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The process generation of WWTP models for optimization of activated sludge systems
PublicationThe objective of water and wastewater utilities, which are responsible for optimization of wastewater treatment plant operation, is threefold: environmental protection, saving money, and mitigation of pollutant emissions, both to water and air. The performed study aimed to assess the process generation of WWTP models that improve activated sludge systems operation, by means of new developed Mantis2 model. This model accounts for...
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Computer Simulation in Predicting Biochemical Processes and Energy Balance at WWTPs
PublicationNowadays, the use of mathematical models and computer simulation allow analysis of many different technological solutions as well as testing various scenarios in a short time and at low financial budget in order to simulate the scenario under typical conditions for the real system and help to find the best solution in design or operation process. The aim of the study was to evaluate different concepts of biochemical processes and...
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Novel hierarchical nonlinear control algorithm to improve dissolved oxygen control in biological WWTP
PublicationWastewater treatment is a problem known to humankind for centuries. The quality of treated sewage determines the condition of reservoirs around the world. Control of such a complex and nonlinear system as a wastewater treatment plant requires thorough knowledge of the process. The paper presents a hierarchical control system of a Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR) in Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) taking into account a model based...
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Designing control strategies of aeration system in biological WWTP
PublicationThe paper presents the complete design processes of a novel aeration control systems in the SBR (Sequencing Batch Reactor) wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). Due to large energy expense and high influence on biological processes, the aeration system plays a key role in WWTP operation. The paper considers the aeration system for a biological WWTP located in the northeast of Poland. This system consists of blowers, the main collector...
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Comparative Study of Balancing SRT by Using Modified ASM2d in Control and Operation Strategy at Full-Scale WWTP
PublicationDetailed knowledge on the composition of the influent going into the wastewater treatment system is essential for the development of a reliable computer model. In the context of WWTPs (wastewater treatment plants), the wastewater characteristics are not only important for activated sludge system modelling, but also have an impact on the appropriate control of single unit operations. The aim of this study was to evaluate the concepts...
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Advanced Supervisory Control System Implemented at Full-Scale WWTP—A Case Study of Optimization and Energy Balance Improvement
PublicationIn modern and cost-eective Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTPs), processes such as aeration, chemical feeds and sludge pumping are usually controlled by an operating system integrated with online sensors. The proper verification of these data-driven measurements and the control of different unit operations at the same time has a strong influence on better understanding and accurately optimizing the biochemical processes at WWTP—especially...
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Using On-line Measurement by Electronic Nose and Computer Simulations for Real-time Control at WWTP
PublicationContinuous investigation of wastewater quality can be carried out by a device called an e-nose. One important feature of the proposed real-time control system for WWTP is that using on-line measurements by e-nose together (Figure 1) with technological sets picked on this basis by means of computer models, it is possible to change treatment process parameters, depending on the current quality of wastewater. It can be used for the...
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Comparison of Two Nonlinear Predictive Control Algorithms for Dissolved Oxygen Tracking Problem at WWTP
PublicationThe wastewater treatment plant is classified as a complex system, due to its nonlinear dynamics, large uncertainty of disturbance inputs, multiple time scales in the internal process dynamics, and multivariable structure. The aeration process, in turn, is an important and expensive part of wastewater treatment plant operation. All operating parameters of the aeration in biological processes are to be precisely controlled to provide...
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Improving the production planning and control process
PublicationFocusing the activities of a production business on the strategy based on quality entails orientation on meeting the expectations of the customers with respect to the product itself, and the terms of its delivery. The article notes the role of the production planning and control process in improving the quality of the business offer. It identifies the objectives set for the process from the perspective of meeting the expectations...
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The advanced monitoring as a key factor for appropriate optimization and control of full-scale activated sludge systems – case study Debogorze WWTP.
PublicationComputer simulation has become a helpful tool in wastewater treatment systems performance and effectiveness analysis. Advanced monitoring, by using appropriate software, enables to create a mathematical model of a real wastewater treatment plant (WWTP), run a simulation and subsequently interpret results under various conditions. An operation of WWTP is usually controlled by global parameters such as flow, solids retention time,...
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Impact of R/X ratio of distribution network on selection and control of energy storage units
PublicationThe interest in energy storage is still increasing. Energy storage units are installed in high voltage networks, medium voltage networks and low voltage distribution networks as well. These units are often used to improve power quality. One of the criteria for improving power quality is reducing voltage deviations. Depending on the type of network and specifying its R/X ratio, this criterion can be fulfilled by control of active...
