Patent Publication Number: US-10322821-B2

Title: High wing compensation system

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
     This application is a National Stage Patent Application of International Patent Application No. PCT/US2016/053944, filed Sep. 27, 2016, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 62/233,660, filed Sep. 28, 2015, the contents of both are incorporated by reference in their entireties. 
    
    
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present disclosure relates to fluid systems, including fluid fuel systems that may be used with aircrafts having different wing heights. 
     BACKGROUND 
     This background description is set forth below for the purpose of providing context only. Therefore, any aspects of this background description, to the extent that it does not otherwise qualify as prior art, is neither expressly nor impliedly admitted as prior art against the instant disclosure. 
     Existing fluid systems that may, for example, be used in aircraft refueling applications may not consider/compensate for the difference in fluid filling heights between a calibration height/first filling height (e.g., a first plane with wings relatively low to the ground) and a second filling height (e.g., a second plane with wings located farther off the ground). Height differences may result in a pressure drop in the fluid system, and not compensating for such height differences/pressure drops may reduce fluid fill (e.g., aircraft fueling) efficiency. 
     There is therefore a desire for solutions/options that minimize or eliminate one or more of the above-described shortcomings. The foregoing discussion is intended only to illustrate the present field and should not be taken as a disavowal of scope. 
     SUMMARY 
     In embodiments, a fluid system may include a fluid conduit that may be configured for connection with a fluid source and a fluid destination. The system may include a fluid regulator that may be connected to the fluid conduit and may be configured to regulate fluid flow between said fluid source and said fluid destination. The system may include a nozzle that may be connected to the fluid conduit and may be configured to selectively connect the fluid conduit with said fluid destination. The system may include a first sensor that may be connected to the fluid conduit. The system may include a second sensor that may be configured to provide and/or acquire information from which a height of the nozzle can be extracted and/or determined. The system may include a controller that may be configured to control operation of the fluid regulator according to (i) an output of the first sensor and (ii) the information provided by the second sensor. 
     In embodiments, a method of controlling fluid flow may comprise providing a fluid system that may comprise a fluid control system, and a fluid conduit between a fluid source and a fluid destination. The fluid control system may include a fluid regulator that may be connected to said fluid conduit and/or a flow sensor that may be configured to sense a fluid flow rate of fluid in said fluid conduit. The fluid control system may include a pressure sensor that may be configured to sense a fluid pressure of the fluid conduit downstream of the fluid regulator. The fluid control system may include a nozzle that may be connected to said fluid conduit and may be configured to selectively connect said fluid conduit with said fluid destination. The fluid control system may include a height sensor that may be configured to determine a nozzle height and a controller that may be configured to control operation of the fluid regulator. The method may include obtaining, via the controller, a nozzle height difference according to the nozzle height in a calibration configuration of the fluid system and a current value of the nozzle height. The method may include deriving an expected nozzle pressure according to at least the fluid flow rate, the fluid pressure, and the nozzle height difference. The method may include controlling operation of the fluid regulator according to the expected nozzle pressure. 
     The foregoing and other aspects, features, details, utilities, and advantages of the present disclosure will be apparent from reading the following description, and from reviewing the accompanying drawings. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a schematic view generally illustrating an embodiment of a fluid system embodying teachings of the present disclosure. 
         FIGS. 2A and 2B  are illustrations of embodiments of fluid systems embodying teachings of the present disclosure and aircrafts with different wing heights. 
         FIG. 3  is a graphical representation generally illustrating a relationship between nozzle height difference and pressure drop at the nozzle. 
         FIGS. 4A and 4B  are graphical representations generally illustrating relationships between nozzle height difference and fluid fill times. 
         FIG. 5  is a schematic view generally illustrating an embodiment of a test configuration of a fluid system embodying teachings of the present disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present disclosure, examples of which are described herein and illustrated in the accompanying drawings. While the disclosure will be described in conjunction with embodiments, it will be understood that they are not intended to limit the invention to these embodiments. On the contrary, the disclosure is intended to cover alternatives, modifications and equivalents, which may be included within the spirit and scope of the disclosure. 
