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Vyawahare, Saurabh Scherer Axel. "Manipulating fluids : advances in micro-fluidics, opto-fluidics and fluidic self-assembly /." Diss., Pasadena, Calif. : Caltech, 2006. http://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05252006-223101.
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Yerlett, T. K. "Enthalpies of fluids and fluid mixtures." Thesis, University of Bristol, 1985. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.355339.
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Chen, Wei. "Theoretical study of multi-component fluids confined in porous media." Thesis, Lyon, École normale supérieure, 2011. http://www.theses.fr/2011ENSL0624.
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Un milieu poreux ou un matériau poreux comprend deux régions interconnectées : une perméable par un gaz ou un liquide et l’autre imperméable. Beaucoup de substances naturelles comme les roches, le sol et les tissus biologiques (par exemple, os, bio-membranes) sont poreuses ainsi que les matériaux manufacturés comme les ciments et les céramiques, etc. Les matériaux poreux ont des applications technologiques importantes et nombreuses, par exemple, comme tamis moléculaires, catalyseurs ou senseurs chimiques. Il existe un nombre très important d’études en expérience et en théorie pour comprendre la structure des matériaux poreux ainsi que les propriétés des substances confinées dans ces matériaux. Dans leur travail de pionnier, Madden et Glandt ont proposé un modèle très simple pour l’adsorption de fluide dans des milieux poreux désordonnés. Dans ce modèle, on forme la matrice en prenant une configuration figée instantanément d’un système à l’équilibre (“quench” en anglais) et puis un fluide est introduit dans une telle matrice. Récemment, T. Patsahan, M. Holovko et W. Dong ont généralisé la “scaled particle theory” (SPT) aux fluides confinés et obtenu ainsi des équations d’état analytiques pour un fluide de sphère dure dans plusieurs modèles de matrice. Dans un premier temps, j’ai développé la version de la SPT pour un mélange de sphères dures additives confiné en milieu poreux. Les expressions pour les valeurs au contact de différentes fonctions de distribution ont été obtenues également. J’ai effectué aussi des simulations de Monte Carlo. Les résultats de ces simulations sont utilisés pour valider les résultats théoriques. Ensuite, j’ai étudié aussi la séparation de phase d’un mélange binaire des sphères dures non additives confiné dans un milieu poreux. Pour obtenir l’équation d’état, nous avons utilisé une théorie de perturbation en prenant un fluide de sphères dures additive comme système de référence. Les résultats donnés par cette théorie sont en bon accord avec les résultats de simulation Monte CarloA porous medium or a porous material (called as frame or matrix also) usually consists of two interconnected rejoins: one permeable by a gas or a liquid, i.e., pore or void, and the other impermeable. Many natural substances such as rocks, soils, biological tissues (e.g., bio membranes, bones), and manmade materials such as cements, foams and ceramics are porous materials. Porous materials have important technological applications such as molecular sieve, catalyst, chemical sensor, etc. In recent years, there have been considerable investigations for understanding thoroughly the structure of these materials as well as the behavior of substances confined in them. Much effort (both experimental and theoretical) has been devoted to the study of porous materials. In their pioneering work, a very simple model for the fluid adsorption in random porous media was proposed by Madden and Glandt. The matrix in Madden-Glandt model is made by quenching an equilibrium system. Then, a fluid is adsorbed in such a matrix. Recently, T. Patsahan, M. Holovko and W. Dong have extended the scaled particle theory (SPT) to confined fluids and derived analytical equations of state (EOS) for a hard sphere (HS) fluid in some matrix models. In this thesis, using SPT method, I obtained the equation of state of additive hard-sphere (AHS) fluid mixtures confined in porous media. The contact values of the fluid-fluid and fluid-matrix radial distribution functions (RDF) were derived as well. The results of the contact values of the RDFs and the chemical potentials of different species were assessed against Monte Carlo simulations. Moreover, I analyzed also the fluid-fluid phase separation of non-additive hard sphere (NAHS) fluid confined in porous media. An equation of state is derived by using a perturbation theory with a multi-component fluid reference. The results of this theory are in good agreement with those obtained from semi grand canonical ensemble Monte Carlo simulations
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Seed, M. "Electrorheological fluids." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 1989. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.321479.
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Watson, T. "Electrorheological fluids." Thesis, Cranfield University, 1991. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.334815.
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Guenther, Gerhard K. "Textured fluids." Diss., This resource online, 1995. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-08272007-163931/.
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Cardillo, Giulia. "Fluid Dynamic Modeling of Biological Fluids : From the Cerebrospinal Fluid to Blood Thrombosis." Thesis, Institut polytechnique de Paris, 2020. http://www.theses.fr/2020IPPAX110.
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Dans cette thèse, trois modèles mathématiques ont été proposés, avec l’objectif de modéliser autant d’aspects complexes de la biomédecine, dans lesquels la dynamique des fluides du système joue un rôle fondamental: i) les interactions fluide-structure entre la pulsatilité du liquide céphalo-rachidien et la moelle épinière (modélisation analytique); ii) dispersion efficace d’un médicament dans l’espace sous-arachnoïdien (modélisation numérique); et iii) la formation et l’évolution d’un thrombus au sein du système cardiovasculaire (modélisation numérique).Le liquide céphalorachidien est un fluide aqueux qui entoure le cerveau et la moelle épinière afin de les protéger. Une connaissance détaillée de la circulation du liquide céphalorachidien et de son interaction avec les tissus peut être importante dans l’étude de la pathogenèse de maladies neurologiques graves, telles que la syringomyélie, un trouble qui implique la formation de cavités remplies de liquide (seringues) dans la moelle épinière.Par ailleurs, dans certains cas, des analgésiques - ainsi que des médicaments pour le traitement de maladies graves telles que les tumeurs et les infections du liquide céphalorachidien - doivent être administrés directement dans le liquide céphalorachidien. L’importance de connaître et de décrire l’écoulement du liquide céphalorachidien, ses interactions avec les tissus environnants et les phénomènes de transport qui y sont liés devient claire. Dans ce contexte, nous avons proposé: un modèle capable de décrire les interactions du liquide céphalo-rachidien avec la moelle épinière, considérant cela, pour la première fois, comme un milieu poreux imprégné de différents fluides (sang capillaire et veineux et liquide céphalo-rachidien); et un modèle capable d’évaluer le transport d’un médicament dans l’espace sousarachnoïdien, une cavité annulaire remplie de liquide céphalo-rachidien qui entoure la moelle épinière.Avec le troisième modèle proposé, nous entrons dans le système cardiovasculaire.Dans le monde entière, les maladies cardiovasculaires sont la cause principale de mortalité. Parmi ceux-ci, nous trouvons la thrombose, une condition qui implique la formation d’un caillot à l’intérieur d’un vaisseau sanguin, qui peut causer sa occlusion. À cet égard, un modèle numérique a été développé qui étudie la formation et l’évolution des thrombus, en considérant simultanément les aspects chimico-biomécaniques et dynamiques des fluides du problème. Dans le modèle proposé pour la première fois, l'importance du rôle joué par les gradients de contrainte de cisaillement dans le processus de thrombogenèse est pris en compte.Les modèles sélectionnés ont fourni des résultats intéressants. Tout d’abord, l’étude des interactions fluide-structure entre le liquide céphalo-rachidien et la moelle épinière a mis en évidence es conditions pouvant induire l’apparition de la syringomyélie. Il a été observé comment la déviation des valeurs physiologiques du module d’Young de la moelle épinière, les pressions capillaires dans l’interface moelle-espace sousarachnoïdien et la perméabilité des compartiments capillaire et veineux, conduisent à la formation de seringues.Le modèle de calcul pour l’évaluation de la dispersion pharmacologique dans l’espace sousarachnoïdien a permis une estimation quantitatif de la diffusivité effective du médicament, une quantité qui peut aider à l’optimisation des protocoles d’injections intrathécales.Le modèle de thrombogenèse a fourni un instrument capable d’étudier quantitativement l’évolution des dépôts de plaquettes dans la circulation sanguine. En particulier, les résultats ont fourni des informations importantes sur la nécessité de considérer le rôle de l’activation mécanique et de l’agrégation des plaquettes aux côtés de la substance chimiqueIn the present thesis, three mathematical models are described. Three different biomedical issues, where fluid dynamical aspects are of paramount importance, are modeled: i) Fluid-structure interactions between cerebro-spinal fluid pulsatility and the spinal cord (analytical modeling); ii) Enhanced dispersion of a drug in the subarachnoid space (numerical modeling); and iii) Thrombus formation and evolution in the cardiovascular system (numerical modeling).The cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is a liquid that surrounds and protects the brain and the spinal cord. Insights into the functioning of cerebrospinal fluid are expected to reveal the pathogenesis of severe neurological diseases, such as syringomyelia that involves the formation of fluid-filled cavities (syrinxes) in the spinal cord.Furthermore, in some cases, analgesic drugs -- as well drugs for treatments of serious diseases such as cancers and cerebrospinal fluid infections -- need to be delivered directly into the cerebrospinal fluid. This underscores the importance of knowing and describing cerebrospinal fluid flow, its interactions with the surrounding tissues and the transport phenomena related to it. In this framework, we have proposed: a model that describes the interactions of the cerebrospinal fluid with the spinal cord that is considered, for the first time, as a porous medium permeated by different fluids (capillary and venous blood and cerebrospinal fluid); and a model that evaluates drug transport within the cerebrospinal fluid-filled space around the spinal cord --namely the subarachnoid space--.The third model deals with the cardiovascular system. Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide, among these diseases, thrombosis is a condition that involves the formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel. A computational model that studies thrombus formation and evolution is developed, considering the chemical, bio-mechanical and fluid dynamical aspects of the problem in the same computational framework. In this model, the primary novelty is the introduction of the role of shear micro-gradients into the process of thrombogenesis.The developed models have provided several outcomes. First, the study of the fluid-structure interactions between cerebro-spinal fluid and the spinal cord has shed light on scenarios that may induce the occurrence of Syringomyelia. It was seen how the deviation from the physiological values of the Young modulus of the spinal cord, the capillary pressures at the SC-SAS interface and the permeability of blood networks can lead to syrinx formation.The computational model of the drug dispersion has allowed to quantitatively estimate the drug effective diffusivity, a feature that can aid the tuning of intrathecal delivery protocols.The comprehensive thrombus formation model has provided a quantification tool of the thrombotic deposition evolution in a blood vessel. In particular, the results have given insight into the importance of considering both mechanical and chemical activation and aggregation of platelets
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CARDILLO, GIULIA. "Fluid Dynamic Modeling of Biological Fluids: From the Cerebrospinal Fluid to Blood Thrombosis." Doctoral thesis, Politecnico di Torino, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/11583/2845786.
