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A bi-directional actuator, comprising: a heat-sensitive shape-memory layer, the shape-memory layer comprising a shape memory alloy, the alloy existing in a first phase below a first temperature, and a second phase above a second temperature, and wherein a transition from the first to the second phase stimulates the layer to move from any first shape into a second, predetermined shape; a heating means for controlling the temperature of the heat-sensitive shape-memory layer; the bi-directional actuator being characterised in that it further comprises an electro-active polymer layer, coupled with the shape memory alloy layer such that both follow the same shape, the electro-active polymer layer being deformable, in response to an applied voltage. a heat-sensitive shape-memory layer, the shape-memory layer comprising a shape memory alloy, the alloy existing in a first phase below a first temperature, and a second phase above a second temperature, and wherein a transition from the first to the second phase stimulates the layer to move from any first shape into a second, predetermined shape; a heating means for controlling the temperature of the heat-sensitive shape-memory layer; the bi-directional actuator being characterised in that it further comprises an electro-active polymer layer, coupled with the shape memory alloy layer such that both follow the same shape, the electro-active polymer layer being deformable, in response to an applied voltage.
An air separation process for providing a purified O 2 stream and a heated working fluid stream comprising: pressurizing air in a first stage air compressor to a pressure of about 3.5 bar (0.35 MPa) to about 12 bar (1.2 MPa); passing at least a portion of the pressurized air from the first stage compressor to a second stage air compressor where the air is further pressurized to a pressure of up to about 150 bar (15 MPa), wherein the portion of the pressurized air from the first stage compressor is passed to the second stage compressor without cooling between the stages, wherein the first stage air compressor comprises at least one portion operating adiabatically with no intermediate cooling of the air and with a pressure ratio of 2.5 or greater, and wherein the second stage air compressor operates with one or more portions of adiabatic compression, each with a pressure ratio of about 2.5 or greater, the portions having no intermediate cooling of the air; transferring heat from the adiabatically compressed air from each portion in the first and second stage air compressors to the working fluid stream such that the working fluid stream is heated and the adiabatically compressed air is cooled; feeding the cooled, compressed air streams from the first and second stage air compressors into a cryogenic oxygen plant having a pumped liquid oxygen cycle to produce an oxygen stream; and feeding at least a portion of the heat transferred from the adiabatically compressed portions of the air streams together with the oxygen into an oxy-fuel power generation system using a CO 2 working fluid. pressurizing air in a first stage air compressor to a pressure of about 3.5 bar (0.35 MPa) to about 12 bar (1.2 MPa); passing at least a portion of the pressurized air from the first stage compressor to a second stage air compressor where the air is further pressurized to a pressure of up to about 150 bar (15 MPa), wherein the portion of the pressurized air from the first stage compressor is passed to the second stage compressor without cooling between the stages, wherein the first stage air compressor comprises at least one portion operating adiabatically with no intermediate cooling of the air and with a pressure ratio of 2.5 or greater, and wherein the second stage air compressor operates with one or more portions of adiabatic compression, each with a pressure ratio of about 2.5 or greater, the portions having no intermediate cooling of the air; transferring heat from the adiabatically compressed air from each portion in the first and second stage air compressors to the working fluid stream such that the working fluid stream is heated and the adiabatically compressed air is cooled; feeding the cooled, compressed air streams from the first and second stage air compressors into a cryogenic oxygen plant having a pumped liquid oxygen cycle to produce an oxygen stream; and feeding at least a portion of the heat transferred from the adiabatically compressed portions of the air streams together with the oxygen into an oxy-fuel power generation system using a CO 2 working fluid.
