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A fluid flow apparatus comprising in combination, a conduit including a removable and replaceable section having a peripheral wall with an interior surface for conveying fluid therethrough in a given direction, said conduit having relative to the direction of fluid flow an upstream end and a downstream end, a fluid flow displacement member in said conduit having in relation to the direction of fluid flow an upstream end and downstream end, said displacement member being of smaller size than said section and having between the upstream end and the downstream end sloped wall means forming a periphery on said member for deflecting the fluid to flow through a region defined between the periphery of said displacement member and the interior surface of said section, a flow measurement tap extending through the wall of said conduit and communicating with an area within the conduit upstream of the displacement member, a tube extending through the wall of said conduit and having a portion extending substantially axially in the downstream direction, said displacement member having a substantially axial passage (64, 66) therethrough mating with said portion of said tube, said tube and said passage (64, 66) comprising a measurement tap such that fluid communication is established between the exterior of said conduit section and a location at or adjacent to the axis of said conduit section at or adjacent to the downstream end of said displacement member, and the said portion of said tube and the displacement member to be associated therewith having cooperable means for detachably but securely mounting the displacement member coaxially onto said portion of said tube, thus allowing different displacement members to be attachably/ detachably and interchangeably secured to said portion of said tube to accommodate a different range of flows through said section, said displacement member comprising a hollow frustum sloping outwardly from its upstream end to its downstream end and terminating in a peripheral edge spaced inwardly from the interior surface of the conduit and defining a plane substantially normal to the axis of the conduit, said hollow frustum having an interior wall sloping outwardly in the downstream direction from substantially the axis of said displacement member to the plane of said peripheral edge, said passage (64, 66) extending substantially along the axis of said interior wall and terminating at or adjacent the plane of said peripheral edge.
An impeller for a catheter pump, the impeller comprising: a hub having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion; and a plurality of blades supported by the hub, the plurality of blades transitionable between a stored position and a deployed position, characterized in that each blade of the plurality of blades wraps around the hub by a wrapping angle between about 150 degrees and about 220 degrees. a hub having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion; and a plurality of blades supported by the hub, the plurality of blades transitionable between a stored position and a deployed position, characterized in that each blade of the plurality of blades wraps around the hub by a wrapping angle between about 150 degrees and about 220 degrees.
A servo actuator system comprising: a dual acting actuator (16,17) comprising: an actuator body (14,19); a movable member (12,15) movable in the actuator body (14,19) to define a first and second chamber on each side of the movable member; a first port fluidly coupled to the first chamber; and a second port fluidly coupled to the second chamber; a fluid pump having a return; a servo assembly fluidly coupled to the fluid pump, return and the first and second ports (36,38), the servo assembly having a plurality of metering orifices (31, 32, 33, 34); and a controller operably coupled to the servo assembly Z to operate the servo actuator system in a first state and a second state, wherein in the first state the controller controls each of the plurality of metering orifices (31,32,33,34) such that fluid from the pump flows to the return and fluid transfers freely in and out of the ports (36, 38) with an external force applied to the movable member (12,15), and wherein in the second state the controller controls each of the plurality of metering orifices (31,32,33,34) such that fluid pressure from the pump causes a load to be applied to the movable member (12,15) in the actuator body (14,19) while allowing cross flow of fluid between the first and second ports (36,38). a dual acting actuator (16,17) comprising: an actuator body (14,19); a movable member (12,15) movable in the actuator body (14,19) to define a first and second chamber on each side of the movable member; a first port fluidly coupled to the first chamber; and a second port fluidly coupled to the second chamber; an actuator body (14,19); a movable member (12,15) movable in the actuator body (14,19) to define a first and second chamber on each side of the movable member; a first port fluidly coupled to the first chamber; and a second port fluidly coupled to the second chamber; a fluid pump having a return; a servo assembly fluidly coupled to the fluid pump, return and the first and second ports (36,38), the servo assembly having a plurality of metering orifices (31, 32, 33, 34); and a controller operably coupled to the servo assembly Z to operate the servo actuator system in a first state and a second state, wherein in the first state the controller controls each of the plurality of metering orifices (31,32,33,34) such that fluid from the pump flows to the return and fluid transfers freely in and out of the ports (36, 38) with an external force applied to the movable member (12,15), and wherein in the second state the controller controls each of the plurality of metering orifices (31,32,33,34) such that fluid pressure from the pump causes a load to be applied to the movable member (12,15) in the actuator body (14,19) while allowing cross flow of fluid between the first and second ports (36,38).