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Harris, Rodney Morton. "THE ONSET OF INSTABILITY IN A TRIPLY-DIFFUSIVE FLUID LAYER." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/275307.
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Andersson, Tomas. "Controlling the fluid dynamics : an analysis of the workflow of fluids." Thesis, University of Gävle, Department of Mathematics, Natural and Computer Sciences, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-155.
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A scene containing dynamic fluids can be created in a number of ways. There are two approaches that will highlight the problems and obstacles that might occur. Today’s leading fluid simulator, RealFlow, simulates the fluid dynamics. A comparison between the two approaches will be made and are analyzed. Through experimentation, one of the approaches fails to produce the set requirements in the experiment and furthermore the two approaches differ in efficiency.
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Rashid, Abu S. "Compressible magnetorheological fluids." abstract and full text PDF (UNR users only), 2008. http://0-gateway.proquest.com.innopac.library.unr.edu/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:1456488.
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Brookes, Sarah. "Fluids in Nanopores." Thesis, Griffith University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/365467.
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Molecular modelling plays an important and complementary role to experimental studies. In this thesis we use molecular dynamic simulations and time correlation functions to examine the isomerization of n-butane and to perform a proof-of-concept demonstration, applying the dissipation theorem to calculating transport properties.
Equilibrium molecular dynamics are used to determine the solvent shift and rate constants in the isomerization process of n-butane. Furthermore the effects of confining n-butane to a nanopore are examined and compared to in two different wall-models. The structure and dynamics of a fluid can be affected when confined to pores of nanometre widths. An understanding of the effects of confinement on the equilibrium composition of reacting mixtures, diffusion and adsorption rates, can lead to improvements in industrial processes such as in the food and pharmaceutical industry. A known effect of confinement is wetting of the walls due to interactions between the wall and the fluid. Examination of the local molecular fluid density across the pore has shown that the degree of wetting is a function of pore width, mean fluid density and wall surface density.Thesis (PhD Doctorate)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
School of Natural Sciences
Science, Environment, Engineering and Technology
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Holder, Alexander Joseph. "Experimental studies of complex fluids in complex flows." Thesis, Swansea University, 2014. https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa42995.
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Chen, Yng-gwei. "General theory of nonuniform fluids from hard spheres to ionic fluids /." College Park, Md. : University of Maryland, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1903/2149.
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Thesis (Ph. D.) -- University of Maryland, College Park, 2004.Thesis research directed by: Physics. Title from t.p. of PDF. Includes bibliographical references. Published by UMI Dissertation Services, Ann Arbor, Mich. Also available in paper.
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Scrobogna, Stefano. "On some models in geophysical fluids." Thesis, Bordeaux, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017BORD0601/document.
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Dans cette thèse nous étudions trois modèles décrivant la dynamique de l’écoulement d’un fluide à densité variable, dans des échelles spatio-temporelles grandes. Dans ce cadre, le mouvement relatif induit par des forces extérieures,comme la force de Coriolis ou la poussée hydrostatique, s’avère être beaucoup plus important que le mouvement intrinsèque du fluide induit par le transport des particules. Une tel déséquilibre contraint ainsi le mouvement, induisant des structures persistantes dans l’écoulement du fluide.D’un point de vue mathématique, l’une des difficultés consiste en l’étude des perturbations induites par les forces extérieures, qui se propagent à grande vitesse.Ce type d’analyse peut être effectué au moyen de plusieurs outils mathématiques ;on choisit ici d’employer des techniques caractéristiques de l’analyse de Fourier,comme l’analyse des propriétés dispersives des intégrales oscillantes.Tout au long de cette thèse, on se restreint à considérer des domaines spatiaux sans frontière : c’est le cas de l’espace entier, ou encore de l’espace périodique. Les modèles considérés sont donc les suivants: équations primitives dont les nombres de Froude et de Rossby sont comparables,et pour lesquelles la diffusion verticale est nulle, fluides stratifiés dans un régime à faible nombre de Froude, fluides faiblement compressibles et tournants dans un régime où les nombres de Mach et de Rossby sont comparables.On prouve que ces systèmes propagent globalement dans le temps des donnés peu régulières. Nous n’imposons jamais de condition de petitesse sur les données initiales. Toutefois, on prendra en compte certaines hypothèses spécifiques de régularité, lorsque des raisons techniques l’imposentIn this thesis we discuss three models describing the dynamics of density-dependent fluids in long lifes pans and on a planetary scale. In such setting the relative displacement induced by various external physical forces, such as the Coriolis force and the stratification buoyancy, is far more relevant than the intrinsic motion generated by the collision of particles of the fluid itself. Such disproportion of balance limits hence the motion, inducing persistent structures in the velocity flow.On a mathematical level one of the main difficulties relies in giving a full description of the perturbations induced by the external forces, which propagate at high speed. This analysis can be performed by the aid of several tools, we chose here to adopt techniques characteristic of harmonic analysis, such as the analysis of the dispersive properties of highly oscillating integrals.All along the thesis we consider boundary-free, three-dimensional domains, and inspecific we study only the case in which the domain in either the whole space or the periodic space . The models we consider are the following ones : primitive equations with comparable Froude and Rossby number and zero vertical diffusivity, density-dependent stratified fluids in low Froude number regime, weakly compressible and fast rotating fluid in a regime in which Mach and Rossbynumber are comparable. We prove that these systems propagate globally-in-time data with low-regularity. Nosmallness assumption is ever made, specific constructive hypothesis are assumed on the initial data when required
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Battaglini, Neusa Maria Pavão [UNESP]. "Avaliação do comportamento de impelidores especiais na mistura de fluidos." Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/101864.
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battaglini_nmp_dr_botfca.pdf: 581238 bytes, checksum: 6976e40352726ea0079d8119e8b4c482 (MD5)Fluidos de viscosidade entre 0,874 10-3 e 787 10-3 N m s-2 foram agitados pelos impelidores tipos âncora convencional, âncora modificada, fita helicoidal e parafuso em tanques cilíndricos de fundos reto e toroesférico para determinação da potência requerida e do tempo de mistura. Na agitação efetuada com os impelidores centrados houve o aparecimento de vórtices em algumas rotações. As medidas de potência foram efetuadas na região em que o número de Reynolds (NRe ) variou de 16 a 70.000 com a âncora convencional e modificada. Os diagramas do número de potência( ) P N em função do número de Reynolds, construídos com os dados experimentais, mostraram que, para todos os fluidos usados, ocorreu um desvio na curva quando o vórtice, formado na superfície do fluido, alcançou os impelidores e teve início a dispersão de ar no interior da massa fluida. A presença de bolhas de ar desenvolveu, no tanque, um sistema de duas fases (líquido–gás), alterando as características dos fluidos agitados. Nos cálculos do número de potência e do número de Reynolds foram utilizados os valores de viscosidade e densidade do fluido, e não os correspondentes ao sistema líquido-gás o que provocou, provavelmente, o desvio nas curvas. Na região em que o número de Reynolds fica entre 16 e 300 não houve formação de vórtices acentuados com aeração e a curva foi definida pela correlação ( )a NP A NRe = , onde A é função do tipo de impelidor e das dimensões do vaso e o expoente a, um valor empírico que varia com o número de Reynolds obtendo a relação ( )1,7 Re N = 19.953 N − P . O desempenho dos impelidores na homogeneização foi analisado pela energia requerida para se obter uma mistura de açúcar e água com concentrações correspondentes a 40 e 60o Brix. O método desenvolvido foi baseado na verificação...
Fluids with viscosity between (0,874 and 787 10-3 Nm s-2 were agitated by conventional anchor, modified anchor, helicoidal ribbon and screw impellers in cilindric tanks straight and concave (torospheric) bottoms for the measurement of power and time of mixture. The arisal of vortex occurred when agitation was accomplished with centred impellers and in some rotations. The measures of power were obtained in the interval where the number of Reynolds (NRe) varied from 16 to 70.000 with conventional and modified anchor. The diagrams of number of Reynolds in function of number of Froude constructed with experimental data showed that, to all fluids employed, a deflection in the curve occurred when the vortex formed at the surface of the fluid reached the impellers and the dispersion of air inside the fluid mass started. The presence of air bubbles develops in the tank a system of two phases altering the characteristics of the agitated fluids. In the calculations of the number of Reynolds were used the values of the fluid viscosity and density and not ones corresponding to the liquid-gas system, provoking a deflection in the curves. In the interval where the number of Reynolds remains between 16 and 300 the formation of a well developed vortex with aeration did not occur and the curve was defined by the correlation A N = ANRE Re , where A is function of the type of the impeller and of the dimensions of the tank, and the exponent a, an empirical value, varies with the number of Reynolds. The performance of the impellers in the homogenization was analysed in terms of the energy required in order to obtain a mixture...(Complete abstract click electronic access below)
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Steele-MacInnis, Matthew. "Thermodynamics of geologic fluids." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/22026.
