Dissertations / Theses: 'Particle Size Analysis (PSA)'

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Booth, Del William Philip Booth. "Inference of particle size from images of heap profiles." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.288694.

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Uahengo, Foibe Dimbulukwa Lawanifwa. "Estimating particle size of hydrocyclone underflow discharge using image analysis." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/86365.

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Thesis (MScEng)--Stellenbosch University, 2014. ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Hydrocyclones are stationary separating machines that separate materials based on centrifugal separation and are widely used in chemical engineering and mineral processing industries. Their design and operation, compact structure, low running costs and versatility all contribute to their applications in liquid clarification, slurry thickening, solid washing and classification. With any of these operations, the overall profitability of the process relies on the effective control of the process equipment. However, in practice, hydrocyclones are difficult to monitor and control, owing to the complexity and difficulty in measuring internal flows in the equipment. Several studies have indicated that hydrocyclone underflow images can be used to monitor process conditions. The research described in this thesis considers the use of image analysis to monitor particle size and solids concentration in the underflow discharge of a hydrocyclone. The experimental work consisted of laboratory and industrial-based case studies. The laboratory cyclone used was a 76 mm general laboratory cyclone. A Canon EOS 400D digital camera was used for the underflow imaging. Image features such as pixel intensity values, underflow discharge width and grey level co-occurrence matrix (GLCM) were extracted from the images using MATLAB Toolbox software. Linear discriminant analysis (LDA) and neural network (NN) classification models were used to discriminate between different PGM ore types based on features extracted from the underflow of the hydrocyclone. Likewise, multiple linear regression and neural network models were used to estimate the underflow solids content and mean particle size in the hydrocyclone underflow. The LDA model could predict the PGM ore types with 61% reliability, while the NN model could do so with a statistically similar 62% reliability. The multiple linear regression models could explain 56% and 40% of variance in the mean particle size and solids content respectively. In contrast, the neural network model could explain 67% and 45% of the variance of the mean particle size and solids content respectively. For the industrial system, a 100% correct classification was achieved with all methods. However, these results are regarded as unreliable, owing to the insufficient data used in the models. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hidrosiklone is stasionêre skeidingsmasjiene wat materiale skei op grond van sentrifugale skeiding en word algemeen gebruik in die chemiese ingenieurswese en mineraalprosessering industrieë. Hul ontwerp en werking, kompakte struktuur, lae bedryfskoste en veelsydigheid dra by tot hul gebruik vir toepassings in vloeistofsuiwering, slykverdikking, vastestof wassing en klassifikasie. In enige van hierdie prosesse hang die oorhoofse winsgewendheid van die proses af van die effektiewe beheer van die prosestoerusting. In die praktyk is hidrosiklone egter moeilik om te monitor en beheer weens die kompleksiteit en moeilikheidsgraad daarvan om die interne vloei in die apparaat te meet. Verskeie studies het aangedui dat hidrosikloon ondervloeibeelde gebruik kan word om die proseskondisies te monitor. Die navorsing beskryf in hierdie tesis maak gebruik van beeldanalise moniteringstegnieke om die ertstipes en grootte- verspreidingsgebiede/ klasse van die ondervloei afvoerpartikels te bepaal. Sodoende word ‘n grondslag gelê vir verbeterde sikloon monitering en beheer. Die eksperimentele werk het bestaan uit beide laboratorium en industrieel-gebaseerde studies. Die laboratorium sikloon wat gebruik is, was ‘n 76 mm algemene laboratorium sikloon. ‘n Canon EOS 400D digitale kamera is gebruik om die hidrosikloon ondervloei beelde vas te vang. Beeldeienskappe soos beeldelement intensiteitswaardes, ondervloei afvoerwydte en grysvlak mede-voorkoms matriks is onttrek uit die beelde deur gebruik te maak van MATLAB Toolbox sagteware. Lineêre diskriminantanalise (LDA) en neural netwerk (NN) klassifikasiemodelle is gebou om te onderskei tussen die verskillende PGM ertse en gebaseer op veranderlikes wat afgelei is uit beelde van die ondervloei van die sikloon. Net so is daar ook gebruik gemaak van lineêre regressie- en neural netwerkmodelle om die vasestofkonsentrasie en gemiddelde partikelgrootte in die ondervloei van die sikloon te beraam. Die LDA model kon die PGM ertstipes met 61% betroubaarheid voorspel, terwyl die neural netwerkmodel dit kon doen met statisties dieselfde betroubaarheid van 62%. Die lineêre regressiemodelle kon onderskeidelik 56% en 40% van die variansie in die gemiddelde partikelgrootte en vastestofkonsentrasie verduidelik. In teenstelling iermee, kon die neurale netwerkmodel 67% en 45% van die variansie in die gemiddelde partikelgrootte en vastestofkonsentrasie verduidelik. In die nywerheidstelsel kon beide tipe modelle perfekte onderskeid tref tussen die partikelgroottes wat gemeet is op opeenvolgende dae van die bedryf van die siklone. Hierdie resultate is egter nie betroubaar nie, a.g.v. die beperkte hoeveelheid data wat beskikbaar was vir modellering.

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Wanogho, S. O. "The forensic analysis of soils with particular reference to particle size distribution analysis." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 1985. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.381113.

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Gassman, Paul Lawrence. "The influence of particle size on the chemistry of mica clays." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/42081.

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In order to assess the importance of particle size on elemental composition, structure, morphology, and charge characteristics of 2:1 micas, mechanically produced clay separates were analyzed by; electron probe microanalysis (EPMA), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), thermogravimetry, specific surface area analysis, and ion exchange. Books of biotite and muscovite were reduced to clay size Â« 2.0 Î¼m) particles by mechanical comminution, then further fractionated into coarse (0.2-2.0 Î¼m), medium (0.08-0.2 Î¼m), and fine (< 0.08 Î¼m) clay sizes. Composition of the clay size micas was particle size dependent, compositional changes being smaller for the medium and coarse clays. Grinding produced significant losses of interlayer K, decreased crystallinity, but increased water content as particle size decreased. The medium and coarse clays maintained coherent basal diffractions, whereas, significant peak broadening of x-ray diffraction maxima was observed for the fine clays. Diffracted peak broadening was due to the reduced crystallite size and the semirandom orientation of lath shaped particles. Specific surface area, adsorbed water. and structurally coordinated water increased as particle size decreased. Specific surface areas were determined by adsorption of molecular nitrogen, at liquid nitrogen temperatures. The increased water contents were measured by thermogravimetric analysis. An increase in CEC of the muscovite clays was detected with decreasing particle size, increasing solution pH, and increasing ionic strength. Assignment of specific exchange capacities for the three clays was confounded by AI hydrolysis and depressed solution pH. Master of Science

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Lella, Prathyusha. "The Characterization of Dried Aluminum Hydroxide Gel Suspensions: Particle Size Analysis and Thermal Analysis." University of Toledo Health Science Campus / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=mco1363800317.

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Whalley, William Richard. "Theory and use of centrifugal photosedimentation for particle size analysis of clays." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 1988. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.327906.

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This thesis describes the use of centrifugal photosedimentation, for the particle size analysis of soil clays and clay minerals. The instrument that was used is the Horiba, CAPA 500. It has a lower limit to particle size analysis for clays of 20nm (Stokes' diameter) and gives a high degree of size resolution. The initial output is a relationship between turbidity and Stokes' diameter over a limited range of particle sizes. Use of the centrifugal photosedimentometer with materials containing a broad range of particle sizes, such as clays, by combining results from runs with overlapping size ranges is described. In order to maximize sensitivity it was necessary to use higher initial suspension concentrations when analysing for small particles, compared to those used when analysing for larger particles. Typically clays contain particles that are both greater and smaller than the wavelength of light in the dispersing medium (400 nm in this case). It is therefore important to correct for the variation in light extinction with particle size and those aspects of light scattering and absorption theory that are relevant to photosedimentation data analysis are reviewed. For particles that are smaller than 100nm absorption makes a significant contribution to light extinction. Therefore the absorption coefficients of a range of contrasting clays were estimated from reflectance measurements taken from diluted clays (in powder form). These samples provided a set of standards that allowed the absorption coefficients of other clays to be estimated by visual comparison. In very force fields disc-like particles sediment so that they are oriented with their minimum dimension in the direction of motion. Light scattering is sensitive to particle orientation, hence photosedimentation was used to estimate the orientation state of sedimenting particles. Estimates of the maximum advisable centrifugal speed for use with the various particle sizes are given. These were obtained from both simple theory and from experimental results. Although repeatable results were obtained from photosedimentation, the particle size distributions calculated from the relationship between turbidity and Stokes' diameter did not agree with those from gravimetric size analysis, when traditional theories (e.g. Mie) were used to correct the experimentally obtained turbidity data prior to the calculation of particle size distribution. However, satisfactory semi-empirical scattering efficiencies are suggested for the 100nm to 10 μm size range, but they need further testing. Photosedimentation analysis produced the same shape of particle size distribution for TEM size analysed samples, however the positions of these size distributions in terms of mean particle size did not always coincide. Despite the various sources of uncertainty in the particle size distributions that are obtained from photosedimentation data analysis, the high degree of size resolution and good repeatability of the instrument make it suitable for many applictions in Soil Science. Centrifugal photosedimentation was found to be particularly useful for studying the effect of saturating cation on the particle size distributions of dispersed bentonite. Further work is suggested to extend the range of semi-empirical values of extinction efficiency that are given and also to quantify the biasing that can result from samples which have a variation of axial ratio and/or chemical composition with particle size.

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Van, der Merwe J. J. "Parameters affecting accuracy and reproducibility of sedimentary particle size analysis of clays." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/50054.

