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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
151

THE DEVELOPMENT OF SIMULATED CASE STUDIES ON CD-ROM FOR AUDIOLOGY STUDENTS

SISTRUNK, ROSALIND SMITH 21 May 2002 (has links)
No description available.
152

Boundary-Condition-Independent Reduced-Order Modeling for Thermal Analysis of Complex Electronics Packages

Raghupathy, Arun Prakash 14 July 2009 (has links)
No description available.
153

The Effects of an Educational CD-ROM on Expectations and Fears about Therapy

Fende, Jennifer 29 March 2004 (has links)
No description available.
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Shoulder Abduction and Flexion Movements Measured with the Force Range Monitor - A Validation Study / Axel abduktions- och flexionsrörelser uppmätt med en Force Range Monitor - En valideringsstudie

Rahman, Promi, Lazarz, Karolina January 2021 (has links)
The life expectancy of the elderly population is expected to increase with 22 % by 2050. As one grows older, the body starts to deteriorate, which can lead to a higher risk for diseases and accidents. During recent years shoulder surgeries have increased dramatically, and to assess the shoulder function the most common technique is the use of camera-based motion capture systems. However, this is very time consuming and does not completely represent the real shoulder performance. Therefore, this study was aimed to validate a new technique, the force range monitor (FRM). Thirteen volunteers participated in this study, which was divided into two sessions. Session one included abduction and flexion strength measurements using the FRM, as well as six mobility measurements with the inertial measurement unit (IMU) of the FRM. The second session was conducted in the same manner, with the addition of the Vicon system (motion capture system). In this study a control session for FRM and the Vicon system was also performed for abduction and flexion movements with two participants, where the placement of the IMU was modified. As indicated by the results, FRM and the Vicon system do not measure the same parameters. Even if the FRM does not measure the same shoulder joint angles as the Vicon System, the FRM can still be of clinical importance when evaluating position deviation during strength and mobility measurements. Moreover, the FRM had a high repeatability for a number of participants, and most of the mobility measurements presented a distinct patterns for various activities. Hence, it can be concluded that the FRM is a potential technique to evaluate shoulder strength and mobility.
155

BREAKOUT STAR

Cummins, JMatthew 01 April 2023 (has links) (PDF)
A motor-mouthed rapper with a perfect ear wants to turn a golden-voiced oddball into a music superstar but his popstar ex-lover threatens to blow up her meteoric rise.
156

Interpolation sur les variétés grassmanniennes et applications à la réduction de modèles en mécanique / Interpolation on Grassmann manifolds and applications to reduced order methods in mechanics

