Clay stabilizers are means to prevent fines migration and clay swelling, which are caused by the contact of formation with low salinity or high pH brines at high temperature. Previous clay stabilizers including: Al and Zr compounds and cationic polymers have several drawbacks. Al and Zr compounds can be removed by acids. Cationic polymers can cause formation damage in some cases. Quaternary amine-based chemicals have been used for many years as clay stabilizer, however, environmental profile of some has limited their use. There is a need to develop new clay stabilizers that can work following acid treatment and are environmentally acceptable. Laboratory studies were conducted on newly developed Al/Zr-based compound (Stabilizer A) to determine the optimum conditions for field application. Zeta potential was used to determine surface charge of different types of clays; and to optimize clay stabilizer concentration. Coreflood experiments were conducted on Berea and Bandera sandstone cores to assess the effectiveness of the new compound at high temperature, and determine the impact of acids on its performance. Also the effectiveness of this stabilizer was investigated at high pH medium and in low permeability cores. Inductively Coupled Plasma was used to measure the concentrations of e key cations in the core flood effluent. Three different commercial clay stabilizers (zirconium oxychloride, choline chloride and tetramethyl ammonium chloride) were also tested to validate the new chemical. The new clay stabilizer was very effective in mitigating fines migration. Zeta potential indicated that the isoelectric point at which complete shields of surface charge of clay particles was achieved at a stabilizer concentration of 0.2 wt%. Coreflood tests showed that this new chemical was effective, and unlike previous Al-based and Zr-based stabilizers (hydroxy aluminum and zirconium oxychloride solutions), it did not dissolve in acids and worked very well up to 300oF. Stabilizer A proved to be better than the three commercial stabilizers. Stabilizer A worked effectively at the high pH and no reduction in permeability was noticed after NaOH injection, unlike the other stabilizers. In addition, Stabilizer A is an inorganic-based fluid, environmentally friendly, in contrast to Quaternary amine chemicals.

We study the geometry of immanants, which are polynomials on n^2 variables that are defined by irreducible representations of the symmetric group Sn. We compute stabilizers of immanants in most cases by computing Lie algebras of stabilizers of immanants. We also study tensor network states, which are special tensors defined by contractions. We answer a question about tensor network states asked by Grasedyck. Both immanants and tensor network states are related to the Geometric Complexity Theory program, in which one attempts to use representation theory and algebraic geometry to solve an algebraic analogue of the P versus N P problem. We introduce the Geometric Complexity Theory (GCT) program in Section one and we introduce the background for the study of immanants and tensor network states. We also explain the relation between the study of immanants and tensor network states and the GCT program. Mathematical preliminaries for this dissertation are in Section two, including multilinear algebra, representation theory, and complex algebraic geometry. In Section three, we first give a description of immanants as trivial (SL(E) x SL(F )) ><| delta(Sn)-modules contained in the space S^n(E X F ) of polynomials of degree n on the vector space E X F , where E and F are n dimensional complex vectorspaces equipped with fixed bases and the action of Sn on E (resp. F ) is induced by permuting elements in the basis of E (resp. F ). Then we prove that the stabilizer of an immanant for any non-symmetric partition is T (GL(E) x GL(F )) ><| delta(Sn) ><| Z2, where T (GL(E) x GL(F )) is the group of pairs of n x n diagonal matrices with the product of determinants equal to 1, delta(Sn) is the diagonal subgroup of Sn x Sn. We also prove that the identity component of the stabilizer of any immanant is T (GL(E) x GL(F )). In Section four, we prove that the set of tensor network states associated to a triangle is not Zariski closed and we give two reductions of tensor network states from complicated cases to simple cases. In Section five, we calculate the dimension of the tangent space and weight zero subspace of the second osculating space of GL_(n^2) .[perm_n] at the point [perm_n] and determine the Sn x Sn-module structure of this space. We also determine some lines on the hyper-surface determined by the permanent polynomial. In Section six, we give a summary of this dissertation.

