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Evaluation of Partial Nitritation/Anammox (PN/A) Process Performance and Microorganisms Community Composition under Different C/N Ratio
PublicationA one-stage partial nitritation/anammox (PN/A) process with intermittent aeration is possible under sidestream conditions, but implementation in a mainstream is a challenge due to increased Carbon/Nitrogen (C/N) ratios in domestic wastewater. This study investigated the effect of C/N ratios on process efficiency and the effect of narrowing non-aeration time on process improvement at high chemical oxygen demand (COD) load. An increase...
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Sustainable nitrogen removal in anammox-mediated systems: Microbial metabolic pathways, operational conditions and mathematical modelling
PublicationAnammox-mediated systems have attracted considerable attention as alternative cost-effective technologies for sustainable nitrogen (N) removal from wastewater. This review comprehensively highlights the importance of understanding microbial metabolism in anammox-mediated systems under crucial operation parameters, indicating the potentially wide applications for the sustainable treatment of N-containing wastewater. The partial...
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Integrating conventional nitrogen removal with anammox in wastewater treatment systems: Microbial metabolism, sustainability and challenges
PublicationThe various forms of nitrogen (N), including ammonium (NH4+), nitrite (NO2−), and nitrate (NO3−), present in wastewaters can create critical biotic stress and can lead to hazardous phenomena that cause imbalances in biological diversity. Thus, biological nitrogen removal (BNR) from wastewaters is considered to be imperatively urgent. Therefore, anammox-based systems, i.e. partial nitrification and anaerobic ammonium oxidation (PN/anammox)...
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Development of Strategies for AOB and NOB Competition Supported by Mathematical Modeling in Terms of Successful Deammonification Implementation for Energy-Efficient WWTPs
PublicationNovel technologies such as partial nitritation (PN) and partial denitritation (PDN) could be combined with the anammox-based process in order to alleviate energy input. The former combination, also noted as deammonification, has been intensively studied in a frame of lab and full-scale wastewater treatment in order to optimize operational costs and process efficiency. For the deammonification process, key functional microbes include...
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Nitrogen removal via the nitrite pathway during wastewater co-treatment with ammonia-rich landfill leachates in a sequencing batch reactor
PublicationThe biological treatment of ammonia-rich landfill leachates due to an inadequate C to N ratio requires expensive supplementation of carbon from an external carbon source. In an effort to reduce treatment costs, the objective of the study was to determine the feasibility of nitrogen removal via the nitrite pathway during landfill leachate co-treatment with municipal wastewater. Initially, the laboratory-scale sequencing batch reactor...
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Modelling AOB-NOB competition in shortcut nitrification compared with conventional nitrification-denitrification process
PublicationIn particular, mainstream deammonification and/or shortened nitrificationdenitrification via nitrite (so-called “nitrite shunt”) is a promising new treatment concept that has the potential to revolutionise how nitrogen removal is achieved at WWTPs. Understanding the role of the AOB/NOB competition in the nitrogen cycle in wastewater treatment systems will change operational strategies of the novel nitrogen removal processes. The...
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Metody oczyszczania odcieków z procesów przeróbki osadów w komorach fermentacji
PublicationOdcieki z beztlenowych procesów przeróbki osadu w komorach fermentacji (tzw. wody poosadowe) są istotnym źródłem azotu dopływającego do części biologicznej oczyszczalni ścieków. Odpowiednie oczyszczanie tych wód może więc, w bardzo istotny sposób wpłynąć na warunki eksploatacji oczyszczalni. Konwencjonalny proces usuwania amoniaku za pomocą dwóch faz, tj. nitryfikacji i denitryfikacji, są coraz częściej zastępowane przez jednoetapowy...
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Combined partial denitrification/anammox process for nitrogen removal in wastewater treatment
PublicationRecently, the combined partial denitrification and anammox (PD/anammox) has received special attention as a viable alternative for N removal using organic matter present in municipal wastewater. In comparison with conventional nitrification-denitrification, PD/anammox provides enormous opportunities to achieve sustainable wastewater treatment due to the lack of dissolved oxygen (DO) demand, a smaller amount of organic carbon (C)...