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Mean drift detection using statistical process control
PublicationCelem niniejszego rozdziału jest opisanie narzędzi statystycznej kontroli procesu (ang. Statistical Process Control - SPC), służących do detekcji dryfu wartości średniej w procesie. W oparciu o dane pochodzące z modelu: karty wartości średniej, odchylenia standardowego, karty oparte na testach sekwencyjnych oraz wykładniczo ważonej średniej ruchomej (ang. Exponentially Weighted Moving Average - EWMA), zostały porównane z punktu...
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Long-term simulation of the activated sludge process at the Hanover-Gümmerwald pilot WWTP
PublicationCelem badań było uzyskanie zweryfikowanego modelu ASM3P, który mógłby być wykorzystany jako narzędzie decyzyjne do wyznaczania maksymalnych przepływów w oczyszczalniach ścieków. Symulacje przeprowadzono w oparciu o wyniki badań obciążeń hydraulicznych w pilotowej oczyszczalni ścieków Hanower-Gummerwald. Wyniki symulacji zostały porównane z wynikami pomiarów on-line w komorach osadu czynnego (N-NH4, N-NO3) oraz w odpływie z osadnika...
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Safety Integrity Verification Issues of the Control Systems for Industrial Process Plants
PublicationThe aim of this article is to identify and discuss some issues that can be encountered in designing the industrial automation and control systems (IACS) for implementing safety functions. In a functional safety standard IEC 61511 for the process industry such systems are named the basic process control systems (BPCS) and the safety instrumented systems (SIS). In a generic functional safety standard IEC 61508 they are depicted as...
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Perspectives on developing an automated monitoring system for the EBPR process - experiences from a pilot WWTP.
PublicationZaburzenia procesu biologicznego usuwania fosforu (BUF) są często spowodowane rozcieńczeniem ścieków w wyniku dopływu wód opadowych. Podobne efekty zaobserwowano w trakcie serii badań przeprowadzonych w pilotowej oczyszczalni ścieków Hanower-Gummerwald. Celem tych badań było określenie maksymalnej przepustowości hydraulicznej obiektu. Wyniki badań zostały wykorzystane do opracowania systemu automatycznego monitoringu procesu BUF...
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Process Control in Food Fermentation
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Hydro Power Plant in the Process of Voltage Control in the Electric Power System and the System Restoration
PublicationThe article covers selected issues related to the share of hydroelectric power in the process of rebuilding the power system after black-out and voltage control during that process. Selected results of measurements made during the creation of the transmission chain for the need to start a block of a thermal power plant from a hydroelectric power plant were presented.
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Laboratory bioreactor with pH control system for investigations of hydrogen production in the dark fermentation process
PublicationThe work presents the construction of a low-cost research bioreactor equipped with a pH control sys-tem. The developed bioreactor was applied for hydrogen production in the dark fermentation process using Enterobacter aerogenes ATCC 13048. Presented paper compares the results obtained during the process without and with pH regulation for different feed materials: glucose, energetic poplar hydro-lysates, acid whey and glycerol....
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Factors of change in the planning and control process
PublicationZmianom podlegajš wszystkie procesy realizowane w organizacji, również proces planowania i sterowania. W rozdziale przedstawiono klasyfikację czynników zmiany tego procesu i scharakteryzowano poszczególne rodzaje czynników. Przedstawiono również ogólne wytyczne dla procesu identyfikacji i pomiaru czynników zmiany procesu planowania i sterowania. Zaprezentowano też przykładowe mierniki czynników zmiany, zgodne z atrybutami modelu...
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The control system of the yeast drying process
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Evaluation of change in planning and control process
PublicationSpecyfikacja kryteriów i obszarów system pomiaru i oceny zmiany procesu planowania i sterowania oraz przypisanie kluczowych wskaźników poszczególnym obszarom stanowi podstawowy cel rozdziału. Wybrane wskaźniki umożliwiają ocenę cząstkowych efektów zmian w procesie planowania i sterowania. Dokonanie kompleksowej oceny wymaga budowy modelu oceny efektywności zmian w procesie planowania i sterowania. Jego ogólne założenia zostały...
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Adaptive systems for process control in flexible manufacturing.
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono koncepcyjne studia dla modelu sterowania dynamicznego elastycznym gniazdem obróbkowym. Analizowane gniazdo obróbkowe, zorientowane było na produkcję jednostkową i małoseryjną oraz składało się z trzech maszyn: tokarki CNC, frezarki CNC i maszyny pomiarowej.
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Wireless control process technical exploitation facility
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Process Control of Biogas Purification Using Electronic Nose
PublicationNowadays, biogas produced from landfills and wastewater treatment plants or lignocellulosic biomass is important sustainable and affordable source of energy. Impurities from biogas stream can cause a serious odor problem, especially for residents of areas immediately adjacent to production plants. Therefore, biogas pre-treatment is necessary to protect engines that convert biogas into energy and in order to increase the specific...
