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Acoustic heating produced in the thermoviscous flow of a Bingham plastic
PublicationThis study is devoted to the instantaneous acoustic heating of a Bingham plastic. The model of the Bingham plastic's viscous stress tensor includes the yield stress along with the shear viscosity, which differentiates a Bingham plastic from a viscous Newtonian fluid. A special linear combination of the conservation equations in differential form makes it possible to reduce all acoustic terms in the linear part of of the final equation...
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A new diagnostic method for evaluation of cardiosurgery wound healing
PublicationOne of important and still unsolved problems in medicine is the question of objective and quantitative evaluation of post-surgery wound healing. The aim of this research is to analyse possibility and value of using the newly elaborated infrared imaging procedure – Active Dynamic Thermography (ADT) – for quantitative description of wound healing processes in cardiosurgery. Both, classical thermal figures of merit as well as ADT...
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Hedging Strategies of Derivatives Instruments for Commodity Trading Entities
PublicationHedging as an outcome of risk management arises to account several questions. Mentioned aspect of size of the hedging is one of them. Latter questioning refers to whether producer of manufacturer are willing to secure entire exposure, when the hedging should start, now or later in the future, what is the vision on market like direction of market, time of interest, magnitude of exposure, what would be the preferred instruments of...
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MAGNETOACOUSTIC HEATING AND STREAMING IN A PLASMA WITH FINITE ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY
PublicationNonlinear effects of planar and quasi-planar magnetosound perturbations are discussed. Plasma is assumed to be an ideal gas with a finite electrical conductivity permeated by a magnetic filed orthogonal to the trajectories of gas particles. the excitation of non-wave modes in the filed of intense magnetoacoustic perturbations, i.e., magnetoaciustic heating and streaming, is discussed. The analysis includes a derivation if instantaneous...
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Study of the effect of adiabatic heating on the operation of the electrodynamic actuator
PublicationElectrodynamic actuators are used in hybrid switching systems where a very quick contact separation as well as operation repeatability and long-term reliability are required. The article presents selected results of thermal studies in the electrodynamic drive system. Study was carried out on the basis of the 3D electromagneto-thermal model implemented in the Ansys_Maxwell environment. The present model allows to determine the critical...
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Search for the most useful geometry of an acoustic journal bearing
PublicationComputer simulations of a number of journal bearing’s geometries utilising acoustic levitation were carried out. The choice of the best geometry depended on the ability of a deformed shape, created by piezo-electric elements, to facilitate squeeze film ultrasonic levitation, and also to create three evenly distributed diverging aerodynamic gaps. Deformations of analysed variants of the bearing’s shape were generated by numerical...
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HIGH TEMPERATURE HEAT PUMPS – PERSPECTIVE HEATING SYSTEMS?
PublicationIn the paper presented are authors own concepts of high temperature compressor heat pumps for the utilisation of medium and low temperature sources of heat. Working fluids for use in high temperature heat pumps are discussed, as well as the criteria for their selection. Analyses are presented for the production of in the upper steam source at 130 °C. One-stage systems and cascade systems were analyzed. An analysis of the coefficient...
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Acoustic heating produced in resonators filled by a newtonian fluid
PublicationAcoustic heating in resonators is studied. The governing equation of acoustic heating is derived by means of the special linear combination of conservation equations in differential form, allowing the reduction of all acoustic terms in the linear part of the final equation, but preserving terms belonging to the thermal mode responsible for heating. This equation is instantaneous and includes nonlinear acoustic terms that form a...
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Displacement piles - classification and methods for the calculation of bearing capacity.
PublicationDisplacement piles belong to a group of technologies whose main idea is to install or make a pile without extracting ground material. According to definition, contained in PN-EN:1997-1:2008, displacement piles should be considered as driven, pressed in using vibrators and made with the use of spread augers. The classification of piles used so far with regard to the technology of execution is modified. An additional element is the...
