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Multicomponent layers for aluminium alloys surface consolidation
PublicationThe main reason of the surface modification of the components such as pistons and cylinder blocks made of cast aluminium alloys is to obtain high hardness, wear and corrosion resistance of the working surface for larger lifetime of the motor-car and aircraft engines. In that aspect, the new conception of development - by hybrid method - of surface layers containing manganese, nitrogen, sulphur (Mn-N-S) and manganese, nitrogen,...
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EFFECT OF ANTIOXIDANTS ON THE STABILITY OF PITCH- BASED POLYMER TO THERMO-OXIDATIVE ACTION
PublicationThe influence of stabilizers – hydrogen donors – on the processes of thermooxidative destruction of pitch-based polymer has been investigated. It is shown that Irganox has not stabilizing effect on pitch-based polymer and melamine slightly retards the destructive process. A mixture of melamine and Irganox exhibits synergetic stabilizing effect and at the optimum ratio it can be used to prevent unwanted thermooxidative processes...
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Experimental investigation of thermal energy storage in shell-and-multi-tube unit with nano-enhanced phase change material
PublicationThis paper deals with thermal energy storage with use of nanoparticle enhanced phase change material in shell-and-multitube unit. The experiments are conducted under atmospheric pressure. Paraffin wax and two different fatty acids are used as base phase change material. Graphite and multi-walled carbon nanotubes serve as nanoparticles. Graphite nanoparticles are tested at the concentrations of 0.1%, 1% and 5% by weight, while multi-walled...
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Investigation of the Effect of The Temperature and Magnetization Pattern on Flux Density, Instantaneous Torque, Unbalanced Magnetic Forces of a Surface Inset PMM
PublicationElectrical machines utilized in domestic applications such as ceiling fans should have low losses and cost. Permanent magnets are used instead of rotor excitation to reduce losses. Therefore, not only the losses of the rotor winding are eliminated, but also the efficiency of the machine is increased. A surface inset consequent pole (SICP) machine has also been used to reduce costs. Because less magnets are utilized in this structure....
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Interval Edge Coloring of Bipartite Graphs with Small Vertex Degrees
PublicationAn edge coloring of a graph G is called interval edge coloring if for each v ∈ V(G) the set of colors on edges incident to v forms an interval of integers. A graph G is interval colorable if there is an interval coloring of G. For an interval colorable graph G, by the interval chromatic index of G, denoted by χ'_i(G), we mean the smallest number k such that G is interval colorable with k colors. A bipartite graph G is called (α,β)-biregular...
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IX Kongres Technologii Chemicznej TECHEM 2018
EventsPodczas Kongresu zaprezentowane będą osiągnięcia naukowe i wdrożenia. Zaplanowano pięć sekcji: pozyskiwanie surowców, wytwarzanie produktów podstawowych i specjalistycznych, nowe technologie, biotechnologia przemysłowa.
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Rozdział 2.2.1. Strukturalizacja przyrodnicza obszaru województwa pomors-kiego. W: [Praca zbiorowa] Materiały do monografii przyrodniczej regionu gdańskiego. Gdańsk: Marpress**2002 s. 18-31, 1 rys. Tom 8 Diagnoza stanu i koncepcja ochrony środowiska przyrodniczo-kulturowe- go w województwie pomorskim. Diagnosis of natural-cultural environment´scondition and the idea of its protection in Pomeranian Voivodship. Red. A.Kostarczyk, M. Przewoźniak.
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Rough Set-Based Classification of EEG Signals Related to Real and Imagery Motion
PublicationA rough set-based approach to classification of EEG signals registered while subjects were performing real and imagery motions is presented in the paper. The appropriate subset of EEG channels is selected, the recordings are segmented, and features are extracted, based on time-frequency decomposition of the signal. Rough set classifier is trained in several scenarios, comparing accuracy of classification for real and imagery motion....
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Jaw biomechanics: Estimation of activity of muscles acting at the temporomandibular joint
PublicationThe aim of this study was to elaborate a method of estimation of activity of surface muscles acting at the temporomandibular joint of the healthy subjects by using a surface electromyography (EMG). The scope of this study involved testing chosen jaw motions (open, close, lateral deviation) and process of mastication occurring during eating food with different toughness (chewing gum, cereal and carrot) by using mixed sides, right...
