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Heat shrink oven for heat shrinking a film wrapping an object, the heat shrink oven comprising: - a housing having a heat treatment chamber for containing steam and for arranging a steam flow pattern, - a transport device for supporting and moving the object through the heat treatment chamber, - at least one steam supply for supplying steam to the heat treatment chamber, - at least a primary steam unit comprising a first and a second steam outlet device (13a,13a') comprising one or more outlets for steam, the steam outlet devices connected to the steam supply, the first steam outlet device disposed in the heat treatment chamber along a first side of the transport device and the second steam outlet device disposed along a second side of the transport device, opposite the first side, the outlets directed towards the moving object, wherein the heat shrink oven further comprises, - a secondary steam system, arranged in the heat treatment chamber, for generating a downward directed steam flow in an area extending between the steam outlet devices, the downward directed steam flow having a lower temperature than the steam supplied from the steam outlet devices, wherein the secondary steam system is arranged to be supplied with steam internal in the heat treatment chamber. - a housing having a heat treatment chamber for containing steam and for arranging a steam flow pattern, - a transport device for supporting and moving the object through the heat treatment chamber, - at least one steam supply for supplying steam to the heat treatment chamber, - at least a primary steam unit comprising a first and a second steam outlet device (13a,13a') comprising one or more outlets for steam, the steam outlet devices connected to the steam supply, the first steam outlet device disposed in the heat treatment chamber along a first side of the transport device and the second steam outlet device disposed along a second side of the transport device, opposite the first side, the outlets directed towards the moving object, - a secondary steam system, arranged in the heat treatment chamber, for generating a downward directed steam flow in an area extending between the steam outlet devices, the downward directed steam flow having a lower temperature than the steam supplied from the steam outlet devices, wherein the secondary steam system is arranged to be supplied with steam internal in the heat treatment chamber.
Diaphragm for a centrifugal compressor, the diaphragm having a rear surface configured to at least partly face a shrouded impeller having a central axis, said rear surface having a first portion defining at least in part a diffuser, said rear surface having a second portion arranged to face said impeller; wherein said diaphragm has a duct having an outlet located on said second portion, and an inlet located on the rear surface at a point where the static pressure is higher with respect to the static pressure at the outlet and characterized by a first seal, said first seal, in mounted condition of the centrifugal compressor, being arranged on the second portion of the rear surface in proximity to the inlet of the impeller, and a further seal, said further seal, in mounted condition of the centrifugal compressor, being arranged on the second portion of the rear surface near the outlet of the impeller, wherein the outlet of the duct is placed between the seal and the further seal.
A method for manufacturing microporous carbon material, the method comprising the steps of: a) in a fluidized bed reactor, fluidizing a granular metal carbide material by means of a halogen gas or a gas mixture containing a halogen gas at a temperature of 800 °C up to and including 1300 °C; b) maintaining the product obtained in step a) at a temperature of 150°C to at most 250°C and under vacuum at a pressure of 1 mbar up to and including 300 mbar; and thereafter or subsequently c) maintaining under an atmosphere of hydrogen gas or of a gas mixture containing at least 30% by volume of hydrogen based on the total volume of the gas mixture at a temperature of 800°C up to and including 1300°C; and d) comminuting to a D90 particle size of including 10 μm to including 30 μm and a D10 particle size of including 1.5 μm to 2 μm. a) in a fluidized bed reactor, fluidizing a granular metal carbide material by means of a halogen gas or a gas mixture containing a halogen gas at a temperature of 800 °C up to and including 1300 °C; b) maintaining the product obtained in step a) at a temperature of 150°C to at most 250°C and under vacuum at a pressure of 1 mbar up to and including 300 mbar; and thereafter or subsequently c) maintaining under an atmosphere of hydrogen gas or of a gas mixture containing at least 30% by volume of hydrogen based on the total volume of the gas mixture at a temperature of 800°C up to and including 1300°C; and d) comminuting to a D90 particle size of including 10 μm to including 30 μm and a D10 particle size of including 1.5 μm to 2 μm.
A fiber optic cable, comprising: a tube having an interior region; an optical fiber disposed in the interior region of the tube; and a gas in the interior region, wherein the gas is an inert gas; the fiber optic cable being characterized by a gel in the interior region, wherein the gel is configured to reduce stress on the optical fiber in the presence of the gas at a temperature substantially near a flashpoint of the gel. a tube having an interior region; an optical fiber disposed in the interior region of the tube; and a gas in the interior region, wherein the gas is an inert gas; the fiber optic cable being characterized by a gel in the interior region, wherein the gel is configured to reduce stress on the optical fiber in the presence of the gas at a temperature substantially near a flashpoint of the gel.
