Thesis (B.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electro-Chemistry, 1917. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 25). / by Frederick William Dodson. / B.S.

[pt] A presente dissertação apresenta o estudo da eletro- osmose em um solo residual gnaissico em ambiente laboratorial. O foco do trabalho foi direcionado ao desenvolvimento de equipamento e metodologia de ensaio. Duas células foram desenvolvidas, uma para amostras indeformadas e outra para amostras reconstituídas em laboratório.Os resultados do programa experimental não contrastaram muito com os disponíveis na literatura técnica. Observou-se que o fluxo eletro-osmótico é proporcional ao gradiente elétrico aplicado e que apresentava um comportamento errático durante o decorrer do ensaio,possivelmente devido às reações causadas pela eletrocinese. A variação no teor de umidade através dos corpos de provas foram ínfimas. Um fato curioso foi a indepedência dos parâmetros que avaliam a eficiência eletro-osmótica em relação ao gradiente elétrico aplicado.Em relação ao consumo energético, verificou-se que o mesmo é maior durante os instantes iniciais do ensaio e tende a se estabilizar com o passar do tempo. Observou-se ainda, uma relação direta com o gradiente elétrico aplicado. Para fins de projeto, o consumo enérgético pode ser estimado como US$ 0,30 por kW.h/m3. / [en] The present dissertation presents a laboratory study of electro-osmosis in a residual soil from gneiss. The objective of this study was to develop test equipment and methodology. Two different cells were constructed,one for natural and the other for reconstituted material. The experimental results are consistent with technical literature values. It was observed that the electro-osmotic flow is proportional to the magnitude of the eletrical potential gradient and shoewd a some what erratic behaviour during the test, which could be due to the physical- chemical reactions through the soil caused by electrolysis. The variation of water content in the specimens was minimal. One curious fact was that the electroosmotic efficiency coefficient, which evaluates the electroosmotic efficiency , turned out to be independent from the eletrical potential gradient. The power expenditure was greater during the initial stages of the tests and tended to stabilise over the remaining time.It was observed a direct relation between the power expenditure and the eletrical potential gradient. For design purposes, the current cost of energy expenditure could be assumed as U21730 0,30 per KW.h/m³. There is a little variation in the temperature of electrolytes during tests. It was also observed that eletroosmotic flow can be improved by acidification of the solution.

International Telemetering Conference Proceedings / October 25-28, 1999 / Riviera Hotel and Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada / A broad class of Electro-Optical (E-O) sensors are continually being improved and/or developed for aircraft to assist in performance of such tasks as surveillance, target acquisition, target designation, and weapons delivery. These E-O sensors possess a variety of Electro-Optical links that encompass the spectral region of 0.4 to 14 micrometers. The Radiometric Lab at Edwards Air Force base is tasked to provide instrumentation support for projects that develop, test, and evaluate ground and airborne E-O systems/sensors. The heart of the labs support capability is the Radiometric Analysis and Measurement System (RAMS) and is contained within an all-terrain van. A variety of sub-systems exist within the van to meet support requirements. These include an 8 to 12 micron infrared (IR) imaging system, 4 to 14 micron spectral radiometer, 380 to 1068 nanometer spectral radiometer, 400 to 1800 nanometer imaging camera, 1.064 nd:YAG laser, off-axis collimator with IR and visible light sources, and a weather station. This paper describes the system, its capabilities and limitations, and its application in aircraft sensor evaluation.

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