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A balometer for measuring airflow through a diffuser of an HVAC system, comprising: a hood (42, 52) which has an overall boxed rectangular configuration configured to cooperate with the configuration of the diffuser and be positioned squarely over the diffuser and against the ceiling along a diffuser perimeter so that all the airflow discharged from the diffuser is directed into the hood (42, 52), wherein the hood comprises an upper portion that defines an open space into which airflow is discharged, and wherein the hood comprises four quadrants, each quadrant including one of a plurality of discharge channels, and wherein the hood (42, 52) comprises internal walls configured to divide and funnel the airflow through the plurality of discharge channels and defining the quadrants through which the divided airflow is directed, the internal walls and the discharge channels being positioned downstream of the upper portion, and wherein the internal walls have a peak configuration and slope in a converging manner toward the discharge channels, and wherein the balometer further comprises instrumentation and electronics for measuring conditions associated with ambient room conditions and the airflow through the diffuser, said instrumentation comprising sensor probes for measuring the airflow through each discharge channel, wherein a sensor probe is positioned in each discharge channel. a hood (42, 52) which has an overall boxed rectangular configuration configured to cooperate with the configuration of the diffuser and be positioned squarely over the diffuser and against the ceiling along a diffuser perimeter so that all the airflow discharged from the diffuser is directed into the hood (42, 52), wherein the hood comprises an upper portion that defines an open space into which airflow is discharged, and wherein the hood comprises four quadrants, each quadrant including one of a plurality of discharge channels, and wherein the hood (42, 52) comprises internal walls configured to divide and funnel the airflow through the plurality of discharge channels and defining the quadrants through which the divided airflow is directed, the internal walls and the discharge channels being positioned downstream of the upper portion, and wherein the internal walls have a peak configuration and slope in a converging manner toward the discharge channels, and wherein the balometer further comprises instrumentation and electronics for measuring conditions associated with ambient room conditions and the airflow through the diffuser, said instrumentation comprising sensor probes for measuring the airflow through each discharge channel, wherein a sensor probe is positioned in each discharge channel.
A collision ionization ion source comprising: a pair of stacked plates, sandwiched about an intervening gap; an input zone, provided in a first of said plates, to admit an input beam of charged particles to said gap; an output zone, located opposite said input zone and provided in the second of said plates, to allow emission of a flux of ions from said gap; a gas space, between said input and output zones, in which gas can be ionized by said input beam so as to produce said ions; and a supply duct in said gap, for supplying a flow of said gas to said gas space, and comprising: an emergence orifice, opening into said gas space; and an entrance orifice, connectable to a gas supply, said duct comprising at least one transition region between said entrance orifice and said emergence orifice and in which an inner height of said duct, measured normal to the plates, decreases from a first height value to a second height value. a pair of stacked plates, sandwiched about an intervening gap; an input zone, provided in a first of said plates, to admit an input beam of charged particles to said gap; an output zone, located opposite said input zone and provided in the second of said plates, to allow emission of a flux of ions from said gap; a gas space, between said input and output zones, in which gas can be ionized by said input beam so as to produce said ions; and a supply duct in said gap, for supplying a flow of said gas to said gas space, and comprising: an emergence orifice, opening into said gas space; and an entrance orifice, connectable to a gas supply, an emergence orifice, opening into said gas space; and an entrance orifice, connectable to a gas supply, said duct comprising at least one transition region between said entrance orifice and said emergence orifice and in which an inner height of said duct, measured normal to the plates, decreases from a first height value to a second height value.
