Tem crescido a demanda por energia em todo o mundo. No Brasil, com o aquecimento da economia aumentam ainda mais as pressões. O parque gerador Brasileiro é fortemente baseado na geração hidrelétrica, que representa aproximadamente 77,6% da oferta de geração de eletricidade. Entre os impactos ambientais gerados pela construção de barragens e reservatórios de aproveitamentos hidrelétricos está a mudança do regime fluvial de jusante, a chamada vazão remanescente. Entre outros, esta vazão deve garantir as condições adequadas à sobrevivência e continuação das espécies e dos ecossistemas, associando as necessidades humanas, ambientais e as características de cada região. Tomou-se como objeto de análise dois estudos de caso, a pequena central hidrelétrica (PCH) Santa Gabriela, localizada no rio Correntes, na divisa entre os estados de Mato Grosso e Mato Grosso do Sul e a usina hidrelétrica (UHE) Batalha, situada no rio São Marcos, na divisa entre os estados de Minas Gerais e Goiás. Embora o assunto seja discutido amplamente pela comunidade técnica e acadêmica, não há ainda nos marcos legais Brasileiros associados, uma definição explícita de critérios ou limites para estabelecimento da vazão remanescente. Em geral, as legislações estaduais estabelecem valores máximos outorgáveis determinados a partir de percentuais da curva de permanência (Q90, Q95) ou da vazão mínima anual de sete dias de duração e tempo de recorrência de 10 anos Q7,10, garantindo consequentemente as vazões mínimas remanescentes. Essas metodologias implicam num único valor fixo para a vazão ao longo do ano, o que não condiz com a realidade do regime hidrológico natural. Estudos atuais apontam para um hidrograma ecológico, que represente a variação das vazões entre os meses de estiagem e cheia. Assim, a metodologia envolveu a comparação entre critérios de outorga utilizados em alguns estados Q90, Q95 e Q7,10 e métodos citados na literatura para estudo da vazão ecológica (Tennant, Texas, Vazão Base e Perímetro Molhado) e as Resoluções referentes à Declaração de Reserva de Disponibilidade Hídrica (DRDH) das usinas, que especificam a vazão remanescente nas fases de enchimento e operação, emitidas pela Agência Nacional de Águas (ANA). Observaram-se valores de vazões substancialmente diferenciados entre os seis métodos empregados. Cabe destacar, que representa um avanço a publicação do Manual de Estudos de Disponibilidade Hídrica para Aproveitamentos Hidrelétricos (ANA, 2009), que visa à padronização dos documentos para fins obtenção da DRDH e da outorga do uso do potencial de energia hidráulica em corpo de água de domínio da União. Assim, o empreendedor poderá propor e negociar a demanda hídrica para as necessidades ambientais com as autoridades competentes, o que deverá ser discutido em reunião técnica inicial que deverá contar com a participação da Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica (ANEEL), ANA, órgão ambiental, empreendedor e a empresa responsável pelos estudos ambientais. / Worldwide, the demand for energy has been increasing. In Brazil, with the economy warming up in the last years, the demand for energy supply further increased. The Brazilian power generating facilities are heavily based on hydroelectric generation, which represents 77,6% of the total generated electricity. Among the environmental impacts caused by the construction of dams and reservoirs are the changes on downstream discharges, known as the remaining discharge. This discharge should ensure the appropriate conditions to the survival and perpetuation of ecosystems, linking human and wild life needs of each region. In this respect, two case studies are taken as object of analysis: (1) a small hydroelectric power plant Santa Gabriela, located in Correntes river, in the limits of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul States; (2) the hydropower plant Batalha, in São Marcos river, in the limits of Minas Gerais and Goiás States. Although its been observed that this issue is widely discussed by technical and academic communities, no legal framework or an explicit definition, or criteria, or limit values has been identified for the establishment of the remaining discharge in hydroelectric power plant projects. Generally, values have been defined based on criteria adopted in states water use rights acts that define minimum discharge parameters based on time series frequency analysis such as Q90%, Q95% or Q7, 10. These methodologies imply on a single value discharge throughout the year, which does not reflect the variability of natural hydrological regime. Current studies lead to an, so called, ecological hydrogram, which would represent discharges variability during drought and flood periods. The methodology of analysis in which the discussion presented in this master dissertation was based, involved the comparison of values obtained by different water use rights criteria adopted in some states like Q90%, Q95% and Q7, 10 and, methods quoted in the literature to define the ecological discharge (Tennant, Texas, Base Flow and Wetted Perimeter), as well as National Water Agencys (ANA) declarations related to the Water Availability Reserve Statement (WARS) which specifies remaining dischargesflow for the reservoir filling and operating phases. It was observed that the application of the different methods in the two case studies resulted in significantly different values for the definition of the remaining discharge. However, its worth to note that the publication of the Guidelines for Water Availability Study for Hydroelectric Power Plants (ANA, 2009) that aims the standardization of documents to obtain WARS and granting the use of water for energy generation purposes in federal jurisdiction represents an advance in these matters. By that, the developer may propose and negotiate water demands for wild life needs with the involved authorities, which should be discussed in the initial technical meeting that will count on the National Electrical Energy Agency (ANEEL), ANA, the related environmental agency, the developer and the organization/agency responsible for the environmental studies.