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Coupled Urban Areas Inundation Model with Interaction Between Storm Water System and Surface Flow - Case Study of Sea Level Impact on Seaside Areas Flooding
PublicationInundations are becoming more frequent than ever. What is connected with increasing area of impervious surface in cities. This makes predicting urban flooding and its scale especially important. At the seaside we observe additional conditions such as sea level that makes accurate numerical modelling of issue even harder. With complex approach to the matter which is simultaneous calculation of storm water conduit flow and overland...
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Storm Water Treatment in TWs
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Interaction Between Storm Water Conduit And Surface Flow For Urban Flood Inundation Modelling
PublicationRapid development of urban areas always comes with great side effects. One of them is the occurrence of urban floods. Growth of impervious surfaces in cities leads to increasing run-off values. This together with difficulties connected with sewage modernization in cities marks urban inundations as being one of the most important issues concerning urban water. Accurate prediction of a phenomenon is difficult as it is highly dependent...
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Optimization of hydrodynamic vortex separator for removal of sand particles from storm water by computational fluid dynamics
PublicationStorm water treatment has been gradually acknowledged for the removal of pollutants from urban areas using the hydro cyclone separation technique. The separation efficiency of the hydrodynamic vortex separator (HDVS) is a complex phenomenon. With the aim enhance the separation potency of HDVS for storm runoff to get rid of sand particles, the HDVS with different structural configurations was studied by computational fluid dynamics....
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Interaction Between Storm Water Conduit Flow and Overland Flow for Numerical Modelling of Urban Area Inundation
PublicationNowadays we can observe increasing frequency of inundations in cities. This makes accurate predicting of inundations more important than ever. Numerical modeling of this issue requires complex approach with simultaneous calculations of pipe flow and surface flow. In this paper, after a short review of known methods used for solving pipe and surface flow, we will try to answer the question if presented methods would be sufficiently...
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Robust Monitoring of Water Quality in Drinking Water Distribution System
PublicationThe paper develops a novel open loop set bounded observer for robust estimation of water quality in DWDS based on the advanced nonlinear quality dynamics model including disinfections by-products (DBPs). The observer utilises a cooperativeness of the quality dynamics model and is computationally efficient, hence applicable to on-line quality monitoring. The simulation results illustrate its good and sustainable performance.
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Whirling system of water exchangein breeding pools
PublicationTo secure the proper conditions of life for sea mammals existing in closed systems one has to maintain the character of the breeding basins (i.e. shape, dimensions, facing of walls and bottom, quality and motion of water) as natural as possible. An appropriate system of water exchange plays a very important role here. A full renewal of water is time-consuming, expensive and troublesome, so can be made only periodically, and should...
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Stepless control in water supply and sewage system
PublicationPrzedstawiono metody oraz zalety płynnego sterowania przepływami w systemachwodociągowych i kanalizacyjnych poprzez płynną regulację wydajności pompow-ni. Opierając się na przeprowadzonych symulacjach komputerowych opisano ty-powe przypadki sterowania i wskazano rozwiązania optymalne. Analizowane pły-nne sterowanie porównano z analogicznymi sterowaniami tradycyjnymi opartymio regulację dwustawną.
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Metrological analysis of precision of the system of delivering a water capsule for explosive production of water aerosol
PublicationIn this paper an analysis of precision of the system controlling delivery by a helicopter of water-capsule designed for extinguishing large scale fires is presented. The analysis was performed using the numerical method of distribution propagation (Monte Carlo method) supplemented with results of application of the uncertainty propagation method. In addition the optimum conditions for the airdrop are determined to ensure achievement...
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Research on causes of corrosion in the municipal water supply system
PublicationThis paper presents results of failure analysis study to characterize the corrosion damage that occurred in the water supply system in Krakow. This analysis includes: electrochemical noise, linear polarization and resistometric measurements. Water aggressiveness of four water intakes was defined using Langelier and Ryznar indices. Results from this indices did not reveal the causes of considerable corrosion losses in water systems....
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Simplified method of water cooled exhaust system design.
