Graduate Thesis and Dissertation

This calendar lists graduate thesis and dissertation events. Send all notices to the College of Graduate Studies at editor@ucf.edu

Thursday, June 08, 2023

Thesis Defense: A High-Pressure Shock Tube Study of Hydrogen and Ammonia Addition to Natural Gas for Reduced Carbon Emissions in Power Generation Gas Turbines
June 8, 2023 at 10 a.m. until noon
Virtual

Announcing the Final Examination of Michael Pierro for the degree of Master of Science Ignition delay times from undiluted mixtures of natural gas (NG)/H2/Air and NG/NH3/Air were measured using a high-pressure shock tube at the University of Central Florida. The combustion temperatures were experimentally tested between 1000-1500 K near a constant pressure of 25 bar. Mixtures were kept undiluted to …
Graduate Thesis and Dissertation
Dissertation Defense: Transportation Electrification in Interdependent Power and Transportation Systems - Analysis, Planning, and Operation
June 8, 2023 at 1 p.m. until 3 p.m.
Research 1: 101

Announcing the Final Examination of Sina Baghali for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Electric vehicles (EVs) are one of the eminent alternatives to decarbonize the transportation sector. However, large-scale EV adoption brings new challenges and opportunities to both transportation and power systems (TPSs). The challenges include the lack of understanding of EV driving behaviors and the associated charging demand …
Graduate Thesis and Dissertation