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No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 23898 bytes, checksum: e363e809996cf46ada20da1accfcd9c7 (MD5) Tese_EmpilhamentoMetodoSuperficie.pdf: 6623577 bytes, checksum: 67b656d135334821f2f993c805d88214 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2003 / CNPq - Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico / CTPETRO - Plano Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia do Setor Petróleo e Gás Natural / FINEP - Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos / O método de empilhamento sísmico CRS simula seções sísmicas ZO a partir de dados de cobertura múltipla, independente do macro-modelo de velocidades. Para meios 2-D, a função tempo de trânsito de empilhamento depende de três parâmetros, a saber: do ângulo de emergência do raio de reflexão normal (em relação à normal da superfície) e das curvaturas das frentes de onda relacionadas às ondas hipotéticas, denominadas NIP e Normal. O empilhamento CRS consiste na soma das amplitudes dos traços sísmicos em dados de múltipla cobertura, ao longo da superfície definida pela função tempo de trânsito do empilhamento CRS, que melhor se ajusta aos dados. O resultado do empilhamento CRS é assinalado a pontos de uma malha pré-definida na seção ZO. Como resultado tem-se a simulação de uma seção sísmica ZO. Isto significa que para cada ponto da seção ZO deve-se estimar o trio de parâmetros ótimos que produz a máxima coerência entre os eventos de reflexão sísmica. Nesta Tese apresenta-se fórmulas para o método CRS 2-D e para a velocidade NMO, que consideram a topografia da superfície de medição. O algoritmo é baseado na estratégia de otimização dos parâmetros de fórmula CRS através de um processo em três etapas: 1) Busca dos parâmetros, o ângulo de emergência e a curvatura da onda NIP, aplicando uma otimização global, 2) busca de um parâmetro, a curvatura da onda N, aplicando uma otimização global, e 3) busca de três parâmetros aplicando uma otimização local para refinar os parâmetros estimados nas etapas anteriores. Na primeira e segunda etapas é usado o algoritmo Simulated Annealing (SA) e na terceira etapa é usado o algoritmo Variable Metric (VM). Para o caso de uma superfície de medição com variações topográficas suaves, foi considerada a curvatura desta superfície no algoritmo do método de empilhamento CRS 2-D, com aplicação a dados sintéticos. O resultado foi uma seção ZO simulada, de alta qualidade ao ser comparada com a seção ZO obtida por modelamento direto, com uma alta razão sinal-ruído, além da estimativa do trio de parâmetros da função tempo de trânsito. Foi realizada uma nálise de sensibilidade para a nova função de tempo de trânsito CRS em relação à curvatura da superfície de medição. Os resultados demonstraram que a função tempo de trânsito CRS é mais sensível nos pontos-médios afastados do ponto central e para grandes afastamentos. As expressões da velocidade NMO apresentadas foram aplicadas para estimar as velocidades e as profundidades dos refletores para um modelo 2-D com topografia suave. Para a inversão destas velocidades e profundidades dos refletores, foi considerado o algoritmo de inversão tipo Dix. A velocidade NMO para uma superfície de medição curva, permite estimar muito melhor estas velocidades e profundidades dos refletores, que as velocidades NMO referidas as superfícies planas. Também apresenta-se uma abordagem do empilhamento CRS no caso 3-D. neste caso a função tempo de trânsito depende de oito parâmetros. São abordadas cinco estratégias de busca destes parâmetros. A combinação de duas destas estratégias (estratégias das três aproximações dos tempos de trânsito e a estratégia das configurações e curvaturas arbitrárias) foi aplicada exitosamente no empilhamento CRS 3-D de dados sintéticos e reais. / The CRS stacking method simulates ZO seismic sections from multi-coverage data and does not dependente on a macro-velocity model. For 2-D medium the stacking traveltime depends on three parameters: the emergence angle of the normal ray (with respect to the measurement surface normal) and the wavefront curvatures of two hypothetical waves, called Normal-Incidence-Point (NIP) wave and Normal (N) wave. The CRS method consists of summing the amplitudes of the seismic traces in the multicoverage data along the surface defined by CRS stacking traveltime which that fits best the data set. The result of the CRS stack is assigned to points of a grid pre-defined in the ZO section. As the result obtain a simulated ZO section. This means that for each point of the ZO section must be estimated the three optimal parameters that yield the maximum coherence between the events of seismic reflection. In this Thesis I present formulae for the 2-D CRS