Browsing by Subject "Mixing"
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A closer look: high-resolution pore-scale simulations of solute transport and mixing through porous media columns
(2022-01)
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Open AccessMixing is pivotal to conservative and reactive transport behaviors in porous media. Methods for investigating mixing processes include mathematical models, laboratory experiments and numerical simulations. The latter have ... -
Computational fluid dynamics coupled to biokinetic models: numerical methodology for microalgae cultivation optimization
(2024-01)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyMixing of the algal culture medium in a photobioreactor (PBR) is a crucial factor to enhance microalgae cultivation and production, since it ensures microalgae cells can homogeneously access nutrients and light radiation. ... -
Enhancing mixing during groundwater remediation via engineered injection-extraction: the issue of connectivity
(John Wiley & sons, 2023-07)
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Open AccessIn the context of in situ groundwater remediation, mixing is vital for a successful outcome. A slow mixing rate between the contaminated groundwater and the injected treatment solution can severely weaken the effective ... -
Estudi amb Computacional Fluids Dynamics (CFD) del disseny d'un barrejador estàtic de líquids miscibles
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2023-07-10)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessEn l’àmbit de la microbiologia s’utilitzen agar i nutrients per fer cultius de microorganismes on aquests dos fluids s’han de barrejar per finalment posar-ho en una placa de petri. Per aquest motiu, es vol estudiar un ... -
Estudi experimental de l'eficiència de la mescla en dipòsits d'abastament d'aigua
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2008-01-22)
Minor thesis
Open AccessEl fenomeno de la mezcla en depósitos de abastecimiento de aguas tiene un efecto directo en la calidad del agua saliente. La creación de zonas de mezcla pobre y la estratificación pueden tener efectos negativos en la ... -
Flow regime analysis of high-pressure transcritical fluids in microducts
(2024-06)
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Open AccessMicroduct flows are known for their inherent laminar regimes resulting from the characteristic small dimensions and low velocities. In this regard, direct numerical simulations are employed to investigate an innovative ... -
Improvement of the manufacturing process of abrasive stones for honing
(2013-03)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyIn the present work, the mixing process of different components of abrasive stones of cubic boron nitride used for rough honing was studied. Stones are made by the sintering process of abrasive grains, a metallic bond, and ... -
Mezcla turbulenta por rejilla oscilante : nuevos experimentos y técnicas de alta resolución
(2015-07-05)
Research report
Open AccessWe present several experimental studies on Turbulent Mixing produced by the advance of a density interface produced by brine when an oscilating grid produces zero-mean turbulence at a certain vertical distance. The older ... -
Mixing efficiency in buoyant flows
(Institute of Thermomechanics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, 2012-02-15)
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Modeling mixing in stratified heterogeneous media: the role of water velocity discretization in phase space formulation
(2022-08-11)
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Open AccessModeling solute transport in heterogeneous porous media faces two challenges: scale dependence of dispersion and reproducing mixing separately from spreading. Both are crucial since real applications may require km scales ... -
Novel variable radius spiral-shaped micromixer: from numerical analysis to experimental validation
(2018-10-27)
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Open AccessA novel type of spiral micromixer with expansion and contraction parts is presented in order to enhance the mixing quality in the low Reynolds number regimes for point-of-care tests (POCT). Three classes of micromixers ... -
PH-RLS: A parallel hybrid recursive least square algorithm for self-mixing interferometric laser sensor
(2021-10)
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Open AccessThe authors present the parallel-hybrid recursive least square (PH-RLS) algorithm for an accurate self-mixing interferometric laser vibration sensor coupled with an accelerometer under industrial conditions. Previously, ... -
Reactive transport: a review of basic concepts with emphasis on biochemical processes
(2022-02)
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Open AccessReactive transport (RT) couples bio-geo-chemical reactions and transport. RT is important to understand numerous scientific questions and solve some engineering problems. RT is highly multidisciplinary, which hinders the ... -
Revisiting the analytical solution approach to mixing-limited equilibrium multicomponent reactive transport using mixing ratios: identification of basis, fixing an error, and dealing with multiple minerals
(2017-11)
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Open AccessMulticomponent reactive transport involves the solution of a system of nonlinear coupled partial differential equations. A number of methods have been developed to simplify the problem. In the case where all reactions are ... -
Richtmyer-meshkov and rayleigh-taylor fractal mixing
(Institute of Thermomechanics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, 2016-02-10)
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Open AccessTurbulence affects molecular mixing in a large variety of physical processes both in the environment, in astrophysics and in industrial situations. In some events it is interesting to enhance the transport of mass, heat, ... -
Simulation of chemical reaction localization using a multi-porosity reactive transport approach
(John Gale, 2016-05)
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Open AccessResults of reactive transport laboratory experiments often suggest that pore scale heterogeneity induces localization of reactions (the generation of local micro environments favoring reactions that would not occur in a ... -
Synesthesia: video for live music
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2015-05-25)
Bachelor thesis
Open Access[CATALÀ] Dissenyem un software que mescla vídeos en sincronia amb música en temps real. Els vídeos es segmenten en shots i se n'extreuen característiques de color. De l'àudio se n'extreuen el temps, tempo, altura i clau. ... -
The multi-advective water mixing approach for transport through heterogeneous media
(2021-10-12)
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Open AccessFinding a numerical method to model solute transport in porous media with high heterogeneity is crucial, especially when chemical reactions are involved. The phase space formulation termed the multi-advective water mixing ... -
Water mixing approach (WMA) for reactive transport modeling
(Elsevier, 2022-03-01)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyWe describe a formulation to solve reactive transport (RT) problems. The basic idea is to represent transport as mixing water instead of individual solute concentrations, hence the Water Mixing Approach (WMA) name. This ...