And Conservation Investigation, Mike Jackson, Holly Haney

High School Lesson Plans

Students will use a thermoelectric generator module to analyze the relationship between thermal and electrical energies. Using data collection sensors and analysis software, students will investigate the relationship between the temperature gradient across a thermoelectric generator module and the resulting electrical potential. Students will then use their data and analysis to solve problems relating to waste thermal energy in electrical systems and communicate their work to their peers and teacher.


Using Numerical Models Of Dewatering At Coal Ash Impoundments To Understand Cost And Schedule, Peter Bell, Joel Thompson, Don Fuller May 2019

Using Numerical Models Of Dewatering At Coal Ash Impoundments To Understand Cost And Schedule, Peter Bell, Joel Thompson, Don Fuller

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Investigating Ccr Units And Evaluating The Physical Properties Of Ponded Ccr, David Skeggs, Zahra Aghazadeh, Rachel Combs May 2019

Investigating Ccr Units And Evaluating The Physical Properties Of Ponded Ccr, David Skeggs, Zahra Aghazadeh, Rachel Combs

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Demonstration Of “No Migration” Alternative Performance Standard For Ccr Facilities In Arid To Semi- Arid Regions Using Unsaturated Zone Modeling, James Aiken, Katy Lindstom May 2019

Demonstration Of “No Migration” Alternative Performance Standard For Ccr Facilities In Arid To Semi- Arid Regions Using Unsaturated Zone Modeling, James Aiken, Katy Lindstom

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


State Vs Federal Ccr Rule Regulations: Comparisons And Impacts, Nicole Kron, Eric Nelson May 2019

State Vs Federal Ccr Rule Regulations: Comparisons And Impacts, Nicole Kron, Eric Nelson

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Coal Combustion Residuals Management Using Geotextile Containers- Considerations For Various Options, Randall Wilcox, Gregg Lebster, Bryan Hamilton, Thomas Stephens May 2019

Coal Combustion Residuals Management Using Geotextile Containers- Considerations For Various Options, Randall Wilcox, Gregg Lebster, Bryan Hamilton, Thomas Stephens

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Continuous, Real-Time Tss Monitoring Verifies Effluent Quality And Coal Ash Management Performance While Reducing Compliance Costs, Dave Fraley, Chris Bauman, Dave Donahue May 2019

Continuous, Real-Time Tss Monitoring Verifies Effluent Quality And Coal Ash Management Performance While Reducing Compliance Costs, Dave Fraley, Chris Bauman, Dave Donahue

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Effect Of Coal Fly Ash On Agricultural Crops :Second Phase Showcase Project On Use Of Fly Ash In Agriculture In And Around Thermal Power Station Areas Of National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd., India., K. Arivazhagan, M. Ravichandran, S.K. Dube, V.K. Mathur May 2019

Effect Of Coal Fly Ash On Agricultural Crops :Second Phase Showcase Project On Use Of Fly Ash In Agriculture In And Around Thermal Power Station Areas Of National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd., India., K. Arivazhagan, M. Ravichandran, S.K. Dube, V.K. Mathur

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Advantages Of Single Source Contracting In-Plant Ccr Services, Kevin Foody, Marcella Funderburg, Blake Whittington May 2019

Advantages Of Single Source Contracting In-Plant Ccr Services, Kevin Foody, Marcella Funderburg, Blake Whittington

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Design And Construction Of A Ccr Landfill Adjacent To The Missouri River, Thomas Gredell, Jeffrey Fouse, Jay Ellington May 2019

Design And Construction Of A Ccr Landfill Adjacent To The Missouri River, Thomas Gredell, Jeffrey Fouse, Jay Ellington

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Geochemical Tools For Groundwater Monitoring At Coal Fired Utilities, Jeff Gillow, Bruce Sass, Hari Parthasarathy May 2019

Geochemical Tools For Groundwater Monitoring At Coal Fired Utilities, Jeff Gillow, Bruce Sass, Hari Parthasarathy

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Bottom Ash Handling Conversions – Lessons Learned, Dustin Doerr May 2019