method and for the NMO velocity that consider the topography of the measurement surface. The algorithm is based on the optimization strategy divided into three steps: 1) To search for the emergence angle and the curvature of the NIP wave, by applying a global optimization, 2) to search for the curvature of the N wave, by applying global optimization, and 3) to refine the initial parameters estimated in first two steps by applying local optimization. In the first two steps is used the Simulated Annealing (SA) algorithm and in the third step the Variable Metric (VM) algorithm. For the case of a measurement surface with smooth topography the curvature of this surface is included in the 2-D CRS stack formalism. This CRS algorithm implemented was applied to synthetic data set. The result is a simulated ZO section of high quality, with a high signal-to-noise ratio, and the estimative of the parameter triplet. It is performed a sensibility analysis for the new CRS stacking traveltime with respect to the curvature in several points of the curved measurement surface. This study showed that the CRS traveltime is more sensitive for fast midpoints of the central points and larger offsets. The expressions for the NMO velocities presented here is applied to estimate the interval velocities and the depth of the reflectors for 2-D model with a smooth topography. For the inversion of the velocities and the depth of the reflectors is considered the Dix-type inversion algorithm. The NMO velocity for a curved measurement surface deserves to best estimate the velocities and the depths of the reflectors than NMO velocities referred to planar surfaces. Also, I present an introduction to 3-D stack. In this case, the stacking traveltime depends on eight parameters. These parameters can be obtained by using some parameter-search strategies that I have showed in this Thesis. The combination of the strategy of the Traveltime Approximations and the strategy of Arbitrary Curvatures is used to apply 3-D CRS stack successful in synthetic and real data sets, respectively.

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No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 23898 bytes, checksum: e363e809996cf46ada20da1accfcd9c7 (MD5) Dissertacao_ComparacaoFiltrosVelocidade.pdf: 4324452 bytes, checksum: 90dbfc8b340951c647cbf95c43f4bab3 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2004 / CNPq - Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico / A motivação geológica deste trabalho reside no imageamento de estruturas de bacias sedimentares da região Amazônica, onde a geração e o acúmulo de hidrocarboneto estão relacionados com a presença de soleiras de diabásio. A motivação sísmica reside no fato de que essas rochas intrusivas possuem grandes contrastes de impedância com a rocha encaixante, o que resulta em múltiplas, externas e internas, com amplitudes semelhantes as das primárias. O sinal sísmico das múltiplas podem predominar sobre o sinal das reflexões primárias oriundas de interfaces mais profundas, o que pode dificultar o processamento, a interpretação e o imageamento da seção sísmica temporal. Neste trabalho, estudamos a atenuação de múltiplas em seções sintéticas fonte-comum (FC) através da comparação de dois métodos. O primeiro método resulta da combinação das técnicas Wiener-Hopf-Levinson de predição (WHLP) e o de empilhamento superfície-de-reflexão-comum (CRS), e denominando WHLP-CRS, onde o operador é desenhado exclusivamente no domínio do tempo-espaço. O segundo método utilizado é o filtro de velocidade (ω-k) aplicado após o empilhamento superfície-de-reflexão (CRS), onde o operador é desenhado exclusivamente no domínio bidimensional de freqüência temporal-espacial. A identificação das múltiplas é feita na seção de afastamento-nulo (AN) simulada com o empilhamento CRS, e utiliza o critério da periodicidade entre primária e suas múltiplas. Os atributos da frente de onda, obtidos através do empilhamento CRS, são utilizados na definição de janelas móveis no domínio tempo-espaço, que são usadas para calcular o operador WHLP-CRS. O cálculo do filtroω-k é realizado no domínio da freqüência temporal-espacial, onde os eventos são selecionados para corte ou passagem. O filtro (ω-k) é classificado como filtro de corte, com alteração de amplitude, mas não de fase, e limites práticos são impostos pela amostragem tempo-espaço. Em termos práticos, concluímos que, para o caso de múltiplas, os eventos separados no domínio x-t não necessariamente se separam no domínio ω-k, o que dificulta o desenho de um operador ω-k semelhante em performance ao operador x-t. / The geological motivation of this work is the imaging of sedimentary basin structures of the Amazon region, where the generation and accumulation of