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Cooled blade for a gas turbine, comprising a radially extending aerofoil with a leading edge, a trailing edge, a suction side and a pressure side, further comprising a plurality of radial internal flow channels (19, 19a,b) connected via flow bends to form a multi-pass serpentine for a coolant flow, whereby a trailing edge ejection region is provided for cooling said trailing edge, said trailing edge ejection region comprising a trailing edge passage of said multi-pass serpentine running essentially parallel to said trailing edge and being connected over its entire length with a pressure side bleed, the cooling flow from the trailing edge passage to the pressure side bleed being mainly determined by a staggered field of pins, which is arranged to be staggered with respect to the flow direction and which is provided between said pressure side bleed and said trailing edge passage, several rows of pins being arranged in the central region of the pin Field with a lateral dimension (d1,..., d4) of said pins increasing in coolant flow direction characterized in that in the hub and tip regions of said blade a local widened hub and a local widened tip pin field (26, 27) with an increased number of pins is provided in order to meet the local flow, heat transfer and manufacturing criteria and that at least within the local hub and tip pin field (26, 27) the pins are arranged in straight rows, which are inclined with respect to an axial direction by a predetermined angle (α1, α2) and that a lip overhang is provided on the suction side of the trailing edge.
A method of improving the performance and efficiency of an internal combustion engine having at least one cylinder with a piston movable coaxially within said cylinder during its compression and power strokes, comprising the steps in the order they are listed: moving said piston within said cylinder in said compression stroke; dwelling said piston at a predetermined position near top dead center; increasing the pressure within said cylinder by combusting an air and fuel mixture; introducing a rapidly expanding medium comprising liquid water into said cylinder, whereby said medium transforms into an increased-volume gas to further increase the pressure within said cylinder, reduce the temperature within said cylinder, and provide additional power for said power stroke; and releasing the position of said piston based upon at least one parameter, whereby said piston initiates said power stroke. moving said piston within said cylinder in said compression stroke; dwelling said piston at a predetermined position near top dead center; increasing the pressure within said cylinder by combusting an air and fuel mixture; introducing a rapidly expanding medium comprising liquid water into said cylinder, whereby said medium transforms into an increased-volume gas to further increase the pressure within said cylinder, reduce the temperature within said cylinder, and provide additional power for said power stroke; and releasing the position of said piston based upon at least one parameter, whereby said piston initiates said power stroke.
A molding apparatus that molds a metal pipe with a flange, comprising: a first mold and a second mold that are paired with each other; a slide configured to move at least one of the first mold and the second mold; a driving section for moving the slide; a holding section configured to hold a metal pipe material between the first mold and the second mold; a gas supply section configured to supply gas into the metal pipe material held by the holding section; and a control section configured to control the driving section, the holding section, and the gas supply section, characterized in that the driving section is provided with a servomotor configured to generate a driving force for moving the slide, and the control section is configured to control the gas supply section so as to expand and mold the metal pipe material by supplying gas into the metal pipe material held between the first mold and the second mold by the holding section, control the driving section so as to mold a flange portion by crushing a portion of the expanded metal pipe material by the first mold and the second mold, change movement speed of the slide during molding of the flange portion by controlling the servomotor, and increase the amount of movement of the slide for each predetermined time period at a late stage of molding, compared to an initial stage of molding, during molding of the flange portion. a first mold and a second mold that are paired with each other; a slide configured to move at least one of the first mold and the second mold; a driving section for moving the slide; a holding section configured to hold a metal pipe material between the first mold and the second mold; a gas supply section configured to supply gas into the metal pipe material held by the holding section; and a control section configured to control the driving section, the holding section, and the gas supply section, characterized in that the driving section is provided with a servomotor configured to generate a driving force for moving the slide, and the control section is configured to control the gas supply section so as to expand and mold the metal pipe material by supplying gas into the metal pipe material held between the first mold and the second mold by the holding section, control the driving section so as to mold a flange portion by crushing a portion of the expanded metal pipe material by the first mold and the second mold, change movement speed of the slide during molding of the flange portion by controlling the servomotor, and increase the amount of movement of the slide for each predetermined time period at a late stage of molding, compared to an initial stage of molding, during molding of the flange portion.
