La compréhension des écoulements multiphasiques dans les évaporateurs à mini-canaux est primordiale pour la performance des boucles de climatisation dans le secteur automobile notamment. Cette thèse s’est principalement intéressée à l’écoulement d’entrée de tels évaporateurs ainsi qu’à la répartition des phases dans les mini-canaux. Dans un premier temps, l’écoulement adiabatique diphasique en entrée d’évaporateur a été étudié. Un dispositif expérimental transparent, respectant au mieux la géométrie d’entrée de l’évaporateur, a été réalisé afin de reproduire l’écoulement diphasique d’entrée en eau-air mais en respectant les régimes d’écoulement rencontrés avec du R134a. Plusieurs techniques de caractérisation ont été mises en œuvre (visualisation, conductimétrie, tube de Pitot et prises de pression) afin de quantifier les pertes de pression, les épaisseurs de film et les vitesses du gaz dans un régime principalement annulaire. Suivant le même principe, un autre module en acier-inox a été développé pour caractériser l’écoulement directement en entrée d’évaporateur avec du réfrigérant R134a. Dans un second temps, nous avons étendu l’étude au cas d’un évaporateur compact à mini-canaux. Dans deux situations adiabatiques : monophasique (eau) et diphasique (eau-air), les pertes de pression, la répartition des phases le long de l’évaporateur et le régime d’écoulement dans les mini-canaux ont été étudiés sur un échangeur fabriqué en polycarbonate dont la géométrie s’approche au mieux de celle d’un échangeur réel. Les nombreux résultats ainsi obtenus constituent une base de données conséquente utile à la simulation numérique de ce type d'écoulements diphasiques / Understanding of multiphase flows in mini-channel evaporators is essential for the performance of air-conditioning systems, particularly in automotive sector. This thesis is mainly interested in behavior of inlet flow and phase distribution in the mini-channels. Initially, an adiabatic two-phase flow at the evaporator's inlet was studied. A transparent experimental apparatus with the same geometry as an evaporator's inlet has been designed. This test section helped us to reproduce the same flow regimes with air-water as flow regimes encountered with R134a in an evaporator. Several characterization techniques were used (visualization, conductance probes, Pitot tube and pressure taps) to determine pressure losses, liquid film thickness and gas velocity in a predominantly annular flow regime. Following the same principle, another experimental facility in stainless steel was developed to directly characterize the R134a flow at the evaporator's inlet. Finally, we have extended the study to the case of a compact evaporator in two adiabatic situations: single-phase (water) and two-phase (air-water). Pressure losses, phase distribution along the evaporator and flow regime in mini-channels were studied on an evaporator made of transparent materials (polycarbonate) with a close geometry to that of a real evaporator. Numerous results were obtained to provide a consistent database that would be useful for numerical simulation of this type of two-phase flows

This diploma thesis deals with the design of a hydrodynamic seal of an axial pump with an annular motor, and it does so in three main thematic planes: research of current knowledge, simulation and experimental. The research section provides an overview of a broad problem of magnetic fluid seals (ferrohydrodynamic (FHD) seals), current developments in the field of simulation of internal flow in magnetic fluid and in the field of application of FHD technology in sealing liquids. It also covers a wider context of potential use for mechanical circulatory support systems that have had a significant impact on the proposed concept of a novel axial FHD seal. The remaining two thematic planes deal with his design and experimental testing.

This thesis presents a method, Ensemble Kalman Filter (EnKF), applied to a highresolution, shallow water equations model (DG ADCIRC-2DDI) of the Lower St. Johns River with observation data at four gauging stations. EnKF, a sequential data assimilation method for non-linear problems, is developed for tidal flow simulation for estimation of state variables, i.e., water levels and depth-integrated currents for overland unstructured finite element meshes. The shallow water equations model is combined with observation data, which provides the basis of the EnKF applications. In this thesis, EnKF is incorporated into DG ADCIRC-2DDI code to estimate the state variables. Upon its development, DG ADCIRC-2DDI with EnKF is first validated by implementing to a low-resolution, shallow water equations model of a quarter annular harbor with synthetic observation data at six gauging stations. Second, DG ADCIRC-2DDI with EnKF is implemented to a high-resolution, shallow water equations model of the Lower St. Johns River with real observation data at four gauging stations. Third, four different experiments are performed by applying DG ADCIRC-2DDI with EnKF to the Lower St. Johns River.

