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STUDY ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE TURBINE CONDENSER AIR EXTRACTION SYSTEM USING HYDRO EJECTORS
PublicationThe aim of the paper is to investigate the effectiveness of the 18K380 steam turbine condenser air extraction system using hydro ejectors. Motivation for the analysis is a need of improvement of the energy conversion ratio of the power plant. To achieve this goal it is necessary to establish efficiency of each subsystem of the energy cycle. The air extraction system is not a highly power consuming system but it has great impact...
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Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Air Trapping in a Porous Medium with Coarse Textured Inclusions
PublicationThe paper presents a 2D upward infiltration experiment performed on a model porous medium consisting of fine sand background with two inclusions made of coarser sands. The purpose of the experiment was to investigate the effects of structural air trapping, which occurs during infiltration as a result of heterogeneous material structure. The experiment shows that a significant amount of air becomes trapped in each of the inclusions. Numerical...
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Inlet air fogging of marine gas turbine in power output loss compensation
PublicationThe use of inlet air fogging installation to boost the power for gas turbine engines is widely applied in the power generation sector. The application of fogging to mechanical drive is rarely considered in the literature [1]. This paper will cover some considerations relating to its application to gas turbines in ship drive. There is an important evaporative cooling potential throughout the world when the dynamic data is evaluated,...
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Indoor air quality of everyday use spaces dedicated to specific purposes—a review
PublicationAccording to literature data, some of the main factors which significantly affect the quality of the indoor environment in residential households or apartments are human activities such as cooking, smoking, cleaning, and indoor exercising. The paper presents a literature overview related to air quality in everyday use spaces dedicated to specific purposes which are integral parts of residential buildings, such as kitchens, basements,...
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A breath of fresh air - social cognitive career theory in studying entrepreneurial intentions
PublicationA pinch of robustness and a pinch of freshness create an interesting story. That is why this study focuses on entrepreneurial intentions from an alternative theoretical perspective in an underexplored context. In this paper, it is argued that social cognitive career theory is relevant to the study of individual entrepreneurial cognition and behaviour, and it offers a solid framework in entrepreneurship research. This paper expands...
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Developing the Urban Blue-Green Infrastructure as a Tool for Urban Air Quality Management
PublicationUrban structure is an important factor that shapes the process of urban ventilation and pollution dispersion. With proper planning of the urban spatial layout, city breathability can be effectively regulated, contributing to urban air quality improvement. This paper investigates the development and current management of urban systems of green and open spaces in four Polish cities: Gda ´nsk, Warsaw, Pozna ´n and Wrocław, with a...
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Balanced Spider Monkey Optimization with Bi-LSTM for Sustainable Air Quality Prediction
PublicationA reliable air quality prediction model is required for pollution control, human health monitoring, and sustainability. The existing air quality prediction models lack efficiency due to overfitting in prediction model and local optima trap in feature selection. This study proposes the Balanced Spider Monkey Optimization (BSMO) technique for effective feature selection to overcome the local optima trap and overfitting problems....
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Determination of Odor Air Quality Index (OAQII) Using Gas Sensor Matrix
PublicationThis article presents a new way to determine odor nuisance based on the proposed odor air quality index (OAQII), using an instrumental method. This indicator relates the most important odor features, such as intensity, hedonic tone and odor concentration. The research was conducted at the compost screening yard of the municipal treatment plant in Central Poland, on which a self-constructed gas sensor array was placed. It consisted...
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Numerical investigations of effect of indoor air quality on thermal comfort in residential buildings.
PublicationArtykuł przedstawia wyniki numeryczne MES odnośnie wpływu koncentracji CO2 w lokalnej strefie powietrza w budynkach mieszkalnych naturalnie wentylowanych na zachowanie mieszkańców. Obliczenia wykonano w 2 wymiarach. Zbadano wpływ położenia mieszkańców i prędkości wchodzącego powietrza.
