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Analysis of Reliability Structures for Fire Signaling Systems in the Field of Fire Safety and Hardware Requirements
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Reliability-operational analysis of fixed gas fire extinguishing equipment integrated with fire signalling systems
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FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT IN INDUSTRIAL PREMISES
PublicationChapter presents different aspects of fire risk assessment in industrial sites
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Intensification of fire-fighting wastewater biotreatment
PublicationDuża ilość ścieków pożarniczych powstała w trakcie akcji gaśniczej w jednej z rafinerii w północnej Polsce w 2003 roku. Bakterie wyizolowane ze ścieków pożarniczych dodano do osadu czynnego w celu zintensyfikowania procesów biologicznych. Zbadano efektywność biologicznego oczyszczania tychże ścieków, uwzględniając nitryfikację, w laboratoryjnym reaktorze z osadem czynnym. Ok. 50 % lepszy efekt redukcji ChZT oraz ok. 40 % zmniejszenie...
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COMMON FIRE CAUSES IN INDUSTRIAL SITES
PublicationChapter presents common causes of fires in industrial places
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An analysis of the causes and consequences of firefighters’ accidents at work in the State Fire Service in 2010 – 2016
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Shooting Gas Cylinders to Prevent Their Explosion in Fire
PublicationGas cylinders in general, and particularly cylinders containing acetylene, constitute a great potential danger to fire and rescue services involved in salvage operations. Experiments show that gas cylinders with acetylene, oxygen, hydrogen, CNG, LPG or CO2 may blow after short exposition to heat with very destructive effect as fragments of blown cylinder may fly even several hundred meters. In the case of acetylene the explosion...
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Fire evacuations of public places - theory and practise
PublicationPublikacja dotyczy ewakuacji pożarowych miejsc publicznych.
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INDUSTRIAL FIRE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS IN PARTNER COUNTRIES
PublicationChapter contains information regardin law regulations of fire safety for constructions in countris participating in project.
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Modeling of the process of selected fire signaling systems
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Fire Protection and Materials Flammability Control by Artificial Intelligence
PublicationFire safety has become a major challenge of materials developers because of the massive production of organic materials, often combustibles, and their use for different purposes. In this sense, fire safety is critically considered in the development of engineering materials [1, 2]. The multiplicity of parameters contributing to the development of formulation of flame-retardant materials from one side and the sustainability concerns...
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Smart city and fire detection using thermal imaging
PublicationIn this paper, we summarize the results obtained from fire experiments. The aim of the work was to develop new methods of fire detection using IR thermal imaging cameras and dedicated image processing. We conducted 4 experiments in different configurations and with the use of different objects. The conducted experiments have shown the great usefulness of infrared cameras for detecting the seeds of a fire. Even cheap low-resolution...
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Integrate-and-fire models with an almost periodic input function
PublicationWe investigate leaky integrate-and-fire models (LIF models for short) driven by Stepanov and μ-almost periodic functions. Special attention is paid to the properties of the firing map and its displacement, which give information about the spiking behavior of the considered system. We provide conditions under which such maps are well-defined and are uniformly continuous. We show that the LIF models with Stepanov almost periodic...
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On the interspike-intervals of periodically-driven integrate-and-fire models
PublicationWe analyze properties of the firing map, which iterations give information about consecutive spikes, for periodically driven linear integrate-and-fire models. By considering locally integrable (thus in general not continuous) input functions, we generalize some results of other authors. In particular, we prove theorems concerning continuous dependence of the firing map on the input in suitable function spaces. Using mathematical...
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The critical factors of landfill fire impact on air quality
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Problems of diagnosing fire alarm systems in transport facilities
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The innovative approach for using pavement as a fire prevention measure in tunnels
PublicationThe paper consists of two main parts: first presents study regarding the typically used pavement structures in tunnels and the second part: the first fire trials of the poroelastic SEPOR (Safe, Eco-friendly POroelastic Road Surface) mixture which was designed to be used among other uses in tunnels. In the first part of the paper different pavement materials, such as cement concrete, asphalt concrete, stone mastic asphalt and porous...
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Genetic Positioning of Fire Stations Utilizing Grid-computing Platform
PublicationA chapter presents a model for determining near-optimal locations of fire stations based on topography of a given area and location of forests, rivers, lakes and other elements of the site. The model is based on principals of genetic algorithms and utilizes the power of the grid to distribute and execute in parallel most performance-demanding computations involved in the algorithm.
