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Efficient and Reliable Energy Solutions for MU [abstract]
(2009)
Highly reliable and cost effective utilities are essential for the University of Missouri (MU) to achieve its academic, research, and outreach missions. MU's Campus Facilities - Energy Management department focuses on three ...
Switchgrass as a Bioenergy Crop: Biomass Production and Soil Carbon Sequestration in Response to Nitrogen Fertilization [abstract]
(2009)
Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) is a warm-season, perennial grass native to the prairie region of the central U.S. Recent attention has focused on the development of switchgrass as a biomass crop for the production of ...
Addressing the Concerns of Grid Integration of Large Wind Farms [abstract]
(2009)
In the past, the total installed wind power capacity was a small fraction of the power system and continuous connection of the wind farm to the grid was not a major concern.
At the present time, wind power enjoys the ...
MU's Energy Conservation Success [abstract]
(2009)
Highly reliable and cost effective utilities are essential for the University of Missouri (MU) to achieve its academic, research, and outreach missions. MU's Campus Facilities - Energy Management department focuses on ...
50 Gallons per Mile? What is the Water Footprint of Biofuels? [abstract]
(2009)
Inexpensive and clean water is an overriding global challenge of the Millennium Development Goals of the United Nations. This challenge is being intensified by the increasing demand for biomass-derived fuels (i.e., biofuels) ...
Enhanced Oil Recovery from Shallow Depths Through the Use of Tight Radius Lateral Drilling [abstract]
(2009)
There are many heavy oil fields in the world where the oil does not easily flow to the well and conventional production is thereby limited, or currently not economically viable. Missouri alone has billions of barrels of ...
A Study on the Utilization of Biomass at the University of Central Missouri (UCM) [abstract]
(2009)
The University of Central Missouri (UCM) is located in Warrensburg, MO, in west central Missouri. There is a great deal of interest in biofuels in the region evident by biomass to fuel facilities in Malta Bend and Centerview, ...
Detector Paralysis Factor and Dead-time Measurements [abstract]
(2009)
Characterization of detector dead-time for high intensity environment (e.g., spent fuel monitoring) has been a topic of interest for years. Modeling attempts have been made but none seems to describe the phenomenon accurately. ...
Proliferation Deterrence by Spent Fuel Monitoring [abstract]
(2009)
Success of global utilization of nuclear energy is highly dependent on the ability to deter any risk of nuclear proliferation. This is particularly important as we developed advanced Mixed Oxide (MOX) fuels using weapons-grade ...
Integration of Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles with Renewable Sources of Energy [abstract]
(2009)
Compared to conventional vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) incorporate an onboard energy storage unit (ESU), most commonly batteries, in their powertrain architecture. The ESU can be charged from the ...
Analogy Based Modeling for Natural Convection [abstract]
(2009)
Natural convection is an important phenomenon for many engineering systems including nuclear reactors. Present day nuclear reactors rely on the phenomenon for decay heat removal. While advanced CANDU-X would incorporate ...
Coal comminution with waterjets for diesel engine power generation [abstract]
(2009)
In near term of the next few decades, coal will likely remain fundamental to supplying significant quantities of affordable electrical energy while other alternatives are developed. 50% of the U.S. domestic electricity ...
Enhancement of plant vision to increase drought tolerance and bioproduction [abstract]
(2009)
Energy needs of the worlds growing population have become central issues to policy and science discussion over the past few years. Not only are our non-renewable sources of energy being depleted at alarming rates, their ...
Constructing proteome and metabolome maps for genetic improvement of energy-related traits in soybean [abstract]
(2009)
Although the genetic blueprint of soybean is represented by the genome, its phenotype is a product of that blueprint manifested as the production of proteins and metabolites influencing growth characteristics, stress ...
Genetic Mapping of Soybean Cyst Nematode (Heterodera glycines) Resistance to Enhance Soybean Production in the United States [abstract]
(2009)
Soybean cyst nematode (SCN, Heterodera glycines) is the most destructive pest of soybean in the United States, resulting in an annual extensive yield loss of approximately $1.5 billion in the United States alone. Breeding ...
Nutrients management for biofuel production from switchgrass [abstract]
(2009)
Due to the rising need to find alternative fuel sources, much attention has been given to biofuel
in the recent past. Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) is one of the prospective plants for cellulosic
ethanol production. For ...
Studies of Missouri Wind Power Potential Using Tall Tower Observations [abstract]
(2009)
Since 2006 The University of Missouri has conducted wind observations on tall towers at eleven
sites around the State. The research is aimed at directly measuring the winds at heights at which
utility scale wind turbines ...
Nitrogen management for biofuel production from sweet sorghum [abstract]
(2009)
The energy crisis is one of the most challenging problems humankind is facing today. Therefore,
it is important to find ways to meet the need. To achieve this goal, sweet sorghum (Sorghum
bicolor) is holding promise for ...
The effect of oxy-fuel combustion with simulated flue gas recycle on NOx formation and flame stability in a 20 kW coal and coal/biomass combustor [abstract]
(2009)
The adoption of renewable energy standards aimed at reducing carbon dioxide emissions and the expansion of carbon cap and trade systems are expected to have great impact on regions that are dependent upon coal for electricity ...
Environmental Implications of Increased Bioenergy Production on Midwest Soil Landscapes [abstract]
(2009)
Prairie soil landscapes encompass over 16 million acres in Missouri and surrounding states. Much of this area has been degraded by erosion but is still used for grain production. Erosion has caused variable topsoil depth ...