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Thesis (MSc)--Stellenbosch University, 2004 ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The main aim of this study is to establish a standard procedure for all sedimentary particle size analysis methods specifically for clay minerals and mixtures thereof. Not only will it improve accuracy and reproducibility during clay size analysis, it will also secure comparability between different operators. As a start, all the apparatus-related parameters that can affect the accuracy and reproducibility were determined for the apparatus used, viz. the Sedigraph SOOOD. Thereafter, these parameters were kept constant, and the effects of potential material-related parameters were investigated one-by-one. First to be investigated were those parameters relating specifically to sample preparation. They were: grinding intensity, chemical dissolution of cementing materials, duration of prior soaking, salt content, centrifugal washing with polar organic liquids, deflocculant type and concentration, the effect of pH, ultrasonic time, and stirring during ultrasonic treatment. Then, the influence on accuracy and reproducibility of the physical and chemical parameters related to the suspension was determined. They were: the use of the viscosity and density of water to calibrate the apparatus in stead of those of the suspension liquid, hydrolysis of the deflocculant with suspension-ageing, and the effect of solid concentration on hindered settling. During this investigation a novel method was developed to enable faster and more accurate pycnometric density determinations. Next, the unique characteristics of clays, which can influence the results of sedimentary particle size analyses, were examined. Serious problems are encountered with the accuracy of the analyses of some clay types abundantly found in nature, viz. the smectites and mixed-layered clay minerals. Due to their swelling in water, and variations in the amounts of their crystal layers, they experience unpredictable changes in particle size. The latter is caused by the following external factors: clay type, humidity, type of exchange cation, electrolyte concentration, clay concentration, pH, deflocculant type and concentration, pressure history of the swell-clay suspension, and ageing of the suspension. The effect of each of them on the accuracy and reproducibility of the sedimentary particle size analysis of clays are investigated in detail. Another problem that influences the accuracy of the sedimentary methods is that owing to swelling, the densities of smectites and mixed-layered clays change by varying degrees when suspended in water. It is, however, impossible to pycnometrically determine the density of a swell-clay since it absorbs a part of the water used for its volume determination. To solve this problem, a novel method was devised to calculate swell-clay density. This method makes use of existing Monte Carlo simulations of the swelling mechanism of montmorillonite. During all sedimentary methods, an average clay density is normally used to calculate the particle size distribution of clay mixtures. However, if there is a large enough difference between the calculated average density and that of a component, then inaccurate results will be recorded. The magnitude of this effect was investigated for a few self-made clay mixtures, which consisted of different proportions of kaolinite, illite, and montmorillonite. Based on all the above results, a practical approach to, and a standard methodology for all the sedimentary methods of particle size analysis of clay minerals are presented. Additionally, a condensed summary is provided in table-form, which contains the magnitudes of the errors associated with each of the parameters that were examined. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die doel van hierdie studie is om 'n standaard prosedure daar te stel vir alle sedimentêre metodes van partikelgrootte analise, spesifiek vir gebruik met kleiminerale en mengsels daarvan. So 'n standaard prosedure sal die akkuraatheid en herhaalbaarheid van klei-analises verbeter, en die vergelykbaarheid tussen verskillende operateurs verseker. Aanvanklik is slegs die parameters bepaal wat die akkuraatheid en herhaalbaarheid van die gekose apparaat (Sedigraph 5000D) kan beïnvloed. Daarna is al hierdie parameters konstant gehou, en is die potensiële effekte van die moontlike materiaal-verwante parameters een na die ander ondersoek. Eerstens is die invloed van monstervoorbereiding op akkuraatheid en herhaalbaarheid bepaal. Verskillende parameters nl. maal-intensiteit, chemiese oplossing van sementerende materiale, sentrifugale wassing met polêre organiese vloeistowwe, tipe ontvlokker en konsentrasie, die effek van pH, ultrasoniese tyd en die effek van roer tydens ultrasonikasie is ondersoek. Vervolgens is die invloed op die akkuraatheid en herhaalbaarheid van die fisiese en chemiese parameters verwant aan die suspensie bepaal. Hierdie parameters was nl. die gebruik van die viskositeit en digtheid van water in plaas van dié van die suspensievloeistof, hidrolise van die ontvlokker tydens suspensieveroudering, asook die effek van vastestof-konsentrasie op belemmerde uitsakking. Gedurende hierdie ondersoek is ook 'n nuwe metode ontwikkel wat vinniger, en meer akkurate piknometriese digtheidsbepalings moontlik maak. Die unieke eienskappe van kleie wat die resultate van sedimentêre metodes van partikelgrootte analises kan beïnvloed, is volgende ondersoek. Tydens die analises van party kleie wat baie volop in die natuur voorkom, nl. die smektiete en menglaag-kleie, word ernstige akkuraatheids-probleme ondervind. Hul swelling in water, tesame met variasies in hul aantal kristal-lagies, veroorsaak onvoorspelbare verandering van hul partikelgroottes. Laasgenoemde word deur die volgende eksterne faktore veroorsaak: klei tipe, humiditeit, tipe uitruil-katioon, elektrolietkonsentrasie, kleikonsentrasie, pH, ontvlokker-tipe en konsentrasie, drukgeskiedenis van 'n swelklei-suspensie, en veroudering van die suspensie. Die effek van elk op die akkuraatheid en herhaalbaarheid van die sedimentêre partikelgrootte analises van kleie word in detail bespreek. 'n Verdere probleem wat die akkuraatheid van sedimentêre metodes beïnvloed, is dat wanneer smektiete en menglaag-kleie in water gesuspendeer word, hulle digthede in verskillende mates weens swelling verander. Dit is egter onmoontlik om die digtheid van swelkleie in water piknometries te bepaal, omdat swelklei 'n gedeelte van die water absorbeer wat gebruik moet word om die kleivolume mee te bepaal. Om hierdie probleem op te los, is 'n nuwe metode ontwikkelom die digtheid van swelkleie mee te bereken. Die metode maak gebruik van reedsbestaande Monte Carlo simulasies van die swelling van montmorillonite. Tydens alle sedimentêre metodes word normaalweg van 'n gemiddelde kleidigtheid gebruik gemaak om die partikelgrootte-verspreiding van kleimengsels mee te bereken. Indien die berekende gemiddelde digtheid egter genoegsaam met dié van 'n kleikomponent verskil, sal onakkurate resultate verkry word. Hierdie effek is ondersoek vir 'n paar selfgemaakte kleimengsels wat uit verskillende hoeveelhede kaoliniet, illiet, en montmorilloniet bestaan het. Laastens word 'n praktiese benadering en 'n standaard metode vir alle sedimentêre metodes voorgestel, wat gebaseer is op al die bogenoemde resultate. 'n Verkorte opsomming, met die groottes van die foute geassosieer met elke parameter wat ondersoek is, word laastens in tabelvorm verskaf.

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Mora, Carlos F. "Particle size and shape analysis of coarse aggregate using digital image processing." Thesis, Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 2000. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B22030153.

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Svoboda, Svetozár. "Vyhodnocení kontaminace pracovního prostředí aerosoly řezných kapalin při soustružení kovů." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta strojního inženýrství, 2017. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-318769.

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The thesis deals with the contamination of the workspace with a liquid aerosol, which is generated by scattering and evaporation of the cooling fluid. Cooling fluid are primarily intended to lubricate, cool and clean the tool and the workpiece, but the unwanted side effect is the formation of a liquid aerosol that holds in the air of the workspace. In such a contaminated work environment, the operator is exposed to a certain dose of a liquid aerosol that causes dermatological and respiratory problems. The topic of the thesis was to find out the number of particles of liquid aerosol that arises under varying working conditions and its dispersion in space. This amount was determined by image analysis using a high-speed camera.

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Guidi, Lionel. "Particle flux transformation in the mesopelagic water column: process analysis and global balance." Diss., Texas A&M University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/85946.

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Marine aggregates are an important means of carbon transfers downwards to the deep ocean as well as an important nutritional source for benthic organism communities that are the ultimate recipients of the flux. During these last 10 years, data on size distribution of particulate matter have been collected in different oceanic provinces using an Underwater Video Profiler. The cruise data include simultaneous analyses of particle size distributions as well as additional physical and biological measurements of water properties through the water column. First, size distributions of large aggregates have been compared to simultaneous measurements of particle flux observed in sediment traps. We related sediment trap compositional data to particle size (d) distributions to estimate their vertical fluxes (F) using simple power relationships (F=Ad^b). The spatial resolution of sedimentation processes allowed by the use of in situ particle sizing instruments lead to a more detailed study of the role of physical processes in vertical flux. Second, evolution of the aggregate size distributions with depth was related to overlying primary production and phytoplankton size-distributions on a global scale. A new clustering technique was developed to partition the profiles of aggregate size distributions. Six clusters were isolated. Profiles with a high proportion of large aggregates were found in high-productivity waters while profiles with a high proportion of small aggregates were located in low-productivity waters. The aggregate size and mass flux in the mesopelagic layer were correlated to the nature of primary producers (micro-, nano-, picophytoplankton fractions) and to the amount of integrated chlorophyll a in the euphotic layer using a multiple regression technique on principal components. Finally, a mesoscale area in the North Atlantic Ocean was studied to emphasize the importance of the physical structure of the water column on the horizontal and vertical distribution of particulate matter. The seasonal change in the abundance of aggregates in the upper 1000 m was consistent with changes in the composition and intensity of the particulate flux recorded in sediment traps. In an area dominated by eddies, surface accumulation of aggregates and export down to 1000 m occured at mesoscale distances (<100 km).

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Garcia, Nancy. "Analysis of number and mass concentration of coarse and fine particulate matter measurements within a heavy-duty diesel truck stop." To access this resource online via ProQuest Dissertations and Theses @ UTEP, 2008. http://0-proquest.umi.com.lib.utep.edu/login?COPT=REJTPTU0YmImSU5UPTAmVkVSPTI=&clientId=2515.

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Dalecky, Amanda Lee. "Particle Size Distribution Analysis of a Mining-Impacted Gravel-Bed Stream in Ohio Using a Hybrid Sediment Sampling Technique." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/35721.

