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Propagation of guided elastic waves in shell-type aircraft structural elements
PublicationW pracy przedstawiony powłokowy spektralny element skończony do analizy zjawiska propagacji fal sprężystych w elementach konstrukcyjnych typu powłokowego.
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Liquid circulation in the agitated airlift reactor with the high gas disengagement zone
PublicationPrzedstawiono doświadczalne zależności stopnia zatrzymania gazu i prędkości cyrkulacji cieczy od prędkości przepływu gazu i częstości obrotów mieszadła. Obserwowano wzrost prędkości cyrkulacji cieczy ze wzrostem wysokości strefy napowietrzania. Dla niskich częstości obrotów mieszadła prędkość cyrkulacji cieczy wzrastała wraz ze wzrostem prędkości przepływu gazu, natomiast dla wysokich cząstości obrotów mieszadła prędkość cyrkulacji...
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Dynamic analysis of the first stage compressor bladed disc of an aircraft engine
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Airfoil Design Under Uncertainty Using Non-Intrusive Polynomial Chaos Theory and Utility Functions
PublicationFast and accurate airfoil design under uncertainty using non-intrusive polynomial chaos (NIPC) expansions and utility functions is proposed. The NIPC expansions provide a means to efficiently and accurately compute statistical information for a given set of input variables with associated probability distribution. Utility functions provide a way to rigorously formulate the design problem. In this work, these two methods are integrated...
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Fully Separated Flow Control Using DBD Plasma Actuators Located at the Leading Edge of an Airfoil
PublicationIn the framework of the PLASMAERO European project, experiments were conducted to investigate the authority of surface DBD plasma actuators to alter a fully separated flow around an airfoil in order to improve its aerodynamic performances in its natural stall regime. In this paper, unsteady excitation control is more specifically investigated. The key control parameter studied here is the burst frequency which periodically imposes...
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Equivalent temperature for design of airport pavements using mechanistic-empirical methods
PublicationThe paper presents implementation of equivalent temperature for design of airport asphalt pavements. The calculation methods of equivalent temperature: the Shell method, the French method and method that use the Asphalt Institute fatique criteria were presented. An example of calculations of equivalent temperature for Gdansk Airport was introduced and discussed. It was shown that methods of calculation of equivalent temperature...
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Automated detection of sleep apnea and hypopnea events based on robust airflow envelope tracking
PublicationThe paper presents a new approach to detection of apnea/hypopnea events, in the presence of artifacts and breathing irregularities, from a single-channel airflow record. The proposed algorithm identifies segments of signal affected by a high amplitude modulation corresponding to apnea/hypopnea events. It is shown that a robust airflow envelope—free of breathing artifacts—improves effectiveness of the diagnostic process and allows...
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Automatic classification and mapping of the seabed using airborne LiDAR bathymetry
PublicationShallow coastal areas are among the most inhabited areas and are valuable for biodiversity, recreation and the economy. Due to climate change and sea level rise, sustainable management of coastal areas involves extensive exploration, monitoring, and protection. Current high-resolution remote sensing methods for monitoring these areas include bathymetric LiDAR. Therefore, this study presents a novel methodological approach to assess...
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Enhancement of lift and drag performances of a NACA0012 airfoil by multi-DBD plasma actuator with additional floating interelectrodes
PublicationIt is clear that the improvement of aircraft aerodynamic performances is currently and will continue to be a significant area of research for the aeronautical industry. The current study is focused on theenhancement of aerodynamic airfoil performances by using a multi-DBD plasma actuator mounted around the model leading-edge. Experiments have been conducted at the University of Orleans, in the 2 m x 2 m test section of a large...
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Trailing-Edge Separation Control of a NACA 0015 Airfoil Using Dielectric-Barrier-Discharge Plasma Actuators
PublicationThis paper presents a part of the works conducted in the Plasmaero European project (task 3.1), where the trailing-edge flow separation of a NACA 0015 airfoil has been controlled using four different dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) actuator types at three institutions across Europe. The results show that it is possible to enhance the aerodynamic performance of aircraft at speeds up to 40 m/s. Dielectric-barrier-discharge vortex...
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Zastosowanie reaktora airlift z odwrotną warstwą fluidalną do biodegradacji dimetyloketonu.
PublicationProwadzono biodegradację modelowych ścieków zawierających dimetyloketon w obecności unieruchomionych bakterii Acinetobacter calcoaceticus. Eksperymenty przeprowadzono w reaktorze airlift z cyrkulacja zewnętrzną. Badano wpływ parametrów procesowych na czas biodegradacji dimetyloketonu.