hydrocarbons is related to the existence of diabase sills. The seismic motivation is the fact that these intrusive rocks present a great impedance contrast with respect to the host rock, what gives rise to external and internal multiples, with primary-like amplitudes. The seismic signal of the multiples can predominate over the primary reflection signals from deeper interfaces, making difficult the processing, interpretation and imaging of seismic sections. In this work we study the attenuation of multiples in common shot (CS) sections by the comparison of two methods. The first one is the combination of the Wiener-Hopf-Levinson (WHLP) and the common reflection surface (CRS) stacking techniques, here called WHLPCRS, where the operator is exclusively designed in the space-time domain. The second method is a velocity filter (ω-k), applied after the CRS stacking, where the operator is exclusively designed in the frequency-wavenumber domain. The identification of the multiples is performed on the zero-offset (ZO) section simulated by the CRS stacking, using the periodicity between primaries and its multiples. The wavefront attributes, obtained through CRS stacking, are inserted on movable space-time windows, used to calculate the WHLP-CRS operator. The ω-k filter calculations are performed in the frequency-wavenumber domain, where the events of interest are selected for cutting or passage. The ω-k filter is classified as a cut-off filter, with amplitude alteration and preservation of phase, the limits of it are imposed by a space-time sampling. In practical aspects we conclude that for the case of multiples, separated events on the x-t domain are not necessarily separated on the ω-k domain, which raise difficulties in the designing of a ω-k operator with a similar performance when compared to the x-t operator.

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No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 23898 bytes, checksum: e363e809996cf46ada20da1accfcd9c7 (MD5) Dissertacao_AproximacoesHiperbolicasTempos.pdf: 4094530 bytes, checksum: 2d1b416e88ea1617317477592ae645d5 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2005 / A simulação de uma seção sísmica de afastamento nulo (AN) a partir de dados de cobertura múltipla para um meio 2-D, através do empilhamento, é um método de imageamento de reflexão sísmica muito utilizado, que permite reduzir a quantidade de dados e melhor a razão sinal/ruído. Baseado na aproximação hiperbólica dos tempos de trânsito dependente de três parâmetros ou atributos cinemáticos de frentes de onda, recentemente, vem desenvolvendo-se um novo método para simular seções (AN) chamado método de empilhamento sísmico por Superfície de Reflexão Comum (ou empilhamento SRC). Também, seguindo este novo conceito de imageamento sísmico está surgindo um método para simular seções com afastamento comum (AC) a partir de dados de cobertura múltipla usando aproximações dos tempos de trânsito paraxiais na vizinhança de um raio central com afastamento finito. Esta nova aproximação dos tempos de trânsito depende de cinco atributos cinemáticos. Neste trabalho, a partir da aproximação dos tempos de trânsito paraxiais em relação a um raio central com afastamento finito, derivamos uma nova equação do tempo de trânsito usando a condição de um ponto difrator em profundidade, reduzindo a equação original para quatro parâmetros. Para ambas aproximações (reflexão e difração), mostramos a superfície de empilhamento SRC com afastamento finito (SRC-AF). Considerando um modelo sintético, realizamos um estudo comparativo das aproximações dos tempos de trânsito para as quatro configurações sísmicas (fonte comum (FC), receptor comum (RC), ponto-médio-comum (PMC) e afastamento comum (AC)). Para analisar o comportamento do operador SRC-AF, quando este é perturbado, discutimos sua sensibilidade em relação a cada um dos cinco parâmetros (K₁, K₂, K₃, β_S e β_G). Esta análise de sensibilidade é realizada em duas formas: Sensibilidade através da primeira derivada e Sensibilidade no Empilhamento SRC-AF. Após realizar a análise de sensibilidade utilizamos uma nova condição, K₂ = 0 e assim, obtemos uma nova aproximação, agora dependente de três parâmetros. Usando essas aproximações hiperbólicas (em função de cinco, quatro e três parâmetros), propomos um algoritmo para a simulação de seções AC a partir de dados de cobertura múltipla. Finalmente, é apresentado um estudo da zona de Fresnel, com o objetivo de determinar a delimitação da abertura da superfície de empilhamento SRC-AF. / The simulation of a zero-offset seismic (ZO) section from multicoverage, through of stack, is a very used method of seismic reflection imaging, that reduce the amount of data and is aimed to improve the signal/noise ratio. Based