Dans les disques protoplanétaires, les grains micrométriques croissent jusqu'à atteindre des tailles de planétésimaux avant de finalement former des planètes. Cependant,des études dynamiques ont montré qu'une fois que les grains atteignent une taille critique, ils dérivent rapidement vers l'étoile et y sont accrétés. Ce problème est connu comme la barrière de dérive radiale. De plus, des expériences en laboratoire ont montré que les grains peuvent fragmenter ou rebondir et ainsi arrêter la croissance avant les tailles kilométriques.Afin de passer outre ces barrières, plusieurs méthodes ont été proposés comme les pièges à particules (dans les vortex ou les sillons planétaires) qui demandent des évolutions dynamiques à grande échelle. Dans ce travail, nous choisissons d'étudier les propriétés intrinsèques de la poussière pendant leur croissance et plus particulièrement leur porosité.Nous développons un modèle d'évolution de la porosité pendant la croissance en fonction de la masse des grains pour plusieurs régimes d'expansion/compression (Kataoka et al. 2013, Okuzumi et al. 2012) et l'implémentons dans notre code SPH bifluide (Barrière-Fouchet et al. 2005). Nous trouvons que la croissance des grains poreux est accélérée en comparaison aux grains compacts et leur taille peut atteindre plusieurs kilomètres. De surcroît,la dérive est légèrement ralentie pour les grains poreux qui peuvent croître jusqu'à de plus grandes tailles avant de commencer à dériver vers l'étoile. Nous constatons aussi que les grains des régions externes du disque grossissent plus que quand l'effet de la porosité est négligé. Ces deux mécanismes peuvent aider les grains à outrepasser la barrière de dérive radiale, notamment en passant dans le régime de traînée de Stokes, et ainsi former des planétésimaux.Nous étudions aussi l'effet de la fragmentation et du rebond sur le comportement des grains. En considérant un seuil de fragmentation constant, nous observons que la croissance de grains poreux est retardée un temps par la fragmentation mais qu'elle se poursuit vers de grandes tailles et par conséquent, permet de passer outre les problèmes dus à la fragmentation et à la dérive radiale. Cependant, les grains très poreux sont plus fragiles et peuvent se fragmenter plus facilement entraînant une accrétion massive des poussières dans l'étoile. De plus, nous montrons que les effets du rebond peuvent être négligés devant ceux de la fragmentation.Enfin, nous observons également que la taille des monomères et du paramètre de viscosité turbulente peut avoir une influence sur l'évolution de la porosité et donc de la poussière dans le disque.La porosité permet donc de favoriser la croissance des grains et accélérer le découplage des grains. Les grains très poreux peuvent être plus sensibles à la fragmentation.Cependant, les effets collectifs de la poussière couplés à la porosité peuvent aider les grains à outrepasser les barrières de formation planétaire. La barrière de rebond peut être négligée dans le cas de grains poreux devant les autres barrières. Enfin,l'intensité de la turbulence altère la croissance et ainsi le devenir de la poussière.La taille des monomères modifie le facteur de remplissage sans toutefois impacter le découplage des grains dans les parties internes / In protoplanetary discs, micron-sized grains should grow up to planetesimal sizes in order to ultimately form planets. However, dynamical studies show that once they reach a critical size, they drift rapidly into the accreting star. This is known as the radial-drift barrier. Moreover, laboratory experiments have shown that grains can fragment or bounce, stopping the growth towards planetesimal sizes.In order to overcome those barriers, several methods have been proposed such as particles traps (e.g. vortices or planet gaps) which all involve large-scale dynamics.In this work, we choose to investigate the intrinsic properties of the grains during their growth, in particular their porosity.We thus consider the growth of grains with variable porosity as a function of their mass in several regimes of compression/expansion (Kataoka et al. 2013, Okuzumiet al. 2012) and implement it in our 3D SPH two-fluid code (Barrière-Fouchetet al. 2005).We find that growth is accelerated for porous grains that can reach kilometersizes. On the other