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Detekcja i lokalizacja nieprzewodzenia tranzystorów falownika napięcia na podstawie analizy prądu obciążenia
PublicationPrzedstawiono nową metodę detekcji i lokalizacji nieprzewodzenia tranzystorów w falownikach napięcia zasilających silniki indukcyjne małej mocy. Metoda bazuje na monitorowaniu wartości dwóch sygnałów dia-gnostycznych. Pierwszy z nich, wskaźnik braku przepływu prądu, wykorzystano w celu detekcji uszkodzeń. Drugi, stosunek wartości średniej prądu do wartości średniej bezwzględnej, zawiera informacje umożliwiające lokalizację uszkodzonych...
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Dynamic mass measurement in checkweighers using a discrete time-variant low-pass filter
PublicationConveyor belt type checkweighers are complex mechanical systems consisting of a weighing sensor (strain gauge load cell, electrodynamically compensated load cell), packages (of different shapes, made of different materials) and a transport system (motors, gears, rollers). Disturbances generated by the vibrating parts of such a system are reflected in the signal power spectra in a form of strong spectral peaks, located usually in...
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Theoretical analysis and experimental tests of tilting pad journal bearings with shoes made of polymer material and low-boiling liquid lubrication
PublicationSelecting the appropriate bearing system for the rotor requires a good knowledge of the available solutions and the operating conditions of the machine. For newly designed machinery operating in adverse conditions, selecting bearings that ensure correct and long-lasting operation can be extremely challenging. Difficulties in- crease when the machine’s operating parameters are beyond the technical capabilities of available technical solutions....
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Damage Detection in the Wind Turbine Blade Using Root Mean Square and Experimental Modal Parameters
PublicationThe paper presents results of an experimental study related to a non-destructive diagnostic technique used for preliminary determination the location and size of delamination in composite coatings of wind turbine blades. The proposed method of damage detection is based on the analysis of the ten first mode shapes of bending vibrations, which correspond to displacements of rotor blades perpendicular to the rotor plane. Modal parameters...
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Evaluating the position of a mobile robot using accelerometer data
PublicationThis paper analyses the problem of determining the position of a robot using an accelerometer, which is an essential part of inertial measurement units (IMU). The information gained from such a gauge, however, requires double integration of sensor data. To assure an expected effect, a mathematical model of a low-cost accelerometer of the MEMS type is derived. Moreover, in order to improve the performance of positioning based on...
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Evaluating the mobile robot positions using accelerometer data
PublicationThis paper analyzes the problem of determining the position of a robot using an accelerometer, which is an essential part of inertial measurement units (IMU). The information gained from such a gauge, however, requires double integration of sensor data. To assure an expected effect, a mathematical model of a low-cost accelerometer of the MEMS type is derived. Moreover, in order to improve the performance of positioning based on...
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Synchronized six-step voltage generation in high-speed PMSM drive
PublicationSynchronized voltage generation has already been considered in the context of pulse width modulation (PWM). References prove that synchronized PWM substantially decreases subharmonics in inverter output voltage when operating with low switching-to-fundamental frequency ratio. This paper identifies problems of unsynchronized voltage generation in electric drives under six-step inverter operation. Guidelines for the synchronization...
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A Measurement-Based Approach for Speed Control of Induction Machines
PublicationThis paper presents an approach to design a measurement-based controller for induction machines. The proposed control approach is motivated by the fact that developing an appropriate mechanical model of such induction machines is a challenging task. Since our proposed control methodology is only on the basis of measured data, the controller design does not require any information about the model of the mechanical part. The control...
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DORNA Development of high reliability motor drives for next generation propulsion applications
ProjectsProject realized in Department of Electrical Engineering of Transport according to 872001 — DORNA — H2020-MSCA-RISE-2019 agreement from 2019-11-27
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Analytical chemistry in technical approaches: immobilization of biosorbent waste containing heavy metals in cemented materials
PublicationAn ecologically safe and economically justified method of stabilization of the used biosorbents was developed. Sorbent contaminated with heavy metals has been successfully solidified/stabilized using a hydraulic binder. The test results indicated that up to 1% of the biosorbent residue used could be added without compromising the compressive strength of the mortar. The compressive strength of the modified mortars did not change...
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On solvability of initial boundary-value problems of micropolar elastic shells with rigid inclusions
PublicationThe problem of dynamics of a linear micropolar shell with a finite set of rigid inclusions is considered. The equations of motion consist of the system of partial differential equations (PDEs) describing small deformations of an elastic shell and ordinary differential equations (ODEs) describing the motions of inclusions. Few types of the contact of the shell with inclusions are considered. The weak setup of the problem is formulated...
