The Pastormaster method consists of heating the water of hospital distribution systems at a specific point to a sufficient temperature for a minimum amount of time to eradicate legionella. The object of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Pastormaster method for legionella disinfection in a hospital environment. A two-phase procedure was performed: hydraulic optimization of the ...

The efficiency of hydrogenated machines various technological purposes depends to a large extent on the temperature environment. Temperature is main factor in hydraulic drive, which changes physical properties working fluid: viscosity, moisture content, gases and mechanical impurities, determine its modulus elasticity. Efficiency significantly reduced both at low temperatures high temperatures....

A proportion-integration-differentiation (PID) controller is a generic control loop feedback mechanism widely used in multi-channel aircraft structural fatigue test. The PID parameter is obtained by test setup method in which PID is tuned after the test setup is actually performed, so that the tuning period becomes overlong. And the dynamic characteristic of mechanical and hydraulic equipment i...

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTIOIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.1 Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1.2 Robust Feedback Linearization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1.3 Application to Hydraulic System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5...

Operational failures in centrifuge pumps could be hydraulic or mechanical. However, most of these mechanical and hydraulic failures are connected cause of their operational nature and finding the right cause is due to considering numerous mechanical and hydraulic signs and parameters in pumps. On the other hand, due to non-linear and fluctuant behavior of pumps in the matter of time and not pre...

The dynamics of hydraulic systems are highly nonlinear and the system may be subjected to non-smooth and discontinuous nonlinearities due to directional change of valve opening, friction, etc. Aside from the nonlinear nature of hydraulic dynamics, hydraulic servo systems also have large extent of model uncertainties. To address these challenging issues, a robust state-feedback controller is des...

Hydraulic redistribution (HR) occurs in many ecosystems; however, key questions remain about its consequences at the ecosystem level. The objectives of the present study were to quantify seasonal variation in HR and its driving force, and to manipulate the soil-root system to elucidate physiological components controlling HR and utilization of redistributed water. In the upper soil layer of a y...