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As part of a risk assessment study of the Leading Creek Watershed in Ohio, a prior Virginia Tech researcher collected pavement and subpavement sediment samples at 17 sites using the hybrid areal sampling technique with a clay adhesive. The watershed, which is heavily impacted by mining and agricultural activities, suffers from low pH, high concentrations of metals and sediment in the water column, and excessively silted streambeds. The current work presents the results of the particle size analyses performed on the hybrid samples in the context of evaluating the effectiveness of the technique itself and as a tool in future watershed/ecological studies, as well as examining possible relationships between siltation and indicators of ecological health in Leading Creek. By combining clay grid and adhesive sampling methods, the hybrid technique consistently achieved an effective particle size sampling range of 0.05 mm (1.97 x 10-3 in) to over 300 mm (11.8 in), thereby reducing the common problem of trunction. However, the overlap of the clay adhesive and natural sediment distributions and atypical sediment loading from surrounding abandoned and reclaimed mine lands obscured expected trends such as downstream fining and hindered the analysis of materials finer than 0.125 mm (4.93 x 10-3 in). Volumetric conversion of areal samples using the Modified Cube Model with a traditional exponent of -1 for clay was complicated by the large amount of fines in the Leading Creek samples. Further investigation into a more appropriate conversion technique for the evaluation of fine sediment samples is warranted. Master of Science

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Wangsa-Wirawan, Norbertus Djajasantosa. "Physicochemical properties of protein inclusion bodies." Title page, contents and introduction only, 1999. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09PH/09phw2465.pdf.

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Bibliography: leaves 182-198. Improvements in the current production system of inclusion bodies and the downstream processing sequence are essential to maintain a competitive advantage in the market place. Optimisation of fermentation is considered to improve production yield; then flotation as a possible inclusion body recovery method.

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Bryant, Ross Becker 1957. "Laser light scattering and geographic information systems: Advanced methods for soil particle size analysis and data display." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/278039.

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Laser light scattering (LLS) is an alternate method for determining soil particle size. Since the majority of information on particle size analysis has traditionally been derived from sedimentation methods, it is important to be able to draw a relationship between these two methods. Twenty four soil samples from a set of 214 samples analyzed by LLS were selected and also analyzed using sedimentation techniques. Particle size percentages were obtained in five different size ranges and then these two techniques were compared. Linear regression equations were developed that convert numbers obtained from the LLS method to a pipette analysis equivalent. This data was then utilized to eliminate the variation of soil moisture due to soil texture to obtain a moisture content independent of soil moisture. This "adjusted moisture" was displayed on a geographic information system to locate areas in the soil profile where soil moisture is relatively high. The high "adjusted moisture" contents occurred predominately below 2.44 meters (8 ft.) depths suggesting that the pre-irrigation applied to this soil reached this depth.

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Jones, Bruce. "Impact of Conservation Tillage on Soil Erosion and the Agronomic Performance of Flue-Cured Tobacco." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/40537.

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Conservation tillage tobacco production has gained little producer acceptance since introduction in the late 1960's. Yield reductions, tobacco quality issues, unacceptable weed control, and inadequate planting equipment limited practice adoption and substantiated the need for continued research. The recent developments of a Subsurface Tiller-TransplanterTM and the herbicide SpartanTM renewed producer interest in conservation tillage and led to an investigation with both flue-cured and Virginia dark-fired tobacco. Flue-cured tobacco was transplanted into rye mulch on bedded rows and subsequently cultivated at various timings. Conservation tillage significantly reduced soil erosion approximately 92 percent and tobacco yield approximately 23 percent when row cultivation was not applied. Row cultivation significantly increased tobacco yield without increasing soil erosion. The yield of conservation tillage tobacco receiving a minimum of two cultivations was similar to conventional tobacco. The second study evaluated wheat, rye, crimson clover, and mixtures of crimson clover with either wheat or rye as cover crop mulches for conservation tillage production of Virginia dark-fired tobacco. Conservation tillage, regardless of cover crop, reduced dark-fired tobacco yields approximately 779 and 488 pounds per acre in 1996 and 1997, respectively. The removal of cover crop residue for hay did not lower tobacco yield compared to leaving residue on the soil surface. Row cultivation increased conservation tillage tobacco yield approximately 247 pounds in 1997 regardless of cover crop. The nitrogen contribution of crimson clover was minimal in both years of the study and did not affect tobacco performance. Master of Science

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TOPRAK, FUNDA O. "CONSTRAINING THE POTENTIAL RESPIRATORY HEALTH HAZARD FROM LARGE VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1186151662.

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Ehrenhofer, Adrian, and Thomas Wallmersperger. "Active hydrogel composite membranes for the analysis of cell size distributions." SPIE, 2019. https://tud.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A74237.

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Active membranes with switchable pores that are based on hydrogels can be used to measure the cell size distribution in blood samples. The system investigated in the present research is based on a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) membrane that is surface polymerized with poly (N-isopropyl acrylamide) (PNiPAAm) to form active pores of arbitrary geometry. The PET membrane provides the functionality of a backbone for mechanical rigidity, while the soft PNiPAAm hydrogel forms the active pores. Modeling and simulation of the active hydrogel behavior proved to adequately predict the opening and closing of the pores under application of an activating stimulus, e.g. temperature. The applied model is called Temperature-Expansion-Model and uses the analogy of thermal expansion to model the volume swelling of hydrogels. The Normalized Extended Temperature-Expansion-Model can englobe arbitrary hydrogels and large geometric displacements. Studies of pore opening - performed by using commercial finite element tools - show good agreement of the experimentally measured shape change of active pores. Based on these studies, the particulate fluid flow through the switchable pores is analyzed. Through application of a membrane process, i.e. a given variation of applied pressure and switching stimulus for the hydrogel, the size profile of the blocking particles can be measured directly using the flux difference under constant pressure. This allows the measurement of the cell size distribution in blood samples, e.g. to detect circulating tumor cells or anomalies in the distribution that hint to anemia.

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Hamilton, Peter. "Investigation of a drying process of needle-shaped particles using particle size analysis techniques and non-invasive Raman spectrometry." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 2011. http://oleg.lib.strath.ac.uk:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=18135.

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Mirra, Inês Martins Pereira. "Influência das diferentes granulometrias na composição química das cascas de Eucalyptus globulus Labill., Betula pendula Roth, Picea abies (L.) Karst, Pinus sylvestris L. e Pinus pinea L." Master's thesis, ISA/UTL, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/4187.

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Mestrado em Engenharia Florestal e dos Recursos Naturais - Instituto Superior de Agronomia The goal of this report is to characterize the bark of five industrially important forest species in Europe - Eucalyptus globulus, Betula pendula, Picea abies, Pinus sylvestris e Pinus pinea and to define their potential use as a source of value added chemical products. It was performed the anatomical characterization of bark tissues (dissociated elements), the selective fractionation (size distribution, characterization of particle shape, separation of density and determination of bulk density), the average of basic chemical composition and particle size of three reference fractions (ash, extractives, suberin, Klason lignin, acid soluble lignin, holocellulose and 1% NaOH extraction). The anatomical study shows that there is no differential separation of the cellular elements of the tissues of the bark in seven particle size fractions. The physical process of fractioning showed that, for all barks, over 50% of the mass of material consisted of coarse particles with 6 mm average diameter. On the other hand, there was no direct correlation between the values of bulk density and particle diameter. It has only been possible to separate the birch bark and scots pine by difference in density fluctuations in water. The mean values of the chemical composition brought out that the barks of softwood showed higher content of total extractives, lignin and yield of 1% NaOH extraction. Considering the three different particle size fractions, the fine fraction showed a higher content of ash, total extractives and 1% NaOH extraction. There was no significant change in the content of suberin and holocellulose.

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Liu, Yi-Hung. "Analysis of Production Process of Fine Dry Ice Particles and Application for Surface Cleaning." 京都大学 (Kyoto University), 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2433/157619.

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Mazzini, Martina. "Analysis of the aerosol number size distribution variability and characterization of new particle formation events at Monte Cimone GAW global station." Master's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2021. http://amslaurea.unibo.it/23221/.

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The aim of this thesis is to obtain long-term information on aerosol number size distribution and new particle formation at the Mt. Cimone GAW global station (CMN, 2165 m a.s.l.) to better assess how aerosols impact on Earth system. The size distribution of particles ranging from 9nm to 500nm was continuously observed with a DMPS from November 2005 to July 2013 in the framework of EUSAAR and ACTRIS projects. Size distribution and number concentration are studied at different time scales, together with occurrences of new particle formation (NPF). CMN typical aerosol number size distribution is bimodal while the average total number concentration of 1534±1332/cm^3. The number concentration shows large seasonal variations with higher values during warm months, almost four times higher than those observed in winter. On a daily time-scale, the maximum of total particles occurs in the afternoon. When classifying aerosol number size distribution into nucleation mode, Aitken mode, and accumulation mode, Aitken mode is the main contributor to the total number concentration for about 53%, followed by particles in the accumulation and nucleation modes with 31% and 16%, respectively. NPFs are identified, by classifying each day following standardized classification criteria. CMN is characterized by a NPF events frequency of 26.7%, with the highest event occurrence in May and August, while non-events are more frequent during winter. The growth of nucleation mode particles and the time evolution of their number concentration begin around local noon. The first one lasts almost three hours, with a mean growth rate of 4.65±1.97nm/h, while the latter lasts more than one hour and a half, with a rate of 0.50±0.56/(cm^3 ·s). The average condensation sink (CS) is 0.280 ·10^-3/s during a typical non-event day, and 0.483·10^-3/s during a typical event day. However, low CS observed before the nucleation onset time can be an important factor triggering NPFs, except during winter season.

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Renner, Kofi Omare. "Particle size analysis, quantification and identification of microplastics in selected consumer products : a critical comparison of methods and analytical techniques." Thesis, Brunel University, 2018. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/17133.

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Microplastics are particles that are < 5 mm in size and come from a wide range of sources. The global distribution in terrestrial and aquatic environments indicates they are likely to cause harm to living organisms. They are used in a variety of personal care products and kitchen scourers. To advance further studies, different approaches have been developed in recent years. In this research, a comparison of methods and analytical techniques were applied to characterise microplastics in two toothpastes and two facial scrubs. The analysis of microplastics was determined using light microscopy, laser diffraction, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. This research reports for the first time, the application of Imaging flow cytometry to characterise microplastics, and was explored to characterise smaller sized particles in each product. The methods developed where validated by characterising particles abraded from kitchen scourers. Two market leading and three chain store brands of kitchen scourers were utilised for the characterisation of microplastics. The application of the different techniques indicated differences in the size, number and morphological characteristics of the particles analysed. The different approaches developed for particle extraction, and the analytical techniques had an apparent influence on the results produced. Currently, there are no universally accepted laboratory protocol and analytical techniques to characterise microplastics. However, this research can serve as a reference point to promote more studies on laboratory methods and analytical techniques to characterise microplastics, with the hope of understanding better these complex particles.

