L'objectif de ce travail de thèse a été de produire des matériaux expansés à partir de produits d'origine naturelle, en particulier à partir de tanins. Au moment où cette thèse a débuté, des études étaient publiées sur la possibilité d'élaborer ce type de matériaux avec des formulations qui comportaient du formaldéhyde. Cela allait à l'encontre du caractère naturel recherché puisqu'en fait, on utilisait des produits naturels et les faisait réagir avec un produit cancérogène. Il n'était donc pas possible de les présenter comme des matériaux « verts ». Aussi, nous avons voulu au cours de ce travail, élaborer des matériaux expansés uniquement à partir de produits naturels ou en découlant. Les tanins sont des substances naturelles chimiquement actives qui peuvent être utilisées afin de remplacer des produits homologues dérivés du pétrole comme le phénol par exemple qui présente des caractéristiques de réactivité chimique très similaires à celles des tanins condensés. Des formulations comportant des tanins condensés ont d'ailleurs déjà été étudiées pour élaborer des matériaux expansés. En considérant cela, ce travail de thèse s'est déroulé sous la forme de différents projets convergents vers un objectif commun: la production de mousses aux tanins plus naturelles et plus intéressantes pour l'industrie. Cinq projets ont ainsi été menés : 1. analyses de différents tanins, condensés, hydrolysables et synthétiques ; 2. production de mousses aux tanins sans utilisation de formaldéhyde ; 3. production de mousses aux tanins sans solvants ; 4. production de mousses aux tanins rigides ou élastiques ; 5. production de mousses aux tanins, sans acides, mais avec une catalyse alcaline / The aim of this thesis was to produce foamed materials from natural products, especially from tannins. At the time this thesis began, studies were published on the possibility of doing this type of materials with formaldehyde containing formulations. This was contrary to the desired natural character because in fact, were used natural products reacted with carcinogenic product. It was not possible to present them as "green" materials. During this thesis our aim was to develop expanded materials only from natural or bio-derived raw materials. Tannins are chemically active natural substances that can be used to replace homologous oil derivatives such as phenol which has characteristics of chemical reactivity very similar to those of condensed tannins. Formulations containing condensed tannins have already been studied to develop expanded materials. Considering this argument, this thesis takes place in the form of various projects converging towards a common goal: production of foams with more natural impact and interesting for tannins industry. Five projects have been completed: 1. analysis of various tannins, condensed, hydrolysable and synthetic ; 2. tannin foams production without the use of formaldehyde ; 3. tannin foams production without solvents ; 4. tannin foams production with rigid or elastic behavior ; 5. tannin foams production without acids, but with an alkaline catalysis

The thesis deals with the processes that occur in the course of the manufacturing of rigid polyurethane-polyisocyanurate (PU-PIR) foams, their properties and technology. It deals above all with principles of foam nucleation and stability. The purpose of understanding these principles is their possible use for improving thermo-insulating properties of the material. The experimental part of the thesis studies the influence of additives and ultrasound on the PU-PIR foam properties. It has been found that low molecular weight compounds with perfluorinated chain leads to decreasing foam cell size and its lower thermal conductivity. The additives mentioned act probably on the surfactants principle by facilitating nucleation and stabilizing growing centres of bubbles. They probably form also part of blowing agents mixture inside the foam cells which cause lowering of thermal conductivity as well. Compounds with similar chemical structure have unique influence on the properties of rigid PU-PIR foams. Further research ought to be focused on cheaper modes of producing perfluorinated compounds.