A formed rotary cutting tool that is to be moved relative to a workpiece in a direction perpendicular to an axis of the cutting tool while being rotated about the axis, so as to cut a groove having a predetermined shape, in the workpiece, the cutting tool comprising a cutting edge defining a cutting edge diameter that is increased and reduced in a direction of the axis, so as to have at least one neck portion (44, 48, 52) in which the cutting edge diameter is minimized, the cutting tool comprising a roughing portion which is provided on a periphery thereof and which is constituted by a succession of protrusions and recesses arranged in the direction of the axis, the roughing portion including (i) a fine roughing portion that is provided in at least one of the at least one neck portion (44, 48, 52), and (ii) another portion that is provided in a portion that is other than the at least one of the at least one neck portion (44, 48, 52), and the fine roughing portion of the roughing portion being different in characteristics from the another portion of the roughing portion, characterized in that the fine roughing portion of the roughing portion is smaller than the another portion of the roughing portion, in terms of at least one of a pitch (P r) of the protrusions and recesses, a depth (L r) of the protrusions and recesses and a radius (R r) of curvature of the protrusions and recesses. the cutting tool comprising a cutting edge defining a cutting edge diameter that is increased and reduced in a direction of the axis, so as to have at least one neck portion (44, 48, 52) in which the cutting edge diameter is minimized, the cutting tool comprising a roughing portion which is provided on a periphery thereof and which is constituted by a succession of protrusions and recesses arranged in the direction of the axis, the roughing portion including (i) a fine roughing portion that is provided in at least one of the at least one neck portion (44, 48, 52), and (ii) another portion that is provided in a portion that is other than the at least one of the at least one neck portion (44, 48, 52), and the fine roughing portion of the roughing portion being different in characteristics from the another portion of the roughing portion, characterized in that the fine roughing portion of the roughing portion is smaller than the another portion of the roughing portion, in terms of at least one of a pitch (P r) of the protrusions and recesses, a depth (L r) of the protrusions and recesses and a radius (R r) of curvature of the protrusions and recesses.
A method for producing a silicone hydrogel contact lens, comprising: a. curing a polymerizable silicone hydrogel contact lens precursor composition in a non-polar resin contact lens mold to form a pre-extracted polymerized silicone hydrogel contact lens product having a removable component content of at least 10% (w/w) of the lens product; and b. extracting extractables from the pre-extracted polymerized silicone hydrogel contact lens product to form a silicone hydrogel contact lens body having a dry weight no greater than 90% of the dry weight of the lens body prior to extraction and having an ophthalmically acceptable surface wettability exhibiting a water break up time of more than 5 seconds, wherein the polymerizable silicone hydrogel contact lens precursor composition comprises a silicone-containing component, a hydrophilic acrylic-containing monomer and a hydrophilic vinyl-containing monomer, and is not contacted with a polymeric wetting agent. a. curing a polymerizable silicone hydrogel contact lens precursor composition in a non-polar resin contact lens mold to form a pre-extracted polymerized silicone hydrogel contact lens product having a removable component content of at least 10% (w/w) of the lens product; and b. extracting extractables from the pre-extracted polymerized silicone hydrogel contact lens product to form a silicone hydrogel contact lens body having a dry weight no greater than 90% of the dry weight of the lens body prior to extraction and having an ophthalmically acceptable surface wettability exhibiting a water break up time of more than 5 seconds,
A method for wireless communication, comprising: transmitting, by user equipment to a base station in a random access procedure, a message that includes a Media Access Control, MAC, control element (OCT 1), wherein the MAC control element includes information indicating an amount of data available for a transmission and a power headroom, PH, wherein the MAC control element (OCT 1) has a length of eight bits, wherein four bits of the eight bits indicate the amount of data available for transmissions, and wherein two bits of the eight bits indicate the power headroom, PH. transmitting, by user equipment to a base station in a random access procedure, a message that includes a Media Access Control, MAC, control element (OCT 1), wherein the MAC control element includes information indicating an amount of data available for a transmission and a power headroom, PH, wherein the MAC control element (OCT 1) has a length of eight bits, wherein four bits of the eight bits indicate the amount of data available for transmissions, and wherein two bits of the eight bits indicate the power headroom, PH.