A washing machine having a body with an opening portion, formed in a front side thereof, suitable for inserting laundry into the washing machine or withdrawing therefrom; a tub arranged within the body and adapted to store water therein; a detergent supply apparatus which comprises a detergent box; a detergent supply pump provided to discharge a detergent present in the detergent box; a drainage apparatus to forcibly discharge water stored in the tub outside the body, and a circulation pump provided in the drainage apparatus and configured to circulate water stored in the tub; wherein the detergent box comprises a first accommodating portion adapted for storing a detergent and a second accommodating portion adapted for storing a fabric softener; wherein the detergent supply pump comprises a first outlet and a second outlet, wherein the detergent supply pump is connected to the first accommodating portion and to the second accommodating portion and wherein the detergent supply pump is adapted to discharge the detergent from the first accommodating portion and adapted to discharge the fabric softener from the second accommodating portion; a first connection pipe and a second connection pipe, wherein the tub is connected with the drainage apparatus via the first connection pipe, wherein the tub is connected with the circulating pump via the second connection pipe, and wherein the first outlet is connected to the first connection pipe by a first detergent supply pipe and the second outlet is connected to the first connection pipe by a second detergent supply pipe.
Direct current meat carcass electrical stimulation assembly, characterized in that the assembly consists of two pairs of relays (1, 2; 3, 4), the relays of each pair of relays being arranged to operate at the same time with opposite direct current potentials, wherein control lines (UN1, UN2) of a controller are connected to clamps of the relays, and in that the assembly is arranged so as to transfer the direct current to a first electrode clamp and to a second electrode clamp that are being connected to the clamps of the relays, in such a way that the relays (1, 3) with a first direct current potential are connected to the first electrode clamp and the relays (2, 4) with the opposite direct current potential are connected to the second electrode clamp.
Method for drive control of a motor vehicle in an articulated vehicle combination, wherein the motor vehicle comprises a steering system and a drive system, wherein the steering system and the drive system are controllable by at least one evaluation device, wherein a position of a contacted section of an input area of a touch-sensitive input device may be determined, wherein a control signal may be generated as a function of the position of the contacted section, wherein the at least one evaluation device sets a travel direction of the motor vehicle and a travel speed of the motor vehicle and at least one steering angle (α L) of the motor vehicle, as a function of the control signal or through the control signal, wherein angle information is generated as a function of the position of the contacted section, wherein bend angle information is generated as information for adjusting the steering angle (α L) if the direction information encodes a reverse direction, characterized in that steering angle information is generated as information for adjusting the steering angle (α L) if the direction information encodes a forward direction, wherein the direction information that encodes a forward direction or a reverse direction, and a speed information is generated as a function of the position of the contacted section.
A method of discovering by a first device services provided by a second device (104, 106, 108, 110) that is in a physical proximity of the first device, before establishing a connection between the first device and the second device, the method comprising: receiving an 802.11x Layer 2 wireless advertisement message, wherein the message includes a plurality of service information elements, and wherein at least a first of the service information elements comprises information related to a first service provided by the second device and a second of the service information elements comprises information related to a second service provided by the second device, and wherein the first service is different from the second service, and wherein at least a portion of each of the first and second service information elements is shortened, and wherein the first message is received prior to establishing a connection between the first device and the second device suitable for providing the first and second services; extracting at least the first and second shortened service information elements from the received message; determining that additional information related to the first service is desired; sending a request message to the second device for additional information related to the first service; receiving a second message from the second device, wherein the second message comprises additional information related to the first service; determining if the first service is desired; and establishing a connection between the first device and the second device, if the first service is desired. receiving an 802.11x Layer 2 wireless advertisement message, wherein the message includes a plurality of service information elements, and wherein at least a first of the service information elements comprises information related to a first service provided by the second device and a second of the service information elements comprises information related to a second service provided by the second device, and wherein the first service is different from the second service, and wherein at least a portion of each of the first and second service information elements is shortened, and wherein the first message is received prior to establishing a connection between the first device and the second device suitable for providing the first and second services; extracting at least the first and second shortened service information elements from the received message; determining that additional information related to the first service is desired; sending a request message to the second device for additional information related to the first service; receiving a second message from the second device, wherein the second message comprises additional information related to the first service; determining if the first service is desired; and establishing a connection between the first device and the second device, if the first service is desired.
