L'effet du vol d'avancement sur le bruit de choc de jets supersoniques sous-détendus est étudié de manière expérimentale. La structure de tels jets est d'abord explorée, avec et sans vol simulé. L'analyse employée allie des visualisations strioscopiques à des mesures quantitatives de pression statique et de vitesse, par vélocimétrie laser Doppler et vélocimétrie par images de particules. L'accent est mis sur l'étude de l'écoulement moyen et des propriétés de la turbulence dans la couche de mélange. L'effet du vol sur la composante tonale du bruit de choc, le screech, est ensuite examiné. A l'aide d'une antenne azimutale de microphones placée dans le champ proche acoustique, une analyse fine des modes du screech est notamment proposée. Par ailleurs, plusieurs effets de cette composante de bruit sur la dynamique du jet sont mis en évidence, en particulier l'oscillation des chocs ; on montre que cette oscillation est intimement liée au mode du screech. De manière à étudier spécifiquement la composante large bande du bruit de choc, diverses techniques de suppression du screech sont ensuite explorées.L'utilisation d'une tuyère crénelée s'est révélée satisfaisante pour l'éliminer de manière non-intrusive et a permis de déduire son influence sur le bruit de choc large bande. Enfin, l'effet du vol sur cette dernière composante est déterminé par l'étude de l'évolution de sa fréquence centrale, de son amplitude et de sa forme spectrale en situation de vol simulé. Une explication des tendances observées est alors proposée à la lumière des résultats aérodynamiques obtenus.

The overall aim of this thesis was to combine optical methods into a system with the ability to simultaneously measure blood flow changes at different tissue depths. The goal of such a system was to reveal vascular mechanisms relevant to pressure ulcer etiology under clinically relevant conditions and in relation to the evaluation of pressure-redistribution support surfaces. This thesis consists of four quantitative, cross-sectional studies measuring blood flow responses before, during, and after pressure exposure of the sacral tissue. Two optical methods – photoplethysmography and laser Doppler flowmetry – were combined in a newly developed system that has the ability to discriminate blood flows at different tissue depths. Studies I and II explored blood flow responses at different depths in 17 individuals. In Study I the blood flow was related to tissue thickness and tissue compression during pressure exposure of ≥ 220 mmHg. In Study II, the sacral tissue was loaded with 37.5 mmHg and 50.0 mmHg, and the variation in blood flow was measured. Studies III and IV included 42 healthy individuals < 65 years, 38 healthy individuals ≥ 65 years, and 35 patients ≥ 65 years. Study III included between-subject comparisons of blood flow and pressure between individuals in the three study groups lying in supine positions on a standard hospital mattress. Study IV added within-subject comparisons while the individual was lying on four different types of mattress. The studies explored the vascular phenomena pressure-induced vasodilation (PIV) and reactive hyperemia (RH). The most common blood flow response to tissue exposure in this thesis was PIV, although a decrease in blood flow (a lack of PIV) was observed in some individuals. The patients tended to have higher interface pressure during pressure exposure than the healthy groups but no differences in blood flow responses were seen. Our results showed that pressure levels that are normally considered to be harmless could have a significant effect on the microcirculation in different tissue structures. Differences in individual blood flow responses in terms of PIV and RH were seen, and a larger proportion of individuals lacked these responses in the deeper tissue structures compared to more superficial tissue structures. This thesis identified PIV and RH that are important vascular mechanisms for pressure ulcer development and revealed for the first time that PIV and RH are present at different depths under clinically relevant conditions. The thesis also identified a population of individuals not previously identified who lack both PIV and RH and seem to be particularly vulnerable to pressure exposure. Further, this thesis has added a new perspective to the microcirculation in pressure ulcer etiology in terms of blood flow regulation and endothelial function that are anchored in clinically relevant studies. Finally, the evaluation of pressureredistribution support surfaces in terms of mean blood flow during and after tissue exposure was shown to be unfeasible, but the assessment of PIV and RH could provide a new possibility for measuring individual physiological responses that are known to be related to pressure ulcer development.

