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Oxidative Stress Level in the Testes of Mice and Rats during Nickel Intoxication
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New challenges in palliative care in Poland during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Investigating Preattentive Features for Modelling Human Behaviour During Visual Search
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Experimental and Numerical Investigations of the Effect of Curing Conditions on the Temperature Rise of Concrete
PublicationThis paper presents experimental and numerical studies investigating the impact of three curing conditions on temperature evolution in concrete cubes. The tests were performed on samples of the same volume (3.375 dm3) under different curing conditions: room temperature, insulation boxes, and adiabatic calorimeter. Various cements (Portland cement, Portland composite cement, and blast furnace slag cement) and aggregates (gravel...
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Mechanical chest compression with the LifeLine ARM device during simulated CPR
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Which vascular access technique should be chosen during hypovolemic shock?
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Endotracheal intubation during manual inline cervical stabilization performed by nurses
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Comparison of the UEScope videolaryngoscope with the Macintosh laryngoscope during simulated cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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An Insight into the Stages of Ion Leakage during Red Blood Cell Storage
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Obstructive sleep apnea and heart rate asymmetry microstructure during sleep
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Numerical analysis of the influence of combustible material on the temperature field during fire
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Influence of inorganic fillers on the degradation of polypropylene membranes during membrane distillation
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Histopathological examination of tissue resected during bariatric procedures – to be done or not to be done?
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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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Stabilization of Solid Residues Obtained During Sewage Sludge Thermal Treatment
PublicationCurrently wastewater treatment plants are still dealing with the problem of ecological management of sewage sludge. Nowadays, thermal utilization is considered the most eco-friendly way of processing excess sludge. However, during mentioned process, fractions of ashes and dusts are generated. Such wastes, especially dusts fraction, can be potentially harmful for the environment and wastes should be stabilized before further management....
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Trajectory planning for Service Ship during emergency STS transfer operation
PublicationIn this paper trajectory for approaching during emergency STS transfer operation with oil spill is considered as a sequence of navigation manoeuvres in specific navigational environment. The designed way points - ship positions and speed are determined as reference values to support navigator in decision making during steering and to mitigate the risk of collision which mostly results from exceeding the speed limit of approaching....
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Tests on lateral resistance in railway track during operation of tamping machine
PublicationArtykuł prezentuje koncepcję prowadzenia badań oporów poprzecznych w trakcie procesu regulacji geometrycznej toru kolejowego za pomocą podbijarki. Jest to zatem kontynuacja badań nad zastosowaniem podbijarki torowej w diagnostyce toru bezstykowego; wcześniej zajmowano się kwestią określania sił podłużnych w szynach. Przedstawiono sposób wyznaczania oporów poprzecznych polegający na ciągłej rejestracji przemieszczenia oraz siły...
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Vibration surveilance during milling of flexible details with a use of the optimal control
PublicationPraca dotyczy nadzorowania drgań podczas często obserwowanego w przypadku nowoczesnych procesów obróbkowych frezowania przedmiotów podatnych smukłymi narzędziami. Sformułowano: macierzowe równanie dynamiki, energetyczny wskaźnik jakości i optymalny sygnał sterujący we współrzędnych hybrydowych. Przeprowadzono symulacje komputerowe procesu frezowania dla różnych parametrów modelu obliczeniowego i rożnych ścieżek narzędzia. Zaproponowano...
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Effects of Addictive Substances During Pregnancy and Infancy and Their Analysis in Biological Materials
PublicationThe use of addictive substances during pregnancy is a serious social problem, not only because of effects on the health of the woman and child, but also because drug or alcohol dependency it detracts from childcare and enhances the prospect of child neglect and family breakdown. Developing additive substance abuse treatment programs for pregnant women is socially important and can help ensure the health of babies, prevent subsequent...
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Response of a steel tank during earthquakes and mining tremors - experimental investigation
PublicationCylindrical steel tanks are very popular shell structures used to store the products of chemical and petroleum industries. Any failure might have disastrous consequences, therefore their safety and reliability is essential. Earthquakes are the most dangerous and also the most unpredictable dynamic loads acting on such structures. On the other hand, mining tremors are usually considered to be less severe due to lower acceleration...
