Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1967. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1967. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

This investigation is concerned with the analysis and synthesis of contactor servomechanisms. The techniques employed are based on Kochenburger’s quasi-linear representation of the contactor describing function for sinusoidal input signals to the contactor. The frequency-response method of analysis and synthesis, which has been found practical for treating linear servomechanisms has been applied by Kochenburger to the contactor servomechanism and is explained here. By this method it is possible to determine whether the system possesses absolute stability. The root-locus method of synthesis which has been applied to linear servomechanisms is applied to the contactor servomechanism. The root-locus describes the roots of the closed-loop system for all values of the control signal amplitude. The root-locus method is valuable when considering the problem of relative stability. For a simple contactor with no hysteresis effect, Kochenburger’s vector form of the contactor describing function can be used directly to obtain the root-locus. The contactor appears as a variable gain element for the various control signal amplitudes. The contactor has no effect on the open-loop roots but the variations in the contactor gain cause the roots of the closed-loop to travel along the root-locus obtained from the open-loop roots of the system. The root-locus can also be obtained when the contactor possesses hysteresis. Kochenburger’s vector form is modified to the Laplace transform form of the contactor describing function. This form of the describing function shows that not only are the positions of the roots varying for the closed-loop but also for the open-loop. A model was constructed to check some of the theory. The assumed over-all open-loop transfer functions approximated the actual. Even for the assumptions made, the experimental work has verified qualitatively and to some degree quantitatively the prediction of the model performance. / Applied Science, Faculty of / Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of / Graduate

LD2668 .T4 1966 A677 / Master of Science

In this work, chitin (CTN), chitosan (CTS) and activated carbon (AC) were used as adsorbents to recover metals (Au, Ni and Cu) from leachates of mobile phone wastes. The mobile phone wastes (contactors) were collected and characterized. The metals were extracted by thiourea leaching. The adsorption of metals from the leachates was studied according to the kinetic and equilibrium viewpoints. It was found that the contactors were composed by Au, Ni, Cu and Sn. The thiourea leaching provided extraction percentages of 68.6% for Au, 22.1% for Ni and 2.8% for Cu. Sn was not extracted. The leachate presented 17.5 mg L��1 of Au, 324.9 mg L��1 of Ni and 573.1 mg L��1 of Cu. The adsorption was fast, being the maximum time to attain the equilibrium of 120 min. The adsorption of Au, Ni and Cu onto CTN and AC followed the Langmuir model, while, the adsorption of these metals onto CTS followed the Freundlich model. Removal percentages higher than 95% were obtained for all metals, depending of the type and amount of adsorbent. It was demonstrated that the adsorption onto chitin, chitosan and activated carbon can be an alternative to recover valuable metals and purify the leachates of mobile phone wastes. / Neste trabalho, quitina, quitosana e carvão ativado foram utilizados como adsorventes para recuperar metais (Au, Ni e Cu) de lixiviados de contactores de telefones celulares. Os contactores foram coletados e caracterizados. Os metais foram extraídos por lixiviação com tioureia. A adsorção dos metais dos lixiviados foi estudada de acordo com a cinética e o equilíbrio. Verificou-se que os contactores são compostos por Au, Ni, Cu e Sn. A lixiviação com tioureia forneceu percentuais de extração de 68,6% para o Au, 22,1% para o Ni e 2,8% para o cobre. O Sn não foi extraído. O lixiviado apresentou 17,5 mg L-1 de Au, 324,9 mg L-1 de Ni e 573,1 mg L-1 de Cu. A adsorção foi rápida, sendo o tempo máximo para alcançar o equilíbrio de 120 min. A adsorção de Au, Ni e Cu sobre quitina e carvão ativado seguiu o modelo de Langmuir, enquanto que, a adsorção destes metais com a quitosana seguiu o modelo de Freundlich. Percentuais de remoção superiores a 95% foram obtidos para todos os metais, dependendo do tipo e da quantidade de adsorvente. Demonstrou-se que a adsorção em quitina, quitosana e carvão ativado pode ser uma alternativa para recuperar metais valiosos e purificar os lixiviados de resíduos de telefones celulares.

