Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:30:25Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2006-05-25Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:19:13Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 costa_agf_dr_botfca.pdf: 1336505 bytes, checksum: 95dc44e75eb1a32750ef3d4240ff1e9f (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / O objetivo do trabalho foi avaliar os efeitos de diferentes pontas de pulverização e adjuvantes sobre a intensidade do processo de deriva, o espectro de gotas e a tensão superficial dinâmica das soluções de aplicação da mistura de 2,4-D e glyphosate. Os ensaios foram realizados no Silsoe Research Institute, Inglaterra. Os tratamentos corresponderam à combinações entre tipos de pontas de pulverização e adjuvantes. As pontas e respectivas pressões utilizadas foram: jato plano convencional de uso amplo XR 11002 (3 e 1,5 bar), jato plano com pré-orifício DG 11002 (3 bar), jato plano defletor com pré-orifício TT 11002 (3 bar), jato plano com pré-orifício e indução de ar AI 11002 (3 bar) e jato cônico vazio TXVS-10 (4 bar). Os adjuvantes e concentrações (v/v) testados foram: Minax (900 g.L-1 de óxido de etileno condensado alquil fenol) a 0,1%, Ethokem (870 g.L-1 de amina graxa poli ethoxilada) a 0,5%, Actipron [96,8% (p/p) de óleo mineral] a 1,0%, Rigger (840 g.L-1 de óleo vegetal metilado) a 1,0% e Silwet L-77 [80% (p/p) de óxido de poli (alquileno) modificado - heptametil-trisiloxano] a 0,1%. Os herbicidas utilizados foram Headland Staff 500 (500 g.L-1 de 2,4-D, Headland Agrochemicals Ltd, Reino Unido) em mistura com Scorpion (360 g.L-1 de glyphosate, Cardel Agro SPRL, Reino Unido) a 0,8 e 3,5% de concentração (v/v), respectivamente. As aplicações foram realizadas com e sem os herbicidas na calda. A deriva 2 foi avaliada em condições de túnel de vento, com velocidade do fluxo de ar de 2 m.s-1 e umidade relativa do ar a 80%. Os coletores de deriva foram fios de polietileno de 1,9O objetivo do trabalho foi avaliar os efeitos de diferentes pontas de pulverização e adjuvantes sobre a intensidade do processo de deriva, o espectro de gotas e a tensão superficial dinâmica das soluções de aplicação da mistura de 2,4-D e glyphosate... / The aim of this research was to evaluate the effects of different nozzles and adjuvants on the drift process intensity, the droplet spectra and the dynamic surface tension of spray solutions of 2,4-D + glyphosate mixture. The trials were carried out in the Silsoe Research Institute, England. The treatments corresponded to combinations between nozzle designs and adjuvants. The nozzles and respective pressures used were: conventional extended range flat fan XR 11002 (3 and 1.5 bar), pre orifice flat fan DG 11002 (3 bar), pre orifice deflector flat fan TT 11002 (3 bar), pre orifice air induction flat fan AI 11002 (3 bar) 4 and hollow cone TXVS-10 (4 bar). The adjuvants and concentrations (v/v) tested were: Minax (900 g.L-1 alkyl phenol ethylene oxide condensate) at 0.1%, Ethokem (870 g.L-1 ethoxylated tallow-amine) at 0.5%, Actipron [97% (w/w) mineral oil] at 1.0%, Rigger (840 g.L-1 methylated vegetable oil) at 1.0% and Silwet L-77 [80% (w/w) polyalkylene oxide modified heptamethyl trisiloxane] at 0.1%. The herbicides used were Headland Staff 500 (500 g.L-1 of 2,4-D, Headland Agrochemicals Ltd, UK) in mixture with Scorpion (360 g.L-1 of glyphosate, Cardel Agro SPRL, UK) at 0.8 e 3.5% concentration (v/v), respectively. The applications were made with and without herbicides in the spray liquid. The spray drift were assessed under wind tunnel conditions, with air flow velocity of 2 m.s-1 and air relative humidity of 80%. The spray drift collectors were 1.98 mm diameter and 2.75 m length polythene lines, placed horizontally at 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4 and 0.5 m high at 2 m distance from the nozzle and at 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 m distance at 0.1 m high. The food dye gGreen S h was used as a tracer. The collectors were individually washed with de-ionised water and the washing solutions were analyzed by spectrophotometry...(Complete abstract click electronic access below)

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Yes / The tribological performance of the piston assembly of an automotive engine is highly influenced by the complex flow mechanisms that supply lubricant to the upper piston rings. As well as affecting friction and wear, the oil consumption and emissions of the engine are strongly influenced by these mechanisms. There is a significant body of work that seeks to model these flows effectively. However, these models are not able to fully describe the flow of lubricant through the piston assembly. Some experimental studies indicate that droplets of lubricant carried in the gas flows through the piston assembly may account for some of this. This work describes an investigation into the nature of lubricant misting in a fired gasoline engine. Previous work in a laboratory simulator showed