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For several years, research work has been carried out at the University of Canterbury aimed at the development of a rapid prototyping and manufacturing process referred to as Robotic Foam Sculpting (RFS). This system uses a six-axis industrial robot and electrically-heated hot-wire and hot-blade tools to sculpt desired parts from blocks of polystyrene foam. The vision for this system is that it will be able to rapidly create large volume foam models at low cost, for a range of potential applications. Parts produced by the RFS system can potentially be used as investment casting patterns, cores for sculptures and architectural details, demonstration and testing models, wind tunnel test models, and many other potential applications. At the beginning of the work reported in this thesis, there was very little understanding of the nature of the surfaces produced by hot-tool cutting of foam, very little knowledge of the range of input cutting conditions that affected the surface quality, and almost no understanding of the relationships between the cutting strategy and the nature of the surfaces being produced. In addition, there was little evidence of published work on these subjects that was sufficiently robust to be applicable to the RFS system. This research was concerned with rectifying this gap in the existing knowledge. There were a number of different focal areas for this research. These included the surface texture of surfaces cut with hot tools, the effects of cutting strategy on the surface quality in single-pass cutting of foam, the effects of cutting strategy on the surface quality in multi-pass cutting, and the application of a current-control system to control the surface quality in real time during a cut. In each of the focal areas the goal was to develop a detailed understanding of the nature of the different aspects of surface quality, to map the factor interactions and dependencies that controlled these aspects of surface quality, to develop methods for predicting the expected surface quality based on cutting strategy (and vice versa) and to develop techniques for minimising the surface errors. The detailed investigation of the surface texture of surfaces produced with hot-tool cutting is presented in Chapter 4. This chapter explores the characteristic nature of foam surfaces, presents the development of a method of measuring the surface texture of foam, and investigates the usefulness of a range of standard texture parameters for assessing foam surface quality. It is concluded in this chapter that common texture parameters based on the relative heights of surface features are not capable of reliably discriminating between different foam surfaces, so a new texture parameter (the 10%-Height Contiguous Diameter) is developed and implemented. Using this parameter, it is possible to reliably predict the surface texture to be expected for a given set of cutting conditions. Investigations of the cutting strategy in single-pass cutting are presented in Chapter 5. This chapter identifies the two key aspects of surface quality in single-pass cutting, the kerfwidth and the surface barrelling. Experimental work is carried out to investigate the relationships between these errors and the cutting strategy, and the factors that influence each of them are identified. In addition, statistical models are developed for the kerf along the length of a cut so that the kerf can be predicted based on cutting conditions. This chapter also includes a study of the cutting force in single-pass cutting, and develops models that allow the prediction of the expected cutting force for a given cutting strategy. A detailed study of the cutting strategy for multi-pass cutting is presented in Chapter 6. This study identifies the most significant surface errors in multi-pass cutting and determines the causes of each of these errors and the factor interactions and dependencies that have to be considered when developing a multi-pass cutting strategy. Once again, statistical models that allow the prediction of these surface errors based on cutting strategy, or the evaluation of cutting strategy parameters to achieve a desired surface quality, are developed. The models for cutting force in single-pass cutting are applied to multi-pass cutting, and it is found that these models can accurately predict the force in multi-pass cutting as well. The characterisation of the acoustic output in hot-tool cutting forms the subject matter of Chapter 7. This study establishes that the magnitude of the acoustic output is proportional to the cutting force experienced during the cut, and is therefore potentially suitable for use as a trigger signal for feedback current control. This would allow an acoustic signal to be used instead of the current force signal, which has a number of drawbacks that will be discussed in Chapter 2, the Background Material chapter. The specific trigger signal identified as being of most use is the acoustic output in the 4 – 12 kHz band, where the presence of any non-zero acoustic output above background noise is a reliable and repeatable indicator of the presence of thermomechanical cutting. The work presented in this thesis provides a detailed, quantitative, evidence-based and reliable understanding of the nature of the cutting strategy in hot-tool cutting of foam. The key cutting strategy parameters and the important aspects of surface quality for different cutting types are identified, the relationships between all these parameters are mapped, and quantitative models are developed that allow the output metrics like the surface quality or the cutting force to be predicted with a high degree of accuracy based on the input cutting strategy conditions. Armed with this understanding, it is possible to determine the most suitable cutting strategy for sculpting a given part, and to assess whether a given part can be sculpted with the RFS system. As such, the research problem posed at the start of this thesis has been largely solved, and the stage is set for further research to optimise the cutting strategy for sculpting different parts and to correct the remaining drawbacks of the RFS system to complete the development of a commercially-useful manufacturing system.