on hyperbolic traveltime approximation depending on three kinematic attributes, recently, it was developed a new method to simulate zero-offset (ZO) sections called common reflection surface stack (CRS) method. Also, following this new concept of seismic imaging it was introduzed a method to simulate common-offset (CO) sections from multicoverage data by using a paraxial traveltime approximation for paraxial rays in the vicinity of the finite-offset centra ray. This new traveltime approximation depend on five kinematic attributes. In this work, from the hyperbolic paraxial traveltime approximation with finite-offset central ray, we derive a new formula of traveltime approximation by using the diffraction point condition, reducing the original formula to four parameters. For both approximations, that´s for reflection and diffractions, we show the finite-offset FO-CRS stack operators. We, also obtain these formulas to the four seismic configurations (common-shot (CS), common-receiver (CR), common-midpoint (CMP) and common-offset (CO)). To analise behaviour FO-CRS stack, when this is perturbed, we debatable the sensibility with respect to each one the five parameters (K₁, K₂, K₃, β_S and β_G). This sensibility analysis was perfomed in two ways: Sensibility through the disturbance of each parameter visualized in the stacking surfaces FO-CRS- and FO-CDS, and the first derivative of the traveltimes FO-CRS and FO-CDS. After realize the sensibility analysis, we utility a new condition, K₂ = 0 and therefore, we obtained a new approximation, now depend on three parameters. Using that hyperbolic traveltime approximations (in function of five, four and three parameters), we propose an algorithm multicoverage seismic reflection data. Finally, is presented a studed of Fresnel zone, to delimit the aperture of FO-CRS stacking surface.

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Thesis (MScEng)--Stellenbosch University, 2014. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Concentrating solar power technology is a modern power generation technology in which central receiver systems play a significant role. For this technology a field of heliostats is used to reflect solar irradiation to the receiver located on top of the tower. An extensive review has shown that contemporary receiver designs face geometric complexities, lack of thermal efficiency as well as issues with durability and cost. The purpose of this study is to develop a new receiver concept that can potentially reduce these issues. A parametric analysis was used to identify potential means of improvement based on an energy balance approach including sensitivities involved with convection and radiation heat transfer. Design criteria such as the use of headers to minimize pressure drop was also investigated. Based on these findings the hybrid pressurized air receiver was developed which is a combination of tubular and volumetric receiver technologies. The fundamental idea of the receiver was investigated by simulating the ray-tracing and coupled natural convection and radiation heat transfer. The ray-tracing results have shown that the use of quartz glass is a prospective solution to higher allowable flux densities, but with reflection losses in the order of 7 %. The coupled natural convection heat transfer simulation further revealed that the receiver concept effectively eliminates the escape of buoyant plumes and radiative heat losses are minimized. Empirical data was gathered from a medium flux concentrator and good agreement with the numerical results was obtained. The thesis therefore concludes that the research outcomes were met. Ongoing research aims to optimise the receiver concept for a 5MW pilot plant. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Gekonsentreerde sonkrag tegnologie is ’n moderne kragopwekkingstegnologie waar sentrale ontvangersisteme ’n beduidende rol speel. Vir hierdie tegnologie word ’n veld heliostate gebruik om sonstraling na die ontvanger wat aan die bopunt van die toring geleë is te reflekteer. ’n Omvattende hersiening het daarop gewys dat kontemporêre ontwerpe van die ontvangers ’n aantal geometriese kompleksiteite, ’n tekort aan termiese doeltreffendheid sowel as probleme in terme van duursaamheid en koste in die gesig staar. Die doel van die studie is om ’n nuwe ontvangerskonsep te ontwikkel wat moontlik hierdie probleme kan verminder. ’n Parametriese analise is gebruik om potensiële maniere van verbetering aan te dui wat gebaseer is op ’n energiebalans benadering; insluitend sensitiwiteite betrokke by konvektiewe en stralingswarmteoordrag. Ontwerpkriteria soos die gebruik van spruitstukke om drukverliese te minimaliseer is ook ondersoek. Gebaseer op hierdie bevindinge is die hibriede saamgepersde-lug ontvanger ontwikkel. Laasgenoemde is ’n kombinasie van buis- en volumetriese ontvangertegnologie. Die fundamentele idee van die ontvanger is ondersoek deur straalberekening asook die gelyktydige natuurlike konveksie en stralingswarmteoordrag te simuleer. Die straalberekeningsresultate het getoon dat die gebruik van kwarts glas ’n moontlike oplossing is om hoër stralingsintensiteit te bereik, maar met refleksieverliese in die orde van 7 %. Die gelyktydige natuurlike konveksie en stralingswarmteoordrag simulasie het verder aan die lig gebring dat die ontvangerkonsep die ontsnapping

