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1	Utvärdering av ventilationsflöde och luftkvalitet i bostadsgarage : En mätstudie och utformning av ett verktyg för framtida projekt Andersson, Frida January 2020 (has links) Parking garages are often ventilated in accordance with SBN minimum requirements, which specify an extract air flow rate of 0.9 l/s, m2 for residential parking garages and 1.8 l/s, m2 for public parking garages. It has recently been observed that fan units in many cases are overdimensioned and as a result often operate at low flow rates and rarely need to operate at full capacity. Oversized air handling systems create an excessively high demand for energy which raises overall operation costs. The aim of this master’s thesis is to investigate if the air flow in residential parking garages can be reduced while avoiding excess levels of pollution and maintaining an acceptable building moisture level. Furthermore, an excel macro was created in order to facilitate a more streamlined approach for future projects. The function of the macro was to simplify the process of determining the dimensions of ventilationsystems. Two residential parking garages with different types of air handling units were compared by measuring pollution contents in the air as well as extract air flow rate. Additionally, simulations were carried out for three different scenarios where the air flow was varied. The purpose of the simulations was to examine the energy-saving benefits of lower airflows compared to the current ventilation flow rate. Based on measurement data and simulations it can be concluded that the exhaust air flow for the investigated parking garages can be reduced to 0.2 l / s, m2 without reaching excess levels of pollution or allowing unacceptable moisture levels to develop. However, it is important that the air handling unit can operate at higher air flows in order to vent temporarily high peak concentrations. Furthermore, it should be noted that the pollution levels were consistently kept low and only a few peak concentrations were registered. This was to some extent not an unexpected result. High peak concentrations can be registered in a misrepresentative fashion. For example, if a car starts near the gas sensor it can cause a high peak concentration to be registered. Upon validation of the excel macro used, it is clear that the results correspond well with the above-mentioned measurements. Further studies can be done however, in order to obtain even more conclusive results. Energieffektivisering föroreningshalt luftflöde dimensionering ventilation avgas Energy Engineering Energiteknik
2	Návrh koncepce leteckého motoru na CNG / Concept of the aircraft CNG engine Šmerda, Ondřej January 2019 (has links) Master’s thesis deals with comparsion and rating the compressed natural gas as an aircraft piston engine fuel. An information search of conventional fuels and differences of the fuel systems for AVGAS and CNG is included. Next part describes the aircraft and its engine on which is the mathematic model based. After that perfomance and consumption data are calculated for both fuels and the results are then compared. At the end of the thesis, a design of the CNG fuel system with components selection is described.
3	Come Fly with Me (Sustainably) : Pathways to Sustainable General Aviation and Private Pilot Training Stiebe, Michael January 2022 (has links) Whereas commercial aviation is attempting to achieve the reduction of its substantial carbon footprint, general aviation’s (GA) climate change contribution is negligibly small, which is why the sector is facing other sustainability challenges mainly entailing the operation of dated technology and aircraft, increasing regulatory constraints, rising costs, noise emissions, and popular discontent, as well as remaining the last mobility sector in the world to still use leaded fuels. Throughout recent years, there have been remarkable sustainability trends in GA as well as heightened efforts to improve its emissions profile (noise, pollutants, CO2) and environmental reputation, for instance by the increased use of electric aircraft, especially for private pilot training. From a sociotechnical perspective, this mixed-methods study highlights current sustainability challenges and trends in GA as well as potential pathways towards more sustainable GA and private pilot training. Eight in-depth semi-structured interviews with Swiss and international GA stakeholders were complemented with a bilingual representative quantitative online survey (N=427) among Swiss GA stakeholders, a comparative CO2 analysis showing the emissions advantages and feasibility limits of supplementing private pilot training with lessons using electric aircraft, as well as participant observation. The data show that most Swiss GA stakeholders have increased environmental awareness and are concerned about sustainability and the environment both, in flight and other activities. Although the majority advocates for sustainable development in GA there are not one but many challenges and obstacles to a more sustainable GA. The