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A method for automatically determining an optimal position of the opening angle of a distributor and of the orientation angle of blades of a Kaplan turbine in a hydroelectric power plant, to which position corresponds the maximum efficiency of the turbine, said method comprising the steps of: i) monitoring the operations of said turbine by controlling the position of said opening angle of the distributor and the position of said orientation angle of the blades of said turbine by means of a special regulator according to a 2D CAM or 3D CAM conjugation curve of said turbine; ii) measuring one of the operative parameter of said turbine and identifying when said turbine operates in steady-state conditions characterised by values of said operative parameter that are within a pre-determined range for a pre-determined time; iii) once said steady-state conditions are reached, arbitrarily varying the position of said opening angle of the distributor at a fixed position of said orientation angle of the blades and measuring, for each value of said opening angle of the distributor, the values of the operative parameters of said turbine; iv) calculating by an automatic calculation procedure the index values of efficiency for each set of values measured in step iii), and identifying, for each set of values of the operative parameters of the turbine, the values of said opening angles of the distributor and of orientation of the blades to which corresponds the maximum value of efficiency. i) monitoring the operations of said turbine by controlling the position of said opening angle of the distributor and the position of said orientation angle of the blades of said turbine by means of a special regulator according to a 2D CAM or 3D CAM conjugation curve of said turbine; ii) measuring one of the operative parameter of said turbine and identifying when said turbine operates in steady-state conditions characterised by values of said operative parameter that are within a pre-determined range for a pre-determined time; iii) once said steady-state conditions are reached, arbitrarily varying the position of said opening angle of the distributor at a fixed position of said orientation angle of the blades and measuring, for each value of said opening angle of the distributor, the values of the operative parameters of said turbine; iv) calculating by an automatic calculation procedure the index values of efficiency for each set of values measured in step iii), and identifying, for each set of values of the operative parameters of the turbine, the values of said opening angles of the distributor and of orientation of the blades to which corresponds the maximum value of efficiency.
A leading edge rib assembly for an aircraft wing, the assembly comprising a rib; and a gear train comprising two or more cogs which are mounted to the rib and coupled in series so as to transmit torque from a first one of the cogs at a first end of the gear train to a second one of the cogs at a second end of the gear train, the sizes of the cogs in the gear train being selected so that the first cog rotates at a higher rate than the second cog, characterised in that at least one of the cogs is housed within the rib.
Use of a nucleotide in a method for sequencing a polynucleotide, wherein the nucleotide comprises a blocking group at the 3' position and at the terminal phosphate group of the triphosphate chain, wherein the blocking groups are selectively removable by monochromatic light of different wavelengths.
Exogenous melatonin for use in a treatment of a REM sleep behaviour disorder in a human being with an individual chronotype, wherein a time for ingesting a dose of the melatonin once a day is set at approximately 30 minutes prior to the normal time for going to bed in the case of a normotype, whose time for going to bed is set at between 22:00 hours and 24:00 hours, characterized in that the normal time for going to bed for the human beings on each subsequent day is set in a time window of a maximum of 60 minutes with respect to the normal time for going to bed of the previous day and a timeframe for the ingestion is set which enables the time for ingesting a dose to be shifted within the time window, such that the time for going to bed is adapted to the individual chronotype of the human being.
Apparatus comprising: a stent-valve; a delivery catheter for delivering the stent-valve to an implantation site within the body, the delivery catheter having at least one translatable sheath at a containment region for receiving the stent-valve in a compressed form as a result of a loading operation for compressing and loading the stent-valve with respect to the delivery catheter; characterized by a packaging containing the delivery catheter prior to use, the packaging including a base supporting the delivery catheter in a storage position, the base having a liquid-tight trough, the trough having a depth suitable for use to hold liquid within which the containment region of the catheter may be immersed during the loading operation, wherein the liquid capacity of the trough is at least 1 litre. a stent-valve; a delivery catheter for delivering the stent-valve to an implantation site within the body, the delivery catheter having at least one translatable sheath at a containment region for receiving the stent-valve in a compressed form as a result of a loading operation for compressing and loading the stent-valve with respect to the delivery catheter; characterized by a packaging containing the delivery catheter prior to use, the packaging including a base supporting the delivery catheter in a storage position, the base having a liquid-tight trough, the trough having a depth suitable for use to hold liquid within which the containment region of the catheter may be immersed during the loading operation, wherein the liquid capacity of the trough is at least 1 litre.