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INDFIRES PROJECT AND SITUATIONAL INDUSTRIAL FIRE REPORTS OF PARTNER COUNTRIES
PublicationChapter contains information regarding project and situational reports from all participants.
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Selected issues of the reliability and operational assessment of a fire alarm system
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Analysis of false alarm causes in video fire detection systems
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Selected aspects of application UAVS to recognize characteristic quantities of fire.
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Teaching methodology of the diagnosing process on the example of the fire alarm system
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Secondary Thermal Deformation Characteristics of Stiffened Plate Exposed to Fire
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A design concept of fire protection system for an ecological floating dock
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono możliwe do wystąpienia na doku pływającym zagrożenie pożarowe oraz projekt koncepcyjny systemu zabezpieczenia przeciwpożarowego. Projekt ten obejmuje: istalację gaśniczą wodno-hydrantową i pianową do ochrony pokładu głównego oraz instalację CO2 do ochrony siłowni, rozdzielni elektrycznej i tunelu kablowego, a także instalację wykrywania i sygnalizacji pożaru.
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Risks related to car fire on innovative Poroelastic Road Surfaces-PERS
PublicationTo reduce tyre/road noise, the concept of poroelastic road surfaces (PERS) was invented. PERS is a road surface material that is porous, and at the same time, it is flexible because of the substantial amount of rubber granulate content (from 20% to 85%). The rubber and stone particles are bound by polyurethane resin instead of bitumen. It was feared that in case of fire, because of the high content of rubber and polyurethane, there...
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Theoretical modelling of efficient fire safety water networks by certified domination
PublicationThis paper explores a new way of designing water supply networks for fire safety using ideas from graph theory, focusing on a method called certified domination. Ensuring a good water supply is crucial for fire safety in communities, this study looks at the rules and problems in Poland for how much water is needed to fight fires in different areas and how this can be achieved at a lowest possible cost. We present a way to plan...
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Numerical analysis of the influence of combustible material on the temperature field during fire
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Reliability of UAVs in Fire Services Operations. Tests and Measurements of Selected Parameters
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Fire-induced spalling of ultra-high performance concrete: A systematic critical review
PublicationUltra-high performance concrete (UHPC) is a novel concrete class characterized by a compressive strength of more than 150 MPa. One of the most significant drawbacks of employing UHPC is that is very low permeability owing to its great compactness of dense structure increases the risk of fire-induced spalling. It is challenging for fire safety and structural engineers to predict and analyze this issue due to the lack of widely accepted...
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Evaluation of fire hazard in electrical installations due to unfavorable ambient thermal conditions
PublicationEvaluation of fire hazard caused by electrical installations is a difficult and important topic, and it limits the possibility of loss of life or health of people, as well as the occurrence of significant property damage. In particular, this hazard was caused by power cables and especially photovoltaic (PV) installations. The authors proved that power cables directly exposed to strong solar radiation are likely to exceed maximum...
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Evaluation of Fire Hazard in Electrical Installations Due to Unfavorable Ambient Thermal Conditions
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Application of RCD and AFDD in low-voltage electrical installations for protection against fire
PublicationThe paper presents the principles of application of residual current devices (RCDs) in protection against fire. The permissible rated residual operating current of RCDs is discussed. Limitations in the operation of RCDs in this type of protection are indicated. A new type of a protective device against fire – arc fault detection device (AFDD) – is described.
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Analysis of Interspike-Intervals for the General Class of Integrate-and-Fire Models with Periodic Drive
PublicationWe study one-dimensional integrate-and-fire models of the general type x˙=F (t, x) and analyze properties of the firing map which iterations recover consecutive spike timings. We impose very week constraints for the regularity of the function F (t, x), e.g. often it suffices to assume that F is continuous. If additionally F is periodic in t, using mathematical study of the displacement sequence of an orientation preserving circle...
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Under the Fire of Disinformation. Attitudes Towards Fake News in the Ukrainian Frozen War
PublicationIn this article, we examine individual attitudes towards fake news in the extreme conditions of a propaganda war, taking into account the complex regional social and historical conditions. For this purpose, within the mobile boundary zone during frozen war in Ukraine, we conducted qualitative research among representatives of generations X and Z (high school teachers and students). Being accustomed to fake news turned out to be...
