Department of Acoustics, Electronics and IT Solutions

DEPARTMENT OF ACOUSTICS, ELECTRONICS AND IT SOLUTIONS

Plac Gwarków 1, 40-166 Katowice, Poland

 

Head of Department

mgr inż. Tomasz Skowronek
e-mail: tskowronek@gig.eu
telefon: 32 259 28 10

 

 

 

LABORATORY OF TECHNICAL ACOUSTICS

Head

mgr Alicja Bramorska
e-mail: abramorska@gig.eu
telefon: 32 259 21 62

 

 

 

LABORATORY OF MODELING AND DATA ANALYSIS

Kierownik

dr inż. Sebastian Iwaszenko
e-mail: siwaszenko@gig.eu
telefon: 32 259 21 73

 

 

CALIBRATION:

Calibration of mechanical vibration measuring instruments within the Scope of Accreditation No AP 006 granted by PCA:

  • calibration of vibration transducers in accordance with the ISO 16063-21 standard in the frequency range of 0.5 Hz - 10 kHz,
  • calibration of vibrometers - measuring instrumentation of human response to vibration in accordance with the PN-EN ISO 8041-1:2017 standard,
  • calibration of vibration calibrators in the frequency range of 15 Hz - 2 kHz,
  • calibration of machine vibration meters in accordance with the ISO 2954 standard in the frequency range of 10 Hz - 2 kHz;

Calibration of instruments for acoustic measurements within the Scope of Accreditation No AP 006 granted by PCA:

  • calibration of sound level meters in accordance with the PN-EN 60651 and PN-EN 60804 standards,
  • calibration of sound level meters in accordance with the PN-EN 61672 standard,
  • calibration of sound calibrators - comparative method in accordance with the PN-EN 60942 standard,
  • calibration of sound calibrators - insert voltage calibration method in accordance with the PN-EN 60942 standard,
  • calibration of octave and 1/3 octave band filters in accordance with the PN-EN 61260 standard,
  • calibration of measurement microphones using the LS class calibrator method and insert voltage calibration method - in accordance with the PNEN 61094 standard;

Calibration of vibration measuring instruments beyond the scope of the PCA accreditation:

  • calibration of impact hammers according to the manufacturer’s instructions in the frequency range 10 Hz - 10 kHz,
  • calibration of laser vibrometers in accordance with the ISO 16063 standard in the frequency range 0.5 Hz - 10 kHz,
  • calibration of palesthesiometer (measuring instruments for vibrotactitle perception thresholds) in accordance with the ISO 13091-1: 2001: 2006 standard,
  • calibration of signal recorders / analysers / signal conditioning systems.

Summary of the offered calibration services is presented in the Tables below:

 

Calibration within the Scope of Accreditation No AP 006

Object

Norm

Frequency range

Vibration transducers

(acceleration and velocity)

ISO 16063-21:2003

0,5 Hz – 10 kHz

Vibrometers - measuring instrumentation of human response to vibration

PN-EN ISO 8041-1:2017

2 Hz – 800 Hz

Vibration calibrators

ISO 16063-21:2003

15 Hz ÷ 2 kHz

Machine vibration meters

ISO 2954:2012

10 Hz – 2 kHz

Measuring microphones

PN-EN 61094-6:2005

20 Hz – 20 kHz

Sound calibrators using the standard microphone method

PN-EN 60942:2005

250 Hz, 1 kHz

Comparative sound calibrators

PN-EN 60942:2005

250 Hz, 1 kHz

Sound level meters

PN-EN 60654:2002 (U)

PN-EN 60804:2002 (U)

PN-EN 61672-3:2007

PN-E 61672-3:2014-03

20 Hz – 20 kHz

Band filters with octave width or part of an octave

PN-EN 61260:2000

20 Hz – 20 kHz

 

