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Yes / A novel Euler-Lagrangian (EL) computational uid dynamics (CFD) nite volume-based model to simulate the gas mixing of sludge for anaerobic digestion is developed and described. Fluid motion is driven by momentum transfer from bubbles to liquid. Model validation is undertaken by assessing the ow eld in a labscale model with particle image velocimetry (PIV). Conclusions are drawn about the upscaling and applicability of the model to full-scale problems, and recommendations are given for optimum application.

A subsonic wind tunnel facility was built and tested as part of a base line test investigating flow within a diffuser-collector. Facility controls allowed the quarter scale model to match both Reynolds number and Mach number. Mass averaged conditions at the diffuser inlet during testing were determined as 1.939 ? 106 for Reynolds number based upon diffuser inlet hydraulic diameter, and 0.418 for Mach number. A flow conditioning section prior to test section contained several interchangeable sections. Flow conditioning components were used to create flow characteristic of that leaving the last stage of a land-based gas turbine. The diffuser-collector subsystem was evaluated through the use of wall static pressure measurements, a variety of probe traverse measurements, and Stereo-PIV. Flow within the collector and diffuser were determined to be heavily dependent upon the collector geometry. PIV measurements showed the development of two large counter rotating vortices within the collector. Each symmetric vortex grew and shifted according to the collector geometry while creating complex regions of flow. Pressure recovery within the diffuser was in range of 0.47 to 0.78, and would drop to 0.52 at the collector exit. The drop in pressure recovery was presumed to be a combination of inefficient diffusion in the collector and losses due to the vortices. The baseline test was found to be successful in terms of facility design, and determining the critical flow phenomena. Further testing and experimentation are necessary to evaluate specific details of the collector geometry's effect upon the pressure recovery and flow development. / Master of Science

Bubbly flows can be found in many applications in chemical, biological and power engineering. Reliable simulation tools of such flows that allow the design of new processes and optimization of existing one are therefore highly desirable. CFD-simulations applying the multi-fluid approach are very promising to provide such a design tool for complete facilities. In the multi-fluid approach, however, closure models have to be formulated to model the interaction between the continuous and dispersed phase. Due to the complex nature of bubbly flows, different phenomena have to be taken into account and for every phenomenon different closure models exist. Therefore, reliable predictions of unknown bubbly flows are not yet possible with the multi-fluid approach. A strategy to overcome this problem is to define a baseline model in which the closure models including the model constants are fixed so that the limitations of the modeling can be evaluated by validating it on different experiments. Afterwards, the shortcomings are identified so that the baseline model can be stepwise improved without losing the validity for the already validated cases. This development of a baseline model is done in the present work by validating the baseline model developed at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf mainly basing on experimental data for bubbly pipe flows to bubble columns, bubble plumes and airlift reactors that are relevant in chemical and biological engineering applications. In the present work, a large variety of such setups is used for validation. The buoyancy driven bubbly flows showed thereby a transient behavior on the scale of the facility. Since such large scales are characterized by the geometry of the facility, turbulence models cannot describe them. Therefore, the transient simulation of bubbly flows with two equation models based on the unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes equations is investigated. In combination with the before mentioned baseline model these transient simulations can reproduce many experimental setups without fitting any model. Nevertheless, shortcomings are identified that need to be further investigated to improve the baseline model. For a validation of models, experiments that describe as far as possible all relevant phenomena of bubbly flows are needed. Since such data are rare in the literature, CFD-grade experiments in an airlift reactor were conducted in the present work. Concepts to measure the bubble size distribution and liquid velocities are developed for this purpose. In particular, the liquid velocity measurements are difficult; a sampling bias that was not yet described in the literature is identified. To overcome this error, a hold processor is developed. The closure models are usually formulated based on single bubble experiments in simplified conditions. In particular, the lift force was not yet measured in low Morton number systems under turbulent conditions. A new experimental method is developed in the present work to determine the lift force coefficient in such flow conditions without the aid of moving parts so that the lift force can be measured in any chemical system easily.