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REVIEW ON COMPETITION АОB AND NОВ AS AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT FOR COST EFFECTIVE METHODS OF REMOVING NITROGEN FROM WASTEWATER
PublicationThe aim of this paper is analysis of process principles and possible factors used to induce inhibition of nitrite oxidation by NOB (Nitrite Oxidizing Bacteria) which could be obtained during not very well understood processes: so called “shortcut” or “partial” nitrification as well deammonification, by qualitative/quantitative studies of AOB (Ammonium Oxidizing Bacteria) and NOB populations in activated...
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A Comparison of the Efficiency of Deammonification under Different Aeration Strategies in a Laboratory-Scale Sequencing Batch Reactor
PublicationAn important source of nitrogen load entering the biological part of wastewater treatment plants (WWPTs) is derived from the anaerobic sludge digestion processes. Sludge digestion liquors constitute only 1-2% of the inflow to the plant, but the load of nitrogen directed with them to the main stream may be as high as 10-20% of the total nitrogen load. Therefore, numerous studies have focused on treatment of sludge digestion liquors...
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Denitrifcation rate in the mainstream deammonification
PublicationThe conventional processes of biological nitrogen removal based on nitrification and denitrification does not fit properly into the concept of the circular economy. As the alternative one should consider the deammonification process, which is a combination of partial nitrification (nitritation) and Anammox processes. It consists of removing ammonium nitrogen from wastewater under anaerobic conditions by a group of autotrophic microorganisms....
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Improving the energy balance in wastewater treatment plants by optimization of aeration control and application of new technologies
PublicationThe methods to improve the energy balance of a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) by optimization of aeration process control and application of innovative nitrogen removal technologies were overviewed in the study. The control of aeration based on the ABAC (Ammonia-Based Aeration Control) system allows not only for significant savings in electricity consumption, but it can also increase the efficiency of the denitrification process....
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Inhibition effect of free ammonia on deammonification process under different intermittent aeration strategies in sequencing batch reactor
PublicationThe deammonification process involves two steps. The first step is the partial nitrification of ammonia (NH4-N) by ammonia oxidizing bacteria (AOB) to produce nitrite (NO2-N) and the second step is the anammox process to “anaerobically” oxidize ammonia to nitrogen gas with nitrite as an electron acceptor (Lackner et al., 2014). Free ammonia (FA) plays a significant role in the stable, long-term deammonification system operation....
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Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations
e-Learning CoursesCourse description: This course focuses on modern numerical techniques for linear and nonlinear elliptic, parabolic and hyperbolic partial differential equations (PDEs), and integral equations fundamental to a large variety of applications in science and engineering. Topics include: formulations of problems in terms of initial and boundary value problems; finite difference and finite element discretizations; boundary element approach;...
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Incorporation of the sulfur cycle in sustainable nitrogen removal systems - A review
PublicationIn wastewater treatment systems, sulfur (S) removal processes are generally based on heterotrophic sulfate (SO42−) reduction by sulfate reducing bacteria and S-dependent autotrophic denitrification by sulfur oxidizing bacteria. A combination of either two cycles (N and S) or three cycles (N, S and C) appears to be a viable approach to sustainable wastewater treatment, resulting in energy savings and reduction of sludge production....
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On the derivatives $\partial^{2}P_{\nu}(z)/\partial\nu^{2}$ and $\partial Q_{\nu}(z)/\partial\nu$ of the Legendre functions with respect to their degrees
PublicationWe provide closed-form expressions for the degree-derivatives $[\partial^{2}P_{\nu}(z)/\partial\nu^{2}]_{\nu=n}$ and $[\partial Q_{\nu}(z)/\partial\nu]_{\nu=n}$, with $z\in\mathbb{C}$ and $n\in\mathbb{N}_{0}$, where $P_{\nu}(z)$ and $Q_{\nu}(z)$ are the Legendre functions of the first and the second kind, respectively. For $[\partial^{2}P_{\nu}(z)/\partial\nu^{2}]_{\nu=n}$, we find that % \begin{displaymath} \frac{\partial^{2}P_{\nu}(z)}{\partial\nu^{2}}\bigg|_{\nu=n} =-2P_{n}(z)\Li_{2}\frac{1-z}{2}+B_{n}(z)\ln\frac{z+1}{2}+C_{n}(z), \end{displaymath} % where...