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Methodology of assessing the effectiveness of changes in the planning and control process
PublicationNiniejsze opracowanie poświęcone jest problematyce oceny efektywności zmian procesu planowania i sterowania. Jego celem jest opracowanie modelu i scharakteryzowanie sposobu oceny efektywności zmian tego procesu w odniesieniu do jej elementów składowych, jakimi są korzystność, skuteczność i ekonomiczność.
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The assessment of exploitation process of power for access control system
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Example applications of control charts as a quality tool for statistical process control in a small manufacturing company
PublicationPraca zawiera przykład wdrożenia kart kontrolnych w małym zakładzie produkcyjnym zajmującym się wytwarzaniem komponentów z blach. Pokazano jak z zastosowaniem dostępnego pakietu biurowego, można stworzyć statystyczną kontrolę procesu(SPC)w małej firmie. Artykuł zawiera wyniki z przykładowych analizowanych procesów.
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Process Control Challenges and Solutions: TEOS, W, and CU CMP
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Diffusible Hydrogen Control in Flux Cored Arc Welding Process
PublicationOne of the types of hydrogen degradation of steel welded joints is cold cracking. The direct cause of the formation of cold cracks is simultaneous presence of hydrogen, residual stresses and brittle structure. The way of preventing the occurring of degradation is to eliminate at least one of these factors. Practice has shown that the best solution is to control the amount of hydrogen in deposited metal. In this paper an experimental...
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A system solution for integration of process planning and control in flexible manufacturing
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Modeling of production planning and control process consistent with theory of constraint
PublicationArtykuł dotyczy problematyki zastosowania metody werbel-bufor-lina do planowania produkcji w systemach produkcyjnych z wielokrotnymi buforami. W artykule przedstawiono algorytm - jego funkcje, dane wejściowe i wyjściowe - który może mieć zastosowanie do modelowania procesu planowania i sterowania produkcją. Algorytm umożliwia określenie wielkości czasowych buforów w systemie oraz terminów rozpoczęcia i zakończenia realizacji zadań....
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Experimental investigations of fracture process in concrete by means of x-ray micro-computed tomography
PublicationW artykule pokazano doświadczalne wyniki badań procesu pękania w betonie stosując mikro-tomografię. Doświadczenia wykonano dla zginanych belek betonowych. Wyniki doświadczalne modelowano stosując MES na bazie modelu z degradacją sztywności sprężystej z nielokalnym osłabieniem. Beton symulowano jako materiał 4-fazowy. Uzyskano dobra zgodność wyników MES z doświadczeniami.
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Monitoring the fracture process of concrete during splitting using integrated ultrasonic coda wave interferometry, digital image correlation and X-ray micro-computed tomography
PublicationThe paper deals with the continuous-time monitoring of mechanical degradation in concrete cubes under splitting. A series of experiments performed with integrated coda wave interferometry (CWI) and digital image correlation (DIC), supported with X-ray micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) is reported. DIC and micro-CT techniques were used to characterize the fracture process in detail. CWI method was proved to be effective in the...
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Significance of technical diagnostics in decision control of combustion engines operation process.
PublicationW artykule scharakteryzowano stochastyczną sytuację eksploatacyjną wynikającą z funkcjonowania silników spalinowych w dowolnym systemie eksploatacyjnym i na tym tle przedstawiono propozycję zastosowania diagnostyki technicznej do sterowania procesem eksploatacji tych silników. Podano także interpretację modelu diagnostycznego w ujeciu semantycznym z uwzględnieniem metod diagnostycznych: klasycznej i uproszczonej, w ktorych dany...
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Technical diagnostics as a tool in decision control of combustion engines operation process
PublicationW referacie scharakteryzowano stochastyczną sytuację decyzyjną wynikającą z funkcjonowania silników spalinowych w dowolnym systemie eksploatacyjnym i na tym tle przedstawiono propozycje zastosowania diagnostyki technicznej do sterowania procesem eksploatacji tych silników. Podano także interpretacje modelu diagnostycznego w ujęciu semantycznym z uwzględnieniem metod diagnostycznych: klasycznej i uproszczonej, w których dany model...
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FPGA-based LLRF control module for x-ray free electron laser and TESLA feedback system
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Process control strategy deployment with part measuring activity in a flexible machining cell
PublicationRozwinięto zintegrowany model planowania i sterowania przebiegu procesu w rzeczywistym, zrobotyzowanym elastycznym gnieździe obróbki (EGO) ze współrzędnościową maszyną pomiarową, realizującą funkcje pomiarowo-kontrolne wytwarzanych przedmiotów. Analizowano współzależności wybranych heurystycznych planów kontroli przedmiotów oraz strategii szeregowania operacji procesów technologicznych, z zastosowaniem programowalnych modeli symulacyjnych...
