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Proceedings Papers

Annular Flow of R-134A in a Vertical Duct: Local Void Fraction, Droplet Velocity and Droplet Size Measurements

Thomas A. Trabold, Ranganathan Kumar, Peter F. Vassallo
Proc. ASME. IMECE98, Heat Transfer: Volume 5 — Numerical and Experimental Methods in Heat Transfer, 379-393, November 15–20, 1998
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE1998-0755
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1998-0755
View Paper titled, Annular Flow of R-134A in a Vertical Duct: Local Void Fraction, Droplet Velocity and Droplet Size Measurements
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Topics: Drops, Ducts, Flow (Dynamics), Porosity, Size measurement, Computers, Densitometers, Dimensions, Fluids, Lasers
Proceedings Papers

Stabilizing the Anaerobic Digestion of Food Waste for Biomethane Production

Swati Hegde, Shwe Sin Win, Thomas A. Trabold
Proc. ASME. ES2017, ASME 2017 11th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, V001T02A002, June 26–30, 2017
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ES2017-3097
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2017-3097
View Paper titled, Stabilizing the Anaerobic Digestion of Food Waste for Biomethane Production
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Topics: Food products, Biogas, Failure, Feedstock, Hydrogen, Methane, Stability
Proceedings Papers

Feasibility Assessment of Low-Volume Anaerobic Digestion Systems for Institutional Food Waste Producers

Shwe Sin Win, Swati Hegde, Roger B. Chen, Thomas A. Trabold
Proc. ASME. ES2017, ASME 2017 11th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, V001T02A003, June 26–30, 2017
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ES2017-3126
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2017-3126
View Paper titled, Feasibility Assessment of Low-Volume Anaerobic Digestion Systems for Institutional Food Waste Producers
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Topics: Food products, Heating, Animal wastes, Biogas, Developing nations, Economics , Emissions, Energy budget (Physics), Flow (Dynamics), Household scales
Proceedings Papers

Initial Assessment of Microbial Fuel Cells for the Treatment of Tofu Processing Waste

Steven T. Barber, Josh M. Dranoff, Thomas A. Trabold
Proc. ASME. ES2015, Volume 1: Advances in Solar Buildings and Conservation; Climate Control and the Environment; Alternate Fuels and Infrastructure; ARPA-E; Combined Energy Cycles, CHP, CCHP, and Smart Grids; Concentrating Solar Power; Economic, Environmental, and Policy Aspects of Alternate Energy; Geothermal Energy, Harvesting, Ocean Energy and Other Emerging Technologies; Hydrogen Energy Technologies; Low/Zero Emission Power Plants and Carbon Sequestration; Micro and Nano Technology Applications and Materials, V001T09A002, June 28–July 2, 2015
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ES2015-49558
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2015-49558
View Paper titled, Initial Assessment of Microbial Fuel Cells for the Treatment of Tofu Processing Waste
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Topics: Fuel cells, Food products, Manufacturing, Sustainability, Bioreactors, Electric current, Manufacturing industry, Microorganisms, Oxygen, Performance characterization
Proceedings Papers

Feasibility Assessment of Medium-Scale Anaerobic Digesters for Conversion of Brewery and Dairy Farm Waste Streams

Swati Hegde, Jacqueline H. Ebner, Anahita A. Williamson, Thomas A. Trabold
Proc. ASME. ES2015, Volume 1: Advances in Solar Buildings and Conservation; Climate Control and the Environment; Alternate Fuels and Infrastructure; ARPA-E; Combined Energy Cycles, CHP, CCHP, and Smart Grids; Concentrating Solar Power; Economic, Environmental, and Policy Aspects of Alternate Energy; Geothermal Energy, Harvesting, Ocean Energy and Other Emerging Technologies; Hydrogen Energy Technologies; Low/Zero Emission Power Plants and Carbon Sequestration; Micro and Nano Technology Applications and Materials, V001T02A004, June 28–July 2, 2015
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ES2015-49560
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2015-49560
View Paper titled, Feasibility Assessment of Medium-Scale Anaerobic Digesters for Conversion of Brewery and Dairy Farm Waste Streams
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Topics: Agricultural wastes, Biogas, Developing nations, Electric power generation, Energy / power systems, Food products, Fuels, Heating, Methane, Organic wastes
Proceedings Papers

Techno-Economic Assessment of Different Pathways for Utilizing Glycerol Derived From Waste Cooking Oil-Based Biodiesel