Transmission for a marine outboard propulsion system, comprising an input shaft to be connected to an engine, a countershaft which is arranged parallel to the input shaft, several pairs of gears (15, 16; 17, 18) to transmit the rotation of the input shaft to the countershaft and switching elements (23, 25, 30) to selectively engage gears (15, 16, 17, 18, 38) to enable at least two forward gear ratios and one reverse gear ratio, wherein the transmission comprises an output shaft which is arranged coaxial to the input shaft and a PTO countershaft adapted to drive at least one PTO-aggregate (9, 10), characterized in that the transmission comprises a reverse gear shaft which is arranged parallel to the input shaft and which is in a constant driving connection with the input shaft, and that the PTO countershaft is in a constant driving connection with the reverse gear shaft.
A nonlinearity measuring method for measuring optical nonlinearity of an optical fiber to be measured comprising a first end, a second end opposing the first end, a plurality of cores (21; 22) which extend between the first end and the second end and have mutually coupled waveguide modes, and a single cladding surrounding the plurality of cores, the nonlinearity measuring method comprising: a preparing step of preparing a laser light source and a detecting unit each optically connected to any one specific core among the plurality of cores at the first end of the optical fiber to be measured; a light launching step of inputting laser light from the laser light source into the specific core at the first end; a light detecting step of determining an intensity of a specific wavelength component caused by optical nonlinearity of the optical fiber to be measured among wavelength components included in light received by the detecting unit after receiving light emitted from the specific core at the first end in response to the laser light incident into the specific core by the detecting unit; and an analyzing step of determining optical nonlinearity of the optical fiber to be measured by means of determining local effective area on the basis of the intensity of the specific wavelength component, the local effective area being determined at each position in a longitudinal direction of the optical fiber by measuring Brillouin backscattering as a time function. a preparing step of preparing a laser light source and a detecting unit each optically connected to any one specific core among the plurality of cores at the first end of the optical fiber to be measured; a light launching step of inputting laser light from the laser light source into the specific core at the first end; a light detecting step of determining an intensity of a specific wavelength component caused by optical nonlinearity of the optical fiber to be measured among wavelength components included in light received by the detecting unit after receiving light emitted from the specific core at the first end in response to the laser light incident into the specific core by the detecting unit; and an analyzing step of determining optical nonlinearity of the optical fiber to be measured by means of determining local effective area on the basis of the intensity of the specific wavelength component, the local effective area being determined at each position in a longitudinal direction of the optical fiber by measuring Brillouin backscattering as a time function.
A fluid treatment unit comprising a first plate anode electrode with a pair of matching major surfaces, a second grounded electrode which defines a tank within which fluid is flowable from an inlet to an outlet and an ultrasound generator externally mounted on the second grounded electrode, the second grounded electrode and the first plate anode electrode defining between them a treatment zone, the inlet being for introduction of fluid to the treatment zone and the outlet being for egress of treated fluid from the treatment zone, the treatment zone providing a flow path along which fluid entering through the inlet is flowable towards the outlet, the flow path extending substantially along the surface of both the second grounded electrode and each of a facing one of the pair of matching major surfaces of the first plate anode electrode.
A secondary battery comprising: a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material layer having a positive electrode active material; a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material layer having a negative electrode active material; and an electrolyte, wherein the positive electrode active material contains at least either a lithium iron phosphate compound having an olivine structure and containing at least lithium, iron, and phosphorus, or lithium-manganese composite oxide having a spinel structure and containing at least lithium and manganese, the negative electrode active material contains titanium-containing inorganic oxide, and the secondary battery satisfies Formula, Formula, and Formula below: 1.005 ≤ Ac / Aa wherein Ac is an electrode area (cm 2) of the positive electrode and Aa is an electrode area (cm 2) of the negative electrode); Ac / Aa < Q A 1 / Q C 1 wherein Q C1 (mAh/cm 2) is a first positive electrode charge capacity per unit area and Q A1 (mAh/cm 2) is a first negative electrode charge capacity per unit area; and 0.90 ≤ Q CL / Q AL ≤ 1.10 wherein Q CL (mAh/cm 2) is an irreversible capacity per unit area of the positive electrode and Q AL (mAh/cm 2) is an irreversible capacity per unit area of the negative electrode), wherein Q CL and Q AL are measured using a coin cell having a Li metal counter electrode. a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material layer having a positive electrode active material; a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material layer having a negative electrode active material; and an electrolyte, wherein the positive electrode active material contains at least either a lithium iron phosphate compound having an olivine structure and containing at least lithium, iron, and phosphorus, or lithium-manganese composite oxide having a spinel structure and containing at least lithium and manganese, the negative electrode active material contains titanium-containing inorganic oxide, and the secondary battery satisfies Formula, Formula, and Formula below: 1.005 ≤ Ac / Aa wherein Ac is an electrode area (cm 2) of the positive electrode and Aa is an electrode area (cm 2) of the negative electrode); Ac / Aa < Q A 1 / Q C 1 wherein Q C1 (mAh/cm 2) is a first positive electrode charge capacity per unit area and Q A1 (mAh/cm 2) is a first negative electrode charge capacity per unit area; and 0.90 ≤ Q CL / Q AL ≤ 1.10 wherein Q CL (mAh/cm 2) is an irreversible capacity per unit area of the positive electrode and Q AL (mAh/cm 2) is an irreversible capacity per unit area of the negative electrode), wherein Q CL and Q AL are measured using a coin cell having a Li metal counter electrode.
