abstract: Analytical solution of the pressure field for water uptake through a composite root, coupled with fully saturated soil is derived by using the slender body approximation. It is shown that in general, the resistance of the root and soil are not additive. This result can play a very important role in modelling water uptake through plant roots and determination of hydraulic resistances of plant roots. Optimum plant root structure that minimizes a single root’s hydraulic resistance is also studied in this work with the constraint of prescribed root volume. Hydraulic resistances under the slender body approximation and without such a limitation are considered. It is found that for large stele-to-cortex permeability ratio, there exists an optimum root length-to-base-radius ratio that minimizes the hydraulic resistance. A remarkable feature of the optimum root structure is that the optimum dimensionless stele conductivity depends only on a single geometrical parameter, the stele-to-root base-radius ratio. Once the stele-to-root base-radius ratio and the stele-to-cortex permeability ratio are given, the optimum root length-to-radius ratio can be found. While these findings remain to be verified by experiments for real plant roots, they offer theoretical guidance for the design of bio-inspired structures that minimizes hydraulic resistance for fluid production from porous media. / Dissertation/Thesis / Masters Thesis Mechanical Engineering 2016

Models to estimate hydraulic resistance due to vegetation in emergent wetlands are crucial to wetland design and management. Hydraulic models that consider vegetation rely on an accurate determination of a resistance parameter such as a friction factor or a bulk drag coefficient. At low Reynolds numbers typical of flows in wetlands, hydraulic resistance is orders of magnitude higher than fully turbulent flows and resistance parameters are functions of the flow regime as well as the vegetation density and structure. The exact relationship between hydraulic resistance, flow regime and vegetation properties at low-Reynolds number flows is unclear. The project goal was to improve modeling of emergent wetlands by linking vegetation and flow properties to hydraulic resistance. A 12.2-m x 1.2 m vegetated flume was constructed to evaluate seven models of vegetated hydraulic resistance through woolgrass (Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth), a common native emergent wetland plant. Measurements of vegetation geometry and structure were collected after each set of flume runs. Study results showed at low stem-Reynolds numbers (<100), the drag coefficient is inversely proportional to the Reynolds number and can vary greatly with flow conditions. Empirical models that were developed from data collected in natural wetlands predicted flow velocity most accurately. Using data from this flume study, regression models were developed to predict hydraulic resistance. Results indicated stem Reynolds number, stem diameter, and vegetation area per unit volume were the best predictors of friction factor. Vegetation flexibility and water depth were also important parameters but to a lesser extent. The spatial distribution of hydraulic resistance was estimated in a small floodplain wetland near Stephens City, VA using the regression models developed from the flume data. MODFLOW was used to simulate a 4-hour flood event through the wetland. The vegetated open water surface was modeled as a highly conductive aquifer layer. On average, MODFLOW slightly underpredicted the water surface elevation. However, the model error was within the range of survey error. MODFLOW was not highly sensitive to small changes in the estimated surface hydraulic conductivity caused by small changes in vegetation properties, but large decreases in surface hydraulic conductivity dramatically raised the elevation of the water surface. / Ph. D.

Hydraulic losses in sewer pipes are caused by wall roughness, blockages and in-pipe sedimentation. Hydraulic resistance is a key parameter that is used to account for the hydraulic energy losses and predict the sewer system propensity to flood. Unfortunately, there are no objective methods to measure the hydraulic resistance in live sewers. A common method to estimate the hydraulic resistance of a sewer is to analyse collected CCTV images and then to compare them against a number of suggested hydraulic roughness values published in the Sewer Rehabilitation Manual. This thesis reports on the development of a novel, non-invasive acoustic method and instrumentation to measure the hydraulic roughness in partially filled pipes under various structural and operational conditions objectively. This research presents systematic laboratory and field studies of the hydraulic and surface water wave characteristics, of shallow water flows in a sewer pipes with the presence of local and distributed roughness, in order to relate them to some fundamental properties of the acoustic field measured in the vicinity of the flow surface. The results of this thesis indicate that for the local roughness the energy content of the reflected acoustic signal is an indicator of the pipe head loss and hydraulic roughness. In the case of the distributed roughness, the variation in the temporal and frequency characteristics of the propagated sound wave can be related empirically to the mean flow depth, mean velocity, wave standard deviation and hydraulic roughness.