Low frequency oscillations are detrimental to the goals of maximum power transfer and optimal power system security. A contemporary solution to this problem is the addition of power system stabilizers to the automatic voltage regulators on the generators in the power system. The damping provided by this additional stabilizer provides the means to reduce the inhibiting effects of the oscillations. This thesis is an investigation of the use of synchronized phasor measurements as input signals for power system stabilizers installed on the generators of a two-area, 4-machine test power system. A remote measurement feedback controller has been designed and placed in the test power system. Synchronized phasor measurements from optimally sited measurement units were shown to improve the damping of low-frequency inter-area oscillations present in the test system when the proposed controller was included in the generator feedback control loop. The benefit of the damping of these oscillations was evident through the ability to increase the tie-line power flowing in the test system once the proposed control scheme was implemented. Time-domain simulations were used to verify the robustness of the proposed control during severe events, such as a short- circuit or sudden large variations of load. / Master of Science

Amphiphilic tri- and penta-block copolymers containing a polyurethane central block with pendant carboxylic acid groups flanked by hydroxyl functional polyether tails were synthesized. Our intention was to investigate the activities of these copolymers as dispersants for magnetite nanoparticles in biological media. A benzyl alkoxide initiator was utilized to prepare poly(ethylene oxide) (BzO-PEO-OH), poly(propylene oxide) (BzO-PPO-OH) and poly(ethylene oxide-b-propylene oxide) (poly(BzO-EO-b-PO-OH)) oligomeric tail blocks with varying lengths of PEO and PPO. The oligomers had a hydroxyl group at the terminal chain end and a benzyl-protected hydroxyl group at the initiated end. The polyether oligomers were incorporated into a block copolymer with a short polyurethane segment having approximately three carboxylic acid groups per chain. The block co-polyurethane was then hydrogenated to remove the benzyl group and yield primary hydroxyl functionality at the chain ends. End group analysis by 1H NMR showed the targeted ratio of PEO to PPO demonstrating control over block copolymer composition. Number average molecular weights determined by both 1H NMR and GPC were in agreement and close to targeted values demonstrating control over molecular weight. Titrations of the pentablock copolymers showed that the targeted value of approximately three carboxylic acid groups per chain was achieved. Heterobifunctional poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) and poly(ethylene oxide-b-propylene oxide) (PEO-b-PPO) copolymers were synthesized utilizing heterobifunctional initiators to yield polymers having a hydroxyl group at one chain end and additional moieties at the other chain end. For PEO homopolymers, these moieties include maleimide, vinylsilane, and carboxylic acid functional groups. Heterobifunctional PEO oligomers with a maliemide end group were synthesized utilizing a double metal cyanide coordination catalyst to avoid side reactions that occur with a basic catalyst. PEO oligomers with vinylsilane end groups were synthesized via alkoxide-initiated living ring-opening polymerization, and this produced polymers with narrow molecular weight distributions. Heterobifunctional PEO-b-PPO block copolymers were synthesized in two steps where the double metal cyanide catalyst was used to polymerize propylene oxide (PO) initiated by 3-hydroxypropyltrivinylsilane. The PPO was then utilized as a macroinitiator to polymerize ethylene oxide (EO) with base catalysis. Heterobifunctional PEO and PEO-b-PPO block copolymers possessing carboxylic acid functional groups on one end were synthesized by reacting the vinyl groups with mercaptoacetic acid via an ene-thiol addition. / Ph. D.

Utomhusprodukter gjorda i plast är sårbara för nedbrytning på grund av UV-energi från solljus. För att stoppa denna fotonedbrytning används UV-stabilisatorer i plastmaterial; en av huvudkategorierna är hindrade aminljusstabilisatorer (HALS, hindered amine light stabilizers). Detta projekt ämnade att utveckla analytiska metoder passande för polymera HALS-föreningar som används i polyolefin-produkter. Huvudfokuset låg på vätskekromatografi med antingen UV eller masspektrometri (MS) detektion. Identifiering lyckades till viss del, extraktion misslyckades, och det gjordes inga kvantifieringsförsök. Detta examensarbete utfördes som ett samarbete mellan KTH och företaget Norner AS. På grund av detta har detaljerna såsom vilka HALS som användes, hur sammansättningen av