PublicationThe water cooled exhaust systems are not often used onboard ships. Prime goal is to lower temperature of exhaust gas from main propulsion and auxiliary engines to the defined limit. The design of such systems require detailed analysis of propulsion system operational parameters to meet designer expectations. The paper outlines the cooled exhaust system design problems in specific application. The simplified method of evaluation...
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Implementation of Hierarchical Control of Drinking Water Supply System
PublicationThe paper presents the outline of the didactical project of a complex computer controlled system realized by the first degree students of the Automatics and Robotics on the Faculty of Electrical and Control Engineering (FoEaCE) in Gdansk University of Technology (GUT). The synthesis, implementation and analysis of a multilayer hierarchical control system for drinking water supply system (DWSS) are main topics of that project. The...
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Kernel PCA in Application to Leakage Detection in Drinking Water Distribution System
PublicationMonitoring plays an important role in advanced control of complex dynamic systems. Precise information about system's behaviour, including faults detection, enables efficient control. Proposed method- Kernel Principal Component Analysis (KPCA), a representative of machine learning, skilfully takes full advantage of the well known PCA method and extends its application to nonlinear case. The paper explains the general idea of KPCA...
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Implementation of integrated control In drinking water distribution systems - IT system proposal
PublicationImplementation of integrated control algorithms requires suitable hardware and software platforms. Proposed solution must allow realizing control and monitoring tasks, while ensuring high reliability and security of processed data. Additionally, the software and hardware solutions must be immune to outside influence. This paper presents an approach to implementation of control systems in drinking water distribution system. Presented...
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Underwater communication system for shallow water using modified MFSK modulation
PublicationOpisano budowę i zasadę działania systemu komunikacji podwodnej z modulacją MMFSK. System służy do przekazywania danych i komend ze statku do obiektów podwodnych w płytkich wodach przybrzeżnych i jeziorach. Priorytetowe wymagania postawione systemowi to bardzo małe zużycie energii w części podwodnej i bardzo mała liczba błędów transmisji. Szczególną uwagę zwrócono na nietypowe źródło błędów, jakim są zniekształcenia nieliniowe...
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Determination of SCFAs in water using GC-FID. Selection of the separation system
PublicationIn the present study, an analytical procedure was developed for the determination of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) in landfill leachate and municipal wastewater employing injection of aqueous samples to gas chromatograph with flame ionization detector (GC-FID). Chromatographic conditions such as a separation system, injection volume, oven temperature program were investigated and selected. With two columns, one with a polar (polyethylene...
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Kernel PCA in Application to Leakage Detection in Drinking Water Distribution System
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Higher harmonics of converter currents in energy conversion system of small water plants
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Analysis of energy and economic efficiency of water heating system powered by photovoltaic module
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Robust output prediction of differential – algebraic systems – application to drinking water distribution system
PublicationThe paper presents the recursive robust output variable prediction algorithm, applicable for systems described in the form of nonlinear algebraic-differential equations. The algorithm bases on the uncertainty interval description, the system model, and the measurements. To improve the algorithm efficiency, nonlinear system models are linearised along the nominal trajectory. The effectiveness of the algorithm is demonstrated on...
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A biochemical multi-species quality model of a drinking water distribution system for simulation and design
PublicationDrinking Water Distribution Systems (DWDSs) play a key role in sustainable development of modern society. They are classified as critical infrastructure systems. This imposes a large set of highly demanding requirements on the DWDS operation and requires dedicated algorithms for on-line monitoring and control to tackle related problems. Requirements on DWDS availability restrict the usability of the real plant in the design phase....
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Geographic information system for remote integration of diverse under-water acoustic sensor data
PublicationMaritime and port areas throughout the world are exposed to many different hazards, like pollution, terrorism and natural disasters. Early detection, identification and preparation of appropriateesponse strategies is especially important in the case of semi-enclosed basins like the Baltic Sea, mainly due to the marine ecosystems' continuous absorption of pollutants including oil, heavy metals and chemicals. Many of those agents...