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Process Control and Investigation of Oxidation Kinetics of Postoxidative Effluents Using Gas Chromatography with Pulsed Flame Photometric Detection (GC-PFPD)
PublicationThis article presents the results of investigations on the use of headspace analysis and gas chromatography with pulsed flame photometric detection (HSA-GC-PFPD) to evaluate the effectiveness of oxidation of postoxidative effluents from the production of bitumens. Samples of effluents from the bitumen oxidation unit were used in the experiments. In addition, the kinetics of effluent oxidation was also investigated. The content...
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Mixed integer nonlinear optimization of biological processes in wastewater sequencing batch reactor
PublicationWastewater treatment plays a key role for humanity. The waste entering lakes, rivers, and seas deteriorates daily quality of life. Therefore, it is very important to improve the efficiency of wastewater treatment. From a control point of view, a biological wastewater treatment plant is a complex, non-linear, multidimensional, hybrid control system. The paper presents the design of the optimizing hierarchical control system applied...
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Process control of air stream deodorization from vapors of VOCs using a gas sensor matrix conducted in the biotrickling filter (BTF)
PublicationThis article presents the validity, advisability and purposefulness of using a gas sensor matrix to monitor air deodorization processes carried out in a peat-perlite-polyurethane foam-packed biotrickling filter. The aim of the conducted research was to control the effectiveness of air stream purification from vapors of hydrophobic compounds, i.e., n-hexane and cyclohexane. The effectiveness of hydrophobic n-hexane and cyclohexane...
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Isolation of Citrus lemon extracellular vesicles: Development and process control using capillary electrophoresis
PublicationA new and scalable method for the isolation of extracellular vesicles (EV) from Citrus lemon juice samples was developed. The methodology included preliminary preconcentration of the sample using ultrafiltration (UF) followed by size-exclusion chromatography (SEC) purification and final preconcentration of the eluates. Transmission electron microscopy and proteomic analysis showed that isolates contained exosome-like vesicles, exocyst-positive...
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Oriented Gaussian beams for high-accuracy computation with accuracy control of X-ray propagation through a multi-lens system
PublicationA highly accurate method for calculating X-ray propagation is developed. Within this approach, the propagating wave is represented as a superposition of oriented Gaussian beams. The direction of wave propagation in each Gaussian beam agrees with the local direction of propagation of the X-ray wavefront. When calculating the propagation of X-ray waves through lenses, the thin lens approximation is applied. In this approximation,...
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Towards a Method Evaluating Control Actions in STPA-Based Model of Ship-Ship Collision Avoidance Process
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Toward a Method Evaluating Control Actions in STPA-Based Model of Ship-Ship Collision Avoidance Process
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Statistical process control in software project management : a way to transfer single incident-related knowledge into organizational knowledge
PublicationZaproponowano statystyczne podejście do procesu kontroli zarządzania projektami informatycznymi. Przedstawiono sposób zamiany wiedzy incydentalnej na wiedzę organizacyjną.
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Process control of leakages in refinery reforming plant by means of Normal Phase High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
PublicationPraca dotyczy zbadania możliwości, opracowania nowej procedury badawczej oraz dokonania oznaczeń ¬m-krezolu w strumieniu produktu z procesu reformingu katalitycznego techniką wysokosprawnej chromatografii cieczowej w układzie faz normalnych, z detektorem spektrofotometrycznym typu DAD (NP-HPLC-UV-VIS/DAD). Opracowana procedura stanowi alternatywę dla innych procedur wykorzystujących klasyczne techniki analityczne, albo wykorzystanie...
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Investigation of the Process of Automatic Control of Current Polarity Reversal in the Conditions of Hybrid Technology of Electrochemical Processing of Corrosion-Resistant Steels
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A stochastic approach for the solution of single and multi – objective optimisation problems of biological processes in sequencing batch reactor
PublicationThis paper investigates the impact of implementing single and multi-optimisation solutions on the biological treatment process in a sequencing batch reactor (SBR). The research is based on a case study of the water resource recovery facility (WRRF) in Swarzewo, Northern Poland. The paper introduces the adaptive extremum seeking control (ESC) method for dissolved oxygen (DO) concentration control and places it in a layered control structure....
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Replicating DNA by cell factories: roles of central carbon metabolism and transcription in the control of DNA replication in microbes, and implications for understanding this process in human cells
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Employment of a Nonlinear Adaptive Control System for Improved Control of Dissolved Oxygen in Sequencing Batch Reactor
PublicationA proper control in a complex system, such as Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) with each year is becoming increasingly important. High quality control can minimize an environmental impact as well as reduce operational costs of the WWTP. One of the core issues is providing adequate dissolved oxygen (DO) concetration for microorganisms used in a treatment process. An aeration process of the wastewater realised by an system consisting...