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Towards an Understanding of the Stability Assessment of Floating Buildings
PublicationOne of the most important aspects of the design of floating facilities such as ships, floating offshore structures or floating houses is stability. Its impact on both general safety and operational aspects renders it a fundamental consideration already in preliminary design stages. Usually, the concept of sufficient stability of floating buildings is associated with the ability to keep an allowed heel angle and residual freeboard,...
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The Influence of the Cuboid Float’s Parameters on the Stability of a Floating Building
PublicationUsually, the concept of sufficient stability of a floating structure is connected with the capacity to keep a small heel angle despite the moment of heeling. The variable responsible for these characteristics is the initial metacentric height, which is the relation between the hydrostatic features of the pontoon and the mass properties of the entire object. This article answers the questions of how heavy the floating system should...
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The Selection of Anchoring System for Floating Houses by Means of AHP Method
PublicationThis paper indicates and analyses the use of anchoring systems, such as mooring piles, booms, mooring cables, and deadweight anchors with additional elastic connectors, which are the most frequently applied by the producers of floating houses. The selection of the most advantageous anchoring system is complicated and requires the application of quantitative and qualitative data and methods. This publication presents the results...
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Application of multi-criteria method to assess the usefulness of a hydrotechnical object for floating housing
PublicationThis publication presents the analysis of three hydrotechnical objects located in the Municipality of Gdańsk with a view of mooring Floating Houses. The assessment of the adaptation of a hydrotechnical object has been carried out by a multi- criteria method AHP and using the main criteria such as: mooring system, communication with the mainland, availability of the utility networks, waste disposal and location of the parking spaces....
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Modern Management Challenges of Floating Housing Development
PublicationThe aim of the article is to identify factors that determine the development and management models of floating housing development in the analyzed countries. The author indicates factors determining the possibility of settling on bodies of water in Poland, and restrictions connected with this type of development, as well as the need for specialized persons and companies ready to meet the challenges of the modern management of hydro-technical...
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Proposed concept for the development of residential floating facilities
PublicationCurrently, a dynamic growth of interest in residential buildings located on the water can be observed in Poland. However, the lack of legal regulations, the increase in society's affluence and overpopulation in city centers lead to reflection on the development strategy that should be implemented for maritime construction. The publication presents a proposal of four development strategy concepts: aggressive,...
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Electromagnetic Problems Requiring High-Precision Computations
PublicationAn overview of the applications of multiple-precision arithmetic in CEM was presented in this paper for the first time. Although double-precision floating-point arithmetic is sufficient for most scientific computations, there is an expanding body of electromagnetic problems requiring multiple-precision arithmetic. Software libraries facilitating these computations were described, and investigations requiring multiple-precision...
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Development of a Response Assessment Tool for a Floating Dock System
PublicationDocking operations of ships require a response assessment to ensure structural and personnel safety. Environmental loads and improper ballast adjustments are the main threats to the docking operations. They can cause severe structural damages and stability loss to a floating dock system which includes a floating dock and a docked vessel, even if the velocities of the dock and the vessel are very low during the docking process....
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Sustainable Development of Water Housing Using the Example of Poland: An Analysis of Scenarios
PublicationAt the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries, Polish cities began the process of returning to live by water. There is a growing interest in water reservoirs not only as places for recreation, but also as new areas suitable for living, at the very center of the city. Unfortunately, due to the lack of appropriate legal regulations, the dynamic development of floating homes (FHs) is starting to raise increasing concerns in Poland. Regardless...
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Ice Load Characteristics on Floating Photovoltaic Platform
PublicationNowadays, based upon human needs and preferring perpetual types of energy, photovoltaic system (PV) is a suitable alternative and more frequently used in northern countries, which are recently more attracted by solar power. The new floating type of the structure is installed in the water bodies instead of land. One of the main elements in floating photovoltaic structures is the forces imposed on the panels. In the northern regions,...
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Enviromental factors az the elements determingthe development of floating homes
PublicationThe popularity of Floating Homes in Western Europe and North America is noticeable. The interest in thesefacilities in Poland is also constantly growing. The popularity of Floating Homes is due to climate change, risingland prices and population density in city centers. However, environmental factors play a significant role in theirdevelopment. The publication presents the results of research on the impact of environmental factors...
