scholarly journals Researches on the use of textile materials for protection against soil erosion

2020 ◽  
Vol 71 (02) ◽  
pp. 163-167
Author(s):  
BOGDAN-IULIAN DOROFTEI ◽  
MIRCEA DEGERATU ◽  
GEORGETA BANDOC ◽  
OVIDIU GEORGE IORDACHE ◽  
IOANA CORINA MOGA

Erosion of sandy soil due to wind action is a global ecological problem with major implications both in the field of agriculture and in the socio-economic sphere. Erosion and sand transport have a negative effect both in the “active area” in which it occurs and outside it, not being a strictly defined phenomenon. The present paper deals with the problems due to the erosion of soils by wind, and the way of diminishing this phenomenon by using some protective textile screens placed transversely to the wind direction. The aim of the paper is to provide numerical contributions on wind interaction with permeable soil protection obstacles. For concrete data, a number of numerical simulations of the air flow in the atmospheric boundary layer area was carried out, in the presence of a wind barrier having different degrees of permeability, depending on the textile used, for the determination of the speed upstream and downstream of the obstacle. The program used for the numerical simulation is ANSYS FluentTM, a computational fluid dynamics software that uses a variety of equations for the modelling of fluid flow. The results obtained will be used as a basis for further research, based on scaled textile barriers models for physical experiments in the aerodynamic tunnel.

Author(s):  
N. N. Loy ◽  
S. N. Gulina

The effect of presowing seed treatment on various concentrations of dicarboxylic (organic) acids on the sowing characteristics of spring barley has been studied. Seeds were treated with organic acids obtained by exposing cuttings to the radiation with a dose of 100 kGy and consequent hydrolysis, in concentrations: 1•10-7 %; 1•10-9; 1•10-11; 1•10-13 and 1•10-15 % on a laboratory rotary machine RVO-64 for one day before laying for germination. Distilled water was used for the control case. The rate of application of the working solution calculated as 10 liters / ton of seeds. Seeds were germinated in filter paper rolls in accordance with GOST 12038-84 requirements. The temperature was maintained at +24 ° C in the thermostat where the glasses with rolls were placed. For determination of germinative power and laboratory germination the sprouted seeds were evaluated after three and seven days, respectively. In laboratory experiments it was established that the treatment of barley seeds of varieties Zazersky 85, Nur and Vladimir with organic acids (OK) in different concentrations had both a stimulating and a negative effect. On the Zazersky 85 variety, in variants with acid concentrations of 1•10-9 and 1•10-11, an increase in germination energy (EP) by 2-4% and a significant decrease (by 3-4%) of laboratory germination (LV) of barley seeds were noted. On the Nur variety, the increase in EP was observed at 4% (concentration 1•10-11), LV and seed growth force (CPC) by 2-7% at a concentration of 1•10-7 and in the dose range 1•10-11 - 1•10-14 compared to the control values. On the grade of Vladimir, an increase in EP, LV, and CPC was found to increase by 1-6% at concentrations OK 1•10-7 and 1•10-13. It was shown that the treatment of seeds with acids led to an increase in the length of the germ in all studied varieties (by 3-9%) and dry biomass of 7-day-old seedlings - by 3-6%. Consequently, the treatment of seeds with a mixture of dicarboxylic acids has a stimulating effect on the sowing quality of spring barley.


2018 ◽  
Vol 162 ◽  
pp. 747-762 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roland Tebowei ◽  
Mamdud Hossain ◽  
Sheikh Zahidul Islam ◽  
Mohamad Ghazi Droubi ◽  
Gbenga Oluyemi

Author(s):  
E Javanmard ◽  
Sh Mansoorzadeh ◽  
A Pishevar ◽  
J A Mehr

Determination of hydrodynamic coefficients is a vital part of predicting the dynamic behavior of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV). The aim of the present study was to determine the drag and lift related hydrodynamic coefficients of a research AUV, using Computational and Experimental Fluid Dynamics methods. Experimental tests were carried out at AUV speed of 1.5 m s-1 for two general cases: I. AUV without control surfaces (Hull) at various angles of attack in order to calculate Hull related hydrodynamic coefficients and II. AUV with control surfaces at zero angle of attack but in different stern angles to calculate hydrodynamic coefficients related to control surfaces. All the experiments carried out in a towing tank were also simulated by a commercial computational fluid dynamics (CFD) code. The hydrodynamic coefficients obtained from the numerical simulations were in close agreement with those obtained from the experiments.


2012 ◽  
Vol 256-259 ◽  
pp. 2739-2742
Author(s):  
Ji Hong Bi ◽  
Peng Lu ◽  
Jian Wang ◽  
Chun Bao

A bridge, which is located in the route of typhoon, is considered how to assure normal traffic use against strong winds. As one of the measures, wind barrier is proposed to be set on both sides of the bridge section for reducing wind velocity across it. In this study, an analysis by using CFX, a computational fluid dynamics program, is carried out to investigate the effects of wind barrier. The speed of wind is assumed as 60m/s. To find out an efficient design of the boards, different porosity ratios(r) of the boards is assumed for comparison. The result shows that wind barrier could reduce the wind speed across the bridge effectively.


2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-77
Author(s):  
Puskar R. Pokhrel ◽  
Bhadra Man Tuladhar

In this paper, we present simple and exact eigenvalues for both the solid- and fluid-phases of the real two-phase general model developed by Pudasaini (2012); we call these phase-eigenvalues, the solid- phase-eigenvalues and the fluid-phase-eigenvalues. Results are compared by applying the derived phase- eigenvalues that incorporate the phase-interactions in the two-phase debris movements against the simple and classical solid and fluid eigenvalues without any phase interaction. We have constructed several different set of eigenvalues including the coupled phase eigenvalues by using rational factorization method. At first, we consider for general debris height; factorizing the solid and fluid lateral pressure contributions by considering the negligible pressure gradient; negligible solid lateral pressure; negligible fluid lateral pressure; negligible solid and fluid lateral pressure. Secondly, for a thin debris ow height, we also construct the fourth set of eigenvalues in three different cases. These phase-eigenvalues incorporate strong interaction between the solid and fluid dynamics. The simulation results are produced by taking all these different sets of coupled phase-eigenvalues and are compared with the classical uncoupled set of solid and fluid eigenvalues. The results indicate the importance of phase-eigenvalues and supports for a complete description of the phase- eigenvalues for the enhanced description of real two-phase debris flows and landslide motions.


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