Validation of a numerical method to quantify depression storage by direct measurements on moulded surfaces

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Generating 3D soil surfaces from 2D height measurements to determine depression storage

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Predicting depressional storage from soil surface roughness

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Predicting depressional storage from soil surface roughness

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The Mechanism behind Vibration Assisted Fluidization of Cohesive Micro-Silica

Vibro-assisted fluidization of cohesive micro-silica has been studied by means of X-ray imaging, pressure drop measurements, and off-line determination of the agglomerate size. Pressure drop and bed height development could be explained by observable phenomena taking place in the bed; slugging, channeling, fluidization or densification. It was observed that channeling is the main cause of poor fluidization of the micro-silica, resulting in poor gas-solid contact and little internal mixing. Improvement in fluidization upon starting the mechanical vibration was achieved by disrupting the channels. Agglomerate sizes were found to not significantly change during experiments.ChemE/Product and Process EngineeringChemE/O&O groe

Rugosidade superficial do solo sob diferentes doses de resíduo de milho submetido à chuva simulada Soil surface roughness with different doses of corn residue submitted to simulated rainfall

O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a rugosidade e a tortuosidade da superfície do solo, preparado com diferentes doses de resíduo cultural de milho, e relacioná-las com o volume de chuva simulada. Em um Cambissolo, em La Coruña, Espanha, em agosto de 2005, avaliou-se a rugosidade superficial, no preparo mínimo sob chuva simulada, com as doses de 0, 2, 4, 6 e 8 t ha-1 de resíduo de milho picado e semi-incorporado ao solo. Aplicaram-se oito testes de chuva simulada, com 65 mm h-1 e 60 min cada um. A rugosidade e a tortuosidade, ao acaso, foram menores do que na condição linear e, as desta condição foram menores do que na condição original. A redução da rugosidade e da tortuosidade, em decorrência das chuvas, diminuiu com o aumento da dose de resíduo de milho. A rugosidade superficial foi mais fortemente influenciada quando se eliminou o efeito da declividade do terreno do que quando se eliminaram, simultaneamente, os efeitos da declividade e das marcas de preparo do solo para o seu cálculo.<br>The objective of this work was to determine the surface roughness and the tortuosity of the soil tilled with different doses of corn residues, and to relate them to simulated rainfall volume. In an Inceptisol, in La Coruña, Spain, in August of 2005, the surface roughness and tortuosity were evaluated in the minimum soil tillage system under simulated rain, with the doses 0, 2, 4, 6, and 8 t ha-1 of corn residues semi-incorporated to the soil for manual tillage. Eight tests of simulated rain were applied, with 65 mm h-1 and 60 min each one. The surface roughness and tortuosity were determined before the application of the residue, immediately after the soil tillage and immediately after the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 6th and 8th tests of the rain. The reduction of the roughness and of the tortuosity, due to rain, decreased with the increase of corn residues doses. The superficial roughness was more strongly influenced, when the effect of land steepness was eliminated, than when were eliminated, simultaneously, the effects of steepness and of tillage marks for this calculate