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Fluids play a vital role in essentially all geologic environments and processes, and are the principal media of heat and mass transfer in the Earth. The properties of geologic fluids can be diverse, as fluids occur at conditions ranging from ambient temperatures and pressures at Earth's surface, to extreme temperatures and pressures in Earth's deep interior. Regardless the wide ranges of conditions at which geologic fluids occur, fluid properties are described and governed by the same fundamental thermodynamic relationships. Thus, application of thermodynamic principles and methods allows us to decipher the properties and roles of geologic fluids, to help understand geologic processes.
Fluid inclusions in minerals provide one of the best available tools to study the compositions of geological fluids. Compositions of fluid inclusions can be determined from microthermometric measurements, based on the vapor-saturated liquidus conditions of model chemical systems, or by various microanalytical techniques. The vaporsaturated liquidus relations of the system H2O-NaCl-CaCl2 have been modeled to allow estimation of fluid inclusion compositions by either microthermometric or microanalytical methods.
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) in deep saline formations represents one option for reducing anthropogenic CO2 emissions into Earth's atmosphere. Availability of storage volume in deep saline formations is a significant component of injection and storage planning. Investigation of the volumetric properties of CO2, brine and CO2-saturated brine reveals that storage volume requirements are minimized when CO2 dissolves into brine. These results suggest that a protocol involving brine extraction, CO2 dissolution and re-injection may optimize CCS in deep saline formations.
Numerical modeling of quartz dissolution and precipitation in a sub-seafloor hydrothermal system was used to understand the role of fluid-phase immiscibility ("boiling") on quartz-fluid interactions, and to predict where in the system quartz could deposit and trap fluid inclusions. The spatial distribution of zones of quartz dissolution and precipitation is complex, owing to the many inter-related factors controlling quartz solubility. Immiscibility exerts a strong control over the occurrence of quartz precipitation in the deeper regions of fluid circulation.Ph. D.
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Da, Silva Rui Pitanga Marques. "Organic fluid mixtures as working fluids for the trilateral flash cycle system." Thesis, City University London, 1989. http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/7945/.
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The requirements for power generation systems have been reviewed together with the various energy sources available for them. Geothermal energy has been examined in more detail and the principal methods of recovering power from it which are currently employed are discussed. A novel method for improved power recovery from geothermal sources called the Trilateral Flash Cycle (TFC) system is described which has the special requirement of an efficient two-phase expander. Optimum results are obtained from this cycle if a working fluid is used which leaves the expander as dry saturated vapour. A binary mixture of hydrocarbons was therefore sought which by variation of the constituent proportions, would satisfy this requirement for a range of inlet temperatures when the condensing temperature is constant. Methods of estimating mixture properties are reviewed and the chosen thermodynamic model, as well as a computational procedure for evaluation of vapour-liquid equilibria of organic binary mixtures at high pressures, are described. This is based on the Redlich-Kwong- Soave cubic equation of state. By this means a mixture of n-pentane and 2,2-dimethylpropane (neopentane) was found to be the most suitable for the TFC system for expander inlet temperatures between 150-180'C. Temperature-entropy (T-S) diagrams of this organic binary mixture were obtained for several compositions. Bubble and dew pressures of (n-pentane + 2,2-dimethylpropane) have been determined experimentally for five different compositions at six different temperatures, (333.15 K, 353.15 K, 373.15 K, 393.15 K, 413.15 K, and 433.15 K). Vapour pressures of pure n-pentane and pure neo-pentane were also determined at these temperatures. The critical point of neo-pentane was measured to assess the accuracy of the isothermal compression apparatus used. Theoretical predictions were found to be in good agreement with experimental measurements.
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LOAIZA, JUAN CARLOS VALDEZ. "SIMULATION OF A REFRIGERATION SYSTEM WORKING WITH NANO-FLUIDS AS SECONDARY FLUID." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2009. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=14553@1.
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CONSELHO NACIONAL DE DESENVOLVIMENTO CIENTÍFICO E TECNOLÓGICOEstudou-se, numericamente, a utilização de nanofluidos como fluidos secundários em sistemas de refrigeração por compressão de vapor. Foi desenvolvido um modelo de simulação de um sistema água-água com compressor alternativo e condensador e evaporador de tubo duplo reto. O método de multi-zonas foi utilizado na simulação dos trocadores de calor. As zonas bifásicas, por sua vez, foram discretizadas para levar em conta a variação local do coeficiente de transferência de calor. No caso do condensador determinou-se o coeficiente de transferência de calor a partir de um mapa de escoamento bifásico. No evaporador o nanofluido escoa na seção circular (interna) enquanto que o refrigerante escoa na seção anular. Um programa baseado na plataforma EES foi desenvolvido para a solução do sistema de equações algébricas não lineares resultantes do modelo matemático. Os resultados da simulação mostram que, para a mesma capacidade frigorífica, a área de troca de calor no evaporador e a queda de pressão no lado do refrigerante diminuem quando: (i) a concentração volumétrica das nanopartículas e a temperatura do fluido-base aumentam; (ii) o diâmetro das nanopartículas diminui. Observou-se, também, que a queda de pressão do lado do nanofluido e, conseqüentemente, a potência de bombeamento, aumentam com a concentração volumétrica de nanopartículas, mas diminuem para diâmetros das nanopartículas menores e temperaturas mais elevadas do fluido-base. Os resultados para um sistema típico mostraram que o uso de nanofluidos como fluidos secundários pode levar a uma redução de até 6% na área do evaporador, quando comparado com o fluido-base convencional.
The use of nanofluids as secondary coolants in vapor compression refrigeration systems was numerically studied. A simulation model for a liquid-towater heat pump, with reciprocating compressor and straight double-tube condenser and evaporator was studied. The multi-zone method was employed in the modeling of the heat exchangers. By their turn, the two-phase regions of both condenser and evaporator were discretized to take into account the local variation of the refrigerant condensing and boiling heat transfer coefficients. In the condenser two-phase region, the local heat transfer coefficient was determined as a function of the governing two-phase flow regime. The nanofluid was supposed to flow through the inner circular section of the evaporator, while the refrigerant was left to the annular passage. A computational program, based on EES (Engineering Equation Solver) package, was developed to solve the resulting non-linear system of algebraic equations. Different nanoparticles (Cu, Al2O3, CuO and TiO2) were studied for different volumetric concentrations and particle diameters. Simulation results have shown that, for a given refrigerating capacity, evaporator area and refrigerant-side pressure drop are reduced when: (i) the volumetric concentration of nanoparticles and nanofluid temperature increase; (ii) the diameter of nanoparticles decrease. Also, nanofluid-side pressure drop and, consequently, pumping power, increase with nanoparticle volumetric concentration and decrease with nanoparticle diameter and nanofluid temperature. Results from a typical case-study indicated an evaporator area reduction of up to 6%, with the use of nanofluids as secondary coolant, if compared to the conventional base-fluid (H2O).
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Giwa, Giwa Solomon Olanrewaju. "Investigation into thermal-fluid properties of hybrid ferrofluids as heat transfer fluids." Thesis, University of Pretoria, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/77818.
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Over two decades of extensive research on nanofluids have established them as a better cooling media than traditional fluids such as ethylene glycol (EG) and water. Recently, hybrid nanofluids have emerged as advanced thermal transport media with improved thermal and fluid properties relative to nanofluids. Experimentally, limited studies have been carried out on the thermo- and thermomagnetic convection heat transfer of nanofluids in cavities. However, there is a dearth of documentation on the thermo- and thermomagnetic convection of hybrid nanofluids in cavities in the public domain.
In this study, the thermo-convection heat transfer (Qav) performance of three magnetic hybrid nanofluids (MHNFs) contained in a rectangular cavity was experimentally investigated with and without magnetic stimuli. Aqueous MWCNT-ferrofluid (AMF) [MWCNT-Fe2O3/deionised water (DIW)], aqueous Al2O3-ferrofluid (AAF) [Al2O3-Fe2O3/DIW] and bi-aqueous Al2O3-ferrofluid (BAAF) [Al2O3-Fe2O3/EG-DIW] were formulated for volume concentrations (𝜑) of 0.05 to 0.40 vol.%. Key nanofluid formulation parameters of dispersion fraction, sonication time and amplitude were optimised to improve stability of the MHNFs. Stability, characterisation and thermal properties (μ and κ at 20-40 °C) of the MHNFs were carried out using standard instruments. AMF, BAAF, AAF, DIW and EG-DIW were charged into a rectangular cavity subjected to differential heating of the opposite vertical walls under varying ΔT of 20 to 35 °C. Samples of AMF, BAAF and AAF with the highest heat transfer were thereafter charged into the cavity where the walls (bottom, top and side) were exposed to magnetic stimuli (4.89 – 21.95 mT).