hand, drift is slightly slowed down for porous grains that can grow up to larger sizes before drifting towards the star. As a result, grains in the outer regions of the disc reach larger sizes than when porosity is neglected. Those two mechanisms can help grains overcome the radial-drift barrier and form planetesimals.The Stokes drag regime appears to play a substantial part in maintaining grains in the disc.Considering a constant fragmentation threshold, we also find out that growth is delayed because of fragmentation but reaching large sizes and thus overcoming problems due to fragmentation and radial drift is still possible. However, very fluffy grains are fragile and can be easily disrupted leading to a massive accretion of dust into the star. Moreover, we show that the effects due to dust bouncing can be neglected compared to fragmentation.Finally, we investigate the influence of the size of monomers and -parameter on the evolution of porosity and then dust in the disc.Dust growth is accelerated by porosity and thus promotes grains decoupling. Very fluffy grains are more affected by fragmentation. However, dust collective effects and porosity can help grains to overcome planet formation barriers. Besides,the bouncing barrier can be neglected in the case of porous dust compared to other barriers. Finally, the intensity of turbulence can alter the growth and so the outcome of dust. The size of monomers modifies the grain filling factor without impacting dust decoupling in the inner parts of the disc

L'objectif de cette thèse est d'améliorer la compréhension des phénomènes jouant un rôle dans la mesure effectuée dans un analyseur sanguin, en particulier le comptage et la mesure de volumétrie d'une population de globules rouges reposant sur l'effet Coulter. Des simulations numériques sont effectuées dans le but de prédire la dynamique des globules rouges dans les zones de mesure et pour reproduire la mesure électrique associée, servant au comptage et à la volumétrie des cellules. Ces simulations sont effectuées à l'intérieur de configurations industrielles d'analyseur sanguin, en utilisant un outil numérique développé à l'IMAG, le solveur YALES2BIO. En utilisant la méthode des frontières immergées avec suivi de front, un modèle de particule déformable est introduit, celui-ci prend en compte le contraste de viscosité ainsi que les effets mécaniques de la courbure et de l'élasticité sur la membrane. Le solveur est validé grâce à de nombreux cas tests parcourant différents régimes et effets physiques. L'écoulement fluide dans cette géométrie d'analyseur sanguin est caractérisée par un fort gradient de vitesse axial dans la direction de l'écoulement, impliquant la présence d'un écoulement extensionnel au niveau du micro-orifice, là où a lieu la mesure. La dynamique des globules rouges est étudiée par des simulations numériques pour différentes conditions initiales, telles que sa position ou son orientation. Il est observé que les globules rouges vont se réorienter selon l'axe principal de l'analyseur sanguin dans tous les cas. Pour comprendre le phénomène, des modèles analytiques sont adaptés au cas des écoulements extensionnels et reproduisent correctement les tendances de réorientation.Cette thèse présente également la reproduction de la mesure électrique utilisée pour le comptage et la mesure de la distribution des volumes de globules rouges. De nombreuses simulations de la dynamique des globules rouges sont effectuées et utilisées pour générer l'impulsion électrique correspondant au passage du globule rouge dans le micro-orifice. Les amplitudes d'impulsions électriques résultantes permettent la caractérisation de la réponse électrique en fonction des paramètres initiaux de la simulation par une approche statistique. Un algorithme de Monte-Carlo est utilisé pour la quantification des erreurs de mesure liées à l'orientation et la position des globules rouges dans le micro-orifice. Ceci permet la génération d'une distribution de volume mesurée pour une population de globules rouges bien définie et la caractérisation des erreurs de mesure associées. / The aim of this thesis is to improve the understanding of the phenomena involved in the measurement performed in a blood analyzer, namely the counting and sizing of red blood cells based on the Coulter effect. Numerical