TY - JOUR A1 - Mehling, Simon A1 - Schnabel, Tobias A1 - Londong, Jörg T1 - Photocatalytic ozonation in an immersion rotary body reactor for the removal of micro-pollutants from the effluent of wastewater treatment plants JF - Water Science & Technology N2 - Carrier-bound titanium dioxide catalysts were used in a photocatalytic ozonation reactor for the degradation of micro-pollutants in real wastewater. A photocatalytic immersion rotary body reactor with a 36-cm disk diameter was used, and was irradiated using UV-A light-emitting diodes. The rotating disks were covered with catalysts based on stainless steel grids coated with titanium dioxide. The dosing of ozone was carried out through the liquid phase via an external enrichment and a supply system transverse to the flow direction. The influence of irradiation power and ozone dose on the degradation rate for photocatalytic ozonation was investigated. In addition, the performance of the individual processes photocatalysis and ozonation were studied. The degradation kinetics of the parent compounds were determined using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. First-order kinetics were determined for photocatalysis and photocatalytic ozonation. A maximum reaction rate of the reactor was determined, which could be achieved by both photocatalysis and photocatalytic ozonation. At a dosage of 0.4 mg /mg DOC, the maximum reaction rate could be achieved using 75% of the irradiation power used for sole photocatalysis, allowing increases in the energetic efficiency of photocatalytic wastewater treatment processes. The process of photocatalytic ozonation is suitable to remove a wide spectrum of micro-pollutants from wastewater. KW - Abwasserreinigung KW - Fotokatalyse KW - Mikroverunreinigungen KW - anthropogenic micro-pollutants KW - photocatalysis KW - photocatalytic ozonation KW - wastewater treatment KW - titan dioxide Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20220209-45865 UR - https://iwaponline.com/wst/article/85/1/535/85800/Photocatalytic-ozonation-in-an-immersion-rotary VL - 2022 IS - volume 85, issue 1 SP - 535 EP - 548 PB - IWA Publishing CY - London ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Harirchian, Ehsan A1 - Kumari, Vandana A1 - Jadhav, Kirti A1 - Rasulzade, Shahla A1 - Lahmer, Tom A1 - Raj Das, Rohan T1 - A Synthesized Study Based on Machine Learning Approaches for Rapid Classifying Earthquake Damage Grades to RC Buildings JF - Applied Sciences N2 - A vast number of existing buildings were constructed before the development and enforcement of seismic design codes, which run into the risk of being severely damaged under the action of seismic excitations. This poses not only a threat to the life of people but also affects the socio-economic stability in the affected area. Therefore, it is necessary to assess such buildings’ present vulnerability to make an educated decision regarding risk mitigation by seismic strengthening techniques such as retrofitting. However, it is economically and timely manner not feasible to inspect, repair, and augment every old building on an urban scale. As a result, a reliable rapid screening methods, namely Rapid Visual Screening (RVS), have garnered increasing interest among researchers and decision-makers alike. In this study, the effectiveness of five different Machine Learning (ML) techniques in vulnerability prediction applications have been investigated. The damage data of four different earthquakes from Ecuador, Haiti, Nepal, and South Korea, have been utilized to train and test the developed models. Eight performance modifiers have been implemented as variables with a supervised ML. The investigations on this paper illustrate that the assessed vulnerability classes by ML techniques were very close to the actual damage levels observed in the buildings. KW - Maschinelles Lernen KW - Neuronales Netz KW - Machine learning KW - Building safety assessment KW - artificial neural networks KW - supervised learning KW - damaged buildings KW - rapid classification KW - OA-Publikationsfonds2021 Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20210818-44853 UR - https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/16/7540 VL - 2021 IS - Volume 11, issue 16, article 7540 SP - 1 EP - 33 PB - MDPI CY - Basel ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Legatiuk, Dmitrii T1 - Mathematical Modelling by Help of Category Theory: Models and Relations between Them JF - mathematics N2 - The growing complexity of modern practical problems puts high demand on mathematical modelling. Given that various models can be used for modelling one physical phenomenon, the role of model comparison and model choice is becoming particularly important. Methods for model comparison and model choice typically used in practical applications nowadays are computationbased, and thus time consuming and computationally costly. Therefore, it is necessary to develop other approaches to working abstractly, i.e., without computations, with mathematical models. An abstract description of mathematical models