The Gaseous state of hydrogen at ambient temperature, combined with the fact that hydrogen is highly flammable, results in the requirement of more robust, high pressure storage systems that can meet modern safety standards. To develop these new safety standards and to properly predict the phenomena of hydrogen dispersion, a better understanding of the resulting flow structures and flammable regions from controlled and uncontrolled releases of hydrogen gas must be achieved. In this study the subsonic release of hydrogen was emulated using helium as a substitute working fluid. A sharp-edged orifice round turbulent jet is used to emulate releases in which leak geometry is circular. Effects of buoyancy, crossflow and adjacent surfaces were studied over a wide range of Froude numbers. The velocity fields of turbulent jets were characterized using particle image velocimetry (PIV). The mean and fluctuation velocity components were well quantified to show the effect of buoyancy due to the density difference between helium and the surrounding air. In the range of Froude numbers investigated, increasing effects of buoyancy were seen to be proportional to the reduction of the Fr number. The obtained results will serve as control reference values for further concentration measurement study and for computational fluid dynamics (CFD) validation. / Graduate

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The present work refers to the characterization of the sound field generated by subsonic jets in crossflow (JICF). This phenomenon that results from a jet of fluid discharged perpendicularly to a moving medium has a very complex, but well established, fluid dynamics and a sound field yet unexplored. For the complete characterization of this phenomenon, a hybrid methodology of low computational cost that uses a combination of commercial and open source packages is used. The fluid dynamics part is solved by the commercial code CFD ++ by Metacomp Inc. through Reynolds Average Navier-Stokes Equations (RANS), and the noise calculations are performed on an open source code using the Lighthill Ray-Tracing method (LRT). An extensive validation step is performed to demonstrate the ability and highlight the limitations of the methods used for predicting the jet s behavior. This work brings a large contribution to the development of JICF noise research by showing the existence of a region of relative silence in these jets. / O presente trabalho refere-se ao estudo da caracterização do campo acústico de jatos subsônicos submetidos a escoamento cruzado (JSEC). Este fenômeno que resulta de um jato de fluido descarregado perpendicularmente a um meio em movimento, possui uma dinâmica muito complexa, mas bem estabelecida, e um campo acústico ainda inexplorado. Para a completa caracterização deste fenômeno, utiliza-se uma metodologia híbrida de baixo custo computacional, que associa pacotes comerciais e códigos abertos. A parte fluidodinâmica é solucionada pelo código computacional comercial CFD++ da empresa Metacomp Inc. por meio das Equações Médias de Reynolds (RANS), e os cálculos de ruído são realizados em código aberto utilizando o método de Lighthill Ray-Tracing (LRT). Uma extensa etapa de validações é realizada para comprovar a capacidade e evidenciar as limitações dos métodos utilizados na previsão do comportamento do jato. Este trabalho contribui para o avanço das pesquisas na área de ruído de JSEC, tendo identificado a existência de uma região de silêncio nesses jatos. / Mestre em Engenharia Mecânica

A constante exploração dos recursos hídricos para os mais diferentes usos sem um planejamento adequado, tem levado ao comprometimento desses recursos, verificando-se cada vez mais aumento no número de pesquisas e investimentos, visando o estudo de alternativas que viabilizem o tratamento avançado de águas residuárias e sua reutilização. Entre essas alternativas, estão as técnicas de separação dos materiais contaminantes por membranas. Neste trabalho estudou-se a viabilidade da utilização da microfiltração tangencial como alternativa de pós-tratamento de efluente de Reator Anaeróbio de Leito Expandido alimentado com esgoto sanitário, analisando-se a influência da utilização de cloreto férrico como coagulante, bem como, membranas com diferentes tamanhos de poro (0,2 e 1,0 &#956m), no desempenho da microfiltração tangencial. Os ensaios no sistema de microfiltração tangencial foram realizados em batelada, com amostras de efluente do reator anaeróbio de leito expandido (RALEX). Verificou-se que para os ensaios realizados com a membrana de 0,2 &#956m, o aumento das dosagens de cloreto férrico, contribuiu para diminuição nos valores de luxo de permeado. Esta relação não ocorreu de forma direta com a membrana de 1,0 &#956m. Os processos de coagulação e floculação foram essenciais para ambas membranas no aumento na eficiência de remoção da demanda química total de oxigênio (mg/l), fosfato total (mg P/l) e turbidez, no entanto, em relação aos valores de fluxo do permeado,foi prejudicial, pois nos ensaios em que as amostras de efluente do RALEX não foram previamente