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Application of the F-statistic of the Fisher-Snedecor distribution to analyze the significance of the effect of changes in the compression ratio of a diesel engine on the value of the specific enthalpy of the exhaust gas flow
PublicationThe paper discusses the impact of changes in the compression ratio on the operating parameters of a diesel engine, e.g. on the temperature of exhaust gases. It presents the construction of the laboratory test stand, on which experimental measurements were realized. It is characterized how the actual changes of the compression ratio were introduced to the existing engine. The program of experimental investigations taking into account...
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Numeryczna analiza trójwymiarowego przepływu w polimerowym łożysku smarowanym wodą = Numerical analysis of three dimensional flow in water lubricated bearing with polymer bearing bush
PublicationW referacie przedstawiono wyniki obliczeń łożysk smarowanych wodą w oparciu o metodę CFD - obliczeniowej mechaniki płynów. Wykazano przydatność nowoczesnych narzędzi obliczeniowych do rozwiązywania podobnych problemów.
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Przepływ wody w ośrodkach nienasyconych o podwójnej porowatości: zastosowanie metody homogenizacji. Unsaturated water flow in double porosity media: application of the homogenization theory
PublicationPrzedstawiono model matematyczny przepływu w gruncie o podwójnej porowatości wyprowadzony metodą homogenizacji. Otrzymano równanie makroskopowe z parametrami efektywnymi i członem źródłowym. Przedstawiono wyniki przykładowych obliczeń numerycznych i porównania z modelem znanym z literatury.
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Coupled Urban Areas Inundation Model with Interaction Between Storm Water System and Surface Flow - Case Study of Sea Level Impact on Seaside Areas Flooding
PublicationInundations are becoming more frequent than ever. What is connected with increasing area of impervious surface in cities. This makes predicting urban flooding and its scale especially important. At the seaside we observe additional conditions such as sea level that makes accurate numerical modelling of issue even harder. With complex approach to the matter which is simultaneous calculation of storm water conduit flow and overland...
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Propagation of initially sawtooth periodic and impulsive signals in a quasi-isentropic magnetic gas
PublicationThe characteristics of propagation of sawtooth periodic and impulsive signals at a transducer are analytically studied in this work. A plasma under consideration is motionless and uniform at equilibrium, and its perturbations are described by a system of ideal magnetohydrodynamic equations. Some generic heating/cooling function, which in turn depends on equilibrium thermodynamic parameters, may destroy adiabaticity of a flow and...
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3D PCB package for GaN inverter leg with low EMC feature
PublicationThis paper presents the adaptation of a 3D integration concept previously used with vertical devices to lateral GaN devices. This 3D integration allows to reduce loop inductance, to ensure more symmetrical design with especially limited Common Mode emission, thanks to a low middle point stray capacitance. This reduction has been achieved by both working on the power layout and including a specific shield between the devices and...
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Low noise poroelastic road pavements based on modified asphalt binder
PublicationTire/road noise is one of the most important environmental problems related to road traffic. As the most effective way to fight noise is reduction of sound emission from the source, a lot of work is being done to improve tire and road surfaces construction. This paper describes the first “road” results obtained within the SEPOR project, which is focused on developing a low noise poroelastic road surface based on bituminous binder....
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PROCESSING, MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES OF RECYCLED LOW-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE STREAMS
PublicationThe recycling of plastics is currently one of the most significant industrial challenges. Due to the enormous amounts of plastic wastes generated by various industry branches, it is essential to look for the potential methods of their utilization. Nevertheless, for the efficient application of recycled materials it is crucial to analyze their performance. Therefore, in presented paper we investigated the processing (melt flow index),...
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Dehydration converts DsbG crystal diffraction from low to high resolution
PublicationDiffraction quality crystals are essential for crystallographic studies of protein structure, and the production of poorly diffracting crystals is often regarded as a dead end in the process. Here we show a dramatic improvement of poorly diffracting DsbG crystals allowing high-resolution diffraction data measurement. Before dehydration, the crystals are fragile and the diffraction pattern is streaky, extending to 10 Å resolution....
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Low-Molecular Pyrazine-Based DNA Binders: Physicochemical and Antimicrobial Properties
PublicationPyrazine and its derivatives are a large group of compounds that exhibit broad biological activity, the changes of which can be easily detected by a substituent effect or a change in the functional group. The present studies combined theoretical research with the density functional theory (DFT) approach (B3LYP/6-311+G**) and experimental (potentiometric and spectrophotometric) analysis for a thorough understanding of the structure...
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A review of design approaches for the implementation of low-frequency noise measurement systems
PublicationElectronic noise has its roots in the fundamental physical interactions between matter and charged particles, carrying information about the phenomena that occur at the microscopic level. Therefore, Low-Frequency Noise Measurements (LFNM) are a well-established technique for the characterization of electron devices and materials and, compared to other techniques, they offer the advantage of being non-destructive and of providing...
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A virtual instrument for the adaptive analysis of low-frequency magnetic-field emissions
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Shaping coherence function of sources used in low-coherent measurement techniques
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Miniaturization of ESPAR Antenna Using Low-Cost 3D Printing Process
PublicationIn this paper, the miniaturized electronically steerable parasitic array radiator (ESPAR) antenna is presented. The size reduction was obtained by embedding its active and passive elements in polylactic acid (PLA) plastic material commonly used in low-cost 3D printing. The influence of 3D printing process imperfections on the ESPAR antenna design is investigated and a simple yet effective method to...
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Sensorless low speed PMSM motor control with cogging torque compensation
PublicationThe paper presents sensorless control of a low speed permanent magnet synchronous machine with use of modified state observer. An overview of the PMSM motor used in the research setup was presented. The problem of drive torque ripple, resulting mainly from the occurrence of a significant cogging torque, was discussed. A solution compensating the torque ripple of the PMSM motor was proposed. A start-up procedure of the speed control...
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Low-Coherence Interferometric Fiber-Optic Sensors with Potential Applications as Biosensors
PublicationFiber-optic Fabry-Pérot interferometers (FPI) can be applied as optical sensors, and excellent measurement sensitivity can be obtained by fine-tuning the interferometer design. In this work, we evaluate the ability of selected dielectric thin films to optimize the reflectivity of the Fabry-Pérot cavity. The spectral reflectance and transmittance of dielectric films made of titanium dioxide (TiO2) and aluminum oxide (Al2O3) with...
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Miniaturization of ESPAR Antenna Using Low-Cost 3D Printing Process
PublicationIn this paper, the miniaturized electronically steerable parasitic array radiator (ESPAR) antenna is presented. The size reduction was obtained by embedding its active and passive elements in polylactic acid (PLA) plastic material commonly used in low-cost 3D printing. The influence of 3D printing process imperfections on the ESPAR antenna design is investigated and a simple yet effective method to compensate them has been proposed....
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Boron-Doped Diamond/GaN Heterojunction—The Influence of the Low-Temperature Deposition
PublicationWe report a method of growing a boron-doped diamond film by plasma-assisted chemical vapour deposition utilizing a pre-treatment of GaN substrate to give a high density of nucleation. CVD diamond was deposited on GaN substrate grown epitaxially via the molecular-beam epitaxy process. To obtain a continuous diamond film with the presence of well-developed grains, the GaN substrates are exposed to hydrogen plasma prior to deposition....
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Chemical analysis of low carbon content coals and their applications as dye adsorbent
PublicationCoal is primarily a fuel material but lately it has been utilized as an adsorbent for removing toxic metal ions. However, its usage for removing organic pollutants is not well studied. We report here a systematic study on the use of coal samples of varying carbon contents as adsorbents for removing Basic Blue 41 as a model cationic dye. The coal samples were collected from coal mines and were thoroughly characterized. The concentrations...
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Assessment of Fuel Cells’ State of Health by Low-Frequency Noise Measurements
PublicationWe proposed applying low-frequency (flicker) noise in proton-exchange membrane fuel cells under selected loads to assess their state of health. The measurement set-up comprised a precise data acquisition board and was able to record the DC voltage and its random component at the output. The set-up estimated the voltage noise power spectral density at frequencies up to a few hundred mHz. We observed the evolution of the electrical...
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Electron ionization and low energy electron attachment to molecules of biological interest
PublicationEthylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) and 2-amino-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol (TRIS) were investigated by electron impact ionization and low energy electron attachment. Both compounds are components of biological buffers and often are used as DNA stabilizers in irradiation studies. hus it is of a great importance to understand their potential interactions with radiation. Our results revealed that at least one of them, EDTA, may...
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RESEARCH OF HYDRAULIC PISTON PUMPS’ START-UP IN LOW AMBIENT TEMPERATURES
PublicationStarting hydraulic pumps in low ambient temperatures may cause: decreased hydraulic-mechanical efficiency, larger vibration of hydraulic installation, faster wear and more frequent damage to the elements of pumps, change of material properties of elements, increase of pressure drop. As a result of increase of resistance of cold oil flow in the suction pipe, large underpressure may be experienced, causing incomplete filling of pump...
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Low-Cost Flight Simulator with Possibility of Modeling of Flight Controls Failures
PublicationThe goal of this paper is to present a development of a low cost flight simulator, that allows to simulate flight controls failures. Cessna 172 has been chosen as an example of a general aviation aircraft and the flight model has been implemented in Simulink. The model allows for easy integration of an experimental autopilot, using various strategies. Aerodynamic coefficients have been calculated using software called DATCOM. Such...
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Earthing effective length for low and high amplitudes of lightning impulse currents
PublicationUziemienia w systemie elektroenergetycznym mogą być bardzo rozległe, zwłaszcza ze względu powszechne stosowanie połączeń ekwipotencjalizacyjnych. Ocena tak rozległych systemów z punktu widzenia ich przydatności do celów ochrony odgromowej jest dość trudna, ponieważ tylko część takiego rozległego systemu bierze udział w rozpraszaniu prądu piorunowego w gruncie. Ta część uziomu jest nazywana jego długością efektywną. W pracy zamieszczono...
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Comprehensive analysis of low-temperature methods for reclaiming of ground tire rubber
PublicationManagement of waste tires has become an important topic for decades. The lack of an effective method to manage the materials as mentioned above leads to illegal landfills. This problematic waste can be divided into two main categories depending on the physical condition of the waste: (i) partially used tires; (ii) end-of-life tires. While the first group can be reused or retreaded, the second group requires special measures to...
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Low-Profile Interdigitated UHF RFID Tag Antenna for Metallic Objects
PublicationThis article presents a novel miniature interdigitated ultra-high frequency (UHF) radio frequency identification (RFID) tag antenna that can be placed on metallic objects. The tag structure comprises two horizontal strip lines, each loaded with seven identical open stubs, and an integrated circuit (IC) chip connected directly to the feed lines in the middle of the structure. The perfect match to the IC chip’s impedance is realized...
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Measurement of complex refractive index of human blood by low-coherence interferometry
PublicationIn this article, the usefulness of the optical technique for measurements of blood complex refractive index has been examined. Measurement of optical properties of human blood is difficult to perform because of its nonuniform nature. However, results of my investigation have shown the usefulness of low-coherencei nterferometry for measurement complex refractive index of human blood. Furthermore, mathematical analysis of spectrum...
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Analysing selection of low-temperature medium for cogeneration micro power plant
PublicationThe article analyses the ORC system working with dry and wet low-boiling media which are most frequently used in installations of this type. Two types of cycles were examined, which were the cycle with heat regeneration for dry media: fc72, hfe7100, R227ea, R245fa, R423a and R600a, and the cycle without heat regeneration for wet media: R11, R12, R134a, R718 and 507a. The calculations were performed for the assumed required thermal...
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Achieving Efficient and Stable Deammonification at Low Temperatures—Experimental and Modeling Studies
PublicationThe short-term effects of temperature on deammonification sludge were evaluated in a laboratory-scale sequencing batch reactor (SBR). Mathematical modeling was used for further evaluations of different intermittent aeration strategies for achieving high and stable deammonification performance at decreasing temperatures. As for the biomass cultivated at high temperatures (e.g., 30 C), a higher temperature dependency (the adjusted...
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A low-voltage CMOS negative impedance converter for analogue filtering applications
PublicationLow-voltage high-frequency continuous-time filters are still required in many applications and are the subject of continuing research. There are many techniques to realize integrated filters, including OTA C, Opamp RC and MOSFET-C-Opamp. The latter two show high dynamic range at low supply voltage, but their frequency operating range is usually limited to several megahertz. Transconductance filters are dedicated to higher frequencies....
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Low-dimensional bound entanglement with one-way distillable cryptographic key
PublicationIn this paper, we provide a class of bound entangled states that have positive distillable secure key rate. The smallest state of this kind is 4 circle times 4, which shows that peculiar security contained in bound entangled states does not need high-dimensional systems. We show that for these states a positive key rate can be obtained by one-way Devetak-Winter (DW) protocol. Subsequently, the volume of bound entangled key-distillable...
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High temperature corrosion of evaporator tubes in low-emission steam boilers
PublicationW artykule opisano zjawisko korozji wysokotemperaturowej rur ekranowych kotłów parowych niskoemisyjnych. Przeprowadzono badania rur po eksploatacji. Wykonano badania składu chemicznego zgorzelin. Stwierdzono, że główną przyczyną pocienienia rur na wyższych poziomach jest korozja siarkowa, natomiast na poziomach niższych oddziaływanie stopionych soli.
