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Possibility to use engine compression ignition engines in floating power plants marine
PublicationCompression-ignition engines used in ship technology as main propulsion engines are large units reaching even to 50-60 MW. The engines can be used in power industry for electricity generation in a simple or combined steam turbine system in combined heat and power plants. The leading engine in such an arrangement is an internal-combustion piston engine. The main propulsion engines are used in large piston internal-combustion engines...
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Performance and Emission Modelling and Simulation of Marine Diesel Engines using Publicly Available Engine Data
PublicationTo analyse the behaviour of marine diesel engines in unsteady states for different purposes, for example to determine the fuel consumption or emissions level, to adjust the control strategy, to manage the maintenance, etc., a goal-based mathematical model that can be easily implemented for simulation is necessary. Such a model usually requires a wide range of operating data, measured on a test stand. This is a time-consuming process...
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Sounding rocket vibration mechanical filter and amplifier
PublicationMeasuring accelerations and vibrations of a sounding rocket provides both information for engineers on the launcher vehicle performance as well as environment description for future payload designers. Typically, information on the level of vibration and eigenfrequencies are required to properly design a payload. This paper presents a design of a novel mechanical filter and amplifier for mechanical vibrations. Its key feature is...
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A device for measuring heat flux on a rocket skin surface
PublicationA novel method for measuring heat flux on a surface is presented. It is an extensive upgrade of currently known heat flux sensors used mostly in civil engineering. As the thermal environment of launchers, especially sounding rocket can have an enormous negative effect on payload, careful considerations have to be taken in the process of preparing insulation. Usually, thermal data provided by the launch vehicle manufacturer is limited...
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Inverse heat transfer problem solution of sounding rocket using moving window optimization
PublicationAn Inverse Heat Transfer Problem is solved for a sounding rocket module given its geometry and measured temperature profile. The solution is obtained via moving window optimization, a technique for solving inverse dynamics. An analysis is performed to modify the method to avoid oscillatory behavior of the resulting heat flux profile. The method parameters are tuned in relation to characteristic phases of the flight. Results are...
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JOURNAL OF SPACECRAFT AND ROCKETS
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Lessons learned during SRAD hybrid motor development
PublicationStudent Researched and Developed (SRAD) hybrid rocket motor H-15 with total impulse of 15 $kNs$ was built. First version of the engine has average thrust of 3 $kN$, the second, improved one is prepared with an aim to have average thrust of 5 $kN$. Engine development was started from scratch and went through phases of: definition of design assumptions and constraints, numerical modelling to predict engine performance, CAD and CAM...
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Sounding rocket temperature and heat transfer data
Open Research DataThis dataset contains temperature and heat transfer data measured during REXUS 25 sounding rocket HEDGEHOG Experiment launched from Esrange Space Centre, Kiruna, Sweden. For experiment details, please see:
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Decision control of the combustion engines operation.
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono propozycję decyzyjnego sterowania procesem eksploatacji silników spalinowych z zastosowaniem modelu tego procesu w formie decyzyjnego (sterowanego) procesu semimarkowskiego. Przedstawiono silnik spalinowy jako obiekt sterowania.Zwrócono uwagę na potrzebę jednoczesnego sterowania procesem zmian stanów technicznych i eksploatacyjnych silników. Zasygnalizowano także znaczenie diagnostyki technicznej w tego...
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Neural reliability model of diesel engines
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono wyniki weryfikacji hipotezy zakładającej celowość zastosowania modelu niezawodnościowego silnika tłokowego z zapłonem samoczynnym w postaci sztucznej sieci neuronowej. Weryfikację przeprowadzono w oparciu o wyniki badań eksploatacyjnych.
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Selection of drive engines for dredge pumps
PublicationThis paper presents the principles of selecting drive engines for dredge pumps, formulated by this author. In order to formulate them influence of drive engines on dredge pump characteristics and dredger effectiveness, have been analyzed. Also, an analysis of results of the author's operational investigations concerning energy consumption and parameters of excavated soil transport on board dredgers has been performed.