largest challenges are the abatement of noise emissions and the facilitation of the leaded aviation gasoline (AVGAS 100LL) phaseout. The most pertinent obstacles towards sustainable GA innovation are said to be bureaucracy, overregulation and reluctance in the civil aviation authorities, high costs, averseness to risk and innovation, as well as a trend of decline in GA activity due to continuous demographic change. No single sustainability pathway but rather a mix of immediate and long-term sustainability measures was identified. Despite its current limitations, electric aviation proves to be one of the most feasible pathways to sustainable private pilot training. For more sustainable GA, the use of more fuel-efficient planes and available unleaded fuels, propeller, and muffler retrofits, as well as is feasible short- and midterm measures. In the long run, electric and hybrid aviation as well as bio- and synfuels are likely to become attractive options for GA. The study shows the importance of sustainable development in GA and private pilot training, not because it will majorly contribute to climate change mitigation, but because it will ensure the improvement of its negative environmental reputation and societal acceptance, which will be vital to ensuring the survival of the GA sector. General Aviation Sustainable Aviation Sustainable Development Electric Aviation Noise Pollution Leaded Fuel AVGAS 100LL Tetraethyl Lead Phaseout Pilot Training Recreational Aviation Switzerland Environmental Sciences Miljövetenskap Environmental Engineering Naturresursteknik Social Sciences Interdisciplinary
4	Water blow out phenomena inside a heavy truck silencer / Vatten blåser ut fenomen i en tung ljuddämpare Suram Venkata Subramaniyam, Rohit January 2020 (has links) NOx sensors have become salient components in the development of efficient exhaust after treatment system for heavy duty vehicles in the past few years. When the accumulated water inside the silencer splashes on to the NOx sensor, it can cause permanent cracks in the sensor. To protect the sensor from this mode of failure, a dew point strategy is developed at Scania. This is important to predict when it is safe to switch on the NOx sensor without causing any harm to it. But the strategy currently includes only the phase transfer phenomena and neglects the effect of the water blow out phenomena inside the silencer. To investigate the effect of water blow out, an experimental test method is designed and the experiments are conducted at different locations in the silencer. The results from the experiments shows that the effect of water blow out is certainly an important factor to develop a better dew point strategy model. For a selected location, the quantity of water remaining after blow out and the time taken for the blow out phase are collected as data from the experiments. A mathematical model for the water blow out phenomena is developed in MATLAB. The model estimates the maximum amount of water which could be present in all the subvolumes of the silencer considering the effect of water blow out. The model is verified with the experimental data for a Scania CAS1 silencer. Calibration guidelines for the developed blow out model are also documented in this report. / NOx sensorer har blivit viktiga komponenter i utvecklingen av ett effektivt avgassystem för tunga fordon under de senaste åren. När det ackumulerade vattnet i ljuddämparen stänker på NOx-sensorn kan det orsaka permanenta sprickor i sensorn. För att skydda sensorn från detta misslyckande utvecklas en daggpunktsstrategi på Scania. Detta är viktigt att förutsäga när det är säkert att slå på NOx-sensorn utan att skada den. Men strategin innehåller för närvarande endast fasöverföringsfenomenen och försummar effekten av att vatten blåser ut fenomen inuti ljuddämparen. För att undersöka effekten av utblåsning av vatten utformas en experimentell testmetod och experimenten utförs på olika platser i ljuddämparen. Resultaten från experimenten visar att effekten av vattenblåsning verkligen är en viktig faktor för att utveckla en bättre daggpunktsstrategimodell. För en vald plats samlas mängden vatten kvar efter utblåsning och den tid det tar för utblåsningsfasen som data från experimenten. En matematisk modell för fenomen för vattenblåsning utvecklas i MATLAB. Modellen uppskattar den maximala mängden vatten som kan finnas i ljuddämparens undervolymer med tanke på effekten av vatten som blåser ut. Modellen verifieras med experimentdata för en Scania CAS1 ljuddämpare. Kalibreringsriktlinjer för den utvecklade utblåsningsmodellen dokumenteras också i denna rapport. Dew point strategy Exhaust after treatment system NOx sensors Water formation in the exhaust Daggpunktsstrategi Avgas efter behandlingssystem NOx-sensorer Vattenbildning i avgaserna Engineering and Technology Teknik och teknologier