The combustor-diffuser system remains one of the most studied sections of the turbomachine. Most of these investigations are due to the fact that quite a bit of flow diffusion is required in this section as the high speed flow exits the compressor and must be slowed down to enter the combustor. Like any diffusion process there is the chance for the development of an unfavorable adverse pressure gradient that can lead to flow separation; a cause of drastic losses within a turbine. There are two diffusion processes in the combustor-diffuser system: The flow first exits the compressor into a pre-diffuser, or compressor discharge diffuser. This diffuser is responsible for a majority of the pressure recovery. The flow then exits the pre-diffuser by a sudden expansion into the dump diffuser. The dump diffuser comprises the majority of the losses, but is necessary to reduce the fluid velocity within acceptable limits for combustion. The topic of active flow control is gaining interest in the industry because such a technique may be able to alleviate some of the requirements of the dump diffuser. If a wider angle pre-diffuser with separation control were used the fluid velocity would be slowed more within that region without significant losses. Experiments were performed on two annular diffusers to characterize the flow separation to create a foundation for future active flow control techniques. Both diffusers had the same fully developed inlet flow condition, however, the expansion of the two diffusers differed such that one diffuser replicated a typical compressor discharge diffuser found in a real machine while the other would create a naturally separated flow along the outer wall. Both diffusers were tested at two Reynolds numbers, 5x104 and 1x105, with and without a vertical wall downstream of the exit to replicate the dump diffuser that re-directs the flow from the pre-diffuser outlet to the combustor. Static pressure measurements were obtained along the OD and ID wall of the diffusers to determine the recovered pressure throughout the diffuser. In addition to these measurements, tufts were used to visualize the flow. A turbulent CFD model was also created to compare against experimental results. In the end, the results were validated against empirical data as well as the CFD model. It was shown that the location of the vertical wall was directly related to the amount of separation as well as the separation characteristics. These findings support previous work and help guide future work for active flow control in a separated annular diffuser both computationally and experimentally.

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[pt] O escoamento anular é caracterizado por um núcleo gasoso fluindo a alta velocidade com um filme líquido no seu entorno, molhando a parede do duto. A presença de gotículas líquidas no núcleo gasoso resulta em impacto relevante em características do escoamento anular, como gradiente de pressão e propriedades das ondas presentes no filme líquido. A formação de gotículas se dá usualmente na crista das ondas de perturbação presentes na interface líquido-gás. No presente trabalho, é realizado um estudo do regime anular com presença de gotículas em tubulações verticais utilizando o Modelo de Dois Fluidos unidimensional. Um modelo de transferência de massa das gotículas é desenvolvido e acoplado ao modelo de Dois Fluidos. O modelo resultante permite capturar a evolução automática da interface gás-líquido e a formação de ondas de filme líquido e sua influência no desprendimento e deposição de gotículas. Analisa-se o desempenho de três modelos de entranhamento de gotículas disponíveis na literatura, além de um modelo de deposição de gotículas. Considerando que gotículas são criadas por cisalhamento nas cristas das ondas de perturbação, modificações dos modelos são propostas com a finalidade de melhor capturar a influência das ondas do filme líquido nos processos de entranhamento e deposição de gotículas. Parâmetros do escoamento como gradiente de pressão, espessura do filme do líquido e variáveis relacionadas com as ondas interfaciais são avaliados, mostrando boa concordância com dados experimentais disponíveis na literatura. / [en] Annular flow is characterized by a high velocity gas core flow, with a thin liquid film around it, wetting the pipe wall. The presence of liquid droplets in the gas core has relevant impact on annular flow characteristics, such as pressure drop and liquid film wave properties. Droplets are usually created by shear at disturbance wave crests, along the gas-liquid interface. At the present work, vertical annular flow with droplet entrainment is studied using the 1-D Two-Fluid model. A droplet mass transfer model is developed and coupled to the Two-Fluid model. The resulting model allows capturing the automatic evolution of the gas-liquid interface, liquid film wave formation and the waves influence on droplet entrainment and deposition. A performance analysis in carried out for three droplet entrainment models available in literature, as well as one deposition model. Taking into account that droplets are created by disturbance wave crest shearing, model modifications are proposed, aiming to better capture the influence of liquid film waves on droplet entrainment and deposition mechanisms. Flow parameters such as pressure drop, film thickness and wave features are evaluated, showing good agreement with experimental data found in literature.