Pure aluminium and aluminium-5wt % TiO2 aluminium foams were produced by powder metallurgy technique with the use of TiH2 as foaming agent. Two sizes of TiH2 were used: 20&micro / m and 3&micro / m. It has been confirmed that high level of compaction is the primary requirement in foaming. It was shown that hot swaging could be used as a method of compaction for foaming as it leads to values close to full density. Pure aluminium foamed at 675&deg / C and 725&deg / C leads to a volume expansion between 90-180 %. A model was developed for pure aluminium to explain the pore initiation and the resultant pore size. The model predicts a critical particle size for TiH2 below which bubbles could not form. The size appears to be in the neighborhood of 30&micro / m for 675&deg / C and 6&micro / m for 725&deg / C and is temperature dependent. Equilibrium pore size appears to be a function of TiH2 particle size and not affected significantly by the temperature of foaming. It has also been shown that depth effect, i.e. hydrostatic pressure of liquid metal, is unimportant in foaming process and can be neglected. According to the model, to produce pores of fine sizes, two requirements must be met: use of fine foaming agent and the use of high foaming temperature. Al-5 wt % TiO2 was foamed at 750&deg / C and 800&deg / C, i.e. at temperatures that yield viscosities similar to pure aluminium. The structure of foamed metal and level of foaming, 120-160%, was similar to pure aluminium. Unlike pure aluminium, internal reactions are dominant feature of TiO2 stabilized systems. Solid content of the system increases as a result of internal reactions between Al-Ti and Al- TiO2. When this change occurs, however, is not known. It is possible that the viscosity of the system may be four times of its original value.

Doubling transistor count for every two years in a computer chip, transmitter and receiver (T/R) module of a phased-array antenna that demands higher power with smaller dimensions are all results of miniaturization in electronics packaging. These technologies nowadays depend on improvement of reliable high performance heat sink to perform in narrower volumes. Employing microchannels or open cell metal foam heat sinks are two recently developing promising methods of cooling high heat fluxes. Although recent studies especially on microchannels can give a rough estimate on performances of these two methods, since using metal foams as heat sinks is still needed further studies, a direct experimental comparison of heat exchanger performances of these two techniques is still needed especially for thermal design engineers to decide the method of cooling. For this study, microchannels with channel widths of 300 &micro / m, 420 &micro / m, 500 &micro / m and 900 &micro / m were produced. Also, 92% porous 10, 20 and 40 ppi 6101-T6 open cell aluminum metal foams with compression factors 1,2, and 3 that have the same finned volume of microchannels with exactly same dimensions were used to manufacture heat sinks with method of vacuum brazing. They all have tested under same conditions with volumetric flow rate ranging from 0,167 l/min to 1,33 l/min and 60 W of heat power. Channel height was 4 mm for all heat sinks and distilled water used as cooling fluid. After experiments, pressure drops and thermal resistances were compared with tabulated and graphical forms. Also, the use of metal foam and microchannel heat sinks were highlighted with their advantages and disadvantages for future projects.

This paper establishes Low-Tension-Gas (LTG) as a method for sub-miscible tertiary recovery in tight sandstone and carbonate reservoirs. The LTG process involves the use of a low foam quality surfactant-gas solution to mobilize and then displace residual crude after waterflood. It replicates the existing Alkali-Surfactant-Polymer (ASP) process in its creation of an ultra-low oil-water interfacial tension (IFT) environment for oil mobilization, but instead supplements the use of foam over polymer for mobility control. By replacing polymer with foam, chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) methods can be expanded into sub-30 mD formations where polymer is impractical due to plugging, shear, or the requirement to use a low molecular weight polymer. Overall results indicate favorable mobilization and displacement of residual crude oil in both tight carbonate and tight sandstone reservoirs. Tertiary recovery of 75-95% ROIP was achieved for cores with 2-15 mD permeability, with similar oil bank and other ASP analogous process attributes observed. Moreover, similar recovery was achieved during testing at high initial oil saturation (56%), indicating high process tolerance to oil saturation and potential application for implementation at secondary recovery. In addition, a number of tools and relations were developed to improve the predictive relationship between observed coreflood properties and actual mobilization or displacement mechanisms which impact reservoir-scale flooding. These relations include qualitative dispersion comparison and calculation of in-situ gas saturation, macroscopic mobility ratio at the displacement fronts, and apparent viscosity of injected fluids. These tools were validated