     In embodiments, such as generally illustrated in  FIG. 1 , a fluid system  10  may include a source  20  of fluid  12 , a fluid conduit  30 , a fluid regulator  40 , a controller  50 , a nozzle  60 , one or more sensors  70   N , and/or a fluid destination  80 . In embodiments, fluid source  20  may include, for example, a fixed fluid tank (e.g., in-ground and/or above ground), a mobile fluid tank (e.g., a fluid truck, fluid trailer, etc.), or a combination of a fixed fluid tank and a mobile fluid tank. In embodiments, fluid source  20  may be configured to hold fluids, such as aircraft fuel. In embodiments, fluid destination  80  may include a fluid tank, such as, for example, a fuel tank in a wing of an aircraft. 
     In embodiments, fluid conduit  30  may be configured to provide fluid communication between some or all of the components of fluid system  10 . For example, and without limitation, fluid conduit  30  may include one or more of a rigid conduit, a flexible conduit, a polymeric conduit, a metal conduit, a tube, a duct, and/or a hose. In embodiments, fluid conduit  30  may provide fluid communication between fluid source  20  and fluid regulator  40  and/or between fluid regulator  40  and nozzle  60 . In embodiments, nozzle  60  may include one or more of a variety of configurations. In embodiments, nozzle  60  may be connected and/or fixed to fluid conduit  30 . In embodiments, nozzle  60  may configured to be selectively coupled to fluid destination  80  and/or may be configured to selectively connect (e.g., provide fluid communication between) fluid conduit  30  and destination  80 . 
     In embodiments, a first sensor  70   1  may be connected to fluid conduit  30  between fluid source  20  and fluid regulator  40 . First sensor  70   1  may be configured to measure a flow rate of fluid  12  in fluid conduit  30  and/or may include a fluid flow meter. In embodiments, a second sensor  70   2  may be connected to fluid conduit  30  between fluid regulator  40  and nozzle  60 . Second sensor  70   2  may be configured to measure a pressure of fluid  12  in fluid conduit  30  at or about an outlet of fluid regulator  40  and/or may include a fluid pressure transducer. In embodiments, fluid conduit  30  may include, for example, a length of about  30  feet to about  50  feet between second sensor  70   2  and nozzle  60 . 
     In embodiments, a third sensor  70   3  may be connected to nozzle  60  and/or connected to fluid conduit  30  at or about nozzle  60 . Third sensor  70   3  may be configured to measure a fluid pressure at nozzle  60  and/or may include a pressure transducer. In embodiments, third sensor  70   3  may be removable and/or may, for example, only be used and/or connected during testing/calibration of fluid system  10 . 
     In embodiments, controller  50  may include an electronic controller and/or include an electronic processor, such as a programmable microprocessor and/or microcontroller. In embodiments, controller  50  may include, for example, an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC). Controller  50  may include a central processing unit (CPU), memory, and/or an input/output (I/O) interface. Controller  50  may be configured to perform various functions, including those described in greater detail herein, with appropriate programming instructions and/or code embodied in software, hardware, and/or other medium. In embodiments, controller  50  may include a plurality of controllers. In embodiments, controller  50  may be connected to a display  52 . 
     In embodiments, controller  50  may be configured to control the operation of fluid regulator  40  to control fluid flow between fluid source  20  and nozzle  60  (and/or fluid destination  80  ). In embodiments, fluid regulator  40  may include one or more of a variety of configurations. In embodiments, fluid regulator  40  may be connected to fluid conduit  30  and may be configured to control the fluid pressure and/or the fluid flow rate of fluid  12  in fluid conduit  30 . In embodiments, fluid regulator  40  may include and/or be configured as one or more of a pressure control valve, a pressure regulator, and a fluid flow rate control device. For example, and without limitation, fluid regulator  40  may be configured in the same or a similar manner as the pressure control valve described in commonly owned U.S. Pat. No. 5,660,168, which is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. 