simulations are performed to predict the dynamics of red blood cells in the measurement regions, and to reproduce the associated electrical measurement used to count and size the cells. These numerical simulations are performed in industrial configurations using a numerical tool developed at IMAG, the YALES2BIO solver. Using the Front-Tracking Immersed Boundary Method, a deformable particle model for the red blood cell is introduced which takes the viscosity contrast as well as the mechanical effects of the curvature and elasticity on the membrane into account. The solver is validated against several test cases spreading over a large range of regimes and physical effects.The velocity field in the blood analyzer geometry is found to consist of an intense axial velocity gradient in the direction of the flow, resulting in a extensional flow at the micro-orifice, where the measurement is performed. The dynamics of the red blood cells is studied with numerical simulations with different initial conditions, such as its position or orientation. They are found to reorient along the main axis of the blood analyzer in all cases. In order to understand the phenomenon, analytical models are adapted to the case of extensional flows and are found to reproduce the observed trends.This thesis also presents the reproduction of the electrical measurement used to count red blood cells and measure their volume distribution. Numerous dynamics simulations are performed and used to generate the electrical pulse corresponding to the passage of a red blood cell inside the micro-orifice. The resulting electrical pulse amplitudes are used to characterize the electrical response depending on the initial parameters of the simulation by means of a statistical approach. A Monte-Carlo algorithm helps quantifying the errors on the measurement of cell depending on its orientation and position inside the micro-orifice. This allows the generation of a measured volume distribution of a well defined red blood cell population and the characterization of the associated measurement errors.

The study of the influence of viscoelastic adhesives on timber-glass composite beams addresses the development of new and innovative load bearing structures. Hybrid timber-glass beams, comprising of timber flanges and a glass web, were considered. The solutions proposed in this study are based on utilizing viscoelastic adhesive bond lines to obtain optimal structural interaction between timber and glass. For hybrid timber-glass beams, numerical simulations have been developed with Abaqus, Finite element software which are verified by analytical methods according to the Eurocode 5 (EN 1995). In this study, three different bond-line geometries and three adhesives (epoxy, silicone and acrylate) have been investigated. The beams were analyzed under four-point bending. This report summarizes theoretical investigations, background studies, numerical modelling and analytical solution that have been performed. Guidance is presented which can be used for the design of timber-glass composite beams. The study has shown that the viscoelastic properties of the adhesive had no significant influence for the selected epoxy adhesive, but it can slightly affect the beam behavior with the silicone and acrylate adhesives used. From the three geometries studied, the design with an epoxy bond-line on both sides and on top of glass is regarded the best way, leading to good load-bearing structural elements where the response of the adhesive was highly influenced by its near incompressible behavior.

The topic of the master thesis are the numerical simulations of magnetoacoustic waves in the solar corona in relation to the reconnection of magnetic field. The first part is devoted to the basic description of the Sun, its atmosphere and the processes that occur in it. Other sections are devoted to the description of reconnection of magnetic field and the description of solar flares taking place in the solar corona in relation to the mechanisms of magnetic field reconnection. Then the attention is focused on plasma waves and oscilations. The last section aims to simulate the startup options of the reconnection of magnetic field by oscillations and waves in the Harris current-sheet. Numerical simulations are implemented in FLASH 3.3.

