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Power Hardware In-the-Loop validation of DC-DC power converter for offshore wind energy
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The analysis of the mechanical properties of welding joints of high-strength steels for offshore and ships structures
PublikacjaW artykule przedstawiono równania korelacyjne właściwości mechanicznych złaczy spawanych stali wysokiej wytrzymałości, które umożliwiają ocenę wpływu technologii spawania tych stali.W pracy zaproponowana dwa równania. Pierwsze umożliwa wstępną ocenę spawalności obecnie produkowanych stali wysokiej wytrzymałości, natomiast równania korelacyjne pozwalają obliczyć maksymalną twardość strefy wpływu ciepła materiału.
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THE INFLUENCE OF WATER AND MINERAL OIL ON MECHANICAL LOSSES IN THE DISPLACEMENT PUMP FOR OFFSHORE AND MARINE APPLICATIONS
PublikacjaIn this paper mechanical losses in a positive displacement pump supplied with water and mineral oil (two liquids having significantly different viscosity and lubricating properties) are described and compared. The experimental tests were conducted using a special design (prototype) of a satellite pump. The design of the satellite pump is presented in the article. The pump features a non-circular tooth working mechanism. This pump...
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Potential of silicon carbide MOSFETs in the DC/DC converters for future HVDC offshore wind farms
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The correlation between impact energy and the meters of hardening of extra high strength steels for ship and offshore welded structures.
PublikacjaUdowodniono tezę, że można wyznaczyć wystarczająco dokładne dla praktyki projektowania i budowy konstrukcji okrętowych i oceanotechnicznych związki ilościowe odbiorczych właściwości mechanicznych i mikrostruktury blach grubych kategorii 420¸690 oraz ich złączy spawanych. Uzyskane w pracy związki mierników umocnienia (cementytem, roztworowe, wydzieleniowe, wymiarem ziarna ferrytu) z odbiorczymi właściwościami mechanicznymi (Rm,...
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Influence of pitting corrosion on fatigue and corrosion fatigue of ship and offshore structures. Part II: Load - pit crack interaction
PublikacjaIn the paper has been discussed influence of stresses on general corrosion rate and corrosion pit nucleation and growth rate, whose presence has been questioned by some authors but accepted by most of them. Influence of pit walls roughness on fatigue life of a plate suffering pit corrosion and presence of so called "non damaging" pits which never lead to initiation of fatigue crack, has been presented. Possibility of prediction...
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Corrosion fatigue crack propagation rate characteristics for weldable ship and offshore steels with regard to the influence of loading frequency and seawater temperature
PublikacjaAfter Vosikovsky (1975), the corrosion fatigue crack growth rate (CFCGR) characteristics have been divided into three regions. The region-III rates are very close to mechanical fatigue crack growth rates. CFCGR formulae, including the long-crack length effect (in region I only), the loading frequency effect (in region II only), and the saltwater temperature effect, have been proposed. It has been assumed that CFCGR is proportional...
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Reduction of CO2 Emissions from Offshore Combined Cycle Diesel Engine-Steam Turbine Power Plant Powered by Alternative Fuels
PublikacjaDiverse forms of environmental pollution arise with the introduction of materials or energy that exert adverse effects on human health, climate patterns, ecosystems, and beyond. Rigorous emission regulations for gases resulting from fuel combustion are being enforced by the European Union and the International Maritime Organization (IMO), directed at maritime sectors to mitigate emissions of SOx, NOx, and CO2. The IMO envisions...
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Hydrostatic drives as safe and energy saving machines. The drive investigation method compatible diagram of power increase opposite to the direction of power flow
PublikacjaProjektanci i producenci napędu hydrostatycznego nie dysponują możliwością dokładnego określania jego sprawności energetycznej zmieniającej się szeroko w polu pracy napędzanego urządzenia a więc w pełnym zakresie zmiany prędkości i obciążenia silnika hydraulicznego oraz lepkości zastosowanego czynnika roboczego. Dotyczy to zarówno określania strat i sprawności maszyn wyporowych (pompy i silnika hydraulicznego) zastosowanych w układzie...
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Offshore benthic habitat mapping based on object-based image analysis and geomorphometric approach. A case study from the Slupsk Bank, Southern Baltic Sea
PublikacjaBenthic habitat mapping is a rapidly growing field of underwater remote sensing studies. This study provides the first insight for high-resolution hydroacoustic surveys in the Slupsk Bank Natura 2000 site, one of the most valuable sites in the Polish Exclusive Zone of the Southern Baltic. This study developed a quick and transparent, automatic classification workflow based on multibeam echosounder and side-scan sonar surveys to...
