This work deals with an unconventional wind energy conversion system, in which the wind turbine has rotating cylinders rather than traditional blades. These cylinders can be driven by a brushless DC motor. The turbine operates on the physical principle called Magnus Effect. It presents the mathematical modeling of Magnus turbine and based on this modeling were carried out simulations in PSIM® software. It was implemented and was tested MPPT algorithms type HCC (Hill Climbing Control) for DC brushless motor control for operating the cylinders and hence the power generated by the Magnus turbine. Prototypes of Magnus effect wind system (turbine, generator PMSG, AC / DC converter, DC / DC converter) were built to perform wind tunnel experiments comparing the experimental results with simulated results. We sought to optimize the extraction of wind energy through concepts and innovative solutions in the construction of the turbine, brushless DC servo for rotating cylinders, implementing MPPT algorithms to control the rotation of the cylinder and the static converter. Three turbine concepts are presented and three prototypes were built. Loose cylinders were tested in the wind tunnel and it was measured the lift and drag forces. The "Prototype 3" is 3 m in diameter with two cylinders of 150 mm diameter showed the best experimental results, but still generated mechanical power did not provide an effective net power. / O presente trabalho trata de um sistema eólico não convencional, cuja turbina eólica possui cilindros girantes no lugar das pás tradicionais. Estes cilindros podem ser acionados por um motor brushless CC (sem escovas). O princípio físico de funcionamento desta turbina baseia-se no que se denomina de “Efeito Magnus”. Apresenta-se a modelagem matemática da turbina Magnus e com base nesta modelagem realizam-se simulações no software PSIM®. Programa-se e testa-se algoritmos de rastreamento da máxima potência líquida MPPT (Maximum Power Point Tracking), do tipo HCC (Hill Climbing Control) no controle do motor brushless CC de acionamento dos cilindros e, consequentemente, da potência gerada pela turbina Magnus. Protótipos de sistema eólico de efeito Magnus (turbina, gerador PMSG, conversores CA/CC, CC/CC) foram construídos para realizar experimentos em túnel de vento, possibilitando comparações dos resultados experimentais com os resultados simulados. Busca-se otimizar a extração da energia dos ventos, através de concepções e soluções inovadoras na construção da turbina, servo acionamento CC brushless para os cilindros girantes, implementação de algoritmos MPPT no controle da rotação dos cilindros e do conversor estático. Três concepções da turbina Magnus são apresentadas e três protótipos construídos. Ensaios de cilindros girantes avulsos com variações nos diâmetros e nas espirais sobrepostas são realizados em túnel de vento com colméias e medem-se as forças de sustentação e de arrasto. O “Protótipo 3” de 3 m de diâmetro com dois cilindros lisos de 150 mm de diâmetro apresentou os melhores resultados experimentais, mas ainda a potência mecânica gerada não proporcionou uma potência líquida efetiva.

FAPEMIG - Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais / Atualmente nas indústrias é notória a presença de problemas envolvendo a dinâmica dos fluidos com transferência de energia térmica. Neste contexto, problemas onde a transferência de energia térmica ocorre sobre cilindros aquecidos merece um destaque especial. No presente trabalho objetivou-se desenvolver uma análise numérica tridimensional sobre o problema de transferência de energia térmica por convecção natural em cilindros concêntricos na presença de pares discretos de fonte-sumidouro de energia térmica, com ênfase no estudo do regime estável-instável do escoamento (fluido de trabalho ar). O código numérico foi desenvolvido em coordenadas cilíndricas, discretizado utilizando a técnica dos volumes finitos e esquemas temporais e espaciais de segunda ordem, onde o acoplamento pressão velocidade é feito através do método do passo fracionado. Através dos campos de velocidades, de temperatura e de vorticidade obtidos, verificou-se como a transferência de energia térmica é afetada pelas primeiras instabilidades no regime instável. Foi possível também, evidenciar a desestabilização do escoamento estudado, não sendo necessário para tal o uso de uma malha fina. Além disso, os dados obtidos apresentaram uma excelente concordância com os resultados experimentais da literatura, sobretudo no regime estável. / In the current industry, is notorious the presence of problems involving fluid dynamics with heat transfer. In this context, problems where the heat transfer occurs over heated cylinders deserves a special attention. The present work study aimed to develop a three-dimensional numerical analysis of the heat transfer by natural convection in concentric cylinders in the presence of discrete heat source-sink pairs, with emphasis on the study of stable-unstable regime flow (air working fluid). The numerical code was developed in cylindrical coordinates, discretized using the finite volume technique and temporal/ spatial schemes of second order, where the pressure-velocity coupling is done through the fractional step method. Through velocity, temperature and vorticity fields, it was found that the heat transfer is affected by the first instabilities in the unstable regime. It was also possible to verify the destabilization of the flow with a thin mesh. Moreover, the data obtained showed an excellent agreement with the experimental data found in the literature, especially in the stable regime. / Dissertação (Mestrado)

