Energy Systems Laboratory

Theses & Dissertations 1991 – 1995

1995

  • Amitava Dhar, “Development of Fourier Series and Artificial Neural Network Approaches to Model Hourly Energy Use in Commercial Buildings,” Ph.D., Department of Mechanical Engineering, May 1995 ESL-TH-95-05-03
  • Brandon Parker, “The Effects of Outdoor Heat Exchanger Hydrophobic Treatment on the Performance of an Air Source Heat Pump,” M.S., Dept of Mechanical Engineering, May 1995 ESL-TH-95-05-04
  • Kenneth McWatters, “A Prediction of Energy Savings Resulting from Building Infiltration Control,” M.S., Department of Mechanical Engineering, May 1995 ESL-TH-95-05-05
  • Angel Rodriguez, “Effect of Refrigerant Charge, Duct Leakage, and Evaporator Air Flow on the High Temperature Performance of Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps,” M.S., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aug 1995 ESL-TH-95-08-01
  • Joel Bain, “The Effect of Hardware Configuration on the Performance of Residential Air Conditioning Systems at High Outdoor Ambient Temperatures,” M.S., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aug 1995 ESL-TH-95-08-02
  • Michele Schmode, “Performance of Energy Management Control Systems (EMCS) in Selected Texas LoanSTAR Buildings,” M.S., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aug 1995 ESL-TH-95-08-03
  • Yian Gu, “Effect of Backfill on the Performance of a Vertical U-Tube Ground Coupled Heat Pump,” Ph.D., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aug 1995 ESL-TH-95-08-04
  • Jinrong Wang, “Comparison of the Prediction Accuracy of Daily and Monthly Regression Models for Energy Consumption in Commercial Buildings,” M.S., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dec 1995 ESL-TH-95-12-01
  • Arnoldo Muyshondt, “Aerosol Deposition in Transport Lines,” Ph.D., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dec 1995 ESL-TH-95-12-02
  • John Bryant, “Effects of Hydrophobic Surface Treatments on Dropwise Condensation and Freezing of Water,” Ph.D., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dec 1995 ESL-TH-95-12-03

1994

  • Frank Dorhofer, “Electrical Energy Monitoring in an Industrial Plant,” M.S., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aug 1994 ESL-TH-94-08-02
  • Michael Gough, “Demand, Energy, and Power Factor,” M.S., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aug 1994 ESL-TH-94-08-03
  • Tarek Bou-Saada, “An Improved Procedure for Developing a Calibrated Hourly Simulation Model of an Electrically Heated and Cooled Commercial Building,” M.S., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dec 1994 ESL-TH-94-12-01
  • Darin Nutter, “Analysis of Mass Flow and Enhanced Mass Flow Methods of Flashing Refrigerant-22 from a Small Vessel,” Ph.D., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dec 1994 ESL-TH-94-12-05
  • Bert McJimsey, “An Experimental Investigation of the Effect of Oil on Convective Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop of a HFC-32/HFC-125 Mixture,” Ph.D., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dec 1994 ESL-TH-94-12-12
  • Norman Muraya, “Numerical Modeling of the Transient Thermal Interference of Vertical U-Tube Heat Exchangers,” Ph.D., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dec 1994 ESL-TH-94-12-13

