Dissertations / Theses: 'Carbon pump'

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Metcalf, Steven John. "Compact, efficient carbon-ammonia adsorption heat pump." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2009. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/2777/.

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The modelling, design, construction and experimental testing of a carbon-ammonia adsorption heat pump is presented. The main objective of the research was to design, manufacture and test an adsorption generator with low thermal mass and high power density. The adsorption generator developed was a stainless steel, nickel brazed plate heat exchanger. Computational modelling of the generator with thermal wave and multiplebed cycles revealed that multiple-bed cycles give a superior trade-off between efficiency and power density. Further modelling was carried out to evaluate the performance of the adsorption generator in a four-bed gas-fired domestic heat pump system. The proposed system is air-source and could deliver a nominal heating power of 7 kW and a seasonal heating COP of 1.35, equivalent to a one third reduction in gas consumption in comparison to a condensing boiler. The systems performance was compared to a vapour compression heat pump on running costs and CO2 emissions and was found to be similar or better in all cases. The adsorption generator was tested in a two-bed air-source heat pump system and achieved heating powers from 7 to 11 kW and a heating COP of between 1.4 and 1.6. Specific heating power ranged from 3.9 kW kg-1 to 6.1 kW kg-1, equivalent to specific cooling powers of between 1.1 kW kg-1 and 2 kW kg-1, which is a significant increase in power density compared to the state of the art.

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Böttcher, Christof. "An automotive carbon dioxide air-conditioning system with heat pump." Thesis, Port Elizabeth Technikon, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/206.

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The refrigerant circuits of car air-conditioning systems are fitted with so-called open type compressors, because there is only a lip seal preventing the refrigerant from leaking from the compressor housing to the atmosphere. In addition, the cycle uses damping elements between the compressor and the other components on the suction and pressure lines to reduce vibration and noise transfer from the engine to the car body. Both the lip seal and damping elements result in loss of refrigerant as they are made from elastomers and leak with age, and, under high temperature conditions inside the engine room, these elements also allow a relatively high permeation of the refrigerant gas to the atmosphere. With very high refrigerant losses in the older R12 -cooling cycles and the damage caused by this gas to the ozone layer in the stratosphere, the Montreal protocol phased out this refrigerant and the car industry was forced to revert completely to R134a until 1994/95. R134a has no ozone depletion potential, but it has a direct global warming potential, and, therefore, leakages also have to be minimised. R134a has, because of its molecular size, a high permeation potential and, hence, all the refrigerant hoses are lined internally. Unfortunately, these hoses also leak with age and significant refrigerant loss will occur [1] R134a can therefore only be viewed as a solution until an alternative refrigerant with no direct global warming potential has been developed. Candidates for new refrigerants are natural substances such as hydrocarbons or carbon dioxide [2]. Unfortunately, both substances have disadvantages and their use is restricted to special cases, for e.g. hydrocarbons are flammable and are not used in car air-conditioners, but in Germany it is used as a refrigerant in household refrigerators with hermetic cycles. What makes the implementation of carbon dioxide (CO2) difficult are the high system pressures and the low critical point [3].

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Mempouo, B. "Investigations of novel heat pump systems for low carbon homes." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2011. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/12043/.

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The European standard EN15450 states that the Coefficient of Performance (COP) target range for a Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHP) installation should lie within the range of 3.5 to 4.5; when used for heating a building, and a typical Air-Source Heat Pump (ASHP) has a COP of 2.0 to 3.0 at the beginning of the heating season and then decrease gradually as the ambient air becomes cooler, whereas a typical GSHP is in the range of 3.5 –4.0, also at the beginning of the heating season and then decrease gradually as heat is drawn from the ground. For these reasons, in the middle of winter, when the COP drop, the heat pumps can generally only be considered as a ‘pre-heating’ method for producing higher temperature heat such as domestic hot water. In addition soil presents certain difficulties, due to the high cost of drilling to position coils in the ground compare to air source, although frost formation on the evaporator in winter limits also limit the use of air source. Though technology advances or are needed to overcome those issues. The aims of this project, therefore, were firstly to reduce the drilling length of the ground heat exchanger of the ground source heat pumps and to maintain high COPs of the air and ground source heat pumps from beginning to the end of the heating season; and secondly to develop a viable alternative evaporator for air source heat pumps to reduce frost formation during winter. These were achieved; the first aim through the combination of ground loops with solar-air panels or solar roof/collectors roof to ground heat exchangers loops to reduce the length of the boreholes, and to reduce the freezing effects around the boreholes, hence increase or maintain a constant temperature during heating season. The second aim was also achieved through development and validation of novel air source heat pump evaporator, using Direct Expansion (DX) black flat plate absorber or/and vacuum tubes for frost reduction. In this thesis, in order to achieve the above aims; four aspects of investigations have been independently investigated as following: 1- Preliminary investigation on Direct Expansion (DX) Solar Source Heat Pump system. 2- Investigation on the performance of the DX- PV/heat pipe heat pump system to reduce frost and enhance the COP of the air source heat pumps, 3- A small scale testing on the heat injection on energy piles for residential buildings for earth charging by means of solar roof/collectors 4- A field trial testing of the performance of the combination of solar-air thermal collectors with conventional GSHP with shorter ground heat exchangers (48m deep) to charge the ground and reduce freezing effects around the piles after heating cycle. From the simulation results, the novel PV/hp-HP system has a COP ranging from 4.65 to 6.16 with an average of 5.35. The condenser capacity ranging from 33 to 174 W would provide the heat source for space heating and domestic hot water. The energy performance of the novel PV/hp-heat pump was not as good as expected due to the low solar radiation. It should be much better in some low latitude locations with better solar radiation. The results of this thesis have shown that the length of ground source boreholes could be considerably reduce by about 60% compare to conventional boreholes using a combination of solar-air collectors with the GSHP and the average COP of 3.7 was achieved.

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Ibrahim, Ayman G. M. "A study of a transcritical multi-stage carbon dioxide heat pump." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 2004. http://oleg.lib.strath.ac.uk:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=21524.

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The author believes CO₂ to be a promising future refrigerant due to the threat to the HFCs of restriction or elimination posed by legislation planned in many countries. This thesis addresses the feasibility of using reciprocating compressors in a transcritical CO₂ heat pump working in cooling and/or heating modes through the use of computer modeling. A detailed simulation model of a reciprocating compressor is combined with semi-detailed gas cooler, evaporator and internal heat exchanger models to produce complete cycle model of systems having one and two stages of compression. Measured data from the open literature for CO₂ compressors and single-stage heat pumps was used to validate the models. Piston ring-cylinder leakage and valve dynamics are included in the compressor model. The influence of ring-cylinder clearance on heat pump performance is investigated as is the influence of heat pump running conditions on valve dynamics. Prior to this study, there were no models known to the author for CO₂ heat pumps which incorporate a detailed simulation of the compression process. Furthermore, there were no models for CO₂ heat pumps incorporating multi-stage compression. This study provides insight into the manner in which a CO₂ heat pump might perform in both cooling and heating modes for running conditions representing summer and winter. The models are believed to be of value to other research workers, plant designers and plant operators. As a result of this study, useful techniques have been provided for the design and manufacture of environmentally safe and energy efficient heat pump systems; it is hoped that they will make a positive contribution to the reduction of effects harmful to the environment and its inhabitants in the future.

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Rivero, Pacho Ángeles María. "Thermodynamic and heat transfer analysis of a carbon-ammonia adsorption heat pump." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2014. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/66341/.

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The modelling, design, construction and experimental testing of a carbon-ammonia adsorption heat pump is presented. The main objective of the research was to computer simulate and test a 4-beds thermal wave adsorption cycle and to improve the heat transfer rate in an existing shell and tube generator. The existing generators were shell and tube type and were made of nickel brazed stainless steel but their heat transfer performance was poor. New heat exchangers with same design but larger in size were manufactured. The sorbent material, active carbon, was tested in order to characterise its thermal properties and a new generator filling technique was developed and presented. Computational modelling was carried out to evaluate the performance of the 4-beds thermal wave adsorption cycle. The proposed system was an air source heat pump that could deliver an output heating power of 7 kW and a seasonal heating COP of 1.47. The adsorption generators were tested in a 4-bed thermal wave air-source heat pump system and achieved heating output powers between 4.5 to 5.20 kW if taking into account the system heat losses (4.30 to 4.90 kW without heat losses) and heating COP’s of between 1.26 and 1.31 if taking into account the system heat losses (1.13 to 1.18 kW without heat losses). These values were significantly lower than the predicted performance of the simulation. The main cause of this discrepancy was the water distributors located at the end of the generators that distorted during the testing stage and blocked the tubes of the generators.

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Cooper, Rachel. "OCEAN ACIDIFICATION: UNDERSTANDING THE COASTAL CARBON PUMP IN A HIGH CO2 WORLD." VCU Scholars Compass, 2012. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/420.

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Since the 1800s, carbon dioxide emissions due to human activities have contributed significantly to the amount of carbon in the atmosphere. Approximately a third of this carbon is absorbed by the ocean, through air-sea fluxes at the ocean surface (Sabine, 2004). Increased CO2 has changed the carbon chemistry of the ocean and hence the pH. pH is expected to drop by 0.4 by the year 2100. It is unclear how this lower pH will affect carbon cycling and sequestration with respect to the biological carbon pump. Most studies have focused on open ocean phytoplankton or bacterial communities in large, stationary mesocosms. Few studies have coupled both phytoplankton and bacterial processes and even fewer have investigated coastal communities, where pH and pCO2 can vary drastically. This study focused first on developing and evaluating a mesocosm and alternative method for elevating pCO2. The second goal was to determine how potential changes in phytoplankton DOC release and community structure and the resulting carbon pool may affect bacterial secondary production and ectoenzyme activity in a natural coastal community. Mesocosms aimed to mimic natural pCO2 fluctuations by maintaining CO2 concentration of 1250 ppm in the headspace, as aqueous pCO2 may change with biological processes. Six mesocosms were filled with 40L of water from the Chesapeake Bay (three ambient pCO2 and three 1250 ppm) and monitored over 15 days. Chlorophyll a, DOC, bacterial respiration, bacterial production, and enzyme activity were measured. Bacterial production and respiration were used to calculate bacterial growth efficiency (BGE). Results showed that there was no significant difference between the ambient and elevated groups with respect to chlorophyll a, DOC, BGE and enzymes activity. However, differences in bacterial respiration and bacterial production during the first four days of the experiment may suggest that bacteria require time to acclimate to elevated pCO2. Phytoplankton and bacteria in coastal areas are exposed to a wide range of abiotic factors such as seasonal temperature variations, salinity, mixing, and terrestrial inputs. The pH of the Chesapeake Bay ranges between 7.5 and 8.3, and it is possible that the phytoplankton and bacteria are adapted to cope with a wide range of pH (Wong, 2012). This study suggests that the biological carbon pump may not be significantly altered in our future ocean.

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Smith, Helen E. K. "The contribution of mineralising phytoplankton to the biological carbon pump in high latitudes." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2014. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/376448/.

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The biological carbon pump (BCP) exports 5 - 12 Gt C yr−1 to the deep sea and is important for the distribution of carbon within the ocean. Previous studies proposed that the phytoplankton community structure and availability of dense biominerals are key in defining regional export. This thesis examines these factors and their influence on export in the Southern Ocean and the Arctic through the examination of upper ocean species composition, distribution and marine snow particles. In the Southern Ocean, the samples were collected from the high reflectance feature known as the Great Calcite Belt (GCB). The marine snow catcher was used to capture sinking particles and allowed the examination of both the large, fast sinking particles and the slow sinking fraction of particulate organic carbon (POC). The GCB was dominated by nanophytoplankton (<20μm), where the coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi and diatoms Fragilariopsis nana, Fragilariopsis pseudonana and Pseudonitzschia sp. were the dominant species driving the variation in biogeography. The variation in biogeography was best described by a combination of temperature, nutrients and pCO2. E. huxleyi forms distinct features in the GCB on the Patagonian Shelf, near South Georgia and the Crozet Islands. A southwards progression of E. huxleyi occurs within High Nutrient Low Silica Low Chlorophyll waters in post-bloom conditions after silicic acid and iron drawdown by diatoms. When examined in terms of biomass, the diatoms dominate the GCB, although E. huxleyi was the single biggest contributor as a species. A statistical comparison of surface species and slow sinking material indicated that there was a degree of similarity between the surface and exported community but was regionally variable. Coccolithophores and diatoms contributed minimally (<10%) to upper ocean biomass and total carbon export. The results of this thesis indicate that even though the coccolithophores and diatoms are important phytoplankton for primary production, their direct contribution as cells to carbon export is low. POC flux correlated with opal flux but not calcite flux indicating that the opal was more important in driving POC flux in the GCB. Two types of sinking particles were examined, marine snow aggregates and faecal pellets and there was no significant difference between the sinking velocities. Marine snow sinking velocity was not dependent on size of the aggregate. The concentrations of biominerals and POC in the surface waters and the biominerals in the sinking particles did not influence the sinking velocity. This indicates that porosity and POC content could be more important in determining the sinking velocity and the carbon flux. The synthesis includes the species composition and biomass of the Arctic, which displayed similar trends to the GCB. The results from this thesis suggest that the slow sinking carbon export may not be significantly affected by potential changes in upper ocean biomineralising phytoplankton community structure and upper ocean chemistry. The effects of porosity and POC contents of the particles are here considered to be just as important for determining the export flux than upper ocean community structure and biomineral ballast availability. This implies that the impacts of ocean acidification will become more important deeper in the water column as biominerals become more important within sinking particles as POC is removed.

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Giering, Sarah L. C. "The role of mesozooplankton in the biological carbon pump of the North Atlantic." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2013. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/359058/.

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Walker, Stevie. "Climate change impacts on the ocean’s biological carbon pump in a CMIP6 Earth System Model:." Thesis, Boston College, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:109224.

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Thesis advisor: Hilary Palevsky
The ocean plays a key role in global carbon cycling, taking up CO2 from the atmosphere. A fraction of this CO2 is converted into organic carbon through primary production in the surface ocean and sequestered in the deep ocean through a process known as the biological pump. The ability of the biological pump to sequester carbon away from the atmosphere is influenced by the interaction between the annual cycle of ocean mixed layer depth (MLD), primary production, and ecosystem processes that influence export efficiency. Gravitational sinking of particulate organic carbon (POC) is the largest component of the biological pump and the aspect that is best represented in Earth System Models (ESMs). I use ESM data from CESM2, an ESM participating in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6), to investigate how a high-emissions climate change scenario will impact POC flux globally and regionally over the 21st century. The model simulates a 4.4% decrease in global POC flux at the 100 m depth horizon, from 7.12 Pg C/yr in the short-term (2014-2034) to 6.81 Pg C/yr in the long-term (2079-2099), indicating that the biological pump will become less efficient overall at sequestering carbon. However, the extent of change varies across the globe, including the largest POC flux declines in the North Atlantic, where the maximum annual MLD is projected to shoal immensely. In the future, a multi-model comparison across ESMs will allow for further analysis on the variability of these changes to the biological pump
Thesis (BS) — Boston College, 2021
Submitted to: Boston College. College of Arts and Sciences
Discipline: Departmental Honors
Discipline: Earth and Environmental Science

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Duret, Manon. "Microbial communities in sinking and suspended particles and their influence on the oceanic biological carbon pump." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2018. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/427041/.