Bottom Ash Handling Conversions – Lessons Learned, Dustin Doerr

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Encapsulation Of Thermoevaporation Brines Using Coal Combustion Residuals, Dale Prentice, Kirk Ellison, Gaurav Sant May 2019

Encapsulation Of Thermoevaporation Brines Using Coal Combustion Residuals, Dale Prentice, Kirk Ellison, Gaurav Sant

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Recycling Of Coal Ash In Agriculture: Use Of Vermicomposting Biotechnology, G.N. Chattopadhyay, Gourab Roy, Wasim Iftikar May 2019

Recycling Of Coal Ash In Agriculture: Use Of Vermicomposting Biotechnology, G.N. Chattopadhyay, Gourab Roy, Wasim Iftikar

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Surface Water And Groundwater Mixing In Alluvial Floodplains: A Significant Issue For Understanding Contaminant Transport At Coal Ash Facilities Adjacent To Rivers, Joel Thompson, Peter Bell, John Griggs May 2019

Surface Water And Groundwater Mixing In Alluvial Floodplains: A Significant Issue For Understanding Contaminant Transport At Coal Ash Facilities Adjacent To Rivers, Joel Thompson, Peter Bell, John Griggs

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Alternate Source Demonstration Considerations Within The Appalachian Basin, Joseph Robb, Larry Mastera May 2019

Alternate Source Demonstration Considerations Within The Appalachian Basin, Joseph Robb, Larry Mastera

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Locating And Permitting A Ccr Landfill Adjacent To The Missouri River, Paul Reitz, Thomas Gredell, Jay Ellington May 2019

Locating And Permitting A Ccr Landfill Adjacent To The Missouri River, Paul Reitz, Thomas Gredell, Jay Ellington

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Is Zero Solid Waste Possible For Fly Ash Produced From Any Coal-Fired Power Plant?, Jinder Jow, Yang Dong, Shuqiang Ding, Li Qiao May 2019

Is Zero Solid Waste Possible For Fly Ash Produced From Any Coal-Fired Power Plant?, Jinder Jow, Yang Dong, Shuqiang Ding, Li Qiao

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Groundwater Corrective Action Assessment Using Fate And Transport Modeling, Brian Hennings, Glenn Luke, Jacob Walczak May 2019

Groundwater Corrective Action Assessment Using Fate And Transport Modeling, Brian Hennings, Glenn Luke, Jacob Walczak

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


The Application Of Natural Attenuation At Coal Combustion Residual (Ccr) Sites, Ryan Fimmen, Allison Kreinberg May 2019

The Application Of Natural Attenuation At Coal Combustion Residual (Ccr) Sites, Ryan Fimmen, Allison Kreinberg

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Coal Ash 2.0: The Calculus Of The Ore Body, Claudio Arato May 2019

Coal Ash 2.0: The Calculus Of The Ore Body, Claudio Arato

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Extensive Real Time Monitoring Of Ash Response To Construction-Induced Activity, Anita Perry, Alex Rudy, Kenny Campbell, Ryan Smith May 2019

Extensive Real Time Monitoring Of Ash Response To Construction-Induced Activity, Anita Perry, Alex Rudy, Kenny Campbell, Ryan Smith

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Alkali-Silica Reaction Of Geopolymer Concrete Made Of Circulating Fluidized Bed Combustion Fly Ash, Chang-Seon Shon, Dong-Un Lee May 2019

Alkali-Silica Reaction Of Geopolymer Concrete Made Of Circulating Fluidized Bed Combustion Fly Ash, Chang-Seon Shon, Dong-Un Lee

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Large Scale Processing Of Fly Ash And International Supply Chains, Rishit Dalal May 2019

Large Scale Processing Of Fly Ash And International Supply Chains, Rishit Dalal

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Fgd Wastewater Treatment For Low-Capacity Stations, Maxwell Wallack, David Weakley May 2019

Fgd Wastewater Treatment For Low-Capacity Stations, Maxwell Wallack, David Weakley

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Profitable Utilization Of Non-Standard Fly Ash And Ponded Ash With Commercialized Technology, Erik Severin, Alex Koszo May 2019

Profitable Utilization Of Non-Standard Fly Ash And Ponded Ash With Commercialized Technology, Erik Severin, Alex Koszo

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.