This thesis concerns the application of aberration corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) to the quantitative analysis of industrial Pd-Pt core-shell catalyst nanoparticles. High angle annular dark field imaging (HAADF), an incoherent imaging mode, is used to determine particle size distribution and particle morphology of various particle designs with differing amounts of Pt coverage. The limitations to imaging, discrete tomography and spectral analysis imposed by the sample’s sensitivity to the beam are also explored. Since scattered intensity in HAADF is strongly dependent on both thickness and composition, determining the three dimensional structure of a particle and its bimetallic composition in each atomic column requires further analysis. A quantitative method was developed to interpret single images, obtained from commercially available microscopes, by analysis of the cross sections of HAADF scattering from individual atomic columns. This technique uses thorough detector calibrations and full dynamical simulations in order to allow comparison between experimentally measured cross section to simulated ones and is shown to be robust to many experimental parameters. Potential difficulties in its applications are discussed. The cross section approach is tested on model materials before applying it to the identification of column compositions of core-shell nanoparticles. Energy dispersive X-ray analysis is then used to provide compositional sensitivity. The potential sources of error are discussed and steps towards optimisation of experimental parameters presented. Finally, a combination of HAADF cross section analysis and EDX spectrum imaging is used to investigate the core-shell nanoparticles and the results are correlated to findings regarding structure and catalyst activity from other techniques. The results show that analysis by cross section combined with EDX spectrum mapping shows great promise in elucidating the atom-by-atom composition of individual columns in a core-shell nanoparticle. However, there is a clear need for further investigation to solve the thickness / composition dualism.

<p>U radu su predstavljeni rezultati&nbsp; ispitivanja biolo&scaron;ke&nbsp;<br />stabilnosti vode za piće primenom rotirajućih prstenastih reaktora (eng.&nbsp;<br />rotating annular reactor, RAR). Pomoću RAR praćen je uticaj odabranih&nbsp;<br />faktora na suspendovani i pričvr&scaron;ćeni mikrobni rast pri kontrolisanim&nbsp;<br />laboratorijskim uslovima koji su simulirali distributivne sisteme. Pored&nbsp;<br />toga, u cilju potpunog razumevanja biolo&scaron;ke stabilnosti vode za piće&nbsp;<br />izvr&scaron;eno je ispitivanje metoda za određivanje biodegradabilne frakcije<br />organske materije, BDOC i AOC test.</p><p>Poređenjem BDOC testova sa nativnom populacijom bakterija&nbsp;<br />pričvr&scaron;ćenom za pesak iantracit utvrđena je efikasnija primena biolo&scaron;kog&nbsp;<br />aktivnog peska. Primenom peska za inokulaciju uzorka, vrednost BDOC&nbsp;<br />u podzemnoj vodi sa teritorije srednjeg Banata iznosila je 1,27 mgC/l. U<br />ispitivanju AOC testa sa suspendovanim standardnim kulturama&nbsp;<br />Pseudomonas fluorescens P17 (ATCC 49642) i Spirillum sp. NOX&nbsp;<br />(ATCC 49643), AOC iskori&scaron;ćen od strane NOX je imao veću vrednost u&nbsp;<br />odnosu na P17, &scaron;to pokazuje da su karboksilne kiseline dominantan&nbsp;<br />supstrat za rast. Vrednost AOC u tretiranoj podzemnoj vodi iznosila 32&nbsp;<br />&mu;g acetat-C/l. Veće vrednosti BDOC ukazuju na prisustvo jedinjenja&nbsp;<br />veće molekulske mase u ovoj frakciji u odnosu na AOC frakciju&nbsp;<br />biodegradabilne organske materije.</p><p>U ispitivanju biostabilnosti podzemne vode sa teritorije srednjeg&nbsp;<br />Banatatokom tretmana, najveća količina biofilma je razvijena u RAR sa&nbsp;<br />ozoniranom vodom (13,30 CFU/cm²), &scaron;to potvrđuje efekte ozonizacije na&nbsp;<br />biodegradabilnost organske materije i ponovni rast mikroorganizama.