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This study investigates whether the flood regime in a catchment is sensitive to the condition of riparian vegetation along the river network. The research is based on a comprehensive assessment and synthesis of field and laboratory measurements of vegetation flow resistance. A new numerical model is developed to estimate the roughness characteristics of multi-species riparian assemblages at a cross-section. Reach-scale and catchment-scale flood routing models are then applied to estimate the impact of vegetation on flood characteristics at successively larger scales. The investigation reveals that when riparian vegetation is removed at catchment-scale, peak stage declines as channel capacity increases but is also increased as the upstream catchment responds more rapidly to rain. In fact, the two competing impacts tend to cancel out leaving flood peak stage relatively insensitive to riparian condition. However, the overbank duration of a flood and flow speeds (including wave celerity) were both found to be sensitive to vegetation condition; respectively increasing and decreasing with density of vegetation. The first stage of this research examines the magnitude of the vegetation contribution to overall channel roughness, and established a means to predict it. The features of the flow resistance generated by six plant types (mature trees; grasses; aquatic plants; flexible saplings; and large woody debris) were distilled from a comprehensive review of over 160 existing publications (Chapter 2).

Orientador: Edvaldo Sabadini / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Quimica / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-11T15:29:05Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Guersoni_VanessaCristinaBizotto_D.pdf: 3480518 bytes, checksum: 90d693157249a652dfd8cc9e674e7ad2 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 / Resumo: Quando pequenas quantidades (da ordem de ppm) de polímeros de elevada massa molecular são dissolvidos num solvente submetidos a um escoamento turbulento, elevados níveis de redução de atrito hidrodinâmico (RA) podem ser obtidos. Quando o fluido entra em regime turbulento, ocorrem flutuações de velocidade, perturbações conhecidas por vórtices, com ampla distribuição de tamanhos. As perturbações de pequena dimensão são associadas com a perda de energia viscosa do líquido sob escoamento, sendo que os agentes redutores de atrito atuam nestas estruturas. Uma teoria bastante interessante foi desenvolvida por De Gennes para explicar o fenômeno de redução de atrito hidrodinâmico. Segundo esta teoria, deve haver uma ressonância entre a freqüência de desenvolvimento de vórtices com a freqüência de estiramento da macromolécula (dissolvida na solução) para que ocorra o truncamento da cascata de vórtices, diminuindo a dissipação de energia viscosa e, consequentemente, reduzindo o atrito hidrodinâmico. Assim, a flexibilidade da macromolécula que promove a redução de atrito é muito significativa. Neste estudo, foram usados dois polímeros flexíveis, poli(óxido de etileno), PEO e poliacrilamida, PAM, e empregadas duas técnicas para se investigar a teoria de De Gennes: impacto de gotas (¿splash¿) e reometria. No ¿splash¿, a redução de atrito foi estudada pela rápida deformação do líquido durante o impacto da gota, usando as imagens obtidas em uma câmera de alta velocidade. A porcentagem de RA foi determinada com base na altura do jato Rayleigh (uma das estruturas do ¿splash¿). Estes estudos permitiram estabelecer correlações entre a dinâmica de deformação do líquido e da cadeia polimérica. A redução de atrito estudada por reometria se baseia na mudança do esforço (torque) para manter o líquido em determinada rotação. Os resultados obtidos no reômetro são bastante reprodutíveis e permitiram a determinação de efeitos de redução de atrito para concentrações do agente de apenas 2 ppm. A degradação mecânica sofrida pelos polímeros, ao serem submetidos a intenso cisalhamento, também foi avaliada no reômetro rotacional. Um modelo cinético foi proposto para comparar a estabilidade de PEO e PAM frente a degradação mecânica. Observou-se que intrinsecamente os dois polímeros degradam na mesma taxa. Os estudos desenvolvidos no reômetro também permitiram avaliar os efeitos elásticos do agente redutor de atrito (de acordo com a teoria de de Gennes). Estes foram desenvolvidos adicionando-se pequenas concentrações (menores de 1%) de partículas rígidas de sílica em soluções aquosas contendo sistemas flexíveis (PEO). A adsorção de PEO sobre as partículas de sílica levam a formação de sistemas semi-flexíveis, afetando