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ANALYSIS OF THE PROJECT OF INNOVATIVE FLOATING TURBINE
PublicationThe design of a floating, innovative device for river water aeration and conversion of mechanical energy to electrical energy required the analysis of a number of geometrical and dynamic features. Such an analysis may be carried out on the basis of existing methods of numerical fluid mechanics. Models of pressures, forces and torques characteristic for the conversion of watercourse energy were developed for two basic concepts of...
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Multi-DBD actuator with floating interelectrode for aerodynamic control
PublicationIn this paper the use of a floating inter-electrode in a multi-DBD (dielectric barrier discharge) plasma actuator is described. The multi-DBD plasma actuators with floating inter-electrodes were investigated to get a longer DBD on a dielectric surface and to maximise generated net airflow. Our actuator was used to control the boundary layer flow separation around NACA0012 airfoil model. The results of our investigations suggests...
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Stability Analysis of the Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Support Structure of Cell Spar Type During its Installation
PublicationThe article presents the results of selected works related to the wider subject of the research conducted at the Faculty of Ocean Engineering and Ship Technology of the Gdansk University of Technology, which concerns design and technology of construction, towing, and settlement on the seabed, or anchoring, of supporting structures for offshore wind farms. As a result of this research, several designs of this type of objects were...
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Stability of free floating ship. Part II
PublicationJest to część II artykułu, którego I część ukazała się w PMR 2/2005. Ramiona prostujące są niejednoznaczne dla statku swobodnego, bowiem zależą od sposobu działania momentu przechylającego. Omówiono dwa przypadki, gdy moment przechylający jest równoległy do płaszczyzny symetrii statku oraz gdy wykonuje najmniejszą pracę, czyli gdy jest równoległy do głównej osi bezwładności wodnicy pływania. Pokazano, że przemieszczenia kątowe...
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Stability of free floating ship. Part I
PublicationSformułowano problem obliczeń ramion prostujących statku swobodnie pływającego, tj. wzdłużnie zrównoważonego przy każdym kącie przechyłu. Ramiona prostujące są niejednoznaczne w takim wypadku, zależą bowiem od sposobu działania momentu przechylającego. Omówiono dwa przypadki, gdy moment przechylający jest równoległy do płaszczyzny symetrii statku, oraz gdy wykonuje najmniejszą pracę, czyli gdy jest równoległy do głównej osi bezwładności...
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Laboratoryjny przetwornik a/c typu "floating-point" na bazie karty DAQ
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono zrealizowany przetwornik a/c typu "floating-point" na bazie karty akwizycji danych typu PCI-6221 uzupełnionej o wzmacniacz wejściowy o programowanym wzmocnieniu. Opisywany przetwornik jest podstawą ćwiczenia w laboratorium studenckim. W skład ćwiczenia wchodzą dodatkowo program symulacyjny pozwalający zapoznać się z ideą pracy przetworników typu "floating-point", a następnie przejść do realizacji przetwornika...
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LEGAL ASPECTS OF ELECTRIC ENERGY GENERATION IN A FLOATING POWER PLANT
PublicationThis paper discusses the characteristics of pollution and legal regulations governing investment projects affecting the environment. It describes a combined system of a compression ignition engine and a steam turbine, whose aim, when placed on a floating platform, is to produce electric energy in a so-called distributed generation system. Such a system involves a reciprocating internal combustion engine and a connected steam turbine...
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Experiment with small objects floating under water in the harbor security aspect.
PublicationObservation of the underwater area is the element of general trend which primary purpose is to protect and enhance the safety of the selected region. The aim of the paper is to present the acoustic characteristics of typical objects floating on the surface or under the water, which constitute some knowledge on how to detect these objects. Create a catalog of acoustic signatures and acoustic images of objects mostly floating under...
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Numerical modelling of moored floating structures using SPH. Preliminary results
PublicationThis article presents partial results of the works carried out under the research project "The development of the methodof modeling the dynamics of the floating (offshore) objects subjected to the environment influence", which aims at developing computational methods for modeling the dynamics of offshore structures.The article contains the description of the method of modeling the hydrodynamic impacts using SPH method and the description...
