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Thermal Analysis and Active Cooling Management for 3D MPSoCs

David Atienza Alonso, Ayse Kivilcim Coskun

3D stacked architectures reduce communication delay in multiprocessor system-on-chips (MPSoCs) and allowing more functionality per unit area. However, vertical integration of layers exacerbates the reliability and thermal problems, and cooling is a limitin ...

IEEE Press2011

Spatial and temporal presence of a wastewater-derived micropollutant plume in Lake Geneva

Tamar Kohn, Florence Bonvin, Rebecca Rutler

This study discusses the occurrence and environmental risk associated with a micropollutant plume originating from the direct discharge of treated wastewater into the Vidy Bay of Lake Geneva, Switzerland. The temporal variations and spatial extent of the p ...

2011

Global Water Pollution and Human Health

Urs von Gunten, Bernhard Wehrli, Thomas Egli

Water quality issues are a major challenge that humanity is facing in the twenty-first century. Here, we review the main groups of aquatic contaminants, their effects on human health, and approaches to mitigate pollution of freshwater resources. Emphasis i ...

2010

Stream Temperature Response to Three Riparian Vegetation Scenarios by Use of a Distributed Temperature Validated Model

Martin Vetterli, Aurèle Parriaux, Wolf Hendrik Huwald, Marc Parlange, Guillermo Barrenetxea Kobas

Elevated in-stream temperature has led to a surge in the occurrence of parasitic intrusion proliferative kidney disease and has resulted in fish kills throughout Switzerland's waterways. Data from distributed temperature sensing (DTS) in-stream measurement ...

2010

Downstream relevance of reservoir management

Alfred Johny Wüest

The management of dams serves many purposes and goals all over the globe, and has important consequences for the downstream rivers and lakes. Among the more than 50,000 so-called large dams, the biggest are located in alpine regions. As a result, the water ...

Springer2010

Modeling and Dynamic Management of 3D Multicore Systems with Liquid Cooling

David Atienza Alonso, José Luis Ayala Rodrigo, Ayse Kivilcim Coskun

Three-dimensional (3D) circuits reduce communication delay in multicore SoCs, and enable efficient integration of cores, memories, sensors, and RF devices. However, vertical integration of layers exacerbates the reliability and thermal problems, and coolin ...

IEEE/IFIP Press2009

Water: A key resource in energy production

Christoph Frei

Water and energy are the key resources required for both economic and population growth, and yet both are increasingly scarce. The distribution of water takes large amounts of energy, while the production of energy requires large amounts of water in proces ...

2009

Chemical, Biological and Ecotoxicological Assessment of Pesticides and Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Bahlui River, in Romania

Kristin Becker van Slooten, Luiz Felippe De Alencastro

Background, aim, and scope Current knowledge on environmental impacts of industrial activities in Romania, particularly persistent organic pollutants (POPs), indicates that environmental standards of the European Union are not systematically met. In our st ...

2009

Energy conversion processes for the use of geothermal heat - Final report

François Maréchal, Luc Girardin

The study deals with theoretical as well as with practical aspects of the conversion of geothermal heat to electricity. The report is divided into three parts: • Part I: General study • Part II: Practical experience: planning & operation of geothermal powe ...

2007

Circulation in stratified lakes due to flood-induced turbidity currents

Anton Schleiss, Giovanni De Cesare

The river inflow in a natural lake with important suspended sediment load during floods, can impact water quality by mobilizing dissolved matters like phosphorous from deep to surface waters. Generally due to thermal stratification in prealpine lakes, the ...

2006

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