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Knowledge Based Neural Network For Voltage Contingency Selection And Ranking, Sn Singh, L Srivastava, Jd Sharma

SN Singh PhD

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Load Frequency Control: A Generalized Neural Network Approach, D. K. Chaturvedi, P. S. Satsangi, P. K. Kalra

D. K. Chaturvedi Dr.

Variation in load frequency is an index for normal operation of power systems. When load perturbation takes place anywhere in any area of the system, it will affect the frequency at other areas also. To control load frequency of power systems various controllers are used in different areas. but due to non-linearities in the system components and alternators, these controllers cannot control the frequency quickly and efficiently. Simple neural networks which are in common use at present have various drawbacks like large training time, requirement of large number of neurons, etc. The present work deals with the developmetn of a …

Design Of An Instrumentation System To Record Distribution Profile Of Snow Layer Temperature For Modelling Of Snow Avalanche Forecast, Raman Attri

Raman K. Attri

The measurement of snow hydrological parameters is extremely important in developing a model for the predication of Snow avalanche as well as Snowmelt water in the rivers. When direct measurement of these parameters is practically difficult, its dependence on snow temperature is used to develop snow cover models. A robust model for avalanche forecasting requires a sophisticated instrumentation system which can measure the required temperature parameters at right data points within snow pack. A Snow Temperature Profile Sensing System along with Surface temperature Sensor has been designed to measure Snow temperature gradient, temperature distributions, and average temperature of snow pack, …

Design Strategy Of Snow Depth Sensor Based On Ultrasonic Pulse-Transit Technique For Remote Measurement Of Snow Cover Thickness, Raman Attri

Raman K. Attri

Snow cover thickness is one of the important parameter used in forecasting models for snow-melt, snow run-off water, snow avalanche release and other snow hydrological changes. Ultrasonic pulse transit method is being used for such applications universally. Reflected echo coming after reflection from highly irregular and non-smooth porous surface, is very low amplitude noise ridden signal. This received echo signal has to be conditioned to remove signal and processed to increase its amplitude to make it sufficiently detectable and to increase the probability of receiving back the reflected echo. A special design of Snow Depth Sensor based on Ultrasonic Pulse …

Implementation Of Linear Array Of Ultrasonic Transmitter-Receiver Transducers For Detection Of Non-Smooth Porous Surface, Raman K. Attri, Swaranjit Singh

Raman K. Attri

Level measurements, thickness measurement or remote surface detection using ultrasonic pulse transit method require that the target surface be at 90O to the incident beam so that reflected beam comes back at 180O angel to effectively use this method. This is perfectly true in case of flat, solid surface at right angle to the incident beam. But surface irregularities of a porous, non-smooth, uneven material such as snow cause penetration of incident wave into the surface, absorption of the incident energy, scatter of energy in many directions and further attenuation of reflected signal making it difficult to detect the reflected …

Particle Pressure And Marginal Stability Limits For A Homogeneous Monodisperse Gas-Fluidized Bed: Kinetic Theory And Numerical Simulations, Ashok S. Sangani, Donald L. Koch

Ashok S. Sangani

A linear stability analysis is performed for the homogeneous state of a monodisperse gas-fluidized bed of spherical particles undergoing hydrodynamic interactions and solid-body collisions at small particle Reynolds number and finite Stokes number. A prerequisite for the stability analysis is the determination of the particle velocity variance which controls the particle-phase pressure. In the absence of an imposed shear, this velocity variance arises solely due to the hydrodynamic interactions among the particles. Since the uniform state of these suspensions is unstable over a wide range of values of particle volume fraction &phgr; and Stokes number St, full dynamic simulations cannot …

Pirolityczne Metody Utylizacji Odpadów Niebezpiecznych - Przykładowe Rozwiązania I Emisja Zanieczyszczeń, Robert Oleniacz

Robert Oleniacz

The paper presents the pyrolysis and gasification processes of organic matter and the main directions of their use for the thermal disposal of hazardous waste. Used for this purpose the basic technical solutions are discussed with regard to existing and new technologies. Given the fact that the pyrolytic methods in Poland were primarily used for the incineration of medical waste, most attention was paid to a facility designated for such waste disposal. The problem of air pollutant emissions from this type of installation and some operating guidelines was also presented on the basis of the literature analyses and own research. …

Zastosowanie Procesów Pirolizy I Zgazowania Do Termicznej Utylizacji Odpadów, Robert Oleniacz

Robert Oleniacz

The paper presents characteristic of pyrolysis and gasification processes and main trends to their application for the waste thermal treatment. Selected examples of the applications and course of these processes as well as sorts of their final products is here also discussed.