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Cost-effective methods of fabricating thin rare-earth element layers on SOC interconnects based on low-chromium ferritic stainless steel and exposed to air, humidified air or humidified hydrogen atmospheres
PublicationMost oxidation studies involving interconnects are conducted in air under isothermal conditions, but during real-life solid oxide cell (SOC) operation, cells are also exposed a mixture of hydrogen and water vapor. For this study, an Fe–16Cr low-chromium ferritic stainless steel was coated with different reactive element oxides – Gd2O3, CeO2, Ce0.9Y0.1O2 – using an array of methods: dip coating, electrodeposition and spray pyrolysis....
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MEMORY EFFECT ANALYSIS USING PIECEWISE CUBIC B-SPLINE OF TIME FRACTIONAL DIFFUSION EQUATION
PublicationThe purpose of this work is to study the memory effect analysis of Caputo–Fabrizio time fractional diffusion equation by means of cubic B-spline functions. The Caputo–Fabrizio interpretation of fractional derivative involves a non-singular kernel that permits to describe some class of material heterogeneities and the effect of memory more effectively. The proposed numerical technique relies on finite difference approach and cubic...
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Effects of FSW Tool Plunge Depth on Properties of an Al-Mg-Si Alloy T-Joint: Thermomechanical Modeling and Experimental Evaluation
PublicationOne of the main challenging issues in friction stir welding (FSW) of stiffened structures is maximizing skin and flange mixing. Among the various parameters in FSW that can affect the quality of mixing between skin and flange is tool plunge depth (TPD). In this research, the effects of TPD during FSW of an Al-Mg-Si alloy T-joint are investigated. The computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method can help understand TPD effects on FSW...
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2D numerical simulation of tear film dynamics: Effects of shear-thinning properties
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UE regional state aid for territories with low standard of living
Open Research DataThe dataset encompassed a choice of important legal acts, a list of selected Polish bibliography and a list of important individual decisions issued on the topic of regional state aid ( for investment purposes) in Poland in the periods 2007- 2013 and 2014- 2020. Thanks to that the reader gets the possibility to acquire basic knowledge on the abovementioned...
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EU state aid for fisheries and aquaculture in the perspective 2014-2020
Open Research DataThe dataset encompassed a choice of the most important legal acts, a list of selected Polish bibliography, and some examples of decisions issued by the EC on the topic of state aid for fisheries and aquaculture in Poland and in Germany. The data constitute a description of the basic state aid instruments used in practice in the period 2014-2020 for...
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state aid for research, development and innovation ( R+D+I)
Open Research DataThe dataset encompasses a choice of important legal acts, a list of selected Polish bibliography, some important individual EC decisions issued on the topic of state aid for research, development, and innovation during the budgetary periods 2007-2013 and 2014-2020. Thanks to that the reader gets the possibility to acquire basic knowledge on the abovementioned...
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EU state aid - compatible with the internal market for social reasons
Open Research DataThe dataset encompasses a choice of Polish and foreign bibliography, together with a list of important individual EC decisions issued in the period 2007-2013 on state aid delivered to final consumers for social reasons ( in Poland and in selected UE member states), in form of different financial instruments. Thanks to this compilation the reader is...
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AICOSERV AI Technologies for Sustainable Public Service Co-Creation
ProjectsProject realized in Department of Informatics in Management
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ProjectsProject realized in Registrar's Office of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics according to POPC.03.02.00-00-0001/20-00 agreement from 2021-01-19
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Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Aikakauskirja / Journal de la Société Finno-Ougrienne
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The Impact of Forms of Buildings on the Air Exchange in Their Environment. Based on the Example of Urban Development in Warsaw
PublicationPossibilities for energy-efficient, natural ventilation of buildings in an urban environment depend on the airflow around them. This chapter deals with the issue of dependence of air exchange in urban spaces on the building forms used in them and on relative position of these buildings. The authors focused on the problem of air stagnation in dense urban development. This phenomenon increases the energy demand of buildings. The...
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The Emission and Combustion Characteristics of Marine Diesel Engine with Extreme Throttled of Air or Exhaust Ducts
PublicationPresented paper shows the results of the laboratory tests on the relationship between the extreme throttling of both air intake duct and exhaust gas duct and gaseous emission from the marine engine. The object of research is a laboratory, 4-stroke, DI diesel engine, operated at loads from 50 kW to 250 kW at a constant speed equal to 750 rpm. During the laboratory tests the thermodynamic and exhaust gas emission characteristics...
