• Korrosjonsegenskaper til clad-rør 

      Øglænd, Arne Kristian (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMN/2008, Master thesis, 2008)
      Formålet med denne oppgaven er å undersøke de indre korrosjonsegenskapene til tre forskjellige clad-rør med rundsveis (girth weld). Clad-rørene var sveiset sammen med sveisematerialer av henholdsvis Alloy 625, 309Mo/Alloy ...
    • NOx-utslipp fra skip 

      Lajord, Endre (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKM/2007, Master thesis, 2008)
    • Utilizing down hole data, acquired by a multiple sensor down hole tool, to determine the PDC bit wear state. 

      Vikra, Sigurd Eikemo (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2008;, Master thesis, 2008)
      By using real-time data from INTEQ`s CoPilot Real-Time Drilling Optimalization a search for dependable indications of the degree of the bit wear was done. This would improve decision making procedures for when to pull the ...
    • Katodisk beskyttelse av umbilicals 

      Mjølhus, Bjarte (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMN/2008, Master thesis, 2008)
      Ulike sider ved bruk av sinkbånd til korrosjonsbeskyttelse av karbonstål umbilical er evaluert. Det er utført litteraturstudie ved gjennomgang av tidligere rapporter, sammenligning av standarder og artikkelsøk. Langtidsforsøk ...
    • Passive heave compensation of heavy modules 

      Jakobsen, Sten Magne Eng (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKM/2008, Master thesis, 2008)
      New subsea technology has increased size and weight of installed modules significantly. This thesis looks at heavy module installation from barge, through moonpool with use of passive heave compensation. An installation ...
    • Semi-algebraic optimization of temperature compensation in a general switch-type negative feedback model of circadian clocks 

      Aase, Sven Ole; Ruoff, Peter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2008)
      Temperature compensation is an essential property of circadian oscillators which enables them to act as physiological clocks. We have analyzed the temperature compensating behavior of a generalized transcriptional–translational ...
    • SAWSDL in Oil & Gas 

      Torbjørnsen, Odd Frode (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IDE/2008, Master thesis, 2008)
      SAWSDL, The Semantic Annotations for WSDL and XML Schema, is a W3C recommendation that defines mechanisms to link semantics to the description of web services. These semantics when expressed in formal languages can help ...
    • Texture classification using sparse frame based representations 

      Skretting, Karl; Husøy, John Håkon (Conference object, 2008)
      In this paper a new method for texture classification, denoted Frame Texture Classification Method (FTCM), is presented. The main idea is that a frame trained to make a sparse representation of a certain class of signals ...
    • Partial search vector selection for sparse signal representation 

      Skretting, Karl; Husøy, John Håkon (Conference object, 2008)
      In this paper a new algorithm for vector selection in signal representation problems is proposed, we call it space is searched. Partial Search (PS). The vector selection problem is described, and one group of algorithms ...
    • Gene splice site prediction using Artificial Neural Networks 

      Johansen, Øystein (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IDE/2008, Master thesis, 2008)
      Gene prediction is the process of finding the location of genes and other meaningful subsequences in DNA sequences. This process is time consuming and expensive when done by biochemical methods and genetics. An other approach ...
    • Waterflooding of carbonate reservoirs : EOR by wettability alteration 

      Puntervold, Tina (PhD thesis UiS;50, Doctoral thesis, 2008-05-30)
      Oil production is generally divided into three stages, primary recovery, secondary recovery and tertiary recovery. In primary recovery, which is usually (but not necessarily) the first production stage, the natural energy ...
    • Photochemical synthesis of chrysenols 

      Jørgensen, Kåre B.; Joensen, Majbritt (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-08)
      Chrysenols are formed together with other metabolites when chrysene is metabolized in living organisms. The principal metabolites are needed as pure compounds for reference materials and standards to study various aspects ...
    • A proteomic study for serum biomarkers for variations of two genotypes of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in infected lambs 

      Sundvor, Kathrine (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMN/2008;, Master thesis, 2008-12)
      The work in this thesis was Collaboration between the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science (NSVS), IRIS (the International Research Institute of Stavanger), and the University of Stavanger. NSVS innoculated two genotypes ...
    • On computational linear semi-infinite programming 

      Gustafson, Sven-Åke (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-12)
    • Condition monitoring and condition based maintenance of static equipment at the Kårstø processing plant 

      Økland, John Kristian (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKM/2009, Master thesis, 2009)
      This master thesis is looking into the feasibility of implementing Condition Monitoring (CM), Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) and principles from Integrated Operations (IO) on static equipment at the Kårstø Processing ...
    • Design of high-rise onshore steel and reinforced concrete structures for earthquake resistance 

      Tonning, Kristofer (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKM/2009, Master thesis, 2009)
      The field of earthquake engineering and seismology is of great importance to structural engineers around the world. Only by studying past seismic activity can we predict, with a level of uncertainty, the occurrence of ...
    • Vurdering av avhengighet ved beregning av økonomisk kapital for operasjonell risiko 

      Rød, Guri Erga (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2009, Master thesis, 2009)
      De siste årene har fokuset knyttet til styring av operasjonell risiko i finansnæringen økt. I januar 2007 ble det innført en ny kapitalforskrift som inneholdt krav til beregning av regulatorisk kapital for operasjonell ...
    • Characterization of ranomafana lake water quality - antsirabe madagascar 

      Rasolofomanana, Lilia Voahangiarilala (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMN/2009, Master thesis, 2009)
      Analyses of water quality parameters in Ranomafana Lake showed that the lake is hypereutrophic. It receives untreated wastewater from Antsirabe municipality by three main inlets: the North West inlet, the North inlet and ...
    • The influence of pore pressure on rock-fluid interaction 

      Mba, Chinweike Julius (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2009;, Master thesis, 2009)
      The experimental work in this thesis was performed at the chalk laboratory in University of Stavanger. The main objective is to determine the overall influence of pore pressure on the mechanical strength of chalk in the ...
    • Evaluation of the primary cement operation on the production casing in the Ekofisk field and the Eldfisk field 

      Mikalsen, Ann Elin (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IPT/2009;, Master thesis, 2009)
      The foremost goal of primary cementing is to provide zonal isolation in a well. Cementing of the casing/liner set right above the reservoir on the Ekofisk and Eldfisk fields are associated with a lot of challenges. ...