O crescimento da exploração do petróleo e gás em águas ultraprofundas fez com que a demanda por unidades flutuantes crescesse e, com isso, aumentasse a ocorrência do fenômeno de Movimentos Induzidos por Vórtices (ou VIM, de Vortex-Induced Motions) que age em plataformas com casco cilíndrico, como é o caso das monocolunas e spars. Efeito natural desse aumento nas ocorrências foi um maior interesse pelo fenômeno de VIM, simplificadamente investigado em cilindros lisos e curtos como os utilizados nesta pesquisa. A fim de contribuir com o conhecimento dos fundamentos fluido-dinâmicos nesta área, foram investigados quatro diferentes cilindros flutuantes de baixa razão de aspecto, todos caracterizados pelo valor típico de L/D = 2 (comprimento imerso por diâmetro, onde L= 250 mm e D= 125 mm), mas com diferentes condições de arredondamento da extremidade imersa, estas caracterizadas por quatro razões distintas entre o raio de adoçamento e o raio do cilindro, especificamente r/R= 0,00; 0,25; 0,50 e 1,00. Com este objetivo de observar a resposta dos cilindros curtos sob efeito dos vórtices gerados em diferentes formatos de extremidade imersa, experimentos foram realizados no tanque de provas do Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnológicas do Estado de S~ao Paulo (IPT), compreendendo velocidades de reboque entre 0,024 a 0,154 m/s, ou seja, uma faixa de números de Reynolds entre 3.300 e 19.200. Os resultados de amplitude adimensional de resposta observados na direção transversal mostram influência moderada das modificações na extremidade imersa, ligeiramente mais acentuadas no modelo com razão de arredondamento de r/R=0,25, sendo que para este caso, as amplitudes máximas ficaram abaixo daquelas exibidas pelos demais modelos, com uma tendência geral de queda para as velocidades de reboque mais altas. A variação da geometria da extremidade imersa também influenciou moderadamente os resultados de amplitude adimensional de resposta na direção longitudinal, onde o modelo com r/R=1,00 apresentou menores amplitudes nas velocidades mais altas. Por outro lado, a razão entre as frequências de resposta e as frequências naturais de referência mostraram comportamentos típicos, semelhantes aos encontrados em análises de VIV de cilindros longos montados em suportes elásticos com dois graus de liberdade. Além disso, a observação dos movimentos dos modelos no plano da superfície livre não indicaram mudanças significativas nas trajetórias em função do arredondamento da extremidade livre. No tocante aos coeficientes de força (arrasto e sustentação), as comparações entre os modelos foram semelhantes, mas os coeficientes para o cilindro sem chanfro (r/R=0) mostraram-se maiores para grande parte das velocidades ensaiadas. Para o modelo com r/R=1,00, as força (arrasto e sustentação não se mostraram com a mesma intensidade do que aquelas nos demais modelos, o que, desta forma, se refletiu nos menores valores de coeficiente encontrados. Sob uma ótica geral, os resultados levam a crer que o modelo fluido responsável pelas oscilações nos cilindros com L/D = 2 não tem relação com a existência de vórtices de ponta e aresta, mas com a emissão de vórtices em forma de arco. / The oil and gas exploration in deep and ultra-deep water has increased in the past years, and at the same time, increasing the oating vessel demand, thereby the vortex-induced motion phenomenon (VIM) has been present for cylindrical hull structures, for example, spar and monocolumns oating units. The impact of this, enhance the VIM phenomenon interest with simplify investigations on smooth cylinders, as was used in the present research. In order to expand the knowledge, experiments were made in four floating cylinders with low aspect of ratio, L/D = 2 (Length / Diameter) were tested with different free end corner shape types, namely by the relation between chamfer rounding radius (r) divided by the radius of cylinder (R) (r/R = 0.0, 0.25, 0.5 and 1.0). For the initial case, r/R =0.0 represents at tip and r/R = 1.0 the semi-hemispherical tip. The aims were to understand the effect of different free-end types on VIV behaviour of cylinders. The oating circular cylinders, i.e. unit mass ratio m* = 1(structural mass/displaced uid mass), were elastically supported by a set of linear springs to provide low structural damping on the system and allow six degrees of freedom. The aim is to understand the effects of the free end vortex in the cylinder movements, varying the free end shape. The experiments were carried out in a towing tank of IPT - Institute for Technological Research of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The