     In embodiments, controller  50  may control operation of fluid regulator  40  according to an fluid pressure P 2  at or about nozzle  60  and an actual value P 2a  of pressure P 2  may be determined/measured via third sensor  70   3 . In embodiments, it may not be desirable and/or permitted for third sensor  70   3  to remain connected to fluid system  10  during normal use (e.g., refueling). In such embodiments, an expected nozzle pressure P 2e  may be estimated/derived (e.g., by controller  50  ) according to the following equation: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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     where P 1  corresponds to the fluid pressure in fluid conduit  30 , (e.g., as sensed via second sensor  70   2 ), Q corresponds to a fluid flow rate in fluid conduit  30  (e.g., as sensed via first sensor  70   1 ), C v  corresponds to a system flow coefficient, and p corresponds to the density of fluid  12  (e.g., in pounds per cubic foot). In embodiments, system flow coefficient C v  may not be known, at least initially, and fluid system  10  may be tested/calibrated with third sensor  70   3  connected to nozzle  60  (e.g., in a calibration configuration  108 , such as generally illustrated  FIG. 5 ). During calibration, third sensor  70   3  may be connected to nozzle  60  and/or fluid conduit  30  to provide the actual nozzle pressure P 2a , which may be used instead of the expected nozzle pressure P 2e  in Equation 1 during calibration. While third sensor  70   3  is connected to nozzle  60 , controller may be configured to simultaneously obtain actual nozzle pressure P 2a  via third sensor  70   3  and fluid pressure P 1  via second sensor  70   2 . In such a calibration configuration, for example, controller  50  may be configured to obtain all values besides C v  and may be determine/calculate C v  according to Equation 1. Once C v  has been determined, third sensor  70   3  may be disconnected from fluid system  10  and/or nozzle  60 , and the expected nozzle pressure P 2e  may be calculated according Equation 1 the during normal use (e.g., refueling). In embodiments, once C v  has been determined, it may not be necessary to recalibrate fluid system  10  even if fluid system  10  is used in connection with aircrafts having different wing heights, as described in greater detail herein. 
     In embodiments, the actual height h 2  of nozzle  60  during normal use may not be the same or substantially the same as the height h 1  of nozzle when C v  was determined (e.g., during testing/calibration). For example, and without limitation, as generally illustrated in  FIG. 2A , fluid system  10  may be used in connection with a first aircraft  90  that may include a low wing height  92  relative to the ground  100  and/or fluid system  10  may be tested/calibrated according to this relatively low wing height. In embodiments, first aircraft  90  may include, for example, a Boeing® 737, which may include a wing height of about 12 feet. In embodiments, it may be desirable to use fluid system  10  in connection with other applications, such as with a second aircraft  94  that may include a higher wing height  96  (see, e.g.,  FIG. 2B ). In embodiments, second aircraft  94  may include, for example, and Airbus® A380, which may include a wing height of about 21 feet. In embodiments, it may be desirable to compensate for nozzle  60  being disposed at different heights (e.g., being connected to and/or calibrated for first aircraft  90  and then used with second aircraft  94 ). 
     In embodiments, fourth sensor  70   4  may be configured to provide and/or acquire information from which a nozzle height difference Δh between the reference/calibration point h 1  (e.g., wing height  92 ) and the actual nozzle height h 2  (e.g., wing height  96 ) may be determined (Δh=h 1 −h 2 ). For example, and without limitation, fourth sensor may include an altimeter and/or an optical/laser sensor. In embodiments, the information provided by fourth sensor  70   4  may include the height difference itself Δh. Additionally or alternatively, the information may include an absolute height of fourth sensor  70   4 , which may be used as the height of nozzle  60  (and/or fluid destination  80 ), and the nozzle height difference Δh may be determined by controller  50  according to a predetermined and/or calibration height h 1  of nozzle  60 . In embodiments, a controller  50  may be configured to receive a height input (e.g., from a user), directly (e.g., a height value) and/or indirectly (e.g., an aircraft type, from which controller  50  may be configured to determine height). 
     In embodiments, fourth sensor  70   4  may be connected to nozzle  60  and/or may be connected to a lift device  98 A that may be configured to lift nozzle  60  above the ground. In embodiments, fourth sensor  70   4  may be integrated with lift device  98 A and/or information provided by fourth sensor  70   4  may include and/or be derived from a status of lift device  98 A. For example, and without limitation, the status of lift device  98 A may include lift positions (e.g., 10% extended, 50% extended, 75% extended, fully extended, etc.) and the lift position may be used to determine height of lift device  98 A, such as if the fully extended height is known/predetermined. In embodiments, fourth sensor  70   4  may be configured to determine the lift position of lift device  98 A and/or may be configured to communicate with a lift position sensor  98 B of lift device  98 A. In embodiments, lift device  98 A may permit nozzle  60  to move between calibration height h 1  and different heights, such as height h 2 . For example, and without limitation, lift device  98 A may include a lift deck of a fueling tool  98  (e.g., a fuel truck that may include fluid source  20 ) and/or may be configured to lift nozzle  60  up to a fluid destination  80 , such as wings of first aircraft  90  and/or second aircraft  94 . In embodiments, information provided by fourth sensor  70   4  may include the height of lift device  98 A and controller  50  may use the height of lift device as the actual height h 2  of nozzle  60  (e.g., if the height difference between lift device  98 A and nozzle  60 /fluid destination  80  is expected to be the same across multiple applications/aircrafts). 
