<p dir="ltr">Non-Newtonian fluid models such as the Bingham and Herschel-Bulkley models are used to characterize the flow behavior of many complex fluids and soft solids. The three parameter Herschel-Bulkley model captures the yield stress behavior and the nonlinear power law behavior. In this thesis, the semi-analytical solution of Herschel-Bulkley fluids provided by Covey and Stanmore is used to experimentally characterize the squeeze flow behavior. A ‘Squeeze Flow and Thermal Resistance Tester’ was custom designed to perform velocity controlled squeeze flow experiments. The tester has an additional capability of performing thermal resistance characterization adhering to the ASTM-D5470 standard. A novel framework is described for characterizing the three Herschel-Bulkley parameters (τy, n and ηHB) using the developed tester. </p><p dir="ltr">Thermal Interface Materials (TIMs) are used to efficiently dissipate heat from a heat generating component to a heat sink in an electronic package. Thermal grease is a type of TIM comprising of a base material (e.g. polymer) loaded with highly conducting filler particles (e.g, boron nitride, alumina or sometimes conducting metals such as aluminum or silver). These greases are expected to exhibit Herschel-Bulkley flow behavior. Hence, thermal greases are used as candidate materials for squeeze flow characterization. In addition to the flow characterization, the thermal resistance across these thermal greases are also characterized using the custom designed tester. Characterization of mechanical and thermal behavior of TIMs is crucial to predicting their long-term reliability. </p><p dir="ltr">The effect of in-situ isothermal baking duration and test temperature on flow behavior is studied. The increase in duration of isothermal baking at test temperature of 55◦C showed that the material tends to stiffen with baking duration. The increase in test temperature from 5◦C to 100◦C resulted in a decrease in the power law index n and viscosity ηHB. </p><p dir="ltr">Finally, a numerical simulation strategy for performing squeeze flow simulations is described. The characterized flow parameters from the squeeze flow experiments were used as input material parameters for a dynamic mesh-based numerical simulation of squeeze flow between parallel surfaces. The results of the experimental force response and numerical simulation results were compared and found to be in close agreement. In order to simulate flow of thermal greases in a package undergoing deformation, a non-flat test setup was fabricated and squeeze experiments were performed. Numerical simulations were subsequently performed for the non-flat surface using material parameters extracted from previous experiments and the results were compared. The results from both experiments and numerical simulations showed that the force response of thermal greases under non-flat surfaces was significantly higher than the planar case.</p>

Este trabalho teve por objetivo investigar a degradação de lipídios em três sistemas anaeróbios de tratamento: um reator anaeróbio de fluxo horizontal de leito fixo (RAHLF) , um sistema combinado composto por um reator enzimático de leito expandido invertido (RELI) seguido por um RAHLF e um reator anaeróbio de manta de lodo (UASB). Os sistemas foram monitorados em uma câmara com temperatura controlada a 30,0 ± 0,5°C e alimentados com substrato sintético a base de lipídios, com concentração, em termos de demanda química de oxigênio (DQO) de 8748 ± 711 mg/L e concentração de óleos e graxas de 1820 ± 512 mg/L, O reator RAHLF foi operado com tempo de detenção hidráulica (TDH) de 24 horas por 100 dias e apresentou eficiências médias de remoção de DQO e de lipídios de 98,9 ± 0,4% e 94,9 ± 3,2%, respectivamente. O sistema combinado (reator enzimático / reator anaeróbio) apresentou eficiências médias de remoção de DQO e de lipídios de 99,0 ± 0,3% e 94,2 ± 2,8%, respectivamente, operado com TDH de 30 min no reator enzimático e 24 h no reator microbiológico. Posteriormente, o reator RAHLF foi submetido à diminuição do TDH de 24 para 8 h. As eficiências médias de remoção de DQO e lipídios foram de 87,0 ± 3,2% e 90,5 ± 2,7% verificadas para o menor TDH aplicado (8 h). O modelo cinético baseado em reações paralelas e em série, de primeira ordem, indicaram que a velocidade de reação aumenta com o aumento da velocidade superficial no reator RAHLF. Este comportamento pode ser atribuído à diminuição contínua da resistência à transferência de massa da fase líquida. O reator UASB apresentou baixa eficiência devido à flotação de 85% da manta de lodo granular, após 18 dias de operação. Os resultados obtidos neste trabalho permitem concluir que o reator RAHLF pode ser utilizado como unidade única no tratamento de efluentes com alta concentração de lipídios, devido a ter apresentado performance similar à observada no sistema integrado enzimático-anaeróbio. / The aim of this work was the investigation of the lipid degradation in three anaerobic treatment systems: a horizontal-flow anaerobic immobilized biomass (HAIB) reactor, a combined system composed by an inverted expanded-bed enzymatic reactor (EIBE) followed by a HAIB reactor and an up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor. The systems were monitored in a chamber under controlled temperature of 30 ± 0.5°C and fed with lipid-based synthetic wastewater, with chemical oxygen demand (COD) of 8748 ± 711 mg/L and 1820 ± 512 mg/L of oil and grease concentration. The HAIB reactor was operated with hydraulic detention time (HDI) of 24 hours for 100 days and it presented average COD and lipids removal efficiencies of 98.9 ± 0.4% and 94.9 ± 3.2%, respectively. The combined system (enzymatic/anaerobic reactors) presented COD and lipids removal efficiencies of 99.0 ± 0.3% and 94.2 ± 2.8%, respectively, operating with a HDI of 30 min in the enzymatic reactor and 24 h in the microbiological one. Afterwards, the HAIB reactor was subjected to decreasing HDI values from 24 to 8 h. Average COD and the lipids removal efficiencies of 87.04 ± 3.2% and 90.5 ± 2.7%, respectively, were achieved for the lower HDI applied (8 h). A kinetic model, based on first-order series and parallel reactions, indicated that the lipids reaction rate increased as the liquid superficial velocity was increased in the HAIB reactor, since the liquid-phase mass transfer resistance decreased continuously. The UASB reactor presented a poor performance, presenting flotation of the 85% of the granular sludge bed after 18 days of operation. The results obtained in this work permit the potential indication of HAIB reactor as the sole unit to treat lipid-rich wastewater, since the performance of the HAIB reactor was similar to that observed for the integrated hydrolytic-anaerobic system.