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Konstrukcje morskich farm wiatrowych – wyzywanie dla projektantów
PublikacjaPozyskanie energii wiatru jest jednym z najbardziej obiecujących źródeł energii odnawialnej. W artykule przestawiono zagadnienia związane z rozwojem energetyki wiatrowej, w tym budową morskich farm wiatrowych. W szczególności zaś zaprezentowano podstawy energetyki wiatrowej, stan aktualny i perspektywy rozwoju morskich farm wiatrowych, elementy konstrukcyjne morskich turbin wiatrowych oraz infrastrukturę przesyłania energii na...
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Polyethylene as a small vessel's building material
PublikacjaThe most common use of polyethylene we can notice nowadays are areas like water supply systems, gas industry (esp. gas piping), food industry, small-scale, light and consumer goods industries. That material has far more applications. One of them is shipbuilding - especially small inland or offshore vessels.
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Numerical modelling of moored floating structures using SPH. Preliminary results
PublikacjaThis article presents partial results of the works carried out under the research project "The development of the methodof modeling the dynamics of the floating (offshore) objects subjected to the environment influence", which aims at developing computational methods for modeling the dynamics of offshore structures.The article contains the description of the method of modeling the hydrodynamic impacts using SPH method and the description...
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Influence of Material Thickness on the Ductile Fracture of Steel Plates for Shipbuilding
PublikacjaIn the shipbuilding industry, the risk of brittle fractures is relatively high because some units operate in arctic or subarcticzones and use high thickness (up to 100 mm) steel plates in their structures. This risk is limited by employing certifiedmaterials with a specific impact strength, determined using the Charpy method (for a given design temperature) and byexercising control over the welding processes (technology qualification,...
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Application analysis of a hybrid solid oxide fuel cell-gas turbine system for marine power plants
PublikacjaThe results of theoretical studies of the possibilities of using hybrid solid oxide fuel cell–gas turbine (SOFC-GT) systems for marine power plants are presented. A 500 kW auxiliary marine power plant scheme using stacks of SOFCs in combination with a regenerative gas turbine operating with over-expansion based on our recent patent application is proposed. The results of mathematical modelling showed the opportunity to obtain a...
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Offshoring and outsourcing in Visegrad countries, Advantages and disadvantages.
PublikacjaOutsourcing and offshoring are getting more and more popular in the “new EU” coun-tries. They constitute very attractive venues for more developed EU countries to outsource or offshore their business activities. Authors of the article have investigated the advantages and disadvantages of locating outsourcing activities in each of the Visegrad (V4) countries. The authors have studied macroeconomic factors based on the reports of...
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AUTONOMOUS PLATFORM TO PROTECT MARITIME INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES
PublikacjaProblems regarding the security of maritime infrastructure, especially harbours and offshore infrastructure, are currently a very hot topic. Due to these problems, there are some research projects in which the main goal is to decrease the gap and improve the methods of observation in the chosen area, for both in-air and underwater areas. The main goal of the paper is to show a new complex system for improving the security of the...
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Zastosowanie redundancji w siłowniach okrętowych statków oceanotechnicznych
PublikacjaSystemy wytwarzania energii i napędu statków oceanotechnicznych muszą mieć bardzo wysoki poziom niezawodności. Utrata zdolności do wykonywania funkcji przez ich elementy strukturalne z reguły powoduje bardzo wysokie straty ekonomiczne. Straty te mogą być zwiększone przez niemożność wykorzystania tzw. okna pogodowego, skutkującego odłożeniem w czasie zaplanowanych operacji oceanotechnicznych. W celu zapewnienia niezawodnej realizacji...
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NUMERICAL MODEL OF PLASTIC DESTRUCTION OF THICK STEEL STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS
PublikacjaIn the shipbuilding industry, the risk of brittle fracture of the structure is limited by using certified materials with specified impact strength, determined by the Charpy method (for a given design temperature) and by supervising the welding processes (technology qualification, production supervision, non-destructive testing). For off-shore constructions, classical shipbuilding requirements may not be sufficient. Therefore, the...
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Underwater Welding of Duplex Stainless Steel
PublikacjaThe present work was conducted to assess the weldability of duplex stainless steel at underwater conditions. Interest of underwater welding of this steel grade is connected with necessity of preparing welding repair technologies for subsea pipelines widely used in offshore oil and gas industry. The GMA local cavity welding method was used in the investigations. Welded beads were performed underwater at 0.5 m depth and in the air....
