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A vapor-phase type heating method of supplying vapor of a heat transfer fluid to a heating furnace and heating an object by using latent heat of vaporization of the supplied vapor, the method comprising: heating the object with a heated gas containing the vapor of the heat transfer fluid in the heating furnace; collecting the heat transfer fluid falling from a front surface of the object to a lower portion of the heating furnace, after the vapor comes into contact with the object and cools to liquefy, and latent heat of vaporization of the vapor is applied to the object through phase change; discharging the heated gas after heating the object from the heating furnace to a circulation route; supplying the heat transfer fluid as droplets in the circulation route to an upstream side from a heat source that heats the heated gas; then, heating the droplets so as to be changed into vapor and supplying the heated gas containing the vapor from the circulation route again to the heating furnace; and maintaining a predetermined amount of the vapor of the heat transfer fluid in the heating furnace by the collecting and the supplying and heating the object which is disposed in the heating furnace at a predetermined rate of temperature rise in a state of an even distribution of the vapor of the heat transfer fluid in the heating furnace. heating the object with a heated gas containing the vapor of the heat transfer fluid in the heating furnace; collecting the heat transfer fluid falling from a front surface of the object to a lower portion of the heating furnace, after the vapor comes into contact with the object and cools to liquefy, and latent heat of vaporization of the vapor is applied to the object through phase change; discharging the heated gas after heating the object from the heating furnace to a circulation route; supplying the heat transfer fluid as droplets in the circulation route to an upstream side from a heat source that heats the heated gas; then, heating the droplets so as to be changed into vapor and supplying the heated gas containing the vapor from the circulation route again to the heating furnace; and maintaining a predetermined amount of the vapor of the heat transfer fluid in the heating furnace by the collecting and the supplying and heating the object which is disposed in the heating furnace at a predetermined rate of temperature rise in a state of an even distribution of the vapor of the heat transfer fluid in the heating furnace.
A method for optimizing the development of a fluid reservoir traversed by a fracture network, comprising discretizing said reservoir into a set of cells and constructing in each cell, from observations of said reservoir, a discrete fracture network wherein each fracture is represented by a polygonal finite plane, isotropic as regards its dynamic properties, and said plane can comprise at least one intersection segment corresponding to an intersection between said fracture and another fracture of said network, characterized in that the method comprises the following stages: a) constructing a Voronoi diagram on each fracture plane by positioning Voronoi cell centers on said intersection segments, b) calculating transmissivities between neighbouring cell centers from the ratio of the surface area of the neighbouring cells to the distance between the neighbouring cells, c) using said cells and said transmissivities for constructing an image of the fluid reservoir, d) using said image of the fluid reservoir and a flow simulator for optimizing the development of said fluid reservoir. a) constructing a Voronoi diagram on each fracture plane by positioning Voronoi cell centers on said intersection segments, b) calculating transmissivities between neighbouring cell centers from the ratio of the surface area of the neighbouring cells to the distance between the neighbouring cells, c) using said cells and said transmissivities for constructing an image of the fluid reservoir, d) using said image of the fluid reservoir and a flow simulator for optimizing the development of said fluid reservoir.
Mortar pump, in particular screed pump having a housing, in which a motor, in particular an internal combustion engine, and a compressor unit which is driven by the motor are arranged, it being possible for a mixing tank which is arranged on the housing, in particular on the outside, to be loaded with compressed air by way of the compressor unit, the mixing unit of which mixing tank is driven by the internal combustion engine, and the coolant circuit with a heat exchanger unit being arranged in the housing, via which heat exchanger unit the motor can be cooled, characterized in that the heat exchanger unit is arranged with vertically oriented air ducts above at least one opening in the bottom of the housing, and at least one removable fan is arranged in the vertical direction above the heat exchanger unit, by means of which fan air can be delivered through the heat exchanger unit, the at least one fan being arranged in a plate which can be removed from a region above the heat exchanger unit and forms a cover of a spatial region which is separated in the housing and in which the heat exchanger unit is arranged.
A rubber composition for a hollow ball, the rubber composition including a base rubber, an inorganic filler composed of a large number of flat particles, and a carbon-based filler, wherein a degree of flatness DLc obtained by dividing an average particle diameter D 50 c (μm) of the carbon-based filler by an average thickness Tc (μm) of the carbon-based filler is not less than 50, and a weight ratio Mc/Mi of an amount Mc of the carbon-based filler to an amount Mi of the inorganic filler is not less than 0.01 and not greater than 1.00, wherein the amount Mi of the inorganic filler per 100 parts by weight of the base rubber is not less than 1 part by weight and not greater than 150 parts by weight and/or the amount Mc of the carbon-based filler per 100 parts by weight of the base rubber is not less than 1 part by weight.
