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Pre-Treatment of Furniture Waste for Smokeless Charcoal Production
PublicationThe aim of this study was to assess the possibility of using furniture waste for smokeless fuel production using the pyrolysis process. Four types of wood-based wastes were used in the pyrolysis process: pine sawdust (PS), chipboard (CB), medium-density fiberboard (MDF), and oriented strand board (OSB). Additionally, the slow and fast types of pyrolysis were compared, where the heating rates were 15 C/min and 100 C/min, respectively....
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Hemodynamic and autonomic effects of smokeless tobacco in healthy young men
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FUEL
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Performance and emission characteristics of diesel engines running on gaseous fuels in dual-fuel mode
PublicationConventional fossil fuels are being substituted with alternative green fuels because of their greenhouse gas emissions and pollution problems, which pose a severe threat to the environment. Several studies have reported the usage of biodiesel and gaseous fuels in both single and dual-fuel modes. Gaseous fuels such as producer gas, biogas, syngas, and hydrogen produced from renewable biomass could potentially be used along with...
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ENERGY & FUELS
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The Impact of Alternative Fuels on Fuel Consumption and Exhaust Emissions of Greenhouse Gases from Vehicles Featuring SI Engines
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INVESTIGATIONS OF THE EMISSION CHARACTERISTICS OF A DUAL-FUEL GAS TURBINE COMBUSTION CHAMBER OPERATING SIMULTANEOUSLY ON LIQUID AND GASEOUS FUELS
PublicationT his study is dedicated to investigations of the working process in a dual-fuel low-emission combustion chamber for a floating vessel’s gas turbine. As the object of the research, a low-emission gas turbine combustion chamber with partial premixing of fuel and air inside the outer and inner radial-axial swirls was chosen. The method of the research is based on the numerical solution of the system of differential...
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Piotr Jasiński prof. dr hab. inż.
PeoplePiotr Jasinski obtained MSc in electronics in 1992 from the Gdansk University of Technology (GUT), Poland. Working at GUT, he received PhD in 2000 and DSc in 2009. Between 2001 and 2004 Post Doctoral Fellow at Missouri University of Science and Technology, while between 2008 and 2010 an Assistant Research Professor. Currently is an Associate Professor at Gdansk University of Technology working in the field of electronics, biomedical...
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FUEL PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY
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Solid Fuel Chemistry
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Understanding Fuel Saving and Clean Fuel Strategies Towards Green Maritime
PublicationDue to recent emission-associated regulations imposed on marine fuel, ship owners have been forced to seek alternate fuels, in order to meet the new limits. The aim of achieving low-carbon shipping by the year 2050, has meant that alternative marine fuels, as well as various technological and operational initiatives, need to be taken into account. This article evaluates and examines recent clean fuels and novel clean technologies...
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Sustainable Energy & Fuels
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Desirability-based optimization of dual-fuel diesel engine using acetylene as an alternative fuel
Publicationhe study examined the dual-fuel engine performance employing acetylene gas as primary fuel and diesel as pilot fuel. The engine's operational parameters were adjusted using the Box-Behnken design, and the results were recorded. The best operating settings were yielded as 81.25 % engine load, 4.48 lpm acetylene gas flow rate and the compression ratio were 18. At this optimized setting the BTE was 27.1 % and the engine emitted 360...
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Distillery Fusel Oil as an Alternative Carbon Source for Denitrification – from Laboratory Experiments to Full-Scale Applications
PublicationIndustrial waste products may be a viable alternative to commercial external carbon sources. In this study, the properties of fusel oil (distillery waste product) were investigated in terms of temperature dependency of denitrification and acclimation period. Furthermore, results obtained during three different full-scale trials were used to verify similarities and differences with the results obtained under laboratory-scale conditions....
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Distillery Fusel Oil as an Alternative Carbon Source for Denitrification – from Laboratory Experiments to Full-Scale Applications
PublicationIndustrial waste products may be a viable alternative to commercial external carbon sources, such as ethanol. In this study, the properties of fusel oil (distillery waste product) were investigated in terms of temperature dependency of denitrification, acclimation period, and the effects on NO2-N and PO4-P behavior. Furthermore, results obtained during three different full-scale trials were used to verify similarities and differences...
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Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology
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FUEL CELLS
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EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH ON INFLUENCE OF THE FUEL NOZZLE GEOMETRY ON THE FUEL CONSUMPTION OF THE MARINE 4-STROKE DIESEL ENGINE
PublicationThe article presents experimental research that has been carried out on a marine, 4-stroke, 3-cylinder, turbocharged engine. During testing, the engine operated at a constant rotational speed of 750 rpm and a load from 0 kW to 280 kW. The engine was fuelled by diesel oil of known specification and loaded by electric generator with water resistance. The fuel consumption was measured during the engine operation with fuel nozzles...
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Impedance monitoring of fuel cell stacks
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Perovskites in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
PublicationPrzeglądowa publikacja dotycząca wykorzystania ceramicznych materiałów perowskitowych w tlenkowych ogniwach paliwowych.
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Estimation of vehicle operational fuel consumption
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono metodę umożliwiającą wyznaczenie referencyjnego zużycia paliwa dla zarejestrowanych warunków eksploatacji. Warunki eksploatacji opisane są rozkładem energochłonności jednostkowej, która obejmuje zarówno wpływ warunków zewnętrznych jak również styl jazdy kierowcy. W pracy przedstawiono zestawienie wyników uzyskanych dla przejazdów wykonanych na terenie Gdańska, w regularnym ruchu miejskim. Przedstawiono także...
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Impedance monitoring of fuel cell stacks
PublicationThis paper presents an innovative, electrochemical impedance method for monitoring of electrochemical behaviour of a multi-cell, direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) device. This method not only provides classical voltage changes at successive cells but also allows their detailed impedance behaviour to be presented. Impedance characteristics of individual cells within a fuel cell stack (depending on actual operating conditions) are...
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Denitrification Process Enhancement and Diversity of the Denitrifying Community in the Full Scale Activated Sludge System after Adaptation to Fusel Oil
PublicationImplementation of anaerobic digestion of primary sludge in modern wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) limits the availability of organic carbon for denitrification in conventional nitrification-denitrification (N/DN) systems. In order to ensure efficient denitrification, dosage of the external carbon source is commonly undertaken. However, application of commercial products, such us ethanol or acetate, greatly increases operational...
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Performance of the methanol PEM fuel cell module
PublicationPrzedstawiono charakterystyki układu zasilania składającego się z dwóch ogniw paliwowych o mocy 1.2 kW każde. Układ był zasilany metanolem, który podlegał procesowi reformowania w reformerze firmy Genesis Fueltech. Sprawność reformera wzrastała od 33% dla obciążenia minimalnego do 78% przy obciążeniu maksymalnym. Czystość uzyskiwanego wodoru była satysfakcjonująca w całym zakresie pracy reformera.
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Emission of CO2 and Fuel Consumption for Automotive Vehicles
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Heterotrophic Anodic Denitrification in Microbial Fuel Cells
PublicationNowadays, pollution caused by energy production systems is a major environmental concern. Therefore, the development of sustainable energy sources is required. Amongst others, the microbial fuel cell (MFC) seems to be a possible solution because it can produce clean energy at the same time that waste is stabilized. Unfortunately, mainly due to industrial discharges, the wastes could contain nitrates, or nitrates precursors such...
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Fuel systems of high power stationary engine
PublicationThe use of alternative fuels and, in the future, synthetic fuels has forced changes in the design of fuel supply systems in internal combustion engines. When operating a stationary engine at constant load, the possibility of using lean fuel mixtures appears. The selection of a precise operating mixture ignition system requires changes in traditional fuel systems. The article presents the current designs of fuel supply systems and...
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Influence of traffic conditions on the operating fuel consumption
PublicationPrzedstawiona w pracy metoda umożliwia ocenę warunków eksploatacji pojazdu. Warunki te mogą wynikać zarówno z lokalnej specyfiki ruchu pojazdów jak również ze sposobu prowadzenia auta przez kierowcę. W pracy zamieszczono przykłady oceny zarejestrowanych w normalnej eksploatacji warunków ruchu pojazdu i ich wpływu na przebiegowe zużycie paliwa.
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Review on electrolyte ceramic materials for fuel cells
PublicationPublikacja stanowi przegląd materiałów wykorzystywanych w tlenkowych ogniwach paliwowych ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem materiałów elektrolitowych.
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Degradation of xylose using a microbial fuel cell
PublicationIt is generally known, that many kind of microorganisms are capable of using carbohydrates as a source of carbon and energy in an environment. The biodegradation process of monosaccharides from pentoses (in this case- racemic mixture of D - and L – xylose) is an immense opportunity for an entire reduction of biological contamination to neutral compounds through MFC. The process is occurred in a single-chamber MFC, which is contained...
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9 - Solid oxide fuel and electrolysis cells
PublicationIn this chapter, the fundamental reactions, the geometrical designs, the material requirements, and the status of SOFCs and SOECs are presented. In the following seven chapters, the most important components of an SOC are described and the chapter ends with a summary and outlook. The described components are: (i) oxygen-ion conductors (electrolyte), (ii) anode materials for SOFCs (cathode in SOEC mode), (iii) cathode materials...
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Ceramic composites for single-layer fuel cells
PublicationComposite materials consisting of acceptor doped lanthanum orthoniobate electrolyte phase (La0.98Ca0.02NbO4) and Li2O:NiO:ZnO semiconducting phase were synthesized. The precursor powder of La0.98Ca0.02NbO4 was prepared in nanocrystalline (mechanosynthesis) and microcrystalline (solid-state synthesis) form. The composite can be applied in a single-layer fuel cell, because of the presence of two phases acting as an anode and a cathode...
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Fuel cell noise data
Open Research DataMeasurement data of Hydrogen PEM fuel cels. The voltage fluctuations were measured over single cels of stack of 10 cels.
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Micro solid oxide fuel cells and their fabrication methods
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono obecny stan badań związany z tlenkowymi microogniwami paliwowymi oraz metodami ich wytwarzania.
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Micro solid oxide fuel cells and their fabrication methods
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono obecny stan badań i tendencje w rozwoju tlenkowych ogniw paliwowych.
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A novel technology of solid oxide fuel cell fabrication
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono metodę wytwarzania wartstw i materiałów elektroceramicznych. Metoda jest kombinacją metod nanoszenia szkieletu z proszków ceramicznych i prekursorów polimerowych. Umożliwia ona otrzymanie zarówno gęstych jak i porowatych warstw i materiałów jednorodnych oraz kompozytowych. W pracy przedstawiono przykłady struktur dla tlenkowych ogniw paliwowych.
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Advanced XAS analysis for investigating fuel cell electrocatalysts
PublicationW pracy została zaprezentowana analiza XAFS nanocząstek platyny używanych jako materiał katalityczny w niskotemperaturowych ogniwach paliwowych. Analiza danych EXAFS została przeprowadzona za pomocą zaawansowanej metody GNXAS, w której wzięto pod uwagę rozkład rozmiaru granul nano-platyny i niejednorodność warstwy katalitycznej elektrody, badane za pomocą SEM (skaningowy mikroskop elektronowy), TEM (transmisyjny mikroskop elektronowy)...
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Recent anode advances in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
PublicationW pracy podsumowano bieżące doniesienia na temat potencjalnych materiałów anodowych dla wysokotemperaturowych tlenkowych ogniw paliwowych z uwzględnieniem wyników otrzymanych przez autora pracy.
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Dimethyl ether (DME) as potential environmental friendly fuel
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Influence of stack temperature on PEM fuel cell performance
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono wpływ temperatury stosu na wydajność ogniwa paliwowego typu PEM dla zadanego obciążenia. Badania ogniwa paliwowego przeprowadzono dla sześciu temperatur pracy stosu z zakresu od 30 oC do 65 oC. Dla najwyższej temperatury stosu, tj. 65 oC, wydajność pracy ogniwa paliwowego była najwyższa. Wraz ze wzrostem temperatury stosu zarejestrowano spadek mocy ogniwa paliwowego od 1015 W dla temperatury 30 oC do 1004...