significativamente a capacidade de redução de atrito hidrodinâmico / Abstract: When a very small amount (in the range of ppm) of a polymer with high-molecular weight is added in turbulent flow, it can cause drastic reduction of frictional drag. In turbulent flow, the velocity fluctuation (vortices) with large size distribution is observed. The small fluctuations are associated with the loss of kinetic energy of the liquid, due to its viscosity, and the drag reducing agents act in these structures. An interesting theory was developed by de Gennes to explain the drag reduction phenomenon. According to this theory, the frequencies in which the vortices are created and the stretching of the polymer chain must be in resonance, in order to avoid the growing of the cascade of vortices, decreasing the loss of the energy (due to the viscosity), and consequently promoting the drag reduction. Therefore, the flexibility of the macromolecule is very important. In this study two flexible polymers, poly(ethylene oxide), PEO, and polyacrylamide, PAM, were used, and two techniques: the impact of drops (splash) and rheometry were employed to investigate the theory of de Gennes. For splash, the drag reduction was studied using the images of the liquid deformation during the drop impact (in range of some mili-seconds) obtained in a very fast digital camera. The percentage of drag reduction was determined using the maximum height of the Rayleigh jet (one of the splash structures). This study allows us to correlate the dynamic of the liquid deformation and the stretching of the polymer chain. The drag reduction using rheometry is based on the torque necessary to keep the liquid in a specific rotation. The results using the rheometer are very reproducible, allowing the determination of drag reduction even in very low polymer concentration (such as 2 ppm). The polymer mechanical degradation, due to the high shear, was also investigated in the rotational rheometer. A kinetic model was proposed to compare the mechanical stability of both polymers. It was observed that intrinsically, the two polymers undergo degradation in the same rate. The studies in the rheometer also allow the investigation of the elastic effect of the drag reducer agents (according to the theory of de Gennes). They were developed by adding small amounts of colloidal silica particles (less than 1%). The adsorption of the PEO chain at the surfaces of the particle, results in a semi-flexible system, affecting the capability of the particle to promote drag reduction / Doutorado / Físico-Química / Doutor em Ciências

A super-hidrofobicidade é uma característica presente em diversas superfícies encontradas na natureza, conferindo-lhes determinadas características como a autolimpeza. Um dos mais conhecidos exemplos de superfície super-hidrofóbica autolimpante é a da folha de Lótus, que apresenta uma camada de retenção de ar importante entre as cavidades da superfície. Essa retenção de camada de ar entre cavidades é característica marcante de determinadas superfícies super-hidrofóbicas, e tem atraído grande atenção nos últimos anos, por ser de alto interesse tecnológico, econômico e ecológico. Algumas espécies apresentam superfície que retêm essa camada de ar por apenas algumas horas, ou dias. Em outras espécies, porém, ela se mantém por longos períodos. Uma das superfícies mais complexas é a da samambaia flutuante Salvinia, que é capaz de manter uma camada de ar estável durante várias semanas, mesmo quando submersa na água. Diversos estudos têm sido promovidos para fins de desenvolver tecnologias capazes de promover a retenção de ar na superfície por períodos longos, as quais têm grande potencial de aplicação no setor naval, por exemplo, pois serviriam para reduzir o arrasto hidrodinâmico quando utilizadas no revestimento de embarcações, diminuindo o consumo de combustível. Neste trabalho, buscou-se obter, através da mimetização da estrutura da Salvinia e suas espécies, uma superfície super-hidrofóbica retentora de camada de ar capaz de reduzir o arrasto hidrodinâmico. Desenvolveram-se, para tanto, revestimentos formados em duas etapas: uma base formada por fibras de poliamida para gerar rugosidade – aplicadas por flocagem eletroestática –, as quais foram cobertas, via spray, por um organosilano (hidrofóbico). Então, foram caracterizadas as propriedades dos revestimentos quanto à morfologia, ângulo de contato, ângulo de rolamento e volume de ar preso na superfície, bem como realizados testes para verificar sua capacidade de redução de arrasto hidrodinâmico. Os revestimentos super-hidrofóbicos desenvolvidos neste trabalho apresentaram camada de ar sobre a superfície