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:58:09Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 JoaoCBM_DISSERT.pdf: 5805236 bytes, checksum: 65458c7bbde564338d0a049065004604 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-12-20 / From what was stated in the Montreal Protocol, the researchers and refrigeration industry seek substitutes for synthetic refrigerants -chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and HCFCs (HCFC) - that contribute to the depletion of the ozone layer. The phase-out of these substances was started using as one of the replacement alternatives the synthetic fluids based on hydro fluorocarbons (HFCs) that have zero potential depletion of the ozone layer. However, contribute to the process of global warming. HFC refrigerants are greenhouse gases and are part of the group of gases whose emissions must be reduced as the Kyoto Protocol says. The hydrocarbons (HC's), for not contribute to the depletion of the ozone layer, because they have very low global warming potential, and are found abundantly in nature, has been presented as an alternative, and therefore, are being used in new home refrigeration equipment in several countries. In Brazil, due to incipient production of domestic refrigerators using HC's, the transition refrigerants remain on the scene for some years. This dissertation deals with an experimental evaluation of the conduct of a drinking fountain designed to work with HFC (R-134a), operating with a mixture of HC's or isobutane (R-600a) without any modification to the system or the lubricating oil. In the refrigeration laboratory of Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte were installed, in a drinking fountain, temperature and pressure sensors at strategic points in the refrigeration cycle, connected to an acquisition system of computerized data, to enable the mapping and thermodynamics analysis of the device operating with R-134a or with a mixture of HC's or with R-600a. The refrigerator-test operating with the natural fluids (mixture of HC's or R-600a) had a coefficient of performance (COP) lower than the R-134a / A partir do estabelecido no Protocolo de Montreal, os pesquisadores e a ind?stria de refrigera??o buscam substitutos para os refrigerantes sint?ticos clorofluorcarbonos (CFC s) e os hidroclorofluorcabonos (HCFC s), que contribuem para a degrada??o da camada de oz?nio. O phase- out dessas subst?ncias foi iniciado utilizando como uma das alternativas de substitui??o os fluidos sint?ticos baseados em hidrofluorcarbonos (HFC s) que possuem potencial nulo de deple??o da camada de oz?nio, entretanto, contribuem para o processo de aquecimento global. Os refrigerantes HCF s s?o gases de efeito estufa e fazem parte do grupo de gases cujas emiss?es devem ser reduzidas, conforme Protocolo de Kyoto. Os hidrocarbonetos (HC s), por n?o contribu?rem para a degrada??o da camada de oz?nio, por terem muito baixo potencial de aquecimento global, e por serem encontrados abundantemente na natureza, t?m sido apresentados como alternativa e, por isso, est?o sendo usados em novos equipamentos de refrigera??o dom?stica em diversos pa?ses. No Brasil, devido ? produ??o incipiente de refrigeradores dom?sticos utilizando HC s, os refrigerantes de transi??o continuar?o em cena por mais alguns anos. Este trabalho trata de uma avalia??o experimental do comportamento de um bebedouro projetado para trabalhar com HFC (R-134a), operando com uma mistura de HC s ou isobutano (R-600a) sem nenhuma modifica??o no sistema ou no ?leo lubrificante. No laborat?rio de refrigera??o da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte foram instalados, em um bebedouro, sensores de press?o e temperatura em pontos estrat?gicos do ciclo de refrigera??o, conectados a um sistema de aquisi??o de dados computadorizado, de modo a permitir o mapeamento e a an?lise termodin?mica do dispositivo operando com R-134a ou com a mistura HC s ou com R-600a. O refrigerador de testes, operando com fluidos naturais (mistura de HC s ou R-600a), apresentam um coeficiente de performance (COP) inferior ao do R-134a