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Solid oxide fuel cells for distributed energy generation
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono zasadę działania tlenkowego ogniwa paliwowego. Zaprezentowano wybrane problemy oraz rozwiązania technologiczne.
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On-line Impedance Monitoring of Direct Methanol Fuel Cell
PublicationW niniejszej pracy została przedstawiona technika badawcza Dynamiczna Elektrochemiczna Spektroskopia Impedancyjna w obszarze badań ogniw paliwowych. Obiektem badań było ogniwo paliwowe zasilane bezpośrednio metanolem. Badano on-line wpływ zmian warunków pracy na globalną impedancję ogniwa. Podczas pomiarów zmianie ulegała temperatura, natężenia przepływu utleniacza oraz obciążenie.
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Properties of glass-ceramic for solid oxide fuel cells
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono właściwości krystalicznych pyro- i orto- krzemowych szkieł przygotowanych dla tlenkowych ogniw paliwowych. Zbadano rozszerzalnoność, ubytek masy, zmiany widm rentgenograficznych oraz widm impedancyjnych dla szkieł narażonych przez 60 dni na atmosfere ulteniajacą i redukująca w temperaturze 800C.
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Protonic Ceramic Fuel Cells as novel electrochemical devices
PublicationProton ceramic conductors are novel materials which are interesting from the application point of view. For example, Protonic Ceramic Fuel Cells (PCFCs) is a type of a solid oxide fuel cell, which uses proton ceramic conductors as an electrolyte. Scientists are looking for the most efficient materials for these devices. In recent years main focus has been put on the search for new proton and mixed proton-electron conductors which...
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Tyre rolling resistance and its influence on fuel consumption
PublicationRolling resistance of tyres is one of the major resistive forces acting on any wheeled vehicle. Unfortunately, it is also one of the forces very difficult to measure. It is estimated that in certain traffic conditions (like for example constant speed driving with slow or moderate speed) so called Rolling Resistance Impact Factor may be as high as 0.3. This means that reduction of rolling resistance by 50% would lead to 15% of energy...
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Dimethyl ether (DME) as potential environmental friendly fuel
PublicationIn recent years, there has been a growing interest in replacing petroleum fuels with so-called second generation environmental friendly fuels. Compared to traditional petroleum fuels dimethyl ether (DME) could be used as a clean high-efficiency compression ignition fuel with reduced particulate matter (PM), sulfur oxides (SOx), hydrocarbons (HC), carbon monoxide (CO) as well as combustion noise. Compared to some of the other leading...
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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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The Influence of External Load on the Performance of Microbial Fuel Cells
PublicationIn this work, the effect of the external load on the current and power generation, as well as on the pollutant removal by microbial fuel cells (MFCs), has been studied by step-wise modifying the external load. The load changes included a direct scan, in which the external resistance was increased from 120 Ω to 3300 Ω, and a subsequent reverse scan, in which the external resistance was decreased back to 120 Ω. The reduction in the...
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Marine Fuel Sulphur Limit Impact on Air Pollution
PublicationThe article presents calculation of Sulphur oxides percentage drop rate in marine industry recorded after 01.01.2020 when new limits, provided by International Maritime Organizations legislation, became effective. Ships’ SOx global emission was estimated and compared between 4th quarter 2019 and 1st quarter 2020. For more accurate estimation 3 seaside cities with big harbors were selected for statistical analysis. Noticeable...
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STUDY ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VEHICLE MAINTENANCE AND FUEL CONSUMPTION
PublicationA contemporary road vehicle (RV) is a rather complex system, consisting of a large number of subsystems, assemblies, units, and elements (parts). While operating, an RV interacts with the environment, and its elements interact with each other. Consequently, the properties (parameters) of these elements change in the process - hardness, roughness, size, relative position, gapping, etc. A partial solution to the presented problems...