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Export of photosynthetically produced organic matter, from the sunlit to the dark ocean, in the form of sinking particles represents the major mechanism of the biological carbon pump that removes CO2 from the atmosphere. Most of the organic matter bound in sinking particles undergoes microbial remineralisation while traversing the water column, thereby causing CO2 and inorganic nutrients to be released. Increasing evidence indicates that most remineralisation does not occur directly on sinking particles, but rather on suspended particles and dissolved organic matter resulting from their disaggregation and solubilisation. Most particulate organic carbon in the mesopelagic ocean is bound to suspended particles, which represent a major substrate for heterotrophic organisms. Despite their crucial importance, suspended particles and their associated microbial communities have been largely overlooked in favour to sinking particles. This thesis presents the first comparison of diversity and functionalities between microbial communities associated with suspended and sinking particles. Using amplicon sequencing of small-subunit ribosomal RNA genes on particles collected with a marine snow catcher deployed in the Southern Ocean, this thesis demonstrates that prokaryotic communities associated with suspended and sinking particles differ significantly. Particle-associated remineralising bacteria showed a clear preference for either particle-type likely relating to differential organic matter composition. Suspended particles from the upper-mesopelagic were predominately composed of prymnesiophytes and soft-tissue animals, while more efficient carbon export from diatoms was indicated by their prevalence in sinking particles. Eukaryotic sequences associated with suspended and sinking particles were largely dominated by heterotrophic protists, highlighting their major contribution to particulate organic matter remineralisation in the upper-mesopelagic. Finally, remineralisation activities, as well as nitrogen and sulphur cycling, were investigated by comparing metatranscriptomes of various particle-types collected in the North Atlantic. Free-living, small sinking and small suspended particle-associated microbes appeared most active in the remineralisation of simple organic compounds, while large suspended particles acted as the main venue of complex organic matter remineralisation. Additionally, actively expressed genes related to anaerobic processes in small particles corroborate recent postulations that marine particles may serve as oxygen-deficient microniches, and hence, may be key to redox cycling of elements in the ocean. Overall, this dissertation highlights differences between suspended and sinking particles as well as their potential biogeochemical implications in the ocean and provides further insights into constraints shaping the oceanic biological carbon pump.

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Islam, Mohammad Raisul. "Numerical Simulation of Direct Expansion Solar-Assisted Heat Pump Water Heater Using Carbon Dioxide as Refrigerant." Thesis, North Dakota State University, 2013. https://hdl.handle.net/10365/27050.

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Compared to the conventional solar-assisted heat pump (SAHP) water heating system, a relatively more compact direct-expansion solar assisted heat pump (DX-SAHP) has been introduced, in which the solar collector acts as an evaporator. Details of the analytical studies of a CO2 transcritical cycle on SAHP water heating system are presented in this study. A numerical model has been developed to optimize the system design and operating parameters. The simulation model can predict the performance of the system COP, collector efficiency and heat capacity. An experimental prototype using the evacuated tube U-pipe solar collector utilized to verify the simulation results. The results show that both the solar radiation and ambient temperature have a significant impact on the DX-SAHP system's thermal performance. Year round performance showed that, theoretically, the system could achieve on an average, COP of 2 - 3.2, collector efficiency of 40 - 62% and water temperature to be about 43? - 56?C.
Pakistan-US Science and Technology Cooperation Program, US Department of State

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Stange, Paul [Verfasser]. "The inﬂuence of plankton food-web structure on the efficiency of the biological carbon pump / Paul Stange." Kiel : Universitätsbibliothek Kiel, 2017. http://d-nb.info/1142154777/34.

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Dumont, Isabelle. "Interactions between the microbial network and the organic matter in the Southern Ocean: impacts on the biological carbon pump." Doctoral thesis, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/210300.

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The Southern Ocean (ca. 20% of the world ocean surface) is a key place for the regulation of Earth climate thanks to its capacity to absorb atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) by physico-chemical and biological mechanisms. The biological carbon pump is a major pathway of absorption of CO2 through which the CO2 incorporated into autotrophic microorganisms in surface waters is transferred to deep waters. This process is influenced by the extent of the primary production and by the intensity of the remineralization of organic matter along the water column. So, the annual cycle of sea ice, through its in situ production and remineralization processes but also, through the release of microorganisms, organic and inorganic nutrients (in particular iron)into the ocean has an impact on the carbon cycle of the Southern Ocean, notably by promoting the initiation of phytoplanktonic blooms at time of ice melting.

The present work focussed on the distribution of organic matter (OM) and its interactions with the microbial network (algae, bacteria and protozoa) in sea ice and ocean, with a special attention to the factors which regulate the biological carbon pump of the Southern Ocean. This thesis gathers data collected from a) late winter to summer in the Western Pacific sector, Western Weddell Sea and Bellingshausen Sea during three sea ice cruises ARISE, ISPOL-drifting station and SIMBA-drifting station and b) summer in the Sub-Antarctic and Polar Front Zone during the oceanographic cruise SAZ-Sense.

The sea ice covers were typical of first-year pack ice with thickness ranging between 0.3 and 1.2 m, and composed of granular and columnar ice. Sea ice temperature ranging between -8.9°C and -0.4°C, brines volume ranging between 2.9 to 28.2% and brines salinity from 10 to >100 were observed. These extreme physicochemical factors experienced by the microorganisms trapped into the semi-solid sea ice matrix therefore constitute an extreme change as compared to the open ocean. Sea ice algae were mainly composed of diatoms but autotrophic flagellates (such as dinoflagellates or Phaeocystis sp.) were also typically found in surface ice layers. Maximal algal biomass was usually observed in the bottom ice layers except during SIMBA where the maxima was localised in the top ice layers likely because of the snow and ice thickness which limit the light available in the ice cover. During early spring, the algal growth was controlled by the space availability (i.e. brine volume) while in spring/summer (ISPOL, SIMBA) the major nutrients availability inside sea ice may have controlled algal growth. At all seasons, high concentrations of dissolved and particulate organic matter were measured in sea ice as compared to the water column. Dissolved monomers (saccharides and amino acids) were accumulated in sea ice, in particular in winter. During spring and summer, polysaccharides constitute the main fraction of the dissolved saccharides pool. High concentrations of transparent exopolymeric particles (TEP), mainly constituted with saccharides, were present and their gel properties greatly influence the internal habitat of sea ice, by retaining the nutrients and by preventing the protozoa grazing pressure, inducing therefore an algal accumulation. The composition as well as the vertical distribution of OM in sea ice was linked to sea ice algae.

Besides, the distribution of microorganisms and organic compounds in the sea ice was also greatly influenced by the thermodynamics of the sea ice cover, as evidenced during a melting period for ISPOL and during a floodfreeze cycle for SIMBA. The bacteria distribution in the sea ice was not correlated with those of algae and organic matter. Indeed, the utilization of the accumulated organic matter by bacteria seemed to be limited by an external factor such as temperature, salinity or toxins rather than by the nature of the organic substrates, which are partly composed of labile monomeric saccharides. Thus the disconnection of the microbial loop leading to the OM accumulation was highlighted in sea ice.

In addition the biofilm formed by TEP was also involved in the retention of cells and other compounds(DOM, POM, and inorganic nutrients such as phosphate and iron) to the brine channels walls and thus in the timing of release of ice constituents when ice melts. The sequence of release in marginal ice zone, as studied in a microcosm experiments realized in controlled and trace-metal clean conditions, was likely favourable to the development of blooms in the marginal ice zone. Moreover microorganisms derived from sea ice (mainly <10 µm) seems able to thrive and grow in the water column as also the supply of organic nutrients and Fe seems to benefit to the pelagic microbial community.

Finally, the influence of the remineralization of organic matter by heterotrophic bacterioplankton on carbon export and biological carbon pump efficiency was investigated in the epipelagic (0-100 m) and mesopelagic(100-700 m) zones during the summer in the sub-Antarctic and Polar Front zones (SAZ and PFZ) of the Australian sector (Southern Ocean). Opposite to sea ice, bacterial biomass and activities followed Chl a and organic matter distributions. Bacterial abundance, biomass and activities drastically decreased below depths of 100-200 m. Nevertheless, depth-integrated rates through the thickness of the different water masses showed that the mesopelagic contribution of bacteria represents a non-negligible fraction, in particular in a diatom-dominated system./

L’océan Antarctique (± 20% de la surface totale des océans) est un endroit essentiel pour la régulation du climat de notre planète grâce à sa capacité d’absorber le dioxyde de carbone (CO2) atmosphérique par des mécanismes physico-chimique et biologique. La pompe biologique à carbone est un processus majeur de fixation de CO2 par les organismes autotrophes à la surface de l’océan et de transfert de carbone organique vers le fond de l’océan. Ce processus est influencé par l’importance de la production primaire ainsi que par l’intensité de la reminéralisation de la matière organique dans la colonne d’eau. Ainsi, le cycle annuel de la glace via sa production/reminéralisation in situ mais aussi via l’ensemencement de l’océan avec des microorganismes et des nutriments organiques et inorganiques (en particulier le fer) a un impact sur le cycle du carbone dans l’Océan Antarctique, notamment en favorisant l’initiation d’efflorescences phytoplanctoniques dans la zone marginale de glace.

Plus précisément, nous avons étudié les interactions entre le réseau microbien (algues, bactéries et protozoaires) et la matière organique dans le but d’évaluer leurs impacts potentiels sur la pompe biologique de carbone dans l’Océan Austral. Deux écosystèmes différents ont été étudiés :la glace de mer et le milieu océanique grâce à des échantillons prélevés lors des campagnes de glace ARISE, ISPOL et SIMBA et lors de la campagne océanographique SAZ-Sense, couvrant une période allant de la fin de l’hiver à l’été.

La glace de mer est un environnement très particulier dans lequel les microorganismes planctoniques se trouvent piégés lors de la formation de la banquise et dans lesquels ils subissent des conditions extrêmes de température et de salinité, notamment. Les banquises en océan ouvert étudiées (0,3 à 1,2 m d’épaisseur, températures de -8.9°C à -0.4°C, volumes relatifs de saumure de 2.9 à 28.2% et salinités de saumures entre 10 et jusque >100) étaient composées de glace columnaire et granulaire. Les algues de glace étaient principalement des diatomées mais des flagellés autotrophes (tels que des dinoflagellés ou Phaeocystis sp.) ont été typiquement observés dans les couches de glace de surface. Les biomasses algales maximales se trouvaient généralement dans la couche de glace de fond sauf à SIMBA où les maxima se trouvaient en surface, probablement en raison de l’épaisseur des couches de neige et de glace, limitant la lumière disponible dans la colonne de glace. Au début du printemps, la croissance algale était contrôlée par l’espace disponible (càd le volume des saumures) tandis qu’au printemps/été, la disponibilité en nutriments majeurs a pu la contrôler. A toutes les saisons, des concentrations élevées en matière organique (MO) dissoute et particulaire on été mesurées dans la glace de mer par rapport à l’océan. Des monomères dissous (sucres et acides aminés) étaient accumulés dans la glace, surtout en hiver. Au printemps et été, les polysaccharides dissous dominaient le réservoir de sucres. La MO était présente sous forme de TEP qui par leurs propriétés de gel modifie l’habitat interne de la glace. Ce biofilm retient les nutriments et gêne le mouvement des microorganismes. La composition et la distribution de la MO dans la glace étaient en partie reliées aux algues de glace. De plus, la thermodynamique de la couverture de glace peut contrôler la distribution des microorganismes et de la MO, comme observé lors de la fonte de la glace à ISPOL et lors du refroidissement de la banquise à SIMBA. La distribution des bactéries n’est pas corrélée avec celle des algues et de la MO dans la glace. En effet, la consommation de la MO par les bactéries semble être limitée non pas par la nature chimique des substrats mais par un facteur extérieur affectant le métabolisme bactérien tel que la température, la salinité ou une toxine. Le dysfonctionnement de la boucle microbienne menant à l’accumulation de la MO dans la glace a donc été mis en évidence dans nos échantillons.

De plus, le biofilm formé par les TEP est aussi impliquée dans l’attachement des cellules et autres composés aux parois des canaux de saumure et donc dans la séquence de largage lors de la fonte. Cette séquence semble propice au développement d’efflorescences phytoplanctoniques dans la zone marginale de glace. Les microorganismes originaires de la glace (surtout ceux de taille < 10 μm) semblent capables de croître dans la colonne d’eau et l’apport en nutriments organiques et inorganiques apparaît favorable à la croissance des microorganismes pélagiques.

Enfin, l’influence des activités hétérotrophes sur l’export de carbone et l’efficacité de la pompe biologique à carbone a été évaluée dans la couche de surface (0-100 m) et mésopélagique (100-700 m) de l’océan. Au contraire de la glace, les biomasses et activités bactériennes suivaient les distributions de la chlorophyll a et de la MO. Elles diminuent fortement en dessous de 100-200 m, néanmoins les valeurs intégrées sur la hauteur de la colonne d’eau indiquent que la reminéralisation de la MO par les bactéries dans la zone mésopélagique est loin d’être négligeable, spécialement dans une région dominée par les diatomées.

Doctorat en Sciences agronomiques et ingénierie biologique
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Pump, Judith [Verfasser], and Ralf [Akademischer Betreuer] Conrad. "Carbon translocation and methane emission in flooded rice microcosms with a manipulated root microbiome / Judith Pump. Betreuer: Ralf Conrad." Marburg : Philipps-Universität Marburg, 2013. http://d-nb.info/1035502224/34.

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Yurtsever, Ahmet Onur. "Mathematical Modeling Of Adsorption/desorption Systems For Chemical Heat Pumps." Master's thesis, METU, 2011. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12612917/index.pdf.

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Despite their limited commercial applications, chemical heat pumps (CHP) have been considered as an important alternative to conventional heating and cooling technologies. In this study, the adsorption-desorption of ethanol over activated carbon was applied on the CHP reactor. The ethanol vapor - activated carbon adsorption rate was determined at 30, 60, 90 and 120°
experimentally by using Intelligent Gravimetric Analyzer C(IGA). The experimental adsorption data were used on the transient modeling of reactor by assuming single component gas phase. Then, spatial and temporal temperature, rate of heat transfer, and total amount of heat transferred for a given period were determined. Finally, the calculated adsorption and temperature profiles were integrated over volume to predict performance of heat pump for different reactor geometries. The results showed that, with proper modeling satisfactory performance values can be attained using these systems.

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Lorkowski, Ina [Verfasser], and Carsten [Akademischer Betreuer] Eden. "The Carbon Pump of the Northwest-European Shelf : Variability due to Phytoplankton Dynamics and Climate Change / Ina Lorkowski. Betreuer: Carsten Eden." Hamburg : Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Hamburg, 2013. http://d-nb.info/103389141X/34.

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Janjua, Azeem. "Modelling and optimisation of a decentralised heat network and energy centre in London Docklands." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för teknikvetenskaper, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-377488.