that the tendency of a lubricant to form mist is dependent on the viscosity of the lubricant and the type and concentration of viscosity modifier. The higher surface area-to-volume ratio of the lubricant if more droplets are formed or if the droplets are smaller is hypothesised to increase the degradation rate of the lubricant. The key work in the investigation was to measure the size distribution of the droplets in the crankcase of a fired gasoline engine. Droplets were extracted from the crankcase and passed through a laser diffraction particle sizer. Three characteristic droplet size ranges were observed: Spray sized (250–1000 μm); Major mist (30–250 μm); and Minor mist (0.1–30 μm). Higher base oil viscosity tended to reduce the proportion of mist-sized droplets. The viscoelasticity contributed by a polymeric viscosity modifier reduced the proportion of mist droplets, especially at high load.

[ES] La comprensión de los fenómenos físicos que acontecen en la región densa (también conocida como campo cercano) durante la atomización de los sprays ha sido una de las mayores incógnitas a la hora de estudiar sus aplicaciones. En el sector industrial, el rango de interés abarca desde toberas en aplicaciones propulsivas a sprays en aplicaciones médicas, agrícolas o culinarias. Esta evidente falta de conocimiento obliga a realizar simplificaciones en la modelización, provocando resultados poco precisos y la necesidad de grandes caracterizaciones experimentales en la fase de diseño. De esta manera, los procesos de rotura del spray y atomización primaria se consideran problemas físicos fundamentales, cuya complejidad viene dada como resultado de un flujo multifásico en un régimen altamente turbulento, originando escenarios caóticos. El análisis de este problema es extremadamente complejo debido a la ausencia sustancial de teorías validadas referentes a los fenómenos físicos involucrados como son la turbulencia y la atomización. Además, la combinación de la naturaleza multifásica del flujo y su comportamiento turbulento resultan en una gran dificultad para afrontar el problema. Durante los últimos 10 años, las técnicas experimentales han sido finalmente capaces de visualizar la región densa, pero la confianza, análisis y efectividad de dichos experimentos en esta región del spray todavía requiere de mejoras sustanciales. En este contexto, esta tesis trata de contribuir al entendimiento de estos procesos físicos y de proporcionar herramientas de análisis para estos flujos tan complejos. Para ello, mediante Direct Numerical Simulations se ha afrontado el problema resolviendo las escalas de movimiento más pequeñas, y capturando todas las escalas de turbulencia y eventos de rotura. Uno de los objetivos de la tesis ha sido evaluar la influencia de las condiciones de contorno del flujo entrante en la atomización primaria y en el comportamiento turbulento del spray. Para ello, se han empleado dos condiciones de contorno diferentes. En primer lugar se ha empleado una condición de contorno sintética para producir turbulencia homogenea a la entrada, simulando el comporamiento de la tobera. Una de las características más interesantes de este método es la posibilidad de retocar los parámetros dentro del algoritmo. En particular, la escala de longitud integral se ha variado para evaluar la influencia de las estructuras mas grandes de la tobera en la atomización primaria. El análisis de la condición de contorno sintética también ha permitido el diseño óptimo de simulaciones de las cuales se han derivado estadísticas turbulentas significativas. En este escenario, se han llevado a cabo estudios más profundos sobre la influencia de propiedades de las estructuras turbulentas como la homogeneidad y la anisotropía tanto en el espectro de los flujos como en las estadísticas de las gotas. Para tal fin, se han desarrollado metodologías novedosas para computar el análisis espectral y la estadística de las gotas Entre los resultados de este análisis destaca la independencia de la condición de contorno de entrada en las estadísticas de las gotas, mientras que por otra parte, recalca que las características turbulentas desarrolladas en el interior de la tobera afectan a la cantidad total de masa atomizada. Estas consideraciones se encuentran respaldadas por el análisis espectral realizado, mediante el cuál se concluye que la turbulencia multifásica comparte el comportamiento universal descrito por las teorías de Kolmogorov. / [CA] La comprensió dels fenòmens físics que succeïxen en la regió densa (també coneguda com a camp pròxim) durant l'atomització dels sprays ha sigut una de les majors incògnites a l'hora d'estudiar les seues aplicacions. En el sector industrial, el rang d'interés comprén des de toveres en aplicacions propulsives a sprays en aplicacions mèdiques, agrícoles o culinàries. Esta evident falta de coneixement obliga a realitzar simplificacions en la modelització, provocant resultats poc precisos i la necessitat de grans caracteritzacions experimentals en la