range of velocities tested is 0.024 to 0.154 m/s , and Reynolds number covered 3;300 <= Re <= 19;200. The nondimensional amplitudes results for transversal direction, show a moderated effect when the free end shape has changed, more significant in the r/R=0.25 case, where the maximum amplitudes present lower values compare with the others cylinders. For in-line nondimensional amplitudes, model with r/R= 1.00 shown lower values for high velocities. On the other hand, the frequencies ratios between in-line/transverse and natural sistem frequency, presented typical VIV response for long cylinders with two degree of freedom. In addition, the trajectory observations in the XY plane have not illustrated differences for cylinders with rounded edges. Force coeffcients outcome (drag and lift), the no-rounded edge case (r/R=0.0), presented higher coeffcients for the large proportion velocities. Furthermore, the model with a semi-spherical shape in the free end (r/R=1.00), demonstrated the both force coeffcients have not acted with the same severity as was observed for the others cylinders, and thus, the r/R=1.00 models has presented lowest values. In general, the present results suggest the answer for oscillation on L/D=2 models is caused by arc-type vortex shedding, not by the free end vortex effects.

O fenômeno de vibração induzida por vórtices (VIV) é particularmente danoso para estruturas submarinas como risers de exploração de petróleo. A maneira mais usual de se atenuarem os efeitos de VIV é instalar um supressor, como por exemplo strakes ou fairings. Dentre esses, foi desenvolvido por All Brow Universal Components um supressor chamado Ventilated Trousers (VT), que consiste em uma malha permeável feita de uma rede flexível e dezenas de bobbins. Através de um estudo experimental, procurou-se investigar os mecanismos hidrodinâmicos pelos quais o supressor V T funciona. Foram construídos três modelos diferentes de supressores: um modelo idêntico ao V T e duas malhas dele derivadas, alterando-se a geometria dos bobbins e a distribuição destes ao redor da malha. Foram realizados ensaios com o modelo xo e ensaios de VIV em um grau de liberdade alterando-se o amortecimento estrutural. Foram medidos deslocamento e forças de sustentação e arrasto. Os resultados mostraram que o supressor do tipo V T reduz as amplitudes de vibração, força de sustentação e arrasto quando comparados com um cilindro oscilando. No entanto, aumenta a força de arrasto quando comparado com o cilindro xo. A geometria da malha mostrou-se de grande importância para a supressão de VIV. Modelos que possuem o disco externo no bobbin impedem o surgimento de folga entre o modelo e o cilindro, além de aumentar o amortecimento hidrodinâmico. Três hipóteses foram levantadas para explicar o funcionamento do supressor V T. A primeira diz que a supressão é provocada pelo aumento do amortecimento hidrodinâmico. Os ensaios mostraram que, de fato, o supressor V T aumenta o amortecimento e, consequentemente, diminui as VIV. No entanto, somente esse efeito não explica toda a supressão obtida. As outras hipóteses, relacionadas à alterações bi e tridimensionais da esteira, foram avaliadas, porém não se pode afirmar que alguma delas seja isoladamente responsável por produzir o mecanismo hidrodinâmico de supressão. / The phenomenon of vortex-induced vibration (VIV) is particularly harmful to submarine structures such as risers used for oil extraction. The most usual way to attenuate the effects of VIV is the installation of suppressors, like strakes or fairings. Among them, All Brow Universal Components developed a VIV suppressor called Ventilated Trousers (VT), which consist of a permeable mesh made of a flexible net and tens of bobbins. Three different models of suppressors based on permeable meshes have been assembled with the objective to understand the hydrodynamic mechanism behind the suppression: one model identical to the VT and two meshes with different bobbin geometries and distribution. Tests were carried out with xed models and models free to oscillate in one degree of freedom varying the structural damping. Displacements, drag and lift forces were measured. Results showed that the VT suppressor reduced vibration amplitudes, lift and drag forces when compared to an oscillating circular cylinder. However, it increased drag force when compared to a fixed circular cylinder. The mesh geometry proved to be important to VIV suppression. Models that had an external disc on the bobbins avoided the appearance of a gap between the model and the cylinder. Three hypotheses were formulated to explain how the VT suppressor works. The first one says that the increase on hydrodynamic damping is responsible for suppression. In fact, tests showed that the VT increased hydrodynamic damping and, consequently, reduced the VIV response. However, this effect alone does not explain the suppression as a whole. The other two hypotheses related to two-dimensional and three-dimensional wake changes were evaluated, but it cannot be stated that any of them, on its own, is responsible for the whole of the suppression mechanism.