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The following project aims to create a decentralised heat network development methodology which makes best use of heat sources and loads and can be widely applied to evaluate the energy economics of a heat network scheme and energy centre. As the energy transition takes shape, the key is connectivity and the potential now, or in the future to aid progressive development of energy systems and technologies rather than traditional models that consider schemes individually in isolation and not holistically; where with the latter we’re more likely to end up with robust, future-proof solutions. A methodology was formulated which encompassed various elements of decentralised energy masterplanning approaches and enabled heat demand loads and associated profiles to be simulated. The development of an optimisation model enabled strategies to be devised (maximisation of energy generation and revenue independently) over a set technology lifetime for the energy centre. The results have concluded that the maximisation of revenue optimisation strategy is the most viable economically. An energy generation optimisation for the energy centre produced optimal results in terms of its heat generation profile, however, the scheme was not economically viable due to significantly high capital costs associated with piping connections to multiple clusters. A CO2 emission analysis was carried out for a selection of energy technologies (CHP, heat pumps and gas boilers) for the heat network energy centre. An evaluation of the results has concluded that the optimal selection of technology for the energy centre for the minimisation of CO2 emissions is heat pumps. When selecting combinations of technologies for peak and base loads within the energy centre, heat pumps (base load) and gas boilers (peak load) are optimal when aiming to maximise revenue generation whilst minimising CO2 emissions. In this case, reductions in associated CO2 emissions have been calculated to achieve up to 89.07% when compared to a base case gas boiler technology (energy centre) scenario alone. The methodology and models developed in this project can be widely applied to decentralised heat network projects in London in order to identify optimal development and expansion strategies and evaluate the energy economics of schemes.

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Fronk, Brian Matthew. "Modeling and Testing Of Water-Coupled Microchannel Gas Coolers for Natural Refrigerant Heat Pumps." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/16247.

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An experimental and analytical investigation on a water-coupled microchannel gas cooler was conducted in this study. With a relatively low critical temperature (31.1°C/89.9°F) and pressure (73.7 bar/1070 psi), CO2 is a supercritical fluid on the high side of a vapor compression cycle under warmer ambient conditions. This results in a non-isothermal heat rejection through the component known as the gas cooler. The large temperature glide in the heating of tap water matches well with the supercritical temperature glide of carbon dioxide. Unlike in a condensation process, here the non isothermal heat rejection can be used to advantage in a counterflow gas cooler, in which the water outlet temperature can rise to the desired high value. This minimizes temperature pinch and keeps gas cooler size economical. The focus of this thesis was to develop and experimentally validate a heat transfer model for a water-coupled microchannel gas cooler. The heat exchanger was tested in a small capacity experimental heat pump system. The heat pump system was designed to simulate conditions for heating domestic tap water to a usable temperature. A matrix of test points varying refrigerant inlet temperature, refrigerant mass flow rate, water inlet temperature and water volumetric flow rate were used to characterize the performance of the heat exchanger and validate the model.

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Robbins, Thomas. "Small-scale heat-driven adsorption cooling." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/52982.

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Heat driven adsorption cycles use heat sources ranging in temperature from 80 - 150 °C to provide cooling, and have been used in both air conditioning and refrigeration applications. Adsorbent heat pumps operate with low cost, simple components, and very little vibration, making them appealing as an alternative heat pump technology. However, they have been limited thus far to commercial and industrial scale applications. To date, adsorption systems have predominantly used natural or industrial waste streams as heat sources in the 10s of kW range. This work expands the scope of adsorption applications to include heat driven cooling at small capacities (watts) and mobile cooling without electronic controls. Autonomous heat driven adsorption system controls are proposed and tested for these systems. Component and system level models are developed for design and assessment. Major trends in system performance with scale are identified and the causes for these scaling effects are presented. New adsorbent bed designs are proposed and modeled for small-scale adsorption systems. The small-scale adsorbent bed designs are fabricated and tested. Models are validated and refined based on the experimental results. Through a combination of modeling and experimental results, this work demonstrates the feasibility of adsorption system application at capacities that two orders of magnitude lower than any previously demonstrated work.

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Ramondenc, Simon. "Analyse des variations spatio-temporelles du zooplancton gélatineux et son effet sur les flux de matières à l'aide d'une approche combinant expérimentation et écologie numérique." Thesis, Paris 6, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017PA066528/document.

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Le terme plancton désigne l'ensemble des organismes dérivant au grès des courants marins. On distingue le plancton végétal et principalement photosynthétique, "le phytoplancton", du plancton animal hétérotrophe, "le zooplancton". Au cours des dernières décennies, de nombreuses études ont documenté une croissance de l'abondance et de la distribution spatiale du zooplancton gélatineux à travers diverses régions. Même si le terme "gélification" des océans doit être utilisé avec beaucoup de précaution, des régions comme la mer Méditerranée montre une constante augmentation des méduses au cours de ces 40 dernières années. L'espèce Pelagia noctiluca (Forsskål, 1775) est considérée comme étant la méduse la plus abondante du bassin méditerranéen depuis les années 70. Du fait de leur présence massive dans cette région, il est primordial d'évaluer précisément l'impact de P. noctiluca à la fois sur les cycles biogéochimiques et sur la structuration des écosystèmes pélagiques. Pour cela, les deux processus majeurs de transfert de matière dans l'écosystème doivent être étudiés : la séquestration de carbone via la pompe biologique et le transfert de carbon au travers des réseaux trophiques. Cette thèse s'articule autour de trois axes majeurs: (i) réaliser un premier bilan de l'export de carbone organique particulaire (POCtotal) et dissous (DOC) en mer Méditerranée, (ii) construire un modèle écophysiologique de P. noctiluca pour déterminer la contribution de cette méduse à la pompe biologique, et (iii) évaluer le niveau trophique de P. noctiluca et son potentiel impact sur les niveaux trophiques inférieurs
The term “plankton” refers to all the organisms drifting in the water following the currents. Commonly, the vegetable autotrophic and mainly photosynthetic, “phytoplankton” is distinguished from the heterotrophic and animal “zooplankton”. In the last decades, many studies reported an increase in the abundances and spatial distributions of gelatinous zooplankton in many oceans. Even if the concept of “jellyfication of the oceans” needs to be used with caution, jellyfish populations show an increase in Mediterranean Sea over the last 40 years. The species Pelagia noctiluca (Forsskål, 1775) is considered as the most abundant jellyfish in the Mediterranean basin since the 70s. Due to its massive presence in this area, it is essential to evaluate precisely the impact of P. noctiluca on both biogeochemical cycles and pelagic ecosystem structure. Thus, the contribution of P. noctiluca to the two main factors regulating the biological carbon transfer in the oceans: carbon sequestration via the biological carbon pump and carbon transfer through trophic networks. This manuscript is divided in 3 main sections : (i) providing an initial budget of the particulate (POCtotal) and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in the Mediterranean sea, (ii) building an ecophysiological model of P. noctiluca to estimate its contribution to the biological carbon pump, and (iii) assessing the trophic level of P. noctiluca and its potential impact on lower trophic levels

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Thiele, Stefan [Verfasser], Bernhard M. [Akademischer Betreuer] Fuchs, Rudolf [Akademischer Betreuer] Amann, and Victor S. [Akademischer Betreuer] Smetacek. "The role of specific microbial communities in the biological carbon pump / Stefan Thiele. Gutachter: Rudolf Amann ; Victor S. Smetacek. Betreuer: Bernhard M. Fuchs." Bremen : Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Bremen, 2013. http://d-nb.info/1072156121/34.

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Pintossi, C. "CARBON-BASED HYBRID PLATFORMS FOR NOVEL PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES: BURIED INTERFACE CHEMISTRY AND CHARGE CARRIERS DYNAMICS." Doctoral thesis, Università degli Studi di Milano, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/2434/362241.

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Current photovoltaic (PV) market is strongly dominated by an intense use of silicon. Although it is the second most abundant element on the Earth crust, after oxygen, Si is never present in its pure form but always bounded with other elements, and relatively complex and expensive purification procedures are needed in order to have clean, crystalline and optimally doped pure silicon. This issue, joined with the ever-increasing demand of clean Si by almost all the technological modern applications, led scientists all over the world to look for suitable alternatives. One of the most promising options, is to try to substitute silicon with carbon, essentially for two reasons: (i) pure C not only exists in nature but can also be obtained and purified through easy and low-cost processes, (ii) carbon can behave as a metal or a semiconductor without being doped, depending only on the particular allotrope. Moreover, carbon allotropes capability of arranging in various geometry allows C-based materials to assume different dimensionality, starting from the quasi zero-dimensional fullerene to three-dimensional diamonds. This makes carbon nanomaterials excellent candidate for a wide range of electrical and technological devices, offering the possibility to chose the suitable allotropes depending on the particular task that is needed to be fulfilled. For photovoltaic application, a semiconducting material which can provide dissociation sites for excitons is necessary. To accomplish this role, the mono-dimensional form of C, carbon nanotubes (CNTs), revealed to be a perfect substitute of p-type silicon, on one side of the junction because CNTs are naturally p-doped in air. Moreover, thanks to their peculiar geometry and extraordinary electrical conductivity, they are able to provide excellent transport path for the dissociated carriers with a very good transparency (which allows a relevant amount of incident light to reach the depletion region). In the first chapter of this thesis, carbon nanotubes will be introduced, emphasizing the properties which make this nanostructured materials optimal for PV applications. Then, the different types of carbon/silicon heterojunctions will be analyzed, starting from the classical semiconductor theory, to a more complex and realistic model. At the end of the chapter CNTs solar cells state of the art will be presented, highlighting the open questions at which this thesis is aimed to answer. The experimental techniques, such as angle-resolved X-rays photoelectron spectroscopy (AR-XPS) and transient reflectivity (TR) measurements, used to reach this goal will be presented in Chapter 2, together with the description of the manufacturing processes that yielded to the creation of three different series of PV devices, with an improvement of the efficiency from 0.1% to 12.2% in three years. In the third chapter, we will show how the complex buried interface between CNTs and Si can be investigated and modelled by means of photoelectron spectroscopy techniques. A complex oxide interface, composed by silicon dioxide and non-stoichiometric silicon oxide, has been unveiled and possible effects on the power conversion efficiency of PV devices are outlined. A systematic study on the chemical and physical properties of the buried interface will be presented in Chapter 4. Oxides have been alternatively removed and regrown using suitable acids and the effects on the PV performances will be discussed in detail in this chapter. The doping effects of acids on the carbon nanotubes will also be investigated through Raman spectroscopy. Acid effects on the heterojunctions will be unambiguously shown by the XPS measurements, and the matching of these data with the electrical PV measurements allows us to discuss the nature of the heterojunction in more detail. In order to properly address the operation mechanism of these devices, which can be either a conventional p-n or a metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS) junction, the dynamics of charge transfer processes at the interface will be investigated in Chapter 5 with time-resolved pump-probe reflectivity measurement. The aim is to find a correlation between the thickness of the buried SiOxlayer and the carriers photogeneration and transport, comparing the device electrical parameter with the ultrafast behavior, analyzed by time-resolved reflectivity. These last findings, along with several improvements in the CNTs dispersion and deposition, have led to the creation of optimized third-series solar cells with a record efficiency of 12.2%, which will be fully characterized at the end of this last chapter through a combination of suitable experimental techniques, in order to highlight the factors which contributed to this huge jump in the power conversion efficiency. The stability in time of this optimized PV devices will finally be discussed.

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Mudragaddam, Madhuri. "Carbon Dioxide and Hydrogen Sulfide Emission Factors Applicable to Wastewater Wet Wells." ScholarWorks@UNO, 2010. http://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1139.

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Transport of wastewater in sewer networks causes potential problems associated with gases which include ammonia, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulfide and methane, in regard to odor nuisance, irritation, toxicity, and microbially induced corrosion. The extent of these problems depends on the emission rates of gases in the sewer atmosphere. To limit these kinds of problems an estimate of the gases emitted from the sewer network is to be known. In consideration to the above mentioned problems, a research has been taken up to estimate the two gases, namely, carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide from sewer wet wells. In this method, using Landtec GEM-2000 plus a multi-gas analyzer, the sample gases were collected from the wet well of pump stations for five days. Using the collected samples the emission rates of carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide are estimated.

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Forrer, Heather. "Toward an improved understanding of the Southern Ocean's biological pump: phytoplankton group-specific contributions to nitrogen and carbon cycling across the Subantarctic Indian Ocean." Master's thesis, Faculty of Science, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/33675.

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Iron (and silicate) (co-)limitation of phytoplankton is considered a primary cause of the Southern Ocean's inefficient biological pump. However, the role of phytoplankton community structure and response to nutrient cycling remains poorly understood. In a mass balance sense, phytoplankton consumption of new nitrogen (N; e.g., allochthonous nitrate) is proportional to net carbon (C) export, while growth fueled by recycled N (e.g., ammonium) yields no net C flux. The N isotope ratio (δ15N) of surface biomass has long been used as an integrative tracer of new versus regenerated uptake. This approach is rendered more accurate by coupling either fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS; of nano- and picophytoplankton; 0.4-20 μm) or microscopy (for microphytoplankton; >20 um) with groupspecific δ15N measurements. Samples were collected for the analysis of nutrients and nitrate-, FACS-, and microscopy-δ15N on a mid-summer transect of the Subantarctic Indian basin during the 2016/17 Antarctic Circumnavigation Expedition (ACE) cruise. The data show that all phytoplankton populations preferentially utilize nitrate (≥55%) across the Indian Sector of the Subantarctic, potentially driving higher C export potential than previously estimated. Indeed, near the Subantarctic islands, 72% of microand >80% of nano- and picophytoplankton growth is supported by nitrate. This is likely due to the partial alleviation of phytoplankton iron and silicate stress, largely as a result of bathymetric upwelling, which constitutes a manifestation of the island mass effect. C export potential is lower in the open ocean region away from the islands where iron stress has been shown to be higher; here, nitrate supports >55% of micro- and picophytoplankton and 7 to 79% of nanophytoplankton growth. In terms of relative abundance (RA), the open Subantarctic is dominated by picoeukaryotes (64%), although there exists a large disconnect between relative abundance and potential contribution to C export. The three largest surface-ocean phytoplankton populations included in this study – microphytoplankton, cryptophytes, and nanoeukaryotes – each contribute ~30% to the total C export potential across the Subantarctic Indian sector while picophytoplankton contribute ~5%. Thus, as has been concluded previously, the larger phytoplankton size classes are disproportionately important drivers of the Subantarctic biological pump. Other interesting ecological findings include diatom-dominated microphytoplankton populations apparently fueled by a significant fraction of regenerated N, even in areas of iron supply, and Synechococcus relying near-exclusively on new N, in contrast to subtropical observations. Additionally, the abundance of Synechococcus appears to be controlled by the availability of iron across the Subantarctic, with silicate and temperature playing a supporting role.

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Potgieter, Jan Harm Christiaan. "Development and evaluation of an R-744 evaporator model / J.H.C. Potgieter." Thesis, North-West University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/9688.

