Groundwater plays a fundamental role in water resource sustainability in Virginia (USA), but overpumping has caused significant declines in the potentiometric surface in the Potomac Aquifer System (PAS). With water levels falling, communities are at risk of wells running dry, saltwater intrusion, and land subsidence. The Sustainable Water Initiative for Tomorrow (SWIFT) project is an aquifer long-term replenishment (ALTR) project that uses continuous recharge into the multi-layered confined aquifer system to restore the potentiometric surface over space and time and increase storage in the system. The SWIFT Research Center (SWIFT-RC) is a 1 million gallon per day (MGD) demonstration facility in Suffolk, Virginia that recharges the PAS through a multi-screen well. Addressing research questions about the impact of continuous, sustained recharge on aquifer systems is crucial to the long-term sustainability of an ALTR project. Quantifying how flow moves through the multi-layered system is necessary to communicate travel times and water quality impacts on the aquifer system. This work uses injectate as an intrinsic tracer, an in-situ flowmeter, and a bromide tracer test to evaluate how flow is distributed through the eleven screens in the recharge well and to assess how flow distribution changes over time. Typically, flow distribution in multi-screen wells is estimated only once over the length of a project and assumed to remain constant for modeling purposes; by measuring flow distribution using multiple methods over the course of the project, this work shows that flow distribution is not constant. In future ALTR projects, developing a consistent and robust monitoring plan to use injectate as an indicator of movement through the aquifer system, paired with other methods to monitor changes in flow distribution, will be a critical part of effectively evaluating how flow moves through the groundwater system. / Doctor of Philosophy / Groundwater plays a fundamental role in water resource sustainability in Virginia (USA), but overpumping has left the Potomac Aquifer System (PAS) depleted. With water levels falling, communities are at risk of wells running dry, adverse water quality changes, and even changes to the land surface due to subsurface settling. The Sustainable Water Initiative for Tomorrow (SWIFT) project is an aquifer long-term replenishment (ALTR) project that uses continuous recharge into the deep aquifer system to restore water levels and increase storage in the system. The SWIFT Research Center (SWIFT-RC) is a 1 million gallon per day (MGD) demonstration facility in Suffolk, Virginia that recharges the PAS through a multi-screen well. Addressing research questions about the impact of continuous, sustained recharge on aquifer systems is crucial to the long-term sustainability of an ALTR project. Quantifying how flow moves through the multi-layered system is necessary to communicate travel times and water quality impacts on the aquifer system. This work uses multiple methods to evaluate how flow is distributed through the eleven screens in the recharge well and to assess how flow distribution changes over time. Typically, flow distribution in multi-screen wells is estimated only once over the length of a project and is assumed to remain constant for modeling purposes; by measuring flow distribution using multiple methods over the course of the project, this work shows that flow distribution is not constant. In future ALTR projects, developing a consistent and robust monitoring plan to use recharge water itself as an indicator of movement through the aquifer system, paired with other methods to monitor changes in flow distribution, will be a critical part of effectively evaluating how flow moves through the groundwater system.

This thesis deals with inductive flowmeters, specifically insertion inductive flowmeters. It examines in detail a blueprint of such flowmeter, consisting of probe, electromagnet, electrodes, exciting module and evaluation of signal. Gauging of a flowmeter designed this way, measuring data, charts, evaluation and interpretation. Consequent measurement in a calibration laboratory to elaborate, evaluate and interpret the results.

This thesis deals with the structural design of mass flowmeter based on the principle of the Coriolis force. The introduction explains how the Coriolis flowmeter operates, what types of flowmeters are currently being produced and what are the important parameters. There are appointed some of the principles that must be followed to the meter working correctly. It contains a proposal design of flowmeter for pipes DN80 and. Includes drawings for this design.

