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    PROBLEMATIC ASPECTS OF FINANCIAL RISK ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY IN STEVEDORING COMPANIES

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    The study is dedicated to identification of problematic aspects of financial risk assessment methodology on the example of stevedoring companies. In research established the list of issues for improvement the methodology of financial risk assessment both in theoretical and practical aspects. Formulated industry features of the stevedoring companies’ activity, relevant factors from the perspective of financial risk impact on results of activity, among which are distinguished: loss of net sales, exchange rate instability and decrease of financial stability. It was found that the loss of net income from the sale of state stevedoring companies of Ukraine occurred: due to the failure to fulfill the plan of cargo processing by reducing the number of the number of ship-measures and change of the nomenclature of cargo towards the less profitable and instability of the US dollar. Particular attention is paid to assessing the level of financial stability of state-owned stevedoring companies in Ukraine and identifies a downward trend in recent years. It is argued that the definition of factors that affect financial risks should be conducted using factor analysis, mathematical models that require comprehensive consideration of uncertainty factors and related to the peculiarities of stevedoring companies operation. The feasibility of drawing up a financial risk map and the options of management's response to their presence have been proved.The study is dedicated to identification of problematic aspects of financial risk assessment methodology on the example of stevedoring companies. In research established the list of issues for improvement the methodology of financial risk assessment both in theoretical and practical aspects. Formulated industry features of the stevedoring companies’ activity, relevant factors from the perspective of financial risk impact on results of activity, among which are distinguished: loss of net sales, exchange rate instability and decrease of financial stability. It was found that the loss of net income from the sale of state stevedoring companies of Ukraine occurred: due to the failure to fulfill the plan of cargo processing by reducing the number of the number of ship-measures and change of the nomenclature of cargo towards the less profitable and instability of the US dollar. Particular attention is paid to assessing the level of financial stability of state-owned stevedoring companies in Ukraine and identifies a downward trend in recent years. It is argued that the definition of factors that affect financial risks should be conducted using factor analysis, mathematical models that require comprehensive consideration of uncertainty factors and related to the peculiarities of stevedoring companies operation. The feasibility of drawing up a financial risk map and the options of management's response to their presence have been proved

    Computer simulation of operation plant effective modes for water disinfection by electrical discharges in gas bubbles

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    Purpose. Determination by means of computer simulation of the most efficient modes of operation of the installation for water disinfection using discharges in gas bubbles, in which (modes) the amplitude of voltage pulses at the processing unit and on the layer of treated water is not less than the voltage amplitude immediately after the switching discharger. Methodology. To achieve this goal, we used computer simulation using Micro-Cap 10. We used two different electrical circuits that simulate the operation of the experimental setup in two different modes: in a mode with a restoring electrical strength of the discharge gap in the gas bubble between two adjacent voltage pulses on the discharge node and in the mode without restoring this dielectric strength. In computer simulation, we varied the following factors: the maximum simulation step, inductances, capacitances, active resistances, wave resistance of a long line, and the delay time for the operation of a spark gap simulating a discharge gap in a gas bubble. Results. Computer modeling has shown that in order to increase the voltage amplitude at the treatment unit and on the layer of treated water, it is necessary to reduce the load capacitance – the capacitance of the water layer in the treatment unit to 10 pF or less, to increase the active resistance of the water layer to 500 W or more. An important factor for increasing the voltage and electric field strength in the discharge unit and, consequently, for increasing the efficiency of treated water disinfection is the discharge delay time in gas bubbles. The most rational delay time for the operation of the arrester, which is the gap in the gas bubble inside the water, under the conditions considered by us is 4–5 ns. It is with this delay time that the amplitude of voltage pulses at the node of disinfecting water treatment and on the layer of treated water is maximum, all other things being equal. Furthermore, with such a delay time this amplitude of voltage pulses significantly exceeds the voltage amplitude directly after the main high-voltage discharger, switching energy from the high-voltage capacitive storage to the processing unit through a long line filled with water. Originality. Using computer simulation, we have shown the possibility of increasing the voltage at the discharge unit of the experimental setup by 35 % without increasing the voltage of the power source. This provides a higher efficiency of microbiological disinfection of water by nanosecond discharges in gas bubbles and lower specific energy consumption. Practical value. The obtained results of computer simulation confirm the prospect of industrial application of installations using nanosecond discharges for disinfection and purification of wastewater, swimming pools and post-treatment of tap water.Мета. Визначення за допомогою комп’ютерного моделювання найбільш ефективних режимів роботи установки для знезараження води за допомогою розрядів у газових бульках, при яких (режимах) амплітуда імпульсів напруги на вузлі обробки та на шарі води, що обробляється, не менше амплітуди напруги безпосередньо після комутуючого розрядника. Методика. Для досягнення поставленої мети ми використовували комп’ютерне моделювання за допомогою Micro-Cap 10. Ми використовували дві різні електричні схеми, що моделюють роботу експериментальної установки в двох різних режимах: в режимі з електричною міцністю, що відновлюється, розрядного проміжку в газовій бульці між двома сусідніми імпульсами напруги на розрядному вузлі та у режимі без відновлення цієї електричної міцності. При комп’ютерному моделюванні варіювалися такі фактори: максимальний крок при моделюванні, індуктивності, ємності, активні опори, хвильовий опір довгої лінії, час затримки спрацьовування розрядника, що моделює розрядний проміжок у газовому міхурі. Результати. Комп’ютерне моделювання показало, що для збільшення амплітуди напруги на вузлі обробки і на шарі води, що обробляється, слід зменшувати навантажувальну ємність – ємність шару води у вузлі обробки до 10 пФ і менше, збільшувати активний опір шару води до 500 Ом і більше. Важливим чинником збільшення напруги і напруженості електричного поля в розрядному вузлі і, отже, збільшення ефективності знезараження оброблюваної води є час затримки розряду в газових бульбашках. Найбільш раціональний час затримки спрацьовування розрядника, яким є зазор у газовій бульці всередині води, у розглянутих умовах становить 4-5 нс. Саме при такому часі затримки амплітуда імпульсів напруги на вузлі знезаражувальної обробки води і на шарі оброблюваної води є максимальною за інших рівних умов і істотно перевищує амплітуду напруги безпосередньо після основного високовольтного розрядника, що комутує енергію з високовольтного ємнісного нагромаджувача у вузол обробки. Наукова новизна. За допомогою комп’ютерного моделювання показана можливість підвищення напруги на розрядному вузлі експериментальної установки на 35 % без збільшення напруги джерела живлення, що забезпечує більш ефективне мікробіологічне знезараження води за допомогою наносекундних розрядів у газових бульбашках за малих питомих витрат енергії. Практична значущість. Отримані результати комп’ютерного моделювання підтверджують перспективу промислового застосування установок з використанням наносекундних розрядів для знезараження та очищення стічних вод, басейнів та доочищення водопровідної води