1993

  • Yongchan Kim, “Two-Phase Flow of HCFC-22 and HFC-134a Through Short Tube Orifices,” Ph.D., Department of Mechanical Engineering, May 1993 ESL-TH-93-05-02
  • Michael Lee Phillips, “Engery Conservation Opportunities in Commercial and Industrial Facilities: Energy Utilization Indices (EUI) in Texas LoanSTAR Buildings,” M.S., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aug 1993 ESL-TH-93-08-01
  • Homero Luis Noboa, “The Influence of Dust on the Absorptivity of Radiant Barriers,” Ph.D., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aug 1993 ESL-TH-93-08-02
  • Jose A. Gonzalez, “A Simplified Methodology for Sizing Ground Coupled Heat Pump Heat Exchangers in Cooling Dominated Climates,” M.S., Dept of Mechanical Engineering, Aug 1993 ESL-TH-93-08-04
  • Jay Hart Robinson, “The Impact of Charge on Performance of an Air-to-Air Heat Pump for R22 and Three Binary Blends of Refrigerants 32 and 134a,” M.S., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aug 1993 ESL-TH-93-08-05
  • Michaela Marie Abraham, “Investigations in Cool Thermal Storage,” M.S., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aug 1993 ESL-TH-93-08-08
  • Ralph Luther Cox III, “An Analysis of Grocery Store Energy Use,” M.S., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dec 1993 ESL-TH-93-12-01
  • Mustafa Abbas, “Development of Graphical Indices for Building Energy Data,” M.S., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dec 1993 ESL-TH-93-12-02
  • John Kelly Kissock, “A Methodology to Measure Retrofit Energy Savings in Commercial Buildings,” Ph.D., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dec 1993 ESL-TH-93-12-03
  • Michael Davis, “The Development of a Portable Data Acquisition System for Use in Commercial and Industrial Energy Audits,” M.S., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dec 1993 ESL-TH-93-12-04
  • Shilpa Arvind Vaidya, “The Measured Energy Impact of Air Leakage on a House,” M.S., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dec 1993 ESL-TH-93-12-05
  • Yue Liu, “Measuring Retrofit Savings in Commercial Buildings with Pre-Retrofit Utility Billing Data and Post-Retrofit Sub-Metered Data,” M.S., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dec 1993 ESL-TH-93-12-08

1992

  • John Douglas Bronson, “Calibrating DOE-2 to Weather and Non-Weather-Dependent Loads for a Commercial Building: Thesis, Vol.1,” M.S., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Apr 1992 ESL-TH-92-04-01
  • David Walter Winiarski, “A Quasi-Steady State Model to Predict Heat Transfer and Energy Savings in Residences Using Radiant Barriers,” M.S., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aug 1992 ESL-TH-92-08-05
  • Mingsheng Liu, “Study of Air Infiltration Energy Consumption,” Ph.D., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aug 1992 ESL-TH-92-08-06
  • Manivannan Palani, “Monitoring the Performance of a Residential Central Air Conditioner under Reduced Evaporator Air Flow on a Test Bench,” M.S., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nov 1992 ESL-TH-92-11-01
  • Mario Antonio Medina, “Development of a Transient Heat and Mass Transfer Model of Residential Attics to Predict Energy Savings Produced by the Use of a Radiant Barrier,” Ph.D., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dec 1992 ESL-TH-92-12-04
  • Randall E. Margo, “An Experimental Study of Heating Performance and Seasonal Modeling of Vertical U-Tube Ground Coupled Heat Pumps,” M.S., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dec 1992 ESL-TH-92-12-05
  • William Vance Payne II, “The Effects of Airflow Modulation and Multi-Stage Defrost on the Performance of an Air Source Heat Pump,” M.S., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dec 1992 ESL-TH-92-12-06

1991

  • Monte Keith Dobson, “An Experimental and Analytical Study of the Transient Behavior of Vertical U-Tube Ground-Coupled Heat Pumps in the Cooling Mode,” M.S., Department of Mechanical Engineering, May 1991 ESL-TH-91-05-02
  • Souvik Bhattacharyya, “The Measured Energy Impact of Air Leakage on Frame Wall Systems,” Ph.D., Department of Mechanical Engineering, May 1991 ESL-TH-91-05-03
  • Lu Chen, “Developing a Change-Point Principal Component Predictive Model for Energy Use in a Supermarket,” M.S., Department of Mechanical Engineering, May 1991 ESL-TH-91-05-04
  • Sharon Hinchey, “Influence of Thermal Zones Assumptions on DOE-2 Energy Estimations of a Commercial Building,” M.S., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aug 1991
    ESL-TH-91-08-01
  • Homero Luis Noboa, “Influence of Dust on the Emissivity of Radiant Barriers,” M.S., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dec 1991 ESL-TH-91-12-01
  • Benito Nuboer, “Analysis and Optimized Design of Airlocks for Fluidized Bed Gasifier Fuel Feed Systems,” M.E., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dec 1991 ESL-TH-91-12-04