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51. Reactive Chemical Transport under Multiphase System

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Open Access
Author:
Fang, Yilin
Title:
Reactive Chemical Transport under Multiphase System
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Conservative Form
Multiphase System
Reactive Chemical Transport
Matrix Decomposition
Reaction Network
Biogeochemical Modeling
Advective Form
File:
Download thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Gour Tsyh Yeh, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
William D Burgos, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher J Duffy, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Andrew Scanlon, Committee Member

52. Capillary-Driven Flow in Fractured Sandstone

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Open Access
Author:
Karpyn, Zuleima Tharays
Title:
Capillary-Driven Flow in Fractured Sandstone
Graduate Program:
Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
Keywords:
Capillarity
flow in fractures
imbibition
experiment
fracture aperture
File:
Download eTD_KARPYN_May2005.pdf
Committee Members:
Abraham S Grader, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Phillip Michael Halleck, Committee Member
Turgay Ertekin, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Chris Marone, Committee Member

53. Fault strength and stability: Lessons learned from the San Andreas Fault in central California

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Open Access
Author:
Carpenter, Brett Matthew
Title:
Fault strength and stability: Lessons learned from the San Andreas Fault in central California
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
friction
fault mechanics
San Andreas Fault
File:
Download Carpenter_PhD_All.pdf
Committee Members:
Chris Marone, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Demian Saffer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles James Ammon, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Andre Niemeijer, Special Member

54. Geophysical Exploration of Glacier Basal Processes and Grounding Line Dynamics

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Open Access
Author:
Christianson, Knut Andrew
Title:
Geophysical Exploration of Glacier Basal Processes and Grounding Line Dynamics
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
glaciers
ice sheets
geophysics
ice-penetrating radar
GPS
File:
Download christianson_knut_thesis_2012.pdf
Committee Members:
Sridhar Anandakrishnan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard B Alley, Committee Member
Peter Christopher Lafemina, Committee Member
Derrick J Lampkin, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member

55. Interaction of Fracture Fluid With Formation Rock and Proppant on Fracture Fluid Clean-up and Long-term Gas Recovery in Marcellus Shale Reservoirs

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Open Access
Author:
Yue, Wenting
Title:
Interaction of Fracture Fluid With Formation Rock and Proppant on Fracture Fluid Clean-up and Long-term Gas Recovery in Marcellus Shale Reservoirs
Graduate Program:
Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
Keywords:
fracture damage
formation damage
clay swell
proppant scaling
proppant diagenesis.
File:
Download Wentings_Master_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Yilin Wang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Turgay Ertekin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek Elsworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

56. Gas transport, sorption, and mechanical response of fractured coal

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Open Access
Author:
Wang, Shugang
Title:
Gas transport, sorption, and mechanical response of fractured coal
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Gas transport
sorption
desorption
poromechanical
coal
File:
Download Shugang_Wang_PhD_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Derek Elsworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek Elsworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Chris Marone, Committee Member
Jonathan P Mathews, Committee Member
Jamal Rostami, Committee Member

58. Permeabilities of coal-biomass mixtures for high pressure gasifier feeds

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Open Access
Author:
Belvalkar, Rohan Anirrudha
Title:
Permeabilities of coal-biomass mixtures for high pressure gasifier feeds
Graduate Program:
Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
Keywords:
permeability
porosity
kozeny-carmen
coal
biomass
gasifier
feed
particle size
stress
strain
isotropic
pulse decay
File:
Download thesis_r.pdf
Committee Members:
Derek Elsworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chris Marone, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jonathan P Mathews, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

59. Permeability Evolution of Stressed Fractures Permeated by Reactive Fluids

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Open Access
Author:
McGuire, Thomas Patrick
Title:
Permeability Evolution of Stressed Fractures Permeated by Reactive Fluids
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
fracture permeability evolution
pressure solution
stress corrosion cracking
carbon dioxide sequestration
fracture strain
fracture dissolution
File:
Download thomas_mcguire_dissertation_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Derek Elsworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chris Marone, Committee Member
Zuleima T Karpyn, Committee Member
Li Li, Committee Member

61. Investigation of Mantle Structure beneath Eastern Africa: Implications for the Origin Of the Cenozoic tectonism and propagation of the Rift System