Depuis les débuts de l’aéronautique, le feu fut l’un des premiers risques identifiés. Cependant, ce dernier est encore aujourd’hui la source d’accidents, souvent fatals, faute d’issue lorsqu’il intervient en vol. Dans le même temps, le besoin de réduire la masse des aéronefs actuels, pour limiter les coûts de fonctionnement, a rendu l’utilisation des matériaux composites, particulièrement réactifs au feu, indispensables. Afin de valider la performance au feu de ces matériaux, il est donc nécessaire de certifier leurs performances lorsqu’ils sont soumis au feu. Or ces essais représentent un coût non-négligeable pendant les phases de développement. L’utilisation des simulations numériques semble donc être une bonne alternative afin de limiter le nombre d’essais. Néanmoins ces dernières nécessitent un certain nombre de paramètres d’entrée et une bonne connaissance des phénomènes de dégradation. Ainsi dans ce travail, la dégradation thermique de deux matériaux composite est étudiée, le thermoplastique carbone-PEKK et le thermodurcissable carbone-phénolique. Les propriétés thermiques et cinétiques, indispensables pour la modélisation numérique du comportement au feu des matériaux, sont dans un premier temps caractérisées à petite échelle (ATG/DSC, DIL, diffusivité par méthode flash). Par la suite, ces propriétés sont utilisées dans le modèle de pyrolyse qui est validé à moyenne échelle, à l’aide de mesures de dégradation au cône calorimètre. Enfin, des essais de résistance au feu sont réalisés afin de valider les simulations numériques à grande échelle à l’aide du brûleur NexGen de la plateforme expérimental feux VESTA. De plus, les produits de pyrolyse sont évalués au cours de la dégradation (Py-GC-MS) pour déterminer les limites inférieures d’inflammabilité en fonction de la température et ainsi proposer une classification des matériaux étudiés. / Since the beginning of aeronautics, fire has been one of the first identified risks. However, the latter is still today the source of accidents, often fatal, lack of outcome when it intervenes in flight. At the same time, the need to reduce the mass of current aircraft, to limit operating costs, has made the use of composite materials, particularly fire-resistant, essential. In order to validate the fire performance of these materials, it is therefore necessary to certify their performance when subjected to fire. These tests represent a non-negligible cost during the development phases. The use of numerical simulations seems to be a good alternative in order to limit the number of trials. Nevertheless, the latter require a certain number of input parameters and a good knowledge of degradation phenomena. Thus in this work, the thermal degradation of two composite materials is studied, the thermoplastic carbon-PEKK and the thermosetting carbon-phenolic. The thermal and kinetic properties are first characterized on a small scale (ATG / DSC, DIL, diffusivity by flash method). Subsequently, these properties are used in the pyrolysis model that is validated on a medium scale using calorimeter cone degradation measurements. Finally, fire resistance tests are carried out using the NexGen burner of the experimental VESTA fire platform. In addition, the pyrolysis products are then evaluated during the degradation (Py-GC-MS) to determine the lower flammability limits and thus propose a classification of the materials studied.

Les oscillations de pression sont un enjeu majeur dans le design des moteurs à propergol solide car de faibles oscillations de pression (ODP) dans la chambre entraînent de fortes oscillations de poussée ce qui conduit à des vibrations néfastes pour les structures et les satellites embarqués. Les ODP sont encore aujourd'hui un vaste sujet de recherche et la simulation numérique est un outil indispensable dans leur analyse. De nombreux travaux ont permis de mettre en évidence divers mécanismes générateurs d'oscillations, mais la conception des nouveaux moteurs favorise la formation d'une instabilité hydrodynamique, appelée VSA et caractérisée par des détachements tourbillonnaire au niveau des discontinuités de la surface débitante. Etudiée dans les travaux sur le C1x [Vuillot 1995, Dupays 1996], il reste cependant divers points à aborder afin d'avoir une vision complète des mécanismes qui pilotent et modifient cette instabilité. Pour cela, il a été choisi dans ces travaux d'isoler le VSA dans une configuration académique et d'étudier dans un premier temps, l'impact du soufflage latéral, généré par un dégagement gazeux du à la combustion d'un bloc de propergol en aval de l'angle. Les deux approches utilisées, à savoir la simulation numérique et la stabilité linéaire, démontrent que le soufflage latéral possède un fort effet stabilisant sur le VSA. Dans un deuxième temps, l'impact de la combustion des particules d'aluminium et des résidus, présents dans un moteur à propergol solide, est analysé. Ces travaux montrent que les particules, via des mécanismes complexes, peuvent jouer à la fois un rôle stabilisant et déstabilisant sur le VSA. Pour finir, l'impact de la mise à l'échelle sur l'instabilité est étudié. Si en gaz seul, les résultats obtenus à échelle réduite sont directement transposables vers l'échelle réelle, la mise à l'échelle modifie le comportement des particules dans les structures tourbillonnaires et donc leur rôle sur l'instabilité. / Pressure oscillations (ODP) are a major issue in solid rocket motor design, as very small pressure oscillations induce strong thrust oscillations, involving vibrations detrimental to carrying load. ODP are still a vast