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AUTHOR
Andrzej Gawdzik
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Basic kinetic model for the reaction yielding linear polyurethanes. II
1995
On the basis of the gradual polyaddition kinetic model developed earlier, an attempt was made to provide a generalized mathematical model for the set of reactions yielding linear polyurethanes. The model is a system of first-order ordinary differential equations. It was assumed at the present stage of this model that the rate constants for the reaction considered do not change. The model developed was then solved numerically. Average molecular weight of the polymer and composition data for oligomers were calculated for a constant volume batch reactor and varied process parameters. The GPC method, which was tested for model urethane oligomers, was employed to verify the model developed. The …
Constrained minimum variance control of nonsquare LTI MIMO systems
2010
Constrained minimum variance control is offered for nonsquare LTI MIMO systems. A constrained control design takes advantage of the so-called control zeros. The new control strategy is compared with familiar generalized minimum variance control and possible application areas of the two are discussed.
Modelling polycarbonate synthesis rates on the example of bulk heteropolyaddition of diphenyl carbonate and bisphenol A diglycidyl ether
2016
This paper investigates the effects of increased reaction mixture viscosity on the kinetics of linear polymer creation in a bulk polyaddition process of diphenyl carbonate and bisphenol A diglycidyl ether. The paper presents a method for solving a system of bulk polyaddition of diphenyl carbonate and bisphenol A diglycidyl ether process balance equations, allowing the determinatiof the process kinetic parameters. Determination of polymerisation reaction kinetic parameters was also made possible by the use of the so-called partial reaction rate constant. Such an approach enabled a significant simplification of the mathematical expressions describing the heteropolyaddition process and provide…
Effect of the industrial wastes purification system on the productivity of the yeast factory Lesaffre in Wolczyn
2014
The purpose of this work is to present that rearrangement of the industrial wastes purification system may cause the growth of the productivity. The analysis presented deals with the yeast factory Lesaffre in Wolczyn (Poland). Most of the industrial wastes (JW) produced there are utilized in agricultural fields (AF) but part of them is pre-treated in an evaporator battery (EB). The basic parameter determining amount of the JW to be utilized in the AF is nitrogen concentration for this element in excess can lead to destruction of plants. At present only the JW coming out from the first two separators are directed to the EB in the factory. In order to increase the yeast productivity of the fa…
Application of Selected Methods of Black Box for Modelling the Settleability Process in Wastewater Treatment Plant
2017
Abstract The paper described how the results of measurements of inflow wastewater temperature in the chamber, a degree of external and internal recirculation in the biological-mechanical wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in Cedzyna near Kielce, Poland, were used to make predictions of settleability of activated sludge. Three methods, namely: multivariate adaptive regression splines (MARS), random forests (RF) and modified random forests (RF + SOM) were employed to compute activated sludge settleability. The results of analysis indicate that modified random forests demonstrate the best predictive abilities.
Prediction of BOD5 content of the inflow to the treatment plant using different methods of black box - the case study
2020
The publication presents the possibility of modeling in a 1 d advance of the content of organic compounds in the influent wastewater to the treatment plant, where the content of these compounds is determined by both the biochemical and chemical oxygen demand. To predict the quality of the wastewater at the inflow a set of indicators where used to make measurements on a daily basis. In order to develop statistical models 3 methods where used, namely: multivariate adaptive regression splines (MARS), boosted trees (BT), and genetic programming (GP). The carried-out calculations showed that, to calculate the BOD5 there can only be used models developed on the basis of the value of daily wastewa…
New Indices Determining Heavy Metals Migration in a Sewage Sludge
2015
Abstract The four step procedure developed by the European Community Bureau of Reference (BCR) is the optimum means of identifying heavy metal fractions in sewage sludge samples. Using the BCR procedure enables to get the date basing on which one can calculate metal stability index which supplies information on the strength of metal bonds with mineral organic soil components. Unfortunately, very popular formulae describing this index do not possess any theoretical justification and do not generate all values in the range of [0; 1]. Hence, in this paper one has presented new formulae describing not only the stability index but also a strictly connected with it the mobility index. In addition…
Application of a compositional rotatable plan in modeling the propylene content in a vinyl chloride/propylene copolymer
2019
Abstract Using a fractional rotatable plan, the effect of five input parameters of the conduct of the copolymerization process on the amount of propylene built into the copolymer, obtained as a result of free radical suspension copolymerization of vinyl chloride with propylene in a batch suspension polymerization reactor, was analyzed. Using the results obtained, the analysis of variance was carried out and the influence of particular factors and their interactions on the product properties was determined. Thus, it was determined that the greatest influence on the amount of the incorporated propylene in the copolymer is exerted by the amount of propylene introduced into the system, while th…