Detta examensarbete kom till eftersom Sandvik Band ville ha en utredning till stånd gällande sin problemlösning. Detta då Band hade skäl att anta att problemlösningen i många fall skedde i form av ?brandsläckning? med alltför begränsad uppföljning. Syftet med examensarbetet blev att kartlägga hur problem i produktionen upptäcks, löses, följs upp och dokumenteras. Förslag på hur eventuella fel och brister i denna process skulle kunna elimineras skulle också tas fram.

Ett vanligt problem för fjärrvärmeföretag är svängningar i den dagliga efterfrågan på fjärrvärme. När efterfrågetoppar sker i fjärrvärmenätet behöver fjärrvärmeföretagen oftast använda sina topplastpannor, vilka vanligtvis drivs på både dyra och miljöovänliga bränslen. Ett sätt att åtgärda detta problem har traditionellt varit att använda en ackumulatortank som värmelager. Men med ny och billigare mät- och styrsystemteknik har kommersiella lösningar börjat växa fram där istället byggnader kan användas som värmelager.Syftet med examensarbetet är att undersöka de tekniska och ekonomiska möjligheterna för att använda byggnader som värmelager i ett fjärrvärmesystem och jämföra det med att använda en ackumulatortank som värmelager. Det förs en diskussion om hur ett samarbete skulle kunna se ut mellan fjärrvärmeföretag och fastighetsägare för att möjliggöra användningen av byggnader som värmelager.

After parturition the energy demand for milk production is greater then the energy provided from the diet. The cow mobilises therefore body tissues to compensate for the energy loss. Live weight and body condition scores decreases as a consequence of the mobilisation. The aim of this study was to analyse the relationship between body condition score, live weight and subcutaneous fat depth measured by ultrasound and the changes during the lactation. Possible differences between Swedish Holstein (SLB) and Swedish Red and White Cattle (SRB) were also investigated.

Det finns en innovativ, grön grundläggningsteknik kallad energigrundläggning. Principen är att integrera redan erforderliga, strukturella element såsom pålar med en värmeväxlare i syfte att utvinna energi. Tekniken har funnits sedan tidigt 80-tal men har knappt används i Norden. Tekniken visar på stor potential då man kan uppnå synergi genom utvinning av värme under vinterhalvåret och kyla under sommarhalvåret.I detta arbete redogörs för grundläggande principer och mekanismer bakom energigrundläggning samt en omfattande litteraturstudie av vad som tidigare har studerats inom området. Det finns få exempel i litteraturen på problematiken med förändrade geotekniska egenskaper hos jorden på grund av energiutvinningen och än färre exempel på knäckningsproblematiken hos slagna, slanka stålrörspålar.

The goal of this master thesis project was to develop computer models of some plausiblepretreatment techniques and to assess the potential benefits/costs of using pretreatment andanaerobic digestion for waste management of organic waste from a system perspective. Forthis purpose a computer program called ORWARE has been used. ORWARE (organic wasteresearch) is a program for making life cycle assessments of waste management. As the mainpart of the project work the ORWARE system has been provided with three new models ofpretreatment techniques. The additions consist of: One model of pretreatment with ultrasound,one model of thermal hydrolysis and one model of a screw press.

Accessibility is today a topic of high current interest. It is a requirement for equality and a democracy question. By the year 2010, easy measured hindrances in all of Sweden's municipalities should be cleared away; this is stated in Swedish law. The physical accessibility to our public places is particularly important for functionally disabled people since it affects their possibilities to be outdoors and also their participation in society. When designing these places, it is difficult to find solutions that fit everybody, especially since good accessibility not only should fulfill all physical requirements of accessibility but also values of experience.

With a larger awareness of the climate changes and increasing electricity prices, energy efficiency measures in the industry have become more common. By rationalize the activity and by the same time decrease the emission of greenhouse gases the company can both save money and reduce negative environmental impact. For the Swedish industries the electricity price have traditional been relative low, which has resulted in a considerable larger usage than other European countries. By a deregulation of the European electricity market the electricity price will level off between the countries, which will cause a higher electricity price in Sweden than we are use to. To prevent that the Swedish industry don?t lose competitiveness against the other European countries, it will require energy efficiency activities in all different forms.ABB Sweden has decided to decrease their total energy usage with five percent in two years.