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Investigation of the Combustion Processes in the Gas Turbine Module of an FPSO Operating on Associated Gas Conversion Products
PublikacjaIn this paper, we consider the issue of thermo-chemical heat recovery of waste heat from gas turbine engines for the steam conversion of associated gas for offshore vessels. Current trends in the development of offshore infrastructure are identified, and the composition of power plants for mobile offshore drilling units and FPSO vessels is analyzed. We present the results of a comparison of power-to-volume ratio, power-to-weight...
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Quasi-Static Response
PublikacjaConcern for the quasi-static response of ship and offshore structures, as required for safety and serviceability assessments. Attention shall be given to uncertainty quantification of quasi-static load and response analysis approaches, and their limitations, including exact and approximate methods for derivation of different acceptance criteria.
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Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Structural Dynamics, EURODYN 2014
PublikacjaSince offshore wind turbine supporting structures are subjected to dynamic environments with time-varying loading conditions, it is important to model their dynamic behavior and validate these models by means of vibrational experiments. In this paper assessment of dynamical state of the structure is investigated by means of both: numerical modeling, and experimental modal analysis. In experimental modal analysis, capturing the...
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SPECTRAL DYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF A STATIONARY JACK-UP PLATFORM
PublikacjaThe paper refers to the dynamic short-term response analysis of the Baltic steel drilling platform (see Fig.2) in a random sea-state represented by one-dimensional wave spectrum proposed by Striekalov and Massel and it is recommended for the Baltic Sea area. The Baltic drilling platform is a jack-up type platform for the exploration and exploitation of oil under the Baltic Sea. The analysis presented deals with the stationary...
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HEAVE MOTION OF A VERTICAL CYLINDER WITH HEAVE PLATES
PublikacjaThe shape of a vertical cylinder resembles the classic form of a spar platform. Spar platforms are floating platforms that are successfully used in waters of great depths and have several advantages that mean they are readily used in the oil industry. Many of these advantages are also relevant to their application for offshore wind turbines, which is currently being considered. In the hydrodynamic analysis of spar platforms, the...
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Numerical Modelling of Structures with Uncertainties
PublikacjaThe nature of environmental interactions, as well as large dimensions and complex structure of marine offshore objects, make designing, building and operation of these objects a great challenge. This is the reason why a vast majority of investment cases of this type include structural analysis, performed using scaled laboratory models and complemented by extended computer simulations. The present paper focuses on FEM modelling...
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The Application of a Multi-Criteria Decision-Making for Indication of Directions of the Development of Renewable Energy Sources in the Context of Energy Policy
PublikacjaThis paper presents the application of multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) for evaluating what technologies using renewable energy sources (RES) for electricity production have the chance to develop in Poland under the current socio-economic conditions. First, the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) method was used to determine the weights of the optimization criteria. Five main criteria and 30 sub-criteria were identified. Next,...
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Effect of presence of lifting pocket on the THD performance of a large tilting-pad thrust bearing
PublikacjaHydrostatic 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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Horyzont energoelektroniczny obiektów morskich
PublikacjaW artykule zaprezentowano współczesne kierunki rozwoju energoelektroniki, w tym w szczególności dotyczące obiektów morskich. Przedstawiono podstawowe parametry aktualnie stosowanych w energoelektronice przyrządów półprzewodnikowych, jak również wykazano interdyscyplinarny charakter rozwoju tej dziedziny. Na przykładzie wybranych urządzeń energoelektronicznych przedstawiono ich komercyjne zastosowania oraz podział i miejsce w łańcuchu...
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Influence of pitting corrosion on fatigue and corrosion fatigue of ship structures. Part I: pitting corrosion of ship structures.
PublikacjaThe paper is a literature survey focused on pitting corrosion and its influence on fatigue of ship and offshore steels. Mechanisms of short- and long-term pitting corrosion in marine environment have been described including pit nucleation and growth phases. Some models of pit growth versus time of exposure have been presented. Some factors which influence the pit growth have been discussed briefly.
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High Performance Control of AC Drives with Matlab/ Simulink
PublikacjaExplore this indispensable update to a popular graduate text on electric drive techniques and the latest converters used in industry. The Second Edition of High Performance Control of AC Drives with Matlab®/Simulink delivers an updated and thorough overview of topics central to the understanding of AC motor drive systems. The book includes new material on medium voltage drives, covering state-of-the-art technologies and challenges...