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Open Access
Author:
Mulibo, Gabriel Daudi
Title:
Investigation of Mantle Structure beneath Eastern Africa: Implications for the Origin Of the Cenozoic tectonism and propagation of the Rift System
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
Tomography
Receiver function
Superplume
East African Rift System
Cenozoic Tectonism
File:
Download Mulibo_Gabriel_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Andrew Arnold Nyblade, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andrew Arnold Nyblade, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Charles James Ammon, Committee Member
Sridhar Anandakrishnan, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Special Member

62. Numerical Studies of Seismically Induced Slope Deformation Using Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics Method

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Open Access
Author:
Chen, Wei
Title:
Numerical Studies of Seismically Induced Slope Deformation Using Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics Method
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics Method; Large Deformation; Dynam
File:
Download Dissertation_WC_final.pdfDownload Copyright_Permission.pdf
Committee Members:
Tong Qiu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Tong Qiu, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel G Linzell, Committee Member
Prasenjit Basu, Committee Member
Shelley Marie Stoffels, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member

63. Modeling Of Hydraulic Fracture Network Propagation In Shale Gas Reservoirs

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Open Access
Author:
Ahn, Chong Hyun
Title:
Modeling Of Hydraulic Fracture Network Propagation In Shale Gas Reservoirs
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Hydraulic fracture
shale gas reservoir
fracture network
naturally fractured reservoir
File:
Download MS_Thesis_Chong_Hyun_Ahn_12052012.pdf
Committee Members:
Yilin Wang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek Elsworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Terry Engelder, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
R Larry Grayson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

64. Evolution of Permeability and Induced Seismicity within Fractured Reservoirs

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Open Access
Author:
Izadi, Ghazal
Title:
Evolution of Permeability and Induced Seismicity within Fractured Reservoirs
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
permeability Evolution
Induced Seismicity
File:
Download Ghazal_Izadi_PhD_Dissertation_Final5.pdf
Committee Members:
Derek Elsworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek Elsworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Zuleima T Karpyn, Committee Member
Li Li, Committee Member
Chris Marone, Committee Member
Yilin Wang, Committee Member

65. Electrochemical measurements of corrosion in supercritical CO2 environments

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Open Access
Author:
Beck, Justin Richard
Title:
Electrochemical measurements of corrosion in supercritical CO2 environments
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
electrochemical measurements
supercritical CO2
corrosion
ion conductive membrane
File:
Download Justin_Beck_-_Dissertation_12-2012.pdf
Committee Members:
Serguei Lvov, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Serguei Lvov, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Semih Eser, Committee Member
Barbara Shaw, Committee Member

66. Poromechanical Response of Naturally Fractured Sorbing Media

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Open Access
Author:
Kumar, Hemant
Title:
Poromechanical Response of Naturally Fractured Sorbing Media
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Coal
Shale
Permeability
Proppant
Modeling
Simulation
File:
Download PhD_Thesis_Kumar.pdf
Committee Members:
Derek Elsworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek Elsworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jonathan P Mathews, Committee Member
Zuleima T Karpyn, Committee Member
Chris Marone, Committee Member
Denis Pone, Special Member

67. influence of met-ocean conditions on the loads analysis of a Floating wind turbine

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Open Access
Author:
Barj, Lucie Helene
Title:
influence of met-ocean conditions on the loads analysis of a Floating wind turbine
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
wind energy
floating offshore wind turbine
structural analysis
loads analysis
met-ocean conditions
renewable energy
File:
Download LB_MS_Thesis_Aug_7th.pdf
Committee Members:
Susan W Stewart, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeffrey Brownson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek Elsworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

68. The evolution of fault strength, permeability, and acoustic properties in experimental studies from fault initiation through the seismic cycle

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Open Access
Author:
Kaproth, Bryan Michael
Title:
The evolution of fault strength, permeability, and acoustic properties in experimental studies from fault initiation through the seismic cycle
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
Fault mechanics
Slow slip
Permeability
Fault strength
Fault fabric
Active seismic
File:
Download Kaproth_Thesis_July_13.pdf
Committee Members:
Chris Marone, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Demian Saffer, Committee Member
Eliza Richardson Marone, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Charles James Ammon, Committee Member