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Comprehensive circumscribing of non-linearity cases of a water supply system with smooth flow control
PublicationW artykule opisano formalnie poprawne metody opisu matematycznego pracy pomp o płynnie regulowanych wydatkach oraz reduktorów ciśnienia i reduktorów przepływu w modelowaniu przepływów ustalonych zachodzących w systemach wodociągowych. Opisano metodę opartą o dynamiczną analizę wrażliwości systemu oraz metodę wykorzystującą charakterystyki hydrauliczne systemu wodociągowego. Przedstawiono wyniki symulacji wykorzystującej ww. metody...
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Experimental investigations on water sorptivity in mortars with the use of X-ray micro-CT system.
PublicationW pracy doswiadczalnej zbadano zjawisko sorpcji wody w pryzmatycznych próbkach zapraw, które jest ściśle powiązane z trwałością materiału. Sorpcyjność oceniana na etapie ustalonym w połączeniu z warunkami zewnętrznymi może być wykorzystana do przewidywania okresu użytkowania. Sorpcyjność początkową i wtórną wody w próbkach zapraw nienasyconych zmierzono w badaniach laboratoryjnych zgodnie z normą amerykańską ASTM C 1585–04. Wpływ...
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Multiprocessor Implementation of Parallel Multiobjective Genetic Algorithm for Optimized Allocation of Chlorination Stations in Drinking Water Distribution System a New Water Quality Model Approach
PublicationThe Critical Infrastructure Systems (CISs) have received in recent years a considerable attention due to their heavy impact on sustainable development of modern societies. Most CISs may be classied as large scale complex systems of network structure, in uenced by strong interactions form the surrounding environment, internal and external interconnections. The later is a result of inter-CIS dependencies. The control, monitoring...
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Multiprocessor implementation of Parallel Multiobjective Genetic Algorithm for Optimized Allocation of Chlorination Stations in Drinking Water Distribution System - a new water quality model approach
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Wpływ warunków hydraulicznych w sieci wodociągowej na wtórne zanieczyszczenie wody = Effect of hydraulic conditions in the water distribution system on the secondary water pollution
PublicationCelem badań jest próba empirycznego wykazania wpływu zmian prędkości i czasu przebywania wody w przewymiarowanej sieci wodociągowej na wtórne jej zanieczyszczenie. Podstawą analizy są pomiary hydrauliczne wykonane podczas realizacji płukania rurociągów żeliwnych D=100 mm oraz badania laboratoryjne popłuczyn w zakresie suchej pozostałości, w tym zawartości związków żelaza. Każdą pobraną próbkę popłuczyn z hydrantów poddano szczegółowej...
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Identification of the Contamination Source Location in the Drinking Water Distribution System Based on the Neural Network Classifier
PublicationThe contamination ingression to the Water Distribution System (WDS) may have a major impact on the drinking water consumers health. In the case of the WDS contamination the data from the water quality sensors may be efficiently used for the appropriate disaster management. In this paper the methodology based on the Learning Vector Quantization (LVQ) neural network classifier for the identification of the contamination source location...
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Critical analysis of laboratory measurements and monitoring system of water-pipe network corrosion-case study.
PublicationCase study of corrosion failure of urban water supply system caused by environmental factors was presented. Nowadays corrosion monitoring of water distribution systems is an object of major concern. There is possibility of application broad range of techniques like gravimetric and electrochemical. Both kinds of techniques can be applied in laboratory and field conditions. In many cases researches limit the case analysis to measurements...
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Approximate solution for Euler equations of stratified water via numerical solution of coupled KdV system
PublicationWe consider Euler equations with stratified background state that is valid for internal water waves. The solution of the initial-boundary problem for Boussinesq approximation in the waveguide mode is presented in terms of the stream function. The orthogonal eigenfunctions describe a vertical shape of the internal wave modes and satisfy a Sturm-Liouville problem. The horizontal profile is defined by a coupled KdV system which is...