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Enzymatic cross-linking of β-lactoglobulin in solution and at air–water interface: Structural constraints
PublicationEffective and controlled use of cross-linking enzymes in structure engineering of food systems depends on characterization of the favorable conditions for enzyme-substrate complex and the limiting factors for the desired modification. In this respect, we analyzed the susceptibility of bovine β-lactoglobulin (BLG) to enzymatic cross-linking by Trichoderma reesei tyrosinase (TrTyr) and transglutaminase (TG). Changes in BLG molecular...
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Investigation of Air Quality beside a Municipal Landfill: The Fate of Malodour Compounds as a Model VOC
PublicationThis paper presents the results of an investigation on ambient air odour quality in the vicinity of a municipal landfill. The investigations were carried out during the spring–winter and the spring seasons using two types of the electronic nose instrument. The field olfactometers were employed to determine the mean odour concentration, which was from 2.1 to 32.2 ou/m3 depending on the measurement site and season of the year. In...
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Influence of high temperature air-steam mixture application on time wood drying process
PublicationThe results of influence gas-steam mixture drying process on time wood drying process are presented. Wood species, namely oak (Quercus L.), beech (Fagus L.), pine (Pinus L.) and spruce (Picea K.) from the northern part of Pomerania region in Poland, were subject of air-steam mixture drying process. Main focus of those tests was to shorten the time of drying process and afterward to check properties of wood.
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Application of electronic nose to effectiveness monitoring of air contaminated with toluene vapors biofiltration process
PublicationThe research presents the application of electronic nose (combined with MLR model) to on-line effectiveness monitoring of biofiltration of air contaminated with hydrophobic, odorous compound (toluene vapors). The research was conducted using two-section biotrickling filter inhabited by Candida environmental isolates. Gas chromatography was used as the comparative technique to obtain reliable quantification of toluene concentration...
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Numerical modeling of cross-flow heat exchanger for air-conditioning purposes in preliminary study.
PublicationPraca przedstawia wyniki obliczeń numerycznych krzyżowego płytowo-rurowego wymiennika ciepła przeznaczonego do celów klimatyzacyjnych w początkowym etapie jego projektowania.
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Effect of native air-formed oxidation on the corrosion behavior of AA 7075 aluminum alloys
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Air–sea exchange of mercury vapour over the Gulf of Gdańsk and southern Baltic Sea
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Low temperature removal of SO2 traces from air by MgO-loaded porous carbons
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Experimental determination of critical conditions for hydrogen-air detonation propagation in partially confined geometry
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Monitoring of Selected CBRN Threats in the Air in Industrial Areas with the Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
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Maintenance Interval Adjustment Based on the Experience, Case Study of Marine Air Compressor System
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Sensitivity of personalized ventilation air terminal device geometry with regard to a human thermal sensation
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approximation of photonic crystal fibres with large air holes by the step index fibre model
PublicationAn equivalent step index fibre with a silica core and air cladding is used to model photonic crystal fibres with large air holes. We model this fibre for linear polarisation (we focus on the lowest few transverse modes of the electromagnetic field). The equivalent step index radius is obtained by equating the lowest two eigenvalues of the model to those calculated numerically for the photonic crystal fibres. The step index parameters...
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Application of TiO2 Supported on Nickel Foam for Limitation of NOx in the Air via Photocatalytic Processes
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The Microclimate in Protective Fire Fighter Footwear: Foot Temperature and Air Temperature and Relative Humidity
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Form-finding of textile hanging roof of Opera Lesna open-air theatre in Sopot
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono zasady kształtowania wstępnego przekryć wiszących na przykładzie przekrycia Opery Leśnej w Sopocie. Pokazano dwa sposoby uzyskania zrównoważonej konfiguracji przekrycia o parametrach założonych w projekcie architektonicznym.