Aços inoxidáveis duplex (AID) são materiais amplamente utilizados para uma grande variedade de aplicações desde a indústria química, de alimentos, petroquímica, naval, farmacêutica, energia nuclear e em muitos outros campos devido à combinação de suas excelentes propriedades mecânicas e de resistência à corrosão. Particularmente na indústria petroquímica, os aços AID’s são muito utilizados como materiais estruturais para a construção de gasodutos que transportam altos volumes de CO2 e na confecção das camadas internas dos tubos flexíveis (oleodutos offshore), utilizadas na produção de óleo. A soldagem a arco dos AID’s pode acarretar, dependendo das taxas de resfriamento envolvidas, a formação de precipitados de segunda fase que degradam suas propriedades mecânicas. Um processo alternativo para evitar o problema de precipitação de fases indesejáveis é a utilização do processo de soldagem/reparo por fricção com pino consumível (SFPC). O objetivo do presente trabalho é a caracterização metalúrgica e mecânica de juntas de solda de aço inoxidável duplex UNS S31803 obtidas através dos processos SFPC e de soldagem de costura por fricção (SCF). Na soldagem SCF, o objetivo do estudo foi a verificação da influência do passo de soldagem na formação e alteração das estruturas e nas propriedades mecânicas. Os resultados dos ensaios foram comparados com as propriedades obtidas do material base (MB) “como recebido”. A partir das juntas soldadas obtidas por fricção, foram extraídos corpos de prova para ensaios de microtração e Charpy para avaliação da resistência mecânica e da resistência ao impacto. Análises da microestrutura em microscopia ótica (MO) e perfis de microdurezas ao longo da região de solda também foram realizadas. Verificou-se que os processos de soldagem SFPC e SCF provocam um intenso refinamento de grão na zona de mistura (região da interface entre material do pino e da base), modificando a estrutura lamelar de grãos alongados da matriz ferrítica/austenítica, ocasionado por uma ação conjunta de aquecimento e deformação plástica oriunda do processo de solda por fricção. Os resultados dos ensaios de microtração indicam que as juntas soldadas aumentaram sua resistência mecânica com relação ao material base, fato que se deve ao aumento da quantidade da ferrita na zona termomecanicamente afetada (ZTMA), à formação de nitretos de cromo no centro dos grãos ferríticos e ao refino de grão. O aumento da quantidade de ferrita na ZTMA ocorre devido às altas taxas de resfriamento envolvidas no processo de soldagem e verificados por análise térmica. As elevadas taxas de resfriamento dificultam a difusão do nitrogênio que tem um importante papel no equilíbrio de fases da estrutura duplex (ferrita-austenita), na soldagem. O nitrogênio aprisionado no interior do grão ferrítico produz nitretos de cromo deixando de agir como elemento gamagênico aumentando a quantidade da fase ferrita. As juntas soldadas verificadas apresentaram tenacidade aceitável de acordo com o exigido pela norma ASTM A923. / Duplex stainless steels (DSS) are materials widely used for a variety of applications from the chemical, food, petrochemical, marine, pharmaceutical, nuclear industry and other fields due to the combination of their excellent mechanical properties and corrosion resistance. Particularly in the petrochemical industry, the DSS’s steels are extensively used as structural materials for the construction of gas pipelines that carry high volumes of CO2 and making the inner layers of flexible pipes (pipelines offshore) used in offshore oil production. The arc welding of DSS's can lead, depending on cooling rates involved, the formation of second phase precipitates which degrade their mechanical properties. An alternative method to avoid the problem of precipitation of unwanted phase is to use the welding process Friction Hydro Pillar Processing (FHPP). The aim of this work is the metallurgical and mechanical characterization of joints welds of UNS S31803 duplex stainless steel obtained through FHPP processes and Friction Taper Stitch Welding (FTSW). In FTSW welding, the objective of the study was to verify the influence of the welding step on the formation and alteration of structures and mechanical properties. The test results were compared with the properties of the obtained base material "as received". From the welds joints obtained by friction welding, specimens for microtensile testing and charpy were extracted to evaluate the mechanical strength and toughness. Microstructural analysis in optical microscopy (OM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and microhardness profiles along the weld region were also performed. It was found that the welding process FHPP and FTSW causes an intense grain refinement in bonding zone, modifying the lamellar structure of elongate grains of matrix ferritic/austenitic, caused by action of heating and plastic deformation arising from the welding process by friction. The results of the microtensile tests indicate that the welded joints increased their mechanical resistance with respect to the base material, due to the increase in the amount of the ferrite in the thermomechanically affected zone (ZTMA), the formation of chromium nitrides in the center of ferritic grains and grain refining. The increase in the amount of ferrite in the ZTMA occurs due to the high cooling rates involved in the welding process and verified by thermal analysis. The high cooling rates difficult the nitrogen diffusion, which plays an important role in the phase equilibrium of the duplex structure (ferrite-austenite) in welding. The nitrogen trapped inside the ferritic grain produces chromium nitrides ceasing to act as gamogenic element by increasing the amount of the ferrite phase. The welds joints verified also had acceptable ductility and toughness according required by standard ASTM A923.

