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Scale effects in cavitation experiments with marine propeller models
PublicationPraca zawiera przegląd specyficznych efektów skali występujących w badaniach kawitacyjnych modeli śrub okrętowych oraz analizę ich wpływu na prognozowane osiągi śrub okrętowych w skali rzeczywistej.
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Laboratory and pilot scale photodegradation of cyanide-containing wastewaters
PublicationW pracy badano efektywność procesu degradacji cyjanków stosując odpowiednie metody utleniania. Roztwory modelowe cyjanków zawierające TiO2 i H2O2 były poddane fotodegradacji przy różnych warunkach pH, temperatury, różnym składzie fazy gazowej i w obecności różnych katalizatorów. Prawie 20% wzrost w efektywności utlenienia cyjanków był zaobserwowany dla fotodegradacji cyjankowych kompleksów miedzi. Dodatkowo badano fotodegradację...
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Original article Polish normalization of the Body Esteem Scale
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Measurement of filling and discharging loads in a full scale hopper.
PublicationArtykuł przedstawia wyniki doświadczalne naporu piasku na ścinanie uzyskane podczas napełniania i opróżniania leja silosu o pojemności 2.5 m3. Pokazane zostały wartości naporu w funkcji czasu oraz kształt powierzchni górnej materiału dla poszczególnych etapów napełniania i opróżniania.
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Laboratory fatigue assessment of large geocomposite-reinforced double-layered asphalt concrete beams
PublicationGeosynthetic reinforcement of asphalt layers has been used for several decades. Evaluation of the influence of these materials on pavement fatigue life is still ongoing, especially for new types of geocomposites. This paper presents the evaluation of fatigue performance of large asphalt concrete beams reinforced with a new type of composite in which square or hexagonal polypropylene stiff monolithic paving grid with integral junctions...
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Laboratory fatigue assessment of large geocomposite-reinforced double-layered asphalt concrete beams
PublicationGeosynthetic reinforcement of asphalt layers has been used for several decades. Evaluation of the influence of these materials on pavement fatigue life is still ongoing, especially for new types of geocomposites. This paper presents the evaluation of fatigue performance of large asphalt concrete beams reinforced with a new type of composite in which square or hexagonal polypropylene stiff monolithic paving grid with integral junctions...
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Influence of Installation Effects on Pile Bearing Capacity in Cohesive Soils – Large Deformation Analysis Via Finite Element Method
PublicationIn this paper, the whole process of pile construction and performance during loading is modelled via large deformation finite element methods such as Coupled Eulerian Lagrangian (CEL) and Updated Lagrangian (UL). Numerical study consists of installation process, consolidation phase and following pile static load test (SLT). The Poznań site is chosen as the reference location for the numerical analysis, where series of pile SLTs...
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An innovative method of measuring the extension of the piston rod in hydraulic cylinders, especially large ones used in the shipbuilding and offshore industry
PublicationThe article presents the results of selected works related to the wider subject of research conducted at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Shipbuilding at the Gdańsk University of Technology, regarding designing various on board devices with hydraulic drive for ships and other offshore facilities. One of the commonly used these mechanisms are hydraulic actuators with the measurement of the piston rod extension. The issue...
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Nitrogen transformations and mass balances in anaerobic/anoxic/aerobic batch experiments with full-scale biomasses from BNR activated sludge systems.
PublicationThe aim of this study was to investigate nitrogen mass balances occurring inside full-scale BNR activated sludge systems, with special attention to colloidal and dissolved organic nitrogen (CON and DON) transformations. For this purpose, laboratory experiments were carried out using process biomass from two large BNR plants in northern Poland. Two parallel batch reactors were operated in a 3-phase (anaerobic/anoxic/aerobic) cycle....
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Nitrogen transformations and mass balances in anaerobic/anoxic/aerobic batch experiments with full-scale biomasses from BNR activated sludge systems.
PublicationThe aim of this study was to investigate nitrogen mass balances occurring inside full-scale BNR activated sludge systems, with special attention to colloidal and dissolved organic nitrogen (CON and DON) transformations. For this purpose, laboratory experiments were carried out using process biomass from two large BNR plants in northern Poland. Two parallel batch reactors were operated in a 3-phase (anaerobic/anoxic/aerobic) cycle....
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Graphene-Coated PVDF Membranes: Effects of Multi-Scale Rough Structure on Membrane Distillation Performance
PublicationGraphene-coated membranes for membrane distillation have been fabricated by using a wet-filtration approach. Graphene nanoplatelets have been deposited onto PVDF membrane surfaces. Morphology and physicochemical properties have been explored to evaluate the changes in the surface topography and related effects on the membrane performance in water desalination. The membranes have been tested in membrane distillation plants by using...