through use of reference gas and surfactant floods and indicate that stable macroscopic displacement can be achieved through LTG flooding in tight formations. Furthermore, to better reflect actual reservoir conditions where localized fractional flow of gas can vary substantially depending on mixing or gravity phenomenon, two additional sets of data were developed to empirically model behavior. Through testing of LTG co-injection at a number of discrete fractional flow values over a wide range, recovery was shown to achieve a relative maximum at 50% gas fractional flow which also corresponded with optimal observed mobility control as measured by the previously established tools. Likewise, through testing of surfactant-alternating-gas (SAG) injection cycling, displacement and overall recovery were shown to be improved versus reference co-injection flooding. Finally, by comparing the observed displacement and mobility data among co-injection and surfactant-alternating-gas floods, a new displacement mechanism is introduced to better relate actual displacement conditions with observed macroscopic mobility data. This mechanism emphasizes the role of liquid rate in actual displacement processes and a mostly static gas saturation (independent of gas rate) in altering liquid relative permeability and diverting injected liquid into lower permeability zones. / text

Submitted by Biblioteca da Faculdade de Farmácia (bff@ndc.uff.br) on 2018-01-24T13:57:53Z No. of bitstreams: 1 FRANCINE ALBERNAZ LOBO.pdf: 10489347 bytes, checksum: 0848175c51939f10b98f3dde92fdd2be (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-01-24T13:57:53Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 FRANCINE ALBERNAZ LOBO.pdf: 10489347 bytes, checksum: 0848175c51939f10b98f3dde92fdd2be (MD5) / Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / A secagem por foam mat drying foi utilizada como método de desidratação para a polpa de manga da variedade Tommy Atkins. O desenho experimental do tipo Composto Central Rotacional (DCCR) foi elaborado com o intuito de avaliar os efeitos da concentração de lecitina de soja e carboximetilcelulose (CMC) utilizados como agentes estabilizadores de espuma (0 – 1,50 g / 100 g), e diferentes valores de temperatura (53 – 87 °C) sobre as concentrações de compostos bioativos (fenólicos, carotenoides e vitamina C), capacidade antioxidante e os parâmetros de cor na polpa de manga. O estudo permitiu a identificação dos principais compostos antioxidantes na polpa de manga, incluindo a mangiferina, que podem ser utilizados como ingredientes na produção de alimentos funcionais com o objetivo de melhorar suas propriedades nutricionais e antioxidantes. A concentração de lecitina de soja e os valores de temperatura apresentaram efeito significativo negativo (p < 0,05) sobre o conteúdo de fenóis totais, capacidade antioxidante e vitamina C, enquanto a concentração de CMC mostrou efeito positivo (p < 0,05) para o somatório de fenólicos e capacidade antioxidante. No entanto, a análise estatística não indicou efeito significativo (p > 0,05) sobre o conteúdo de carotenoides totais e dos parâmetros de cor. O aumento da concentração total de compostos fenólicos e carotenoides em manga seca contribuiu para maior capacidade antioxidante da polpa de manga após o processo de foam mat drying. O estudo concluiu que a temperatura de secagem em 80 °C e a concentração de CMC e lecitina de soja de 0,30 g / 100 g são bons parâmetros de operação para maior concentração de compostos fenólicos e carotenoides e capacidade antioxidante. Posteriormente, produtos foram formulados com a polpa seca nesta condição, e submetidos à análise sensorial, utilizando-se testes de escala hedônica e triangular e intenção de compra. Todas os produtos com a polpa de manga desidratada por foam mat drying apresentaram índice de aceitação maior de 44 %. A adição da polpa de manga desidratada nas formulações da mousse e refresco demonstraram o potencial uso para o desenvolvimento de alimento rico em substâncias fenólicas e carotenoides, agregando propriedades benéficas ao alimento / Foam mat drying was used as dehydration method for Tommy Atkins mango pulp. The effects of soy lecithin and carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) concentrations used as foam stabilizers (0 – 1,50 g/100 g) and temperature values (53 – 87 °C) on levels of bioactive compounds (phenolics, carotenoids and vitamin C), antioxidant capacity and the colour measured in mango pulp were evaluated and optimized according to a multilevel factorial design (DCCR). The present study allowed the identification of the main antioxidant compounds in mango pulp such as mangiferin that can be utilized for the production of valueadded ingredients for various food applications to enhance their nutritional and antioxidant properties. Soy lecithin concentration and T had a negative effect (p < 0,05) on the phenolic content, antioxidant capacity and vitamin C, while CMC concentration had a positive effect (p < 0,05) for phenolic content and antioxidant capacity on the evaluated responses. However, the statistical analysis indicated no significant effect of variables studied (p > 0,05) on the total carotenoid and color parameters. The increasing