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New conjugates of mycophenolic acid and their antiproliferative activity
PublicationThe new conjugates of mycophenolic acid (MPA) were obtained in the reaction of N6-(ω-aminoalkyl)adenosines with MPA in the presence of EDCI as a coupling reagent. New compounds 4a–h were evaluated on leukemia cell line (Jurkat) and PBMC from healthy donors. Length of the linker influenced observed activity. The compound 4b possessing 1,3-diamine spacer exhibited the most promising results and can be considered to further investigations.
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Decreasing CO2 Emissions By Reducing Tire Rolling Resistance
PublicationThe first motor vehicle was built by Nicolas Cugnot almost 250 years ago and since then there has been a continuous process of motor vehicles’ improvements, as well as development of new road pavements. The fuel crisis of the 70s of the 20th century made it clear to vehicle builders that measures should be taken to reduce vehicle fuel consumption and it contributed to an increased interest in electric vehicles. Although significant...
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Wykonanie obliczeń sprawdzających koncepcję procedury zabezpieczenia platformy głowicowej PG-1 podczas naprowadzania platformy Petrobaltic na pozycję platformy PG-1
PublicationNa zamówienie firmy Lotos Petrobaltic S.A. przeprowadzono wielowariantową analizę obliczeniową układu stabilizacji platformy PG-1 podczas procedury podejścia platformy Petrobaltic. Uwzględniono różne stany morza oraz sposoby realizacji układu elementów zapewniających stateczność poprzeczną platformy.
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Rotordynamic characteristics of a chamber seal
PublicationThe paper presents the results of numerical and experimental investigations into pressure forces generated in a turbine labyrinth seal of a modernized type. The experiments were performed on a single-stage air model turbine of the impulse type. The experiments were performed on a single-stage air model turbine of the impulse type. The experimental data were compared with theoretical results obtained by means of CFD Fluent Code....
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Rotational state-changing collisions of C2H− and C2N− anions with He under interstellar and cold ion trap conditions: A computational comparison
PublicationWe present an extensive range of quantum calculations for the state-changing rotational dynamics involving two simple molecular anions that are expected to play some role in the evolutionary analysis of chemical networks in the interstellar environments, C2H− (X1Σ+) and C2N− (X3Σ−), but for which inelastic rates are only known for C2H−. The same systems are also of direct interest in modeling selective photo-detachment experiments...
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Influence of span length and impulse front time on earthing measurement accuracy of power line towers
PublicationThe article discusses the issue of measuring and assessing the features of power line tower earthings using fast-changing waveform. The study analyses the effect of impulse front time and the line span length on errors made during these measurements using impulse meters. It has been found that the assessment conditions similar to the static measurement results occur for the use of 4 μs current impulses and such procedure is useful...
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Integrated controller for ultra high frequency technique laboratory
PublicationDepartment of Microwave and Antenna Engineering decided to modernize the laboratory of Ultra High Frequency Techniques. The main change was to replace measurement of the field distribution inside rectangular waveguides by analysing the fields around striplines. This involved the need to overcome several technical and conceptual problems. Precise positioning of the probe and reading the field distribution near the stripline is important...
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Francesco Fedele M.D.
PeopleFrancesco Fedele is a Medical Resident in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at San Raffaele Hospital in Milan, Italy. Previously, he held the same position at Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico in Milan. He received his surgical training at Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata in Verona, Italy from 2022 to 2024.He graduated with honors from the 6-year International MD Program Degree in Medicine and Surgery...
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Quantification of Radiation-Induced Single-Strand Breaks in Plasmid DNA using a TUNEL/ELISA-Based Assay
PublicationWprowadzono nową metodę służącą do oznaczania in vitro pojedynczych pęknięć nici DNA powstałych pod wpływem naświetlań. Porównano wyniki otrzymane z nowej metody z modelem teoretycznym. Porównano wyniki z szeroko używaną metodą elektroforezy żelowej. Pokazano, że poziom pojedynczych pęknięć powstających w niciach DNA pod wpływem promieniowania VUV jest wyższy niż zakładany na podstawie wyników otrzymywanych metodami standardowymi.
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Assessment of the Accuracy of Determining the Angular Position of the Unmanned Bathymetric Surveying Vehicle Based on the Sea Horizon Image
PublicationThe paper presents the results of research on assessing the accuracy of angular position measurement relative to the sea horizon using a camera mounted on an unmanned bathymetric surveying vehicle of the Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) or Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) type. The first part of the article presents the essence of the problem. The rules of taking the angular position of the vehicle into account in bathymetric surveys...