69. Membrane Transport in Cucl/hcl Electrolyzer

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Open Access
Author:
Kim, Soohyun
Title:
Membrane Transport in Cucl/hcl Electrolyzer
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Ionic Transport
CuCl/HCl electrolyzer
Hydrogen
Membrane
CuCl thermochemical cycle
hot-pressing
Phenomenological coefficient
File:
Download Dissertation_SoohyunKim_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Serguei Lvov, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Yongsheng Chen, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member

70. Evaluation of Fluid Transport Properties of Coal Bed Methane Reservoirs

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Open Access
Author:
Alexis, Dennis Arun
Title:
Evaluation of Fluid Transport Properties of Coal Bed Methane Reservoirs
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Coal bed methane
permeability
relative permeability
effective stress
File:
Download Dissertation_Alexis_2013.pdf
Committee Members:
Zuleima T Karpyn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Turgay Ertekin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Yilin Wang, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Demian Saffer, Committee Member

72. Subduction zone hydrogeology: quantifying fluid sources, pathways and pressure

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Open Access
Author:
Lauer, Rachel Mollie
Title:
Subduction zone hydrogeology: quantifying fluid sources, pathways and pressure
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
subduction zone
hydrogeology
earthquake mechanics
File:
Download RMLauer_dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Demian Saffer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Demian Saffer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Chris Marone, Committee Member
Donald Myron Fisher, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Special Member

74. Hybrid Semi-mechanistic Well Performance Modeling and Prediction

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Open Access
Author:
Aniemena, Chigozie C
Title:
Hybrid Semi-mechanistic Well Performance Modeling and Prediction
Graduate Program:
Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
Keywords:
Well Performance Prediction
Production Forecasting
Reserves Assessment
Hydraulic Fracture Design Optimization.
File:
Download PhD_Dissertation_-_Chigozie_Aniemena.pdf
Committee Members:
Yilin Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Yilin Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Turgay Ertekin, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
James Terry Engelder, Committee Member

75. Measurement and modeling the coefficient of restitution of char particles under simulated entrained flow gasifier conditions

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Open Access
Author:
Gibson, La
Title:
Measurement and modeling the coefficient of restitution of char particles under simulated entrained flow gasifier conditions
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Coefficient of Restitution
Gasification
Critical Velocity
Population Model
Ash Deposition
Sticking Probability
File:
Download Gibson_Dissertation__Final___1__.pdf
Committee Members:
Sarma V Pisupati, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sarma V Pisupati, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr Yaw Yeboah, Committee Member
Robert John Santoro, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Dr Lawrence Shadle, Special Member

76. Studies of Gas Adsorption in Flexible Metal-organic Frameworks

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Open Access
Author:
Sircar, Sarmishtha
Title:
Studies of Gas Adsorption in Flexible Metal-organic Frameworks
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Adsorption
Gate-Opening
Metal-Organic Frameworks
File:
Download Final_Thesis._Sircar.pdf
Committee Members:
Angela Lueking, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Angela Lueking, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Jonathan P Mathews, Committee Member
Adri van Duin, Committee Member

77. Effect of Chemical Spatial Distribution of Magnesite on its dissolution Rate

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Open Access
Author:
Salehikhoo, Fatemeh
Title:
Effect of Chemical Spatial Distribution of Magnesite on its dissolution Rate
Graduate Program:
Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
Keywords:
Magnesite
Dissolution
Rate
Spatial Dirtibution
File:
Download Fatemeh_dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Li Li, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Li Li, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Susan Louise Brantley, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Zuleima T Karpyn, Committee Member

78. Impact Of Co2 On Fracture Complexity When Used As A Fracture Fluid In Rock

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Open Access
Author:
Culp, Brian Michael
Title:
Impact Of Co2 On Fracture Complexity When Used As A Fracture Fluid In Rock
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
Rock Mechanics
Fracturing
Unconventional
Bluestone
PMMA
hydraulic fracture
hydrocarbon
geology
File:
Download MSThesis_BrianCulp.pdf
Committee Members:
Chris J Marone, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek Elsworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles James Ammon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

79. Mechanical properties of the seismogenic zone

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Open Access
Author:
Scuderi, Marco Maria
Title:
Mechanical properties of the seismogenic zone
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
earthquakes
friction
granular physics
File:
Download Scuderi_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Chris J Marone, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chris Marone, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Demian Saffer, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Peter Christopher Lafemina, Committee Member
Eliza Richardson Marone, Committee Member