Shwe Sin Win, Swati Hegde, Thomas A. Trabold
Proc. ASME. ES2015, Volume 1: Advances in Solar Buildings and Conservation; Climate Control and the Environment; Alternate Fuels and Infrastructure; ARPA-E; Combined Energy Cycles, CHP, CCHP, and Smart Grids; Concentrating Solar Power; Economic, Environmental, and Policy Aspects of Alternate Energy; Geothermal Energy, Harvesting, Ocean Energy and Other Emerging Technologies; Hydrogen Energy Technologies; Low/Zero Emission Power Plants and Carbon Sequestration; Micro and Nano Technology Applications and Materials, V001T02A005, June 28–July 2, 2015
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ES2015-49563
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2015-49563
View Paper titled, Techno-Economic Assessment of Different Pathways for Utilizing Glycerol Derived From Waste Cooking Oil-Based Biodiesel
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Topics: Biodiesel, Crude oil, Decision making, Drugs, Food products, Industrial capacity, Raw materials, Renewable energy
Proceedings Papers

Performance of a High Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (HT-PEMFC) Operating on Simulated Reformate

Michael G. Waller, Mark R. Walluk, Thomas A. Trabold
Proc. ASME. FUELCELL2015, ASME 2015 13th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, V001T04A004, June 28–July 2, 2015
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: FUELCELL2015-49562
https://doi.org/10.1115/FUELCELL2015-49562
View Paper titled, Performance of a High Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (HT-PEMFC) Operating on Simulated Reformate
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Topics: High temperature, Proton exchange membrane fuel cells, Carbon dioxide, Design, Fuels, Hydrogen, Proton exchange membranes, Fuel cells, Hydrogen storage
Proceedings Papers

Towards the Development of a Fuel Cell System for Residential Applications: Propane Reforming via Catalytic Partial Oxidation

Michael G. Waller, Mark R. Walluk, Thomas A. Trabold
Proc. ASME. FUELCELL2014, ASME 2014 12th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, V001T04A002, June 30–July 2, 2014
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: FuelCell2014-6431
https://doi.org/10.1115/FuelCell2014-6431
View Paper titled, Towards the Development of a Fuel Cell System for Residential Applications: Propane Reforming via Catalytic Partial Oxidation
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Topics: Fuel cells, Oxidation, Internal combustion engines, Carbon, Temperature, Catalysts, Air pollution, Environmental Protection Agency, Fuel cell technology, Fuels
Proceedings Papers

Analysis of Water Morphology in the Active Area and Channel-to-Manifold Transitions of a PEM Fuel Cell

Daniel J. Fenton, Jeffrey J. Gagliardo, Thomas A. Trabold
Proc. ASME. FUELCELL2014, ASME 2014 12th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, V001T06A014, June 30–July 2, 2014
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: FuelCell2014-6565
https://doi.org/10.1115/FuelCell2014-6565
View Paper titled, Analysis of Water Morphology in the Active Area and Channel-to-Manifold Transitions of a PEM Fuel Cell
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Topics: Manifolds, Proton exchange membrane fuel cells, Water, Temperature, Current density, Flow (Dynamics), Fuel cells, Proton exchange membranes, Slug flows, Design
Proceedings Papers

Neutron Imaging of Water Accumulation in the Active Area and Channel-to-Manifold Transitions of a PEMFC

Xuan Liu, Thomas A. Trabold, Jeffrey J. Gagliardo, David L. Jacobson, Daniel S. Hussey
Proc. ASME. FUELCELL2013, ASME 2013 11th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, V001T01A010, July 14–19, 2013
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: FuelCell2013-18183
https://doi.org/10.1115/FuelCell2013-18183
View Paper titled, Neutron Imaging of Water Accumulation in the Active Area and Channel-to-Manifold Transitions of a PEMFC
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Topics: Imaging, Manifolds, Neutrons, Proton exchange membrane fuel cells, Water, Anodes, Current density, Fuel cells, Momentum, Temperature
Proceedings Papers

Review of Microbial Fuel Cells for Wastewater Treatment: Large-Scale Applications, Future Needs and Current Research Gaps

Michael G. Waller, Thomas A. Trabold
Proc. ASME. FUELCELL2013, ASME 2013 11th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, V001T01A011, July 14–19, 2013
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: FuelCell2013-18185
https://doi.org/10.1115/FuelCell2013-18185
View Paper titled, Review of Microbial Fuel Cells for Wastewater Treatment: Large-Scale Applications, Future Needs and Current Research Gaps
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Topics: Fuel cells, Wastewater treatment, Organic wastes, Bioreactors, Energy generation, Energy recovery, Flow (Dynamics), Food products, Microorganisms, Oxygen
Proceedings Papers

Environmental Impact Assessment of an Anaerobic Codigestion System in Western New York State

Matthew J. Rankin, Thomas A. Trabold, Robert Blythe
Proc. ASME. ES2013, ASME 2013 7th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, V001T13A005, July 14–19, 2013
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ES2013-18187
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2013-18187
View Paper titled, Environmental Impact Assessment of an Anaerobic Codigestion System in Western New York State
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Topics: Cycles, Databases, Electric power generation, Emissions, Energy consumption, Feedstock, Food products, Fuels, Gases, Organic wastes
Proceedings Papers

