Evolution of Edges and Porosity of Urban Blue Spaces: A Case Study of Gdańsk

Current waterfront studies focus mainly on a land-based perspective, failing to include the water side. Water is, however, not just a resource for port and industrial purposes and an edge to the waterfront; it is also a feature of the waterfront and the complex relation between water and city. Thus, the article suggests that water-land edges need to be re-contextualised, taking into consideration also their shape, functionality, and evolution over time. This article therefore introduces the concept of urban blue spaces, that is, spaces that include at least one land-water edge, such as a shoreline or river edge. The types and character of these edges define the porosity of urban blue spaces: Spaces with easy connections, such as boulevards or parks, are highly porous, while fenced areas have low porosity. The research first analyses the existing literature on the spatial and functional characteristics of the land-water edge in port cities, and explores existing typologies of urban blue spaces. The results of this investigation are used to examine the most iconic urban blue space of Gdańsk, the Motława river, over the last 1000 years. The case study shows that the porosity of the Gdańsk urban blue space has been increasing over time, in line with its spatial and functional development from an undeveloped riverbank to a ‘gated’ port and industry area, to urban living spaces today. The article thus presents the whole breadth of urban blue spaces through the case study of the Motława river urban blue space. The spatial evolution of the urban blue space is depicted through the transformation of its land-water edge—from a natural sloping edge to the dominance of vertical edged structures or ones overhanging the surface of the water, to the emergence of spatially ‘blurred’ sloping, slanted, terraced, and floating structures, partially independent of the riverbank. The transformation of the structure of the Motława urban blue space edges increased its complexity over time, from a single-edge structure to a double and multiple-edged one.

Robust maritime supply chains

Container terminals are an important interface in the maritime supply chain, as they connect the geographically localized last mile to the customer and the shipping company. Its handling efficiency makes a decisive contribution to the fact that the maritime supply chain functions in a high-performance way. The aim of this article is to identify and describe potential optimization potentials in operational operation for container terminals. The focus is on the interfaces to the most important stakeholders of the container terminal, i.e., water-side handling, yard, and intermodal transport. For this purpose, the method of qualitative content analysis as outlined by Mayring was used. The software MaxQDA was used to code the given literature and analyze its content. In the given literature 12 categories were identified and 786 codes and subcodes were analyzed. The basic barriers to optimization of container terminals have been identified by this study.

A Study on the Energy Reduction Measures of Data Centers through Chilled Water Temperature Control and Water-Side Economizer

The degree of integration of IT devices and consumption of cooling energy are consistently increasing owing to developments in the data center industry. Hence, to ensure the smooth operation and fault prevention of IT devices, the energy consumption of cooling systems has increased, leading to active research on improvements in cooling system performance for reducing energy consumption. This study examines the reduction in cooling energy consumption using a simulation by applying chilled water control and a water-side economizer (WSE) system to enhance the cooling system efficiency. The simulation results showed that the energy consumption was reduced by 1.8% when the chilled water temperature was set to 11 °C in a conventional system and by up to 19.6% when WSE was also applied. Furthermore, when the changes in chilled water temperature were applied for efficient operation of WSE, the energy consumption was reduced by up to 30.1% compared to that in conventional energy systems.

Analisa dan Desain Compact Condensor di Pembangkit Listrik Tenaga Gas dan Uap (PLTGU) Tanjung Priok

Kondensor merupakan salah satu komponen penukar panas yang berfungsi untuk membuang panas dari fluida uap air (steam) pada sebuah sistem pembangkit listrik tenaga gas dan uap (PLTGU). Namun komponen kondensor ini memiliki dimensi yang cukup besar sehingga memerlukan lahan yang luas. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mendapatkan dimensi kondensor yang lebih ringkas (compact) yang memerlukan lahan yang sedikit dalam penerapannya dilapangan. Desain Compact kondensor diawali dengan pengambilan data dilapangan, menghitung efisiensi kondensor awal (0,44), dan proses simulasi pada aplikasi CFD desain kondensor exisiting untuk mengetahui gambara dari proses perpindahan panas yang terjadi. Proses perhitungan untuk desain compact kondensor dilakukan untuk mendapatkan ukuran dimensi dan kinerja compact kondensor. Dari hasil perhitungan desain yang dilakukan didapatkan dimensi compact kondensor dengan panjang : 2 ft = 0,6096 m, lebar : 1 ft = 0,3048 m, dan tinggi 8 ft = 2,4384 m, dengan Volume Compact kondensor = 16 ft3 = 4,8768 m3, Efisiensi Sirip : 0.924027, Efisiensi Sirip Overall: 0.936563, Efisiensi kondensor : 0.60, Pressure Drop Sisi uap : 0,5184 Bar, Pressure Drop Sisi air : 1,4734 Bar, Daya Sisi uap : 70.43555 Watt, Daya Sisi air : 25.03529 Watt. Nilai efisiensi yang dihasilkan dari desain compact kondensor lebih tinggi dibandingkan dengan kondensor awal dengan dimensi yang lebih kecil. The condenser is one of the heat exchanger components that functions to remove heat from the water vapor fluid (steam) in a gas and steam power plant (PLTGU) system. However, this condenser component has dimensions large enough to require a large area. This research was conducted to obtain a condenser dimension that is more compact (compact) which requires less land in its application in the field. Compact condenser design begins with data collection in the field, calculating the efficiency of the initial condenser (0.44), and the simulation process in the application of the exisiting condenser CFD design to find out the details of the heat transfer process that occurs. The calculation process for compact condenser design is carried out to get the dimensions and compact condenser size. From the results of design calculations performed, the dimensions of the compact condenser with length: 2 ft = 0.6096 m, width: 1 ft = 0.3048 m, and height 8 ft = 2.4384 m, with condenser Compact Volume = 16 ft3 = 4 , 8768 m3, Fin Efficiency: 0.924027, Overall Fin Efficiency: 0.936563, Condenser efficiency: 0.60, Pressure Drop Vapor side: 0.5184 Bar, Pressure Drop Water side: 1.4734 Bar, Steam Side Power: 70.43555 Watt, Water Side Power : 25,03529 Watt. The efficiency value resulting from the compact condenser design is higher than the initial condenser with smaller dimensions.