80. Crustal deformation and volcanism at active plate boundaries

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Open Access
Author:
Geirsson, Halldor
Title:
Crustal deformation and volcanism at active plate boundaries
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
crustal deformation
GPS
magma movements
eruption
volcanoes
earthquakes
hydrothermal systems
fault mechanics
File:
Download HalldorGeirsson_DissertationAug2014_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Peter Christopher Lafemina, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Peter Christopher Lafemina, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kevin Patrick Furlong, Committee Member
Charles James Ammon, Committee Member
Barry Voight, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member

81. In Situ Diagnosis of Electrolytic and Fuel Cells using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy

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Open Access
Author:
Khurana, Sanchit
Title:
In Situ Diagnosis of Electrolytic and Fuel Cells using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Fuel cells
batteries
degradation
CuCl electrolyzer
Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy
File:
Download Sanchit_Khurana_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Serguei Lvov, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Serguei Lvov, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Jeremy Michael Gernand, Committee Member

82. Evaluation Of Petrophysical Properties Of Gas Shale And Their Change Due To Interaction With Water

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Open Access
Author:
Yildirim, Levent
Title:
Evaluation Of Petrophysical Properties Of Gas Shale And Their Change Due To Interaction With Water
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Gas shale
petrophysics
methodology
well logs
core analysis
File:
Download THESIS_REPORT_L.T.OZGUR_YILDIRIM.pdf
Committee Members:
Yilin Wang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek Elsworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zuleima T Karpyn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

83. Computational Modeling of Lava Domes using Particle Dynamics to investigate the effect of conduit flow mechanics on flow patterns

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Open Access
Author:
Husain, Taha Murtuza
Title:
Computational Modeling of Lava Domes using Particle Dynamics to investigate the effect of conduit flow mechanics on flow patterns
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
computational modeling
lava domes
File:
Download COMPUTATIONAL_MODELING_OF_LAVA_DOMES_USING_PARTICLE_DYNAMICS_TO_INVESTIGATE_THE_EFFECT_OF_CONDUIT_FLOW_MECHANICS_ON_FLOW__2nd_Draft_.pdf
Committee Members:
Derek Elsworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek Elsworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Barry Voight, Committee Member
Tong Qiu, Committee Member
Zuleima T Karpyn, Committee Member
Jamal Rostami, Committee Member
Glen Mattioli, Special Member

84. Electrochemical Degradation, Kinetics & Performance Studies Of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

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Open Access
Author:
Das, Debanjan
Title:
Electrochemical Degradation, Kinetics & Performance Studies Of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
Impedance Spectroscopy
Electrohcemical Degradation
Electrochemical Frequency Modulation
Kinetics
File:
Download Final_Thesis___Debanjan_Das.pdf
Committee Members:
Serguei Lvov, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Serguei Lvov, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Sarma V Pisupati, Committee Member
Michael John Janik, Committee Member

85. Geothermal Energy Harvesting through Pile Foundations – Analysis-based Prediction and Performance Assessment

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Open Access
Author:
Ghasemi Fare, Omid
Title:
Geothermal Energy Harvesting through Pile Foundations – Analysis-based Prediction and Performance Assessment
Graduate Program:
Civil Engineering
Keywords:
Heat transfer; geothermal energy; heat exchangers; numerical ana
File:
Download Omid_Ghasemi-Fare_-_Ph.D._Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Prasenjit Basu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Prasenjit Basu, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Tong Qiu, Committee Member
Dr Swagata Banerjee, Committee Member

88. Analysis of induced seismicity and heat transfer in geothermal reservoirs by coupled simulation

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Open Access
Author:
Gan, Quan
Title:
Analysis of induced seismicity and heat transfer in geothermal reservoirs by coupled simulation
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Geothermal reservoir
thermal front
induced seismicity
permeabiltiy evolution
breakdown pressure
File:
Download Quan_Gan_Analysis_of_induced_seismicity_and_heat_transfer_by_coupled_simulation_in_geothermal_reservoirs.pdf
Committee Members:
Derek Elsworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jamal Rostami, Committee Member
Shimin Liu, Committee Member
Tong Qiu, Special Member

