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Electronic instrumentation of coal slurry impoundments for real-time data collection to support automated monitoring	Design of a selective catalytic reduction system to reduce NOx emissions of the 2003 West Virginia University FutureTruck

Advanced modeling for small glass furnaces	Development of a separation riser with flow pulsations for small coal particles

Application of a reflective optical probe to measure solids fractions in a circulating fluidized bed	Effect of fiber architecture on properties of pultruded composites

Strain energy density based failure criterion for GFRP coupons under tension and bending	Effect of dilution method on diesel exhaust particulate matter concentrations and size distributions

Numerical investigation of wing morphing capabilities applied to a Horten type swept wing geometry	Modeling the fiberglass spinning process

Fine particle separation in a riser with flow modifications	Evaluation of the selective NOx recirculation technique using activated carbon

Analysis of a 2007 EPA compliant diesel particulate matter sampling system	Parametric design of a coal mine refuge chamber

Pressure deflection behavior of candidate materials for a morphing wing	Performance of compact mobile emissions monitoring system for real-time on-board emissions measurement

Development of contacting material for cathode chamber in the solid oxide fuel cell	Study of an error in engine ECU data collected for in-use emissions testing and development and evaluation of a corrective procedure

The effects of diesel fuel density on fuel consumption measurements of portable in-use emissions measurement systems	Sensor validation scheme with virtual NOx sensing for heavy duty diesel engines

Evaluation of heavy-duty engine exhaust hydrocarbon and non-methane hydrocarbon analysis methods	Experimental methodology for measurement of diesel exhaust particulates

Characterization of key performance parameters in dye sensitized solar cells using a designed experiment	Design and testing of an independently controlled urea-SCR system for marine diesel applications

Mechanical characterization of fabrics for inflatable structures	Feasibility and optimum design study of a low speed wind turbine rotor system for underground communication power

The design of an expert system to aid in the selection of a wood fired boiler system	Responsive liquid crystal polymer rods

Pilot fatigue detection using aircraft state variables	Evaluation of exhaust after-treatment device effectiveness in reducing regulated and unregulated emissions from natural gas fueled heavy duty transit bus

Investigation of the stress induced properties of coke during carbonization	The correspondence between experimental data and computer simulation of Friction Stir Welding (FSW)

Development of an open loop fuzzy logic urea dosage controller for use with an SCR equipped HDD engine	The effect of the initial coolant temperature of an EGR equipped engine on NOx emissions during a cold start FTP cycle

Quantification of soluble organic fraction measurement variation in diesel particulate matter emissions	Development of a micro-depth sensing indentation technique with constant load control

Development and verification of a laboratory for the emissions testing of locomotive engines	Modeling of particle trajectories of coal size and density fractions in a gasifier

The development of a portable instrumented indentation system	Observations of the tapered element oscillating microbalance as compared to a gravimetric method for particulate matter measurement

Capacitive sensor technology for polyethylene pipe fault detection	Design and testing of the WVU Challenge X competition hybrid diesel electric vehicle

Influence of accelerator pedal position control on heavy duty diesel engine emissions and performance	Design and analysis of a hybrid guideway heating system for Morgantown Personal Rapid Transit

Investigation into pedestrian exposure to near-tailpipe exhaust emissions	Characterization of exhaust emissions from palm oil-based and soybean oil-based biodiesel fueled heavy-duty transit buses

Characteristics of turbulence and design of solid removal system in the quiescent zone of an aquaculture raceway	Synovium-derived stem cell-based meniscal reconstruction on small intestinal submucosa

Analysis of forces acting on superparamagnetic beads in fluid medium in the presence of non uniform magnetic fields	The effect of different road load implementation strategies on fuel economy of USPS step vans

Development of computational tools for modeling engine fuel economy and emissions	Wireless sensor networks in underground structures

Significance of design context and rationale in long term retention of data	Design of a test stand for alternate fuel and ignition systems testing

Thermal analysis of tilted roofs composed of two separated surfaces	Modeling, identification and control of a cold flow circulating fluidized bed

Heavy-duty diesel engine oil aging effects on emissions	Effects of 0° cross draft velocity and the presence of a table and manikin on midline velocities in front of a rectangular capture hood

Small engine emissions testing laboratory development and emissions sampling system verification	Electro-active liquid crystal dispersed composites

