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Energy consumption optimization in wastewater treatment plants: Machine learning for monitoring incineration of sewage sludge
PublicationBiomass management in terms of energy consumption optimization has become a recent challenge for developed countries. Nevertheless, the multiplicity of materials and operating parameters controlling energy consumption in wastewater treatment plants necessitates the need for sophisticated well-organized disciplines in order to minimize energy consumption and dissipation. Sewage sludge (SS) disposal management is the key stage of...
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Comprehensive evaluation of the carbon footprint components of wastewater treatment plants located in the Baltic Sea region
PublicationFinland and Poland share similar environmental interests with regard to their wastewater effluents eventually being discharged to the Baltic Sea. However, differences in the influent wastewater characteristics, treatment processes, operational conditions, and carbon intensities of energy mixes in both countries make these two countries interesting for carbon footprint (CF) comparison. This study aimed at proposing a functional...
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A general isogeometric finite element formulation for rotation‐free shells with in‐plane bending of embedded fibers
PublicationThis article presents a general, nonlinear isogeometric finite element formulation for rotation-free shells with embedded fibers that captures anisotropy in stretching, shearing, twisting, and bending - both in-plane and out-of-plane. These capabilities allow for the simulation of large sheets of heterogeneous and fibrous materials either with or without matrix, such as textiles, composites, and pantographic structures. The work...
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Finite element study of patterns of shear zones in granular bodies during plane strain compression
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono obliczenia efektów skali na nośność fundamentu na piasku. Obliczenia wykonano przy pomocy mikropolarnego prawa hipoplastycznego. W obliczeniach wykorzystano stochastyczne rozkłady początkowego wskaźnika porowatości według rozkładu Gaussa.
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Modeling of a cyclic plane strain compression-extension test in granular bodies within a polar hypoplasticity
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono wyniki numerycznej analizy wpływu cyklicznego ściskania-rozciągania na lokalizację odkształceń stycznych w materiałach granulowanych. Obliczenia wykonano stosując metodę elementów skończonych i mikropolarne hipoplastyczne prawo konstytutywne. Analizę przeprowadzono dla piasku zagęszczonego i luźnego dla różnych amplitud obciążenia.
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Herbarium of Division of Marine Biology and Ecology as the Primary Basis for Conservation Status Assessments in the Gulf of Gdańsk
PublicationThe dataset titled Herbarium of Division of Marine Biology and Ecology University of Gdańsk (DMBE) is a research herbarium encompassing specimens of vascular plants and algae hosted by the Laboratory of Marine Plant Ecology at the University of Gdańsk, Poland. The aim of Herbarium is to preserve marine plant and algae collections mostly from the Gulf of Gdańsk, but the herbarium also holds specimens from other parts of the world.
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Bezstykowe zródła zasilania alternatywš przekazywania energii elektrycznej. - Tł. z Plant Engineering. - Tyt. oryg.: Contactless energy transfer: mobile power on the go
PublicationW artykule podano rozwišzania techniczne bezstykowego przenoszenia energii elektrycznej o mocy nawet do 16 kW w systemach zasilania. W komentarzu zestawiono szczegółowe dane mocy i sprawnoci kilku rozwišzań bezstykowych ródeł zasilania.
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Audyt i monitorowanie energii. - Tł. z Plant Engineering. - Tyt. oryg.: Energy audits, monitoring drive data toward a solution / David Bovankovich.
PublicationW arytukule przedstawiono możliwości wykorzystania nowoczesnych rejestratorów jakości energii elektrycznej w poprawie efektywności energetycznej zakładów przemysłowych. W komentarzu podano możliwości techniczne przyrządów dostępnych na polskim rynku.
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Small wood waste fired combined heat and power plant. Possible use of wood biomass for the generation of electric and heat energy as an alternative to fossil fuels
PublicationThis article discusses the possibility of burning wood biomass instead of fossil fuels in boilers. It describes the properties of wood biomass, including the variation of its calorific value depending on the moisture content of wood. The article proposes several variants of a combined heat and power plant (CHP) system burning wood biomass for the generation of electric and heat energy, using the energy contained in exhaust gases...