fase de disseny. D'esta manera, els processos de ruptura del spray i atomització primària es consideren problemes físics fonamentals, la complexitat dels quals ve donada com resultat d'un flux multifàsic en un règim altament turbulent, originant escenaris caòtics. L'anàlisi d'este problema és extremadament complex a causa de l'absència substancial de teories validades dels fenòmens físics involucrats com són la turbulència i l'atomització. A més, la combinació de la naturalesa multifàsica del flux i el seu comportament turbulent resulten en una gran dificultat per a afrontar el problema. Durant els últims 10 anys les tècniques experimentals han sigut finalment capaces de visualitzar la regió densa, però la confiança, anàlisi i efectivitat dels experiments en esta regió del spray encara requerix de millores substancials. En este context, esta tesi tracta de contribuir en l'enteniment d'estos processos físics i de proporcionar ferramentes d'anàlisi per a estos fluxos tan complexos. Per a això, per mitjà de Direct Numerical Simulations s'ha afrontat el problema resolent les escales de moviment més menudes, al mateix temps que es capturen totes les escales de turbulència i esdeveniments de ruptura. Un dels objectius de la tesi ha sigut avaluar la influència que les condicions de contorn del flux entrant tenen en l'atomització primària i en el comportament turbulent del spray. Per a això, s'han empleat dos condicions de contorn diferents. En primer lloc s'ha empleat una condició de contorn sintètica per a produir turbulència homogènia a l'entrada, simulant el comportament de la tovera. Una de les característiques més interessants d'este mètod és la possibilitat de retocar els paràmetres dins de l'algoritme. En particular, l'escala de longitud integral s'ha variat per a avaluar la influència de les estructures mes grans de la tovera en l'atomització primària. L'anàlisi de la condició de contorn sintètica també ha permés el disseny òptim de simulacions de les quals s'han derivat estadístiques turbulentes significatives. En este escenari, s'han dut a terme estudis més profunds sobre la influència de propietats de les estructures turbulentes com l'homogeneïtat i l'anisotropia tant en l'espectre dels fluxos com en les estadístiques de les gotes. Per a tal fi, s'han desenrotllat metodologies noves per a computar l'anàlisi espectral i l'estadística de les gotes. Entre els resultats d'esta anàlisi destaca la independència de la condició de contorn d'entrada en les estadístiques de les gotes, mentres que d'altra banda, es recalca que les característiques turbulentes desenrotllades en l'interior de la tovera afecten a la quantitat total de massa atomitzada. Estes consideracions es troben recolzades per l'anàlisi espectral realitzat, per mitjà del qual es conclou que la turbulència multifásica compartix el comportament universal descrit per les teories de Kolmogorov. / [EN] The understanding of the physical phenomena occurring in the dense region (also known as near field) of atomizing sprays has been long seen as one of the biggest unknown when studying sprays applications. The industrial range of interest goes from nozzles in combustion and propulsion applications to medical sprays, agricultural and food process applications. This substantial lack of knowledge is responsible for some important simplification in modeling, that often result to be inaccurate or simply partial, leading to the evident need of large experimental characterization during the design phase. In fact, the spray breakup and primary atomization processes are indeed fundamental problems of physics, which complexity results from the combination of a multiphase flow in a highly turbulent regime that leads to chaotic scenarios. The analysis of this problem is extremely problematic, due to a substantial lack of definitive theories about the physical phenomena involved, namely turbulence and atomization. Furthermore, the combination of the multiphase nature of the flow and its turbulent behavior makes substantially difficult to address the problem. Only within the last 10 years, experimental techniques have been capable of visualizing the dense region, but the experiments reliability, analysis and effectiveness in this region still requires vast improvements. In this scenario, this thesis aims to contribute in the understanding of these physical process and to provide analysis tools for these complex flows. In order to do so, Direct Numerical Simulations have been used for addressing the problem at its smallest scale of motion, while reliably capturing all turbulence scales and breakup events. The multiphase nature of the flow is accounted for by using the Volume of Fluid method. One of the goal of the thesis was to assess the influence of the inflow boundary conditions on the primary atomization and on the spray's turbulence behavior. In order to do so, two different boundary conditions were used. In a first place, a synthetic inflow boundary condition was used in order to produce a