Apparatus for manufacturing a cosmetic product, comprising a mixing machine which comprises a removable receiving device, the mixing machine comprising - a support defining a receiving casing which is capable of receiving the receiving device, the receiving device being configured to receive first and second capsules (3, 4) containing a first formulation and a second formulation, respectively, the two capsules (3, 4) being fluidly connected, - an actuating system, which is movable inside the receiving casing to exert a pressure force on the receiving device and/or on the first and/or the second capsule (3, 4), - a clamping mechanism which is movable relative to the support and configured * in an insertion position, not to interfere with the insertion and removal of the receiving device comprising capsules (3, 4) in the receiving casing, and * in a clamping position, to clamp a portion of a capsule (3.5) wherein the clamping mechanism is a clamping wheel (54.1) which is rotatably movable about a clamping wheel axis (54.2). - a support defining a receiving casing which is capable of receiving the receiving device, the receiving device being configured to receive first and second capsules (3, 4) containing a first formulation and a second formulation, respectively, the two capsules (3, 4) being fluidly connected, - an actuating system, which is movable inside the receiving casing to exert a pressure force on the receiving device and/or on the first and/or the second capsule (3, 4), - a clamping mechanism which is movable relative to the support and configured * in an insertion position, not to interfere with the insertion and removal of the receiving device comprising capsules (3, 4) in the receiving casing, and * in a clamping position, to clamp a portion of a capsule (3.5) * in an insertion position, not to interfere with the insertion and removal of the receiving device comprising capsules (3, 4) in the receiving casing, and * in a clamping position, to clamp a portion of a capsule (3.5)
Cable passage seal, in particular for a cable duct in a rail vehicle, having a split press seal which has at least a first seal part with at least one recess and a second seal part with at least one recess, wherein the recess of the first seal part together with the recess of the second seal part forms a through opening of the press seal when the two seal parts (111, 112) are placed on top of each other with their recesses facing each other; and wherein the cable passage seal further comprises at least one split seal bushing having an inner cross-section adapted to receive at least one cable and an outer cross-section adapted to the passage opening formed by the recesses of the first seal part and the second seal part, wherein the cable passage seal further comprises at least one clamping band for holding together and pre-compressing the press seal with the seal bushing inserted in the passage opening, and a press frame for, in the assembled state, surrounding the press seal held together by means of the clamping band for final compression of the press seal.
Composite panel which, combined with identical composite panels in a panel plane, is suitable for creating a wall, wall filling or wall covering or a ceiling or a ceiling covering respectively, has on at least two mutually opposite edges mutually complementary connection means for connecting to adjacent composite panels and can be connected thereto in each case so as to form a gap with a labyrinth that seals against air and/or moisture, wherein a sealing tape is arranged in a fixed position at least on one edge of the composite panel in order to seal the gap, characterized in that the sealing tape is divided in the longitudinal direction into at least two parallel sealing strips, a first sealing strip (9.1) and a second sealing strip (9.2), wherein the first sealing strip (9.1) is made of an open-pore foam and the second sealing strip (9.2) is made of a closed-pore foam and the open-pore foam has an air permeability, determined by means of a Frank testing device, that is at least twice as great as that of the closed-pore foam.
A method implemented by a status detector device in a wireless local area network, the method comprising: obtaining a transmission rate for a communication from a mobile station; obtaining a signal strength for the communication from the mobile station; calculating an expected transmission rate based on the signal strength; determining by at least one hardware processor that the communication is a network maintenance related communication on a condition that the transmission rate is below a first value and the expected transmission rate is above a second value; and determining by the at least one hardware processor that the communication is a data communication on a condition that the transmission rate is below the first value and the expected transmission rate is below the second value. obtaining a transmission rate for a communication from a mobile station; obtaining a signal strength for the communication from the mobile station; calculating an expected transmission rate based on the signal strength; determining by at least one hardware processor that the communication is a network maintenance related communication on a condition that the transmission rate is below a first value and the expected transmission rate is above a second value; and determining by the at least one hardware processor that the communication is a data communication on a condition that the transmission rate is below the first value and the expected transmission rate is below the second value.
