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A thermogravimetric and kinetic study on devolatization of woody biomass
(2016-12-21)
Biomass is a promising energy resource for a more sustainable global energy outlook. Thermochemical conversion of biomass is a very attractive and important technology for energy generation and production of value-added ...
Aircraft performance with onboard water condensed from engine core exhaust for contrail prevention
(2016-12-21)
Aviation industry has experienced a constant growth over the last decades, and forecasts suggest that this trend will continue. This is not attractive from an environmental point of view due to the increasing contribution ...
Analysis of the energy savings gained by protective glazing on stained single-glass windows at Uppsala Cathedral
(2016-12-21)
Most European stained glass windows have no protection to reduce the damage due to environmental exposure, and this is the case of the great gothic windows in the Uppsala Cathedral. Currently, the implementation of protective ...
Aeroacoustic analysis of various noise sources: comparison of jet nozzles on BeamformX
(2016-12-21)
This work revolves around the research in aeroacoustics: first an introduction to the concepts of
noise, aeroacoustics and the importance of noise monitoring, identification and control will be
presented.
After that, ...
Design of the test cycles for a wind turbine gearbox
(2016-12-21)
The premise of this project work has been defining the test cycles for the gearbox of a wind turbine that will be tested in the just mentioned nacelle test rig. As it does not exist a standard methodology to test a wind ...
Design of the steering system of a FSAE race car
(2016-12-21)
In this document it is presented the design of a new steering system for the IIT FSAE race car developed each year at the Illinois Institute of Technology.
In order to design a good racing car, the conditions which the ...
Electric cables design using Tea Pipe
(2016-12-21)
At the present time, cable design is based on trial and error tests
and experimental data obtained from long-time experience of previous
models. Because of that, there can be found some limitations in
their design as ...
Energy production and consumption scheduling in smart building
(2016-12-21)
El trabajo modela el consumo electrico y de calor de un edificio. Posteriormente, se analiza su comportamiento y coste frente a tres casos: En el primero con un sistema CHP cuya relacion entre el calor y la electricidad ...
Laser polishing and structuring by laser remelting of 1.2379+
(2016-12-21)
The objective of this project is the development of laser polishing (micro laser polishing with pulsed laser radiation and macro laser polishing using cw laser radiation) and laser structuring by remelting process for ...