Timepiece movement comprising a time-setting stem which is moveable longitudinally and in rotation along a stem axis in a bottom plate, said movement comprising at least one display control mechanism which includes at least one counter, one arbour of which pivots about a pivot axis, said arbour being secant with said stem axis, characterized in that said arbour is arranged to pivot in a first jewel, a first external shoulder of which is driven into said bottom plate, and a second external shoulder of which being arranged to pivotally guide the bore of an intermediate time-setting wheel controllable via said stem.
A chromatographic method for separating a first sugar from a sugar-containing liquid feed mixture by: contacting the liquid feed mixture with a stratum of cation exchange resin comprising a crosslinked copolymer matrix functionalized with sulfonic acid groups, and recovering a first product stream from the stratum that has a higher purity of the first sugar than present in the liquid feed mixture, wherein the method is characterized by the stratum of cation exchange resin comprising: i) at least 75 wt % of cation exchange resin comprising alkaline earth counter ions, and ii) at least 5 wt % of cation exchange resin comprising alkali metal counter ions. contacting the liquid feed mixture with a stratum of cation exchange resin comprising a crosslinked copolymer matrix functionalized with sulfonic acid groups, and recovering a first product stream from the stratum that has a higher purity of the first sugar than present in the liquid feed mixture, wherein the method is characterized by the stratum of cation exchange resin comprising: i) at least 75 wt % of cation exchange resin comprising alkaline earth counter ions, and ii) at least 5 wt % of cation exchange resin comprising alkali metal counter ions. i) at least 75 wt % of cation exchange resin comprising alkaline earth counter ions, and ii) at least 5 wt % of cation exchange resin comprising alkali metal counter ions.
Oral pharmaceutical solution comprising from 6 mg/ml to 10 mg/ml of atomoxetine hydrochloride, one or more sweeteners selected from the group consisting of sucralose, saccharin, sodium, potassium or calcium saccharin, aspartame, stevioside and rebaudioside, wherein the total concentration of sweetener is from 5 mg/ml to 11 mg/ml, from 170 mg/ml to 210 mg/ml of xylitol, from 130 mg/ml to 170 mg/ml of maltitol, and water, wherein the pH of the solution is from 3.5 to 4.5.
A method for producing uniformly sized nanoparticles comprising: blending at least a first precursor and at least a second precursor together to form a mixture of precursors that travels down a tube in a continuous flow path; extending the continuous flow path through a first energy source that applies microwave energy to the mixture of precursors to uniformly activate the mixture of precursors within the tube for a first duration time at a first energy level thereby allowing uniform nucleation of the mixture of precursors; extending the continuous flow path through a heating source for a second duration time at a controlled temperature allowing uniform thermodynamic growth around previously formed nucleates to form desired core sized nanoparticles; and, quenching the growth of the nanoparticles; wherein the method further includes the step of providing pressurized gas, preferably inert gas, non-reactive to microwave energy, the precursors and the nanoparticles, in particular gas selected from the group consisting of nitrogen and argon, into the continuous flow path before the flow path enters the first energy source so as to cause partitions of gas within the tube positioned between segments of the mixture of precursors thereby allowing the mixture of precursors within a segment to mix as it travels within the tube down the flow path, preferably further including the step of separating the gas from the nanoparticles following the step of quenching the growth of the nanoparticle. blending at least a first precursor and at least a second precursor together to form a mixture of precursors that travels down a tube in a continuous flow path; extending the continuous flow path through a first energy source that applies microwave energy to the mixture of precursors to uniformly activate the mixture of precursors within the tube for a first duration time at a first energy level thereby allowing uniform nucleation of the mixture of precursors; extending the continuous flow path through a heating source for a second duration time at a controlled temperature allowing uniform thermodynamic growth around previously formed nucleates to form desired core sized nanoparticles; and, quenching the growth of the nanoparticles; wherein the method further includes the step of providing pressurized gas, preferably inert gas, non-reactive to microwave energy, the precursors and the nanoparticles, in particular gas selected from the group consisting of nitrogen and argon, into the continuous flow path before the flow path enters the first energy source so as to cause partitions of gas within the tube positioned between segments of the mixture of precursors thereby allowing the mixture of precursors within a segment to mix as it travels within the tube down the flow path, preferably further including the step of separating the gas from the nanoparticles following the step of quenching the growth of the nanoparticle.
