CoordenaÃÃo de AperfeiÃoamento de Pessoal de NÃvel Superior / Solar desalination systems operate with a transient heat source, the solar radiation, what makes it difficult to identify of the influence of the process variables and the constructive geometric parameters of the desalination tower. The present work presents the experimental study of thermal a desalination system prototype with heat recovery mechanism and controlled power supply to operate in transient and steady-state regimes. This prototype made possible the study of the operarational parameters that influence the desalinated water production in the tower, namely, the height of the water column in the storage tank, the type of burner, the gas natural gas flow, the number of desalination stages, and the use of a nano film of the condensations surface. Additionally,it was possible to thermally characterize the dessalination tower by determining the experimental overall heat transfer coeddicient (K1) of the simultaneous evaporation, radiation, and the convection processes between the surface of the water in the tank and the condensation walls of the first stage immediately above. The desalination system consisted of a gas natural burning equipment, a tank of storage, and a tower with six desalination stages. By controlling the natural gas flow, it was possible to keep preset and constant operating temperatures. The results showed that the use of the linear burner (ideal burner) and of 6 liters of water in the tank of storage presented the best desalinated water production. They alson showed that the flow of 0,533 g/min of natural gas and the use of 6 or 7 desalination stages are more adequate for tower operation. With the experimental measurements, the determination of the performance coefficient (COP) and of the gain output ratio (GOR) was possible. These values were 4,09 and 5,91, respectively. An increase of 65,59% in the desalinated water production was measured with the use of the nano film; however, chemical tests to verify possible chemical contamination were not carried out.

Increase in demand for uniform ceramic coatings on larger industrial components have led to a need for a PP-MOCVD coating system scale up. The objective of this thesis is to develop a fully functional coating system operating in the PP-MOCVD regime that is able to deposit thin film ceramic coatings on commercial or industrial components with complex 3D geometries. This can be achieved by applying engineering and vacuum science theories, coupled with the established fundamentals of PP-MOCVD. A larger system was designed and assembled around the boundaries set by the dimensions and geometry of a stainless steel water pump impellor acting as the base substrate. Most of the components were sourced off the shelf from vacuum and fluid specialists. Components which were unavailable for various reasons were designed, and machined in-house by the departmental workshop. Initial test depositions were conducted using small stainless steel disk substrates, heated using a resistive heater similar to the one utilised on the research scale system. The test depositions were performed with the heater and substrate combination placed in strategic locations. This is to test the overall uniformity of precursor flux in the chamber volume. The resulting coating uniformity on the disk surfaces were fair but problems such as the large collection of unreacted precursor on the chamber viewport and valve timing issues had to be addressed. Before making any improvements to the system, each of the process areas leading to a successful deposition needed to be understood. Five process areas were developed: ‘Liquid Delivery’, ‘Atomization’, ‘Evaporation’, ‘Transport and Reactor Geometry’, and ‘Droplet Management’. Each of the process areas were analysed individually and changes were made to push for a maximum evaporation efficiency. xviii The improved system provided opportunities to perform depositions that were once not possible for PP-MOCVD. Two sets of deposition tests were designed and conducted. Firstly, the improvements were justified with a series of depositions using flat stainless steel plates with dimensions 65x65x5mm. The other set of 3D case study depositions involve observing the effects of the operational parameters of PP-MOCVD on the uniformity and penetration depths of the coatings into different sized macro blind trenches. Five geometric setup conditions were used to justify the improvements made to the system. These are: ‘Substrate positioned in the direct line of spray’, ‘Use of an unheated receptor’, ‘Use of a heated receptor’, ‘Use of an unheated receptor with a non-axial substrate setup’, and “Choked Flow’. As expected, the uniformity of the coatings on both sides of the plate varied significantly when the substrate is placed over the line of sight of the precursor spray. Similarly, the coating produced under the induced choked flow condition resulted in low conformality. The introduction of an unheated receptor plate resulted in an increase in uniformity on both sides of the plate. Further prove that PP-MOCVD is geometry independent is provided by the deposition made with the non-axial substrate placement resulting in a coating of similar result to the unheated receptor. The use of a heated receptor provided a source for a secondary evaporation of the larger precursor droplets collected resulting in an increase in coating thickness while maintaining good conformality. The effects of temperature, pressure, injection volume, and concentration were explored in the final case study. With maximum depths of 50mm, the macro blind trenches has an aspect ratio of 1:1 and cross-sectional areas of 3x3mm, 9x9mm, and 15x15mm. The final results show that as the temperature rises, the depth penetrated into the trench decreases. This could be due to the change in rate limiting steps as homogeneous reactions begin to increase at higher temperatures. Similar trends were observed with increasing pressure. As the pressure difference between the volume of the trenches and the rest of the chamber decreases, the push needed to xix force the precursor down the trench also decreases, resulting in less depth penetration. The effects of injection volume and concentration observed, can be explained by how much precursor molecules are present during one pulse cycle. The more that is available at any given time, the more likely a reaction will occur and deeper the penetration will get. Of course a ceiling or a limit exists where the molecules in the chamber will get evacuated without being reacted. The future work made possible as a result of the scaled up system are proposed. These include a scale up of the operational parameters to suit any given substrate geometry, improvements to the heating source to achieve greater thermal uniformity, further improvements to the overall system accessibility, and performing other depositions using different substrate materials and precursor types.