English title: The use of pyrolysis and gasification processes to waste thermal utilization.

Gsis: A Conceptual Model For Web-Based Integration Of Information Technology With Geo-Scientific Instrumentation, Raman Attri

Raman K. Attri

Since a long time leading organisations have been advocating the need of implementation of IT in a centralised manner on the distributed geological data monitoring centres. In the era of IT, it is highly important to access, share and analyse related data on a common platform for fast retrieval of information in centralised as well as in distributed mode. In this article a concept to integrate Geo-Scientific Instrumentation systems to Information Technology has been highlighted. The vision to create a Geo-Scientific Information System (GSIS) would be an approach where a centralised web-enabled database of the data acquired & transmitted by …

Emisja Związków Fluoru Z Hutnictwa Żelaza, Marian Mazur, Marek Bogacki, Robert Oleniacz

Robert Oleniacz

The article presents the results of the last few years of comprehensive researches related to the emission of fluorine compounds from iron metallurgy in Poland. Determined of the levels of flue-gas concentrations and air emissions for fluorine in the form of gaseous and solid compounds, including water-soluble compounds (considered to be toxic). The study also made it possible to analyze of raw materials used in these processes taking into account fluorine content and its impact on the amount of fluorine compounds emitted to the air.

English title: Emissions of fluorine compounds with iron metallurgy.

Modelowanie Stężenia Ozonu W Niskiej Troposferze Na Przykładzie Nowego Sącza, Marek Bogacki, Marek Mazur, Robert Oleniacz

Robert Oleniacz

The paper presents the results of research related to the modeling of physicochemical phenomena occurring in the ground layer of the atmosphere in terms of ozone formation. For this purpose, the box model was used, in which the computational area is defined as a space designated by a steady surface and a variable height. Conducted in Nowy Sącz (Poland) experiment confirmed the possibility of using this type of model to diagnose and possibly forecasting ozone concentrations in any area of ​​calculation. The study also showed that the quality of the results depends mainly on accuracy in preparing of input data, …

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Drip Vs. Furrow Irrigation Of Cotton On Sandy Soil With 1/4 Mile Runs - Includes: Yield Monitoring, Remote Sensing, And Electronic Soil Survey, William R. Detar, S. J. Maas, G. J. Fitzgerald

William R DeTar

Subsurface drip irrigation was compared to furrow irrigation of cotton on 990-ft runs for 4 seasons on sandy soil. The first furrow irrigation after planting was difficult (as expected) and wasted a lot of water, up to 4 in. The drip system was less efficient than expected due to the startup time required. On the average for the season, the furrow system used 10.5 in. more water that the drip system, a difference which is very similar to results from published short-run (300 ft) tests. There was no difference in yield between the drip and furrow treatments. There were extreme …

A Comparative Wear Study On Heat-Treated Aluminium-Lithium Alloy And Pure Aluminium

A.S. Md Abdul Haseeb

Wear behaviour of solution-treated and aged aluminium-lithium alloy (2.5% Li, 2% Cu, 1% Mg and 0.15% Zr) was compared with that of pure aluminium. Wear tests were carried out in ambient air in a pin-on-disc type apparatus under dry sliding conditions using hardened steel disc as the counterbody. A normal load of 10 N and a linear speed of 0.98 m s-1 were used during the tests. Microscopic investigation, microhardness measurement on the subsurface of wear scars on pins, X-ray diffraction study and morphological examination of wear debris were done to elucidate wear mechanism. It has been found that the …

Analytical Investigation Of The Use Of Static Var Compensators To Aid Damping Of Inter-Area Oscillations, Arturo Roman Messina

A. R. Messina

A comprehensive investigation of the use of Static VAR Compensators (SVCs) to aid damping of low-frequency inter-area oscillations in large interconnected power systems is presented. The study of inter-area oscillations and the design of controls is done using modal analysis of a linearized model of the power system. Based on this model an efficient algorithm to compute the power oscillation flow for each mode of concern is developed. This approach allows to identify the nature of oscillation patterns and provides important information needed in the application of SVCs. Controllability and observability measures are then used to assess the impact of …

Evaluation Of Liquid Extraction Potentials For Downstream Separation Of 1,3-Propanediol, Janusz J. Malinowski

Janusz J. Malinowski

The application of liquid-liquid extraction for the downstream separation of 1,3-propanediol from dilute aqueous solutions has been tested. Preliminary solvent screening was performed using the group contribution method. Experimental verification of the predictions revealed that the distribution of 1,3-propanediol into organic solvents is not good enough to make simple extraction efficient.