An optical scanning device comprising: an air-tight casing accomodating a polygon mirror and a driving unit that rotates the polygon mirror; an air-tight container disposed at a distance from the air-tight casing and outside an outer wall surface vertically above the air-tight casing with respect to a vertical direction; and a tube-like member configured to communicatively connect an inside of the air-tight casing and an inside of the air-tight container, wherein the polygon mirror is provided vertically above the driving unit with respect to the vertical direction, the tube-like member is aligned with an extended line of a rotational shaft of the polygon mirror, and the air-tight container is provided outside the outer wall surface facing the polygon mirror. an air-tight casing accomodating a polygon mirror and a driving unit that rotates the polygon mirror; an air-tight container disposed at a distance from the air-tight casing and outside an outer wall surface vertically above the air-tight casing with respect to a vertical direction; and a tube-like member configured to communicatively connect an inside of the air-tight casing and an inside of the air-tight container, wherein the polygon mirror is provided vertically above the driving unit with respect to the vertical direction, the tube-like member is aligned with an extended line of a rotational shaft of the polygon mirror, and the air-tight container is provided outside the outer wall surface facing the polygon mirror.
A method for reducing the nutrient content of manure and poultry faeces, wherein a reduction of the content of dry organic matter is followed by the removal of carbon in a biogas plant, wherein from an at least partial nutrient removal from liquid fermentation residue of the biogas plant the removal of carbon in the biogas plant and the nutrient removal from the fermentation residue are carried out at a process temperature below 35 °C, characterized in that the at least partial nutrient removal comprises at least partial removal of nitrogen compounds as well as phosphorus and potassium compounds, wherein the at least partial removal of nitrogen is carried out by means of nitrification and denitrification or by means of deammonification, whereby the nitrogen is converted to N2 nitrogen.
A method of condition based maintenance of a fiber network of an aircraft having a fault monitoring system and an aircraft computer which is in communication with the fault monitoring system, comprising: transmitting, with a PRBS transmitter coupled to a processor of the fault monitoring system, a pseudo-random bit sequence (PRBS) over a plurality of fiber links in the fiber network; receiving, with the processor, a bit error ratio in response to the transmitting of the PRBS; determining, with the processor, one or more condition indicators in response to the receiving of the PRBS, wherein the condition indicators are indicative of a faulty link in transmission over the fiber network; transmitting, with the processor, the one or more condition indicators to a reasoner of the aircraft computer; and prioritizing and ranking, with the reasoner, the one or more condition indicators for maintenance actions of the fiber network. transmitting, with a PRBS transmitter coupled to a processor of the fault monitoring system, a pseudo-random bit sequence (PRBS) over a plurality of fiber links in the fiber network; receiving, with the processor, a bit error ratio in response to the transmitting of the PRBS; determining, with the processor, one or more condition indicators in response to the receiving of the PRBS, wherein the condition indicators are indicative of a faulty link in transmission over the fiber network; transmitting, with the processor, the one or more condition indicators to a reasoner of the aircraft computer; and prioritizing and ranking, with the reasoner, the one or more condition indicators for maintenance actions of the fiber network.
An active blade tip clearance control system for controlling a clearance between blade tips in a gas turbine and compressor assembly comprising: a flow path for directing spent control air to discharge, into at least one of an outer side wall cavity of the gas turbine and the gas turbine exhaust, characterized in having a flow path for directing a stream of compressor bleed air to circulate through a passage, defined to extend through at least a portion of an inner turbine shell to actively control the blade tip clearances therein and through at least a portion of a compressor discharge casing to actively control the blade tip clearances therein.
