The recent thinning, acceleration and retreat of tidewater glaciers around Greenland suggests that these systems are highly sensitive to a change in climate. Tidewater glacier dynamics have already had a significant impact on global sea level, and, given projected future climate warming, will likely continue to do so over the coming century. Understanding of the processes connecting climatic change to tidewater glacier response is, however, at an early stage. Current leading thinking links tidewater glacier change to ocean warming by submarine melting of glacier calving fronts, yet the process of submarine melting remains poorly understood. This thesis combines modelling and field data to investigate submarine melting at tidewater glaciers, ultimately seeking to constrain the sensitivity of the Greenland Ice Sheet to climate change. Submarine melting is thought to be enhanced where subglacial runoff enters the ocean and drives energetic ice-marginal plumes. In this thesis, two contrasting models are used to examine the dynamics of these plumes; the Massachusetts Institute of Technology general circulation model (MITgcm) and the simpler buoyant plume theory (BPT). The first result of this thesis, obtained with the MITgcm, is that the spatial distribution of subglacial runoff at the grounding line of a tidewater glacier is a key control on the rate and spatial distribution of submarine melting. Focussed subglacial runoff induces rapid but localised melting, while diffuse runoff induces slower but spatially homogeneous melting. Furthermore, for the same subglacial runoff, total ablation by submarine melting from diffuse runoff exceeds that from focussed runoff by at least a factor of five. BPT is then used to examine the relationship between plume-induced submarine melting and key physical parameters, such as plume geometry, fjord stratification, and the magnitude of subglacial runoff. It is shown that submarine melt rate is proportional to the magnitude of subglacial runoff raised to the exponent of 1/3, regardless of plume geometry, provided runoff lies below a critical threshold and the fjord is weakly stratified. Above the runoff threshold and for strongly stratified fjords, the exponent respectively decreases and increases. The obtained relationships are combined into a single parameterisation thereby providing a useful first-order estimate of submarine melt rate with potential for incorporation into predictive ice flow models. Having investigated many of the factors affecting submarine melt rate, this thesis turns to the effect of melting on tidewater glacier dynamics and calving processes. Specifically, feedbacks between submarine melting and calving front shape are evaluated by coupling BPT to a dynamic ice-ocean boundary which evolves according to modelled submarine melt rates. In agreement with observations, the model shows calving fronts becoming undercut by submarine melting, but hints at a critical role for subglacial channels in this process. The total ablation by submarine melting increases with the degree of undercutting due to increased ice-ocean surface area. It is suggested that the relative pace of undercutting versus ice velocity may define the dominant calving style at a tidewater glacier. Finally, comparison of plumes modelled in both MITgcm and BPT with those observed at Kangiata Nunata Sermia (KNS), a large tidewater glacier in south-west Greenland, suggests that subglacial runoff at KNS is often diffuse in nature. In addition to the above implications for submarine melting, diffuse drainage may enhance basal sliding during warmer summers, thereby providing a potential link between increasing atmospheric temperature and tidewater glacier acceleration which does not invoke the role of the ocean. This thesis provides a comprehensive investigation and quantification of the factors affecting submarine melting at tidewater glaciers, a complex process that is believed to be one of the key influences on the current and future stability of the Greenland Ice Sheet. Based on the magnitude of modelled melt rates, and their effect on calving front shape, the process of submarine melting is a likely driver of retreat at slower-flowing tidewater glaciers in Greenland. For melting to influence the largest and fastest-flowing glaciers requires invoking a sensitive coupling between melting and calving which is as yet obscure. It should however be noted that modelled melt rates depend critically on parameters which are poorly constrained. The results and parameterisations developed in this thesis should now be taken forward through testing against field observations - which are currently rare - and, from a modelling perspective, coupling with ice flow models to provide a more complete picture of the interaction of the Greenland Ice Sheet with the ocean.

