[pt] Na produção de petróleo, durante a recuperação secundária, a injeção de água no reservatório de petróleo com o objetivo de deslocar o óleo até o poço produtor pode levar a um regime de escoamento bifásico onde ocorre a formação de emulsões. As emulsões são um problema para a indústria do petróleo porque produzem perda de carga nas linhas de produção e tornam difíceis os processos de separação óleo-água, gerando altos custos. Este fenômeno ainda não é bem entendido e não é exclusivo do que ocorre no meio poroso porque também está presente nas diferentes etapas da produção de petróleo. Este trabalho foi focado na formação de emulsões no meio poroso de um reservatório, considerando especialmente o escoamento bifásico na escala de poros. Assim foi utilizada uma junção de micro canais em T para descrever o que poderia acontecer na união de duas gargantas de poros em um reservatório de petróleo. Neste caso utilizamos a técnica de formação de gotas por fluxo cruzado estudada e desenvolvida, nas últimas décadas, na área de micro-fluídica. Através da injeção de dois líquidos imiscíveis nos canais que formam a junção, foi estabelecido um regime estável de formação de gotas. Para estudar a influência das diferentes variáveis do processo na formação de gotas, foram variadas as vazões dos líquidos injetados e suas propriedades, como viscosidades e tensão interfacial. Os resultados mostram que os diferentes regimes de escoamento e formação de gotas observados não são só uma função do número de capilaridade da fase contínua, como sugere a literatura para junções micro-fluídicas T de seção retangular. Nos experimentos desenvolvidos neste trabalho, nos quais a seção reta dos canais é oval e a fase contínua é a fase aquosa, as características da fase dispersa, como vazão e viscosidade, tiveram uma grande influência no processo de formação de gotas. / [en] In oil production, during secondary recovery, water injection into the reservoir to displace oil towards the production well generates different phenomena, among which is emulsion formation. Emulsions are a problem for the oil industry, because they change the pressure drop in production lines and hardens the process of separating oil-water, generating high operating costs. Emulsion formation in oil production is not yet well understood and it does not only occur in porous media, emulsion formation also occurs during different stages of oil production. This work was focused on the emulsion formation in porous media specifically considering the pore scale two phase flow. A T-junction microfluidic device was used as a model of the union of two pore throats in a porous media. We studied droplet formation in cross-flowing streams, a technique studied and developed in the past decade in the area of microfluidics technologies. Through the injection of two immiscible liquids in the channels of the device, we established a stable droplet formation regime. To study the influence of different variables that govern drop formation, we varied the flow rates of both immiscible phases and their properties, such as viscosity and interfacial tension. The results show that the different regimes observed are not only a function of capillary number, defined based on the continuous phase, as suggested in the literature for microfluidic T junctions with rectangular cross section. In our experiments the cross section of the channel had an elliptic shape and the continuous phase was aqueous, and the characteristics of the dispersed phase had a great influence in the process of drop formation.

O estudo de parâmetros cinéticos para a queima de carvão se dá através de utilização de equipamentos laboratoriais como o forno de queda livre (DTF). O presente trabalho trata do desenvolvimento e análise de um modelo numérico unidimensional de um DTF. A modelagem é realizada a partir de dados da literatura, e as equações discretizadas que caracterizam os fenômenos do escoamento, da transferência de calor e da combustão do carvão foram programadas na linguagem FORTRAN 90. Os resultados são comparados com um modelo de referência e com dados experimentais, e apresentaram boa concordância. Um estudo de sensibilidade é realizado para entender o comportamento da queima de carvão frente a mudanças de alguns parâmetros de operação do DTF. A análise de sensibilidade mostrou a versatilidade do modelo e, consequentemente, do experimento. A partir da variação da concentração de O2, da temperatura de operação e das vazões de entrada pode-se obter uma gama de resultados. O uso do modelo aqui apresentado concomitante com resultados experimentais resulta em um estudo aprofundado dos parâmetros cinéticos de combustão de carvão. / The study of kinetic parameters for coal combustion occurs through use of laboratory equipment such as drop tube furnace (DTF). The present work shows the development and analysis of a one-dimensional numerical model of a DTF. The modeling is developed from literature works, and the discrete equations that characterize the flow, heat transfer and coal combustion are programmed in FORTRAN 90 language. The results are compared with a reference model and experimental data, and showed good agreement. A sensitivity study is performed to understand the behavior of coal combustion due to changes of some working parameters of the DTF. The sensitivity analysis showed the versatility of the model and thereby the experiment. From the variation of the O2 concentration, operating temperature and input flow rates a range of results can be obtained. Using the model presented here together with experimental results leads to a detailed study of the kinetic parameters of coal combustion.