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Fidan, Berkan. "A Comparative Analysis Of The Recent Cement Grinding Systems With Particle-based Influences On Cement Properties." Thesis, METU, 2011. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12612997/index.pdf.

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The conventional cement grinding system, the ball mill, has very poor efficiencies in spite of innovative improvements. For this purpose, development of new techniques, which allow proper size reduction and uniform particle size distribution with less specific energy consumptions, have become a necessity. The aim of this study is to make a comparative analysis of the fairly new cement grinding technologies, COMFLEX&reg Grinding System, Roller Press and HOROMILL&reg , at the same cement production plant with the same raw materials. In this context, CEM I 42.5 R type cement was produced with a fixed Blaine fineness of 3600 (&plusmn 100) cm2/g at three different grinding units. The same raw materials, clinker and gypsum, and identical feeding ratios, 95% and 5%, were used to produce cement. Accordingly, these different grinding techniques were inspected with respect to the microstructural properties of cement particles, and the relative chemical, physical and mechanical properties of products. It was found that the main cement grinding parameters, specific surface area and sieve residue, do not show expected relation and change with each grinding system due to differences in the size reduction technique. Moreover, strength and other hardened mortar properties are directly affected by the liberation conditions of reactive grains at grinding stages.High capacity and low specific energy consumption i.e. the breaking and cracking efficiency of the roller press and higher grinding performance of the ball mill promoted the COMFLEX&reg system. On the other hand, the roller press was clearly advantageous at early strength performances with moderate specific energy usages during grinding. Nonetheless, it also had drawbacks like higher water demand and earlier setting times (which mean higher hydration temperatures). When the wideness and sharpness of classification results were considered, HOROMILL&reg gave better results with high circulation and efficient air classification design although there were weaknesses of the system such as lower capacity and higher specific energy consumption rate.

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Elunai, Ronald Tabu. "Particulate texture image analysis with applications." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2011. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/45718/1/Ronald_Elunai_Thesis.pdf.

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Texture analysis and textural cues have been applied for image classification, segmentation and pattern recognition. Dominant texture descriptors include directionality, coarseness, line-likeness etc. In this dissertation a class of textures known as particulate textures are defined, which are predominantly coarse or blob-like. The set of features that characterise particulate textures are different from those that characterise classical textures. These features are micro-texture, macro-texture, size, shape and compaction. Classical texture analysis techniques do not adequately capture particulate texture features. This gap is identified and new methods for analysing particulate textures are proposed. The levels of complexity in particulate textures are also presented ranging from the simplest images where blob-like particles are easily isolated from their back- ground to the more complex images where the particles and the background are not easily separable or the particles are occluded. Simple particulate images can be analysed for particle shapes and sizes. Complex particulate texture images, on the other hand, often permit only the estimation of particle dimensions. Real life applications of particulate textures are reviewed, including applications to sedimentology, granulometry and road surface texture analysis. A new framework for computation of particulate shape is proposed. A granulometric approach for particle size estimation based on edge detection is developed which can be adapted to the gray level of the images by varying its parameters. This study binds visual texture analysis and road surface macrotexture in a theoretical framework, thus making it possible to apply monocular imaging techniques to road surface texture analysis. Results from the application of the developed algorithm to road surface macro-texture, are compared with results based on Fourier spectra, the auto- correlation function and wavelet decomposition, indicating the superior performance of the proposed technique. The influence of image acquisition conditions such as illumination and camera angle on the results was systematically analysed. Experimental data was collected from over 5km of road in Brisbane and the estimated coarseness along the road was compared with laser profilometer measurements. Coefficient of determination R2 exceeding 0.9 was obtained when correlating the proposed imaging technique with the state of the art Sensor Measured Texture Depth (SMTD) obtained using laser profilometers.

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Attili, Bassam Saleem. "Particle size distribution and qualitative/quantitative analysis of trace metals in the combustion gas and fly ash of coal/refuse derived fuel." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1991. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc332571/.

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This work includes two different areas of research. Both areas are related to the combustion of the binder-enhanced densified refuse derived fuel (bdRDF) with high sulfur coal and examining trace elements. The first area of this work involved studying the trace metals in the combustion gas of bdRDF/coal blend and the effect of the binder, CA(OH)2, on reducing the trace elements emissions. The second area of work involved studying the trace elements in the fly ash and the effect of the dRDF and the binder of trace metals.

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Mohamed, Noha N. A. "Pharmaceutical analysis and in-vitro aerodynamic characterisation of inhaled theophylline formulations containing drug particles prepared by supercritical fluid processing. Chromatographic, spectroscopic, and thermal analysis of micron-sized theophylline particles prepared by supercritical fluid technology and in-vitro evaluation of their performance as inhaled dry powder formulations." Thesis, University of Bradford, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/4297.

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The aim of this work is to study the in-vitro aerodynamic performance of a new inhaled theophylline formulation prepared by supercritical fluids technique. For the analysis of the output from the in-vitro tests (and further in-vivo tests) a new, fast, sensitive high performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) method was developed and validated for the determination of theophylline and other related derivatives in aqueous and urine samples using new packing materials (monolithic columns). These columns achieve efficient separation under lower backpressure and shorter time comparing to other traditionally or newly introduced C18 columns. Solution enhanced dispersion by supercritical fluid (SEDS) process has been applied for the production of anhydrous theophylline as pure crystals in the range 2-5 ¿m to be used as new inhaled dry powder formulation for asthma. Fifteen theophylline samples have been prepared under different experimental conditions. The drug produced by this method has been subject to a number of solid-phase analytical procedures designed to establish the crystal structure [X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD)], the structure and conformation [(FTIR), Fourier-transform Raman spectroscopy (FT-Raman)], and the morphology and particle size [scanning electron microscope (SEM)]. While, thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) have been used to monitor any phase transition or polymorphic changes after processing. All these analytical techniques gave a satisfactory indication of the solid-state chemistry of the processed particles and assess the development of new inhalation product. The performance of inhaled SEDS theophylline with or without a carrier was evaluated using the developed HPLC method. Three samples having different particle sizes were selected out of the prepared powders by SEDS technique to be tested. The dose sampling unit and the Anderson Cascade Impactor were used to determine the in-vitro emitted dose and the deposition profiles of SEDS samples, respectively. The effect of different inhalation flows was studied using two different flows 28.3, and 60 L min-1 with 4 L inhalation volume. Different DPI devices were investigated in this study; Easyhaler® and Spinhaler®. The particle size has an important effect on the aerodynamic behaviour and deposition profile of inhaled drug, the smaller the particles the greater the total lung deposition. The presence of a carrier improves the respirable fraction for all the tested formulations. Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education

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Dutson, Andrew S. "A Multifaceted Sedimentological Analysis on Hobble Creek." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2011. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/2625.

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Due to the endangerment of the June sucker (Chasmistes liorus), the lower two miles of Hobble Creek, Utah has been the focus of several restoration efforts. The portion of the creek between Interstate 15 and Utah Lake has been moved into a more "natural" channel and efforts are now being made to expand restoration to the east side of the freeway. This thesis reports on three different parts of a sedimentological analysis performed on Hobble Creek. The first part is a data set that contains information about the particle size distribution on the bed of Hobble Creek between 400 W and Interstate 15 in Springville, Utah. Particle size distributions were obtained for eleven sub-reaches within the study section. Particle size parameters such as D50 were observed to decrease from an average of 72 mm to 24 mm downstream from the 1650 W crossing and Packard Dam. Streambed armoring was observed along most of the reach. This data set can be used as input for PHABSIM software to determine the location and availability of existing spawning material for June sucker during a range of flows. The second part of this thesis compares predictions from four bed-load transport models to bed-load transport data measured on Hobble Creek. In general, the Meyer-Peter, Muller and Bathurst models overpredicted sediment transport by several orders of magnitude while the Rosgen and Wilcock methods (both calibrated models) were fairly accurate. Design channel dimensions resulting from the bed-load transport predictions diverged as a function of discharge. Once validated, the models developed in this section can be used by design engineers to better understand sediment transport on Hobble Creek. The models may also be applied to other Utah Lake tributaries. The third section of the thesis introduces a detailed survey data set that covers the Hobble Creek floodplain on the shifted section between Interstate 15 and Utah Lake with an approximate 10 foot resolution grid. Water surface elevations at two flows, along with invert, fence, saddles, and other points, are labeled in the survey. A comparison with a survey completed last year did not reveal any significant lateral changes caused by the 2010 spring runoff. Due to the potential importance of the side ponds to June sucker survival, this data set can be used to monitor sedimentation in the side ponds. It may also be used in a GSSHA model to determine the magnitude of flow that is required before each side pond will be connected to the main channel.

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Parker, Eleanor Jane. "An assessment of environmental magnetics and particle size distribution analysis as proxies for variations in the intensity of the East Asian monsoon." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.366651.

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Mohamed, Noha Nahedj Atia. "Pharmaceutical analysis and in-vitro aerodynamic characterisation of inhaled theophylline formulations containing drug particles prepared by supercritical fluid processing : chromatographic, spectroscopic, and thermal analysis of micron-sized theophylline particles prepared by supercritical fluid technology and in-vitro evaluation of their performance as inhaled dry powder formulations." Thesis, University of Bradford, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/4297.

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The aim of this work is to study the in-vitro aerodynamic performance of a new inhaled theophylline formulation prepared by supercritical fluids technique. For the analysis of the output from the in-vitro tests (and further in-vivo tests) a new, fast, sensitive high performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) method was developed and validated for the determination of theophylline and other related derivatives in aqueous and urine samples using new packing materials (monolithic columns). These columns achieve efficient separation under lower backpressure and shorter time comparing to other traditionally or newly introduced C18 columns. Solution enhanced dispersion by supercritical fluid (SEDS) process has been applied for the production of anhydrous theophylline as pure crystals in the range 2-5 μm to be used as new inhaled dry powder formulation for asthma. Fifteen theophylline samples have been prepared under different experimental conditions. The drug produced by this method has been subject to a number of solid-phase analytical procedures designed to establish the crystal structure [X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD)], the structure and conformation [(FTIR), Fourier-transform Raman spectroscopy (FT-Raman)], and the morphology and particle size [scanning electron microscope (SEM)]. While, thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) have been used to monitor any phase transition or polymorphic changes after processing. All these analytical techniques gave a satisfactory indication of the solid-state chemistry of the processed particles and assess the development of new inhalation product. The performance of inhaled SEDS theophylline with or without a carrier was evaluated using the developed HPLC method. Three samples having different particle sizes were selected out of the prepared powders by SEDS technique to be tested. The dose sampling unit and the Anderson Cascade Impactor were used to determine the in-vitro emitted dose and the deposition profiles of SEDS samples, respectively. The effect of different inhalation flows was studied using two different flows 28.3, and 60 L min-1 with 4 L inhalation volume. Different DPI devices were investigated in this study; Easyhaler® and Spinhaler®. The particle size has an important effect on the aerodynamic behaviour and deposition profile of inhaled drug, the smaller the particles the greater the total lung deposition. The presence of a carrier improves the respirable fraction for all the tested formulations.