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Health impacts of indoor air pollution from household solid fuel on children and women
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Chitosan/phospholipid coated polyethylene terephthalate (PET) polymer surfaces activated by air plasma
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The role of tricalcium aluminate and gypsum dehydration level in cement for effective air entrainment of concrete
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Air temperature trends at Mount Śnieżka (Polish Sudetes) and solar activity, 1881–2012
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Sound velocity and parameter of nonlinearity of a ternary mixture consisting of water, vapour and dry air
PublicationRozpatruje się własności akustyczne mieszanki trójskładnikowej zawierającej wodę, parę wodną i suche powietrze. Dokładne obliczenia pozwoliły na wyprowadzenie prędkości dźwięku i parametru nieliniowości jako funkcji koncentracji pary wodnej i powietrza przy zadanych warunkach równowagowych. Rozpatrywane są dwa typy mieszanin. Przedstawiono wzory ogólne oraz symulacje numeryczne.
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Exchange of radiation in high temperature air combustion furnaces by application of the transfer configuration factors
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono metodę obliczeń pasmowej radiacyjnej wymiany ciepła w układzie otwartym z gazem iztermicznym za pomocą uogólnionych współczynników konfiguracji. Metoda może być użyta do obliczeń wymiany ciepła w piecach z technologią High Temperature Air Combustion gdzie występuje prawie jednorodna temperatura. Podano przykład obliczeniowy.
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Anode supported single chamber solid oxide fuel cell in CH4-Air Mixture.
PublicationW tej pracy przedstawiono wyniki prac ogniw paliwowych na bazie elektrolitu z tlenku cyrkonu stabilizowanego itrem o grubości 1-2um wytworzonego na podłożu cermetu z tlenku niklu i tlenku cyrkonu stabilizowanego itrem. LSCF był wykorzystany jako katoda. Ogniwo paliwowe było testowane w konfiguracji jednokomorowej w mieszaninie powietrza i metanu. Uzyskano napięcie o wartości 0.8V, zaś moc wynosiła 0.12W/cm2. Zbdadano wpływ przepływu...
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Hydrogen rich gas production from high temperature air/steam gasification of biomass
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono nowoczesną technikę konwersji biomasy oraz stałych odpadów komunalnych w celu produkcji paliwa gazowego bogatego w wodór. Opisany proces gazyfikacji przebiega w wysokiej temperaturze przy obniżonej koncentracji tlenu i udziale pary wodnej. Dzięki temu możliwa jest produkcja gazów palnych, w szczególności H2, który można wykorzystać do produkcji energii elektrycznej i cieplnej.
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High temperature air/steam gasification of biomass in view of hydrogen rich gas production.
PublicationArtykuł przedstawia opis nowej i zaawansowanej metody konwersji termochemicznej biomasy i miejskich odpadów stałych w paliwo gazowe, bogate w wodór. W porównaniu z tradycyjnym procesem gazyfikacji, w metodzie tej wykorzystuje się powietrze/parę wodną przegrzane do wysokiej temperatury (powyżej 1300 st. C). Przegrzanie powietrza lub pary wodnej odbywa się z zastosowaniem ceramicznego przegrzewacza wysokotemperaturowego. W celu...
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Investigations of hydraulic jump configured by a two phase air water jetimpinging on a flat plate.
PublicationPrzedstawiono wyniki badań eksperymentalnych uskoku hydraulicznego powstającego przy napływie strugi uderzającej na powierzchnię płaskiej płyty.
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Removal of VOCs from air and assessment of dominant species in a peat-perlite biotrickling filter
PublicationAir pollution has become a major concern because it is inevitably connected with the rapid development of both industrial and residential areas. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are emitted from various anthropogenic sources e.g. transportation, factories or landfills as well as recycling factories. It is problematic not only because of the direct impact on humans and environment but also from economy viewpoint as it increases...
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The use of various species of fungi in biofiltration of air contaminated with odorous volatile organic compounds
PublicationAir pollution with odorous compounds is a significant social and environmental problem. This paper presents biological deodorization methods. The attention is focused on the application of biotrickling filters for air deodorization. Principles of their operation are discussed, indicating the key role of the selection of microorganisms responsible for the degradation of odorous compounds. A literature overview of the used fungal...