can be achieved by the help of abstract mathematics, implying formalisation of models and relations between them. In this paper, a category theory-based approach to mathematical modelling is proposed. In this way, mathematical models are formalised in the language of categories, relations between the models are formally defined and several practically relevant properties are introduced on the level of categories. Finally, an illustrative example is presented, underlying how the category-theory based approach can be used in practice. Further, all constructions presented in this paper are also discussed from a modelling point of view by making explicit the link to concrete modelling scenarios. KW - Kategorientheorie KW - Modellierung KW - Modellierungsmethode KW - OA-Publikationsfonds2021 Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20210817-44844 UR - https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7390/9/16/1946?type=check_update&version=1 VL - 2021 IS - volume 9, issue 16, article 1946 PB - MDPI CY - Basel ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ren, Huilong A1 - Zhuang, Xiaoying A1 - Oterkus, Erkan A1 - Zhu, Hehua A1 - Rabczuk, Timon T1 - Nonlocal strong forms of thin plate, gradient elasticity, magneto-electro-elasticity and phase-field fracture by nonlocal operator method JF - Engineering with Computers N2 - The derivation of nonlocal strong forms for many physical problems remains cumbersome in traditional methods. In this paper, we apply the variational principle/weighted residual method based on nonlocal operator method for the derivation of nonlocal forms for elasticity, thin plate, gradient elasticity, electro-magneto-elasticity and phase-field fracture method. The nonlocal governing equations are expressed as an integral form on support and dual-support. The first example shows that the nonlocal elasticity has the same form as dual-horizon non-ordinary state-based peridynamics. The derivation is simple and general and it can convert efficiently many local physical models into their corresponding nonlocal forms. In addition, a criterion based on the instability of the nonlocal gradient is proposed for the fracture modelling in linear elasticity. Several numerical examples are presented to validate nonlocal elasticity and the nonlocal thin plate. KW - Bruchmechanik KW - Elastizität KW - Peridynamik KW - energy form KW - weak form KW - peridynamics KW - variational principle KW - explicit time integration Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20211207-45388 UR - https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00366-021-01502-8 VL - 2021 SP - 1 EP - 22 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Alsaad, Hayder A1 - Völker, Conrad T1 - Qualitative evaluation of the flow supplied by personalized ventilation using schlieren imaging and thermography JF - Building and Environment N2 - Personalized ventilation (PV) is a mean of delivering conditioned outdoor air into the breathing zone of the occupants. This study aims to qualitatively investigate the personalized flows using two methods of visualization: (1) schlieren imaging using a large schlieren mirror and (2) thermography using an infrared camera. While the schlieren imaging was used to render the velocity and mass transport of the supplied flow, thermography was implemented to visualize the air temperature distribution induced by the PV. Both studies were conducted using a thermal manikin to simulate an occupant facing a PV outlet. As a reference, the flow supplied by an axial fan and a cased axial fan was visualized with the schlieren system as well and compared to the flow supplied by PV. Schlieren visualization results indicate that the steady, low-turbulence flow supplied by PV was able to penetrate the thermal convective boundary layer encasing the manikin's body, providing clean air for inhalation. Contrarily, the axial fan diffused the supplied air over a large target area with high turbulence intensity; it only disturbed the convective boundary layer rather than destroying it. The cased fan supplied a flow with a reduced target area which allowed supplying more air into the breathing zone compared to the fan. The results of thermography visualization showed that the supplied cool air from PV penetrated the corona-shaped thermal boundary layer. Furthermore, the supplied air cooled the surface temperature of the face, which indicates the large impact of PV on local thermal sensation and comfort. KW - Bildverarbeitung KW - Photothermische Methode KW - Visualisierung KW - Belüftung KW - Lüftungsanlage KW - Schlieren imaging KW - Thermography KW - Visualization KW - Personalized ventilation KW - Axial fan Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20211008-45117 UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0360132319306602?via%3Dihub N1 - This is the accepted manuscript of the article published by Elsevier in Building and Environment 167 (2020) 106450, which can be found at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2019.106450. VL - 2020 IS - Volume 