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Fluctuation of nitrogen fraction during wastewater treatment in a multistage treatment wetland
PublicationFactors influencing COD and removal and transformation of N fractions have been investigatedin the conditions of horizontal (SSHF) and vertical (SSVF) flow reed beds. Multistage treatment wetlandin Wiklino ensured a stable and very effective removal of all the analysed pollutants. Based onthe resultsof investigation, it could be assumed that the working conditions of SSHF beds play an importantrole in the transformation of particulate...
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The prediction method of the shear angle in the cutting zone during wood sawing
PublicationW artykule opisano metodę przewidywania kąta ścinania w strefie skrawania dla przypadku przecinania drewna. Kąt ścinania był określany z wykorzystaniem współczesnej mechaniki pękania. Nieliniowe równanie opisujące tą wielkość było rozwiązywane numerycznie za pomocą metody iteracyjnej Newton-Raphson. Otrzymane wyniki obliczeń wykazują możliwość rozszerzenia obszaru modelowania efektów energetycznych procesu przecinania drewna nawet...
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Nitrogen fraction fluctuation during wastewater treatment in a multistage treatment wetland
PublicationAlthough the size of pollutants discharged to a WWTP plays an important and often underestimated role in characterizing treat ability and hence the degree of contaminant removal of wastewater. From one hend In order to obtain efficient nitrogen removal in thedenitrification process, sufficient amounts of bioavailable carbon source should be ensured bur for the other hand in TWs, particulates from the wastewater are naturally trapped...
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Linear viscoelastic modelling of damage-involved structural pounding during earthquakes
PublicationDamage-involved structural pounding during earthquakes has been recently intensively studied using different impact force models. The results of the previous studies indicate that the linear viscoelastic model is relatively simple yet accurate in modelling pounding-involved behaviour of structures during earthquakes. The only shortcoming of the model is a negative value of the pounding force occurring just before separation, which...
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Influence of substituents in vinyl groups on reactivity of parylene during polymerization process
PublicationPraca zawiera wyniki obliczeń kwantowych wielokonfiguracyjnych i DFT mechanizmów reakcji parylenu i cząsteczek z wiązaniami podwójnymi w fazie gazowej. Zbadany został i zanalizowany wpływ podstawników w strukturach alkenów na reaktywność parylenu i alkenów.
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Experimental Investigations On The Momentum Pressure Drop During Flow Boiling Of R134a
PublicationThe article presents experimental investigations of the pressure drop during twophase flow. Experiments were performed for both adiabatic and heated flow of R134a. Obtained flow patterns were compared with the literature. Obtained data is used to validate momentum pressure drop predictions, a set of graphs showing comparisons, for a representative set of experimental conditions, of the two-phase frictional pressure gradients for...
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Simulations of air and water flow in a model dike during overflow experiments
PublicationFlow in flood dikes, earth dams, and embankments occurs in variably saturated conditions, with pores of the earth material filled partly with water and partly with air. In routine engineering analysis, the influence of pore air is neglected and the air pressure is assumed equal to atmospheric. In some circumstances, for example, during overtopping of the dike by water, the effect of pore air on water flow and stability of the structure...
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Failure of austenitic stainless steel tubes during steam generator operation
PublicationThe article presents the failure process of austenitic stainless steels used in power devices, such as heat exchangers, steam generators, in terms of local corrosion: pitting, stress and intergranular corrosion, paying particular attention to welded joints area. The effect of steel chemical composition, microstructure, welding process and work environment was analyzed. The second part of the article presents the results of the...
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Predicting the peak structural displacement preventing pounding of buildings during earthquakes
PublicationThe aim of the present paper is to verify the effectiveness of the artificial neural network (ANN) in predicting the peak lateral displacement of multi-story building during earthquakes, based on the peak ground acceleration (PGA) and building parameters. For the purpose of the study, the lumped-mass multi-degree-of-freedom structural model and different earthquake records have been considered. Firstly, values of stories mass and...