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In recent years carbon dioxide (CO2, R-744)has moved to the foreground as an environmentally friendly alternative to commonly used CFCs and HFCs, which are being phased out due to its high ozone depleting and global warming potentials. R-744 is not only environmentally friendly but due to its unique properties, it is also ideally suited for the use in heat pump water heaters. High cycle efficiencies are achievable even at high hot water temperatures. The high cycle efficiency not only leads to energy and cost savings but also ties in with the drive for implementation of energy saving measures in South Africa. It is therefore paramount to continue development and implementation of R-744 in heat pump water heaters. Optimizing the cycle efficiency is only possible if detailed component simulation models, taking these unique properties of R-744 into account, are available. The purpose of this study therefore was to develop a detail simulation model of a concentric tube-in-tube water-to-refrigerant evaporator, as well as a fin-and-tube air-to-refrigerant evaporator model. Data from the North-West University R-744 heat pump test bench were used to verify the tube-in-tube evaporator simulation model. The discrepancies in the cooling capacity between the simulation and test bench can be attributed to the presence of lubricant in the system.The fin-and-tube model was verified by testing it against the NIST program EVAP-COND (NIST 2010). Overall there was good agreement between the results of the two programs, with EVAP-COND predicting a lower cooling capacity(6% to 14%) and and a higher pressure refrigerant pressure drop (30% to 50%). It was found that both the heat transfer correlation of Jung et al. (1989) and the pressure drop correlation of Choi et al. (1999) are able to predict the experimental values accurately and are valid for use in both the evaporator models developed. To demonstrate the use of the detail evaporator fin-and-tube model, an evaluation of the different tube geometries, commercially available in South Africa, for use with R-744 fin-and-tube evaporators was done. For a fin-and-tube evaporator it was found that the most cost effective option is to use ⅜" (10.05 mm)copper tubes and the least effective is " (12.6 mm) stainless steel tubes.
Thesis (MIng (Mechanical Engineering))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2013.

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Drago, Laetitia. "Analyse globale de la pompe à carbone biologique à partir de données en imagerie quantitative." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Sorbonne université, 2023. http://www.theses.fr/2023SORUS562.

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La pompe à carbone biologique (PCB) joue un rôle central dans le cycle global du carbone océanique, en transportant le carbone de la surface vers les profondeurs et en le séquestrant pendant de longues périodes. Ce travail vise à analyser deux acteurs clés de la PCB : le zooplancton et les particules. Pour cela, nous utilisons les données d'imagerie in situ de l'Underwater Vision Profiler (UVP5) pour étudier deux axes principaux : 1) la distribution globale de la biomasse du zooplancton et 2) l'exportation de carbone dans le contexte d'une efflorescence printanière dans l'Atlantique Nord. À l'aide de l'UVP5 et de l'apprentissage automatique par le biais de modèles d'habitat utilisant des arbres de régression boostés, nous étudions la distribution mondiale de la biomasse du zooplancton et ses implications écologiques. Les résultats montrent des valeurs maximales de biomasse autour de 60°N et 55°S et des valeurs minimales au niveau des gyres océaniques, avec une biomasse globale dominée par les crustacés et les rhizaires. En utilisant des techniques d'apprentissage automatique sur des données globalement homogènes, cette étude fournit des informations sur la distribution de 19 grands groupes de zooplancton (1-50 mm de diamètre sphérique équivalent). Ce premier protocole permet d'estimer la biomasse du zooplancton et la composition de la communauté à l'échelle globale à partir d'observations d'imagerie in situ d'organismes individuels. Dans le contexte unique de la campagne EXPORTS 2021, nous analysons les données UVP5 obtenues par le déploiement de trois instruments dans un tourbillon à forte rétention. Après avoir regroupé les 1 720 914 images à l'aide de Morphocluster, un logiciel de classification semi-autonome, nous nous intéressons aux caractéristiques des particules marines, en étudiant leur morphologie à travers un cadre oblique qui suit un panache de particules entre la surface et 800 m. Les résultats montrent que, contrairement aux attentes, les agrégats deviennent de manière inattendue plus grands, plus denses, plus circulaires et plus complexes avec la profondeur. En revanche, l'évolution des pelottes fécales est plus hétérogène et façonnée par l'activité du zooplancton. Ces résultats remettent en question les attentes antérieures et appellent à une réévaluation de notre vision des agrégats et des pelottes fécales. Nous avons également étudié la dynamique des concentrations et des flux de carbone à l'aide d'un cadre 1D plus traditionnel dans lequel nous explorons les trois éléments clés de l'estimation des flux à partir d'imagerie in situ en comparant les estimations de l'UVP5 et des pièges à sédiments: la gamme de tailles couvertes, la vitesse de sédimentation et le contenu en carbone. Selon la littérature, les pièges à sédiments à flottabilité neutre (NBST) et les pièges attachés à la surface (STT) couvrent généralement une gamme de tailles allant de 10 µm à environ 2 mm. Dans notre étude, nous avons constaté qu'en élargissant la gamme de tailles de l'UVP5 à 10 µm et en la limitant à 2 mm, une comparaison plus consistante peut être faite entre le flux issu de l'UVP5 et celui des pièges à sédiments (obtenus par des collègues). Toutefois, il reste une contribution importante du flux au-dessus de ce seuil de taille qui nécessite une étude plus approfondie de ses implications par l'utilisation d'approches complémentaires telles que des pièges à sédiments avec des ouvertures plus grandes. Ce manuscrit ne fait pas seulement progresser nos connaissances, mais il aborde également des défis critiques dans l'estimation de la biomasse du zooplancton et de la dynamique des particules pendant les événements d'export. Les résultats de cette étude ouvrent de nouvelles voies pour la recherche future sur la PCB et approfondissent notre compréhension des écosystèmes marins
The biological carbon pump (BCP) plays a central role in the global ocean carbon cycle, transporting carbon from the surface to the deep ocean and sequestering it for long periods. This work aims to analyse two key players of the BCP: zooplankton and particles. To this end, we use in situ imaging data from the Underwater Vision Profiler (UVP5) to investigate two primary axes: 1) the global distribution of zooplankton biomass and 2) carbon export in the context of a North Atlantic spring bloom. Our objectives includes a quantification of global zooplankton biomass, enhancing our comprehension of the BCP via morphological analysis of particles, and assessing and comparing the gravitational flux of detrital particles during a the North Atlantic spring bloom using high-resolution UVP5 data. With the help of UVP5 imagery and machine learning through habitat models using boosted regression trees, we investigate the global distribution of zooplankton biomass and its ecological implications. The results show maximum zooplankton biomass values around 60°N and 55°S and minimum values within the oceanic gyres, with a global biomass dominated by crustaceans and rhizarians. By employing machine learning techniques on globally homogeneous data, this study provides taxonomical insights into the distribution of 19 large zooplankton groups (1-50 mm equivalent spherical diameter). This first protocol estimates global, spatially resolved zooplankton biomass and community composition from in situ imaging observations of individual organisms. In addition, within the unique context of the EXPORTS 2021 campaign, we analyse UVP5 data obtained by deploying three instruments in a highly retentive eddy. After clustering the 1,720,914 images using Morphocluster, a semi-autonomous classification software, we delve into the characteristics of the marine particles, studying their morphology through an oblique framework that follows a plume of detrital particles between the surface and 800 m depth. The results of the plume following approach show that, contrary to expectations, aggregates become unexpectedly larger, denser, more circular and more complex with depth. In contrast, the evolution of fecal pellets is more heterogeneous and shaped by zooplankton activity. Such results challenge previous expectations and may require a reassessment of our view of sinking aggregates and fecal pellets. We also studied concentration and carbon flux dynamics using a more traditional 1D framework where we explore the three key elements in flux estimation from in situ imaging data by comparing UVP5 and sediment trap flux estimates: size range covered, sinking rate and carbon content. According to the current literature, neutrally buoyant sediment traps (NBST) and surface-tethered traps (STT) usually cover a size range from 10 µm to approximately 2 mm. In our study, we have found that by expanding the UVP size range to 10 µm and limiting it to 2 mm, a more consistent comparison can be made between UVP5-generated flux and sediment trap fluxes (obtained by colleagues). However, it is worth noting that there remains a large flux contribution above this size threshold, necessitating further investigation of its implications through the use of complementary approaches such as the use of sediment traps with larger openings. This manuscript not only advances our knowledge, but also addresses critical challenges in estimating zooplankton biomass and particle dynamics during export events. The findings of this study open up new avenues for future research on the biological carbon pump and deepen our understanding of marine ecosystems

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Meilland, Julie. "Rôle des foraminifères planctoniques dans le cycle du carbone marin des hautes latitudes (Océan Indien Austral)." Thesis, Angers, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015ANGE0059/document.

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Les foraminifères planctoniques vivants (LPF) contribuent à la pompe biologique du carbone océanique en générant des flux de Corg (cytoplasme) et de Cinorg (test calcaire). Dans cette étude, la morphométrie des tests, les abondances et les compositions spécifiques des assemblages de LPF dans l'océan Indien Sud (30°S-60°S, 50°E-80°E), ont été caractérisées à partir de la collecte par filet à plancton stratifié (Multinet) sur 19 stations échantillonnées pendant trois étés consécutifs (2012- 2014). En démontrant l'efficacité d'échantillonnage du Continuous Plankton Recorder pour spatialiser les données observées en 19 stations, l’étude de la dynamique de population des LPF montre l'effet de la position des fronts sur la production des LPF. Pour mieux contraindre l'impact des LPF dans la pompe biologique du carbone des hautes latitudes, la biomasse protéique et la masse calcique de plus de 2000 foraminifères ont été mesurées. Les différences de biomasse protéique et de poids normalisé par la taille entre années, espèces et masses d'eau suggèrent que les paramètres environnementaux affectent la production de Corg et de Cinorg des LPF. Le rôle des LPF sur la pompe biologique de carbone marin dépend des conditions hydrologiques et trophiques du milieu. Le rapport Corg/Cinorg est très différent selon les espèces considérées. L'applicabilité des tests de foraminifères planctoniques comme proxy de paléopompe du carbone dans les hautes latitudes dépendrait donc de l'effet exercé par les variations des conditions écologiques, et de la composition de l’assemblage. Cette étude propose une première estimation des budgets Corg et Cinorg produits par les LPF dans l’Océan Indien Austral
Planktonic foraminifera contribute to the marine biological carbon pump by generating organic (cytoplasm) and inorganic (shell) carbon fluxes. In this study, we characterized LPF total abundances, assemblages and test morphometry (minimum diameter) along 19 stations sampled by stratified plankton net (Multinet), during three consecutive austral summers (2012-2014) in the Southern Indian Ocean (30°S-60°S, 50°E-80°E). By demonstrating the efficiency of CPR for LPF sampling, we analysed population dynamic between 19 multinet sampling stations, showing the effect of frontal position on LPF production. To better constrain the impact of those organisms in the biological carbon pump at high latitudes, we have quantified the individual protein-biomass and test calcite mass of more than 2000 LPF. Differences in size-normalized protein-biomass and in size-normalized weight between years, species, and water bodies suggest that environmental parameters affect the production of planktonic foraminifera organic and inorganic carbon to varying degrees. Consequently, planktonic foraminifera are assumed to affect the biological carbon pump, depending on ecological conditions and biological prerequisites. The applicability of planktonic foraminifera tests as proxy of the past biological carbon pump in high latitudes would hence critically depend on the effect exerted by changing in ecological conditions, and the presence of different species. This study proposes a first estimation of planktonic foraminifera Corg and Cinorg standing stock and fluxes in the Southern Indian Ocean

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Hein, Maria. "The carbon footprint caused by the oversizing of building service systems : A case study of an NHS Hospital." Thesis, KTH, Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-281540.

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Energy usage in buildings is a main contributor to CO2 emissions and in order for the EU to reach the 2050 goal of carbon-neutrality, there is a great need to improve the energy efficiency in buildings, particularly commercial buildings that often are substantially overdesigned. Excess margins in the design process of building services result in an oversizing of these systems which has great environmental impacts, divided up as the operational and embodied carbon footprints. The heating and cooling system of an NHS Hospital in southern England was studied and modelled in order to identify whether the system was overdesigned and to quantify the oversizing’s carbon footprint, which was the aim of the study. The cooling system of the NHS Hospital was determined potentially oversized and the focus of the thesis was therefore on the cooling system. It included the chillers that provide cooling, and the associated adiabatic coolers that provide heat rejection, as well as the affiliated pumps. The carbon footprint of this system was quantified, based on the operational energy use, the current grid carbon factor, environmental performance evaluations of units, observations and assumptions, and its cooling capacity was compared to the demand of the hospital. An optimised alternative was developed through analysis of the current system and its capacity, and the demand at the site, as well as based on the learnings of the background research. The system was designed to consist of smaller chillers and a reduced pumping system, to more correctly match the cooling demand. The optimised system was also modelled, its capacity compared to the demand, and its carbon footprint quantified. A future estimation of the two systems’ carbon footprints was calculated for year 2035, based on a projected grid carbon factor. The systems’ setups and carbon footprints were then compared for the current and projected scenarios, and the results discussed, also in regard to mitigation strategies that could lead to a reduction of oversizing and lower the environmental impacts. The results indicate that the yearly carbon footprint difference for the current scenario was approximately 539 tonnes CO2 eq, which was 43% greater than the optimised system’s carbon footprint. Whereas the yearly difference for the projected scenario was estimated to approximately 562 tonnes CO2eq, which was 752% greater than the optimised system’s carbon footprint in a possible future. This demonstrates the great environmental impact caused by the oversizing of cooling systems. The current system’s embodied carbon footprint was estimated to 3.3% of the total carbon footprint for the current scenario, and 4.8% for the projected scenario. Whereas the optimised system’s embodied carbon footprint was estimated to 1.5% for the current scenario, and 8.6% for the projected scenario. This demonstrates the large share of the embodied carbon footprint of the current, oversized system, compared to the optimised system that is sized more correctly for the cooling demand. Furthermore, it shows the anticipated raised proportion of the embodied carbon footprint of a product or system’s total future carbon footprint, since it increases for both the systems with time. The elevated share of the embodied carbon footprint in the future raises the need to address this factor and make it a priority. The key to a correctly sized system that meets the demand was determined to be precise calculations of the requirements and the elimination of excess margins that lack quantifiable justification. This results in an improved environmental performance where the system operates at its optimum level. The stakeholders’ involvement and influence throughout a transparent design process with clear communication, and incentives that provide financial aid to appropriately sized systems, as well as environmental impact evaluations of products, among others, are essential factors with major influence on the outcome. These elements are considered crucial for the reduction of the excess carbon footprint caused by the oversizing of building service systems.
Byggnaders energianvändning är en markant bidragande faktor till koldioxidutsläppen, och för att EU ska kunna nå målet att vara klimatneutral år 2050 finns det ett stort behov av att förbättra energieffektiviteten i byggnader, särskilt kommersiella byggnader som ofta är väsentligt överdesignade. Överskottsmarginaler i designprocessen av byggnadstjänster resulterar i en överdimensionering, som har en enorm miljöpåverkan, vilken delas upp som det operativa och det inneslutna klimatavtrycket. Studiens syfte var att studera och modellera värme- och kylsystemet på ett sjukhus i södra England för att identifiera om systemet var överdimensionerat, och för att kvantifiera dess klimatavtryck. Sjukhusets kylsystem bedömdes vara potentiellt överdimensionerat och studiens fokus var därför på kylsystemet. Det inkluderade kylarna som ger kylning och de anknutna adiabatiska kylarna som ger värmebortförsel, samt de tillhörande pumparna. Klimatavtrycket för systemet kvantifierades, baserat på den operativa energianvändningen, den nuvarande koldioxidfaktorn för elnätet, miljöutvärderingar av enheter, observationer och antaganden, och dess kylkapacitet jämfördes med sjukhusets behov. Ett optimerat alternativ utvecklades genom analys av det nuvarande systemet och dess kapacitet, och behovet på platsen, samt baserat på lärdomarna i litteraturforskningen. Systemet var utformat för att bestå av mindre kylare och ett reducerat pumpsystem för att bättre matcha kylbehovet. Även det optimerade systemet modellerades, dess kapacitet jämfördes med behovet, och dess klimatavtryck kvantifierades. En framtida uppskattning av de två systemens klimatavtryck beräknades för år 2035, baserat på en prognostiserad koldioxidfaktor för elnätet. Systemens uppsättningar och klimatavtryck jämfördes för de nuvarande och framtida scenarierna, resultaten diskuterades sedan, även med avseende på mildringsstrategier som kan leda till en reducering av överdimensionering och minskad miljöpåverkan. Resultaten indikerar att den årliga skillnaden i klimatavtrycket för det nuvarande scenariot var cirka 539 ton koldioxidekvivalenter, vilket var 43% större än det optimerade systemets klimatavtryck. Medan den årliga skillnaden i klimatavtrycket för det framtida scenariot uppskattades till cirka 562 ton koldioxidekvivalenter, vilket var 752% större än det optimerade systemets klimatavtryck i en eventuell framtid. Detta visar på den stora miljöpåverkan som orsakas av överdimensionerade kylsystem. Det nuvarande systemets inneslutna klimatavtryck beräknades till 3.3% av det totala klimatavtrycket för det nuvarande scenariot, och 4.8% för det framtida scenariot. Medan det optimerade systemets inneslutna klimatavtryck för det nuvarande scenariot var 1.5%, och 8.6% för det framtida scenariot. Detta demonstrerar den stora andelen inneslutet klimatavtryck i det nuvarande systemet, jämfört med det optimerade systemet som är bättre anpassat för kylbehovet. Dessutom visar det som förväntat den ökade andelen inneslutet klimatavtryck för en produkts eller ett systems totala klimatavtryck i framtiden, eftersom båda systemens inneslutna klimatavtryck visade på en framtida ökning. Den framtida ökade andelen inneslutet klimatavtryck väcker behovet av att itu med denna växande faktor och göra den till en prioritering. Nyckeln till ett system med korrekt storlek, vars kapacitet möter behovet, bestämdes vara exakta beräkningar av kraven och frånvaron av överskottsmarginaler som saknar kvantifierbar motivering. Detta resulterar i en förbättrad miljöprestanda där systemet fungerar på sin optimala nivå. Berörda parters engagemang och inflytande genom en transparent designprocess med tydlig kommunikation, och incitament som ger ekonomiskt stöd till system av korrekt dimensionering, samt miljökonsekvensbedömningar av produkter, är några av de viktigaste faktorerna med stort inflytande på slutresultatet. Dessa element bedöms vara avgörande för att minska överskottet av klimatavtrycket som orsakas av en överdimensionering av byggnadstjänster.