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Role of size scale of ZnO nanoparticles and microparticles on toxicity toward bacteria and osteoblast cancer cells
PublicationThe specific role of size scale, surface capping, and aspect ratio of zinc oxide (ZnO) particles on toxicity toward prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells was investigated. ZnO nano and microparticles of controlled size and mor- phology were synthesized by wet chemical methods. Cytotoxicity toward mammalian cells was studied using a human osteoblast cancer cell line and antibacterial activity using Gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia...
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Experiment-aided virtual prototyping to minimize tool-workpiece vibration during boring of large-sized structures
PublicationThe paper presents the author's method of solving the problems of vi-bration suppression during boring of large-sized workpieces by means of an in-novative method of adjusting the rotational speed of the boring bar. It consists in selecting the spindle speed in accordance with the results of the cutting process simulation. The method includes identification of the model of the finite element method of the boring bar. The Root Mean...
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A method of predicting the best conditions for large-size workpiece clamping to reduce vibration in the face milling process
PublicationThe paper presents an innovative method of solving the problem of vibration suppression during milling of large-size details. It consists in searching for the best conditions for clamping the workpiece based on a rapid modal identification of the dominant natural frequencies only and requires repetitive changes in the tightening torque of the clamping screws. Then, by estimating the minimum work of the cutting forces acting in...
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Operational problems of large power diesel engines combusting biofuels, considered togetherwith assessment of their operation
PublicationWithin this article the issue of large power self ignition engines fed with biofuels has been undertaken. The analysis focused mainly on operation problems. There has been noticed some advantages and difficulties associated with the biofuel application to self ignition engines. The research problem has been characterised and the research purposes have been proposed enabling the most profitable formation of energetic features of...
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Analysis of possible application of high-temperature nuclear reactors to contemporary large-output steam power plants on ships
PublicationThis paper is aimed at analysis of possible application of helium to cooling high-temperature nuclear reactor to be used for generating steam in contemporary ship steam-turbine power plants of a large output with taking into account in particular variable operational parameters. In the first part of the paper types of contemporary ship power plants are presented. Features of today applied PWR reactors and proposed HTR reactors...
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Adjusting the Stiffness of Supports during Milling of a Large-Size Workpiece Using the Salp Swarm Algorithm
PublicationThis paper concerns the problem of vibration reduction during milling. For this purpose, it is proposed that the standard supports of the workpiece be replaced with adjustable stiffness supports. This affects the modal parameters of the whole system, i.e., object and its supports, which is essential from the point of view of the relative tool–workpiece vibrations. To reduce the vibration level during milling, it is necessary to...
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Application of the finite element methods in long-term simulation of the multi-physics systems with large transient response differences
PublicationApplication of the Finite Element Method (FEM) and the Multibody Dynamics Method allows analyzing of complex physical systems. Complexity of the system could be related both to the geometry and the physical description of phenomenon. The metod is the excellent tool for analyzing statics or dynamics of the mechanical systems, and permits tracking of Multi Body System (MBS) transient response for the long-term simulations and application...
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Simulations of hydro-fracking in rock mass at meso-scale using fully coupled DEM/CFD approach
PublicationThe paper deals with two-dimensional (2D) numerical modelling of hydro-fracking (hydraulic fracturing) in rocks at the meso-scale. A numerical model was developed to characterize the properties of fluid-driven fractures in rocks by combining the discrete element method (DEM) with computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The mechanical behaviour of the rock matrix was simulated with DEM and the behaviour of the fracturing fluid flow...
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Full scale measurements of pressure field induced on the quay wall by bow thrusters – indirect method for seabed velocities monitoring
PublicationThe paper presents the results of full-scale experimental investigation of loads generated on the quay wall by bow thrusters during unberthing of a self-manoeuvring vessel. The presented research allowed for the comparison of the measurements results with generally accepted empirical prediction methods and confirmed the utility of the developed measuring setup for the on-line monitoring of jet induced loads. The conclusions from the...
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Spatial aspects of urban air quality management: Estimating the impact of micro-scale urban form on pollution dispersion
PublicationUrban planning and design solutions affect urban ventilation conditions, thus mitigating the effects of atmospheric pollution. However, these findings are not being implemented in the planning practice to a sufficient extent, partly due to the lack of specific guidelines. Moreover, many urban air quality monitoring (AQM) sites have low represnentativeness and thus do not provide comprehensive data for effective urban air pollution control...