167, article 106450 PB - Elsevier CY - New York ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Alkam, Feras A1 - Lahmer, Tom T1 - A robust method of the status monitoring of catenary poles installed along high-speed electrified train tracks JF - Results in Engineering N2 - Electric trains are considered one of the most eco-friendly and safest means of transportation. Catenary poles are used worldwide to support overhead power lines for electric trains. The performance of the catenary poles has an extensive influence on the integrity of the train systems and, consequently, the connected human services. It became a must nowadays to develop SHM systems that provide the instantaneous status of catenary poles in- service, making the decision-making processes to keep or repair the damaged poles more feasible. This study develops a data-driven, model-free approach for status monitoring of cantilever structures, focusing on pre-stressed, spun-cast ultrahigh-strength concrete catenary poles installed along high-speed train tracks. The pro-posed approach evaluates multiple damage features in an unfied damage index, which leads to straightforward interpretation and comparison of the output. Besides, it distinguishes between multiple damage scenarios of the poles, either the ones caused by material degradation of the concrete or by the cracks that can be propagated during the life span of the given structure. Moreover, using a logistic function to classify the integrity of structure avoids the expensive learning step in the existing damage detection approaches, namely, using the modern machine and deep learning methods. The findings of this study look very promising when applied to other types of cantilever structures, such as the poles that support the power transmission lines, antenna masts, chimneys, and wind turbines. KW - Fahrleitung KW - Catenary poles KW - SHM KW - Model-free status monitoring KW - Sigmoid function KW - High-speed electric train KW - Schaden KW - OA-Publikationsfonds2021 Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20211011-45212 UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590123021000906?via%3Dihub VL - 2021 IS - volume 12, article 100289 SP - 1 EP - 8 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schwerzmann, Katia T1 - Abolish! Against the Use of Risk Assessment Algorithms at Sentencing in the US Criminal Justice System JF - Philosophy & Technology N2 - In this article, I show why it is necessary to abolish the use of predictive algorithms in the US criminal justice system at sentencing. After presenting the functioning of these algorithms in their context of emergence, I offer three arguments to demonstrate why their abolition is imperative. First, I show that sentencing based on predictive algorithms induces a process of rewriting the temporality of the judged individual, flattening their life into a present inescapably doomed by its past. Second, I demonstrate that recursive processes, comprising predictive algorithms and the decisions based on their predictions, systematically suppress outliers and progressively transform reality to match predictions. In my third and final argument, I show that decisions made on the basis of predictive algorithms actively perform a biopolitical understanding of justice as management and modulation of risks. In such a framework, justice becomes a means to maintain a perverse social homeostasis that systematically exposes disenfranchised Black and Brown populations to risk. KW - Biopolitik KW - Soziale Gerechtigkeit KW - Algorithmus KW - predictive algorithms KW - cybernetics KW - criminal justice KW - social justice KW - biopolitics Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20211207-45417 UR - https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13347-021-00491-2 VL - 2021 SP - 1 EP - 22 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Müller, Matthias A1 - Ludwig, Horst-Michael A1 - Tange Hasholt, Marianne T1 - Salt frost attack on concrete: the combined effect of cryogenic suction and chloride binding on ice formation JF - Materials and Structures N2 - Scaling of concrete due to salt frost attack is an important durability issue in moderate and cold climates. The actual damage mechanism is still not completely understood. Two recent damage theories—the glue spall theory and the cryogenic suction theory—offer plausible, but conflicting explanations for the salt frost scaling mechanism. The present study deals with the cryogenic suction theory, which assumes that freezing concrete can take up unfrozen brine from a partly frozen deicing solution during salt frost attack. According to the model hypothesis, the resulting saturation of the concrete surface layer intensifies the ice formation in this layer and causes salt frost scaling. In this study an experimental technique was developed that makes it possible to quantify to which extent brine uptake can increase ice formation in hardened cement paste (used as a model material for concrete). The experiments were carried out with low temperature differential scanning