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Title: A PARAMETRIC STUDY OF THE THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF DIFFERENT WALL SYSTEMS AT VARIOUS CLIMATE ZONES
Creator: Lai, Se Yen
Date: 2013, 2013-12
Description: One of the most common energy conservative measures used is designing an air-tight and a well-insulated envelope. While there is an abundance...
Show moreOne of the most common energy conservative measures used is designing an air-tight and a well-insulated envelope. While there is an abundance of high-efficiency building envelope designs in the market which offer low thermal conductivity and high R-values as well as various studies on the thermal performance of various wall constructions, the results were often based on simplified study model and are not incompliance with the current building code. Most studies also focus on only one particular climate zone and one type of wall construction. This research aims to examine the thermal performance of different types of wall construction based on the traditional building envelope design materials in various climate zones based on insulation and air cavity placements on a non-simplified reference model that is used for construction. Study models developed are incompliance with the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers [ASHRAE] 90.1-2010 based on U.S. Department of Energy [DOE] Commercial Prototype Building Model. The thermal performance of the wall will be determined using two different methods. The first method will be using Building Energy Modeling [BEM] software where the exterior wall construction will be modified based on DOE reference models where the results for the overall annual energy consumption [AEC] will be compared. AEC results showed small differences between study models which are negligible. The second method is the Total Thermal Constant [TTC] method, where the thermal lag will be compared. The building structures that will be used are a steel-framed structure which represents a medium office and a wood-framed structure which represents a quick service restaurant. TTC results were able to determine the least favorable study model.
M.S. in Civil Engineering, December 2013
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Title: Contrails Digital Initiative from a Documents Librarian Point of View: NIDLSpring2015Handout
Creator: Ahrens, Aric G.
Date: 2015-05-14, 2015-05-15
Description: A presentation covering the period 1996-2015 with regards to the the Contrails Digital Initiative (fka Wright Air Development Center Digital...
Show moreA presentation covering the period 1996-2015 with regards to the the Contrails Digital Initiative (fka Wright Air Development Center Digital Collection). Covered are the conception of the project, features of the website over time, technological changes affecting the project, interactions with government officials over the content, changes in the project model based on changes in shallow web indexing algorithms of search engines, and plans for the future. Presented at the Spring 2015 meeting of the Northeastern Illinois Documents Librarians, on May 15th, 2015 in the Cherry Room of Paul V. Galvin Library on IIT's Main Campus.
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Title: Apparatus and Process for Pulverization of a Polymeric Material
Creator: Ivanov, George K., Arastoopour, Hamid, Bilgili, Ecevit, Shahidi, Nima, Bernstein, Barry
Date: 2009-05-14, 2003-02-04
Description: An apparatus and process for pulverization of polymeric material having a multi-component screw disposed within an elongated cylindrical...
Show moreAn apparatus and process for pulverization of polymeric material having a multi-component screw disposed within an elongated cylindrical housing. The multi-component screw has an independently rotatable extrusion portion and an independently rotatable pulverization portion. A cooling means is provided to maintain the fine powder material produced during the pulverization process at a desired temperature. In one embodiment of this invention, a second multi-component screw having an independently rotatable extrusion portion and an independently rotatable pulverization portion is disposed within the elongated cylindrical housing.
Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent
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Title: Online batch/fed-batch process performance monitoring, quality prediction, and variable-contribution analysis for diagnosis
Creator: Undey, C., Ertunc, S., Cinar, A.
Date: 2003-10-01
Publisher: AMER CHEMICAL SOC
Description: An integrated online multivariate statistical process monitoring (MSPM), quality prediction, and fault diagnosis framework is developed for...
Show moreAn integrated online multivariate statistical process monitoring (MSPM), quality prediction, and fault diagnosis framework is developed for batch processes. Batch data from I batches, with J process variables measured at K time points generate a three-way array of size I x K x J. Unfolding this three-way array into a two-way matrix of size IK x J by preserving the variable direction is advantageous for developing online MSPM methods because it does not require estimation of future portions of new batches. Two different multiway partial least squares (MPLS) models are developed. The first model (MPLSV) is developed between the data matrix (IK x J) and the local batch time (or an indicator variable) for online MSPM. The second model (MPLSB) is developed between the rearranged data matrix in the batch direction (I x KJ) and the final quality matrix for online prediction of end-of-batch quality. The problem of discontinuity in process variable measurements due to operation switching (or moving to a different phase) that causes problems in alignment and modeling is addressed. Control limits on variable contribution plots are used to improve fault diagnosis capabilities of the MSPM framework. Case studies from a simulated fed-batch penicillin fermentation illustrate the implementation of the methodology.
Endnote format citation for DOI:10.1021/ie0208218
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Title: HIGH RISE BUILDING: cad plan 3
Creator: Sun, Yanfang
Date: 2012-05-08, 2012-05
Description: MIXED USE HIGH RISE BUILDING DESIGN COMBINING WIND TURBINE, IN ORDER TO FIND A SUSTAINABLE WAY TO USING CLEAN ENERGY

