Theses & Dissertations 2011 – 2015

2015

• Edwin Pete, “Development and Testing of a Prototype Pilot Expansion Valve for Vapor Compression Systems,” M. S., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jan 2015 (Chair: Bryan Rasmussen, Co-Chair: Jerald Caton) ESL-TH-15-01-01
• Georgina David, “A Study of Remote, Cold Regions Habitations and Design Recommendations for New Dormitory Buildings in McMurdo Station, Antarctica,” May 2015 (Chair: Jeff S. Haberl) ESL-TH-15-05-01
• Kim Gao, “Experimental Evaluation of Silicon Expansion Valves for Refrigeration Systems,” M. S., Department of Mechanical Engineering, May 2015 (Chair: Bryan Rasmussen) ESL-TH-15-05-02
• Trevor Terrill, “A Long-Term Building Energy Study of Energy Usage and Thermal Comfort in Religious Facilities,” M.S., Department of Mechanical Engineering, May 2015 (Bryan Rasmussen) ESL-TH-15-05-03
• Trevor Terrill, “Analysis of a Long-Term Building Energy Study to Evaluate Energy Usage and Thermal Comfort in Religious Facilities” (Chair: Bryan Rasmussen) ESL-TH-15-05-04

2014

• Sung Lok Do, “Development and Application of a Ground-Coupled Heat Pump Simulation Model for Residential Code-Compliant Simulation in Texas,” Department of Architecture, May 2014 (Chair: Jeff S. Haberl) ESL-TH-14-04-01
• Charles Kaneb, “Coil Condensation Detection for Humidity Control,” Master Thesis, Mechanical Engineering Departmet, May 2014 (Chair: Charles Culp) ESL-TH-14-05-01
• Amy Kim, “A Comparative Analysis of Predicting Energy Savings From Energy Service Projects,” Department of Civil Engineering, May 2014 (Chair: Stuart Anderson, Co-Chair: Jeff Haberl) ESL-TH-14-05-02
• Shuangshuang Liang, “Dynamic Modeling and Wavelet-Based Multi-Parametric Tuning and Validation for HVAC Systems” M. S., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aug 2014 (Chair: Bryan Rasmussen) ESL-TH-14-08-01
• Hongyun Zhou, “High-Rise Residential Building Energy Analysis in Shanghai, China” M. S., Department of Architecture, Aug 2014 (Chair: Jeff S. Haberl) ESL-TH-14-08-02
• Jose Luis Bermudez Alcocer, “An Analysis of a Low-Energy, Low-Water Use Community in Mexico City,” Department of Architecture, Aug 2014 (Chair: Jeff Haberl, Co-Chair: Juan-Carlos Baltazar-Cervantes)  ESL-TH-14-08-03
• Kee Han Kim, “Development of an Improved Methodology for Analyzing Existing Single-Family Residential Energy Use,” Department of Architecture, Aug 2014 (Chair: Jeff S. Haberl) ESL-TH-14-08-04
• Priyam Parikh, “Development of an Automated Fault Detection and Diagnostic Tool for Unitary HVAC Systems at Industrial Energy Audits” M. S., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dec 2014 (Chair: Bryan Rasmussen) ESL-TH-14-12-01
• Jong-hyo Choi, “Analysis of the Impact if Using Improved Multi-layer Window Models for Code-Compliant Residential Building Energy Simulation in Texas,” M. S., Department of Architecture, Dec 2014 (Chair: Jeff S. Haberl) ESL-TH-14-12-02
• Franco Morelli, “Electrical Demand and Analysis Software Tool Suite and Automatic Report Generation for Energy Audits,” M.S., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dec 2014 (Chair: Bryan P. Rasmussen) ESL-TH-14-12-03

