TIDE-DRIVEN NUTRIENT TRANSPORT IN A BEACH MESOCOSM IN THE ABSENCE OF WAVES

1997 ◽  
Vol 1997 (1) ◽  
pp. 713-718 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michel C. Boufadel ◽  
Makram T. Suidan

ABSTRACT This paper investigates nutrient transport in a beach mesocosm operating under tidal action in the absence of waves. Numerical modeling results were compared to experimental data obtained from a tracer study on a mesocosm simulating a sand beach. Sodium chloride solution (simulating nutrient addition) was applied on the surface of the beach and was monitored at five locations in a 6.30-m length of sand plume. Both the numerical results and the experimental data agreed with findings from previously published data, where it was observed that the tracer plume moves downward and seaward and that the water table inside the beach is mostly above seawater level. Good agreement occurred between simulated water levels and observed levels; however, a mediocre fit was achieved between the simulated and the observed tracer concentrations because local variations existed in the saturated hydraulic conductivity, whereas the numerical model assumed a homogeneous domain. Implications of the results for bioremediation are discussed.

2020 ◽  
Vol 82 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-99
Author(s):  
V.A. Gorokhov

In the present paper, on the basis of the information available in the scientific literature on the thermal creep rate of 1X18H10T austenitic steel under neutron irradiation conditions, the material functions of the thermal creep model implemented and verified in the framework of the certified software for numerical modeling of structural deformation under thermal and thermal radiation effects of UPAKS software are obtained and verified. The list of identifiable material functions of the thermal creep model includes: a function that characterizes the initial creep strain rate, referred to a unit stress level at a given temperature level and stress parameter; the radius of the creep surface, which is a function of temperature; the hardening function, characterizing the change in the initial creep rate from the hardening parameter at a given temperature; a function that takes into account the effect of a fast neutron flux on the creep rate at a given temperature. Using an analytical approximation of experimental data describing the rate of thermal creep of steels under neutron irradiation depending on the stresses, temperature, and flux of fast neutrons, we obtained relations for determining the values of all the functions of the thermal creep model. The value of the radius of the creep surface for a fixed temperature was determined from the condition that the creep deformation for a selected period of time and the neutron flux accumulated during this time will not exceed 0.2%. Using the UPAKS software, the creep model and the obtained material functions implemented in them, numerical simulation of the deformation of 1X18H10T steel under conditions of prolonged thermal load and neutron irradiation was performed. The results of numerical modeling are in good agreement with the analytical dependences that describe the creep of a given material under uniaxial SSS. A numerical creep simulation was also carried out under the assumption of the absence of neutron irradiation. As in the case of neutron irradiation, good agreement is obtained between the calculated and experimental data.


2010 ◽  
Vol 133 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Michael Owen

Ingress of hot gas through the rim seals of gas turbines can be modeled theoretically using the so-called orifice equations. In Part I of this two-part paper, the orifice equations were derived for compressible and incompressible swirling flows, and the incompressible equations were solved for axisymmetric rotationally induced (RI) ingress. In Part II, the incompressible equations are solved for nonaxisymmetric externally induced (EI) ingress and for combined EI and RI ingress. The solutions show how the nondimensional ingress and egress flow rates vary with Θ0, the ratio of the flow rate of sealing air to the flow rate necessary to prevent ingress. For EI ingress, a “saw-tooth model” is used for the circumferential variation of pressure in the external annulus, and it is shown that ε, the sealing effectiveness, depends principally on Θ0; the theoretical variation of ε with Θ0 is similar to that found in Part I for RI ingress. For combined ingress, the solution of the orifice equations shows the transition from RI to EI ingress as the amplitude of the circumferential variation of pressure increases. The predicted values of ε for EI ingress are in good agreement with the available experimental data, but there are insufficient published data to validate the theory for combined ingress.


Author(s):  
J. Michael Owen

Ingress of hot gas through the rim seals of gas turbines can be modelled theoretically using the so-called orifice equations. In Part 1 (ASME GT 2009-59121) of this two-part paper, the orifice equations were derived for compressible and incompressible swirling flow, and the incompressible equations were solved for axisymmetric rotationally-induced (RI) ingress. In Part 2, the incompressible equations are solved for non-axisymmetric externally-induced (EI) ingress and for combined EI and RI ingress. The solutions show how the nondimensional ingress and egress flow rates vary with Θ0, the ratio of the flow rate of sealing air to the flow rate necessary to prevent ingress. For EI ingress, a ‘saw-tooth model’ is used for the circumferential variation of pressure in the external annulus, and it is shown that ε, the sealing effectiveness, depends principally on Θ0; the theoretical variation of ε with Θ0 is similar to that found in Part 1 for RI ingress. For combined ingress, the solution of the orifice equations shows the transition from RI to EI ingress as the amplitude of the circumferential variation of pressure increases. The predicted values of ε for EI ingress are in good agreement with available experimental data, but there are insufficient published data to validate the theory for combined ingress.


