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Michael Minette

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
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PNNL Publications

2024

2022

  • Bamberger J.A., L.F. Pease, C. Burns, and M.J. Minette. 2022. "Separating Oil-Water Mixtures Using Bump Arrays." In Proceedings of the ASME 2022 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE 2022), October 30-November 3, 2022, Columbus, OH, IMECE2022-95920, V008T10A039. New York, New York:ASME. PNNL-SA-172341. doi:10.1115/IMECE2022-95920
  • Bamberger J.A., L.F. Pease, J.E. Serkowski, M.J. Minette, and C. Burns. 2022. "Experimental Results for Large Particle Separation from Non-Newtonian Slurries Using Tapered Bump Arrays." In Proceedings of the ASME 2022 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE 2022), October 30-November 3, 2022, Columbus, OH, IMECE2022-94469, V008T10A027. New York, New York:ASME. PNNL-SA-172553. doi:10.1115/IMECE2022-94469
  • Felmy H.M., H.E. Lackey, A. Schafer Medina, M.J. Minette, S.A. Bryan, and A.M. Lines. 2022. "Leveraging multiple Raman excitation wavelength systems for process monitoring of nuclear waste streams." ACS ES&T Water 2, no. 3:465-473. PNNL-SA-166535. doi:10.1021/acsestwater.1c00408
  • Hobbs M.L., P.F. Britt, D.T. Hobbs, M.J. Kaneshige, M.J. Minette, J. Mintz, and F.M. Pennebaker, et al. 2022. "Thermal runaway of nitric acid-soaked kitty litter in transuranic waste." Process Safety and Environmental Protection 167. PNNL-SA-175761. doi:10.1016/j.psep.2022.09.047
  • Pease L.F., J.A. Bamberger, and M.J. Minette. 2022. "Critical Shear Stress for Erosion Under Laminar Jet Flow." In ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE 2021), November 1-5, 2021, Virtual, Online, 10: Fluids Engineering, Paper No: IMECE2021-67639, V010T10A033. New York City, New York:American Society of Mechanical Engineers. PNNL-SA-159608. doi:10.1115/IMECE2021-67639
  • Pease L.F., J.A. Bamberger, and M.J. Minette. 2022. "JET EROSION OF PARTICLE BEDS: PROJECTING CRITICAL SUSPENSION VELOCITIES FROM EFFECTIVE CLEARING / CLEANING RADII." In Proceedings of the ASME 2022 Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting (FEDSM 2022), August 1-3, 2022, Toronto, Canada, 2: Multiphase Flow, Paper No: FEDSM2022-85965, V002T04A003. New York, New York:ASME. PNNL-SA-170452. doi:10.1115/FEDSM2022-85965
  • Pease L.F., L.A. Mahoney, S.T. Yokuda, J.A. Bamberger, and M.J. Minette. 2022. "Evaluation of Entropy Driven Jet Symmetry Transitions." Scientific Reports 12, no. 1:Art. No. 13230. PNNL-SA-138470. doi:10.1038/s41598-022-13161-w
  • Pease L.F., N. Phillips, J.E. Serkowski, T.G. Veldman, M.J. Minette, and C. Burns. 2022. "Industrial Scale Mesofluidic Particle Separation." Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification 173. PNNL-SA-152593. doi:10.1016/j.cep.2022.108795