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Manktelow, Kevin Lee. "Dispersion analysis of nonlinear periodic structures." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/51936.

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The present research is concerned with developing analysis methods for analyzing and exploring finite-amplitude elastic wave propagation through periodic media. Periodic arrangements of materials with high acoustic impedance contrasts can be employed to control wave propagation. These systems are often termed phononic crystals or metamaterials, depending on the specific design and purpose. Design of these systems usually relies on computation and analysis of dispersion band structures which contain information about wave propagation speed and direction. The location and influence of complete (and partial) band gaps is a particularly interesting characteristic. Wave propagation is prohibited for frequencies that correspond to band gaps; thus, periodic systems behave as filters, wave guides, and lenses at certain frequencies. Controlling these behaviors has typically been limited to the manufacturing stage or the application of external stimuli to distort material configurations. The inclusion of nonlinear elements in periodic unit cells offers an option for passive tuning of the dispersion band structure through amplitude-dependence. Hence, dispersion analysis methods which may be utilized in the design of nonlinear phononic crystals and metamaterials are required. The approach taken herein utilizes Bloch wave-based perturbation analysis methods for obtaining closed-form expressions for dispersion amplitude-dependence. The influence of material and geometric nonlinearities on the dispersion relationship is investigated. It is shown that dispersion shifts result from both self-action (monochromatic excitation) and wave-interaction (multi-frequency excitation), the latter enabling dynamic anisotropy in periodic media. A particularly novel aspect of this work is the ease with which band structures of discretized systems may be analyzed. This connection enables topology optimization of unit cells with nonlinear elements. Several important periodic systems are considered including monoatomic lattices, multilayer materials, and plane stress matrix-inclusion configurations. The analysis methods are further developed into a procedure which can be implemented numerically with existing finite-element analysis software for analyzing geometrically-complex materials.

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Hughes, Ian M. "Fish community structure, substrate particle size, and physical habitat an analysis of reference streams in the western Allegheny Plateau ecoregion of southeast Ohio /." Ohio : Ohio University, 2006. http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?ohiou1149545083.

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Hughes, Ian Matthew. "FISH COMMUNITY STRUCTURE, SUBSTRATE PARTICLE SIZE, AND PHYSICAL HABITAT: AN ANALYSIS OF REFERENCE STREAMS IN THE WESTERN ALLEGHENY PLATEAU ECOREGION OF SOUTHEAST OHIO." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1149545083.

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Alexander, Jennifer Mary. "Optical properties of mineral dust aerosol including analysis of particle size, composition, and shape effects, and the impact of physical and chemical processing." Diss., University of Iowa, 2015. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/1819.

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Atmospheric mineral dust has a large impact on the earth’s radiation balance and climate. The radiative effects of mineral dust depend on factors including, particle size, shape, and composition which can all be extremely complex. Mineral dust particles are typically irregular in shape and can include sharp edges, voids, and fine scale surface roughness. Particle shape can also depend on the type of mineral and can vary as a function of particle size. In addition, atmospheric mineral dust is a complex mixture of different minerals as well as other, possibly organic, components that have been mixed in while these particles are suspended in the atmosphere. Aerosol optical properties are investigated in this work, including studies of the effect of particle size, shape, and composition on the infrared (IR) extinction and visible scattering properties in order to achieve more accurate modeling methods. Studies of particle shape effects on dust optical properties for single component mineral samples of silicate clay and diatomaceous earth are carried out here first. Experimental measurements are modeled using T-matrix theory in a uniform spheroid approximation. Previous efforts to simulate the measured optical properties of silicate clay, using models that assumed particle shape was independent of particle size, have achieved only limited success. However, a model which accounts for a correlation between particle size and shape for the silicate clays offers a large improvement over earlier modeling approaches. Diatomaceous earth is also studied as an example of a single component mineral dust aerosol with extreme particle shapes. A particle shape distribution, determined by fitting the experimental IR extinction data, used as a basis for modeling the visible light scattering properties. While the visible simulations show only modestly good agreement with the scattering data, the fits are generally better than those obtained using more commonly invoked particle shape distributions. The next goal of this work is to investigate if modeling methods developed in the studies of single mineral components can be generalized to predict the optical properties of more authentic aerosol samples which are complex mixtures of different minerals. Samples of Saharan sand, Iowa loess, and Arizona road dust are used here as test cases. T-matrix based simulations of the authentic samples, using measured particle size distributions, empirical mineralogies, and a priori particle shape models for each mineral component are directly compared with the measured IR extinction spectra and visible scattering profiles. This modeling approach offers a significant improvement over more commonly applied models that ignore variations in particle shape with size or mineralogy and include only a moderate range of shape parameters. Mineral dust samples processed with organic acids and humic material are also studied in order to explore how the optical properties of dust can change after being aged in the atmosphere. Processed samples include quartz mixed with humic material, and calcite reacted with acetic and oxalic acid. Clear differences in the light scattering properties are observed for all three processed mineral dust samples when compared to the unprocessed mineral dust or organic salt products. These interactions result in both internal and external mixtures depending on the sample. In addition, the presence of these organic materials can alter the mineral dust particle shape. Overall, however, these results demonstrate the need to account for the effects of atmospheric aging of mineral dust on aerosol optical properties. Particle shape can also affect the aerodynamic properties of mineral dust aerosol. In order to account for these effects, the dynamic shape factor is used to give a measure of particle asphericity. Dynamic shape factors of quartz are measured by mass and mobility selecting particles and measuring their vacuum aerodynamic diameter. From this, dynamic shape factors in both the transition and vacuum regime can be derived. The measured dynamic shape factors of quartz agree quite well with the spheroidal shape distributions derived through studies of the optical properties.

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Mortensen, Litsa A. "The Chronostratigraphy of Big Bone Lick and its Archaeological Implications." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1378108927.

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Bracci, Alessandro. "Analysis of precipitation from ground observations over the Antarctic coast." Master's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2018. http://amslaurea.unibo.it/16875/.

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The primary mass input of the Antarctic ice sheet is represented by snow precipitation. Despite of their crucial role, the estimates of precipitation over Antarctica are sparse and characterized by large uncertainties. Recently, the Italian Mario Zucchelli station (MZS) at Terra Nova Bay was equipped with instruments for monitoring precipitation. This thesis is part of the APP-PNRA project (Antarctic precipitation properties from ground-based instruments), whose object is to set up an observatory to characterize precipitation at MZS. The present study was focused on the evaluation of the response of solid hydrometeors to the electromagnetic radiation and on the microphysical characterization of precipitation. The former was investigated using a pre-computed discrete dipole approximation (DDA) database for complex-shape snowflakes and a T-Matrix code for soft-spheroids. The backscattering cross sections, calculated at the K-band by the two methods, were compared. In case of aggregate particles the methods show a poor agreement, comparable values were found when pristine crystals were considered. The latter was examined through in-situ observations by a Parsivel disdrometer and Micro Rain Radar. By exploiting the Parsivel data collected during the summer seasons 2016-17 and 2017-18, the particle size distributions (PSD) of hydrometeors were derived, showing a high number of particles with very small diameter. Numerical simulations, driven by DDA and T-Matrix, were also performed by using the PSDs, to obtain the simulated radar reflectivity. The comparative analysis of simulated and actual reflectivity allowed inferring microphysical characterization of precipitation. Based on this methodology, 16 out of 22 snow days were categorized: 6 as having aggregate-like features and 10 as pristine crystal-like. These results will be of practical interest, giving an important contribution toward a more accurate quantification of snow accumulation in Antarctica.

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Gonzales, Howell B. "Cattle feedlot dust – laser diffraction analysis of size distribution and estimation of emissions from unpaved roads and wind erosion." Thesis, Kansas State University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/7041.

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Master of Science Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering Ronaldo G. Maghirang Large cattle feedlots emit considerable amounts of particulate matter (PM), including TSP (total suspended particulates), PM[subscript]10 (PM with equivalent aerodynamic diameter of 10 μm or less), and PM[subscript]2.5 (PM with equivalent aerodynamic diameter of 2.5 μm or less). Particulate emissions result from pen surface disturbance by cattle hoof action, vehicle traffic on unpaved roads and alleyways, and wind erosion. Research is needed to determine concentrations of various size fractions, size distribution, and emission rates from various sources in feedlots. This research was conducted to measure particle size distribution using laser diffraction method and estimate emissions from unpaved roads and wind erosion. Particle size distribution and concentrations of PM[subscript]10 and PM[subscript]2.5 at a commercial cattle feedlot in Kansas (Feedlot 1) were measured over a 2-yr period. The feedlot had a capacity of 30,000 head and total pen area of 50 ha and was equipped with a sprinkler system for dust control. Collocated low-volume samplers for TSP, PM[subscript]10, and PM[subscript]2.5 were used to measure concentrations of TSP, PM[subscript]10, and PM[subscript]2.5 at the upwind and downwind edges of the feedlot. Dust samples that were collected by TSP samplers were analyzed with a laser diffraction analyzer to determine particle size distribution. Particle size distribution at the downwind edge of the feedlot was also measured with micro-orifice uniform deposit impactor (MOUDI). The laser diffraction method and MOUDI did not differ significantly in mean geometric mean diameter (13.7 vs. 13.0 μm) but differed in mean geometric standard deviation (2.9 vs. 2.3). From laser diffraction and TSP data, PM[subscript]10 and PM[subscript]2.5 concentrations were also calculated and were not significantly different from those measured by low-volume PM[subscript]10 and PM[subscript]2.5 samplers (122 vs. 131 μg/m[superscript]3 for PM[subscript]10; 26 vs. 35 μg/m[superscript]3 for PM[subscript]2.5). Both PM[subscript]10 and PM[subscript]2.5 fractions decreased as pen surface moisture contents increased, while the PM[subscript]2.5/PM[subscript]10 ratio did not change much with pen surface moisture content. Published emission models were used to estimate PM[subscript]10 emissions from unpaved roads and wind erosion at Feedlot 1 and another nearby feedlot (Feedlot 2). Feedlot 2 had a capacity of 30,000 head, total pen surface area of 59 ha, and used water trucks for dust control. Estimated PM[subscript]10 emissions from unpaved roads and wind erosion were less than 20% of total PM[subscript]10 emissions obtained from inverse dispersion modeling. Further research is needed to establish the applicability of published emission estimation models for cattle feedlots.

