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From measurements of thermal and electrical conductivities of 64 ocean sediment samples obtained from piston cores taken off the Oregon Coast, and from 37 water-saturated sandstone samples analyzed by Zierfuss and Van der Vliet (1956), as well as 51 thermal conductivities and water contents of ocean sediments analyzed by Ratcliffe (1960), this research shows that a useful relationship can be obtained giving thermal conductivity when electrical conductivity is known. Analysis of the data was made using theoretical concepts which have been known for many years to relate thermal and electrical conductivity to porosity. The results of this research may make possible a convenient determination of in situ thermal conductivity that would give the average conductivity in materials containing large variations in conductivity. / Graduation date: 1966

Os materiais poliméricos são vastamente utilizados em várias áreas de aplicação, como na construção civil, automobilística, embalagens, indústrias em geral, entre outras, substituindo de modo versátil e eficiente os metais, cerâmicos e madeira. No entanto, existe um grande volume de descarte de resíduos industriais poliméricos que atualmente não recebem destinação adequada para reciclagem, entre eles o poliuretano (PU) termorrígido (espumas rígidas e flexíveis). O PU é um material versátil devido a sua vasta possibilidade de aplicações, porém grandes volumes de PU na forma de resíduos industriais e materiais de pós-uso são descartados em aterros industriais e sanitários todos os anos. O reaproveitamento dos resíduos de PU pelo processo de reciclagem mecânica é uma alternativa ambientalmente sustentável e correta, pois gera valor agregado a este material e promove uma melhor utilização dos recursos naturais não renováveis. O objetivo deste trabalho foi o desenvolvimento de placas aglomeradas de resíduos industriais de poliuretano skin (PUs) com a adição de diferentes retardantes de chama, além da avaliação das propriedades de reação ao fogo, morfológicas, físicas e mecânicas dos aglomerados obtidos. As composições utilizadas foram 40 a 70 % (massa) de resíduos industriais de PUs, 30 % de agente aglomerante (Elastan) e 0 a 30 % de diferentes retardantes de chama (alumina trihidratada - ATH, polifosfato de melamina - MPP, polifosfato de amônio - APP e trióxido de antimônio + óxido de decabromodifenila - TADB ). Para obtenção das placas aglomeradas, diferentes composições foram moldadas por compressão utilizando 2 a 6 kgf·cm-2 a 60 ºC por 10 min. Este estudo concluiu que as amostras PUs(40)/APP(30) e PUs(40)/TADB(30) (contendo 30 % (massa) de retardantes de chama) apresentaram os melhores resultados de reação ao fogo, com classificação V0 conforme a norma UL94-V. Foi evidenciado também que diferentes tamanhos de granulometrias de PUs não alteraram as propriedades de comportamento ao fogo dos aglomerados desenvolvidos. Os ensaios mecânicos mostraram que os aglomerados possuem resistência superior à necessária para o manuseio e aplicação dos mesmos, e os resultados de condutividade térmica mostraram que estes materiais possivelmente podem ser destinados para aplicações térmicas na construção civil e na indústria. / Submitted by cmquadros@ucs.br (cmquadros@ucs.br) on 2018-03-12T14:26:10Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Aguinaldo Oliveira Machado.pdf: 2434507 bytes, checksum: 6712200b80af1c8456ff6e809d6c66cb (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-03-12T14:26:10Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Aguinaldo Oliveira Machado.pdf: 2434507 bytes, checksum: 6712200b80af1c8456ff6e809d6c66cb (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-03-12 / The polymeric materials are widely used in many application areas, such as in civil construction, automotive, packaging, general industry, among others, replacing metals, ceramics and wood in a versatile and efficient way However, there is a large volume of discard of polymeric industrial waste that does not currently receive adequate destination for recycling, among them thermo-rigid polyurethane (PU) (rigid and flexible foams). The polyurethane (PU) is a versatile material because of its wide range of applications, but large volumes of PU in the form of industrial waste and post-use materials are disposed of in industrial and sanitary landfills every year. The reuse of PU waste by the mechanical recycling process is an environmentally sustainable and correct alternative, as it generates added value to this material and promotes a better use of non-renewable natural resources. The objective of this work was the development of agglomerated boards of skin polyurethane (PUs) (industrial wast) with the addition of different flame retardants, as well as the evaluation of fire reaction, morphological, physical and mechanical properties of the agglomerates obtained. The compositions used were 40 to 70 % (mass) industrial waste PUs, 30 % binder agent (Elastan) and 0 to 30 % of different flame retardants (alumina trihydrate - ATH, melamine polyphosphate - MPP, ammonium polyphosphate - APP and antimony trioxide + decabromodiphenyl oxide - TADB). To obtain the agglomerated boards, different compositions were compression molded using 2 to 6 kgf·cm-2 at 60 °C for 10 min. This study concluded that the samples PUs(40)/APP(30) and PUs(40)/TADB(30) (containing 30 % by mass of flame retardants) presented the best results of reaction to fire, with classification V0, according to the UL94-V standard. It was also evidenced that different size of PU granulometry does not alter the properties of reaction to fire of the developed agglomerates. The mechanical tests show that the agglomerates have superior resistance than necessary for the handling and application, and the results of thermal conductivity prove that these materials can possibly be destined for thermic applications in building construction and industry.