Thesis (PhD)--Stellenbosch University, 2014. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Concentrating solar power plants are a promising means of generating electricity. However, they are dependent on the sun as a source of energy, and require thermal storage to supply power on demand. At present thermal storage – usually molten salt – although functional, is expensive, and a cheaper solution is desired. It is proposed that sensible heat storage in a packed bed of rock, with air as heat transfer medium, is suitable at temperatures of 500 – 600 °C. To determine if this concept is technically feasible and economically competitive with existing storage, rock properties, packed bed pressure drop and thermal characteristics must be understood. This work addresses these topics. No previously published data is available on thermal cycling resistance of South African rock, and there is limited data from other countries in the proposed temperature range for long-term thermal cycling, so samples were thermally cycled. There is rock which is suitable for thermal storage applications at temperatures of 500 – 600 °C. New maps of South Africa showing where potentially suitable rock is available were produced. Dolerite, found extensively in the Karoo, is particularly suitable. Friction factors were measured for beds of different particles to determine the importance of roughness, shape, and packing arrangement. Five sets of rock were also tested, giving a combined dataset broader than published in any previous study. Limitations of existing correlations are shown. The friction factor is highly dependent on particle shape and, in the case of asymmetric particles, packing method. The friction factor varied by up to 70 % for crushed rock depending on the direction in which it was poured into the test section, probably caused by the orientation of the asymmetric rock relative to the air flow direction. This has not been reported before for rock beds. New isothermal correlations using the volume equivalent particle diameter are given: they are within 15 % of the measurements. This work will allow a techno-economic evaluation of crushed rock beds using more accurate predictions of pumping power than could previously be made. Thermal tests below 80 °C show that bed heat transfer is insensitive to particle shape or type. A heat transfer correlation for air in terms of the volume equivalent diameter was formulated and combined with the E-NTU method. The predicted bed outlet temperatures are within 5 °C of the measurements for tests at 530 °C, showing that the influence of thermal conduction and radiation can be reasonably negligible for a single charge/discharge cycle at mass fluxes around 0.2 kg/m2s. A novel method for finding the optimum particle size and bed length is given: The Biot number is fixed, and the net income (income less bed cost) from a steam cycle supplied by heat from the bed is calculated. A simplified calculation using the method shows that the optimum particle size is approximately 20 mm for bed lengths of 6 – 7 m. Depending on the containment design and cost, the capital cost could be an order of magnitude lower than a nitrate salt system. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Gekonsentreerde son-energie kragstasies is n belowende manier om elektrisiteit op te wek, maar hulle is afhanklik van die son as n bron van energie. Om drywing op aanvraag te voorsien moet hulle energie stoor. Tans is termiese stoor – gewoonlik gesmelte sout – hoewel funksioneel, duur, en n goedkoper oplossing word gesoek. Daar word voorgestel dat stoor van voelbare warmte-energie in n gepakte rotsbed met lug as warmteoordrag medium geskik is by temperature van 500 – 600 °C. Om te bepaal of dié konsep tegnies gangbaar en ekonomies mededingend met bestaande stoorstelsels is, moet rotseienskappe, gepakte bed drukval en hitteoordrag verstaan word. Hierdie werk spreek hierdie aspekte aan. Geen voorheen gepubliseerde data is beskikbaar oor die termiese siklus weerstand van Suid-Afrikaanse rots nie, en daar is beperkte data van ander lande in die voorgestelde temperatuurbereik, dus is monsters onderwerp aan termiese siklusse. Daar