and intense domain of research and the improvement of rocket motors mainly resorts to advanced numerical simulations. Extensive research have enabled to characterize several sources of instabilities, but new motor design promotes one hydrodynamic instability, called VSA and characterized by vortex shedding at geometry angles. VSA has be studied in the C1x configuration [Vuillot 1995, Dupays 1996] but several points still need to be studied in order to have a complete view of the phenomena driving and impacting this instability in a solid rocket motor flow. In this work, the VSA is isolated in an academic configuration and, in a first part, the impact of lateral blowing is studied. This blowing, never analysed so far, is due to burnt gases coming from the combustion of propellant block after the angle. This study has been performed following two approaches, numerical simulations and linear stability analysis. Both demonstrate the strong stabilizing effect of the lateral blowing. In a second part, the impact of aluminium particles combustion including the presence of residual particles, found in solid rocker motors, is analysed. This work shows that due to complex interaction mechanisms, particles can have a stabilizing or a destabilizing impact on the instability. Finally, the scaling impact is studied with and without particles. In purely gaseous configuration, the results obtained at reduced scale can be used directly at real scale as all the characteristics of the instability are preserved. However, with particles, the scaling modifies the particles behaviour and then the particles impact on the VSA.

Dentre as possíveis causas na falha da transmissão de energia elétrica, o colapso de torres de linhas de transmissão (LTs) é uma problemática amplamente investigada nas últimas décadas, devido principalmente aos inúmeros acidentes registrados nas LTs em todo o mundo. Neste trabalho, o enfoque é dado à análise dinâmica associada à solicitação proveniente da ruptura de cabos, que quando atuante é capaz de desencadear um fenômeno conhecido como efeito cascata. Para a melhor compreensão da resposta das torres metálicas autoportantes e estaiadas submetidas a esse carregamento dinâmico e buscando contribuir para a determinação de critérios de projeto que visem o estabelecimento adequado de rigidez longitudinal às torres de LTs, foram desenvolvidos modelos numéricos no software ANSYS Mechanical/LS-DYNA, considerando a discretização do modelo estrutural no espaço a partir da utilização do Método de Elementos Finitos e a solução do problema dinâmico ao longo do tempo considerando o método de integração direta implícito das equações de movimento, através do método de Newmark. Inicialmente foram desenvolvidas análises estáticas, conforme considerado nos projetos atualmente. Em seguida, foram desenvolvidos dois tipos de análises dinâmicas: uma simplificada com a aplicação da solicitação através de uma função de carregamento ao longo do tempo, e outra simulada através do desligamento de um elemento finito do condutor. Posteriormente, foram realizadas interpretações e comparações desses resultados. O amortecimento estrutural foi considerado segundo a formulação proposta por Rayleigh e a formação da catenária dos cabos segundo as equações teóricas dadas por Irvine e Caughey. Visando não restringir as respostas a apenas um tipo de trecho simulado, foram desenvolvidos nove modelos numéricos com a variação do tipo de torre analisada, a quantidade de torres por trecho, o nível de amortecimento e o tipo de análise. As respostas dinâmicas são apresentadas em termos da solicitação normal nas barras das estruturas, dos cabos condutores e estais, e dos deslocamentos no topo das torres. / Amidst the main causes of electric energy transmission failure, the collapse of transmission towers is a current research topic in the last decades, due mainly to a huge number of accidents occurring in transmission lines worldwide. In this work, a dynamic analysis was performed associated to the loading due to a broken conductor, which gives rise to a phenomenon known as cascade effect. To better understanding the response of lattice selfsupported and guyed towers under this dynamic load, and in an attempt of determination of criteria for establishment of the longitudinal robustness of transmission line towers, numerical models were developed in the software ANSYS Mechanical/LS-DYNA, considering the discretization of the structural model in space using the finite element method; and the solution of the dynamic problem in the time using the direct integration of the equation of motion, through the Newmark’s method. First, static analyses were performed, accordingly to the considerations of design projects carried out nowadays. Afterwards, two kinds of dynamic analyses were executed: a simplified one, with the applications of the loading using a function in the time and another, which was simulated as a deactivation of a conductor’s finite element. After that, these were submitted to interpretation and comparison among their results. The structural damping was considered in accordance with Rayleigh’s formulation and the catenary of the cables following the equations found by Irvine and Caughey (1974). In order to not restrict the response to one kind of simulation, nine numerical models were developed with the variation of: the kind of tower; the number of towers by line section; the damping level and the type of analysis implemented. The dynamic responses are show in terms of: forces in towers bars; conductors and stays; and the displacements in tower tops.