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Balancing energy processes in turbine engines
PublicationThe article discusses the issue of balancing energy processes in turbine engines in operation in aeronautic and PDULQHSURSXOVLRQV\VWHPVZLWKWKHDLPWRDQDO\VHDQGHYDOXDWH EDVLFRSHUDWLQJSDUDPHWHUV7KH¿UVWSDUWSUHVHQWV the problem of enormous amounts of energy needed for driving fans and compressors of the largest contemporary turbofan engines commonly used in long-distance aviation. The amounts of the transmitted power and the effect RIÀRZSDUDPHWHUVDQGFRQVWUXFWLRQDOSURSHUWLHVRIWKHHQJLQHV RQWKHLUSHUIRUPDQFHDQGUHDOHI¿FLHQF\DUH evaluated....
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Analysis of catalitic reactors usefulness to reduce pollution generated by piston combustion engines with regard to ship main engines
PublicationThe article presents results which indicate that the use of catalytic reactors to reduce emissions of harmful compunds contained in the exhaust gas is important in the operation of vehicle motors operation. Efforts of the shipbuilding industry to reduce the toxicity of exhaust gas emitted by the main engines have been indicated and pointed to the desirability of the use of these catalysts in maritime transport. It has been pointed...
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Engineer-Journal of the Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS-MUNICIPAL ENGINEER
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Preliminary results from HEDGEHOG REXUS project – A sounding rocket experiment on accelerations, vibrations and heat flow
PublicationDuring flight, a sounding rocket is subject to a unique environment - severe vibrations and substantial heat flux. In order to design payloads, precise measurement of these conditions is required. This paper presents preliminary results from HEDGEHOG REXUS Project, whose scientific goal was to characterise the thermal and dynamic environment of REXUS sounding rockets. For this purpose, two new sensors have been designed - mechanical...
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Preliminary results from HEDGEHOG REXUS Project - sounding rocket experiment on accelerations, vibrations and heat flow
PublicationAs access to space conditions becomes more available, both technically and economically, scientists' interest in launching finer and more sophisticated experiments grows. This applies now more than ever to fragile by nature biological and chemical experiments. To be qualified for launch, such experiments need to be carefully tested prior to the event. The tests should represent actual launch conditions as closely and in as detailed...
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Outline of marine piston engines' technology development.
PublicationW referacie przedstawiono najistotniejsze wydarzenia mające wpływ na produkcję i rozwój silników o zapłonie samoczynnym. Zasygnalizowano najistotniejsze osiągnięcia w rozwoju tych silników i podano nazwy firm, w których one zostały zastosowane. Podano także najważniejsze fakty związane z produkcją silników w Polsce.
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Operation of diesel engines as the index of their reliability and safety
PublicationPrzedstawiono propozycję ilościowej interpretacji działania systemów technicznych która jest rozpatrywana jako wielkość fizyczna z jednostką miary zwaną dżulosekundą [dżulxsekunda]. Wykazane zostanie też, że taka interpretacja działania może być uznana za wskaźnik niezawodności, a w szczególnych przypadkach - wskaźnik bezpieczeństwa funkcjonowania takiego sytemu. Do uzasadnienia takiej przydatności wspomnianego działania silnika...
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Possibility of valuation of operation of marine diesel engines
PublicationW artykule zaproponowano interpretację wartościującą działania okrętowych silników spalinowych, które (podobnie jak przedstawione mechanice klasycznej działania Hamiltona i Maupertiusa oraz działanie wynikające ze zmiany pędu ciała) jest rozpatrywane jako wielkość fizyczna o jednostce miary zwanej dżulosekundą [dżulsekunda]. Przedstawiono oryginalną metodę analizy i oceny działania silników o zapłonie samoczynnym w ujęciu energetycznym...
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Application of microturbines in CHP systems with reciprocating engines
PublicationThe analysis was carried out for Combined Heat and Power generation systems with micro-turbines power plants working on heat rejected from the reciprocating engine. The calculations were performed for GE Jerbacher engines of J320 GS- C05, J320 GS- C25 and J416 GS- B05 types. We considered different working media (both wet and dry fluids): water, ammonia, ethanol, methanol, methylacetylene (propyne), dimethyloether, sulphur dioxide,...