Method of photodynamic identification of pathological tissue fluids malignancy level in vitro comprising subjecting a pre-collected pathological tissue fluid sample, originating from a human subject that has been administered a photosensitizer prior to collecting the body fluid sample, to irradiation by light, observing said sample for fluorescence glow, characterized in that the photosensitizer is selected from photofrin or photohem or photosan, administered to a patient respectively in an amount of 2 mg/kg, 2.5 mg/kg, 2 mg/kg of body weight and in that said pre-collected pathological tissue fluid sample is irradiated by light in the period of 24-144 hours after administration of any of said photosensitizers whereby the sensitivity and specificity being 96% and 100% respectively remains such for 144 hours after administration of said photosensitizers.
Two components (2, 3) made of plastics material, said components comprising a first wall and a second wall, respectively, which have respective edges (6, 7) that, when the two components (2, 3) are assembled, are arranged one against the other, wherein said components further comprise a connection device for interconnecting the two components (2, 3), said connection device comprising at least one clip arranged on the first wall and extending beyond the edge of the first wall, and at least one tooth arranged on the second wall and designed to be snap engaged by the clip when the two components (2, 3) are in the assembled state, said components being characterized in that said at least one tooth comprises at least one first tooth and at least one second tooth designed to be snap engaged by the clip when the two components (2, 3) are in the pre-assembled state and assembled state, respectively, said first tooth being closer than the second tooth to the edge of the second wall such that, when pre-assembled, the two components (2, 3) are connected to one another with the edges (6, 7) of the first wall and of the second wall being spaced apart from one another, said first tooth having an inclined locking face for facilitating decoupling of the two components (2, 3) from the pre-assembled state. wherein said components further comprise a connection device for interconnecting the two components (2, 3), said connection device comprising at least one clip arranged on the first wall and extending beyond the edge of the first wall, and at least one tooth arranged on the second wall and designed to be snap engaged by the clip when the two components (2, 3) are in the assembled state, said components being characterized in that said at least one tooth comprises at least one first tooth and at least one second tooth designed to be snap engaged by the clip when the two components (2, 3) are in the pre-assembled state and assembled state, respectively, said first tooth being closer than the second tooth to the edge of the second wall such that, when pre-assembled, the two components (2, 3) are connected to one another with the edges (6, 7) of the first wall and of the second wall being spaced apart from one another, said first tooth having an inclined locking face for facilitating decoupling of the two components (2, 3) from the pre-assembled state.
A dome camera having a camera lens, a direction of the camera lens being manually set, the dome camera comprising: a base having a parallel support face parallel to an installation face to which the dome camera is installed; the camera lens being provided on the base so as to be rotatable in a tilt direction and in a pan direction; an inner cover supported on the parallel support face so as to cover the camera lens; and a semi-spherical outer cover covering the inner cover; the inner cover including: a partially spherical portion having an inclined support plane on which the semi-spherical outer cover is supported in such a manner that a summit direction of the semi-spherical outer cover is inclined at a predetermined inclination angle from a direction vertical to the installation face, and a semi-spherical portion having a semi-spherical shape having a window, the semi-spherical portion being located inside the semi-pherical outer cover so as to be covered with the semi-spherical outer cover supported on the inclined support plane, and a cover constituted by the inner cover and the semi-spherical outer cover, the cover semi-spherical manually rotated in the pan direction relative to the base, so as to bring the direction of the window into accordance with the direction of the camera lens. a base having a parallel support face parallel to an installation face to which the dome camera is installed; the camera lens being provided on the base so as to be rotatable in a tilt direction and in a pan direction; an inner cover supported on the parallel support face so as to cover the camera lens; and a semi-spherical outer cover covering the inner cover; the inner cover including: a partially spherical portion having an inclined support plane on which the semi-spherical outer cover is supported in such a manner that a summit direction of the semi-spherical outer cover is inclined at a predetermined inclination angle from a direction vertical to the installation face, and a semi-spherical portion having a semi-spherical shape having a window, the semi-spherical portion being located inside the semi-pherical outer cover so as to be covered with the semi-spherical outer cover supported on the inclined support plane, and a cover constituted by the inner cover and the semi-spherical outer cover, the cover semi-spherical manually rotated in the pan direction relative to the base, so as to bring the direction of the window into accordance with the direction of the camera lens.