Submitted by Paulo Junior (paulo.jr@fgv.br) on 2010-09-02T20:55:08Z No. of bitstreams: 1 CONCEIÇÃO APARECIDA.pdf: 299785 bytes, checksum: 29c3957847c923d5994473f6c251406c (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Paulo Junior(paulo.jr@fgv.br) on 2010-09-02T20:55:22Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 CONCEIÇÃO APARECIDA.pdf: 299785 bytes, checksum: 29c3957847c923d5994473f6c251406c (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2010-09-08T12:25:30Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 CONCEIÇÃO APARECIDA.pdf: 299785 bytes, checksum: 29c3957847c923d5994473f6c251406c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-04-16 / This study main interest was to verify the main causes to dropping out from distance courses reported by Brazilian institutions offering them. The study involved literature review and field research. Through the literature review it was possible to note that Brazilian society faces an education quality issue that has been around for a long time. The change from a quantitative to a qualitative way to address this issue through public policies is notable. The study presents distance learning (DL) as a modality of education capable of helping in reduce the issue of quality education offer. The study addresses the appearance, development, and features of DL and how the internet favored the rise of digital communication, and thus increased the search for DL. DL participation in the Brazilian educational process is increasing more and more. However, just as it happens with traditional education, DL faces a number of problems. One of them – the center of this works attention – is the still high rate of students dropping out. By assessing the main causes to this fact, this work concludes that factors such as the quality of the interaction between students and teachers, as well as the acknowledgement about the quality of the courses offered, should be targeted by all public and private institutions that wish to work with this type of teaching. / Este trabalho teve como interesse principal verificar quais as principais causas para a evasão, apresentadas pelos cursos a distância, oferecidos pelas instituições brasileiras. O estudo foi realizado a partir de revisões bibliográficas e pesquisa de campo. Na revisão bibliográfica, observa-se que a sociedade brasileira se depara, desde há muito tempo, com a questão da qualidade da educação. É possível acompanhar a mudança de foco das políticas públicas na área da educação: de uma abordagem quantitativa para uma abordagem qualitativa. O estudo apresenta a EAD como uma modalidade de ensino capaz de somar forças para que seja minimizada a questão da oferta de uma educação de qualidade. São mostrados seu surgimento, desenvolvimento e peculiaridades e como o advento da Internet favoreceu o aumento da comunicação digital, aumentando a procura pela EAD. Cada vez mais, a EAD está ganhando força no processo educativo brasileiro. Porém, assim como a educação tradicional, precisa enfrentar inúmeros problemas. Um deles, foco deste trabalho, é o (ainda) alto índice de evasão. Pesquisando as principais causas para o fato, este trabalho conclui que fatores como qualidade da interação entre alunos e professores bem como o reconhecimento da qualidade dos cursos oferecidos devem ser trabalhados por todas as instituições, públicas e privadas que desejem trabalhar com essa modalidade de ensino.

Herein, we study the contact damage performance of two armour ceramics, alumina and silicon carbide, with varying microstructures and one particle-reinforced ceramic nanocomposite, alumina/silicon carbide, in an attempt to understand the microstructural mechanisms that affect plasticity and cracking under quasi-static and dynamic conditions. Quasi-static contact damage was imitated using Vickers indentation over a varying load regime. Numerical analysis of the indentation size effect, performed using the proportional specimen resistance model, allowed the contributions of plastic deformation and cracking to be separated into two individual values. In all three samples, higher levels of surface energy were found to correlate with increased amounts of cracking per unit area of indentation impression. Analytical modelling of crack initiation during Vickers indentation together with quantitative measurements of surface flaw populations revealed that such an increase in cracking damage was the result of higher densities of larger flaws. The hardness of the monolithic ceramics was found vary based on grain size and porosity levels, a smaller average grain size and lower porosity levels resulting in higher hardness values. In the nanocomposite materials, hardening was found to occur with further additions of silicon carbide nanoparticles. Such an effect has been attributed to the increased dislocation densities, as measured using Cr3+/Al2O3 fluorescence spectroscopy, and the impedance of dislocation movement within the lattice due to the presence of silicon carbide nanoparticles. In order to simulate dynamic contact damage, a low velocity, scaled-down drop-weight test was designed and developed. The dynamic contact damage resistance was determined based on the depth of penetration of a blunt indenter. In the monolithic ceramics, the indenter penetration was found to be shallower in materials of higher hardness. However, the nanocomposite materials displayed an opposing trend, the indenter penetration becoming deeper in the samples of higher hardness. The macro-scale fracture patterns produced during drop-weight impacts were seen to vary based on flaw populations and indenter penetration. In certain microstructures, extensive micro-cracking was also observed.