Electromagnetic flow meters are simple, rugged, non-invasive flow measuring instruments, which are extensively employed in many applications. In particular, they are ideally suited for the flow rate measurement of liquid metals, which serve as coolants in fast breeder reactors. In such applications, theoretical evaluation of the sensitivity turns out to be the best possible choice. Invariably, an evaluation of the associated electromagnetic fields forms the first step. However, due to the complexity of the problem, only numerical field computational approach would be feasible. In the pertinent literature, couple of e orts could be found which employ the well-known Galerkin Finite Element Method (GFEM) for the required task. However, GFEM is known to suffer from the numerical stability problem even at moderate flow rates. This problem is quite common in fluid dynamics area and several stabilization schemes have been suggested as a remedial measure. Among such schemes, the Streamline Upwinding Petrov Galerkin (SU/PG) method is a simple and widely employed approach. The same has been adopted in some of the moving conductor literatures for obtaining a stable solution. Nevertheless, in fluid dynamics literature, it has been shown that the SU/PG solution can suffer from distortion/peaking at the boundary. The remedial measures proposed are nonlinear in nature and hence are computationally demanding. Also, even the SU/PG scheme by itself requires significant additional computation for quadratic and higher order elements. Further, the value of stabilization parameter is not accurately known for 2D and 3D problems. The present work is basically an attempt to address the above problem for flow meter and other rectilinearly moving conductor problems. More specifically, but for the requirement of (graded) structured mesh along the flow direction, it basically aims to address a more general class of problems not just limited to the flow meter. Following the classical approach employed in fluid dynamics literature, first the problem is studied in its 1D form. It was observed that a relatively better performance of GFEM over FDM scheme is basically due to the difference in their Right Hand Side (RHS) terms, which represents the applied magnetic field. Taking clue from this, it was envisaged that a better insight to the numerical problem can be obtained by using the control system theory's transfer function approach. An application of FDM or GFEM to the 1D form of the governing equation, leads to flalge-braic equations with space variable in discrete form. Hence, a Z-transform based approach is employed to relate the applied magnetic field to the vector potential of the resulting reaction magnetic field. It is then shown that the presence of a pole at Z = -1 is basically responsible for the oscillations in the numerical solution. It is then proposed that by using the control systems pole-zero cancellation principle, stability can be brought into the numerical solution. This requires suitable modification of RHS terms in the discretised equations and accordingly, two novel schemes have been proposed which works within the framework of GFEM. In author's considered opinion, the use of Z-transform for analysing the stability of the numerical schemes and the idea of employing pole-zero cancellation to bring in stability, are first of its kind. In the first of the proposed schemes, the pole-zero cancellation is achieved by simply restating the input magnetic field in terms its vector potential. Solving the difference equations given by the application of FDM or GFEM to 1D version of the governing equation, it is analytically shown that the proposed scheme is absolutely stable at high flow rates. However, at midrange of flow rates there is a small error, which is analytically quantified. Then the scheme is applied to the original flow meter problem which has only axially varying applied field and the stability is demonstrated for an extensive range of flow rates. Note that the discretisation along the flow direction was restricted in the above exercise to graded regular mesh, which can readily be realised for problems involving rectilinearly moving conductors. In order to cater for more general cases in which the applied field varies in both axial and transverse directions, a second scheme is developed. Here the RHS term representing the input magnetic field is considered in a generic weighted average form. The required weights are evaluated by imposing apart from the need for an essential zero yielding term, the flux preservation and other symmetry conditions. The stability of this scheme is proven analytically for both 1D and 2D version of the problem using respectively, the 1D and 2D Z-transform based approaches. The analytical inferences are adequately validated with numerical exercises. Also, the small error present for the midrange of flow rates is analytically quantified. Then the second scheme is applied to the actual flow meter with a general magnetic field pro le. The proposed scheme is shown to be very stable and accurate even at very high flow rates. As before, the discretisation was restricted to graded regular mesh along the flow direction. By solving for the standard TEAM No. 9 benchmark problem, applicability of the second scheme for other rectilinearly moving conductor problem has been adequately demonstrated. Even though the problems considered in this work readily permits the use of a graded regular mesh along the flow direction, for the sake of completeness, discretisation with arbitrary quadrilateral and triangular mesh is also considered. The performance of the proposed schemes for such cases even though found to deteriorate, is still shown to be considerably better than the GFEM. In summary, this work has successfully proposed two novel, computationally effcient and stable GFEM schemes for the simulation of electromagnetic flow meters and other rectilin early moving conductor problems.

