This thesis work is the study of the effect of an aluminium foil on the losses that produced by a radiator, situated under a window, through the wall behind it. The reason behind this topic is due to the energy problem and the different goals that governments have set up to try to reduce the use of energy. For example, more specifically a Swedish national goal is to decrease the energy use of the built stock with 50% by 2050.   For this purpose, an experimental set-up was built in the University of Gävle, Sweden. The arrangement was composed by a radiator and a window facing a climate chamber. A total of twenty-one temperatures and two heat fluxes in the exterior wall were measured in the set-up. Ten different measurement scenarios with different radiator temperature, 40°C, 50°C and 60°C; two different distance between the radiator and the wall, 5 and 9 centimetres and with and without the aluminium foil, were performed.   With the experimental results, a CFD model was validated. Two different models were done, first a 2D model and afterwards a 3D model. For the turbulence, the chosen model was standard k-ε model. There were 54 cases simulated with the 2D model and the 3D model was used just for validation. The cases had different variables such as radiator temperature, outdoor temperature and wall insulation. With these cases, analysis of the effectiveness of the presence of an aluminium foil behind the radiator is performed to evaluate if there is a significant reduction of the losses.   The results showed with both methods that the aluminium foil reduces the losses of the wall behind the radiator. The savings varied depending on the boundary conditions of the case and it were obtained a maximum of 4% and a minimum of 1,3%.

This dissertation is concerned with the physical processes which determine friction and lubrication in metal rolling in the mixed lubrication regime, with particular attention paid to the conditions encountered when rolling aluminium foil. Two areas of relevance to the analysis of the rolling process are initially investigated. Firstly, the rheological properties of a typical aluminium foil rolling oil at high pressures and shear rates have been measured using a disc machine. The behaviour of the oil was found to be well described by the Eyring viscous model, at the shear rates and pressure likely to be found in metal rolling. Secondly, the deformation of asperities when the bulk material is deforming has been examined. The theory developed here was found to agree reasonably with experiments. The results of these investigations are used in the analysis of lubrication in metal rolling, considering the hydrodynamic buildup of oil pressure in the entry region and the crushing of the asperities both in the entry region and at the beginning of the work zone. The contact between roll and strip is divided into two regions, that under the asperities and that in the intervening valleys. Calculations for conditions appropriate to strip and foil rolling give the proportion of the two types of contact and the film thicknesses in each region. Measurements of film thicknesses with an experimental mill in a regime where roughness is unimportant were not found to agree well with an existing simple theory of lubrication. This was ascribed to uneven lubrication in the experiments. After taking this into account, the experiments in a regime where roughness was important were found to agree reasonably with the theory developed here. The effect of roughness on traction is measured in a disc machine with elastic contacts. Its behaviour is found to be determined by the bulk properties of the lubricant at the pressures and strain rates under the asperities. Theory and experiments presented in this dissertation lead to a greater understanding of the physical processes determining friction in metal rolling in the mixed lubrication regime. Film thicknesses and friction coefficients in metal rolling may now be estimated with more confidence.

This thesis deals with numerical simulation of a peel test with an Aluminium foil and Low Density Poly-Ethylene (LDPE) laminate. This work investigates the effects of the substrate thickness and studies the influences of interfacial strength and fracture energy of the cohesive zone between the Aluminium and LDPE. This study evaluates the proper guidelines for defining cohesive properties. A numerical cohesive zone model was created in ABAQUS. Continuum tensile tests were performed to extract LDPE material properties. The aluminium properties were found in literature. After acquiring material parameters, the simulation continued with studying the effects of changing interfacial strength, geometric parameters and fracture energy. The results were obtained in the form of root rotations and the force displacement response was studied carefully. It was validated by comparison to the traction separation curve.