bestaan rots wat geskik is vir termiese stoor toepassings by temperature van 500 – 600 °C. Nuwe kaarte van Suid-Afrika is opgestel om te wys waar potensieel geskikte rots beskikbaar is. Doleriet, wat wyd in die Karoo voor kom, blyk om veral geskik te wees. Wrywingsfaktore is gemeet vir beddens van verskillende partikels om die belangrikheid van grofheid, vorm en pak-rangskikking te bepaal. Vyf rotsstelle is ook getoets, wat n saamgestelde datastel gee wyer as in enige gepubliseerde studie. Beperkings van bestaande korrelasies word aangetoon. Die wrywingsfaktor is hoogs sensitief vir partikelvorm en, in die geval van asimmetriese partikels, pakkings metode. Die wrywingsfaktor het met tot 70 % gevarieer vir gebreekte rots, afhanklik van die rigting waarin dit in die toetsseksie neergelê is. Dit is waarskynlik veroorsaak deur die oriëntasie van die asimmetriese rots relatief tot die lugvloei rigting, en is nie voorheen vir rotsbeddens gerapporteer nie. Nuwe isotermiese korrelasies wat gebruik maak van die volume-ekwivalente partikel deursnee word gegee: hulle voorspel binne 15 % van die gemete waardes. Hierdie werk sal n tegno-ekonomiese studie van rotsbeddens toelaat wat meer akkurate voorspellings van pompdrywing gebruik as voorheen moontlik was. Termiese toetse onder 80 °C wys dat die warmteoordrag nie baie sensitief is vir partikelvorm en -tipe nie. n Warmte-oordragskorrelasie vir lug in terme van die volume-ekwivalente deursnee is ontwikkel en met die E-NTU-metode gekombineer. Die voorspelde lug uitlaat temperatuur is binne 5 °C van die meting vir toetse by 530 °C. Dit wys dat termiese geleiding en straling redelikerwys buite rekening gelaat kan word vir n enkele laai/ontlaai siklus by massa vloeitempos van omtrent 0.2 kg/m2s. n Oorspronklike metode vir die bepaling van die optimum partikelgrootte en bedlengte word gegee: Die Biot-getal is vas, en die netto inkomste (die inkomste minus die bed omkoste) van n stoomsiklus voorsien met warmte van die bed word bereken. n Vereenvoudigde berekening wat die metode gebruik wys dat die optimum grootte en lengte ongeveer 20 mm en 6-7 m is. Afhangende van die behoueringsontwerp en koste, kan die kapitale koste n orde kleiner wees as dié van n gesmelte nitraatsout stelsel

Generally in most of the applications of estimation theory using the Method of Maximum Likelihood Estimation (MMLE) to dynamical systems one deals with a situation where only the measurement noise alone is present. However in many present day applications where modeling errors and random state noise input conditions occur it has become necessary for MMLE to handle measurement noise as well as process noise. The numerical algorithms accounting for both measurement and process noise require significantly an order of magnitude higher computer time and memory. Further more, implementation difficulties and convergence problems are often encountered. Here one has to estimate the quantities namely, the initial state error covariance matrix Po, measurement noise covariance matrix R, the process noise covariance matrix Q and the system parameter 0 and the present work deals with the above. Since the above problem is fairly involved we need to have a good reference solution. For this purpose we utilize the approach and results of Gemson who considered the above problem via the extended Kalman filter (EKF) route to compare the present results from the MMLE route. The EKF uses the unknown parameters as additional states unlike in MMLE which uses only the system states. Chapter 1 provides a brief historical perspective followed by parameter identification in the presence of process and measurement noises. The earlier formulations such as natural, innovation, combined, and adaptive approaches are discussed. Chapter 2 deals with the heuristic adaptive tuning of the Kalman filter parameters for the matrices Q and R by Myers and Tapley originally developed for state estimation problems involving satellite orbit estimation. It turns out that for parameter estimation problems apart from the above matrices even the choice of the initial covariance matrix Po is crucial for obtaining proper parameter estimates with a finite amount of data and for this purpose the inverse of the information matrix for Po is used. This is followed by a description of the original Controlled Random Search (CRS) of Price and its variant as implemented and used in the present work to estimate or tune Q, R, and 0 which is the aim of the present work. The above help the reader to appreciate the setting under which the present study has been carried out. Chapter 3 presents the results and the analysis of the estimation procedure adopted with respect to a specific case study of the lateral dynamics of an aircraft involving 15 