This thesis solves the problem of design and production of a special mounting device for the impeller nut of the main circulation pump GCN-317. The proposed device is intended to solve the problems associated with the mounting and dismounting of this nut. The work provides basic information about the Dukovany Nuclear Power Plant and VVER-440 systems in general, including their brief history. It also introduces the operational and legislative environment of the primary circuit of the nuclear power plant. It deals with the task and technical description of the main circulation pump and its overhaul. The following sections present the basic principles of construction of the device and an overview of its components with a description of their purpose and method of production. The last part of the thesis describes the function of the device and its verification and reports on its deployment.

his diploma thesis deals with hydraulic design of vane wheel impeller of wide range Francis turbine; in addition to hydraulic calculation it consists overview of used theory, modelling in SolidWorks and computing in Fluent.

This diploma thesis deals with axial thrust existence in a double suction pump rotor. Axial thrust appears especially in low flow rates modes. The aim of this work is finding information about this issue and deriving mathematical model of calculation which will be subsequently applied on experimental data received from double suction pump measurement in laboratory. It is important to examine the whole dynamics of axial thrust development and find its cause of formation in measured double suction pump.

The thesis contains basic information about propeler turbines. It deals with the correct location in the fountain so as to ensure the highest possible performance. Part of the work is devoted to the all-weather resulting blade to blade channels and their impact on the room is filled with diffuser.

This doctoral thesis studies the non-uniform blade cascade for centrifugal pumps. Influence of non-uniform blade cascade is investigated on the impeller and diffuser. A non-uniform blading impeller of pumps in this doctoral thesis was examined in terms of influence on efficiency characteristic. The idea of using non-uniform blading is to obtain a flat efficiency characteristic. Then the centrifugal pump could be used on larger scale of power with achieving a sufficiently high efficiency. The work is based on experimental measurements and numerical simulations of non-uniform hydraulic pump components. Non-uniform impeller and the diffuser were newly designed for this research. A new measuring track of small submersible pumps was needed to design and build for measurements. Different pump combinations with conventional hydraulics on one working point and hydraulics with non-uniform were measured. All measurements were evaluated and characteristics of efficiency, head and power were obtained for each measured combination. Some of pump combinations (which were measured in experiment) were numerically simulated by program Ansys Fluent. Data needed to evaluate the characteristic of efficiency and specific energy were collected from each numerical simulation. A theoretical consideration concerns the influence of non-uniform blade cascade applied on diffuser. The suggestion how to decrease hydraulic losses in canals was done. The theoretical consideration how to make a flat efficiency characteristic was made.

This work introduces a new method of hydraulic design of a centrifugal pump impeller. This method is based on a geometrical approach employing curvilinear coordinates that are used to formulate both the axisymmetrical flow model in a meridional shape and the final model of flow in a blade cascade taking into account the full 3D shape of the impeller blade. The solution to this model then directly provides the guidelines for shaping the impeller blade in order to suppress the secondary flows, thus increasing the impeller efficiency, which is demonstrated on a real impeller design case. The partial differential equations describing the flow in the blade cascade are numerically solved piecewise on each particular stream surface, which leads to a significant reduction of computational time.

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"The next generation of aluminum alloys will have to operate at temperatures approaching 300°C. Traditional aluminum alloys cannot perform at these temperatures, but aluminum alloys reinforced with fine ceramic particles can. The objective of this research is to develop a process to synthesize Al-TiC composites by the Rotating Impeller Gas-Liquid In-situ method. This method relies on injecting methane into molten aluminum that has been pre-alloyed with titanium. The gas is introduced by means of a rotating impeller into the molten alloy, and under the correct conditions of temperature, gas flow, and rotation speed, it reacts preferentially with titanium to form titanium carbide particles. The design of the apparatus, the multi-physics phenomena underlying the mechanism responsible for particle formation and size control, and the operation window for the process are first elucidated. Then a parametric study that leads to the synthesis of aluminum reinforced with TiC microparticles and nanoparticles is described. Finally, potential technical obstacles that may stand in the way of commercializing the process are discussed and ways to overcome them are proposed. "