Efect Of The Intraparticle Mass Transport Limitations On Temperature Profiles And Catalytic Performance Of The Reverse-Flow Reactor For The Partial Oxidation Of Methane To Synthesis Gas, Krzysztof Gosiewski, Ulrich Bartmann, Marek Moszczynski, Leslaw Mleczko

Krzysztof Gosiewski

A mathematical model of the reverse-flow reactor for the catalytic conversion of methane to synthesis gas is presented. The model contains 8 partial diferential equations and 6 algebraic equations. The analysis performed and the literature data suggest a considerable in#uence of the difusional resistance in the catalyst pellet upon the actual rate of reactions occurring in the process. A simple approximate procedure is developed for the estimation of the efectiveness factor of the reactions, which enables the resistance due to internal difusion to be taken into account at any point of the reactor without resorting to numerical integration of the …

Practical Determination Of Efficiency Of Electrostatic Precipitators, João F. Gomes

João F Gomes

Electrostatic precipitators are one of the most efficient particulate pollution control equipments used mainly for the treatment of gaseous effluents at high flow rates. Consequently electrostatic precipitators are widely used in thermal power plants, cement plants and pulp mills. Apart from a high efficiency other advantages are related with the fact that this type of equipment has a considerable low payback time in industrial plants where the particulate recovered from the gases has commercial value and can be recycled within the industrial process itself or even sold to other industrial companies. Where sulphate (Kraft) pulp mills are concerned an electrostatic …

Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (E-Cabg) Procedure With Robotic Assistance, H. A. Tabaie, Jeffrey A. Reinbolt, W. P. Graper, T. F. Kelly, M. A. Connor

Jeffrey A. Reinbolt

Background: Technical details of the robotically assisted endoscopic coronary artery bypass graft (ECABG) procedure on the cadaver model are reported. Moreover, this study will provide essential techniques, steps, and procedural development concepts necessary to introduce the ZEUSTM Robotic Surgical System (Computer Motion, Inc., Goleta, CA) into the human operating room.

Methods: Between August 1998 and March 1999, an ECABG procedure was performed on 10 cadaver torsos. The cadaver torso was placed in the left anterior oblique (LAO) position. The left and right internal mammary arteries (IMA) were taken down endoscopically. The ends of the IMA’s were intracorporeally prepared. An upper …

Determination Of Particle Size Distributions From Acoustic Wave Propagation Measurements, Ashok S. Sangani, Peter D. M. Spelt, Michael A. Norato, Lawrence L. Tavlarides

Ashok S. Sangani

The wave equations for the interior and exterior of the particles are ensemble averaged and combined with an analysis by Allegra and Hawley @J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 51, 1545 ~1972!# for the interaction of a single particle with the incident wave to determine the phase speed and attenuation of sound waves propagating through dilute slurries. The theory is shown to compare very well with the measured attenuation. The inverse problem, i.e., the problem of determining the particle size distribution given the attenuation as a function of frequency, is examined using regularization techniques that have been successful for bubbly liquids. It …

Field-Programmable Smart-Pixel Arrays: Design, Vlsi Implementation, And Applications, Sherif S. Sherif, Stefan K. Griebel, Albert Au, Dennis Hui, Ted H. Szymanski, Harvard Scott Hinton

H. Scott Hinton

A smart-pixel array is a two-dimensional array of optoelectronic devices that combine optical inputs and outputs with electronic processing circuitry. A field-programmable smart-pixel array (FP-SPA) is a smart-pixel array capable of having its electronic functionality dynamically programmed in the field. Such devices could be used in a diverse range of applications, including optical switching, optical digital signal processing, and optical image processing. We describe the design, VLSI implementation, and applications of a first-generation FP-SPA implemented with the 0.8-μm complementary metal-oxide semiconductor–self-electro-optic effect device technology made available through the Lucent Technologies–Advanced Research Projects Agency Cooperative (Lucent/ARPA/COOP) program. We report spice simulations …