&nbsp;<br />Tokom tretmana zabeleženo je variranje razvoja biofilma, pri čemu je&nbsp;<br />najmanji stepen rasta biofilma uočen u RAR sa vodom nakon GAC&nbsp;<br />filtracije (1,10 CFU/cm²).</p><p>Tokom mikrobne kolonizacije test-pločica RAR pri laminarnom i&nbsp;<br />turbulentnom protoku uočen je sličan trend rasta bakterija u biofilmu u sintetičkoj sme&scaron;i organskih i neorganskih nutrijenata. Međutim, tokom dominacije suspendovanog rasta u sistemu voda-biofilm pri neprotocnim uslovima, pona&scaron;anje biofilmova razvijenih pri protočnim (laminarnim i turbulentnim) uslovima je bilo različto. Uočen je manji udeo bakterija prisutnih u vodenoj fazi kod biofilma nastalim pri turbulentnom protoku u odnosu na veće oslobađanje ćelija iz biofilma nastalim pri laminarnim uslovima, nakon 48h 78% i 89% suspendovanih bakterija, redom. Ovi rezultati pokazuju da su biofilmovi razvijeni pri turbulentnom protoku snažniji, stabilniji &nbsp; i jače pričvr&scaron;ćeni nego pri laminarnom protoku.</p><p>Tokom praćenja sekundarne kolonizacije odvojenih ćelija biofilma&nbsp;<br />uočeno je da se primarni biofilm pona&scaron;a kao stalni rezervoar ćelija koje&nbsp;<br />su sposobne da zauzmu nove povr&scaron;ine vrlo brzo pri različitim&nbsp;<br />hidrodinamičkim uslovima. Brojnost bakterija u biofilmu razvijenom na&nbsp;<br />sekundarnim test-pločicama nakon 24 h iznosila je 32000&plusmn;1200&nbsp;CFU/cm^2&nbsp;<br />u odnosu na 16&plusmn;1 CFU/cm^2&nbsp;primarne test-pločice. Ustanovljen&nbsp;<br />je izraženiji potencijal kolonizacije novih povr&scaron;ina odvojenim želijama iz&nbsp;<br />primarnog biofilma koji je formiran pri turbulentnim uslovima u odnosu&nbsp;<br />na laminarne uslove.</p><p>Proces stvaranja biofilma na test-pločicama od nerđajućeg čelika&nbsp;<br />(SS), polivinilhlorida(PVC) i polietilena(PE) je bio vrlo sličan. Samo&nbsp;<br />debljina biofilma je bila veća na PE (4,0-5,5 kg/m³) nego na SS i PVC&nbsp;<br />test-pločicama (2,7-3,6 kg/m^3&nbsp;i 2,8-3,9 kg/m³, redom). Ustanovljen je&nbsp;<br />uticaj materijala cevi na rast biofilma u RAR snabdevanim vodom iz&nbsp;<br />distributivnog sistema grada Novog Sada, naročito za vreme početne faze&nbsp;<br />procesa. Biofilmovi formirani na različitim materijalima u RAR su uticali&nbsp;<br />na mikrobiolo&scaron;ki kvalitet vode, zavisno od njihove bakterijske gustine.&nbsp;</p><p>SEM analiza potvrdila je prisustvo biofilma na test-pločicama u&nbsp;<br />eksperimentima, ukazujući na uspe!nu primenu RAR u ispitivanju&nbsp;<br />biofilma i biostabilnosti vode za piće.</p><p>Rezultati dobijeni tokom ispitivanja ukazuju da se primenom&nbsp;<br />odabranih i optimizovanih, zavisno od cilja ispitivanja i vrste uzorka,&nbsp;<br />BDOC i AOC testova može efikasno definisati biolo!ka stabilnost vode&nbsp;<br />za piće. Pored toga, sistematski pristup odabiru odgovarajućih materijala&nbsp;<br />cevi, koji je zasnovan na pouzdanim testovima i definisanim&nbsp;<br />kriterijumima, može se primeniti u cilju osiguravanja kvaliteta vode sa&nbsp;<br />mikrobiolo&scaron;kog aspekta.</p><p>Ispitivanja su pokazala uspe&scaron;nu primenuRAR u simulaciji&nbsp;<br />mikrobnog rasta u cevima pri kontrolisanim laboratorijskim uslovima i&nbsp;<br />značaj istovremenog ispitivanja imobilisanog i suspendovanog rasta u&nbsp;<br />definisanom hidrodinamičkom sistemu.&nbsp; Primena RAR kao model biofilma je ukazala na njegov značaj u ispitivanju potencijala ponovnog naseljavanja povr&scaron;ina otkinutih delova i/ili pojedinačnih ćelija biofilma za uspostavljanje efikasne kontrole mikrobnih problema u distributivnim sitemima vode za piće.</p> / <p>This thesis presents theresults of investigation of drinking water biostability using the&nbsp; rotating annular reactor (RAR). The effects of selected factors on the suspended and attached microbial growth under controlled laboratory conditions that simulated the&nbsp;distribution systems were monitored using RAR. In addition, in order to completeunderstanding of the drinking water biological stability,&nbsp;methods for determining biodegradable organic matter fractions, BDOC&nbsp;and AOC methods were tested.