Calibration outside the Scope of Accreditation No AP 006

Object

Norm

Frequency range

Modal hammers

As indicated by the manufacturer

10 Hz – 10 kHz

According to the data

manufacturers' catalogues

Laser vibrometers

ISO 16063-41:2011

0,5 Hz – 15 kHz

Signal recorders

Analyzers

Signal conditioning systems

e.g. SCADAS, PULSE,

Vibration Research, ADRE

ISO 2954:2012

0,5 Hz – 15 kHz

 

RESEARCH:

Acoustics

  • indoor and outdoor environmental noise - the influence of traffic and/or industrial noise on open land areas –within the Scope of Accreditation No AB 005 granted by PCA,
  • digital noise maps preparation using GIS and GPS technology –within the Scope of Accreditation No AB 005 granted by PCA,
  • environmental impact assessment of industrial sites, transport routes, public utility facilities and others concerning vibroacoustic hazards –within the Scope of Accreditation No AB 005 granted by PCA,
  • vibroacoustic forecasting for investments and sites undergoing modernisation at various stages –within the Scope of Accreditation No AB 005 granted by PCA,
  • in situ testing of the screening efficiency in areas protected by acoustic barriers - within the Scope of Accreditation No AB 005 granted by PCA,
  • tests of the impact of noise caused by sources located indoor and outdoor on people staying in residential, public and others buildings,
  • determination of sound power levels and sound energy levels of noise sources using sound pressure - engineering methods for an essentially free field and survey method using an enveloping measurement surface, over a reflecting plane in accordance with PN-EN ISO 3744: 2011 and PN-EN ISO 3746: 2011 standards - within the Scope of Accreditation No AB 005 granted by PCA,
  • testing of noise emission of machines at their place of operation.

Vibration

  • testing of the impact of mechanical vibrations transferred through the ground on the construction of buildings and other structures in accordance with standard PN-B-02170:2016 - within the Scope of Accreditation No AB 005 granted by PCA,
  • diagnosis of the technical state of buildings and engineering structures using the modal and wavelet analysis,
  • tests of the impact of mechanical vibration on people in buildings in accordance with the PN-B-02171:2017 standard - within the Scope of Accreditation No AB 005 granted by PCA,
  • quality assessment of rock bolt support systems in coal mines, tunneling and building reinforcement,
  • environmental testing of technical objects, devices and apparatus with weight, up to 120 kg using the vibration exciter -  according to standard PN-EN 60068-2-6:2008 - within the Scope of Accreditation No AB 005 granted by PCA,
  • tests of the resistance of technical objects to vibrations in accordance with the requirements specified by the customer,
  • tests of resonant frequencies of technical objects,
  • tests of the impact of mechanical vibration on people within the framework of research projects.

Electrostatics

  • material, product and equipment tests using standard methods,
  • personal protective equipment electrostatic property evaluation,
  • electrostatic protection,
  • formulating opinions and interpretations based on test results,
  • work related to the antistatic treatment of plastics,
  • EPA (ESD Protected Area) implementation,
  • audits concerning EPAs and electrostatics,
  • destructive testing related to electrification,
  • tests under a broad range of climatic conditions in a climatic chamber,
  • tests of the electrical and electrostatic earthing of installations and facilities.

Thermovision

  • tests of the thermal insulation of buildings and heating pipelines;
  • tests of the thermal state of industrial waste dumps, especially mining, and coal storage sites;
  • tests of the thermal state of machines use in technical, energy and horizontal mining transport equipment;
  • human examinations for medical diagnostic purposes;
  • early detection of endogenous fires in underground mines using pyrometers;
  • high-current power connector efficiency tests.

Meteorological station www.meteo.gig

Presentation of current weather conditions from the meteorological station located within the Central Mining Institute.

 

CREATING IT SYSTEMS

Construction of IT systems used in industry:

Creating solutions mainly responsible for: collecting and archiving data in the database, managing the production process and reporting.