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Lacroix, Fabrice. "Riverine and coastal ocean contributions to the global and regional oceanic cycling of carbon and nutrients." Doctoral thesis, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, 2019. https://dipot.ulb.ac.be/dspace/bitstream/2013/289460/3/main.pdf.

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Les rivières sont une source importante de constituants biogéochimiques pour les océans. Jusqu’à présent, les modèles océaniques globaux représentaient de manière inadéquate ou ignoraient simplement les apports continentaux de nutriments, de carbone, d’alcalinité provenant des rivières. En particulier, les perturbations anthropiques des apports fluviaux au cours du 20 ème siècle et leurs conséquences sur l’état physique et biogéochimique des océans - notamment la zone côtière - n’ont pas encore été analysées à l’aide d’un modèle global prenant en compte la circulation tridimensionnelle de l’océan. L’objectif principal de cette thèse était donc d’intégrer les apports biogéochimiques provenant des rivières dans un modèle océanique global afin d’améliorer la compréhension du cycle du carbone de l’océan côtier et son évolution au cours du 20 ème siècle. Dans un premier temps, mon travail a visé à l’amélioration des connaissances concernant le rôle des apports biogéochimiques fluviaux sur le cycle du carbone océanique à long-terme, en se focalisant sur la période préindustrielle. Pour cela, j’ai estimé les apports des rivières en utilisant des modèles permettant d’estimer l’érosion chimique et le transfert de matière organique desécosystèmes terrestres à l’océan. Ces apports fluviaux ont ensuite été ajoutés dans le modèle biogéochimique océanique HAMOCC et leurs impacts sur la production primaire océanique et les flux de CO2 entre l’atmosphère et l’océan ont été analysés. Les résultats nous ont permis de quantifier un dégazage de CO 2 préindustriel de 0.23 Pg C yr -1 pour l’océan global, principalement localisé à proximité de l’embouchure des rivières. Le modèle a également démontré l’existence d’un transfert inter-hémisphèrique de carbone, avec un plus grand apport des rivières à l’océan dans l’hémisphère nord, et un transfert de l’hémisphère nord à l’hémisphère sud où un dégazage net se produit. Une augmentation considérable de la production primaire océanique induite par les apports des rivières a également été prédite.La modélisation biogéochimique de l’océan côtier a ensuite été améliorée, en augmentant la vitesse de minéralisation de la matière organique dans les sédiments côtiers et en incluant la dégradation de la matière organique dissoute d’origine terrestre (tDOM) dans l’océan. Par ailleurs, notre analyse suggère un temps de résidence des eaux dans la zone côtière significativement plus courte (14-16 mois en moyenne) que celui estimé jusqu’à présent (>4 ans). Ce temps de courte résidence implique un transfert efficace de matière organiquede l’océan côtier à l’océan ouvert, un état autotrophe net de l’océan côtier, ainsi qu’un puit de CO 2 (0.06-0.08 Pg C yr -1) pour la période préindustrielle, contrairement aux hypothèses précédemment proposées dans la littérature.Dans le dernier chapitre, les perturbations océaniques induites par les changements de la concentration en CO 2 dans l’atmosphère, de la physique de l’océan et des apports biogéochimiques fluviaux au cours du 20 ème siècle ont été analysées. Les résultats indiquent que la réduction de production primaire nette (NPP) observée dans les océans tropicaux et subtropicaux, pourrait être entièrement compensée par une augmentation de la NPP dans l’océan austral et dans les systèmes côtiers de type «EBUS». Les simulations montrent aussi que l’augmentation des apports fluviaux provoque une augmentation de NPP océanique à l’échelle de l’océan côtier (+15 %) et à l’échelle globale (+ 4 %). En conclusion, cette thèse a permis de démontrer l’importance d’inclure la variabilité spatio-temporelle des apports fluviaux et des processus biogéochimiques de l’océan côtier dans la description du cycle du carbone océanique global. Les améliorations apportées au modèle océanique global HAMOCC permettront d’affiner les prédictions du rôle de l’océan dans le cycle du carbone au cours du 21 ème siècle.
River deliver vast amounts of terrestrially derived compounds to the ocean. These fluxes are of particular importance for the coastal ocean, which is recognized as a region of disproportionate contribution to global oceanic biological fluxes. Until now, the riverine carbon, nutrient and alkalinity inputs have been poorly represented or omitted in global ocean biogeochemistry models. In particular, there has yet to be a model that considers the pre-industrial riverine loads of biogeochemical compounds to the ocean, and terrestrial inputs of organic matter are greatly simplified in their composition and reactivities in the ocean. Furthermore, the coastal ocean and its contribution to the globalcarbon cycle have remained enigmatic, with little attention being paid to this area of high biological productivity in global model analysis of carbon fluxes. Lastly, 20 th century perturbations in riverine fluxes as well as of the physical and biogeochemical states of the coastal ocean have remained unexplored in a 3-dimensional model. Thus, the main goals of this thesis are to integrate an improved representation of riverine supplies in a global ocean model, as well as to improve the representation of the coastal ocean in the model, in order to solve open questions with respect its global contributions to carbon cycling.In this thesis, I first aimed to close gaps of knowledge in the long-term implications of pre-industrial riverine loads for the oceanic cycling of carbon in a novel framework. I estimated pre-industrial biogeochemical riverine loads and their spatial distributions derived from Earth System Model variables while using a hierarchy of state-of-the-art weathering and organic matter land-ocean export models. I incorporated these loads into the global ocean biogeochemical model HAMOCC and investigated the induced changes in oceanic biological production and in the air-sea carbon flux, both at the global scale and in a regional shelf analysis. Finally, I summarized the results by assessing the net land sink of atmospheric carbon prescribed by the terrestrial models, and comparing it to the long-term carbon outgassing determined in the ocean model. The study reveals a pre-industrial oceanic outgassing flux of 231 Tg C yr -1 ,which is found to a large degree in proximity to the river mouths. The model also indicates an interhemispheric transfer of carbon from dominant northern hemisphere riverine inputs to outgassing in the southern hemisphere. Furthermore, I observe substantial riverine-induced increases in biological productivity in the tropical West Atlantic (+166 %), the Bay of Bengal (+377 %) and in the East China Sea (+71 %), in comparison to a model simulation which does not consider the riverine inputs.In addition to considering supplies provided by riverine fluxes, the biogeochemical representation of the coastal ocean is improved in HAMOCC, by firstly increasing organic matter remineralization rates in the coastal sediment and by secondly explicitly representing the breakdown process of terrestrial dissolved organic matter (tDOM) in the ocean. In an analysis of the coastal fluxes, the model shows a much shorter residence time of coastal waters (14-16 months) than previously assumed, which leads to an efficient cross-shelf transport of organic matter and a net autotrophic state for both the pre-industrial timeframe and the present day. The coastal ocean is also revealed as a CO2 sink for the pre-industrial time period (0.06-0.08 Pg C yr -1 ) in contrary to to the suggested source in published literature. The sink is however not only caused by the autotrophic state of the coastal ocean, but it is likely also strongly influenced by the effects of biological alkalinity production, as well as both physical and biogeochemical characteristics of open ocean inflows.In the final chapter, 20 th century oceanic perturbations due to changes in atmospheric CO 2 concentrations and in the physical climate, and to increases in riverine nutrient supplies were investigated by using sequential model simulations. The model results show that the decrease in the net primary production (NPP) in the tropical and subtropical oceans due to temperature-induced stratification may be completely compensated by increases in the Southern Ocean and in Eastern Boundary Upwelling Systems (EBUS). The model also reveals that including increases in riverine supplies causes a global ocean NPP increase of +4 %, with the coastal ocean being a particularlystrongly affected region (+15 %).This thesis shows a strong necessity to represent spatio-temporal changes in riverine supplies and of the coastal ocean state in spatially explicit global models in order to assess changes of the global cycling of carbon in the ocean in the past and potentially in the future.
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Noury, Adrien. "Photonique hybride des nanotubes de carbone." Thesis, Paris 11, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014PA112199/document.

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L’intégration des communications optiques sur puce offre de vastes promesses en termes de performances et de réduction de la puissance consommée, les canaux optiques ne souffrant pas des nombreuses limitations des canaux métalliques. De plus, l’information codée optiquement permet d’atteindre des débits de données élevés par le biais du multiplexage en longueur d’onde. Afin de conserver la compatibilité avec les composants électroniques, les communications et composants optiques doivent s’intégrer dans la filière silicium. Cependant, ce dernier matériau ne permet pas d’envisager la réalisation de certaines fonctions optiques, en particulier la source laser. D’autres matériaux doivent ainsi être intégrés pour suppléer au silicium. Mes travaux de thèse portent sur l’intégration de nanotubes de carbone sur plate-forme silicium pour la photonique. Dans ces travaux, le potentiel des nanotubes de carbone pour la réalisation de sources optiques intégrées est exploré. Dans un premier temps, je proposerai des pistes de compréhension de l’apparition du gain optique dans les nanotubes de carbone semiconducteurs par analyse des temps de vie des excitons, mesurés en spectroscopie pompe-sonde. Ces temps de vie sont sensiblement rallongés lorsque la centrifugation des nanotubes de carbone, au cours de l’extraction, est poussée à des vélocités et des temps plus longs. Une explication envisagée est la réduction du nombre de défauts à la surface des nanotubes, ces défauts se comportant comme des centres de recombinaison non-radiatifs. D’autre part, une méthode efficace d’intégration des nanotubes de carbone sur guide d’onde silicium a été proposée. Cette méthode robuste et permet d’observer le couplage de la photoluminescence des nanotubes de carbone avec le mode optique du guide d’onde. Afin d’obtenir une interaction exaltée entre mode optique et nanotube de carbone, le couplage entre les nanotubes et différentes cavités photoniques, incluant microdisques, cavités Fabry-Pérot et micro-résonateurs en anneau, a été étudié. L’emploi en particulier de résonateurs en anneau permet d’observer la structuration de la photoluminescence des nanotubes de carbone par les modes de résonance de l’anneau. Différentes configurations ont été étudiées afin de compléter la compréhension des mécanismes de couplage : micro-photoluminescence, photoluminescence guidée et photoluminescence intégrée
On-chip optical communication may increase drastically performances and consumption of communication systems. Indeed, optical channels do not face limitations that metallics interconnects do. Even better would be the achievable data rate due to the multiplexing possibility in optics. In order to keep compatibility with electronic devices, optical components and interconnects should be built in silicon. However, this material is not suitable for some optical function, such as laser sources. Thus, there is a need to integrate alternative materials to compensate for silicon weaknesses. My PhD work focuses on integration of carbon nanotube on silicon for photonics applications. In this work, potential use of carbon nanotube for light emission function is investigated. First, I will propose clue to understand the appearance of optical gain in semiconducting carbon nanotube. Such investigation is done by mean of pump-probe experiments, where the excitons lifetimes are measured. Those lifetimes slightly increase while centrifugation time and speed is increased, during the extraction process. A possible explanation is that defect-free carbon nanotubes are selected by the centrifugation process. In parallel, I worked on designing an efficient method to couple nanotubes photoluminescence with silicon waveguides. This method appears to be quite robust, and allows to observe coupling between the nanotube photoluminescence and the optical mode of the waveguide. In order to obtain a more intense interaction between the optical mode and carbon nanotubes, I investigated the coupling between carbon nanotubes and several photonic cavities, including microdisks, Fabry-Pérot cavities and ring resonators. Specifically, ring resonators allow to measure the photoluminescence of carbon nanotube structured by the resonant modes. Several configurations are studied to understand more in-depth the coupling mechanisms: micro-photoluminescence, guided photoluminescence and integrated photoluminescence

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Langlois, Benjamin. "Propriétés optiques hors-équilibre des nanotubes de carbone nus ou fonctionnalisés." Thesis, Paris, Ecole normale supérieure, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014ENSU0017/document.

