April-June 1997 Issue


Publications

The following publications of Energy Laboratory and related research were released during the past period or are cited as references in this issue. MIT theses may be ordered from the Library Document Services, MIT, Room 14-0551, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307. Other publications may be ordered from Energy Laboratory Publications, MIT, Room E40-473, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, only if a price is assigned and only if prepaid by check payable to "MIT Energy Laboratory." Prices are postpaid surface mail. For air delivery, add 15% to US, Canada, and Mexico, and 30% elsewhere. A list of publications is available on request.

Reports and Working Papers

Atkeson, E. Joint Implementation: Lessons from Title IV's Voluntary Compliance Programs. May 1997. Working Paper No. MIT-CEEPR 97-003WP. 59 pages. $12.00

Ilic, M., X. Liu, B. Eidson, C. Yu, E. Allen, and P. Skantze. A Unified Approach to Real-Time Controls, Accounting, and Supporting Policies for Effective Energy Management Under Competition. January 1997. Report No. MIT-EL 97-001. 96 pages. $12.00

Other Publications

Ahmad, B. Synthesis of Batch Processes with Integrated Solvent Recovery. PhD thesis, MIT Department of Chemical Engineering, Cambridge, Massachusetts, June 1997.

Allgor, R., and P. Barton. "Mixed-integer dynamic optimization." Computers in Chemical Engineering, v. 21, Supplement, pp. S451-S456, 1997.

Barton, P., R. Allgor, and W. Feehery. DSL48S: A Large-Scale Differential-Algebraic and Parametric Sensitivity Solver. Internal Project Report No. 97/1, January 22, 1997. 4 pages. $10.00

Bossert, J., Y. Shin, and W. Cheng. Fuel Effects on Throttle Transients in PFI Spark Ignition Engines. Presented at Society of Automotive Engineers International Spring Fuels & Lubricants Meeting, Dearborn, Michigan, May 5-8, 1997. SAE Paper No. 971613. Available from SAE, Inc., 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA 15096-0001.

Cardell, J., and M. Ilic. Stability and Control for Distributed Generation in Radial Distribution Systems. MIT Laboratory for Electromagnetic and Electronic Systems Working Paper No. WP97-001. January 1997. Available from Dr. M. Ilic, MIT, Room E40-477, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307; telephone: 617-253-4682; e-mail: ilic@mit.edu.

Cardell, J., and M. Ilic. "Stability and control strategies for distributed generation systems." Proceedings of the North American Power Symposium, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, November 1996.

Castillo, J. Making Competitive Electric Power Markets Work: Case of Central America. MS thesis, MIT Technology and Policy Program and Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Cambridge, Massachusetts, May 1997.

Chapman, J. Power System Control for Large-Signal Stability: Security, Robustness and Transient Energy. PhD thesis, MIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Cambridge, Massachusetts, June 1996.

Chiang, Y., E. Lavik, I. Kosacki, H. Tuller, and J. Ying. "Nonstoichiometry and electrical conductivity of nano-crystalline CeO_2-x." Journal of Electroceramics, v. 1, pp. 7-14, 1997.

Herzog, H., ed. Carbon Dioxide Removal. Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Carbon Dioxide Removal, Cambridge, MA, USA, 9-11 September, 1996. New York: Elsevier Science Inc., 1997.

Ilic, M., E. Allen, and Z. Younes. Transmission Provision in Times of Scarcity: An ISO Cannot Do It All. MIT Laboratory for Electromagnetic and Electronic Systems Working Paper No. WP97-003. May 1997. Available from Dr. M. Ilic, MIT, Room E40-477, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, telephone: 617-253-4682; e-mail: ilic@mit.edu.

Ilic, M., F. Galiana, L. Fink, A. Bose, P. Mallet, and H. Othman. "Transmission capacity in power networks." Invited survey. Proceedings of the Power Systems Computation Conference, Dresden, Germany, August 1996. The International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems, forthcoming, 1997.

Ilic, M., and L. Hyman. "Getting it right the first time: value of transmission and high technologies." The Electricity Journal, November 1996.

Ilic, M., L. Hyman, E. Allen, R. Cordero, and C. Yu. "Interconnected system operations and expansion planning in a changing industry: coordination vs. competition." In The Virtual Utility: Accounting, Technology & Competitive Aspects of the Emerging Industry, S. Awerbuch and A. Preston, eds. Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1997. Pages 307-332.

Ilic, M., and S. Liu. Hierarchical Power System Control: Its Value in a Changing Industry. Monograph in the Springer-Verlag London Limited Series on Advances in Industrial Control. London: Springer-Verlag, 1996.

Ilic, M., X. Liu, B. Eidson, C. Vialas, and M. Athans. "A new structure-base approach to the modeling and control of electric power systems in response to slow reactive power/voltage load variations." IFAC Automatica, v. 33, no. 3, March 1997.

Kausel, E. "On a new seismic testing method. Part I: fundamental concepts." Journal of Structural Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers. In press.