A sequential compression device for applying compression treatment to a wearer's limb, the device comprising: a first bladder sized and shaped to be wrapped around substantially an entirety of a circumference of the limb, the bladder (24a, 24b, 24c) being selectively inflatable for applying compression to the limb; a second bladder (24b, 24c) spaced longitudinally from the first bladder and sized and shaped to be wrapped around substantially an entirety of the circumference of the limb, the second bladder (24b, 24c) being selectively inflatable for applying compression to the limb, the first and second bladder being adapted for sequential inflation to move blood in the limb, bladder openings extending through each of the first and second bladder (24a, 24b, 24c); a fastener for securing the first and second bladder (24a, 24b, 24c) in a wrapped configuration around the limb, characterized in that, the sum of the areas of the bladder openings of each bladder comprises between about 4% and about 15% of the total surface area of the respective bladder (24a, 24b, 24c), wherein each bladder opening has an area of between about 3,23 cm 2 and about 5,81 cm 2. a first bladder sized and shaped to be wrapped around substantially an entirety of a circumference of the limb, the bladder (24a, 24b, 24c) being selectively inflatable for applying compression to the limb; a second bladder (24b, 24c) spaced longitudinally from the first bladder and sized and shaped to be wrapped around substantially an entirety of the circumference of the limb, the second bladder (24b, 24c) being selectively inflatable for applying compression to the limb, the first and second bladder being adapted for sequential inflation to move blood in the limb, bladder openings extending through each of the first and second bladder (24a, 24b, 24c); a fastener for securing the first and second bladder (24a, 24b, 24c) in a wrapped configuration around the limb,
A process for the reduction by hydrogenation, using molecular H 2, of a C 6 -C 20 conjugated dienal of formula wherein, when taken separately, each of R 1, R 2, R 3, R 4 and R 5 represents, independently of each other, a hydrogen atom, a phenyl group optionally substituted or a C 1-8 alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl group optionally substituted, provided that at least one of said R 1, R 2, R 3, R 4 and R is not a hydrogen atom; R 1 and R 2 or R 2 and R 3 or R 3 and R 4, when taken together, represent a C 3-4 alkadienyl or alkenediyl group optionally substituted; R 1 and R 3 or R 2 and R 5, when taken together, represent a C 2-3 alkadienyl or alkenediyl group optionally substituted; R 4 and R 5, when taken together, represent a C 4-5 alkadienyl or alkenediyl group optionally substituted; and the substituents of R 1 to R 5 are one phenyl group or one, two or three COOR 7, OR 6 or R 7 groups, in which R 6 is a hydrogen atom or a R 7 group, R 7 representing a C 1-4 linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl group; into a deconjugated enal of formula wherein R 1 to R 5 are defined as in formula; said process being carried out in the presence of a catalytic system comprising: - at least a base; and - at least one Rh complex obtainable by reacting together: - a C 34 -C 60 bidentate diphosphine ligand having a natural bite-angle comprised between 93° and 130°; and - a suitable Rh precursor of formula [Rh v Y r] 1-r or [Rh 2] wherein r is 0 or 1, v is 0, 1 or 2; L represents a C 5-14 hydrocarbon diene; S represents a coordinated molecule of a polar organic solvent or water; and Y represents a mono-anion. - at least a base; and - at least one Rh complex obtainable by reacting together: - a C 34 -C 60 bidentate diphosphine ligand having a natural bite-angle comprised between 93° and 130°; and - a suitable Rh precursor of formula [Rh v Y r] 1-r or [Rh 2] wherein r is 0 or 1, v is 0, 1 or 2; L represents a C 5-14 hydrocarbon diene; S represents a coordinated molecule of a polar organic solvent or water; and Y represents a mono-anion. - a C 34 -C 60 bidentate diphosphine ligand having a natural bite-angle comprised between 93° and 130°; and - a suitable Rh precursor of formula [Rh v Y r] 1-r or [Rh 2] wherein r is 0 or 1, v is 0, 1 or 2; L represents a C 5-14 hydrocarbon diene; S represents a coordinated molecule of a polar organic solvent or water; and Y represents a mono-anion.