</p><p>Comparing the BDOC tests with the native population of bacteria&nbsp;attached to sand and anthracite, a better application of biologically active&nbsp;sand was established. Using BDOC test with sand, the BDOC value in&nbsp;groundwater from the territory of the Central Banat (Republic of Serbia)&nbsp;was 1.27 mgC/L. In the investigation of AOC tests with standard&nbsp;<br />suspended culture of Pseudomonas fluorescens P17(ATCC 49642) and&nbsp;Sprillumsp. NOX (ATCC 49643), AOC utilized by NOX had a higher&nbsp;value compared to the P17, which shows that the carboxylic acid are&nbsp;dominant substrate for growth. The AOC value in the treated ground&nbsp;water was 32 &mu;g acetate-C/L. The higher BDOC values indicate the&nbsp;presence of higher molecular weight compounds in this fraction&nbsp;compared to the AOC biodegradable fraction of organic matter.&nbsp;</p><p>In the investigation of biostability during treatment of&nbsp;groundwater from the territory of the Central Banat (Republic of Serbia),&nbsp;the largest amount of biofilm was developed in the RAR with ozonated&nbsp;water (13.30 CFU/cm²), confirming the effects of ozonation on organic&nbsp;matter biodegradability and microbial regrowth. During treatment the&nbsp;<br />variation of biofilm development was detected and in the RAR with water after GAC filtration the lowest level of biofilm growth (1.10 CFU/cm²) was observed.&nbsp;</p><p><span style="font-size: 12px;">During the microbial colonization of the RAR test-coupons under&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 12px;">laminar and turbulent flow, the similar trend of growth of bacteria in the&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 12px;">biofilm in synthetic mixture of organic &nbsp;and inorganic nutrients was&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 12px;">observed. However, the higher numbers of immobilized bacteria under&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 12px;">the turbulent conditions in the same growth period (16 days) were&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 12px;">recorded. During the domination of suspended growth in water-biofilm system under &nbsp;non-flow conditions, the behavior of biofilms developed under flow (laminar and turbulent) conditions were different. There was a smaller proportion of bacteria present inthe aqueous phase of the biofilm formed under the turbulent flow over a larger release of cells &nbsp;from biofilms formed under laminar conditions, after 48h 78% and 89% of the suspended &nbsp;bacteria, respectively. These results indicate that biofilms developed under turbulent flow &nbsp;were stronger, more stable and more strongly attached than the ones under laminar flow.</span></p><p>During monitoring of the secondary colonization of the dettached&nbsp;biofilm cells, it was noted that the primary biofilm was a constant&nbsp;reservoir of cells that are able to occupy the new areas very quickly&nbsp;under different hydrodynamic conditions. The abundance of bacteria in&nbsp;the biofilm developed on the secondary test-coupons after 24 h was 32&nbsp;<br />000&plusmn;1200 CFU/cm² compared to 16&plusmn;1 CFU/cm²on the primary test-coupons. A stronger potential for colonization of new areas by dettached&nbsp;cells from the primary biofilm formed under the turbulent conditions in&nbsp;comparison to laminar conditions was found.&nbsp;</p><p>The biofilm formation processes on SS, PVC and PE test-coupons&nbsp;werevery similar. Only biofilm thickness was greater on the PE (4.0 to&nbsp;5.5 kg/m³) than the SS and PVC &nbsp;test-coupons (2.7 to 3.6 kg/m³ and 2.8 to&nbsp;3.9 kg/m³, respectively). There was a slight influence of pipe material on&nbsp;the biofilm growth, especially during the initial stages of the process.