Este trabalho apresenta a simulação numérica do escoamento turbulento em torno de uma turbina eólica de eixo vertical de pequeno porte, Savonius tipo helicoidal com torção de 180° nas pás. Com o intuito de avaliar a metodologia computacional empregada os resultados numéricos obtidos são comparados com os resultados experimental e numérico contidos no estado da arte. Também, compara-se o coeficiente de toque da turbina Savonius helicoidal com a turbina Savonius convencional. As simulações numéricas são baseadas no Método de Volumes Finitos, e para tal emprega-se o programa Fluent /Ansys versão 13.0 que resolve as equações da continuidade e as equações de Navier-Stokes com médias de Reynolds, juntamente com o modelo de turbulência . As simulações são desenvolvidas empregando diferentes malhas computacionais em estudos transientes, tridimensionais, com a turbina estacionária. A avaliação da qualidade da malha é realizada através do método de Índice de Convergência de Malha (GCI) o qual analisa o quão longe os resultados estão da solução assintótica para a malha utilizada. Após a análise da qualidade de malha, realizam-se simulações com a turbina em rotação as quais fazem uso da malha contendo uma região móvel possibilitando a imposição de uma velocidade angular ao rotor. O coeficiente de torque é obtido nas simulações e a partir dele calcula-se o coeficiente de potência. Além da análise do desempenho do rotor realiza-se uma análise qualitativa das características do escoamento sobre a turbina. A turbina Savonius helicoidal apresenta um valor de coeficiente de potência de 0,175 para a razão de velocidade de ponta de 0,58 considerando correção do efeito de bloqueio. Os resultados obtidos apresentam boa concordância com os resultados publicados por outros autores. / This dissertation presents the numerical simulation of the turbulent flow around of a small sized vertical axis wind turbine, consisting in a helical Savonius type with a 180° degree of blade twist. In order to evaluate the used methodology the obtained results are compared with the state of the art numerical and experimental data. It will be also presented the comparison between the torque coefficient of the conventional Savonius turbine and the helical Savonius turbine. The numerical simulations are based on the Finite Volume Method (FVM), using the commercial code Fluent/ANSYS version 13.0, which solves the continuity and Navier-Stokes through the Reynolds time-averaged methodology, including the turbulence model. The simulations are developed using different computational meshes for transient and three-dimensional studies with the stationary turbine. The evaluating the quality of the mesh is performed by of Grid Convergence Index (GCI) method which analyzes how far the results are the asymptotic solution to the mesh used. After the evaluation of the mesh quality, it was simulated a case considering the rotor motion using the moving mesh configuration, allowing the imposition of an angular velocity to the turbine. In the post-processing stage, it is possible to obtain the torque coefficient on the rotor shaft, allowing the calculation of the power coefficient for the turbine. In addition to the performance analysis, it is also made a qualitative analysis of the flow characteristics over the turbine rotor and in both cases presenting a good correspondence with the results in the literature. The helical Savonius turbine presents a value of power coefficient of 0.175 to a tip speed ratio of 0.58 whereas blocking effect correction.