Övik Energi AB driver i Husum ett fjärrvärmenät som tillföres energi från M- reals pappersbruk i Husum. Värmen produceras dels genom återvinning av torkluft från en av pappersmaskinerna och dels i en ångvärmeväxlare. Andelen återvunnen värme kontra prima värme antogs, innan fjärrvärmenätet togs i drift 1992, uppgå till 80% respektive 20% vardera. Andelen spillvärme har emellertid visat sig vara betydligt lägre än dessa 80%. Som exempel har andelen under tiden 1998-2001 varit ca 55% av nätets totala värmebehov på 7000 MWh/år.

Avfall och fossila bränslen står för två svåra miljöproblem i världen idag. I takt med att populationen ökar i världen ökar konsumtion och därmed avfallsmängden men också användningen av fossila bränslen. När avfallsmängden ökar växer också behovet för sofistikerade avfallsbehandlingsmetoder och när fossila bränslen fortsätter att dominera energimarknaden så krävs alternativa bränslen. Detta arbete har utförts i syfte att utforska en metod där båda dessa problem hanteras på ett nytänkande sätt. En förgasningsprocess där avfall förgasas och vätgas kan extraheras ur den syntetiska gasen är en ny väg att utforska en avfallshantering där produkten dessutom kan användas som substitut till fossila bränslen.Förgasning är en kemisk återvinningsmetod där ett kolbaserat substrat oxideras i en miljö med begränsad eller ingen tillgång till syre.

If you keep cattle in a herd outside all year round on big varying grounds, their possibilityto perform their natural behaviour increases. This way of keeping cattle requires that youprovide them with their other needs, like shelter and a dry and clean resting place.According to the animal welfare authority´s regulations on livestock farming, only animalsthat are suited to stay outside during the cold season are allowed to be kept outside. Theyshould also have access to a shelter or another building that gives them protection from theweather and wind and provides a dry and clean resting place.Research has shown that as long as cattle do not get exposed to precipitation and wind theywill manage low temperature well. Some of the things that will affect how well the animalshandle different climates are the isolation ability of the fur, the animals´ body size and thefeed intake. A dry lying place that is both insulating and moisture absorbent is also of greatimportance.

Title: Kvarteret Tvättstugan, an apartment building with massive wood construction. A thesis about acoustic and fire requirements and a comparison of energy and moisture aspects. Earlier restrictions in the Swedish legislation have resulted that only a small percentage of the apartment buildings that have been built are designed with a massive wood construction. It has been allowed to build unrestricted with wood since 1994 as long as the function of requirements are fulfilled. This change in the rules together with the great environmental benefits of wood has led to that more companies choose to build apartment buildings with wood. One of these companies is Folkhem Production AB.

Mind the gap encourages you to beware of the interspaces. The project seeks to defend the gaps that occur in time and space and encourages the reader to care about the interruptions of the routine-like and planned, whilst also opening up a discussion about interaction and participation. Mind the gap is a project about the many opportunities the public space has in the contemporary city. What you have in front of you is the result of this project. As society constantly changes, new and different needs arise in the city and it is necessary that architects and planners understand and adapt to these changes. They have to be able to develop new ways of thinking and to challenge established perceptions of what the public space is and should be. This means being able to see that the public space could be different and to recognize the potentials for it to change. This project examines the underlying ideals of urbanism and investigates the potentials of the City when shaped by these ideals.

In the last decade, member states of the European Union have adopted a range of measures to decrease the dependency on fossil fuels. This has led to an increased use of biomass in heat and power production. In some countries, the lack of forest resource has led to large scale power producers importing their biomass needs. Due to high energy content and homogeneity, wood pellets have become an internationally traded commodity used for large scale power production. The Baltic States have emerged as one of the largest wood pellet exporting regions in Europe.

AbstractIn today's western society the self-help culture is widespread. It consist of varies of medias: from courses and tv-programs, to articles in papers and magazines and entire books. The aim of many of the self-help books is to help heterosexual couples with problems in their love-life. These books have a large number of readers and are sold in millions of copies around the entire western world every year. The self-help books are characterized by their strong heteronormativity where all women and all men tend to act and behave according to a given pattern.

Peat litter has been used in animal houses for a long time. Because of its good ability to absorb liquid and nutrients from the manure it can create a dry surface for animals and a valuable manure product. Through changes in agricultural practises the use of peat litter has diminished and is to a great extent replaced by straw, sawdust and cutter shavings although Sweden is rich in peat-findings. The aim of this work was to summarize the presented knowledge about the used of peat litter, techniques, advantages and disadvantages and to compare with other commonly used litter materials. Articles on peat litter have been searched for in magazines, databases and books at SLU library. Visits to peat industries, interviews with peat producers and with peat researchers contributed to the material. Peat is not a uniformly material.