A water-soluble package comprising a water-soluble substrate and a powder coating on an exterior surface of the water-soluble substrate, wherein the water-soluble substrate encloses a composition and the powder coating includes a powdered bittering agent, wherein, the powder coating includes 10 wt.% or more of a powdered lubricating agent based on the total weight of the powder coating.
A process for rolling and stretching a sheet into a tape wherein the sheet is rolled into a rolled sheet in the nip between two rolls of a calender in such a way that the length of the sheet is increased and the thickness of the sheet is reduced without significantly reducing the width of the sheet and the rolled sheet is stretched into a tape while being in contact with the surface of one of the two rolls of the calender in such a way that the length of the rolled sheet is increased and both the width of the rolled sheet and the thickness of the rolled sheet are reduced.
A wind turbine system comprising: a plurality of wind turbine modules mounted to a support structure, wherein each of the wind turbine modules comprises a rotor including one or more variable-pitch blades, each defining a respective blade pitch angle and being controlled by a pitch control system, a control system operable to control the blade pitch angles of the plurality of blades of the wind turbine modules, wherein the control system is configured to identify the presence of a predetermined stop condition and, in dependence thereon, is operable to control the blade pitch angles of the respective blades to predetermined stop positions that reduce oscillation of the support structure, characterized in that the predetermined stop positions of the blades are selected by way of a randomised selection process. a plurality of wind turbine modules mounted to a support structure, wherein each of the wind turbine modules comprises a rotor including one or more variable-pitch blades, each defining a respective blade pitch angle and being controlled by a pitch control system, a control system operable to control the blade pitch angles of the plurality of blades of the wind turbine modules, wherein the control system is configured to identify the presence of a predetermined stop condition and, in dependence thereon, is operable to control the blade pitch angles of the respective blades to predetermined stop positions that reduce oscillation of the support structure, characterized in that the predetermined stop positions of the blades are selected by way of a randomised selection process.
A mobility management method of a wireless communication device capable of communication with a wireless communication network according to at least a first radio access technology, the method comprising, when the wireless communication device performs a cell switch from a first cell to a second cell: receiving a first signal related to the first cell; calculating a size of the first cell based on the first signal as an estimated distance from the wireless communication device to a base station of the first cell; receiving a second signal related to the second cell; calculating a size of the second cell based on the second signal as an estimated distance from the wireless communication device to a base station of the second cell; scaling at least one mobility parameter based on the determined sizes of the first and second cells; performing mobility management in the second cell based on the scaled mobility parameters. receiving a first signal related to the first cell; calculating a size of the first cell based on the first signal as an estimated distance from the wireless communication device to a base station of the first cell; receiving a second signal related to the second cell; calculating a size of the second cell based on the second signal as an estimated distance from the wireless communication device to a base station of the second cell; scaling at least one mobility parameter based on the determined sizes of the first and second cells; performing mobility management in the second cell based on the scaled mobility parameters.
A method of extending a carbon chain of an icosapentaenoic acid ethyl ester to produce docosapentaenoic acid ethyl ester, comprising reacting a malonic ester derivative obtained from the icosapentaenoic acid ethyl ester with a lower fatty acid in the presence of an antioxidant, wherein the lower fatty acid is a fatty acid with 2-7 carbons and wherein the antioxidant is selected from the group consisting of butylhydroxytoluene, phenol derivatives such as butylhydroxyanisole, tocopherol, tocotrienol, polyphenols, flavonoids and derivatives thereof, ascorbic acid and sugar or lipid derivative thereof, tannins such as catechin, glutathione, melanoidin, caramel, uric acid, caramel, carotenoid, N-acetyl cysteine, lecithins, and glucose.
A method for increasing traffic safety, wherein the rearward distance of a vehicle to a subsequent driving vehicle is measured, compared with a predetermined safety distance, and its falling below is displayed this subsequent vehicle or a warning is transmitted in another way, wherein measurement data to the continuously measured rearward distances are stored in a data recorder of the vehicle, characterized in that, if the safety distance falls below, on the one hand an optical signal is displayed to the following vehicle or a warning is transmitted in another manner, exclusively upon confirmation of the driver of the front vehicle, and on the other hand the continuously measured rearward distances are automatically stored in a data recorder of the front vehicle.