Kazimi, M., and N. Todreas. Status of Nuclear Power in the United States. Presented at the Asia Society project on "The United States, Japan and South Asia: Cooperation on Nuclear Challenges," New Delhi, India, November 14-16, 1996. 18 pages. $10.00

LaWhite, N., and M. Ilic. "Vector decomposition of reactive power for periodic non-sinusoidal signals." IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems, Part I, March 1997.

Lecinq, B., and M. Ilic. "Peak-load pricing for transmission access." Proceedings of the Thirtieth Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Maui, Hawaii, January 1997. Volume V, pp. 624-633.

Lerner, P. On the Value of Transmission Systems under Open Access: Incentives for Investment. MS thesis, MIT Technology and Policy Program and Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Cambridge, Massachusetts, May 1997.

Macon, E. Peak-Load Pricing for the IEEE Reliability Test System. MS thesis, MIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Cambridge, Massachusetts, June 1997.

Morosan, F., and M. Kazimi. Multi-attribute Analysis of Alternatives for Hanford Tanks Remediation System. Nuclear Fuel Cycle Economics and Environmental Management Program Report No. MIT-NFC-TR-002, February 1997. 142 pages. $17.00

Mulgrave, P. Development of a Laser Induced Fluorescence System for Measuring Oil Film Thickness in Two Dimensions in a Reciprocating Engine. MS thesis, MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering, Cambridge, Massachusetts, June 1997.

Peralta, N. The Process of Fuel Transport in Engine Oil. MS thesis, MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering, Cambridge, Massachusetts, May 1997.

Porat, O., C. Heremans, and H. Tuller. "Stability and mixed ionic electronic conduction in Gd₂(Ti_1-xMo_x)₂O₇ under anodic conditions." Solid State Ionics, v. 94, pp. 75-83, 1997.

Porat, O., and H. Tuller. "Simplified analytical treatment of defect equilibria: application to oxides with multi-valent dopants." Journal of Electroceramics, v. 1, pp. 41-49, 1997.

Shantze, P., M. Ilic, and C. Yu. "Market-based frequency regulation: can it be done, why and how?" Proceedings of the American Power Conference, Chicago, Illinois, April 1997.

Shelby, M. PLIF Investigation of the Fuel Distribution in Gasoline Direct Injection Fuel Sprays. MS thesis, MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering, Cambridge, Massachusetts, June 1997.

Stewart, M. Design and Analysis of a Variable-Compression-Ratio Internal-Combustion Engine--The Alvar Engine Concept. MS thesis, MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering, Cambridge, Massachusetts, June 1997.

Tian, T. Modeling the Performance of the Piston Ring-Pack in Internal Combustion Engines. PhD thesis, MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering, Cambridge, Massachusetts, June 1997.

Tian, T., B. Noordzij, V. Wong, and J. Heywood. Modeling Piston-Ring Dynamics, Blowby, and Ring-Twist Effects. Presented at the 18th Annual Fall Technical Conference of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Internal Combustion Engine Division, Fairborn, Ohio, October 20-23, 1996. 14 pages. $10.00

Tian, T., R. Rabute, V. Wong, and J. Heywood. Effects of Piston-Ring Dynamics on Ring Groove Wear and Oil Consumption in a Diesel Engine. Presented at the Society of Automotive Engineers International Congress and Exposition, Detroit, Michigan, February 24-27, 1997. SAE Paper No. 970835. Available from SAE, Inc., 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA 15096-0001.

Tian, T., V. Wong, and J. Heywood. A Piston Ring-Pack Film Thickness and Friction Model for Multigrade Oils and Rough Surfaces. Presented at the Society of Automotive Engineers International Fall Fuels & Lubricants Meeting and Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, October 14-17, 1996. SAE Paper No. 962032. Available from SAE, Inc., 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA 15096-0001.

Toksoz, M., E. Kausel, B. Montgomery, and M. Chaniotakis. Spatial Variability of Earthquake Ground Motions and Their Contribution to the Failure of Major Structures, Including the Feasibility of Natural-Scale Testing. Annual Report to the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory. July 1996. $12.00

Tuller, H. "Semiconduction and mixed ionic-electronic conduction in non-stoichiometric oxides: impact and control." Solid State Ionics, v. 94, pp. 63-74, 1997.

van der Helm, M., and M. Kazimi. Natural Convection in High Heat Flux Tanks at the Hanford Waste Site. MIT Nuclear Engineering Department Report No. MITNE-311, February 1996. 117 pages. $17.00

Xiao, X., J. Melillo, D. Kicklighter, A. McGuire, H. Tian, Y. Pan, C. Vorosmarty, and Z. Yang. Transient Climate Change and Potential Croplands of the World in the 21st Century. MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change Report No. 18. May 1997. Available by request to the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, Publications, E40-271, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, tel.: 617-253-7492; fax: 617-253-9845; e-mail: tzh@mit.edu.