A corrosão acarreta riscos ambientais, perdas de vidas e elevados gastos financeiros. Logo, a prevenção e o controle tornam-se mandatórios para a operação segura e rentável de estruturas metálicas. O combate à corrosão depende essencialmente de uma maior compreensão dos fenômenos envolvidos e de investimentos em novas tecnologias. A indústria do petróleo recorre frequentemente à aplicação do aço inoxidável UNS S31803 em suas estruturas, devido a sua boa resistência mecânica e à corrosão. Apesar de ser considerada uma liga de boa soldabilidade, ainda é possível que existam heterogeneidades, defeitos e a formação de fases indesejadas após a soldagem, os quais podem deteriorar a resistência à corrosão da junta. A técnica de soldagem com pino consumível (FHPP) mostra-se como uma recente alternativa para o setor industrial offshore devido as suas qualidades inerentes. Deste modo, a finalidade desse trabalho é avaliar separadamente a resistência à corrosão das principais regiões da junta soldada por FHPP (material base do pino e do substrato e a zona termomecanicamente afetada) de aço inoxidável dúplex UNS S31803, frente a um meio de água do mar sintética na condição naturalmente aerada. De tal modo, é possível identificar eventual comprometimento da resistência à corrosão de uniões desta natureza. Para isso foi desenvolvida uma célula eletroquímica de três eletrodos com dimensões reduzidas (microcélula). Assim, as regiões principais da junta soldada foram analisadas separadamente através de polarizações potenciodinâmicas cíclicas. Foi possível obter os potenciais de corrosão (Ecor), de quebra de passividade (Eq) e de proteção (Eprot1 e Eprot2), junto com os coeficientes de Tafel (ba e bc) e as densidades de corrente de corrosão (icor) e de quebra de passividade (iq). Com base nestas observações, acredita-se que a junta soldada apresenta comportamento eletroquímico em todas suas regiões. / Corrosion impacts annually in environmental risks, loss of human life and high financial costs. Thus, the prevention and the control became mandatory for safe and profitable operation of metal structures. Therefore, the maintenance of acceptable levels of corrosion depends essentially on a greater understanding of the corrosion phenomena and investments in new technologies. The petroleum industry often relies on the UNS S31803 stainless steel in their structures, due to the good mechanical and corrosion resistance of this material. Even though it is considered to be an alloy of good weldability, it is still possible to have heterogeneities, defects and formation of deleterious phases after the welding, which may result in the weakening of the corrosion resistance of the joint. Friction hydro pillar process, arise as a good and recent alternative to the offshore industry, due to its inherent qualities. Therefore, the aim of this study is to individually evaluate the corrosion resistance of the main regions (base materials from the pin and from the subtract and the thermo-mechanically affected zone) of the duplex stainless steel UNS S31803 joint welded by FHPP, against synthetic seawater in the naturally aerated condition, in order to identify potential impairment of the corrosion resistance of these joints. For this, it was developed a three electrode electrochemical cell with reduced dimensions (microcell). This way, the main regions of the welded joint could be analyzed separately with cyclic potenciodinâmica polarizations. It was obtained the corrosion (Ecor), pitting (Eq) and protective (Eprot1 and Eprot2) potentials, along with the Tafel slopes (ba and bc) and corrosion (icor) and passivity breakdown (iq) current densities. Based on these observations, it is believed that the welded joint present good electrochemical behavior in all its regions.

Orientador: Arsenio Oswaldo Seva Filho / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Mecanica / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-09T01:58:31Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Pinheiro_MariaFernandaBacile_M.pdf: 4359236 bytes, checksum: 7bd15ce5870579751ed1f36e487a1957 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007 / Resumo: Esta dissertação procura selecionar e estudar casos de projetos de hidrelétricas construídas em outros países, durante o século XX e no Brasil, desde 2002 até a presente data; além de identificar os problemas sociais e institucionais nestes casos selecionados. Para isso, o texto inicialmente discute as mudanças ocorridas no setor elétrico brasileiro, introduzindo informações sobre a formação e mudanças da indústria elétrica brasileira, as empresas representativas da indústria hidrelétrica, e a reestruturação e reconstrução do setor elétrico brasileiro; assim como as mudanças para o território e sociedade nas regiões de implantação e de projetos de usinas hidrelétricas. Em seguida, este trabalho estuda casos relevantes de usinas hidrelétricas selecionadas em outros países, com destaque para a usina hidrelétrica binacional Yacyretá, no rio Paraná, Argentina/Paraguai. Para o estudo dos casos nacionais, foram