Basal melting of ice shelves is causing accelerating mass loss from the Antarctic Ice Sheet, yet the oceanographic processes which drive this are rarely observed. This thesis uses new observations from phase sensitive radar and moored oceanographic instruments to describe the processes which drive rapid basal melting of the north-western Ross Ice Shelf. Oceanographic conditions at the mooring site are strongly influenced by the neighbouring Ross Sea Polynya. High Salinity Shelf Water fills the lower water column continuously, but during summer a southward flow ventilates the cavity bringing Antarctic Surface Water (AASW) to the site. Tides account for half of the flow speed variance, and low frequency variability is influenced by local winds, and eddies associated with sea ice production in the polynya. Four years of basal melt rate observations show a mean melt rate of 1.8 m y$^{-1}$ at the mooring site and a strong seasonal cycle driven principally by water temperature variations. Radar observations show that melt rates vary rapidly and continuously in response to flow speed variability, and rapid melting occurs only when flow speeds are high. Radar observations of melt rates from 78 sites on the Ross and McMurdo ice shelves show an area-averaged annual-mean basal melt rate of 1.35 m y$^{-1}$, implying a net basal mass loss of 9.6 Gt y$^{-1}$ from the region. Melt rates are highest near the ice front where annual-mean and short-term summer rates reached 7.7 m y$^{-1}$ and 53 m y$^{-1}$, respectively. The seasonal and spatial variations in melt rate are consistent with melting driven by the summer inflow of AASW. Observations of boundary layer water temperature, flow speed and melt rates indicate that melt rates scale linearly with current speed, but sub-linearly with temperature in the outer boundary layer, possibly due to the stabilising effects of melt water input. Existing melt rate parameterisations which account for flow speed can be tuned to match the observations when thermal driving is low, but overestimate melt rates at higher temperatures, implying the need for further refinements to the models.

The Material Point Method (MPM) is a modern finite element method that is classified as a point based method or meshless method, while it takes the advantage of two kinds of spatial discretisation that are based on an arbitrary Eulerian-Lagrangian description of motion. The referenced continuum is represented by the material points, and the motions are tracked through a computational background mesh, that is an arbitrary constant mesh which does not move the material. Hence, in the MPM mesh distortion especially in the large deformation analysis is naturally avoided. However, MPM has been employed to simulate difficult problems in the literature, many are still unsatisfactory due to the lack of rigorous validation. Therefore, this thesis firstly provides a series of simple case studies which any numerical method must pass to test the validity of the MPM, and secondly demonstrate the capability of the MPM in simulating difficult problems such as degradation of highly swellable polymers during large swelling that is currently difficult to handle by the standard finite element method. Flory’s theory is incorporated into the material point method to study large swelling of polymers, and degradation of highly swellable polymers is modelled by the MPM as a random phenomenon based on the normal distribution of the volumetric strain. These numerical developments represent adaptability of the MPM and enabling the method to be used in more complicated simulations. Furthermore, the advantages of this powerful numerical tool are studied in the modelling of an additive manufacturing technology called Selective Laser Melting (SLM). It is shown the MPM is an ideal numerical method to study SLM manufacturing technique. The focus of this thesis is to validate the MPM and exhibit the simplicity, strength, and accuracy of this numerical tool compared with standard finite element method for very complex problems which requires a complicated topological system.

Cette thèse a pour but d’augmenter la durée de vie des moules pour l’injection plastique. Les principaux phénomènes à refréner sont l’usure par abrasion et l’usure par corrosion. Pour ce faire, deux familles de matériaux ont été présélectionnées. Il s’agit des aciers à outils inoxydables et des verres métalliques massifs. Ces travaux détaillent donc la sélection, le développement et la caractérisation d’une nuance pour chacune de ces familles. In fine, cette thèse délivre un nouvel acier adapté à la fabrication additive et aux moules d’injection plastique, allant de l’élaboration de la poudre à l’optimisation des paramètres LBM et de ceux du traitement thermique. Cet acier permet d’offrir un bon compromis en termes de propriétés thermiques, mécaniques et de résistance à la corrosion. Quant au verre métallique massif, ces travaux de thèse démontrent que la nuance choisie permet de conserver suffisamment de matériau amorphe pour induire des propriétés exceptionnelles. / The aim of this thesis is to increase molds lifetime. Mains phenomena to limit are abrasion wear and corrosion. For this purpose, two material families have been preselected. They have been identified among stainless steels and bulk metallic glasses. This work details their selection, development in additive manufacturing and characterization for both materials. In the end, this thesis delivers a new steel grade adapted to the additive manufacturing and plastic injection molds, which affords good corrosion resistance, high hardness and a comparatively good thermal conduction. Concerning the bulk metallic glass, this work shows that the chosen composition allowed to preserve enough amorphous material to induce exceptional properties and give strong hopes to continue in this vein.