This thesis has developed wetting characteristics of coal dust from Herrin coal seam in Illinois for improved respirable coal and quartz dust (< 10µm) control. Wetting characteristics were assessed by a wettability technique called Fixed Time Wettability (FTW) method which simulates the actual underground wetting environment. Immediate roof and immediate floor materials bulk samples were found to be 100% wettable by water alone, whereas coal seam samples were 55-90% wettable. Two variables: contact time between water droplets and dust particles and, the temperature of the water were found to affect the degree of wettability. FTW was carried out at as a function of water temperature (7.2oC to 40.5oC) and contact time (10 to 25 seconds) which increased wettability 2-18% and 8-32%, respectively. In addition, the wetted and un-wetted samples collected from wettability experiments were subjected to Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and particle size distribution analyses. It was found that particles are irregular in shape in both wetted and un-wetted fractions and some agglomeration of fine particles was observed in a few un-wetted fraction samples. The concept of increased contact time was incorporated in engineering controls by increasing the wet scrubber filter screen inclination (which is a function of the screen surface area). The filter screen inclination was minimizing the pressure drop across it using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis. It was found that 60 degree (with respect to the vertical) would provide minimal pressure drop and should be considered for implementation. Additional research should be conducted on assessing selective wetting of different particle sizes of coal and quartz in airborne dust, developing data on wettability as a function of particle size and implementing the developed concepts such as contact time and temperature in the field for improved dust control.

[pt] Uma câmera de alta velocidade foi utilizada para visualizar o processo de quebra de gota em um misturador rotor - estator e através de um orifício em um duto em condições de escoamento turbulento. Dois casos especiais foram considerados: quebra de emulsões diluídas e quebra de gotículas de óleo individuais. Dois óleos minerais de viscosidade moderada foram dispersos em duas fases continuas diferentes, água da torneira e uma fase contínua formada por uma mistura de água do mar padrão e o surfactante aniônico STEOL CS-330 (Stepan Company). No caso de quebra no misturador rotor - estator, dois mecanismos foram identificados. Uma fragmentação inicial é causada pela combinação do vórtice (gerado pelo movimento circular do rotor) e a região de jato emergente dos furos do estator. O segundo mecanismo é uma quebra mecânica causada pelas altas taxas de cisalhamento que as gotas sofrem na abertura entre o rotor e o estator. No caso de quebra através do orifício, foi mostrado que a ruptura das gotículas ocorre somente a jusante da restrição, após percorrida certa distancia a partir da borda do orifício. Nesse comprimento de quebra, o gradiente radial de velocidade axial no escoamento é suficientemente grande para superar as tensões resistivas (exercidas pelas gotículas) e produzir a ruptura da gota. Esses resultados estão em concordância com as observações previas feitas por Galinat et al. (2005) para o caso de quebra de gota através de uma placa de orificio. No entanto, a partir das observações feitas neste trabalho, foi possível concluir que o comprimento do orifício não influencia os mecanismos de quebra. Também, a visualização permitiu analisar a influencia relativa da tensão interfacial e da viscosidade da fase dispersa para os dois casos considerados. Dados experimentais do tamanho de gota máximo estável foram obtidos para o caso de quebra de gota de emulsões de óleo em água diluídas nos dois casos estudados. A análise dos dados revelou que os tamanhos de gota máximos estáveis encontravam-se dentro da sub-faixa inercial, caracterizada exclusivamente pela taxa de dissipação de energia por unidade de massa, Épsilon. Um modelo mecanístico linear para a sub-faixa inercial, baseado na teoria de turbulência isotrópica de Kolmogorov, foi desenvolvido para ajudar na interpretação dos dados e suprir uma base para correlação. O modelo foi ajustado aos dados experimentais utilizando uma ferramenta de otimização não linear baseada no código GRG2 (Generalized Reduced Gradient), e sua precisão calculada a partir da raiz quadrada media das diferenças entre os dados experimentais e os previstos. Boas previsões foram obtidas para o rompimento no misturador, no entanto, este não foi o caso da quebra através do orifício. A baixa precisão relativa do modelo utilizado para correlacionar a quebra através do orifício reside na falta de consideração da escala de tempo requerida para a ruptura. Além disso, uma regressão linear baseada em um modelo Power Law mostrou que os efeitos interfaciais dominam o processo de quebra de gota na restrição. / [en] A high-speed camera has been used to visualize the drop breakup process at turbulent conditions in a rotor - stator mixer and through an orifice in a pipe. Two special cases were considered: the breakup of diluted emulsions and the breakup of single oil droplets. Two mineral oils of moderate viscosity were dispersed in two different continuous phases, tap water and a continuous