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This work is investigation of the rheological properties of the developed additive based on polymer - sevylene with the addition of nanostructure alumina particles were studied. The regularities of the decrease in the dynamic viscosity at the temperature range from 20 to -10В° In the course of the studies, a regularity was revealed, showing that for oil at a shear rate of 0.028 to 1.4 s-1, a sharp decrease in viscosity from 1800 to 336 mPa?s is observed. For oil with an additive, the viscosity decreased from 1200 ...

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The amount of oil reserves considered difficult to recover is constantly increasing and this has become a major current feature of oil production associated with the development of heavy and high-viscous oil fields. The efficiency of their development requires considering the thermodynamic and rheological characteristics of the crude oil to be extracted. The knowledge of rheological parameters, such as viscosity, shear rate and shear stress of crude oil is vital to most areas of the petroleum industry and is espec...

Impact of the municipal solid wastes (MSW) landfills on the environment is caused by issue of a filtrate and biogas and also atmospheric transfer of material of waste from a surface. As a result an underground water and surface water, soils, unsaturated zone deposits, atmospheric air are exposed to intensive pollution. The most active and aggressive agent of transformation of components of the environment near landfills of solid municipal waste is the filtrate which impact, first of all, on underground waters. The...

Recent research has demonstrated that landscape fragmentation causes biodiversity loss. Our main objective was to evaluate the landscape fragmentation by analyzing land use and land cover (LULC) change in the Subcarpathian area, during the post-communist period. We used the spatial data from the EEA CORINE Land cover database (CLC 1990 and CLC 2012) to calculate six landscape metrics in the Patch Analyst 4 (Grid) software, in order to express the modifications in size, composition, spatial distribution of patches ...

This study is disclosing the composition of diverse parts of the one natural system. The research is based on system's and comparative analysis. We define sequential change of landscape units in the course of their moving up the Aktru River Valley (from the steppes of the Kuray basin to the glacial and nival highlands). The sites of mountain-valley tracts, which are characterized by the greatest danger for recreational and economic activity are allocated. Recently, there has been a descent of mudslides also from t...

As a rule, landscape conditions are not static. It is constantly changing, and in some cases repeats the trend of global change. In some cases, it is caused by the local, region specificity. The current landscape change, which is going on for a long period, is often human induced. The scale of such impact determines the degree of landscape transformation. The work is about Samtskhe-Javakheti region, which is located in the southern part of Georgia. The region is distinguished by its diverse environment, alternatin...

At present lasers are used in many fields of the technique. They are useful among others in metrology, incremental methods of manufacturing of the parts made from powders of metals or ceramics, to surfacing by laser welding (building up). Laser beam can replace traditional methods of machining, as far used in the technological processes, but related to decrease of the material and the turnings formation. However preferred in modern industry the cleaner production strategy recommends the replacement old methods and...

Environmental safety is part of the country's national security and is provided through legal and economic instruments. One of the main threats to the ecology of Russia is the consumption and production waste. The article deals with the legal and regulatory framework for the implementation of activities in the area of waste disposal in the Russian Federation, and outlines the main principles of economic regulation in the field of waste management. The analysis of environmental taxes and payments related to waste m...

Currently, new solutions in the field of alternative fuels are being sought after, taking into account the economic and the ecological aspects of their production. Due to the depleting resources of conventional fuels, one of the currently considered new research directions is the production of fuels derived from unconventional sources. This is due to the constantly increasing number of vehicles and growing traffic. It is noted that the consumption of gas oil is larger than that of gasoline. Therefore, potential fu...

Cyanobacteria are prokaryotic, photosynthetic organisms with long evolution, cosmopolitan distribution and great biodiversity. Many cyanobacteria produce secondary metabolites with hepatotoxic, neurotoxic or dermatotoxic effects, called cyanotoxins. Bloom-forming cyanobacteria can reach high concentrations in water basins and cause death of fish, birds and domestic animals, which determines them as ecological and health risk factors. Their simple morphology and high degree of variability make their taxonomic class...