Tillverkning av slutprodukter med additiv tillverkning   blir allt vanligare. Slutprodukter har högre krav på detaljens mekaniska   egenskaper än prototyper gör. Forskning har visat att porositeten är av stor   betydelse för en detaljs hållfasthet. Med additiv tillverkning finns goda   möjligheter för direkt processövervakning och kontrollsystem. Inom electron   beam melting finns sådana system men de saknas en validering av resultatet   från dom systemen. I de här arbetet har prover med designade defekter   tillverkats. LayerQam bilder från tillverkningen har analyserats med Defect   Detector. Data från analysen har visualiserats. Resultatet har studerats samt   att det har tagits fram en Defect Detector-analys med högre precision.   Utvalda prover har undersökts i ett tvärsnitt med optisk mikroskopi samt i 3D   med mikrotomografi. Undersökningarna har jämförts med varandra, de tyder på   att Defect Detector har brister i sin bedömning av densiteten. De designade   defekterna har en överskattad storlek samt brister i kompensation av   förvrängningen i synfältet i bilderna. / <p>Betyg: 180827</p>

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Submitted by Camilla Gandine Gonçalves null (camilla.gandine@yahoo.com.br) on 2016-08-23T02:19:17Z No. of bitstreams: 1 TESE_CAMILLA GANDINE GONCALVES_22082016.pdf: 2592904 bytes, checksum: 8d046da87d339892a84ca5bd145a19ec (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Ana Paula Grisoto (grisotoana@reitoria.unesp.br) on 2016-08-24T17:36:53Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 goncalves_cg_dr_guara.pdf: 2592904 bytes, checksum: 8d046da87d339892a84ca5bd145a19ec (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-24T17:36:53Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 goncalves_cg_dr_guara.pdf: 2592904 bytes, checksum: 8d046da87d339892a84ca5bd145a19ec (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-08-02 / O objetivo deste trabalho é estudar a oscilação do molde na produção de tarugos por lingotamento contínuo e a sua consequência na qualidade do produto final, através de modelamento matemático. A oscilação do molde origina um defeito superficial conhecido como marca de oscilação. O modelo da formação das marcas considera três partes: térmica, mecânica dos fluidos e mecânicos dos sólidos. São consideradas as fases sólida e pastosa, até certa fração sólida, como resistentes aos esforços advindos da oscilação, e que o raio do menisco é não estacionário. Verifica-se que o aumento do curso de oscilação do molde aumenta a profundidade das marcas de oscilação, o aumento da frequência de oscilação tem comportamento ascendente até um ponto máximo, seguido de descendente, enquanto o aumento da velocidade de lingotamento aumenta a profundidade das marcas, desde que a frequência e curso sejam mantidos constantes. O estripamento negativo aparenta ser função de todas as demais variáveis de processo. / This work aims to study the mold oscillation in continuous casted billets and its consequence on the final product quality throw mathematical modeling. The mold oscillation causes a surface defect known as oscillation marks. The model of oscillation marks formation is divided in three parts: thermal, fluid mechanics and mechanics of solids. Two phases, solid and mushy steel above to a certain solid fraction are considered as having mechanical strength, and the meniscus radius is non stationary. It appears that the increasing in stroke increases the depth of the oscillation marks, increasing the oscillation frequency is upward behavior up to a maximum point, followed by descending, while increasing the casting speed increases the depth of oscillation marks, if frequency and stroke is kept constant. The negative strip time appears to be a function of all other process variables.