phase formed by a mixture of substitute ocean water and the anionic surfactant STEOL CS-330 (Stepan Company). For the case of breakup in the rotor - stator mixer, two mechanisms were identified. An initial fragmentation is caused by the combination of the vortex (generated by the circular motion of the rotor) and the jet zone emerging from the stator holes. The second mechanism is a mechanical breakup caused by the high shear stresses that droplets suffer in the rotor - stator gap. In the case of breakup through an orifice in a pipe, it was shown that breakage only occurs downstream of the restriction and takes place at a certain distance from the edge of the orifice. At this breakup length, the radial velocity gradient in the flow is large enough to overcome the resistance stresses (exerted by the droplet) and produce the rupture of the droplet. These results were in agreement with previous observations made Galinat et al. (2005) for the case of drop breakup through an orifice plate. However, from the observations made in this work, it was possible to conclude that the orifice length does not influence the breakup mechanisms. In addition, visualization has allowed to analyze the relative influence of interfacial tension and dispersed phase viscosity for both cases. Experimental values for the maximum stable drop diameter were obtained for the breakup of diluted oil-in-water emulsions in both studied cases. Analysis of the data revealed that maximum stable drop sizes were in the inertial sub range, characterized exclusively by the energy dissipation rate per unit mass, Epsilon. A linear mechanistic model for the inertial sub-range, based in Kolmogorov s theory of isotropic turbulence, was developed to aid in data interpretation and to provide a basis for correlation. The model was adjusted to experimental data using a nonlinear optimization tool based in the generalized reduced gradient code (GRG2), and its precision was calculated from the root mean squared difference between experimental and predicted data. Good predictions were obtained for the breakup in the mixer; however, this was not the case for the breakup through the orifice. The relative low precision of the model used to correlate the breakup through the restriction lied in the lack of consideration of the time scale required for the breakup. In addition, a linear curve fitting based in a power law model, showed that interfacial effects drive the breakup process in the restriction.

Vindtunneln som drivs av Sports Tech Research Centres   är en unik anläggning för att bedriva forskning på både atletiska utövare och   utrustning. Vindtunnelns avancerade system möjliggör för forskning och tester   på material och produkter kan utföras i en verklighetstrogen miljö. Det finns   även sedan byggnationen ett regnsystem installerat i vindtunneln. Detta   system är inte uppmätt efter viktiga faktorer och ingen vetskap om det   simulerade regnets egenskaper eller likhet med naturligt förekommande regn   finns. Syftet med arbetet var att utföra mätningar på det   befintliga regnsystemet med avseende på storlek och fallhastighet för   dropparna. Arbetets syfte var även att jämföra de uppmätta regn egenskaperna   mot vetenskapliga modeller som beskriver ett naturligt regn. Där målet med   arbetet var att ta fram ett underlag på det befintliga regnet i vindtunneln. Testerna utfördes med en optisk distrometer som   mätte de fallande vattendropparna med en laser. Distrometern användes för att   mäta storlek samt fallhastighet på vattendropparna. Distrometer placerades   vid tester på olika höjder i vindtunneln, regnet undersöktes även vid   varierande vattenflöde och vindhastigheter. Resultatet visade på att simulerade regnet hade en   lägre hastighet i förhållande till den uppmätta droppstorleken högt i   tunneln. Hastigheten på dropparna lågt i tunneln visade mer följa modellernas   beskrivning av en naturligfallhastighet. Droppstorleksfördelningen visades   inte överstämma mot naturligt regn utan visar på en högre mängd stora droppar   än vad som är naturligt förekommande. Intensiteten i vindtunneln var som   lägst 62 mm/h vilket väldigt högt sett från naturligt regn. Utifrån dessa   parametrar följer inte det simulerade regnet ett naturligt förekommande regn. / The wind tunnel operated by Sport Tech Research Centres,   are a unique facility to conduct research on athletic practitioners and their   equipment. The advanced systems in the wind tunnel allows for research and   testing of materials and product in a realistic environment. Since the   construction of the wind tunnel a rain system was fitted. This system is not   measured for important factors and no knowledge of the simulated rainfall   properties or similarities to naturally occurring rain exists. The aim of this work was to perform measurements of   the existing rainfall system with regards to size and falls speed of the   droplets. The purpose was also to compare the measure rain properties to   scientific models describing natural rainfall. The goal of the work was to   get a foundation of the existing rain in the wind tunnel. The tests were performed with an optic disdrometer   that measured the falling water particles with a laser. The disdrometer   measured size and fall speed of the droplets. The tests were carried out on   different heights in the wind tunnel, the rain was also investigated at   varying water pressure and wind speeds. The result shows that the simulated rainfall had   lower speed relative to the measured drop size high in the tunnel. Fall speed   of droplets low in the tunnel showed more according to the model’s   description of a natural rain fall speed. Drop size distribution was shown   not to be consistent with natural rainfall. The distribution shows a higher   amount of large drops than is naturally occurring. Rainfall intensity was   measured to 62 mm/h as lowest which is very high compared to natural rain.   Based on these parameters the simulated rain is not a naturally occurring   rainfall. / <p>Betyg: 180803</p>

