Publications
Publications
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Ecological characteristics and management of geothermal systems of the Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand
- Authors
- Ian Boothroyd
- Journal
- Geothermics
- Year
- 2009
- New Zealand has an array of geothermal systems with distinctive ecological features, with many occurring in the Taupo Volcanic Zone in the Central North Island. Associated with these geothermal featur...
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Improving vacuum gas oil hydrotreating operation via a lumped parameter dynamic simulation modeling approach
- Authors
- Brent Young, W.Y. Svrcek, D. Remesat
- Journal
- Chemical Engineering Research and Design
- Year
- 2009
- A lumped parameter dynamic model, using both Excel® and HYSYS® software, for industrial refinery/upgrader VGO hydrotreaters has been developed from proprietary and public steady state hydrotreater mod...
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Optimising operation of a biological wastewater treatment application
- Authors
- Brent Young, R.B. Murphy, V. Kecman
- Journal
- ISA Transactions
- Year
- 2009
- The objective of this work was to optimize (minimize) the compressed air required to control the rate of ammonia removal in a commercially operated wastewater bioreactor, while still maintaining opera...
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Dimensional stability and mechanical behaviour of wood-plastic composites based on recycled and virgin high-density polyethylene (HDPE)
- Authors
- Shusheng Pang, K.B. Adhikary, M.P. Staiger
- Journal
- Composites Part B: Engineering
- Year
- 2008
- This paper investigated the stability, mechanical properties, and the microstructure of wood-plastic composites, which were made using either recycled or virgin high-density polyethylene (HDPE) with w...
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