&nbsp;Biofilms formed on different materials in the RAR with water from the&nbsp;distribution system of the city of Novi Sad (Vojvodina, Republic of&nbsp;Serbia) have showed the influence on the microbiological quality of&nbsp;water, depending on their bacterial density.</p><p>SEM analysis confirmed the biofilm presence on test-coupons in&nbsp;the experiments, indicating the successful implementation of RAR in the&nbsp;examination of biofilm and drinking water biostability.&nbsp;</p><p><span style="font-size: 12px;">The results obtained during the investigations indicate that the&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 12px;">application of selected and optimized, depending on the test objective&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 12px;">and sample types, BDOC and AOC tests can effectively define the&nbsp; biological stability. In addition, a systematic approach for &nbsp;electing appropriate pipe materials, which is based on reliable tests and defined criteria, specific for the investigated drinking water distribution system can be applied to ensure &nbsp;he water quality from a microbiological point of view.</span></p><p>The investigations have shown the successful application of RAR&nbsp;in the simulation of microbial growth in the pipes under controlled&nbsp;laboratory conditions as well as the importance of simultaneous&nbsp;examination of immobilized and suspended growth under defined&nbsp;hydrodynamic system. Implementation of RAR as amodel biofilm&nbsp;indicated its importance in examining the potential resettlement area by&nbsp;dettached parts and/or individual biofilm cells to establish effective&nbsp;control of microbial problems in the drinking water distribution system.&nbsp;</p>

Ce travail montre la mise en œuvre d'une technique originale pour le chauffage rapide et bien contrôlé de catalyseurs sous forme de films minces déposés sur un structurant métallique. L'utilisation d'un système à induction électromagnétique adapté à un réacteur catalytique de type annulaire nous a permis d'étudier un certain nombre de matériaux catalytiques, déposés sur acier inoxydable, dans une perspective d'oxydation totale en CO2 et H2O de composés organiques volatiles (COV) présents dans l'air. La combustion de l'isopropanol et du toluène par l'oxygène de l'air a été étudiée en utilisant différents catalyseurs déposés sous forme de films minces: 1%Pt/Al2O3, 0,3%Pt/SnO2, 1%Pt/SnO2 et 1%Pt/YSZ. Les solides ont été préparés par imprégnation des oxydes correspondants par H2PtCl6 puis ont été déposés sur le support d'acier inoxydable par électrophorèse. Les principaux paramètres relatifs au mode de chauffage ont été étudiés de même que l'influence sur la conversion des COV de différents facteurs tels que la quantité de catalyseur, le pourcentage de platine ou la nature du support oxyde employé. Les informations fournies par ce système innovant ont également été comparées pour validation à celles obtenues à l'aide d'un système classique (microréacteur en quartz à lit traversé chauffé de manière conventionnelle) pour une réaction de référence qui est l'oxydation de CO en CO2. Le système décrit dans cette étude présente d'une part un intérêt pratique pour le traitement rapide de contaminations accidentelles de l'air ambiant, mais est aussi un très bon moyen d'obtenir des paramètres cinétiques fiables dans le domaine des catalyseurs en films minces utilisés dans de nombreux réacteurs structurés / This study shows the development of an innovative technique for a fast and well-controlled heating of catalysts deposited as thin films on a metallic support. The use of an electromagnetic induction system fitted to an annular catalytic reactor enabled us to study some catalytic materials deposited on stainless steel. The target application was the abatement of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the air. Isopropyl alcohol and toluene combustion by the oxygen was studied on various thin films catalysts, i.e. : 1%Pt/Al2O3, 0,3%Pt/SnO2, 1%Pt/SnO2 et 1%Pt/YSZ. Solids were prepared