5	Liquid Natural Gas : A study of the environmental impact of LNG in comparison to diesel / Flytande Naturgas : En studie om LNG:s klimatpåverkan i jämförelse med diesel Edfors, Jonas, Bremberg, Robin January 2021 (has links) Liquefied Natural Gases (LNG) has been an alternative fuel in the marine industry for several years, but lately, the amount of ships that have been powered by methane has increased a lot. Some of the reasons for this is because LNG does not contain any sulfur and releases less nitrogen oxides than traditional maritime fuels. In this essay, LNG will be compared to diesel from an environmental perspective with focus on CO2 emissions and its equivalents. International Maritime Organization (IMO) implemented Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) requirements that adjusts how much CO2 is allowed in the exhaust gas per produced kilowatt-hour (kWh). However, these requirements will increase in intervals in the future, the next one is coming 2022 for specific ship types. The method that is used to compare the fuels is Mole-calculations for LNG as well as diesel, then calculate the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) and its equivalents they release. The results show that under optimal conditions, LNG was the superior choice. However, the maritime industry might have a problem with the requirements that will be introduced to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2050. / Flytande Naturgas (LNG) har under flera år funnits som ett alternativt bränsle inom sjöfarten, men på senare tid så har skeppen som drivs av metan ökat markant. En anledning till detta är att LNG innehåller inget svavel samt släpper ut mindre NOX jämfört med traditionella bränslen. I denna uppsats så kommer LNG att jämföras mot diesel ur ett klimatperspektiv med fokus på koldioxidutsläpp och dess ekvivalenter. International Maritime Organisation (IMO) har infört Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) krav som justerar hur mycket CO2 man får släppa ut per kilowattimme (kWh), dessa krav kommer dessutom att öka i flertalet intervaller i framtiden, varav nästa intervall redan sker i 2022 för speciella fartygstyper. Metoden som användes för att jämföra bränslena var att beräkna mol-innehållet för både LNG samt diesel, sen från den beräknade data se hur mycket koldioxid (CO2) inklusive ekvivalenter de släppte ut. Resultatet visade att under optimala förutsättningar så var LNG ett klart bättre alternativ än diesel. Däremot så kan sjöfarten ha ett problem inom framtiden från de krav som berör växthusgaser som kommer att ställas från och med 2050. Methane LNG Engine Marine Mole Methane Slip Ship CO2 CH4 Emission IMO Exhaust gas Environment Propulsion Heavy Fuel Oil Ultra Low Fuel Oil Diesel Marine Diesel Oil ECA SECA NECA IMO g/kWh EEDI LSFO Metan LNG Motor Mol Skepp Miljö Miljövänligt Tjockolja Diesel Marine Diesel Avgas CO2 CH4 ECA SECA NECA IMO g/kWh EEDI LSFO Energy Engineering Energiteknik
6	Temperature Based Estimation of the Time-Resolved Massflux of ICE Exhaust Gas Flow Khedekar, Mayur January 2021 (has links) The aim ofthe study was to provideinformation and experience gained with fine wire thermocouples (TCs)or resistance wire thermometers (RWTs) temperature signals to estimate the timeresolved heat transfercoefficient. Constant current method was assumed in the study and medium used in this study was air. Here the heat balance equation has been described, different Nucorrelations and further discusses potential hurdles and difficulties one may encounter while calculating heat transfer coefficient. As asolution, the use of an appropriate heatbalance equation and lowpass filter was suggested as this provides a more accurate fitting. The investigation was carried out for Reynolds number (Re) 103 to 107 and Prandlt number (Pr) 0.734. The impact of the Re and Pr on the Nusselts number (Nu) around a cylinder was represented and all the results were compared with GT-POWER engine simulation software. / Syftet med studien var att tillhandahålla information och erfarenhet från fina trådtermoelement (TC) eller motståndstrådstermometrar (RWT) temperatursignaler för att uppskatta den tidsupplösta värmeöverföringskoefficienten. Metoden med konstant flöde antogs i studien och mediet som användes i denna studie var luft. Här har värmebalansekvationen beskrivits, olika Nu-korrelationer och diskuterat ytterligare potentiella hinder och svårigheter man kan stöta på vid beräkning av värmeöverföringskoefficienten. Som en lösning föreslogs användning av en lämplig värmebalansekvation och lågpassfilter eftersom detta ger en mer exaktpassform. Undersökningen genomfördes för Reynoldsnummer (Re) 103 till 107 och Prandlt nummer (Pr) 0,734. Effekten av Re och Pr på Nusselts-numret (Nu) runt en cylinder representerades och alla resultat jämfördes med GT-POWER-motorns simuleringsprogram. ICE exhaust flow condition Thermocouples Resistance wire thermometers Nu correlations ICE exhaust Mass-fluxstudy Heat transfer coefficient Heat balance equation for thermocouple Constant current anemometry ICE-avgasflödesförhållande Termoelement Motståndstrådstermometrar Nu-korrelationer ICE-avgas Massflödesstudie Värmeöverföringskoefficient Värmebalansekvation för termoelement Konstant strömanemometri Engineering and Technology Teknik och teknologier

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