homogeneous turbulence inflow, simulating the nozzle behavior. One of the interesting features of this method was the possibility of tweaking the parameters within the algorithm. In particular, the integral length scale was varied in order to assess the influence of nozzle larger turbulent structures on the primary atomization. The analysis on the synthetic boundary condition also allowed to optimally design simulations from which derive meaningful turbulence statistics. On this framework, further studies were carried over on the influence of turbulent structures properties, namely homogeneity and anisotropy, on both the flows spectra and droplets statistics. In order to achieve this goal, novel procedures for both computing the flow spectra and analyzing droplets were developed and are carefully addressed in the thesis. The results of the analysis highlight the independence of droplets statistics from the inflow boundary condition, while, on the other hand, remarking how the total quantity of atomized mass is significantly affected by the turbulence features developed within the nozzle. This considerations are supported by the spectrum analysis performed, which also highlighted how multiphase turbulence shares the universal features described in Kolmogorov theories. / Crialesi Esposito, M. (2019). Analysis of primary atomization in sprays using Direct Numerical Simulation [Tesis doctoral]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/133975

The present research is an experimental investigation of the atomization of a superheated pressurized liquid jet that is exposed to the ambient pressure due to a sudden depressurization. This phenomena is called flashing and occurs in several industrial environments. Liquid flashing phenomena holds an interest in many areas of science and engineering. Typical examples one can mention: a) the accidental release of flammable and toxic pressure-liquefied gases in chemical and nuclear industry; the failure of a vessel or pipe in the form of a small hole results in the formation of a two-phase jet containing a mixture of liquid droplets and vapor, b) atomisation improvement in the fuel injector technology, c) flashing mechanism occurrence in expansion devices of refrigerator cycles etc... The interest in flashing events is especially true in the safety field where any unexpected event is undesirable. In case of an accident, flammable or toxic gas clouds are anticipated in close regions of the release because of the sudden phase change . Due to the non-equilibrium nature of the flow in these near field regions, conducting accurate data measurements for droplet size and velocity is a challenging task resulting in scarce data in the very close area. This research has been carried out at the von Karman Institute (VKI) within the 5th framework of European Commission to fulfill the goal of understanding of source processes in flashing liquids in accidental releases. The program is carried out under name of FLIE (Flashing Liquids in Industrial Environments)(Contract no: EVG1-CT-2000-00025). The specific issues that are presented in this thesis study are the following:a) a comprehensive state of art of the jet break up patterns, spray characteristics and studies related to flashing phenomena; b)flashing jet breakup patterns and accurate characterization of the atomized jet such as droplet diameter size, velocity and temperature evolution through carefully designed laboratory-scale experiments; c) the influence of the initial storage conditions on the final atomized jet; d) a physical model on the droplet transformation and rapid evaporation in aerosol jets. In order to characterize the atomization of the superheated liquid jet, laser-based optical techniques like Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV), Phase Doppler Anemometry (PDA) are used to obtain information for particle diameter and velocity evolution at various axial and radial distances. Moreover, a high-speed video photography presents the possibility to understand the break-up pattern changes of the simulating liquid namely R-134A jet in function of driving pressure, superheat and discharge nozzle characteristics. Global temperature measurements with an intrusive technique such as thermocouples, non-intrusive measurements with Infrared Thermography are performed. Cases for different initial pressures, temperatures, orifice diameters and length-to-diameter ratios are studied. The break-up patterns, the evolution of the mean droplet size, velocity, RMS, turbulence intensity and temperature along the radial and axial directions are presented in function of initial parameters. Highly populated drop size and velocity count distributions are provided. Among the initial storage conditions, superheat effect is found to be very important in providing small droplets. A 1-D analytical rapid evaporation model is developed in order to explain the strong temperature decrease during the measurements. A sensitivity analysis of this model is provided.

