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Year 2018
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Dimensioning of vortex storm overflows
PublicationVortex flow control can be made as a rotational chamber, where the centrifugal force is a supporting factor. The paper presents a simplified, but experimentally verified, method of such device designing.
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Effect of GIS parameters on modelling runoff from river basin. The case study of catchment in the Puck District
PublicationThe study was preceded to check the impact of the adopted digital elevation model resolution on the determination of catchment parameters and the further influence of the received information on calculations related to the hydrograph at the closing point of the basin after a synthetic 100-year precipitation episode. The study area are river basins located in the Puck commune convoying water directly to the Puck Bay. These studies...
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Ekspertyza techniczna określająca przyczyny wystąpienia zarysowań w strefach dylatacji na ekranach zapory czołowej i bocznej zbiornika wodnego Nysa na rzece Nysa Kłodzka
PublicationCelem ekspertyzy technicznej jest określenie przyczyn wystąpienia zarysowań i pęknięć przy dylatacjach płyt żelbetowych, tworzących ekran zapory czołowej i bocznej zbiornika wodnego Nysa oraz prezentacja koncepcji naprawy.
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Estimation of Conservative Contaminant Travel Time through Vadose Zone Based on Transient and Steady Flow Approaches
PublicationEstimation of contaminant travel time through the vadose zone is needed for assessing groundwater vulnerability to pollution, planning monitoring and remediation activities or predicting the effect of land use change or climate change on groundwater quality. The travel time can be obtained from numerical simulations of transient flow and transport in the unsaturated soil profile, which typically require a large amount of data and...
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Evaluating the Catastrophic Rainfall of 14 July 2016 in the Catchment Basin of the Urbanized Strzyza Stream in Gdańsk, Poland
PublicationWe analyzed the causes, the course, and consequences of the extreme precipitation events that occurred 14 July 2016 in the watershed of Strzyza Creek in Gdańsk, Poland. Automated rain gauges located in Strzyża catchment registered a total precipitation lasting about 16 hours – from 129 to 160 mm of rain depth. More in-depth analysis based on rain data collected by Gdańsk University of Technology (GUT) rain station was done. The...
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Experimental study on the seepage flow through the ice jam
PublicationIn light of the observed climate change, there is a need for better understanding of river ice processes for managing water resources in the cold regions. Ice jams produce significant resistance which may cause rise of water level and flooding. The jam resistance is only referred to the roughness of its underside, and this approach lead to exceptional roughness coefficients which has no physical explanation. Number of evidences...
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Gdańskie doświadczenia w przeciwdziałaniu skutkom nadzwyczajnych zdarzeń opadowych
PublicationW roku 2018 przypada 25-ta rocznica funkcjonowania spółki Gdańskie Wody. Publikacja prezentuje działania miasta Gdańska w zakresie zagospodarowywania wód opadowych w tym okresie. Ponieważ od roku 2001 Gdańsk został doświadczony kilkoma zdarzeniami opadowymi o nadzwyczajnych parametrach opadu atmosferycznego, z których najbardzie dramatyczne były epizody z lipca 2001 i 2016 w mieście wykonano wiele działań związanych z poprawą bezpieczeństwa...
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Hydraulic potential of the Lower Vistula (Poland)
PublicationThe Vistula is the largest river in Poland. Lower Vistula (part of the river discussed in this paper) is almost four hundred kilometers long river section extending from the tributary Narew to the outflow to the Baltic Sea. In the 17th century the Vistula was the most navigable river in Europe. After partitioning of Poland the Vistula lost its significance. Now the Lower Vistula should provide a navigation connection to the Europe...
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Impact of Climate Change on a Runoff Formation in Seaside Catchment Area on the Example of the Babica River Catchment
PublicationThe paper presents the impact of taking into account climate change in the perspective of 2050 on the results of hydrological calculations of characteristic flows in the hydrographically diverse seaside catchment area on the example of the Babica river catchment. A mathematical model of the Babica river catchment was made in the HEC-HMS program. The SCS method was used. The outflow from the basin was analysed for waters with...