Benefits of working with us:

  • Optimization of production process management
  • Lowering costs
  • Increased production efficiency
  • Maintaining high quality of products

Our experience in this area:

  • SCC OE / DEL OE / RAF OE - a group of IT systems that allow you to monitor and optimize the efficiency of production lines. The systems enable registration of production line stops with the reason and downtime, registration of material losses resulting from stops along with a link with information about their suppliers. Based on the collected data, the values ​​of operational efficiency ratios (OE) are determined. The systems give the user the ability to draw up statements and reports (including the ability to go "from general to detail"), allowing an analysis of the reasons for reduced production efficiency.
  • MBT2015 - the software supporting the control of microbiological purity in food producers. It allows defining the structures of the technological line, determining the places of purity control, types of tests used etc. The collected data can be presented using reports
  • ComplaintsDB - a system supporting the management of consumer and customer complaints. It allows full service of the complaint, from its submission, by documenting actions aimed at explaining the complaint up to the decision regarding its justification. It allows you to analyze the collected data regarding complaints.
  • MiSS - an integrated system designed for hard coal mines, enabling the integration of data from various sources regarding the state of mine security and its structure. It enables visualization of measurements based on the spatial structure of mine headings (the visualization uses GIS components), determination of complex and associated risk levels based on collected data and its visualization. In addition, the software is used to record excavations and measuring equipment used in the mine.
  • SEWS2018 – a monitoring system, gathering the data from the set of detectors as a time series. The location of the detectors is stored within the system. The data can be viewed as a table or a chart. The basic statistics can be easily calculated by the system and the data can be exported to a csv file for further analysis.

Potential recipients:

  • Industrial enterprises

Construction of IT systems supporting research in the field of environmental protection and engineering:

Creating solutions taking into account the collection, analysis, processing and sharing of data. Provision of services in the field of creating network and window applications enabling environment monitoring as well as sharing and reviewing data for the scientific environment and educational purposes.

Benefits of working with us:

  • The use of mathematical modeling in environmental engineering
  • Statistical data processing
  • Visualization of data on the map (GIS technologies)

Our experience in this area:

  • BazaHg - a database and related web application designed to collect and share data on the mercury content of fossil fuels and the waste generated using them. The application allows viewing data, their selection, grouping and presentation in the form of charts
  • COOLs - database on coal waste dumps, their thermal condition and CO2 emissions. The data collected in the database can be used to support spatial information management
  • OPI-TPP - a developed data exchange component between the OPI-TPP system and selected databases. It allows you to specify the format and method of data access, how to transform it, and how to supply the OPI-TPP system with this data

Potential recipients:

  • Enterprises related to the broadly understood environmental protection
  • Research Units
  • Local governments

Creating software supporting research and projects in the field of energy, environmental engineering, and mining:

The use of machine learning methods and artificial intelligence to solve problems in research projects (artificial neural networks, evolutionary algorithms). Constructing prototypes of systems based on programmable controllers (.NET Gadgeteer). Software development outsourcing.

Benefits of working with us:

  • Great experience in R&D projects
  • Extensive experience in creating commercial and scientific IT solutions
  • Versatility

Our experience in this area:

  • ET - software designed for determining the seismic wave anomaly in the rock mass and related risk areas, depending on the parameters describing the rate of deposit exploitation in underground mining plants
  • UCGVision - software dedicated to the visualization of the cavern development created during the underground coal gasification process. The application allows you to visualize not only the cavern shape but also the selected parameters of the gasification process. 3D graphics are used for visualization
  • DOBUD-T - a program supporting the selection and design of mining supports
  • NaP - software designed for determining stress appearing in the rock mass as a result of mining exploitation. Computational algorithms use a unique calculation method developed by the GIG scientific staff
  • LineST – the software for determination of rope stress. The method implemented in the software was developed by the Laboratory of Technical Acoustic (BR-2 GIG) and uses the power spectrum of forced vibration in the rope.  

Potential recipients:

  • Energy and mining companies
  • Enterprises related to the broadly understood environmental protection
  • Research institutes

Creation and integration of spatial databases for the needs of scientific research in the field of environmental protection and engineering:

Performing spatial analyzes for the needs of research projects and assessing the environmental impacts of given factors. Use of GIS technology in the construction of environmental monitoring systems (e.g. in projects within Smart Cities). Use of GIS technology in the case of significant solutions for industry - e.g. structure of mine workings.