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Influence of Actual Curing Conditions on Mechanical Properties of Concrete in Bridge Superstructures
PublicationThis article presents the research on the mechanical characteristics of concrete in the construction of three concrete bridges. A system of recording the internal temperature of concrete and automatic control of laboratory ovens was used for specimen curing. This allowed the specimens to be cured under conditions similar to those occurring in the structure. Before the construction, reference blocks were used to define similar curing...
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Pressure drop and heat transfer during boiling and condensation at subcritical region
PublicationMost of the data presented in the literature relate to saturation temperatures in the range - 20°C to 40°C due to the application in refrigeration technology. There is necessity to extend databases to higher values of saturation temperature due to new applications such as Organic Rankine Cycle and high temperature heat pumps. Only few papers contain data for high reduced pressure for low boiling point liquids. This paper focus...
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Identification of diagnostic parameter sensitivity during dynamic processes of a marine engine
PublicationChanging some parameters of the engine structure alters the emission of harmful components in the exhaust gas. This applies in particular to the damage of charge exchange system as well as fuel system and engine supercharger. These changes are much greater during the dynamic states and their accompanying transitional processes. The different sensitivity of diagnostic parameters to the same force, coming from the engine structure, but...
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An Experimental Investigation of Pressure Wave Celerity During the Transient Slurry Flow
PublicationTransportation of slurries in pressure pipelines is an example of a complex flow due to specific parameters of transported medium. For practitioners, the economy of designing and maintenance is usually the most important factor. For this reason, most of hydrotransport installations are fairly simple; however, they become more vulnerable to negative effects of the transient flow which can occur in pressure pipelines. As the consequence,...
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Advantages of the Application of the Temper Bead Welding Technique During Wet Welding
PublicationThermo-mechanically rolled S460ML steel was chosen for welding in underwater wet welding conditions by covered electrodes. The main aim of this study was to check the weldability for fillet welds in a water environment by controlled thermal severity (CTS) tests and to check the influence of temper bead welding (TBW) on the weldability of the investigated steel. Non-destructive and destructive tests showed that S460ML steel has...
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Curing epoxy with electrochemically synthesized Zn Fe3-O4 magnetic nanoparticles
PublicationCathodic electrodeposition (CED) was applied in synthesis of undoped and zinc (Zn) doped Fe3O4 nanoparticles. Changes in the lattice structure of nanoparticles were monitored using X-ray diffraction (XRD), field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) supported by dispersive X-ray spectrometry (EDS), and vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM). Detailed analyses explored the formation of ZnxFe3–xO4 nanoparticles with x ≈ 0.1,...
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Investigations of size effects in granular bodies during plane strain compression
PublicationArtykuł omawia deterministyczny i statystyczny efekt skali w materiałach granulowanych podczas ściskania w płaskim stanie odkształcenia. Obliczenia wykonano metodą elementów skończonych na bazie mikropolarnego prawa hipoplastycznego. Wykorzystano metodę hiperłacińskiego próbkowania w celu redukcji ilości realizacji.
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Boundary effects on behaviour of granular material during plane strain compression
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono wyniki symulacji lokalizacji odkształceń w materiałach granulowanych podzcas sciskania dwuosiowego. Obliczenia wykonano przy zastosowaniu metody elementów skończonych i mikropolarnego modelu hipoplastycznego. W pracy pokazano wpływ warunków brzegowych na globalne i loklane zachowanie sie materiału.
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Effect of bulk solid on strength of cylindrical corrugated silos during filling.
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono wyniki MES dla metalowych silosów z blachy falistej o kształcie cylindrycznym. Obliczenia wykonano podczas stanu napełnienia silosów z uwzględnieniem materiału sypkiego. Materiały sypki został opisany hipoplastycznym modelem konstytutywnym. W obliczeniach wzięto pod uwagę wstępne imperfekcje geometryczne. Wyniki porównano dla silosów pustych. Zaobserwowano pozytywny efekt obecności materiału sypkiego.
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Experimental and theoretical studies on resonance dynamic effects during silo flow.
PublicationPrzedstawiono badania nad rezonansowymi efektami dynamicznymi podczas przepływów silosowych. Wpływ rezonansu na wielkość naporu był analizowany przy pomocy badań doświadczalnych i obliczeń MES na bazie prawa mikropolarnego sprężysto-plastycznego. Zaproponowano efektywną metodę redukcji efektów dynamicznych.