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The methylome and transcriptome of fetal skin: implications for scarless healing
PublicationAim: Fetal skin is known to heal without scarring. In mice, the phenomenon is observed until the 16–17 day of gestation – the day of transition from scarless to normal healing. The study aims to identify key methylome and transcriptome changes following the transition. Materials & methods: Methylome and transcriptome profiles were analyzed in murine dorsal skin using microarray approach. Results & conclusion: The genes associated...
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Prospects of Decreasing Power Losses in a Hydrostatic Thrust Bearing
PublicationIn numerous machines, axial load is carried by tilting pad thrust bearings known since the beginning of 20th century. These bearings are commonly bath lubricated, which is simple, does not require any additional pumps, and, due to this, such systems are highly reliable. In a contemporary technology, however, minimization of friction losses became an important goal of machinery improvement. Calculations based on elementary rules...
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Micro-polar effects under monotonic and cyclic shearing.
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono wyniki obliczeń lokalizacji odkształceń podczas ścinania monotonicznego i cyklicznego w materiałach granulowanych. Obliczenia wykonano przy zastosowaniu mikropolarnego hipoplastycznego modelu konstytutywnego.
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Effect of cyclic shearing on shear localisation in granular bodies.
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono wymiki numerycznej analizy wpływu cyklicznego ścinania na lokalizacją odkształceń stycznych w materiałach granulowanych. Obliczenia wykonano stosując metodę elementów skończonych i mikropolarne hipoplastyczne prawo konstytutywne. Analzę przeprowadzono dla piasku zagęszczonego i luźnego dla dużej amplitudy ścinania.
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Mercury and Chlorinated Pesticides on the Highest Level of the Food Web as Exemplified by Herring from the Southern Baltic and African Penguins from the Zoo
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System oceny efektywności użytkowania aparatów słuchowych (Hearing aid use effectiveness evaluation system)
PublicationCelem rozprawy jest opracowanie metody oceny efektywności protezowania słuchu przy użyciu aparatów słuchowych, która pozwoli w łatwy sposób poddawać ocenie korzyść z użytkowania protez słuchowych w najbardziej typowych sytuacjach akustycznych. Przedstawiono genezę podjętych badań i na tej podstawie zaproponowano cele i tezy rozprawy doktorskiej. W pracy w pierwszej kolejności zawarto przegląd dotyczący rodzajów ubytku słuchu...
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Assessment of hearing in coma patients employing auditory brainstem response, electroencephalography, and eye-gaze-tracking
PublicationThe results of the study conducted by Tagliaferri et al. in 12 European countries indicate that the ratio of registered brain injury cases in Europe amounts to 150-300 per 100 000 people, with the European mean value of 235 cases per 100 000 people. The project presented in the paper assumes development of a combined metric of patients’ state remaining in coma by intelligent fusion of GCS (subjective Glasgow Coma Scale or its derivatives)...
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Photophysical properties and photochemistry of a sulfanyl porphyrazine bearing isophthaloxybutyl substituents
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The Impact of Selected Breeding and Environmental Factors on the Efficiency of Rearing Calves
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The improvement of axial bearing capacity of open-end pipe piles
PublicationZaproponowano sposób zwiększania nośności osiowej pali rurowych z otwartym dnem za pomocą wewnętrznych pierścieni. Przedstawiono wyniki badań w skali naturalnej i badań modelowych. Przeprowadzono analizę teoretyczną zjawiska metodą analityczną i numeryczną. Badania i analizy potwierdziły skuteczność proponowanego rozwiązania technicznego.
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Chapter 2: Modelling and analysis of rotor with magnetic bearing system
PublicationThe paper is concerned with rotor magnetic bearing system modelling. Such system is a relatively complex electromechanical system and can be considered as typical mechatronic one. The port-based modelling of physical systems has been used to obtain discrete-continuous model of considered system. Proposed approach enables to obtain reduced low-order lumped parameter representation of the system including gyroscopic interactions....
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Autonomous Energy Matching Control in an LLC Induction Heating Generator
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Dual-Frequency Induction Heating Generator With Adjustable Impedance Matching
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Heat calculations for water-cooled radiators of the inverter for induction heating
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Induction heating laboratory stand for estimating thermal properties of a charge
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The optimisation of induction heating system based on multiquadric function approximation
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Stochastic contributions on the pressure in slide bearing gaps after impulse
PublicationTematem niniejszej pracy są parametry smarowania poprzecznych i poprzeczno-wzdłużnych łożysk ślizgowych olejem o własnościach lepkosprężystych. Wyprowadzono zmodyfikowane równania Reynoldsa do wyznaczania ciśnienia hydrodynamicznego ślizgowych łożysk o powierzchniach cylindrycznych, sferycznych, stożkowych i parabolicznych, przy jednoczesnym uwzględnieniu możliwości brania pod uwagę zmiennej lepkości oleju po grubości warstwy smarującej....
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Thermally stimulated carrier transport due to stepwise sample heating.
PublicationPodano przybliżone rozwiązania równań nieizotermicznego transportu nośników w izolującym ciele stałym ze stanami pułapkowymi, dla przypadku krokowego ogrzewania próbki. Otrzymane wyniki zweryfikowano za pomocą symulacji Monte Carlo dla gaussowskiego rozkładu pułapek.
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Nonlinear rate dependent model of high damping rubber bearing.
PublicationCelem artykułu jest analiza nieliniowego modelu łożyska wykonanego z wysokotłumiącej gumy, który symuluje pracę urządzenia pod zadanym obciążeniem. Parametry modelu dobrane są na podstawie wyników badań eksperymentalnych. Wyniki pracy pokazują, iż analizowany model umożliwia symulację zachowania się łożyska w szerokim zakresie odkształceń
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Application of neural networks for description of pressure distribution in slide bearing.
PublicationBadano rozkład ciśnienia hydrodynamicznego w łożysku ślizgowym dla wybranych wariantów łożyska. Wykazano, że zastosowanie sieci neuronowych umożliwia opis rozkładu ciśnienia hydrodynamicznego z uwzględnieniem zmian geometrycznych (bezwymiarowa długość - L) i mechanicznych (mimośrodowość względem H) łożyska.
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Identification of slide bearing main parameters using neural networks.
PublicationWykazano, że sieci neuronowe jak najbardziej nadają się do identyfikacji głównych parametrów geometrycznych i ruchowych hydrodynamicznych łożysk ślizgowych.
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Loading pattern effects on fatigue resistance of slide bearing lining
PublicationPrzedstawiono relacje pomiędzy przebiegami obciążeń dynamicznych a stanem naprężeń w warstwie nośnej łożysk ślizgowych. Porównano przebiegi naprężeń dla maszyny badawczej MWO (z wirującym wektorem obciążenia) do naprężeń charakterystycznych dla maszyny SMOK (z jednokierunkowym zmiennym wektorem obciążenia).
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Testing of performance properties of asphalt mixes for thin wearing courses.
PublicationPrzedstawiono wyniki badań następujących cech mieszanek mineralno asfaltowych: odporność na starzenie, oddziaływanie wody i mrozu, koleinowanie i oddziaływanie niskich temperatur. W badaniach zastosowano 2 typy mieszanek: beton asfaltowy o nieciągłym uziarnieniu i mastyks grysowy SMA. Wykorzystano 4 rodzaje asfaltów: 1 niemodyfikowany i 3 modyfikowane polimerami. Stwierdzono że wszystkie mieszanki są porównywalnie odporne na starzenie,...
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Viscoelastic lubrication on spherical slide bearing in impulsive unsteady motion.