O desenvolvimento de algoritmos computacionais para a obtenção de distribuições de tamanho de partícula em dispersões e que utilizam dados espectroscópicos em tempo real e in-line a partir de sensores permitirá uma variedade de aplicações, como o monitoramento de propriedades em fluidos de corte industriais, acompanhamento de processos de polimerização, tratamento de efluentes e sensoriamento atmosférico. O presente estudo tem como objetivo a implementação e comparação de técnicas para resolução de problemas de inversão, desenvolvendo algoritmos que forneçam distribuição de tamanho de partículas em dispersões a partir de dados de espectroscopia UV-Vis-Nir (Ultravioleta, Visível e Infravermelho próximo). Foram implementadas quatro técnicas, sendo uma delas um método alternativo sem a presença de etapas de inversão. Os métodos que utilizaram alguma técnica de inversão evidenciaram a dificuldade em se obter distribuições de tamanho de gotas (DTG) de boa qualidade, enquanto o método alternativo foi aquele que se mostrou mais eficiente e confiável. Este estudo é parte de um programa cooperativo entre a Universidade de São Paulo e a Universidade de Bremen chamado programa BRAGECRIM (Brazilian German Cooperative Research Initiative in Manufacturing) e é financiado pela FAPESP, CAPES, FINEP e CNPq (Brasil) e DFG (Alemanha). / The development of computer algorithms to obtain the particle size distributions in dispersions using spectroscopic data in real time and in-line from sensors enable a variety of applications such as monitoring properties in industrial cutting fluids, monitoring of polymerization processes, wastewater, atmospheric sensing and other applications. The aim of this study is to implement techniques for inversion problem solving, by testing algorithms that provide particle size distribution in dispersions from UV-Vis-Nir (Ultraviolet, Visible and Near-Infrared) spectroscopic data. Four techniques have been implemented, one of them being an alternative method without the inversion step. The methods using inversion techniques showed difficulties to obtain droplet size distributions (DSD) with good quality, while the alternative method was the one that was more efficient and reliable. This study is part of a cooperative program between the University of São Paulo and the University of Bremen, within the BRAGECRIM program (Brazilian German Cooperative Research Initiative in Manufacturing) and is financially supported by FAPESP, CAPES, FINEP and CNPq (Brazil) and DFG (Germany).

Resumo: O objetivo do trabalho foi avaliar os efeitos de diferentes pontas de pulverização e adjuvantes sobre a intensidade do processo de deriva, o espectro de gotas e a tensão superficial dinâmica das soluções de aplicação da mistura de 2,4-D e glyphosate. Os ensaios foram realizados no Silsoe Research Institute, Inglaterra. Os tratamentos corresponderam à combinações entre tipos de pontas de pulverização e adjuvantes. As pontas e respectivas pressões utilizadas foram: jato plano convencional de uso amplo XR 11002 (3 e 1,5 bar), jato plano com pré-orifício DG 11002 (3 bar), jato plano defletor com pré-orifício TT 11002 (3 bar), jato plano com pré-orifício e indução de ar AI 11002 (3 bar) e jato cônico vazio TXVS-10 (4 bar). Os adjuvantes e concentrações (v/v) testados foram: Minax (900 g.L-1 de óxido de etileno condensado – alquil fenol) a 0,1%, Ethokem (870 g.L-1 de amina graxa poli ethoxilada) a 0,5%, Actipron [96,8% (p/p) de óleo mineral] a 1,0%, Rigger (840 g.L-1 de óleo vegetal metilado) a 1,0% e Silwet L-77 [80% (p/p) de óxido de poli (alquileno) modificado - heptametil-trisiloxano] a 0,1%. Os herbicidas utilizados foram Headland Staff 500 (500 g.L-1 de 2,4-D, Headland Agrochemicals Ltd, Reino Unido) em mistura com Scorpion (360 g.L-1 de glyphosate, Cardel Agro SPRL, Reino Unido) a 0,8 e 3,5% de concentração (v/v), respectivamente. As aplicações foram realizadas com e sem os herbicidas na calda. A deriva 2 foi avaliada em condições de túnel de vento, com velocidade do fluxo de ar de 2 m.s-1 e umidade relativa do ar a 80%. Os coletores de deriva foram fios de polietileno de 1,9O objetivo do trabalho foi avaliar os efeitos de diferentes pontas de pulverização e adjuvantes sobre a intensidade do processo de deriva, o espectro de gotas e a tensão superficial dinâmica das soluções de aplicação da mistura de 2,4-D e glyphosate...(Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The aim of this research was to evaluate the effects of different nozzles and adjuvants on the drift process intensity, the droplet spectra and the dynamic surface tension of spray solutions of 2,4-D + glyphosate mixture. The trials were carried out in the Silsoe Research Institute, England. The treatments corresponded to combinations between nozzle designs and adjuvants. The nozzles and respective pressures used were: conventional extended range flat fan XR 11002 (3 and 1.5 bar), pre orifice flat fan DG 11002 (3 bar), pre orifice deflector flat fan TT 11002 (3 bar), pre orifice air induction flat fan AI 11002 (3 bar) 4 and hollow cone TXVS-10 (4 bar). The adjuvants and concentrations (v/v) tested were: Minax (900 g.L-1 alkyl phenol ethylene oxide condensate) at 0.1%, Ethokem (870 g.L-1 ethoxylated tallow-amine) at 0.5%, Actipron [97% (w/w) mineral oil] at 1.0%, Rigger (840 g.L-1 methylated vegetable oil) at 1.0% and Silwet L-77 [80% (w/w) polyalkylene oxide modified heptamethyl trisiloxane] at 0.1%. The herbicides used were Headland Staff 500 (500 g.L-1 of 2,4-D, Headland Agrochemicals Ltd, UK) in mixture with Scorpion (360 g.L-1 of glyphosate, Cardel Agro SPRL, UK) at 0.8 e 3.5% concentration (v/v), respectively. The applications were made with and without herbicides in the spray liquid. The spray drift were assessed under wind tunnel conditions, with air flow velocity of 2 m.s-1 and air relative humidity of 80%. The spray drift collectors were 1.98 mm diameter and 2.75 m length polythene lines, placed horizontally at 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4 and 0.5 m high at 2 m distance from the nozzle and at 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 m distance at 0.1 m high. The food dye gGreen Sh was used as a tracer. The collectors were individually washed with de-ionised water and the washing solutions were analyzed by spectrophotometry...(Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Orientador: Edivaldo Domingues Velini / Coorientador: Paul Charles Harvey Miller / Banca: Carlos Roberto Raetano / Banca: Ulisses Rocha Antuniassi / Banca: Luiz Antonio Palladini / Banca: Fernando Storniolo Adegas / Doutor

O desenvolvimento de algoritmos computacionais para a obtenção de distribuições de tamanho de partícula em dispersões e que utilizam dados espectroscópicos em tempo real e in-line a partir de sensores permitirá uma variedade de aplicações, como o monitoramento de propriedades em fluidos de corte industriais, acompanhamento de processos de polimerização, tratamento de efluentes e sensoriamento atmosférico. O presente estudo tem como objetivo a implementação e comparação de técnicas para resolução de problemas de inversão, desenvolvendo algoritmos que forneçam distribuição de tamanho de partículas em dispersões a partir de dados de espectroscopia UV-Vis-Nir (Ultravioleta, Visível e Infravermelho próximo). Foram implementadas quatro técnicas, sendo uma delas um método alternativo sem a presença de etapas de inversão. Os métodos que utilizaram alguma técnica de inversão evidenciaram a dificuldade em se obter distribuições de tamanho de gotas (DTG) de boa qualidade, enquanto o método alternativo foi aquele que se mostrou mais eficiente e confiável. Este estudo é parte de um programa cooperativo entre a Universidade de São Paulo e a Universidade de Bremen chamado programa BRAGECRIM (Brazilian German Cooperative Research Initiative in Manufacturing) e é financiado pela FAPESP, CAPES, FINEP e CNPq (Brasil) e DFG (Alemanha). / The development of computer algorithms to obtain the particle size distributions in dispersions using spectroscopic data in real time and in-line from sensors enable a variety of applications such as monitoring properties in industrial cutting fluids, monitoring of polymerization processes, wastewater, atmospheric sensing and other applications. The aim of this study is to implement techniques for inversion problem solving, by testing algorithms that provide particle size distribution in dispersions from UV-Vis-Nir (Ultraviolet, Visible and Near-Infrared) spectroscopic data. Four techniques have been implemented, one of them being an alternative method without the inversion step. The methods using inversion techniques showed difficulties to obtain droplet size distributions (DSD) with good quality, while the alternative method was the one that was more efficient and reliable. This study is part of a cooperative program between the University of São Paulo and the University of Bremen, within the BRAGECRIM program (Brazilian German Cooperative Research Initiative in Manufacturing) and is financially supported by FAPESP, CAPES, FINEP and CNPq (Brazil) and DFG (Germany).