2021

  • Addleman R.S., A.J. Schmidt, L.F. Pease, M.J. Minette, M.R. Thorson, W. Chouyyok, and S. Lee, et al. 2021. Hydrothermal Liquid Recovery of Rare Earth Elements and Critical Materials. PNNL-31328. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Hydrothermal Liquid Recovery of Rare Earth Elements and Critical Materials
  • Bryan S.A., M.J. Minette, H.M. Felmy, A. Schafer Medina, K.M. Denslow, M.S. Fountain, and A.M. Lines, et al. 2021. "Advancements of On-Line Monitoring and Real-Time Characterization of Actual Low-Level Hanford Tank-Waste Samples." In Proceedings of the 47th Annual Waste Management Conference (WM 2021), March 8-12, 2021, Phoenix, AZ. Tempe, Arizona:WM Symposia. PNNL-SA-157321.
  • Burns C., T.G. Veldman, J.E. Serkowski, R.C. Daniel, X. Yu, M.J. Minette, and L.F. Pease. 2021. "Mesofluidic Separation versus Dead-end Filtration." Separation and Purification Technology 254. PNNL-SA-150803. doi:10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117256
  • Lines A.M., H.M. Felmy, S.A. Bryan, and M.J. Minette. 2021. Raman Spectroscopy Based On-Line, Real-Time Monitoring to Reduce Composition Uncertainties: Enhanced sensitivity through optimization of Raman Parameters. PNNL-31681. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Raman Spectroscopy Based On-Line, Real-Time Monitoring to Reduce Composition Uncertainties: Enhanced sensitivity through optimization of Raman Parameters
  • Pease L.F., J.A. Bamberger, and M.J. Minette. 2021. "Attached and Attaching Three-Dimensional Jets from Circular Nozzles: Analytical Model." Journal of Fluids Engineering--Transactions of the ASME 143, no. 3:034503. PNNL-SA-153350. doi:10.1115/1.4049045
  • Pease L.F., J.A. Bamberger, C. Burns, and M.J. Minette. 2021. "LARGE PARTICLE SEPARATION FROM NON-NEWTONIAN SLURRIES USING BUMP ARRAYS." In Proceedings of the ASME 2021 Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting (FEDSM 2021), August 10-12, 2021, Virtual, Online, 3, FEDSM2021-65904, V003T08A023. New York, New York:ASME. PNNL-SA-159468. doi:10.1115/FEDSM2021-65904
  • Pease L.F., J.E. Serkowski, T.G. Veldman, J. Williams, X. Yu, M.J. Minette, and J.A. Bamberger, et al. 2021. "Can Bump Arrays Separate Particles from Turbulent Flows?." In Proceedings of the ASME 2021 Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting (FEDSM 2021), August 10-12, 2021, Virtual, Online, 3, FEDSM2021-67696, V003T08A024. New York, New York:ASME. PNNL-SA-153733. doi:10.1115/FEDSM2021-67696

2020

  • Enderlin C.W., J.A. Bamberger, and M.J. Minette. 2020. "Evaluating Transfer and Pumping of Slurries from Pulsed Jet Mixed Vessels." In Proceedings of the ASME 2020 Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting FEDSM2020 July 13-16, 2020, Orlando, Florida, USA, 2, Paper No: FEDSM2020-20390, V002T04A031. New York, New York:ASME. PNNL-SA-152678. doi:10.1115/FEDSM2020-20390
  • Liu J., L.A. Mahoney, M.J. Minette, S.K. Nune, C.K. Clayton, C. Bottenus, and C.J. Freeman, et al. 2020. Overview of 2017 Through 2018 Testing of Powered Air-Purifying Respirator (PAPR) Cartridge Performance on Multiple Hanford Tank Headspaces and Exhausters. PNNL-29416 Rev. 0. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Overview of 2017 Through 2018 Testing of Powered Air-Purifying Respirator (PAPR) Cartridge Performance on Multiple Hanford Tank Headspaces and Exhausters
  • Nune S.K., C.K. Clayton, J. Liu, C.J. Freeman, T.M. Brouns, L.A. Mahoney, and M.J. Minette. 2020. Analysis of Respirator Cartridge Performance Testing on Hanford Tank BY-108. PNNL-26180 Rev1. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Analysis of Respirator Cartridge Performance Testing on Hanford Tank BY-108
  • Pease L.F., J.A. Bamberger, and M.J. Minette. 2020. "Implications of Non-Bingham Rheology." In Proceedings of the ASME 2019 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exhibition November 11-14, 2019 Salt Lake City, UT, 7, Paper No: IMECE2019-11841, V007T08A029. New York, New York:ASME. PNNL-SA-142881. doi:10.1115/IMECE2019-11841
  • Pease L.F., M.J. Minette, and J.A. Bamberger. 2020. "Radial Wall Jet Flow Over Sigmoidal Surfaces." In Proceedings of the ASME 2020 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition IMECE2020 November 16-19, 2020, Virtual, Online, 10, Paper No: IMECE2020-24058, V010T10A017. New York, New York:ASME. PNNL-SA-153394. doi:10.1115/IMECE2020-24058