Mosquera Meza, Rolando 26 June 2018 (has links)
Ce mémoire de thèse concerne l'interpolation sur les variétés de Grassmann et ses applications à la réduction de modèles en mécanique et plus généralement aux systèmes d'équations aux dérivées partielles d'évolution. Après une description de la méthode POD, nous introduisons les fondements théoriques en géométrie des variétés de Grassmann, qui seront utilisés dans le reste de la thèse. Ce chapitre donne à ce mémoire à la fois une rigueur mathématique au niveau des algorithmes mis au point, leur domaine de validité ainsi qu'une estimation de l'erreur en distance grassmannienne, mais également un caractère auto-contenu "self-contained" du manuscrit. Ensuite, on présente la méthode d'interpolation sur les variétés de Grassmann introduite par David Amsallem et Charbel Farhat. Cette méthode sera le point de départ des méthodes d'interpolation que nous développerons dans les chapitres suivants. La méthode de Amsallem-Farhat consiste à choisir un point d'interpolation de référence, envoyer l'ensemble des points d'interpolation sur l'espace tangent en ce point de référence via l'application logarithme géodésique, effectuer une interpolation classique sur cet espace tangent, puis revenir à la variété de Grassmann via l'application exponentielle géodésique. On met en évidence par des essais numériques l'influence du point de référence sur la qualité des résultats. Dans notre premier travail, nous présentons une version grassmannienne d'un algorithme connu dans la littérature sous le nom de Pondération par Distance Inverse (IDW). Dans cette méthode, l'interpolé en un point donné est considéré comme le barycentre des points d'interpolation où les coefficients de pondération utilisés sont inversement "proportionnels" à la distance entre le point considéré et les points d'interpolation. Dans notre méthode, notée IDW-G, la distance géodésique sur la variété de Grassmann remplace la distance euclidienne dans le cadre standard des espaces euclidiens. L'avantage de notre algorithme, dont on a montré la convergence sous certaines conditions assez générales, est qu'il ne requiert pas de point de référence contrairement à la méthode de Amsallem-Farhat. Pour remédier au caractère itératif (point fixe) de notre première méthode, nous proposons une version directe via la notion de barycentre généralisé. Notons enfin que notre algorithme IDW-G dépend nécessairement du choix des coefficients de pondération utilisés. Dans notre second travail, nous proposons une méthode qui permet un choix optimal des coefficients de pondération, tenant compte de l'auto-corrélation spatiale de l'ensemble des points d'interpolation. Ainsi, chaque coefficient de pondération dépend de tous les points d'interpolation et non pas seulement de la distance entre le point considéré et un point d'interpolation. Il s'agit d'une version grassmannienne de la méthode de Krigeage, très utilisée en géostatique. La méthode de Krigeage grassmannienne utilise également le point de référence. Dans notre dernier travail, nous proposons une version grassmannienne de l'algorithme de Neville qui permet de calculer le polynôme d'interpolation de Lagrange de manière récursive via l'interpolation linéaire entre deux points. La généralisation de cet algorithme sur une variété grassmannienne est basée sur l'extension de l'interpolation entre deux points (géodésique/droite) que l'on sait faire de manière explicite. Cet algorithme ne requiert pas le choix d'un point de référence, il est facile d'implémentation et très rapide. De plus, les résultats numériques obtenus sont remarquables et nettement meilleurs que tous les algorithmes décrits dans ce mémoire. / This dissertation deals with interpolation on Grassmann manifolds and its applications to reduced order methods in mechanics and more generally for systems of evolution partial differential systems. After a description of the POD method, we introduce the theoretical tools of grassmannian geometry which will be used in the rest of the thesis. This chapter gives this dissertation a mathematical rigor in the performed algorithms, their validity domain, the error estimate with respect to the grassmannian distance on one hand and also a self-contained character to the manuscript. The interpolation on Grassmann manifolds method introduced by David Amsallem and Charbel Farhat is afterward presented. This method is the starting point of the interpolation methods that we will develop in this thesis. The method of Amsallem-Farhat consists in chosing a reference interpolation point, mapping forward all interpolation points on the tangent space of this reference point via the geodesic logarithm, performing a classical interpolation on this tangent space and mapping backward the interpolated point to the Grassmann manifold by the geodesic exponential function. We carry out the influence of the reference point on the quality of the results through numerical simulations. In our first work, we present a grassmannian version of the well-known Inverse Distance Weighting (IDW) algorithm. In this method, the interpolation on a point can be considered as the barycenter of the interpolation points where the used weights are inversely proportional to the distance between the considered point and the given interpolation points. In our method, denoted by IDW-G, the geodesic distance on the Grassmann manifold replaces the euclidean distance in the standard framework of euclidean spaces. The advantage of our algorithm that we show the convergence undersome general assumptions, does not require a reference point unlike the method of Amsallem-Farhat. Moreover, to carry out this, we finally proposed a direct method, thanks to the notion of generalized barycenter instead of an earlier iterative method. However, our IDW-G algorithm depends on the choice of the used weighting coefficients. The second work deals with an optimal choice of the weighting coefficients, which take into account of the spatial autocorrelation of all interpolation points. Thus, each weighting coefficient depends of all interpolation points an not only on the distance between the considered point and the interpolation point. It is a grassmannian version of the Kriging method, widely used in Geographic Information System (GIS). Our grassmannian Kriging method require also the choice of a reference point. In our last work, we develop a grassmannian version of Neville's method which allow the computation of the Lagrange interpolation polynomial in a recursive way via the linear interpolation of two points. The generalization of this algorithm to grassmannian manifolds is based on the extension of interpolation of two points (geodesic/straightline) that we can do explicitly. This algorithm does not require the choice of a reference point, it is easy to implement and very quick. Furthermore, the obtained numerical results are notable and better than all the algorithms described in this dissertation.
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Stodola i chrám. Německé kostely v severních Čechách kolem roku 1900 / Barn and Tempel. German Churches in North Bohemia around the Year of 1900