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Nonlinear model of a synchronous generator for analysis of more electric aircraft power systems
PublicationA nonlinear model for studying a variable-speed synchronous generator (SG) in more electric aircraft (MEA) power system has been developed. The saturation effects of the SG magnetic circuit have been considered. The model has been implemented in the Synopys/Saber simulation environment. The modelling language MAST has been used to elaborate the SG model. The model exhibit a network with the same number of external terminals/ports...
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An adaptive wing for a samll-aircraft application with a configuration of fibre Bragg greting sensors
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono koncepcję skrzydła o zmiennej geometrii wymuszanej układem siłowników zbudowanych z matriału z pamięcią kształtu oraz układem czujników optycznych z siatką Bragga do monitorowania jego stanu odkształceń.
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Reconfigurable Dual Active Bridge (DAB) Converter Topology for Aircraft Application System
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Nocturnal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Decreases Daytime Sympathetic Traffic in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
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Multi-DBD plasma actuator for flow separation control around NACA 0012 and NACA 0015 airfoil models
PublicationIn this paper application of innovative multi-DBD plasma actuator for flow separation control is presented. The influence of the airflowgenerated by this actuator on the flow around NACA 0012 and NACA 0015 airfoil models was investigated. The results obtained from 2D PIVmeasurements showed that the multi-DBD actuator with floating interelectrode can be attractive for leading and trailing edge separation control.
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Laboratory test rig for examining aggregate mining from seabed using the AIRLIFT method
PublicationThe use of the Airlift method for transporting the mined aggregate from the seabed to the deck of the mining ship is an alternative for presently used solutions, such as suction pumps or scoop transport for instance. Building the laboratory test rig was preceded by tests in natural conditions. The rig was designed in such a way as to model these conditions as close as possible, and to have potential for further development
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Unmanned Aircraft Systems Risk Assessment Based on SORA for First Responders and Disaster Management
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Non-Salient Brushless Synchronous Generator Main Exciter Design for More Electric Aircraft
PublicationThis paper presents a prototype of high speed brushless synchronous generators (BSG) design for the application in autonomous electric power generation systems (e.g., airplane power grid). Commonly used salient pole field of the main generator part of BSG was replaced with a prototype non-salient pole field. The main objective of the research is an investigation into the advantages and disadvantages of a cylindrical field of the...
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Airborne peptidoglycans as a supporting indicator of bacterial contamination in a metal processing plant
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Airborne and mobile laser scanning in measurements of sea cliffs on the southern Baltic
PublicationMeasurements of sea cliffs performed using periodic surveying based on laser scanning is currently one of the fastest and most accurate solutions. Supported with the technology of satellite measurements using GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) positioning and photographic measurements with the use of aerial vehicle, they enable an effective monitoring of the sea cliffs affected by the erosion. In case of the coast of southern...
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Effective density of airborne wear particles from car brake materials
PublicationPeople living in urban environments are subject to high health risks due to various anthropogenic sources of airborne particulate matter, including wear of transport vehicle brakes. Studies of airborne particles often require an estimate of the effective particle density, a property that allows correct matching of mass and size characteristics measured by different aerosol instruments. In this study we investigated the effective...
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Emission of 1.3–10 nm airborne particles from brake materials
PublicationOperation of transport vehicle brakes makes a significant contribution to airborne particulate matter in urban areas, which is subject of numerous studies due to the environmental concerns. We investigated the presence and number fractions of 1.3–10 nm airborne particles emitted from a low-metallic car brake material (LM), a non-asbestos organic car brake material (NAO) and a train brake cast iron against a cast iron. Particles...
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Influence of input data on airflow network accuracy in residential buildings with natural wind - and stack - driven ventilation.
PublicationW artykule omówiono wpływ danych wejściowych na dokładność modelu przepływu sieciowego powietrza w budynkach mieszkalnych z naturalną i kominową wentylacją. Zastosowano połączony model AFN-BES. Wyniki numeryczne omówiono dla 8 różnych przypadków z różnymi danymi ciśnienia wiatru. Wyniki pokazały, że ogromny wpływ danych wejściowych dotyczących ciśnienia wiatru na wyniki numeryczne.
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Sedymentacja cząstek stałych w cyrkulującej zawiesinie w aparacie airlift z mieszaniem mechanicznym
PublicationBadano przepływ zawiesiny w aparacie airlift z wewnętrzną cyrkulacją i mieszaniem realizowanym za pomocą mieszadła śmigłowego, umieszczonego przy dnie napowietrzanej kolumny wewnętrznej, będącej strefą wznoszenia. Dla częstości obrotów powyżej 20 s-1 zaobserwowano nieoczekiwaną sedymentację cząstek stałych, która zachodziła ze wzrostem prędkości przepływu powietrza. Wyznaczono krzywe zależności średnic najmniejszych cząstek stałych...