of the total phenolics and carotenoids content observed for dried mango contributed for higher antioxidant capacity of mango pulp after foam mat drying process. This study concluded that drying temperature of 80 °C and concentration of CMC and soy lecithin of 0,30 g / 100 g are good operating parameters for increased content phenolic and carotenoids compounds and antioxidant capacity. After that, products formulated with the dried pulp in this condition were submitted at the sensory analysis, using hedonic scale and triangular testing and purchase intent. All products formulated with the dried mango pulp by foam mat drying showed higher acceptance (rate 44 %). Addition of dried mango pulp in the mousse and refresh formulation demonstrates the potential of using on the development of food rich in phenolic and carotenoids substances, adding to food product beneficial properties

Hat sections, single and double, made of steel are frequently encountered in automotive body structural components such as front rails, B-Pillar, and rockers of unitized-body cars. These thin-walled components can play a significant role in terms of crashworthiness and impact energy absorption, through a nonlinear phenomenon called as progressive dynamic buckling. As modern vehicle safety design relies heavily on computer-aided engineering, there is a great need for analysis-based predictions to yield close correlation with test results. Although hat sections subjected to axial loading have been studied widely in the past, there is scanty information in published literature on modeling procedures that can lead to robust prediction of test responses. In the current study, both single-hat and double-hat components made of mild steel are studied extensively experimentally and numerically to quantify statistical variations in test responses such as peak load, mean load and energy absorption, and formulate modeling conditions for capturing elasto-plastic material behavior, strain rate sensitivity, spot-welds, etc. that can lead to robust predictions of force-time and force-displacement histories as well as failure modes. In addition, keeping initial stages of vehicle design in mind, the effectiveness of soft computing techniques based on polynomial regression analysis, radial basis functions and artificial neural networks for quick assessment of the behaviors of steel hat sections has been demonstrated. The study is extended to double-hat sections subjected to eccentric impact loading which has not been previously reported. A lightweight enhancement of load carrying capacity of steel hat section components has been investigated with PU (polyurethane) foam-filled single and double hat sections, and subjecting the same to quasi-static and axial impact loading. Good predictions of load-displacement responses are again obtained and shortening of fold lengths vis-à-vis hollow sections is observed. Finally, the performance of hat sections made of glass fiber-reinforced composites is studied as a potential lightweight substitute to steel hat section components. The challenging task of numerical prediction of the behaviors of the composite hat sections has been undertaken using a consistent modeling and analysis procedure described earlier and by choosing an appropriate constitutive behavior available in the popular explicit contact-impact analysis solver, LS-DYNA.

This diploma thesis focuses on a research of the foam stability of the beer. We specifically observed the influence of ethanol and surface tension on the foam stability, and influence of ethanol and surface tension on the height of the foam. It was observed the influence of the hop acids in non-alcoholic beers. Furthermore, different biosurfactants were added into to the beer to observe better stability of the foam. The theoretical part of this work describes the foam from the physical aspect. There are described fourth key events involved in foam formation. Then it focuses on the beer foam – its structure, substances that influence its behavior and measurement of the foam stability. In this part there are described biosurfactants as well – their characteristics, qualities, distribution and applications. The experimental part is dedicated to the influence of ethanol, surface tension, the amount of iso- acids on foam stability in beer. There is observed the influence of biosurfactants of the foam stability and surface tension, which are added into to the beer. For the measurement of the foam stability was used the Rudin method. Liquid chromatography with DAD detector was used for the measurement the amount of the hop acids. The surface tension was determined by tensiometer. According to the results addition of ethanol changed the characteristics of the foam stability, but it’s not easy to find correlation between the increasing amount of ethanol and its stability. It was found out, that there is connection between the amount of ethanol and surface tension. On the other hand, there is not much connection between the surface tension and foam height. Within the framework of addition of biosurfactants was observed, that these foaming agents interacted the surface tension of the beer (lowering), however these agents accelerated the fall of the beer foam.