Os materiais poliméricos são vastamente utilizados em várias áreas de aplicação, como na construção civil, automobilística, embalagens, indústrias em geral, entre outras, substituindo de modo versátil e eficiente os metais, cerâmicos e madeira. No entanto, existe um grande volume de descarte de resíduos industriais poliméricos que atualmente não recebem destinação adequada para reciclagem, entre eles o poliuretano (PU) termorrígido (espumas rígidas e flexíveis). O PU é um material versátil devido a sua vasta possibilidade de aplicações, porém grandes volumes de PU na forma de resíduos industriais e materiais de pós-uso são descartados em aterros industriais e sanitários todos os anos. O reaproveitamento dos resíduos de PU pelo processo de reciclagem mecânica é uma alternativa ambientalmente sustentável e correta, pois gera valor agregado a este material e promove uma melhor utilização dos recursos naturais não renováveis. O objetivo deste trabalho foi o desenvolvimento de placas aglomeradas de resíduos industriais de poliuretano skin (PUs) com a adição de diferentes retardantes de chama, além da avaliação das propriedades de reação ao fogo, morfológicas, físicas e mecânicas dos aglomerados obtidos. As composições utilizadas foram 40 a 70 % (massa) de resíduos industriais de PUs, 30 % de agente aglomerante (Elastan) e 0 a 30 % de diferentes retardantes de chama (alumina trihidratada - ATH, polifosfato de melamina - MPP, polifosfato de amônio - APP e trióxido de antimônio + óxido de decabromodifenila - TADB ). Para obtenção das placas aglomeradas, diferentes composições foram moldadas por compressão utilizando 2 a 6 kgf·cm-2 a 60 ºC por 10 min. Este estudo concluiu que as amostras PUs(40)/APP(30) e PUs(40)/TADB(30) (contendo 30 % (massa) de retardantes de chama) apresentaram os melhores resultados de reação ao fogo, com classificação V0 conforme a norma UL94-V. Foi evidenciado também que diferentes tamanhos de granulometrias de PUs não alteraram as propriedades de comportamento ao fogo dos aglomerados desenvolvidos. Os ensaios mecânicos mostraram que os aglomerados possuem resistência superior à necessária para o manuseio e aplicação dos mesmos, e os resultados de condutividade térmica mostraram que estes materiais possivelmente podem ser destinados para aplicações térmicas na construção civil e na indústria. / The polymeric materials are widely used in many application areas, such as in civil construction, automotive, packaging, general industry, among others, replacing metals, ceramics and wood in a versatile and efficient way However, there is a large volume of discard of polymeric industrial waste that does not currently receive adequate destination for recycling, among them thermo-rigid polyurethane (PU) (rigid and flexible foams). The polyurethane (PU) is a versatile material because of its wide range of applications, but large volumes of PU in the form of industrial waste and post-use materials are disposed of in industrial and sanitary landfills every year. The reuse of PU waste by the mechanical recycling process is an environmentally sustainable and correct alternative, as it generates added value to this material and promotes a better use of non-renewable natural resources. The objective of this work was the development of agglomerated boards of skin polyurethane (PUs) (industrial wast) with the addition of different flame retardants, as well as the evaluation of fire reaction, morphological, physical and mechanical properties of the agglomerates obtained. The compositions used were 40 to 70 % (mass) industrial waste PUs, 30 % binder agent (Elastan) and 0 to 30 % of different flame retardants (alumina trihydrate - ATH, melamine polyphosphate - MPP, ammonium polyphosphate - APP and antimony trioxide + decabromodiphenyl oxide - TADB). To obtain the agglomerated boards, different compositions were compression molded using 2 to 6 kgf·cm-2 at 60 °C for 10 min. This study concluded that the samples PUs(40)/APP(30) and PUs(40)/TADB(30) (containing 30 % by mass of flame retardants) presented the best results of reaction to fire, with classification V0, according to the UL94-V standard. It was also evidenced that different size of PU granulometry does not alter the properties of reaction to fire of the developed agglomerates. The mechanical tests show that the agglomerates have superior resistance than necessary for the handling and application, and the results of thermal conductivity prove that these materials can possibly be destined for thermic applications in building construction and industry.