Sanitary insert unit which can be fitted on the water outlet of a sanitary outlet fitting, with a throughflow-quantity regulator unit which, in at least one annular throughflow channel (5, 6), has at least one annular flow-restricting body (7, 8) of elastic material, which at least one flow-restricting body (7, 8), between itself and an adjacent channel wall bearing a control profiling, bounds a control gap, the passage cross section of which can be varied by the flow-restricting body (7, 8) deforming under the differential pressure forming during the flow therethrough, and with a jet regulator which is arranged on the outflow side of the throughflow-quantity regulator unit and has a jet splitter which divides the water coming from the throughflow-quantity regulator unit into a multiplicity of individual jets, characterized in that at least one throughflow hole is provided in the central region of the jet splitter, which central region is bounded by the projection of the at least one throughflow channel (5, 6), and in that the throughflow holes of the jet splitter have an inflow hole portion and an outflow hole portion.
A surgical clamp comprising: at least two elongated members (104A, 104B) each having an elongated length, wherein at least one surface of the at least two elongated members has a padding material positioned adjacent at least a portion of the surface; a bight portion joining said two elongated members at a proximal end of the surgical clamp and biasing said two elongated members in an open position at a distal end of the surgical clamp, wherein said bight portion has at least one engagement feature formed therein, wherein the engagement feature comprises a slotted aperture formed through a proximal surface of the bight portion and having a length oriented perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the surgical clamp; wherein the length of the slotted aperture is greater than the width of the slotted aperture; and a clasp mechanism having a male component disposed on one of the two elongated members at the distal end of the surgical clamp and a female component disposed on the other of the two elongated members at the distal end of the surgical clamp. at least two elongated members (104A, 104B) each having an elongated length, wherein at least one surface of the at least two elongated members has a padding material positioned adjacent at least a portion of the surface; a bight portion joining said two elongated members at a proximal end of the surgical clamp and biasing said two elongated members in an open position at a distal end of the surgical clamp, wherein said bight portion has at least one engagement feature formed therein, wherein the engagement feature comprises a slotted aperture formed through a proximal surface of the bight portion and having a length oriented perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the surgical clamp; wherein the length of the slotted aperture is greater than the width of the slotted aperture; and a clasp mechanism having a male component disposed on one of the two elongated members at the distal end of the surgical clamp and a female component disposed on the other of the two elongated members at the distal end of the surgical clamp.
A laundry care machine including a tub for receiving laundry to be dried by an air flow passing through said tub, a gasket connecting said tub to a housing and defining an access to said tub, a door provided for closing the access sealed by said gasket, a channel for providing the air flow, said gasket including a connector for connecting said channel for providing the air flow to said tub, and an insert being coupled to said connector and said channel, wherein said insert includes a lip projecting towards said tub and configured for directing the air flow into said tub, characterized in that the insert protrudes into the connector, wherein said insert protrudes into said connector with a lateral distance from said connector.
A glass-based substrate having a transmission of light in the visible wavelength range, comprising a glass sheet, one of the main faces of which comprises relief patterns, and a reflecting layer applied at every point of the main face comprising the said patterns, aside from any potential edge exclusion,, characterized in that there exists a plane H orthogonal to the substrate such that the set E of points on the surface of the substrate, such that the angle theta between the local normal to the surface and the plane H is at least 25°, represents more than 30% of the developed area of the main surface of the substrate carrying the patterns.
A nuclear reactor including a vessel integrating at least one power primary heat exchanger for cooling primary liquid of the nuclear reactor in normal operation of the reactor and at least one passive safety primary heat exchanger (120, 220, 320, 420) for cooling primary liquid of the nuclear reactor in case of a dysfunction in the normal cooling of the primary liquid of the reactor, said nuclear reactor being characterised in that the vessel includes a housing (110, 310) provided in its thickness and in that said passive safety primary heat exchanger (120, 220, 320, 420) is at least partially integrated into said housing (110, 310).