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No. of bitstreams: 1 DissMMB.pdf: 2553777 bytes, checksum: 21e951a2087a84913403141b819234c7 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-02-26 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) / The type and operational conditions of a bioreactor chosen during the production phase of a product of interest affect not only the morphology and growth of filamentous microorganisms but also the product itself. Still the most common process to produce bioproducts is submerged cultures in conventional stirred and aerated bioreactors, with impeller of type six flat-blade turbine, or Rushton turbine (RT), which promotes good mixing and suitable oxygen transfer, but its power consumption is high and it causes high shear rate to the broth creating a hostile environment to the microorganisms. Alternatively, an impeller of the type “Elephant Ear” (EE) is shown in the literature as a “low shear” impeller, more suitable for the cultivation of shear sensitive microorganisms. This impeller creates a mixed flow (axial and radial) of broth with down flow (EEDP) or up (EEUP) depending on its geometry. This study aimed to evaluate the best association of impellers for filamentous fungi cultures in a conventional bioreactor. Initially the volumetric coefficient of oxygen transfer (kLa) and the power consumption of seven different association of impellers were evaluated. The results obtained the factorial design methodology showed that the associations EEDP-EEUP, RT-EEDP, and EEDP-RT, showed the best results regarding the oxygen transfer and the power consumption, being up to 87% more efficient than the standard RT-RT association. Two of the better performing association and the traditional (RT-RT) were selected to be evaluated regarding the shearing, by using empirical equations and the size of the eddies, evaluated by the Kolmogorov microscale. The association that showed higher values on the Kolmogorov scale and least shearing was EEDPEEUP, with shearing up to 60% lower than the RT-RT association. In the last step the effects of shear on the morphology of the fungi Aspergillus niger was evaluated. Short-term cultures (4h) were cultivated so that the cellular growth would not harm the analysis. The results showed that on the culture that used the EEDP-EEUP association the morphological form of cell clumps predominated, while on the culture that used the RT-RT association the morphological form of branched hyphae predominated, suggesting that the RT-RT association causes more shearing and can cause irreversible damage to the fungal cells. / O crescimento celular e a morfologia de microrganismos filamentosos, bem como o produto de interesse são afetados pelo modelo de biorreator e pelas condições de operação adotadas durante a etapa de produção. O processo mais adotado industrialmente para produção de bioprodutos ainda são os cultivos submersos em biorreatores convencionais tipo tanque agitado e aerado, sendo o impelidor tipo turbina de seis pás planas ou turbina de Rushton (RT) o mais utilizado por promover boa mistura e adequada transferência de oxigênio, porém seu consumo de potência é alto além de impor alto cisalhamento ao caldo gerando um ambiente hostil ao microrganismo. Alternativamente, o impelidor tipo “orelha de Elefante” ou “Elephant ear” (EE) é apresentado na literatura como um impelidor de “baixo cisalhamento” mais adequado para o cultivo dos microrganismos sensíveis ao cisalhamento. Esse impelidor promove um escoamento misto (axial e radial) do caldo com escoamento para baixo (EEDP) ou para cima (EEUP) dependendo da sua geometria. O presente trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar as melhores associações de impelidores para cultivos de fungos filamentosos em biorreator convencional. Primeiramente sete diferentes associações foram avaliadas em relação ao coeficiente volumétrico de transferência de oxigênio (kLa) e consumo de energia. Os resultados obtidos utilizando a metodologia de planejamento experimental fatorial mostraram que as configurações EEDP-EEUP, RT-EEDP e EEDP-RT foram as que apresentaram melhores resultados em relação à transferência de oxigênio e consumo de potência, com eficiência até 87% superior à associação padrão RT-RT. Foram então selecionadas duas das associações de melhor desempenho e a tradicional (RT-RT) para serem avaliadas em relação ao cisalhamento, através de equações empíricas e em relação ao tamanho dos turbilhões, avaliado pela microescala de Kolmogorov. A associação que apresentou maiores valores para microescala de Kolmogorov e menor cisalhamento foi a EEDP-EEUP, com cisalhamento até 60% inferior que a observada quando utilizada a associação RT-RT. Na última etapa verificou-se os efeitos do cisalhamento na morfologia do fungo Aspergillus niger. Foram realizados cultivos de curta duração (4 h) para evitar que o crescimento celular prejudicasse a análise. Os resultados mostraram que no cultivo utilizando o sistema EEDP-EEUP predominou a forma morfológica de aglomerados celulares (clumps), enquanto que no cultivo com impelidores Rushton (RT-RT) predominou a forma morfológica de hifas ramificadas, sugerindo um cisalhamento mais intenso provocado por este sistema de agitação, que pode acarretar danos irreversíveis às células fúngicas.

Tato dizertační práce se zabývá vývojem optimalizačního nástroje, který je založen na metodě Particle swarm optimization a je poté aplikován na dva typy oběžných kol radiálních čerpadel.