selecionadas algumas hidrelétricas que tiveram suas represas formadas entre 2003 e 2006; uma hidrelétrica de pequeno porte, onde foi realizado um estudo de caso, a PCH Mosquitão, no rio Caiapó, GO; e outros casos de projetos de hidrelétricas incluídos nos leilões de energia feitos pela ANEEL em 2005 e 2006. Ao fazer um tipo de análise comparativa a partir dessas situações, pôde-se verificar a presença da ¿dam industry¿ tratando com descaso os problemas sociais que envolvem a implantação das hidrelétricas. Conclui-se o trabalho afirmando-se que as dificuldades encontradas pelo governo e pela ¿dam industry¿ para a implantação de usinas hidrelétricas no Brasil são crescentes, mas que estes agentes permanecem com força nas suas tentativas para implantação de novos projetos / Abstract: Hydro power plants, which were constructed in several countries, during century XX, and in Brazil, since 2002, are evaluated in this thesis, as far as their social and institutional problems are concerned. Initially, the evolution of the Brazilian electric power industry is discussed, with emphasis on the role played by the companies making up the so-called ¿dam industry¿, the recent re-organization of the Brazilian power sector; and the social changes that have been occurring in the regions the hydro power plants have been implemented, or are planned to be built. Next, some selected cases of hydro power plants in other countries were studied, with special attention for the binational Yacyretá Hydro Power Plant, in the Paraná river, border between Argentina and Paraguay. For the Brazilian study-cases, some dams formed between 2003 and 2006 were selected; together with a Small Hydro Power Plant named Mosquitão, located at the river Caiapó, in the State of Goiás, and some projects included in the auctions of hydro power plant concessions carried out by the Brazilian power sector¿s independent regulatory agency (ANEEL) in the years 2005 and 2006. A comparative analysis of these cases revealed that the ¿dam industry¿ does not deal fairly with the social problems related to the hydro power plants. The thesis is concluded showing the increasing difficulties faced by the government and the ¿dam industry¿ to build new hydro power plants in the country, despite all their efforts / Mestrado / Mestre em Planejamento de Sistemas Energéticos

The fresh water resources of the world are stressed due to the increasing population. Theclimate change has also affected the water resource availability due to the occurrence offrequent and uneven extreme events such as drought and flash floods. In the context ofPeloponnese, Greece water resource management is an important issue for tourism developmentas well as the water supply for the people in the peninsula. To assess the potential climatechange and to quantify the water resource availability linear regression trend analysis andhydrological modeling has been done in this study. The hydro-climatic data (Temperature,precipitation, evapotranspiration and precipitation surplus) show a decreasing trend when a longstudy period (1951-2008) is considered; however, all the trends are not statistically significantexcept precipitation, actual evapotranspiration and precipitation surplus. Similarly, the case isquite opposite when IPCC standard period (1961-1990) is considered. In this period,precipitation and precipitation surplus is increasing but not statistically significant, whereastemperature and potential evapotranspiration has decreasing and statistically significant trendand actual evapotranspiration is decreasing but not statistically significant. Hence, it cannot beconcluded that the climate has changed in the peninsula with reference to linear regressionanalysis. On the other hand, it should be noted that the water resource availability will decreasein the peninsula if the current trend in the hydro-climatic data continues. Furthermore, a spatialanalysis shows that water availability is less in the eastern part and the coastal area of thepeninsula due to low precipitation and high evapotranspiration. Hence, these areas need to befocused on for the better water resource management and planning. However, the uncertaintiesrelated to data and model should be accounted for in the water resource management andplanning.

Potentiel stock de carbone dans les horizons minéraux des sols, sources de nutriments et vecteurs de polluants dans les écosystèmes aquatiques, les matières organiques dissoutes (MOD), leurs origines, et leurs transferts des sols à la rivière sont encore mal connus. Cette thèse a pour objectif de caractériser la variabilité temporelle et spatiale de la quantité et de la qualité des MOD des sols et des rivières et d'en identifier les facteurs de contrôle. Ce travail s'appuie sur le bassin versant expérimental de Kervidy-Naizin (Morbihan, Observatoire de Recherche en Environnement AgrHys). Ce site de 5 km² bénéficie de 13 années de suivi journalier des concentrations en carbone organique dissous (COD) dans la rivière et hautes fréquences des paramètres hydro-climatiques (débit, niveaux