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Ecological floating dock
PublicationZaprezentowano efekt końcowy projektu europejskiego grupy EUREKA pn. ''Przyjazne środowiskowo doki pływające''. Przedstawiono konsorcjum realizacyjne projektu, scharakteryzowano zagrożenia ekologiczne, wskazano najważniejsze uregulowania prawne oraz scharakteryzowano projekt proekologicznego doku pływającego SINE 212CD i koncepcję przebudowy doku istniejącego SINE 126 CD. Artykuł zawiera też kompletną bibliografię prac wykonanych...
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Floating caissons of Gdynia
PublicationArtykuł poświecono projektom i wykonawstwu zelbetowych skrzyń pływających stosowanych jako elementy konstrukcyjne nabrzeży i falochronów w porcie gdyńskim.
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A comparative analysis of numerically simulated and experimentally measured static responses of a floating dock
PublicationTwo numerical methods, dynamic and static analyses, are proposed to calculate the static responses of a floating dock under different ballast water distributions. Model-scale experimental tests were conducted to compare with these numerical methods. The dynamic analysis includes a 6-degree-of-freedom (6-DOF) model, a hydrostatic force model and a hydrodynamic force model to simulate the dock's freely floating processes. The dock's...
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MODELLING OF THE VISCOSITY EFFECT OF HEAVE PLATES FOR FLOATING WIND TURBINES BY HYDRODYNAMIC COEFFICIENTS
PublicationOne of the methods of modelling the movement of floating wind turbines is the use of the diffraction method. However, this method does not take into account the influence of viscosity; therefore, in many cases, it needs to be extended with a matrix of appropriate coefficients. The effect of viscosity causes both the added mass coefficient and the damping coefficient to increase. The determined coefficients were entered into the...
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ISSUES OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF ELECTRIC ENERGY GENERATION IN A FLOATING POWER PLANT
PublicationThis article presents basic dependences for conducting a technical and economic analysis related with investment projects. It describes a combined system of a compression ignition engine and a steam turbine, whose aim, when placed on a floating platform, is to generate electric energy in the so-called distributed generation system. Such a system involves a reciprocating internal combustion engine and a connected steam turbine system...
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Dynamics of surface floating objects
PublicationPrezentowana praca stanowi wstępne rozeznanie w dziedzinie badań dynamiki konstrukcji pływających z zastosowaniem teorii procesu dyfuzji. W pracy rozpatrywane są modele fizyczne jednostek wielokadłubowych oraz modele matematyczne. Spośród modeli jednostek wielokadłubowych wyróżnia się modele deterministyczne oraz modele stochastyczne.
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Shore Construction Detection by Automotive Radar for the Needs of Autonomous Surface Vehicle Navigation
PublicationAutonomous surface vehicles (ASVs) are becoming more and more popular for performing hydrographic and navigational tasks. One of the key aspects of autonomous navigation is the need to avoid collisions with other objects, including shore structures. During a mission, an ASV should be able to automatically detect obstacles and perform suitable maneuvers. This situation also arises in near-coastal areas, where shore structures like...
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The impact of footing conditions of a vertical-axis floating-roof tank on structural shell deformation
PublicationStructural shells of fuel tanks are often subjected to geometric imperfections which may lead to exceeding the ultimate and serviceability limit states. One of the means triggering shell deformation is non-uniform settlement caused by incoherent soil conditions. Analysis carried out in the work concerns of vertical-axis, floating-roof cylindrical shell which volume is 50.000 m3, founded on a complex multi-layered soil. The sensitivity...
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Chromium (III) removal by perennial emerging macrophytes in floating treatment wetlands
PublicationFloating treatment wetlands (FTWs) are a sustainable solution to treat polluted water, but their role in chromium (Cr(III)) removal under neutral pH conditions remains poorly understood. This study evaluated the potential of FTWs planted with two perennial emergent macrophytes, Phragmites australis and Iris pseudacorus, to remove Cr(III) and nutrients (N and PO4-P) from water containing 7.5 mg/L TN, 1.8 mg/L PO4-P, and Cr(III)...
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Stochastic approach to the dynamics of marine floating object
PublicationAnalizowany jest ruch jednostki pływającej z uwzględnieniem w równaniach stochastycznych nieliniowości, występującej w wymuszeniach zewnętrznych działających na obiekt. Stochastyczne równania różniczkowe są zapisane dla sprzężonych ruchów symetrycznych.