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Limiting distribution of the three-state semi-Markov model of technical state transitions of ship power plant machines and its applicability in operational decision-making.
PublicationThe article presents the three-state semi-Markov model of the process {W(t): t 0} of state transitions of a ship power plant machine, with the following interpretation of these states: s1 – state of full serviceability, s2 – state of partial serviceability, and s3 – state of unserviceability. These states are precisely defined for the ship main engine (ME). A hypothesis is proposed which explains the possibility of application...
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ZASTOSOWANIE OPROGRAMOWANIA ERP Z ZAKRESU „PLANT MAINTENANCE” NA PRZYKŁADZIE SAP PM JAKO NARZĘDZIA DLA SŁUŻB UTRZYMANIA RUCHU OBIEKTU OFFSHORE
PublicationW artykule poruszono kwestię planowania zasobów przedsiębiorstwa z wykorzystaniem oprogramowania ERP. Efektywne planowanie zarządzania całością zasobów przedsiębiorstwa polega głównie na: - zapewnieniu wysokiej jakości produktów, - maksymalizacji ekonomicznego okresu użytkowania parku maszynowego, -maksymalizacji zdolności produkcyjnych, - minimalizacji kosztów utrzymania sprzętu w sprawności operacyjnej, - zapewnieniu bezpiecznych...
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The Matter of Decision-Making Control Over Operation Processes of Marine Power Plant Systems with the Use of their Models in the form of Semi-Markov Decision-Making Processes
PublicationThe article presents the possibility to control the real operation process of an arbitrary device installed in the marine power plant based on the four-state semi-Markov process, being the model of the process, which describes the transition process of operational states of the device and the transition process of its technical states. All these states are precisely defined for the ship main engine (SG). A hypothesis is proposed...
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Plant-based meat substitute analysis using microextraction with deep eutectic solvent followed by LC-MS/MS to determine acrylamide, 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and furaneol
PublicationFor the analysis of plant-based meat substitutes and the determination of Maillard reaction products such as acrylamide, 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and furaneol, a novel and effective procedure based on hydrophobic natural deep eutectic solvent and liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry was developed for the first time. The 49 compositions of the deep eutectic solvents were designed and screened to select the...
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Contrasting effects of biochar, compost and farm manure on alleviation of nickel toxicity in maize (Zea mays L.) in relation to plant growth, photosynthesis and metal uptake
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Static Model of Steam/Water Cycle for Thermal and Economic Analysis
PublicationThe thermodynamic efficiency of typical conventional and nuclear power plants is insufficient. A large amount of the generated heat is removed to the environment and regarded as a waste. A solution which is commonly used to increase the efficiency and profitability of the existing and planned power plants refers to cogeneration of heat and power. To prepare sophisticated thermodynamic and economic analyses, a precise static model...
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Plan zrównoważonego transportu miejskiego - nowy instrument planowania rozwoju transportu w miastach
PublicationEuropejska strategia zrównoważonego rozwoju transportu miejskiego. Charakterystyka programu BUSTRIP - Baltic Urban Sustainable Transport Implementation and Planning. Działania w programie miasta Gdynia.
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Polski plan radionawigacyjny jako istotny czynnik wpływający na bezpieczeństwo w transporcie
PublicationZ inicjatywy Komisji Nawigacji i Hydrografii Komitetu Geodezji PAN w 2013 roku powołano zespoły, których zadaniem jest przygotowanie propozycji krajowego planu radionawigacyjnego. Niniejszy artykuł jest wstępem do dyskusji nad kształtem polskiego planu radionawigacyjnego oraz określa podstawowy zakres prac niezbędnych do jego realizacji. W artykule zaproponowano zakres zastosowania oraz strukturę dokumentu – Polskiego Planu Radionawigacyjnego....
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A. Computational analysis by molecular docking of thirty alkaloid compounds from medicinal plants as potent inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 main protease(2020). Focused on analysis of the Medicinal plants that have potential therapeutic ability against COVID-19.