This diploma thesis deals with the assessment of flow measurement method using portable measuring set with the flowmeter used in the field of official measurement in the free surface profiles. This method is a controlled simulation of the required flow through a portable measurement set. This approach is innovative in relation to other methods of official measurement in which direct flow measurement is carried out. The thesis is based on extensive literary research related to elementary element of this assembly – flowmeter. On the basis of individual characteristics, the technical and metrological requirements for both the flowmeter and the other elements of the measuring set are processed. In the context of these findings and the requirements of the official measurement, input sources of measurement uncertainties are further defined and subsequently calculated by this assembly. The findings from this thesis are fully applicable to the practice of institution authorized for the official measurement of the subject method.

The accurate measurement of multiphase flows of oil/water/gas is a critical element of oil exploration and production. Thus, over the last three decades; the development and deployment of in-line multiphase flow metering systems has been a major focus worldwide. Accurate measurement of multiphase flow in the oil and gas industry is difficult because there is a wide range of flow regimes and multiphase meters do not generally perform well under the intermittent slug flow conditions which commonly occur in oil production. This thesis investigates the use of Doppler and cross-correlation ultrasonic measurements made in different high gas void fraction flow, partially separated liquid and gas flows, and homogeneous flow and raw slug flow, to assess the accuracy of measurement in these regimes. This approach has been tested on water/air flows in a 50mm diameter pipe facility. The system employs a partial gas/liquid separation and homogenisation using a T-Y junction configuration. A combination of ultrasonic measurement techniques was used to measure flow velocities and conductivity rings to measure the gas fraction. In the partially separated regime, ultrasonic cross-correlation and conductivity rings are used to measure the liquid flow-rate. In the homogeneous flow, a clamp-on ultrasonic Doppler meter is used to measure the homogeneous velocity and combined with conductivity ring measurements to provide measurement of the liquid and gas flow-rates. The slug flow regime measurements employ the raw Doppler shift data from the ultrasonic Doppler flowmeter, together with the slug flow closure equation and combined with gas fraction obtained by conductivity rings, to determine the liquid and gas flow-rates. Measurements were made with liquid velocities from 1.0m/s to 2.0m/s with gas void fractions up to 60%. Using these techniques the accuracies of the liquid flow-rate measurement in the partially separated, homogeneous and slug regimes were 10%, 10% and 15% respectively. The accuracy of the gas flow-rate in both the homogeneous and raw slug regimes was 10%. The method offers the possibility of further improvement in the accuracy by combining measurement from different regimes.