A method of treating a fluid mixture, the fluid mixture including an aqueous phase, a hydrophobic phase and aqueous contaminants, the method including the steps of: (i) Performing a first electrochemical treatment on the fluid mixture to at least partially separate the aqueous phase and the hydrophobic phase; and (ii) Performing a second electrochemical treatment on the at least partially separated aqueous phase to thereby remove aqueous contaminants from the aqueous phase; wherein the first and/or second electrochemical treatment is performed using an electrochemical liquid treatment apparatus including: a treatment chamber containing at least one inlet for entry of a liquid to be treated, and including at least one outlet for exit of electrochemically treated liquid; a plurality of electrodes positioned within the treatment chamber for electrochemical treatment of the liquid; and a flow aligner for aligning the flow of the liquid between the electrodes, wherein the flow aligner is positioned intermediate the at least one inlet and the electrodes; wherein the flow aligner is a partition defining a plurality of apertures for passage of the liquid; wherein liquid pressure on the side of the partition proximate to the at least one inlet is greater than the liquid pressure on the side of the partition proximate to the electrodes, and wherein laminar flow of fluid occurs between the electrodes. (i) Performing a first electrochemical treatment on the fluid mixture to at least partially separate the aqueous phase and the hydrophobic phase; and (ii) Performing a second electrochemical treatment on the at least partially separated aqueous phase to thereby remove aqueous contaminants from the aqueous phase; a treatment chamber containing at least one inlet for entry of a liquid to be treated, and including at least one outlet for exit of electrochemically treated liquid; a plurality of electrodes positioned within the treatment chamber for electrochemical treatment of the liquid; and a flow aligner for aligning the flow of the liquid between the electrodes, wherein the flow aligner is positioned intermediate the at least one inlet and the electrodes; wherein the flow aligner is a partition defining a plurality of apertures for passage of the liquid; wherein liquid pressure on the side of the partition proximate to the at least one inlet is greater than the liquid pressure on the side of the partition proximate to the electrodes, and wherein laminar flow of fluid occurs between the electrodes.
An amino acid composition orally administered for use in preventing or remedying age-related decrease in skeletal muscle mass of aged people, wherein each of amino acids is contained at the following molar composition ratio (%) with respect to total of essential amino acids: 0.0 to 3.5 of L-histidine, 5.0 to 15 of L-isoleucine, 35 to 45 of L-leucine, 12 to 16 of L-lysine, 3.0 to 10 of L-methionine, 3.5 to 8.0 of L-phenylalanine, 11 to 14 of L-threonine, 8.5 to 15 of L-valine, 0.0 to 1.0 of L-tryptophan, and 0.0 to 10 of L-arginine.
Device for on-site analysis of excrements, having a housing with a sampling device by means of which a sample of excrement can be taken, the sampling device comprising an arm element movable in the axial direction of displacement with respect to the housing, the arm element having a support for a sample holder (3; 215; 250; 260; 270) and being guided so as to be at least partially insertable and extractable in a guiding piece, having a feeding unit by means of which a new sample holder (3; 215; 250; 260; 270) for the sampling device can be provided, and having an analyzing unit by means of which the taken sample can be at least partially analyzed, characterized in that the guiding piece has a contamination area with a guiding path for guiding the movable arm element and in addition a clean area in which a new sample holder (3; 215; 250; 260; 270) can be arranged next to the guiding path and is transferred by the feeding unit to a holder located on the arm element.
A process for making individually wrapped personal hygiene absorbent articles comprising the steps of: (i) providing a single image having a width and a length and comprising one or more, preferably a plurality of, indicia wherein at least one of the indicia is repeated more than once within said single image; (ii) printing said single image, over a continuous film and/or web of material with the length of the image extending along a length of the continuous film and/or web of material and the width of the image corresponding to the width of said continuous film and/or web of material; (iii) cutting the printed film and/or web material along a transverse axis perpendicular to said length such to form a plurality of individual segments of film and/or web material forming individual wrapping sheets comprising a portion of said single image and sized such to each accommodate one of said personal hygiene absorbent articles therein; (iv) wrapping individual personal hygiene absorbent articles each with one of said wrapping sheets such that a printed portion of the wrapping sheet is viewable; (v) stacking a plurality of the individually wrapped personal hygiene absorbent articles into a container; wherein said image is free of demarcation lines extending perpendicular to the length and parallel to the width of said image, and wherein said stacked plurality of individually wrapped personal hygiene absorbent articles when unwrapped and/or positioned side by side substantially reconstruct said single image, and wherein the cutting step is not registered. (i) providing a single image having a width and a length and comprising one or more, preferably a plurality of, indicia wherein at least one of the indicia is repeated more than once within said single image; (ii) printing said single image, over a continuous film and/or web of material with the length of the image extending along a length of the continuous film and/or web of material and the width of the image corresponding to the width of said continuous film and/or web of material; (iii) cutting the printed film and/or web material along a transverse axis perpendicular to said length such to form a plurality of individual segments of film and/or web material forming individual wrapping sheets comprising a portion of said single image and sized such to each accommodate one of said personal hygiene absorbent articles therein; (iv) wrapping individual personal hygiene absorbent articles each with one of said wrapping sheets such that a printed portion of the wrapping sheet is viewable; (v) stacking a plurality of the individually wrapped personal hygiene absorbent articles into a container;
A method (100, 200) for securing data communicated in a network, comprising: - receiving, by a destination node in the network, at least one message transmitted by a source node in the network; - generating, by said destination node, a session key by executing a one-way function that takes at least a part of a last received message and an initial key as input parameters; - using, by said destination node, the session key for encrypting or decrypting said data; characterized in that the method further comprises: - generating, by the destination node, a new session key by executing the one-way function, wherein the one-way function takes said part of the last received message and the session key as input parameters; - using, by the destination node, the new session key for encrypting or decrypting said data. - receiving, by a destination node in the network, at least one message transmitted by a source node in the network; - generating, by said destination node, a session key by executing a one-way function that takes at least a part of a last received message and an initial key as input parameters; - using, by said destination node, the session key for encrypting or decrypting said data; - generating, by the destination node, a new session key by executing the one-way function, wherein the one-way function takes said part of the last received message and the session key as input parameters; - using, by the destination node, the new session key for encrypting or decrypting said data.