e os testes demonstraram redução de arrasto hidrodinâmico de até 30%. / Super-hydrophobicity is a characteristic found in several surfaces of nature, which gives them certain features such as self-cleaning. One of the most well-known examples of a super-hydrophobic self-cleaning surface is the one present on the Lotus leaf, that contains an important layer of air retention between the cavities of the surface. This layer of air retention between cavities is a characteristic of some superhydrophobic surfaces, and has attracted a lot of attention recently, from technological, economic and ecological fields. Some species have a surface that holds this layer of air for only a few hours or days. Other species, however, maintain that for long periods of time. One of the most complex surfaces is the floating fern Salvinia - able to maintain a stable air layer for several weeks, even when submerged in water. Several studies have been carried out to develop technologies able to keep the air retention on surface for long periods, as they have a great potential to be applied in the naval sector, for instance, because they could reduce the hydrodynamic drag when used in the coating of boats, also reducing fuel consumption.The aim of this work is to obtain, by mimicking Salvinia’s structure and its species, a super-hydrophobic air-layer retaining surface, capable of reducing hydrodynamic drag. For this purpose, coatings composed in two stages were developed: a base composed by polyamide fibers to generate roughness - applied by electrostatic flocking - and covered by an organosilane (hydrophobic) spray. Then, the properties of the coatings were characterized in terms of morphology, angle of contact, rolling angle and volume of air hold on the surface, as well as tests to check their hydrodynamic drag reduction capacity. The super-hydrophobic coatings developed in this work have presented an air layer on surface and the tests has shown a hydrodynamic drag reduction for of up to 30%.

Orientador: Edvaldo Sabadini / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Química / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-23T10:56:52Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Strauss_DarleneLuziaFelix_M.pdf: 3817957 bytes, checksum: 2557a153a7468c4a1f482e242b50bfea (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013 / Resumo: É conhecido que surfactantes agregam-se através de interações hidrofóbicas, formando espontaneamente estruturas supramoleculares em solução aquosa. A formação destas macroestruturas pode alterar significativamente a viscoelasticidade da solução. Essas estruturas diferem dos polímeros por serem sistemas que estão num processo constante de quebra e recombinação numa escala finita de tempo que é dependente das propriedades físico-químicas dos sistemas. Foram estudados os efeitos do cisalhamento intenso de soluções aquosas de micelas gigantes formadas pela combinação de CTAB com salicilato de sódio em diferentes concentrações do co-soluto (NaSal). Os experimentos foram realizados em um reômetro, sendo que a estabilidade térmica das micelas gigantes foi avaliada usando a propriedade deste sistema supramolecular em produzir significativas reduções de atrito hidrodinâmico. Três temperaturas características foram observadas, T0, T1 e T2, que são atribuídas respectivamente à fusão de cadeias, ruptura dos pontos de fusão e quebra das micelas em menores fragmentos. A concentração de co-soluto afeta diretamente a estabilidade térmica das soluções, quanto maior a razão co-soluto/surfactante maior a temperatura de quebra das micelas (T2). Outro fator importante é a taxa de cisalhamento, pois até certo limite, quanto maior a taxa de cisalhamento maior a T2. Foi estudado também o comportamento de estruturas induzidas por cisalhamento (SIS), que é uma propriedade característica desses sistemas, utilizando o reômetro, em que se aplicou um cisalhamento intenso e depois se monitorou o comportamento de relaxação das estruturas formadas durante o cisalhamento. Para entender melhor este comportamento foi realizado um estudo cinético em função da temperatura para verificar a cinética de relaxação das mesmas às estruturas iniciais. A temperatura tem grande influência sobre a manutenção das estruturas induzidas por cisalhamento, pois quanto maior a temperatura aplicada ao sistema mais rápida e a volta à estrutura inicial. Assim, o Modelo de Arrhenius foi aplicado para determinar a energia de ativação de uma das etapas / Abstract: It is known that surfactants spontaneously self-assemble through hydrophobic interactions in aqueous solutions generating supramolecular structures. The formation