Os medidores de vazão contribuem de forma significante para a otimização industrial onde o deslocamento contínuo de massa é parte integrante do sistema produtivo, sendo, portanto, cruciais para a indústria permitindo assim padronizar produtos e automatizar ações reduzindo a força de trabalho humana e minimizando erros. Este é o caso da produção de palatabilizantes, substâncias produzidas a partir da hidrólise enzimática da proteína animal para conferir aroma e sabor aos alimentos, onde existe um deslocamento continuo de massa com dosagem de fluidos acionadas em várias etapas do processo. Podem-se destacar duas etapas principais: a etapa onde ocorre a dosagem de soluções alcalinas para a hidrólise enzimática e a etapa onde ocorre a acidificação para garantir a segurança microbiológica do produto. No trabalho em questão foi desenvolvido e analisado um medidor de vazão de turbina por sensoriamento via efeito Hall, para determinar a vazão volumétrica de fludos no processo produtivo de palatabilizantes. O sistema utilizado na avaliação do medidor de vazão foi desenvolvido em escala piloto. A calibração do medidor permitiu-se calcular o fator K (coeficiente do medidor) tanto para água, onde o coeficiente foi de 5,5, quanto para palatabilizantes, onde o coeficiente calculado foi de 7. A partir dos dados obtidos pelo medidor de vazão pode-se observar um alto nível de correlação dos dados. O medidor de vazão apresentou-se eficaz para os fluidos testados (água e palatabilizante); e, com uma precisão de ± 2%, mostra-se uma alternativa viável para o processo de produção de palatabilizantes. / Flowmeters contribute significantly to the industrial optimization where mass continuous displacement is an integral part of the production system, is therefore crucial for the industry allowing standardize products and automate actions reducing human labor and minimizing errors. This is the case of the production of flavors, substances produced from the enzymatic hydrolysis of animal protein to impart flavor and aroma to food, where there is a continuous mass displacement with fluids dosage triggered in several process steps. They can point out two main steps: a step where dosing occurs alkaline solutions for enzymatic hydrolysis and acidification stage which takes place to ensure the microbiological safety of the product. At work in question was developed and analyzed a turbine flowmeter for sensing via Hall effect to determine the volumetric flow fludos in the production of palatability process. The system used to assess the flow meter was developed on a pilot scale. The meter calibration allowed to calculate the K factor (the ratio meter) for both water where the ratio was 5.5, and for palatability, where the coefficient was calculated 7. From the data obtained by the flowmeter one can observe a high degree of correlation of the data. The flowmeter is made effective for the tested fluids (water and palatability); and with an accuracy of ± 2%, there is shown a viable alternative for the production of flavors process.

O sinal de fluxo cutâneo obtido via fluxometria Laser Doppler (SFLD) tem flutuações de baixas frequências que estão relacionadas a mecanismos de controle do fluxo microvascular. Análises espectrais, via transformada de Fourier e transformada de wavelet, têm sido usadas para correlacionar as flutuações de SFLD com os seguintes mecanismos de controle de fluxo: metabólico, metabólico NO-dependente, neurogênico e miogênico, nos respectivos intervalos de frequência 0,005-0,0095 Hz, 0,0095-0,02 Hz, 0,02-0,05 Hz e 0,05-0,15 Hz. A potência do sinal, em cada intervalo de frequência, geralmente é usada como uma medida da atividade do mecanismo de controle microvascular relacionado. Uma vez que os métodos usados de análise são espectrais, as características das flutuações do SFLD, em cada intervalo de frequência, no domínio do tempo são desconhecidas. Como consequência, há ausência de critérios objetivos para medir adequadamente, em cada intervalo de frequência, os parâmetros hemodinâmicos relacionados. O objetivo deste trabalho foi caracterizar e quantificar flutuações temporais, espaciais e espaço-temporais do SFLD em cada faixa de frequência, usando um método no domínio do tempo. Os fluxos basais (320C) e termicamente estimulados à (420C) das regiões volares de antebraços de 20 voluntários saudáveis foram coletados em duas regiões próximas e analisados. As análises dos dados obtidos indicam que janelas temporais pequenas (1 minuto) são aceitáveis para a quantificação do fluxo médio, e que janelas temporais maiores são necessários para quantificar as flutuações de fluxo. A análise espaço-temporal revelou uma forte correlação entre sinais (em todas as bandas, exceto na banda B5) das duas regiões investigadas, durante longos intervalos de tempo, quando as duas regiões estudadas foram termicamente estimuladas, e menor variabilidade intragrupo quando comparada à obtida para os valores médios das flutuações, sugerindo que o intervalo de tempo de correlação é um parâmetro promissor para estudar mecanismos de controle do fluxo microvascular. / The laser Doppler flow signal from the skin (LDFS) has low-frequency fluctuations which are related to microvascular mechanisms of flow control. The Fourier and the wavelet spectral analysis has been used to correlate fluctuations in the LDFS with the metabolic, metabolic NO-dependent, neurogenic and myogenic mechanisms of control in the frequency intervals 0.005-0.0095 Hz, 0.0095-0.02 Hz, 0.02-0.05 Hz and 0.05-0.15 Hz, respectively. The signal power, in each frequency interval, is generally used as a measure of the activity of the related mechanism of microvascular control. Since spectral analysis methods have been used, the time-domain characteristics of the fluctuations in the LDFS in each frequency interval are unknown. As a consequence, there is a lack of objective criteria to properly measure, in each frequency interval, the related hemodynamic parameters. The aim of this work was characterizing and quantifying temporal, spatial and spatial-temporal fluctuations in the LDFS in each frequency band, using a time-domain method. Baseline (320C) and thermally stimulated (420C) LDFS of volar forearms from 20 healthy volunteers were collected from two close regions and analyzed. The data obtained indicate that short-time windows (1 minute) are acceptable for quantifying the mean flow, and that larger time-windows are needed for quantifying the flow fluctuations. The spatialtemporal analysis revealed strong correlations between signals (all bands, except B5) from the two investigated regions, during large time intervals when thermally stimulated, and lower intragroup variability than the ones obtained for the mean values of fluctuations, suggesting that the time interval of correlation is a promising parameter for studying mechanisms of microvascular flow control.

