International Scientific Conference “Transbaltica": Recent submissions
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Analysis of the ROSCO in the intermodal transport market
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)Flexible intermodal transport is the most advanced method of material transportation Its special feature is flexibility, reflected in transportation and storing of load units. Intermodal transport is also connected to high ... -
Vacuum distillation of rapeseed oil esters for production of jet fuel bio-additives
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)The work is devoted to production of bio-additives based on rapeseed oil methyl and ethyl esters, which are suitable for the use in jet fuels. The application of vacuum distillation under low pressure was proposed for ... -
Impact of gas hydrates and long-term operation on fatigue characteristics of pipeline steels
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)Fatigue tests of specimens from pipe steel 17GS and steel 20 after exposure to gas hydrates are performed. A decrease in lifetime was found to be from 15 to 25%, and given the degradation of the material it was 2.5 times ... -
The human factor in the passenger boarding process at the airport
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)The article presents the currently considered strategies of boarding passengers at airports with the use of jetway, showing their advantages and disadvantages. The aim of the paper was to present the human factor, which ... -
Estimated economics of operation mobile screens in dry screening process production of final aggregates for hot-mix asphalt
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)The last important production step in hot-mix asphalt aggregates production is a final screening (classifying) of secondary or tertiary crushed materials, which has to ensure high quality screening curves of end-products ... -
Magic formula tyre model application for a tyre-ice interaction
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)Magic Formula (MF) tyre model is widely used for the analysis of tyre behavior in different driving situations. The model is mostly used to fit the simulation and experimental data slip curves. As there are many modifications ... -
Design of experiments for identifying the throughput performance of Shuttle-Based Storage and Retrieval Systems
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)This study explores statistically significant factors affecting the performance of new automated storage and retrieval system technology called a Shuttle-Based Storage and Retrieval System (SBS/RS), under pre-defined factors ... -
Studying demand for freight forwarding services in Ukraine on the base of logistics portals data
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)A method of studying a flow of requests on freight forwarding services with the use of the information logistics portal tools has been proposed. On the base of experimental studies results for the Ukrainian road transport ... -
The quality – profitability link in the US airline business: a study based on the Airline Quality Rating index
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)One of the key tasks of an airline company and management is to ensure a high standard of service quality to the customers. Therefore, the paper deals with the importance of the quality-profitability link in the air ... -
Structural improvements in a tank wagon with modern software packages
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)For transportation of dangerous goods rail transport uses tank wagons. Structural changes can contribute to reduction in the maximum stresses, and as a result, to improvement in technical and economic characteristics of a ... -
Optimization of traffic signal timing at oversaturated intersections using elimination pairing system
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)Many methods used for traffic signal timing are useless if the conditions in the intersection are oversaturated. With an increase in the number of vehicles, the saturation degree approaches or exceeds the limit value at ... -
Determination of insertion loss of acoustic barriers under specific conditions
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)The World Health Organization the noise from road traffic composes as a main contribution in the total environment noise. In suburbia areas near the highways road traffic produce especial high noise levels. The acoustic ... -
Research on intermodal terminal interaction in international transport corridors
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)Maritime and Hinterland terminals enable the transhipment of load units between various modes of transport and play a significant role in intermodal freight transport. The aim of the Thesis was to investigate the opportunities ... -
Modernization of diesel-electric locomotive 2M62 and TEP-70 locomotives with respect to electrical subsystem
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)In article analyzing typical electrical locomotives were manufactured with analogous control systems (2M62, TEP-70) of the entire power train and electric drive, which have a lot of deficiencies. The major deficiency was ... -
Orientation modeling of Bernoulli gripper device with off-centered masses of the manipulating object
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)The article presents the mathematical model for the calculation of the optimal orientation of the gripper device which provides minimal energy consumption for holding the object in the process of manipulation. The case of ... -
On the spectrum market value as production factor for smart technologies
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)The basic and required production factor for wireless communication technologies is the radio spectrum. Using the radio spectrum for different technologies, industries or services is regulated/managed by ITU at international ... -
A temperature-based peak power capability estimation method for Lithium-ion batteries
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)The accurate estimation of the state of power (SoP) in battery systems is crucial for battery safety of hybrid electric vehicles and pure electric vehicles. Discharge or charge with large current might lead to significant ... -
Six Sigma and dynamic models application as an important quality management tool in railway companies
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)The most effective way of achieving superior business performance is related to the understanding of the process and subsequent improvement. This article focuses on the various management tools of quality those interconnection ... -
Examination of vertical dynamics of passenger car with wheel flat considering suspension parameters
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)This paper describes the analysis of the vertical dynamics of the passenger car motion considering the vertical forces of wheel/rail interaction. The aim of this study is the assessment of the smoothness of passenger car ... -
Fuzzy logic analysis of parameters of dimples of ductile tearing on the digital image of fracture surface
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)An automated method for analyzing shapes and sizes of dimples resulting from fracture of titanium alloy VT 23, which can be used in technical diagnostics systems, is proposed. The developed approaches to the analysis of ...