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I investigate aspects of fleet dynamics in a mobile gear, groundfish fishery, on the Scotian Shelf; an area subject to a seasonal area closure. Firstly, the direct impacts of the closure on the redistribution of fishing effort and the resultant catch rates of those “fishing the line” (FTL) were examined. Effort was found to concentrate within 30km of the closure boundary. Two areas of potential FTL strategy were identified, which produced variable catch rate trends. East of the closure, areas of highest catch rate corresponded to areas of greatest effort, while to the west, catch rate was often equalized throughout the region, analogous to the ideal free distribution (IFD). Secondly, two effort distributional models were compared: an IFD-based isodar model and a discrete choice model. The isodar was determined to be the preferred model because of both its consistently superior predictive performance and its greater simplicity.

The maximum entropy moment closure for the two-moment approximation of the radiative transfer equation is presented. The resulting moment equations, known as the M1 model, are solved using a finite-volume method with adaptive mesh refinement (AMR) and two Riemann-solver based flux function solvers: a Roe-type and a Harten-Lax van Leer (HLL) solver. Three different boundary schemes are also presented and discussed. When compared to the discrete ordinates method (DOM) in several representative one- and two-dimensional radiation transport problems, the results indicate that while the M1 model cannot accurately resolve multi-directional radiation transport occurring in low-absorption media, it does provide reasonably accurate solutions, both qualitatively and quantitatively, when compared to the DOM predictions in most of the test cases involving either absorbing-emitting or scattering media. The results also show that the M1 model is computationally less expensive than DOM for more realistic radiation transport problems involving scattering and complex geometries.

The maximum entropy moment closure for the two-moment approximation of the radiative transfer equation is presented. The resulting moment equations, known as the M1 model, are solved using a finite-volume method with adaptive mesh refinement (AMR) and two Riemann-solver based flux function solvers: a Roe-type and a Harten-Lax van Leer (HLL) solver. Three different boundary schemes are also presented and discussed. When compared to the discrete ordinates method (DOM) in several representative one- and two-dimensional radiation transport problems, the results indicate that while the M1 model cannot accurately resolve multi-directional radiation transport occurring in low-absorption media, it does provide reasonably accurate solutions, both qualitatively and quantitatively, when compared to the DOM predictions in most of the test cases involving either absorbing-emitting or scattering media. The results also show that the M1 model is computationally less expensive than DOM for more realistic radiation transport problems involving scattering and complex geometries.

I investigate aspects of fleet dynamics in a mobile gear, groundfish fishery, on the Scotian Shelf; an area subject to a seasonal area closure. Firstly, the direct impacts of the closure on the redistribution of fishing effort and the resultant catch rates of those “fishing the line” (FTL) were examined. Effort was found to concentrate within 30km of the closure boundary. Two areas of potential FTL strategy were identified, which produced variable catch rate trends. East of the closure, areas of highest catch rate corresponded to areas of greatest effort, while to the west, catch rate was often equalized throughout the region, analogous to the ideal free distribution (IFD). Secondly, two effort distributional models were compared: an IFD-based isodar model and a discrete choice model. The isodar was determined to be the preferred model because of both its consistently superior predictive performance and its greater simplicity.

This thesis describes the implementation of the conditional moment closure (CMC) combustion model in a numerical scheme and its application to the modelling of enclosure fires. Prediction of carbon monoxide (CO) in the upper smoke layer of enclosure fires is of primary interest because it is a common cause of death. The CO concentration cannot be easily predicted by empirical means, so a method is needed which models the chemistry of a quenched, turbulent fire plume and subsequent mixing within an enclosed space. CMC is a turbulent combustion model which has been researched for over a decade. It has provided predictions of major and minor species in jet diffusion flames. The extension to enclosure fires is a new application for which the flow is complex and temperatures are well below adiabatic conditions. Advances are made in the numerical implementation of CMC. The governing combustion equations are cast in a conserved, finite volume formulation for which boundary conditions are uniquely defined. Computational efficiency is improved through two criteria which allow the reduction in the size of the computational domain without any loss of accuracy. Modelling results are compared to experimental data for natural gas fires burning under a hood. Comparison is made in the recirculating, post-flame region of the flow where temperatures are low and reactions are quenched. Due to the spatial flux terms contained in the governing equations, CMC is able to model the situation where chemical species are produced in the high temperature fire-plume and then transported to non-reacting regions. Predictions of CO and other species are in reasonable agreement with the experimental data over a range of lean and rich hood-fire conditions. Sensitivity of results to chemistry, temperature and modelling closures is inves- tigated. Species predictions are shown to be quite different for the two detailed chemical mechanisms used. Temperature conditions within the hood effect the for- mation of species in the plume prior to quenching and subsequently species predic- tions in the post-flame region are also effected. Clipped Gaussian and ß-function probability density functions (PDFs) are used for the stochastic mixture fraction. Species predictions in the plume are sensitive to the form of the PDF but in the post-flame region, where the ß-function approaches a Gaussian form, predictions are relatively insensitive. Two models are used for the conditional scalar dissipation: a uniform model, where the conditional quantity is set equal to the unconditional scalar dissipation across all mixture fraction space; and a model which is consistent with the PDF transport equation. In the plume, predictions of minor species are sensitive to the modelling used, but in the recirculating, post-flame region species are not significantly effected.