piézométriques, climat). Un suivi au moins bimensuel de la quantité et de la qualité des MOD de sols hydromorphes soumis à différents usages (culture, prairie, bois) et de rivières a été réalisé sur 2 cycles hydrologiques. L'exploitation des données long-terme a permis de proposer un schéma complet et cohérent des processus hydrologiques contrôlant les exports de MOD, leur relais dans le temps (en proposant une définition objective des saisons hydrologiques) et leur importance relative variable suivant le contexte climatique de l'année. L'exportation hivernale des MOD produites dans les sols pendant l'été contrôle la dynamique intra-annuelle décroissante des concentrations en COD des eaux de rivière. L'effet compensatoire de ces mécanismes de production et d'exportation explique la relative stabilité des concentrations moyennes annuelles de la rivière. La caractérisation des MOD par spectroscopie de fluorescence 3D, couplée à la modélisation PARAFAC (parallel factor analysis) des matrices d'excitation-émission générées, a permis d'identifier des exportations de MOD d'origine agricole, faiblement aromatiques, protéiques et dérivées de l'activité microbienne. Ces MOD sont exportées saisonnièrement pendant les périodes d'inter-crue des hivers très humides, par remontée de la nappe dans les sols cultivés des versants, et ponctuellement au printemps, lors de crues suivant l'épandage d'effluents d'élevage sur les sols du bassin. L'organisation spatiale des dynamiques temporelles de la quantité et de la qualité des MOD des sols suggère un contrôle hydro-pédo-topographique des différences rapportées. Les MOD faiblement aromatiques des horizons organo-minéraux sont préférentiellement exportées depuis les sols situés dans les pentes de versant. Les MOD exportées depuis les horizons minéraux sont partiellement compensées par les apports de MOD provenant des sols situés en amont. L'instauration de conditions réductrices dans les sols de bas de versant, produit des MOD aromatiques uniquement exportées en crue. La composition et la position dans le bassin des MOD des sols agricoles les rendent donc sensibles au processus d'exportation. La question du devenir de ces MOD est posée. / The role of dissolved organic matter (DOM) as carbon storage in mineral soil horizons and the impacts of DOM on aquatic ecosystems, either as a source of nutrients, or a vector of pollutants, raise the need to understand its origin, and the mechanisms linked to its transport from soils to stream. This work aims to characterize the temporal and spatial dynamics of the amount and the quality of DOM in soil and stream water, and to identify the controlling factors. It is based on the Kervidy-Naizin catchment of 5 km² (Morbihan ; Environment Research Observatory AgrHyS). This site benefits from 13 years of daily stream dissolved organic carbon (DOC) concentrations and high frequency of hydro-climatic parameters (discharge, groundwater table depths, and meteorological variables). DOM concentration and composition of soil water under contrasted land uses (cropland, grassland, or woodland) and stream water were assessed at least fortnightly during 2 hydrological cycles. A comprehensive and consistent pattern of hydrological processes that control the DOM exports, their changes in time (by providing an objective definition of hydrological seasons), and the changes of their relative importance according to the climatic context of the year was proposed. The exports of DOM produced in the soils during summer control the intra-annual decrease of stream DOC concentrations. This suggests a compensatory mechanism whereby increased winter exports can balance the summer production of DOM resulting in a relatively uniform mean annual DOC concentration. The DOM composition of soil and stream water was determined by fluorescence spectroscopy combined with PARAFAC (parallel factor analysis) modeling built from excitation-emission matrices. Exports from agricultural sources characterized by low aromatic, protein-like, microbial-derived DOM were reported. This DOM is transported to the stream seasonally during inter-storm periods of very wet winters, by rising of the water table in arable hillslope soils, and occasionally in spring, during storm events that follow the animal manure application on catchment soils. The spatial organization of temporal dynamics of the DOM concentration and composition of soil waters suggested that they were controlled by combined effects of hydrology, soil properties and topography. DOM with fewer aromatic moieties is preferentially exported from organo-mineral horizons of hillslope soils. DOM loss from mineral soil horizons are partially balanced by DOM inputs from upper soils. The onset of reducing conditions in downslope soils produces aromatic DOM that is transported to the stream only during storm events. Hence, DOM from agricultural soils is more susceptible being transport to stream due to its composition and its location within the catchment. The question of the fate of these DOM in aquatic ecosystems is raised.