Stable MHNFs were formulated according to the optimised parameters as verified using an ultraviolet visible spectrophotometer and visible inspection techniques. The images of the transmission electron microscope for the MHNFs showed an even suspension of the nanoparticles into DIW and EG-DIW. An increase in temperature and 𝜑 was observed to enhance κeff of AMF, BAAF and AAF by 3.83% to 14.17%, 2.14% to 12.56% and 2.21% to 10.51% respectively. Temperature rise detracted μeff and 𝜑 enhanced it for AMF, BAAF and AAF with augmentation of 11.83% to 28.79%, 1.66% to 13.33% and 4.55% to 20.43% respectively. With the MHNFs, higher κeff and lower μeff were recorded in comparison with the monoparticle nanofluids of Fe2O3, which made the MHNFs beneficial for convective heat transfer studies. Additionally, models were developed for predicting the κeff and μeff of AMF, BAAF and AAF from the obtained experimental data.
Without magnetic stimuli, the Qav of AMF, BAAF and AAF was enhanced at 𝜑 ≤ 0.20 vol.% and attenuation was the case beyond 𝜑 = 0.20 vol.%. Optimum Qav enhancements of 11.2%, 10.09% and 10.79% were achieved for AMF (at 0.05 vol.%), BAAF (at 0.05 vol.%) and AAF (at 0.10 vol.%) respectively. Models were proposed for estimating the Nuav of AMF, BAAF and AAF. The vertical imposition of the magnetic stimuli on the sidewall of the cavity led to maximum enhancements of Qav by 4.48%, 4.02% and 4.31% for the AMF, BAAF and AAF samples respectively. These values were recorded for magnetic stimuli of 21.95 mT for AMF and AAF, and 11.84 mT for AAF. The MHNFs were observed to yield higher Qav than monoparticle nanofluids of Fe2O3 with and without magnetic stimuli.
Conclusively, the κeff, μeff and Qav of AMF, BAAF and AAF were found to be better than those of the monoparticle nanofluids of Fe2O3, which revealed the benefit of NP hybridisation for engineering application, especially in thermo- and thermomagnetic convection studies.Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2019.
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Bocchi, Edoardo. "Compressible-incompressible transitions in fluid mechanics : waves-structures interaction and rotating fluids." Thesis, Bordeaux, 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019BORD0279/document.
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Ce manuscrit porte sur les transitions compressible-incompressible dans les équations aux dérivées partielles de la mécanique des fluides. On s'intéresse à deux problèmes : les structures flottantes et les fluides en rotation. Dans le premier problème, l'introduction d'un objet flottant dans les vagues induit une contrainte sur le fluide et les équations gouvernant le mouvement acquièrent une structure compressible-incompressible. Dans le deuxième problème, le mouvement de fluides géophysiques compressibles est influencé par la rotation de la Terre. L'étude de la limite à rotation rapide montre que le champ vectoriel de vitesse tend vers une configuration horizontale et incompressible.Les structures flottantes constituent un exemple particulier d'interaction fluide-structure, où un solide partiellement immergé flotte à la surface du fluide. Ce problème mathématique modélise le mouvement de convertisseurs d'énergie marine. En particulier, on s'intéresse aux bouées pilonnantes, installées proche de la côte où les modèles asymptotiques en eaux peu profondes sont valables. On étudie les équations de Saint-Venant axisymétriques en dimension deux avec un objet flottant à murs verticaux se déplaçant seulement verticalement. Les hypothèses sur le solide permettent de supprimer le problème à bord libre associé avec la ligne de contact entre l'air, le fluide et le solide. Les équations pour le fluide dans le domaine extérieur au solide sont donc écrites comme un problème au bord quasi-linéaire hyperbolique. Celui-ci est couplé avec une EDO non-linéaire du second ordre qui est dérivée de l'équation de Newton pour le mouvement libre du solide. On montre le caractère bien posé localement en temps du système couplé lorsque que les données initiales satisfont des conditions de compatibilité afin de générer des solutions régulières.Ensuite on considère une configuration particulière: le retour à l'équilibre. Il s'agit de considérer un solide partiellement immergé dans un fluide initialement au repos et de le laisser retourner à sa position d'équilibre. Pour cela, on utilise un modèle hydrodynamique différent, où les équations sont linearisées dans le domaine extérieur, tandis que les effets non-linéaires sont considérés en dessous du solide. Le mouvement du solide est décrit par une équation intégro-différentielle non-linéaire du second ordre qui justifie rigoureusement l'équation de Cummins, utilisée par les ingénieurs pour les mouvements des objets flottants. L'équation que l'on dérive améliore l'approche linéaire de Cummins en tenant compte des effets non-linéaires. On montre l'existence et l'unicité globale de la solution pour des données petites en utilisant la conservation de l'énergie du système fluide-structure.Dans la deuxième partie du manuscrit, on étudie les fluides en rotation rapide. Ce problème mathématique modélise le mouvement des flots géophysiques à grandes échelles influencés par la rotation de la Terre. Le mouvement est aussi affecté par la gravité, ce qui donne lieu à une stratification de la densité dans les fluides compressibles. La rotation génère de l'anisotropie dans les flots visqueux et la viscosité turbulente verticale tend vers zéro dans la limite à rotation rapide. Notre interêt porte sur ce problème de limite singulière en tenant compte des effets gravitationnels et compressibles. On étudie les équations de Navier-Stokes-Coriolis anisotropes compressibles avec force gravitationnelle dans la bande infinie horizontale avec une condition au bord de non glissement. Celle-ci et la force de Coriolis donnent lieu à l'apparition des couches d'Ekman proche du bord. Dans ce travail on considère des données initiales bien préparées. On montre un résultat de stabilité des solutions faibles globales pour des lois de pression particulières. La dynamique limite est décrite par une équation quasi-géostrophique visqueuse en dimension deux avec un terme d'amortissement qui tient compte des couches limitesThis manuscript deals with compressible-incompressible transitions arising in partial differential equations of fluid mechanics. We investigate two problems: floating structures and rotating fluids. In the first problem, the introduction of a floating object into water waves enforces a constraint on the fluid and the governing equations turn out to have a compressible-incompressible structure. In the second problem, the motion of geophysical compressible fluids is affected by the Earth's rotation and the study of the high rotation limit shows that the velocity vector field tends to be horizontal and with an incompressibility constraint.Floating structures are a particular example of fluid-structure interaction, in which a partially immersed solid is floating at the fluid surface. This mathematical problem models the motion of wave energy converters in sea water. In particular, we focus on heaving buoys, usually implemented in the near-shore zone, where the shallow water asymptotic models describe accurately the motion of waves. We study the two-dimensional nonlinear shallow water equations in the axisymmetric configuration in the presence of a floating object with vertical side-walls moving only vertically. The assumptions on the solid permit to avoid the free boundary problem associated with the moving contact line between the air, the water and the solid. Hence, in the domain exterior to the solid the fluid equations can be written as an hyperbolic quasilinear initial boundary value problem. This couples with a nonlinear second order ODE derived from Newton's law for the free solid motion. Local in time well-posedness of the coupled system is shown provided some compatibility conditions are satisfied by the initial data in order to generate smooth solutions.Afterwards, we address a particular configuration of this fluid-structure interaction: the return to equilibrium. It consists in releasing a partially immersed solid body into a fluid initially at rest and letting it evolve towards its equilibrium position. A different hydrodynamical model is used. In the exterior domain the equations are linearized but the nonlinear effects are taken into account under the solid. The equation for the solid motion becomes a nonlinear second order integro-differential equation which rigorously justifies the Cummins equation, assumed by engineers to govern the motion of floating objects. Moreover, the equation derived improves the linear approach of Cummins by taking into account the nonlinear effects. The global existence and uniqueness of the solution is shown for small data using the conservation of the energy of the fluid-structure system.In the second part of the manuscript, highly rotating fluids are studied. This mathematical problem models the motion of geophysical flows at large scales affected by the Earth's rotation, such as massive oceanic and atmospheric currents. The motion is also influenced by the gravity, which causes a stratification of the density in compressible fluids. The rotation generates anisotropy in viscous flows and the vertical turbulent viscosity tends to zero in the high rotation limit. Our interest lies in this singular limit problem taking into account gravitational and compressible effects. We study the compressible anisotropic Navier-Stokes-Coriolis equations with gravitational force in the horizontal infinite slab with no-slip boundary condition. Both this condition and the Coriolis force cause the apparition of Ekman layers near the boundary. They are taken into account in the analysis by adding corrector terms which decay in the interior of the domain. In this work well-prepared initial data are considered. A stability result of global weak solutions is shown for power-type pressure laws. The limit dynamics is described by a two-dimensional viscous quasi-geostrophic equation with a damping term that accounts for the boundary layers
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Obando, Vallejos Benjamin. "Mathematical models for the study of granular fluids." Thesis, Université de Lorraine, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018LORR0274/document.