Simultaneous measurement of electrical contact resistance (ECR) and coefficient of friction (COF) at the sliding interface is essential to assess the performance of selected material contact pairs for the transfer of current from stationary member to moving member (or vice-versa). Low and stable values of ECR and COF are desirable during the intended operating life of the contact members. These parameters may change with respect to time as a consequence of change in the surface properties of contact members due to their relative movement. Hence experimental investigations have been conducted to study the variation of ECR and COF while different riders sliding on copper and brass flat samples in different environments. As a part of the experimental investigation, a reciprocating sliding setup is designed and developed to study the variation of ECR and COF in terms of normal force, sliding speed, current and environment. The details of the experimental setup are described along with its construction and operation. The sample preparation, instrumentation, data acquisition and presentation are explained in detail. The variations of ECR and COF at different normal forces, currents and sliding speeds by moving OFHC copper, brass, silver, Ag10Cu and Ag20Cu riders on OFHC copper and brass flat samples in vacuum, argon, nitrogen and air are studied in detail. Studies are also conducted to evaluate the performance of metallic contacts under lubricated condition using general purpose lubricating oils of different viscosity. Metallic contacts show a decrease in ECR with increase in normal force at all sliding speeds in all media. Sliding metallic contacts show a significant decrease in both ECR and COF during the initial sliding cycles at constant normal force in all media. Surface roughness of flat sample is found to have a significant effect on both ECR and COF in all media. Wear of rider is found to be significant as compared to wear of flat samples. Metallic contacts show an inverse relationship between ECR and COF in all media under mild wear regime (0.2< COF≤ 0.4). ECR and COF of sliding metallic contacts are independent of current (≤ 4A) in mild wear regime in all media. Reasonably low values of ECR and COF are observed for prolonged duration with lubricants having low viscosity. The presence of wear fragments at the sliding zone is found to have significant effect on both ECR and COF in all media. Low values of ECR are observed while copper rider sliding on brass sample as compared to silver rider under same operating conditions. Significant amount of metal transfer is observed with silver based riders sliding on copper and brass flat samples in different media. The present investigations are useful in understanding the contact behaviour of copper and brass flat samples for similar and dissimilar riders sliding on them in various environments.

Detta examensarbete är på grundnivå som har genomförts under en period av 20 veckor undervåren 2023 och motsvarar 15 högskolepoäng. Projektet har haft som syfte att utveckla ett konceptför en kontaktor och tillämpa additiv tillverkningsteknik som en tillverkningsmetod för konceptet.Uppdragsgivaren för projektet har varit ABB Control Products i Västerås och de har identifieratbehovet av en lämplig lösning för limproblemet i släckpaketet för kontaktorer av storlek nio. Dennuvarande användningen av lim i kontaktorerna ansågs vara ohälsosam och uppfyllde intemiljökraven. Inom ramen för projektet genomfördes en konceptutveckling för att lösa det identifieradeproblemet. Dessutom undersöktes möjligheten att tillämpa additiv tillverkningsteknik ochgenomföra en förenklad kostnadsbedömning för att visa skillnaden i kostnad mellan den nuvarandetillverkningsmetoden och additiv tillverkningsteknik. Produktutvecklingsmetoder användes för attgenomföra projektet, vilket resulterade i ett fungerande teoretiskt koncept. För att sålla ut idéeroch koncept användes en prioriteringsmatris och ett poängsystem. Det resulterande konceptetrepresenteras av CAD-modeller som består av metallplåtar och två delar av det utveckladekonceptet. Konceptet möjliggör en ny design utan användning av lim vid montering. Det har ocksåvisat sig att det är möjligt att ändra tillverkningsmetoden genom att använda additivatillverkningstekniker. Även om prototyperna ännu inte har testats, anses de teoretiska lösningarnavara fungerande.

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Cette étude porte sur la modélisation dynamique d'un pilote d'extraction liquide-liquide avec des contacteurs membranaires à fibres creuses. L'objectif de ce travail est donc le développement d'un outil de modélisation afin d'optimiser des contacteurs membranaires à fibres creuses pour l'extraction liquide-liquide dans deux applications différentes : l'extraction d'arômes et de cuivre des solutions aqueuses. Un modèle axial-radial et à fibre unique basé sur une analyse des résistances en série ont été décrits. Il a aussi été développé un modèle en régime transitoire capable de prédire la concentration en soluté dans les réservoirs d'alimentation en fonction du temps. Ces deux modèles ont été couplés afin de former un modèle dynamique intégré pour l'extraction liquide-liquide avec une unité membranaire. Une étude expérimentale a permis de déterminer le mécanisme d'extraction avec plusieurs systèmes et solvants et ainsi valider le modèle dynamique intégré. Le modèle a permis ensuite la détermination de l'influence de divers paramètres comme la configuration, la structure des membranes, l'hydrodynamique et les conditions de transport ou opératoires sur l'efficacité de la vitesse d'extraction. / The current study deals with the dynamic modelling of hollow fiber membrane contactor extraction plant. The objective of the study is to develop a simulation tool in order to optimize the membrane contactors for liquid-liquid extraction in two different applications: aroma and copper extraction from aqueous solutions. Axial-radial stage and single-fiber model of hollow fiber membrane contactor have been proposed based on resistance-in-series model. A separate dynamic model across reservoir has been developed based on macroscopic unsteady state mass transfer balance. Both models are, then, coupled to consolidate into an integrated dynamic model of the membrane-based solvent extraction plant. Experiments have been carried out to verify the reaction mechanism of various solvent extraction systems and to validate the integrated dynamic model. Model has been used to determine the influence of different module configurations, membrane structural para meters, hydrodynamic, transport and operating conditions upon the extraction efficiency and speed of extraction.