 

MACHINE EDUCATION AND DATA ANALYSIS

  • Creating applications enabling data collection, archiving and sharing
  • Data analysis and mining using machine learning algorithms (artificial neural networks, genetic algorithms, SVM)
  • Statistical calculations
  • Image analysis and processing
  • The use of machine learning methods to optimize technological processes (e.g. coal processing)
  • Building predictive models for the needs of industry and environmental engineerinG

 

ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING AND INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES

Modeling of industrial facilities:

Numerical analysis of emergency conditions in the process of ventilation of industrial facilities. Forecasting gas and thermal hazards at industrial facilities. Numerical analysis of selected process problems at the design stage. Model studies of transfer processes in chemical and process engineering by CFD methods.

Benefits of working with us:

Specialized support in the field of forecasting physicochemical phenomena supported by CAD / CFD computer techniques at the implementation stage:

  • Process projects
  • Technological projects
  • Construction projects

Our experience in this area:

  • Numerical analysis of the process of pneumatic enrichment of useful fuels
  • Numerical analysis of the coal gasification process in the conditions of an active deep mine
  • Numerical analysis of hydraulic transport of mixtures based on by-products of combustion to post-mining voids
  • Numerical analysis of the gas hazard in the deep mine excavation in the conditions of exogenous fire
  • Numerical analysis of the distribution of temperature changes in the model environment of the rock mass in conditions of thermochemical conversion of coal seams

Potential recipients:

  • Energy and mining companies
  • Research and Development organizations

Modeling in environmental engineering:

Environmental prevention and development of technical executive documentation for activities related to minimizing the impact on the environment.

Benefits of working with us:

  • Comprehensive support at the stage of implementation of pro-ecological investments in the pre-project and design phase
  • Reclamation concepts
  • Technical (executive) projects
  • Technical designs for extinguishing dumps and other embankments
  • Projects for the liquidation of damages caused by mining operations
  • Monitoring of waste dumps in the field of surface emission measurements
  • Adaptation of waste dumps to legal requirements

Our experience in this area:

  • Technical designs of coal waste dumps
  • Concepts for the elimination of thermal phenomena and technical designs for the liquidation of embankments from coal waste
  • Damage settlement projects caused by mining settlements in the forest direction
  • Monitoring of the thermal state of waste dumps in the field of measuring carbon dioxide, mercury, and other emissions
  • Concepts of land reclamation degraded by industrial activities in mining communes

Potential recipients:

  • Industrial enterprises with degraded areas
  • Developers and contractors in the construction industry
  • Local governments

 

MATERIAL AND WASTE TECHNOLOGIES

Development of material processing technologies:

Development of materials processing technology, including industrial waste for useful products. Development of technologies for the use of manufactured products. Development of waste neutralization technology to minimize environmental impact.

Benefits of working with us:

Comprehensive support in the processing of useless materials, semi-finished products and waste into valuable products, including:

  • Processing concepts
  • Process projects
  • Technological projects
  • Documentation for waste recovery
  • Waste elements recovery technologies
  • Laboratory tests of unit processes
  • Research for product certification

Our experience in this area:

  • Technology for producing materials for filling voids in underground mining excavations based on by-products of combustion
  • The technology of producing mineral binders for building applications in the carbonation process of by-products of combustion
  • Technology for producing materials for building mining castles based on by-products of combustion
  • Technology for producing gunning materials
  • Production technology of granulated sintered aggregates in the process of thermal processing of combustion by-products and coal waste
  • The technology of producing anti-pyrogens for applications on objects formed from coal waste and the technologies of preventive and extinguishing operations on fire-fighting objects formed from coal waste

Potential recipients:

  • Energy and mining companies
  • Waste producers
  • Companies from the waste management industry
  • Local governments
  • Research Units

 

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