Door handle system for a vehicle door, - having a door handle, - having at least one flap (12,14,50,52,54,56) for reversibly closing a handle recess which is set back on the rear side of the door handle with respect to the outer surface of the vehicle door, - having an adjusting device, by means of which the or each flap (12,14,50,52,54,56) can be pivoted between a closed position that covers the handle recess and a release position that releases the handle recess, - having a distance sensor which is arranged at least partially on the flap (12,14,50,52,54,56) or at least one of the flaps (12,14,50,52,54,56), and - having a control- and evaluation unit, which is adapted o to conclude that a vehicle user has approached the or each flap (12,14,50,52,54,56) using a first measurement signal emitted by the distance sensor in the closed position, o upon detection of the approach, to control the adjusting device for adjusting the or each flap (12,14,50,52,54,56) into the release position characterised in that the control- and evaluation unit is adapted o to identify, using a second measurement signal emitted by the distance sensor in the release position, whether the door handle has been gripped by the vehicle user. - having a door handle, - having at least one flap (12,14,50,52,54,56) for reversibly closing a handle recess which is set back on the rear side of the door handle with respect to the outer surface of the vehicle door, - having an adjusting device, by means of which the or each flap (12,14,50,52,54,56) can be pivoted between a closed position that covers the handle recess and a release position that releases the handle recess, - having a distance sensor which is arranged at least partially on the flap (12,14,50,52,54,56) or at least one of the flaps (12,14,50,52,54,56), and - having a control- and evaluation unit, which is adapted o to conclude that a vehicle user has approached the or each flap (12,14,50,52,54,56) using a first measurement signal emitted by the distance sensor in the closed position, o upon detection of the approach, to control the adjusting device for adjusting the or each flap (12,14,50,52,54,56) into the release position characterised in that the control- and evaluation unit is adapted o to identify, using a second measurement signal emitted by the distance sensor in the release position, whether the door handle has been gripped by the vehicle user. o to conclude that a vehicle user has approached the or each flap (12,14,50,52,54,56) using a first measurement signal emitted by the distance sensor in the closed position, o upon detection of the approach, to control the adjusting device for adjusting the or each flap (12,14,50,52,54,56) into the release position o to identify, using a second measurement signal emitted by the distance sensor in the release position, whether the door handle has been gripped by the vehicle user.
A coffee mill with a coffee mill unit, the coffee mill unit having a coffee bean container, a grinder unit having a bevel gear, a drive unit driving the grinder unit and a ground coffee ejector, wherein the grinder unit has a stator outer ring and a rotor rotary cone mounted on a rotatable shaft, characterised in that the grinder unit is mounted floatingly in a z-direction such that for adjusting the axial distance between the stator outer ring and the rotor rotary cone in order to set the degree of grinding, the stator outer ring is connected to a connection means, in particular a fixing pin, which is displaceable in the z-direction and fixed in the direction of rotation of the rotor rotary cone, and this connection means engages a guide receptacle of a guide member of the grinder unit with a varying penetration depth as a result of the adjustment of the degree of grinding, wherein the stator outer ring is connected to an objective adjustment unit, the objective adjustment unit being connected to the coffee bean container via a fine thread so as to be displaceable in the z-direction.
An image control apparatus installed in a movable body, the image control apparatus comprising: a controller configured to generate data of a display image in which a present moving speed of the movable body is indicated together with other speed related information on a first object representing a speed gauge comprising equally spaced scale marks, and further configured to change a display mode related to a difference between the present moving speed and a speed indicated by the other speed related information, upon detecting that a predetermined condition is satisfied; characterised in that the controller is further configured to change the display mode related to the difference by expanding the intervals between the scale marks at a portion including at least the present moving speed and the speed indicated by the other speed related information. a controller configured to generate data of a display image in which a present moving speed of the movable body is indicated together with other speed related information on a first object representing a speed gauge comprising equally spaced scale marks, and further configured to change a display mode related to a difference between the present moving speed and a speed indicated by the other speed related information, upon detecting that a predetermined condition is satisfied; characterised in that the controller is further configured to change the display mode related to the difference by expanding the intervals between the scale marks at a portion including at least the present moving speed and the speed indicated by the other speed related information.
Use of a thermally expandable resin composition which contains an epoxy resin, a thermally expandable graphite and an inorganic filler which is different from the thermally expandable graphite, wherein an epoxy compound contained in said epoxy resin contains a bisphenol-type epoxy compound represented by, wherein R 1 and R 2 are each independently a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R 3 -R 6 are each independently any one of a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, Z is a repeating unit ranging from 1 to 100, and an aliphatic epoxy compound represented by, wherein R is an alkylene group having 1 to 500 carbon atoms, and can contain an oxygen atom, n is a repeating unit ranging from 2 to 4, m is a repeating unit ranging from 0 to 1 and n+m is the range of 2-4, and the ratio of a bisphenol-type epoxy compound to an aliphatic epoxy compound ranges from 95:5 to 65:35 in weight, in refractory coating materials for pillars, beams and walls, in fireproof sashes, in fireproof compartment passage structures and in fireproof doors., wherein R is an alkylene group having 1 to 500 carbon atoms, and can contain an oxygen atom, n is a repeating unit ranging from 2 to 4, m is a repeating unit ranging from 0 to 1 and n+m is the range of 2-4, and the ratio of a bisphenol-type epoxy compound to an aliphatic epoxy compound ranges from 95:5 to 65:35 in weight, in refractory coating materials for pillars, beams and walls, in fireproof sashes, in fireproof compartment passage structures and in fireproof doors.