The Myrtaceae family has 145 genera. In Brazil are recorded 23 genera and about 1,013 species. Several plants of this family are used in food stuffs, for example, Psidium guajava L. fruits, commonly known as guava. In folk medicine Psidium guajava L. leaves are used for colic, colitis, diarrhea, dysentery, and stomach illness. The objective of this study was to evaluate the biological effects of essential oil (OEPGP) and hydro alcoholic extract (HEPG) of Psidium guajava var. pomifera L. To evaluate the OEPGP bioinseticide effect Drosophila melanogaster were used. The flies exposure to OEPGP was performed by a fumigation protocol: Adult flies (males and females) were placed in glass vials containing a filter paper soaked in 1% sucrose. Then, a filter paper was set on the inner side of the cover containing the OEPGP (0, 3, 7.5, 15, 23.5 and 30 μg/ml). The flies mortality was assessed 6, 12, 24 and 48 h. In turn, to assess antioxidant and chelating action against inorganic mercury, DPPH, TBARS, and 1,5 diphenylcarbazone assays were carried out using 0, 0.1, 0.2, and 0.4 mM HgCl2 and 0, 25, 33, 50, 100 and 200 μg/ml of EHAPGP. Cell growth was assessed using Sacharomices cerevisiae, which were exposed to concentrations of 100, 125 and 150 mM of HgCl2 and 0, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.25, 2.5, and 5 μg/ml of HEPG. Our results showed that OEPGP has a bioinseticide action when flies were exposed to concentrations of 23.5 and 30 μg/ml. Locomotor activity was impaired at concentrations of 15, 23.5, and 30 μg/ml during the first 6 hours of treatment. The OEPGP caused an increase in TBARS levels and in antioxidant enzymes activities. In turn, the HEPG has high concentrations of phenols and flavonoids and showed antioxidant activity, as demonstrated in the DPPH and TBARS assays. The chelating action of HEPG was proven by the test of 1.5 difenilcarbazone and the dosages of Hg levels by ICP-AES. The HEPG partially prevented the cell death caused by HgCl2. Our study indicated that HEPG has antioxidant and HgCl2 protection purposes, while the essential oil presents a bioinseticide action to trigger a pro-oxidant action. / A família Myrtaceae possui 145 gêneros. No Brasil são registrados 23 gêneros e cerca de 1.013 espécies. Muitas plantas desta família são utilizadas na alimentação, como os frutos da Psidium guajava L., popularmente conhecidos como goiaba. As folhas da goiabeira são utilizadas na medicina popular para cólicas, colite, diarréia, disenteria e dor de barriga. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar os efeitos biológicos do óleo essencial (OEPGP) e do extrato hidro alcóolico (HEPG) das folhas de Psidium guajava var. pomifera L. Para avaliar a ação bioinseticida do OEPGP foram utilizadas Drosophila melanogaster. A exposição das moscas ao OEPGP foi realizada por um protocolo de fumigação: moscas adultas (machos e fêmeas) foram colocadas em frascos de vidro, contendo um papel filtro embebido em 1% de sacarose. Um papel filtro foi fixado no lado interior da tampa para aplicação de diferentes doses de óleo essencial (0, 3, 7,5, 15, 23,5 e 30 μg/mL). A mortalidade das moscas foi avaliada 6, 12, 24 e 48 h. Por sua vez, para avaliar a ação antioxidante e quelante contra o mercúrio foram elaborados ensaios de DPPH, TBARS e 1,5-difenilcarbazona, nas concentrações de 0, 0,1, 0,2 e 0,4 mM de HgCl2 e concentrações de 0, 25, 33, 50, 100 e 200 μg/mL do HEPG. O crescimento celular foi avaliado utilizando Sacharomices cerevisae, os quais foram expostos a concentrações de 100, 125 e 150 μM de HgCl2 e 0, 0,25, 0,5, 1, 1,25, 2,25 e 5 μg/mL de HEPG. Os resultados mostram que o OEPGP apresenta uma ação bioinseticida quando as moscas foram expostas às concentrações de 23,5 e 30 μg/mL. A atividade locomotora foi comprometida nas concentrações de 15, 23,5, e 30 μg/mL nas primeiras 6 h de tratamento. O OEPGP causou aumento nos níveis de TBARS e na atividade das enzimas antioxidantes GST e CAT. Por sua vez, o HEPG apresenta elevadas concentrações de fenóis e flavonoides e apresentou atividade antioxidante, comprovada nos ensaios de TBARS e DPPH. A ação quelante do HEPG foi comprovada pelo ensaio da 1,5-difenilcarbazona e pelas dosagens dos níveis de Hg por ICP-AES. O HEPG evitou parcialmente a morte celular causada por HgCl2. Nosso estudo indicou que HEPG tem efeitos antioxidantes e de proteção contra o estresse oxidativo causado pelo HgCl2, enquanto que o óleo essencial apresenta uma ação bioinseticida por desencadear uma ação pró-oxidante.