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Electrolytic corrosion of water pipeline system in the remote distance from stray currents– case study
PublicationCase study of corrosion failure of urban water supply system caused by the harmful effects of stray currents was presented. The failure occurred at a site distant from the sources of these currents namely the tramway and railway traction systems. Diagnosis revealed the stray currents flow to pipeline over a remote distance of 800 ÷ 1,000 meters from the point of failure. At the point of failure stray currents flowed from the pipeline...
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In-situ oxidative degradation of sulfamethoxazole by calcium peroxide/persulfate dual oxidant system in water and soil
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Distribution of pollutants in the Odra River system part II. Organic pollutants in Odra River water
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono wyniki oznaczeń zanieczyszczeń organicznych (pestycydy, lotne związki chlorowcoorganiczne, wielopierścieniowe węglowodory aromatyczne, chlorobenzeny, polichlorowane bifenyle) w próbkach wody zebranych w trakcie 8 Kampanii (w okresie 1997-2000) zorganizowanej w ramach Międzynarodowego Projektu Badań Dorzecza Rzeki Odry (IOP).
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Changes of microbiological quality of water in distribution system. Zmiany mikrobiologicznej jakości wody w sieci dystrybucyjnej.
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono mikrobiologiczną jakość wody podziemnej uzdatnianej w dwóch stacjach oczyszczania wody (WTP I i WTP II), w sieci dystrybucyjnej. Obie stacje uzdatniania stosują dezynfekcję za pomocą dwutlenku chloru. Badania wykazały wzrost ogólnej liczby bakterii w miarę zwiększania się odległości od stacji uzdatniania.In the paper microbiological quality of water in distribution system produced in two ground water treatment...
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Data-driven models for fault detection using kernel pca:a water distribution system case study
PublicationKernel Principal Component Analysis (KPCA), an example of machine learning, can be considered a non-linear extension of the PCA method. While various applications of KPCA are known, this paper explores the possibility to use it for building a data-driven model of a non-linear system-the water distribution system of the Chojnice town (Poland). This model is utilised for fault detection with the emphasis on water leakage detection....
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Solvation phenomena in ternary system tetramethylurea-methylacetamide-water: Insights from volumetric, compressibility and FTIR analysis
PublicationThe properties of the ternary systems N,N,N’,N’-tetramethylurea - N-methylacetamide - water were investigated using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), volumetric and compression measurements. Densities and sound velocities were determined in order to obtain the apparent molar volumes (VΦ) and apparent molar isentropic compressions (ΚS,Φ). These values were then extrapolated to infinite dilution. Additionally, interaction parameters...
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A CONCEPT DESIGN OF DIESEL – HYDRAULIC PROPULSION SYSTEM FOR PASSENGER SHIP INTENDED FOR INLAND SHALLOW WATER NAVIGATION
PublicationThis paper presents an analysis of environmental and technical conditions necessary for working out a possibly most favourable propulsion system for a two – segment passenger ship intended for navigation between Berlin and Kaliningrad. There are presented various types of propulsion systems for small ships as well as analyzed their possible applications and consequences. In this work there were taken into account system’s reliability,...
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Data-driven models for fault detection using kernel PCA: A water distribution system case study
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Vibrational spectroscopic studies of N,N'-dimethylpropyleneurea-water system: Affected solvent spectra and factor analysis
PublicationZmierzono widma FT-IR układu N,N'-dimetylopropylenomocznik (DMPU) - woda w całym zakresie składów w zakresie 4000-500 cm-1 przy użyciu techniki całkowitego wewnętrznego odbicia (ATR). Hydratacja DMPU została dodatkowo zbadana przy pomocy transmisyjnej spektroskopii FT-IR izotopowo rozcieńczonej HDO w H2O. Widma zanalizowano przy użyciu ilościowej wersji metody widm różnicowych, prowadzącej do wyizolowania widma rozpuszczalnika...