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Design and construction of an industrial robot controlled by the ROS environment
PublicationThis engineering thesis focuses on the recognition of modern budgetary solutions of roboticarms and on the design and implementation of one of them. Historical solutions are discussedusing the example of the IRB6 robot and the modern approach - the Omron Viper 850. Thepaper includes a description of the design thought of the different parts. Mechanical, electrical andsoftware aspects are presented. In...
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Modelling selected road safety measures at the regional level in Europe
PublicationRegions are Europe’s basic levels of management. The literature was reviewed to identify regional safety analyses and some of the factors that are important for road safety in the regions. Next, data were collected atthe regional NUTS 2 level in Europe for the years 1999-2008. An analysis of the data helped identify f actors which have the strongest bearing on fatalities and other safety measures. This paper presents the initial...
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On dynamics of origami-inspired rod
PublicationWe discuss the dynamics of a relatively simple origami-inspired structure considering discrete and continuum models. The latter was derived as a certain limit of the discrete model. Here we analyze small in-plane deformations and related equations of infinitesimal motions. For both models, dispersion relations were derived and compared. The comparison of the dispersion relations showed that the continuum model can capture the behavior...
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Influence of the position of the swash plate rotation axis on the volumetric efficiency of the axial pistons pumps
PublicationThe article describes the influence of the position of the swash plate axis of rotation on the size of the dead space and the volumetric efficiency of the axial pistons pump. Superposition of the two motions have been proposed - the rotation of the swash plate with respect to axis intersecting the axis of rotation of the pump shaft and the shifts of swash plate yielding a result of the rotation axis offset effect. In the article...
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Factory Acceptance Test – Strain Gauge Measurement, Report no: WOiO /II/123/2014
PublicationTested object was 40 meters long jib and its foundation, placed in Gdansk Shiprepair Yard, manufactured by KMK. The contruction was dedicated to the passenger cruise vessel "Quantum of the Seas" The Strain Gauge measurement in different location and load situation was done in order to validate calculation finite element models used during strength analysis for project. The expertise contains: methodology of the measurements, description...
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Factory Acceptance Test – Strain Gauge Measurement - Report no: WOiO /II/88/2014
PublicationTested object was 40 meters long jib and its foundation, placed in Gdansk Shiprepair Yard, manufactured by KMK. The contruction was dedicated to the passenger cruise vessel "North Star" The Strain Gauge measurement in different location and load situation was done in order to validate calculation finite element models used during strength analysis for project. The expertise contains: methodology of the measurements, description...
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Maciej Jerzy Głowacki
PeopleMaciej Jerzy Głowacki is an alumnus of the Gdańsk University of Technology. He graduated with honors from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (B.Eng., 2017) and the Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics (M.S., 2018). Since 2014 he has been continuously actively involved in a research carried out at the Department of Metrology and Optoelectronics. His scientific activities include a deposition of antibacterial...
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Modeling an Industrial Revolution: How to Manage Large-Scale, Complex IoT Ecosystems?
PublicationAdvancements around the modern digital industry gave birth to a number of closely interrelated concepts: in the age of the Internet of Things (IoT), System of Systems (SoS), Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS), Digital Twins and the fourth industrial revolution, everything revolves around the issue of designing well-understood, sound and secure complex systems while providing maximum flexibility, autonomy and dynamics. The aim of the...
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Optical and structural properties of polycrystalline CVD diamond films grown on fused silica optical fibres pre-treated by high-power sonication seeding
PublicationIn this paper, the growth of polycrystalline chemical vapour deposition (CVD) diamond thin films on fused silica optical fibres has been investigated. The research results show that the effective substrate seeding process can lower defect nucleation, and it simultaneously increases surface encapsulation. However, the growth process on glass requires high seeding density. The effects of suspension type and ultrasonic power were...
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Zagadnienia tribologiczne w hamulcu silnika hydraulicznego
PublicationPrzedmiotem badań był prototypowy hamulec cierny wielopłytkowy do silnika satelitowego SM-0,6 o teoretycznej objętości roboczej 16,7 cm3/obr. Hamulec ten zbudowany był z 27 tarcz ciernych wykonanych z materiału TOLOX oraz z pakietu sprężyn talerzowych zamontowanych w układzie X. Zablokowanie hamulca następuje w skutek siły docisku pakietu sprężyn talerzowych płytek ciernych co następuje w chwili spadku ciśnienia w komorze tłoka...