Řičánková, Alena January 2018 (has links)
Although the North Bohemian region is mainly associated with the industrial rise of the second half of the nineteenth century, which altered the local scenery and cities irreversibly, there were also far more traditional constructions being built around 1900, such churches. Between their solid-state and period concept is blended the influence of the authentic architectural progression, individual impress of architects, furthermore liturgical requirements of particular beliefs and concrete visions of owner-builders. Back then the ideal image of a church was seen as the root of discussion and polemic when many theoretical texts and building regulations were originated. The submitted work observes mainly the use of modern architectonic components following authentically traditional church architecture type. It is done pre-eminently, based on written theory and architectural practices confrontation. The given discussion I pursue with Catholics, Old-Catholics and mainly with Evangelical Confessions, whose base of theoretical text is the widest and newly build churches the most numerous. The subject given is closely related to national questions, situation and purpose of the German inhabitants resided in the territory of North Bohemia. As well as to fundamental influences that were coming here from neighboring...
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Étude mathématique et numérique des méthodes de réduction dimensionnelle de type POD et PGD / Mathematical and numerical study of POD and PGD dimensional reduction methods

Saleh, Marwan 07 May 2015 (has links)
Ce mémoire de thèse est formé de quatre chapitres. Un premier chapitre présente les différentes notions et outils mathématiques utilisés dans le corps de la thèse ainsi qu’une description des résultats principaux que nous avons obtenus. Le second chapitre présente une généralisation d’un résultat obtenu par Rousselet-Chénais en 1990 qui décrit la sensibilité des sous-espaces propres d’opérateurs compacts auto-adjoints. Rousselet-Chénais se sont limités aux sous-espaces propres de dimension 1 et nous avons étendu leur résultat aux dimensions supérieures. Nous avons appliqué nos résultats à la Décomposition par Projection Orthogonale (POD) dans le cas de variation paramétrique, temporelle ou spatiale (Gappy-POD). Le troisième chapitre traite de l’estimation du flot optique avec des énergies quadratiques ou linéaires à l’infini. On montre des résultats mathématiques de convergence de la méthode de Décomposition Progressive Généralisée (PGD) dans le cas des énergies quadratiques. Notre démonstration est basée sur la décomposition de Brézis-Lieb via la convergence presque-partout de la suite gradient PGD. Une étude numérique détaillée est faite sur différents type d’images : sur les équations de transport de scalaire passif, dont le champ de déplacement est solution des équations de Navier-Stokes. Ces équations présentent un défi pour l’estimation du flot optique à cause du faible gradient dans plusieurs régions de l’image. Nous avons appliqué notre méthode aux séquences d’images IRM pour l’estimation du mouvement des organes abdominaux. La PGD a présenté une supériorité à la fois au niveau du temps de calcul (même en 2D) et au niveau de la représentation correcte des mouvements estimés. La diffusion locale des méthodes classiques (Horn & Schunck, par exemple) ralentit leur convergence contrairement à la PGD qui est une méthode plus globale par nature. Le dernier chapitre traite de l’application de la méthode PGD dans le cas d’équations elliptiques variationnelles dont l’énergie présente tous les défis aux méthodes variationnelles classiques : manque de convexité, manque de coercivité et manque du caractère borné de l’énergie. Nous démontrons des résultats de convergence, pour la topologie faible, des suites PGD (lorsqu’elles sont bien définies) vers deux solutions extrémales sur la variété de Nehari. Plusieurs questions mathématiques concernant la PGD restent ouvertes dans ce chapitre. Ces questions font partie de nos perspectives de recherche. / This thesis is formed of four chapters. The first one presents the mathematical notions and tools used in this thesis and gives a description of the main results obtained within. The second chapter presents our generalization of a result obtained by Rousselet-Chenais in 1990 which describes the sensitivity of eigensubspaces for self-adjoint compact operators. Rousselet-Chenais were limited to sensitivity for specific subspaces of dimension 1, we have extended their result to higher dimensions. We applied our results to the Proper Orthogonal Decomposition (POD) in the case of parametric, temporal and spatial variations (Gappy- POD). The third chapter discusses the optical flow estimate with quadratic or linear energies at infinity. Mathematical results of convergence are shown for the method Progressive Generalized Decomposition (PGD) in the case of quadratic energies. Our proof is based on the decomposition of Brézis-lieb via the convergence almost everywhere of the PGD sequence gradients. A detailed numerical study is made on different types of images : on the passive scalar transport equations, whose displacement fields are solutions of the Navier-Stokes equations. These equations present a challenge for optical flow estimates because of the presence of low gradient regions in the image. We applied our method to the MRI image sequences to estimate the movement of the abdominal organs. PGD presented a superiority in both computing time level (even in 2D) and accuracy representation of the estimated motion. The local diffusion of standard methods (Horn Schunck, for example) limits the convergence rate, in contrast to the PGD which is a more global approach by construction. The last chapter deals with the application of PGD method in the case of variational elliptic equations whose energy present all challenges to classical variational methods : lack of convexity, lack of coercivity and lack of boundedness. We prove convergence results for the weak topology, the PGD sequences converge (when they are well defined) to two extremal solutions on the Nehari manifold. Several mathematical questions about PGD remain open in this chapter. These questions are part of our research perspectives.
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Réduction dimensionnelle de type PGD pour la résolution des écoulements incompressibles / Dimensional reduction of type PGD for solving incompressible flows