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Nowadays there is a trend of become the operational of agrochemicals spray faster. Then, it may cause a direct impact on the spray quality of a given product, influencing even directly the effectiveness of it control. The present study investigated the feature of application as reduced spray rates in combination with different spray nozzles in two wheat cultivars. Field experiment was conducted in the winter of 2011 at Institute Phytus experimental field, on Itaara, central region of Rio Grande do Sul. It was test rates of 180, 140, 100 and 60 L/ha applied with the nozzles XR 11001, TT 11001 and TT 110015 on Fundacep 52 and Quartzo wheat cultivars, on three times: during the stem elongation, in head emission and in full flowering. For collection of drops of dye was used application on Contact paper cards, which were placed in exactly the same position and with the same format that the leaves if desired look. In each application was performed to characterize the quality as this: volume median diameter (VMD), SPAN (RA), number of droplets per square centimeters and percentage of coverage. Common to both cultivars, the DMV was conditioned only by the nozzles, being always smaller for XR 11001, and AR did not vary in any situation. The interaction between spray rates and spray nozzles was more decisive in droplet deposition on the cultivar Fundacep 52 than cultivar Quartzo, and on number of droplet per square centimeters than percentage of coverage. The nozzle XR 11001 tended to result in the greatest number of droplets per square centimeter, while the TT 11001 tended to generate the highest percentage of coverage. Reductions in spray rate normally produce more regular decreases in deposits when were used the TT nozzles regarding XR nozzle. / Em um cenário onde o aumento do ritmo operacional da aplicação de agroquímicos é uma das prioridades, podendo atrelar impactos diretos na qualidade da aplicação de determinado produto, influenciando, inclusive, diretamente a eficácia de controle deste, o presente trabalho objetivou estudar as características da aplicação conforme redução das taxas de aplicação em associação com diferentes pontas de pulverização em duas cultivares de trigo. Foi conduzido experimento de campo no inverno de 2011 em área experimental do Instituto Phytus, município de Itaara, região central do Rio Grande do Sul, testando as taxas de 180, 140, 100 e 60 L/ha aplicadas com as pontas XR 11001, TT 11001 e TT 110015 sobre as cultivares Fundacep 52 e Quartzo em três momentos. Para coleta das gotas foi utilizada aplicação de corante sobre cartões de papel Contact, os quais foram alocados exatamente na mesma posição e com mesmo formato das folhas que se desejou analisar. Em cada aplicação foram avaliados: área foliar, diâmetro mediano volumétrico (DMV), amplitude relativa (AR), número de gotas/cm2 e percentual de cobertura. O DMV foi condicionado apenas pelas pontas, sendo sempre menor para XR 11001, e a AR não apresentou variação em nenhuma situação. A interação entre taxas de aplicação e pontas de pulverização foi mais determinante na deposição de gotas sobre a cultivar Fundacep 52, em relação a cultivar Quartzo, e sobre número de gotas/cm2, comparativamente ao percentual de cobertura. A ponta XR 11001 tendeu a originar os maiores número de gotas/cm2, enquanto que a ponta XR 11001 tendeu a gerar os maiores percentuais de cobertura. Reduções na taxa de aplicação tenderam a gerar decréscimos mais regulares nos depósitos provenientes das pontas TT do que da ponta XR.

The dissertation thesis deals with the application of absorption methods for the separation of gaseous pollutants from polluted gaseous mixtures using a pilot plant scrubber. The efficiency of the gaseous pollutant removal was determined based on the hydrodynamic distribution of fluids inside the spray chamber. A TF-28 150 spiral nozzle, which was used to spray the absorption liquid, was experimentally characterized. Specifically, the pressure impact pattern of the liquid produced by the nozzle was investigated using intrusive methods and the effective spray angles, the modes of primary and secondary atomization, the droplet size and liquid velocity distributions were determined using non-intrusive optical methods. Numerical simulations of flow of model gas phase inside the sprinkler head and spraying of the liquid through the spiral nozzle were also carried out. The obtained data can be applied to estimate the interface area and together with the determination of the coefficient of total mass transfer thus define the kinetics of chemisorption for a given absorbent/absorbate combination.