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Majd, Faghihi Ehsan. "Quantitative assessment and characterisation of airborne engineered nanoparticles." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2015. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/84524/4/Ehsan%20Majd%20Faghihi%20Thesis.pdf.

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This research has brought new scientific insight into the characteristics of airborne engineered nanoparticles, which is essential when considering their effects on human health. The key findings of the work were a harmonised and traceable protocol for the size characterisation of engineered nanoparticles, and quantification of their emissions and dynamics in workplaces. The novelty of this project is in coupling a comprehensive experimental measurement approach with innovative and effective data interpretation. Also, for the first time, the existence of a general trend in the emission of nanoparticles from a nanotechnology process was investigated.

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Rahman, Md Mahmudur. "Investigations into source contributions and spatial distribution of airborne pollutants in an urban airshed by the development and application of advanced statistical models." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2017. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/108952/2/Md_Mahmudur_Rahman_Thesis.pdf.

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This thesis developed novel statistical modelling methods to quantify airborne gaseous and particle concentrations and their source contribution in an urban area; in particular, developed a novel Land Use Regression (LUR) model for predicting the daily average concentration of airborne gaseous concentrations, a novel Bayesian modelling approach to quantify airborne ultrafine particle source contribution, and a geostatistical modelling approach for quantifying spatial concentrations of airborne pollutants. Besides, nighttime new particle formation mechanism and their physical properties have been investigated for the first time. The findings have applications in urban planning and management as well as in epidemiological studies.

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Devereaux, Alexander R. "A quantified facies scale depositional model for current controlled siliciclastic deep marine depositional systems." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2022. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/235129/1/Alexander_Devereaux_Thesis.pdf.

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Detailed analysis was carried out on sediment samples collected from the Gulf of Cádiz during Integrated Ocean Drilling Program 339. Grain size analysis is a vital sedimentological tool used to unravel the hydrodynamic conditions, modes of transport, and depositional environment. Statistical parameters, bivariate analysis, and log-probability curves were used to quantify the physical sedimentological characteristics and compare them to previously established conceptual models.

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Murad, Mohammad Omar Faruk. "Acquiring In-Situ High-Resolution Soil Information Using Cost-Effective Technology." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2021. https://hdl.handle.net/2123/24626.

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Crop production and ecosystem services are greatly influenced by soil’s physical properties (i.e. soil moisture, organic carbon, particle size distribution, bulk density, etc.). This thesis develops new in-situ and laboratory technologies that can accurately measure soil physical properties rapidly and cost-effectively across the cropping fields. The first challenge is to build a soil water monitoring system that can monitor crop water use at the plot level. The study used a plastic buggy system for electromagnetic induction (EMI) surveys. The electrical conductivity data recorded from the EMI surveys were used for the depth-specific temporal analyses of soil water use by different genotypes. The system was successfully used to monitor soil water uptake by 36 genotypes of chickpeas at the plot level. The second challenge is to develop a rapid in-situ soil organic carbon (SOC) measurement technique using a VisNIR penetrometer system with high-resolution in-situ spectra. This method can measure SOC contents accurately from the surface up to the depth of 90 cm. The thesis also investigates novel laboratory techniques for measuring the particle-size distribution and bulk density. An automated hydrometer method using a ToF distance and a digital temperature sensor was introduced to measure continuous particle-size distribution. A novel technique based on shear wave velocity using piezoelectric sensors was developed for measuring bulk density and soil stiffness moduli in the laboratory. These cost-effective and robust measurement systems for measuring 3-dimensional high-resolution soil physical properties can be used in precision agriculture to optimise the resources for maximum crop yields.

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Bettinelli, Armand. "Cofrittage de l'alumine et du tungstene a 1400 non= c." Université Louis Pasteur (Strasbourg) (1971-2008), 1987. http://www.theses.fr/1987STR13144.

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Fabrication des ensembles multicouches ayant pour role la protection et l'interconnexion des circuits integres. Diminution de la temperature de cofrittage de 1600 a 1400 non=c. Etude de cofrittage realisee sur des bandes d'alumine coulees par "tape casting" puis serigraphiees

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Ranguis-Barale, Isabelle. "Étude de la fragmentation ultrafine : application au broyage de la gibbsite par broyeur à jets d'air." Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, INPL, 1995. http://www.theses.fr/1995INPL062N.

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Ce travail a pour objectif de caractériser la fragmentation ultrafine. L’étude est réalisée avec un broyeur à jets d'air dans lequel les particules mises en mouvement par insufflation d'air comprimé entrent violemment en collision. Le matériau réalisé, de la gibbsite Al(OH)3 obtenue industriellement à partir de la bauxite, se présente sous la forme de grains polycristallins complexes de taille moyenne égale à 100 microns. Une méthode d'étude originale basée sur l'analyse des courbes granulométriques couplée à l'analyse morphologique a permis de montrer que la fragmentation s'opère selon trois mécanismes: l'éclatement, l'écaillage et l'attrition. Il en résulte trois populations granulométriques dont les tailles moyennes sont 75, 20 et 7 microns composés par quatre types morphologiques, les blocs compacts, les éclats, les écailles et les fines. En comparant les résultats obtenus dans un broyeur à jets d'air à ceux obtenus par compression dans un broyeur annulaire et par compression-cisaillement dans un broyeur vibroinertiel, on constate que les produits ont une morphologie identique bien que les répartitions pondérales varient avec le type de broyage. On conclut que la structure du matériau joue un rôle déterminant dans la fragmentation

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Dali, Sarabjyot Singh. "Analysis of dense colloidal dispersions with multiwavelength frequency domain photon migration measurements." [College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1751.

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Nabeel, Muhammad. "A study of micro-particles in the dust and melt at different stages of iron and steelmaking." Doctoral thesis, KTH, Tillämpad processmetallurgi, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-196805.

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The dust particles generated due to mechanical wear of iron ore pellets and clusters formed in molten stainless steel alloyed with rare earth metals (REM) are considered in this study. Firstly, the influence of the characteristics of iron ore pellets, applied load on a pellet bed and partial reduction of the pellets on the size distribution of the generated dust was investigated. Secondly, REM clusters are investigated to evaluate the size distribution of the clusters. Also, an extreme value distribution (EVD) analysis has been applied for the observed REM clusters. The large sized pellets showed 10-20% higher wear rate than small sized pellets during wear in a planetary mill. Moreover, an increase of ~67% was observed in the friction and dust generation in the pellet bed as the applied load increased from 1 to 3 kg. Also, it was observed that a higher friction in the pellet bed can lead to an increased amount of airborne particles. The mechanical wear experiments of pellets reduced at 500 °C (P500) and 850 °C (P850) showed that P500 pellets exhibit ~16-35% higher wear rate than unreduced pellets. For the P850 pellets, the wear is inhibited by formation of a metallic layer at the outer surface of the pellets. The mechanism of dust generation has been explained using the obtained results. A reliable cluster size distribution of REM clusters was obtained by improving the observation method and it was used to explicate the formation and growth mechanism of REM clusters. The results show that the growth of clusters is governed by different types of collisions depending on the size of the clusters. For EVD analysis three different size parameters were considered. Moreover, using the maximum length of clusters results in a better correlation of EVD regression lines compared to other size parameters. Moreover, a comparison of predicted and observed maximum lengths of clusters showed that further work is required for the application of EVD analyses for REM clusters. Studien fokuserar på två olika typer av mikropartiklar som är valda från olika delar av järn- och ståltillverkningsprocessen. Dessa partiklar är dels stoft som genereras på grund av mekanisk nötning av partiklar och dels klusters som bildas i flytande rostfria stål legerade med sällsynta jordartsmetaller (REM). Inledningsvis så undersöktes inverkan av tre faktorer på storleksfördelningen hos stoft som bildas vid hantering av järnoxidpellets. De undersökta faktorerna inkluderade karakteristiken hos järnoxidpellets, det applicerade trycket på pelletsbädden och den partiella reduktionen av järnoxidpellets. Därefter så utfördes tredimensionella undersökningar av REM kluster som extraherats med hjälp av elektrolytisk extraction för att bestämma storleksfördelningen hos klustren. Dessutom så utfördes en extremvärdesdistribution (EVD) studie för de studerade klustren. En planetkvarn användes för att undersöka inverkan of karakeristiken hos pellets på stoftbildningen. Resultaten visade att storleken på pellets kan påverka nötningshastigheten under dessa försöksförhållanden. Pellets som hade en större storlek (13.5< Deq <15.0 mm) uppvisade en 10 till 20% högre nötningshastighet i jämförelse med mindre pellets (9.5< Deq <12.5 mm). Baserat på analyserna av stoftet som genererades under nötningsexperimenten så konstaterades att nötningsmekanismerna för dessa pellets var abrasions- och kollisionsnötning. En pelletsbädd skapades för att möjliggöra studier av inverkan av ett applicerat tryck på stoftbildningen och friktionskrafterna i en pelletsbädd. Ett varierat tryck på mellan 1 till 3 kg applicerades på pelletsbädden. Resultaten visade att en ökning på ~67% av friktionskraften och stoftbildningen ägde rum när det applicerade trycket ökades från 1 till 3kg. Dessutom så visade resultaten att en högre friktionskraft i pelletsbädden kan resultera in en ökad mängd luftburna partiklar. Den mekaniska nötningen av pellets som reducerats vid 500 °C (P500) och 850 °C (P850) studerades också genom användande av en planetkvarn. Resultaten visade att P500 pellets uppvisade en ~ 16 till 35% högre nötningshastighet i jämförelse med oreducerade referenspellets. Resultaten för P850 pellets visade att den mekaniska nötningen motverkades genom bildningen av ett metalliskt skikt på den yttre delen av pelletsen. Resultaten visade också att stoftet som bildats pga mekanisk nötning av reducerade pellets innehöll 3 till 6 gånger mer grova partiklar (>20µm) i jämförelse med stoft som bildats från oreducerade pellets. Slutligen så diskuterades hur dessa resultat kan relateras till industriella förhållanden med avseende på mekanismerna som är involverade i den mekaniska nötningen av pellets samt med avseende på relationen mellan hastigheten av de utgående gaserna och storlken och morfologin hos stoftpartiklarna. Klusters innehållande REM-oxider som extraherats från en 253MA rostfri stålsort undersöktes med användande av en tredimensionell teknik. En trovärdig storleksfördelning av klusters (CSD) erhölls genom att förbättra undersökningsmetoden och denna användes för att studera bildningen och tillväxten av REM oxider. Dessutom så användes cirkularitetsfaktorn hos klusters för att dela in klustren i två olika grupper, vilka bildas och tillväxer enligt olika mekanismer. Resultaten visade också att tillväxten av klusters gynnas av olika typer av kollisioner som beror av av storleken på klusters. För REM-klusters så drogs slutsatsen att turbulenta kollisioner är den huvudsakliga mekanismen som påverkar tillväxten. Avhandlingen behandlar även problemet om hur det är möjligt att hantera synfält där det inte förekommer kluster vid en extremvärdesdistribution (EVD) analys. Tre olika parametrar undersöktes i EVD analysen. Resultaten visar att om den maximala längden på kluster (LC) används i analysen så erhålls den bästa korrelationen gällande regressionslinjen för en EVD analys. Specifikt så var R2 värdet upp till 0.9876 i jämförelse med de andra storleksparametrarna som har värden i intervallet 0.9656 – 0.9774. Slutligen så visar resultaten från en jämförelse mellan beräknade och observerade maximala klusterlängder att EVD analyser för studier av REM kluster behöver undersökas ytterligare i framtiden. QC 20161128

