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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Modeling and implementation of dense gas effects in a Lagrangian dispersion model / Modellering och implementering av tunggaseffekter i en Lagrangiansk spridningsmodell

Brännlund, Niklas January 2015 (has links)
The use of hazardous toxic substances is very common in the industrial sector. The substances are often stored in tanks in storage compartments or transported between industrial premises. In case of an accident involving these substances, severe harm can affect both population and the environment. This leaves a demand for an accurate prediction of the substance concentration distribution to mitigate the risks as much as possible and in advance create suitable safety measures. Toxic gases and vapors are often denser than air making it affected by negative buoyancy forces. This will make the gas descend and spread horizontally when reaching the ground. Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI) carries today a model called LillPello for simulating the dispersion of gases, yet it does not account for the specific case of a dense gas. Therefore, this thesis aims to implement the necessary effects needed to accurately simulate the dispersion of a dense gas. These effects were implemented in Fortran 90 by solving five conservation equations for energy, momentum (vertical and horizontal) and mass. The model was compared against experimental data of a leak of ammonia (NH3). By analyzing the result of the simulations in this thesis, we can conclude that the overall result is satisfactory. We can notice a small concentration underestimation at all measurement points and the model produced a concentration power law coefficient which lands inside the expected range. Two out of the three statistical quantities Geometric Mean (MG), Geometric Variance (VG) and Factor of 2 (FA2) produced values within the ranges of acceptable values. The drawback of the model as it is implemented today is its efficiency, so the main priority for the future of this thesis is to improve this. The model should also be analyzed on more experiments to further validate its accuracy. / Användandet av giftiga ämnen är vanligt inom den industriella sektorn. Ämnena är oftast lagrade i behållare positionerade i lagringsutrymmen eller så transporteras ämnena mellan industrilokaler. I samband med en olycka innehållande dessa substanser kan stora skador drabba både befolkning och miljön. Detta leder till ett behov av att noggrant kunna förutspå koncentrationsfördelningen för att minska riskerna, samt i förväg kunna skapa lämpliga säkerhetsåtgärder. Giftiga gaser och ångor är oftast tyngre än luft vilket gör att gasen blir påverkad av negativ bärkraft. Detta gör att gasen sjunker och sprids horisontalt när den når marken. Totalförsvarets Forskningsinstitut (FOI) besitter idag en modell kallad LillPello som simulerar spridning av gaser, men den hanterar inte det specifika fallet av en tunggas. Därför siktar detta projekt på att, in i LillPello, implementera de nödvändiga effekterna som behövs för att korrekt kunna simulera spridningen av en tunggas. Dessa effekter är implementerad i Fortran 90 genom att lösa fem konserveringsekvationer för energi, momentum (vertikal och horisontell) samt massa. Modellen jämfördes mot data från ett fältexperiment där ammoniak (NH3) släpptes ut. Genom att analysera resultatet från simuleringar kan vi dra slutsatsen att det övergripande resultatet är tillfredsställande. Vi kan notera en underskattning för alla koncentrationsmätningar i simuleringarna och modellen producerade en potenslagsexponent vars värde hamnade innanför den accepterade gränsen. Två utav de tre beräknade statistiska kvantiteterna: Geometriskt medelvärde (MG), Geometrisk varians (VG) och Faktor av 2 (FA2) producerade värden inom de acceptabla gränserna. Största nackdelen med modellen är dess effektivitet och därför är största prioritet för det fortsatta arbetet inom detta projekt att effektivisera implementeringen. Modellen ska även bli vidare analyserad mot fler experiment för att validera dess noggrannhet.
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Clinimetric evaluation of current and novel methods for the assessment of fall and fracture risk in residential aged care.

Miss Anna Barker Unknown Date (has links)
No description available.
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Community-based osteoporosis prevention : physical activity in relation to bone density, fall prevention, and the effect of training programmes : the Vadstena Osteoporosis Prevention Project /

Grahn Kronhed, Ann-Charlotte, January 2003 (has links)
Diss. (sammanfattning) Linköping : Univ., 2003. / Härtill 6 uppsatser.
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Hip fractures among old people : their prevalence, consequences and complications, and the evaluation of a multi-factorial intervention program designed to prevent falls and injuries and enhance performance of activities of daily living /

Stenvall, Michael, January 2006 (has links)
Diss. (sammanfattning) Umeå : Univ., 2006. / Härtill 4 uppsatser.
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Effects of relocation on incidents of falling among institutionalized older people a research report submitted in partial fulfillment ... /

Dixon, Karen. Pionk, Christine. January 1986 (has links)
Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1986.
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The role of hearing in falls among nursing home residents

Hsu, Mei-Hui. January 1998 (has links)
Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1998. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 41-44).
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Visuospatial deficits and their relationship to falls in persons with Alzheimer's disease a research project submitted in partial fulfillment ... /

Akers, Julie C. January 1991 (has links)
Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1991.
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The role of hearing in falls among nursing home residents

Hsu, Mei-Hui. January 1998 (has links)
Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1998. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 41-44).
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Effects of relocation on incidents of falling among institutionalized older people a research report submitted in partial fulfillment ... /

Dixon, Karen. Pionk, Christine. January 1986 (has links)
Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1986.
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Visuospatial deficits and their relationship to falls in persons with Alzheimer's disease a research project submitted in partial fulfillment ... /

Akers, Julie C. January 1991 (has links)
Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1991.

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