Title: Video Recording and Reproducing System with Photoconductive Switching of Transducing Elements
Creator: Camras, Marvin
Date: 4/23/2009, 1967-05-09
Description: Sponsorship: IIT Research Institute
United States Patent

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Title: Method of Applying an Oxide Coating onto a Non-Porous Refractory Substrate
Creator: Tompkins, Edwin H.
Date: 1963-03-12
Description: Sponsorship: Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent

Title: Center for Interdisciplinary Education: tA_Final Board 2
Creator: Alvarez, Tomas
Date: 4/20/2011, 2011-05
Description: This project consists of developing an efficient collegiate building in which the disciplines of Business, Mathematics, and Science can...
Show moreThis project consists of developing an efficient collegiate building in which the disciplines of Business, Mathematics, and Science can interact, collaborate, and ultimately create new knowledge by merging existing information. "All disciplines have imported aspects of other fields to clarify their own disciplinary perspectives."
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Title: Discover. Action. Change.: Discover. Action. Change. Ruxandra Antea- May 2011
Creator: Antea, Ruxandra
Date: 4/27/2011, 2011-05
Description: The project is located in Chicago IL, between Bridgeport and Pilsen neighborhood, on an abandoned industrial site named Bubbly Creek. Discover...
Show moreThe project is located in Chicago IL, between Bridgeport and Pilsen neighborhood, on an abandoned industrial site named Bubbly Creek. Discover. Action. Change. summarizes the intervention and the effect of this architectural project. The developed project wants to activate and change this deteriorate site into a place where people can came together and be aware of the new discoveries for green technologies and also can beneficiate of the outdoor space that incorporate lots of activities year-round. A bike and a pedestrian path are proposed to link two existent streets from the opposite neighborhoods and also to activate the site. The building, composed of two structures, is anchored along the path to reinforce it and also to create a reference point to everything ales on the site. The two proposed buildings represent a Research Center for Green Technologies with a training center and an Exhibit / Community space. These two structures are linked together through the RED TWIST element which guides the interested eye from the entrance at the south side, all the way to the North side. The twist serves as a floor for the first building and then chances and becomes the roof of the second building. In the end through all this elements implemented on the site, the project hopes to be a success for bringing people together into a pleasant environment, to an interesting / interactive building that allows visitors to be explored .
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Title: Prolonged Release of Antifertility Drugs
Creator: Gray, Allan Poe
Date: 2009-05-04, 1976-07-06
Description: Antifertility drug complexes which have enhanced effectiveness and prolonged release of the antifertility drug. The complex includes an...
Show moreAntifertility drug complexes which have enhanced effectiveness and prolonged release of the antifertility drug. The complex includes an antifertility drug, a polybasic acid and a polyvalent metal ion. The antifertility drug is in the form of a basic amine derivative.
Sponsorship: IIT Research Institute
United States Patent
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Title: Apparatus for Supplying Mechanical Recording Bias to Magnetic Recorders
Creator: Camras, Marvin
Date: 1952-03-04
Description: Sponsorship: Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent

Title: Automatic Insulin Pumps Using Recursive Multivariable Models and Adaptive Control Algorithms
Creator: Cinar, Ali, Oruklu, Meriyan
Date: 2014-04-09, 2014-04-08
Description: A method and device for monitoring or treating patient glucose levels. The device includes a glucose sensor for measuring a glucose level of a...
Show moreA method and device for monitoring or treating patient glucose levels. The device includes a glucose sensor for measuring a glucose level of a patient, a physiological status monitoring system for measuring at least one physical or metabolic variable of the patient, and an automatic controller in communication with the glucose sensor and the physiological status monitoring system. The controller includes a prediction module for automatically predicting a future glucose level using data measured by the glucose sensor and the physiological sensor.
Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent
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Title: A UNIFIED BOUNDARY CONTROL LAW FOR DC-DC CONVERTERS USING A NORMALIZED STATE PLANE
Creator: Nie, Yue
Date: 2015, 2015-05
Description: This thesis proposes a unified boundary control law for DC-DC converters (Buck, Boost, and Buck-Boost) which improves both the transient and...
Show moreThis thesis proposes a unified boundary control law for DC-DC converters (Buck, Boost, and Buck-Boost) which improves both the transient and steady state response in comparison to boundary control laws using first or second order switching surface. A new set of switching zones on normalized state plane are defined to decide switching behavior every sample period. Additionally, non-ideal operations and a parameter self-adaptive algorithm are proposed and verified in simulation. The parameter self-adaptive algorithm enhances the system robustness and reduces the parameter sensitivity. The transient bandwidth for the load disturbance rejection and command tracking approaches the physical limits of DC-DC converters. Simulation results are presented to illustrate the major benefits of the proposed uni ed boundary control law.
M.S. in Electrical Engineering, May 2015
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Title: Electrode Design for Electrohydrodynamic Conduction Pumping
Creator: Yagoobi, Jamal Seyed
Date: 2009-05-19, 2007-08-28
Description: An electrohydrodynamic conduction liquid pumping system includes a vessel configured to contain a liquid or a liquid/vapor therein. This...
Show moreAn electrohydrodynamic conduction liquid pumping system includes a vessel configured to contain a liquid or a liquid/vapor therein. This vessel can be of a elongate conduit configuration, an elongate channel configuration or a liquid enclosure configuration. At least a single pair of electrodes are disposed in a spaced apart relation to each other on the vessel and configured to be oriented in the liquid. A power supply is coupled to the electrodes and operable to generate electric fields in between the pair of electrodes, the electric forces inducing a net liquid movement relative to the vessel. Various electrode designs are embraced within the concept of this invention.
Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent
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Title: Howell Mountain Winery
Creator: Duggan, Michael
Date: 2012-04-21, 2012-05
Description: Howell Mountain is a distinct and unique location in the heart of Napa Valley California. The 45 acres site rests on the mountain’s south west...
Show moreHowell Mountain is a distinct and unique location in the heart of Napa Valley California. The 45 acres site rests on the mountain’s south west slopes and is planted with high quality grapes used in the production of red wine. When the fog rolls off the ocean and into the Napa Valley, the weather on Howell Mountain is generally sunny and cool. The appellation owes its distinctive climate to the fact that it is positioned high above the valley floor. The program includes both the wine production facilities and the hospitality facilities for visitors. The driving concept of the project is to merge those two, often opposing, programmatic elements. From west to east, the site has a 43% grade change. By designing a gravity flow winery, this facility can take advantage of that significant slope.
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Title: Boosted heavy particles and jet substructure with the CMS detector, Proceedings of the XLIII International Symposium on Multiparticle Dynamics
Creator: Marchesini, Ivan
Date: 2013-09-15, 2013-09-15
Publisher: IIT Press
Description: In the last years, the understanding of jets and jet substructure has become increasingly important, in particular in the context of new...
Show moreIn the last years, the understanding of jets and jet substructure has become increasingly important, in particular in the context of new physics searches. Many new physics models involve highly boosted hadronically-decaying particles, which result in jet-like objects with large masses and an intrinsic substructure. Discrimination of these heavy jets from ordinary quark and gluon jets is possible through a plethora of new techniques. The understanding of jets can be exploited also for the identification of pileup jets and for the discrimination between quark jets and gluon jets. A sampling of these techniques is discussed together with their validation on collider data recorded in proton-proton collisions at √s = 8TeV with the CMS detector in the year 2012. The commissioning in the boosted regime of algorithms used to identify jets originating from bottom quarks is also discussed. Many studies have highlighted the potential of using jet substructure techniques to improve the sensitivity in physics searches. An overview of recent CMS results employing these techniques is presented.
Sponsorship: IIT College of Science, High Energy Physics Division of Argonne National Laboratory
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Title: Magazine for Magnetic Recording and Reproducing Devices
Creator: Camras, Marvin
Date: 1949-10-11
Description: Sponsorship: Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent

Title: SUBSTATION PLANNING FOR RURAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS IN AFRICAN COUNTRIES
Creator: Soyoye, Oluwadamilola
Date: 2016, 2016-12
Description: In sub-Saharan Africa, only 35% of the population is connected to grid electricity [2]. Grid-connected parts face serious transmission and...
Show moreIn sub-Saharan Africa, only 35% of the population is connected to grid electricity [2]. Grid-connected parts face serious transmission and distribution challenges. There is also the challenge of electricity demand being greater than electricity supply. These issues in all levels of the traditional power system – generation, transmission and distribution have led to gross inadequacy of electricity supply. This research focuses on the capital intensive Power Distribution Planning (PDP). Most problems in the distribution system affect the consumer directly. Distribution substation planning, a critical part of the PDP, particularly addresses the issue of overloaded distribution systems. It is not uncommon for substation transformers in some African communities to become damaged because of overloading. The choice of location, sizing, siting and number of substations is determined by considering load distribution, feeder lengths and sizes, and the interruption costs. The research illustrates a framework for substation planning, incorporating possible future load growths over a particular period to forestall unwanted failures in the distribution system. A direct algorithm is used, where the substation capacity is computed manually from the load levels at different points. This algorithm is later combined with the Mixed Integer Linear Programming (MILP) approach solved with the CPLEX solver in MATLAB.
M.S. in Electrical Engineering, December 2016
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Title: High Speed Jet Flows, 1995: Presented at the 1995 ASME/JSME Fluids Engineering and Laser Anemometry Conference and Exhibition, August 13-18, 1995, Hilton Head, South Carolina
Creator: Raman, Ganesh, Kaji, S., Freitas, Christopher J.
Date: 1995
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Title: Automatic Insulin Pumps Using Recursive Multivariable Models and Adaptive Control Algorithms
Creator: Cinar, Ali, Oruklu, Meriyan
Date: 2014-04-09, 2014-04-08
Description: A method and device for monitoring or treating patient glucose levels. The device includes a glucose sensor for measuring a glucose level of a...
Show moreA method and device for monitoring or treating patient glucose levels. The device includes a glucose sensor for measuring a glucose level of a patient, a physiological status monitoring system for measuring at least one physical or metabolic variable of the patient, and an automatic controller in communication with the glucose sensor and the physiological status monitoring system. The controller includes a prediction module for automatically predicting a future glucose level using data measured by the glucose sensor and the physiological sensor.
Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent
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