Microarrays enable high throughput analysis with minute amounts of analyte. They are widely used in the ’omics’ fields both as diagnostic and analytical tools. Their ability to dramatically impact an entire field of research has focused our attention on the development of novel methods for the formation, analysis and applications of microarrays to study carbohydrate-protein interactions and the analysis of glycosylation patterns of biomolecules. Availability of appropriately modified ligands is often a limiting factor in the preparation of microarrays. To address this issue robust routes for the synthesis of nine amino ethylglycosides were developed that can be employed for microarray formation. The syntheses of more complex ligands typically deliver small quantities of material despite the requirements for special skills, equipment and long preparation times. Considering the number of complex oligosaccharides that are necessary for systematic microarray studies, the problem of availability of these complex structures is difficult to address solely with synthetic ligands. A modified native chemical ligation (NCL) strategy, in which a surface bound oxo-ester is used instead of a thioester, was optimised and used for efficient chemoselective immobilisation of sugars and peptides carrying N-terminal cysteines. The reaction proceeds under physiological conditions and has the potential to become a valuable tool for immobilisation of N-terminal cysteine-containing molecules from biological samples. The new NCL coupling methodology was developed on gold surfaces and analysed by MALDI-ToF MS. The majority of array systems, however, rely on secondary protein interactions on glass or polystyrene surfaces. A direct, more accurate analytical tool could ease the analysis and significantly improve the quality of data read-out from glass microarrays. MALDI-ToF MS that is applicable to gold microarrays cannot be used on surfaces that do not provide the necessary electrical conductivity. The undertaken experiments indicated that application of conductive tape to the back of glass or polystyrene slides made MALDI-ToF analysis on poorly conducting surfaces possible. Furthermore, the triphenylmethyl (trityl) groups attached to the surface-molecules were shown to act as ’internal-matrix’ and enable the direct MALDI analysis. Once the new array formation and analysis techniques were developed, we turned our attention towards the application of microarrays to analyse carbohydrate-protein interactions. The tools for analysis of glycosylation of biomolecules are laborious and can only be used in specialised labs. As glycosylated biomolecules gain prominence in research, clinical and industrial settings, high throughput analysis of glycosylation patterns is becoming a requirement for quality control. A technique for screening of glycosylation patterns in glycopeptides on microarrays was developed based on biophotonic scattering. This technique enables the detection of glycosylation patterns by screening immobilised glycoproteins with a range of lectins. To study the interactions between enzymes and carbohydrates, a chemoenzymatic synthesis of a mannopeptide, which consisted of four carbohydrate units, was shown in solution and on chip. Three different glycosyl transferases were successfully employed. New methods for microarray formation and analysis were developed and applied to carbohydrate-protein interaction studies. This yielded a new technique to determine protein glycosylation patterns and to produce complex glycans by enzymatic synthesis.

A finite element modeling strategy targeting package opening simulations is the final goal with this work. The developed simulation model will be used to proactively predict the opening compatibility early in the development process of a new opening device and/or a new packaging material. To be able to create such a model, the focus is to develop a combined and integrated physical/virtual test procedure for mechanical characterization and calibration of thin packaging materials. Furthermore, the governing mechanical properties of the materials involved in the opening performance needs to be identified and quantified with experiments. Different experimental techniques complemented with video recording equipment were refined and utilized during the course of work. An automatic or semi-automatic material model parameter identification process involving video capturing of the deformation process and inverse modeling is proposed for the different packaging material layers. Both an accurate continuum model and a damage material model, used in the simulation model, were translated and extracted from the experimental test results. The results presented show that it is possible to select constitutive material models in conjunction with continuum material damage models, adequately predicting the mechanical behavior of intended failure in thin laminated packaging materials. A thorough material mechanics understanding of individual material layers evolution of microstructure and the micro mechanisms involved in the deformation process is essential for appropriate selection of numerical material models. Finally, with a slight modification of already available techniques and functionalities in the commercial finite element software AbaqusTM it was possible to build the suitable simulation model. To build a realistic simulation model an accurate description of the geometrical features is important. Therefore, advancements within the experimental visualization techniques utilizing a combination of video recording, photoelasticity and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) of the micro structure have enabled extraction of geometries and additional information from ordinary standard experimental tests. Finally, a comparison of the experimental opening and the virtual opening, showed a good correlation with the developed finite element modeling technique. The advantage with the developed modeling approach is that it is possible to modify the material composition of the laminate. Individual material layers can be altered and the mechanical properties, thickness or geometrical shape can be changed. Furthermore, the model is flexible and a new opening device i.e. geometry and load case can easily be adopted in the simulation model. Therefore, this type of simulation model is a useful tool and can be used for decision support early in the concept selection of development projects.