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Integrated information and prediction Web Service WaterPUCK General concept
PublicationIn this paper, general concept of a new method as ‘Integrated information and prediction Web Service WaterPUCK’ for investigation influence of agricultural holdings and land-use structures on coastal waters of the southern Baltic Sea is presented. WaterPUCK Service is focused on determination of the current and future environmental status of the surface water and groundwater located in the Puck District (Poland) and its impact...
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Likwidacja suchego doku przy Nabrzeżu Przemysłowym w Porcie Gdańsk
PublicationW niniejszej pracy przedstawiono problemy techniczne związane z likwidacją dużego obiektu hydrotechnicznego, stanowiącego utrudnienie nawigacyjne w intensywnie eksploatowanym portowym kanale dostępowym w Porcie Gdańsk. Dwukomorowy dok zlokalizowany przy Nabrzeżu Przemysłowym wybudowano w latach 1970-1972. Komory dokowe służyły do budowy żelbetowych, pływających skrzyń falochronowych, na potrzeby budowanego w tym czasie Portu Północnego....
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Mamy po prostu być. Spotkania z Tosią i jej matematycznym "baranem"
PublicationArtykuł dotyczy tutoringu czyli szczególnej metody pracy z podopiecznym, którą cechuje spersonalizowane i całościowe podejście do ucznia oraz troska o optymalny rozwój jego samoświadomości i potencjału. Artykuł wpisuje się w zbiór prac o charakterze studium przypadku.
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Mathematical Modeling of Ice Dynamics as a Decision Support Tool in River Engineering
PublicationThe prediction of winter flooding is a complicated task since it is affected by many meteorological and hydraulic factors. Typically, information on river ice conditions is based on historical observations, which are usually incomplete. Recently, data have been supplemented by information extracted from satellite images. All the above mentioned factors provide a good background of the characteristics of ice processes, but are not...
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Mathematical Modeling of the Impact Range of Sewage Discharge on the Vistula Water Quality in the Region of Włocławek
PublicationThe paper presents results of analysis of the industrial sewage discharge influence at km 688 + 250 of the Vistula River on water quality. During the analysis, two-dimensional models of flow, impurities and temperature transport were used. Hydrological conditions of the analyzed section of the river, characteristic flows and bathymetry of the riverbed in the first instance were defined. Calculations of velocity distribution at...
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Methodology for implementing power plant efficiency standards for power generation: potential emission reduction
PublicationSome methods of generating power such as power generation through coal, natural gas, oil result in inevitable emissions of greenhouse gases. While power generation is necessary due to its increasing demand, it is important for power companies to generate their power in an efcient manner to reduce its efect on the environment. One of the most efective ways of tackling inefciency issues is through the implementation of efciency standard....
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Modal analysis of a fish-belly flap type of steel water gate
PublicationABSTRACT: The results of a modal analysis of the fish-belly flap type of steel water gate are presented in the paper. The analysis was conducted for a detailed numerical model of the structure using four-node quadrilateral shell elements. The study was focused on the examination of the influence of positioning of the flap gate and hydrostatic pressure of water on the eigenvalues and eigenmodes of the structure. The results of the study...
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Modeling of the Two-Dimensional Flow Caused by Sea Conditions and Wind Stresses on the Example of Dead Vistula
PublicationThe article presents the results of two-dimensional modeling of flows caused by the sea conditions and wind stresses on the example of Dead Vistula. Based on the available bathymetric data, a numerical model of the river section was created, which was supplemented with data on the position of the water table depending on hydrometeorological conditions. To describe the flow field in steady conditions, a simplified model of two-dimensional...
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Numerical Analysis of Steady Gradually Varied Flow in Open Channel Networks with Hydraulic Structures
PublicationIn this paper, a method for numerical analysis of steady gradually varied fl ow in channel networks with hydraulic structures is considered. For this purpose, a boundary problem for the system of ordinary differential equations consisting of energy equation and mass conservation equations is formulated. The boundary problem is solved using fi nite difference technique which leads to the system of non-linear algebraic equations....