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Cette thèse est consacrée à l'étude expérimentale par spectroscopie pompe-sonde femtoseconde des propriétés optiques hors-équilibre de solutions micellaires de nanotubes de carbone. Les propriétés des nanotubes de carbone sont profondément affectées par leur géométrie unidimensionnelle. Les interactions coulombiennes exaltées du fait du confinement quantique des électrons à une dimension donnent naissance à des excitons fortement liés. L'analyse des spectres d'absorption transitoire par la méthode des moments permet une étude des interactions entre excitons. La relaxation des excitons s'avère gouvernée par les collisions entre excitons, limitées par la diffusion à 1D dans le nanotube. La présence d'excitons dans une sousbande conduit à un décalage uniforme vers le bleu de l'ensemble des transitions excitoniques et à un élargissement de même ampleur. Ainsi, les interactions croisées entre excitons de sousbandes différentes sont de même amplitude qu'entre excitons de même sousbande, en accord avec une modélisation simple.Par ailleurs, les nanotubes sont constitués uniquement d'atomes de surface, ce qui leur confère une forte sensibilité à l'environnement. Cette sensibilité est mise à profit dans des composés hybrides où la fonctionnalisation non-covalente par des colorants ouvre une nouvelle voie d'excitation des nanotubes. Notre étude montre que le transfert d'énergie entre les colorants et les nanotubes permet une excitation monochromatique efficace et uniforme de l'ensemble des espèces de nanotubes. Une fois l'exciton transféré au nanotube, sa relaxation s'avère ensuite identique à celle observée dans les nanotubes nus
This thesis is devoted to the experimental study by femtosecond pump-probe spectroscopy of micellar solutions of carbon nanotubes. The properties of carbon nanotubes are greatly affected by their 1D geometry. Quantum confinement of electrons in 1D leads to enhanced coulomb interactions giving rise to strongly bound excitons. Many-body effects between excitons is investigated by the moment method analysis of the transient absorption spectra. The relaxation of excitons is controlled by diffusion-limited collisions between excitons. The presence of excitons in the lowest subband results in a broadening and an uniform blue-shift of the excitonic energy spectrum. Intra and intersubband interactions turn out to be of the same magnitude, in agreement with a simple mean field theory of excitonic interactions.Moreover, the one-layer structure of nanotubes results in strong interaction with the environment. We take advantage of the environmental sensitivity of nanotubes in hybrid compounds where the non-covalent functionalization with dyes opens a new extrinsic monochromatic excitation channel of the nanotubes through an efficient and ultrafast energy transfer between dyes and nanotubes. Once the exciton transferred to the nanotube, its relaxation is similar to the one observed in bare nanotubes

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Le, Gland Guillaume. "Contraindre les échanges côte-large et la pompe biologique de carbone par modélisation inverse de deux radio-isotopes (radium228 et thorium234)." Thesis, Brest, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018BRES0032/document.

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Les cycles océaniques du carbone et des principaux nutriments sont mal connus car ils sont affectés par de nombreux puits et sources physiques, chimiques ou biologiques difficiles à estimer par des mesures directes. Une manière de mieux contraindre ces processus importants est d’utiliser l’information contenue dans des traceurs plus simples : les proxies. Le radium 228 (228Ra), émis par les plateaux continentaux, est utilisé comme proxy des flux d’eau et d’éléments minéraux de la côte vers l’océan ouvert. Il permet en particulier d’estimer les flux d’eau souterraine ou SGDs (Submarine Groundwater Discharge). Le thorium 234(234Th), insoluble, permet quant à lui de contraindre la dynamique des particules par lesquelles il est adsorbé. Il est régulièrement utilisé pour estimer la pompe biologique du carbone (PBC), c’est-à-dire le flux de carbone de la surface vers l’océan profond.Au cours de cette thèse, un modèle numérique à une résolution de 2° a été construit pour chacun de ces deux radio-isotopes, en s’appuyant sur la circulation du modèle NEMO-OPA et les champs de particules du modèle PISCES. Plusieurs paramètres inconnus des modèles ont été contraints par des observations dans le cadre d’une méthode inverse.La modélisation inverse du 228Ra a permis d’estimer les flux de 228Ra venant de 38 régions côtières. En revanche, l’estimation des SGDs est imprécise, car les SGDs sont difficiles à distinguer d’une autre source de 228Ra: la diffusion par les sédiments.La modélisation inverse du 234Th a permis d’estimer les coefficients de partage du 234Th, qui représentent l’affinité de différents types de particules pour cet isotope. Elle a aussi permis d’estimer les erreurs associées à quelques simplifications courantes dans les études de la PBC fondées sur le 234Th
The oceanic cycles of carbon and the main nutrients are poorly known since they are affected by many physical, chemical or biological sources and sinks that are difficult to estimate by direct measurements.One way to better constrain these important processes is to use the information contained in more simple tracers called "proxies". As radium 228 (228Ra) flows from the continental shelves, it is used as a proxy of water and mineral elements fluxes from the coast to the open ocean. In particular, it is often used to estimate the SGD (Submarine Groundwater Discharge). For its part, thorium 234 (234Th), an insoluble radio-isotope, is used to constrain the dynamics of the solid particles onto which it is adsorbed. The carbon flux from the surface to the deep ocean, called "biological carbon pump" (BCP), is often estimated by a 234Th-based method.During this PhD, a numerical model with a resolution of 2°, based on the circulation of the NEMO-OPA model and the particle fields of the PISCES model, was built for each of the two radioisotopes.Several unknown model parameters were constrained by observations using an inverse technique.The inverse modeling of 228Ra was used to constrain 228Ra fluxes from 38 coastal regions.However, the SGD fluxes are poorly constrained by this method, because SGD can be confused with another source of 228Ra: diffusion from sediments.The inverse modeling of 234Th produced estimates of partition coefficients, representing the affinity of different particle types for this isotope. It was also used to estimate the errors associated with some common simplifications made in 234Th-based BCP studies

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Dellero, Tarik. "Étude d'un système à absorption solide pour le chauffage et la réfrigération utilisant des fibres de carbone comme additif." Grenoble INPG, 1997. http://www.theses.fr/1997INPG0127.

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Le systeme a absorption pour le stockage de l'energie thermique que nous avons etudie utilise une reaction faisant intervenir le chlorure manganeux (mncl#2) et l'ammoniac (nh#3). Cette reaction est reversible et permet de stocker la chaleur dans un sens et de la restituer dans l'autre sens tandis que la condensation et la l'evaporation de l'ammoniac servant a stocker et restituer le froid. En premier lieu, nous avons montre que l'utilisation des fibres de carbone comme additif permet d'ameliorer la cinetique et le rendement energetique de la reaction etudiee. Nous avons en meme temps trouve deux methodes originales et efficaces pour lier intimement les fibres de carbone aux composes de reaction : l'insertion et l'impregnation de mncl#2 dans les fibres de carbone. Des methodes physico-chimiques nous ont permis d'obtenir les informations suivantes sur les reactifs : la chaleur specifique (par microcalorimetrie), la conductivite thermique (par la methode flash), le coefficient d'echange de chaleur, la porosite (par adsorption des gaz et porosimetrie au mercure) et la permeabilite aux gaz. En dernier lieu, nous avons mene une etude de modelisation des transferts thermiques et de la cinetique de reaction.

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Lemaitre, Nolwenn. "Approche multi-proxy (Thorium-234, Baryum en excès) des flux d'export et de reminéralisation du carbone et des éléments nutritifs associés à la pompe biologique océanique." Thesis, Brest, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017BRES0009/document.

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L’objectif principal de cette thèse est de mieux comprendre les différents facteurs contrôlant la pompe biologique de carbone en Atlantique Nord et dans l’Océan Austral, à proximité des îles Kerguelen, en utilisant notamment deux approches: le Thorium-234 (234Th) et le baryum biogénique (Baxs).En Atlantique Nord, les flux d’export de carbone organique particulaire (POC) augmentent lorsqu’ils sont associés à des minéraux biogéniques (silice biogénique et carbonate de calcium) et lithogènes, capable de lester les particules. L’efficacité d’export, généralement plus faible que précédemment supposé (< 10%), est inversement corrélée à la production, soulignant un décalage temporel entre production et export. La plus forte efficacité de transfert, i.e. la fraction de POC atteignant 400m, est reliée à des particules lestées par du carbonate de calcium ou des minéraux lithogènes.Les flux de reminéralisation mésopélagique sont similaires ou parfois supérieurs aux flux d’exports et dépendent de l’intensité du développement phytoplanctonique, de la structure en taille, des communautés phytoplanctoniques et des processus physiques (advection verticale).Comme observé pour le POC, l’export des éléments traces est influencé par les particules lithogènes provenant des marges océaniques, mais aussi des différentes espèces phytoplanctoniques.Dans l’Océan Austral, la zone à proximité de l’île de Kerguelen est naturellement fertilisée en fer, augmentant les flux d’export de fer, d’azote et de silice biogénique. Il a été démontré que la variabilité des flux dépendait des communautés phytoplanctoniques dans la zone fertilisée
The main objective of this thesis is to improve our understanding of the different controls that affect the oceanic biological carbon pump. Particulate export and remineralization fluxes were investigated using the thorium-234 (234Th) and biogenic barium (Baxs) proxies.In the North Atlantic, the highest particulate organic carbon (POC) export fluxes were associated to biogenic (biogenic silica or calcium carbonate) and lithogenic minerals, ballasting the particles.Export efficiency was generally low (< 10%) and inversely related to primary production, highlighting a phase lag between production and export. The highest transfer efficiencies, i.e. the fraction of POC that reached 400m, were driven by sinking particles ballasted by calcite or lithogenic minerals.The regional variation of mesopelagic remineralization was attributed to changes in bloom intensity, phytoplankton cell size, community structure and physical forcing (downwelling). Carbon remineralization balanced, or even exceeded, POC export, highlighting the impact of mesopelagic remineralization on the biological pump with a near-zero, deep carbon sequestration for spring 2014.Export of trace metals appeared strongly influenced by lithogenic material advected from the margins. However, at open ocean stations not influenced by lithogenic matter, trace metal export rather depended on phytoplankton activity and biomass.A last part of this work focused on export of biogenic silica, particulate nitrogen and iron near the Kerguelen Island. This area is characterized by a natural iron-fertilization that increases export fluxes. Inside the fertilized area, flux variability is related to phytoplankton community composition

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Toullec, Jordan. "Etude des interactions diatomées-copépodes sur l'export de carbone, dans un contexte de changement climatique : apports expérimentaux et étude in situ Copepod grazing influences diatom aggregation and particle dynamics, in Frontiers in Marine Science 6, March 2019." Thesis, Brest, 2020. http://www.theses.fr/2020BRES0017.

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La pompe biologique de carbone transfère le CO2 de l’atmosphère vers l’océan profond sous forme de matière organique particulaire. En formant des agrégats, les diatomées contribuent fortement au flux de particules. Les copépodes, en terme d’abondance et de diversité, dominent le zooplancton, sont les principaux consommateurs des diatomées et jouent un rôle important dans l’export de carbone via l’émission de pelotes fécales. Les limitations en sels nutritifs surviennent majoritairement en fin d’efflorescence phytoplanctonique, mais sont également une conséquence attendue du réchauffement global. L’objectif de la thèse vise à évaluer le rôle des interactions copépodes/diatomées sur l’export de carbone, dans un contexte de changement climatique. Les résultats obtenus démontrent que les limitations en affectant la composition biochimique des diatomées, influencent l’activité alimentaire des copépodes, ainsi que l’efficacité d’export par les pelotes fécales. J’ai également démontré que les traits fonctionnels des copépodes peuvent influencer à la fois la formation d’agrégats et leurs dynamiques. Enfin, via l’utilisation de données d’une campagne océanographique réalisée au cours de l’efflorescence printanière phytoplanctonique en Arctique, j’ai observé que la limitation en silicium après le retrait de la glace de mer contribue à la formation d’agrégats. Les copépodes en fin d’efflorescence migrent sous la couche de mélange là où les agrégats sont les plus abondants, ce qui peut suggérer que les agrégats soient utilisés comme source de nourriture
The biological carbon pump transfers CO2 from the atmosphere to the deep ocean as particulate organic matter. By forming aggregates, diatoms contribute strongly to the particle flux.Copepods, in terms of abundance and diversity, dominate zooplankton assemblages, are the main consumers of diatoms and play and key role in the carbon export via faecal pellets egestion. Nutrient limitations mainly occur at the end of phytoplankton blooms, but are also an expected consequence of global warming. The aim of the thesis is to evaluate the role of copepod/diatom interactions on carbon export in a context of climate change.The results obtained show that nutrient limitations affecting diatoms biochemical composition, that influences copepods feeding activity and the export efficiency of faecal pellets. I have also shown that the functional traits of copepods can influence both the aggregates formation and their dynamics. Finally, using data from an oceanographic campaign carried out during the Arctic phytoplankton spring bloom, I observed that silicon limitation after sea ice retreat contributes to the aggregates formation. Copepods, at the end of the bloom migrate under the mixing layer where the aggregates are most abundant, which may suggest that the aggregates could be used as a food

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Uhlig, Kai. "Beitrag zur Anwendung der Tailored Fiber Placement Technologie am Beispiel von Rotoren aus kohlenstofffaserverstärktem Epoxidharz für den Einsatz in Turbomolekularpumpen." Doctoral thesis, Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden, 2018. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-235151.