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Cette thèse vise à obtenir et à développer des modèles mathématiques pour comprendre certains aspects de la dynamique des fluides granulaires hétérogènes. Plus précisément, le résultat attendu consiste à développer trois modèles. Nous supposons dans un premier temps que la dynamique du matériau granulaire est modélisée à l’aide d’une approche fondée sur la théorie du mélange. D’autre part, pour les deux modèles restant, nous considérons que le fluide granulaire est modélisé à l’aide d’une approche multiphase associant des structures et des fluides rigides. Plus exactement : • Dans le premier modèle, nous avons obtenu un ensemble d’équations basées sur la théorie du mélange en utilisant des outils d’homogénéisation et une procédure thermodynamique. Ces équations reflètent deux propriétés essentielles des fluides granulaires : la nature visqueuse du fluide interstitiel et un comportement de type Coulomb de la composante granulaire. Avec nos équations, nous étudions le problème de Couette entre deux cylindres infinis d’un écoulement hétérogène granulaire dense, composé d’un fluide newtonien et d’une composante solide. • Dans le deuxième modèle, nous considérons le mouvement d’un corps rigide dans un matériau viscoplastique. Les équations 3D de Bingham modélisent ce matériau et les lois de Newton régissent le déplacement du corps rigide. Notre résultat principal est d’établir l’existence d’une solution faible pour le système correspondant. • Dans le troisième modèle, nous considérons le mouvement d’un corps rigide conducteur thermique parfait dans un fluide newtonien conducteur de la chaleur. Les équations 3D de Fourier-Navier-Stokes modélisent le fluide, tandis que les lois de Newton et l’équilibre de l’énergie interne modélisent le déplacement du corps rigide. Notre principal objectif dans cette partie est de prouver l’existence d’une solution faible pour le système correspondant. La formulation faible est composée de l’équilibre entre la quantité du mouvement et l’équation de l’énergie totale, qui inclut la pression du fluide, et implique une limite libre due au mouvement du corps rigide. Pour obtenir une pression intégrable, nous considérons une condition au limite de glissement de Navier pour la limite extérieure et l’interface mutuelleThis Ph.D. thesis aims to obtain and to develop some mathematical models to understand some aspects of the dynamics of heterogeneous granular fluids. More precisely, the expected result is to develop three models, one where the dynamics of the granular material is modeled using a mixture theory approach, and the other two, where we consider the granular fluid is modeled using a multiphase approach involving rigid structures and fluids. More precisely : • In the first model, we obtained a set of equations based on the mixture theory using homogenization tools and a thermodynamic procedure. These equations reflect two essential properties of granular fluids : the viscous nature of the interstitial fluid and a Coulomb-type of behavior of the granular component. With our equations, we study the problem of a dense granular heterogeneous flow, composed by a Newtonian fluid and a solid component in the setting of the Couette flow between two infinite cylinders. • In the second model, we consider the motion of a rigid body in a viscoplastic material. The 3D Bingham equations model this material, and the Newton laws govern the displacement of the rigid body. Our main result is the existence of a weak solution for the corresponding system. • In the third model, we consider the motion of a perfect heat conductor rigid body in a heat conducting Newtonian fluid. The 3D Fourier-Navier-Stokes equations model the fluid, and the Newton laws and the balance of internal energy model the rigid body. Our main result is the existence of a weak solution for the corresponding system. The weak formulation is composed by the balance of momentum and the balance of total energy equation which includes the pressure of the fluid, and it involves a free boundary (due to the motion of the rigid body). To obtain an integrable pressure, we consider a Navier slip boundary condition for the outer boundary and the mutual interface
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Cluff, Maryam Ansari. "Microbial Aspects of Shale Flowback Fluids and Response to Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids." The Ohio State University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1366292190.
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Zhang, Junfang. "Computer simulation of nanorheology for inhomogenous fluids." Australasian Digital Thesis Program, 2005. http://adt.lib.swin.edu.au/public/adt-VSWT20050620.095154.
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Thesis (PhD) - Swinburne University of Technology, School of Information Technology, Centre for Molecular Simulation - 2005.A thesis submitted in fulfilment of requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Centre for Molecular Simulation, School of Information Technology, Swinburne University of Technology - 2005. Typescript. Bibliography: p. 164-170.
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Reich, Thorsten Hendrik Bozzo. "Inhomogeneous hard platelet fluids." [S.l.] : [s.n.], 2006. http://deposit.ddb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?idn=983423806.
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Guigard, Selma. "Solubilities in supercritical fluids." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape8/PQDD_0004/NQ40372.pdf.
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Dekker, Leendert Johannes Marinus. "Proteomics of body fluids." [S.l.] : Rotterdam : [The Author] ; Erasmus University [Host], 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1765/10549.
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Zand, Daniëlle D. van't. "Particles in complex fluids." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/4610.
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This thesis describes experimental studies of colloidal particles dispersed in solvents which themselves have phase transitions. One common definition of soft matter is: a material characterized by a mesoscopic length scale. This length scale is, for example, the colloid size or the ordered domain size. Here we combine a complex host with one characteristic length scale with dispersed particles that have a different size. It might be anticipated that new behaviour will occur. Two limits of particle characteristics are probed: the case of dilute sterically-stabilized particles and the case of a weak gel of attractive particles. The two systems are polymer particles dispersed in a phaseseparating microemulsion and silica nanoparticles dispersed in a low molecular weight liquid crystal. In each system a temperature driven phase transition plays a crucial role. In the microemulsion case we observe how transitional and pre-transitional phenomena create effective interactions between particles and how new behaviour emerges in the host solvent in the late stage of the phase separation. We show that the pre-transitional clustering of the PMMA particles is due to an adsorbed layer of dodecane. Subsequently heterogeneous nucleation of the gas phase is seen. After phase separation has occurred in off-critical samples the particles remain in either the continuous or dispersed phase depending on the original microemulsion composition. In the late stage of the phaseseparation the coalescence and coarsening behaviour changes significantly, after more material exchange between the phases has taken place. This behaviour is reminiscent of viscoelastic phase separation in polymer based samples. In the liquid crystal case we discover the anisotropy of the liquid crystal persists over large length scales and modifies the local dynamics of the gel. Using electron microscopy and scattering techniques we demonstrate that the silica embedded in the liquid crystal forms agglomerates with a fractal structure. Rheological characterization demonstrates that the resulting composite is a gel. Investigation of the composite’s local dynamics using x-ray photon correlation spectroscopy shows anisotropy and intermittency in the dynamics on significant length scales. In both systems we have studied new behaviour seen due to the influence of one component on the dynamic characteristics of the other The pre- and post- phase transition phenomena are only crucial in the microemulsion case where the particles have purely repulsive interactions. Our results illustrate the subtle balances that occur in soft composite systems.
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Su, Wen-Ta. "Electrochemistry in supercritical fluids." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.537675.
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Pearc, Daniel John Gaythorne, George Rowlands, and Matthew Simon Turner. "Dynamics in social fluids." Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig, 2015. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:15-qucosa-179526.
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Gibbons, Linda Maria. "Nitration in inert fluids." Thesis, Durham University, 2000. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/4534/.
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Nitration in Inert Fluids Traditional methods of nitration have several disadvantages including the environmental problem of disposal of the spent acid. A main aim of this work was to investigate alternative methods for nitration while minimising the amount of acid required. Perfluorocompounds have been used as bulking agents to replace partially the acid solvent. They are chemically inert and may be reused without the need for purification. Mechanistic and synthetic studies of nitration reactions have been made. Toluene was successfully nitrated to trinitrotoluene using less sulfuric acid than in traditional methods. Benzene, styrene and trans-stilbene have been nitrated using nitric acid or dinitrogen pentoxide in perfluorocompounds. Kinetic results have been obtained for the homogeneous nitrations by N(_2)O(_5) in perfluorodecalin of substrates including 4-chloroanisole, 4-bromophenetole, 4- bromophenol and various chlorophenols. The rate constants have been determined and some mechanistic conclusions have been made. The nitration of various amines using dinitrogen pentoxide or nitric acid in perfluorocarbons has been studied. Nitrated derivatives of morpholine, pyrrolidine, piperidine, oxazolidinone and pyrimidine were successfully obtained using N-(^t)butoxycarbonyl, acetyl or silyl amines.
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Barlow, Stephen J. "Spectroscopy in supercritical fluids." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.247570.
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Barry, Anna M. "Vortex Crystals in Fluids." Thesis, Boston University, 2012. https://hdl.handle.net/2144/31505.
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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston UniversityPLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis or dissertation. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at open-help@bu.edu. Thank you.
It is common in geophysical flows to observe localized regions of enhanced vorticity. This observation can be used to derive model equations to describe the motion and interaction of these localized regions, or vortices, and which are simpler than the original PDEs. The best known vortex model is derived from the incompressible Euler equations, and treats vortices as points in the plane. A large part of this dissertation utilizes this particular model, but we also survey other point vortex and weakly viscous models. The main focus of this thesis is an object known as the vortex crystal. These remarkable configurations of vortices maintain their basic shapes for long times, while perhaps rotating or translating rigidly in space. We study existence and stability of families of vortex crystals in the special case where N vortices have small and equal circulation and one vortex has large circulation. As the small circulation tends to zero, the weak vortices tend to a circle centered on the strong vortex. A special potential function of this limiting problem can be used to characterize orbits and stability. Whenever a critical point of this function is nondegenerate, we prove that the orbit can be continued via the Implicit Function Theorem, and its linear stability is determined by the eigenvalues of the Hessian matrix of the potential. For general N, we find at least three distinct families of critical points, one of which continues to a linearly stable class of vortex crystals. Because the stable family is most likely to be observed in nature, we study it extensively. Continuation methods allow us to follow these critical points to nonzero weak vortex strength and investigate stability and bifurcations. In the large N limit of this family, we prove that there is a unique one parameter family of distributions which minimize a "generalized" potential. Finally, we use point vortex and weakly viscous vortex models to analyze vortex crystal configurations observed in hurricane eyes and related numerical simulations. We find striking numerical and analytical agreement, thus validating the use of simplified vortex models to describe geophysical phenomena.