elueringsgradienter förändrades och masspektrum från MS analys tagits bort eller ändrats till generiska termer. Högpresterande vätskekromatografi (HPLC, high-performance liquid chromatography) med metoden normalfas (normal phase) ansågs vara ett otillfredsställande alternativ på grund av begränsningen av lämpliga lösningsmedel. Både för HPLC och LC-MS-analys användes omvänd fas (reverse phase) med en C18 50 mm kolonn. Gällande HPLC-analys visade sig en våglängd på 240 nm för UV-detektion vara lämplig. För MS-detektion användes positiv elektrosprayjonisering på grund av föreningarnas basiska pKa-värden. Elueringsgradienten med de mest tillfredsställande resultaten var gradientversion 5, med vatten som lösningsmedel A och metanol som lösningsmedel B. En variant av denna gradient användes för LC-MS; gradientversion 5 mod följer samma mönster men med vatten + Y vol% syra som lösningsmedel A, för att möjliggöra jonisering. Additiv UV 2 har låg löslighet i polära lösningsmedel, men genom förtvålning kunde additiv UV 2 lösas i metanol. Med gradientversion 5 mod har förtvålad additiv UV 2 en retentionstid på 1,2 minuter i både HPLC och LC-MS-analys. För HPLC-analys av additiv UV 3 användes gradientversion 5 som resulterade med en retentionstid på 16,8 minuter, och för LC-MS med gradientversion 5 mod 16 minuter. Analys av additiv UV 5 med HPLC gav en retentionstid på 2 minuter med gradientversion 5, och för LC-MS-analys med gradientversion 5 mod var retentionstiden 1,3 minuter. På grund av inkonsekventa resultat mellan HPLC-analyser eller mellan HPLC och LC-MS-resultat kunde inte retentionstid för identifiering av additiven UV 1, UV 4 och UV 6 bestämmas. Extraktion av polymerprover med olika HALS gjordes i toluen vid 80 °C under en timme. I HPLC var det ingen skillnad i kromatogrammen mellan de olika HALS-produkterna. Resultaten från LC-MS stödde resultaten från HPLC, så slutsatsen att extraktionsmetoden inte var framgångsrik drogs. En anledning till detta kan vara att detektionsgränsen i MS och UV överstiger den extraherade halten av HALS. / Outdoor plastic products are vulnerable to degradation due to UV energy from sunlight. To hinder this photodegradation UV stabilizers are used in plastic materials; one of the main categories is hindered amine light stabilizers (HALS). This project aimed to develop analytical methods suitable for polymeric HALS used in polyolefin products. Liquid chromatography was the primary analytical method, with either UV or mass spectrometry (MS) detection. Identification of HALS was partially successful, the attempted extraction was unsuccessful, and there was no attempt at quantification. This thesis was performed as a collaboration between KTH and the company Norner AS. Due to this, the details such as which HALS were used, how the composition of elution gradients changed, and the mass spectrum from MS analysis have been removed or changed to generic terms. The high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method normal phase was deemed as an unsatisfactory option due to the limitation of appropriate solvents. For HPLC and LC-MS analysis reversed phase with a C18 50 mm column was used. In HPLC analysis, a wavelength of 240 nm for UV detection was found to be suitable. For MS detection, positive electrospray ionization was used due to the compounds' basic pKa values. The elution gradient with the most satisfactory results was gradient version 5, with water as solvent A and methanol as solvent B. A variant of this gradient was used for LC-MS; gradient version 5 mod follows the same pattern but with water + Y vol% acid as solvent A, to enable ionization. UV 2 has low solubility in polar solvents, but through saponification UV 2 could be dissolved in methanol. With gradient version 5 mod, saponified UV 2 has a retention time of 1.2 minutes in both HPLC and LC-MS analysis. For HPLC analysis of additive UV 3, gradient version 5 was used which resulted in a retention time of 16.8 minutes, and for LC-MS with gradient version 5 mod 16 minutes. Analysis of UV 5 with HPLC gave a retention time of 2 minutes with gradient version 5, and for LC-MS analysis with gradient version 5 mod the retention time was 1.3 minutes. Due to inconsistency in results between HPLC analysis or between HPLC and LC-MS results, retention time for identification of additives UV 1, UV 4, and UV 6 could not be stated.  Extraction of polymer samples with different HALS was done in toluene at 80 ॰C for one hour. In HPLC, there was no difference in the chromatograms between the different HALS compounds. The results from LC-MS supported the results from HPLC, thus it was concluded that the extraction method was not successful. A reason for this could be that the detection limit in MS and UV might exceed the extracted amounts of the compounds.