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In der vorliegenden Arbeit wird die Steifigkeits- und Festigkeitsauslegung von mittels der Tailored Fiber Placement (TFP)-Technologie hergestellten Faser-Kunststoff-Verbunden (FKV) am Beispiel eines einteiligen Rotors aus kohlenstofffaserverstärktem Epoxidharz (CFK) für den Einsatz in Turbomolekularpumpen (TMP) vorgestellt. Im Vergleich zu anderen textilen Fertigungsverfahren können mit Hilfe der TFP-Technologie Verstärkungsfaserrovings in der Ebene variabelaxial, d. h. mit ortsunabhängiger, frei wählbarer Richtung, definiert abgelegt werden. Die sticktechnische Fixierung der Rovings mit Hilfe eines Nähfadens führt zu Welligkeiten und Materialinhomogenitäten in TFP-basierten Faser-Kunststoff-Verbunden (FKV). Dadurch werden die Materialeigenschaften beeinflusst. Mit Hilfe einer Prozessanalyse in Kombination mit morphologischen Untersuchungen werden in dieser Arbeit die welligkeitsinduzierenden Effekte in TFP-basierten FKV identifiziert und quantifiziert. Darauf aufbauend wird ein mesoskaliges Repräsentatives Volumenelement (RVE) einer TFP-Einheitszelle auf Basis von Finiten Elementen entwickelt. Mit Hilfe des RVE wird es erstmalig ermöglicht, die Dehnungs- und Spannungsverteilung sowie den lokalen Faservolumengehalt in TFP-basierten FKV zu berechnen und daraus wirklichkeitsnahe Materialkennwerte abzuleiten. Darüber hinaus wird anhand des RVE der Einfluss variierender TFP-Prozessparameter auf die resultierenden Steifigkeits- und Festigkeitseigenschaften analysiert. Weiterhin wird der Einfluss des unter Langzeitbelastung eintretenden Matrixkriechens auf die Materialeigenschaften von TFP-basierten FKV untersucht. Anhand der Entwicklungsschritte eines CFK-TMP-Rotordemonstrators werden die Besonderheiten beim Auslegungsprozess für Bauteile aus TFP-Strukturen verdeutlicht. Neben der Erläuterung der Lastfälle von TMP-Rotoren wird die Entwicklung eines lastfallangepassten Faserlayouts unter Berücksichtigung von geometrischen Restriktionen beschrieben. Im Rahmen der Spannungsanalyse auf Basis der Finite Elemente Methode (FEM) erfolgt die Integration der mittels des RVE bestimmten Materialdaten in das FE-Modell schichtweise, entsprechend der verwendeten TFP-Prozessparameter. Die mit dieser Vorgehensweise berechnete Versagensdrehzahl und die ermittelten Eigenfrequenzen konnten in experimentellen Untersuchungen erfolgreich validiert werden. Durch die Integration der ortsaufgelösten RVE-basierten Materialdaten wird erstmalig nicht nur die Struktursteifigkeit, sondern auch die Festigkeit ausgehend von einem variabelaxialen TFP-Ablagemuster in einem TFP-basierten Bauteil vorhergesagt. Mit dem entwickelten TMP-Rotordemonstrator kann die Versagensdrehzahl gegenüber dem Stand der Technik um 45 % gesteigert werden. In der Arbeit wird auch herausgestellt, welche Änderungen der Geometrie von TMP-Rotoren aus FKV nötig sind, um eine werkstoffgerechte, an die orthotropen Eigenschaften von FKV angepasste Gestaltung zu realisieren und damit die Nenndrehzahlen weiter steigern zu können. Diese Erkenntnisse dienen in verallgemeinerter Weise der werkstoffgerechten Auslegung und Fertigung von TFP-basierten FKV-Bauteilen
The present work demonstrates the stiffness and strength design of fiber reinforced plastics (FRP) made by the Tailored Fiber Placement (TFP) technology using the example of a a turbo molecular pump (TMP) rotor made of carbon fiber reinforced epoxy resin (CFRP). In contrast to other textile preform manufacturing processes, the TFP technology enables the placement of reinforcement rovings in arbitrary direction according to an user defined design path. In this technology a double locked stitch in a zigzag stitch pattern is used to fixate the rovings. The fixation process leads to waviness and material inhomogeneities within the placed rovings resulting in reduced material properties in TFP-based fiber reinforced plastics. The wavinessinducing effects have been identified and quantified by detailed process analysis and morphological investigations. Subsequently, a meso-scaled representative volume element (RVE) of a TFP unit cell based on finite elements was developed. The RVE provides the opportunity to derive realistic material properties by calculating the stress and strain distribution as well as as the local fiber content in TFP-based FRP. In this work, the influence of different TFP process parameters on the resulting modulus and strength has been investigated using the RVE approach. Additionally, long term loading effects leading to a reduced matrix modulus were analyzed numerically with the RVE. Based on the development of the CFRP TMP rotor specific characteristics of the design process for components made of TFP are clarified. Besides the explanation of loading conditions of TMP rotors the progress of a load-adapted fiber layout considering geometrical restrictions is demonstrated. For the stress analysis based on the Finite Element Method (FEM) material data calculated with the RVE according to the applied TFP process parameters have been integrated into the FE model. The numerically determined failure speed and the calculated eigenfrequencies were successfully validated by experimental tests. By implementing TFP specific material data in the FE model, both, the strucural rigidity as well as the strength, were predicted for the first time in a TFP-based component. Compared to the state-of-the-art, the developed TMP rotor offers an increased failure speed by 45 %. Furthermore necessary geometric modifications for FRP based TMP rotors in order to achieve a material-specific design adapted to the orthotropic material properties and thus to further increase the nominal rotational speeds were shown. These findings provide in a generalized way for a material-specific design of TFP-based FRP components

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Guyennon, Arnaud. "Etude de l'exportation de carbone organique à l'échelle de la mer Méditerranée à l'aide de la modélisation couplée physique/biogéochimie." Thesis, Aix-Marseille, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015AIXM4113/document.

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Ce travail s'inscrit dans le cadre du projet SIMED fédérant les activités de modélisation à l'échelle méditerranéenne, et plus globalement dans le programme MERMEX qui vise à étudier les cycles biogéochimiques en mer Méditerranée et leurs évolutions futures. L'étape préliminaire a été de coupler la plateforme de modélisation hydrodynamique (NEMO) à celle de modélisation biogéochimique mécaniste (Eco3M), afin de réaliser une simulation (2000-2012) utilisant les sorties hydrodynamiques de la configuration NEMO-MED12 pour forcer le modèle biogéochimique Eco3M-MED. Les nombreuses comparaisons menées dans cette thèse (chlorophylle, sels nutritifs, production primaire, etc.) ont aidé à s'assurer de la capacité du modèle à reproduire les principales caractéristiques biogéochimiques de la Méditerranée. Ce travail a permis de généraliser le rôle majeur joué par le carbone organique dissous dans la pompe biologique à l'échelle de la mer Méditerranée. Les résultats montrent que la production de carbone organique particulaire est restreinte aux régions de forte dynamique physique, tandis que l'accumulation de carbone organique dissous dans les eaux de surface est commune à la plupart des régions du bassin. Ce dernier processus s'est avéré dépendant des contenus cellulaires du phytoplancton et des bactéries hétérotrophes. Finalement d'après le modèle, la fraction dissoute du carbone organique contribuerait à hauteur d'environ 64 % à l'exportation dans le bassin Ouest, et de 90 % dans le bassin Est. Le bassin Est -en dépit de sa plus forte oligotrophie- s'avère participer à près de 60 % à l'exportation de carbone organique en mer Méditerranée
This work is part of the SIMED project which is dedicated to basin-scale modeling of the Mediterranean Sea. It also belongs to the MERMEX program which aims at studying biogeochemical cycles in the Mediterranean Sea and their evolution. The first step of this work was to couple the hydrodynamic modeling platform (NEMO) to the mechanistic biogeochemical modeling platform (Eco3M). We ran a simulation (2000-2012) using the hydrodynamic outputs from NEMO-MED12 configuration to force the biogeochamical model Eco3M-MED. The model evaluation was conducted using numerous field measurements (chlorophyll, nutrients, primary production, etc.). The simulation strengthens and extends to the whole basin the prominent role of dissolved organic carbon in the biological carbon pump in the whole Mediterranean Sea. A comprehensive analysis of organic carbon (particulate and dissolved) production processes production was performed. Results reveal that particulate organic carbon production is restricted to the highly dynamic areas, whereas dissolved organic carbon accumulation in the surface layers is a common process in much areas of the basin. This latter process appeared to dependant on the cellular contents of phytoplancton and heterotrophic bacteria, themselved being controled by low phosphate availability. Finally, the dissolved organic carbon contribution to carbon export is around 64 % in the Western basin, and up to 90 % in the Eastern basin. When taking into account the dissolved fraction, total organic carbon export in the Eastern basin -despite its higher oligotrophy- exceeds the one in the Western basin (60% against 40 %)

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Yin, Xunqian. "Modification of electrostrictive polymers and their electromechanical applications." Thesis, Lyon, INSA, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015ISAL0041/document.

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Les polymères électroactifs (PAE), sont des matériaux permettant de réaliser une conversion entre l'énergie électrique et mécanique. L'objet de ce travail est de proposer des procédés de modifications des terpolymères électrostrictifs par voies composites basés sur différentes approches dans le but d’améliorer les performances électromécaniques et de développer des applications à partir de ces matériaux modifiés. Dans un premier temps, un nano-composite à base de terpolymère et de noir de carbone a été préparé pour améliorer la permittivité diélectrique. Dans un deuxième temps, sur la base de la nature hétérogène de terpolymère semi-cristallin ainsi que du rôle important que la polarisation interfaciale joue sur la réponse diélectrique et électromécanique, une faible quantité d’agent plastifiant (bis (2-ethylhexyl) phalate (DEHP)) a été introduite dans le terpolymère électrostrictif afin de former un composite tout organique permettant l'amélioration des performances électromécaniques. Enfin, l’utilisation de ces matériaux modifiés dans deux applications spécifiques a été étudiée: La récupération de l'énergie mécanique et une pompe microfluidique sans valve
Electroactive polymers (EAPs), which can realize the conversion between electrical and mechanical energy, have been emerging as one of the most interesting smart materials in the past two decades due to their low density, excellent mechanical properties, ease of processing, low price and potential applications in the fields of sensors, actuators, generators, biomimetic robots and so on. The object of this work is to modify electrostrictive terpolymers with different approaches to improve the electromechanical performances and to develop some applications based on modified terpolymers. Firstly, an organic/inorganic (terpolymer/carbon black) nanocomposite was prepared to improve the dielectric permittivity based on the percolation theory. Secondly, based on the heterogeneous nature of semi-crystalline terpolymer and the important role that interface polarization plays for dielectric and electromechanical response, small molecular plasticizer bis(2-ethylhexyl) phalate (DEHP) was introduced into electrostrictive terpolymer to form an all-organic polymer composite with improved electromechanical performances. Finally, two applications including mechanical energy harvesting and microfluidic pump based on DEHP modified terpolymers were investigated

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Raymond, Alexander William. "Investigation of microparticle to system level phenomena in thermally activated adsorption heat pumps." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/34682.

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Heat actuated adsorption heat pumps offer the opportunity to improve overall energy efficiency in waste heat applications by eliminating shaft work requirements accompanying vapor compression cycles. The coefficient of performance (COP) in adsorption heat pumps is generally low. The objective of this thesis is to model the adsorption system to gain critical insight into how its performance can be improved. Because adsorption heat pumps are intermittent devices, which induce cooling by adsorbing refrigerant in a sorption bed heat/mass exchanger, transient models must be used to predict performance. In this thesis, such models are developed at the adsorbent particle level, heat/mass exchanger component level and system level. Adsorption heat pump modeling is a coupled heat and mass transfer problem. Intra-particle mass transfer resistance and sorption bed heat transfer resistance are shown to be significant, but for very fine particle sizes, inter-particle resistance may also be important. The diameter of the adsorbent particle in a packed bed is optimized to balance inter- and intra-particle resistances and improve sorption rate. In the literature, the linear driving force (LDF) approximation for intra-particle mass transfer is commonly used in place of the Fickian diffusion equation to reduce computation time; however, it is shown that the error in uptake prediction associated with the LDF depends on the working pair, half-cycle time, adsorbent particle radius, and operating temperatures at hand. Different methods for enhancing sorption bed heat/mass transfer have been proposed in the literature including the use of binders, adsorbent compacting, and complex extended surface geometries. To maintain high reliability, the simple, robust annular-finned-tube geometry with packed adsorbent is specified in this work. The effects of tube diameter, fin pitch and fin height on thermal conductance, metal/adsorbent mass ratio and COP are studied. As one might expect, many closely spaced fins, or high fin density, yields high thermal conductance; however, it is found that the increased inert metal mass associated with the high fin density diminishes COP. It is also found that thin adsorbent layers with low effective conduction resistance lead to high thermal conductance. As adsorbent layer thickness decreases, the relative importance of tube-side convective resistance rises, so mini-channel sized tubes are used. After selecting the proper tube geometry, an overall thermal conductance is calculated for use in a lumped-parameter sorption bed simulation. To evaluate the accuracy of the lumped-parameter approach, a distributed parameter sorption bed simulation is developed for comparison. Using the finite difference method, the distributed parameter model is used to track temperature and refrigerant distributions in the finned tube and adsorbent layer. The distributed-parameter tube model is shown to be in agreement with the lumped-parameter model, thus independently verifying the overall UA calculation and the lumped-parameter sorption bed model. After evaluating the accuracy of the lumped-parameter model, it is used to develop a system-level heat pump simulation. This simulation is used to investigate a non-recuperative two-bed heat pump containing activated carbon fiber-ethanol and silica gel-water working pairs. The two-bed configuration is investigated because it yields a desirable compromise between the number of components (heat exchangers, pumps, valves, etc.) and steady cooling rate. For non-recuperative two-bed adsorption heat pumps, the average COP prediction in the literature is 0.39 for experiments and 0.44 for models. It is important to improve the COP in mobile waste heat applications because without high COP, the available waste heat during startup or idle may be insufficient to deliver the desired cooling duty. In this thesis, a COP of 0.53 is predicted for the non-recuperative, silica gel-water chiller. If thermal energy recovery is incorporated into the cycle, a COP as high as 0.64 is predicted for a 90, 35 and 7.0°C source, ambient and average evaporator temperature, respectively. The improvement in COP over heat pumps appearing in the literature is attributed to the adsorbent particle size optimization and careful selection of sorption bed heat exchanger geometry.

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Yuma, Bertrand Kei. "Etude de la dynamique des états excités des nanotubes du carbone mono-paroi." Phd thesis, Université de Strasbourg, 2013. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00994244.

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Ce travail analyse la formation d'états liés par interaction coulombienne d'excitons dans un ensemble de nanotubes de carbone de chiralité (6,5) en solution. Sous l'action d'une impulsion laser de forte intensité, une grande densité d'excitons est formée dans le nanotube et conduit à la formation d'état de trion et de biexciton. Les mécanismes physiques responsables de la photogénération de ces états ont été analysés dans le cadre de cette thèse. Ces travaux sont effectués à l'aide d'une expérience pompe-sonde dans laquelle le faisceau sonde est un continuum de lumière blanche permettant ainsi l'observation simultanée des états d'exciton, de trion et de biexciton. Cela conduit à l'obtention des énergies de liaison des différentes contributions excitoniques. En outre la dynamique de ces états excitoniques a aussi pu être obtenue avec une résolution temporelle de l'ordre de la centaine de femtosecondes.

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Gray, Diane Elizabeth. "A quantitative study into carbon-in-pulp adsorption operations." Thesis, Cape Technikon, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/886.

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Thesis (MTech (Chemical Engineering))--Cape Technikon, Cape Town, 1999
Carbon-in-pulp (CIP) and carbon-in-leach (CIL) remain the most effective, and widely used processes for gold recovery from cyanided pulps. The extensive use of carbon in such processes have prompted many researchers to investigate the mechanism of metal cyanide adsorption. Not only has this provided many viable theories in the understanding of the mechanism, but it has also led to an improved understanding of the effects of the various operating conditions on the CIP circuit. However, the declining gold price has made gold producers aware of the need to either further optimise existing circuits or find alternative means of operation so as to improve efficiency. It is therefore the aim of this study to investigate the factors which influence the metal extraction circuit. In this study the effects of parameters such as gold and carbon concentrations, slurry density and stirring speed on the adsorption process were investigated. It was found that the effects of gold and carbon concentrations could be determined directly, that is, a definite linear relationship exists between these two parameters and adsorption rate. However, slurry density and stirring speed (power input) have a twofold effect on the process. For this reason two distinct terms called the "blinding" and "mixing" numbers have been identified. It has been shown that all the parameters investigated influences the rate of adsorption during the constant rate adsorption period. However, only solution concentration, carbon concentration and carbon loading influence the process during the diminishing rate of adsorption. This confirmed the belief that intraparticle diffusion is the rate controlling factor during the diminishing rate period. Furthermore, the point at which constant rate adsorption is replaced by the diminishing rate of adsorption is mainly a function of solution concentration.

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Li, Yun. "Voltage balancing on three-phase low voltage feeder." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2015. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/voltage-balancing-on-threephase-low-voltage-feeder(4320ec9a-f287-4e83-86fd-c8e29e8d49f4).html.

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Voltage imbalance in low voltage (LV) networks is expected to deteriorate as low carbon technologies, e.g. electric vehicles (EVs) and heat pumps (HPs) are increasingly deployed. The new electrical demand attributable to EVs and HPs would increase the voltage magnitude variation, increasing the possibility of voltages moving outside the statutory LV magnitude limits. Moreover, the single-phase nature of EVs and HPs, which will be connected via a single-phase 'line & neutral' cable to a 3-phase four-wire LV mains cable buried beneath the street, further entangles this voltage management problem; the non-balanced voltage variations in the three phases boost the levels of voltage imbalance. Excessive voltage imbalance and magnitude variation need to be mitigated to limit their adverse effects on the electric network and connected plant. The voltage imbalance in LV networks is conventionally reduced by reinforcing the network, generally at a high cost. Some modern methods for voltage imbalance mitigation have been introduced in recent years. The power electronic converter based methods are inadequate due to the generation of harmonics, significant power losses and short lifetime. Besides, automatic supply phase selection and smart EV charging rely on an advanced smart communication system, which currently is not available. This project aims to develop alternative solutions that mitigate the voltage imbalance seen in LV networks. A voltage balancing method based on Scott transformer (ST) is proposed. This method does not generate harmonics and is independent of the smart communication system. Computer simulations demonstrated the proposed method is able to convert a non-balanced 3-phase voltage into a balanced 3-phase voltage at either a point on the LV feeder or a 3-phase load supply point with the predefined voltage magnitude. Besides, a physical voltage balancing system was created based on the proposed method and it was tested in an LV network in the laboratory. The test results show the balancing system is capable of maintaining a low level of voltage imbalance on the LV feeder by rapidly compensating for the voltage rises and sags caused by single-phase load variations. This voltage balancing method is a potential solution for the network utilities to accommodate the significant penetration of low carbon technologies without breaching the network voltage limits. The impact of EVs and HPs on the LV network voltages is investigated based on a Monte Carlo (MC) simulation platform, which comprises a statistical model of EV charging demand, profiles generators of residential and HP electrical demand, and a distribution network model. The MC simulation indicates the impact of EVs and HPs is related to their distribution; when more than 21EVs and 13HPs are non-evenly distributed on a 96-customer LV feeder, the voltage limits are likely to be violated. Moreover, the effectiveness of the ST based voltage balancing method and the demand response based TOU tariff, implemented either alone or together, in mitigating the impact of EVs and HPs is investigated based on the established MC simulation platform. The results indicate the ST based balancing method alone is able to completely mitigate the voltage limit violations regardless of the penetration levels of EVs and HPs. Moreover, using both of the two investigated methods further enhances the balancing effectiveness of the ST based voltage balancing method.

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Oliveira, Gonçalo Vieira Saraiva de. "Removal of pharmaceuticals from water using paper pulp-based carbon adsorbents." Master's thesis, Universidade de Aveiro, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/22241.

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Mestrado em Biotecnologia Industrial e Ambiental
The occurrence of pharmaceuticals in the environment, mainly aquatic, is a worrying issue, with Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTP) being the main entry route of these compounds due to their inefficient ability to remove them from contaminated water. Adsorption is a very effective method for this purpose, with activated carbons being the most commonly used adsorbents. Considering that commercial activated carbons are expensive, in part due to the price of their precursors, the production of adsorbents from alternative raw materials is an interesting solution and fits within the concept of sustainable economy. In this work, two type of pulps, bleached (BP) and raw pulp (RP), derived from the pulp and paper production process, were used as precursors for production of non-activated and activated carbons. For activated carbons, the pulps were impregnated with two chemical activating agents (K2CO3 or H3PO4), and then pyrolysed and washed with acid. After production, the materials were physically and chemically characterized. To test the performance of these carbons as adsorbents, batch adsorption tests were performed with ultra-pure water and with WWTP effluents, using two pharmaceuticals: the anti-epileptic carbamazepine (CBZ) and the antibiotic sulfamethoxazole (SMX). For the amounts of carbon tested, in ultra-pure water, the results showed no adsorption for non-activated carbons and good adsorption capacities for the activated ones. Comparing the adsorption tests in real effluents with CBZ and SMX, tests with SMX presented low adsorption capacities, probably due to the different interactions establish between the two pharmaceuticals and carbons surface, in the presence of high organic load. Tests with real effluents presented better adsorption capacities for carbons activated with H3PO4 and produced from BP: 92 ± 19 mg g-1 for CBZ and 13.0 ± 0.6 mg g-1 for SMX. These results indicate the potential of these pulps to be used as precursors for activated carbons that can be applied in wastewater treatment.
A existência de fármacos no meio ambiente, em particular ambientes aquáticos, constitui um problema preocupante, sendo as Estações de Tratamento de Águas Residuais (ETAR) a principal via de entrada destes compostos no meio, devido à sua ineficácia para os remover das águas contaminadas. A adsorção é um método bastante eficiente, sendo os carvões ativados os adsorventes mais comummente utilizados. Uma vez que os carvões ativados comerciais são caros, em parte devido ao preço dos seus precursores, a produção de adsorventes a partir de matérias-primas alternativas é uma solução interessante que se enquadra no conceito de economia sustentável. Neste trabalho foram utilizados dois tipos de pasta, branqueada (BP) e crua (RP), derivadas do processo de produção da pasta de papel, como precursores para a produção de carvões ativados e não ativados. Na ativação, as pastas foram impregnadas com dois agentes químicos ativantes (K2CO3 ou H3PO4) e posteriormente pirolisadas e lavadas com ácido. Após a produção, os materiais foram física e quimicamente caraterizados. De forma a testar o desempenho dos carvões enquanto adsorventes, foram realizados testes de adsorção em descontínuo com água ultrapura e com efluentes recolhidos em ETAR, utilizando dois fármacos: o antiepilético carbamazepina (CBZ) e o antibiótico sulfametoxazol (SMX). Para as quantidades de carvão utilizadas, os resultados em água-ultrapura mostraram adsorção nula para os carvões não ativados e boas capacidades de adsorção para os carvões ativados. Comparando os testes realizados para os efluentes reais com CBZ e SMX, os testes com SMX apresentaram baixas capacidades de adsorção, provavelmente devido às diferentes interações estabelecidas entre as superfícies do fármaco e do carvão, na presença de elevada carga orgânica. Os testes com efluentes reais apresentaram melhores capacidades de adsorção para carvões ativados com H3PO4 e produzidos a partir da BP: 92 ± 19 mg.g-1 para a CBZ e 13.0 ± 0.6 mg.g-1 para o SMX. Estes resultados refletem as potencialidades destas pastas para serem utilizadas como precursoras de carvões ativados, os quais podem ser aplicados no tratamento de águas residuais.

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Kranabetter, John Marty. "Pulp fibre waste as a soil amendment : rates of net carbon mineralization." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/29193.

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The potential for using RMP (refiner mechanical process) pulp mill fibre waste as a soil amendment was investigated by determining levels of net carbon mineralization. Under optimum conditions (laboratory incubation study), the pulp fibre waste, being a relatively homogeneous substrate, was found to mineralize at one rate of -0.0078 d⁻¹. In field applications the rate of net mineralization was slower, with rates of -0.0034 d⁻¹ and -0.0037 d⁻¹, as determined by soil respiration and litter bag trials, respectively. A loading effect was noted for this amendment, where increasing the levels of application was found to cause decreases in the mineralization rate. Using pulp fibre waste in forest landing rehabilitation appears to increase the levels of microbial activity in the surface horizon. The higher levels of productivity should lead to improvements in soil structure, and would be a better alternative to only tilling and fertilizing the soil.
Land and Food Systems, Faculty of
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Flohr, Anita [Verfasser], and Tim [Akademischer Betreuer] Rixen. "Carbon Pumps in the Benguela Current upwelling system / Anita Flohr. Betreuer: Tim Rixen." Hamburg : Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Hamburg, 2015. http://d-nb.info/107531755X/34.

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Goodman, Christopher L. "Modeling, validation and design of integrated carbon dioxide heat pumps and water heaters." Thesis, Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/22560.

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Jayanty, Vivi. "Miniaturized electron-impact-ionization pumps using double-gated isolated vertically aligned carbon nanotube arrays." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/75659.

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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2012.
Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
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There is a need for microscale vacuum pumps that can be readily integrated with other MEMS and electronic components at the chip-scale level. Miniaturized ion pumps exhibit favorable scaling down because they are surface-limited and miniaturization increases the ratio between the active surface and the chamber volume, resulting in enhanced ionization and pump rates. Therefore, scaled-down ion pumps are a promising choice for a variety of applications including portable mass spectrometers and sub-mm wavelength vacuum amplifiers. Our micropump architecture consist of a field-emission electron source that is an array of double-gated isolated vertically aligned carbon nanotubes (VA-CNTs), an electronimpact- ionization region, and a non-evaporative ion-implantation getter. Single-gated VA-CNT FEAs were tested as field emitters in high vacuum (10-9 Torr). The current density of the tested device is ~0.5A/cm2 (total current of 0.4mA) and a field enhancement factor of 1.41 x106 V/cm was measured, which is comparable to the simulation results by COMSOL. Two ways to fabricate double-gated VA-CNT FEAs were reported: one has the focus gate in plane with the extractor gate and the other has the focus gate above the extractor gate. Due to problems on fabrication process of double-gated VA-CNTs (short circuit between emitters, extractor gate, and focus gate), we were not able to collect four-terminal measurement, electron-impact-ionization, and pump data. However, procedure on how to collect and analyze field emission data with two gates to find [beta]G and [beta]F was described. In addition, procedures on how to collect and analyze data on electron impact ionization pump were also presented.
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Karlsson, Fredrik, and Girma Tewodros Sissay. "Mitigating Climate Change - The Need For A Carbon Strategy : A Case Study On Carbon Responses In The Swedish Pulp and Paper Industry." Thesis, Högskolan i Halmstad, Sektionen för ekonomi och teknik (SET), 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-19203.

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Climate change has become an increasingly important strategic issue for businesses to deal with. The stake is high particularly for those in energy-intensive industries as governments are implementing legislations that limit the carbon emission coming from these industries. Not only are such companies’ carbon emission confronted by regulatory bodies, but also various stakeholders such as customers and investors. Such pressures increased the business relevance of the issue and have provided various strategic contexts and drives. Businesses have responded in different ways to the changes that are coming with climate change. The purpose of this study was to provide insight into the dynamics and characteristics of carbon strategies. The case study companies were three pulp and paper companies located in Sweden, all subjected to the EU ETS regulation. In order to fulfill the purpose we have developed an analytical framework which we applied to the empirical findings. Based on our analysis we concluded that there are several factors that determine and drive the development of carbon strategies: sustainability, energy efficiency, market competition, and owners. The findings also revealed that the most prevalent response type was an optimization strategy, which is enhancing the carbon productivity from operational activities. The findings also confirmed the usefulness and comprehensiveness of the analytical framework employed to the understanding of carbon strategies and development factors.

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Burnett, Hannelene Jo-Anne. "Equilibrium shift of gold adsorption in a batch reactor." Thesis, Cape Technikon, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/881.

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Thesis (MTech(Chemical engineering))--Cape Technikon, Cape Town, 2001
Over the years the carbon-in-pulp technology has been refined to become the highly efficient process that is used in our present-day system of recovering dissolved gold from cyanide leached pulps. The efficiency of a CIP circuit mainly depends on the effectiveness ofthe adsorption section as it not only determines the amount of soluble gold lost in the residues, but also indirectly affects the function of the other processes in the plant. Research in this area has declined over the past few years as a result of a decrease in the gold price. It is now more than ever important to investigate the operating conditions ofthe adsorption process to ensure that a highly effective system is maintained.The adsorption of gold cyanide onto activated carbon is to a large extent dependent on maintaining operating conditions well above those of equilibrium. The Freundlich and the Langmuir isotherms have been used by many researchers to describe the equilibrium conditions of the adsorption process. The general practice in the carbonin- pulp technology is to use an isotherm for the prediction of a circuit's performance. As confidence has increased in the reliability of these predictions, it has become important to acquire knowledge of the equilibrium condition that is driving the process. Previous research findings have indicated that the equilibrium isotherm of gold cyanide adsorption onto activated carbon is influenced by changes in the adsorption conditions down the adsorption train. This equilibrium or isotherm shift may lead to errors in the prediction of gold adsorption rates, which results in the filct that the simulations of the performance of the CIP circuits are not reliable. In this study the aim was to investigate the combined influence of various operating conditions on the adsorption equilibrium

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Graham, Brian Robert. "Comparison of powdered activated carbon and activated sludge treatment of a kraft pulp mill wastewater." Thesis, University of Ottawa (Canada), 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/10257.

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The Powdered Activated Carbon Treatment$\rm\sp{TM}$ (PACT$\rm\sp{TM})$ process consists of powdered activated carbon addition to the activated sludge treatment process. Objectives were (1) to compare treatment of kraft pulp mill wastewater using activated sludge versus PACT$\rm\sp{TM},$ by measuring toxicity, organic load, adsorbable organic halides (AOX) and metals and (2) to assess how three operating conditions: (1) carbon dose; (2) hydraulic retention time; (3) solids retention time, affected performance. Findings were: (1) Lengthy hydraulic retention times are unnecessary. Short hydraulic retention times (4 h) provide adequate treatment. (2) Activated sludge treatment alone removes most biochemical oxygen demand, PACT$\rm\sp{TM}$ offers no improvement. PACT$\rm\sp{TM}$ improves removal of soluble chemical oxygen demand. PACT$\rm\sp{TM}$ improves removal of AOX. Powdered activated carbon dose is the sole determinant of this increased removal. (3) Activated sludge treatment alone removes Microtox$\rm\sp{TM}$ toxicity. PACT$\rm\sp{TM}$ slightly improves treatment of highly toxic wastewaters. Significant chronic toxicity towards Ceriodaphnia remains in effluents from both activated sludge and PACT$\rm\sp{TM}.$ Both treatments remove toxicity to Ceriodaphnia, but PACT$\rm\sp{TM}$ effluents are more toxic. Powdered activated carbon alone exhibits toxicity to Ceriodaphnia. (4) The effect of PACT$\rm\sp{TM}$ on removal of metals is inconclusive. (5) PACT$\rm\sp{TM}$ treatment of kraft mill wastewater would be very expensive. (6) PACT$\rm\sp{TM}$ has limited benefits over activated sludge for the treatment of kraft mill wastewater, therefore PACT$\rm\sp{TM}$ is not recommended for treatment of kraft mill wastewater.

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