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Determination of moisture resistance of covered electrodes according to PN-EN ISO 14372
PublicationMoisture present in the electrode covering is one of the sources of diffusible hydrogen in welded joints. In order to study the diffusible hydrogen content in deposited metal, a stand for moisturizing covered electrodes, in accordance with the PN-EN ISO 14372 standard, was built. After the stand was completed, a test of moisturizing the electrodes was carried out and measurements of the diffusible hydrogen content in deposited...
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Rozstaw rys według PN-EN 1992-1-1:2008 oraz PN-B 03264:2002
PublicationW pracy opisano mechanizm powstawania rys dla osiowo rozciąganego pręta żelbetowego. Na tej podstawie określono maksymalny i minimalny rozstaw rys, konfrontując otrzymane wyniki z procedurami podanymi w normie europejskiej PN-EN 1992-1-1:2008 oraz w normie polskiej PN-B 03264:2002. Przedstawiono praktyczne wnioski do projektowania, wynikajace z przeprowadzonej analizy.
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Mathematical modelling of two-step nitrification-denitrification for treatment of sludge digester liquors: influence of nitrite (NO2-N) on the process kinetics
PublicationSeparate treatment of the sludge digester liquors is an alternative for expansion of the mainstream treatment line. In order to reduce the oxygen demand for nitrification and organic carbon demand for denitrification, a shortcut in the nitrogen conversion pathway has been promoted in recent years, i.e. nitrification-denitrification via NO2-N instead of NO3-N. Although NO2-N is a common intermediate product of nitrification and...
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Szerokość rozwarcia rys w konstrukcjach żelbetowych według PN-EN 1992-1-1:2008 oraz PN-B 03264:2002
PublicationW referacie przedstawiono zalecenia normowe związane z ograniczeniem szerokości rozwarcia rys w konstrukcjach żelbetowych. Przeanalizowano wytyczne projektowe podane w PN-EN 1992-1-1:2008 [1] oraz PN-B 03264:2002 [2]. W przykładzie obliczeniowym dołączonym do referatu sprawdzono rozwarcie rys w płycie żelbetowej pod obciążeniem długotrwałym dla różnych wariantów: obliczeń elementu według założeń PN-EN 1992-1-1:2008 – m. in. z...
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Szerokość rozwarcia rys w konstrukcjach żelbetowych według PN-EN 1992-1-1:2008 oraz PN-B 03264:2002
PublicationW referacie przedstawiono zalecenia normowe związane z ograniczeniem szerokości rozwarcia rys w konstrukcjach żelbetowych. Przeanalizowano wytyczne projektowe podane w PN-EN 1992-1-1:2008 [1] oraz PN-B 03264:2002 [2]. W przykładzie obliczeniowym dołączonym do referatu sprawdzono rozwarcie rys w płycie żelbetowej pod obciążeniem długotrwałym dla różnych wariantów: obliczeń elementu według założeń PN-EN 1992-1-1:2008 – m. in. z...
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ADAPTATION OF THE ACTIVATED SLUDGE TO THE DIGESTATE LIQUORS DURING THE NITRIFICATION AND DENITRIFICATION PROCESSES
PublicationThe activated sludge process of the digestate liquors after chemical separation was conducted using a 10 L lab-scale sequencing batch reactor (SBR) and a 0.50 m3 pilotscale SBR independently (with pH control). Due to the relatively high concentration of free ammonia (FA), clear inhibitory effects of the digestate liquors on the nitrifying bacteria were observed. The adaptation of the activated sludge to the toxicity was evaluated...
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The Relationship between Gene Activity and Nitrous Oxide Production during Nitrification in Activated Sludge Systems
PublicationNitrite is an important factor which inhibits the first stage of the nitrification, the effect is stronger with the decrease of the DO concentrations. NO2- presence at concentration above 15 mg N – NO2 in the aeration tanks stimulates N2O production regardless of the DO concentration. The significant nirS gene induction, observed especially during the experiments with the nitrite addition indicates that N2O production is basically...