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A Revised Approach to Flood Damage Estimation in Flood Risk Maps and Flood Risk Management Plans, Poland
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Comparative analysis of preliminary identification and characteristic of odour sources in biogas plants processing municipal waste in Poland
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The Influence of Purge Times on the Yields of Essential Oil Components Extracted from Plants by Pressurized Liquid Extraction
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Using the MultiRAEPro Gas Detector to Monitor Odour Emissions from Biogas Plants Processing Municipal Waste
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Comparison of Chemical Composition and Colour Parameters of Different Mentha Genus Plants Grown under Organic Conditions
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Research of low-speed high torque planet motors supplied with oil-in-water emulsion as working liquid.
PublicationWiększość hydraulicznych układów napędowych obecnie jest zasilanych olejami. Ale olej jako medium robocze nie może być stosowany wszędzie tam, gdzie istnieje ryzyko pożaru. dlatego też są stosowane trudnopalne i niepalne ciecze hydrauliczne ja: emulsje, mikroemulsje i roztwory. W referacie opisano stanowisko badawcze zaprojektowane i zbudowane w Katedrze Hydrauliki i Pneumatyki PG, przedstawiono wyniki badań hydraulicznego silnika...
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Sludge Treatment Reed Beds (STRBs) as a Eco-solution of Sludge Utilization for Local Wastewater Treatment Plants
PublicationSewage sludge is a by-product of wastewater treatment processes. In Poland, the amout of sewage sludge has been still growing in recent years, due to inhencement of pollutants removal in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). One of the systems used to transform sewage sludge into fertilizer is a technology called Sludge Treatment Reed Beds (STRBs). Reed systems are periodically irrigated with sewage sludge with a low dry matter...
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Textile reinforced concrete members subjected to tension, bending, and in-plane loads: Experimental study and numerical analyses
PublicationTextile reinforced concrete has raised increasing research interest during the last years, mainly due to its potential to be used for freeform shell structures involving complex load situations. Yet, most experimental work has focused on test setups with primarily uniaxial loading. In the current work, such setups are complemented with a novel test setup of deep beams, including in-plane bending and shear. Further, nonlinear finite...
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An algorithm for selecting a machine learning method for predicting nitrous oxide emissions in municipal wastewater treatment plants
PublicationThis study presents an advanced algorithm for selecting machine learning (ML) models for nitrous oxide (N2O) emission prediction in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) employing the activated sludge process. The examined ML models comprised multivariate adaptive regression spline (MARS), support vector machines (SVM), and extreme gradient boosting (XGboost). The study explores the concept that involves new criteria to select the...
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Achieving energy neutrality in wastewater treatment plants through energy savings and enhancing renewable energy production
PublicationWastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) consume high amounts of energy which is mostly purchased from the grid. During the past years, many ongoing measures have taken place to analyze the possible solutions for both reducing the energy consumption and increasing the renewable energy production in the plants. This review contains all possible aspects which may assist to move towards energy neutrality in WWTPs. The sources of energy...
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Electromagnetic plane wave scattering from a cylindrical object with an arbitrary cross section using a hybrid technique
PublicationA hybrid technique combining finite-element and mode-matching methods for the analysis of scattering problems in open and closed areas is presented. The main idea of the analysis is based on the utilization of the finite-element method to calculate the post impedance matrix and combine it with external excitation. The discrete analysis, which is the most time- and memory-consuming, is limited here only to the close proximity of...
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On the influence of a surface roughness on propagation of anti-plane short-length localized waves in a medium with surface coating
PublicationWe discuss the propagation of localized surface waves in the framework of the linear Gurtin–Murdoch surface elasticity and taking into account a roughness of a free boundary. We derive a boundary-value problem for anti-plane motions with curvilinear boundary and surface stresses. Using the asymptotic technique developed earlier, we obtain the form of a localized wave and analyze its amplitude evolution. As the main result we present...
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Application analysis of a hybrid solid oxide fuel cell-gas turbine system for marine power plants
PublicationThe results of theoretical studies of the possibilities of using hybrid solid oxide fuel cell–gas turbine (SOFC-GT) systems for marine power plants are presented. A 500 kW auxiliary marine power plant scheme using stacks of SOFCs in combination with a regenerative gas turbine operating with over-expansion based on our recent patent application is proposed. The results of mathematical modelling showed the opportunity to obtain a...