Hydraulic losses in sewer pipes are caused by wall roughness, blockages and in-pipe sedimentation. Hydraulic resistance is a key parameter that is used to account for the hydraulic energy losses and predict the sewer system propensity to flood. Unfortunately, there are no objective methods to measure the hydraulic resistance in live sewers. A common method to estimate the hydraulic resistance of a sewer is to analyse collected CCTV images and then to compare them against a number of suggested hydraulic roughness values published in the Sewer Rehabilitation Manual. This thesis reports on the development of a novel, non-invasive acoustic method and instrumentation to measure the hydraulic roughness in partially filled pipes under various structural and operational conditions objectively. This research presents systematic laboratory and field studies of the hydraulic and surface water wave characteristics, of shallow water flows in a sewer pipes with the presence of local and distributed roughness, in order to relate them to some fundamental properties of the acoustic field measured in the vicinity of the flow surface. The results of this thesis indicate that for the local roughness the energy content of the reflected acoustic signal is an indicator of the pipe head loss and hydraulic roughness. In the case of the distributed roughness, the variation in the temporal and frequency characteristics of the propagated sound wave can be related empirically to the mean flow depth, mean velocity, wave standard deviation and hydraulic roughness.

Les modèles actuels de changements climatiques prédisent une réduction globale des précipitations, limitant ainsi la disponibilité en eau des plantes et induisant une augmentation de la fréquence des stress hydriques. Un stress hydrique modéré peut conduire à la fermeture des stomates ce qui diminue l'activité photosynthétique des plantes, et dans les cas les plus extrêmes, induit l’embolie du xylème causée par la rupture de la colonne d'eau. Afin de limiter ces effets délétères, les plantes ajustent en permanence leurs résistances hydrauliques. Les feuilles sont considérées comme la principale résistance aux flux d'eau. La compréhension des mécanismes de régulation de la résistance hydraulique foliaire est donc un enjeu fondamental. Parmi les facteurs influençant potentiellement la résistance hydraulique foliaire, les aquaporines (AQPs) pourraient jouer un rôle prépondérant. Les membres de la famille des PIP (Plasma membrane Intrinsic Protein) sont des AQPs agissant comme des pores permettant un passage sélectif de l'eau au travers du plasmalemme. Ce travail visait à caractériser la conductance hydraulique foliaire (Kleaf l'inverse de la résistance) et à étudier la contribution potentielle des PIP dans cinq espèces tempérées ainsi que chez l’arbre modèle: le peuplier. Les espèces pionnières ont des valeurs de Kleaf élevées, mais l'augmentation de Kleaf en réponse à la lumière est beaucoup plus faible que chez les espèces non-pionnières. Chez le Noyer (Juglans regia), la lumière bleue est responsable de la plupart de l'augmentation de Kleaf et de la modulation transcriptionnelle des PIP. En situation de disponibilité en eau et de lumière non limitante, la Kleaf du peuplier augmente au cours de la journée pour atteindre son maximum à midi. Cette augmentation de Kleaf se produit simultanément avec la transcription et l'accumulation de protéines PIP en réponse à l’éclairement. Cependant, l'expression des gènes PIP est en partie sous influence d’une régulation endogène circadienne. L’influence des AQPs dans la valeur élevée de Kleaf est démontrée par son inhibition en présence d’HgCl2. / Climate changes models predict a global reduction of rainfalls hence limiting plants water availability and increase water stress occurrence. A moderate water stress can lead to stomata closure thereby decreasing the plants photosynthetic activity and in extreme cases, xylem embolism due to the water column breakage. In order to limit such detrimental effects, plants permanently adjust their hydraulic resistances. Leaves are considered as the main bottleneck in plants water fluxes, thus understanding leaf resistance to water flux regulation is fundamental. Within known factors that can potentially influence leaf hydraulic resistance, the aquaporins (AQPs) might have a central role. Plasma membrane Intrinsic Protein (PIP) family members are AQPs acting as pores that selectively allow water to flow through cell membranes. This work aimed at characterizing leaf hydraulic conductance (Kleaf the inverse of resistance) and investigate the potential contribution of PIPs in five temperate tree species and in tree model: Poplar. Pioneer species have high Kleaf values, but the Kleaf increase in response to light is much lower than for non-pioneer ones. In walnut (Juglans regia) blue light is responsible of most of the Kleaf increase and PIP transcript modulation. Under non-limiting light and water availability, poplar leaf hydraulic conductance increases diurnally with a maximum reached at midday. This increase of Kleaf occurs in parallel with PIP transcript and protein accumulation in response to high irradiance. PIP gene expression is also under endogenous circadian regulation to some extent. The involvement of AQPs is demonstrated by the reduction of Kleaf using HgCl2.