O escoamento ao redor de cilindros inclinados, ou escoamento oblíquo, é um problema bastante comum em diversas áreas da engenharia. Embora o escoamento ao redor de um cilindro não inclinado consista em um tópico clássico e bastante estudado no contexto da mecânica dos fluídos, os estudos investigativos do escoamento oblíquo existem em menor número. O procedimento mais adotado para o estudo do escoamento ao redor de um cilindro inclinado é o Princípio da Independência, que atesta que todas as características da esteira dependem unicamente da componente da correnteza incidente que é ortogonal ao eixo do cilindro. Visando um melhor entendimento do escoamento ao redor de cilindros rígidos e inclinados, três grupos de experimentos foram conduzidos com cilindros inclinados tanto à montante como à jusante. Cinco ângulos de inclinação, definidos entre o eixo do cilindro e a direção ortogonal à da correnteza foram ensaiados, a saber: teta = 0°, 10°, 20°, 30° e 45°. No primeiro grupo de experimentos, os resultados obtidos com os cilindros estacionários inclinados à montante mostraram que o coeficiente de arrasto médio concorda com os resultados da configuração de referência, desde que a componente da correnteza incidente ortogonal ao eixo do cilindro seja utilizada na normalização da força. No tocante aos experimentos dos cilindros sujeitos ao fenômeno de vibrações induzidas pela emissão de vórtices com um ou dois graus de liberdade, existe um decréscimo da amplitude de oscilação dos cilindros com o aumento do ângulo de inclinação. Em todas as campanhas experimentais, foram verificadas diferenças entre os resultados obtidos com os cilindros inclinados à montante ou à jusante. Essa diferença é tão maior quanto maior for o ângulo de inclinação, e está associada à assimetria nas condições de extremidade do cilindro. / The flow around yawed cylinders, or oblique flow, is a common subject in several engineering applications. Despite the flow around a non-yawed cylinder consists on a classical and extensively investigated problem, there is a considerable lower number of investigation concerning the oblique flow. The most employed approach aiming at investigating the oblique flow is the so called Independence Principle, which states that the flow characteristics depend only on the component of the free-stream that is normal to the cylinder axis. Three groups of experiments were carried out aiming at a better understanding of the flow around yawed cylinders. Five yaw angles defined between the cylinder axis and the direction orthogonal to the free-steam were tested, namely: theta = 0°, 10°, 20°, 30° e 45°. From the first group of experiments, the results obtained with stationary cylinders yawed in the upstream orientation shown that the mean drag coeficient matches the classical results from the non-yawed cylinder, if the component of the free-stream that is orthogonal to the cylinder axis is employed in the normalization of the hydrodynamic force. Concerning vortex-induced vibrations experiments with one and two degrees-of-freedom, a decrease was observed in the maximum oscillation amplitude. For all the experiments, it was observed that the results obtained from the upstream orientation tests can be different from those obtained for the downstream orientation ones. The larger the yaw angle, the larger are the differences, which are associated to the asymmetric end conditions.