     If the Bernoulli equation is manipulated based on certain assumptions (e.g., that inputs to and environment factors of fluid system  10  are the same when used with first aircraft  90  and second aircraft  94 ), a hydraulic grade line (HGL) of fluid system  10  may be represented by the following equation: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
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     where P corresponds to the fluid pressure (e.g., at nozzle  60 ), γcorresponds to the specific weight of fluid  12  (e.g., in pounds per cubic inch), and h is the height above a reference/calibration point (e.g., nozzle height difference Δh). In embodiments, Equation 2 may be arranged for two cases (e.g., two uses of fluid system  10 ): 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
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     In embodiments, Equation 3 may be used, at least in part, to determine a pressure difference/drop that may result from the nozzle height difference Δh. For example, and without limitation,  FIG. 3  generally illustrates an example relationship between the pressure drop (e.g., P 2 −P 1 ) and the height difference Δh between h 1  and h 2 . In the example of  FIG. 3 , pressure P 1  is assumed to be in a range of about 35-45 psi (pounds per square inch), nozzle calibration height h 1  is assumed to be about 12 feet, and γis assumed to be about 0.0292 lb/in 3 . As illustrated, as the height difference Δh increases, the pressure drop may also increase, and the relationship between nozzle height difference Δh and pressure drop may be generally linear. 
     In embodiments, the pressure drop that may result from a nozzle height difference Δh may also affect filling times of fluid destination  80  (e.g., fueling times). In embodiments, pressure P 1  may correspond to the nozzle pressure at the calibration height h 1  and/or may be referred to as an expected nozzle pressure. In embodiments, the relationship between pressure P 1 , the nozzle pressure P 2  (reduced by the pressure drop), the expected flow rate Q 1  at nozzle  60  (based on P 1  without a pressure drop, which may be the same or about the same as flow rate Q detected by first sensor  70   1 ), and the actual flow rate Q 2  at nozzle  60  (based on P 2 ) may be represented by the following equation: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
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     For example, the graphs in  FIGS. 4A and 4B  generally illustrate the increase in fueling time in minutes and as a percentage, respectively, for each foot of height difference Δh between actual nozzle height h 2  and the calibration nozzle height h 1 . In this example, destination  80  may include about an 18,000 gallon capacity fuel tank disposed in second aircraft  94  and the expected flow rate Q 1  may be about 600 gallons per minute (gpm). As generally illustrated in  FIGS. 4A and 4B , if fluid system  10  is originally calibrated for a first wing height  92  (e.g., 12 feet), but is then used with second aircraft  94 , which may include a wing height  96  of about 9 additional feet (e.g., 21 feet total), fueling time may increase by at least 12%, depending on fluid pressure. 