coaguladas e floculadas, a permeabilidade das membranas foi bem maios. O sistema de microfiltração tangencial operando com a membrana de 0,2 &#956m apresentou melhor desempenho, com valores de fluxo do permeado, em geral superiores a 100 L/m2.h, eficiência de 100% na remoção de coliformes totais e fecais, e a dosagem de 40 mg/l de cloreto férrico, já foi suficiente para uma eficiência média de remoção de DQOt de 95%; P.PO4-3 (89,5%) e Turbidez (96,4%). Portanto, a microfiltração tangencial pode ser considerada uma alternativa eficaz como unidade de pós-tratamento de efluente de reator anaeróbio de leito expandido, produzindo efluente que atende os padrões de reuso na agricultura, para coliforme totais e fecais. / The constant exploration of water resources for the most different uses, without an appropriate planning, has lead to the exhaustion of this resources. This scenery has showed the need of increasing researches and investments on alternative forms of wastewater treatment. This work studied the viability of using crossflow microfiltration as an alternative form of advanced treatment of effluents of Anaerobic Reactor Expanded Bed feed with sewage, examining the effect of the use of ferric chloride as coagulam, as well as of different pore size membranes (0,2 and 1,0 &#956m) on the performance of crossflow microfiltration. The experiments on crossflow microfiltration system were carried out in batch, using effluent samples of anaerobic reactor expanded bed. The results obtained with the 0,2 &#956m membrane showed that the increase of ferric chloride dosages contributed for the reduction on flux values. The 1,0 &#956m membrane did not presented this relation. The flocculation and coagulation processes were essentials for increasing the removal efficiency of Total Chemical Oxygen Demand, Total Phosphorus and Turbidity for both membranes, however, for the flux values the effect was harmful, because when the samples of the Anaerobic Reactor Expanded Bed were not previously coagulated and flocculated, the membranes penneability were higher. The Crossflow Microfiltration System, operating with the 0,2 &#956m membrane, presented better performance, with flux values generally superior than 100 L/m2.h, efficiency around 100% on the removal of Total and Fecal Coliforms. For this membrane (0,2 &#956m) the dosage of 40 mg/l of FeCl3 (first stage) was enough for an average of removal efficiency of Total Chemical Oxygen Demand (95%); Turbidity (96.4%); and P.PO4-3 (89,5%). Therefore, crossflow mocrofiltration can be considered an effective alternative for advanced treatment of effluents of Anaerobic Reactor Expanded Bed, producing a final effluent with large potentiality to be used in agriculture.

The stability and the receptivity of three-dimensional flat plate boundary layers is studied employing parabolised stability equations. These allow for computationally efficient parametric studies. Two different sets of equations are used. The stability of modal disturbances in the form of crossflow vortices is studied by means of the well-known classical parabolised stability equations (PSE). A new method is developed which is applicable to more general vortical-type disturbances. It is based on a modified version of the classical PSE and describes both modal and non-modal growth in three-dimensional boundary layers. This modified PSE approach is used in conjunction with a Lagrange multiplier technique to compute spatial optimal disturbances in three-dimensional boundary layers. These take the form of streamwise oriented tilted vortices initially and develop into streaks further downstream. When entering the domain where modal disturbances become unstable optimal disturbances smoothly evolve into crossflow modes. It is found that non-modal growth is of significant magnitude in three-dimensional boundary layers. Both the lift-up and the Orr mechanism are identified as the physical mechanisms behind non-modal growth. Furthermore, the modified PSE are used to determine the response of three-dimensional boundary layers to vortical free-stream disturbances. By comparing to results from direct numerical simulations it is shown that the response, including initial transient behaviour, is described very accurately. Extensive parametric studies are performed where effects of free-stream turbulence are modelled by filtering with an energy spectrum characteristic for homogeneous isotropic turbulence. It is found that a quantitative prediction of the boundary layer response to free-stream turbulence requires detailed information about the incoming turbulent flow field. Finally, the adjoint of the classical PSE is used to determine the receptivity of modal disturbances with respect to localised surface roughness. It is shown that the adjoint approach yields perfect agreement with results from Finite-Reynold-Number Theory (FRNT) if the boundary layer is assumed to be locally parallel.  Receptivity is attenuated if nonlocal and non-parallel effects are accounted for. Comparisons to direct numerical simulations and extended parametric studies are presented.