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Incorporation of the complete ammonia oxidation (comammox) process for modeling nitrification in suspended growth wastewater treatment systems
PublicationThe newly discovered process complete ammonia oxidation (comammox) has changed the traditional under-standing of nitrification. In this study, three possible concepts of comammox were developed and incorporated as part of an extended two-step nitrification model. For model calibration and validation, two series of long-term biomass washout experiments were carried out at 12 ◦C and 20 ◦C in a laboratory sequencing batch reactor....
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Partial Admission Stages of High Efficiency for a Microturbine
PublicationThe paper presents the results of a design analysis of a microturbine for a cogeneration micro-power plant working in accordance with organic Rankine cycle. The heat power of the plant is assumed equal to 20kW and the corresponding available electric output is estimated to be about 3 kW. After the design analysis, the axial turbine with partial admission in all stages was built and tested experimentally. Special attentionwas paid...
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Partial Admission Stages of High Efficiency for a Microturbine
PublicationThe paper presents the results of a design analysis of a micro-turbine for a co-generation micro-power plant working in accordance with organic Rankine cycle. The heat power of the plant is assumed equal to 20kW and the corresponding available electric output is estimated to be about 3kW. After the design analysis, the axial turbine with partial admission in all stages was built and tested experimentally. Special attention was...
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Dobór przeponowych naczyń wzbiorczych. Wytyczne zgodnie z normą PN-EN 12828
PublicationPrzedstawiono zasady doboru naczyń wzbiorczych zamkniętych zgodnie z obowiązującą normą PN-B-02414: 1999 oraz według nowej normy europejskiej PN-EN 12828. Podano odpowiednie wzory na pojemność użytkową oraz pojemność całkowitą naczyń wzbiorczych. Przedstawiono przykład obliczeniowy doboru naczynia wzbiorczego zamkniętego wg PN-B-02414 oraz wg normy PN-EN 12828. Otrzymano dobrą zgodność pojemności użytkowej i większe różnice w przypadku...
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Improving flexibility and performance of PVM applications by distributed partial evaluation
PublicationA new framework for developing both flexible and efficient PVM applications is described. We propose Architecture Templates Interface (ATI) that allows to control application granularity and parallelism. To ensure high application efficiency we extend partial evaluation strategy into domain of distributed applications obtaining Distributed Partial Evaluation (DPE). Both ATI and DPE were implemented using a new distributed programming...
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The Effect of Protrusions on the Initiation of Partial Discharges in XLPE High Voltage Cables
PublicationThis paper is focusing on 3D Finite Elements Analysis (FEA) based modelling of protrusions as defects or imperfections in the XLPE high voltage cable. This study is aiming to examine the impact protrusions have on the initiation of partial discharges. Spherical and ellipsoidal protrusions with different sizes at the conductor screen of the high voltage cable is an essential content of this paper. In addition, a spherical gas-filled...
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Ocena wskaźnika wykorzystania nośności wybranych elementów stalowej konstrukcji wiaty wg PN-90/B-03200 i PN-EN 1993-1-1
PublicationPrzedstawiono wyniki analizy nośności wybranych elementów konstrukcji stalowej, z uwzględnieniem przepisów normy polskiej i Eurokodu 3 oraz obciążenia śniegiem wg normy PN-80/B-0210 i jej zmian z 2006 roku. Wyrażono pogląd o potrzebie opracowania wytycznych dotyczących postępowania w przypadku oceny nośności obiektów eksploatowanych.
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Projektowanie krótkich wsporników żelbetowych według PN-B-03264:2002.
PublicationPrzedstawiono nowe zasady projektowania krótkich wsporników żelbetowych wg PN-B-03264:2002. Przedstawiono krótkie naukowe podstawy opisywanych modeli obliczeniowych oraz ich zastosowanie praktyczne. W pracy zamieszczono także dwa przykłady projektowania wspornika słupa i wspornika belki wg opisywanych w artykule zasad.