Layer of a ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic material that is applied to a substrate, wherein the layer comprises at least one elongate slot for adjusting the domain structure in the ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic material, - of which the depth matches the thickness of the layer, - of which the width is greater than the exchange length of the material, and - which is applied in such a way that it does not touch any side of the layer, wherein the preferred direction of the magnetization lies in the layer. - of which the depth matches the thickness of the layer, - of which the width is greater than the exchange length of the material, and - which is applied in such a way that it does not touch any side of the layer, wherein the preferred direction of the magnetization lies in the layer.
A toner comprising toner particles comprising at least a binder resin and a colorant, wherein: the binder resin contains a low-molecular weight resin and a branched high-molecular weight resin; the low-molecular weight resin has a weight average molecular weight 5.00x10 3 to 3.00x10 5 Mw of the absolute molecular weights of a THF-soluble matter; the high-molecular weight resin, which has a long-chain alkyl group at the terminal end thereof, has a weight average molecular weight 5.00x10 5 to 3.00x10 6 Mw of the absolute molecular weights of a THF-soluble matter, and the binding of the long-chain alkyl monomer to the end of the resin is formed by condensation polymerization; and when the toner is dissolved in a tetrahydrofuran solvent at 25°C for 24 hours, the ratio of a THF-soluble matter having an intrinsic viscosity of 5.0x10 -2 dl/g or less with respect to the total amount of the THF-soluble matter in a GPC-RALLS-viscometer analysis is 15.0 mass% to 60.0 mass%, and the ratio of a THF-soluble matter having an intrinsic viscosity of 1.5x10 -1 dl/g or more with respect to the total amount of the THF-soluble matter in a GPC-RALLS-viscometer analysis is 20.0 mass% to 40.0 mass%. the binder resin contains a low-molecular weight resin and a branched high-molecular weight resin; the low-molecular weight resin has a weight average molecular weight 5.00x10 3 to 3.00x10 5 Mw of the absolute molecular weights of a THF-soluble matter; the high-molecular weight resin, which has a long-chain alkyl group at the terminal end thereof, has a weight average molecular weight 5.00x10 5 to 3.00x10 6 Mw of the absolute molecular weights of a THF-soluble matter, and the binding of the long-chain alkyl monomer to the end of the resin is formed by condensation polymerization; and when the toner is dissolved in a tetrahydrofuran solvent at 25°C for 24 hours, the ratio of a THF-soluble matter having an intrinsic viscosity of 5.0x10 -2 dl/g or less with respect to the total amount of the THF-soluble matter in a GPC-RALLS-viscometer analysis is 15.0 mass% to 60.0 mass%, and the ratio of a THF-soluble matter having an intrinsic viscosity of 1.5x10 -1 dl/g or more with respect to the total amount of the THF-soluble matter in a GPC-RALLS-viscometer analysis is 20.0 mass% to 40.0 mass%.
A method of selecting a pillow for a user, comprising the steps of: locating the user with a shoulder thereof against an upright flat rigid surface, orienting the user substantially transverse to the surface, measuring a spacing between the surface and a proximate side of the user's head, and selecting at least one pillow from a group of pillows, based on the measured spacing. locating the user with a shoulder thereof against an upright flat rigid surface, orienting the user substantially transverse to the surface, measuring a spacing between the surface and a proximate side of the user's head, and selecting at least one pillow from a group of pillows, based on the measured spacing.
An information processing apparatus comprising: acquisition means configured to acquire information specifying a position of a virtual viewpoint used to generate a virtual viewpoint image generated based on images of a target area captured by a plurality of cameras; object position detection means configured to detect a position at which an object included in the virtual viewpoint image exists; decision means configured to decide, based on the information acquired by the acquisition means and based on the position of the object detected by the object position detection means, a position of a virtual listening point that is away from the specified position of the virtual viewpoint, the virtual listening point being used for generating an audio signal associated with the virtual viewpoint image; selection means configured to select sound pickup points corresponding to audio signals to be used for generating an audio reproduction signal from among a plurality of sound pickup points in the target area of the image captured by the plurality of cameras based on the position of the virtual listening point decided by the decision means; and generation means configured to generate the audio reproduction signal by using the audio signals corresponding to the sound pickup points selected by the selection means. acquisition means configured to acquire information specifying a position of a virtual viewpoint used to generate a virtual viewpoint image generated based on images of a target area captured by a plurality of cameras; object position detection means configured to detect a position at which an object included in the virtual viewpoint image exists; decision means configured to decide, based on the information acquired by the acquisition means and based on the position of the object detected by the object position detection means, a position of a virtual listening point that is away from the specified position of the virtual viewpoint, the virtual listening point being used for generating an audio signal associated with the virtual viewpoint image; selection means configured to select sound pickup points corresponding to audio signals to be used for generating an audio reproduction signal from among a plurality of sound pickup points in the target area of the image captured by the plurality of cameras based on the position of the virtual listening point decided by the decision means; and generation means configured to generate the audio reproduction signal by using the audio signals corresponding to the sound pickup points selected by the selection means.
