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1. QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF RISK FACTORS AFFECTING TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL GAS USING PIPELINES

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Author:
Uzoh, Chukwuma Andrew
Title:
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF RISK FACTORS AFFECTING TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL GAS USING PIPELINES
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
failure control
pipeline corrosion
gas pipelines
risk-based management
Quantitative risk analysis
third party damage
operational damage
analysis of variance.
File:
Download Chukwuma_Uzoh_Masters_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Li Li / Dr Oyewole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Samuel A Oyewole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Li Li, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

2. OPTIMIZATION OF THE TRANSPORT OF CO2 GENERATED FROM THE PRODUCTION OF THE MARCELLUS SHALE GAS IN PENNSYLVANIA

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Author:
Madu, Christian Chidi
Title:
OPTIMIZATION OF THE TRANSPORT OF CO2 GENERATED FROM THE PRODUCTION OF THE MARCELLUS SHALE GAS IN PENNSYLVANIA
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
CO2 transport
Emissions
Greenhouse Gases
Marcellus shale
Pipeline
Wells
File:
Download CHRISTIAN_MADU_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Oyewole Samuel, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Samuel Oyewole, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Li Li, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

3. THE IMPACT OF CO2 ON SURFACE AND GROUNDWATER CHEMISTRY: A FEASIBILITY STUDY OF EMPLOYING GEOLOGIC CARBON SEQUESTRATION IN ERIE COUNTY, PA USA.

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Author:
Frye, Evan James
Title:
THE IMPACT OF CO2 ON SURFACE AND GROUNDWATER CHEMISTRY: A FEASIBILITY STUDY OF EMPLOYING GEOLOGIC CARBON SEQUESTRATION IN ERIE COUNTY, PA USA.
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Lake Erie
wastewater treatment
heavy metal
geologic carbon sequestration
File:
Download Evan_James_Frye_Master_of_Science_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Li Li, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Li Li, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Seth Adam Blumsack, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

5. The Chemistry of Subcritical Water Reactions of a Hardwood Derived Lignin and Lignin Model Compounds with Nitrogen, Hydrogen, Carbon Monoxide and Carbon Dioxide

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Author:
Hill Bembenic, Meredith A
Title:
The Chemistry of Subcritical Water Reactions of a Hardwood Derived Lignin and Lignin Model Compounds with Nitrogen, Hydrogen, Carbon Monoxide and Carbon Dioxide
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
lignin ether cleavage
lignin model compounds
lignin depolymerization
cellulosic ethanol
subcritical water reactions with lignin
high temperature water reactions with lignin
File:
Download HillBembenic.Dissertation_11.9.2011.pdf
Committee Members:
Caroline Elaine Clifford, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Caroline Elaine Clifford, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Harold Harris Schobert, Committee Member
Sarma V Pisupati, Committee Member
Nicole Robitaille Brown, Committee Member

6. Evaluation of co-cokes from bituminous coal with vacuum resid or decant oil, and evaluation of anthracites, as precursors to graphite

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Author:
Nyathi, Mhlwazi Solomon
Title:
Evaluation of co-cokes from bituminous coal with vacuum resid or decant oil, and evaluation of anthracites, as precursors to graphite
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
graphitization
coke
coking
coal
graphite
isotropic
File:
Download MHLWAZI_SOLOMON_NYATHI_THESIS.pdf
Committee Members:
Harold Harris Schobert, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Harold Harris Schobert, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Caroline Elaine Clifford, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Randy Lee Vander Wal, Committee Member
Jonathan P Mathews, Committee Member
Kenan Unlu, Committee Member
Peter J Pappano, Committee Member

8. Alternate Representations for Numerical Modeling of Multi-Stage Hydraulically Fractured Horizontal Wells in Shale Gas Reservoirs

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Author:
Siripatrachai, Nithiwat
Title:
Alternate Representations for Numerical Modeling of Multi-Stage Hydraulically Fractured Horizontal Wells in Shale Gas Reservoirs
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Multi Stage
Shale
Hydraulic Fracture
Horizontal Well
Artificial Neural Network
ANN
Expert System
Gas
File:
Download MS_Thesis_Siripatrachai.pdf
Committee Members:
Turgay Ertekin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Turgay Ertekin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

9. AUTOIGNITION OF N-HEPTANE, ETHANOL, METHYL HEXANOATE AND METHYL 3-HEXENOATE IN A MOTORED ENGINE

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Author:
Moyer, Orin D
Title:
AUTOIGNITION OF N-HEPTANE, ETHANOL, METHYL HEXANOATE AND METHYL 3-HEXENOATE IN A MOTORED ENGINE
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
methyl hexenoate
C7
motored engine
esters
biodiesel
CFR
methyl hexanaote
autoignition
File:
Download Orin_Moyer_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Boehman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andre Louis Boehman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

10. EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE OF CYCLIC STEAM INJECTION IN NATURALLY FRACTURED RESERVOIRS – AN ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK APPLICATION

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Author:
Chintalapati, Santosh Phani Bhushan
Title:
EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE OF CYCLIC STEAM INJECTION IN NATURALLY FRACTURED RESERVOIRS – AN ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK APPLICATION
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
ANN
sensitive analysis
Artificial Neural Networks
Cyclic steam injection
Naturally fractured reservoirs
GUI
File:
Download thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Turgay Ertekin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Turgay Ertekin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor