A series of pilot-scale granular media filtration experiments was conducted to examine the effect of media roughness on filter performance and to evaluate the applicability of spherical, rough engineered ceramic filter media for use in granular media filters used for drinking water treatment. Filter media performance was assessed using turbidity and particle count reductions, Cryptosporidium oocyst and oocyst-sized microsphere removal, head loss and stability of operation. Experiments were designed to allow related facets of current filtration research to be examined. These included: effect of loading rate, coagulant type and dosage, and suitability of latex microspheres as surrogates for Cryptosporidium oocyst removal by granular media filtration. This study indicated that increased filter media roughness consistently improved turbidity and particle count reduction under the conditions investigated. As well, the engineered media also consistently achieved greater stability of operation during non-ideal operational periods (e.g. sudden change in filter influent turbidity).Oocyst removals were generally improved by media roughness, though this improvement was reliant on operating conditions, such as coagulant dose and type of coagulant used. The surrogate relationship between oocyst-sized latex microspheres and oocyst removal by filtration was also dependent on coagulant dose and type of coagulant. During trials with no coagulant addition, contrasts in oocyst removal were not significant, suggesting that neither surface roughness nor the size of media used were significant factors impacting oocyst removal by filtration during those periods of impaired operation. When pre-treating raw water with PACl, the engineered ceramic media achieved up to 1.25 log10 higher oocyst removals than conventional media. This improvement in oocyst removal relative to conventional media was not observed when alum was used as the primary coagulant, however. Future studies should directly compare engineered and conventional media filtration performance, using other raw water sources and different operating conditions. Biologically active filtration should also be included in future performance studies because the rough, highly porous surface of the engineered ceramic media is likely to provide excellent biofilm support.

A series of pilot-scale granular media filtration experiments was conducted to examine the effect of media roughness on filter performance and to evaluate the applicability of spherical, rough engineered ceramic filter media for use in granular media filters used for drinking water treatment. Filter media performance was assessed using turbidity and particle count reductions, Cryptosporidium oocyst and oocyst-sized microsphere removal, head loss and stability of operation. Experiments were designed to allow related facets of current filtration research to be examined. These included: effect of loading rate, coagulant type and dosage, and suitability of latex microspheres as surrogates for Cryptosporidium oocyst removal by granular media filtration. This study indicated that increased filter media roughness consistently improved turbidity and particle count reduction under the conditions investigated. As well, the engineered media also consistently achieved greater stability of operation during non-ideal operational periods (e.g. sudden change in filter influent turbidity).Oocyst removals were generally improved by media roughness, though this improvement was reliant on operating conditions, such as coagulant dose and type of coagulant used. The surrogate relationship between oocyst-sized latex microspheres and oocyst removal by filtration was also dependent on coagulant dose and type of coagulant. During trials with no coagulant addition, contrasts in oocyst removal were not significant, suggesting that neither surface roughness nor the size of media used were significant factors impacting oocyst removal by filtration during those periods of impaired operation. When pre-treating raw water with PACl, the engineered ceramic media achieved up to 1.25 log10 higher oocyst removals than conventional media. This improvement in oocyst removal relative to conventional media was not observed when alum was used as the primary coagulant, however. Future studies should directly compare engineered and conventional media filtration performance, using other raw water sources and different operating conditions. Biologically active filtration should also be included in future performance studies because the rough, highly porous surface of the engineered ceramic media is likely to provide excellent biofilm support.

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been one of the most studied nanoparticles and incorporated into various consumer products. It has been reported that CNTs can enter groundwater systems by accidental or intentional release into the subsurface. As transport mechanisms of CNTs are not well understood, investigation on mobility of CNTs in the subsurface will be helpful to define disposal regulations of CNTs. The objective in this study is to investigate the effect of solution chemistry (pH and ionic strength) and physical factors (collector grain size and flow rate) on the transport of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). One-dimensional convection-dispersion model incorporated with collector efficiency for cylindrical nanoparticles was used to simulate the transport of MWCNTs in porous media. It was observed that higher pH led to increase in mobility of MWCNTs. The critical point of ionic strength for MWCNTs getting mobilized was narrowed down in the range of 2 to 5 mM. It was observed that the finer porous media could retain more nanoparticles. The decrease in pore water velocity resulted in a clear retardation, lowered the hydrodynamic force acting on the particles and led to more retention.

The unsaturated zone could provide an effective barrier against pathogenic microbes entering the groundwater. Knowledge relating to microbial fate in this zone is therefore important for increased understanding of groundwater vulnerability. This thesis examines the published literature that is related to the transport, retention and survival processes that apply to the fecal indicator bacterium Escherichia coli in unsaturated porous media. The main focus concerns the research findings under steady-state flow in homogeneous filter media, and under unfavorable attachment conditions, which are the most common in the natural environment. Experimental results in the literature for the pore-, column- and field-scale are examined and compared to commonly applied theories and modeling approaches. An analysis of the main factors that influence attenuation and biofilm formation is provided. Further, the findings are illustrated in a model of an unplanted, vertical flow constructed wetland. The results indicate that retention at the solid-air-water interface is a major attenuation process. In addition, they suggest that the flow velocity (as dependent on the grain size and the saturation) is a key influencing factor. However, it has not yet been established how the research findings relating to the main processes and influencing factors can be incorporated into predictive models; in the literature, a multitude of models have been proposed and alternative theories could describe the same observation. In this study, the transport and fate of Escherichia coli in different sand filters is, therefore, modeled using various literature models - derived under similar experimental conditions - in order to assess the possibility to compare and generalize the equations, evaluate their implications considering the different saturation settings and filter depths, and to define the spectra of the reduction efficiencies. It is discovered that the bacterial attenuation behaviors vary largely. This calls for clarification regarding the underlying processes. Future research is also recommended to include the ef-fects of structured filter media and sudden changes in the flow rate. / QC 20111208

Die vorliegende Arbeit zeigt die Anwendung tomographischer und bildverarbeitender Methoden an Partikelabscheidungen in Filterschüttungen. Im betrachteten Tiefenfilter wird dabei der besonders praxisrelevante Fall abstoßender Wechselwirkung zwischen der Filterkorn-Oberfläche und Kolloid realisiert. Die durch Röntgentomographie erzeugten dreidimensionalen Bilddatensätze werden unter Zuhilfenahme eines einfachen geometrischen Modells ausgewertet, wodurch Aussagen zur lokalen Position der Kolloidabscheidungen an einem repräsentativen Filterkorn getroffen werden können. Die experimentellen Ergebnisse werden hinsichtlich der derzeit bekannten Filtertheorie diskutiert.

Die vorliegende Arbeit zeigt die Anwendung tomographischer und bildverarbeitender Methoden an Partikelabscheidungen in Filterschüttungen. Im betrachteten Tiefenfilter wird dabei der besonders praxisrelevante Fall abstoßender Wechselwirkung zwischen der Filterkorn-Oberfläche und Kolloid realisiert. Die durch Röntgentomographie erzeugten dreidimensionalen Bilddatensätze werden unter Zuhilfenahme eines einfachen geometrischen Modells ausgewertet, wodurch Aussagen zur lokalen Position der Kolloidabscheidungen an einem repräsentativen Filterkorn getroffen werden können. Die experimentellen Ergebnisse werden hinsichtlich der derzeit bekannten Filtertheorie diskutiert.

[pt] Neste trabalho são avaliados os parâmetros de transporte da bactéria Escherichia coli ATCC11229, microrganismo indicador de contaminação fecal, através de colunas de areia de quartzo saturadas. Com este propósito foi desenvolvido o equipamento para a execução dos ensaios Advecção-Dispersão-Sorção (ADS), com injeção contínua de uma suspensão bacteriana em água destilada em uma concentração inicial de 10 (8) bactérias/mL, por até doze horas em temperatura ambiente e sob condições que permitiram desprezar os efeitos do crescimento e decaimento dos microrganismos. Para a determinação dos parâmetros de transporte foram executados ensaios microbiológicos, ensaios de batelada e oito ensaios ADS para diferentes valores de gradiente hidráulico. Os ensaios de batelada mostraram uma baixa adsorção bactéria-solo nas condições avaliadas. As curvas de chegada obtidas nos ensaios ADS, mostraram elevados valores para o fator de retardamento entre três e nove, variando proporcionalmente com o incremento de gradiente hidráulico. Os valores de dispersão hidrodinâmica variaram entre 1,44x10(-2) cm(2)/min e 5,47x10(-2) cm(2)/min. Os resultados dos ensaios sugerem que os processos físico-químicos têm pouca influência no transporte deste microrganismo em areia de quartzo, enquanto que o processo de filtração mecânica, forças hidrodinâmicas, a forma e distribuição de tamanho dos grãos parecem explicar mais adequadamente o comportamento das curvas de chegada. / [en] This study deals with the assessment of the transport parameters of the Escherichia coli ATCC11229 bacteria, a fecal contamination indicator, through saturated quartz sand columns. With this purpose, it was developed an equipment to carrying out Advection-Dispersion-Sorption (ADS) experiments, with continuous input of bacterial distilled water suspension at an influent concentration of 10(8) cell/mL for about twelve hours, at environmental temperature and under conditions that allow disregard the effect of the growth and decay of the microorganisms. Microbiological experiments, batch tests, and eight ADS experiments at several hydraulic gradient values, were executed for determine the transport parameters. The batch tests indicated a low bacterium-soil adsorption under evaluated conditions. The breakthrough curves, obtained by ADS experiments, showed high values for the retardation factor, ranged from three to nine with increasing the hydraulic gradient. The hydrodynamic dispersion values ranged between 1,44x10(-2)cm(2)/min and 5,47x10(-2) cm(2)/min. The results of the experiments suggested that the physical-chemical processes have a little influence on the transport of this microorganism in quartz sand, whereas the straining process, hydrodynamic forces, the shape and grain distribution, would can explain more appropriately the behavior of the breakthrough curves.

Le grenaillage de précontrainte est un procédé couramment utilisé dans l’industrie (automobile, aréonautique, …) pour augmenter la durée de vie des pièces mécaniques et de structure : des contraintes de compression sont générées par déformation plastique de la surface. Dans le cas des aciers TRIP (TRansformation Induced Plasticity), qui possèdent une microstructure complexe, l’austénite métastable est susceptible de se transformer en martensite lors du grenaillage. L’état de contraintes obtenu est donc complexe : il résulte de l’effet combiné de la déformation plastique induite par le procédé et de la transformation martensitique qui conduit à une redistribution des contraintes entre l’austénite et la martensite. Ce travail a pour objectif de caractériser expérimentalement l’état mécanique, à l’échelle des phases, de différents aciers TRIP (AISI 301LN, TRIP 780 et 23MnCrMo5) ainsi que leurs fractions de phase respectives après grenaillage et d’en proposer une modélisation par éléments finis pouvant être, à terme, utilisée en bureaux d’études. Le modèle élastoplastique à transformation de phase, développé dans cette thèse, permet de prédire l’évolution des différents champs mécaniques, de manière macroscopique mais également à l’échelle des phases, ainsi que l’évolution de la fraction d’austénite résiduelle. / Shot-peening is commonly used in mechanical industries to increase life duration of mechanical and structural parts: residual compressive stresses are developed at the sub-surface of the material by plastic stretching of the surface. In the case of TRIP-effect steels (TRansformation Induced Plasticity), the metastable austenite can transform into martensite during shot-peening. The final distribution of stress is then more complex than for “standard steels” as it results from the mechanical strain imposed by the process and the martensitic transformation leading to a stress redistribution between austenite, martensite and the other phases. This work aims to characterize experimentally the mechanical state, at phase scale, of different TRIP steels (AISI 301LN, TRIP 780 and 23MnCrMo5) as well as the fraction of each phase after shot-peening and to propose a numerical model by finite elements which could be used in the future by engineering offices. An elastoplastic model with phase transformation was developed in this thesis which permits to predict the evolution of mechanical variables, macroscopically and at the phase scale, as well as the evolution of austenite volume fraction

In a Sheet Metal Forming (SMF) operation, complex geometries in multi-stage forming processes are mostly common. Forming a blank, major and minor straining willoccur. Follow the straining of the blank elements over the forming process will provide its strain paths. The strain paths can be visualized in a Forming Limit Diagram(FLD); with a Forming Limit Curve (FLC) corresponding to the strained material.In the diagram, the determination whether an element is critical due to fracture ornecking is determined. Utilizing the FLD, the formability of a material is defined;the elements and their paths are however linear. Manufacture a sheet metal usinga multi-stage forming process will contribute to Non-Linear Strain Paths (NLSP).Thus, the FLD is no longer valid. Providing a tool from the company RISE IVF AB to be used for pre-strainingoperations, the objective of this thesis work is to enhance and investigate the possibility of generating the three main strain paths - uniaxial tension, plane strain,equibiaxial tension - of the dual-phased steel DP800. This study is in collaborationwith Volvo Cars Body Components (VCBC) in Olofström, where the pre-strainingwill be used in a future study of the SMF non-linear behaviour. Utilizing the finiteelement software AutoForm - specialized on SMF operations - this numerical basedstudy can be conducted. The ability of generating the three main strain paths will be achieved by modifying the blank geometries and provided tooling. By changing the dimensions ofthe punch and draw beads, critical regions and forced concentrated straining weresupposed to be achieved. These changes are implemented with the intention to fulfillthe criterion of the straining in terms of magnitude and gradient. The result from the simulations shows that the modifications have different effecton both the straining level and gradient. The modifications of both the draw beadand the punch were not of any significant use, while the blank dimension was mostvital when generating sufficient strain paths. Hence, the tooling modifications withinthis thesis work did not enhance the prediction of the three strain paths.

Eine Analyse der wirkenden Belastungen im intakten als auch frakturierten Knochen liegt bisher nicht vor. Hypothese der vorliegenden Arbeit ist, dass ein besseres Verständnis der mechanischen Beanspruchungen die Basis für eine Optimierung der Rahmenbedingungen der Frakturheilung bildet. Ziel dieser Arbeit ist es, am Beispiel der unteren Extremität die wirkenden Belastungen zu analysieren und für exemplarische Situationen im Hinblick auf ihre Bedeutung für die Frakturheilung zu diskutieren. Ausgehend von ersten validierten Analysen der muskuloskelettalen Belastungen wird auf die Bedeutung der Weichteile für die Beanspruchung langer Röhrenknochen eingegangen. Dem schliessen sich Betrachtungen über die mechanischen Rahmenbedingungen bei der Versorgung von Tibiafrakturen mit unterschiedlichen Osteosyntheseformen an: Unaufgebohrte Marknagelung, interne Fixation und externe Fixation mit Ringfixateur. Abschliessend werden am Beispiel von Messungen der Frakturspaltbewegungen weitere Einflüsse auf die mechanischen Rahmenbedingungen der Heilung diskutiert. Durch die vorliegende Arbeit wird die Bedeutung der ausgeglichenen Muskelaktivität für die mechanischen Rahmenbedingungen der Frakturheilung illustriert. Es werden Grenzindikationen für den Einsatz einzelner Implantate aufgezeigt und mögliche Konzepte für die Nachbehandlung diskutiert. Langfristig werden die aufgezeigten Verfahren in präoperativen Planungen zum Einsatz kommen und beanspruchungsgerechte Osteosynthesen, Umstellungen und Korrekturen des muskuloskelettalen Systems ermöglichen. / Analyses of the loading conditions in intact and fractured long bones are so far not available. The hypothesis of the current work was that a better understanding of the mechanical loading may form the basis for an optimization of the boundary conditions during fracture healing. The goal was to determine the loading conditions in the lower limb and to discuss its significance for fracture healing. Based on a validated analysis of musculo-skeletal loading, the significance of the soft tissues for the mechanical loading conditions is discussed. The mechanical conditions are evaluated in fracture treatment by means of unreamed nailing, internal fixation and external fixation with a ring fixator. Finally, influences on the mechanical boundary conditions during healing are discussed using the example of fracture gap movements in patients treated by the Ilizarov method. The presented work illustrates the importance of the coordinated activity of muscles that leads to a balanced loading condition at the fracture during healing. Critical conditions for the bone as well as for the different implant types are described and possible concepts for a post operative treatment are discussed. In the long term, the demonstrated methods will allow preoperative planing of correction osteotomies and fracture treatment for individual patients and specific clinical situations.