Le présent travail porte sur le comportement des plates-formes ferroviaires anciennes en France. Tout d'abord, une étude statistique a été menée sur les problèmes survenus dans l'ensemble du réseau ferroviaire français. L'analyse montre l'importance particulière de la qualité du sol support pour la performance de la sous-structure et pour la tenue géométrique des voies. Ensuite, une ligne ferroviaire ancienne située à l'Ouest de la France a été étudiée spécifiquement. Les analyses montrent que la vitesse de dégradation de cette ligne est en corrélation avec les différents paramètres tels que la nature de sol support, l'épaisseur des couches de la sous-structure. Une tendance d'augmentation de la vitesse de dégradation avec la diminution de l'épaisseur de la couche intermédiaire est identifiée. Cette couche as un impact positif puisqu'elle réduit les contraintes appliquées au sol support. Le comportement hydromécanique du sol de la couche intermédiaire dans des conditions différentes (teneur en eau, teneur en particules fines, charge, nombre de cycles) a été étudié. Des essais triaxiaux et des essais de colonne d'infiltration ont été réalisés à cette fin. En analysant les propriétés de résistance au cisaillement, la déformation axiale permanente et le module réversible, on a constaté que les effets de la teneur en eau et de la teneur en fines doivent être pris en compte ensemble. Une augmentation de teneur en fines dans la couche intermédiaire présente un impact positif à l'état non saturé grâce à l'effet de la succion, mais un impact négatif à l'état saturé. Les essais de colonne d'infiltration avec des cycles de séchage/humidification ont montré que la conductivité hydraulique du sol est gouvernée par la fraction de fines et qu'elle ne change pas significativement avec la teneur en fines. Afin d'étudier les mécanismes de la création de la couche intermédiaire et de remontée boueuse, un modèle physique de 550 mm de diamètre intérieur a été développé. Des échantillons de sol qui représentent la sous-structure ferroviaire ancienne avec une couche de ballast posée sur une couche de limon artificielle (mélange de sable concassé et du kaolin) ont été testés. Les effets des charges monotones et cycliques, de la teneur en eau et de la masse volumique sèche du sol support ont été étudiés. Il a été constaté que la pression interstitielle développée dans le sol support et la rigidité du sol support sont des facteurs clés pour la migration des particules fines ou la création de la couche intermédiaire/la remontée boueuse. L'eau est la condition nécessaire, mais c'est la compressibilité du sol support qui gouverne le phénomène à se produire / The present work deals with the behavior of ancient railway sub-structure in France. A statistical study was firstly undertaken on problems occurred in the whole ancient French railway network. The analysis evidenced the particular importance of sub-grade quality for the performance of the sub-structure and the track geometry. Afterwards, an ancient railway line in the West of France was investigated. The analysis showed that the degradation speed of this line was correlated with different parameters such as the nature of sub-grades and the thickness of different layers. An increase trend of degradation speed with the increase in interlayer thickness was identified. The interlayer has a positive impact since it reduces the train-induced stress applied to the sub-grade. The hydro-mechanical behavior of interlayer soil under different conditions (water content, fines content, stress, number of cycles) was investigated. A set of triaxial tests and infiltration tests were performed for this purpose. By analyzing the shear strength properties, the permanent axial strain and the resilient modulus of interlayer soil, we found that the water content and the fines content must be considered together. Adding more fines into the interlayer presents a positive impact under unsaturated conditions thanks to the suction effect, but a negative impact under saturated conditions. The infiltration column tests with drying/wetting cycles showed that the hydraulic conductivity of interlayer soil is governed by fines fraction but did not change significantly with fines content. In order to study the mechanism of interlayer creation and mud pumping, a physical model of 550 mm inner diameter was developed. Soil samples representing the ancient French railway substructure with a ballast layer overlying an artificial silt layer (mixture of crushed sand and kaolin were tested. The effects of monotonic and cyclic loadings, water content and dry unit mass of sub-soil were investigated. It was found that the pore water pressure developed in the sub-soil and the sub-soil stiffness are the key factors for the migration of fine particles or the creation of interlayer/mud pumping. Water is the necessary condition, but it is the soil compressibility that governs the phenomenon to occur

Det finns många sensormetoder för vattennivåmätning ute på marknaden idag. Målet för forskningsstudien är att presentera och jämföra några av de mätningsmetoder som finns på marknaden för nivåmätning. I studien jämförs modellerna för trycksensorer, flytsensorer, ultraljudssensor och elektromagnetisk sensor för att sedan se vilken sensor som passar bäst för just mätningar av vattennivåer. Genom, datainsamlingen från sök motorerna Google scholar och Mittuniversitetets egen databas Primo har fakta samlats. Informationen har sedan bearbetas och jämförts mot behoven från Vattenfall som ska göra tre sensorbyten på vattenkraftverket i Stugun. Resultatet av studien visade slutsatsen att utifrån kravspecifikationerna Vattenfall gav så var en trycksensor det bästa alternativet för Stugun. Studien gjorde så att Vattenfall köpte in tre stycken Waterpilot FMX21, 22 mm som sedan sattes på plats och kalibrerades. / There are many sensor methods for water level measurement on the market today. The aim of the research study is to present and compare some of the measurement methods available on the market for level measurement. In the study, the models for pressure sensors, flow sensors, ultrasonic sensors and electromagnetic sensors are compared to see which sensor is most suitable for precise measurements of water levels. Through the data collection from the search engines Google scholar and Mid University of Sweden own database Primo, facts have been gathered. The information has since been processed and compared to the needs of Vattenfall, which will do three sensor changes at the Stugun hydropower plant. The result of the study showed that according to the requirement specifications of Vattenfall, a pressure sensor was the best alternative for Stugun. The study resulted in Vattenfall purchasing three Waterpilot FMX21, 22 mm, which were then put in place and calibrated.