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Numerical Modeling of Water and Ice Dynamics for Analysis of Flow Around the Kiezmark Bridge Piers
PublicationThis paper presents the results of a numerical model study on the effect of ice on the proposed bridge piers in the Vistula River outlet and its effect on flow conditions in the river. The model DynaRICE is used in this study, which is a two-dimensional hydro-ice dynamic numerical model developed for dynamic ice transport and jamming in rivers. To simulate river hydrodynamics in the vicinity of the bridge piers, 2-dimensional numerical...
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OPINIA TECHNICZNA nr 5/PG/hydrotechnika Sprawowanie nadzoru naukowo-technicznego podczas opracowywania projektów obiektów hydrotechnicznych, mostowych i drogowych w ramach realizacji przedsięwzięcia pn. „Budowa drogi wodnej łączącej Zalew Wiślany z Zatoka Gdańską” Opinia nt. rozwiązań technicznych przedstawionych w projekcie wykonawczym przekopu w lokalizacji Nowy Świat -branża hydrotechniczna
PublicationOpinię przygotowano w ramach prowadzonego nadzoru naukowo-technicznego podczas opracowywania projektów obiektów hydrotechnicznych, mostowych i drogowych w ramach realizacji przedsięwzięcia pn. „Budowa drogi wodnej łączącej Zalew Wiślany z Zatoka Gdańską”.
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Preliminary estimation of groundwater recharge on Brda river outwash plain
PublicationEstimation of groundwater recharge is one of the most challenging subjects in hydrogeology. It is a critical factor influencing the pollution migration, assessment of aquifer vulnerability to contamination, small-scale groundwater budget calculation, modeling of nutrient cycling and detailed flow path calculations. In Poland an infiltration rate method is widely used, which depends on a system of rate coefficients referring to...
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Preliminary study on icebreaking operation on the Middle and Lower Odra River
PublicationThe Odra-Vistula Flood Management Project (OVFMP) is implemented with the assistance of international financial institutions, including the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the Council of Europe Development Bank, as well as with the support of funding from the Cohesion Fund and the state budget. Aside from others, the objective of the OVFMP is to increase flood protection for people living in selected areas...
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PROBABLE RAINFALL IN GDAŃSK IN VIEW OF CLIMATE CHANGE
PublicationOne of the manifestations of climate changes is the occurrence of a greater number of precipitation events, characterized by greater rain intensity that affects the economic stability of cities. Gdańsk is an example of a city in which such events have occurred since the beginning of the twenty-first century. Due to the altitude differences in the area of Gdańsk city (between –2 m and 180 m a.s.l.), the occurrence of extreme atmospheric...
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Simulations of freshwater lens recharge and salt/freshwater interfaces using the HYDRUS and SWI2 packages for MODFLOW
PublicationThe paper presents an evaluation of the combined use of the HYDRUS and SWI2 packages for MODFLOW as a potential tool for modeling recharge in coastal aquife rs subject to saltwater intrusion. The HYDRUS package for MODFLOW solves numerically the one-dimensional form of the Richards equation describing water flow in variably- saturated media. The code computes groundwater recharge to or...
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The possibility of the application of a potentiometric sensor with all-solid-state electrodes for the quality control of different natural waters
PublicationThe quality of various natural waters was examined by a new potentiometric sensor with six all solid state electrodes containing an appropriate lipophilic compound in a polymer membrane. Physicochemical parameters such as conductivity and acidity of tested waters were also tested. All waters were neutral or slightly alkaline and contained different ions (e.g., Cl–) due to the place of their sampling (a coastal zone and a moraine...
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Verification of baffle factor for straight pipe flow
PublicationDuring the water disinfection devices designing, it is often assumed that the baffle factor for a straight pipe reactors is equal to one. It would be possible only for the plug flow, which is a simplified model of the flow and does not appear in real situations. The paper contains an equation which enables calculation of the real value of the baffle factor for the pipe flow.