Dumon, Antoine 03 June 2011 (has links)
L’objectif de ce travail consiste à développer la méthode de résolution PGD (Proper Generalized Decomposition), qui est une méthode de réduction de modèle où la solution est recherchée sous forme séparée, à la résolution des équations de Navier-Stokes. Dans un premier temps, cette méthode est appliquée à la résolution d’équations modèles disposant d’une solution analytique. L’ équation de diffusion stationnaire 2D et 3D, l’équation de diffusion instationnaire 2D et les équations de Burgers et Stokes sont traitées. Nous montrons que dans tous ces cas la méthode PGD permet de retrouver les solutions analytiques avec une précision équivalente au modèle standard. Nous mettons également en évidence la supériorité de la PGD par rapport au modèle standard en terme de temps de calcul. En effet, dans tous ces cas, laPGD se montre beaucoup plus rapide que le solveur standard (plusieurs dizaine de fois). La résolution des équations de Navier-Stokes isothermes et anisothermes est ensuite effectuée par une discrétisation volumes finis sur un maillage décalé où le couplage vitesse-pression a été géré à l’aide d’un schéma de prédiction-correction. Dans ce cas une décomposition PGD sur les variables d’espaces uniquement a été choisie. Pour les écoulements incompressibles 2D stationnaire ou instationnaire, de type cavité entrainée et/ou différentiellement chauffé, les résultats obtenus par résolution PGD sont similaires à ceux du solveur standard avec un gain de temps significatif (la PGD est une dizaine de fois plus rapide que le solveur standard). Enfin ce travail introduit une première approche de la résolution des équations de transferts par méthode PGD en formulation spectrale. Sur les différents problèmes traités, à savoir l’équation de diffusion stationnaire, l’équation de Darcy et les équations de Navier-Sokes, la PGD a montré une précision aussi bonne que le solveur standard. Un gain de temps a été observé pour le cas de l’équation de Poisson, par contre, concernant le problème de Darcy ou les équations de Navier-Stokes les performances de la PGD en terme de temps de calcul peuvent encore être améliorées. / Motivated by solving the Navier-Stokes equations, this work presents the implementation and development of a reduced order model, the PGD (Proper Generalized Decomposition).Firstly, this method is applied to solving equations models with an analytical solution. The stationary diffusion equation 2D and 3D, 2D unsteady diffusion equation and Burgers equations and Stokes are processed. We show that in all these cases, the PGD method allows to find analytical solutions with a good accuracy compared to the standard model. We also demonstrate the superiority of the PGD relative to the standard model in terms of computing time. Indeed, in all these cases, PGD was much more rapid than the standard solver (several dozen times). The Navier-Stokes 2D and 3D thermal and isothermal isotherms are then processed by a finite volume discretization on a staggered grid where the velocity-pressure coupling was handled using a prediction-correction scheme. In this case a decomposition of the space variables only was chosen. The results in 2D for Reynolds numbers equal to 100, 1000and 10, 000 are similar to those of the solver standard with a significant time saving (PGD isten times faster than the solver standard). Finally, this work introduces a first approach tosolving the Navier-Stokes equations with a spectral method coupled with the PGD. Different cases were dealed, the stationary diffusion equation, the Darcy equation and the Navier-Sokesequations. PGD showed a good accuracy compared with the standard solver. Saving time was observed for the case of the Poisson equation, on the other hand, about Darcy’s problem or Navier-Stokes’ equations, performance of the PGD in terms of computing time may yet be improved.
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Numerical Modeling of High-Pressure Partial Oxidation of Natural Gas