2013

• Jaya Mukhopadhyay, “An Analysis of Energy Consumption in Grocery Stores in a Hot and Humid Climate” Doctoral Dissertation, Department of Architecture, May 2013 (Chair: Jeff S. Haberl) ESL-TH-13-05-01
• Ying Yang, “A Study of Predicted Energy Savings and Sensitivity Analysis” Master Thesis, Department of Architecture, Jul 2013 (Chair: Charles H. Culp) ESL-TH-13-07-01
• Sukjoon Oh, “Origins of Analysis Methods in Energy Simulation Programs used for High Performance Commercial Buildings” Master Thesis, Department of Architecture, Aug 2013 (Chair: Jeff S. Haberl) ESL-TH-13-08-01
• Matthew Stuart Elliott, “Distributed Control of HVAC&R Networks” M. S., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aug 2013 (Chair: Bryan Rasmussen) ESL-TH-13-08-02
• David Cantrill, “Static Pressure Loss in 12″, 14″, and 16″ Non-metallic Flexible Duct”, Master Thesis, Mechanical Engineering Department, Aug 2013 (Chair: Charles Culp) ESL-TH-13-08-03
• Manish Dixit, “Embodied Energy Calculation: Method and Guidelines for a Building and its Constituent Materials”, Doctoral Dissertation, Architecture Department, Oct 2013 (Chair: Charles H. Culp, Co-Chair: José L. Fernández-Solís) ESL-TH-13-10-01

2012

• • Kevin Weaver, “Determining Pressure Losses for Airflow in Residential Ductwork”, Master Thesis, Mechanical Engineering Department, Feb 2012 (Chair: Charles Culp) ESL-TH-12-02-01
  • Clinton Davis, “A Quasi-Dynamic HVAC and Building Simulation Methodology”, Master Thesis, Electrical engineering, Jul 2012 (Co-Chairs of Committee: Charles Culp, Prasad Enjeti) ESL-TH-12-07-01
  • Avinash Rani, “Control and Optimization of Vapor Compression Cycles Using Recursive Least Squares Estimation”, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aug 2012 (Chair: Bryan Rasmussen) ESL-TH-12-08-01

• John Bynum, “Thermodynamic Modeling of a Membrane Dehumidification System”, Doctorial Dissertation, Mechanical Engineering Department, Nov 2012 ESL-TH-12-11-01

• • Ian Nelson, “The Effect of Thermal Load Configurations on Passive Chilled Beam Performance”, Doctoral Dissertation, Mechanical Engineering, Nov 2012 (Co-Chairs: Charles Culp, David Claridge) ESL-TH-12-11-02
  • Hyojin Kim, “Methodology for Rating a Building’s Overall Performance based on the ASHRAE/SIBSE/USGBC Performance Measurement Protocols for Commercial Buildings” Doctoral Dissertation, Department of Architecture, Dec 2012 (Chair: Jeff S. Haberl) ESL-TH-12-12-01
  • Ankush Gupta, “Dynamic Modeling and Cascaded Control For a Multi-Evaporator Supermarket Refrigeration System”, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dec 2012 (Chair: Bryan Rasmussen) ESL-TH-12-12-02

• Guanjing Lin, “Development of New Whole Building Fault Detection and Diagnosis Techniques for Commissioning Persistence”, Doctoral Dissertation, Mechanical Engineering, Dec 2012 ESL-TH-12-12-03

2011

• Mitchell Bible, “Modeling Building Energy Use and HVAC Efficiency Improvements in Extreme Hot and Humid Regions” M.S., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aug 2011 (Co-Chairs: Dennis O’Neal, John Bryant) ESL-TH-11-08-01
• Balakrishna Ayyagari, “Simulation and Validation of Vapor Compressor System Faults and Start-Up/Shut-Down Transients”, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aug 2011 (Chair: Bryan Rasmussen) ESL-TH-11-08-02
• Alex Karl Janecke, “A Comparison of Fault Detection Methods For a Transcritical Refrigeration System”, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aug 2011 (Chair: Bryan Rasmussen) ESL-TH-11-08-03
• Swarooph Nirmal Seshadri, “Optimization of Air Conditioning Cycling”, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aug 2011 (Chair: Bryan Rasmussen) ESL-TH-11-08-04
• Aditya Arun Kulkarni, “Impact of Continuous Commissioning^® on the Energy Star^® Rating of Hospitals and Office Buildings” M.S., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dec 2011 (Chair: David E. Claridge) ESL-TH-11-12-01
• Steven Rivera, “Thermodynamic Modeling of HVAC Plant Cooling Equipment for Quantification of Energy Savings Through Continuous Commissioning Measures” M.S., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dec 2011 (Chair: David E. Claridge) ESL-TH-11-12-02
• Liang Ma, “Methodology to Analyze the Sensitivity of Building Energy Consumption to HVAC System Sensor Error” M.S., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dec 2011 (Chair: David E. Claridge) ESL-TH-11-12-03
• Mir Muddassir Ali, “Optimized Control Of Steam Heating Coils” M.S., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dec 2011 (Chair: David E. Claridge) ESL-TH-11-12-04