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Acoustical properties of air-saturated porous material with periodically distributed dead-end pores
2015
International audience; A theoretical and numerical study of the sound propagation in air-saturated porous media with straight main pores bearing lateral cavities (dead-ends) is presented. The lateral cavities are located at " nodes " periodically spaced along each main pore. The effect of periodicity in the distribution of the lateral cavities is studied, and the low frequency limit valid for the closely spaced dead-ends is considered separately. It is shown that the absorption coefficient and transmission loss are influenced by the viscous and thermal losses in the main pores as well as their perforation rate. The presence of long or short dead-ends significantly alters the acoustical pro…
Propriétés acoustiques de matériaux poreux saturés d'air incluant une porosité partiellement ouverte
2010
International audience; Nous étudions les propriétés d'un matériau à microgéométrie complexe incluant une porosité partiellement ouverte ou de culs-de-sacs. Ce type de matériau peut être obtenu par dissolution de grains de sel (NaCl) noyés dans une matrice de métal solidifié. Cette matrice est obtenue après invasion sous pression négative et à haute température des grains de sels par le métal sous forme liquide, puis refroidissement jusqu'à solidification du métal. La comparaison des résultats expérimentaux et théoriques sur le coefficient d'absorption acoustique d'une couche de ce métal poreux montre que le modèle de Biot-Johnson-Allard ne fournit pas des résultats aussi satisfaisants que …
Study of relationships between the structure of aroma compounds and their retention-release between vapour phase and dairy gels
2010
An integrated approach physicochemistry and structures activity relationships has been carried out to study the aroma compounds retention-release phenomenon in a fat free dairy gel added with pectin. This study aimed to identify the molecular properties that govern this phenomenon assuming that modifying the structure leads automatically to a change in the retention-release of aroma compounds. For this purpose, we have determined the partition coefficients of 28 aroma compounds in water, in pectin gels and in dairy gels supplemented or not supplemented with pectin, at equilibrium conditions using the PRV method (Phase Ratio Variation). Then, we have performed a structure-retention relations…
A simple method for estimating downward longwave radiation from surface and satellite data by clear sky
1990
Abstract An attempt to derive downward longwave radiation at the surface in clear sky conditions is presented. A method that integrates satellite-measured infrared radiation temperatures with ground measurements of water vapour pressure is applied to Meteosat data. Satellite-derived fluxes are compared with corresponding ground-measured fluxes at three different sites in France and during various seasons. Comparison of the daily averaged fluxes shows a correlation coefficient of 0–88 and an r.m.s. difference between satellite estimates and ground measurements of 12 Wm-2.
Observateur et contrôle optimal : améliorer l'efficacité de la conduite automobile avec Kalman et Pontryagin
2010
The PhD presents a combined approach to improving individual car efficiency. An optimal observer, the Extended Kalman Filter, is used to create an efficiency model for the car. Particular attention was paid to handling the asynchronous and redundant nature of the measurement data. A low-cost sensor suite developed to measure data is described. This sensor suite was installed on multiple vehicles to good success. It employsan accelerometer, gps, fuel injector timer, and Vss input to measure all the data necessary to reconstruct the car's state. This observer and sensor suite can be used as the base for any study which requires car efficiency maps, allowing research to proceed without manufac…
Improving IoT Communications Based on Smart Routing Algorithms
2018
International audience; Due to the recorded success by Internet of Things (IoT) technology, more and more domains use it as a communications and exchange network such as e-health, smart cities, vehicles, etc. IoT don’t stop integrating an important number of components and objects that are characterized by their complexity and heterogeneity. Such constraints make the existing routings protocols unsuitable for IoT communications. To accomplish all the expected tasks and satisfy the user services, it is important to guarantee a quality of communication that answers to the requirements of the various applications in terms of data and processing (availability, integrity, efficiency, etc.). The …
Contribution à la compréhension de l'influence des paramètres de formulation et de procédé sur la structure et les propriétés fonctionnelle de films …
2012
The aim of this study is the analysis of structure and transfer mechanisms through chitosan based food packaging materials with incorporated carvacrol as a model of antimicrobial active substance. Integration of composition parameters, structure, processing and drying of chitosan systems is correlated to its physico chemical and functional properties. Understanding and detailed analyses of processing parameters is crucial in production of active chitosan coatings applied on conventional materials such as polyethylene. So, the knowledge of composition and microstructure in association to environmental conditions, control the retention and the release kinetics of carvacrol from chitosan film.…
Electrochemistry of Bis(pyridine)cobalt (Nitrophenyl)corroles in Nonaqueous Media
2018
International audience; A series of bis(pyridine)cobalt corroles with one or three nitrophenyl groups on the meso positions of the corrole macrocycle were synthesized and characterized as to their electrochemical and spectroscopic properties in dichloromethane, benzonitrile, and pyridine. The potentials for each electrode reaction were measured by cyclic voltammetry and the electron-transfer mechanisms evaluated by analysis of the electrochemical data combined with UV-visible spectra of the neutral, electroreduced, and electroxidized forms of the corroles. The proposed electronic configurations of the initial compounds and the prevailing redox reactions involving the electroactive central c…
Reliable numerical solution of a class of nonlinear elliptic problems generated by the Poisson-Boltzmann equation
2020
We consider a class of nonlinear elliptic problems associated with models in biophysics, which are described by the Poisson-Boltzmann equation (PBE). We prove mathematical correctness of the problem, study a suitable class of approximations, and deduce guaranteed and fully computable bounds of approximation errors. The latter goal is achieved by means of the approach suggested in [S. Repin, A posteriori error estimation for variational problems with uniformly convex functionals. Math. Comp., 69:481-500, 2000] for convex variational problems. Moreover, we establish the error identity, which defines the error measure natural for the considered class of problems and show that it yields computa…
Redzes funkciju efektivitāte un lasīšanas prasmes
2017
Darbs uzrakstīts angļu valodā uz 35 lappusēm. Tas satur 19 attēlus, 8 tabulas un atsauces uz 23 literatūras avotiem.. Virsraksts: Redzes funkciju efektivitāte un lasīšanas prasmes. Darba mērķis bija novērtēt atsevišķu redzes funkcionālo traucējumu sastopamības biežumu skolas vecuma bērniem un analizēt to ietekmes būtiskumu uz lasīšanas prasmēm. Metode: tika veikts redzes funkciju skrīnings 73 bērniem vecumā no 8-11 gadiem un analizētas funkcijas divās izlases grupās: bērniem ar atbilstošām lasīšanas prasmēm un bērniem ar apgrūtinātām lasīšanas prasmēm. Rezultāti: parāda, ka lielai daļai dalībnieku, atsevišķas funkcijas ir apgrūtinātas un redzes asums tuvumā, akomodācijas vieglums un DEM tes…