Voloshchuk, Yury 13 September 2023 (has links)
High-Pressure Partial Oxidation (HP-POX) of natural gas is one of the techniques in the synthesis gas production by non-catalytic reforming. On the path to emissions reduction, all operating facilities must be optimized to satisfy environmental regulations. In a rapidly changing economic and political environment, technological development from lab-scale to demo-scale, and industrial-scale is no longer feasible. Therefore, new research and design methods must be applied. One of such methods commonly used in science and industry is numerical modeling, which utilizes Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Reduce Order Models (ROMs), kinetic, and equilibrium models. The CFD models provide details about flow field, temperature distribution, and species conversion. However, the computational effort required to conduct such calculations is significant. The computationally expensive CFD models cannot be effectively used in the reactor optimization. Herewith, other modeling techniques utilizing kinetic and equilibrium models do not provide necessary details for process optimization and can only be used for adjustments of boundary conditions, investigation of specific processes occurring in the reactor, or development of sub-models for CFD. A numerical investigation was conducted to validate existing CFD models against benchmark experiments. The results reveled that the CFD model is sensitive to modeling parameters, when simulating complex flows where turbulence-chemistry interaction occurs. Moreover, it was shown that the results sensitivity increases along with the oxidizer/fuel inlet velocities ratio. Based on the conducted experiments, the CFD model validation resulted in definition of the modeling parameters suitable for modeling of HP-POX of natural gas. Based on the validated CFD model, a ROM for HP-POX of natural gas was developed. The model assumes that the reactor consists of several zones characterized by specific conversion processes. Moreover, the model considers inlet streams dissipation upon the injection, and includes several optimization stages that allows model adjustments for any reactor geometry and boundary conditions. It was shown that the developed ROM can reproduce global reactor characteristics at non-equilibrium conditions unlike other ROMs, kinetic, or equilibrium models. Moreover, the validation against CFD results showed that the ROM can correctly account for the \gls{rtd} in the reactors of different geometries and volumes without extensive additional optimization. Finally, new experiments were designed and conduced at semi-industrial HP-POX facility at TU Bergakademie Freiberg. The experiments aimed to study the influence of different oxidizer/fuel velocities ratios on the reactants mixing and process characteristics at high operating pressures. The high velocity difference between oxidizer and fuel was achieved by injection of High-Velocity Oxidizer (HVO). The experiments showed no significant influence of the HVO on the global reactor characteristics and overall species conversion process. However, the numerical analysis of the experimental results demonstrated that the oxidation zone is affected by the oxidizer inlet velocity, and becomes less efficient in the fuel conversion when the oxidizer/fuel inlet velocities ratio is increased. In summary, a sophisticated numerical model validation was conducted and sensitivity of the numerical results to the modeling parameters was carefully studied. The novel natural gas conversion technique was experimentally studied. Based on the conducted experiments and numerical evaluation a ROM was developed. The ROM is capable of producing high accuracy results and greatly decreases the computational effort and time needed for reactor development and optimization.

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