PublicationNiniejsza praca przedstawia numeryczne i semi-analityczne wyznaczanie składowych wektora prędkości lepkosprężystego oleju, oraz wartości ciśnienia hydrodynamicznego i sił nośnych w sferycznym łożysku ślizgowym o zmieniającej się w czasie niesymetrycznej szczelinie smarnej podczas nieustalonego impulsywnego smarowania. Łożyska ślizgowe o czopach kulistych występują w maszynach transportowych w celu lepszego manewrowania ustawieniem...
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Hyaluronic acid/tannic acid films for wound healing application
PublicationIn this study, thin films based on hyaluronic acid (HA) with tannic acid (TA) were investigated in three different weight ratios (80HA/20TA, 50HA/50TA, 20HA/80TA) for their application as materials for wound healing. Surface free energy, as well as their roughness, mechanical properties, water vapor permeability rate, and antioxidant activity were determined. Moreover, their compatibility with blood and osteoblast cells was investigated....
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CHEMOTHERAPY-MEDIATED COMPLICATIONS OF WOUND HEALING. AN UNDERSTUDIED SIDE EFFECT
PublicationSignificance: Chemotherapy is a primary method to treat cancer, but while cytotoxic drugs are designed to target rapidly dividing cancer cells, they can also affect other cell types, including dermal cells and macrophages involved in wound healing, which often leads to the development of chronic wounds. The situation becomes even more severe when chemotherapy is combined with surgical tumor excision. Recent advances: Despite its...
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Equalization of pad loads in large tilting pad thtust bearing
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono przebieg projektowania zmodernizowanego łożyska wzdłużnego hydrogeneratora. Na podstawie eksploatacyjnych danych o zróżnicowaniu temperatury klocków łożyskowych, na drodze obliczeń elasto-termo-hydrodynamicznych, stwierdzono konieczność wyrównania rozkładu obciążenia na poszczególne klocki łożyska. Cel został osiągnięty poprzez wprowadzenie podatnego podparcia segmentów łożyska na sprężynach płytowych, których...
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Central heating temperature control algorithm for systems with condensing boilers
PublicationThe problem of control of a central heating system in a small residence is considered. It is assumed that the system is based on a condensing boiler. Since the boiler efficiency depends on a returning water temperature, the proposed control goal is to provide proper air temperature in the residence as well as the lowest possible water temperature. The proposed algorithm is applied to two buildings. Both of them have the same heating...
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Efficiency of acoustic heating produced in the thermoviscous flow of a fluid with relaxation
PublicationInstantaneous acoustic heating of a fluid with thermodynamic relaxation is the subject of investigation. Among others, viscoelastic biological media described by the Maxwell model of the viscous stress tensor, belong to this type of fluid. The governing equation of acoustic heating is derived by means of the special linear combination of conservation equations in differential form, allowing the reduction of all acoustic terms in...
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Thermal Barrier as a technique of indirect heating and cooling for residential buildings
PublicationW artykule zaprezentowano koncept pośredniego ogrzewania i chłodzenia budynków mieszkalnych promieniowaniem słonecznym zwany barierą termiczną. System składa się z polipropylenowych rurek umieszczonych w ścianach zewnętrznych, w których znajduje się płyn. Koncept jest zastosowany do stabilizacji i redukcji przepływu ciepła w kierunku prostopadłym do ścian. Wykonano obszerne obliczenia MES z zastosowaniem nowego systemu kontroli,...
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Acoustic Heating Produced in the Thermoviscous Flow of a Shear-Thinning Fluid
PublicationThis study is devoted to the instantaneous acoustic heating of a shear-thinningfluid. Apparent viscosity of a shear-thinning fluid depends on the shear rate. Thatfeature distinguishes it from a viscous Newtonian fluid. The special linear combi-nation of conservation equations in the differential form makes it possible to derivedynamic equations governing both the sound and non-wave entropy mode inducedin the field of sound. These...
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Running performance of an aerodynamic journal bearing with squeeze film effect
PublicationResults of theoretical and experimental studies concerning the performance of an aerodynamic journal bearing of which running is assisted by squeeze film ultrasonic levitation (SFUL) are presented in this paper. The SFUL mechanism not only can separate journal from the bearing at the start and stop phases of operation but also can significantly contribute to the dynamic stability of the bearing when it runs at speed. Computer calculations...