Verification of a level-3 diesel emissions control strategy for transport refrigeration units	Investigation of HDDE exhaust flow mixing devices to enhance SCR performance

An investigation of hydrogen supplementation on combustion and emissions of heavy-duty diesel engines	The development of a dynamic scissor lift model

Modeling and simulation of tricycle landing gear at normal and abnormal conditions	A component based model for the prediction of the product yields of the pyrolysis of a biomass particle

The design of an evolutionary algorithm for artificial immune system based failure detector generation and optimization	Emissions Characterization and Particle Size Distribution from a DPF-Equipped Diesel Truck Fueled with Biodiesel Blends

A Study on Physical Factors that may Influence the Spread and Occurrence of Influenza	Pot heat balance analysis in continuous galvanizing lines

Hardware, Software, and Low-Level Control Scheme Development for a Real-Time Autonomous Rover	Procedures for a Long Term Retention Data for the Analysis and Design of a Rudder for a Marine Vessel: STEP Documentation

Parasitic drag analysis of a high inertia flywheel rotating in an enclosure	Study of the Variations in Continuous Diesel Particulate Matter Size Measurements and Effect of Fuel Properties on DPM Size

Effect of Circulation Control Blowing Slots on Stall Angles of a 10:1 Elliptical Airfoil	Parameter Estimation Analysis for Hybrid Adaptive Fault Tolerant Control

Microstructural Control and Characterization of Bi2V 0.9Cu0.1O5.35 (BICUVOX) Ceramics	Development of a real-time high-resolution 3D ultrasound imaging system

An Investigation of Road Load Effects on Fuel Economy and NO x Emissions of Hybrid and Conventional Transit Buses	Development of a Flexible Load-Based Micro-Indentation System

Model Based Evaluation of the Differences between Full and Partial Flow Particulate Matter Sampling Systems	Juxtaposition of In-Use Vehicular Emissions Measurement Equipment

Study on Surface Tension and Evaporation Rate of Human Saliva, Saline, and Water Droplets	Microstructural Engineering of Porous Cathodes for SOFC Applications

Investigation of Coal Syngas Impurity Tolerance of Alternative Cermet SOFC Anodes	Microfluidic Based Human Blood Plasma Separation

Measurement of Road Grade for In-use Emissions Testing Assessment	A Simplified Icing Model for Simulation and Analysis of Dynamic Effects

Analytical Evaluations of Buckling Behavior of Wood Composite I-Joist with Sinusoidal Web	Design, fabrication and characterization of high frequency ultrasound transducers

Experimental Investigation of Particulate Deposition on a Simulated Film-Cooled Turbine Vane Pressure Surface in a High Pressure Combustion Facility	Utilization of IGS Information for Improved Real-time GPS Positioning

Hybrid Organic/Inorganic Flexible Structures: Low Temperature Deposition of Silver Conductive Tracks on Flexible Substrates	Mechanical Property Evaluation of Torrefied Biomass Materials with Correlation to Grinding Efficiency

Investigation of Particulate Matter Size Distribution and Concentration During Low Temperature Combustion	Conceptual and Preliminary Design of a Stowable Ruggedized Micro Air Vehicle

Heat balance analysis of annealing and galvanneal furnace in continuous galvanizing lines	Development of a powertrain control algorithm for a compound-split diesel hybrid-electric vehicle

Quantification of Mixing in Microchannels	Defect Detection in Concrete Structures Using Homogeneous Length Sorted Single Walled Carbon NanoTube Sensors

Control scheme for cathode airflow during load swings in a solid oxide fuel cell/gas turbine system	Flexibility and Transient Dynamic Analysis of a Slider-Crank Deployment Mechanism

Dissolution and diffusion characteristics of 316L stainless steel in molten zinc containing variable concentrations of aluminum	Aerosol generation and entrainment model for cough simulations

A laser spark plug ignition system for a stationary lean-burn natural gas reciprocating engine	Effects of varying body forces on isothermal and non isothermal liquid jet impingement

Numerical study of wingtip shed vorticity reduction by wing Boundary Layer Control	Growth of diesel exhaust particulate matter in a ventilated mine tunnel

Control of a swept wing tailless aircraft through wing morphing	Modeling the effect of a spray on a liquid film on a heated surface

Simulation of friction stir spot welding (FSSW) process: Study of friction phenomena	Development of an integrated model for process planning and parameter selection for machining processes

