Sökning: "Canton"

Hittade 5 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Canton.

  1. 1. Numerical studies on flows with secondary motion

    Författare :Jacopo Canton; Philipp Schlatter; David Moxey; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; nonlinear dynamical systems; instability; bifurcation; flow control; skin-friction reduction; Engineering Mechanics; Teknisk mekanik;

    Sammanfattning : This work is concerned with the study of flow stability and turbulence control - two old but still open problems of fluid mechanics. The topics are distinct and are (currently) approached from different directions and with different strategies. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Of Pipes and Bends

    Författare :Jacopo Canton; Philipp Schlatter; Ramis Örlü; Dwight Barkley; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; nonlinear instability; bifurcation; flow control; Engineering Mechanics; Teknisk mekanik;

    Sammanfattning : This work is concerned with the transition to turbulence of the flow in bent pipes, but it also includes an analysis of large-scale turbulent structures and their use for flow control.The flow in a toroidal pipe is selected as it represents the common asymptotic limit between spatially developing and helical pipes. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Navigating the foreign quarters : Everyday life of the Swedish East India Company employees in Canton and Macao 1730–1830

    Författare :Lisa Hellman; Leos Müller; Gunlög Fur; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Canton; Macao; Everyday Life; Swedish East India Company; China; 18th century; 19th century; Global history; Maritime History; Port city; Practices; Gender; Masculinity; Groups; Space; Communication; Material culture; Trust; Kanton; Macao; Vardagsliv; Svenska Ostindiska Kompaniet; Kina; 1700-tal; 1800-tal; Globalhistoria; Maritim historia; Hamn; Praktiker; Genus; Maskulinitet; Grupper; Rum; Kommunikation; Materialitet; Tillit; History; historia;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis analyses the everyday life of the Swedish East India company employees in Canton and Macao 1730–1830. Through a focus on everyday practices, analysed on the basis of ethnicity, class and gender, I show how the Swedes and other foreigners led their everyday life in a constant interplay between adaptation to and transgression of Chinese rules. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Skrifterna från Hoppet. C.H. Braads ostindiska resa 1748–49

    Författare :Rickard Melkersson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Christopher Hinric Braad; Graphonomy; Semiotics; Eighteenth century Swedish; Swedish East India Company;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis deals with the writings of Christopher Hinric Braad (1728–81), employee of the Swedish East India Company, and more specifical¬ly with the manuscripts from his first journey, from Gothenburg to Canton, in the years 1748–1749. Despite their great historical and philological value, witnessed by many authors, none of these texts has been the subject of an edition, nor of any exhaustive research. LÄS MER

  7. 5. "En Minerva för vår Nord" : Lovisa Ulrika som samlare, uppdragsgivare och byggherre : [queen Lovisa Ulrika, her collections and commissions of art and architecture]

    Författare :Merit Laine; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Art history; Drottningholm; Fredrikshov; Svartsjö; Lovisa Ulrika; Adolf Fredrik; Carl GustafTessin; Patronage; Collecting; Architectural History; Garden History; Chinoiserie; Portraiture; Age of Liberty; Konstvetenskap; Art; Konstvetenskap; historia; History;

    Sammanfattning : Lovisa Ulrika's activities within the fields of art and architecture comprised extensive collectingand interior decoration, buildings and gardens at the Royal Palaces of Drottningholm, Svartsjö andFredrikshov. These are described in some detail in this study, but the main purpose is to establishher intentions and how she perceived her role as a builder, collector and patron of the arts. LÄS MER