Year 2017
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A Comparison of Simplified Two-dimensional Flow Models Exemplified by Water Flow in a Cavern
PublicationThe paper shows the results of a comparison of simplified models describing a two-dimensional water flow in the example of a water flow through a straight channel sector with a cavern. The following models were tested: the two-dimensional potential flow model, the Stokes model and the Navier-Stokes model. In order to solve the first two, the boundary element method was employed, whereas to solve the Navier-Stokes equations, the...
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An Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Water Hammer Phenomenon in Slurries
PublicationThe analysis of slurry transportation in pressure pipelines is important both from practical and theoretical point of view. Due to the nature of the medium, the number of problems arising in the course of design, operation, measurements and mathematical modeling is much higher compared to the cases where the flowing liquid is homogeneous. The equations describing the flow are more complex, and higher number of the parameters is...
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Analiza wahań zwierciadła płytkich wód podziemnych na obszarze sandru Brdy
PublicationW pracy przeprowadzono analizę wahań zwierciadła wód podziemnych na obszarze sandru Brdy, na podstawie obserwacji z 10 punktów pomiarowych sieci obserwacyjno badawczej wód podziemnych Polskiego Instytutu Geologicznego – Polskiego Instytutu Badawczego (PIG-PIB), publikowanych w Rocznikach Hydrogeologicznych w latach 2003–2016. Na podstawie danych z Roczników określono trendy położenia zwierciadła wód podziemnych, analizowano stany...
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Analiza wezbrania rzeki Kaczej w Gdyni po opadzie z 14 lipca 2016 roku
PublicationW połowie lipca 2016 r. w Trójmieście, zanotowano opad atmosferyczny o sumie przekraczającej 150 mm. Opadom deszczu od godzin popołudniowych dnia 14 lipca do godzin rannych 15 lipca towarzyszył okresami bardzo silny i gwałtowny wiatr początkowo z kierunku północno-wschodniego następnie z kierunku północno-zachodniego. Opisana sytuacja hydro-meteorologiczna spowodowała znaczne wezbrania w rzekach i potokach rejonu Zatoki Gdańskiej,...
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Badania znacznikowe na stopniu wodnym Piła-Koszyce
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono problemy związane ze zjawiskami filtracyjnymi na stopniu wodnym Piła-Koszyce oraz wyniki przeprowadzonych jesienią 2016 r. badań znacznikowych, których celem było zweryfikowanie kierunków filtracji pod jazem i w zaporze lewobrzeżnej. Dzięki tym obserwacjom możliwe było racjonalne zaplanowanie koniecznych prac remontowych.
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COMPUTER ANALYSIS OF HYDRAULIC CONDITIONS IN A SANITARY CHAMBER
PublicationThis paper presents analysis of hydraulic conditions of sewage flow down the slipway (ramp) in the collecting sanitary chamber connecting 3 collectors on the inlet: ⌀600, ⌀800 and ⌀1400 and one on the outlet ⌀1600 mm, with a maximum difference of elevation 5 m. The mathematical model has been made and hydraulic calculations were carried out in steady flow conditions. Then wastewater surface elevation, energy grade line elevation,...
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Design criterion for hydrodynamic vortex separators
PublicationTechnical objects designing involves determination of geometrical parameters that characterize a given object. When the device is described by the differential equations, an inverse problem brings difficulties, as geometrical values sought condition the solution to the problem. Vortex separators can be designed by the "criterion method'. Firstly, a critical particle is distinguished such that bigger particles are removed from...
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Determination of Mechanical Energy Loss in Steady Flow by Means of Dissipation Power
PublicationWhen systems of simple geometry like pipes or regular channels are considered, the mechan- ical energy loss of the fluid flow can be expressed by local and longitudinal empirical energy loss coefficients. However, in the case of large spatially distributed objects, there are no simple approaches to this task. In practice, general recommendations addressing different types of objects are used, but they usually provide very coarse...