Method for the synthesis of compounds of the formula Li x M 1-y M' y (XO 4) n, wherein x, y and n are selected such that 0 ≤ x ≤ 2, 0 ≤ y ≤ 0.6 and 1 ≤ n ≤ 1.5, M is a transition metal or a mixture of transition metals of the first series of the periodic table; M' is an element with defined valency selected from Mg 2+, Ca 2+, Al 3+, Zn 2+ or a combination of these elements, and X is selected from S, P and Si, wherein a mixture is brought into equilibrium which, in the required proportions, comprises at least: a) a source for M, a portion of the transition metal or metals comprising M being in an oxidation state higher than that of the metal in the final composition Li x M 1-y M' y (XO 4) n; b) possibly a source of an element M'; c) a source compound of lithium; d) a source compound of X; wherein the sources of the elements M, M', Li and X may or may not be partly or completely introduced in the form of compounds comprising more than one starting element, and the synthesis is carried out by reaction and bringing into equilibrium the intimately mixed and/or homogeneous mixture in the required proportions of the precursors a) to d), and by reduction in a manner to bring the transition metal or metals to the desired valence degree, wherein the reduction of the mixture of precursors a) to d) is carried out with a reducing gas atmosphere. a) a source for M, a portion of the transition metal or metals comprising M being in an oxidation state higher than that of the metal in the final composition Li x M 1-y M' y (XO 4) n; b) possibly a source of an element M'; c) a source compound of lithium; d) a source compound of X;
A method for transmitting signals in a Multiple-Input Multiple-Output, hereinafter called MIMO, system including four antennas, the method comprising: mapping data bits into data symbols; converting the data symbols into space-time signals; and transmitting the space-time signals via the multiple antennas, characterized by, wherein a number of the space-time signals transmitted in a subframe from a first antenna set is twice a number of the space-time signals transmitted in the subframe from a second antenna set, wherein the first antenna set comprises two of the four antennas and the second antenna set comprises the other two of the four antennas, and wherein the first antenna set does not transmit the space-time signals during a time the second antenna set transmits the space-time signals in the subframe, and the second antenna set does not transmit the space-time signals during a time the first antenna set transmits the space-time signals in the subframe. mapping data bits into data symbols; converting the data symbols into space-time signals; and transmitting the space-time signals via the multiple antennas,
Charge connecting device for electric vehicles with at least one input interface for supplying electrical energy from an immovable power supply network to the charge connecting device, with at least one charging interface (12, 13) for the controlled delivery of electrical energy to an electric vehicle, with a plurality of electrotechnical components comprising an electronic control device for switching, measuring or monitoring the electrical energy received or delivered, and with a housing that surrounds the electrotechnical components, wherein in a charging mode electrical energy is able to flow at the charging interface (12, 13) when the control device has detected the connection of an electric vehicle that requires charging, characterised in that the charge connecting device can be switched to a check mode by an operator, in which the electrical energy is able to flow to or through the charging interface (12, 13) without the connection of an electric vehicle or a special adapter or a special simulation and testing device that simulates the connection of an electric vehicle, wherein the activation period of the check mode is limited, particularly to not more than 15 minutes, preferably not more than a 5 minutes.