Ces travaux portent sur la commande et l’analyse de la stabilité d’un système électropneumatique constitué d’un axe linéaire commandé par deux servodistributeurs régulant le débit massique entrant dans chaque chambre de l’actionneur. La problématique générale est motivée par l’apparition d’un phénomène de redécollage sur ce système électropneumatique difficilement pris en compte par les études actuelles en automatique. Ce problème, rencontré depuis de nombreuses années, concerne toutes les commandes linéaires et non linéaires mono et multidimensionnelles étudiées au laboratoire. Il se traduit par des mouvements saccadés du vérin au voisinage de l’équilibre. Ce phénomène est dû à la présence de frottements secs et aux dynamiques des pressions dans les chambres pneumatiques de l’actionneur, qui continuent à évoluer (intégrer le débit massique entrant délivré par les servodistributeurs), même après l’équilibre mécanique. La première partie de ce mémoire propose une commande non linéaire commutée afin d’éviter le phénomène de redécollage de l’actionneur électropneumatique notamment vis-à-vis des variations de frottements secs qui peuvent à tout moment causer ce phénomène. Cette technique est finalement mise en œuvre et son efficacité est constatée. La plus grande partie de ce mémoire traite l’analyse de l’actionneur électropneumatique avec sa loi de commande commutée. La présence de frottements secs et l’application d’une loi de commande commutée nous a amené à concilier une démarche d’analyse de stabilité, en considérant une classe de systèmes commutés appelée systèmes affines par morceaux. La principale difficulté de cette démarche réside dans l’obtention de fonctions de Lyapunov adéquates, qui se transforme en un problème d’optimisation sous contraintes LMI (Linear Matrix Inequality) en utilisant la S-procédure. Afin d’analyser la stabilité d’un système PWA (PieceWise Affine), la première démarche proposée permet le calcul d’une fonction de Lyapunov quadratique par morceaux sous la forme d’un problème d’optimisation sous contraintes LMI, en imposant des conditions suffisantes de stabilité. Ces dernières permettent, contrairement aux méthodes classiques, d’assurer la convergence de trajectoires d’état non pas vers un point d’équilibre, mais vers un ensemble des points d’équilibre d’un système PWA. L’approche proposée permet aussi l’étude de la robustesse vis-à-vis des variations paramétriques dans le système. Nous proposons aussi une deuxième approche pour la construction d’un type de fonctions de Lyapunov dites polynomiales par morceaux, via l’utilisation des "sum of square" et de la "power transformation", afin d’analyser la stabilité d’un ensemble de points d’équilibre d’un système PWA, en présence de phénomènes de glissement et de variations paramétriques. Cette approche propose des conditions suffisantes moins conservatives que celles imposées par les fonctions de Lyapunov quadratique par morceaux. En effet, sur des exemples de systèmes PWA présentant de dynamiques discontinues sur les frontières entre les cellules, pouvant générer à tout moment des phénomènes de glissement, ces dernières s’avèrent inefficaces et ne permettent pas d’assurer la stabilité des systèmes PWA en présence de ces phénomènes. Par conséquent, les résultats sur la fonction de Lyapunov quadratique par morceaux sont étendus pour pouvoir calculer des fonctions de Lyapunov polynomiales par morceaux d’ordre supérieur, en résolvant un problème d’optimisation sous contraintes LMI. Ces dernières permettent de garantir des conditions plus générales et moins conservatives par rapport à celles développées dans la littérature. Ces deux approches ont été appliquées afin d’analyser la stabilité de l’ensemble des points d’équilibre du système électropneumatique, en considérant à la fois un modèle de frottements sous la forme d’une saturation et un autre sous la forme d’un relais présentant une dynamique discontinue. [...] / This work focuses on the control and stability analysis of an electro-pneumatic system, i.e. a linear pneumatic cylinder controlled by two servo valves regulating the mass flow entering each chamber of the actuator. The general problem is motivated by the appearance of stick-slip on the electro-pneumatic system, hardly taken into account by the current studies in automatic control. This problem, encountered throughout the years, concerns all mono- and multidimensional linear and non-linear controls systems studied at the laboratory. In pneumatic cylinders, the phenomenon consists in a displacement of the rod a while after it has come to a rest ; this is due to the fact that the force acting on the rod initially becomes smaller that the threshold which is necessary for a motion, and then this threshold is overcome later on. In this case, stick-slip is caused by the presence of dry friction and by the pressure dynamics in the chambers, which continue to evolve (integrating the net incoming mass flow from the servovalves) even after the rod has stopped. The first part of this thesis proposes a nonlinear switching control law in order to avoid stick-slip on pneumatic cylinder, taking into account with the variations of dry friction that may occur at any time causing this phenomenon. This technique is implemented and its effectiveness is recognized. The greatest part of this thesis deals with the stability analysis of the pneumatic cylinder with its switched control law. The presence of dry friction and the application of a switched control law requires an appropriate method for approaching the stability analysis ; this method is based on considering the closed-loop system as belonging to a class of switched systems called piecewise affine systems (PWA). The main difficulty in this approach lies