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Damage detection strategies for aircraft shell-like structures based on propagation guided elastic waves
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono mozliwości detekcji uszkodzeń w lotniczych konstrukcjach powłokowych z wykorzystaniem fal sprężystych. Omówiono kilka strategii detekcji uszkodzeń. Przedstawiono wyniki symulacji numerycznych z wykorzystaniem metody spektralnych elementów skończonych, jak również wynik badań eksperymentalnych z zastosowaniem wibrometrii laserowej.
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Airborne microorganisms fluctuations over the gulf of Gdańsk coastal zone (Southern Baltic)
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono wyniki kilkuletnich badań (1998-2002) mikrobiologicznych powietrza w rejonie Zatoki Gdańskiej. Pomiary obejmowały oznaczanie ogólnej liczby bakterii mezofilnych i psychrofilnych oraz zarodników grzybów pleśniowych.
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Analysis of airborne metal containing particles with EDX/EDS detectorsin electron microscopes
PublicationIn years 2006-2010 particulate matter analysis was undertaken for dust samples collected from Gdansk and London area in orderto compare their morphology and composition. Part of those studies was devoted to analysis of particulate matter (PM) bearingmetals. Characterization of the morphology and size of the particles collected onto the filters was performed using a scanning electronmicroscope (SEM) and transmission electron microscope...
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APPLYING RANSAC ALGORITHM FOR FITTING SCANNING STRIPS FROM AIRBORNE LASER SCANNING
PublicationDuring the development of the data acquired by airborne laser scanning the important issue is the fitting and georeferencing of ALS point clouds by means of the tie surfaces and the reference planes. The process of scanning strips adjustment is based on mutual integration of point clouds (scanning strips) and their adaptation to the reference planes.In simultaneous adjustment all strips are combined into one geometrically coherent...
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A Study on Emission of Airborne Wear Particles from Car Brake Friction Pairs
PublicationThe emission of airborne wear particles from friction material / cast iron pairs used in car brakes was investigated, paying special attention to the influence of temperature. Five low-metallic materials and one non-asbestos organic material were tested using a pin-on-disc machine. The machine was placed in a sealed chamber to allow airborne particle collection. The concentration and size distribution of 0.0056 to 10 μm particles...
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Quantification of ultrafine airborne particulate matter generated by the wear of car brake materials
PublicationThe wear of car brakes is one of the main sources of airborne particulate matter in urban environments. Ultrafine wear particles are of special environmental interest since they can easily penetrate the human body through inhalation and cause various diseases. In the present study, the contribution of ultrafine particles to airborne particulate matter emitted from car brake materials was investigated under different friction conditions....
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Experiments and FE analyses on airborne sound properties of composite structural insulated panels
PublicationArtykuł przedstawia wyniki doświadczalne i numeryczne odnośnie właściwości akustycznych paneli budowlanych. Jako panele zastosowano płyty kompozytowe konstrukcyjno-izolacyjne CSIP. Obliczenia numeryczne wykonano MES stosując podejście zaproponowane w pakiecie ABAQUS. Wyniki MES porównano bezpośrednio z doświadczeniami. Zaproponowano różne spsoby poprawy właściwości akustycznych paneli.
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Modelling of the High Speed Multi-Pole Synchronous Generator for Application in More Electric Aircraft Power Systems
PublicationIn this paper different models of the synchronous generator are presented. The simulation results compared with the measurements are shown. Certain physical phenomena are included in described models for the porpoise of adequate analysis of the more electric aircraft power system. For different modelling levels, such as functional level or behavioural level, different physical phenomena have been included. Simulation results for...
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Wpływ glikolu etylenowego na wielkość kryształów węglanu wapnia strącanych w reaktorze typu airlift
PublicationProwadzono precypitację węglanu wapnia w reakcji ditlenku węgla z wodorotlenkiem wapnia w obecności glikolu etylenowego. Zaobserwowano, że przeciętna wielkość kryształów CaCO3 w punkcie końcowym precypitacji malała od około 4x10^-6 m do 2,8x10^-6 m, o ile stężenie glikolu etylenowego w mieszninie reakcyjnej wzrastało od 0 do 15% obj. Natomiast wzrost stężenia glikolu do 20% obj. skutkował wzrostem kryształów CaCO3.
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Contamination of Runoff Water at Gdańsk Airport (Poland) by Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) and Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
PublicationAirport runoff can contain high concentrations of various pollutants, in particular polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), the environmental levels of which have to be monitored. Airport runoff water samples, collected at the Gdańsk-Rębiechowo Airport from 2008 to 2009, were analysed for PAHs and PCBs by gas chromatography. The aromatic fractions were separated by liquid-liquid extraction...