A closing device for a container such as a knapsack or a rucksack, at least comprising a receiving part which is arranged on an outer wall of the container and fastened there, which has a trough-like receiving and fastening region, and a holding part which is arranged and fastened on a cover part of the container which can be pivoted or is pivoted relative to the outer wall, the holding part having a connecting and locking region projecting in the direction of the receiving region, which, for connecting and locking the holding part to the receiving part, can be inserted or is inserted into the trough-like receiving region thereof and, in the inserted position, is held and locked there by means of hook-like projections which engage behind parts of the trough-like receiving region, actuating means being arranged on the side of the holding part facing away from the receiving part, which, when actuated, move the hook-like projections into a position in which hooking behind parts of the trough-like receiving area is suppressed, so that the cover part together with the holding part can be removed from the receiving part arranged on the outer wall and can be pivoted relative to the outer wall, wherein the holding part has a base plate with thrust elements which can be displaced towards and away from each other relative to the base plate as a first actuating means, wherein a projecting web which engages through the cover part and engages in the receiving region of the holding part and hooks there is arranged on each thrust element, wherein one hook-like projection each is formed at the free end of the web for hooking and thus for locking the holding part to the receiving part, wherein the thrust elements are each held in a position approaching each other by the force of a first spring, and wherein the hook-like projections engage behind parts of the trough-like receiving region in the position of the thrust elements further away from each other and hook there (at 8), wherein furthermore an actuating handle pivotable relative to the base plate is arranged as a further actuating means, which actuating handle is held in the locked position against the force of a second spring, wherein, in this position, parts of the actuating handle are arranged between the thrust elements and lock the thrust elements or prevent the thrust elements from approaching.
A method of making a ferrite calcined body, the method comprising the steps of: - preparing a material powder mixture by mixing: a material powder of at least one compound that is selected from the group consisting of SrCO 3, BaCO 3, PbO and CaCO 3; an oxide material powder of at least one element to be selected from the group consisting of the rare-earth elements (including Y) and Bi, the oxide material powder always including La 2 O 3; and a material powder of Fe 2 O 3; - calcining the material powder mixture at a temperature of 1100°C to 1450°C, thereby forming a ferrite calcined body having an M-type magnetoplumbite structure and a composition represented by the general formula: (1-x) AO · (x/2) R 2 O 3 · n Fe 2 O 3 where A Is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Sr, Ba, Pb and Ca; R is at least one element selected from the group consisting of the rare-earth elements (including Y) and Bi and always includes La; 0.05 ≤ x < 0.3; and 5.0 ≤ n ≤ 6.5; - preparing another material powder mixture by mixing an oxide material powder of at least one element selected from the group consisting of Co, Ni, Mn and Zn and a material powder of Fe 2 O 3; - calcining the material powder mixture at a temperature of 700°C to 1450°C, thereby forming a ferrite calcined body having a spinel-type structure and a composition represented by the general formula: MO · Fe 2 O 3 where M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Co, Ni, Mn and Zn; and - preparing a calcined body mixed powder by adding the ferrite calcined body having the spinel-type structure at 0.2 wt.-% to 6.2 wt.-% to the ferrite calcined body having the M-type magnetoplumbite structure. - preparing a material powder mixture by mixing: a material powder of at least one compound that is selected from the group consisting of SrCO 3, BaCO 3, PbO and CaCO 3; an oxide material powder of at least one element to be selected from the group consisting of the rare-earth elements (including Y) and Bi, the oxide material powder always including La 2 O 3; and a material powder of Fe 2 O 3; - calcining the material powder mixture at a temperature of 1100°C to 1450°C, thereby forming a ferrite calcined body having an M-type magnetoplumbite structure and a composition represented by the general formula: (1-x) AO · (x/2) R 2 O 3 · n Fe 2 O 3 - preparing another material powder mixture by mixing an oxide material powder of at least one element selected from the group consisting of Co, Ni, Mn and Zn and a material powder of Fe 2 O 3; - calcining the material powder mixture at a temperature of 700°C to 1450°C, thereby forming a ferrite calcined body having a spinel-type structure and a composition represented by the general formula: MO · Fe 2 O 3 - preparing a calcined body mixed powder by adding the ferrite calcined body having the spinel-type structure at 0.2 wt.-% to 6.2 wt.-% to the ferrite calcined body having the M-type magnetoplumbite structure.