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Shaping coherence function of sources used in low-coherent measurement techniques
PublicationW niskokoherencyjnych technikach pomiarowych kształt funkcji koherencji wykorzystywanego źródła ma bezpośredni wpływ na parametry metrologiczne układu pomiarowego. Z tego względu, w wielu aplikacjach niezbędne jest użycie metod pozwalających na zmianę kształtu tej funkcji. W artykule przeanalizowano możliwości kształtowania funkcji koherencji, a przedstawione analizy teoretyczne i wyniki symulacji komputerowych wskazują, że kształtowanie...
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A low-band gap, nitrogen-modified titania visible-light photocatalyst
PublicationFotokatalizatory tlenku tytanu(IV) zmodyfikowanego azotem zostały zsyntetyzowane poprzez ogrzewanie wodorotlenku tytanu i mocznika w temperaturze 400ºC. Otrzymane fotokatalizatory charakteryzują się silną absorpcją w zakresie promieniowania widzialnego (400-500 nm) odznaczając się niskimi wartościami energii pasma wzbronionego (2,20 i 2,46 eV). Aktywność fotokatalityczną w świetle widzialnym potwierdzono przeprowadzając reakcję...
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Neural Networks in the Diagnostics Process of Low-Power Solar Plant Devices
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Novel catalysts for low temperature synthesis of single wall carbon nanotubes
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Metal Oxides and Low Temperature SWCNT Synthesis via Laser Evaporation
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Regulation of replication of λ phage and λ plasmid DNAs at low temperature
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Chiral crystals from porphyrinoids possessing a very low racemization barrier
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Effects of Base π-Stacking on Damage to DNA by Low-Energy Electrons
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Low Power Baseband Processor for M2M Reconfigurable Radio Test Platform
PublicationSoftware Defined Radio (SDR) is becoming more andmore frequently used technique for wireless communication. Itfacilitates as fast prototyping and is a versatile method fordeveloping new communication systems. SDR can be realizedbased on high computational capacity platform, where powerconsumption is no a primary concern like i.e. DVB or BTStransmitters. Another trend are low power systems, whereavailable power in reduced and more...
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A Surrounding World Knowledge Acquiring by Using a Low-cost Ultrasound Sensors
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Low-threshold lasing eigenmodes of an infinite periodic chain of quantum wires
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Low-Level Aerial Photogrammetry as a Source of Supplementary Data for ALS Measurements
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Reactions in nanofilms of trifluoroacetic acid (CF3COOH) driven by low energy electrons
PublicationBadano modyfikacje chemiczne indukowane przez niskoenergetyczne elektrony (0-20eV) w cienkich warstwach skondensowanych molekuł CF3COOH. Do badań zastosowano dwie metody: desorpcję jonów w wyniku bombardowania elektronami (ESD - Electron Stimulated Desorption) oraz termiczną desorpcję jonów (TDS - Thermal Desorption Spectroscopy).
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Low velocity impact damage in glass/polyester composite sandwich panels
PublicationZbadano odporność udarową konstrukcji przekładkowych z laminatu poliestrowo szklanego pod kątem adhezji z rdzeniem (pianki PVC) przy polaczeniu dwoma rodzajami kleju lub łączanymi na ''mokro'' przy pomocy żywicy w trakcie utwardzania laminatu. Do oceny obszaru zniszczeń udarowych zastosowano metodę ultradźwiękową, która umożliwia wykrycie pola delaminacji nakładających się na siebie w poszczególnych warstwach .Obszary zniszczeń...
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Noise modeling of static CMOS gates for low-noise circuit synthesis
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono efektywną metodę modelowania widma szumu napięcia zasilającego generowanego przez statyczne bramki cyfrowe CMOS. Metoda modelowania uwzględnia krótkie impulsy prądowe powstające w czasie przełączania bramek i pozwala oszacować górne limity widma szumu napięcia zasilającego co umożliwia niskoszumową syntezę układów cyfrowych.
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Shaping of coherence function of sources used in low-coherent measurement techniques
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono zależność pomiędzy charakterystyką widmową źródła i ekwiwalentną długością drogi koherencji źródła. Wyniki analizy teoretycznej i symulacji komputerowych wykazały, że użycie źródła syntezowanego wpływa na zmniejszenie wartości ekwiwalentnej długości drogi koherencji. Dodatkowo wykazano, że zmniejszenie ekwiwalentnej długości drogi koherencji można otrzymać poprzez odpowiednie kształtowanie funkcji koherencji...
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Design analysis of Tesla micro-turbine operating on a low-boiling medium
PublicationThis paper presents results of the design analysis of a Tesla bladeless turbine intended for a co-generating micro-power plantof heat capacity 20 kW, which operates in an organic Rankine cycle on a low-boiling medium. Numerical calculations of flowin several Tesla turbine models were performed for a range of design parameters. Results of investigations exhibit interestingfeatures in the distribution of flow parameters within the...