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Momoli, Renata Santos. "Caracterização e distribuição espacial dos sedimentos depositados numa zona ripária reflorestada." Universidade de São Paulo, 2006. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/11/11140/tde-06122006-125924/.

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As atividades agrícolas no Estado de São Paulo, foram responsáveis pela supressão da cobertura vegetal original do solo e, sua conseqüente degradação. A vegetação nativa foi gradativamente substituída por culturas como café, pastagem, citros e cana-de-açúcar, durante séculos de ocupação e uso da terra. A recomposição da cobertura florestal auxilia na prevenção da erosão do solo e na redução dos impactos causados. A floresta ripária retém os sedimentos resultantes do desprendimento do solo à montante e transportados pela enxurrada. A deposição de sedimentos na zona ripária está relacionada à pluviosidade, às feições geomorfológicas, ao material de origem e manejo da área à montante. O padrão de distribuição de sedimentos na zona ripária reflete a dinâmica da deposição e os prováveis processos ocorridos. Para inferir sobre os processos de deposição ocorridos, foram realizadas análises macro e micromorfológicas e, também análises granulométricas apoiadas na interpretação estatística dos parâmetros de Folk & Ward (1957). As amostras de solo foram dispersas em Hexametafosfato de Sódio e também em água, para simular as condições de campo, seguindo a metodologia de Camargo (1986). Os resultados obtidos através da análise granulométrica, foram reforçados pelas análises de imagens e porosidade em amostras indeformadas. Os atributos do solo enterrado e dos sedimentos depositados, evidenciam um padrão de deposição irregular e desuniforme, que sugere a ocorrência de eventos erosivos de grande intensidade (fluxo turbulento). Essa irregularidade e desuniformidade da deposição está relacionada à alteração do uso da terra. A implantação do reflorestamento na zona ripária de Iracema B deslocou a deposição de sedimentos, 25m à montante na encosta. Agricultural pratices in the state of São Paulo - Brazil, are directly responsible for the suppression of the natural vegetation cover and soil degradation. The natural vegetation was substituted by coffee, pastures, citrus and sugar-cane crops, over centuries of occupation and land use. The native forest recuperation prevents soil erosion and reduces environmental impacts. Riparian forest traps sediments transported by \"splash\" and runoff. Sediments deposition in riparian zone depends on rainfall, geomorphology, original soil characteristics and management. Sediment distribution paths in riparian zones reflect the deposition dynamics and the type of deposition event. In order to study the deposition processes in a riparian forest located in the county of Iracemapolis-state of São Paulo, macro and micromorphological analyses, as well as particle size distribution using Folk & Ward (1957) parameters, were done. Soil samples were dispersed with sodium hexametaphosphate and water. This last technique was done to simulate field transport conditions. The particle size distribution results together with the field and laboratory morphological analyses showed an irregular and non-uniform sediment deposition. This deposition process suggests the occurrence of high intensity erosive events that produce high amount of sediments and runoff characterized by a turbulent flow. Land use changes significantly affect this type of deposition. The recuperation of the natural forest dislocated sediment deposition inside the riparian forest 25 m upslope.

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Babaie, Meisam. "Reduction of diesel engine exhaust emissions using non-thermal plasma technology." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2015. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/81593/1/Meisam_Babaie_Thesis.pdf.

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Non-thermal plasma (NTP) is a promising candidate for controlling engine exhaust emissions. Plasma is known as the fourth state of matter, where both electrons and positive ions co-exist. Both gaseous and particle emissions of diesel exhaust undergo chemical changes when they are exposed to plasma. In this project diesel particulate matter (DPM) mitigation from the actual diesel exhaust by using NTP technology has been studied. The effect of plasma, not only on PM mass but also on PM size distribution, physico-chemical structure of PM and PM removal mechanisms, has been investigated. It was found that NTP technology can significantly reduce both PM mass and number. However, under some circumstances particles can be formed by nucleation. Energy required to create the plasma with the current technology is higher than the benchmark set by the commonly used by the automotive industry. Further research will enable the mechanism of particle creation and energy consumption to be optimised.

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Scerrato, Daria. "Effect of Micro-Particle Addition on Frictional Energy Dissipation and Strength of Concrete : Experiments and Modelling." Thesis, Lyon, INSA, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014ISAL0101.

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Si un béton classique est constitué d'éléments de granulométrie décroissante, en commençant par les granulats, le spectre granulométrique se poursuit avec la poudre de ciment puis parfois avec un matériau de granulométrie encore plus fine comme une fumée de silice (récupérée par exemple au niveau des filtres électrostatiques dans l'industrie de l'acier). L'obtention d'un spectre granulométrique continu et étendu vers les faibles granulométries permet d'améliorer la compacité, donc les performances mécaniques. L'idée de base de cette thèse a été d'utiliser comme éléments de granulométrie fine des fillers à base de calcaire. Ces fillers ont des granulométries très fines qui leur permettent de remplir les micro-fissure généralement présentes à l'intérieur du béton. La surface rugueuse des grains de ces fillers permet de modifier le coefficient de frottement entre les lèvres de chaque fissure. Le résultat souhaité est celui de produire un béton qui dissipe par frottement plus d'énergie par rapport à un béton standard. Un béton de ce type pourrait avoir des applications importantes dans l'ingénierie civile, surtout pour ce qui concerne l'absorption des vibrations dans la ville et les constructions en régions séismiques. Les théories des milieux continus généralisés permettent de tenir compte de l’effet de la microstructure des matériaux sur leur comportement macroscopique et, en particulier, de décrire la dissipation d’énergie dans le béton sujet à des chargements cycliques. Un modèle continu généralisé avec une variable cinématique supplémentaire a été développé dans le cadre de cette thèse qui permet de décrire le glissement relatif des lèvres des fissures dans le béton à l'échelle microscopique. La relation entre ces micro-mouvements au niveau des lèvres de fissures et la dissipation d'énergie observée à l'échelle macroscopique a ensuite été étudiée. Les équations en forme forte qui dérivent de cette modélisation continue sont obtenues à l'aide d'un principe variationnel de Hamilton-Rayleigh dans lequel on a intégré la nature dynamique du problème ainsi que la possibilité de décrire des phénomènes de dissipation au niveau microscopique. Le modèle obtenu permet de décrire les cycles d'hystérésis typiques du béton sujet à des chargement cycliques et ses paramètres ont été calés sur des essais menés au LGCIE de l'INSA de Lyon. Des études paramétriques concernant les paramètres reliés à la microstructure du matériau ont permis d'identifier l'effet que l'addition des micro-fillers a sur le comportement mécanique global du béton lorsque il est sujet à des chargement dynamiques In this thesis, a two-degrees-of-freedom, non-linear model is introduced aiming to describe internal friction phenomena which have been observed in some modified concrete specimens undergoing slow dynamic compression loads and having various amplitudes but never inducing large strains. The motivation for the theoretical effort presented here arose because of the experimental evidence described in some papers in which dissipation loops for concrete-type materials are shown to have peculiar characteristics. Since viscoelastic models –linear or non-linear– do not seem suitable to describe either qualitatively or quantitatively the measured dissipation loops, it is proposed to introduce a micro-mechanism of Coulomb-type internal dissipation associated to the relative motion of the faces of the micro-cracks present in the material. In addition, numerical simulations, showing that the proposed model is suitable to describe some of the available experimental evidences, is presented. These numerical simulations motivate further developments of the considered model and supply a tool for the design of subsequent experimental campaigns. Furthermore, the effect of micro-particle additives such as calcium carbonate on internal dissipation of concrete was experimentally investigated. The damping performance of concrete can be improved by adding to the mixture different kinds of micro-particles with suitable size which fill the pores of the matrix and change the contact interaction between internal surfaces of voids. It was determined that the energy dissipation of the concrete increases with the increasing content of micro particles at least when the concrete matrix is “soft” enough to allow microscopic motions. On the other hand, the increasing percentage of micro-particles addition can affect the mechanical strength of the material. Thus, there is a reasonable compromise in incorporating these micro-particles to obtain higher damping with- out weakening the mechanical properties. Several concrete mixes were prepared by mixing cement powder with different percentages of micro-fillers. A concrete mix without addition of micro-particles was molded as a reference material for the sake of comparison. All these specimens were tested under cyclic loading in order to evaluate energy dissipation starting from the area of a dissipation loop detected in the diagram relative to a representative cycle. The experimental determination of the dissipated energy shows a significant increase in the damping capability of the cement-based materials with micro-filler compared to the standard concrete. The experimental results presented seem to indicate that the proposed model is suitable to describe the mechanical behavior of modified and unmodified concrete, provided that the introduced parameters are suitably tuned in order to best fit the available experimental data

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Rosa, André Luiz. "Caracterização físico-química de sistemas coloidais em sprays nasais." Universidade de São Paulo, 2016. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/46/46137/tde-31102016-090427/.

