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A valve for controlling fluid flow, the valve comprising: a first plate comprising a plurality of first holes extending generally perpendicular through said first plate; a second plate comprising a plurality of second holes extending generally perpendicular through said second plate, the second holes being substantially offset from the first holes of said first plate; a spacer disposed between said first plate and said second plate to form a cavity therebetween in fluid communication with the first holes of said first plate and the second holes of said second plate; a flap disposed and moveable between said first plate and said second plate, said flap having holes substantially offset from the first holes of said first plate and substantially aligned with the second holes of said second plate; wherein said flap is operable to be motivated between said first and second plates in response to a change in direction of the differential pressure of the fluid across the valve; and characterised in that at least one of said first plate or said second plate has a coating arranged to control the distribution of one or more forces asserted on said flap when said flap impacts or is in contact with said first plate or second plate by controlling the areas of the flap over which said forces are asserted to inhibit wear of said flap at said areas. a first plate comprising a plurality of first holes extending generally perpendicular through said first plate; a second plate comprising a plurality of second holes extending generally perpendicular through said second plate, the second holes being substantially offset from the first holes of said first plate; a spacer disposed between said first plate and said second plate to form a cavity therebetween in fluid communication with the first holes of said first plate and the second holes of said second plate; a flap disposed and moveable between said first plate and said second plate, said flap having holes substantially offset from the first holes of said first plate and substantially aligned with the second holes of said second plate; wherein said flap is operable to be motivated between said first and second plates in response to a change in direction of the differential pressure of the fluid across the valve; and characterised in that at least one of said first plate or said second plate has a coating arranged to control the distribution of one or more forces asserted on said flap when said flap impacts or is in contact with said first plate or second plate by controlling the areas of the flap over which said forces are asserted to inhibit wear of said flap at said areas.
Redox flow cell for storage of electrical energy comprising a reaction cell having two electrode chambers for catholyte and anolyte, which are each connected to at least one store for liquid and are separated by an ion-conducting membrane, and which are equipped with electrodes, wherein the electrode chambers are each filled with electrolyte solutions comprising redox-active components disolved or dispersed in an electrolyte solvent, as well as optionally conducting salts dissolved therein and optionally further additives, wherein the anolyte contains a redox-active component comprising one to six residues of formula I in the molecule or comprising one to six residues of formula II in the molecule, wherein the catholyte contains a redox-active component comprising one to six residues of formula III in the molecule or comprising iron salts or wherein anolyte and catholyte contain a redox-active component comprising one to six residues of formula I or of formula II in combination with one to six residues of formula III in the molecule wherein the lines going off the nitrogen atoms in the structures of formulae I and II and the line going off the 4-position in the structure of formula III represent covalent bonds connecting the structures of formulae I, II and III with the remainder of the molecule, R 1 is a covalent C-C-bond or a divalent bridge group, R 2 and R 3 independently of one another represent alkyl, alkoxy, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, heterocyclyl, halogen, hydroxy, amino, nitro or cyano, X is a q-valent inorganic or organic anion or a mixture of such anions, b and c independently of one another are integers from 0 to 4, q is an integer from 1 to 3, a is a number of value 2/q, and R 4, R 5, R 6 and R 7 independently of one another represent alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or aralkyl. R 1 is a covalent C-C-bond or a divalent bridge group, R 2 and R 3 independently of one another represent alkyl, alkoxy, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, heterocyclyl, halogen, hydroxy, amino, nitro or cyano, X is a q-valent inorganic or organic anion or a mixture of such anions, b and c independently of one another are integers from 0 to 4, q is an integer from 1 to 3, a is a number of value 2/q, and R 4, R 5, R 6 and R 7 independently of one another represent alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or aralkyl.
A mains power adaptor (1; 61,64) comprising: electrical pins (4, 65) configured to connect with a mains power supply socket; a power converter circuit having an input coupled to the electrical pins for converting mains power to a lower voltage supply; an electrical output of the lower voltage supply; a fuel cell switchably coupled to said electrical output; a fluid connection port for coupling a fluid fuel outlet of a fuel cartridge to a fuel inlet of the fuel cell in which the fluid connection port is disposed in a face of the adaptor from which the electrical pins (4, 65) extend. electrical pins (4, 65) configured to connect with a mains power supply socket; a power converter circuit having an input coupled to the electrical pins for converting mains power to a lower voltage supply; an electrical output of the lower voltage supply; a fuel cell switchably coupled to said electrical output; a fluid connection port for coupling a fluid fuel outlet of a fuel cartridge to a fuel inlet of the fuel cell in which the fluid connection port is disposed in a face of the adaptor from which the electrical pins (4, 65) extend.
Method for shaping an end of a welding wire having a defined material and a defined diameter before a threading process in which the welding wire is conveyed from a wire storage means via at least one wire core through a contact tube arranged in a welding torch, characterised in that an arc is generated between a contact plate, which is connected to a power source of a welding appliance, and the welding wire on the basis of the material and the diameter of the welding wire in order to shape the end of the welding wire, the end of the welding wire being formed so as to be hemispherical and the diameter of the welding wire being substantially not exceeded by the diameter of the hemispherical end of the welding wire, the power source being switched from a welding output to a threading output in order to shape the end of the welding wire, and the power source being automatically switched from the threading output to the welding output after the hemispherical end of the welding wire has been formed.
Use of an isolated tobacco lignin as a colorant, wherein the isolated tobacco lignin is produced by steps comprising: (a) contacting a quantity of tobacco biomass with a quantity of acid to form an acidified digest mixture; (b) contacting a quantity of the acidified digest mixture with a quantity of alcohol selected from at least one of an aliphatic alcohol and an aromatic alcohol to form an alcohol-containing mixture; (c) effecting a separation of a quantity of the alcohol-containing mixture into an alcohol-soluble phase and an alcohol-insoluble phase; (d) effecting a removal of alcohol from a quantity of the alcohol-soluble phase sufficient to yield a quantity of an isolated lignin from the alcohol-soluble phase. (a) contacting a quantity of tobacco biomass with a quantity of acid to form an acidified digest mixture; (b) contacting a quantity of the acidified digest mixture with a quantity of alcohol selected from at least one of an aliphatic alcohol and an aromatic alcohol to form an alcohol-containing mixture; (c) effecting a separation of a quantity of the alcohol-containing mixture into an alcohol-soluble phase and an alcohol-insoluble phase; (d) effecting a removal of alcohol from a quantity of the alcohol-soluble phase sufficient to yield a quantity of an isolated lignin from the alcohol-soluble phase.
An electronic device comprising: a housing that is provided with an insertion hole having a sidewall that is provided with a plurality of grooves, each groove of the plurality of grooves having at least one of a different angle and a different position with respect to the insertion hole; and a supporting apparatus for supporting the electronic device at a supporting angle with respect to a floor or supporting surface comprising: a first body configured to be insertable into the insertion hole of the housing; and a second body that is connected to the first body and configured to adjust a first angle with respect to the first body, and to support the electronic device at an outside of the electronic device; and at least one protrusion, that is attached to a part of the first body or the second body and configured to be insertable into a first groove of the plurality of grooves that are provided in the insertion hole of the housing, wherein, when the first body is inserted into the insertion hole of the housing, the supporting angle is adjustable by adjusting the first angle and/or choosing a groove from the plurality of grooves. a housing that is provided with an insertion hole having a sidewall that is provided with a plurality of grooves, each groove of the plurality of grooves having at least one of a different angle and a different position with respect to the insertion hole; and a supporting apparatus for supporting the electronic device at a supporting angle with respect to a floor or supporting surface comprising: a first body configured to be insertable into the insertion hole of the housing; and a second body that is connected to the first body and configured to adjust a first angle with respect to the first body, and to support the electronic device at an outside of the electronic device; and at least one protrusion, that is attached to a part of the first body or the second body and configured to be insertable into a first groove of the plurality of grooves that are provided in the insertion hole of the housing, wherein, when the first body is inserted into the insertion hole of the housing, the supporting angle is adjustable by adjusting the first angle and/or choosing a groove from the plurality of grooves. a first body configured to be insertable into the insertion hole of the housing; and a second body that is connected to the first body and configured to adjust a first angle with respect to the first body, and to support the electronic device at an outside of the electronic device; and at least one protrusion, that is attached to a part of the first body or the second body and configured to be insertable into a first groove of the plurality of grooves that are provided in the insertion hole of the housing, wherein, when the first body is inserted into the insertion hole of the housing, the supporting angle is adjustable by adjusting the first angle and/or choosing a groove from the plurality of grooves.
A method of controlling luminaires (101a-d) of a lighting system based on a current mode of an entertainment device, the method comprising: - whilst the entertainment device is in an active mode: - controlling one or more of the luminaires, within an entertainment region, associated with the entertainment device to render an entertainment effect which accompanies inputs to and/or outputs from the entertainment device, - receiving, while said one or more of the luminaires is rendering said entertainment effect, a lighting instruction identifying a plurality of the luminaires (101a-d) and a lighting effect to be rendered by them, characterized in that the method further comprises: - determining, in response to receiving the lighting instruction, that at least a first luminaire of the plurality of luminaires (101a-d) is one of the luminaires currently rendering the entertainment effect, - controlling, in response to receiving the lighting instruction, at least a second luminaire of the plurality of luminaries (101a-d), which is not currently rendering the entertainment effect, to render the lighting effect whilst the first luminaire continues to render the entertainment effect, and - electronically storing an indication of the lighting effect; and - in response to the entertainment device switching to an inactive mode, controlling the first luminaire to render the lighting effect using the electronically stored indication. - whilst the entertainment device is in an active mode: - controlling one or more of the luminaires, within an entertainment region, associated with the entertainment device to render an entertainment effect which accompanies inputs to and/or outputs from the entertainment device, - receiving, while said one or more of the luminaires is rendering said entertainment effect, a lighting instruction identifying a plurality of the luminaires (101a-d) and a lighting effect to be rendered by them, - determining, in response to receiving the lighting instruction, that at least a first luminaire of the plurality of luminaires (101a-d) is one of the luminaires currently rendering the entertainment effect, - controlling, in response to receiving the lighting instruction, at least a second luminaire of the plurality of luminaries (101a-d), which is not currently rendering the entertainment effect, to render the lighting effect whilst the first luminaire continues to render the entertainment effect, and - electronically storing an indication of the lighting effect; and - in response to the entertainment device switching to an inactive mode, controlling the first luminaire to render the lighting effect using the electronically stored indication.
Mulching mower casing provided with at least one cutting blade guided under a dome of semi-toroidal overall shape provided in said casing, which is provided with a deflector that is retractable by pivoting counter to the action of a spring and can be held in the retracted position by way of a releasable holding device, characterized in that the retractable deflector forms, in the retracted position, an integral part of the dome of the casing, and in that the releasable holding device for the retractable deflector is connected in a hinged manner to the free end of said retractable deflector and also to the casing housing the dome and effects automatic deployment or redeployment of said retractable deflector, said releasable holding device for the retractable deflector furthermore being provided with a security means that provides security against projections in the open position of the retractable deflector and in all intermediate retracted or open positions.
A method of constructing a sliding subsea foundation, the method comprising: embedding at least one mass of rocks in seabed soil; and placing a sliding mudmat on the seabed over the or each mass of rocks. embedding at least one mass of rocks in seabed soil; and placing a sliding mudmat on the seabed over the or each mass of rocks.
An eye characteristic measuring apparatus comprising: a light source unit configured to emit a light flux with a first wavelength; a first illumination optical system configured to illuminate a small area on a retina of a subject eye with the light flux from the light source unit; a first light reception optical system configured to lead a part of a first reflected light flux reflected by and returning from the retina of the subject eye to be received through a first conversion member configured to convert it into at least substantially 17 beams; a first light reception unit configured to receive the received light flux of the first light reception optical system to form a first signal; a measurement data judgment unit configured to judge, on the basis of the first signal from the first light reception unit, whether measurement data is appropriate for obtaining a wavefront aberration; a first correction unit configured to cause a check correction screen to be displayed when the measurement data judgment unit judges that the measurement data is inappropriate and configured to correct it into appropriate measurement data; a calculation unit configured to calculate the wavefront aberration of the subject eye as optical characteristic on the basis of the measurement data which has been judged to be appropriate by the measurement data judgment unit or the measurement data which has been corrected by the first correction unit; and a display unit configured to display the wavefront aberration as a calculation result of the calculation unit. a light source unit configured to emit a light flux with a first wavelength; a first illumination optical system configured to illuminate a small area on a retina of a subject eye with the light flux from the light source unit; a first light reception optical system configured to lead a part of a first reflected light flux reflected by and returning from the retina of the subject eye to be received through a first conversion member configured to convert it into at least substantially 17 beams; a first light reception unit configured to receive the received light flux of the first light reception optical system to form a first signal; a measurement data judgment unit configured to judge, on the basis of the first signal from the first light reception unit, whether measurement data is appropriate for obtaining a wavefront aberration; a first correction unit configured to cause a check correction screen to be displayed when the measurement data judgment unit judges that the measurement data is inappropriate and configured to correct it into appropriate measurement data; a calculation unit configured to calculate the wavefront aberration of the subject eye as optical characteristic on the basis of the measurement data which has been judged to be appropriate by the measurement data judgment unit or the measurement data which has been corrected by the first correction unit; and a display unit configured to display the wavefront aberration as a calculation result of the calculation unit.
An electrode slurry comprising: a cellulose fiber, a carboxymethyl-group-containing cellulose ether or a salt thereof and an electrode active material containing a silicon particle and a carbonaceous particle, the cellulose fiber having an average fiber length of 1 to 750 μm, the silicon particle as the electrode active material having an average particle size of 1 nm to 1 μm, and the average fiber length of the cellulose fiber being larger than the average particle size of the silicon particle as the electrode active material, wherein the cellulose fiber contains a cellulose nanofiber having a nanometer-sized average fiber diameter, in the electrode active material, the ratio of the carbonaceous particle relative to the silicon particle is 99/1 to 50/50 (weight ratio) as the former/the latter, and in terms of solid content, an amount of the component is 0.1 to 3 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the total amount of the component, the component and the component, wherein the average fiber length, the average fiber diameter, and the average particle size are measured according to the methods described in the description. a cellulose fiber, a carboxymethyl-group-containing cellulose ether or a salt thereof and an electrode active material containing a silicon particle and a carbonaceous particle, the cellulose fiber having an average fiber length of 1 to 750 μm, the silicon particle as the electrode active material having an average particle size of 1 nm to 1 μm, and the average fiber length of the cellulose fiber being larger than the average particle size of the silicon particle as the electrode active material, wherein the cellulose fiber contains a cellulose nanofiber having a nanometer-sized average fiber diameter, in the electrode active material, the ratio of the carbonaceous particle relative to the silicon particle is 99/1 to 50/50 (weight ratio) as the former/the latter, and in terms of solid content, an amount of the component is 0.1 to 3 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the total amount of the component, the component and the component, wherein the average fiber length, the average fiber diameter, and the average particle size are measured according to the methods described in the description.
Escape mechanism comprising a balance and an escape wheel including a flexible single-piece mechanism for the transmission of impulses between an impulse pin of said balance, and teeth of said escape wheel, characterized in that said escape mechanism is an escape mechanism with no pallet lever, and in that each said tooth includes a lever with a flexible pin that can be actuated by a lifting piece comprised in said flexible single-piece mechanism, a low level of said wheel carrying said pins on the same level as a first stop member and a second stop member, comprised in a plate of said mechanism, and a high level of said wheel carrying said lifting pieces, and said impulse pin being arranged to pivot one said lever which faces said impulse pin, in a first pivoting direction of said balance to cause said pin to cooperate in abutment with said second stop member by stopping said escape wheel, or in a second pivoting direction of said balance opposite to said first pivoting direction to move the lifting piece thereof opposite said first stop member and to cause said pin to bypass said second stop member allowing said wheel to rotate to the next tooth.
A flow balancing system comprising a valve actuator, a differential pressure balancing valve, a setting actuator, and a control valve, where the valve actuator is connected to the differential pressure balancing valve where the balancing valve is capable of being set to an adjustable setpoint of a differential pressure where the setting actuator is mounted in connection to the valve actuator and is adapted to adjust said setpoint, characterized in that, the flow balancing system is further comprising a controller, the setting actuator is in data exchange connection to the controller also being in communication to said control valve and where said controller is adapted to change said setpoint when an operation of said control valve gets below a critical value.