La thèse porte sur les mesures de courants transitoires limités par la charge d'espace dans des films minces organiques (épaisseur < 500 nm). Ce type de films est souvent utilisé dans des applications dans le domaine de l'électronique organique comme couches actives semi-conductrices. Le transport électrique dans ces films dépend en premier lieu du transport des porteurs de charge dans le milieu massif et de leur piégeage, mais aussi de l'efficacité de l'injection des porteurs de charges à partir des électrodes métalliques. L'ensemble est de plus conditionné par le taux de désordre inhérent aux matériaux organiques. L'approche qui consiste à utiliser la mesure de courants transitoires est extrêmement attractive car elle permet en principe de fournir une information sur tous ces aspects à l'issue d'un seul type de mesure. Dans ce cadre, trois contributions principales peuvent être dégagées de la thèse. 1) Tout d'abord, nous avons validé un montage expérimental qui utilise un amplificateur à transfert d'impédance pour la mesure des courants transitoires limités par la charge d'espace. Ce type de montage s'avère supérieur au circuit de pont électrique le plus largement utilisé jusqu'à maintenant car il présente une meilleure sensibilité en courant, une meilleure bande passante, et ne nécessite aucun réglage ni de la symétrie du pont ni de l'ajustement de la taille de l'échantillon. On a pu démontrer que le pic de courant de déplacement initial, qui sature l'amplificateur au tout début de la mesure n'introduit pas d'erreur dans la mesure de la mobilité. 2) Ensuite concernant l'étude plus spécifique du transport dans un dendrimère à base de tri-arylamine, les réponse en courant obtenues expérimentalement se sont avérées en bon accord avec le modèle de déplacement-diffusion. Cependant, la troisième leçon que nous avons apprise est que l'obtention d'un tel accord a nécessité que soient très bien définies les conditions initiales tant de l'expérience que de la simulation et qu'un modèle théorique le plus complet possible de l'échantillon soit considéré. Pour le dendrimère ce modèle a dû prendre en compte l'effet de la barrière au contact et les effets de piégeage. Un accord encore meilleur a été obtenu en intégrant de surcroit les effets de désordre. 3) La complète impossibilité d'obtenir un bon accord sans un modèle physique complet de l'échantillon indique que les paramètres liés au piégeage, à la barrière au contact et à la mobilité peuvent véritablement être ajustés sans aucune ambigüité. Ainsi, une caractérisation électrique complète en cohérence avec la simulation a pu être obtenue à l'issue d'un seul type de mesures. Les résultats obtenus, alliant à la fois amélioration technique et support numérique, témoignent de la grande utilité de cette technique de mesure de courant transitoire limité par la charge d'espace pour caractériser en détails le transport dans les films minces organiques. / The thesis concerns space-charge-limited transient current measurements in thin (le500 nm) organic films. Such films find important applications in organic electronics, where they are referred to as organic semiconductor layers. Electrical transport in such films depends on bulk charge carrier transport and trapping, as well efficiency of charge carrier injection from electrodes. These, are all in turn depend on disorder inherent to organic materials. The transient measurement approach is very attractive, as it can, in principle, deliver information on all these aspects in one single measurement. In the thesis, three main contributions are presented. 1) A transimpedance amplifier based setup for space-charge-limited current transient measurement is validated. This type of setup is superior to the widely used bridge circuit, notably because of better current sensitivity, bandwidth, no need for bridge symmetry and no need for per sample adjustment. It is demonstrated that initial displacement current spike, which saturates the amplifier at the beginning of measurement, does not introduce error in the measurement of mobility. 2) A dendrimer molecule has been investigated. Experimental current responses are shown to be in agreement with the drift-diffusion model. However, obtaining agreement requires well defined initial conditions in experiment as well as in simulation, and also complete theoretical model of the sample. In the case of dendrimer, this model had to take into account both contact barrier and trapping effects. Furthermore, better agreement was obtained when taking disorder effects into account. 3) The impossibility of obtaining any agreement without complete physical model of the sample indicates that trapping, contact barrier and mobility parameters could be fitted without ambiguity. Therefore, complete electrical characterization consistent with simulation can be obtained using the transient technique. The results obtained further increase well known usefulness of transient space-charge-limited current characterization of thin organic films.