calorimetry, where specimens were subjected to freeze–thaw cycles while being in contact with NaCl brine. Results showed that the ice content in the specimens increased with subsequent freeze–thaw cycles due to the brine uptake at temperatures below 0 °C. The ability of the hardened cement paste to bind chlorides from the absorbed brine at the same time affected the freezing/melting behavior of the pore solution and the magnitude of the ice content. KW - Beton KW - Frost KW - Beton KW - Frostangriff KW - salt frost attack KW - cryogenic suction KW - chloride binding Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20211207-45392 UR - https://link.springer.com/article/10.1617/s11527-021-01779-7 VL - 2021 IS - issue 54, article 189 SP - 1 EP - 16 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schmitz, Tonia A1 - Kraft, Eckhard T1 - Pilot scale photobioreactor system for land-based macroalgae cultivation JF - Journal of Applied Phycology N2 - Marine macroalgae such as Ulva intestinalis have promising properties as feedstock for cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. However, since the quantity and quality of naturally grown algae vary widely, their exploitability is reduced – especially for producers in high-priced markets. Moreover, the expansion of marine or shore-based cultivation systems is unlikely in Europe, since promising sites either lie in fishing zones, recreational areas, or natural reserves. The aim was therefore to develop a closed photobioreactor system enabling full control of abiotic environmental parameters and an effective reconditioning of the cultivation medium in order to produce marine macroalgae at sites distant from the shore. To assess the feasibility and functionality of the chosen technological concept, a prototypal plant has been implemented in central Germany – a site distant from the sea. Using a newly developed, submersible LED light source, cultivation experiments with Ulva intestinalis led to growth rates of 7.72 ± 0.04 % day−1 in a cultivation cycle of 28 days. Based on the space demand of the production system, this results in fresh mass productivity of 3.0 kg m−2, respectively, of 1.1 kg m−2 per year. Also considering the ratio of biomass to energy input amounting to 2.76 g kWh−1, significant future improvements of the developed photobioreactor system should include the optimization of growth parameters, and the reduction of the system’s overall energy demand. KW - Makroalgen KW - Photobioreaktor KW - macro algae KW - photobioreactor KW - ulva intestinalis KW - LED light source Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20211207-45401 UR - https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10811-021-02617-7 VL - 2021 SP - 1 EP - 10 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Londong, Jörg A1 - Barth, Marcus A1 - Söbke, Heinrich T1 - Modeling and Simulation of Source Separation in Sanitation Systems for Reducing Emissions of Antimicrobial Resistances JF - Water N2 - Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as one of the top ten threats to public health worldwide. In addition to public health, AMR also poses a major threat to food security and economic development. Current sanitation systems contribute to the emergence and spread of AMR and lack effective AMR mitigation measures. This study assesses source separation of blackwater as a mitigation measure against AMR. A source-separation-modified combined sanitation system with separate collection of blackwater and graywater is conceptually described. Measures taken at the source, such as the separate collection and discharge of material flows, were not considered so far on a load balance basis, i.e., they have not yet been evaluated for their effectiveness. The sanitation system described is compared with a combined system and a separate system regarding AMR emissions by means of simulation. AMR is represented in the simulation model by one proxy parameter each for antibiotics (sulfamethoxa-zole), antibiotic-resistant bacteria (extended-spectrum beta-lactamase E. Coli), and antibiotic re-sistance genes (blaTEM). The simulation results suggest that the source-separation-based sanitation system reduces emissions of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes into the aquatic environment by more than six logarithm steps compared to combined systems. Sulfa-methoxazole emissions can be reduced by 75.5% by keeping blackwater separate from graywater and treating it sufficiently. In summary, sanitation systems incorporating source separation are, to date, among the most effective means of preventing the emission of AMR into the aquatic envi-ronment. KW - Abwasser KW - Ressourcen KW - microbial resistances KW - antimicrobial resistance genes KW - source separation KW - resource-oriented sanitation KW - UASB KW - OA-Publikationsfonds2021 Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20211202-45338 UR - www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/23/3342 VL - 2021 IS - Volume 13, issue 23, article 3342 SP - 1 EP - 19 PB - MDPI CY - Basel ER -