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Ramsay, John Andrew. "Mixing of viscoelastic fluids." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2017. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/7333/.
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This work investigates the laminar mixing performance of viscoelastic fluids in laboratory-scale batch stirred tanks agitated by “butterfly” impellers and in-line Kenics KM static mixers. Constant-viscosity viscoelastic (Boger) fluids were formulated to investigate viscous and elastic effects separately; multiphase viscoelastic suspensions were formulated from 40-50 volume% glass spheres in glycerol. Particle Image Velocimetry in stirred tanks agitated by high impeller-to-tank diameter ratio butterfly impellers (D/T=0.98) showed that secondary flows in Boger fluid increased solid body rotation and reduced local shear rates (≤16 s-1) compared to equivalent viscosity Newtonian fluids, though the effect was non-monotonic. Mixing times obtained from Planar Laser Induced Fluorescence (PLIF) increased by ≤23%. Positron Emission Particle Tracking in multiphase suspensions showed increased axial mixing due to more dominant secondary flows. In static mixers, Boger fluid striation patterns at the mixer outlet obtained from PLIF showed time dependence and flow instability due to reduced local shear rates. Energy consumption in all geometries displayed an increase of ≤200% with viscoelastic fluids. Using a generalised Reynolds number Reg enabled viscoelastic power draw prediction, previously only possible through empirical relationships. Overall, viscoelasticity generally increases energy consumption whilst reducing blending performance though the link between elasticity and mixing quality is highly non-linear.
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Ives, Thomas Robert. "Microswimming in complex fluids." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/31225.
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Many microorganisms have the ability to propel themselves through their fluid environments by periodically actuating their body. The biological fluid environments surrounding these microswimmers are typically complex fluids containing many high-molecular weight protein molecules, which give the fluid non-Newtonian rheological properties. In this thesis, we investigate the effect that one such rheological property, viscoelasticity, has on microswimming. We consider a classical model of a microswimmer, the so-called Taylor's waving sheet and generalise it to arbitrary shapes. We employ the Oldroyd-B model to study its swimming analytically and numerically. We attempt to develop a mechanistic understanding of the swimmer's behaviour in viscoelastic fluids. It has recently been suggested that continuum models of complex biological fluids might not be appropriate for studying the swimming of flagellated microorganisms as the size of biological macromolecules is comparable to the typical width of a microorganism's flagellum. A part of this thesis is devoted to exploring this scenario. We propose an alternative method for modelling complex fluids using a two-fluid depletion region model and we have developed a numerical solver to find the swimming speed and rate of work for the generalised Taylor's waving sheet model swimmer using this alternate depletion region model. This thesis is organised as follows. In the first chapter, we outline a physical mechanism for the slowing down of Taylor's sheet in an Oldroyd-B fluid as the Deborah number increases. We demonstrate how a microswimmer can be designed to avoid this. In the second chapter, we investigate swimming in an Oldroyd-B fluid near a solid boundary and show that, at large amplitudes and low polymer concentrations, the swimming speed of Taylor's sheet increases with De. In the third chapter, we show how the Oldroyd-B model can be adapted using depletion regions. In the final chapter, we investigate optimal swimming in a Newtonian fluid. We show that while the organism's energetics are important, the kinematics of planar-wave microswimmers do not optimise the hydrodynamic 'efficiency' typically used for mathematical optimisation in the literature.
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Pearc, Daniel John Gaythorne, George Rowlands, and Matthew Simon Turner. "Dynamics in social fluids." Diffusion fundamentals 20 (2013) 15, S. 1, 2013. https://ul.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A13538.
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Elwood, Madden Megan Erica. "Fluids in Planetary Systems." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/28034.
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From the early stages of planetary accretion and differentiation to the geomorphology of planetary surfaces and the evolution of life, fluids play an integral role in shaping planetary bodies. Fluid properties and processes were investigated under a range of planetary conditions through (1) experimental simulations of impact events and petrographic analysis of terrestrial impactites to determine the effects of shock metamorphism on fluid inclusion properties; and (2) numerical thermodynamic equilibrium modeling of aqueous alteration processes on Mars.
Results of impact experiments and analyses of fluid inclusions in rocks from the Ries Crater and Meteor Crater indicate that fluid inclusions reequilibrate systematically with increasing shock pressure: stretching and decrepitating under low shock pressure conditions and collapsing at moderate shock pressures. Above the Hugenoit Elastic Limit, fluid inclusion vesicles are destroyed due to plastic deformation and phase transitions within the host mineral. This suggests that impact processing may result in the destruction of fluid inclusions, leading to shock devolatilization of target rocks. In addition, the absence of fluid inclusions in planetary materials does not preclude the presence of fluids on the meteoriteâ s parent body.
Thermodynamic modeling of aqueous alteration of basalt under Mars-relevant conditions provides constraints on the conditions under which secondary sulfates are likely to have formed. The results of this study indicate that jarosite is likely to form as a result of water-limited chemical weathering of basalts. Magnesium sulfates are only predicted to form as a result of evaporation. This suggests that in order to form the alteration assemblages recently observed by the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity at Meridiani Planum, water must have been removed from the system after a geologically short period of time, before fluids came into equilibrium with mafic surface materials and became alkaline.Ph. D.
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Kang, Kai. "Microfluidics of complex fluids." The Ohio State University, 2003. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1064325460.
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Chilakamarri, Kiran Babu. "Rotating and stratified fluids /." The Ohio State University, 1988. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487584612163036.
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Sarfraz, Adnan. "Nucleobases in supercritical fluids." Doctoral thesis, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät I, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.18452/16092.
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Diese Arbeit zeigt die Verwendung ueberkritischer Fluide als analytisches Werkzeug fuer den Transport einer Gruppe nichtfluechtiger Molekuele, naemlich Nucleobasen, in die Gasphase. Das am haeufigsten verwendete ueberkritische Fluid ist Kohlendioxid, welches sich jedoch als zu ineffizient bei der Aufloesung von Nucleobasen herausstellte. Deshalb wurde ein Gemisch aus Ethylen mit Ethanol als Cosolvens als ueberkritisches Loesungsmittel verwendet. Für die Erkennung des kritischen Punktes reiner Fluide oder verduennter Fluidmischungen wurde eine neue Methode entwickelt. Die Verschiebung des kritischen Punktes von Ethylen durch Zugabe von Ethanol wurde experimentell ermittelt und mit der Zustandsgleichung von Soave Redlich Kwong in Beziehung gesetzt. Fuer einen Molenbruch des Cosolvens Ethanol von 0.054 erhoeht sich die kritische Temperatur nur um 5,5 C, wohingegen die Theorie eine Erhoehung um 10 C vorhersagt. Fuenf biologisch relevante Nucleobasen wurden mit Hilfe von 3% Ethanol als Cosolvens in ueberkritischem Ethylen geloest. Die Zusammensetzung des Ueberschall-Molekularstrahles der expandierten Loesung wurde mit einem Quadrupol-Massenspektrometer quantitativ analysiert. Das Signalverhaeltnis der Nucleobasen zu Ethylen lag in der Groessenordnung von 10^-4 bis 10^-5. Diese Nucleobasen wurden auch auf Oberflaechen abgeschieden, sowohl durch Hochdruckexpansion der ueberkritischen Loesungen, als auch durch Verdampfung von alkoholischen Loesungen (nach der ’Drop Casting’ Methode). Die dabei entstehenden Morphologien wurden ex-situ mittels Rasterkraftmikroskopie untersucht. Die Ursachen dieser Unterschiede werden anhand der relevanten Nukleationsmechanismen diskutiert.This work highlights the use of supercritical fluids (SCF) as an analytical tool for the transfer of a group of non-volatile molecules, namely nucleobases, into the gas phase. The most commonly used SCF carbon dioxide was found inefficient in dissolving the nucleobases. Therefore, a mixture of ethylene (p_c = 50.6 bar and T_c = 9.35 C) with a cosolvent was used as the SC solvent. A new bracketing method was developed for detecting the critical point (CP) of pure fluids and diluted mixtures of fluids. The shift in CP of ethylene on addition of ethanol was determined and related to theoretical calculations by using the Soave Redlich Kwong equation of state. Comparing the experimental results to theoretical methods for calculating the CP showed large deviations. The critical temperature shifted by only 5.5 C when the mole fraction of the cosolvent i.e. ethanol was 0.054. Five biologically relevant were dissolved in SC ethylene using 3% of ethanol as cosolvent. The supersonic molecular beam composition of the expanded solution was analyzed quantitatively using a quadrupole mass spectrometer and the ratio of the nucleobases to ethylene in the beam was found to be of the order of 10^-4 to 10^-5. Surface deposition of the nucleobases through SCF solutions was carried out and the morphology was recorded using Atomic Force Microscopy. Remarkable differences were observed while comparing the morphology obtained after deposition using rapid expansion of supercritical solutions (RESS) and drop casting method. These differences are discussed in terms of diffusion, rate of evaporation of the solvent, degree of supersaturation, and the nucleation process.
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MARCHISIO, DANIELE. "Precipitation in turbulent fluids." Doctoral thesis, Politecnico di Torino, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/11583/2550946.
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Mennad, Abed. "Singular behaviour of Non-Newtonian fluids." Thesis, Peninsula Technikon, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/1253.
