Harmful emissions from heating installations have recently received public attention in Poland. Polish municipalities mainly take their heat from local district heating networks with large-scale coal-fired heat sources. Today, transition to nonemissive sources on this scale would be impractical. The easiest way to reduce carbon emissions is to limit heat consumption, but at the same time, to preserve thermal comfort, the application of smart technologies is necessary. Veolia operates on 71 district heating systems in Poland, including Warsaw, Lodz, and Poznan. Since heat consumption in Warsaw and Metropolis GZM is at a similar level, this is a case study of Hubgrade automation system application within the Warsaw district heating network. This paper also presents results of simulation of harmful emission reduction potential in Metropolis GZM. Simulation results show that there is a potential for saving approximately 275 kt of CO2 for the whole Metropolis GZM.

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The paper presents a method of contacts' erosion modelling by using computer simulation and analyzing heating, melting and evaporation processes, which cause contact erosion due to application of electric arc. Calculations have been conducted using professional ANSYS software which allows for thermal processes simulation and includes phase transitions for Ag, Cu, W metals and Ag-W50 composite.Keywords: contacts, electrical arc, mass transfer, contact erosion modelling, ANSYS software Artykuł przedstawia metody modelowania erozji stykowej z wykorzystaniem symulacji komputerowej i analizy procesów nagrzewania, topnienia i parowania, które powodują erozję styków pod wpływem oddziaływania łuku elektrycznego. Obliczenia zostały przeprowadzone za pomocą profesjonalnego programu komputerowego ANSYS, który pozwala na symulację procesów termicznych z uwzględnieniem przemian fazowych dla styków wykonanych z metali: Ag, Cu, W, a także kompozytów Ag-W50.

A new silver-based composite material with an addition of 1 and 10 mass % of rhenium, for prospective application in the production of electric contacts, has been presented. The paper shows results of the research and experimental works aimed at developing technology for fabrication of semiproducts (wires and bimetallic contacts) by classical powder metallurgy methods and by a method enabling production of nanocrystalline composite. At each stage of the processes involved, physical, mechanical and technological properties of the materials were investigated. Particular attention was given to final products and semiproducts prepared in a form of bimetallic contacts. It was found that the composite with nanocrystalline structure may be a good material for ecological electric contacts.