in obtaining adequate Lyapunov functions for proving stability, which turns into an optimization problem under LMI constraints (Linear Matrix Inequality) using the S-procedure. In order to analyze the stability of a PWA system, a first method is proposed allowing the computation of a piecewise quadratic Lyapunov function through an optimization problem under LMI constraints. The methods takes into account, in contrast to conventional methods, that the states might converge not to a single point but to a set of equilibrium points. The proposed approach allows also the study of robustness with respect to parametric variations in the system. A second method is also proposed for the construction of a type of Lyapunov functions called piecewise polynomial, using the “sum of squares” and “power transformation” techniques. This approach proposes less conservative sufficient conditions than those imposed by the piecewise quadratic Lyapunov functions, yielding a more succesfull stability test when for PWA systems featuring sliding modes and parametric variations. In fact, on PWA systems with discontinuous dynamics (which can generate sliding phenomena), piecewise quadratic Lyapunov functions might prove ineffective to prove the stability. Therefore, the results on piecewise quadratic Lyapunov functions are extended in order to compute piecewise polynomial Lyapunov functions of higher order, by solving an optimization problem under LMI constraints. These functions are more general and allow less conservative conditions compared to those formerly developed in the literature. Both of these methods have been applied to the stability analysis of the set of equilibrium points of the pneumatic cylinder, considering first a friction model in saturation form and then a model in relay form with a discontinuous dynamics. The application of the methods is successful, i.e. the robust stability is proven under dry friction threshold variations, with possibility of sliding modes.

Composite materials show heterogeneity at different length scales. hence concurrent multiscale analysis is the only reliable method to analyze them. But unfortunately there is no concurrent multi-scale strategy that is efficient, and accurate while addressing all kinds of problems. This lack of reliability is partly because there is no micro-mechanical model which inherently keeps all relevent global information with it. This thesis tries to fill this gap. The presented micro-mechanical model not only homogenizes the micro-structure but also keeps the global information with it. Most of the micro-mechanical models in the literature extract the Representative Volume Element (RVE) from the continuum for analysis which results in loss of information and accuracy. In the present approach also, the RVE has been extracted from the continuum but with the major difference that all the macro/meso-scopic parameters are accounted for. Five macro/meso-scopic one dimensional parameters have been defined which completely define the effect of continuum. 11 for one dimensional stretch, _1 for torsion, __ (_ = 2, 3) for bending and _33 for uniform pressurization due to the presence of the continuum. Further, the above macro/meso-scopic parameters are proven, by the asymptotic, theory to be constant at a cross section but vary, in general, over the length of the fiber. Hence, the analysis is valid for any location and is not restricted to any local domain. Three major problems have been addressed: • Homogenization and analysis of RVE without any defects • Homogenization and analysis of RVE with fiber-matrix de-bonding • Homogenization and analysis of RVE with radial matrix cracking. Variational Asymptotic Method (VAM) has been used to solve the above mentioned problems analytically. The results have been compared against standard results in the literature and against 3D FEA. At the end, results for “Radial deformation due to torsion” problem will be presented which was solved “accidentally.”

The aim of this thesis is design crankshaft for four-cylinder diesel engine with cylinder deactivation. Further, to perform stress analysis of designed crankshaft with considering torsional vibration.

The topic of this master thesis is design of the mechanical two-point press with eccentric shaft and direct drive. The thesis contains design and control calculations according to given parameters and also contains drawings of main parts for the press.

This thesis deals with the evaluation of hydrological properties variability of soils in forest catchment Tetřívčí brook in the source area Blanice based on selected hydropedological characteristics with respect to soil type, vegetation cover and character of slope. The selected hydropedological characteristics are maximum capillary water capacity, full water capacity, soil infiltration capability - infiltration rate and cumulative infiltration and retention potential of soils. In sum of seven soil subtypes found in forest (coniferous, deciduous and mixed) and meadow (cut and non-maintained) and on the different slope (three categories) were studied in the catchment area. This thesis is built on bachelor thesis, which dealt with the variability of hydropedological characteristics in the experimental pair comparison basins of Tetřívčí and Zbytinský brook. In the thesis were used mainly the measured data obtained from repeated field campaigns in pre- selected sites and data from the database of experimental catchments of Zbytiny. In the selected sites were made soil probes, soil samples were taken using Kopecky cylinders and infiltration measured by a single-cylinder infiltrometer. By laboratory determination and calculation, selected hydropedological characteristics were obtained. The results were...