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Features of a radial user interface to search engines
PublicationThe paper is concerned with a new type of user interface to search engines. Instead of presenting search results in a form of a ranked list, the results are presented in radial arrangement. In the center of the interface the most relevant web page is presented. Other web pages are located around the central one. The location of a web page depends on two factors: its relevance to the query and its content. The relevance has influence...
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New generation cooling systems for car engines
PublicationNormy czystości spalin silników samochodowych wymusiły rozwój elektronicznego sterowania pracą silników samochodowych. Do niedawna układy chłodzenia były bardzo tradycyjnymi - niesterowanymi programowo. W artykule przedstawiono możliwości wprowadzenia zaawansowanego sterowania mikroprocesorowego do układów chłodzenia silników spalinowych. Rozważania zilustrowano badaniami z literatury i własnymi pomiarami autora.
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Stirling engines powered by renewable energy sources
PublicationStirling engine is a device that produces mechanical energy using heat from any source of energy, without the need of combustion of any fuel inside the device. Renewable energy sources, which are mostly low-temperature energy sources, can be used to produce mechanical and electrical energy in Stirling engines. The paper presents an overview of the existing prototype Stirling engines designed for using of low-temperature energy...
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Analysis of balancing of four stroke V6 engines
PublicationAnalysis of balance of V6 engines with a common-pin crankshaft depending on a cylinder bank angle and the crank radius to connecting rod length ratios , based on the relations derived, is presented in the paper. The bank angles providing the lowest moment of inertia forces in reciprocating motion, for selected values, were determined. The position of the plane of the main counterweights in order to maximum balance of the moment...
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Bartosz Rybacki
PeopleA scientist, engineer, graduate of molecular biotechnology, R&D of the Stardust project, coordinator of the AMBER rocket project, member of the Polish Astrobiological Society, Polish Rocketry Association, Innspace Team and PTAstrobio Working Group. Employee of the Blirt S.A.. Ad Astra!
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Concept of Wireless Low-Voltage DC Socket for the Residential House Application
PublicationThe proposed research is devoted to the comprehensive theoretical and experimental study of the concept of the wireless low power dc socket for residential applications. The main goal of this work is to provide safe dc source for residential customers at power level which is enough in order to supply all typical appliances without power factor correctors. Such types of devices can be already connected to the dc grid and decoupled...
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Investigations of operational driving loads of bucket chains and manoeuvre hoisting winches on multi-bucket dredgers
PublicationArtykuł dotyczy zagadnień wstępnego projektowania siłowni pogłębiarek wieloczerpakowych. Niniejszy artykuł przedstawia wyniki badań eksploatacyjnych sześciu pogłębiarek wieloczerpakowych. Badania eksploatacyjne obejmowały pomiary parametrów charakteryzujących warunki pracy dwóch podstawowych głównych odbiorników energii mechanicznej na pogłębiarkach wieloczerpakowych a mianowicie łańcuchów czerpakowych i zespołu wciągarek manewrowych....
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The method for determining the theoretical operation of ship diesel engines in terms of energy and assessment of the real operation of such engines, including indicators of their performance
PublicationDziałanie dowolnego silnika o zapłonie samoczynnym rozumiane jest jako przekazywanie odbiornikowi energii w ustalonym czasie, w którym energia jest przetwarzana i przenoszona na sposób (w formie) pracy i ciepła. Wartościowanie działania silników spalinowych instalowanych w siłowniach okrętowych, zaproponowane przez autora tego artykułu, polega na przyrównaniu działania tego rodzaju silników do wielkości fizycznej, której jednostką...
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Mechanical Properties of Aluminium Bracket Strengthening
PublicationThe aim of the research is laboratory investigation of aluminium brackets employed to fasten lightweight curtain walls to building facilities. Tensile loads perpendicular to end plates (vertical) were applied here. The author focused on the solutions intended to increase the load-carrying capacity of aluminium brackets applying the plain washer form A (DIN 125; ISO 7089), plain washer with an outer diameter about 3d (DIN 9021;...
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Vertical axis wind engines using Magnus effect.