ABSTRACT PHOTO-OXIDATIVE DEGRADATION OF ABS COPOLYMER G&uuml / zel, Aylin M.S., Department of Polymer Science and Technology Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Teoman Tin&ccedil / er Co-Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Cevdet Kaynak September 2009, 55 pages Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) polymer is one of the most popular copolymer having an elastomeric butadiene phase dispersed in rigid amorphous styrene and semi-crystalline acrylonitrile. Due to double bonds in the polybutadiene phase, ABS copolymers are very sensitive to photo-oxidative degradation. Photo-oxidation of butadiene rubber phase results in the formation of chromorphores and these chromorphores act as initiators in photo-oxidative degradation and after a while ABS starts yellowing. In this work, the relationship between the UV light and the yellowing of ABS samples was also investigated with respect to time. In this study, pure, light stabilized and commercial ABS samples were aged under UV light. As the UV light intensity increased from 800 to 2800 &amp / #61549 / W/cm2, yellowing of the samples were increased for pure ABS. This increase in yellowing of the samples was about 27 times higher compared to lower energy. In this study, UV stabilizers IRGANOX 1076 (sterically hindered phenolic antioxidant), IRGAFOS 168 (hydrolycally stable phosphite stabilizer) and TINUVIN P (hydroxyphenol benzotriazole) were used alone or in combination with each other. Pure ABS samples, commercial ABS samples and UV stabilized ABS samples were aged under the same UV light. UV aging degradation was followed by measuring the yellowness of the samples at certain time intervals. Yellowness of the samples was followed by using Coloreye XTH Spectrometer. Degradation in ABS, however, was followed by using FTIR with an increase in the peak area of carbonyl groups in the ABS matrix. Both color analysis and the FTIR analysis showed that combination of the IRGANOX 1076 and IRGAFOS 168 stabilizers gave the best stabilization. This revealed that combination of phenol and phosphate containing stabilizer is the most useful combination to prevent photo-oxidative degradation of ABS copolymer. Additionally, vegetable oil was applied to the surface of a new set of ABS samples and these samples were aged for 700 h. Yellowing tendency of these samples was compared with the yellowing tendency of ABS samples that are directly aged for 500 h. It was clearly observed that samples with oil smeared had more resistance to UV radiation with respect to others. This shows that oil acts protective layer to the UV light and oxygen and slow down the photo-oxidative degradation. Lastly some commercial ABS samples were compared to each other with respect to their yellowing tendency. Commercial ABS samples coded as K, L, A, B, C and D were aged under UV light at about 500 h. Sample A showed the best resistance against the yellowing among the other commercial ABS samples.

Power system stabilizers (PSSs) provide the most economical way to improve damping of electro-mechanical oscillations in electrical power systems. Synchrophasor technology enables the use of remotely measured signals in the PSS allowing for greater flexibility in the design of the PSS. Issues related to the transmission of remote signals should be addressed before implementing such systems in practice. This study investigates two of the data transmission issues: (i) delays, and (ii) data dropout; using a synchrophasor-based PSS designed for a two-area four-generator power system model. A time delayed system is modeled using discrete transformation and the effect of the constant delay on the control action of improving damping of an electro-mechanical oscillation is determined analytically. The effect of random delays and data dropout is investigated using non-linear simulations considering viable remedies to overcome these effects. This research also identifies effective means of using synchrophasor signals for improving the performance of PSSs. Primarily, this research introduces a novel control design algorithm based on eigenstructure assignment that could utilize remotely measured signals to design a robust PSS considering different operating conditions at the design stage. Remote signals could be used as additional inputs to the controller, which introduces extra degrees of freedom. In eigenstructure assignment, these additional degrees of freedom are used to assign eigenvalues and eigenvectors to have adequate damping performance of the system over different operating conditions. The algorithm is formulated as a derivative-free non-linear optimization problem and solved using a single step of optimization by eliminating the use of eigenvalue sensitivities. The proposed algorithm is tested for the 68 bus model of the interconnected New England test system and New York power system. Three different control configurations that use local and remote signals are considered in the design. The algorithm is solved using non-linear simplex optimization considering different initial points for seeking a global solution. Delays in the remote signals are also incorporated into the design. The designed controllers are verified in a non-linear simulation platform. Finally, the reliability of synchrophasor-based PSS is discussed in brief. / February 2016

