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22. CONTINOUS SEPARATION OF COMMODITY CHEMICALS FROM PARTIALLY DEOXYGENATED PYROLYSIS OILS VIA FLASH DISTILLATION Open Access Author: Mcvey, Thomas Matthew Title: CONTINOUS SEPARATION OF COMMODITY CHEMICALS FROM PARTIALLY DEOXYGENATED PYROLYSIS OILS VIA FLASH DISTILLATION Graduate Program: Agricultural and Biological Engineering Keywords: pyrolysisbio-oildistillationBTXbenzenetoluenexylenebiomasspyrolysis oilseparationcontinuous distillation File: Download McVey_Final_MS_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Daniel Edward Ciolkosz, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorManish Kumar, Committee MemberAli Demirci, Committee Member
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24. TRANSVERSE DISTRIBUTION FACTORS FOR HORIZONTALLY CURVED BRIDGES UNDER THE EFFECT OF PERMIT VEHICLES Open Access Author: Yang, Bowen Title: TRANSVERSE DISTRIBUTION FACTORS FOR HORIZONTALLY CURVED BRIDGES UNDER THE EFFECT OF PERMIT VEHICLES Graduate Program: Civil Engineering Keywords: live load distribution factorcurved bridgewarping and bendingpermit vehiclesteel I-girder bridge File: Download Master_of_Science__Bowen_Yang_Thesis_Final.pdf Committee Members: Jeffrey A Laman, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorAli M Memari, Committee MemberKonstantinos Papakonstantinou, Committee Member
25. The 26-27 January Nor'easter (Juno): Radar Analysis and Simulated Sensitivity to Riming Parameterizations Open Access Author: Naegele, Steven M Title: The 26-27 January Nor'easter (Juno): Radar Analysis and Simulated Sensitivity to Riming Parameterizations Graduate Program: Meteorology Keywords: winter cyclonenor'eastersnow bandsnowriming parameterizationmicrophysicsdual-polarization radarJunoradargraupel File: Download Naegele_Steven_Penn_State_University_Thesis_Final_Version.pdf Committee Members: Matthew Robert Kumjian, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorDavid Jonathan Stensrud, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorJerry Y Harrington, Committee Member
26. Integration of Random-Pore Model & Langmuir-Hinshelwood Kinetics To Study High Temperature Coal Gasification Open Access Author: Rajendren, Krishnaswami Title: Integration of Random-Pore Model & Langmuir-Hinshelwood Kinetics To Study High Temperature Coal Gasification Graduate Program: Petroleum and Mineral Engineering Keywords: Heterogeneous Solid-Gas ReactionsChemical Reaction EngineeringCoal GasificationCarbon GasificationRandom Pore ModelLangmuir AdsorptionLangmuir-Hinshelwood KineticsStefan-Maxwell RelationsMulti-component DiffusionReaction Diffusion PDEPartial Differential EquationsReaction KineticsChemical EngineeringEnergy EngineeringClean Coal TechnologiesTransport PhenomenaMass TransferFluid MechanicsDiffusionCrystallizationCrystal Growth KineticsKinetics of Phase ChangeMATLABOrthogonal CollocationLegendre PolynomialsGauss-Jacobi Iteration SchemeNon-linear PDEsArrhenius EquationGasifierGasification TechnologiesFossil FuelsClimate ChangeEnvironmental SustainabilityEntrained Flow ReactorHigh-Pressure Entrained Flow ReactorHPEFR File: Download KrisRajendrenfinal.pdf Committee Members: Dr. Sarma Pisupati, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
27. Towards Flexible and Realistic Insider Mission Simulation Open Access Author: Zhang, Tao Title: Towards Flexible and Realistic Insider Mission Simulation Graduate Program: Information Sciences and Technology Keywords: Insider threatInsider missionMission dimensionBusiness processInsider mission simulation File: Download MS-Thesis-Tao-final-version-_2018_July_10.pdf Committee Members: Peng Liu, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorSencun Zhu, Committee MemberAnna Cinzia Squicciarini, Committee Member
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29. Cost Modeling and Design Tools for Additive Manufacturing with Laser Powder Bed Fusion Open Access Author: Barclift, Michael W Title: Cost Modeling and Design Tools for Additive Manufacturing with Laser Powder Bed Fusion Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: Additive Manufacturing3D PrintingMetalLaserPowder Bed FusionCADDesign ToolsDFAMCost ModelingPowder ReuseAPIDepreciationPowder RecyclingCost EstimationSupport StructuresOptimizationPowder FeedstockLPBFAM File: Download Barclift_MS_Thesis_FA18_SUBMITTED_3.pdf Committee Members: Timothy Simpson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
30. Marcellus Shale Landowner Coalitions: Form, Function, and Impact Open Access Author: Wildermuth, Grace Amanda Title: Marcellus Shale Landowner Coalitions: Form, Function, and Impact Graduate Program: Rural Sociology Keywords: Marcellus ShaleCommunity-based Natural Resource ManagmentCooperativesSocial MovementsLease NegotiationsShale Gas File: Download Wildermuth_Thesis_-_FINAL_.pdf Committee Members: Kathryn Jo Brasier, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorLeland Luther Glenna, Committee MemberCarolyn Sachs, Committee Member