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KOMPLEKSOWY PROJEKT ZAMOCOWANIA RUROCIĄGÓW 4” WT 0,3” CT X70 NA ZMODERNIZOWANEJ PLATFORMIE PETROBALTIC
PublicationW ramach realizowanej pracy przeprowadzono analizę kilku koncepcji zawieszenia rurociągów na platformie wydobywczej Lotos Petrobaltic. Wykonano obliczenia sprawdzające oraz opracowano kompleksowy projekt technicznych obejmujący dokumentację warsztatową oraz instrukcję montażu i eksploatacji. Zastosowane unikatowe rozwiązanie uchwytów rur CT.
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Wysokociśnieniowe uszczelnienia ruchu obrotowego wału hydraulicznych maszyn wyporowych
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono wyniki badań mające na celu wytypowanie węzła uszczelniającego wał silnika hydraulicznego zapewniającego najwyższą trwałość przy smarowaniu wodą. Parametry pracy: ciśnienie 2 MPa i minimalna prędkość poślizgu uszczelek 2 m/s. Opisano również nowatorski przyrząd, na którym przeprowadzono pomiary wszystkich parametrów węzła uszczelniającego.
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Tomasz Wąsowicz dr hab.
PeopleTomasz Wąsowicz's research was first related to high-resolution atomic spectroscopy and focused on measurements and analysis of the transition probabilities of the forbidden lines, the hyperfine and isotopic structure of spectral lines of heavy elements, Stark effect in the helium atom. Tomasz Wąsowicz currently studies physicochemical processes occurring during interactions of various forms of radiation with atoms and molecules...
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Non-conventional approach in single-sided lapping process: kinematic analysis and parameters optimization
PublicationThe lapping process is strongly affected by a number of input parameters. One of the fundamental mechanical processes in lapping is the abrasive effect of particles. In order to examine the influence of the kinematic parameters on the lapping uniformity of unconventional single-sided machine, numerical simulations of particles sliding trajectories are performed. Changing the kinematic parameters, e.g., rotational velocities or...
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Drivetrain of a Wind Turbine
PublicationIn a most commonly met design of a wind turbine the power is transmitted from the rotor to the generator through the system composed of the main shaft, friction connection, multiplying gearbox and a flexible coupling. The driving system comprises almost a complete set of the machine elements being described during machine design lectures and can serve as an interesting illustration...
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UKŁAD PRZENIESIENIA NAPĘDU TURBINY WIATROWEJ
PublicationIn a most commonly met design of a wind turbine the power is transmitted from the rotor to the generator through the system composed of the main shaft, friction connection, multiplicating gearbox and a flexible coupling. The driving system comprises almost a complete set of the machine elements being described during machine design lectures and can serve as an interesting illustration of the lectures.
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Szybkie uziemniki do ograniczania skutków zwarć łukowych w okrętowych rozdzielnicach SN
PublicationW artykule scharakteryzowano moc i napięcie łuku, jak również przedstawiono model termodynamiczny służący do obliczania ciśnienia i temperatury gazów w otoczeniu łuku zwarciowego. Przedstawiono przykładowy układ elektrowni okrętowej i zasilania najważniejszych odbiorników na statku do przewozu gazu ziemnego w stanie ciekłym. Na podstawie parametrów prądnic i silników odbiorników zasilanych z rozdzielnicy głównej obliczono prądy...
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TEMPERATURE INFLUENCE ON TIRE ROLLING RESISTANCE MEASUREMENTS QUALITY
PublicationGlobal warming makes it necessary to reduce energy consumption, which in the case of motor vehicles, is connected, among other things, with reduction of resistive forces acting on a vehicle during its motion. One of the most important components of those forces is rolling resistance, which is very difficult to measure, especially in road conditions. The article deals with issues related to the influence of the thermal state of...
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Torque Transmitted by Multi-plate Wet Clutches in Relation to Number of Friction Plates and Their Dimensions
PublicationIn the paper results of experimental tests on multi-plate wet clutch torque capacity for various diameters and numbers of friction plates are presented. Construction of an apparatus for laboratory tests of wet clutch engagement, drag torque and maximum torque is shown. Methodology of maximum torque capacity experiment and hydraulic circuit diagram, which supplies a motor and an actuator for the experiment are described. Analytically...
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Compensation of pressure peaks in pwk-type hydraulic pumps
Publicationhydraulic axial pumps equipped with cam-driven commutation unit (pwk pumps) proved their high efficiency up to 55 mpa and ability to work self-sucking, even at high speed. displacement of pwk pump may easily be changed by moving its control cam. full discharge from hydrostatic forces makes such control possible by direct action of a low-energy actuator like proportional electromagnet or stepping motor. that eliminates heavy and...