The thesis deals with systems for measuring the flow of milked milk. At the beginning of the work the history of cattle breeding in the Czech Republic is described as well as the process of milking, the issue and the principles of a flow measurement. The second part deals with certification from the association ICAR and with selected flowmeters, too. The main chapter includes the principles of selected flowmeters´ operation. The selected flowmeters of milked milk, which have been certified by ICAR, are described and compared here.

Atualmente, temos a disposição modernas técnicas de mapeamento eletroanatômico gerando imagens tridimensionais da propagação do impulso nas câmaras cardíacas através de catéteres endocavitários. Apesar disso, poucos estudos estão disponíveis a respeito do mapeamento eletrofisiológico epicárdico. A avaliação intraoperatória de contratilidade miocárdica imediatamente após a revascularização miocárdica é visual e Ecocardiográfica, porém este é muito pouco utilizado para este fim. Há, portanto, a necessidade de desenvolvimento de novos métodos capazes de avaliar o impacto funcional da revascularização miocárdica. Objetivo: Avaliar a resposta intra-operatória de contratilidade miocárdica regional mediante o mapeamento epicárdico com eletrodo decapolar. Métodos: 20 pacientes serão submetidos a revascularização miocárdica e será realizado o mapeamento epicárdico com eletrodo decapolar após confecção da anastomose distal com perfusão seletiva para área revascularizada com a aorta pinçada e portanto sem perfusão para as demais artérias coronárias. Nesta análise será avaliado a duração do impulso do eletrograma. Concomitante será realizada fluxometria dos enxertos e comparada com o resultado obtido no mapeamento epicárdico. Resultados: A técnica é uma forma eficaz de avaliar a contratilidade miocárdica regional após a revascularização miocárdica seletiva. O fluxo intravascular dos enxertos estudados não interfere na duração do impulso durante a perfusão seletiva das áreas estudadas / At present, we have available modern tecnics of electroanatomic mapping generating tridimensional images of impulse propagation on heart chambers through intracavitary catheters. Despite this, very few scientific studies are available about epicardial electrophysiologic mapping. Intraoperative evaluation of myocardial contractility right after coronary artery bypass is visual and Echocardiographic, even though this is rarely used to this end. Therefore, there is a need for development of new methods capable of evaluate the functional impact of myocardial revascularization. Objective: Evaluate the intra-operative response of regional myocardial contractility with epicardial mapping with a decapolar catheter. Methods: 20 patients will be submitted to coronary artery bypass graft surgery and epicardial mapping with decapolar catheter was performed after distal anastomosis is made with selective perfusion on the revascularized area with cross clamped aorta, therefore without blood perfusion to the other coronary arteries. On this basis it will be evaluated the duration of the electrogram impulse. It was held the grafts flowmetry and compared to the results obtained on epicardial mapping. Results: The presented tecnic is an effective way to evaluate the regional myocardial contractility after the selective myocardial revascularization. The graft flowmetry doesn\'t interfere with the duration of the impulse obtained during the selective perfusion for the studied areas.