A laminate structure suitable for use as electrical insulation, comprising: a) a corona-resistant layer comprising 90 to 99 weight percent uniformly distributed calcined mica and 1 to 10 weight percent aramid material, based on the amount of calcined mica and aramid material in the layer, the aramid material being in the form of floc, fibrid, or mixtures thereof; b) a support layer comprising unidirectional or woven filament yarns, the support layer having a first and second face; and c) a resin-compatible layer comprising 60 to 80 weight percent uniformly distributed uncalcined mica and 20 to 40 weight percent aramid material, based on the amount of uncalcined mica and aramid material in the layer, the aramid material being in the form of floc, fibrid, or mixtures thereof; wherein the first face of the support layer is directly bound to the corona-resistant layer and the second face of the support layer is directly bound to the resin-compatible layer; the laminate structure having a total mica content of 60 weight percent or greater. a) a corona-resistant layer comprising 90 to 99 weight percent uniformly distributed calcined mica and 1 to 10 weight percent aramid material, based on the amount of calcined mica and aramid material in the layer, the aramid material being in the form of floc, fibrid, or mixtures thereof; b) a support layer comprising unidirectional or woven filament yarns, the support layer having a first and second face; and c) a resin-compatible layer comprising 60 to 80 weight percent uniformly distributed uncalcined mica and 20 to 40 weight percent aramid material, based on the amount of uncalcined mica and aramid material in the layer, the aramid material being in the form of floc, fibrid, or mixtures thereof;
A liquid extraction assembly for extracting liquid from a mass comprising: a housing having an inlet and an outlet; the housing further including a path between the inlet and the outlet; the housing being configured to have the mass forced into the inlet to move the mass from the inlet to the outlet; the housing including at least one rotating screen (204, 208g, 208h) adjacent the path, the at least one rotating screen (204, 208g, 208h) defining one wall of the path; the at least one rotating screen (204, 208g, 208h) including a plurality of openings located at the path; wherein pressure from mass forced into the inlet presses the mass against the openings of the at least one rotating screen (204, 208g, 208h) to thereby force at least a portion of liquid in the mass to pass through the openings of the at least one rotating screen (204, 208g, 208h); whereas the rotating screen (204, 208g, 208h) comprises a pair of opposite slotted screens (204, 208g, 208h); characterized in that: the housing has at least one stirring arm (4008, 4008h) extending into the path between the inlet and the outlet, the at least one stirring arm (4008, 4008h) stirring the mass in the path; whereas the stirring arm (4008, 4008h) is arranged between the slotted screens such that, it mixes the mass after it has moved partially through the path in order to provide improved uniformity of the mass to allow more liquid to pass through the slotted screens. a housing having an inlet and an outlet; the housing further including a path between the inlet and the outlet; the housing being configured to have the mass forced into the inlet to move the mass from the inlet to the outlet; the housing including at least one rotating screen (204, 208g, 208h) adjacent the path, the at least one rotating screen (204, 208g, 208h) defining one wall of the path; the at least one rotating screen (204, 208g, 208h) including a plurality of openings located at the path; wherein pressure from mass forced into the inlet presses the mass against the openings of the at least one rotating screen (204, 208g, 208h) to thereby force at least a portion of liquid in the mass to pass through the openings of the at least one rotating screen (204, 208g, 208h); whereas the rotating screen (204, 208g, 208h) comprises a pair of opposite slotted screens (204, 208g, 208h); characterized in that: the housing has at least one stirring arm (4008, 4008h) extending into the path between the inlet and the outlet, the at least one stirring arm (4008, 4008h) stirring the mass in the path; whereas the stirring arm (4008, 4008h) is arranged between the slotted screens such that, it mixes the mass after it has moved partially through the path in order to provide improved uniformity of the mass to allow more liquid to pass through the slotted screens.