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Dolna Wisła - rzeka niewykorzystanych możliwości
PublicationPraca jest próbą merytorycznej prezentacji problematyki dolnej Wisły na tle problemów gospodarki wodnej kraju w sposób możliwie przystępny i popularny, bez odwoływania się do niekiedy dość hermetycznej terminologii charakteryzującej zwykle dyskusje profesjonalistów. Konsekwencją przedstawionego wyżej założenia jest przyjęta formuła i układ pracy. Zamiarem autora jest przedstawienie podstawowych informacji na temat gospodarki wodnej,...
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EXTRAORDINARY RAINFALLS IN GDANSK (NORTHERN POLAND) IN THE 21ST CENTURY
PublicationIn the 21st century Gdansk had been affected by two rainfall events with a total precipitation amount of over 120 mm each. Rainfall parameters exceeded the regional values of the rain occurring once every 100 years. At the meteorological station of Gdansk University of Technology, July 9th 2001 was recorded 123.5 mm and July 14th 2016, 150.8 mm rainfall (within 24 hours observation period). Despite the same seasons of summer months...
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FLOOD MANAGEMENT IN URBAN BASINS OF THE CITY OF GDAŃSK
PublicationOver the last years, the City of Gdańsk suffers twice from flash floods. Both events were caused by intense storms which produced significant surface runoff and caused inundation private and cities properties. The first case of July 2001 flood [3], [9] was the turning point for the city authorities, who decide to look close on the flood management in small urban catchments. The aim of research projects was to establish technical...
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Hydraulic equations for vortex separators dimensioning
PublicationThe paper presents a set of hydraulic expressions developed to design vortex separators. These devices are used for gravitational removal of suspensions from wastewater. Measurements and theoretical considerations allowed the authors to formulate a mathematically simple velocity field model. Than, equations describing particle motion in the separator were derived. Finally, a technical procedure for hydraulic design of vortex separators...
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Hydrologiczna analiza odpływu wód opadowych ze zlewni potoku Strzyża w Gdańsku
PublicationNa podstawie Umowy z dnia 02.01.2017r. zawartej pomiędzy Politechniką Gdańską, ul. G. Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk, a ECE PROJEKTMANAGEMENT POLSKA Sp. z o.o. w Warszawie, ul. Fabryczna 5A, 00-446 Warszawa, została wykonana praca polegające na: przygotowaniu modelu hydrologicznego i hydraulicznego zlewni potoku Strzyża w Gdańsku na rzecz wykonania wielowariantowych obliczeń odpływu wody w przekrojach charakterystycznych dla...
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Interaction Between Storm Water Conduit And Surface Flow For Urban Flood Inundation Modelling
PublicationRapid development of urban areas always comes with great side effects. One of them is the occurrence of urban floods. Growth of impervious surfaces in cities leads to increasing run-off values. This together with difficulties connected with sewage modernization in cities marks urban inundations as being one of the most important issues concerning urban water. Accurate prediction of a phenomenon is difficult as it is highly dependent...
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Investigations On Water Circulation in Animal Sea-Water Basins – On the Example of Seals′ Breeding Pools
PublicationThis paper presents general comments concerning investigations on water circulation in animal breeding pools containing sea water. As an example are given results of computer simulation of water circulation in seals’ breeding pools situated in Marine Station at Hel, belonging to Oceanographic Institute, Gdansk University. A mathematical model of three main pools was prepared with taking into account their inflow and outflow water...
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Jak opomiarować kolektor grawitacyjny?
PublicationNie wszystkie gminy wykonujące zadania w zakresie zbiorowego zaopatrzenia w wodę i zbiorowego odprowadzania ścieków posiadają własne oczyszczalnie. Rozwiązaniem jest tranzyt ścieków do innej oczyszczalni, ale w takim przypadku pojawia się problem pomiaru ich ilości. W artykule przedstawiono wykorzystanie przepływomierzy elektromagnetycznych do pomiaru przepływu ścieków na przykładzie systemu wdrożonego przez MPWiK w Milanówku
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KALIBRACJA ORAZ SPRAWDZENIE ZWĘŻKI POMIAROWEJ KPV
PublicationNa podstawie umowy nr OSC-U/0016/2017 zawartej pomiędzy Miejskim Przedsiębiorstwem Wodociągów i Kanalizacji Sp. z o.o. z siedzibą w Lesznie przy ul. Lipowej 76A, a Politechniką Gdańską – Wydział Inżynierii Lądowej i Środowiska z siedzibą w Gdańsku przy ul. G. Narutowicza 11/12, została wykonana praca pt.: „Kalibracja oraz sprawdzenie zwężki pomiarowej KPV”. Celem pracy było wykonanie usługi polegającej na kalibracji (wzorcowaniu)...