A method of processing an audio signal comprising: outputting a first part of a first audio signal through a speaker of a headset; picking up the output first part of the first audio signal, with a microphone located within an ear cup of the headset, as a second audio signal; comparing a second part of the first audio signal and the second audio signal; modifying the second part of the first audio signal based on a result of the comparison; and outputting the modified second part of the first audio signal; wherein the second audio signal comprises a reflection of the output first part of the first audio signal; wherein the reflection of the output first part of the first audio signal comprises a reflection of the output first part of the first audio signal from at least part of a pinna of a wearer of the headset. outputting a first part of a first audio signal through a speaker of a headset; picking up the output first part of the first audio signal, with a microphone located within an ear cup of the headset, as a second audio signal; comparing a second part of the first audio signal and the second audio signal; modifying the second part of the first audio signal based on a result of the comparison; and outputting the modified second part of the first audio signal; wherein the second audio signal comprises a reflection of the output first part of the first audio signal; wherein the reflection of the output first part of the first audio signal comprises a reflection of the output first part of the first audio signal from at least part of a pinna of a wearer of the headset.
A system comprising a motor and a motor drive device (100, 100a) capable of switching a connection configuration of stator windings of the motor, wherein the motor drive device (100, 100a) comprises: three relays (11, 12, 13) each including a first contact(41, 42, 43), a second contact (51, 52, 53), a contact plate (21, 22, 23), and a coil (31, 32, 33) for actuating the contact plate (21, 22, 23), wherein the contact plate (21, 22, 23) has one terminal coupled to a stator winding of one phase among the stator windings and the contact plate (21, 22, 23) has another terminal to be connected to the first contact (41, 42, 43) or to the second contact (51, 52, 53); and characterized by a current detector (61-63, 64-66) configured to detect current flowing through the first contact (41, 42, 43) or the second contact (51, 52, 53) of each of the three relays (11, 12, 13); a control unit configured to determine whether all the three relays (11, 12, 13) have a same connection state on a basis of a value of current detected by the current detector (61-63, 64-66) and control the three relays (11, 12, 13) to cause all the three relays (11, 12, 13) to have a same connection state by stopping supplying power to the coil (31, 32, 33) in a case in which not all the three relays (11, 12, 13) have a same connection state with respect to a connection between the another terminal of the contact plate (21, 22, 23) and the first contact (41, 42, 43) and the second contact (51, 52, 53). three relays (11, 12, 13) each including a first contact(41, 42, 43), a second contact (51, 52, 53), a contact plate (21, 22, 23), and a coil (31, 32, 33) for actuating the contact plate (21, 22, 23), wherein the contact plate (21, 22, 23) has one terminal coupled to a stator winding of one phase among the stator windings and the contact plate (21, 22, 23) has another terminal to be connected to the first contact (41, 42, 43) or to the second contact (51, 52, 53); and characterized by a current detector (61-63, 64-66) configured to detect current flowing through the first contact (41, 42, 43) or the second contact (51, 52, 53) of each of the three relays (11, 12, 13); a control unit configured to determine whether all the three relays (11, 12, 13) have a same connection state on a basis of a value of current detected by the current detector (61-63, 64-66) and control the three relays (11, 12, 13) to cause all the three relays (11, 12, 13) to have a same connection state by stopping supplying power to the coil (31, 32, 33) in a case in which not all the three relays (11, 12, 13) have a same connection state with respect to a connection between the another terminal of the contact plate (21, 22, 23) and the first contact (41, 42, 43) and the second contact (51, 52, 53).
A system for performing a joint arthroplasty procedure at a surgical site of a patient, the system comprising: an implant configured to resurface or replace at least a portion of a joint of the patient; a patient-adapted surgical tool having a surface configured based on electronic image data of the joint of the patient; and one or more adjustment tools configured for use during the joint arthroplasty procedure to optimize the position and/or orientation of the implant at the surgical site based, at least in part, on one or more kinematic measurements, characterised in that the system further comprises one or more measurement devices configured for use in obtaining the one or more kinematic measurements, wherein the one or more measurement devices are attached to or integrated into the patient-adapted surgical tool. an implant configured to resurface or replace at least a portion of a joint of the patient; a patient-adapted surgical tool having a surface configured based on electronic image data of the joint of the patient; and one or more adjustment tools configured for use during the joint arthroplasty procedure to optimize the position and/or orientation of the implant at the surgical site based, at least in part, on one or more kinematic measurements, characterised in that the system further comprises one or more measurement devices configured for use in obtaining the one or more kinematic measurements, wherein the one or more measurement devices are attached to or integrated into the patient-adapted surgical tool.