The paper is devoted to a research of ice cover parameters intra- and inter-annual variability along a section of the Northern Sea Throughway due to the global warming. The standard sailing route is situated between the Sabetta seaport (the Yamal Peninsula, Russia) and North Cape (Norway). The natural gas liquefaction plant in the Sabetta City is one of the largest ones in the world, and the liquefied gas producing is increasing. Now there is an imperative need to provide hydrocarbons marine transportation from oi...

The lithospheric mantle of the central part of the East European Craton has not been studied in detail. The main goal of the research is to develop a model of the deep structure of this region. Recently new vertical velocity sections were constructed to a depth of 300 km, obtained by the receiver function method, along the sublatitudinal profile Obninsk-Nizhny Novgorod. The position of the main boundary of the crust-mantle is reconsidered from the velocity sections. Velocity differentiation is found within the upp...

The main target of this study is to identify informative features for characterizing the formation types of gold deposits in order to formulate the rules for formation conditions assessing, industrial significance and forecasting of new deposits. Database of ores samples from 95 gold deposits and ore occurrences from the North-East of Russia was collected. Mathematical processing of data has allowed us to compile logical-information models (a set of informative signs (elements), indicating their separating weights...

This work offers a practicalmodelof anautomated environment parameters monitoring system; a multifunctional soft-hardware complex of technical solutions for collecting, transmitting, processing and analyzingdata.The proposed system can embed different type of sensorsfor chemical emissions monitoring in industrial plants.The whole systemis based on the LoRaWAN communication protocol and a self-flying drone system. The experiments showed that our system is trustworthy; the values collected can be used as reliable ev...

The issue concerning reasoning and evaluating the optimal bottom-hole pressures is considered to be one of the challenges in mature oilfield development. Bottom hole pressure optimization is a relevant and researchable problem, and it requires a nuanced approach to a solution development. Operators look to reduce operating costs in mature fields that are approaching cessation of production. The issue of production below the bubble point is therefore becoming more important. The paper investigates how an oil produc...

Waste and the landfills have been accompanying man for centuries. Although modern technologies limit the impact of landfills on the environment, the landfills where waste materials used to be buried still have an impact on the environment. The studies into the waste itself are performed on small samples, mainly with static leaching tests. These are quick and relatively cheap methods. However, conducting leaching tests on small samples may result in failing to detect some leached substances. Lysimeter studies, due ...

At present, Slovakia belongs to the fastest growing economies of the European Union, within which since the end of the global economic crisis the Slovak real estate market enjoys the sharpest growth. Despite the dynamic development in new housing construction, it needs to be said that the activity in the sector of the existing buildings still does not reach the necessary standard. The paper is focused on the properties renewal in the private and public sector. The authors see the biggest reserves just in the renew...

We performed a study of the anomalous magnetic field features of the Nether-Polar and Polar sectors of the Urals (48-72В° E and 60-68В° N). We identified and mapped magnetic anomalies due to the Earth's crust layers. The calculated local magnetic anomalies map allows allocating basic-ultrabasic massifs in the upper parts of the basement within the sedimentary basins. After regional magnetic anomalies interpretation and deep seismic sounding data along profiles, located in the study area we build an Earth's crust s...

In the paper a magneto-impact approach for vibration damping of technological machines used in oil and gas production is proposed. It is suggested that there are specific features of magnetically impacted vibration dampening that favorably distinguish it from the classical mechanically impact vibration dampening. It is shown that usage of magnetism effect allows to exclude mechanical shocks and damage to working elements. The higher reliability of such vibration damping systems is suggested in comparison with mech...

Polish energy security is determined by numerous diverse factors. The country?s energy security level and the character of energy policy are significantly influenced by national resources, so the energy mix structure is mainly based on hard and brown coals. Other influential factors result from the political and economic situation in the region and the world. The European Union?s energy policy is directed at decarbonization and an increase in the share of renewable energy sources. How do the transformations threat...