     In embodiments, controller  50  may be configured to compensate for the pressure drop that may result from a nozzle height difference Δh . In embodiments, the relationship between the nozzle height difference Δh and pressure drop at nozzle  60  may be generally linear. For example, and without limitation, during normal use (e.g., if third sensor  70   3  is not being used), controller  50  may be configured to determine/estimate the expected nozzle pressure P 2e  according to the following revised version of Equation 1: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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     where Δh corresponds to nozzle height difference (e.g., the calibration nozzle height h 1  less the actual nozzle height h 2 ), x corresponds to an offset coefficient, and ay corresponds to an offset constant. In embodiments, controller  50  may be configured to determine offset coefficient x and/or offset constant y via Equation 3 and/or may include a database of previously determined offset coefficients x and/or offset constants y. For example, and without limitation, controller  50  may determine that for a particular application of an embodiment of fluid system  10 , the offset coefficient is about 0.3529 and the offset constant is about 0.0371, which may result in the following equation for determining expected nozzle pressure P 2e : 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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     In embodiments, a method of controlling fluid flow may include fluid source  20  providing fluid  12  to first sensor  70   1  and first sensor  70   1  allowing the fluid  12  to flow to regulator  40  while first sensor  70   1  measures a flow rate Q of the fluid  12 . In embodiments, controller  50  may control the operation of regulator  40  to maintain a desired fluid pressure P 2  at nozzle  60 . Controlling regulator  40  may include determining a height difference Δh, if any, between a calibration height h 1  and an actual height h 2  of nozzle  60  that may be determined via fourth sensor  70   4 . In embodiments, if a nozzle height difference Δh exists, controller  50  may control regulator  40  according to Equation 5 such that regulator  40  compensates for the pressure drop caused by the nozzle height difference Δh. In embodiments, such compensation may include controller  50  causing fluid regulator  40  to increase pressure P 1  (e.g., as sensed via second sensor  70   2 ) above a desired pressure, so that after the pressure drop, the nozzle pressure P 2  may be at or about the desired pressure. For example, and without limitation, the desired pressure may be about 35 psi and the nozzle height pressure drop may be about 3 psi, so controller  50  may cause fluid regulator  40  to increase P 1  to about 38 psi, which may result in the nozzle pressure P 2  being at or about the desired 35 psi. 
     In embodiments, such as generally illustrated in  FIG. 5 , fluid system  10  may be used in a test configuration  108 , such as, for example, to determine flow coefficient C. In embodiments, a test configuration  108  may include fluid source  20 , which may include a tank  22 , a pump  24  connected to tank  22 , and/or a filter  26  connected to pump  24 . In embodiments, fluid source  20  may be connected to regulator  40  via fluid conduit  30 , which may permit controller  50  to control the flow of fluid  12  from fluid source  20  to nozzle  60  via regulator  40 . For example, and without limitation, fluid conduit  30  may connect filter  26  to first sensor  70   1 , which may include a flow meter. First sensor  70   1  may be connected to a first calibration gage  110 , such as via a first control port  112 . First sensor  70   1  may, additionally or alternatively, be connected to a coupler  114  via a second control port  116 . Second control port  116  may be connected to a pressure tank  118 , which may be connected to a solenoid manifold block  120 . Coupler  114  may be connected to regulator  40 . Solenoid manifold block  120  may be connected to controller  50  and controller  50  may be configured to control the operation of coupler  114  via solenoid manifold block  120 . 
     In embodiments, regulator  40  may be connected to second sensor  70   2 , which may include a pressure transducer. In embodiments, regulator  40  may, additionally or alternatively, be connected to an accumulator  122  via a manifold  124 . Manifold  124  may be connected to nozzle  60  and/or a second nozzle  60 ′ via a first tee  126 . Nozzle  60  may be connected to a first control valve  128  and/or third sensor  70   3 , which may include a pressure transducer, via a second tee  130 . Second nozzle  60 ′ may be connected to a second control valve  132  and/or a fifth sensor  70   5 , which may include a pressure transducer, via a third tee  134 . In embodiments, test configuration  108  may not include a fluid destination  80  and/or fluid  12  provided to nozzle  60  and/or second nozzle  60 ′ may be provided back to fluid source  20  (e.g., fluid source  20  may serve as a fluid destination  80 ). First and second control valves  128 ,  132  may be configured to control the flow of fluid  12  from nozzle  60  and second nozzle  60 ′, respectively, back to fluid source  20  and/or may be configured to simulate a fluid destination  80 . The outlets of first control valve  128  and second control valve  132  may be connected back to fluid source  20  and/or tank  22  via a third control port  136 . In embodiments, nozzle  60  may be connected to a second gage  138 . 
     In embodiments, fourth sensor  70   4 , which may include a height sensor, may be connected to nozzle  60 . A sixth sensor  70   6 , which may also include a height sensor, may be connected to second nozzle  60 ′. 