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DETERMINATION OF THE EFFECT OF ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ON THE CORROSION OF WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM BASED ON ANALYSIS OF ON-LINE CORROSION MONITORING RESULTS
PublicationCorrosion of water distribution system is a significant issue causing problems with quality, safety and continuity of distribution. The changes of corrosion rates of the water distribution systems in Cracow made of carbon steel were investigated by analysis of online corrosion monitoring system results. Corrosion rates were determined using the linear polarization method. The impact of rain, temperatures, conductivity, dissolved...
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Removal efficiency of anionic surfactants from water during UVC photolysis and advanced oxidation process in H2O2/UVC system
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Design and Thermodynamic Analysis of Waste Heat-Driven Zeolite–Water Continuous-Adsorption Refrigeration and Heat Pump System for Ships
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Mathematical model to assess energy consumption using water inflow-drainage system of iron-ore mines in terms of a stochastic process
PublicationPurpose is to develop a unified mathematical model to assess energy efficiency of a water inflow-drainage process as the real variant of stochastic method for water pumping from underground workings of iron-ore mines. Methods. The research process was based upon the methods of probability theory as well as stochastic modelling methods. The stochastic function integration has been reduced to summation of its ordinates and further...
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Interval estimator for chlorine monitoring in drinking water distribution systems under uncertain system dynamics, inputs and state measurement errors
PublicationThe design of interval observer for estimation of unmeasured state variables for application to drinking water distribution systems is described in this paper. In particular, it considers the design of such observer for estimation of water quality described by free chlorine concentration. An interval observer is derived to produce robust interval bounds on the estimated water quality state variables. The stability and robustness...
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An interval estimator for chlorine monitoring in drinking water distribution systems under uncertain system dynamics, inputs and chlorine concentration measurement errors
PublicationThe design of an interval observer for estimation of unmeasured state variables with application to drinking water distribution systems is described. In particular, the design process of such an observer is considered for estimation of the water quality described by the concentration of free chlorine. The interval observer is derived to produce the robust interval bounds on the estimated water quality state variables. The stability...
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Activated sodium percarbonate-ozone (SPC/O3) hybrid hydrodynamic cavitation system for advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) of 1,4-dioxane in water
PublicationHydrodynamic cavitation (HC) was employed to activate sodium percarbonate (SPC) and ozone (O3) to degrade recalcitrant 1,4-dioxane. The degradation efficiency > 99 % with a rate constant of 4.04 × 10−2 min−1 was achieved in 120 min under the optimal conditions of cavitation number (Cv) 0.27, pH 5, molar ratio of oxidant to pollutant (rox) 8, ozone dose of 0.86 g h−1 under 25 ± 2 °C with initial concentration of 1,4-dioxane 100...
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Rozmieszczenie wybranych metali ciężkich w ekosystemie oczyszczalni hydrofitowej w Bielkowie.Distribution of heavy metals in ecosystem of free water surface system in Bielkowo.
PublicationIn the article the results of investigations of biomass crop and heavy metal contents in bottom sediments and in three species of plants (Glyceria maxima, Typha latifolia)inhabiting a wetland system in Bielkowo, Poland are presented. The measurements were carried out three times during the vegetation season (May, July and October). The contents of metals in different fragments of plants (leaves, stalks and roots) was analyzed....
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Euilibrium composition of CH4-CO2-CO-H2-H2O-C system under various compositions syngas methanation with 10% water vapour introduced
Open Research DataThe equilibrium compositions of CH4, CO2, CO, H2, H2O and C under the methanation reaction of various syngas mixtures (different CO/H2 ratio) were supplied with this dataset
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Euilibrium composition of CH4-CO2-CO-H2-H2O-C system under various compositions syngas methanation with 30vol.% water vapour introduced
Open Research DataThe equilibrium compositions of CH4, CO2, CO, H2, H2O and C under the methanation reaction of various syngas mixtures (different CO/H2 ratio) were supplied with this dataset
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Euilibrium composition of CH4-CO2-CO-H2-H2O-C system under various compositions syngas methanation with 20vol.% water vapour introduced
Open Research DataThe equilibrium compositions of CH4, CO2, CO, H2, H2O and C under the methanation reaction of various syngas mixtures (different CO/H2 ratio) were supplied with this dataset