3D Scour of Submarine Pipeline at Touchdown Point: An Experimental Investigation

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ambuj Dwivedi ◽  
Ying Min Low ◽  
Yee-Meng Chiew ◽  
Yushi Wu
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Pressure Gradient ◽  
Pressure Sensors ◽  
Embedment Depth ◽  
Submarine Pipeline ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
Steady Current ◽  
Laboratory Flume ◽  
Touchdown Point

This research presents the preliminary results obtained from the experimental study of 3D scour of submarine pipelines at its touchdown point. The results obtained from this study will increase our understanding on the mechanism of scour propagation at the touch down point of pipelines. Experiments were carried out inside a laboratory flume with piezoelectric miniature pressure sensors to measure pressure gradient across the pipe. Experiments were performed under unidirectional steady current with uniform sediments as bed. The scour pattern under initial embedment depth of pipeline is obtained. Preliminary result showed the importance of span-wise (longitudinal) scour in causing failure of the submarine pipelines.

scholarly journals Roots Characteristics of a flexible and mature vegetation: Preliminary results of experimental investigation in a meandering laboratory flume

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 ◽  
pp. 02052
Author(s):  
Donatella Termini ◽  
Alice Di Leonardo
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Experimental Work ◽  
Mechanical Characteristics ◽  
Sediment Dynamics ◽  
Kinematic Characteristic ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
Kinematic Characteristics ◽  
Laboratory Flume

Vegetation controls sediment dynamics and affects the kinematic characteristics of flow in rivers. The uprooting mechanism is strongly affected by mechanical properties, morphology and branching of the roots system. This work presents preliminary results of experimental work conducted in a laboratory meandering flume. The work aims to investigate how the geometrical and mechanical characteristics of the roots of a real, flexible and mature vegetation could vary along the bend. Results show that both the geometrical and the mechanical characteristics of the roots assume higher/lower values in peculiar sections of the bend suggesting that they could be affected by the kinematic characteristic of flow.

Experimental study of flame balls in space - Preliminary results from STS-83

AIAA Journal ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 36 ◽  
pp. 1361-1368
Author(s):  
Paul D. Ronney ◽  
Ming-Shin Wu ◽  
Howard G. Pearlman ◽  
Karen J. Weiland
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Preliminary Results

Experimental study of hydrothermal transformations scheelite ⇌ ferberite : preliminary results

1985 ◽  
Vol 108 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alain Baumer ◽  
Raoul Caruba ◽  
Bernard Guy
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Preliminary Results

An Experimental Investigation of the Efficacy of Lawyers' Letters

2002 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack L. Krogstad ◽  
Mark H. Taylor ◽  
Maribeth J. Stock
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Lower Bound ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Law Students ◽  
Potential Loss

This experimental study investigates the efficacy of lawyers' letters in providing auditors with corroborating evidence about litigation contingencies. Fifty second- and third-year law students indicate their willingness to provide auditors with estimates of the likelihoods of unfavorable outcomes and potential damages for two realistic litigation cases. The findings indicate that (1) the potential loss of attorney-client privilege and (2) likelihoods of unfavorable litigation outcomes that approach auditors' lower bound for accrual both may inhibit lawyers' responses to auditors. Overall, these findings raise doubts about the efficacy of this widely utilized auditing procedure and lead to concerns about whether litigation contingencies and corresponding losses may be underreported in financial statements.

scholarly journals Experimental Study on Dynamic Combustion Characteristics in Swirl-Stabilized Combustors

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 1609
Author(s):  
Donghyun Hwang ◽  
Kyubok Ahn
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Heat Release ◽  
Dynamic Pressure ◽  
Combustion Instability ◽  
Flame Structure ◽  
Pressure Sensors ◽  
Necessary Condition ◽  
Rayleigh Criterion ◽  
Pressure Oscillations ◽  
Geometric Conditions

An experimental study was performed to investigate the combustion instability characteristics of swirl-stabilized combustors. A premixed gas composed of ethylene and air was burned under various flow and geometric conditions. Experiments were conducted by changing the inlet mean velocity, equivalence ratio, swirler vane angle, and combustor length. Two dynamic pressure sensors, a hot-wire anemometer, and a photomultiplier tube were installed to detect the pressure oscillations, velocity perturbations, and heat release fluctuations in the inlet and combustion chambers, respectively. An ICCD camera was used to capture the time-averaged flame structure. The objective was to understand the relationship between combustion instability and the Rayleigh criterion/the flame structure. When combustion instability occurred, the pressure oscillations were in-phase with the heat release oscillations. Even if the Rayleigh criterion between the pressure and heat release oscillations was satisfied, stable combustion with low pressure fluctuations was possible. This was explained by analyzing the dynamic flow and combustion data. The root-mean-square value of the heat release fluctuations was observed to predict the combustion instability region better than that of the inlet velocity fluctuations. The bifurcation of the flame structure was a necessary condition for combustion instability in this combustor. The results shed new insight into combustion instability in swirl-stabilized combustors.

Experimental Investigation of Microcutting Mechanisms in Marble Grinding

2009 ◽  
Vol 131 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
LJ. Tanovic ◽  
P. Bojanic ◽  
R. Puzovic ◽  
S. Klimenko
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Cutting Force ◽  
Surface Finish ◽  
Normal Component ◽  
Natural Material ◽  
Grinding Process ◽  
Force Component ◽  
Diamond Grain

This paper offers an experimental study of the microcutting mechanisms in marble grinding to aid the optimization of the marble grinding process. The necessity for investigating these mechanisms is dictated by the increased use of marble in many applications and the fact that grinding and polishing processes are the dominant technologies used to meet surface finish requirements in this natural material. The experiments are aimed at the determination of the normal component of the cutting force and of the grain traces in microcutting with a single diamond grain. The investigations carried out make provisions for establishing critical grain penetration and cutting depths and allow the prediction of the normal cutting force component as a function of grain penetration speed and depth.

Experimental Study on Sand and Cement Replacement by Termite Mound Soil

2019 ◽  
pp. 279-287
Author(s):  
Harish R ◽  
Ramesh S ◽  
Tharani A ◽  
Mageshkumar P
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Fine Aggregate ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Termite Mound ◽  
Cement Concrete ◽  
Cement Ratio ◽  
Compressive Strength Of Concrete

This paper presents the results of an experimental investigation of the compressive strength of concrete cubes containing termite mound soil. The specimens were cast using M20 grade of concrete. Two mix ratios for replacement of sand and cement are of 1:1.7:2.7 and 1:1.5:2.5 (cement: sand: aggregate) with water- cement ratio of 0.45 and varying combination of termite mound soil in equal amount ranging from 30% and 40% replacing fine aggregate (sand) and cement from 10%,15%,20% were used. A total of 27 cubes, 18 cylinders and 6 beams were cast by replacing fine aggregate, specimens were cured in water for 7,14 and 28 days. The test results showed that the compressive strength of the concrete cubes increases with age and decreases with increasing percentage replacement of cement and increases with increasing the replacement of sand with termite mound soil cured in water. The study concluded that termite mound cement concrete is adequate to use for construction purposes in natural environment.

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