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Stochastic approach to the dynamics of a linear floating object
PublicationArtykuł stanowi prezentację metody różniczkowych równań stochastycznych w zastosowaniu do analizy dynamiki obiektów pływających. Analizowany jest ruch jednostki pływającej jako obiektu liniowego z uwzględnieniem w równaniach stochastycznych nieliniowości, występującej w wymuszeniach zewnętrznych działających na obiekt. Stochastyczne równania różniczkowe są zapisane dla sprzężonych ruchów symetrycznych.
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Strenght analysis of the floating dock-ship system.
PublicationOmówiono krytycznie wymagania przepisów towarzystw klasyfikacyjnych dotyczące wytrzymałości doków pływających. Przedstawiono wyniki analizy MES sił wewnętrznych i naprężeń w kadłubie doku o długości podporowej 255m, obciążonego ciężarem masowca o długości między pionami 252m i masie 20900 ton. Pokazano wpływ na wartość sił redukcji w kilblokach i naprężenia takich czynników jak: rozłożenie balastu wyrównwczego w zbiornikach doku,...
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Ships - inspiring objects in architecture
PublicationSea-going vessels have for centuries fascinated people, not only those who happen to work at sea, but first and foremost, those who have never set foot aboard a ship. The environment in which ships operate is reminiscent of freedom and countless adventures, but also of hard and interesting maritime working life. The famous words of Pompey: “Navigare necesseest, vivere non estnecesse” (sailing is necessary, living – is not necessary),...
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Selected problems concerning strength of a floating dock with roof
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono modele i wyniki analizy wytrzymałości konstrukcji zadaszonego doku pływającego. Obliczono, że ścianki wiązarów zadaszenia, aby mogły przenieść obciążenia środowiskowe, muszą mieć grubość 24 mm. Ciężkie przesuwne segmenty zadaszenia generują w dennikach pontonu doku naprężenia sięgające 25% wartości dopuszczalnych. Wytężenie konstrukcji pontonu doku i podbudowy, obciążonych ciężarem zadaszenia i dokowanego...
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Hydrodynamical loads on a floating dock towed in sea conditions
PublicationPrzedstawiono i analizowano charakterystyki amplitudowe (RAO) oraz prognozy krótko i długoterminowe hydrodynamicznych reakcji doku pływającego holowanego w warunkach morskich na akwenach Bałtyku i Morza Północnego. Przedmiotem badań były: nurzania i kołysania wzdłużne, ciśnienia dynamiczne indukowane w różnych częściach dna doku, pionowy moment gnący i opór doku holowanego na falach czołowych. Charakterystyki RAO rozpatrywanych...
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Heave Plates with Holes for Floating Offshore Wind Turbines
PublicationThe paper presents an innovative solution which is heave plates with holes. The long-known heave plates are designed to damp the heave motion of platforms. They are most often used for Spar platforms. The growing interest in this type of platform as supporting structures for offshore wind turbines makes it necessary to look for new solutions. Based on the available literature and the authors’ own research, it was concluded that...
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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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Investigation of ecological parameters of a gas turbine combustion chamber with steam injection for the floating production, storage, and offloading vessel
PublicationThe article is dedicated to the investigation of the possibility of using the contact type gas turbine cycle with steam injection into the combustion chamber for the floating production, storage, and offloading vessel in order to increase the specific power and efficiency and reduce emissions of toxic components. A new approach is proposed, associated with the use of the two-stage injection of superheated steam into a gas turbine...
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Agent-Based Approach to RBF Network Training with Floating Centroids
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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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Fixed roof to shell connection in tank with an internal floating cover.
PublicationReferat dotyczy projektowania połączenia dachu stałego zbiornika walcowego z płaszczem w przypadku zastosowania wewnętrznego przekrycia pływającego. Zaproponowano zastosowanie dodatkowego pierścienia usztywniającego, zabezpieczającego górną krawędź płaszcza zbiornika. Wyniki analiz z zastosowaniem metody elementów skończonych zamieszczono w formie map naprężeń.
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Application of Thermo-chemical Technologies for Conversion of Associated Gas in Diesel-Gas Turbine Installations for Oil and Gas Floating Units
PublicationThe paper considers the issue of thermo-chemical recovery of engine’s waste heat and its further use for steam conversion of the associated gas for oil and gas floating units. The characteristics of the associated gas are presented, and problems of its application in dual-fuel medium-speed internal combustion engines are discussed. Various variants of combined diesel-gas turbine power plant with thermo-chemical heat recovery are...