2019

  • Cullinan V.I., L.A. Mahoney, T.M. Brouns, S.K. Nune, J.A. Bamberger, C.K. Clayton, and L.F. Pease, et al. 2019. BY-110 Headspace Sampling Comparison Test. PNNL-28801 Vol. 1. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. BY-110 Headspace Sampling Comparison Test
  • Pease L.F., A. Fuher, J.A. Bamberger, C. Burns, R.C. Daniel, and M.J. Minette. 2019. "Is Radioactive Tank Waste a Bingham Fluid?." In Proceedings of the ASME-JSME-KSME 2019 Joint Fluids Engineering Conference, AJKFLUIDS2019, July 28-August 1, 2019, San Francisco, CA. New York, New York:American Society of Mechanical Engineers. PNNL-SA-142356. doi:10.1115/AJKFluids2019-5216
  • Pease L.F., K.K. Anderson, J.A. Bamberger, and M.J. Minette. 2019. "Statistics for Testing Under Adverse Conditions." Journal of Verification, Validation and Uncertainty Quantification 4, no. 2:Art. No. 021007; Paper No: VVUQ-18-1037. PNNL-SA-138318. doi:10.1115/1.4045117

2017

  • Bamberger J.A., L.F. Pease, and M.J. Minette. 2017. "Solids Erosion Patterns Developed by Pulse Jet Mixers." In ASME 2017 Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting, Symposium on Fluid Measurement and Instrumentation, July 30-August 3, 2017, Waikoloa, Hawaii, 1B, V01BT06A012; Paper No. FEDSM2017-69382. New York, New York:American Society of Mechanical Engineers. PNNL-SA-122491. doi:10.1115/FEDSM2017-69382
  • Scheele R.D., B.K. McNamara, J.M. Schwantes, D.T. Hobbs, M.J. Minette, and C.A. Barrett. 2017. "Thermoanalytical Investigation of the Reactions Causing the Transuranic Waste Drum Breach that Occurred in the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant." Thermochimica Acta 650. PNNL-SA-123224. doi:10.1016/j.tca.2017.02.007

2016

  • Pease L.F., J.A. Bamberger, L.A. Mahoney, S.T. Yokuda, and M.J. Minette. 2016. "A Simple Criterion to Estimate Performance of Pulse Jet Mixed Vessels." In Proceedings of the ASME 2016 Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting FEDSM2016 July 10-14, 2016, Washington, DC, 1B, V01BT24A004, FEDSM2016-7751. New York, New York:American Society of Mechanical Engineers. PNNL-SA-116485. doi:10.1115/FEDSM2016-7751

2015

  • Bamberger J.A., C.W. Enderlin, M.J. Minette, and L.K. Holton. 2015. "Approach for Configuring a Standardized Vessel for Processing Radioactive Waste Slurries." In ASME-JSME-KSME Joint Fluids Engineering Conference, Forum on Fluid Measurements and Instrumentation, July 26-31, 2015, Seoul, Korea, 2, V002T10A003. New York, New York:American Society of Mechanical Engineering. PNNL-SA-109530. doi:10.1115/AJKFluids2015-10572
  • Wells B.E., J.A. Bamberger, K.P. Recknagle, C.W. Enderlin, M.J. Minette, and L.K. Holton. 2015. "Applying Hanford Tank Mixing Data to Define Pulse Jet Mixer Operation." In Proceedings of the ASME 2015 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE 2015), November 13-19, 2015, Houston, Texas, 7B, Paper No. V07BT09A044. New York, New York:ASME. PNNL-SA-111566. doi:10.1115/IMECE2015-50712

2013

  • Kuhn W.L., D.R. Rector, J.A. Bamberger, and M.J. Minette. 2013. "Physical Attributes of Pulse Jet Mixer Operation." In ASME Fluids Engineering Summer Meeting (FEDSM2013), July 7-11, 2013, Incline Village, Nevada, 2, V002T11A009; Paper No.FEDSM2013-16459. New York, New York:ASME. PNNL-SA-93656. doi:10.1115/FEDSM2013-16459

2011

  • Bamberger J.A., M.J. Minette, P.A. Meyer, J.A. Fort, and E.B. Baer. 2011. "Assessment of Prototypic and Closed Loop Operation during Pulse Jet Mixer Tests with Non-Cohesive Solids to Develop Scale-up Relationships." In Proceedings of the ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, IMECE2011, November 11-17, 2011, Denver, Colorado, 6, 379-391; Paper No. IMECE2011-63793. New York, New York:ASME. PNNL-SA-81986. doi:10.1115/IMECE2011-63793