unknown parameters. The reference results for the present work are the ones based on the approach of Gemson and Ananthasayanam (1998). The present work proceeds in two phases. In the first case (i) the EKF estimates for Po, Q, and R are used to obtain 0 and in the second case (ii) the estimate of Po and Q together with a reasonable choice of R are utilized to obtain 0 from the CRS algorithm. Thus one is able to assess the capability of the CRS to estimate only the unknown parameters. The next Chapter 4 presents the results of utilizing the CRS algorithm with R based on a reasonable choice and for Po from the inverse of the information matrix to estimate both Q and 0. This brings out the efficiency of MMLE with CRS algorithm in the estimation of unknown process noise characteristics and unknown parameters. Thus it demonstratesthofcdifficult Q can be estimated using CRS technique without the attendant difficulties of the earlier MMLE formulations in dealing with process noise. Chapter 5 discusses the - implementation of CRS to estimate the unknown measurement noise covariance matrix R together with the unknown 0 by utilizing the values of Po and Q obtained through EKF route. The effect of variation of R in the parameter estimation procedure is also highlighted in This Chapter. This Chapter explores the importance of Po in the estimation procedure. It establishes the importance of Po though most of the earlier works do not appear to have recognized such a feature. It turned out that the CRS algorithm does not converge when some arbitrary value of Po is chosen. It has to be necessarily obtained from a scouting pass of the EKF. Some sensitivity studies based on variations of Po shows its importance. Further studies shows the sequence of updates, the random nature of process and measurement noise effects, the deterministic nature of the parameter, play a critical role in the convergence of the algorithm. The last Chapter 6 presents the conclusions from the present work and suggestions for further work.

Thesis (MEng)--Stellenbosch University, 2014. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Central receiver power plants generate renewable electricity by exploiting the energy provided by the sun. The conditions experienced in the Northern Cape region of South Africa provide the ideal conditions for the development of these plants. Without a storage medium these plants have capacity factors in the range of 25-30%. The inclusion of a thermal energy storage medium provides the ability to increase the capacity factors of these plants. Although storage increases the costs, it results in better utilisation of the power block and a decrease in the levelised electricity cost (LEC). Eskom intends building a 100MWe central receiver dry cooled power plant in the Upington region. This research identifies the appropriate storage medium and ideal storage capacity to achieve the lowest LEC. A literature survey was performed to identify the different methods of storage that are available. The different storage methods were evaluated and the best storage medium for a central receiver power plant based on the developments of the various storage technologies was identified. To determine the costs associated with a central receiver power plant, data published by NREL was used. Different plant parameters were required to evaluate the costs. A power plant model based on efficiencies and energy balances was created to determine the required plant parameters. It provided the ability to determine the effect of changing different plant parameters on the LEC and estimate the plant output. The power block parameters were initially varied to determine the most efficient power block configuration. Once the most efficient power block configuration was identified the solar field and storage parameters were varied to determine the plant configuration which resulted in the lowest LEC. The most efficient power block configuration of 0.4206 was found for a system comprising of six feedwater heaters with the feedwater temperature of 230°C, main steam pressure 140 bar and an exit steam generator salt temperature of 290°C. A solar multiple of 3.0 with 16 hours of storage resulted in a LEC of R1.41/kWh with no system constraints. A capacity factor constraint of 60% resulted in a solar multiple of 1.8 with 8 hours of storage and a LEC of R1.78/kWh. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Sonkragaanlegte met sentrale ontvangers wek hernubare elektrisiteit op deur sonenergie te ontgin. Die klimaat in die Noord Kaap-streek van Suid-Afrika is ideaal vir die oprigting van hierdie aanlegte. Sonder ’n bergingsmedium is die kapasiteitsfaktore van sulke aanlegte ongeveer 25-30%. Met die insluiting van ’n bergingsmedium vir termiese energie kan die kapasiteitsfaktore egter verhoog word. Hoewel berging aanlegkoste verhoog, lei dit terselfdertyd tot beter aanwending van die kragblok en ’n afname in die konstante eenheidskoste van elektrisiteit (LEC). Eskom beplan om ’n droogverkoelde kragaanleg van 100 MW met ’n sentrale ontvanger in die Upington-streek op te rig. Hierdie navorsing was dus daarop toegespits om die mees geskikte bergingsmedium en ideale bergingskapasiteit te bepaal om die laagste moontlike LEC uit die aanleg te verkry. ’n Literatuurstudie is onderneem om die verskeie beskikbare bergingsmetodes te bestudeer. Die verskillende metodes is beoordeel, waarna die beste bergingsmedium vir ’n kragaanleg met ’n sentrale ontvanger op grond van die ontwikkelings in die verskillende bergingstegnologieë bepaal is. Om die koste van ’n kragaanleg met ’n sentrale ontvanger te bepaal, is gepubliseerde data van die Amerikaanse Nasionale Laboratorium vir Hernubare Energie (NREL) gebruik. Verskillende aanlegparameters was egter nodig om die koste te beoordeel. Dié parameters is gevolglik bepaal deur ’n kragaanlegmodel op grond van doeltreffendheidsfaktore en energiebalanse te skep. Sodoende kon vasgestel word watter uitwerking veranderinge in die verskillende parameters op die LEC sou hê, en kon die aanleguitset geraam word. Die kragblokparameters is aanvanklik afgewissel om die doeltreffendste kragbloksamestel te bepaal. Nadat dít bepaal is, is die sonenergieveld en bergingsparameters weer afgewissel om vas te stel watter aanlegsamestel die laagste LEC tot gevolg sou hê. Die beste termiese benuttingsgraad is behaal vir ʼn stoom siklus met ses water verhitters en ʼn water temperatuur van 230 °C by die ketel se inlaat, ʼn stoom druk van 140 bar, en sout uitlaat temperatuur van 290 °C. ʼn Vermenigvuldigingsfaktor van drie vir die heliostaat veld, en 16 uur termiese energie storing gee ʼn opwekkingskoste van R 1.41/kW/h indien daar geen beperkings op die grootte of koste van die stelsel geplaas word nie. Indien die kapitaal uitgawe ʼn perk van 60 % op die kapasitiet van die stelsel plaas, verander die optimale ontwerpspunt na ʼn vermenigvuldigingsfaktor van 1.8, en die termiese stoorkapasitiet verlaag na 8 uur. In hierdie geval is die opwekkingskoste R 1.78/kWh.

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En la didáctica de lenguas del siglo XXI, entender las creencias, las representaciones y los saberes (CRS) de los profesores es una condición indispensable para mejorar las prácticas y evolucionar en la enseñanza. La investigación acerca de lo que piensan los profesores sobre su práctica da lugar a mejoras en el currículo, a la reflexión propia y al perfeccionamiento en la toma de decisiones. En el siguiente estudio se realiza una descripción de los sistemas de creencias de seis profesores españoles con diferentes grados de experiencia sobre la enseñanza de la expresión e interacción oral en el contexto de enseñanza no reglada de India. Partiendo de la etnografía como base, se ha establecido una comparación entre las creencias de los informantes. Los resultados han desvelado que las experiencias como aprendientes de otras lenguas determinan las prácticas de los profesores en cuanto a la enseñanza de la expresión e interacción oral. Asimismo, se ha comprobado cómo el contexto de enseñanza provoca conflictos entre las creencias propias de los informantes y sus prácticas posteriores, atribuyendo estas alteraciones al perfil del alumno, las estrategias de aprendizaje o el papel del profesor. El objetivo principal es llegar a un entendimiento más profundo sobre la práctica de los docentes en este contexto. / In Language teaching in the 21st century, understanding the beliefs, representations and knowledge of teachers is a prerequisite for improving and evolving teaching practices. Research on what teachers think about their practice leads to improvements in the curriculum, to self-reflection and improvement in decision-making. The following study will describe the belief systems of six Spanish teachers with varying degrees of experience in teaching oral expression and interaction in the context of non-formal education in India. Using an ethnographic approach, the beliefs of informants are compared and checked against theoretical assumptions. Results have revealed that experiences as learners in foreign languages determinate the practices of these six teachers regarding the oral expression and interaction. Furthermore, we found out how the learning context provokes conflicts between teachers’ own beliefs and their practices. These alterations rise from the Indian learner profile, strategies on learning and the role of teacher. The main objective is to reach a deeper understanding of the practice of teachers in this context.