Thesis (PhD)--Macquarie University (Division of Society, Culture, Media & Philosophy, Dept. of Philosophy), 2006. / Bibliography: p. 218-228. / Free will and nature -- Metaphysical free will -- Incompatibilism -- Causal closure of the physical domain -- Free will and physics -- Free will within nature. / There is more than one problem of free will. Many philosophers approach the free will question seeking a foundation for systems of ethics or a justification for societal practices of praise and blame. ... Rather, I address the metaphysical question of how to accommodate free will within the natural world. I conclude that the natural world is not identical with the physical world and that it must contain entities or influences that are not physical in any current sense of that word. / Mode of access: World Wide Web. / x, 228 p

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Waikato, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 177-179) Filmography (leaves 180-182) Also available via the World Wide Web.

In this paper, we show that a pointwise λ -symmetric λ -isotonic λ -closure function is uniquely determined by the pairs of sets it separates. We then show that when the λ -closure function of the domain is λ -isotonic and the λ -closure function of the codomain is λ -isotonic and pointwise- λ -symmetric, functions which separate only those pairs of sets which are already separated are λ -continuous.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:27:53Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2007-07-10Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T20:36:29Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 maia_lgm_me_arafo.pdf: 792493 bytes, checksum: 55e953092d5be55cdff1f450dee78f37 (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / A fotoelasticidade é um fenômeno ótico muito utilizado em pesquisas da engenharia e da mecânica. Este método avalia áreas submetidas à forças provenientes de sistemas mecânicos complexos e transforma luz comum polarizadas em padrões de luz isoclínicas e isocromáticas denominados franjas fotoelásticas. A fotoelasticidade foi utilizada pela primeira vez em pesquisa odontológica por Zak, em 1935, quando ele aplicava forças ortodônticas de diferentes pontos de aplicação e observava o sistema de força gerado por esse sistema. Esse fenômeno pode ser observado através do polariscópio e os testes são realizados em modelos fotoelásticos construídos a partir da resina epóxi. Baseado nisso, esta pesquisa avaliou o sistema de força gerado pela mola T de retração ortodôntica para fechamento de espaço, confeccionada com fio de titânio-molibdênio de secção transversal 0,017X 0,025, com três tipos de pré-ativação, sendo a primeira definida por Burstone, a segunda por Marcotte e a terceira, por Souza. A distância interbráquete utilizada foi de 27,0mm e a mola T foi posicionada, centralizada no espaço interbráquete e a avaliação do sistema de força foi analisado tanto para o lado da retração quanto para o lado de ancoragem. Cada mola era ativada em posição neutra, ativação média e ativação máxima. Para o registro dos testes utilizou-se uma máquina digital e após a obtenção dos registros as imagens foram impressas, interpretadas qualitativamente e expressa em gráficos. O sistema de força desenvolvido entre as três pré-ativações mostrou-se com maior concentração de energia para a Mola T com pré-ativação de Souza, seguindo por marcotte e por último, Burstone. Concluiu-se o sistema de força liberado pela Mola T retração, apresentou um sistema de força simétrico entre o segmento de ancoragem e o segmento ativo. / Photo elasticity is an optical phenomenon used quite a lot in engineering and mechanical research. This method evaluates areas submitted to forces created by complex mechanical systems and transforms ordinary polarized light into patterns of isoclinic and isocromatic light known as photo elastic fringes. Photo elasticity was used for the first time in orthodontic research by Zak, in 1935, when he applied orthodontic forces from different application points and observed the force systems generated by this system. This phenomenon can be observed through the polariscope and the tests are carried out on photo elastic models made from epoxy resin. Based on this, this research evaluated the force system generated by a orthodontic T spring retractor for the closure of spaces, made with a titanium-molybdenum wire with a transversal section of 0,017 X 0,025, with three types of pre-activation, the first having been defined by Burnstone, the second by Marcotte and the third by Souza. The inter-bracket distance used was of 27, 0 mm. and the T spring was placed, centralized in the inter-bracket space and the evaluation of the force system was analyzed both at the retraction point and at the anchorage point. Each spring was activated in a neutral position, medium activation and maximum activation. A digital camera was used to register the tests and, after obtaining the records, the images were printed, qualitatively interpreted and expressed graphically. The force system developed among the three pre-activation types showed a greater energy concentration with the Souza pre-activation type, followed by the Marcotte type and lastly by the Burnstone type. It was concluded that the force system liberated by the T spring retractor presented a symmetrical force system between the anchorage segment and the active segment.