2010

  • Fort J.A., P.A. Meyer, J.A. Bamberger, C.W. Enderlin, P.A. Scott, M.J. Minette, and P.A. Gauglitz. 2010. "Scaled Testing to Evaluate Pulse Jet Mixer Performance in Waste Treatment Plant Mixing Vessels." In 36th Annual Radioactive Waste Management Symposium, (WM 2010), March 7-11, 2010, Phoenix, AZ, 2, 1405-1419. Tucson, Arizona:Waste Management Symposia, Inc. PNNL-SA-69746.
  • Poloski A.P., A.W. Etchells, J. Chun, H.E. Adkins, A.M. Casella, M.J. Minette, and S.T. Yokuda. 2010. "A Pipeline Transport Correlation for Slurries with Small but Dense Particles." Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering 88, no. 2:182-189. PNNL-SA-65163.

2009

  • Bamberger J.A., M.S. Greenwood, G.W. Morgan, P.A. Meyer, E.B. Baer, M.J. Minette, and P.A. Scott. 2009. "IN SITU MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES FOR CHARACTERIZING PULSE JET MIXING OF SLURRIES." In Proceedings of the ASME 2009 Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting (FEDSM 2009), 2, 57-70. New York, New York:American Society of Mechanical Engineers. PNNL-SA-67102.
  • Bamberger J.A., P.A. Meyer, C.W. Enderlin, J.A. Fort, B.E. Wells, M.J. Minette, and C.A. Burns, et al. 2009. "SCALED EXPERIMENTS EVALUATING PULSE JET MIXING OF SLURRIES." In ASME 2009 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE2009), November 13-19, 2009, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA, 9, 1803-1818. New York, New York:ASME. PNNL-SA-67924. doi:10.1115/IMECE2009-12264

2008

  • Crow S.H., R.N. Kyle, and M.J. Minette. 2008. "Improving Efficiency with 3-D Imaging: Technology Essential in Removing Plutonium Processing Equipment from Plutonium Finishing Plant Gloveboxes." Radwaste Solutions 15, no. 5:26-31. PNNL-SA-61329.

2007

  • Droppo J.G., B.A. Napier, E.R. Lloyd, D.S. Mantooth, M.J. Minette, and E.M. Mattlin. 2007. "Operational Limitations for Demolition of a Highly Alpha-Contaminated Building - Modeled Versus Measured Air and Surface Activity Concentrations." In 2007 Health Physics Society Midyear Topical Meeting - Decontamination, Decommissioning, and Environmental Cleanup, January 21-24, 2007, Knoxville, Tennessee, 351-357. Mclean, Virginia:Health Physics Society. PNNL-SA-52608.

2006

  • Scott P.A., J.S. Fruchter, J.E. Szecsody, A.J. Schmidt, G.B. Mellinger, R.D. Scheele, and R.W. Shimskey, et al. 2006. "Overview of Technologies and Innovations Being Developed for Fluor Hanford Projects at the Hanford Site." In 2006 Waste Management Symposium: Global Accomplishments in Environmental and Radioactive Waste Management:Education and Opportunity for the Next Generation of Waste Management Professionals. Tucson, Arizona:Arizona Board of Regents. PNNL-SA-47610.

2005

  • Ewalt J.R., M.J. Minette, A.M. Hopkins, T.D. Cooper, C.J. Simiele, P.A. Scott, and R.D. Scheele, et al. 2005. "Treatability Studies Used to Test for Exothermic Reactions of Plutonium Decontamination Chemicals." In ANS Topical on Deactivation, Decommissioning & Reutilization and Technology Expo, 662-669. La Grange Park, Illinois:American Nuclear Society. PNNL-SA-45487.
  • Hopkins A.M., G.W. Jackson, M.J. Minette, J.R. Ewalt, T.D. Cooper, P.A. Scott, and S.A. Jones, et al. 2005. "SAFETY STUDIES TO MEASURE EXOTHERMIC REACTIONS OF SPENT PLUTONIUM CONTAMINATION CHEMICALS USING WET AND DRY DECONTAMINATION METHODS." In The 10th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management September 4-8, 2005, Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre, Glasgow, Scotland. Fairfield, New Jersey:American Society of Mechanical Engineers. PNNL-SA-46965.

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