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Seasonal changes in the concentrations of airborne bacteria emitted from a large wastewater treatment plant
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Correlations between the wear of car brake friction materials and airborne wear particle emissions
PublicationAirborne wear particles emitted from transport vehicle brakes are one of the main sources of toxic metals in inhalable particulate matter. Prediction of wear particle emissions may become more accurate if the relationship between the wear and particle emission characteristics is known. An experimental study was performed to investigate proportional correlations between the mass wear, 0.01–0.42 μm particle emission measured by a NanoScan...
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High performance filtering for big datasets from Airborne Laser Scanning with CUDA technology
PublicationThere are many studies on the problems of processing big datasets provided by Airborne Laser Scanning (ALS). The processing of point clouds is often executed in stages or on the fragments of the measurement set. Therefore, solutions that enable the processing of the entire cloud at the same time in a simple, fast, efficient way are the subject of many researches. In this paper, authors propose to use General-Purpose computation...
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Comparison of the ETView Single Lumen and Macintosh laryngoscopes for endotracheal intubation in an airway manikin with immobilized cervical spine by novice paramedics
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Comparison of Miller laryngoscope and UEScope videolaryngoscope for endotracheal intubation in four pediatric airway scenarios: a randomized, crossover simulation trial
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Preparation of Komagataeibacter xylinus Inoculum for Bacterial Cellulose Biosynthesis Using Magnetically Assisted External-Loop Airlift Bioreactor
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Determination of antifreeze substances in the airport runoff waters by solid-phase microextraction and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry method
PublicationA new method has been developed for the determination of antifreeze agents such as ethylene glycol (EG), propylene glycol (PG), and diethylene glycol (DEG) in the samples of airport runoff water. The method is based on headspace solid–phase microextraction (HS–SPME) of target analytes, which is coupled with gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS). Until now, there was a lack of appropriate methodology for collecting reliable...
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Mean Shift Segmentation Assessment for Individual Forest Tree Delineation from Airborne Lidar Data
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Application of the Msplitmethod for filtering airborne laser scanning data-sets to estimate digital terrain models
PublicationALS point cloud filtering involves the separation of observations representing the physical terrain surface from those representing terrain details. A digital terrain model (DTM) is created from a subset of points representing the ground surface. The accuracy of the generated DTM is influenced by several factors, including the survey method used, the accuracy of the source data, the applied DTM generation algorithm, and the survey...
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Architecture of ecumenical spaces in public buildings in the 21st century: Links among the architecture of multi-faith spaces, their names, and the functions they serve in Polish airports
PublicationThis study explores the architecture and arrangement of prayer spaces in public buildings. It examines whether Polish airports have prayers spaces and whether a correlation exists between the name (e.g., “multi-faith space,” “place of prayer,” and “place of focus”) and design. The study is supported by analyses of ecumenical spaces, which have recently been brought into service andwhere a visible symbiosis exists between their...
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Hydrodynamika reaktora airlift z odwrotną warstwą fluidalną a szybkość wnikania tlenu. VII Ogólnopolska Konferencja Przepływów Wielofazowych.
PublicationGenerowano odwrotną warstwę fluidalną w strefie opadania reaktora airlift z zewnętrzną cyrkulacją. Stwierdzono, że wnikanie tlenu zachodzi wyłącznie w strefie wznoszenia reaktora airlift, a średni dla reaktora współczynnik wnikania tlenu pozostaje niezależny od stężenia ciała stałego w strefie opadania. Stwierdzono, że dla tego samego stężenia ciała stałego stosunek współczynników wnikania tlenu w badanym reaktorze i zawiesinowym...
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Charakterystyka hydrodynamiczna reaktora airlift z odwrotną warstwą fluidalną do procesów realizowanych w obecności unieruchomionych mikroorganizmów
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Porównanie szybkości wnikania tlenu w reaktorze airlift z odwrotną warstwą fluidalną i pokrewnych reaktorach barbotażowych
PublicationBadano wpływ parametrów procesowych na szybkość wnikania tlenu w reaktorze airlift z cyrkulacją zewnętrzną i odwrotna warstwą fluidalną w strefie opadania. Omówiono zależności między współczynnikiem wnikania tlenu dla reaktora airlift oraz zawiesinowego reaktora airlift z cyrkulacja zewnętrzną, reaktora airlift z warstwą fluidalną w strefie wznoszenia i zawiesinowej kolumnie barbotażowej. Określono udział mikropęcherzy w wymianie...
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Determination of fuel combustion product in airport runoff water samples using liquid–liquid extraction with gas chromatography–spectrometry
PublicationDetermination of xenobiotics in samples of airport runoff water is both a complex and indispensable task due to an increasing threat resulting from the activities of numerous airports. The aim of this study was to develop, optimize, and validate a procedure based on liquid–liquid extraction (LLE) coupled with gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) for the determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). So far, no...
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Occurrence of Breast Cancer in the Population of Peri- and Postmenopausal Women in the Aspect of Environmental Exposure to Airborne Dust Pollution
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