A composition for use in transarterial chemoembolization, containing: first biodegradable microbeads comprising: albumin, which is cross-linked to form a shape of a bead; and dextran sulfate, as an anionic polymer, contained in the albumin cross-linked product; second biodegradable microbeads comprising: albumin, which is cross-linked to form a shape of a bead; and a glycosaminoglycan-based polymer, as an anionic polymer, contained in the albumin cross-linked product, wherein the first and second biodegradable microbeads allow an anticancer drug to be adsorbed onto a surface of the microbeads through an electrostatic attraction of the anionic polymers contained therein. first biodegradable microbeads comprising: albumin, which is cross-linked to form a shape of a bead; and dextran sulfate, as an anionic polymer, contained in the albumin cross-linked product; second biodegradable microbeads comprising: albumin, which is cross-linked to form a shape of a bead; and a glycosaminoglycan-based polymer, as an anionic polymer, contained in the albumin cross-linked product, wherein the first and second biodegradable microbeads allow an anticancer drug to be adsorbed onto a surface of the microbeads through an electrostatic attraction of the anionic polymers contained therein.
A system configured to be arranged in relation to a pipe (5, 92) providing a particle laden flow, comprising: a data gathering module configured to respond to the particle laden flow in the pipe, and provide signalling containing information about a parameter related to the particle laden flow, the parameter including a sound level propagating through the particle laden flow in the pipe; and a signal processor configured to: receive the signalling containing information about the sound level propagating through the particle laden flow in the pipe; and determine a particle size and either a mass flow rate, or a particle-to-air mass ratio, or both the mass flow rate and the particle-to-air mass ratio, associated with the particle laden flow, based on a change in the signalling received, characterized in that the change is based on an attenuation of the sound propagated through the particle laden flow in the pipe, the sound propagated at different frequencies, including two different frequencies. a data gathering module configured to respond to the particle laden flow in the pipe, and provide signalling containing information about a parameter related to the particle laden flow, the parameter including a sound level propagating through the particle laden flow in the pipe; and a signal processor configured to: receive the signalling containing information about the sound level propagating through the particle laden flow in the pipe; and determine a particle size and either a mass flow rate, or a particle-to-air mass ratio, or both the mass flow rate and the particle-to-air mass ratio, associated with the particle laden flow, based on a change in the signalling received, characterized in that the change is based on an attenuation of the sound propagated through the particle laden flow in the pipe, the sound propagated at different frequencies, including two different frequencies. receive the signalling containing information about the sound level propagating through the particle laden flow in the pipe; and determine a particle size and either a mass flow rate, or a particle-to-air mass ratio, or both the mass flow rate and the particle-to-air mass ratio, associated with the particle laden flow, based on a change in the signalling received, characterized in that the change is based on an attenuation of the sound propagated through the particle laden flow in the pipe, the sound propagated at different frequencies, including two different frequencies.
Cooling process for a steel strip running through the cooling section of a continuous line, including a projection onto the said strip of an aqueous projecting solution, said aqueous solution being a liquid or a mixture of a liquid solution and a gas, characterized by the said liquid solution having a formic acid concentration of between 0.1% and 6% by mass and in that the solution is projected onto the steel strip by spraying.
A mass transit system, comprising: a first platform for supporting a cargo compartment; a rotating platform, having a center area and a perimeter; and a conveyor system for moving the cargo compartment from the first platform to the center area of the rotating platform, while the rotating platform is rotating, characterized in that the mass transit system further comprises; an apparatus for advancing the cargo compartment, while the rotating platform is rotating, in a mechanically guided fashion, from the center area of the rotating platform to a point relative to the rotating platform that is adjacent the perimeter of the rotating platform; and an apparatus for transferring the cargo compartment from the point relative to the rotating platform that is adjacent a perimeter of the rotating platform to a transport vehicle. a first platform for supporting a cargo compartment; a rotating platform, having a center area and a perimeter; and a conveyor system for moving the cargo compartment from the first platform to the center area of the rotating platform, while the rotating platform is rotating, characterized in that the mass transit system further comprises; an apparatus for advancing the cargo compartment, while the rotating platform is rotating, in a mechanically guided fashion, from the center area of the rotating platform to a point relative to the rotating platform that is adjacent the perimeter of the rotating platform; and an apparatus for transferring the cargo compartment from the point relative to the rotating platform that is adjacent a perimeter of the rotating platform to a transport vehicle.
