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Valuing project financing using Monte Carlo simulation, with application to the expansion of a chemical company
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
The purpose of this thesis is to analyze the specific project value of a chemical company that undertook a major expansion in the late 1990s. The actual details of the investment were unique and conditional on the level ...
Design and characterization of a gel loading mechanism for an ultra-high throughput mutational spectrometer
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
A process known as Constant Denaturant Capillary Electrophoresis is used to separate mutant from wild-type DNA at fractions down to 10-7. A device known as an Ultra-high Throughput Mutational Spectrometer is being created ...
Design of a motivational model to enhance volunteer student group performance
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Motivation is a subject of great interest to managers seeking to improve overall team performance. Furthermore, motivation has been my greatest challenge as team manager of the MIT Motorsports Formula SAE team. This group ...
Designing the Sugar Cane Charcoal Extruder
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
The Sugar Cane Charcoal Extruder compresses carbonized sugar cane into charcoal briquettes. that are environmentally-friendly and comparable to wood charcoal in burn performance, cost, and durability. Originally developed ...
The design and construction of an open channel recirculating water tank for the study of biological hydrocarbons
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
This project chronicles the design and construction of a small scale recirculating water tank for the purpose of studying biological hydrodynamics. Currently available systems were analyzed and studied prior to developing ...
The development of a proff of principle superfluid Joule-Thomson refrigerator for cooling below 1 Kelvin
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
A new type of sub-Kelvin refrigerator, the superfluid Joule-Thomson refrigerator, has been developed and its performance has been experimentally verified. This refrigerator uses a liquid superfluid mixture of He and 4He ...
Evaluation and improvement of proactive customer notification in e-commerce environment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
The Internet, and thus e-commerce, both Business to Consumer (B2C) and Business to Business (B2B), has changed the way companies do business with each other and communicate with their customers. Because of the speed of the ...
Characterization of macro-length conducting polymers and the development of a conducting polymer rotary motor
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Conducting polymers are a subset of materials within the electroactive polymer class that exhibit active mechanical deformations. These deformations induce stresses and strains that allow for conducting polymers to be used ...
Modelling of a floating piston expander employed in a 10 K cryocooler
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
A single stage of a 3-stage Collins-type cryocooler designed to provide I W of cooling at 10 K was constructed and tested. A single stage of the cryocooler consists of a compressor, a counter-flow heat exchanger, and an ...
Rubber bearings for precision positioning systems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
In this thesis we investigate the use of thin rubber sheets or laminates of metal and rubber sheets as bearings in precision positioning systems. Such bearings have the potential to replace more conventional flexures ...