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Projektowanie wodnych instalacji c.o. Nowa norma PN-EN 12828
PublicationPrzedstawiono wymagania dla projektowanej instalacji centralnego ogrzewania wg nowej normy PN-EN 12828 z podziałem na następujące elementy: dostawa ciepła, rozdział ciepła w instalacji c.o, grzejniki, regulacja (centralna, strefowa, miejscowa, programowana) i urządzenia zabezpieczające (instalacje zamknięte, naczynia wzbiorcze, wymagania dla instalacji otwartych, izolacja cieplna).
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Beton posadzkowy - wymagania i odpowiedzialność za jakość zgodnie z PN-EN 206
PublicationW artykule podjęto próbę scharakteryzowania betonu towarowego stosowanego w elemencie konstrukcyjnym, jakim jest posadzka. Pod uwagę wzięto wymagania stawiane betonom przez PN-EN 206, PN-EN 13813 i PN-EN 197-1 oraz własne doświadczenia. Przedstawiono charakterystykę betonu posadzkowego i jego pożądane właściwości, określono również rodzaj cementów i kruszyw stosowanych w omawianym typie betonów. Zwrócono także uwagę na zbrojenie...
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Stan graniczny nośności dźwigara żelbetowego mostu na zginanie według norm PN-EN 1992-2 oraz PN-S-10042:1991
PublicationPraca włącza się w bogaty w ostatnich latach w krajowym piśmiennictwie nurt porównań dwóch generacji norm projektowania mostów z betonu: polskiej - wycofanej, aczkolwiek powszechnie stosowanej oraz europejskiej – wciąż jeszcze wdrażanej do praktyki projektowej. Nowością w stosunku do dotychczasowych publikacji polskich jest szersze ujęcie różnic pomiędzy obydwiema generacjami norm. Poza rozpatrywanymi przez wielu autorów różnicami...
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Zapotrzebowanie na moc cieplną (cz. 1). Nowa norma PN-EN 12831
PublicationW pierwszej części artykułu omówiono zasady obliczania zapotrzebowania mocy cieplnej wg normy PN-B-03406, która obowiązuje od 1995 roku. Podano założenia obliczeniowe wg projektu normy PN-EN 12831, która jest normą europejską. Przedstawiono odpowiednie wzory na projektowe straty ciepła przestrzeni ogrzewanej, straty ciepła przez przestrzen nieogrzewaną, straty ciepła do gruntu oraz straty ciepła pomiędzy przestrzeniami ogrzewanymi...
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Propagation Characteristics of Partial Discharges in an Oil-Filled Power Transformer
PublicationPower transformers are among the most important assets in the power transmission and distribution grid. However, they suffer from degradation and possible faults causing major electrical and financial losses. Partial discharges (PDs) are used to identify the insulation health status and their degradation level. PDs are incipient, low-magnitude faults caused by localized dielectric breakdown. Those activities emit signals in many...
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Manganese dioxide (MnO2) nanoparticles influence on the nitrification and anammox activity
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New insights into modeling two-step nitrification in activated sludge systems – The effects of initial biomass concentrations, comammox and heterotrophic activities
PublicationIn this study, the conventional two-step nitrification model was extended with complete ammonia oxidation (comammox) and heterotrophic denitrification on soluble microbial products. The data for model calibration/validation were collected at four long-term washout experiments when the solid retention time (SRT) and hydraulic retention time (HRT) were progressively reduced from 4 d to 1 d, with mixed liquor suspended solids (MLSS)...
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Partial dominated schedules and minimizing the total completion time of deteriorating jobs
PublicationA problem of scheduling deteriorating jobs on a single processor is considered. The processing time of a job is given by a function pi=ai+bisi, where si is the starting time of the job, ai>=0, bi>=0, for i=1,...,n. Jobs are non-preemptive and independent and there are neither ready times nor deadlines. The goal is to minimize the total weighted completion time. We show how to employ the concept of non-dominated schedules to construct...
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Badania radiograficzne rentgenowskie złączy spawanych o różnych grubościach wg PN-EN1435
PublicationW referacie przedstawione zostały wyniki badań złączy spawanych o różnych grubościach elementów wykonywane zgodnie z normą PN-EN1435. Badaniom zostały poddane dwa kryteria jakości radiogramów złącza spawanego: wykrywalność wad oraz gęstość optyczna radiogramu.