Este trabalho teve por objetivo investigar a degradação de lipídios em três sistemas anaeróbios de tratamento: um reator anaeróbio de fluxo horizontal de leito fixo (RAHLF) , um sistema combinado composto por um reator enzimático de leito expandido invertido (RELI) seguido por um RAHLF e um reator anaeróbio de manta de lodo (UASB). Os sistemas foram monitorados em uma câmara com temperatura controlada a 30,0 ± 0,5°C e alimentados com substrato sintético a base de lipídios, com concentração, em termos de demanda química de oxigênio (DQO) de 8748 ± 711 mg/L e concentração de óleos e graxas de 1820 ± 512 mg/L, O reator RAHLF foi operado com tempo de detenção hidráulica (TDH) de 24 horas por 100 dias e apresentou eficiências médias de remoção de DQO e de lipídios de 98,9 ± 0,4% e 94,9 ± 3,2%, respectivamente. O sistema combinado (reator enzimático / reator anaeróbio) apresentou eficiências médias de remoção de DQO e de lipídios de 99,0 ± 0,3% e 94,2 ± 2,8%, respectivamente, operado com TDH de 30 min no reator enzimático e 24 h no reator microbiológico. Posteriormente, o reator RAHLF foi submetido à diminuição do TDH de 24 para 8 h. As eficiências médias de remoção de DQO e lipídios foram de 87,0 ± 3,2% e 90,5 ± 2,7% verificadas para o menor TDH aplicado (8 h). O modelo cinético baseado em reações paralelas e em série, de primeira ordem, indicaram que a velocidade de reação aumenta com o aumento da velocidade superficial no reator RAHLF. Este comportamento pode ser atribuído à diminuição contínua da resistência à transferência de massa da fase líquida. O reator UASB apresentou baixa eficiência devido à flotação de 85% da manta de lodo granular, após 18 dias de operação. Os resultados obtidos neste trabalho permitem concluir que o reator RAHLF pode ser utilizado como unidade única no tratamento de efluentes com alta concentração de lipídios, devido a ter apresentado performance similar à observada no sistema integrado enzimático-anaeróbio. / The aim of this work was the investigation of the lipid degradation in three anaerobic treatment systems: a horizontal-flow anaerobic immobilized biomass (HAIB) reactor, a combined system composed by an inverted expanded-bed enzymatic reactor (EIBE) followed by a HAIB reactor and an up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor. The systems were monitored in a chamber under controlled temperature of 30 ± 0.5°C and fed with lipid-based synthetic wastewater, with chemical oxygen demand (COD) of 8748 ± 711 mg/L and 1820 ± 512 mg/L of oil and grease concentration. The HAIB reactor was operated with hydraulic detention time (HDI) of 24 hours for 100 days and it presented average COD and lipids removal efficiencies of 98.9 ± 0.4% and 94.9 ± 3.2%, respectively. The combined system (enzymatic/anaerobic reactors) presented COD and lipids removal efficiencies of 99.0 ± 0.3% and 94.2 ± 2.8%, respectively, operating with a HDI of 30 min in the enzymatic reactor and 24 h in the microbiological one. Afterwards, the HAIB reactor was subjected to decreasing HDI values from 24 to 8 h. Average COD and the lipids removal efficiencies of 87.04 ± 3.2% and 90.5 ± 2.7%, respectively, were achieved for the lower HDI applied (8 h). A kinetic model, based on first-order series and parallel reactions, indicated that the lipids reaction rate increased as the liquid superficial velocity was increased in the HAIB reactor, since the liquid-phase mass transfer resistance decreased continuously. The UASB reactor presented a poor performance, presenting flotation of the 85% of the granular sludge bed after 18 days of operation. The results obtained in this work permit the potential indication of HAIB reactor as the sole unit to treat lipid-rich wastewater, since the performance of the HAIB reactor was similar to that observed for the integrated hydrolytic-anaerobic system.