PublicationZaprezentowano krótki zarys historii wykorzystania energii wiatru. Opisano efekt Magnusa oraz dotychczasowe próby wykorzystania go w budowie silników wiatrowych. Przedstawiono obliczenia, za pomocą, których oszacowano możliwe do osiągnięcia sprawności silników wiatrowych o osi pionowej wyposażonych w rotory Magnusa.
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Semi-Markov model of diesel engines' operating process.
PublicationNajistotniejszym problemem eksploatacji silników o zapłonie samoczynnym jest problem racjonalnego (a zwłaszcza optymalnego) sterowania procesem eksploatacji tych silników. Sterowanie takie może ułatwić zastosowanie iteracyjnego algorytmu wyznaczania optymalnych strategii opracowanego przez R.A. Howarda. Wykorzystanie jednak tego algorytmu do sterowania procesem eksploatacji silników wymaga między innymi opracowania modelu procesu...
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Operation of gas turbine engines as the index of their reliability and safety.
PublicationW referacie przedstawiono propozycję ilościowej interpretacji działania turbinowego silnika spalinowego, które (podobnie jak przedstawione w fizyce działania Hamiltona i Maupertiusa oraz działanie wynikające ze zmiany pędu ciała) jest rozpatrywane jako wielkość fizyczna z jednostką miary zwaną dżulosekundą [dżulsekunda]. Wykazano też, że taka interpretacja działania może być uznana za wskaźnik niezawodności, a w szczególnych przypadkach...
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DME as alternative fuel for compression ignition engines – a review
PublicationThe ecological issues and the depletion of crude oil, has led the researchers to seeking for non-petroleum based alternative fuels, along with more advanced combustion technologies, and after-treatment systems. The use of clean alternative fuels is the one of the most perspective method that aiming at resolving of the said issues. One of the promising alternative fuels that can be used as a clean highefficiency compression ignition...
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Analysis of changeability of operational loads of main engines on dredgers
PublicationArtykuł przedstawia analizę zmienności eksploatacyjnych obciążeń silników głównych i głównych odbiorników energii na trzech podstawowych typach pogłębiarek. Sformułowano zasady przetwarzania wyników pomiarów, jakie powinny być stosowane przy analizie statystycznej eksploatacyjnych obciążeń silników głównych i głównych odbiorników energii na pogłębiarkach
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A probabilistic concept of load assessment of self-ignition engines
PublicationPrzedstawiono propozycję probabilistycznej interpretacji obciążenia silników spalinowych o zapłonie samoczynnym. Zaproponowano probabilistyczny opis obciążenia tych silników z uwzględnieniem znanych parametrów (wskaźników) ich pracy. Wykazano, że obciążenie tego rodzaju silników, rozpatrywane w dowolnej chwili, może być uważane za zmienną losową. Zwrócono uwagę, że obciążenie to może być uważane za zmienną losową wielowymiarową....
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Some problems with operation of engines fueled with landfill biogas
PublicationW referacie przedstawiono wybrane problemy związane z eksploatacją tłokowych silników spalinowych zasilanych biogazem pozyskiwanym z wysypiska śmieci. Biogaz wysypiskowy charakteryzuje się znaczną zmiennością zawartości metanu, co ma istostny wpływ na pracę silników zasilanych tym paliwem. W referacie przedstawiono wyniki badań przeprowadzonych na wysypisku śmieci, w wyniku których zaprezentowano zrówno wielkość zmian zawartości...
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Stirling engines - the state of technology development and computational models
PublicationStirling engines represent a technologically important solution in combined heat and power systems. Their use enables the achievement of over 90 percent efficiency in the management of the primary energy source with a very high durability of the device, mainly due to the lack of contact of the working gas with external factors and a very small number of mechanical components. The use of a Stirling engine may be equally important...
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Alternative diagnostic method applied on marine diesel engines having limited monitoring susceptibility
PublicationThe paper presents a method of technical state evaluation of working spaces of a marine diesel engine at the limited control susceptibility. The method foresees making a diagnosis of the engine's working spaces on the basis of measurements of the exhaust gas pressure in the channels connecting engine cylinders with the turbocharger's turbine. Diagnostic measurements are carried out at representative (comparative) steady loads depending...