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Large area avalanche photodiodes in X-rays and light detection
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Timing properties of LuAP:Ce studied with large-area avalanche photodiodes
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Large Area Avalanche Photodiodes in X-rays and scintillation detection
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Large area avalanche photodiodes in scintillation and X-rays detection
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Equalization of pad loads in large tilting pad thtust bearing
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono przebieg projektowania zmodernizowanego łożyska wzdłużnego hydrogeneratora. Na podstawie eksploatacyjnych danych o zróżnicowaniu temperatury klocków łożyskowych, na drodze obliczeń elasto-termo-hydrodynamicznych, stwierdzono konieczność wyrównania rozkładu obciążenia na poszczególne klocki łożyska. Cel został osiągnięty poprzez wprowadzenie podatnego podparcia segmentów łożyska na sprężynach płytowych, których...
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On the FEM implementation of the large rotation shell theory for elasticanisotropic shells.
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono problemy implementacji MES teorii powłok o dużych obrotach w statycznej, geometrycznie nieliniowej analizie konstrukcji warstwowych. Zwrócono uwagę na właściwą interpretacje rotacyjnych stopni swobody w algorytmie MES. Omówiono wariant dużych i skończonych obrotów. Przedstawiono wyniki obliczeń dla znanego w literaturze przykładu analizy paneli kompozytowej w zakresie dużych obrotów.
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Simulation of parallel similarity measure computations for large data sets
PublicationThe paper presents our approach to implementation of similarity measure for big data analysis in a parallel environment. We describe the algorithm for parallelisation of the computations. We provide results from a real MPI application for computations of similarity measures as well as results achieved with our simulation software. The simulation environment allows us to model parallel systems of various sizes with various components...
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Charge density wave and large nonsaturating magnetoresistance in YNiC2 and LuNiC2
PublicationWe report a study of physical properties of two quasi-low-dimensional metals YNiC2 and LuNiC2 including the investigation of transport, magnetotransport, galvanomagnetic, and specific heat properties. In YNiC2 we reveal two subsequent transitions associated with the formation of weakly coupled charge density wave at TCDW=318K and its locking in with the lattice at T1=275K. These characteristic temperatures follow the previously...
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Charge density wave, enhanced mobility, and large nonsaturating magnetoresistance across the magnetic states of HoNiC2 and ErNiC2
PublicationWe report on magnetotransport and thermoelectric properties of two ternary carbides HoNiC2 and ErNiC2 hosting both charge density wave and long-range magnetic order. In the charge density wave state, both compounds show relatively large magnetoresistance MR ≈ 150% in HoNiC2 and ≈ 70%in ErNiC2 at a magnetic field of 9 T and temperature as low as 2 K. This positive field-linear magnetoresistance shows no signatures of saturation....
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Temperature Effects Explain Continental Scale Distribution of Cyanobacterial Toxins
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Polish Version of the Neighbourhood Environment Walkability Scale (NEWS-Poland)
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Scale effect in shaft friction from direct shear tests
PublicationPrzeanalizowano wartości maksymalne tarcia uzyskane w aparacie bezpośredniego ścinania w kontakcie konstrukcja-grunt dla piasków kwarcowych i węglanowych oraz gładkiego i szorstkiego kontaktu. Badania przeprowadzono przy regulowanej sztywności normalnej kontaktu, przy różnej składowej normalnej naprężenia w kontakcie i różnym zagęszczeniu gruntu. Określono efekt skali jako stosunek wartości tarcia mobilizowanego na modelu do tarcia...
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Development and validation of the attitude towards Surrogacy Scale in a polish sample
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Adaptation of the Four Forms of Employee Silence Scale in a Polish sample
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Validation of the Polish Version of the Penn Alcohol Craving Scale (PACS)
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International Strategy as the Facilitator of the Speed, Scope, and Scale of Firms’ Internationalization
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A Novel Reactor for Microwave Hydrothermal Scale-up Nanopowder Synthesis
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Dissolved oxygen tracking and control of blowers at fast time scale.
PublicationNapowietrzanie jest bardzo ważnym i drogim procesem w oczyszczalni ścieków. Tlen jest podstawowym składnikiem dla procesów biologicznych. System napowietrzania jest skomplikowanym, hybrydowym, nieliniowym, dynamicznym systemem z dynamiką szybszą w porównaniu z wewnętrzną dynamiką tlenu rozpuszczonego w reaktorze biologicznym. Obecnie stosowane systemy sterowania są dalekie od zadowalających. Koszt pompowania powietrza do reaktora...