Tyrimo tikslas yra įvertinti lazerinės doplerografijos reikšmę nudegimo gylio diagnostikai ir įtaką gydymo metodo pasirinkimui. Darbo uždaviniai: 1. Lazerinės doplerografijos metu ištirti skirtingo laipsnio nudegusių audinių perfuzijos greitį bei spalvinę išraišką. 2. Ištirti lazerinės doplerografijos reikšmę nustatant 2A ir 2B laipsnio nudegimų žaizdų savaiminio sugijimo galimybes. 3. Nustatyti ir palyginti nudegimų gylio klinikinio vertinimo ir lazerinės doplerografijos tyrimo tikslumą, jautrumą ir specifiškumą. 4. Nustatyti ir palyginti nudegimų klinikinio vertinimo ir lazerinės doplerografijos tyrimo įtaką nudegusių pacientų stacionarizavimo trukmei bei gydymo išlaidoms. Darbo metodika: Perspektyvinis atsitiktinių imčių klinikinis tyrimas. Vertinta savaiminė nudegusių audinių epitelizacija ir operacinio gydymo poreikis. Prieš atsitiktinę atranką į grupes į klinikinį tyrimą įtrauktiems ligoniams buvo paimta biopsija iš nudegiminės žaizdos, siekiant nustatyti nudegimo gylį ir palyginti su klinikinio nudegimo vertinimu (KNV) bei lazerinės doplerografijos (LDG) tyrimu. Buvo vertintas KNV ir LDG tyrimų tikslumas, jautrumas ir specifiškumas. Po to ligoniai atsitiktinės atrankos būdu buvo suskirstyti į grupes pagal skirtingus nudegimo vertinimo metodus: KNV ir LDG. Suskirstymas į grupes buvo atliktas siekiant palyginti dviejų skirtingų nudegimo vertinimo metodų įtaką ligonių stacionarizavimo trukmei ir nudegimų gydymo kainai. Išvados: 1. LDG tyrimas gali tiksliai ir... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / The aim of study was to evaluate the importance of laser doppler imaging of burn depth examination and selection of method of treatment. Objectives of the study: 1. To explore the perfusion velocity and color view of different de¬gree of burned wound during laser doppler imaging examination. 2. To explore the importance of laser doppler imaging to determine the sponteneous epithelization of 2A and 2B degree of burn wound. 3. To evaluate and compare the accuracy, sensitivity and specificity of clinical burn depth examination and laser doppler imaging. 4. To evaluate and compare the influence of clinical burn depth examination and laser doppler imaging to length of inpatient stay and the cost of treatment. Materials and Methods: Prospective randomized study. The spontaneous burn wound epithelization and requirement to surgery was estimate. The burn tissue biopsy was made for burned patients before their randomization into groups. The aim of biopsy was to deter¬mine the depth of burn and to define the correlation with clinical burn depth examination (CBDE) and laser doppler imaging (LDI). The accu¬racy, sensitivity and specificity was determined between different examination methods. After this the burned patients were randomized into two groups: CBDE and LDI. The aim of randomization was to compare the length of inpatient stay and cost of treatment of two different burn depth examination methods. Conclusions: 1. LDI scan allows to determine the perfusion velocity... [to full text]

Techn. Universiẗat, Diss., 2006--Darmstadt.

Thesis (M.Eng. (Hons.)) -- University of Western Sydney, 2001. / Bibliography : leaves [185]-195 (v. 1).