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Cadmium accumulation by Phragmites australis and Iris pseudacorus from stormwater in floating treatment wetlands microcosms: Insights into plant tolerance and utility for phytoremediation
PublicationEnvironmentally sustainable remediation is needed to protect freshwater resources which are deteriorating due to severe industrial, mining, and agricultural activities. Treatment by floating wetlands could be a sustainable solution to remediate water bodies. The study aimed to examine the effects of Cd on Phragmites australis and Iris pseudacorus growth (height, biomass, root length and chlorophyll contents), anatomy, Cd accumulation...
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State equations in the mathematical model of dynamic behaviour of multihull floating unit
PublicationPrzedstawiony artykuł dotyczy dynamiki wielokadłubowej jednostki pływającej typu katamaran poddanej wymuszeniom pochodzącym od falowania nieregularnego. Analiza dynamiki jednostki wielokadłubowej została przeprowadzona przy założeniu, że model układu jest modelem liniowym na który działa fala nieregularna. Model matematyczny takiego układu dynamicznego jest reprezentowany poprzez równania stanu. Zapisane zostały równania uwzględniające...
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Preliminary analysis of proposed ship docking systems for a designed floating dock
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono alternatywne koncepcje, wraz z ich analizą porównawczą, urządzeń dokujących statek na doku pływającym. Dok ten projektowany był na Wydziale Oceanotechniki i Okrętownictwa Politechniki Gdańskiej w ramach projektu ECOLOGICAL DOCK E!2968. Zaprezentowane rozwiązania różnią się głównie rodzajem zastosowanych w nich urządzeń: w pierwszym przypadku są to przewijarki i wózki dokujące, zaś w drugim - wciągarki...
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Developing Methodology for Model Tests of Floating Platforms in Low -Depth Towing Tank
PublicationThe paper presents two different methods of physical modeling of semi-submersible platform mooring system for research in low depth towing tank. The tested model was made in the scale of 1:100 resembling the "Thunder Horse" platform moored in the Gulf of Mexico at a depth of 1,920 m. Its mooring system consisted of 16 semi-taut mooring lines (chain-wire-chain) spaced starshape and attached at the bottom to suction piles. The tests...
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Probabilistic concept of defining the situations possible to occur during operation of floating docks
PublicationW artykule zasygnalizowana została możliwość oszacowania bezpieczeństwa doków pływajacych, w wyniku zastosowania teorii procesów semimarkowskich, zarówno w fazie projektowania jak też eksploatacji. Przedstawiono opis formalny sytuacji, jakie mogą zaistnieć podczas funkcjonowania (działania) doków pływających, zarówno budowlanych jak również remontowych. Wyróżniono takie sytuacje jak: normalna, skomplikowana, niebezpieczna, awaryjna...
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Possibility to use engine compression ignition engines in floating power plants marine
PublicationCompression-ignition engines used in ship technology as main propulsion engines are large units reaching even to 50-60 MW. The engines can be used in power industry for electricity generation in a simple or combined steam turbine system in combined heat and power plants. The leading engine in such an arrangement is an internal-combustion piston engine. The main propulsion engines are used in large piston internal-combustion engines...
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Developing a methodology for model tests of floating platforms in a towing tank of low depth
PublicationThe paper presents two ways to mooring model of semi-submersible platform for research in the small depth towing pool. The tested model was made in the likeness of 1:100 Thunder Horse platform moored in the Gulf of Mexico at a depth of 1,920 m. Its mooring system consisted of 16 semi-taut mooring lines (chain-wire-chain) spaced Star-shape and attached at the bottom to the suction piles. The tests were performed in the towing pool...
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A general concept of design procedure for floating docks regarding their reliability, safety and ecological aspects
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono koncepcję i wynikające z niej problemy projektowania doków pływających w aspekcie niezawodności i bezpieczeństwa ich funkcjonowania. Zwrócono uwagę, że projektowanie takie jest niezbędne do uzyskania przez tego rodzaju doki odpowiednich własności proekologicznych. Wykazano konieczność stosowania projektowania wieloetapowego. Zaproponowano uwzględnienie w projektowaniu takich etapów jak: akwizycyjnego, kontraktowego,...