A method for preventing or inhibiting fouling by potentially fouling-causing components in a hydrocarbon fluid, the method comprising: adding an effective amount of at least one antifoulant into a hydrocarbon fluid at a location selected from the group consisting of directly into an ebullated bed hydrocracking unit feed, into a separator, into a vacuum distillation column, into an atmospheric distillation column, and combinations thereof; wherein the hydrocarbon fluid comprises at least one potentially fouling causing-component selected from asphaltenes, coke precursors, coke, and combinations thereof; wherein the at least one antifoulant comprises a hydrocarbon backbone and at least a first functional group; wherein the hydrocarbon backbone is selected from the group consisting of a poly(alpha-olefin), a polyisobutylene, an ethylene-propylene copolymer, a styrene-butadiene copolymer, a polymethyl acrylate, a polyacrylate, and combinations thereof; wherein the at least first functional group is a polar group; and wherein the at least one antifoulant is selected from the group consisting of polyisobutylene succinic anhydride, polyalkylene maleic anhydride copolymers, and combinations thereof; wherein the effective amount of the at least one antifoulant ranges from 1 ppm to 10,000 ppm based on the total amount of the hydrocarbon fluid. wherein the hydrocarbon fluid comprises at least one potentially fouling causing-component selected from asphaltenes, coke precursors, coke, and combinations thereof; wherein the at least one antifoulant comprises a hydrocarbon backbone and at least a first functional group; wherein the hydrocarbon backbone is selected from the group consisting of a poly(alpha-olefin), a polyisobutylene, an ethylene-propylene copolymer, a styrene-butadiene copolymer, a polymethyl acrylate, a polyacrylate, and combinations thereof; wherein the at least first functional group is a polar group; and wherein the at least one antifoulant is selected from the group consisting of polyisobutylene succinic anhydride, polyalkylene maleic anhydride copolymers, and combinations thereof; wherein the hydrocarbon backbone is selected from the group consisting of a poly(alpha-olefin), a polyisobutylene, an ethylene-propylene copolymer, a styrene-butadiene copolymer, a polymethyl acrylate, a polyacrylate, and combinations thereof; wherein the at least first functional group is a polar group; wherein the effective amount of the at least one antifoulant ranges from 1 ppm to 10,000 ppm based on the total amount of the hydrocarbon fluid.
Drive system having - a linear actuator for transmitting a linear movement which has a spindle and a nut which co-operates therewith and an electric motor for driving the spindle, and - a fixed frame (201, 202) and at least one frame which can be moved relative thereto, - the linear actuator being secured to the fixed frame (201, 202) and the movable frame being coupled to the nut in an articulated manner by means of at least one actuation rod, a movement of the nut along the spindle bringing about a movement of the movable frame relative to the fixed frame (201, 202), wherein the nut has at least one stud and the actuation rod is provided with a corresponding recess for fitting the actuation rod onto the stud, or the other way round, and wherein the fitted actuation rod being secured to the stud by means of a securing element, in particular a clip, characterised in that, in order to secure the linear actuator to the fixed frame, there are provided at a first end of the linear actuator first securing means (501, 501') which co-operate with second securing means (502, 502') on the fixed frame and there are provided at a second end of the linear actuator third securing means which co-operate with fourth securing means on the fixed frame, wherein the first and second securing means (501, 502; 501', 502') and the third and fourth securing means (503, 504) can be moved by means of a displacement of the linear actuator relative to the fixed frame in the longitudinal direction of the spindle between a release position and a locking position and there is provided a releasable locking element which blocks a relative movement of the linear actuator relative to the fixed frame in the locking position. - a linear actuator for transmitting a linear movement which has a spindle and a nut which co-operates therewith and an electric motor for driving the spindle, and - a fixed frame (201, 202) and at least one frame which can be moved relative thereto, - the linear actuator being secured to the fixed frame (201, 202) and the movable frame being coupled to the nut in an articulated manner by means of at least one actuation rod, a movement of the nut along the spindle bringing about a movement of the movable frame relative to the fixed frame (201, 202),
Blood withdrawing vessel having an evacuated chamber which is provided for receiving blood, the vessel comprising an aqueous solution with the following components: - a guanidinium salt, - a buffering agent, and - a detergent. - a guanidinium salt, - a buffering agent, and - a detergent.