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Effects of the time and temperature on the oxide scale formed on the cobalt alloys
PublicationWarstwy wykonane za pomocą techniki PTA ze stopu kobaltu poddano utlenianiu w różnych temperaturach i w różnym czasie. Mikrostruktury otrzymane po utlenianiu wskazują na proces degradacji materiału. Proces ten prowadził do degradacji obszarów międzydendrytycznych napoiny. Skład chemiczny powstającej zgorzeliny byłzależny od temperatury utleniania, składu chemicznego stopu, ze szczegfólnym uwzględnieniem obecności małych ilości...
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Immobilized TiO2for Phenol Degradation in a Pilot-Scale Photocatalytic Reactor
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A numerical scale to assess the outcomes of metabolic/bariatric surgery (NOMS)
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Tesla Friction-Type Micro Turbine For Small-Scale Cogeneration
PublicationTesla turbine is rarely used in professional power installations due to its specific work characteristics and relatively low internal efficiency. However, it has some potential to be applied in micro-power plants operating in distributed co-generation systems, also working in an organic Rankine cycle. This paper presents results from numerical calculations of flow in three models of Tesla disk turbines assuming nitrogen as a working...
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Confined granular flow in silos with inserts - full-scale experiments
PublicationArtykuł omawia wyniki doświadczalne przepływów silosowych w silosach w naturalnej skali ze wstawkami. Podczas doświadczeń pomierzono przemieszczenia oraz napór na ściany. Zastosowano różne typy wstawek położone na różnej wysokości. Wyniki badań doświadczalnych porównano z przepływami bez wstawek.
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Numerical investigations on early indicators of fracture in concrete at meso-scale.
PublicationFracture is a major reason of the global failure of concretes. The understanding of fracture is important to ensure the safety of structures and to optimize the material behaviour. In particular an early prediction possibility of fracture in concretes is of major importance. In this paper, concrete fracture under bending was numerically analysed using the Discrete Element Method (DEM). The real mesoscopic structure of a concrete...
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Scale effects in granular bodies during plane strain compression.
PublicationW arykule omówiono efekty skali w materiałach granulowanych spowodowanych wielkością próbek. Obliczenia wykonano stosując MES na bazie prawa hipoplastycznego rozszerzonego o długość charakterystyczną. Porównano różne metody regularyzacji.
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Removal of selected sulfonamides and sulfonamide resistance genes from wastewater in full-scale constructed wetlands
PublicationSulfonamides are high-consumption antibiotics that reach the aquatic environment. The threat related to their presence in wastewater and the environment is not only associated with their antibacterial properties, but also with risk of the spread of drug resistance in bacteria. Therefore, the aim of this work was to evaluate the occurrence of eight commonly used sulfonamides, sulfonamide resistance genes (sul1–3) and integrase genes...
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Comparison of the Efficiency of Deammonification under Different DO Concentrations in a Laboratory-Scale Sequencing Batch Reactor
PublicationThe efficiency of deammonification depends on the cooperation of ammonium oxidizing bacteria and archaea (AOB/AOA), anaerobic ammonium oxidizing bacteria (AnAOB) and the effective suppression of nitrite oxidizing bacteria (NOB) that compete with AnAOB for nitrite (NO2 -N). One of the effective NOB suppression strategies is intermittent aeration. However, it is important to have a good understanding of the optimum dissolved oxygen...
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Optimization of the spindle speed during milling of large-sized structures with the use of technique of Experiment-Aided Virtual Prototyping
PublicationIn the paper are presented considerations concerning vibration suppression problems during milling of large-sized workpieces with the use of innovative method of matching the spindle speed of cutting tool. It depends on repeatable change of the spindle speed value as soon as the optimal vibration state of the workpiece approaches. The values of dominant “peaks” in the frequency spectra and the Root Mean Square (RMS) values of time...
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Pilot-Scale Studies of WO3/S-Doped g-C3N4 Heterojunction toward Photocatalytic NOx Removal
PublicationDue to the rising concentration of toxic nitrogen oxides (NOx) in the air, effective methods of NOx removal have been extensively studied recently. In the present study, the first developed WO3/S-doped g-C3N4 nanocomposite was synthesized using a facile method to remove NOx in air efficiently. The photocatalytic tests performed in a newly designed continuous-flow photoreactor with an LED array and online monitored NO2 and NO system...