D. Ing. / Power electronics refers to electronic processing of electrical power. In this process the electrical power is controlled by switching of power semiconductor devices as well as electromagnetically stored in electrical and magnetic fields while the energy flow is directed through selective conduction paths. The losses/power-efficiency of all these actions is of paramount importance in the processing. The lack for standardisation and the absence of a modular approach is a barrier to the development of more compact systems. Recently more research resources have been invested in development of integrated power electronic modules as an attempt to solve this problem. By integrating power electronic components, an increase in the power density is achieved, which unfortunately also leads to higher internal heat-generation and higher operating temperatures. This has an unfavourable effect on electronic behaviour and the reliability of the structures. In order to maintain the advances made in volume reduction of integrated power electronics, efficient and cost effective methods for removing heat is of essence. In this investigation the performance of rectangular cross-section embedded solid-state heatextraction inserts to increase thermal heat spreading and the reduction of steady-state peak temperatures was evaluated theoretically and experimentally. Theoretically, the cross sectional aspect ratio of such inserts was thermally optimised for a wide range of dimensional, thermal, and material property conditions. Possible materials investigated for use as heat extractors in power electronics include aluminium nitride, beryllium oxide, and synthetic diamond. The presence of interfacial thermal resistance was theoretically found to have a significant detrimental influence on the thermal performance of an integrated heat-extraction system and should be minimised as far as possible. For conditions commonly found in integrated power passives, continuous embedded heatextraction layers are proposed. Theoretically it is shown that such inserts can aid in the increase of power density by reducing the temperature increase per unit volume of heat-generation. Experimental test results corresponded closely with the theoretically expected allowed increase in heat-generation that could be accommodated due to the heat-extraction action of the inserts. As an experimental system, insertion of aluminium nitride into ferrite in an integrated electromagnetic power passive module was investigated. An increase of 187% in the effective power density could be achieved due to the presence of aluminium nitride heat-extraction layers embedded into ferrite. Preliminary magnetic flux density optimisation, in terms of the volume fraction occupied by a parallel-layered heat-extraction system, was performed for a wide range of heat-extraction materials, and interfacial resistance values.

Five formula methods and three numerical general methods for determining thermal process lethality were compared with a reference method to demonstrate their applicability to conduction heating foods in cylindrical containers. Hypothetical centerpoint temperature history curves for cans with height to diameter (H/D) ratios of 0.1 to 3.0 were generated for a range of processing conditions using computer simulation. A finite-difference model based on Teixeira et al. (1969b) was used as the basis of the simulation program. The delivered lethality to an organism characterized by Z=10C° was evaluated using each of the methods and compared to the lethality calculated using the reference method. For each of the test methods, simulation data were provided for one minute intervals, but for the reference method, data were provided for intervals of 0.05 min. Each of the selected formula methods was adapted to allow calculations to be done by computer without operator intervention. The most significant part of this adaptation was the development of a system that enabled the computer to select the linear portion of the heat penetration curve to facilitate calculation of the parameters f and j which are required by all of the formula methods. A method for handling large tables was also developed for use with some of the formula methods. For the general methods, the deviations from the reference method were greatest when the heating rate index (fh) and H/D were small and the unaccomplished temperature difference (g) was large. Whereas the the value of fh was the most significant factor affecting the accuracy of calculations done using the general method, it did not greatly affect the performance of the formula methods. The factors that most significantly influenced deviations between the formula methods and the reference method were H/D and g. The largest deviations in all cases occurred when g was large and H/D was close to unity. These errors were mostly on the "safe" side, but the energy use implications could be significant, especially for high retort temperature processes. / Land and Food Systems, Faculty of / Graduate

El texto completo de este trabajo no está disponible en el Repositorio Académico UPC por restricciones de la casa editorial donde ha sido publicado. / In this paper, a three-dimensional bending solution of doubly-curved shells subjected to mechanical, thermal and hygrothermal load is studied. Through-the-thickness temperature of the shell is modeled by Fourier's heat conduction equation. Fick's moisture diffusion law equation is used to determine the hygro-thermal profile through-the-thickness. The partial differential equations are solved by using the Navier closed form summations which are valid only for shells with constant radii of curvature among the midsurface and with simply supported boundary conditions on its shell's edges. The shell governing equations are solved by discretizing the thickness profile via Legendre's grid distribution and by using the Differential Quadrature Method (DQM). The Layerwise capabilities of the method is guaranteed by imposing the inter-laminar continuity of out-of-the-plane stresses, displacements, temperature and hygrothermal load thickness profile. The zero-stress condition for the transverse shear stresses is imposed due to the fact that no mechanical loads are applied in those directions. Results for cylindrical, spherical panels and rectangular plates are presented. Comparisons are made with Layerwise and three-dimensional solutions available in literature. The results have strong accuracy and a benchmark problem is delivered. / Consejo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Tecnológica

A method of performing local transient heat flux measurements in an uncooled axisymmetric hybrid rocket nozzle is presented. Surface temperatures are collected at various axial locations during short duration tests and post processed using finite difference techniques to determine local transient heat fluxes and film coefficients. Comparisons are made between the collected data and the complete Bartz model. Although strong agreement is observed in certain sections of the nozzle, ideal steady state conditions are not observed to entirely validate the Bartz model for hybrid rocket nozzles. An experimental error analysis indicates the experimental heat fluxes are accurate within ±5.2% and supports the accuracy of the results.

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