The article deals with solutions for the management and maintenance of sewer networks and prevention of failures and accidents that arise on these large systems. In connection with ensuring the reliable operation of drainage systems for the urbanized area, the most recent issue of the renewal of these large-scale systems has become more and more frequent. Many of the sewer networks and their accessories today are not only at the limit of their theoretical life, but some sewer networks have already exceeded this li...

The logistics operators is an important link supporting supply chain management, which manages the logistics chain, co-creates logistics networks together with other operators. Logistics operators servicing automotive concerns operate on the basis of a 4PL model (Fourth Party Logistics), i.e. they manage other companies providing transport, warehouse, transshipment, picking and other services. The activities of 4LP operators largely determine whether the supply chains they support can be assessed as "green". The a...

Prediction and monitoring of earthquakes and human-induced seismicity is still a crucial issue primarily due to the random nature of that phenomena. The continuous monitoring of earthquakes made by seismology is well known and developed. The remaining effects of earthquakes ? ground displacements, are much more problematic in measurement. Moreover, estimation of the scale and extend of ground movements caused by that phenomena often requires a combination of several measuring and analytical techniques. Currently, ...

The article analyzes the field studies carried out in the last years in the Russian Arctic, where due to efforts of the state and business the scopes of field activities significantly increased. This is determined by climate changes, more active exploration of the Arctic shelf and development of shipping. Expeditions are carried out in the framework of the state federal and regional programs, projects of the companies of subsoil users (Gazprom, Rosneft) and international cooperation. Activities at some coastal sci...

The one of most important topics regarding to the operation of long stroke marine engines is maintaining the serviceability of engines cylinder liners and piston rings. During operation of engines cylinder liners lubrication to be properly adjusted by adjustment of cylinder oil feed rate to maintain proper wear rates. This process must be monitored to avoid engines failures. Close monitoring wear of liners and piston rings gives opportunity to optimize cylinder lubricating oil feeding rates to reduce cylinder oil ...

During operation of Marine Long Stroke Engines used as a ships main propulsion, an excessive wear of cylinder liners and piston rings and problems associated with scuffing have frequently occurred. Such failures share the highest proportion in statistics of all engines failures. In order to prevent all these problems, it is necessary to conduct assessments of cylinder liners and piston rings condition frequently, during normal operation of engines. To identify wear factors of piston rings analyzed the wear records...

Murmansk region is a most dynamically developing region of the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation, which combines many conflicts in the types of nature use by various maritime sectors, with a negative impact on fragile Arctic ecosystems. The existing Russian and international experience in the application of the concept of marine spatial planning (MSP) was analyzed in terms of its application for the Russian Arctic and the current state and prospects of the socio-economic development of maritime complex was stu...

In this paper, it was shown that the gold-modified carbon black (XC-72R + 20% Au) is able to electrooxidate the glucose under conditions, which are the most suitable for the work of the laccase-based electrode (pH = 4.5). It was established that oxygen does not participate the investigated process. The possible mechanism of the reaction was proposed. The maximum current density of 700 ?A cm-1 under the 0.4 V (Ag/AgCl) was received on the electrode with 1.5 mg of the catalyst loading within the solution, containing...

Methane and carbon dioxide are among the most active of greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change. Anthropogenic sources have a significant share of their emission into the atmosphere. One of the major sources of emissions of these gases can be exploration activity and operating oil&gas industry. It is associated with the possibility of uncontrolled migration of reservoir gases in the course of work consisting of geological exploration and recognition of hydrocarbon deposits by drilling. In connection wit...

The Don River Delta represent a single hydrographic system, the development of which is characterized by the spatial-temporal variability. The functional role of the individual delta channels and their participation in the distribution of the river flow are different due to significantly different morphological characteristics and stages of development. In turn, this is reflected in the peculiarities of hydrological and hydrochemical processes. In this regard, within the delta the intensity of migration of chemica...