A hydraulic pumping system for use with a subterranean well, the system comprising: a hydraulic actuator including a generally tubular cylinder, a piston sealingly and reciprocably disposed in the cylinder, and a piston rod connected to the piston, wherein the piston rod displaces relative to the cylinder in response to a pressure differential across the piston; a first seal assembly that seals about the piston rod and is exposed to the pressure in the hydraulic actuator; and a second seal assembly that seals about the piston rod and is exposed to pressure in the well, the second seal assembly including multiple separate seal cartridges, each of the seal cartridges including a dynamic seal that slidingly and sealingly engages the piston rod, wherein the second seal assembly is positioned in an annular seal housing, wherein disconnection of the hydraulic actuator from the annular seal housing provides access to the second seal assembly, and wherein the piston rod connects to a rod string below the first and second seal assemblies (66, 78). a hydraulic actuator including a generally tubular cylinder, a piston sealingly and reciprocably disposed in the cylinder, and a piston rod connected to the piston, wherein the piston rod displaces relative to the cylinder in response to a pressure differential across the piston; a first seal assembly that seals about the piston rod and is exposed to the pressure in the hydraulic actuator; and a second seal assembly that seals about the piston rod and is exposed to pressure in the well, the second seal assembly including multiple separate seal cartridges, each of the seal cartridges including a dynamic seal that slidingly and sealingly engages the piston rod, wherein the second seal assembly is positioned in an annular seal housing, wherein disconnection of the hydraulic actuator from the annular seal housing provides access to the second seal assembly, and wherein the piston rod connects to a rod string below the first and second seal assemblies (66, 78).
A computer program comprising a set of computer-readable instructions, which, when executed by a computer system, cause the computer system to carry out a method of storing a data item in a stream segment of a set of stream segments, the method comprising: receiving, in computer memory of the computer system, the data item to be stored; writing the data item to a data chunk of the stream segment, said stream segment including a stream segment header and a plurality of data chunks; obtaining a first identifier from the data item; writing the first identifier of the data item to the stream segment header of the stream segment to which the data item is written; obtaining a second identifier from the data item, the second identifier being different from the first identifier; and writing the second identifier of the data item to a header of the data chunk of the stream segment to which the data item is written; whereby the first identifier in the stream segment header can be used to identify if any data items in any of the data chunks of the set of stream segments include the first identifier, and whereby the second identifier in the header of the data chunk of the stream segment can be used to identify if any data items in the data chunk include the second identifier. receiving, in computer memory of the computer system, the data item to be stored; writing the data item to a data chunk of the stream segment, said stream segment including a stream segment header and a plurality of data chunks; obtaining a first identifier from the data item; writing the first identifier of the data item to the stream segment header of the stream segment to which the data item is written; obtaining a second identifier from the data item, the second identifier being different from the first identifier; and writing the second identifier of the data item to a header of the data chunk of the stream segment to which the data item is written; whereby the first identifier in the stream segment header can be used to identify if any data items in any of the data chunks of the set of stream segments include the first identifier, and whereby the second identifier in the header of the data chunk of the stream segment can be used to identify if any data items in the data chunk include the second identifier.
A coated article having a tinted appearance in reflection and/or transmission, comprising: a substrate; and a solar control coating, the solar control coating consisting of a first dielectric layer, a subcritical metallic layer having discontinuous metallic regions located over the first dielectric layer, a primer over the subcritical layer, and a second dielectric layer over the primer layer. a substrate; and a solar control coating, the solar control coating consisting of a first dielectric layer, a subcritical metallic layer having discontinuous metallic regions located over the first dielectric layer, a primer over the subcritical layer, and a second dielectric layer over the primer layer.
Method of detecting the absolute position of a rotatable element by means of a multi-turn absolute encoder; the multi-turn absolute encoder comprising a single magnet, the magnet being connected to the rotatable element in order to rotate with the latter; an absolute detection device for detecting the absolute position of the element in a single turn; and a multi-turn detection group for determining the number of turns performed by the element and containing at least three actuatable switches (4A, 4B, 4C) and positioned around the magnet in order to be capable of distinguishing at least three different positions of the element in a single turn; the method comprising a step of detecting a sequence of actuations of the switches (4A, 4B, 4C).