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Alternative diagnostic method applied on marine diesel engines having limited monitoring susceptibility
PublicationThe paper presents a method of technical state evaluation of working spaces of a marine diesel engine at the limited control susceptibility. The method foresees making a diagnosis of the engine's working spaces on the basis of measurements of the exhaust gas pressure in the channels connecting engine cylinders with the turbocharger's turbine. Diagnostic measurements are carried out at representative (comparative) steady loads depending...
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Engineer
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Effect of presence of lifting pocket on the THD performance of a large tilting-pad thrust bearing
PublicationHydrostatic assistance is a commonly used method to improve limited load carrying ability of tiltingpad thrust bearings during transient states of operation of vertical shaft hydro-generators. Despite of special hydraulic equipment (as pumps, valves, etc.), it also requires manufacturing of special recesses/pockets at pad sliding surfaces, into which oil is injected under high pressure. It allows to lift the rotor before start-up...
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Effect of the Presence of the Lifting Pocket on The THD Performance of a Large Tilting-Pad Thrust Bearing
PublicationIn this paper, an attempt was taken to study the effect of the lifting pocket on THD performance of a large tilting-pad thrust bearing of Itaipu power plant. B3earing performance was evaluated including recess shape for several cases of its depth. The results show, that hydrostatic recess changes calculated bearing properties quite significantly, especially in the vicinity of the pocket
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Hydrogen degradation of 26H2MF and 34HNM steels used in ship engines.
PublicationPrzedstawiono wyniki badań podatności stali 26H2MF i 34HNM na niszczenie wodorowe, uzyskane po badaniach w roztworze kwasu siarkowego przy równoczesnej polaryzacji katodowej. Wykazano, że skład i obróbka cieplna stali mają wpływ na ich podatność. Efejkt ten przypisano różnej zdolności pułapkowania wodoru przez stale.
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Thermodynamic modeling of combustion process of the internal combustion engines – an overview
PublicationThe mathematical description of combustion process in the internal combustion engines is a very difficult task, due to the variety of phenomena that occurring in the engine from the moment when the fuel-air mixture ignites up to the moment when intake and exhaust valves beginning open. Modeling of the combustion process plays an important role in the engine simulation, which allows to predict incylinder pressure during the combustion,...
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Conception of taking decisions with regard to reliability and safety of combustion engines
PublicationW referacie przedstawiono jedną z najprostszych sytuacji decyzyjnych, która może pojawić sie w czasie eksploatacji silników spalinowych. Zaproponowano możliwość podejmowania decyzji w takiej sytuacji. Wynika z niej, że nawet w złożonej sytuacji decyzyjnej rozpatrywanie oczekiwanych konsekwencji umożliwia bardzo łatwe przyporządkowanie każdemu rodzajowi decyzji, pojedynczej liczby oznaczającej wartość oczekiwaną konsekwencji. Umożliwia...
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"Shadow" method application within endoscopic examinations of marine engines
PublicationThe paper deals with diagnostic issues concerning endoscopic examinations of the working spaces within marine diesel and gas turbine engines. In the beginning, the endoscopy apparatus being on the laboratory equipment of the Department of Ship Power Plants of Gdansk University of Technology in Poland has been characterized. The endoscopy considerations have been focused on theoretical bases of a digital image processing and especially...
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"Shadow" method application within endoscopic examinations of marine engines
PublicationThe paper deals with diagnostic issues concerning endoscopic examinations of the working spaces within marine diesel and gas turbine engines. In the beginning, the endoscopy apparatus being on the laboratory equipment of the Department of Ship Power Plants of Gdansk University of Technology in Poland has been characterized. The endoscopy considerations have been focused on theoretical bases of a digital image processing and especially...
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TEST FOR ASSESSING THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF VEHICLES WITH INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
PublicationThe most popular method for assessing the energy efficiency of vehicles is to compare the fuel consumption achieved in the conditions of selected approval test. Operating conditions are defined using the speed profiles, usually for only two categories: urban and extra-urban driving. Assessing the energy efficiency of vehicles should be performed using a more detailed classification of conditions. Presented results of comparison...