O carvão responde pela maior parte da produção da eletricidade em vários países, e é o combustível mais queimado em caldeiras de usinas termelétricas no mundo, sendo assim uma das principais fontes de gases de efeito estufa. A biomassa de madeira é um combustível renovável, e o dióxido de carbono tem um ciclo curto nos processos de oxidação das biomassas. Este estudo teve como principais objetivos comparar a combustão de dois carvões minerais (um brasileiro e outro colombiano) e um carvão vegetal em um forno tubular de queda livre, comumente chamado de forno DTF (Drop Tube Furnace). Um DTF consiste em um reator cilíndrico vertical, com aquecimento homogêneo, onde a combustão de partículas de um combustível sólido ocorre em condições semelhantes às que ocorrem em caldeiras de leito pulverizado. Recentemente foi construído no Laboratório de Combustão do Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica da UFRGS um forno DTF com 1,340 m de altura útil e que opera até 1200°C. A combustão foi avaliada a 1100°C em termos de burnout, análise de temperatura e espécies químicas ao longo do comprimento do reator. Dos resultados obtidos, o carvão colombiano mostrou-se mais reativo por ter sido consumido mais rapidamente, alcançando burnouts mais elevados do que o carvão brasileiro e o carvão vegetal. O carvão vegetal e o carvão brasileiro obtiveram burnouts semelhantes ao longo do comprimento do forno. O carvão vegetal liberou mais CO que os carvões minerais no início da combustão. A emissão de NO foi mais alta na combustão do carvão colombiano e do carvão vegetal porque estes concentram mais nitrogênio em sua estrutura. As emissões de SO2 também foram proporcionais ao teor de enxofre nos carvões, de maneira que o carvão brasileiro apresentou as maiores concentrações, seguido pelo carvão colombiano e por último, o carvão vegetal. O ar comprimido afeta de forma regular a temperatura no forno, sendo maior a diferença de temperatura entre o perfil com ar comprimido e o perfil sem ar comprimido próximo ao ponto de injeção, o queimador. O perfil sem ar comprimido demostra que o aquecimento do DTF não é homogêneo. A combustão do carvão aumenta significativamente a temperatura no forno, chegando próximo ao perfil de temperatura sem a injeção de ar comprimido. Este trabalho incluiu ainda um estudo prévio do dosador de partículas, considerando diferentes tipos de carvão e carvão vegetal. / Coal is the main fuel in thermoelectric generation in many countries in the world, in spite of its well known being one of the main sources of greenhouse gases. On the other hand, wood biomass is a renewable energy source, associated to a short life cycle of the carbon dioxide produced in its oxidation processes. This study aimed at comparing the reactivity, in combustion atmosphere, of two coals, a Colombian one and a Brazilian one, as well as of a charcoal, by means of a drop tube furnace (DTF). A DTF consists in a vertical cylindrical reactor, capable of mantaining a homogeneously heated section along which combustion of solid fuel particles take place in similar heating rate and temperature conditions as those that are found in the operation of industrial-scale pulverized coal boilers. A DTF was built in the Combustion Laboratory of the Mechanical Engineering Department at Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. The reactor measures 1340 mm in testing height and can be heated to provide inner temperatures up to 1200ºC. Combustion of samples of the selected fuels was evaluated in terms of the evolution of burnout, gas temperature and composition of the gas and of the char collected in a set of positions along the DTF axys. As main results, it was observed that the reactivity of the Colombian coal is higher than that of the other fuels all along the DTF height. Similar results for burnout were found for the Brazilian coal and the charcoal. Emissions were also investigated. It was observed that combustion of the charcoal releases more CO in the initial portion of the particles displacement inside the reactor. Emission of NO was found to be higher in the combustion of the Colombian coal as well as in the combustion of the charcoal, accomopanying the higher nitrogen content in the composition of the two fuels. Emissions of SO2 were also proportional to sulphur content in the fuels, so that the higher amounts of this species were found in the combustion of the Brazilian coal, followed by the Colombian coal and the charcoal. Temperature measurements were made with a probe specifically designed for that purpose. It was verified that the DTF provides a satisfactory testing length as long as combustion takes place. Discussion of the results includes the calibration of the dosing apparatus.