The need for this study arises from the importance of integrated assessment of mineral resources and improvement of metasomatic formation techniques. This is especially important for geological materials which are mined for their direct commercial value (industrial materials). This article is devoted to the study of the ore control of complex industrial minerals. The Khizovaara structure belongs to the Tikshozero greenstone belt. Within the structure, a multistage metamorphism and metasomatism processes are manife...

The monolithic pattern of rocks from two large intrusive massifs in the Fennoscandian Shield is assessed by analyzing their macro- and microfracturing. Macro- and microfracturing was analyzed on rapakivi granites from the Neoproterozoic Salmi multi-phase massif and gabbrodolerite from the Paleoproterozoic Ropruchei sill. Macrofracturing was studied on bedrock exposures in the field. Macrofracturing is understood as a fracture which is visible within the rock exposure and which varies in size from 10 cm to 100 m. M...

The use of electrical energy in potentially explosive atmospheres involves various particularities, fact for which there have been raised a lot of issues concerning the design, construction and exploitation of electrical equipment and installations intended to be used in these atmospheres. This paper presents the explosion protection principles implemented for the type of protection encapsulation ?m? which are based on the adoption of certain separations between the encapsulated circuits and the other circuits, by...

The way of measurement of dynamics of growth of leaves of a tree from the beginning of blooming of kidneys until the end of the vegetative period includes such actions. The chosen leaf do not cut off, and mark with a label in the form of the label with number on the white thread adhered to the base by the petiole. Each sheet is measured. Therefore the way of measurement is individual, and revealing of laws - group on not less than 10 leaves allocated for surfaces of a crone of a tree with one light exposure. At th...

The article presents the methodology of conducting experiments related to the process of composting under laboratory conditions. For this purpose, a set consisting of eight fully metered reactors imitating the composting process under real conditions was built. In the insulated chambers, bayonet thermometers were placed, air coolers, condensate tanks and drains were installed. During composting experiments with daily measurements, the composition of gases coming from individual reactors is examined, i.e. CO2, NH3,...

The article presents the possibilities of modern use of historical mining excavations in geotourism and industrial tourism on the examples of selected post-mining structures in Poland. Issues related to the subject matter of historic structures, such as relics of former mining works and the significance of post-mining structures as a specific type of tourist products were discussed. The methodology was proposed for making post-mining structures available for tourism purposes, including analysis of particular condi...

The article discusses well-known methods and algorithms of joint processing of geoelectric and seismoacoustic signals, which have the possibility of practical implementation for geodynamic and geotechnical media monitoring in real time. One of these methods is the solution of the equation describing the probed geological environment, which is under the joint action of the electrical signal and the components of the seismic wave. This allows us to isolate and localize parts of the analyzed medium with different inh...

Usually, the methods for noise abatement selected in the action planning for a city are prioritize according with the implementation costs or they are secondary effects of the other measures, which has a totally different scopes. Besides the costs, another effectiveness indicator is used: the number of people benefiting from the noise reduction. The issue of the approach is the fact that this indicator is global and nobody can deduct precisely the location of the persons that benefit of measures. In this way, the ...

In this paper we presented the calculation algorithms and the software for the calculation of the moving average with various windows, for calculating the analytical expressions of the polynomial tendencies of various degrees and for the calculation of the correlation factor variation between two parameters. Trend analysis is part of the field of regression analysis that satisfies the smallest squares criterion. The difference between the calculated value of the trend surface at a certain point and the value obser...

The article analyzes the electricity needs of the University Politehnica of Bucharest campus, consisting of 10 faculty buildings and 18 students? accommodation buildings. This work establishes the maximum power consumption and proposes a solution through a micro smart grid with a photovoltaic power plant. The solutions proposed aim to increase the efficiency of the energy consumption. This objective is the basis of a project proposal with European funds, under preparation, in order to implement the solution propos...