The mixing performance of multiple transverse jets has been evaluated experimentally. Measurement techniques included laser Doppler velocimetry and planar laser induced fluorescence. Basic findings are consistent with results presented in literature for single jet mixing behavior. Mixing performance has been compared to literature for the single jet case and the Holdeman parameter has been re-evaluated for effectiveness at low jet numbers. A single jet in a confined crossflow was found to have a local minimum at B(d⁄D) = 0.721. Results for two jets indicate monotonically decreasing unmixedness for the range of conditions tested, with no local optimum apparent. Data for three jets indicate a local optimum at B(d⁄D) = 0.87and relatively flat range of mixing performance in the range of 0.75 < B(d⁄D) < 1.5. Six jets indicate a minimum unmixedness near B(d⁄D) = 0.5, but exhibited poorer mixing performance than all other configurations at the highest values of B(d⁄D)tested. The most optimum configuration tested was six jets at B(d⁄D) = 0.5, resulting in an unmixedness of 0.0192. This value was 76% lower than the next lowest configuration (three jets) at the same B(d⁄D).Total momentum was found to collapse the data well, as configurations more closely matched a historical correlation for second moment of a single confined jet more closely.

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When an aircraft is aerodynamically or structurally damaged in battle, it may not able to complete the mission and the damage may cause its loss. The subject of aircraft battle survivability is one of critical concern to many disciplines, whether military or civil. This thesis considered and focused on Computational Fluid Dynamics [CFD] predictions and experimental investigations into the effects of simulated battle damage on the low-speed aerodynamics of a fmite aspect ratio wing. Results showed that in two-dimensional [2d] and three-dimensional [3D] CFD simulations, Fluent's® models work reasonably well in predicting jets flow structures, pressure distributions, and pressure-coefficient Cp's contours but not for aerodynamic coefficients. The consequences were therefore that CFD prediction was poor on aerodynamic-coefficients increments. The prediction of Cp's achieved good agreement upstream and near the damage hole, but showed poor agreement at downstream of the hole. For the flow structure visualisation, at both weak and strong jet incidences, the solver always predicted pressure-distribution-coefficient lower at upstream and higher at downstream. The results showed relatively good agreement for the case of transitional and strong jet incidences but slightly poor for weak jet incidences. From the experimental results of Finite Wing, the increments for Aspect-ratio, AR6, AR8 and ARIO showed that as damage moves out towards the tip, aerodynamic-coefficients increments i.e. lift-loss and drag-rise decreased, and pitching-moment-coefficient increment indicated a more positive value at all incidence ranges and at all aspect ratios. Increasing the incidence resulted in greater magnitudes of lift-loss and drag-rise for all damage locations and aspect ratios. At the weak jet incidence 4° for AR8 and in all of the three damage locations, the main characteristics of the weak-jet were illustrated clearly. The increments were relatively small. Whilst at 8°, the flow structure was characterised as transitional to stronger-jet. In Finite Wing tests and for all damage locations, there was always a flow structure asymmetry. This was believed to be due to gravity, surface imperfection, and or genuine feature. An 'early strong jet' that indicated in Finite Wing-AR8 at 'transitional' incidence of 8°, also indicated in twodimensional results but at the weak-jet incidence of 4°. For the application of 2d data to AR6, AR8, and ARIO, an assessment of 2d force results led to the analysis that the tests in the AAE's Low Turbulence Tunnel for 2d were under-predicting the damage effects at low incidence, and over-predicting at high incidences. This suggested therefore that Irwin's 2d results could not be used immediately to predict three-dimensional.