Les supercondensateurs, basés sur des cycles rapides de charge/décharge d’ions, sont une solution intéressante pour répondre à la problématique du stockage d’énergie. Les nanomatériaux carbonés, couplés ou non à des matériaux actifs, présentent des potentialités en tant qu’électrode comparativement au carbone activé couramment utilisé. Dans le cadre d’un laboratoire commun, le CEA, Nawatechnologies et les universités de Tours et Cergy, cherchent à développer des électrodes plus efficaces mettant en œuvre des tapis de nanotubes de carbone verticalement alignés (VACNT) sur collecteur d’aluminium. C’est dans ce contexte que se situe ma thèse CIFRE avec comme objectif le développement et la compréhension de la croissance de nanotubes alignés sur feuille d’aluminium par une méthode de dépôt chimique en phase vapeur (Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD)) assistée par aérosol. Au démarrage de ma thèse, cette technique était maîtrisée par le LEDNA (UMR-NIMBE), mais seulement pour des températures relativement élevées (>800°C). L’enjeu était donc d’étendre cette méthode pour répondre à l’utilisation de l’aluminium comme substrat, ce qui nécessité un abaissement de la température de croissance des VACNT au-dessous du point de fusion de l’Al (660°C). Dans ce cas, les précurseurs catalytiques et carbonés utilisés à plus haute température ne se décompose pas efficacement, c’est pourquoi il a été nécessaire d’ajouter deux composés : l’hydrogène qui favorise la décomposition du précurseur catalytique et l’acétylène dont la décomposition thermique et catalytique est plus favorable à basse température. La thèse est structurée autour de trois axes : l’optimisation du procédé de synthèse, la compréhension des mécanismes de croissances et une étude visant à remplacer l’acétylène par des précurseurs biosourcés. / Supercapacitors, with fast charge / discharge cycles, represent an interest for energy storage. Carbon nanomaterial have a great potential as electrode as compared to common activated carbon based electrodes. CEA, Nawatechnologies, university Tours and Cergy develop electrodes based on vertically aligned carbon nanotubes (VACNT) on aluminium substrate in a joint laboratory. In this context, the aim of my thesis is to develop and understand the growth of VACNT on aluminum foil by aerosol assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD). At the beginning of my thesis, this technique was mastered by the LEDNA (UMR-NIMBE), but only for relatively high temperatures (>800°C). The challenge was therefore to extend this method to respond to the use of aluminium as a substrate, which necessitated a lowering of the growth temperature of VACNT below the melting point of Al (660°C). In this case, the catalytic and carbonaceous precursors used at higher temperatures do not decompose effectively, so it was necessary to add two compounds : hydrogen which increases decomposition of the catalyst precursor [3] and acetylene with a catalytic and thermal decomposition more favorable around 600° C [5]. Therefore, the approach in this work is first to identify the most relevant synthesis parameters to reach VACNT growth at such a low temperature by varying them and analyzing subsequently the products obtained. Moreover, attention is paid on study of Al surface before growth or during the initial steps of VACNT growth, and of CNT / Al interface to understand VACNT formation mechanisms at lower temperatures.

Diplomová práce se zabývá teoretickými výpočty a návrhem struktury pro přenos tepla, která je součástí Miniaturizovaného tepelného spínače podle zadaných požadavků Evropské Kosmické Agentury. Základními parametry jsou nízká hmotnost a vysoká tepelná vodivost. Práce navazuje na spínač navržený firmou Arescosmo, který nesplňoval požadované limity zejména v oblasti hmotnosti a tepelné vodivosti. Pomocí teoretických výpočtů hmotnosti a tepelné vodivosti bylo ověřeno 49 variant ve třech základních konceptech – Mechanická struktura, flexibilní struktura složená z drátků a foliová struktura. Z hlediska tepelné vodivosti jako nejlepší struktury vycházejí ty, které jsou založené na použití ochranných kovových opletů. Z dostupných zdrojů byly rovněž navrženy technologie, které by bylo možné využít pro výrobu těchto struktur. Pro splnění požadavků, bude v další fázi projektu nutné vyrobit experimentální vzorky na kterých budou teoretické výpočty a vybrané technologie ověřeny.