A method for forming a cementitious retaining wall, the method comprising the steps of: a) defining on an earth surface an outline of the wall to be formed, the outline delimiting an area of earth to be be excavated; b) compacting the are, thereby densifying the earth underneath and adjacent to the area; c) excavating the earth from the area compacted in step b) to an initial depth, thereby creating a wall cavity, the wall cavity comprising a bottom surface and side surfaces; d) compacting the bottom surface of the wall cavity and subsequently excavating the earth from the compacted bottom surface; e) repeating step d) until a final depth of the wall cavity is reached; and f) filling at least part of the wall cavity with a cementitious material so as to form the retaining wall. a) defining on an earth surface an outline of the wall to be formed, the outline delimiting an area of earth to be be excavated; b) compacting the are, thereby densifying the earth underneath and adjacent to the area; c) excavating the earth from the area compacted in step b) to an initial depth, thereby creating a wall cavity, the wall cavity comprising a bottom surface and side surfaces; d) compacting the bottom surface of the wall cavity and subsequently excavating the earth from the compacted bottom surface; e) repeating step d) until a final depth of the wall cavity is reached; and f) filling at least part of the wall cavity with a cementitious material so as to form the retaining wall.
An apparatus for mounting and demounting a tyre relative to a corresponding wheel rim, wherein the apparatus comprises: - a wheel-holder unit, configured to receive and lock the wheel at an operating position and to set it in rotation about an axis of rotation; - a plurality of tools (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37), configured to interact with the tyre to mount and/or demount the tyre; - a hydraulic circuit comprising a pump; - a plurality of hydraulic actuators (61, 62, 63), connected to the hydraulic circuit, wherein each actuator of the plurality of actuators (61, 62, 63) can be connected to respective tools of the plurality of tools and/or to other components of the apparatus, each actuator defines an internal space and includes a piston which is slidable inside the internal space, wherein the piston divides the internal space into an opening chamber and a closing chamber, characterized in that the hydraulic circuit is configured to drive the actuators of the plurality of actuators (61, 62, 63) synchronously. - a wheel-holder unit, configured to receive and lock the wheel at an operating position and to set it in rotation about an axis of rotation; - a plurality of tools (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37), configured to interact with the tyre to mount and/or demount the tyre; - a hydraulic circuit comprising a pump; - a plurality of hydraulic actuators (61, 62, 63), connected to the hydraulic circuit, wherein each actuator of the plurality of actuators (61, 62, 63) can be connected to respective tools of the plurality of tools and/or to other components of the apparatus, each actuator defines an internal space and includes a piston which is slidable inside the internal space, wherein the piston divides the internal space into an opening chamber and a closing chamber,
Binder comprising calcium sulfoaluminate cement and a magnesium compound wherein the magnesium compound is chosen from - low, meaning 300 to < 750°C, to middle, meaning 750 to 1100°C, burnt MgO, - magnesium hydroxide - magnesium salts of inorganic acids, namely nitrate, hydrogencarbonate or MgCO 3 ·zH 2 O with z ranging from 1 to 3, xMgCO 3 ·yMg 2 ·zH 2 O with x ranging from 1 to 4, y ranging from 0.5 to 2 and z ranging from 0 to 5 - magnesium formiate or acetate - an amorphous magnesium compound, meaning based on Mg 2, MgO, MgCO 3 ·zH 2 O, magnesium silicate hydrates or mixtures thereof - SCM rich in MgO, i.e. with a content of MgO > 10 % by weight - mixtures of two or more of the foregoing, wherein the content of magnesium compound calculated as MgO ranges from 0.5 to 20 % by weight in relation to the total mass of the binder. - low, meaning 300 to < 750°C, to middle, meaning 750 to 1100°C, burnt MgO, - magnesium hydroxide - magnesium salts of inorganic acids, namely nitrate, hydrogencarbonate or MgCO 3 ·zH 2 O with z ranging from 1 to 3, xMgCO 3 ·yMg 2 ·zH 2 O with x ranging from 1 to 4, y ranging from 0.5 to 2 and z ranging from 0 to 5 - magnesium formiate or acetate - an amorphous magnesium compound, meaning based on Mg 2, MgO, MgCO 3 ·zH 2 O, magnesium silicate hydrates or mixtures thereof - SCM rich in MgO, i.e. with a content of MgO > 10 % by weight - mixtures of two or more of the foregoing,