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    • Alternative fuels in cement kilns - characterization and experiments 

      Ariyaratne, W. K. Hiromi (Master thesis, 2010-05-04)
      In this thesis, the possibilitites and limitations of using alternative fuels in cement kilns are considered.
    • Application of autonomous inflow control valve for enhanced bitumen recovery by steam assisted gravity drainage 

      Farsi Madan, Farzan (Master thesis, 2022)
      Production of bitumen through the thermal process, SAGD, is of interest since the warmed bitumen can be easily produced by aid of gravity towards the horizontal production wells. This approach beside its advantages has its ...
    • Aspen HYSYS process simulation and Aspen ICARUS cost estimation of CO2 removal plant 

      Vozniuk, Ievgeniia Oleksandrivna (Master thesis, 2010-06-25)
      An Aspen HYSYS model of CO2 removal was developed and modified with a split-stream configuration in order to reduce energy consumption in the reboiler. The model has been calculated with variation of parameters to optimize ...
    • Assessment of CFD methods in predicting flow regime and pressure gradient in two phase gas-liquid vertical flow 

      Pouladi, Navid (Master thesis, 2020)
      Available tools for dealing with multi-phase flows are not effective with complex geometries such as process piping with combination of horizontal and vertical pipes, bends and valves. However, rapid development of ...
    • Biodegradation of waste amines under anaerobic, micro-aerobic and aerobic conditions 

      Li, Yuan (Master thesis, 2008)
      Monoethanolamines (MEA) are commonly used as adsorbent in CO2 capture plants. MEA are degraded when used and become a waste product. 3 series of BOD test as well as 9 cases of syringe batch experiments under anaerobic, ...
    • Boil-off gas handling for LNG-carriers with a low-swirl burner 

      Melkevik, Stian (Master thesis, 2018)
      Wärtsilä is looking into a new technology for boil-off gas handling. The technology chosen for further research is a low-swirl burner. This burner has shown promising NOx emission results which is a problem inside the ...
    • CFD study of a fluidized bed 

      Lundberg, Joachim (Master thesis, 2008)
      The aim of this thesis is to investigate the momentum exchange between the phases in a bubbling fluidized bed. The momentum exchange can be described by a drag model. Several drag models with different assumptions are ...
    • CFD Validation of transient subsea gas plume model 

      Kim, Taewook (Master thesis, 2017)
      Subsea gas blowouts are often a significant risk contributor to offshore installations. It is important to understand plume that is created by the blowout. Different plume models were investigated. CFD model in ANSYS Fluent ...
    • CFD-Simulations of inhomogeneous H2-air explosions 

      Aghaabbasi, Omid (Master thesis, 2021)
      Since demands for energy resources increase globally in recent years due to growth of application consumption, finding alternative resources for traditional fossil fuels raises. These current fuels are diminishing continuously ...
    • Change in flame front area over time with premixed combustion across an obstacle 

      Stueland, Christian Eide (Master thesis, 2018)
      This thesis is a joint project of USN, and CMR Gexcon to explore the changes in flame front area over time with premixed combustion across an obstacle. The objective of this thesis is to make a literature review on ...
    • Closing the plastic waste material cycle in the power industry 

      Foglia, Alessia (Master thesis, 2021)
      Cables and wires are widely used in electronic equipment and power industry for transmission of both data and electricity, where the rapid development of power lines and constant update of electronic devices have resulted ...
    • CO2 absorption in alkaline solution 

      Amundsen, Trine Gusfre (Master thesis, 2008)
      Density and viscosity for monoethanolamine (MEA) solution are important for estimation of mass transfer in CO2 removal by absorption. A literature search on density, viscosity, surface tension and contact angle was performed. ...
    • CO2 BLEVE (Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion) 

      Ke, Wei (Master thesis, 2009-06-26)
      Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion (BLEVE) has caused many accidents in industry, while research with BLEVE is still limited with scarcity of experimental data. Among all pressurized liquefied gases (PLGs), CO2 plays ...
    • CO2 capture solvent performance characterization 

      Peresunko, Nataliia (Master thesis, 2015-09-25)
      The aim of this work is to determine partial pressures and CO2 loadings of primary amine aqueous solutions such as monoethanolamine, 3-amino-1-propanol, 4-amino-1-butanol and 5-amino-1-pentanol at the equal vapor liquid ...
    • CO2 for enhanced oil recovery and secure storage of CO2 in reservoirs 

      Li, Yunhang (Master thesis, 2015-10-30)
      CO2-EOR(Enhanced Oil Recovery) is an effective and useful technology that can not only increase the oil production to meet the increasing need for energy around the world, but also mitigate the negtive influence of global ...
    • Comparing methods for system identification on the quadruple tank 

      Kharel, Bhanu Bhakta (Master thesis, 2015-10-30)
      System Identification in control engineering has been the field of interest for the research and development to find the optimal model of dynamic system. Both MIMO and SISO systems can be modeled using different system ...
    • Comparison of CO2 dehydration processes after CO2 capture 

      Okoli, Kenneth Ikechukwu (Master thesis, 2017)
      This study compares two conventional methods of CO2 dehydration processes after CO2 capture and its suitability of use. The methods are Triethylene Glycol (TEG) absorption and 3A Molecular sieve adsorption. Chapter 1 and ...
    • Computational modeling and experimental studies on fluidized bed regimes 

      Jaiswal, Rajan (Master thesis, 2018)
      The fluidization technology has a wide range of applications from chemical synthesis to pneumatic transportation and circulation of species. Different process applications require different flow regimes and the type of ...
    • Computational modeling of fluidized bed behavior with agglomerates. 

      Jakobsen, Krister (Master thesis, 2020)
      The transition towards the use of more renewable energy is an essential subject for the imminent climate crisis. Biomass can be converted into syngas in a gasification process. The formation of agglomerates in a Bubbling ...
    • Computational Study of CO2 Injection for Enhanced Oil Recovery and Storage 

      Azimirad, Ashkan (Master thesis, 2023)
      After a while of oil production from reservoir, pressure of reservoir will be decreased, and the rate of production will be decreased too as a result some oil will remain in the reservoir. One of the main problems is ...