Yes / Solutions for dam-break flow mainly developed for rectangular channels are not applicable to prediction of the propagation of the dam-break wave in frictional triangular channels. This study presents an approximate solution considering the frictional effect on the dam-break flow in a dry horizontal triangular channel. Wave tip velocity is solved by an implicit formula for the product of time and resistance coefficients. All other hydraulic properties in the wave tip region can be expressed as explicit functions of wave tip velocity. Meanwhile, laboratory experiments have been performed for obtaining water surface profiles of dam-break flow from which the position and velocity of the wave tip front have been derived. Results show that retardation of the wave front position is more significant with the increases in both resistance and time. The proposed analytical solution shows satisfactory agreement with measurements, and clarifies how the behavior of the dam-break wave tip is affected by channel geometry.

This thesis deals with influence of ceramic filters on metal streaming in running systems. The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the influence of porosity, thickness of ceramic filters and also viscocity of molten metal on mold filling. Hydraulic resistance of ceramic filters and possibility of its use in numeric simulation is also tested. At the beginning of the thesis there is theoretic analysis of filtration which inlcudes inclusions in cast irons, filtration matters, gatting systems design, hydraulic resistance and numeric simulation. The second experimental part of this thesis is focused on measuring shedding of molten grey cast iron and ductile iron through gatting systems with filters which are labelled VUKOPOR S. The experimental part then deals with evaluation of experiments results, calculation of hydraulic resistance and numeric simulation with the use of measured data.