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Reliability and Operating Analysis of Transmission of Alarm Signals of Distributed Fire Signaling System
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Selected Issues Associated with the Operational and Power Supply Reliability of Fire Alarm Systems
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The analysis of the operational process of a complex fire alarm system used in transport facilities
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High-resolution fire danger forecast for Poland based on the Weather Research and Forecasting Model
PublicationDue to climate change and associated longer and more frequent droughts, the risk of forest fires increases. To address this, the Institute of Meteorology and Water Management implemented a system for forecasting fire weather in Poland. The Fire Weather Index (FWI) system, developed in Canada, has been adapted to work with meteorological fields derived from the high-resolution (2.5 km) Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model....
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The Microclimate in Protective Fire Fighter Footwear: Foot Temperature and Air Temperature and Relative Humidity
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Assessment of technical condition and repair of steel structure elements on the example of fire damage in a warehouse building
PublicationThe paper analyses a case study on the structural assessment of warehouse building partially damaged by fire caused by external source (fire of lorries close to the building). The authors focus on the site investigations and laboratory test results prior to assessing actual condition of the structural elements. Both strengthening concept and repair procedure of a steel column are addressed here. A short literature survey in the...
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Firing map for periodically and almost-periodically driven integrate-and-fire models: a dynamical systems approach
PublicationWe consider the Leaky Integrate-and-Fire and Perfect Integrator models of neuron’s dynamics with the input function being periodic and almost-periodic (in the sense of Stepanov). In particular we analyze properties and dynamics of the so-called firing map, which iterations give timings of consecutive spikes of a neuron. In case of a periodic input function we provide a detailed description of the sequence of interspike-intervals,...
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New generation composite panels for military and civil applications: mechanical, thermal, fire, and acoustic properties
PublicationThe article presents selected results from a research programme on innovative composite panels featuring an insulating core and magnesium cement facings, optionally reinforced with additional steel facings. The scope of the research programme includes the assessment of the panels themselves, as well as the partitions constructed from them and entire buildings, including portable structures built in accordance with the requirements...
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Operational Analysis of Fire Alarm Systems with a Focused, Dispersed and Mixed Structure in Critical Infrastructure Buildings
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Application of sublation and two phase titration methods for analytical of surfactants in AFFF fire-fighting foams
PublicationCelem badań była próba opracowania odpowiedniej metody izolacji ze ścieków fluorowanych związków powierzchniowo czynnych FZPC do celów analitycznych, a także metody ich ilościowego oznaczania. W badaniach polegających na oznaczaniu stężenia FZPC w oparciu o miareczkowanie w układzie dwufazowym: woda/chloroform użyto Hyaminy 1622, jako titranta oraz błękitu metylenowego, jako wskaźnika. Kolejnym etapem badań była izolacja ZPC z...
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Effects of Basalt and Carbon Fillers on Fire Hazard, Thermal, and Mechanical Properties of EPDM Rubber Composites
PublicationDue to growing restrictions on the use of halogenated flame retardant compounds, there is great research interest in the development of fillers that do not emit toxic compounds during thermal decomposition. Polymeric composite materials with reduced flammability are increasingly in demand. Here, we demonstrate that unmodified graphene and carbon nanotubes as well as basalt fibers or flakes can act as effective flame retardants...
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Thermomechanical and Fire Properties of Polyethylene-Composite-Filled Ammonium Polyphosphate and Inorganic Fillers: An Evaluation of Their Modification Efficiency
PublicationThe development of new polymer compositions characterized by a reduced environmental impact while lowering the price for applications in large-scale production requires the search for solutions based on the reduction in the polymer content in composites’ structure, as well as the use of fillers from sustainable sources. The study aimed to comprehensively evaluate introducing low-cost inorganic fillers, such as copper slag (CS),...
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Assessing the Operation System of Fire Alarm Systems for Detection Line and Circuit Devices with Various Damage Intensities
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Architectural Space of Ideas in the Author’s Structures Presented at the Fire Painted Images Art Festival: A Case Study
PublicationThe article is aimed to discuss the place of architecture in the space of ideas. The present work discusses a specific place, the Zaspa housing estate in Gdańsk, and refers to a specific person, namely, the author of artistic installations tem- porarily exhibited in the Zaspa housing estate. Also, the wider context of the specific situations in which the exhibitions were...
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Structure, Mechanical, Thermal and Fire Behavior Assessments of Environmentally Friendly Crude Glycerol-Based Rigid Polyisocyanurate Foams
PublicationIn this work, rigid polyisocyanurate foams were prepared at partial substitution (0–70 wt%) of commercially available petrochemical polyol, with previously synthesized biopolyol based on crude glycerol and castor oil. Influence of the biopolyol content on morphology, chemical structure, static and dynamic mechanical properties, thermal insulation properties, thermal stability and flammability was investigated. Incorporation of...