Analysis of Waste-to-Energy Opportunities in the New York State Food Processing Industry

Thomas A. Trabold, Rajiv Ramchandra, Michael H. Haselkorn, Anahita A. Williamson
Proc. ASME. ES2011, ASME 2011 5th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, Parts A, B, and C, 999-1006, August 7–10, 2011
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ES2011-54334
https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2011-54334
View Paper titled, Analysis of Waste-to-Energy Opportunities in the New York State Food Processing Industry
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Topics: Food processing industry, Waste-to-energy, Food products, Fuels, Feedstock, Biodiesel, Biogas, Chemical properties, Ethanol, Methane
Proceedings Papers

Two-Phase Flow Considerations in PEMFC Design and Operation

Jon P. Owejan, Jeffrey J. Gagliardo, Jacqueline M. Sergi, Thomas A. Trabold
Proc. ASME. ICNMM2008, ASME 2008 6th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels, 1733-1740, June 23–25, 2008
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ICNMM2008-62037
https://doi.org/10.1115/ICNMM2008-62037
View Paper titled, Two-Phase Flow Considerations in PEMFC Design and Operation
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Topics: Design, Proton exchange membrane fuel cells, Two-phase flow, Flow (Dynamics), Water, Gas diffusion layers, Anodes, Channel flow, Dynamics (Mechanics), Electrodes
Proceedings Papers

Minichannels in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells

Thomas A. Trabold
Proc. ASME. ICMM2004, ASME 2nd International Conference on Microchannels and Minichannels, 119-127, June 17–19, 2004
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: ICMM2004-2326
https://doi.org/10.1115/ICMM2004-2326
View Paper titled, Minichannels in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells
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Topics: Anodes, Design, Electrochemical devices, Electrodes, Flow (Dynamics), Fuel cells, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Pressure drop, Proton exchange membrane fuel cells
Proceedings Papers

Stack Compression of PEM Fuel Cells

Yeh-Hung Lai, Daniel P. Miller, Chunxin Ji, Thomas A. Trabold
Proc. ASME. FUELCELL2004, 2nd International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, 567-571, June 14–16, 2004
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: FUELCELL2004-2522
https://doi.org/10.1115/FUELCELL2004-2522
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Topics: Compression, Proton exchange membrane fuel cells, Gas diffusion layers, Plates (structures), Fuel cells, Temperature, Buckling, Cycles, Design, Finite element methods
Journal Articles

Experiments and Modeling in Bubbly Flows at Elevated Pressures

Ranganathan Kumar, Professor,, Thomas A. Trabold, Charles C. Maneri
Journal: Journal of Fluids Engineering
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Technical Papers
J. Fluids Eng. May 2003, 125(3): 469–478.
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1567308
Published Online: June 9, 2003
View Article titled, Experiments and Modeling in Bubbly Flows at Elevated Pressures
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Topics: Bubbles, Flow (Dynamics), Drag (Fluid dynamics), Bubbly flow, Porosity
Journal Articles

Effect of Pressure With Wall Heating in Annular Two-Phase Flow

Ranganathan Kumar, Thomas A. Trabold
Journal: Journal of Fluids Engineering
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Technical Papers
J. Fluids Eng. January 2003, 125(1): 84–96.
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1524583
Published Online: January 22, 2003
View Article titled, Effect of Pressure With Wall Heating in Annular Two-Phase Flow
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Topics: Density, Dimensions, Drops, Flow (Dynamics), Heating, Porosity, Pressure, Two-phase flow, Vapors, Ducts
Journal Articles

High Pressure Annular Two-Phase Flow in a Narrow Duct: Part I—Local Measurements in the Droplet Field

Thomas A. Trabold, Project Manager,, Ranganathan Kumar, Senior Engineer
Journal: Journal of Fluids Engineering
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Technical Papers
J. Fluids Eng. June 2000, 122(2): 364–374.
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.483266
Published Online: January 25, 2000
View Article titled, High Pressure Annular Two-Phase Flow in a Narrow Duct: Part I—Local Measurements in the Droplet Field
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Topics: Drops, Ducts, Flow (Dynamics), Porosity, Dimensions, Vapors, Water, Waves, Density, High pressure (Physics)
Journal Articles

High Pressure Annular Two-Phase Flow in a Narrow Duct: Part II—Three-Field Modeling

Ranganathan Kumar, Senior Engineer,, Thomas A. Trabold, Project Manager,
Journal: Journal of Fluids Engineering
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Technical Papers
J. Fluids Eng. June 2000, 122(2): 375–384.
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.483267
Published Online: January 25, 2000
View Article titled, High Pressure Annular Two-Phase Flow in a Narrow Duct: Part II—Three-Field Modeling
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Topics: Drops, Flow (Dynamics), Vapors, Density, Shear (Mechanics), Ducts, Modeling, Two-phase flow