Dentre as possíveis causas na falha da transmissão de energia elétrica, o colapso de torres de linhas de transmissão (LTs) é uma problemática amplamente investigada nas últimas décadas, devido principalmente aos inúmeros acidentes registrados nas LTs em todo o mundo. Neste trabalho, o enfoque é dado à análise dinâmica associada à solicitação proveniente da ruptura de cabos, que quando atuante é capaz de desencadear um fenômeno conhecido como efeito cascata. Para a melhor compreensão da resposta das torres metálicas autoportantes e estaiadas submetidas a esse carregamento dinâmico e buscando contribuir para a determinação de critérios de projeto que visem o estabelecimento adequado de rigidez longitudinal às torres de LTs, foram desenvolvidos modelos numéricos no software ANSYS Mechanical/LS-DYNA, considerando a discretização do modelo estrutural no espaço a partir da utilização do Método de Elementos Finitos e a solução do problema dinâmico ao longo do tempo considerando o método de integração direta implícito das equações de movimento, através do método de Newmark. Inicialmente foram desenvolvidas análises estáticas, conforme considerado nos projetos atualmente. Em seguida, foram desenvolvidos dois tipos de análises dinâmicas: uma simplificada com a aplicação da solicitação através de uma função de carregamento ao longo do tempo, e outra simulada através do desligamento de um elemento finito do condutor. Posteriormente, foram realizadas interpretações e comparações desses resultados. O amortecimento estrutural foi considerado segundo a formulação proposta por Rayleigh e a formação da catenária dos cabos segundo as equações teóricas dadas por Irvine e Caughey. Visando não restringir as respostas a apenas um tipo de trecho simulado, foram desenvolvidos nove modelos numéricos com a variação do tipo de torre analisada, a quantidade de torres por trecho, o nível de amortecimento e o tipo de análise. As respostas dinâmicas são apresentadas em termos da solicitação normal nas barras das estruturas, dos cabos condutores e estais, e dos deslocamentos no topo das torres. / Amidst the main causes of electric energy transmission failure, the collapse of transmission towers is a current research topic in the last decades, due mainly to a huge number of accidents occurring in transmission lines worldwide. In this work, a dynamic analysis was performed associated to the loading due to a broken conductor, which gives rise to a phenomenon known as cascade effect. To better understanding the response of lattice selfsupported and guyed towers under this dynamic load, and in an attempt of determination of criteria for establishment of the longitudinal robustness of transmission line towers, numerical models were developed in the software ANSYS Mechanical/LS-DYNA, considering the discretization of the structural model in space using the finite element method; and the solution of the dynamic problem in the time using the direct integration of the equation of motion, through the Newmark’s method. First, static analyses were performed, accordingly to the considerations of design projects carried out nowadays. Afterwards, two kinds of dynamic analyses were executed: a simplified one, with the applications of the loading using a function in the time and another, which was simulated as a deactivation of a conductor’s finite element. After that, these were submitted to interpretation and comparison among their results. The structural damping was considered in accordance with Rayleigh’s formulation and the catenary of the cables following the equations found by Irvine and Caughey (1974). In order to not restrict the response to one kind of simulation, nine numerical models were developed with the variation of: the kind of tower; the number of towers by line section; the damping level and the type of analysis implemented. The dynamic responses are show in terms of: forces in towers bars; conductors and stays; and the displacements in tower tops.