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Showing 1 to 20 of 67 for “"Thermal Control"”.
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Decentralized thermal control of building systems
… or communication network failures in their thermal control infrastructure, that can affect their performance in terms of occupant comfort and energy efficiency. The degree of decentralization in the control architecture determines a fundamental tradeoff between performance and robustness. …
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Design of thermal control systems for testing of electronics
… the type of component and intended market. The thermal management of these components during testing forms two basic issues that need to be addressed. The first issue is the heating or cooling of devices to the desired temperature prior to being tested, and the second issue concerns temperature …
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INTELLIGENT DYNAMIC THERMAL CONTROL USING DEEP LEARNING AND REINFORCEMENT LEARNING
… to develop practical and intelligent dynamic thermal control (DTC) methods for data centers (DCs) using deep learning and reinforcement learning (RL). The research investigates existing RL algorithms for DTC and proposes a comprehensive analysis framework considering the algorithm, control …
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Dynamic and thermal control of an electromagnetic formation flight testbed
… such formations is the need for precise control at all times. Using traditional thruster propulsion systems can be costly and life-limiting since the propellant is consumed during the mission. An alternative method for providing this relative position control is to use electromagnetic …
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Parametric Study of Novel Passive Thermal Control Technology for Spacecraft
… materials (VEMs) are a relatively new passive thermal control technology used for spacecraft radiators. VEMs passively change their emissivity based on their temperature, with VEMs having low emissivity at low temperatures and high emissivity at high temperatures. This property of VEMs allows …
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A small satellite preliminary thermal control and heat shield analysis
… owned small satellite project, a preliminary thermal control and heat shield analysis was developed to verify acceptable performance requirements for the system. For the thermal control section, the analysis was focused on the Bus module of the satellite. It measured the effects of the Sun and …
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Development of a Hydrogen Producing Thermal Control for Chemical Hydrogen Storage
… to hydrogen storage for fuel cells using a thermally efficient hydrogen storage method. The efficiency of the storage system was improved using a metal hydride system to act as a thermal control unit for an exothermic chemical hydrogen storage system. A cylindrical shaped “hybrid” reactor …
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Chemical, mechanical, and thermal control of substrate-bound carbon nanotube growth
… one fourth the density, at least five times the thermal conductivity of pure copper, and high electrical conductivity and current-carrying capacity. This thesis presents methods of CNT synthesis by atmospheric-pressure thermal chemical vapor deposition (CVD), where effective choice of the …
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Temperature measurement and thermal control of die casting processes using CCD cameras
… to overcome these factors. A temperature control system for the die casting process is also developed to minimize temperature variance in the die casting process by controlling the water cooling lines. The temperature measurement system is tested experimentally, using an experimental die …
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Thermal Control on the Location of the Volcanic Arc at Subduction Zones
… at five subduction zones. Lastly, I discuss the thermal influence of the BASC on the arc location. The melts rise vertically through the pore spaces in the mantle rock until they encounter a low permeability barrier formed at a temperature where the crystallization rate is maximum. As the melt …
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Combined Experimental and Numerical Study of Active Thermal Control of Battery Modules
… describes experimental and numerical study of thermal management of battery module consisting of cylindrical Li-ion cells, with an emphasis on the use of active control to achieve optimal cooling performance with minimal parasitic power consumption. The major contribution from this work is the …
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Design of a thermal control system for an IC test-in-tray handler
… integrated circuit (IC) test handler thermal system, and its implementation in the development of a new commercially-sold product. The test handler is a manufacturing machine that automates the mechanical handling of IC devices for testing at any temperature in the range of-60°C to …
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Thermal Control Design and Analysis of the Optical Telescope of an Earth Observing Satellite
… telescope on an Earth observing satellite, the thermal stability is of vital importance to ensure optimal performance. During orbital operation in space, the nonsymmetrical distribution of temperature and high temperature variations on the telescope structure result in thermal deformation, which …
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Development of a CO2 Cooling Test Facility from the Vertex Locator Thermal Control System
The Vertex Locator Thermal Control System (VTCS) was a mechanically pumped, evaporative CO2 cooling system developed for silicon strip detectors in the Large Hadron Collider beauty (LHCb) experiment at the European Organisation for Nuclear Physics (CERN). This type of cooling has become …
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Building a comprehensive energy model for off-highway vehicles with emphasis on vehicle thermal control systems
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Evaluation of phase change material thermal control architectures for a WaferSatellite using integrated design and optimization techniques
… highly integrated nature of WaferSat couples the thermal design challenge to other subsystems. This thesis seeks to explore the potential application of phase change materials to efficiently increase effective heat capacity to reduce the temperature extremes attained on-orbit. An integrated design …
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A Study of the Thermal Behavior of Living Biological Tissue With Application to Thermal Control of Protective Suits
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-10T22:48:11Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7121226.pdf: 7095332 bytes, checksum: 8e5bd3aac945d59e5abd02b0a257caa8 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1971
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Effect of gravity-induced free convection upon the melting phenomena of a finite paraffin slab for thermal control, The
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