of these macrostructures can modify significantly the solution viscoelasticity. These structures differ from polymers because these systems are in a constant break and recombination process in a limited time scale dependent of its physical-chemistry properties. The effects of intense shear on aqueous solution of wormlike micelles formed by CTAB and sodium salicylate combination in different co-solute (NaSal) concentrations were studied. The experiments were performed in a rheometer, where the thermal stability of worm-like micelles was evaluated applying drag reduction studies that is a particular property of this supramolecular system. Three characteristic temperatures are observed, T0, T1 e T2, that correspond respectively to the chains fusion, break of fusion points and micelles break into minor fragments. The co-solute concentration directly affects the solutions thermal stability, as higher the co-solute/surfactant ratio as higher the micelles break temperature (T2). Other important factor is the shear rate, until certain limit, the higher the shear rates the higher T2. The behavior of shear induced structures (SIS), that is a characteristic property of these systems, was also studied using the rheometer where an intense shear was applied and then the relaxation behavior of the formed structures was monitored under shear. For better understanding of this behavior, a kinetic study as a function of the temperature was accomplished to verify the relaxation kinetics of the SIS to the initial structures. The temperature has a critical influence under the maintenance of shear induced structures, because the higher the temperature applied at the system the faster the return to the initial structures. Thus, Arrhenius model was applied to determine the activation energy from one of the steps / Mestrado / Físico-Química / Mestra em Química

Hydrodynamic drag testing was conducted for eleven different configurations of IsoTruss® lattice structures. Flow visualization of prototypical IsoTruss® wind towers was also performed using Particle Image Velocimetry instrumentation. The drag test and flow visualization specimens included 6-node and 8-node configurations, single and double-grid geometries, thick and thin member sizes, smooth and rough surface finishes, a helical-only structure, and a smaller outer diameter test specimen. Three sets of hydrodynamic drag tests were conducted in a closed-circuit water tunnel: 1) orientation drag tests, 2) water velocity drag tests, and 3) height variation drag tests. The orientation drag tests measured the hydrodynamic drag force of the IsoTruss® test specimens at five different orientations with an average water velocity of 1.43 mph (0.64 m/s). The water velocity drag tests measured the maximum drag for each IsoTruss® test specimen at water velocities ranging from 0.0 to an average 1.43 mph (0.64 m/s). Based on the average outer structure diameter of the IsoTruss® specimens, the water velocities corresponded to a Reynolds number range of 7,000 to 80,000. Based on the average member diameter, the corresponding Reynolds number spanned from 600 to 3,000. In addition, the height variation drag tests were performed by vertically extracting the IsoTruss® test specimens from the test section at four different immersed height levels, with a maximum immersed height of 7.22 in (18.1 cm). The height variation testing corresponded to a Froude number range of 0.40 to 0.90. The IsoTruss® specimens exhibited an average lower drag coefficient based on the projected cylindrical area than the smooth circular cylinder data throughout the Reynolds number and Froude number ranges. The drag coefficient based on solid member area showed no correlation when shown as a function of the solidity ratio. However, for the drag coefficient calculated from the solid member projected area, the data for all IsoTruss® test specimens collapsed to a 2nd order polynomial when presented as a function of the Froude number, with an R2 of 0.99. Conversely, no significant relationship was shown when the drag coefficient based on projected cylindrical area was plotted versus the Froude number. The hydrodynamic data was compared to aerodynamic data, and the orientation testing results were identical. The hydrodynamic data differed by an average of 17% compared to the non-dimensional aerodynamic results. The flow visualization research revealed that the velocity returned to 2% of the freestream velocity at 1.24 diameters upstream from the prototypical IsoTruss® wind tower. Likewise, the velocity returned to a maximum 4% of the freestream velocity at 0.94 diameters sidestream of the model IsoTruss® wind tower.