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Experimental and theoretical studies of resonance effects during confined flow in silos
PublicationPrzedstawiono badania nad rezonansowymi efektami dynamicznymi podczas przepływów silosowych. Wpływ rezonansu na wielkość naporu był analizowany przy pomocy badań doświadczalnych i obliczeń MES na bazie prawa mikropolarnego sprężysto-plastycznego. Doświadczenia wykonano w silosie o przekroju okrągłym i prostokątnym. Zaproponowano efektywną metodę redukcji efektów dynamicznych. Obliczenia wykonano dla dużych i małych silosów.
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Effect of heterogeneity on shear zone formation during plane strain compression.
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono wyniki numerycznej analizy ściskania w płaskim stanie odkształcenia dla materiałów granulowanych. Obliczenia przeprowdzono z modelem hipoplastycznym rozszerzonym o obroty i długość charakterystyczną. Obliczenia wykonno dla różnych rodzajów imperfekcji w próbce piasku zagęszczonego i luźnego.
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Road safety inspection as a tool for road safety management – the polish experience
PublicationIn Poland, road inspections were implemented in June 2014 on all national roads. Previously conducted traffic surveys mainly related to the technical condition of roads, signs and markings; other safety issues were overlooked. The main problem that occurs during inspection is an inspector’s subjective qualitative assessment which affects the classification of the sources of hazard on the road.. The paper presents an analysis of...
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Evaluation of turning with different cooling-lubricating techniques in terms of surface integrity and tribologic properties
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Dry cutting effect in turning of a duplex stainless steel as a key factor in clean production
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Investigation of machinability of Ti–B-SiCp reinforced Cu hybrid composites in dry turning
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Wild oscillations in a nonlinear neuron model with resets: (I) Bursting, spike-adding and chaos
PublicationIn a series of two papers, we investigate the mechanisms by which complex oscillations are generated in a class of nonlinear dynamical systems with resets modeling the voltage and adaptation of neurons. This first paper presents mathematical analysis showing that the system can support bursts of any period as a function of model parameters, and that these are organized in a period-incrementing structure. In continuous dynamical...
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Pursuing Analytically the Influence of Hearing Aid Use on Auditory Perception in Various Acoustic Situations
PublicationThe paper presents the development of a method for assessing auditory perception and the effectiveness of applying hearing aids for hard-of-hearing people during short-term (up to 7 days) and longer-term (up to 3 months) use. The method consists of a survey based on the APHAB questionnaire. Additional criteria such as the degree of hearing loss, technological level of hearing aids used, as well as the user experience are taken...
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Comparative Study of the Reinforcement Type Effect on the Thermomechanical Properties and Burning of Epoxy-Based Composites
PublicationAramid (AF), glass (GF), carbon (CF), basalt (BF), and flax (FF) fibers in the form of fabrics were used to produce the composites by hand-lay up method. The use of fabrics of similar grammage for composites’ manufacturing allowed for a comprehensive comparison of the properties of the final products. The most important task was to prepare a complex setup of mechanical and thermomechanical properties, supplemented by fire behavior...
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Modeling of low calorific gas burning in a deficient oxygen environment and high-temperature oxidizer
PublicationThe experimental research will be performed using the experimental facility with a combustion chamber. The oxygen concentration in combustion oxidizers will be varied from 21% by volume (normal) air to 2%. The test combustion chamber will be fed with propane or methane as the reference fuel, then with low calorific fuels as test gases obtained by mixing various combustible components, e.g. H2, CH4, CO, and neutral gases, e.g. N2,...
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Corrosion Monitoring in Petroleum Installations—Practical Analysis of the Methods
PublicationThis paper presents the most typical corrosion mechanisms occurring in the petroleum industry. The methods of corrosion monitoring are described for particular corrosion mechanisms. The field and scope of the application of given corrosion-monitoring methods are provided in detail. The main advantages and disadvantages of particular methods are highlighted. Measurement difficulties and obstacles are identified and widely discussed...