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Thesis (MTech (Mechanical Engineering))--Peninsula Technikon, 1999Since 1996, a team at the Centre for Research in Applied Technology (CRATECH) at Peninsula Technikon, under NRF sponsorship and with industrial co-operation, has been involved in the simulation of Non-Newtonian flow behaviour in industrial processes, in particular, injection moulding of polymers. This study is an attempt to deal with some current issues of Non-Newtonian flow, in small areas, from the viewpoint of computational mechanics. It is concerned with the numerical simulation of Non-Newtonian fluid flows in mould cavities with re-entrant corners. The major complication that exists in this numerical simulation is the singularity of the stresses at the entry of the corner, which is responsible for nonintegrable stresses and the propagation of solution errors. First, the study focuses on the derivation of the equations of motion of the flow which leads to Navier- Stokes equations. Thereafter, the occurrence of singularities in the numerical solution of these equations is investigated. Singularities require special attention no matter what numerical method is used. In finite element analysis, local refinement around the singular point is often employed in order to improve the accuracy. However, the accuracy and the rate of convergence are not, in general, satisfactory. Incorporating the nature of singularity, obtained by an asymptotic analysis in the numerical solution, has proven to be a very effective way to improve the accuracy in the neighborhood of the singularity and, to speed up the rate of convergence. This idea has been successfully adopted in solving mainly fracture mechanics problems by a variety of methods: finite difference, finite elements, boundary and global elements, and spectral methods. In this thesis, the singular finite elements method (SFEM), similar in principle to the crack tip element used in fracture mechanics, is proposed to improve the solution accuracy in the vicinity of the singular point and to speed up the rate of convergence. This method requires minor modifications to standard finite element schemes. Unfortunately, this method could not be implemented in this study due to the difficulty in generating the mesh for the singular element. Only the standard finite element method with mesh refinement has been used. The results obtained are in accordance with what was expected.
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Lewerentz, Alexander. "Fluid-induced alteration of metasedimentary rocks in the Scottish Highlands." Doctoral thesis, Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för geologiska vetenskaper, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-146121.
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Fluids, mainly H2O and CO2, are released from H- and C-bearing phases during prograde metamorphism. Because of the buoyancy of these fluids, they rise within the crust towards the surface of the Earth. Metamorphic fluids take advantage of permeable horizons, shear zones, fold hinges, fractures, and are channelled into high-flux zones. Fluid fluxes for channelized fluid flow may exceed background pervasive fluxes by several orders of magnitude. Metamorphic fluids react with the surrounding rock during fluid flow, and altered zones are commonly observed adjacent to high-flux conduits. Fluid-altered rock is texturally, mineralogically, chemically, and isotopically different from rock unaffected by fluid flow. In this thesis, fluid-rock interaction is studied at two localities in the Scottish Highlands: Glen Esk and the Isle of Islay. Glen Esk is one of the type localities used by George Barrow (1853-1932) to propose the concept of metamorphic zones and metamorphic index minerals as an approximate determination of metamorphic grade. In several of the metamorphic zones in Glen Esk, index mineral distribution is highly dependent on proximity to veins. The occurrence of index minerals is therefore not only controlled by pressure and temperature, but also by the availability of metamorphic fluids. Evidence of a retrograde fluid flow event from the North Esk Fault is observed in Glen Esk, for which a time-averaged fluid flux of 0.0003 – 0.0126 m3∙m-2∙yr-1 is calculated. The duration of the fluid event is estimated to between 16 and 334 kyr. On the Isle of Islay, kyanite is observed in rocks of chlorite or lower-biotite metamorphic grade, i.e. much lower temperatures than usually associated with kyanite formation. The favoured explanation for this is retrograde infiltration of extremely high-CO2 fluids, at least locally XCO2 > 0.7, at ~340°C, which altered these rocks and stabilised kyanite in a carbonate-bearing assemblage. Oxygen and carbon stable isotope profiles across the Islay Anticline reveals highly channelized fluid flow along the axial region of this fold, with fluid:rock ratios at least four times higher than in rock farther away from the fold. Although carbon and oxygen isotope ratios of metacarbonate rocks were altered along the Islay Anticline, negative anomalies observed below and above the Port Askaig Tillite Formation cannot solely be attributed to metamorphic fluid flow, which implies that these rocks to varying degree retain their primary paleoclimatological isotopic signatures.Stora volymer H2O och CO2 frigörs som fluider under prograd metamorfos. Metamorfa fluider har lägre densitet än det omgivande berget, varför de stiger genom jordskorpan mot jordytan. Metamorfa fluider kanaliseras i permabla lager, skjuvzoner, veckaxlar, sprickor och andra högflödeszoner. Kanaliserade fluidflöden kan vara flera storleksordningar högre än bakgrundsvärdet för fluidflöde inom en bergart. Metamorfa fluider reagerar under transport med det omgivande berget och bildar fluidomvandlade zoner i anslutning till högflödeskanaler. Fluidomvandlat berg uppvisar texturella, mineralogiska, kemiska och isotopsammansättningsmässiga skillnader i jämförelse med berg som inte utsatts för fluidomvandling. I denna avhandling behandlas reaktioner mellan fluid och berg som studerats i två lokaler i de skotska högländerna: Glen Esk och Islay. Glen Esk är en av de typlokaler som George Barrow (1853-1932) använde för att lägga fram konceptet om metamorfa zoner och metamorfa indexmineral som används för att ungefärligt uppskatta metamorf grad. I flera av de metamorfa zonerna är förekomsten av indexmineral i hög grad beroende av närhet till kvartsådror, vilket visar att bildandet av indexmineral inte bara styrs av tryck och temperatur, utan också av åtkomst till metamorfa fluider. I Glen Esk finns också spår av ett fluidflöde från North Esk-förkastningen, under retrograda metamorfa förhållanden, för vilket mededfluidflödet över tid uppgår till 0.0003 – 0.0126 m3∙m-2∙år-1. Denna fluidflödeshändelse beräknas ha pågått mellan 16 000 och 334 000 år. På ön Islay i de sydvästra högländerna återfinns bergarter, som trots sin låga metamorfa grad i klorit- eller biotitzonen innehåller mineralet kyanit, dvs. temperaturer långt under vad som vanligen associeras med kyanitbildning. Detta förklaras med infiltration av fluider med extremt hög CO2-halt, åtminstone lokalt så högt som XCO2 > 0.7, vid ca. 340°C. Fluidomvandling av dessa bergarter stabiliserade kyanit tillsammans med karbonatmineral. Syre- och kolisotopprofiler över Islayantiklinen påvisar hög kanalisering av fluider längs dess veckaxeln. Förhållandet mellan fluid och berg var mer än fyra gånger så högt i närheten av veckaxeln jämfört lokaler längre ifrån densamma. Påverkan av metakarbonatbergarters isotopförhållanden har skett längs Islayantiklinen, men fluidpåverkan kan inte ensamt förklara de isotopanomalier som observerats under och ovan Port Askaig-tilliten, varför dessa bergarter kan ha bibehållit sin primära paleoklimatologiska isotopsignatur.
At the time of the doctoral defense, the following papers were unpublished and had a status as follows: Paper 2: Submitted. Paper 3: Manuscript.
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Anselme, Marc Joseph. "The critical properties of thermally stable and unstable fluids and dilute fluid mixtures." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/11778.
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Götz, Dario [Verfasser]. "Three topics in fluid dynamics: Viscoelastic, generalized Newtonian, and compressible fluids / Dario Götz." München : Verlag Dr. Hut, 2012. http://d-nb.info/1029400113/34.
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Ivakhnenko, Oleksandr Petrovych. "Magnetic analysis of petroleum reservoir fluids, matrix mineral assemblages and fluid-rock interactions." Thesis, Heriot-Watt University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10399/140.
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Battaglini, Neusa Maria Pavão. "Avaliação do comportamento de impelidores especiais na mistura de fluidos /." Botucatu : [s.n.], 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/101864.
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Orientador: Paulo Cesar RazukResumo: Fluidos de viscosidade entre 0,874 10-3 e 787 10-3 N m s-2 foram agitados pelos impelidores tipos âncora convencional, âncora modificada, fita helicoidal e parafuso em tanques cilíndricos de fundos reto e toroesférico para determinação da potência requerida e do tempo de mistura. Na agitação efetuada com os impelidores centrados houve o aparecimento de vórtices em algumas rotações. As medidas de potência foram efetuadas na região em que o número de Reynolds (NRe ) variou de 16 a 70.000 com a âncora convencional e modificada. Os diagramas do número de potência( ) P N em função do número de Reynolds, construídos com os dados experimentais, mostraram que, para todos os fluidos usados, ocorreu um desvio na curva quando o vórtice, formado na superfície do fluido, alcançou os impelidores e teve início a dispersão de ar no interior da massa fluida. A presença de bolhas de ar desenvolveu, no tanque, um sistema de duas fases (líquido-gás), alterando as características dos fluidos agitados. Nos cálculos do número de potência e do número de Reynolds foram utilizados os valores de viscosidade e densidade do fluido, e não os correspondentes ao sistema líquido-gás o que provocou, provavelmente, o desvio nas curvas. Na região em que o número de Reynolds fica entre 16 e 300 não houve formação de vórtices acentuados com aeração e a curva foi definida pela correlação ( )a NP A NRe = , onde A é função do tipo de impelidor e das dimensões do vaso e o expoente a, um valor empírico que varia com o número de Reynolds obtendo a relação ( )1,7 Re N = 19.953 N − P . O desempenho dos impelidores na homogeneização foi analisado pela energia requerida para se obter uma mistura de açúcar e água com concentrações correspondentes a 40 e 60o Brix. O método desenvolvido foi baseado na verificação...(Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo)
Abstract: Fluids with viscosity between (0,874 and 787 10-3 Nm s-2 were agitated by conventional anchor, modified anchor, helicoidal ribbon and screw impellers in cilindric tanks straight and concave (torospheric) bottoms for the measurement of power and time of mixture. The arisal of vortex occurred when agitation was accomplished with centred impellers and in some rotations. The measures of power were obtained in the interval where the number of Reynolds (NRe) varied from 16 to 70.000 with conventional and modified anchor. The diagrams of number of Reynolds in function of number of Froude constructed with experimental data showed that, to all fluids employed, a deflection in the curve occurred when the vortex formed at the surface of the fluid reached the impellers and the dispersion of air inside the fluid mass started. The presence of air bubbles develops in the tank a system of two phases altering the characteristics of the agitated fluids. In the calculations of the number of Reynolds were used the values of the fluid viscosity and density and not ones corresponding to the liquid-gas system, provoking a deflection in the curves. In the interval where the number of Reynolds remains between 16 and 300 the formation of a well developed vortex with aeration did not occur and the curve was defined by the correlation A N = ANRE Re , where A is function of the type of the impeller and of the dimensions of the tank, and the exponent a, an empirical value, varies with the number of Reynolds. The performance of the impellers in the homogenization was analysed in terms of the energy required in order to obtain a mixture...(Complete abstract click electronic access below)
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Domurath, Jan. "Stress and strain amplification in non-Newtonian fluids filled with spherical and anisometric particles." Thesis, Lorient, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017LORIS478/document.