X reservoir is a high temperature (97 ?), high salinity (TDS 204600 mg/L, divalent cation 11480.34 mg/L), middle-low permeability sandstone reservoir located in Tarim Basin (China). Serious vertical and lateral heterogeneity of formations resulted in the injection water channeling from higher permeability pathways. The harsh conditions make it difficult to further improve oil recovery. This paper provides a micro-scale preformed particle gels (micro-PPG)/surfactant EOR process for X reservoir. The micro-PPG with a...

The study was conducted to find out how the structure and diversity of microbiomes in buried soils differ from those in surface soils, and can analysis of microbial DNA from buried soils be used as a tool for paleoecological reconstructions. Samples were taken from buried soils under earthworks (burial mounds or earth fortifications) of different age, and from surface soils of the same area. Total DNA was extracted, and bacterial, archaeal and fungal abundance (by ribosomal genes qPCR) and prokaryotic biome struct...

In the East of the Russian plate oil-gas occurrences in Bashkortostan, Perm region and Udmurtia were revealed in the Vendian-Riphean sedimentary deposits. Industrial oil inflows have been obtained in a number of areas. Possible perspective intervals are associated with great depths, in particular, with the deposits of the lower Riphean. The deposits of the Lower Riphean in the territory of Bashkortostan were discovered on the Eastern-Askinskaya area. The results of a study of the material composition of rocks show...

The crystalline basement of the Tatar arch located in the eastern part of the East European Platform (Russia) is composed of the metamorphic rocks of different composition and genesis. The Tatar arch consists of two blocks of the basement. The North Tatar and the South Tatar blocks are separated by a faults system. The South Tatar arch is a granite-gneiss core of the basement. It is composed of Archaean-Proterozoic metamorphic complexes of rocks (granite-gneisses, gneisses, migmatites and granulite-gneisses). The ...

Medvezhye gas field is the oldest known one in Western Siberia and unique because of its values. At the present time most of Cenomanian deposits are exhausted. Senonian sediments, which are such nontraditional reservoirs as clayey opokas, opoka-like clays and opokas, are considered as a source of resource potential compensation. Objects of the study are 34 core samples taken from two drill holes and belonging to the lower part of Berezovskaya suite. Geochemical and mineralogical features of the rocks were studied ...

The paper presents the results of the research of ore mineralization in quartz, quartz-sulfide, quartz-carbonate-barite, carbonate-barite veins of Dyvok ore occurence. The object of the research is located in the South-East of The Sakha Republic (Yakutia) and is a part of the Stanovoy gold-bearing region. The gold mineralization was found out to belong to gold-quartz-sulfide type, to relate to the stock of Cretaceous granite-porphyry and to be located in the K-feldspar-quartz metasomatites, beresitization and arki...

The Kuznetsk Alatau ridge represents a NW segment of the Altai-Sayan folded belt (ASFB) and is considered as a Caledonian collisional system. The ophiolites from the northern slope of this ridge are the most representative fragments of suboceanic crust. This work presents the results of a study of the mineralogical composition of metabasites from ophiolite paragenesis of the Severnaya, Zelenaya, Barkhatnaya mountains and Semenovsky massif. The samples from the gabbroid and subvolcanic complexes were selected and s...

Synthesis gas for an electrochemical generator was produced in a thermochemical reactor with autothermal air conversion of methane (natural gas). Based on thermal balances of the reactor, a battery of SOFCs and a boiler-utilizer (BU) for heating primary and secondary air, cathodic air and methane, the following parameters were calculated: temperature at the anode, EMF of the fuel cell, electrical efficiency (gross) of the electrochemical generator, portion of hydrogen oxidized at the SOFC?s anode and specific cons...

The aim of the project is to determine the optimum geometry and different kinds of nozzles location on the drilling tools face. The optimum geometry and its proper arrangement will allow the maximum use of specific mechanical energy drilling through its reduction and minimizing pressure losses to overcome flow resistance in the nozzles of a drill bit. In their previous work, the authors showed that hydraulic power is a very important aspect, affecting the loss of pressure at the bottom of a borehole. It has been s...