Multivariable robust control of a simulated hybrid solid oxide fuel cell gas turbine plant	Characterization of changes in muscle performance in vivo during a chronic exposure of stretch-shortening cycles: Age effects

Methods for reconstruction of transient emissions from heavy-duty vehicles	Analytical solution to the wave equation with discrete pressure sources: A model for the Rijke tube

Simple strategy-based technique to reduce emissions from SCR-equipped heavy-duty diesel engine over different engine-out calibrations	Control of NOx and PM emissions from SCR-equipped 2010 compliant heavy duty diesel engine over different engine-out calibrations

Investigation of lubricant oil consumption and its contribution to particulate matter emissions	Hemodynamics of intracranial aneurysms: Factors that may influence occurrence

Mutagenic potential of particulate matter emissions from a single cylinder hydrogen-fueled engine: Lubricating oil effects	Dross formation mechanism and development of wear resistant scraper in 55Al-1.5Si-Zn coating bath

Elastic guided wave dispersion in layered piezoelectric plates: Application to ultrasound transducers and acoustic sensors	Development of an on-board compressed gas storage system for hydrogen powered vehicle applications

Modeling issues for solid oxide fuel cells operating with coal syngas	Route and grade sensitive modeling of fuel efficiency and emissions for diesel buses

Optimization of a retrofit urea-SCR system	Immunity-based detection, identification, and evaluation of aircraft sub-system failures

Interaction of nickel-based SOFC anodes with trace contaminants from coal-derived synthesis gas	Durability prediction of structural composites through a continuum damage mechanics approach

The effect of ice crystal shape on aircraft contrails	Spray cooling simulation implementing time scale analysis and the Monte Carlo method

Real-time implementation of a sensor validation scheme for a heavy-duty diesel engine	Analysis and scaling of a two-stage fluidized bed for drying of fine coal particles using Shannon entropy, thermodynamic exergy and statistical methods

A degradation model for solid oxide fuel cell anodes due to impurities in coal syngas	Sulfur Tolerant Solid Oxide Fuel Cell for Coal Syngas Application: Experimental Study on Diverse Impurity Effects and Fundamental Modeling of Electrode Kinetics

Process Model and Control System for the Glass Fiber Drawing Process	Computational Fluid Dynamic Studies of Chemical Looping Combustion Systems

Enabling HCCI combustion of n-heptane through thermo-chemical recuperation	Laboratory and Real-World Measurement of Diesel Particulate Matter

The Effects of Fuel Additives on Diesel Engine Emissions during Steady State and Transient Operation	Prospects of lean ignition with the quarter wave coaxial cavity igniter

Transport processes in low turbulence flows associated with enclosing hoods	Study of Transit Bus Duty Cycle and its Influence on Fuel Economy and Emissions of Diesel-Electric Hybrids

Progression in Non-Destructive Spallation Prediction and Elevated Temperature Mechanical Property Evaluation of Thermal Barrier Coating Systems by Use of a Spherical Micro-Indentation Method	Optimization of Operating Parameters for Minimum Mechanical Specific Energy in Drilling

Prediction of Mechanical Properties of Aerogels using a Multifractal Multidimensional Multiscaling Approach	Numerical simulation of a load-based microindentation technique for nde on thermal barrier coating systems

Experimental characterization of fuel cell gas turbine power system and determination of optimal trajectories of operation using a model predictive controller	Heavy-Duty Vehicles Modeling and Factors Impacting Fuel Consumption

Development of an Artificial Neural Network to Predict In-Use Engine Emissions	Power Envelope Expansion using a Solidity Matching Scheme for a Circulation Controlled Vertical Axis Wind Turbine

Passive Thermal Management of Solar Heat Flux through Building Roof Structures	Driving Cycle Properties and their Influence on Fuel Consumption and Emissions

In-Situ Surface Deformation and IR Emission Measurements for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells	Failure Behavior of Pultruded GFRP Members Under Combined Bending and Torsion

Initiation and Evolution of Matrix Cracking in Non-Symmetric Laminates under in-Plane and Flexural Loading	Structural and Mechanical Properties of Silica and Hybrid Aerogels and Xerogels Studied Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations

Mesostructured Hydrophobic-Oleophobic Silica Films for Sustained Functionality in Tribological Environments	Optimization tool for transit bus fleet management