    ДОСЛІДЖЕННЯ ЕЛЕКТРОМАГНІТНОГО ПРОЦЕСУ В ЕЛЕКТРИЧНІЙ МОДЕЛІ ШЕСТИЛОПАТЕВОГО ВІДЦЕНТРОВОГО НАСОСА

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    The comparison of the results of theoretical studies of electromagnetic processes in different modes of electrical model of centrifugal pump with six blades with simulation results of the same modes in software package of technical modeling complex electrical and electronic circuits and in software package for modeling hydraulic processes was made. Conclusion on the adequacy of electrical modeling of workflow of centrifugal pumps was done.Осуществлено сравнение результатов теоретических исследований электромагнитных процессов в разных режимах работы электрической модели шестилопастного центробежного насоса с результатами моделирования тех же режимов в пакете схемотехничного моделирования электрических и электронных схем и в пакете программного обеспечения для моделирования гидравлических процессов. Сделан вывод относительно адекватности электрического способа моделирования рабочих процессов центробежных насосов.Бібл. 2, табл. 1, рис. 3

    New limits on 2ε2\varepsilon, εβ+\varepsilon\beta^+ and 2β+2\beta^+ decay of 136^{136}Ce and 138^{138}Ce with deeply purified cerium sample

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    A search for double electron capture (2ε2\varepsilon), electron capture with positron emission (εβ+\varepsilon\beta^+), and double positron emission 2β+2\beta^+) in 136^{136}Ce and 138^{138}Ce was realized with a 465 cm3^3 ultra-low background HP Ge γ\gamma spectrometer over 2299 h at the Gran Sasso underground laboratory. A 627 g sample of cerium oxide deeply purified by liquid-liquid extraction method was used as a source of γ\gamma quanta expected in double β\beta decay of the cerium isotopes. New improved half-life limits were set on different modes and channels of double β\beta decay of 136^{136}Ce and 138^{138}Ce at the level of T1/2>10171018T_{1/2}>10^{17}-10^{18} yr.Comment: 19 pages, 6 figures, 2 table

    Surface alignment and anchoring transitions in nematic lyotropic chromonic liquid crystal

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    The surface alignment of lyotropic chromonic liquid crystals (LCLCs) can be not only planar (tangential) but also homeotropic, with self-assembled aggregates perpendicular to the substrate, as demonstrated by mapping optical retardation and by three-dimensional imaging of the director field. With time, the homeotropic nematic undergoes a transition into a tangential state. The anchoring transition is discontinuous and can be described by a double-well anchoring potential with two minima corresponding to tangential and homeotropic orientation.Comment: Accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. Lett. (Accepted Wednesday Jun 02, 2010

    Transitions/relaxations in polyester adhesive/PET system

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    The correlations between the transitions and the dielectric relaxation processes of the oriented poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) pre-impregnated of the polyester thermoplastic adhesive have been investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and dynamic dielectric spectroscopy (DDS). The thermoplastic polyester adhesive and the oriented PET films have been studied as reference samples. This study evidences that the adhesive chain segments is responsible for the physical structure evolution in the PET-oriented film. The transitions and dielectric relaxation modes’ evolutions in the glass transition region appear characteristic of the interphase between adhesive and PET film, which is discussed in terms of molecular mobility. The storage at room temperature of the adhesive tape involves the heterogeneity of the physical structure, characterized by glass transition dissociation. Thus, the correlation between the transitions and the dielectric relaxation processes evidences a segregation of the amorphous phases. Therefore, the physical structure and the properties of the material have been linked to the chemical characteristics

    Mathematical-Statistical Treatment of Researches Data in Students’ Scientific Woks .

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    У статті показано послідовність етапів здійснення математико-статистичної обробки матеріалів наукових досліджень у студентських наукових роботах. The article deals with the succession of stages of performing mathematical-statistical treatment of researches data in students’ scientific woks
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