The flow of polymer solutions in the high Elasticity number, El, regime in complex geometries may lead to strong viscoelastic behaviour and eventually become unstable as the Weissenberg number, Wi, is increased beyond a critical level. So far, the success of numerical simulations in predicting the highly non-linear behaviour of polymer solutions in complex flows has been limited. In this thesis, selected constitutive models are evaluated under the high El flow regime in the cross-slot and contraction benchmark flows using a numerical technique based on the finite volume method. The numerical technique is implemented within the OpenFOAM framework and thoroughly validated in the benchmark flow. A modification to the FENE dumbbell model based on the non-affine deformation of polymer solutions is proposed, which enabled the prediction of some non-linear material functions and also enhanced numerical stability, allowing a higher Wi to be attained. Asymmetric flow instability in the cross-slot flow has been studied. Time-dependent stability diagrams were constructed based on Wi and the strain, ε, both of which govern the stretching of a polymer chain. In the contraction flow, elastic instability is simulated for the first time in this geometry. Substantial time-dependent asymmetric flow patterns were predicted as seen in experiments. The effect of the contraction ratio is investigated through a stability diagram. Three-dimensional finite element simulations were also carried out to study the effect of the aspect ratio in the contraction flow of a Phan-Thien-Tanner fluid. The simulations suggest that a lip vortex mechanism is a signature for the onset of strong viscoelastic behaviour.

Cette thèse expérimentale s’inscrit dans le domaine des sciences séparatives et se base sur la technique de SPLITT (SPLIT-flow Thin fractionation). Son objectif consiste en l’étude des mécanismes qui sont à l’origine de la séparation, en continu et sans membrane, d’objets de taille micrométrique dans des mini-séparateurs fluidiques (Step-SPLITT). Les expériences menées, en laboratoire et lors de vols paraboliques, ont révélé le couplage complexe comme l’influence des effets hydrodynamiques et du champ gravitationnel sur la migration transverse des espèces en écoulement. Des visualisations tridimensionnelles par holographie digitale ont corroboré nos résultats et dévoilé des comportements inattendus. Les capacités séparatives des Step-SPLITT ont rendu possible l’analyse et la séparation d’objets biologiques et biomimétiques. Enfin, cette étude complétée par une modélisation tridimensionnelle de l’écoulement nous a permis de mettre au point un nouveau prototype de séparateur. This experimental thesis belongs to the field of separative sciences and is based on the SPLITT technique (SPLIT-flow Thin fractionation). The objective is to study the mechanisms that are at the origin of continuous and membraneless separation of micron-size species in mini fluidic separators (Step-SPLITT). Experiments undertaken in laboratory and during parabolic flights revealed the complex coupling of the hydrodynamic effects and the gravitational field influencing the transverse migration of the flowing species. Three-dimensional visualizations performed by digital holography confirmed our results and disclosed unexpected behaviours. The separation capacities of Step-SPLITT made the analysis and the separation of biological and biomimetic species possible. In addition this study in conjunction with a three-dimensional flow modelling enabled us to develop a new prototype of separator.

Cette thèse expérimentale s’inscrit dans le domaine des sciences séparatives et se base sur la technique de SPLITT (SPLIT-flow Thin fractionation). Son objectif consiste en l’étude des mécanismes qui sont à l’origine de la séparation, en continu et sans membrane, d’objets de taille micrométrique dans des mini-séparateurs fluidiques (Step-SPLITT). Les expériences menées, en laboratoire et lors de vols paraboliques, ont révélé le couplage complexe comme l’influence des effets hydrodynamiques et du champ gravitationnel sur la migration transverse des espèces en écoulement. Des visualisations tridimensionnelles par holographie digitale ont corroboré nos résultats et dévoilé des comportements inattendus. Les capacités séparatives des Step-SPLITT ont rendu possible l’analyse et la séparation d’objets biologiques et biomimétiques. Enfin, cette étude complétée par une modélisation tridimensionnelle de l’écoulement nous a permis de mettre au point un nouveau prototype de séparateur.<p><p>This experimental thesis belongs to the field of separative sciences and is based on the SPLITT technique (SPLIT-flow Thin fractionation). The objective is to study the mechanisms that are at the origin of continuous and membraneless separation of micron-size species in mini fluidic separators (Step-SPLITT). Experiments undertaken in laboratory and during parabolic flights revealed the complex coupling of the hydrodynamic effects and the gravitational field influencing the transverse migration of the flowing species. Three-dimensional visualizations performed by digital holography confirmed our results and disclosed unexpected behaviours. The separation capacities of Step-SPLITT made the analysis and the separation of biological and biomimetic species possible. In addition this study in conjunction with a three-dimensional flow modelling enabled us to develop a new prototype of separator. / Doctorat en sciences appliquées / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished