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Hot-melt adhesive system, comprising at least one hot-melt adhesive mixture, the hot-melt adhesive mixture comprising a. 15-85 % by weight of a first hot-melt adhesive which is polyester-based, b. 15-85 % by weight of a second hot-melt adhesive which is polyamide-based, wherein the parts by weight of the first and the second hot-melt adhesive in combination result in 100 % by weight of the hot-melt adhesive mixture, wherein the hot-melt adhesive mixture has a proportion of more than 75 % by weight of the hot-melt adhesive system, wherein the rest is made of filling material such as chalk and/or pigments such as titanium dioxide as white pigment and/or a tackifying resin and/or at least one further hot-melt adhesive on polycondensate base, characterized in that the polyester-based hot-melt adhesive features a melting point between 150 °C and 170 °C and the polyamide-based hot-melt adhesive a melting point between 180 °C and 210 °C. a. 15-85 % by weight of a first hot-melt adhesive which is polyester-based, b. 15-85 % by weight of a second hot-melt adhesive which is polyamide-based,
A method for coating a Fresnel lens blank comprising providing an uncoated Fresnel lens blank having a structured surface and a non-structured surface, providing a transparent mold part having molding surface substantially matching the base curvature of the Fresnel lens blank, depositing a metered quantity of coating resin between the molding surface and the structured surface of the Fresnel lens blank, applying pressure between the Fresnel lens blank and the mold part while maintaining the distance between the molding surface and the structure surface, the thickness of the coating is greater than 1.5 times the Fresnel structure height of the structured surface and less than 5 times of the Fresnel structure height of the structured surface and the resin coating is cured in situ by directing the incident UV radiation at the Fresnel lens blank; characterized in that the incident UV radiation is directed at the non-structured surface of the Fresnel lens by a UV lamp disposed on the side of the Fresnel lens remote from the mold part, and not on the mold side.
Process for preparing lactose-free milk comprising the following steps: 1) pasteurization and skimming and obtainment of skimmed milk and cream, 2) enzymatic hydrolysis of the skimmed milk by lactase enzyme, 3) microfiltration of the hydrolysed skimmed milk with a ceramic membrane having a pore size of 1.4μm and obtainment of a microfiltration retentate and of a microfiltration permeate, 4) PMF ultrafiltration and obtainment of an ultrafiltration retentate and of an ultrafiltration permeate, 5) first PUF nanofiltration and obtainment of the first nanofiltration retentate and of a first nanofiltration permeate, 6) second PNF1 nanofiltration and obtainment of a second nanofiltration retentate and of a second nanofiltration permeate, and 7) obtainment of lactose-free milk by combining one or more of the aforesaid fractions deriving from one or more of the previous steps, wherein the first nanofiltration of step 5) is carried out on membranes with a molecular size of 400-600 Da and the second nanofiltration of step 6) is carried out on membranes with a molecular size of 150-250 Da, and the final step 7) is carried out by mixing a composition comprising: the ultrafiltration retentate, the first nanofiltration retentate and the second nanofiltration permeate. 1) pasteurization and skimming and obtainment of skimmed milk and cream, 2) enzymatic hydrolysis of the skimmed milk by lactase enzyme, 3) microfiltration of the hydrolysed skimmed milk with a ceramic membrane having a pore size of 1.4μm and obtainment of a microfiltration retentate and of a microfiltration permeate, 4) PMF ultrafiltration and obtainment of an ultrafiltration retentate and of an ultrafiltration permeate, 5) first PUF nanofiltration and obtainment of the first nanofiltration retentate and of a first nanofiltration permeate, 6) second PNF1 nanofiltration and obtainment of a second nanofiltration retentate and of a second nanofiltration permeate, and 7) obtainment of lactose-free milk by combining one or more of the aforesaid fractions deriving from one or more of the previous steps, wherein the first nanofiltration of step 5) is carried out on membranes with a molecular size of 400-600 Da and the second nanofiltration of step 6) is carried out on membranes with a molecular size of 150-250 Da, and the final step 7) is carried out by mixing a composition comprising: the ultrafiltration retentate, the first nanofiltration retentate and the second nanofiltration permeate. the first nanofiltration of step 5) is carried out on membranes with a molecular size of 400-600 Da and the second nanofiltration of step 6) is carried out on membranes with a molecular size of 150-250 Da, and the final step 7) is carried out by mixing a composition comprising: the ultrafiltration retentate, the first nanofiltration retentate and the second nanofiltration permeate.
A mold for modifying force variation harmonics in a tire having a tread formed from the mold, comprising: an arrangement of tread-molding elements including at least one of one or more removable tread-molding elements (12 1A, 12 1B, 12 2A, 12 2B) and one or more alternative removable tread-molding elements (12 XA, 12 XB) and defining at least one tire pitch sequence; wherein the alternative removable tread-molding elements (12 XA, 12 XB) are interchangeable with the removable tread-molding elements (12 1A, 12 1B, 12 2A, 12 2B) so that the tread-molding elements are selectively arranged to effect adjustment of the at least one tire pitch sequence to achieve an overall target harmonic distribution for the arrangement. an arrangement of tread-molding elements including at least one of one or more removable tread-molding elements (12 1A, 12 1B, 12 2A, 12 2B) and one or more alternative removable tread-molding elements (12 XA, 12 XB) and defining at least one tire pitch sequence; wherein the alternative removable tread-molding elements (12 XA, 12 XB) are interchangeable with the removable tread-molding elements (12 1A, 12 1B, 12 2A, 12 2B) so that the tread-molding elements are selectively arranged to effect adjustment of the at least one tire pitch sequence to achieve an overall target harmonic distribution for the arrangement.
An electric-field-coupling communication system comprising: a transmitter including a transmission circuit unit configured to generate a radio-frequency signal for transmitting data and an electric-field-coupling antenna configured to transmit the radio-frequency signal as an electrostatic magnetic field; a receiver including an electric-field-coupling antenna and a reception circuit unit configured to receive and process the radio-frequency signal received by the electric-field-coupling antenna; and surface-wave propagation means for providing a surface-wave transmission line to transmit a surface wave emanating from the electric-field-coupling antenna of the transmitter; characterised in that the surface-wave transmission line includes one of: a dielectric with a dielectric constant ε greater than a dielectric constant ε 0 of air, and the dielectric constant becomes greater toward an inner part of the dielectric; and a magnetic body with a magnetic permeability μ greater than a magnetic permeability μ 0 of air, and the magnetic permeability becomes greater toward an inner part of the magnetic body. a transmitter including a transmission circuit unit configured to generate a radio-frequency signal for transmitting data and an electric-field-coupling antenna configured to transmit the radio-frequency signal as an electrostatic magnetic field; a receiver including an electric-field-coupling antenna and a reception circuit unit configured to receive and process the radio-frequency signal received by the electric-field-coupling antenna; and surface-wave propagation means for providing a surface-wave transmission line to transmit a surface wave emanating from the electric-field-coupling antenna of the transmitter; characterised in that the surface-wave transmission line includes one of: a dielectric with a dielectric constant ε greater than a dielectric constant ε 0 of air, and the dielectric constant becomes greater toward an inner part of the dielectric; and a magnetic body with a magnetic permeability μ greater than a magnetic permeability μ 0 of air, and the magnetic permeability becomes greater toward an inner part of the magnetic body. a dielectric with a dielectric constant ε greater than a dielectric constant ε 0 of air, and the dielectric constant becomes greater toward an inner part of the dielectric; and a magnetic body with a magnetic permeability μ greater than a magnetic permeability μ 0 of air, and the magnetic permeability becomes greater toward an inner part of the magnetic body.
A method of carrier management for a multi-carrier reverse link transmission, the method comprising: transmitting a reverse link signal on a plurality of carriers, the reverse link signal comprising payload data and overhead data on each of the plurality of carriers; determining that a total transmit power on the plurality of carriers is at or near a maximum transmit power limit; and if the total transmit power on the plurality of carriers is at or near the maximum transmit power limit, funneling all of the payload data onto a first carrier of the plurality of carriers, while maintaining transmission of the overhead data on all the carriers of the plurality of carriers. transmitting a reverse link signal on a plurality of carriers, the reverse link signal comprising payload data and overhead data on each of the plurality of carriers; determining that a total transmit power on the plurality of carriers is at or near a maximum transmit power limit; and if the total transmit power on the plurality of carriers is at or near the maximum transmit power limit, funneling all of the payload data onto a first carrier of the plurality of carriers, while maintaining transmission of the overhead data on all the carriers of the plurality of carriers.
A multi-layer thermoformable structure comprising: a) at least one polyolefin-based layer, b) at least one polar polymer-based layer, and c) at least one tie layer having a thickness of from 0.025 to 2.5 mm, and having a tensile modulus, as measured by ASTM D638 (Type I dogbone), of greater than 300 MPa and preferably of greater than 500 MPa, wherein said tie layer comprises a blend of a styrenic block copolymer with a styrenic polymer, and wherein said tie layer does not comprise a blend of a styrenic block copolymer with a vinyl cyanide-containing compound and wherein the tie layer is directly adjacent to and adhering to, in between the polyolefin-based layer and the polar polymer-based layer; and wherein said polar polymer is selected from the group consisting of acrylic-based polymers, styrenic-based polymers, polyesters, polycarbonate, polyvinylidene fluoride, and thermoplastic polyurethane, and compatible mixtures thereof. a) at least one polyolefin-based layer, b) at least one polar polymer-based layer, and c) at least one tie layer having a thickness of from 0.025 to 2.5 mm, and having a tensile modulus, as measured by ASTM D638 (Type I dogbone), of greater than 300 MPa and preferably of greater than 500 MPa, wherein said tie layer comprises a blend of a styrenic block copolymer with a styrenic polymer, and wherein said tie layer does not comprise a blend of a styrenic block copolymer with a vinyl cyanide-containing compound and wherein the tie layer is directly adjacent to and adhering to, in between the polyolefin-based layer and the polar polymer-based layer; and wherein said polar polymer is selected from the group consisting of acrylic-based polymers, styrenic-based polymers, polyesters, polycarbonate, polyvinylidene fluoride, and thermoplastic polyurethane, and compatible mixtures thereof.
Vehicle wheel comprising a rim for accommodating a tire and, fastened to the rim, a wheel disk having a fastening region for detachable fastening to a wheel carrier, characterized in that the rim and/or the wheel disk consists of a reduced-density steel alloy and contains the following alloying components in wt.%: C: up to 0.4%, Al: 3.0-20.0%, P: up to 0.1%, S: up to 0.1%, N: up to 0.1% and optionally one or more of the elements Nb: up to 0.5%, Ti: up to 0.5%, Ce and/or La: up to 0.2%, Mn: up to 25.0%, Si: up to 2.0%, Cr: up to 9.0%, Zr: up to 1.0%, V: up to 1.0%, W: up to 1.0%, Mo: up to 1.0%, Co: up to 1.0%, Ni: up to 2.0%, B: up to 0.1%, Cu: up to 3.0%, Ca: up to 0.1%, remainder Fe and unavoidable impurities.
A module for separating nitrogen from air by means of hollow-fibre membranes, which comprises a bundle of hollow-fibre membranes for separating nitrogen from compressed air contained within an outer casing provided at one end with at least one inlet hole for a flow of pressurized air, at least one second intermediate hole for outlet of the permeate gases, and a third hole for outlet of the nitrogen that has been separated to be used for painting with air systems, which is set at the opposite end of the casing with respect to the inlet hole, wherein said bundle of fibres forms a free space comprised between the inlet hole and a first end of the bundle, said module comprising a deflector communicating with the inlet hole and arranged for deflecting the flow of compressed air within said space along paths of flow having a direction that is not directly incident on said first end of the bundle of fibres characterized in that said deflector comprises a base body provided in which are the inlet hole and perpendicular radial channels that communicate with the hole itself said base body being shaped like a disk delimited laterally by a flange and said channels are provided in the form of circular sectors lowered with respect to the top surface of the disk and extending between said inlet hole and a peripheral circular channel adjacent to the flange.
A computer implemented wavefield simulation method that comprises: specifying a finite difference kernel (802, 804) to be applied at each point in a space; representing the kernel as a platform-agnostic directed acyclic graph with nodes representing results of operations and with edges representing dependencies; and for each of multiple implementation platforms: deriving from the platform-agnostic graph a customized graph for the implementation platform (810, 812; 820, 822; 830, 832; 840, 842), wherein said deriving includes performing graph-based optimization; translating (814; 824; 834; 844) the customized graph into configuration information (816; 826; 836; 846) for the implementation platform; supplying the configuration information to the implementation platform to obtain a wavefield simulator; employing the wavefield simulator to repeatedly apply said kernel of operations to each point in the space with specified input or output signals; and generating an image based at least in part on a wavefield provided by the wavefield simulator, wherein the signals comprise a seismic shot or a received seismic waveform. specifying a finite difference kernel (802, 804) to be applied at each point in a space; representing the kernel as a platform-agnostic directed acyclic graph with nodes representing results of operations and with edges representing dependencies; and for each of multiple implementation platforms: deriving from the platform-agnostic graph a customized graph for the implementation platform (810, 812; 820, 822; 830, 832; 840, 842), wherein said deriving includes performing graph-based optimization; translating (814; 824; 834; 844) the customized graph into configuration information (816; 826; 836; 846) for the implementation platform; supplying the configuration information to the implementation platform to obtain a wavefield simulator; employing the wavefield simulator to repeatedly apply said kernel of operations to each point in the space with specified input or output signals; and generating an image based at least in part on a wavefield provided by the wavefield simulator, wherein the signals comprise a seismic shot or a received seismic waveform. deriving from the platform-agnostic graph a customized graph for the implementation platform (810, 812; 820, 822; 830, 832; 840, 842), wherein said deriving includes performing graph-based optimization; translating (814; 824; 834; 844) the customized graph into configuration information (816; 826; 836; 846) for the implementation platform; supplying the configuration information to the implementation platform to obtain a wavefield simulator; employing the wavefield simulator to repeatedly apply said kernel of operations to each point in the space with specified input or output signals; and generating an image based at least in part on a wavefield provided by the wavefield simulator, wherein the signals comprise a seismic shot or a received seismic waveform.
A mastless vertical axis wind turbine, the mastless vertical axis wind turbine comprising: a plurality of sails that rotate about a vertical axis under the influence of wind; a bottom platform (120, 142) configured to couple the plurality of sails to a first stationary support that during operation of the mastless vertical axis wind turbine connects to and is in tension with the plurality of sails at one or more points about the bottom of the plurality of the sails and rotates with the plurality of sails under the influence of wind; a central connector configured to couple the plurality of sails to a second stationary support that during operation of the mastless vertical axis wind turbine connects to and is in tension with the plurality of sails about the axis of rotation and the top of the plurality of the sails, where the central connector comprises: a top portion configured to attach to the second stationary support that during operation of the mastless vertical axis wind turbine does not rotate, and a bottom portion configured to attach to the plurality of sails that during operation of the mastless vertical axis wind turbine rotates with respect to the top portion with the plurality of sails under the influence of wind, characterized in that each of the plurality of sails is attached to the bottom portion at a common point along the vertical axis. a plurality of sails that rotate about a vertical axis under the influence of wind; a bottom platform (120, 142) configured to couple the plurality of sails to a first stationary support that during operation of the mastless vertical axis wind turbine connects to and is in tension with the plurality of sails at one or more points about the bottom of the plurality of the sails and rotates with the plurality of sails under the influence of wind; a central connector configured to couple the plurality of sails to a second stationary support that during operation of the mastless vertical axis wind turbine connects to and is in tension with the plurality of sails about the axis of rotation and the top of the plurality of the sails, where the central connector comprises: a top portion configured to attach to the second stationary support that during operation of the mastless vertical axis wind turbine does not rotate, and a bottom portion configured to attach to the plurality of sails that during operation of the mastless vertical axis wind turbine rotates with respect to the top portion with the plurality of sails under the influence of wind, characterized in that each of the plurality of sails is attached to the bottom portion at a common point along the vertical axis. a top portion configured to attach to the second stationary support that during operation of the mastless vertical axis wind turbine does not rotate, and a bottom portion configured to attach to the plurality of sails that during operation of the mastless vertical axis wind turbine rotates with respect to the top portion with the plurality of sails under the influence of wind, characterized in that each of the plurality of sails is attached to the bottom portion at a common point along the vertical axis.
A railway vehicle steering truck comprising: a steering lever which is rotatably connected to a truck; a steering link which is rotatably connected to an axle box which supports a steering axle; a connecting link rotatably connected to a vehicle body portion; and a steering device comprising the steering link and the connecting link rotatably connected to the steering lever, characterized in that a length (A1, A2) from a center of rotation at one end of the steering link to the other end of the steering link is shorter than a radius of a wheel that has reached a wear limit. a steering lever which is rotatably connected to a truck; a steering link which is rotatably connected to an axle box which supports a steering axle; a connecting link rotatably connected to a vehicle body portion; and a steering device comprising the steering link and the connecting link rotatably connected to the steering lever, characterized in that a length (A1, A2) from a center of rotation at one end of the steering link to the other end of the steering link is shorter than a radius of a wheel that has reached a wear limit.
An open spray booth for providing a controlled environment for spraying of material, the spray booth comprising: a roof portion; a side portion which extends from the roof portion to a floor; first and second end portions (23, 24) which extend from respective opposing ends of the roof portion to the floor, the roof portion, side portion and first and second end portions thereby defining a work space having a substantially closed side, a pair of substantially closed ends, and a side substantially open to the outside of the booth, the work space including a work zone in which an operative is located during use of the spray booth, and a spraying region in which a workpiece is located during spraying thereof; air input equipment (3, 31, 34) operable to provide an input airflow at an input volume flow rate into the work space via the roof portion; and air extraction equipment (3, 32) operable to extract an output airflow at an output volume flow rate from the spraying region of the work space, wherein, in use, the input volume flow rate is larger than the output volume flow rate. a roof portion; a side portion which extends from the roof portion to a floor; first and second end portions (23, 24) which extend from respective opposing ends of the roof portion to the floor, the roof portion, side portion and first and second end portions thereby defining a work space having a substantially closed side, a pair of substantially closed ends, and a side substantially open to the outside of the booth, the work space including a work zone in which an operative is located during use of the spray booth, and a spraying region in which a workpiece is located during spraying thereof; air input equipment (3, 31, 34) operable to provide an input airflow at an input volume flow rate into the work space via the roof portion; and air extraction equipment (3, 32) operable to extract an output airflow at an output volume flow rate from the spraying region of the work space, wherein, in use, the input volume flow rate is larger than the output volume flow rate.