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Dr. Duane M. Jackson, Morehouse College, July 2011
No full textThis video is a conversation with Dr. Duane M. Jackson. Dr. Jackson talks about his paper, "Recall and the Serial Position Effect: The Role of Primacy and Recency on Accounting Students' Performance." Jackie Daniel, AUC Woodruff Library, is the interviewer
"Reflections on the subject of Emigration from Europe with a view to Settlement in the United States" By M. Carey.
No full text"Reflections on the subject of Emigration from Europe with a view to Settlement in the United States: containing bried sketches of the moral and political character of those states.
By M. Carey, member of the American philosophical, and of the American Antiquarian Society, and author of The Olive Branch, Cindiciae Hibernicae, essays on banking, on political economy, and on internal improvement.
To which are now added the English editor's comments on the subject; together with Important Advice to Emigrants, and Cautions Against Impositions Practiced in the Outports
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
No full textWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
Dr. Glendon Swarthout
No full textHosted by Roger M. Busfield, MSU Assistant Professor of Speech and Theater, Meet the Author is designed to introduce a general audience to a contemporary author and their work through in-depth interviews. This episode features a conversation between Dr. Glendon Swarthout, prolific author and English professor at MSU, and assistant professors Sam S. Baskett and Theodore B. Strandness
Retrofitting GTL Natural Gas Reforming Using CARGENTM Technology to Target Natural Gas, Oxygen and Water Utilization and Carbon Dioxide Emissions
No full textReforming natural gas is an essential first step in the gas to liquid (GTL) conversion to produce synthetic fuels. Among the various available options in natural gas reforming, dry reforming of methane (DRM), a catalytic reaction in which CO2 and natural gas are converted into syngas, is seen as a method to convert CO2 to valuable products. DRM however suffers from thermodynamic limitations and coke formation that hinder its commercialization. CARGEN��� is the latest advancement in natural gas reforming that addresses the shortcomings of DRM and enables its commercial implementation. CARGEN��� technology comprises of two integrated reactors in which the first reactor converts greenhouse gases to solid multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) while the second reactor produces syngas that meets downstream process requirements. CARGEN��� reduces the DRM process net energy requirement by 50% and could enable more than 80% CO2 conversion. The co-production of MWCNT presents significant economic incentives unmatched by the benchmark reforming processes in addition to the sustainability benefit of converting CO2. This work retrofits an existing GTL processing plant that produces 50,000 bbl/day equivalent GTL fuels using the novel CARGEN��� technology. Highlighted in this work are the various advantages of replacing the commercial autothermal reforming (ATR) of methane reactor with the novel CARGEN��� technology. The comparative study is built on a systematic approach started with a base case simulation of an ATR-based GTL plant. The model has been validated with experimental data at the industry scale and compared to the retrofit the base case model of the CARGENTM technology represented by the two-reactor setup. The simulation results demonstrate the capability of the CARGENTM to reduce the overall carbon footprint by 1,167 lb CO2/bbl GTL (73% reduction). Furthermore, the CARGENTM reformer unit improves the net water generation by 531 lb H2O/bbl GTL (141% increase). The novel technology further improves the GTL process as it reduces the oxygen requirement by 481 lb oxygen/bbl GTL (79% less). While the CARGENTM-based process requires an additional 5,455 SCF of natural gas/bbl GTL (61% more), it produces 536 lb of MWCNT for each barrel of GTL
Analyzing Multi-Phase Flow in 3D Printed Micro-Models
No full textIn a world where energy demands are increasing and resources are depleting, gaining better insights into fluid saturation distributions and transport mechanisms within hydrocarbon reservoirs at the pore scale will be critical to maximizing future production of oil and gas globally. This research project is based on understanding multi-phase flow in porous media, which will be done through analyzing the flow in transparent micro-models fabricated using 3D printing tools. These micro-models will facilitate the direct visualization of drainage and imbibition within porous media through the use of image visualization techniques which include the use of thin-section micrographs, micro CT orthoslices, and conventional digital photographs. An open-source toolkit, written in MATLAB language, will be used to generate the micro-models, and through this research, we hope to demonstrate the toolkit���s capabilities. Orthoslices of scanned rocks (Berea sandstone) will be cropped and segmented and then used to generate watertight 3D meshes of micro-models which will then be 3D printed. The availability of such a toolset will act as a major enabler for community research in porous media transport phenomena, allowing experimental pore networks to be generated rapidly and cost-effectively using readily available additive manufacturing technologies