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Potential of Silver Nanoparticles in Overcoming the Intrinsic Resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to Secondary Metabolites from Carnivorous Plants
PublicationCarnivorous plants are exemplary natural sources of secondary metabolites with biological activity. However, the therapeutic antimicrobial potential of these compounds is limited due to intrinsic resistance of selected bacterial pathogens, among which Pseudomonas aeruginosa represents an extreme example. The objective of the study was to overcome the intrinsic resistance of P. aeruginosa by combining silver nanoparticles (AgNPs)...
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LED Light Sources and Their Complex Set-Up for Visually and Biologically Effective Illumination for Ornamental Indoor Plants
PublicationOrnamental plants are often used in indoor environments as part of biophilic design to improve the health and wellbeing of occupants, and to support sustainable, green architecture. Unfortunately, many plants do not thrive and need to be continuously replaced, which is economically unsustainable. The wavelengths and spectrum ratio of commonly used light sources such as light emitting diode (LED), and the lack of an appropriate...
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Thermodynamic Cycle Concepts for High-Efficiency Power Plants. Part B: Prosumer and Distributed Power Industry
PublicationAn analysis was carried out for different thermodynamic cycles of power plants with air turbines. A new modification of a gas turbine cycle with the combustion chamber at the turbine outlet has been described in the paper. A special air by-pass system of the combustor was applied, and in this way, the efficiency of the turbine cycle was increased by a few points. The proposed cycle equipped with an effective heat exchanger could...
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The effect of agro-waste co-digestion and sludge disposal on carbon footprint in municipal wastewater treatment plants
PublicationThe study presents analysis of the carbon footprint (CF) in 6 wastewater treatment plants in northern Poland with a special focus on the effect of co digestion of sewage sludge and food waste. Although co-digestion increases the on-site energy production, but it has a negative effect on the total CF. To overcome the negative effect, several sludge disposal scenarios were analysed and their effect on the CF reduction was determined....
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Application of potential theory in calculating wave-induced vertical forces on horizontal cylinders near a plane boundary
PublicationHydrodynamiczne obciażenia wywołane falowaniem morskim działajace na poziomo ułożoną przy dnie rurę, rozpatrywane są w ujęciu dyfrakcyjnym przy założeniu istnienia funkcji potencjału. Potencjał zdefiniowano jako superpozycję potencjału fali inicjującej oraz potencjału perturbacji spowodowanej istnieniem obiektu przy dnie. Wyniki rozwiązań teoretycznych porównano z wynikami doswiadczeń przeprowadzonych w Wielkim Kanale falowym w...
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Computations of size effects in granular bodies within micro-polar hypoplasticity during plane strain compression.
PublicationArtykuł omawia deterministyczny i statystyczny efekt skali w materiałach granulowanych podczas sciskania w płaskim stanie odkształcenia. Obliczenia wykonano metodą elementów skończonych na bazie mikropolarnego prawa hipoplastycznego. Wykorzystano metodę hiperłacińskiego próbkowania.
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DEM investigations of two-dimensional granular vortex- and anti-vortex- structures during plane strain compression.
PublicationDEM investigations of two-dimensional granular vortex- and anti-vortex- structures during plane strain compression.
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Wykonanie instalacji elektrycznej a jakość energii elektrycznej. - Tł. z Plant Engineering. - Tyt. oryg.: Driving electrical reliability in power quality solutions / Mike Johnson
PublicationW arytukule przedstawiono rozwiązania techniczne instalacji elektrycznej poprawiające jakość energii elektrycznej. Podano charakterystykę urządzeń ograniczających przepięcia i zapewniających bezprzerwowe zasilanie odbiorników enetrgii elektrycznej.
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Heavy metals removal in the mechanical - biological wastewater treatment plant ''Wschod'' in Gdańsk. Usuwanie metali ciężkich w mechaniczno-biologicznej oczyszczalni ścieków Gdańsk ''Wschód''.