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Concentration‐Induced Hetero‐Valent Partial‐Inverse Occupation of Infrared Phosphor
PublicationInfrared luminescent materials have evoked much attention from chemists and material scientists. Although substantial progress is made in materials design, the luminescent mechanism remains ambiguous in the complex structures, presenting major barriers to developing novel infrared luminescent materials. Herein, this study aims to deliberate a complete discussion on infrared phosphors with concentration-induced hetero-valent partial-inverse...
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Partial hyperbolicity and central shadowing
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Partial hyperbolicity and central shadowing
PublicationWe study shadowing property for a partially hyperbolic diffeomor- phism f. It is proved that if f is dynamically coherent then any pseudotrajec- tory can be shadowed by a pseudotrajectory with “jumps” along the central foliation. The proof is based on the Tikhonov-Shauder fixed point theorem.
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Nitrification, denitrification, and dephosphatation capability of activated sludge during co-treatment of intermediate-age landfill leachates with municipal wastewater
PublicationThis study focuses on the possible use and efficacy of the co-treatment of landfill leachate (intermediate-age) with municipal wastewater. The nitrification, denitrification, and dephosphatation capability of activated sludge acclimated with a mixture of raw municipal wastewater (RWW) with gradually increasing amounts of raw landfill leachate (RLL) (from 0.5 to 5% v/v) were tested. Biochemical tests were conducted simultaneously...
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Sprawdzanie instalacji niskiego napięcia – przegląd postanowień normy PN-HD 60364-6:2016
PublicationPrzedstawiono zasady wykonywania prób i pomiarów w instalacjach elektrycznych niskiego napięcia. Dokonano przeglądu postanowień normy PN-HD 60364-6:2016-07, dotyczącej sprawdzania instalacji, i zwrócono uwagę na zmiany przez nią wprowadzone.
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Sprawdzanie instalacji niskiego napięcia – przegląd postanowień normy PN-HD 60364-6:2016
PublicationPrzedstawiono zasady wykonywania prób i pomiarów w instalacjach elektrycznych niskiego napięcia. Dokonano przeglądu postanowień normy PN-HD 60364-6:2016-07, dotyczącej sprawdzania instalacji, i zwrócono uwagę na zmiany przez nią wprowadzone.
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Profitability criteria of partial cogeneration in nuclear power plant.
PublicationIn this paper, profitability criteria and calculation methodology of profitability conditions for partial cogeneration in nuclear power plant (NPP) was presented. Considered NPP supplies electricity to consumers through public power system, whereas heat is expected to be supplied to consumption regions via long-distance heat transport line. First proposed profitability criterion was total annual costs of electricity and heat delivered...
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Zapotrzebowanie na moc cieplną (cz. 2). Nowa norma PN-EN 12831
PublicationW drugiej części artykułu omówiono zasady obliczania projektowych strat ciepła na wentylację metodą dokładnąwg normy PN-EN 12831. Przedstawiono zasady ustalania strumienia objętości powietrza wentylacyjnego i podano wzory do obliczania projektowego zapotrzebowania mocy cieplnej metodą dokładną i metodą uproszczoną (projektowe straty ciepła przestrzeni ogrzewanej, projektowe zapotrzebowanie mocy cieplnej i całkowite zapotrzebowanie...
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Mutual Interaction between Temperature and DO Set Point on AOB and NOB Activity during Shortcut Nitrification in a Sequencing Batch Reactor in Terms of Energy Consumption Optimization
PublicationRecently, many wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) have had to deal with serious problems related to the restrictive requirements regarding the euent quality, as well as significant energy consumption associated with it. In this situation, mainstream deammonification and/or shortened nitrification-denitrification via nitrite (so-called “nitrite shunt”) is a new promising strategy. This study shows the mechanisms and operating conditions...
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Convex set of quantum states with positive partial transpose analysed by hit and run algorithm
PublicationThe convex set of quantum states of a composite K×K system with positive partial transpose is analysed. A version of the hit and run algorithm is used to generate a sequence of random points covering this set uniformly and an estimation for the convergence speed of the algorithm is derived. For K >3 or K=3 this algorithm works faster than sampling over the entire set of states and verifying whether the partial transpose is positive....