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Neste trabalho avaliou-se o comportamento coloidal de suspensões nasais contendo micropartículas de celulose (MCC-NaCMC) com o objetivo de desenvolver um produto genérico compatível com o produto referência de mercado. As propriedades reológicas destas formulações possuem alta influência nos atributos críticos de qualidade do produto, como uniformidade de dose, devido sedimentação durante estocagem em prateleira, e também na performance in-vitro/ in-vivo. Realizaram-se testes com diferentes concentrações de MCC-NaCMC e diferentes parâmetros de processo (tempo e taxa de cisalhamento) utilizando um planejamento de experimentos (DoE) de superfície de respostas através de um modelo composto central. As respostas avaliadas foram tamanho de partículas (quantidade em porcentagem de partículas menores que 1µm e D90) através da técnica por difração a laser e viscosidade/tixotropia através de um reômetro rotacional. Influências significativas dos três fatores e efeitos sinérgicos entre eles nas respostas analisadas foram observadas. Desta maneira foi possível obter respostas próximas ao do produto referência de mercado através deste mapeamento. Observou-se também uma alta correlação entre as respostas, pois este estudo mostrou que o tamanho das partículas coloidais controla a viscosidade e tixotropia das dispersões coloidais. Este trabalho mostrou a significativa influência das etapas de processo no comportamento coloidal das formulações. Idealmente o processo deveria ser monitorado por medidas reológicas, porém este controle é inviável devido ao tempo para a reestruturação do sistema (24 horas). Portanto, a melhor alternativa seria o monitoramento do processo por análise de tamanho de partículas online. In this work, the colloidal behavior of nasal suspensions containing cellulose microparticles (MCC-NaCMC) was evaluated, in order to develop a generic product compatible with the brand-name product. The rheological properties of these formulations have high influence on the critical quality attributes of the product, such as dose uniformity, due to sedimentation during shelf life, and also on in-vitro/in-vivo performance. Tests were performed with different concentrations of MCC-NaCMC and different process parameters (time and shear rate) using a Design of Experiments (DoE) with response surface by central composite design. The responses evaluated were particle size (amount in percentage of particles smaller than 1m and D90) by means of laser diffraction, and viscosity / thixotropy using a rotational rheometer. Significant influences of the three factors and synergic effects among responses were observed. Through this mapping it was possible to obtain nearby responses to the brand-name product. There was also a strong correlation between the responses, because the size of colloidal particles controlled the dispersion viscosity and thixotropy. This study showed the significant influence of the process steps on the colloidal behavior of the formulations. Ideally the process should be monitored by rheological measurements, but this control is not feasible due to the time required for the system rebuilding (24 hours). Therefore, the best alternative would be monitoring the process by the online particle size analysis.

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Mazaheri, Mandana. "Investigation into submicrometer particle and gaseous emissions from airport ground running procedures." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2009. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/29183/1/Mandana_Mazaheri_Citation.pdf.

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Emissions from airport operations are of significant concern because of their potential impact on local air quality and human health. The currently limited scientific knowledge of aircraft emissions is an important issue worldwide, when considering air pollution associated with airport operation, and this is especially so for ultrafine particles. This limited knowledge is due to scientific complexities associated with measuring aircraft emissions during normal operations on the ground. In particular this type of research has required the development of novel sampling techniques which must take into account aircraft plume dispersion and dilution as well as the various particle dynamics that can affect the measurements of the aircraft engine plume from an operational aircraft. In order to address this scientific problem, a novel mobile emission measurement method called the Plume Capture and Analysis System (PCAS), was developed and tested. The PCAS permits the capture and analysis of aircraft exhaust during ground level operations including landing, taxiing, takeoff and idle. The PCAS uses a sampling bag to temporarily store a sample, providing sufficient time to utilize sensitive but slow instrumental techniques to be employed to measure gas and particle emissions simultaneously and to record detailed particle size distributions. The challenges in relation to the development of the technique include complexities associated with the assessment of the various particle loss and deposition mechanisms which are active during storage in the PCAS. Laboratory based assessment of the method showed that the bag sampling technique can be used to accurately measure particle emissions (e.g. particle number, mass and size distribution) from a moving aircraft or vehicle. Further assessment of the sensitivity of PCAS results to distance from the source and plume concentration was conducted in the airfield with taxiing aircraft. The results showed that the PCAS is a robust method capable of capturing the plume in only 10 seconds. The PCAS is able to account for aircraft plume dispersion and dilution at distances of 60 to 180 meters downwind of moving a aircraft along with particle deposition loss mechanisms during the measurements. Characterization of the plume in terms of particle number, mass (PM2.5), gaseous emissions and particle size distribution takes only 5 minutes allowing large numbers of tests to be completed in a short time. The results were broadly consistent and compared well with the available data. Comprehensive measurements and analyses of the aircraft plumes during various modes of the landing and takeoff (LTO) cycle (e.g. idle, taxi, landing and takeoff) were conducted at Brisbane Airport (BNE). Gaseous (NOx, CO2) emission factors, particle number and mass (PM2.5) emission factors and size distributions were determined for a range of Boeing and Airbus aircraft, as a function of aircraft type and engine thrust level. The scientific complexities including the analysis of the often multimodal particle size distributions to describe the contributions of different particle source processes during the various stages of aircraft operation were addressed through comprehensive data analysis and interpretation. The measurement results were used to develop an inventory of aircraft emissions at BNE, including all modes of the aircraft LTO cycle and ground running procedures (GRP). Measurements of the actual duration of aircraft activity in each mode of operation (time-in-mode) and compiling a comprehensive matrix of gas and particle emission rates as a function of aircraft type and engine thrust level for real world situations was crucial for developing the inventory. The significance of the resulting matrix of emission rates in this study lies in the estimate it provides of the annual particle emissions due to aircraft operations, especially in terms of particle number. In summary, this PhD thesis presents for the first time a comprehensive study of the particle and NOx emission factors and rates along with the particle size distributions from aircraft operations and provides a basis for estimating such emissions at other airports. This is a significant addition to the scientific knowledge in terms of particle emissions from aircraft operations, since the standard particle number emissions rates are not currently available for aircraft activities.

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Mazaheri, Mandana. "Investigation into submicrometer particle and gaseous emissions from airport ground running procedures." Queensland University of Technology, 2009. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/29183/.

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Emissions from airport operations are of significant concern because of their potential impact on local air quality and human health. The currently limited scientific knowledge of aircraft emissions is an important issue worldwide, when considering air pollution associated with airport operation, and this is especially so for ultrafine particles. This limited knowledge is due to scientific complexities associated with measuring aircraft emissions during normal operations on the ground. In particular this type of research has required the development of novel sampling techniques which must take into account aircraft plume dispersion and dilution as well as the various particle dynamics that can affect the measurements of the aircraft engine plume from an operational aircraft. In order to address this scientific problem, a novel mobile emission measurement method called the Plume Capture and Analysis System (PCAS), was developed and tested. The PCAS permits the capture and analysis of aircraft exhaust during ground level operations including landing, taxiing, takeoff and idle. The PCAS uses a sampling bag to temporarily store a sample, providing sufficient time to utilize sensitive but slow instrumental techniques to be employed to measure gas and particle emissions simultaneously and to record detailed particle size distributions. The challenges in relation to the development of the technique include complexities associated with the assessment of the various particle loss and deposition mechanisms which are active during storage in the PCAS. Laboratory based assessment of the method showed that the bag sampling technique can be used to accurately measure particle emissions (e.g. particle number, mass and size distribution) from a moving aircraft or vehicle. Further assessment of the sensitivity of PCAS results to distance from the source and plume concentration was conducted in the airfield with taxiing aircraft. The results showed that the PCAS is a robust method capable of capturing the plume in only 10 seconds. The PCAS is able to account for aircraft plume dispersion and dilution at distances of 60 to 180 meters downwind of moving a aircraft along with particle deposition loss mechanisms during the measurements. Characterization of the plume in terms of particle number, mass (PM2.5), gaseous emissions and particle size distribution takes only 5 minutes allowing large numbers of tests to be completed in a short time. The results were broadly consistent and compared well with the available data. Comprehensive measurements and analyses of the aircraft plumes during various modes of the landing and takeoff (LTO) cycle (e.g. idle, taxi, landing and takeoff) were conducted at Brisbane Airport (BNE). Gaseous (NOx, CO2) emission factors, particle number and mass (PM2.5) emission factors and size distributions were determined for a range of Boeing and Airbus aircraft, as a function of aircraft type and engine thrust level. The scientific complexities including the analysis of the often multimodal particle size distributions to describe the contributions of different particle source processes during the various stages of aircraft operation were addressed through comprehensive data analysis and interpretation. The measurement results were used to develop an inventory of aircraft emissions at BNE, including all modes of the aircraft LTO cycle and ground running procedures (GRP). Measurements of the actual duration of aircraft activity in each mode of operation (time-in-mode) and compiling a comprehensive matrix of gas and particle emission rates as a function of aircraft type and engine thrust level for real world situations was crucial for developing the inventory. The significance of the resulting matrix of emission rates in this study lies in the estimate it provides of the annual particle emissions due to aircraft operations, especially in terms of particle number. In summary, this PhD thesis presents for the first time a comprehensive study of the particle and NOx emission factors and rates along with the particle size distributions from aircraft operations and provides a basis for estimating such emissions at other airports. This is a significant addition to the scientific knowledge in terms of particle emissions from aircraft operations, since the standard particle number emissions rates are not currently available for aircraft activities.

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