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Une étude numérique des suspensions diluées à base d'un fluide à matrice non newtonienne et de particules sphéroïdales rigides est réalisée. Un fluide de Carreau décrit la matrice non newtonienne. Le cas particulier des particules sphériques rigides est pris en compte. Ici, on simule un écoulement élongationnel uniaxial autour d'une sphère et on utilise l'homogénéisation numérique pour obtenir la viscosité apparente de la suspension diluée pour différents taux de déformation appliqués et différents exposants de dilution. Dans le régime newtonien, on obtient le fameux résultat d'Einstein pour la viscosité d'une suspension diluée de particules sphériques rigides. Dans le régime de la loi sur la puissance, on constate que la viscosité intrinsèque ne dépend que de l'exposant d'amincissement. En utilisant les résultats de la simulation, une modification du modèle de Carreau pour les suspensions diluées avec un fluide de matrice non newtonienne est proposée. Pour étudier l'influence de la forme des particules, une autre étude numérique est réalisée. En particulier, différents écoulements autour de particules sphéroïdales de différentes orientations sont simulés et une homogénéisation numérique est utilisée pour obtenir la viscosité intrinsèque de la suspension en fonction de la vitesse de déformation appliquée, de l'exposant d'amincissement et du rapport de forme. A partir des résultats, il est possible d'extraire les coefficients rhéologiques du modèle Lipscomb. Dans le régime newtonien, les résultats de simulation coïncident avec les prévisions de Lipscomb. Dans le régime de la loi de puissance, les coefficients rhéologiques dépendent fortement de l'exposant d'éclaircie. De plus, les résultats de la simulation indiquent que les coefficients rhéologiques dépendent en outre de l'orientation des particules en régime non linéaireA numerical study of dilute suspensions based on a non-Newtonian matrix fluid and rigid spheroidal particles is performed. A Carreau fluid describes the non-Newtonian matrix. The special case of rigid spherical particles is considered. Here, a uniaxial elongational flow around a sphere is simulated and numerical homogenization is used to obtain the bulk viscosity of the dilute suspension for different applied rates of deformation and different thinning exponents. In the Newtonian regime the well-known Einstein result for the viscosity of a dilute suspension of rigid spherical particles is obtained. In the power-law regime it is found that the intrinsic viscosity depends only on the thinning exponent. Utilizing the simulation results a modification of the Carreau model for dilute suspensions with a non-Newtonian matrix fluid is proposed. To investigate the influence of the particle shape another numerical study is performed. In particular, different flows around spheroidal particles with different orientations are simulated and numerical homogenization is used to obtain the intrinsic viscosity of the suspension as function of applied rate of deformation, thinning exponent and aspect ratio. From the results it is possible to extract the rheological coefficients of the Lipscomb model. In the Newtonian regime the simulation results coincide with Lipscomb’s predictions. In the power-law regime the rheological coefficients depend strongly on the thinning exponent. Furthermore, simulation results indicate that the rheological coefficients additionally depend on the particle orientation in the non-linear regime
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Georgeton, Gus Konstantinos. "Group contribution equations of state for complex fluid mixtures." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/11772.
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Domurath, Jan. "Stress and strain amplification in non-Newtonian fluids filled with spherical and anisometric particles." Doctoral thesis, Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden, 2018. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-233044.
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A numerical study of dilute suspensions based on a non-Newtonian matrix fluid and rigid spheroidal particles is performed. A Carreau fluid describes the non-Newtonian matrix. The special case of rigid spherical particles is considered. Here, a uniaxial elongational flow around a sphere is simulated and numerical homogenization is used to obtain the bulk viscosity of the dilute suspension for different applied rates of deformation and different thinning exponents. In the Newtonian regime the well-known Einstein result for the viscosity of a dilute suspension of rigid spherical particles is obtained. In the power-law regime it is found that the intrinsic viscosity depends only on the thinning exponent. Utilizing the simulation results a modification of the Carreau model for dilute suspensions with a non-Newtonian matrix fluid is proposed. To investigate the influence of the particle shape another numerical study is performed. In particular, different flows around spheroidal particles with different orientations are simulated and numerical homogenization is used to obtain the intrinsic viscosity of the suspension as function of applied rate of deformation, thinning exponent and aspect ratio. From the results it is possible to extract the rheological coefficients of the Lipscomb model. In the Newtonian regime the simulation results coincide with Lipscomb’s predictions. In the power-law regime the rheological coefficients depend strongly on the thinning exponent. Furthermore, simulation results indicate that the rheological coefficients additionally depend on the particle orientation in the non-linear regimeUne étude numérique sur des suspensions diluées à base d’un fluide non newtonien et de particules sphéroïdales rigides est réalisée. Le comportement de la matrice est décrit par un fluide de type Carreau. De particules sphériques et rigides est considéré en premier. Un écoulement en élongation uniaxiale autour d’une sphère est simulée. Ensuite, l’homogénéisation numérique est utilisée pour déterminer la viscosité apparente de la suspension pour différents taux de déformation et d’indices pseudoplastiques. Dans le domaine newtonien, le résultat d’Einstein donnant la viscosité d’une suspension diluée de particules sphériques et rigides est obtenu. Dans le régime en loi de puissance on constate que la viscosité intrinsèque dépend uniquement de l’indice pseudoplastique. Une autre étude numérique est effectuée pour investiguer l’influence de la forme des particules. Plusieurs écoulements autour d’une particule sphéroïdale sont simulés pour différentes orientations. Une homogénéisation numérique est ensuite utilisée pour obtenir la viscosité intrinsèque de la suspension en fonction du taux de déformation appliqué, de l’indice d’écoulement et du rapport de forme de la particule. A partir de ces résultats, il est possible d’exprimer les coefficients rhéologiques du modèle de Lipscomb. Dans le régime newtonien, les résultats coïncident avec les prédictions de Lipscomb. Dans le domaine en loi de puissance, les coefficients rhéologiques deviennent fortement dépendent de l’indice pseudoplastique. En outre, les résultats des simulations montrent que ces coefficients rhéologiques dépendent également de l’orientation des particules dans le régime non linéaire
Numerische Untersuchung zu verdünnten Suspensionen basierend auf einer nicht Newtonschen Matrixflüssigkeit und harten spheroidalen Partikeln wurde durchgeführt. Ein Carreau Fluid beschreibt die nicht Newtonsche Matrix. Zuerst wird der Spezialfall harter Kugeln betrachtet. Hierzu wird eine uniaxiale Dehnströmung um eine Kugel simuliert und numerische Homogenisierung wird verwendet um die effektive Viskosität der Suspension für verschieden aufgebrachte Deformationsgeschwindigkeiten und Verdünnungsexponenten zu bestimmen. Im Newtonschen Bereich wird die bekannte Lösung Einsteins für die Viskosität einer verdünnten Suspension harter Kugeln erhalten. Im power-law Bereich ist die intrinsische Viskosität einzig eine Funktion des Verdünnungsexponenten. Unter Nutzung der Simulationsergebnisse wird eine Modifikation des Carreau Modells vorgeschlagen. Um den Einfluss der Partikelform auf die nichtlinearen Eigenschaften zu untersuchen wird eine weitere numerische Simulationen durchgeführt. Dabei werden verschiedene Strömungen um spheroidale Partikel mit unterschiedlicher Orientierung simuliert und numerische Homogenisierung wird verwendet um die intrinsische Viskosität als Funktion der aufgebrachten Deformationsgeschwindigkeit, des Verdünnungsexponenten und des Partikelaspektverhältnisses zu bestimmen. Es ist möglich die rheologischen Parameter des Lipscomb Modells aus den Simulationsergebnissen zu bestimmen. Im Newtonschen Bereich stimmen die numerisch bestimmten Werte mit der Vorhersage Lipscomb‘s überein. Im power-law Bereich hängen die rheologischen Parameter stark vom Verdünnungsexponenten ab. Weiter kann man aus den Ergebnissen auf eine zusätzliche Abhängigkeit der rheologischen Parameter von der Partikelorientierung schließen