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An investigation of the flow characteristics and sediment transport processes has been carried out in a two-stage meandering channel. Three phases of experiments have been conducted with various floodplain roughnesses. The dimensions of the flume are 13m long and 2.4m wide with a fixed valley slope of 11500. The meandering main channel has a sinuosity of 1.384 with top width of 0.4m. In each phase of the experiment, hydraulic data pertaining to stage-discharge, bed topography and sediment transport rate were measured at various overbank flow depths. Several flow depths were chosen to measure the three-dimensional velocities by means of Laser Doppler Anemometer and the morphological bedforms were recorded using the Photogrammetric technique. The boundary shear stresses were also measured by means of a Preston Tube and Vane Indicator. The experimental results showed that the presence of the energy losses due to momentum exchange and turbulence, bedforms roughness and floodplain roughness induced additional flow resistance to the main channel flow, particularly for shallow overbank flows. The combination of these losses affected a significant reduction in velocity and boundary shear stress in the main channel which, subsequently led to the reduction of sediment discharge at low relative depth for most tested cases. The reduction was more pronounced when the floodplain roughness increased. The examination of the three-dimensional velocity indicated that the formation of bedforms in the main channel is significantly affected by the flow structures, especially the secondary flow. A new method for predicting velocity and sediment transport rate has been introduced based on the two-dimensional equation (Spooner's) coupled with the self-calibrated empirical transport formula. The proposed method gave accurate prediction for depthaveraged velocity and sediment transport rate for two-stage meandering channel.

Cette thèse se focalise sur un système récupérateur de l’énergie des vagues qui est constitué d’un flotteur contenant des cuves partiellement remplis d’eau. Lorsque les vagues mettent en mouvement le flotteur, un tourbillon de type vidange apparaît dans une des cuve. Pour extraire l’énergie, une turbine, reliée à une génératrice, est plongée dans ce tourbillon. Tout d’abord, le tourbillon de vidange est étudié expérimentalement dans un contenant fixe. Les hauteurs d’eau et les vitesses du liquide sont mesurées. Ces vitesses sont estimées par vélocimétrie laser (LaserDoppler Velocimetry, LDV). Cet écoulement est modélisé numériquement en résolvant les équations de Navier-Stokes dans les deux phases (eau et air) par la méthode des volumes finis (avec le logiciel OpenFOAM). L’interface entre les deux phases est déterminée par la méthode des Volume of Fluid (VoF). Des comparaisons entre les résultats de ces deux approches sont menées. Ensuite, l’écoulement à l’intérieur du système houlomoteur est étudié en plaçant une maquette du dispositif sur un Hexapode (machine capable d’imposer des mouvements à la maquette à la manière d’un flotteur en mer). Les hauteurs d’eau et les efforts hydrodynamiques sur la maquette et, le cas échéant, la puissance électrique produite sont mesurés. Ces données sont comparées aux résultats d’un modèle numérique similaire à celui utilisé pour la première campagne expérimentale mais appliqué à ce dispositif. Enfin, l’influence de la turbine sur le reste du système est étudiée et son comportement en puissance est évalué pour différents mouvements imposés. Un premier modèle numérique de cette turbine est comparé aux données expérimentales. / This thesis focuses on the physical and numerical model of a wave energy converter (WEC). This device is made up of a buoy with compartments aboard partially filled with water. When the waves move the buoy, a bathtub vortex appears in one of these compartments. The energy is harvested with a turbine placed at the vortex’s center. First, the bathtub vortex is studied numerically and experimentally in a fixed compartment. Water levels are measured using acoustics sensors and water velocities are measured by Laser Doppler Velocimetry (LDV). This flow is modeled solving the Navier-Stokes equations in the two phases (air and water) with a finite volume method (with the software OpenFOAM). The interface is determined using the volume of fluid (VoF) method. Comparisons between experimental data and numerical data are presented. Afterwards, a second experimental campaign is conducted to study the complete flow inside the WEC. Therefore a model of the inside part of the WEC is fixed at the top of a Hexapod. This device can translate and rotate the model in the same way the waves would move a buoy. Water levels and hydrodynamic forces on the model are measured. When the turbine is there, the tension delivered by its generator is measured. This experimental device is modeled numerically. This model is closed to the first one. The results are compared with experimental data. Finally, a preliminary study of the turbine shows its influence on the general flow in the WEC and the evolution of the turbine power with the imposed motion. A first model of the turbine in a fixed compartment is presented and compared with experimental data.

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