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ENERGY STORAGE IN COMPRESSED AIR – SOLUTION SUPPORTING RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
PublikacjaThis article presents a brief description of a power system, the current national power system daily load, the use of wind power as a renewable energy source and its share in the national load. It also discusses the methods for storing energy, their characteristics and possible solutions. The power storage and generation solution proposed in the article is based on the collaboration between a gas turbine and an air storage system....
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Design of a SiC based triple active bridge ceil for a multi-megawatt DC-DC converter
PublikacjaThe paper describes the design methodology of a novel Triple Active Bridge cell used as the building block for modular DC-DC converters. The intended application is for Medium Voltage Direct Current grids, such as the DC collector for offshore wind farms. The latest generation of SiC MOSFET semiconductors is utilized to operate in the medium frequency range while optimizing the efficiency. The dimensioning of the main cell components,...
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DETERMINATION OF SEAKEEPING PERFORMANCE FOR A CASE STUDY VESSEL BY THE STRIP THEORY METHOD
PublikacjaThe increase of seakeeping performance is of particular importance for car and passenger ferries, service ships in the gas and oil extraction industry and offshore wind power farm industry, as well as for special purpose ships (including military applications). In the water areas of the Baltic Sea, North Sea, and Mediterranean Sea, which are characterised by a short and steep wave, the hull shape has a substantial impact on the...
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System pozycjonowania dynamicznego morskich jednostek pływających jako system mechatroniczny
PublikacjaW artykule przedstawiano system pozycjonowania dynamicznego półzanurzeniowej platformy wiertniczej, który jest rozpatrywany jako system mechatroniczny. W szczególności zaś zaprezentowano systemy referencyjne utrzymania stanowiska pozycyjnego na morzu, urządzenia nawigacyjne, czujniki ruchów własnych jednostki pływającej i anemometry rozważane jako czujniki systemu mechatronicznego oraz pędniki azymutalne rozważane jako nastawniki...
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SPECTRAL RESPONSE OF STATIONARY JACK-UP PLATFORMS LOADED BY SEA WAVES AND WIND USING PERTURBATION METHOD
PublikacjaThe paper addresses non-linear vibrations of offshore jack-up drilling platforms loaded by sea waves and wind in their stationary condition using the perturbation method. Non-linearity of dynamic equations of motion for fixed offshore platforms yields from two factors. The first is load excitation generating non-linear velocity coupling in a dynamic system. This coupling is inherent in the modified Morison equation, involving the...
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Stateczność i niezawodność pełnomorskich platform wiertniczych
PublikacjaW pracy przedstawiono wieloletnie doświadczenia Autora w zakresie wybranych aspektów numerycznej analizy pełnomorskich platform wiertniczych, w szczególności stacjonarnych platform stalowych poddanych działaniu fal wiatrowych i wiatru. W opisie zachowania się platform uwzględniono współoddziaływanie trzech ośrodków: materiału konstrukcji, morskich fal wiatrowych i podłoża gruntowego. Przyjęcie do opisu stochastycznych właściwości...
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Importance of model tests in design and operation of watercraft for example CTO
PublikacjaShip Hydromechanics Division is a specialized research and development department of Ship Design and Research Centre conducting tests and research in the field of hydromechanics, connected with design and operation of ships and other floating structures, in scope of: predictions, numerical analyses, designs of - hull shape optimized with respect to the ship’s functions with the application of modern design tools, screw propellers...
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Redukcja obciążeń odmorskich ścian falochronów pionowościennych przy zastosowaniu ścian ażurowych i komór wygaszających
PublikacjaPoszukiwanie optymalnych rozwiązań w projektowaniu falochronów portowo-morskich stanowi ciągłe wyzwanie dla projektantów w dziedzinie hydrotechniki portowo-morskiej. W przypadku falochronów morskich jednym z decydujących czynników mających wpływ na wybór rodzaju konstrukcji jest uzyskanie maksymalnej możliwej redukcji obciążeń od falowania morskiego. Niniejsza praca poświęcona jest rozwiązaniom konstrukcyjnym skrzyń żelbetowych,...
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Displacement control in PWK-type pumps
PublikacjaThe most important, strategic goal however is creation of the variable displacement version of the new pump PWK. Thanks to full discharge of it's commutation mechanism from hydrostatic forces the variable pump can be directly controlled by low-energy actuator like proportional electromagnet or stepping motor. It means that costly and complicated hydraulic servomechanism (applied in all present variable displacement pumps) is no...