De nombreuses recherches sont actuellement menées afin de réduire les émissions polluantesdes aéronefs. Le contrôle actif des écoulements aérodynamiques est une piste envisagéepour répondre à ces enjeux. Parmi les technologies de contrôle en développement, lestechnologies plasma offrent plusieurs avantages, dont la compacité, la simplicité de mise enoeuvre et la réactivité. Ce travail de thèse a été consacré à l’étude d’un actionneur plasmade type jet synthétique. Il se présente sous la forme d’une petite cavité insérée en paroiet reliée à l’extérieur par une tuyère. Un arc électrique est généré dans la cavité, ce quientraîne une augmentation de la pression de l’air dans celle-ci. Par conséquent, un jet estproduit à la sortie de la tuyère, et celui-ci peut interagir avec l’écoulement extérieur. A lasuite de cette phase d’éjection, de l’air extérieur est naturellement aspiré par la cavité, cequi permet au processus d’être répété à des fréquences pouvant atteindre plusieurs kilohertz.L’objectif de ce travail de thèse est de construire un modèle numérique capable dereproduire ces phénomènes physiques. Pour cela, un calcul aérodynamique de type LargeEddy Simulation est mis en oeuvre. L’action du plasma d’arc est prise en compte au traversde termes sources dans l’équation de l’énergie. Ces derniers sont notamment calculés grâceà l’hypothèse d’équilibre thermodynamique local dans le plasma. De plus, l’augmentationde la température dans la partie solide de l’actionneur est simulée lorsque celui-ci est opéréà haute-fréquence. Les résultats du modèle numérique sont comparés à des mesures de vitesseeffectuées lorsque l’actionneur fonctionne dans un environnement extérieur au reposet lorsque celui-ci interagit avec une couche limite. / Nowadays, many studies are conducted in order to decrease greenhouse gases and noiseemissions from aircrafts. Active aerodynamic flow control is a way considered to meet thesechallenges. Among developed technologies of control, plasma actuators offer several advantages,including compactness, easy implementation and fast response. This thesis is devotedto the study of a plasma synthetic jet actuator which comes in the form of a small cavityinserted in wall and connected to the environment through a nozzle. An electrical arc isgenerated in the cavity, resulting in an increase of the cavity air pressure. Consequently,a jet is produced at the nozzle exhaust that can interact with the external flow. After thisejection phase, an aspiration phase naturally occurs, allowing the process to be repeatedat a frequency that can reach several kilohertz. This thesis aims at building a numericalmodel able to reproduce these physical phenomena. To do so, a Large Eddy Simulationis performed. The action of the plasma arc is taken into account through source terms inthe energy equation. In particular, these source terms are calculated using the assumptionof local thermodynamic equilibrium in the plasma. In addition, the heating of the actuatormaterials is simulated when it is operated at high frequency. The results from the numericalmodel are compared with velocity measurements, carried out when the actuator works ina quiescent environment and when it interacts with a boundary layer.

Cette thèse de doctorat a été réalisée dans le cadre du projet HARVEST, programme de recherche initié en 2001 au LEGI et consacré au développement d'un nouveau concept d'hydrolienne à axe vertical inspiré des turbines Darrieus pour la récupération de l'énergie cinétique des courants marins et fluviaux. Ce travail s'est focalisé sur la mise en place d'un moyen de mesure par Vélocimétrie par Image de Particules deux dimensions - deux composantes (2D-2C) et deux dimensions - trois composantes (2D-3C). L'objectif est d'une part de constituer une base de données expérimentale pour la validation locale des simulations numériques RANS 2D et 3D menées dans le cadre de travaux précédents, et d'autre part d'améliorer la compréhension des phénomènes hydrodynamiques instationnaires rencontrés dans ces machines et en particulier du décrochage dynamique. La confrontation des mesures expérimentales et des simulations a notamment permis de mettre en évidence les points forts et les limites des modèles numériques dans les différents régimes de fonctionnement de la machine.

