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Design and Optimization of Low-Specific Speed Centrifugal Pump
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-21)Centrifugal pumps find applications in a wide range of industries, such as rocketry, oil and gas, petroleum, etc. A main property used to characterize the design of pumps is the specific speed, which relates the flow ... -
The design and optimization of sustainable biopolymer-based adsorbents for the removal of a model aromatic naphthenic acid from aqueous solution
(University of Waterloo, 2015-05-13)During the extraction of bitumen from the Alberta oil sands, a wide range of contaminants are concentrated in oil sands process-affected water (OSPW), among which is a family of organic carboxylic acids known collectively ... -
Design and Optimization of Tunable Matching Networks and Aperture-Tuned Antennas for Mobile Wireless Devices
(University of Waterloo, 2013-12-16)In the current wireless market, users have a high level of expectations regarding the functionalities and services added to their wireless mobile devices. At the same time, they also expect performance to remain optimal. ... -
Design and Performance Analysis of Efficient Cooperative Wireless Communication Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2012-08-24)Cooperative communication has recently become a key technology for modern wireless networks such as 3GPP long-term evolution and WiMAX, because in such networks the transmission rate, the communication reliability, and ... -
Design and Performance Analysis of Opportunistic Routing Protocols for Delay Tolerant Networks
(University of Waterloo, 2012-08-20)Delay Tolerant Networks (DTNs) are characterized by the lack of continuous end-to-end connections because of node mobility, constrained power sources, and limited data storage space of some or all of its nodes. Applications ... -
Design and Performance Evaluation of a Battery Simulator
(University of Waterloo, 2016-05-12)The increasing demand on alternative fuel vehicles, especially electric vehicles (EVs), has created an enormous market, as well as great opportunities for further improvements, for battery industry. However, using battery ... -
Design and Performance of a VOC Abatement System Using a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
(University of Waterloo, 2009-09-24)There has always been a desire to develop industrial processes that minimize the resources they use, and the wastes they generate. The problem is when new guidelines are forced upon long established processes, such as ... -
Design and Simulation of Novel Sabatier Reactors for the Thermocatalytic Conversion of CO2 into Renewable Natural Gas
(University of Waterloo, 2019-04-22)Producing synthetic chemicals and fuels using CO2 as a feedstock through the thermocatalytic hydrogenation of CO2 via the Sabatier reaction to produce synthetic CH4 is both a CO2 emissions reduction strategy and an ... -
Design and Study of Emotions in Virtual Humans for Assistive Technologies
(University of Waterloo, 2016-04-27)This thesis presents the design and study of emotionally aligned prompts given by virtual humans for persons with cognitive disabilities such as Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD). Our goal is to understand ... -
Design and Synthesis of Three-Dimensional Interconnected Porous Carbon Nanostructure and Its Nanocomposite as Anodes for Li-ion Batteries
(University of Waterloo, 2018-04-17)With ever-increasing fossil fuel consumption and the resulting environmental problems, clean and sustainable energy fuel (such as hydrogen) or energy storage technologies are highly desirable. Rechargeable lithium ion ... -
Design and Testing of a Bidirectional Smart Charger Prototype
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-22)Rising greenhouse gas emissions, increased fuel costs, and recent technological advances are causing a paradigm shift in the auto-industry away from traditional internal combustion engine vehicles to Electric Vehicles ... -
Design and Testing of a GNSS Reflectometry CubeSat Payload for Monitoring Climate Change
(University of Waterloo, 2017-09-27)This thesis presents an alternative method for using reflected global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) signals as a remote sensing technology. The method aims to reduce the costs required so that the technology can be ... -
Design and Testing of a Novel Fusion Construct for Atlantoaxial Instability
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-29)The atlantoaxial joint of the upper cervical spine is unique in its anatomy due to the absence of an intervertebral disc. Instead, the atlantoaxial joint is comprised of the odontoid process and associated ligaments that ... -
The Design and Validation of Virtual Trailblazing and Guidance Interfaces for the VTrail System
(University of Waterloo, 2010-01-05)Wayfinding is a complex skill and the lack of tools supporting the specific sub-types of navigation hinders performance in large-scale virtual environments and consequently can slow the adoption of virtual technology for ... -
Design and Validation of a Context-Aware Publish-Subscribe Model
(University of Waterloo, 2015-12-21)A system is said to be context-aware if it can extract, interpret and use contextual information to adapt its functionality and enhance its utility. Context awareness allows the application to gain sensitivity for many ... -
A Design Approach for Compressed Air Energy Storage in Salt Caverns
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-27)This thesis develops a first order design approach for compressed air energy storage. The objectives of this thesis are to inform geomechanical design with specific energy delivery needs and mechanical constraints. Often ... -
Design Architecture in Virtual Reality
(University of Waterloo, 2019-06-10)Architectural representation has newly been introduced to Virtual Reality (VR) technology, which provides architects with a medium to showcase unbuilt designs as immersive experiences. Designers can use specialized VR ... -
Design Earthquakes Based on Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis
(University of Waterloo, 2012-09-19)Earthquake is one of the most destructive natural disasters leading to financial, environmental, and even human losses. The most effective approach to prevent losses induced by structural damage is seismic design for ... -
A Design Experiment on Students' Perceptions of a Knowledge Management System
(University of Waterloo, 2002)Although there is a large body of literature exploring the topic of knowledge management, most of the focus is on its application to industry. Seldom has a research priority been placed on the use of knowledge management ... -
Design Feasibility of an Active Ankle-Foot Stabilizer
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-30)Walking is the most common form of mobility in humans. For lower limb mobility impairments, a common treatment is to prescribe an ankle-foot orthosis (AFO) or brace, which is a passive device designed to resist undesired ...