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Mobile inventory system for hydrotechnical objects using data from multiple sensors operating simultaneously
PublikacjaThe knowledge of the location, shape and other characteristics of spatial objects in the coastal areas has a significant impact on the functioning of ports, shipyards, and other water-infrastructure facilities, both offshore and inland. Therefore, measurements are taken of the underwater part of the waterside zone, which means the bottom of water and other underwater objects (e.g. breakwaters, docks, etc.), and objects above the...
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Modernized cathodic protection system for legs of the production rig – Evaluation during ten years of service
PublikacjaThe modernization of cathodic protection system of the Baltic Beta platform legs is described. It was that the sacrificial anodes cone-shaped groups were to be placed on the seabed at a depth of 80 m. The measurements results of cathodic protection effectiveness during its ten-years operation are presented. The effectiveness was assessed based on the potential value along the entire length of the legs from the sea surface to the...
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Start-up of a power unit of a thermal power plant auxiliary systems with supply from a hydropower plant
PublikacjaThis article discusses the issues related to a power unit of a thermal power plant start-up with the use of a hydropower plant. Hydropower plant can supply and will enable start-up of auxiliary equipment in a power unit of a thermal power plant. Due to high capacity of auxiliary drives, start-up of auxiliaries in a thermal power plant after blackout (and boiler shutdown) is not possible from emergency energy sources in the power...
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Autonomous Battery Drive in Trolleybuses: an Overview of Practical Examples
PublikacjaBattery electric buses are believed to be means of transportation of the future. However, despite the continuous development of electrochemical batteries technology and the multitude of electric buses on offer, it is still no proved solutions that can be widely used. Charging is the one of the weakness point of the electric buses. Trolleybuses are alternative for them. Especially, trolleybuses equipment with traction batteries...
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Software Factory project for enhancement of student experiential learning
PublikacjaProviding opportunities for students to work on real-world software development projects for real customers is critical to prepare students for the IT industry. Such projects help students to understand what they will face in the industry and experience real customer interaction and challenges in collaborative work. To provide this opportunity in an academic environment and enhance the learning and multicultural teamwork experience,...
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Temper bead welding of S460N steel in wet welding conditions
PublikacjaWet welding is the most common method of welding in water environment. It is most often used for repairing of underwater parts of offshore structures. However, the water as a welding environment causes an increase of susceptibility of steels to cold cracking. For underwater constructions high strength low alloy (HSLA) steel are widely used. In wet welding condition a HSLA steel is characterized by high susceptibility to cold cracking....
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A prototype information system for managing and pricing e-waste
PublikacjaThere is no doubt that innovation drives development in all areas of human activity, including electrical and electronic equipment. However, the production of new equipment has a significant impact on the natural environment and a relatively high consumption of natural resources. To address these issues, the circular economy has been implemented in recent years by promoting and introducing numerous measures to facilitate the recycling...
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Center for Scientific and Technical Information - Library Services for Business and Science at Wroclaw University of Technology
PublikacjaWroclaw University of Technology is situated in Lower Silesia – the dynamically developing region of Poland. Focusing on adopting its own offer to the market needs had been selected as a strategy. Due to that, a synergy effect has been achieved with the development of segments strategic for the region. The University is strongly oriented to cooperation with the economy and industry. One of the key initiatives was establishment...
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System sejsmiki refleksyjnej do poszukiwania morskich złóż węglowodorowych
PublikacjaW poszukiwaniu morskich złóż węglowodorowych wykorzystywane są różne metody zaliczane do tzw. sejsmiki refleksyjnej. Jedną z nich jest wykorzystanie systemu sejsmiki refleksyjnej holowanego za statkiem specjalistycznym przeznaczonym do badań sejsmicznych. Jest to złożony ruchomy układ techniczny składający się z wielu elementów składowych, takich jak: system wzbudzania fal akustycznych, system rejestracji odbijanych fal akustycznych...
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New oryginal generic technologies: A Polish R&D strategic implementation programme
PublikacjaPolands's pharmaceutical industry is of great significance to the whole economy. According to Forbs (2 October 2012), the cost of launching a new drug varies from USD 1 to 11 bilion. There is little Chance of a Polish pharmaceutical company developing an original drug due to financial reason.Many research teams in Poland take up research projects aimed at new biologically active compounds. But such an objective has no broader perspective,...