This thesis deals with the postprandial thermophilia by the species \kur{Eublepharis macularius}. Research took place in the laboratory conditions with artificially created temperature gradient. 11 individuals of different age, gender and weight were chosen for my experiment. Surveying were in progress 8 hours before and 16 hours after feeding of animals. The experiment was repeated 3 times as surveying and once as a blind test. Although the temperature preference during the individual surveyings was changing, the postprandial thermophilia was not proved by statistic assessment of the experiments for sp. Eublepharis macularius. The thesis contains a literary review about the studied species, summary of published results dealing with postprandial thermophilia observed at reptiles, methodology of the experiment, results and discussion.

Le phénomène de dispersion/fragmentation du corium reste un des éléments les plus complexes et incertains de la modélisation d’un accident nucléaire. Afin de valider les modèles de sous-maille actuellement implémentés dans le logiciel MC3D (développé à l’IRSN), une expérimentation sans explosion de vapeur a été imaginée. Il s’agit d’un jet de métal liquide à bas point de fusion (métal de Field) interagissant avec de l’eau stagnante dans une cuve de large dimension. Cette thèse comporte deux volets ; le premier porte sur l’étude de la fragmentation dite secondaire d’une goutte isolée de métal de Field, à bas nombre de Weber. Dans ce but un dispositif expérimental GaLaD (générateur de goutte à la demande) a été conçu par nos soins. Cette partie a permis de faire une revue de littérature sur la fragmentation liquide-liquide, avec une comparaison quantitative de la fragmentation secondaire des gouttes uniques dans le cas liquide-liquide et dans le cas gaz-liquide. Le second volet concerne l’étude d’un jet de métal de Field, le dispositif GaLaD a pu être modifié de façon à pouvoir générer de petits jets de métal liquide dans l’eau. Les résultats obtenus ont permis une meilleure compréhension des phénomènes physiques mis en jeu avec un modèle d’entrainement diphasique pour modéliser le jet. Dans le cadre de cette thèse, un dispositif expérimental supplémentaire désigné par JaLaD est développé. Dans la suite, ce dispositif sera dédié à l’étude des jets dans l’eau et doit nous permettre de réinterpréter les données d’expériences classiques via de nouvelles mesures innovantes / The phenomenon of dispersion/fragmentation of corium remains one of the most complex and uncertain elements of nuclear accident modeling. In order to validate the sub-mesh models implemented in the MC3D software (developed by IRSN), an experiment without vapor explosion has been conceived. It consists of a low-melting liquid metal jet (Field metal) interacting with a stagnant water in a large tank. This thesis is divided into two parts ; the first one is related to the study of the so-called secondary fragmentation of an isolated drop of Field’s metal, for low Weber number. To this end, we designed an experimental device, GaLaD (drop-on-demand droplet generator). In this part, a literature review on liquid-liquid fragmentation is conducted with a quantitative comparison of the secondary fragmentation for a single drop in the liquid-liquid and the gas-liquid cases. The second part concerns the study of a jet of Field’s metal. For this purpose, GaLaD was modified, so as to be able to generate small jet of liquid metal in water. The obtained results allowed a better understanding of the physical phenomena involved in two-phase turbulent jet fragmentation. In the framework of this thesis, an additional experimental device designated by JaLaD is developed. Subsequently, this device will be dedicated to the study of metal jet in water and must allow us to reinterpret the data of classical experiments via new innovative measurement techniques