Resistência hidráulica é altamente prevalente em cateteres venosos centrais de longa permanência. Selos de heparina são comumente utilizados para manter evitar o problema, mas mostram pouca efetividade. O objetivo do presente estudo foi avaliar a efetividade e segurança de dois selos quanto à redução de ocorrência de incidência de baixo fluxo. Setenta e cinco pacientes com doença renal crônica no estágio 5D em hemodiálise de alta eficiência no Centro Integrado de Nefrologia (Guarulhos, Brasil) foram randomizados na proporção de 1:1:1 para receber selo contendo a combinação de minociclina 3 mg/ml com o anticoagulante/quelante EDTA 30 mg/ml (M-EDTA), heparina 1.000 U/mL (Heparina) ou citrato trissódico 30% (Citrato) por 15 semanas. Sessenta e oito pacrticipantes terminaram o estudo no qual ambos participantes e investigadores foram cegos quanto à alocação do tratamento. O desfecho primátio de efetividade foi ocorrência de resistência hidráulica e o desfecho secundário de segurança foi ocorrência de reações adversas a selos. A incidência de resistência hidráulica foi significantemente maior em cateteres selados com Heparina (18/23) comparado com os selos Citrato (4/22) e M-EDTA (2/23) (p< 0.001). O estudo clínico sugere que o Citrato e M-EDTA mantem a patência de cateteres melhor que a heparina 1.000 UI/ml, sendo altamente custo-efetivos em comparação com heparina 1.000 UI/ml. Ainda, o Citrato pode ser a melhor opção de selo por não se associar com resistência antimicrobiana a longo prazo. / Hydraulic Resistance is highly prevalent among long-term central venous catheters. Heparin catheter lock solutions are commonly used to maintain catheter patency, however this problem remains high. The purpose of the CLOCK Trial was to evaluate two catheter lock solutions as to their effectiveness and safety. Seventy-five CKD 5D patients on high-efficiency hemodialysis at the Integrated Centre of Nephrology (Guarulhos, Brazil) were randomized 1:1:1 to receive a lock solution combining minocycline 3 mg/ml with the anticoagulant/chelation agent EDTA 30 mg/ml (M-EDTA) or heparin 1,000 IU/ml (Heparin) or trisodium citrate 30% (Citrate) versus Heparin for 15 weeks. A total of 68 patients completed the trial in which both investigators and patients were blinded to treatment allocation. The primary end-point was the occurrence of hydraulic resistance and secondary safety end-point was adverse drug reactions related to the lock solutions. The incidence of hydraulic resistance was significantly higher among patients on Heparin (18/23) compared to Citrate (4/22) and M-EDTA (2/23) lock solutions, (p< 0.001). The trial suggests Citrate and M-EDTA may preserve catheter patency better than Heparin and they may show higher cost-effectiveness when compared to heparin. Citrate may be a better option due the lack of association with longterm antimicrobial resistance.

Resistência hidráulica é altamente prevalente em cateteres venosos centrais de longa permanência. Selos de heparina são comumente utilizados para manter evitar o problema, mas mostram pouca efetividade. O objetivo do presente estudo foi avaliar a efetividade e segurança de dois selos quanto à redução de ocorrência de incidência de baixo fluxo. Setenta e cinco pacientes com doença renal crônica no estágio 5D em hemodiálise de alta eficiência no Centro Integrado de Nefrologia (Guarulhos, Brasil) foram randomizados na proporção de 1:1:1 para receber selo contendo a combinação de minociclina 3 mg/ml com o anticoagulante/quelante EDTA 30 mg/ml (M-EDTA), heparina 1.000 U/mL (Heparina) ou citrato trissódico 30% (Citrato) por 15 semanas. Sessenta e oito pacrticipantes terminaram o estudo no qual ambos participantes e investigadores foram cegos quanto à alocação do tratamento. O desfecho primátio de efetividade foi ocorrência de resistência hidráulica e o desfecho secundário de segurança foi ocorrência de reações adversas a selos. A incidência de resistência hidráulica foi significantemente maior em cateteres selados com Heparina (18/23) comparado com os selos Citrato (4/22) e M-EDTA (2/23) (p< 0.001). O estudo clínico sugere que o Citrato e M-EDTA mantem a patência de cateteres melhor que a heparina 1.000 UI/ml, sendo altamente custo-efetivos em comparação com heparina 1.000 UI/ml. Ainda, o Citrato pode ser a melhor opção de selo por não se associar com resistência antimicrobiana a longo prazo. / Hydraulic Resistance is highly prevalent among long-term central venous catheters. Heparin catheter lock solutions are commonly used to maintain catheter patency, however this problem remains high. The purpose of the CLOCK Trial was to evaluate two catheter lock solutions as to their effectiveness and safety. Seventy-five CKD 5D patients on high-efficiency hemodialysis at the Integrated Centre of Nephrology (Guarulhos, Brazil) were randomized 1:1:1 to receive a lock solution combining minocycline 3 mg/ml with the anticoagulant/chelation agent EDTA 30 mg/ml (M-EDTA) or heparin 1,000 IU/ml (Heparin) or trisodium citrate 30% (Citrate) versus Heparin for 15 weeks. A total of 68 patients completed the trial in which both investigators and patients were blinded to treatment allocation. The primary end-point was the occurrence of hydraulic resistance and secondary safety end-point was adverse drug reactions related to the lock solutions. The incidence of hydraulic resistance was significantly higher among patients on Heparin (18/23) compared to Citrate (4/22) and M-EDTA (2/23) lock solutions, (p< 0.001). The trial suggests Citrate and M-EDTA may preserve catheter patency better than Heparin and they may show higher cost-effectiveness when compared to heparin. Citrate may be a better option due the lack of association with longterm antimicrobial resistance.

Submitted by Johnny Rodrigues (johnnyrodrigues@ufcg.edu.br) on 2018-09-05T18:25:04Z No. of bitstreams: 1 HUGO MORAIS DE ALCÂNTARA - DISSERTAÇÃO PPGECA 2007..pdf: 2937576 bytes, checksum: 4120665ff013d35f135ab12cfe7ca9a5 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-09-05T18:25:04Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 HUGO MORAIS DE ALCÂNTARA - DISSERTAÇÃO PPGECA 2007..pdf: 2937576 bytes, checksum: 4120665ff013d35f135ab12cfe7ca9a5 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007-03-29 / O presente trabalho tem o objetivo de avaliar a natureza da variação da resistência total em canais aluviais e propor uma função de resistência total. A partir da equação fundamental da resistência da superfície, é definida uma função cuja variação pode ser associada aos efeitos da forma do leito e da distribuição granulométrica de sedimentos. A forma desta função, obtida através de análise dimensional utilizando a técnica de regressão linear múltipla, é apresentada para sedimentos unimodais e bimodais associada a cada tipo de canal e mistura de sedimentos. Foi utilizada uma grande massa de dados experimentais de laboratório e de campo coletados por diversos pesquisadores em vários estudos. Com base nos diversos estudos encontrados na bibliografia e considerando as incertezas envolvidas na separação da resistência total em, a resistência devido aos grãos na superfície e das formas do leito, decidiu-se propor uma função de resistência separadamente para cada forma do leito para o parâmetro de resistência B. A grande vantagem da metodologia proposta é que esta avalia a resistência total do leito sem a necessidade de separação dos efeitos dos grãos e das formas do leito. Os resultados mostram que uma excelente relação funcional pode ser estabelecida para cada forma do leito e mistura de sedimentos utilizando três e dois parâmetros adimensionais. O efeito da distribuição granulométrica dos sedimentos ficou evidenciado no caso do leito plano e com sedimentos bimodais, indicando que nos casos em que a distribuição natural – log-normal – de sedimentos não seja aplicável, o efeito da distribuição granulométrica é significativo na resistência total do canal aluvial. / The present work has the objective of evaluating the variation of the hydraulic resistance in alluvial channels and propose a function of total resistance. Starting from the fundamental concept of the resistance of the surface, a function is defined in which the variation of resistance can be associated with the characteristics of the bed form and the grain size distribution of the mixture of the sediments in the bed. The form of this function, obtained through dimensional analysis using the technique of multiple linear regression, is presented for unimodal and bimodal sediments associated with each channel type and mixture of sediments. Utilizing the data collected by various researchers in laboratory canals and rivers, the functional relationships for the resistance factor, here in identified as a dimensionless factor “B”, has been established utilizing three, or in a simple form, two, dimensionless parameters as independent variables. The great advantage of the resistance function proposed here is that it eliminates the need to separate the total resistance into two components. The results show that an excellent functional relationship can be established for each bed form and mixture of sediments using three parameters. The influence of the grain size distribution of the sediments was evidenced in the case of all the bed forms and especially bimodal sediments. In the cases of natural distribution (log-normal) of sediments in the sand range, the effect on the individual grain size distributions became hardly noticeable.