Submitted by Silvana Teresinha Dornelles Studzinski (sstudzinski) on 2015-05-07T18:11:50Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Carine Molz.pdf: 2307899 bytes, checksum: b2478459c37bae0098da022c723daeba (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-05-07T18:11:50Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Carine Molz.pdf: 2307899 bytes, checksum: b2478459c37bae0098da022c723daeba (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-12-20 / CAPES - Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / UNISINOS - Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos / A presente pesquisa propõe a utilização de um contactor biológico rotatório (CBR) com 4 estágios, no tratamento de lixiviado de aterro sanitário visando à remoção de matéria orgânica e nitrogênio amoniacal. Para auxiliar na nitrificação do nitrogênio amoniacal foi utilizado glicerina como fonte externa de carbono. O monitoramento da unidade experimental foi dividido em três etapas: Etapa 1 consistiu no uso de três estágios do CBR, com alimentação de 5,1 L/h, TDH de 24 hs e 12 RPM, Etapa 2 com as mesmas condições hidráulicas e a introdução da recirculação de 1,32 L/h do efluente para um estágio localizado antes do Estágio 1, e Etapa 3 que operou com as mesmas condições da Etapa 2, mais a adição de glicerina na razão 4,2 DQO:N no estágio 1 (entrada). O monitoramento dos seguintes parâmetros ocorreu semanalmente: alcalinidade, demanda bioquímica de oxigênio, demanda química de oxigênio, oxigênio dissolvido, pH, carbono inorgânico, carbono orgânico e carbono orgânico total, nitrogênio amoniacal, nitritos, nitratos, sólidos totais, sólidos suspensos totais, fixos e voláteis e fosfato. Esta abordagem buscou avaliar o desempenho do CBR no tratamento de lixiviado de aterro sanitário com baixa relação DBO5:DQO, visando a nitrificação do nitrogênio amoniacal e redução da matéria orgânica carbonácea. Durante o monitoramento da Etapa 1 foi observado acúmulo de nitritos e baixa produção de nitratos. O consumo de nitrogênio amoniacal foi de 682±274 mg N/L, DQO 335±925 mg O2/L e DBO568±106 mg O2/L. Na Etapa 2 o consumo de alcalinidade aumentou, porém ainda observou-se acúmulo de nitritos. A produção de nitratos aumentou em relação à Etapa 1, o consumo de nitrogênio amoniacal foi de 1.182±367 mg N/L, DQO 2.365±2.273 mg O2/L e DBO5510±90 mg O2/L. No monitoramento da Etapa 3, a adição de glicerina possibilitou um aumento na produção de nitratos, observando-se aumento significativo de sua concentração. O consumo de nitrogênio amoniacal foi de 742 ±139 mg N/L, DQO 1.558±558 mg O2/L e DBO5421±162 mg O2/L. No decorrer do monitoramento das Etapas pode-se observar que a glicerina e a recirculação auxiliaram na produção das bactérias oxidadoras de nitritos, porém ainda não o suficiente para a nitrificação completa do nitrogênio amoniacal afluente. / This research proposes the use of a rotating biological contactor (CBR) with 4 stages in the treatment of landfill leachate seeking the removal of organic matter and ammonia nitrogen. To help nitrification of ammonium nitrogen was usedas external carbon source glycerol. The monitoring of the experimental unit was divided into three steps: Step 1 consisted of three stages with power of 5.1 L/h, TDH 24 hours and 12 RPM, Step 2 with the same hydraulic conditions and the introduction of recirculation of1.32 L/h the effluent to a stage located before the stage 1, Step 3 and which was operated with the same conditions as Step 2 plus the addition of glycerin in the ratio 4.2 COD:N in the first stage (input). The monitoring of the following parameters occurred weekly: alkalinity, biochemical oxygen demand, total suspended chemical oxygen demand, dissolved oxygen, pH, inorganic carbon, organic carbon and total organic carbon, ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, total solids, solid, fixed and volatile and phosphate. This approach sought to evaluate the performance of RBC for the treatment of landfill leachate with a low BOD:COD, aiming nitrification of ammonia nitrogen and reduction of residual carbonaceous organic matter. During monitoring of Step 1 accumulation of nitrite and low nitrate production was observed, the consumption of ammonia nitrogen was 682±274 mg N/L, COD 335±925 mg O2/L and BOD 68±106 mg O2 /L. In Step 2 the consumption of alkalinity increased, but still there was accumulation of nitrite, nitrate production increased compared to Step 1, the consumption of ammonia nitrogen was 1.182±367 mg N/L, COD 2.365±2.273 mg O2/ L and BOD 90±510 mg O2/ L. Already, in the monitoring of Step 3, the addition of glycerin assited produce nitrates occurring significant increase in their concentrations, the presence of significant concentrations of nitrites, ammonia nitrogen consumption was 742±139 mg N/L, COD 1,558±558 mg O2/ L and BOD5 421±162 mg O2/ L. In the course of monitoring steps may be notedthat the recirculation glycerin supported in the production of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria, but still not enough for complete nitrification.