89. Thermodynamics and Kinetics of the CuCl(aq)/HCl(aq) Electrolyzer for Hydrogen Production

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Open Access
Author:
Hall, Derek M
Title:
Thermodynamics and Kinetics of the CuCl(aq)/HCl(aq) Electrolyzer for Hydrogen Production
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
CuCl HCl Electrolyzer
Thermodynamics
Kinetics
Efficiency
File:
Download Derek_Hall_PHD_dissertation_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Serguei Lvov, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Serguei Lvov, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ljubisa R Radovic, Committee Member
Michael John Janik, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member

90. Understanding tectonic stress and rock strength in the Nankai Trough accretionary prism, offshore SW Japan

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Open Access
Author:
Huffman, Katelyn Allison
Title:
Understanding tectonic stress and rock strength in the Nankai Trough accretionary prism, offshore SW Japan
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
Nankai Trough
in situ stress
unconfined compressive strength
borehole breakout
IODP
poroelastic FEM
File:
Download Huffman.pdf
Committee Members:
Demian Saffer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chris Marone, Committee Member
Donald Myron Fisher, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Maureen Feineman, Committee Member

91. Laboratory Investigation of Multiphase Permeability Evolution due to Fracturing Fluid Filtrate in Tight Gas Sandstones

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Open Access
Author:
Abaa, Kelvin Nder
Title:
Laboratory Investigation of Multiphase Permeability Evolution due to Fracturing Fluid Filtrate in Tight Gas Sandstones
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Multiphase
Filtrate
Fracturing
Permeability
Sandstones
File:
Download Final_Draft.pdf
Committee Members:
Mku Thaddeus Ityokumbul, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Yilin Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Kwadwo Osseo Asare, Special Member

92. Understanding Hydrological And Geochemical Controls On Solute Concentrations At Large Scale

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Open Access
Author:
Bao, Chen
Title:
Understanding Hydrological And Geochemical Controls On Solute Concentrations At Large Scale
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Hydrologic modeling
reactive transport
watershed geochemistry
concentration discharge relationship
File:
Download Chen_phd_dissertation_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Li Li, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Susan Louise Brantley, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Li Li, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Turgay Ertekin, Committee Member
Christopher J Duffy, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Special Member

93. Gas Transport, Sorption and Fracture in Shale

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Open Access
Author:
Li, Xiang
Title:
Gas Transport, Sorption and Fracture in Shale
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
enhanced gas recovery
hydraulic fracturing
breakdown pressure
fracture complexity
adsorption
swelling
stress redistribution
File:
Download Xiang_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Derek Elsworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek Elsworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Chirs Marone, Committee Member
Zuleima T Karpyn, Committee Member
Li Li, Committee Member

94. Development of hydraulic fracture network propagation model in shale gas reservoirs: 2d, single-phase and 3d, multi-phase model development, parametric studies, and verification

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Open Access
Author:
Ahn, Chong Hyun
Title:
Development of hydraulic fracture network propagation model in shale gas reservoirs: 2d, single-phase and 3d, multi-phase model development, parametric studies, and verification
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Hydraulic fracture
Shale
SRV
fracture complexity
fracture surface area
File:
Download PHD_dissertation_Chong_Hyun_Ahn_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Yilin Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Yilin Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Russell Taylor Johns, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Terry Engelder, Committee Member
Luis F Ayala H, Committee Member

97. The Role of Mineral Transformation due to CO2 Sequestration on the Shear Behavior of Reservoir Rock

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Open Access
Author:
Sobhbidari, Farnood
Title:
The Role of Mineral Transformation due to CO2 Sequestration on the Shear Behavior of Reservoir Rock
Graduate Program:
Energy and Mineral Engineering
Keywords:
Carbon Sequestration
DEM Simulation
Mineral Transformation
Shear Behavior
File:
Download MS_Thesis_Farnood_Sobhbidari.pdf
Committee Members:
Derek Elsworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sanjay Srinivasan, Committee Member
Shimin Liu, Committee Member

100. Laboratory Studies of Fault Stability and Slow Earthquakes

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Open Access
Author:
Leeman, John Robert
Title:
Laboratory Studies of Fault Stability and Slow Earthquakes
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
slow slip
earthquake
fault mechanics
rock mechanics
fault stability
ice stream
File:
Download dissertation_leeman.pdf
Committee Members:
Chris Marone, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Demian Saffer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sridhar Anandakrishnan, Committee Member
Richard Alley, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Outside Member