Hibiscus sabdariffa L. est une plante vivace herbacée localisée dans les zones tropicales et subtropicales des deux hémisphères. Au Sénégal, où elle a été introduite au 19ème siècle, H. sabdariffa, encore appelé bissap ou roselle, est cultivé sur l'ensemble du territoire et exploité principalement pour ses calices. Une boisson désaltérante est traditionnellement élaborée à partir des calices séchés par extraction à l'eau. La caractérisation physico-chimique et biochimique des calices nous a tout d'abord permis de mieux évaluer le potentiel de ce produit. Ainsi, les calices contiennent entre 767 et 1480 mg.100g -1 d'anthocyanes et entre 1347 et 3736 mg.100g-1 de polyphénols totaux. Ils présentent un pouvoir antioxydant voisin de 260 µmolTrolox.g-1. L'acide malique y est l'acide organique majoritaire avec une teneur pouvant atteindre 2,3 g.100g-1. De part ces caractéristiques, l'extrait aqueux de calices d'H. sabdariffa constitue une excellente source d'anthocyanes. Le travail s'est ensuite focalisé sur le procédé d'obtention de cet extrait. L'étude de l'extraction solide-liquide a été réalisée à partir de calices séchés et d'eau à des températures comprises entre 25 et 90 °C. Un rendement d'extraction en anthocyanes maximum de 88 % a été obtenu à 25 °C avec un ratio calice/eau de 1/25. La réduction de la taille des particules et l'augmentation de la température diminuent le temps d'extraction mais n'affectent pas le rendement d'extraction. Un modèle d'extraction solide-liquide incluant les cinétiques de dégradation thermique des anthocyanes a été proposé puis validé. La microfiltration tangentielle sur membrane céramique de diamètre moyen de pores 0,2 µm a permis de produire un extrait stérilisé à froid, stable pendant 90 j à 20 °C. Nous avons montré à ce niveau que la pression transmembranaire optimisée à un facteur de réduct ion volumique (FRV) égal à 1 n'est plus optimale lorsque le FRV augmente. Pour concentrer les anthocyanes présents dans l'extrait, l'ultrafiltration sur une membrane de seuil de coupure de 5 kDa peut être utilisée malgré une rétention incomplète (95-97 %). Par contre, la nanofiltration offre une rétention totale des anthocyanes. Le procédé, mis en uvre dans des conditions semi-industrielles, a permis d'augmenter la teneur en extrait sec soluble (ESS) de 40 à 250 g.kg-1 à 35 °C, à une pression transmembranaire comprise entre 20 et 30 bar avec un flux moyen de 15 kg.h-1.m-2. L'évaporation osmotique, testée sur un pilote équipé d'une membrane en polypropylène de 10 m2, a permis de concentrer l'extrait anthocyanique jusqu'à 620 g d'ESS.kg-1. Cet extrait concentré conserve toutes les qualités physico-chimiques, biochimiques, nutritionnelles et aromatiques de l'extrait initial. Le flux évaporatoire est directement corrélé à la teneur en extrait sec solub le du produit à concentrer. Enfin, divers couplages d'opérations unitaires ont été comparés pour obtenir un extrait concentré à partir de calices d'H. sabdariffa. Le procédé qui associe une extraction à froid, une pré-concentration par nanofiltration et une concentration par évaporation osmotique est la meilleure voie tant en terme de coûts d'investissement et de fonctionnement que de qualité de l'extrait. / Hibiscus sabdariffa L. is a herbaceous plant, cultivated largely in tropical and subtropical areas of both hemispheres. In Senegal, where it was introduced in the 19th century, H. sabdariffa L. also called bissap or roselle is grown throughout the territory and operated primarily for its calyx. A refreshing drink is traditionally made from dried calyx by water extraction. The physical-chemical and biochemical characterization of the calyx allowed us to assess better the potential of this product. Thus, the calyx contained between 767 and 1480 mg.100g-1 of anthocyanins and between 1347 and 3736 mg.100g-1 of total polyphenols. They have an antioxidant capacity closed to 260 μmolTrolox.g-1. Malic acid is the major organic acid with content up to 2.3 g.100g-1. Because of these characteristics, the aqueous extract of H. sabdariffa calyx is an excellent source of anthocyanins. The work was then focused on the process for obtaining this extract. The study of solid-liquid extraction was performed from dried calyx with water at temperature range from 25 and 90 ° C. A maximum extraction yield of anthocyanin of 88 % was obtained at 25 ° C with a solid-to-solvent ratio of 1/25. Reducing the particle size and increasing the temperature decreased the extraction time but do not affect the extraction efficiency. A model of solid-liquid extraction which included the thermal anthocyanins degradation kinetics has been proposed and validated. Crossflow microfiltration with tubular ceramic 0.2 pore size membrane has produced a cold sterilized extract, stable during 90 days at 20 °C. We have shown here that the transmembrane pressure optimized at a volume reduction ratio (VRR) equal to 1 is no longer optimum when the VRR is increasing. To concentrate the anthocyanins present in the extract, the ultrafiltration membrane with a cutoff of 5 kDa can be used despite incomplete retention (95-97%). By cons, nanofiltration offers a tot al retention of anthocyanins. The method, implemented in semi-industrial conditions, has increased the content of total soluble solids (TSS) from 40 to 250 g.kg-1 at 35 °C at a transmembrane pressure between 20 and 30 bar with an average flow of 15 kg.h-1.m-2. The osmotic evaporation, tested on a pilot equipped with a polypropylene membrane of 10 m2, has concentrated anthocyanin extract up to 620 g TSS. kg-1. This concentrated extract retains all the physical-chemical, biochemical, nutritional and aromatic quality of the original extract. The evaporation flux is directly correlated with the total soluble solids content of the product to concentrate. Finally, various couplings of unit operations were compared to obtain a concentrated extract from H. sabdariffa calyx. The process which combines a cold extraction, a pre-concentration by nanofiltration and concentration by osmotic evaporation is the best way both in terms of investment costs and operating and quality of the ext ract.