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Toxicity of ionic liquid cations and anions towards activated sewage sludge organisms from different sources – Consequences for biodegradation testing and wastewater treatment plant operation
PublicationIonic liquids (ILs) have attracted great interest in academia and industry during the last decade. So far, several ILs have been used in technological processes, from small scale to industrial applications, which makes it more and more likely that they will be released into the environment. Researches have been actively studying the environmental and toxicological bevaviour of ILs, but their influence on the activated sewage sludge...
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Macrophytobenthos in the Puck Bay in 2010–2018 Dataset
PublicationThe dataset titled Biomass of macrophytobenthos in the Puck Bay in 2010-2018 con-tains data on the qualitative composition and biomass of macrophytobenthos (flow-er plants and macroalgae) in samples collected in the Puck Bay area (Gulf of Gdańsk, southern Baltic Sea) at 20 stations between 2010–2018. The data was supplemented with additional information: values of measured parameters of water and sediment, e.g. tem-perature...
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Effect of additives on the quality of a proecological grease developed in accordance with the experiment plan according to the Taguchi method
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Segmentation of academic community for the purposes of mobility plan development – case study of Gdansk University of Technology
PublicationThe objective of the paper is to analyse the structure of academic community for its transport behaviour and attitudes using the example of the Gdansk University of Technology (the GUT) in Poland. Once understood, the group can be divided into homogenous sub-groups and studied for their potential and ways to influence their behaviour, attitudes and transport patterns. The results may be used to develop dedicated actions designed...
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The evolution of education spaces - from plan as generator to regenerative architecture, virtual rooms and green campuses
PublicationThe study programmes are often considered the main formative factors in the process of educating future architects. Another highly influential component is the architectural characteristics of learning spaces, and consequently the impact of the physical built environment on the quality of education has been widely discussed. However, not often do we realise that the characteristics of education spaces correlate with the organisational...
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Plan zarządzania obiektem zabytkowym - Muzeum architektury i kultury materialnej we Lwowie (Ukraina)
PublicationCelem Planu Zarządzania Obiektem Światowego Dziedzictwa jest spojrzenie na obiekt w szerszym kontekście zarówno terytorialnym jak i interdyscyplinarnym. Ma posłużyć to do uaktywnienia zróżnicowanych grup społecznych odpowiedzialnych za ochronę, zarządzanie, popularyzowanie obiektu. Stanowi również podstawę do dystrybucji i pozyskiwania środków finansowych.
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Plan zarządzania zespołem Muzeum architektury ludowej i kultury materialnej we Lwowie - Ukraina
PublicationOpracowanie stanowi publiacje dokumentu Planu Zarządzania Obiektem Muzeum we Lwowie. Dokument stanowi podsumowanie serii warsztatów mających miejsce w lutym 2014r. Jednocześnie dokument stanowi przykład Planu Zarządzania Obiektem Zabytkowym opracowanego zgodnie z zaleceniami ICOMOS.
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Productivity Enhancement by Prediction of Liquid Steel Breakout during Continuous Casting Process in Manufacturing of Steel Slabs in Steel Plant Using Artificial Neural Network with Backpropagation Algorithms
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Wykorzystanie testu TOXALERT do oceny stanu wód powierzchniowych wokół zakładu przemysłowego. Application of the TOXALERT test to the evaluation of the state of surface waters arround an industrial plant
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono badania, których celem była próba oceny wpływu działalności gospodarczej prowadzonej przez zakład przerobu ropy naftowej na elektryczność wód powierzchniowych wokół zakładu. Badano także skuteczność procesu oczyszczania ścieków, powstających w związku z tą działalnością w przyzakładowej oczyszczalni. Toksyczność pobranych próbek wód oznaczano za pomocą testu bakteryjnego z zastosowaniem organizmów Vibrio fischeri....
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Genome-Wide Identification of Dickeya solani Transcriptional Units Up-Regulated in Response to Plant Tissues From a Crop-Host Solanum tuberosum and a Weed-Host Solanum dulcamara
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