The improved methodology of the engine intake air cooling system designing based on the annual effect due to cooling was developed. It involves determining the optimal value of cooling capacity, providing the minimum system sizes at maximum rate of annual effect increment, and its rational value, providing a close to maximum annual effect without system oversizing at the second maximum rate of annual effect increment within the...

This work addresses selected aspects of human factors in designing the instrumentation and control (I&C) systems important to safety as a part of the functional safety management of industrial hazardous plants, in particular nuclear power plants. As it is known in such plants a concept of “defence in depth” (D-in-D) is widely applied and some layers of protection are designed with regard to functional safety (FS) concept given...

Zaproponowano zintegrowane podejście w ocenie bezpieczeństwa funkcjonalnego systemów E/E/PE. Niepewność probabilistycznych miar ryzyka dla elektrycznych, elektronicznych i programowalnych elektronicznych systemów jest reprezentowana za pomocą przedziałów, które są porównywane z przedziałowymi kryteriami probabilistycznymi zdefiniowanymi dla tych systemów przez normę IEC 61508, w postaci czterech poziomów nienaruszalności bezpieczeństwa...

Nowadays we can observe a faster development of drainage systems than ever. This gives us an opportunity to de- sign more efficient systems that can cope with the rapid growth of cities and, what comes with it, impervious surfaces. Here the question arises, whether traditional methods used in drainage system design are potent enough to cope with the emerging prob- lems and difficulties. In this paper we will make...