1986 ◽  
Vol 64 (7) ◽  
pp. 763-767 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. R. Dagg ◽  
A. Anderson ◽  
S. Yan ◽  
W. Smith ◽  
C. G. Joslin ◽  
...  

A recently developed theory for collision-induced absorption in methane is compared with experimental results over a wider spectral range and at lower temperatures than previously reported. The present experimental results covering the frequency range below 400 cm−1 exhibit good agreement with other recently published data. The theory shows excellent agreement with experiment in the low-frequency region below approximately 200 cm−1 but underestimates the experimental data somewhat at higher frequencies. Possible theoretical reasons for this discrepancy are given. The theory represents a simple method of obtaining a good estimate of the collision-induced absorption spectra of methane in this frequency region and for extrapolating to lower temperatures for which experimentation is not feasible. In addition, the moments α1 and γ1are compared with earlier determinations and indicate good agreement with the previously obtained values for the octupole and hexadecapole moments of methane.


Author(s):  
N Khazraiyan ◽  
GH Liaghat ◽  
H Khodarahmi ◽  
N Dashtian-Gerami

In this article, a semi-analytical model has been developed for perforation of a hard projectile into a single- and two-layer concrete targets. The model is based on the dynamic cavity expansion theory and the reflection of compressive waves from the end of the concrete targets. The effect of friction coefficient is also investigated in the analysis. Numerical modeling of the problem has been performed in LS-DYNA code. Holmquist–Johnson–Cook, plastic kinematic, and rigid material models have been employed for the concrete, the backing plate, and the projectile, respectively. The impact velocity range, considered in this study, is between 300 and 800 m/s. No projectile erosion is considered in this velocity range. The analytical results of the investigation for both single- and two-layer concrete targets are in a good agreement with numerical simulations and experimental data.


Author(s):  
Luong Duy Thanh

The measurements of the zeta potential of five consolidated samples including natural and artificial ceramic rocks saturated with 5.0×10-3 M NaCl electrolyte at different temperatures have been reported. The zeta potential obtained in this work is always negative and increases in magnitude with increasing temperature for all samples (an average increase of the zeta potential of 0.4 mV/ oC in magnitude). The experimental results are in good agreement with previously published data. The experimental data is then explained by a theoretical model. It is shown that the model is able to reproduce the main trend of the experimental data from our work and from published articles.


2016 ◽  
Vol 817 ◽  
pp. 64-69
Author(s):  
Tatiana Vitenko ◽  
Paweł Droździel ◽  
Nazar Horodysky

This paper presents the results of numerical modelling of cavitation flows in a hydrodynamic module. The simulation was performed using the SolidWorks software package. The computations were made based on the Navier-Stokes equation combined with liquid state equations and empirical dependencies which define liquid parameters. The numerical results are in good agreement with experimental data.


2020 ◽  
pp. 149-152

The energy states for the J , b , ɤ bands and electromagnetic transitions B (E2) values for even – even molybdenum 90 – 94 Mo nuclei are calculated in the present work of "the interacting boson model (IBM-1)" . The parameters of the equation of IBM-1 Hamiltonian are determined which yield the best excellent suit the experimental energy states . The positive parity of energy states are obtained by using IBS1. for program for even 90 – 94 Mo isotopes with bosons number 5 , 4 and 5 respectively. The" reduced transition probability B(E2)" of these neuclei are calculated and compared with the experimental data . The ratio of the excitation energies of the 41+ to 21+ states ( R4/2) are also calculated . The calculated and experimental (R4/2) values showed that the 90 – 94 Mo nuclei have the vibrational dynamical symmetry U(5). Good agreement was found from comparison between the calculated energy states and electric quadruple probabilities B(E2) transition of the 90–94Mo isotopes with the experimental data .


1977 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. L. Browne

Abstract An analytical tool is presented for the prediction of the effects of changes in tread pattern design on thick film wet traction performance. Results are reported for studies in which the analysis, implemented on a digital computer, was used to determine the effect of different tread geometry features, among these being the number, width, and lateral spacing of longitudinal grooves and the angle of zigzags in longitudinal grooves, on thick film wet traction. These results are shown to be in good agreement with experimental data appearing in the literature and are used to formulate guidelines for tread groove network design practice.


2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 3224-3228
Author(s):  
Tarek El-Ashram

In this paper we derived a new condition of formation and stability of all crystalline systems and we checked its validity andit is found to be in a good agreement with experimental data. This condition is derived directly from the quantum conditionson the free electron Fermi gas inside the crystal. The new condition relates both the volume of Fermi sphere VF andvolume of Brillouin zone VB by the valence electron concentration VEC as ;𝑽𝑭𝑽𝑩= 𝒏𝑽𝑬𝑪𝟐for all crystalline systems (wheren is the number of atoms per lattice point).


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