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:27:13Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2005-09-26Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T20:35:22Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 almeida_dv_me_ilha.pdf: 1116304 bytes, checksum: 4ec5e76bbfd3a7604e350c27088d4da2 (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / Este trabalho discute a viabilidade da substituição do estabilizante térmico a base de chumbo pelo de cálcio-zinco na produção de tubos de pvc rígido, através de análise em resultados experimentais, obtidos diretamente na indústria. De forma objetiva, foi descrito o processo de fabricação, bem como as matérias primas utilizadas e os ensaios , utilizados durante a fabricação. Foram realizados vários ensaios em doze lotes, de seis tubos de diferentes bitolas, produzidos nas plantas de Penápolis(S.P) e Simões Filho(BA), do grupo Asperbrás, de acordo com normas ditadas pela ABNT. Para cada produto (tubo), foram produzidos dois lotes distintos, um com estabilizante a base de chumbo e o outro com estabilizante a base de cálcio-zinco. A princípio, manteve-se iguais, todas as outras características de processamento, permitindo assim uma melhor análise dos resultados obtidos. Os dados obtidos, depois de analisados, permite-nos concluir,que sob o ponto de vista técnico, essa mudança é inteiramente satisfatória, pois conseguimos uma melhora significativa nas propriedades físicas do produto final, aumento de produtividade em torno de 6%, diminuição do índice de lotes rejeitados e por fim a eliminação definitiva do chumbo nas formulações das blendas, atendendo os apelos dos ecologistas e ambientalistas. Já sob o ponto de vista econômico, ficou claro, que, considerando apenas os custos diretos dos dois produtos, os estabilizantes a base de cálcio-zinco, são mais caros cerca de 25%, quando comparados aos de chumbo. Porém, quando utilizados em formulações de compostos, em quantidades adequadas ao processo, juntamente com os outros componentes, essa diferença pode praticamente se anular, viabilizando economicamente a tal mudança. / In this work it was discussed the viability of substituting the thermo stabilizer based on lead by the calcium-zinc in the production of rigid PVC pipes, through analysis of experimental results obtained directly from the industry. Briefly, it was described the process of manufacture, as well as, the materials and assays used during the manufacturer. It were performed several assays in twelve portions of six pipes with different diameters, produced in the factories of Penápolis, São Paulo and Simões Filho, Bahia, Brazil, belonging to the Asperbras group, according to the rules from ABNT (Brazilian Association of Technical Rules). For each product (pipe) it were produced two distinct groups, one with the stabilizing based on lead and the other with the calcium-zinc stabilizing. At first, it was maintained unchanged all the other characteristics of processing, allowing a better analysis of the obtained results. The analyzed data allow the conclusion that according to the technical point of view, this change is totally satisfactory, since we got a good improvement in the physical properties of the final product, as well as, an increase in the yield around 6%, in addition to a decrease in the non-acceptable portions. At the end, it was obtained a definitive elimination of lead in the blends formulations, in accordance to the ecologists and environmentalist's appeals. Under the economical point of view it has become clear, that if consider just the direct costs of the two products, the stabilizers based on calcium-zinc are around 25% more expensive when compared to the lead based products. However, when utilize the calcium-zinc stabilizers in appropriated formulations of compounds and in quantities appropriated to the process, with the other components, this difference is not significant, turning viable this new formulation.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:22:32Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2012-06-01Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:08:06Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 almada_lm_me_ilha.pdf: 552123 bytes, checksum: bb24b3e82f3436a173c7b23090715999 (MD5) / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / O principal objetivo deste trabalho é a utilização do modelo de injeção de potência do dispositivo FACTS TCSC (Thyris-tor Controlled Series Capacitor) na análise da estabilidade a pequenas perturbações de sistemas elétricos de potência. Para atingir este objetivo é deduzido o modelo de injeção de potência do TCSC, cujo equacionamento é adicionado ao Modelo de Sensibilidade de Po-tência (MSP), utilizado para representar o sistema elétrico de potência (SEP). Para o amortecimento das oscilações eletromecânicas de baixa frequência do SEP são utilizados dois modelos para os controladores, um que considera somente um ganho proporcional e outro comumente chamado na literatura de controlador suplementar de amortecimento (POD – Power Oscillation Damping) que contém também blocos de avanço- atraso de fase. Ambos os controladores devem atuar em conjunto com o TCSC para fornecer amortecimento ao SEP. Neste trabalho o sinal de entrada para os dois controladores é a variação da potência ativa na linha de transmissão de instalação do TCSC e seus parâmetros são ajustados