La réduction des émissions polluantes est actuellement un enjeu majeur au sein du secteur aéronautique. Parmi les solutions développées par les motoristes, la combustion en régime pauvre apparaît comme une technologie efficace pour réduire l’impact de la combustion sur l’environnement.Or, ce type de technologie favorise l’apparition d’instabilités de combustion issues d’un couplage thermo-acoustique. Des études expérimentales précédemment menées à l’ONERA ont mis en évidence l’importance de l’atomisation au sein d’un injecteur multipoint sur le phénomène d’instabilités de combustion. L’objectif de cette thèse est de mettre en place la méthodologie multi-échelle pour reproduire les phénomènes de couplage entre l’atomisation du jet liquide en présence d’un écoulement gazeux transverse (configuration simplifiée d’un point d’injection d’un injecteur multipoint) et d’une perturbation acoustique imposée, représentative de l’effet d’une instabilité de combustion. Ce type d’approche pourra, à terme, être utilisé pour la simulation instationnaire LES d’un système de combustion, et permettra de déterminer les temps caractéristiques de convection du carburant liquide pouvant affecter les phénomènes d’évaporation et de combustion, et donc l’apparition des instabilités de combustions. Afin de valider cette approche,les résultats issus des simulations sont systématiquement comparés aux observations expérimentales obtenues dans le cadre du projet SIGMA. Dans un premier temps, une simulation du jet liquide en présence d’un écoulement gazeux transverse est réalisée. Cette simulation a permis de valider l’approche multi-échelle : pour cela, les grandes échelles du jet, ainsi que les mécanismes d’atomisation reproduits par les simulations, sont analysés. Ensuite, l’influence d’une perturbation acoustique sur l’atomisation du jet liquide est étudiée. Les comportements instationnaires du jet et du spray issu de l’atomisation sont comparés aux résultats expérimentaux à l’aide des moyennes temporelles et des moyennes de phase. / The reduction of polluting emissions is currently a major issue in the aeronautics industry.Among the solutions developed by the engine manufacturers, lean combustion appears as an effectivetechnology to reduce the impact of combustion on the environment. However, this type oftechnology enhances the onset of combustion instabilities, resulting from a thermo-acoustic coupling.Experimental studies previously conducted at ONERA have highlighted the importanceof atomization in a multipoint injector to the combustion instabilities. The aim of this thesis isto implement the multi-scale methodology to reproduce the coupling phenomena between theatomization of the liquid jet in the presence of a crossflow (which is a simplified configuration ofan injection point of a multipoint injector) and an imposed acoustic perturbation, representativeof the effect of combustion instabilities. This type of approach can ultimately be used for the unsteadysimulation of a combustion system, and will determine the characteristic convection timesof the liquid fuel that can affect the phenomena of evaporation and combustion, and therefore theappearance of combustion instabilities. In order to validate this approach, the results obtainedfrom the simulations are systematically compared with the experimental observations obtainedwithin the framework of the SIGMA project. First, a simulation of the liquid jet in gaseous crossflowis performed. This simulation enabled us to validate the multi-scale approach : to this end,the large scales of the jet, as well as the atomization mechanisms reproduced by the simulations,are analyzed. Then, the influence of an acoustic perturbation on the atomization of the liquidjet is studied. The unsteady behavior of the jet and the spray resulting from the atomization arecompared with the experimental results using time averages and phase averages.