Simulation of thermal plant optimization and hydraulic aspects of thermal distribution loops for large campuses
No full textFollowing an introduction, the author describes Texas A&M University and its utilities system. After that, the author presents how to construct simulation models for chilled water and heating hot water distribution systems. The simulation model was used in a $2.3 million Ross Street chilled water pipe replacement project at Texas A&M University. A second project conducted at the University of Texas at San Antonio was used as an example to demonstrate how to identify and design an optimal distribution system by using a simulation model. The author found that the minor losses of these closed loop thermal distribution systems are significantly higher than potable water distribution systems. In the second part of the report, the author presents the latest development of software called the Plant Optimization Program, which can simulate cogeneration plant operation, estimate its operation cost and provide optimized operation suggestions. The author also developed detailed simulation models for a gas turbine and heat recovery steam generator and identified significant potential savings. Finally, the author also used a steam turbine as an example to present a multi-regression method on constructing simulation models by using basic statistics and optimization algorithms. This report presents a survey of the author??s working experience at the Energy Systems Laboratory (ESL) at Texas A&M University during the period of January 2002 through March 2004. The purpose of the above work was to allow the author to become familiar with the practice of engineering. The result is that the author knows how to complete a project from start to finish and understands how both technical and nontechnical aspects of a project need to be considered in order to ensure a quality deliverable and bring a project to successful completion. This report concludes that the objectives of the internship were successfully accomplished and that the requirements for the degree of Degree of Engineering have been satisfied
Intern experience at CH���M Hill, Inc.: an internship report
No full textIncludes author's vita"Submitted to the College of Engineering of Texas A&M University in partial
fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Doctor of Engineering."Includes bibliographical referencesA review of the author's internship experience with CH���M HILL, Inc.
during the period September 1975 through May 1976 is presented. During this nine month
internship the author worked as an Engineer II in the Industrial Processes discipline of this
large consulting engineering firm... The author's prime responsibility was as one of three
lead design engineers on the design of a large wastewater treatment facility for a pulp mill
in Hoquiam, Washington owned by ITT Rayonier Inc. The work generally consisted of the design
of individual treatment units and associated piping and pumping. The purpose of the project
was to provide wastewater treatment capabilities that would satisfy the effluent limitations
(standards) imposed upon the mill by the State of Washington Department of Ecology and the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The author's assignment also entailed necessary
interaction with the project manager and other CH���M HILL design engineers and support staff
members, the client's representatives, and representatives of two other consulting engineering
firms working on the project. Thus, the internship position at CH���M HILL provided considerable
experience coordinating the author's work with the work of other engineers, guiding the design
and administrative efforts of a support staff, and interacting regularly with the client and
other consulting firms. This broad exposure to a variety of engineering and organizational
problems provided a valuable educational experience
Transition to turbulence in a qblique shock-wave/boundary-layer interaction at M=15
No full textDirect numerical simulations are carried out for different forcing techniques to trigger transition during the interaction between an oblique shock-wave and a laminar boundary-layer at M = 1.5. Three forcing methods are used: a) forcing of oblique unstable modes, whose shape and behaviour are determined by the local linear stability theory, b) broadband free-stream acoustic disturbances, and c) a cold plasma flow control device. While the oblique-mode breakdown is dominant for low-amplitude forcing, long streaky structures drive the transition process in a high-amplitude disturbance environment. LES are also performed on the experimental setup by the Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ITAM) from Novosibirsk State University with cold plasma actuation. As well as the disturbance type, the effect of Reynolds number and forcing amplitude will be investigated
Letter from Cedrick M. Shimo to the Office of Redress Administration, June 4, 1991
No full textA letter from Cedrick M. Shimo to the Office of Redress Administration arguing that John Y. Udaka is entitled to a redress payment.These materials are from box 73 and 74 of the Frank Chin Papers. The Frank Chin Papers contain personal and professional correspondence between Frank Chin and Michi Weglyn relating to particular projects on which either author was working as well as files related to the Day of Remembrance Tribute to Michi Weglyn
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