nÃo hà / Given the current situation in which it is the global energy sector, biofuels have been gaining more space, earning special attention the ethanol, which has shown growing demands. From this scenario, the objective of this work was to develop a bioprocess technically and economically practicable for ethanol production from cashew apple juice, using yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae (CCA008) genetically modified containing a flocculent gene (FLO5α). The work was divided in 4 four stages that are linked throughout the study. In the first stage was evaluated the temperature influence (26, 30, 34, 38 and 42ÂC), the inoculum concentration (3, 5, 8 and 10 g.L-1) and the stirring speed (80, 150, 300, 490, 650 and 800 rpm), so it could be determined the best conditions to maximize ethanol production. It was observed that the temperature operating parameter, the initial cellular concentration, substrate concentration and stirring exerted influence on the alcoholic fermentation of the cashew apple juice. The best performance to the fermentative process (98,8 %) happened when the process was conducted at 34 ÂC, under 150 rpm stirring and 5 g.L-1 of initially cell concentration. The second stage was intended to describe the process efficiency in face of the operation parameters evaluated in fermentation. To this end, it was successfully used statistic models to describe the interaction between the initial substrate concentration, temperature, initial cell concentration, stirring and their possible effects on the yield. The model that best fit the experimental data was used to obtain the optimum conditions from the operating variables, indicating the following conditions as great: substrate concentration (S0) of 102 g.L-1, temperature (T) at 34ÂC, inoculum concentration (X0) of 5 g.L-1 and stirring (Agit) of 140 rpm, predicting a 98,80 % of efficiency. In the third stage was studied ethanol production in optimum conditions, being used to implement the scale up process, in which the data obtained in a 1L bioreactor batch were used to predict the fermentation behavior in a 14L bioreactor batch, using the volumetric power consumption as a parameter to scale-up. Using this factor as being of 10,67 kW/m3, it was possible to calculate the fermenter stirring power in a 14 times bigger volume, as well as foresee which stirring would be necessary so the fermentation can occur, similarly as in the lower volume fermenter. Results showed that yield from the 14L bioreactor were satisfactory, having a small difference (96,56 %  0,3 %) between yield from the 1L bioreactor (98,80 %  1,6 %). The fourth and last stage was rated the technical and economic viability of the process. Analyzing results, it is possible to say the industrial process here proponed has shown technical viability, since the value obtained for the process yield (68 L/ton), was close to sugar cane fermentation (61 â 72 L/ton). However, it did not show economic viability since the industrial unity provides negative cash flow (- R$ 93.840.874) in the end of 10 years that was analyzed. So, new studies must be conducted in order to make this process economically viable, this possibility being observed in various scenarios generated in analyzing the sensibility of process, which presents possible economically viable settings. / Diante da conjuntura atual em que se encontra o setor energÃtico mundial, os biocombustÃveis vÃm ganhando cada vez mais espaÃo, merecendo