[pt] Este trabalho apresenta uma investigação experimental do escoamento induzido pela interação entre uma pluma de bolhas e um escoamento cruzado oscilatório. Condições de escoamento similares podem ser encontrados em processos de aeração artificial utilizados na mitigação da poluição nos rios e na representação de vazamento de gás natural no fundo dos oceanos. No presente trabalho, ondas superficiais controladas foram inseridas em um canal de água para gerar oscilações na corrente do escoamento cruzado. As ondas foram geradas a partir de uma placa móvel na superfície da água e determinadas condições de escoamento instável foram selecionadas para a investigação. O ar foi injetado pelo fundo do canal para formar a pluma de bolhas. A técnica Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) foi empregada para medir a velocidade do escoamento. Antes da estimativa da velocidade, as imagens foram pré-processadas aplicando-se rotinas desenvolvidas no Matlab a fim de distinguir as partículas traçadoras das bolhas de ar e criar máscaras dinâmicas para as imagens do sistema PIV. Assim, o campo vetorial de velocidade foi estimado utilizando algoritmos padrão do PIV. Além disso, as propriedades das bolhas, como tamanho e velocidade, também foram estimadas a partir das imagens adquiridas. Finalmente, foi analisada a interação entre a pluma de bolhas com o escoamento cruzado instável. / [en] This work presents an experimental investigation of the flow field induced by the interaction between a bubble plume and an oscillating cross flow. Similar flow conditions can be found in artificial aeration processes used for mitigation of pollution contamination in rivers and submarine outfalls in coastal areas. The mixing zone is highly dependent of the flow field near the plume hence the efficiency of aeration processes. In the present work, controlled surface waves were introduced to generate oscillations in streamwise and wall normal components of the cross flow. The waves were excited with a moving paddle and unsteady flow conditions were selected for the investigation. Air was injected in the bottom wall of the water channel to form the bubble plume. Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) techniques were employed to measure the velocity flow field. Prior to velocity estimation, images were pre-processed using Matlab routines in order to distinguish tracer particles from air bubbles and to create a dynamic mask for the PIV images. Thus, the velocity vector field was estimated using standard PIV algorithms. In addition, properties of the bubbles, such as size and velocity, were also estimated from the acquired images. Finally, the interaction between the bubble plume with the unsteady cross flow was analyzed.

Les fluides à seuil sont des matériaux utilisés dans de nombreux procédés industriels au cours desquels ils sont mis en écoulement via leur interaction avec des outils solides. Afin de mieux comprendre comment ils s'étalent sur des surfaces, nous avons étudié d'une part leur enduction verticale sur une plaque mince et d'autre part leur étalement horizontal à l'aide d'une lame. Ces deux études se sont appuyées sur des mesures macroscopiques permettant de suivre la force appliquée à l'outil et des mesures microscopiques de PIV pour déterminer les champs de vitesse dans le matériau. Après confirmation de leur validité par comparaison avec nos résultats expérimentaux, des simulations numériques basées sur la programmation conique ont permis de préciser les écoulements en jeu. Pour l'enduction par trempage, nous observons que dans notre gamme d'étude, le dépôt de fluide à seuil sur la plaque est millimétrique et d'épaisseur constante, sauf aux extrémités. Selon le rapport des forces visqueuses et plastiques, l'enduction est régie par un équilibre "seuillo-gravitaire" ou "visco-gravitaire". Nous avons ensuite caractérisé l'écoulement généré dans le bain par le déplacement de la plaque afin d'expliciter l'origine du phénomène d'enduction. Les simulations numériques précisent la forme de cet écoulement. L'étalement horizontal dans un canal à l'aide d'une lame mince conduit au déplacement d'un amas de fluide faiblement cisaillé par rapport à une région de fluide au repos, par l'intermédiaire d'une couche cisaillée. Nous montrons qu'un modèle simple permet de prédire la dynamique de croissance de l'amas et la relie à la force normale à la lame / Yield stress fluids are used in various industrial processes in which solid tools make them flow. To have a better understanding on how they spread on surfaces, we first studied the vertical coating on a thin plate and then the horizontal blade-coating. Both studies are based on macroscopic measures recording the force applied on the plate and on the microscopic determination on the velocity fields in the fluid by PIV. Numerical simulations based on cone programming, which validity had been confirmed in comparison to our experimental results, specified the flows at stake. In dip-coating, we observed than within our framework, the yield stress fluid deposit on the plate is millimetric and of constant thickness, except on the tips. According to the value of the viscous over plastic forces ratio, the coating is led by a "yield-gravity" or a "visco-gravity" balance. Then, we characterized the flow generated in the bath by the plate displacement in order to clarify the origin of the coating phenomenon. The numerical simulations specified the flow characteristics. The horizontal blade-coating in a channel involves the displacement of a weakly sheared cluster of fluid in relation to a part of fluid at rest, through a sheared layer. We showed that the growing dynamic of the cluster is described with a simple model which links it to the normal force to the plate