de duas formas: pelo método dos resíduos e utilizando o toolbox rltool (SISO) do software MATLAB. Para a validação do equacionamento desenvolvido foram realizadas simulações em um sistema de potência simétrico, de duas áreas, composto de 4 geradores e 10 barras / This work presents a power injection model for the Thyristor Controlled Series Compensator (TCSC), a Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS) device, for small signal stability analysis in the electric power systems. To achieve such goal, the TCSC injection power model equations are summed up to the Power Sensitivity Model (PSM) which is used to represent the electric power system (EPS). For the low frequency electromechanical oscillation damping, two models are used to represent the controller: 1. A proportional control and; 2. A supplementary control known as Power Oscillation Damping (POD), which also comprehends lead-lag blocks. Both controllers, previously cited, must work together with the TCSC to damp oscillations in the EPS. In this work, the input signal for both controllers is the real power flow variation in the transmission line where the TCSC is placed and the controllers parameters are adjusted using the residues method and the Matlab toolbox rltool (SISO). Several simulations in a symmetrical, two areas power system, composed of four generators and ten busses, are provided in way to validate the power injection model and are discussed in this work

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:22:49Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2010-06-28Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T20:09:55Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 jassi_fj_me_prud.pdf: 1543331 bytes, checksum: 8ed02d93a413e228c19bad39b3100681 (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) / Contextualização: Observa-se na literatura que indivíduos assintomáticos podem não apresentar pré-ativação muscular de estabilizadores primários e não há estudos que apontem para os motivos da alteração no tempo de início de ativação muscular nessa população. Além disso, estudos preliminares em nosso laboratório mostraram que indivíduos assintomáticos apresentaram alterações em testes físicos e funcionais relacionados à capacidade de estabilização da região lombo-pélvica. Objetivo: Estudar o comportamento de pré-ativação dos músculos transverso do abdome/oblíquo interno (TrA/OI) e multífido lombar (ML), a capacidade de estabilização lombo-pélvica e a relação entre ambos. Metodologia: Foram selecionados 27 voluntários assintomáticos de ambos os sexos, com idades entre 20 e 28 anos (média = 23,85 ±2,21). Os voluntários foram submetidos a Testes Físicos Funcionais (TFF) para avaliar a capacidade de estabilização lombo-pélvica (Testes de Coordenação e Equilíbrio, Flexibilidade, Resistência e Comprimento e Força) e à Determinação de início de ativação muscular do TrA/OI e ML por meio da eletromiografia de superfície (EMG-S) durante movimento rápido de flexão do membro superior. Resultados: Embora a pré-ativação tenha sido o comportamento mais freqüente a ausência de pré-ativação do TrA/OI e ML ocorreu para alguns voluntários, sendo mais freqüente no músculo TrA/OI (26.6%) do gênero feminino. Nos TFF nenhum voluntário da amostra conseguiu obter valores de normalidade em todos os testes realizados e aqueles com maior número de voluntários com alteração foram: teste de flexibilidade do reto femoral e espinhais lombares, teste de enrolamento repetitivo do tronco, teste estático de resistência das costas de Sorensen e o teste de comprimento e força para o glúteo máximo. Entretanto, somente o teste de enrolamento... / Contextualization: It is observed in the literature that asymptomatic individuals may not have muscular pre-activation of primary stabilizers and there are no studies that point to the reasons for the change in time of onset of the muscle activation in this population. Furthermore, preliminary studies in our laboratory showed that asymptomatic individuals presented alterations in physical and functional tests with relationship the capacity of lumbo-pelvic stabilization. Objective: The study of pre-activation behavior of transversus abdominis/internal oblique muscle (TrA/OI) and lumborum multifidus (ML), the lumbo-pelvic stabilization capacity and the relationship of both. Methodology: Were selected 27 asymptomatic individuals of both sexes, with age between 20 e 28 years (mean = 23,85 ±2,21). The volunteers were submitted to a Physical Functional Tests (FFT) to evaluate a lumbo-pelvic stabilization capacity (coordination tests, balance, flexibility, endurance, length and force) and the determination of muscle activation onset of the TrA/OI and ML with superficial electromyography (EMG-S) during fast flexion arm movement. Results: Although pre-activation has been a usual result, the pre-activation absent of TrA/OI and ML happened in some volunteers, being more frequent for TrA/OI (26.6%) in the female gender. At TFF neither volunteers of the sample get regular scores in all tests executed. Those tests with more number of alterations were: rectus femoris and spinal lumbar flexibility, Sorensen static back endurance, and length and force to gluteus maximus. However, only repetitive trunk curl test showed great sensibility and specificity value with the primary stabilizers behavior of pre-activation