by wet impregnation of the corresponding oxides by H2PtCl6 and were deposited on the stainless steel support using an electrophoretic deposition technique. The main parameters of the heating system were investigated as well as the influence on VOCs abatement of various parameters such as the thickness of catalyst film, the platinum amount and the nature of the oxide. For validation purpose, the data provided by this innovative system were also compared to the ones provided by a classical one (quartz plug-through microreactor heated in a conventional way) in a reference reaction which was CO oxidation into CO2. The system described in this study shows on the one hand a real practical interest for fast remediation of indoor air polluted by VOCs, and on the other hand is a very powerful tool for obtaining kinetic data about thin layer catalysts used in many structured reactors

Propõe-se o estudo do separador gravitacional de fundo de poço do tipo shroud invertido para poços direcionais e horizontais. A geometria inovadora é observada pela inclinação imposta, solução que transforma um escoamento vertical descendente, veloz e caótico, num escoamento inclinado e segregado em canal livre. Com a inclinação, minimizasse a incorporação de gás, no impacto do escoamento em superfície livre contra a interface de líquido formada pelo nível do anular interno (NAI), e a segregação é incrementada devido ao gradiente de velocidades e ao aparecimento da componente da gravidade na direção radial do poço de petróleo. O trabalho experimental tem como uma de suas metas o levantamento da eficiência de separação em função das vazões de líquido e gás, do ângulo de inclinação e o grau de interferência do escoamento no duto anular formado entre o separador e a parede do poço de petróleo, chamado neste trabalho de anular externo. Foi feito um trabalho de semelhança dimensional e foram detectados os números adimensionais pertinentes ao problema. Constatou-se que a vazão de gás e o escoamento no anular externo não interferem na eficiência de separação. Além disso, foi realizado um trabalho de caracterização dos padrões do escoamento gás-líquido em duto anular, através de visualização e análise no domínio do tempo e da frequência do sinal dinâmico da queda de pressão. Também são propostos dois modelos matemáticos, um modelo fenomenológico baseado em princípios físicos fundamentais, que foi capaz de prever com eficácia a região de máxima eficiência do separador shroud invertido, e um modelo numérico, que reproduziu a fenomenologia do processo de separação do gás. / This research project proposes the study of the inverted-shroud gravitational gas separator for directional and horizontal wells. The innovative geometry is observed by the inclination that transforms a vertical, fast and chaotic downward flow into an inclined and segregated free channel flow. Due to inclination, the incorporation of gas at the internal gasliquid interface (NAI) is minimized; the segregation is increased due to the velocity gradient and the gravitational term that arises in the radial direction of the oil well. One of the aims of the experimental work is the obtaining of new data of gas separation efficiency as a function of the flow of liquid and gas, inclination angle and the evaluation of the degree of interference of the external annular duct flow. A dimensional analysis was undertaken to identify the relevant dimensionless numbers. It was found that the gas flow and the flow pattern in the external annular duct do not interfere in the separation efficiency. A flow pattern characterization was carried out through visualization and time and frequency domain analysis of differential pressure signature signal. Two mathematical models are proposed, a phenomenological model based on fundamental physical principles, which was able to predict with good accuracy the region of maximum separation efficiency, and a numerical model, which reproduced the phenomenology of the gas separation process.