atenÃÃo especial o etanol, o qual apresenta demanda crescente. A partir desse cenÃrio, o objetivo do presente trabalho foi desenvolver um bioprocesso tecnicamente e economicamente viÃvel para produÃÃo de etanol a partir do suco de caju, utilizando levedura Saccharomyces cerevisiae (CCA008) geneticamente modificada contendo gene floculante (FLO5α). O trabalho foi dividido em 4 quatro etapas que se interligam durante todo o estudo. Na primeira etapa foi avaliada a influÃncia da temperatura (26, 30, 34, 38 e 42ÂC), da concentraÃÃo de inÃculo (3, 5, 8 e 10 g.L-1) e da velocidade de agitaÃÃo (80, 150, 300, 490, 650 e 800 rpm) para que as condiÃÃes Ãtimas que maximizam a produÃÃo de etanol, fossem determinadas. Observou-se que os parÃmetros operacionais de temperatura, concentraÃÃo celular inicial, concentraÃÃo de substrato e agitaÃÃo exerceram influÃncia na fermentaÃÃo alcoÃlica do suco de caju. O melhor rendimento para o processo fermentativo (98,8 %) ocorreu quando o processo foi conduzido a 34 ÂC, sob agitaÃÃo de 150 rpm e contendo incialmente 5 g.L-1 de cÃlulas. Na segunda etapa, pretendeu-se descrever o rendimento do processo em funÃÃo dos parÃmetros operacionais avaliados na fermentaÃÃo. Para tanto, utilizaram-se, com sucesso, modelos estatÃsticos para descrever a interaÃÃo entre a concentraÃÃo inicial de substrato, temperatura, concentraÃÃo celular inicial, agitaÃÃo e seus possÃveis efeitos no rendimento. O modelo que melhor se ajustou aos dados experimentais foi utilizado na obtenÃÃo das condiÃÃes Ãtimas das variÃveis operacionais, indicando as seguintes condiÃÃes como Ãtimas: concentraÃÃo de substrato (S0) de 100 g.L-1, temperatura (T) igual a 34 ÂC, concentraÃÃo de inÃculo (X0) igual a 5 g.L-1 e agitaÃÃo (Agit) de 140 rpm, predizendo um rendimento de 98,80 %. Na terceira etapa, realizou-se o estudo da produÃÃo de etanol nas condiÃÃes Ãtimas, sendo as mesmas utilizadas para implementar a ampliaÃÃo de escala do processo, na qual os dados obtidos em biorreator batelada de 1L foram utilizados para predizer o comportamento da fermentaÃÃo em biorreator batelada de 14L, utilizando a potÃncia por unidade de volume como parÃmetro de scale-up. Utilizando tal fator como sendo de 10,67 kW/m3, foi possÃvel calcular a potÃncia de agitaÃÃo do fermentador de volume 14 vezes maior, assim como prever qual agitaÃÃo seria necessÃria para que a fermentaÃÃo ocorresse de forma semelhante à ocorrida no fermentador de menor volume. Os resultados mostraram que o rendimento obtido no biorreator de 14L foi satisfatÃrio, apresentando uma pequena diferenÃa (96,56 %  0,3 %) para o biorreator de 14L em relaÃÃo ao rendimento obtido para o de 1L (98,80 %  1,6 %). Como quarta e ultima etapa, avaliou-se a viabilidade tÃcnica e econÃmica do processo. Analisando os resultados obtidos, à possÃvel afirmar que o processo industrial proposto apresentou viabilidade tÃcnica, uma vez que o valor obtido para o rendimento do processo (68 L/ton), foi prÃximo ao da fermentaÃÃo da cana-de-aÃÃcar (61 â 72 L/ton). Contudo, o mesmo nÃo apresentou viabilidade econÃmica, uma vez que a unidade industrial proporciona um fluxo de caixa negativo (- R$ 93.840.874) ao final dos 10 anos em que foi analisado. Assim, novos estudos devem ser realizados com o intuito de tornar tal processo economicamente viÃvel, sendo esta possibilidade observada nos vÃrios cenÃrios gerados na anÃlise de sensibilidade do processo, o qual apresenta possÃveis configuraÃÃes economicamente viÃveis.

Ein kontinuierlich ansteigender Wasserbedarf, verursacht durch verstärktes Bevölkerungswachstum, zunehmende Urbanisierung und Industrialisierung, einhergehend mit einer Übernutzung der verfügbaren Wasserressourcen, führt weltweit zu einem dauerhaften Absinken der Grundwasserstände. Um das zeitliche Ungleichgewicht zwischen lokalem Wasserbedarf und Verfügbarkeit zu überwinden und die daraus resultierenden negativen Auswirkungen abzumildern, erfolgt im Rahmen einer künstlichen Grundwasseranreicherung die gezielte Anreicherung oder Wiederaufladung eines Aquifers. Dazu wird überschüssiges Oberflächenwasser unter kontrollierten Bedingungen versickert oder infiltriert, um es in Zeiten von Wassermangel zur Verfügung zu stellen oder die ökologischen Randbedingungen zu verbessern. Beim Betrieb der dafür häufig eingesetzten Infiltrationsbecken kommt es in Abhängigkeit von den Standort- (Boden/Klima/Wasserqualität) und den Betriebsparametern (Hydraulische Beladungsrate, Hydraulischer Beladungszyklus) allerdings durch verschiedene Prozesse (Kolmation, Sauerstoff- und Nährstofftransport) häufig zur negativen Beeinflussung der quantitativen und qualitativen Effizienz solcher Anlagen. Bisher durchgeführte Untersuchungen im Labor- und Feldmaßstab sowie die im Zuge des Betriebes bestehender Infiltrationsbecken gewonnenen Daten liefern hauptsächlich Informationen zum Einfluss einzelner Randbedingungen auf die Veränderung der Infiltrationskapazität bzw. die quantitative Effizienz. Allerdings können auf Basis dieser Daten nicht alle offenen Fragen hinsichtlich des Einflusses der Standort- und Betriebsparameter auf die quantitative und qualitative Effizienz von Infiltrationsbecken vollumfänglich und abschließend beantwortet werden. Aufgrund nicht untersuchter Aspekte sowie widersprüchlicher Daten existieren Unsicherheiten bezüglich der Bewertung hinsichtlich des Einflusses der einzelnen Standort- und Betriebsparameter auf die Effizienz solcher Anlagen. Zur Generierung von weiterem Wissen über den Einfluss von Standort- und Betriebsparametern auf die Effizienz von Infiltrationsbecken und zur anschließenden Formulierung von Empfehlungen für eine optimierte Standortauswahl sowie Betriebsweise von Infiltrationsbecken erfolgt die Durchführung von Laborversuchen mittels kleinskaliger und großskaliger, physikalischer Modelle. Es werden verschiedene Infiltrationsszenarien bei wechselnden Randbedingungen (Bodenart, Temperatur, Wasserqualität, Hydraulische Beladungsrate, Hydraulischer Beladungszyklus) durchgeführt. Anhand der gewonnenen Daten kann die Beeinflussung der quantitativen und qualitativen Effizienz durch die verschiedenen Standort- und Betriebsparameter sowie die dadurch beeinflussten Prozesse sehr gut aufgezeigt werden. Das bisher existierende Wissen kann dabei zum Teil bestätigt und um zusätzliche Erkenntnisse erweitert werden. Es zeigt sich, dass eine höhere hydraulische Durchlässigkeit des anstehenden Bodens eine geringere Reduzierung der Infiltrationskapazität durch Kolmationsprozesse verursacht und zudem für eine bessere Sauerstoffverfügbarkeit sorgt. Darüber hinaus wird ersichtlich, dass Bodentexturen mit einem mittleren Porendurchmesser von 230 µm optimale Bedingungen für eine hohe biologische Aktivität einhergehend mit einem Abbau infiltrierter Substanzen bieten. Der Nachweis einer verstärkten Reduzierung der Infiltrationskapazität durch Kolmationsprozesse bei erhöhten Temperaturen, aber nicht vorhandener Sonneneinstrahlung, kann nicht erbracht werden, da das Fließen des infiltrierten Wassers signifikant durch die erhöhte Viskosität beeinflusst wird. Eine schlechtere Wasserqualität, gleichbedeutend mit erhöhten Konzentrationen an abfiltrierbaren Stoffen sowie gelöstem organischen Kohlenstoff, verursacht in den simulierten Infiltrationsszenarien eine stärkere Reduzierung der Infiltrationskapazität. Die physikalischen Kolmationsprozesse tragen dabei den Hauptanteil an der Reduzierung der Infiltrationskapazität. Des Weiteren wird nachgewiesen, dass eine erhöhte HBR zu einer verstärkten Reduzierung der Infiltrationskapazität und zu einer verschlechterten Sauerstoffverfügbarkeit führt. Die Länge der Infiltrations- und Trockenphasen während des simulierten Betriebes von Infiltrationsbecken beeinflusst entscheidend die Reduzierung der Infiltrationskapazität sowie die Sauerstoffverfügbarkeit. Dabei kann gezeigt werden, dass unabhängig von der Länge der Infiltrations- und Trockenphasen eine vollständige Wiederherstellung der Sauerstoffverfügbarkeit innerhalb von 24 h im Anschluss an eine Infiltrationsphase gewährleistet wird. Das Verhältnis von Infiltrations- und Trockenphasen, auch als Hydraulischer Beladungszyklus bezeichnet, hat hingegen nahezu keinen Einfluss auf die quantitative Effizienz. Bei der Betrachtung aller simulierten Infiltrationsszenarien inklusive der Wechselwirkungen zwischen den verschiedenen Standort- und Betriebsparametern können die optimalen Bedingungen für eine hohe quantitative und qualitative Effizienz von Infiltrationsbecken identifiziert werden. Diese sind gegeben beim Vorhandensein eines gut durchlässigen Bodens (hydraulische Leitfähigkeit > 10-4 m s-1), idealerweise mit einem mittleren Porendurchmesser von 230 µm, gepaart mit einer intermittierenden Infiltration von Wasser höherer Qualität ((AFS ≤ 10 mg L-1, BDOC ≤ 10 mg L-1) und der Vermeidung von Infiltrationsphasen länger als 24 h. Eine Widerspiegelung der experimentellen Ergebnisse sowie eine Vorhersage der Reduzierung der Infiltrationskapazität ist mit dem ausgewählten, analytischen Modell nach Pedretti et al., 2012 aufgrund der unzureichend implementierten Berücksichtigung veränderlicher Eingangsparameter nur bedingt möglich. Auf Basis der gewonnenen Daten und dem damit einhergehenden erweiterten Wissen über den Einfluss von Standort- und Betriebsparametern auf die Effizienz von Infiltrationsbecken können schlussendlich Empfehlungen für die Standortauswahl und die optimale Betriebsweise ausgesprochen werden.:1 Einleitung...1 2 Grundlagen der künstlichen Grundwasseranreicherung...7 3 Vorliegende Erkenntnisse zur Beeinflussung der quantitativen und qualitativen Effizienz durch Standort- und Betriebsparameter...38 4 Methoden...49 5 Gewonnene Erkenntnisse hinsichtlich der Beeinflussung der quantitativen und qualitativen Effizienz durch Standort- und Betriebsparameter...87 6 Empfehlungen zur Optimierung von Standort- und Betriebsbedingungen von Infiltrationsbecken zur künstlichen Grundwasseranreicherung...128 7 Schlussfolgerung und Ausblick...136 / A continuously rising demand for water, caused by increased population growth, growing urbanization and industrialization, accompanied by overuse of available water resources, is leading to a permanent drop in groundwater levels worldwide. In order to overcome the temporal imbalance between local water demand and availability and to mitigate the resulting negative effects, artificial groundwater recharge involves the managed enrichment or recharging of an aquifer. For this purpose, excess surface water is percolated or infiltrated under controlled conditions in order to make it available in times of water shortage or to improve the ecological boundary conditions. However, the quantitative and qualitative efficiency of frequently used infiltration basins during the operation is often negatively influenced by a wide variety of processes (clogging, oxygen and nutrient transport), depending on the location (soil/climate/water quality) and the operating parameters (loading rate, loading cycle). Investigations conducted to date on laboratory and field scale as well as data obtained during the operation of existing infiltration basins provide information on the influence of individual boundary conditions on the change in infiltration capacity or quantitative efficiency. However, not all open questions regarding the influence of site specific and operating parameters on the quantitative and qualitative efficiency of infiltration tanks can be answered completely and conclusively on the basis of these data. Due to aspects that have not been investigated and contradictory data, there are uncertainties in the evaluation regarding the influence of the individual site and operating parameters on the efficiency of the plants. Laboratory tests using small-scale and large-scale physical models were carried out, in order to generate further knowledge about the influence of site specific and operating parameters on the efficiency of infiltration basins and to formulate subsequently recommendations for an optimised site selection and operation of these plants. Various infiltration scenarios were carried out under changing boundary conditions (soil type, temperature, water quality, hydraulic loading rate, hydraulic loading cycle). Based on the data obtained, the influence on the quantitative and qualitative efficiency by the various site specific and operating parameters and the processes influenced by them can be demonstrated very well. The existing knowledge can be partially confirmed and extended by additional findings. It shows that a higher hydraulic permeability of the existing soil causes a lower reduction of the infiltration capacity by clogging processes and provides also a better oxygen availability. Furthermore, it can be observed that soil textures with an average pore diameter of 230 µm offer optimal conditions for high biological activity combined with a strong degradation of infiltrated substances. In case of higher temperatures but without solar radiation, an increased reduction of the infiltration capacity by clogging processes cannot be observed, since the flow of the infiltrated water is significantly influenced by the increased viscosity. In the simulated infiltration scenarios, poorer water quality, synonymous with increased concentrations of filterable substances as well as dissolved organic carbon, cause a stronger reduction of the infiltration capacity. Physical clogging processes are contributing the major part to the reduction of the infiltration capacity. Furthermore, it can be shown that an increased hydraulic loading rate leads to an increased reduction of the infiltration capacity and to a decreased oxygen availability. The length of the infiltration and drying phases during the simulated operation of infiltration basins has a decisive influence on the reduction of the infiltration capacity and the oxygen availability. It is demonstrated that regardless of the length of the infiltration and drying phases, a complete restoration of oxygen availability can be guaranteed within 24 h following an infiltration phase. In contrast, the ratio of infiltration and dry phases, also known as the hydraulic loading cycle, has almost no influence on the quantitative efficiency. Optimal conditions for a high quantitative and qualitative efficiency of infiltration basins can be identified, when considering all simulated infiltration scenarios including the interactions between the different site specific and operating parameters. These are given in the presence of a well-permeable soil (hydraulic conductivity > 10-4 m s-1), ideally with an average pore diameter of 230 µm, coupled with an intermittent infiltration of water of higher quality ((AFS ≤ 10 mg L-1, BDOC ≤ 10 mg L-1) and the prevention of infiltration phases longer than 24 h. A reflection of the experimental results as well as a prediction of the reduction of the infiltration capacity with the selected analytical model according to Pedretti et al., 2012 is only conditionally possible due to the insufficiently implemented consideration of variable input parameters. Recommendations for site selection and optimal operation were finally made on the basis of the data obtained and the resulting extended knowledge about the influence of site specific and operating parameters on the efficiency of infiltration basins.:1 Einleitung...1 2 Grundlagen der künstlichen Grundwasseranreicherung...7 3 Vorliegende Erkenntnisse zur Beeinflussung der quantitativen und qualitativen Effizienz durch Standort- und Betriebsparameter...38 4 Methoden...49 5 Gewonnene Erkenntnisse hinsichtlich der Beeinflussung der quantitativen und qualitativen Effizienz durch Standort- und Betriebsparameter...87 6 Empfehlungen zur Optimierung von Standort- und Betriebsbedingungen von Infiltrationsbecken zur künstlichen Grundwasseranreicherung...128 7 Schlussfolgerung und Ausblick...136

Gambia is the smallest country on the African mainland, surrounded by Senegal on all it's borders except the coastal one. Gambia faces a pressing issue with water supply shortages, along with more than one third of the world’s population. The aim of this study is to propose a system that will solve water supply shortage through a local water supply system. The method mainly consisted of a literature review, aimed to provide an overview of the subject as well as to highlight existing gaps within today’s research about rainwater harvesting systems. Furthermore, a case study was used to determine the best way to design the rainwater harvesting system. The results of the study are showcased through a tank and pipe system, where water is collected on the roof of the residential homes and stored in a polyethylene tank on the ground. The results from the survey, asking questions related to the inhabitants’ water usage habits, were analyzed and represented through a table. In Brikama rainwater can be used for laundry, cooking and watering plants. The positive effects it brings include, but are not limited to, reduction of soil erosion, restoring the ground water cycle, as well as making people become more self-sufficient. In this study, a system for Brikama can be optimized by using Solvatten technology in combination with conventional rainwater harvesting methods. The tank volume suggested by Mun and Han (2011) is a feasible premiss, however it can not be directly applied to Gambian rainwater conditions as there are differing presumptions between the reference country Korea, and Gambia. Additionally, the validity of the study is affected as the reference studies suggest using computer simulations, as well as computer models as a basis for the operational and input data. / Gambia är det minsta landet på det afrikanska fastlandet, omgivet av Senegal på alla dess gränser utom den kustnära. Gambia står inför ett akut problem med vattenbrist, tillsammans med mer än en tredjedel av världens befolkning. Syftet med denna studie är att föreslå ett system som löser problematiken med vattenförsörjning genom ett lokalt vattenförsörjningssystem. Metoden bestod huvudsakligen av en litteraturöversikt, som syftade till att ge en överblick över ämnet samt att lyfta fram befintliga luckor inom dagens forskning om system för uppsamling av regnvatten. Dessutom användes en fallstudie för att bestämma det bästa sättet att designa systemet för uppsamling av regnvatten. Resultatet av studien visas genom ett tank- och rörsystem, där vatten samlas upp på taket av bostadshusen och lagras i en polyetentank på marken. Resultatet från undersökningen, med frågor relaterade till invånarnas vattenanvändningsvanor, analyserades och representerades genom en tabell. I Brikama kan regnvatten användas för tvätt, matlagning och vattning av växter. De positiva effekter det medför inkluderar, men är inte begränsade till, minskning av jorderosion, återställande av grundvattnets kretslopp, samt att få människor att bli mer självförsörjande. I denna studie kan ett system för Brikama optimeras genom att använda Solvatten-teknik i kombination med konventionella metoder för uppsamling av regnvatten. Tankvolymen som föreslagits av Mun och Han (2011) är en genomförbar premiss, men den kan inte tillämpas direkt på gambiska regnvattenförhållanden eftersom det finns olika antaganden mellan referenslandet Korea och Gambia. Dessutom påverkas studiens validitet eftersom referensstudierna föreslår att man använder datorsimuleringar, samt datormodeller som underlag för drift- och indata.

Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka effekterna av driftsparametrar på ett antal mätbara askrelaterade parametrar i dieselpartikelfilter (DPF) i tunga fordon. Tidigare studier visar att askans packningsdensitet, askflöde och hur askan fördelas inuti ett DPF är beroende av parametrar som temperatur, avgasflöde och oljeförbrukning ett fordon har. Det finns anledning att tro att dessa parametrar också påverkas av hur ett fordon används, varför olika driftsparametrar analyserades för korrelation med de uppmätta askparametrarna. De driftsparametrar som undersöktes i denna studie var medelhastighet, antal stopp per 100 km, tomgångsprocent och bränsleförbrukning. Studien startade med metodutveckling av mätning av askvikter hos DPF och jämförde tre olika metoder, benämnda I, II och III. Metod II, som innebar att väga en bit av ett filter före och efter rengöring av filterstycket från aska med tryckluft valdes som den mest pålitliga och användbara metoden eftersom den var snabbare, behövde mindre av varje DPF för att ge kompletta resultat och kunde användas vid analys av DPF-prover som inte hade undersökts innan de användes i ett fordon. Askvikten, tillsammans med den volymetriska fyllningsgraden och genom att känna till inloppsvolymen för ett DPF användes för att beräkna askans packningsdensitet. Fyllningsgraden och askfördelningsprofilen mättes med bildanalys av mikroskopbilder av sågade tvärsnitt av filterstycket. Korrelationsstudien utfördes sedan med dessa metoder och korrelerades med operativa data extraherade från databaser på Scania CV. För att studera vilka parametrar som var korrelerade till varandra utfördes en principal component analysis (PCA) med de operativa och uppmätta variablerna som en matris av data. PCA-analysen visade att tre primalkomponenter (PC) utgjorde >90% av variationen i de erhållna data och att plug/wall-förhållandet, som är ett numeriskt värde för askfördelningen, var starkt positivt korrelerat med ett fordons medelhastighet och negativt korrelerat med antalet stopp, tomgångsprocent och bränsleförbrukning. Vidare visade askflödet en svagare positiv korrelation med tomgångsprocent, antal stopp och bränsleförbrukning medan oljeförbrukningen visade en ännu lägre korrelation med dessa parametrar. Detta indikerar att oljeförbrukningen ej skall ses som en konstant proportionell andel av bränsleförbrukningen för samtliga fordon vid beräkning av serviceintervall för DPFer. Askans packningsdensitet visade ingen till mycket låg korrelation med andra variabler i studien vilket kan bero på att proverna med hög andel väggaska har använts betydligt kortare sträcka än övriga prover, vilket kan ha gjort så att askan inte hunnits packas hårt i filterkanalerna. / The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of operational parameters on a number of measurable ash related numbers within diesel particle filters (DPFs) of heavy duty vehicles. Previous studies show that ash packing density, ash flow and how the ash is distributed inside a DPF is dependent on parameters such as temperature, exhaust flow profiles and how much oil a vehicle consumes. There is reason to believe that these parameters are also affected by how a vehicle is operated which is why different operational parameters were analysed for correlation with the measured ash numbers. The operational parameters that was investigated in this study was average speed, number of stops per 100 km, idling percentage and fuel consumption. The study started with method development of measuring ash weights of DPFs and compared three different methods, named I, II and III. Method II, which relies on weighing a piece of a filter substrate before and after cleaning the filter piece from ash with pressurized air was chosen as the most reliable and useful method as it was faster, needed less of each DPF to complete the analysis and could be used when analysing DPF samples that had not been investigated previous to its use in a vehicle. The ash weight, together with the volumetric filling degree and known inlet volume of the DPF was used to calculate the ash packing density. The filling degree and ash distribution profile was measured with an image analysis of microscope images of sawed cross sections of the filter piece. The correlation study was then performed with these methods and correlated with operational data extracted from databases at Scania CV. To study which parameters were correlated to each other a primal component analysis (PCA) was performed with the operational and measured variables as a matrix of data. The PCA analysis showed that three primal components made up >90 % of variation in the data and that plug/wall ratio, which is a numerical value of the ash distribution, was strongly positively correlated with average speed of a vehicle and negatively correlated with number of stops, idling percentage and fuel consumption. Furthermore, ash flow showed a slight positive correlation with idling percentage, number of stops and fuel consumption while oil consumption showed an even slighter correlation with these parameters. This indicates that the oil consumption cannot be taken as a constant value as percentage of fuel consumption when calculating service intervals of DPFs. The ash packing density showed none to very low correlation with any other variables in the study, which could depend on the fact that the DPFs with high percentage of wall ash had a significantly lower runtime which could mean that the ash has not had time to be packed tightly in the filter channels.

Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-10T18:08:10Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Angela Laufer.pdf: 5766325 bytes, checksum: cb9afddf700c4821197d4533b65f3d8f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-12-15 / The increase in the generation of urban solid residues and the inadequate forms of treatment/disposition contribute directly with the environmental problem. In face of this situation comes the need of alternative options for the treatment of these residues, which guarantee other benefits, besides the obtained with the adequate final disposition. One of these options for the treatment of the organic fraction contained in the urban solid residues is the anaerobic digestion, which represents an attractive technology for the treatment of these residues, propitiating the transformation of the organic residue in products of aggregate value. In this context, this study aimed at to evaluate an alternative process of biodigestion for the treatment of organic domestic solid residues of the urban area. For reaching such a goal, it was firstly accomplished an environmental diagnosis aiming at the generation potential identification of the domestic residues, and at the same time it was developed a prototype for the alternative process of biodigestion. It was made the process operational parameters evaluation aiming at the optimization, through the accomplishment of a complete factorial planning, investigating the agitation effect, innocuous and water level, in the process kinetics and in the material conditions digested by the alternative process of anaerobic biodigestion, more specifically in the chemical quality of the biofertiliser, and also as complementary thing it was esteemed the application of this product generated by the corn and the soya cultivation. The results of the environmental diagnosis allowed determining a correlation for the generation potential of domestic residues estimate, as well as for the standardization of the organic fraction used in the experiment, enabling the composition reproduction of the real load in each experimental rehearsal. The proposed system for the treatment of the organic domestic solid residues was configured as an innovative method, and the experimental rehearsals accomplished in the real operation conditions, showed the influence of the analyzed parameters. Finally, the biofertiliser application estimate demonstrated the best revenues due to the application doses recommended for the corn culture and of the soya manuring. / O aumento na geração de resíduos sólidos urbanos e as formas inadequadas de tratamento/disposição contribuem de forma direta com a problemática ambiental. Perante este cenário surge à necessidade de opções alternativas para o tratamento destes resíduos, as quais garantam outros benefícios, além dos obtidos com a disposição final adequada. Uma destas opções para o tratamento da fração orgânica contida nos resíduos sólidos urbanos é a digestão anaeróbia, que representa uma tecnologia atraente para o tratamento destes resíduos, propiciando a transformação do resíduo orgânico em produtos de valor agregado. Neste contexto, este estudo teve por objetivo avaliar um processo alternativo de biodigestão para o tratamento de resíduos sólidos orgânicos domésticos da área urbana. Para atingir tal objetivo, primeiramente realizou-se um diagnóstico ambiental visando à identificação do potencial de geração dos resíduos domésticos, em paralelo desenvolveu-se um protótipo para o processo alternativo de biodigestão, efetuou-se a avaliação de parâmetros operacionais do processo visando à otimização, por meio da realização de um planejamento fatorial completo, investigando o efeito da agitação, inóculo e teor de água, na cinética do processo e nas condições do material digerido pelo processo alternativo de biodigestão anaeróbia, mais especificamente na qualidade química do biofertilizante, e ainda, de forma complementar estimou-se a aplicabilidade deste produto gerado para o cultivo do milho e da soja. Os resultados do diagnóstico ambiental permitiram determinar uma correlação para a estimativa do potencial de geração de resíduos domésticos, bem como, para a padronização da fração orgânica utilizada no experimento, possibilitando a reprodução da composição da carga real em cada ensaio experimental. O sistema proposto para o tratamento dos resíduos sólidos orgânicos domésticos configurou-se como um método inovador, e os ensaios experimentais realizados nas condições reais de operação, explicitaram a influência dos parâmetros analisados. Por fim, as estimativas de aplicabilidade do biofertilizante demonstraram os melhores rendimentos em função das doses de aplicação recomendadas para a adubação da cultura do milho e da soja.