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Compliance tests of the polymer layers used as hydrodynamic bearing coatings
PublicationOperational experience and scientific investigations results showed that polymer lined hydrodynamic bearings can withstand more severe operating conditions compared than white metal bearings. PTFE and PEEK-based coatings are the most frequently used as Babbitt alternatives. Both polymers differ significantly from the each other in material properties. According to catalogue data compression modulus of PTFE, it is about an order...
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Experimental research on marine oil-lubricated stern tube bearing
PublicationBearings of propeller shafts are very crucial elements of the propulsion system of each of the ships. The safety of shipping depends on their durability and reliability. The new legal restrictions mean that today we are looking for environmentally friendly solutions. That is why water-lubricated bearings are becoming more and more popular. So, will oil-lubricated shaft bearings belong to the past? The bearing with a white metal...
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Ship’s de-perming process using coils lying on seabed
PublicationA ship built from ferromagnetic steel disturbs the uniformity of the Earth’s magnetic field. Changes of ship’s signature are due to the magneto-mechanical interaction of the hull with the Earth’s magnetic field. The ship’s magnetic field can be detected by a magnetic naval mine. For this reason, the vessel has to be demagnetized. There are several methods of ship’s de-perming. The results of experimental and computer simulations...
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Technical Limitations in Merging Secular and Sacred Functions in Monumental Churches
PublicationThe abandonment of churches and their adaptation for secular purposes is a current subject in Europe and worldwide. Most cases involve objects that were desacralized and then rebuilt as a whole object for alternative functions. Thus far, the merging of secular and sacred functions in one monumental Catholic church has not raised any issues. The paper describes the case of St. Catherine’s Church in Gdansk, Poland, where sacred function...
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Art and Healthcare - Healing Potential of Artistic Interventions in Medical Settings
PublicationThe stereotype of a machine for healing seems to be well rooted in common thinking and social perception of hospital buildings. The technological aspect of healthcare architecture has been influenced for several years by three major factors. The first is linked to the necessity of providing safety and security in the environment of elevated epidemiological risk. The second concerns the need for incorporating advanced technology...
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Influence of an applied bearing system on behaviour of multi-span footbridge
PublicationThe cycle overpass in Gdynia is a box structure over 300 metres long, 10-span. It was opened for bicycle traffic in the second half of 2013. At the end of its construction, there was failure due to excessive horizontal displacement of the system. A number of bearings exceeded the range of permissible transverse shifts thus it was necessary to temporarily protect the spans from slipping. The FEM analysis of the original solution...
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Diagnosis of bearing damage in induction motors by instantaneous power analysis
PublicationResearch of the machine with simulated bearing damages has been carried out, where variable load torque, simulating bearing damage, was introduced. The results show that components which can be used for bearings diagnosis appear in the spectrum of the product of current and supply voltage instantaneous values. These components are easier to identify than the components of current spectrum, which have been used so far in diagnostic...
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Jeffreys heat conduction in coupled semispaces subjected to interfacial heating
PublicationA Jeffreys heat conduction problem for coupled semispaces subjected to the action of an interfacial heat source was defined. An analytical solution of the problem was derived for a polynomial specific power of the heat source using the Laplace transform approach. The asymptotic and parametric analysis was performed for different ratios of thermal conductivities , thermal diffusivities , thermal relaxation times and coefficients...
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Functionalized Peptide Fibrils as a Scaffold for Active Substances in Wound Healing
PublicationTechnological developments in the field of biologically active peptide applications in medicine have increased the need for new methods for peptide delivery. The disadvantage of peptides as drugs is their low biological stability. Recently, great attention has been paid to self-assembling peptides that can form fibrils. Such a formulation makes bioactive peptides more resistant to enzymatic degradation and druggable. Peptide fibrils...