     In embodiments, during testing, controller  50  may be configured to determine and/or measure an actual value P 2a  of the pressure P 2  at nozzle  60  via third sensor  70   3 , the height of nozzle  60  via fourth sensor  70   4 , an actual value P 2a ′ of the pressure P 2 ′ at second nozzle  60 ′ via fifth sensor  70   5 , and/or the height of second nozzle  60 ′ via sixth sensor  70   6 . Controller  50  may be configured to determine flow coefficient C v  according to one or more of the pressure P 2a  at nozzle  60  and/or the pressure P 2a ′ at second nozzle  60 ′ (e.g., controller  50  may use nozzle pressure P 2a , nozzle pressure P 2a ′, or a combination/average of the two). Controller  50  may be configured to determine a test/calibration height h 1  according to the height of nozzle  60  (e.g., via fourth sensor  70   4 ) and/or the height of second nozzle  60 ′ (e.g., via sixth sensor  70   6 ). In embodiments, fluid system  10  may then be returned to a normal configuration, such as generally illustrated in  FIG. 1 . In embodiments, controller  50  may be configured to compensate for a nozzle height difference Δh that may exist during normal use (e.g., in non-testing situations) according to Equation 3 and, among other things, the test/calibration height h 1 . 
     In embodiments, compensating for a nozzle height difference Δh, such as in the manner described above, may permit embodiments of fluid system  10  to be used in connection with a variety of applications/aircrafts and it may not be necessary to recalibrate fluid system  10  for different fueling heights. 
     In embodiments, some or all of sensors  70   N  may be in communication with and/or electrically connected to controller  50  via a wired connection, a wireless connection, and/or a combination of wired and wireless connections. In embodiments, some or all of sensors  70   N  may be configured as sensors and/or transducers, and may be configured to measure, monitor, detect, and/or otherwise sense properties and/or characteristics of fluid system  10 . In embodiments, the outputs of some or all of sensors  70   N  may include one or more of a variety of configurations, including, for example, analog and/or digital signals. 
     It should be understood that while examples herein are described in connection with a pressure drop that may be caused by calibration nozzle height h 1  being less than actual nozzle height h 2 , embodiments of present disclosure are not limited to use with this configuration. For example, and without limitation, controller  50  may be configured to compensate for a nozzle height difference Δh that may result from a calibration nozzle height h 1  being greater than actual nozzle height h 2 . It should also be understood that while examples herein are described in connection with a nozzle  60  and/or a second nozzle  60 ′, embodiments of the present disclosure may be used in connection with a single nozzle, two nozzles, or more than two nozzles. 
     Various embodiments are described herein to various apparatuses, systems, and/or methods. Numerous specific details are set forth to provide a thorough understanding of the overall structure, function, manufacture, and use of the embodiments as described in the specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings. It will be understood by those skilled in the art, however, that the embodiments may be practiced without such specific details. In other instances, well-known operations, components, and elements have not been described in detail so as not to obscure the embodiments described in the specification. Those of ordinary skill in the art will understand that the embodiments described and illustrated herein are non-limiting examples, and thus it can be appreciated that the specific structural and functional details disclosed herein may be representative and do not necessarily limit the scope of the embodiments. 
     Reference throughout the specification to “various embodiments,” “some embodiments,” “one embodiment,” or “an embodiment,” or the like, means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment. Thus, appearances of the phrases “in various embodiments,” “in some embodiments,” “in one embodiment,” or “in an embodiment,” or the like, in places throughout the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments. Thus, the particular features, structures, or characteristics illustrated or described in connection with one embodiment may be combined, in whole or in part, with the features, structures, or characteristics of one or more other embodiments without limitation given that such combination is not illogical or non-functional. 
     Although only certain embodiments have been described above with a certain degree of particularity, those skilled in the art could make numerous alterations to the disclosed embodiments without departing from the scope of this disclosure. Joinder references (e.g., attached, coupled, connected, and the like) are to be construed broadly and may include intermediate members between a connection of elements, relative movement between elements, physical connections (e.g., fluid connections), and/or electrical connections (wired and/or wireless). As such, joinder references do not necessarily imply that two elements are directly connected/coupled and in fixed relation to each other. The use of “e.g.” throughout the specification is to be construed broadly and is used to provide non-limiting examples of embodiments of the disclosure, and the disclosure is not limited to such examples. It is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative only and not limiting. Changes in detail or structure may be made without departing from the present disclosure.