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Liquid residence time in vortex separators
PublicationCentrifugal force enhances gravitational separation of suspension (vortex separators), as well as allows regulation of liquid discharge (vortex flow controls). Furthermore, it elongates the effective residence time of liquid inside the chamber in comparison to non-circulative flow. Laboratorz measurements, described in the paper, indicate that average liquid residence time for circulative flow exceeds 50% of plug-flow time,...
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Mata bentonitowa w renowacji kanału derywacyjnego elektrowni wodnej Gródek na rzece Wdzie.
PublicationProcesy starzenia budowli hydrotechnicznych i konieczność dokonywania ich okresowych remontów i modernizacji. Uszczelnianie kanałów i zapór ziemnych podlegających stałym procesom filtracyjnym w okresie eksploatacji. Przyczyny podjęcia remontu kanału derywacyjnego elektrowni wodnej Gródek na rzece Wdzie oraz wpływ wykonanych robót na poprawę stanu technicznego budowli.
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MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS OF A FLOOD WAVE PROPAGATION ON THE KACZA RIVER IN GDYNIA IN NORTHERN POLAND
PublicationKacza river is located in northern Poland in the neighborhood of the Gulf of Gdansk and the Baltic Sea. A Kacza having length of 15 km and catchment area of 53 km2 collects the water into the Gulf mostly from inhabited and forested areas within the administrative boundaries of the city of Gdynia. On the 14th and 15th of July 2016 in northern Poland on the large area of Tri-City agglomeration (Gdynia, Gdansk and Sopot) total daily...
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Modal Analysis of a Steel Radial Gate Exposed to Different Water Levels
PublicationWith the increase in water retention needs and planned river regulation, it might be important to investigate the dynamic resistance of vulnerable elements of hydroelectric power plants, including steel water locks. The most frequent dynamic loads affecting hydroengineering structures in Poland include vibrations caused by heavy road and railway traffic, piling works and mining tremors. More destructive dynamic loads, including...
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MODELOWANIE MATEMATYCZNE PRZEGRÓD LODOWYCH
PublicationW celu ochrony przed niebezpiecznym zjawiskiem zatoru lodowego opracowano szereg metod, które można podzielić na metody czynne i bierne. Pierwsza grupa obejmuje działania techniczne prowadzące do mechanicznego lub termicznego usuwania lodu i neutralizacji zatorów. Wykorzystuje się w tym calu głównie lodołamacze lub innego typu jednostki pływające. Do metod biernych zalicza się przede wszystkim przegrody lodowe budowane w celu stabilizacji...
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Multicomponent ionic liquid CMC prediction
PublicationWe created a model to predict CMC of ILs based on 704 experimental values published in 43 publications since 2000. Our model was able to predict CMC of variety of ILs in binary or ternary system in a presence of salt or alcohol. The molecular volume of IL (Vm), solvent-accessible surface (Sˆ), solvation enthalpy (DsolvGN), concentration of salt (Cs) or alcohol (Ca) and their molecular volumes (Vms and Vma, respectively) were chosen...
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Napowietrzanie instalacji kanalizacyjnej
PublicationNieprzyjemne zapachy wydobywające sie z przyborów sanitarnych, wysysanie wody z zamknięć wodnych (syfonów), powolny odpływ ścieków, bulgotanie w przewodach czy osadzanie się w nich zanieczyszczeń - to tylko niektóre symptomy nieprawidłowego napowietrzania kanalizacji. Aby temu zapobiec przyda sie nie tylko znajomość przepisów, ale i garść praktycznych zaleceń oraz wiedza o rozwiązaniach dostępnych na rynku.