A sole (100, 300) arranged to be fitted to a lower face of an item of footwear, characterised in that the sole has a mesh that is adapted to retain seeds and a growth medium suitable for growing grass, so that when fitted to the item of footwear, blades of grass project from the sole (100, 300) through the mesh.
A respiratory assistance device for a patient, including a tubular element forming a main channel that is intended to be connected by its distal end to an airway of the patient, said main channel connecting the respiratory system of said patient to the outside by its proximal end, said device further including at least one auxiliary channel allowing the injection through one/several distal outlet orifice(s) of the auxiliary channel(s) of jet(s) of breathable gas(es) intended for the ventilation of said patient, said outlet orifice(s) emerging into said main channel in the vicinity of the distal end of the latter, deflection means allowing the deflection of the jets of breathable gas(es) towards the inside of said main channel and towards the distal end according to a determined inclination, characterized in that it further includes a coaxial inner tube centred in the main channel, said inner tube of determined length having a distal end turned towards the distal end of the tubular element and a proximal end turned towards the proximal end of the tubular end, said determined length being such that said inner tube is extended at the maximum between the two distal and proximal ends of said respiratory assistance device, said inner tube crossing the axis(es) of the deflected jets in order to form a jet breaker towards the centre of the main channel in a zone of meeting of said deflected jet axes and of said inner tube, and in that the inner tube is hollow and open at the two ends thereof in the main channel in order to form a by-pass between the distal end and the proximal end of the main channel for the gases circulating in said main channel and in particular for the gases breathed out by the patient.
A method of controlling interference in a telecommunications network comprising a plurality of base stations and a plurality of mobile devices, and in which data are transmitted between each mobile device and base station in resource blocks, wherein the resource blocks are blocks in the time and frequency domains, the method including: for each of said base stations, allocating respective ones of said resource blocks to one of a plurality of resource groups such that each resource group comprises a plurality of resource blocks, the corresponding resource blocks of each base station being in the same resource group; for each of said base stations, allocating each one of said resource groups to one of a plurality of transmission power values, the corresponding resource groups of each base station having different ones of said transmission power values; for each of said base stations, allocating each one of said mobile devices to one of the plurality of resource groups in dependence upon a characteristic of the mobile device; detecting interference at a resource block of a resource group of one of said base stations caused by a neighbouring one of said base stations; in response to said detecting, sending to said neighbouring base station an indication of the resource group subject to interference; and in response to said indication, selectively reducing the transmission power value of said resource group of said neighbouring base station. for each of said base stations, allocating respective ones of said resource blocks to one of a plurality of resource groups such that each resource group comprises a plurality of resource blocks, the corresponding resource blocks of each base station being in the same resource group; for each of said base stations, allocating each one of said resource groups to one of a plurality of transmission power values, the corresponding resource groups of each base station having different ones of said transmission power values; for each of said base stations, allocating each one of said mobile devices to one of the plurality of resource groups in dependence upon a characteristic of the mobile device; detecting interference at a resource block of a resource group of one of said base stations caused by a neighbouring one of said base stations; in response to said detecting, sending to said neighbouring base station an indication of the resource group subject to interference; and in response to said indication, selectively reducing the transmission power value of said resource group of said neighbouring base station.
Process for the manufacture of granulates from a salt mixture, which basically consists of potassium chloride, magnesium sulphate hydrates and possibly one or more salts selected from sodium chloride, sodium sulphate, magnesite and magnesium oxide, in which the potassium content, calculated as K 2 O, is in the range from 35 to 50 Wt.% and the content of magnesium, calculated as MgO (water-soluble), is in the range from 2 to 10 Wt.%, with reference to the salt mixture in each case, including the granulation of the salt mixture through press agglomeration, where water is added to the salt mixture before or during press agglomeration, where the total amount of magnesium sulphate hydrate, potassium chloride and, if applicable, sodium chloride, sodium sulphate or magnesite or magnesium oxide constitutes at least 95 Wt.%, of the salt mixture, and where the quantity of added water is in the range from 0.1 to 30 mL per kg of the salt mixture.
