Sökning: "free ports"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 6 avhandlingar innehållade orden free ports.
1. Our Side of the Water : Political Culture in the Swedish colony of St Barthélemy 1800–1825
Sammanfattning : The small island of St Barthélemy was a Swedish colony 1784–1878 and saw its greatest population growth and trade during the turn of the nineteenth century. This was because of Gustavia, the Swedish founded free port, which attracted mariners from the Caribbean, North America and Europe. LÄS MER
2. Study of a Pneumatic Hybrid aided by a FPGA Controlled Free Valve Technology System
Sammanfattning : Urban traffic involves frequent acceleration and deceleration. During deceleration, the energy previously used to accelerate the vehicle is mainly wasted on heat generated by the friction brakes. If this energy that is wasted in traditional IC engines could be saved, the fuel economy would improve. LÄS MER
3. Experimental studies of bypass transition and its control
Sammanfattning : Bypass transition, i.e. transition of a boundary layer at subcritical Reynolds numbers, has been studied. Fundamental studies of the phenomenon as such have been performed side by side with experiments aimed at controlling, i. LÄS MER
4. Building a national maritime security policy
Sammanfattning : The issue of port security raised concerns at the highest levels after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 against the United States. Security threats against ports and vessels acquired a new perspective and in 2002 the International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974, introducing Chapter XI-2 - Special measures to enhance maritime security. LÄS MER
5. Exception Handling in Recipe-Based Batch Control
Sammanfattning : The focus of this thesis is exception handling in recipe-based batch control. Exception handling is a critical element for achieving long-term success in batch production. It is reported to constitute 40-60 percent of the batch control design and implementation effort. LÄS MER