A process of forming a catalyst Comprising: contacting an alkyl magnesium compound with alcohol to form a magnesium dialkoxide compound; contacting the magnesium dialkoxide compound with a plurality of first agents to thereby form a solid reaction product "A", wherein the plurality of first agents comprises a first compound, a second compound, and a third compound; wherein the first and second compounds are independently represented by the formula: A(O x R'X q 1) y (O x R"X p 2) z, wherein A is titanium; X 1 and X 2 are optional and when one and/or the other are present, they are the same or different heteroatoms; R' and R" are independently selected from C 1 -C 10 alkyls which may be linear, branched or cyclic; x is 0 or 1; and y+z is the valence of A; wherein the first and second compounds are contacted with the magnesium dialkoxide in the substantial absence of metal halide; and wherein the third compound is contacted last and is unblended TiCl 4; contacting reaction product "A" with a second agent to form reaction product "B", wherein the second agent comprises a metal halide; and contacting reaction product "B" with a third agent to form a catalyst, wherein the third agent comprises an organoaluminum compound. contacting an alkyl magnesium compound with alcohol to form a magnesium dialkoxide compound; contacting the magnesium dialkoxide compound with a plurality of first agents to thereby form a solid reaction product "A", wherein the plurality of first agents comprises a first compound, a second compound, and a third compound; wherein the first and second compounds are independently represented by the formula: A(O x R'X q 1) y (O x R"X p 2) z, wherein A is titanium; X 1 and X 2 are optional and when one and/or the other are present, they are the same or different heteroatoms; R' and R" are independently selected from C 1 -C 10 alkyls which may be linear, branched or cyclic; x is 0 or 1; and y+z is the valence of A; wherein the first and second compounds are contacted with the magnesium dialkoxide in the substantial absence of metal halide; and wherein the third compound is contacted last and is unblended TiCl 4; contacting reaction product "A" with a second agent to form reaction product "B", wherein the second agent comprises a metal halide; and contacting reaction product "B" with a third agent to form a catalyst, wherein the third agent comprises an organoaluminum compound.
Planetary gear mounting in a planetary gear set, substantially composed of a planetary gear support having two side walls (2, 3) which are disposed so as to be mutually parallel and which in a plurality of axial bores (4, 5) that in each case are mutually opposite in an axially identical manner receive a plurality of planetary gear bolts on which a plurality of planetary gears are rotatably mounted by way of radial roller bearings (11, 12) that are inserted into central planetary gear bores and are permanently lubricated by way of axial and radial lubricant supply lines (9, 10) within the planetary gear bolts, wherein axial needle roller bearings (25, 26) are disposed in each case between the side walls (2, 3) of the planetary gear support and the axial sides (13, 14) of the planetary gears, said axial needle roller bearings (25, 26) having an axial needle roller and cage assembly (23, 24) that is formed by a multiplicity of bearing needle rollers (19, 20) and an axial needle roller cage (21, 22) and being configured as an anti-wear protection of the planetary gear support and of the planetary gears as well as an axial thrust element for the radial roller bearings (11, 12) of the planetary gears, characterized in that the axial needle roller bearings (25, 26) have in each case only one angled axial disc (17, 18) having an S-shaped profile cross section which in radial terms is composed of in each case one external horizontal leg (27, 28), one upper vertical leg (29, 30), one central horizontal leg (31, 32), one lower vertical leg (33, 34), and one internal horizontal leg (35, 36), wherein each axial needle roller bearing (25, 26) has an axial width (B A), formed from the diameter of the bearing needle rollers (19, 20) and from the material thickness of the axial angled disc (17, 18), of greater than or equal to 0.8 mm and is replaceable without any modification of the surrounding construction by any thrust washer yet used at the same location having an axial width of greater than or equal to 0.8 mm.