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Crucible for the fabrication of a silicon ingot by solidification comprising a bottom wall and side walls at least partially formed by a refractory material, characterised in that: - the refractory material is graphite presenting a mean coefficient of thermal expansion, in a temperature range comprised between room temperature and the melting temperature of silicon, that is higher than or equal to the coefficient of thermal expansion of said silicon in said temperature range, - the side walls of the crucible are at least partially covered by a layer impermeable to air made from silicon carbide, - and the crucible comprises a clamping system connecting two adjacent side walls, the clamping system being configured to allow the two adjacent side walls to move away from one another if a threshold stress is applied on the clamping system, the clamping system comprising a compressed deformable part allowing displacement of the two walls by deformation of the deformable part. - the refractory material is graphite presenting a mean coefficient of thermal expansion, in a temperature range comprised between room temperature and the melting temperature of silicon, that is higher than or equal to the coefficient of thermal expansion of said silicon in said temperature range, - the side walls of the crucible are at least partially covered by a layer impermeable to air made from silicon carbide, - and the crucible comprises a clamping system connecting two adjacent side walls, the clamping system being configured to allow the two adjacent side walls to move away from one another if a threshold stress is applied on the clamping system, the clamping system comprising a compressed deformable part allowing displacement of the two walls by deformation of the deformable part.
Appliance (10, 210) for measuring the geometry of a workpiece comprising a housing having a flow channel in which there is arranged a reference nozzle for the passage of a test fluid therethrough, a first pressure measuring device for measuring a first pressure of the test fluid upstream of the reference nozzle and a second pressure measuring device for measuring a second pressure of the test fluid downstream of the reference nozzle, characterized by a moisture measuring device for measuring the moisture content of the test fluid.
A slide rail assembly, comprising: a first rail; a second rail longitudinally movable relative to the first rail; a first working member and a second working member arranged on the first rail, the first and second working members (26, 28) being arranged at different vertical positions along a height direction of the slide rail assembly; and a damping module arranged on the second rail; wherein when the second rail is moved relative to the first rail from a first predetermined position along a first direction, the first working member is configured to interact with the damping module in order to provide damping effect; wherein when the second rail is further moved relative to the first rail along the first direction, the second working member is configured to interact with the damping module in order to provide damping effect, wherein the damping module comprises a first damping device configured to interact with the first working member and a second damping device configured to interact with the second working member, characterized in that the first and second working members (26, 28) are spaced from each other by a predetermined distance along a longitudinal direction of the slide rail assembly. a first rail; a second rail longitudinally movable relative to the first rail; a first working member and a second working member arranged on the first rail, the first and second working members (26, 28) being arranged at different vertical positions along a height direction of the slide rail assembly; and a damping module arranged on the second rail; wherein when the second rail is moved relative to the first rail from a first predetermined position along a first direction, the first working member is configured to interact with the damping module in order to provide damping effect; wherein when the second rail is further moved relative to the first rail along the first direction, the second working member is configured to interact with the damping module in order to provide damping effect, wherein the damping module comprises a first damping device configured to interact with the first working member and a second damping device configured to interact with the second working member, characterized in that the first and second working members (26, 28) are spaced from each other by a predetermined distance along a longitudinal direction of the slide rail assembly.
Method for applying liquid manure to an agricultural field wherein - a supply vehicle is filled with liquid manure, - the supply vehicle seeks out an application vehicle on the field, and - the application vehicle is filled up by the supply vehicle, characterised in that the supply vehicle is filled by a tanker vehicle positioned outside the field and the filling of the application vehicle takes place while it is in motion and applying liquid manure to the field. - a supply vehicle is filled with liquid manure, - the supply vehicle seeks out an application vehicle on the field, and - the application vehicle is filled up by the supply vehicle, characterised in that the supply vehicle is filled by a tanker vehicle positioned outside the field and the filling of the application vehicle takes place while it is in motion and applying liquid manure to the field.
A method of controlling operation of electroplating apparatus, comprising: generating, from a target electroplating process, an output electrical control signal schedule of target output electrical control signal values and corresponding durations; operating an alternating current to direct current power block to generate a DC voltage according to the output control schedule in at least two modes, wherein in a high mode of operation, the AC-to-DC power block directly provides the output electrical control signal to an electroplating channel; and in a low mode of operation, the AC-to-DC power block provides a headroom voltage signal to bias a low range controller transistor stage, and wherein the low range control transistor acts as a post-regulator to control the output electrical control signal to the electroplating channel; and adjusting the headroom voltage to control abrupt variations in the output electrical control signal during transition from the low mode of operation to the high mode of operation and to minimize power consumption in the low range control transistor. generating, from a target electroplating process, an output electrical control signal schedule of target output electrical control signal values and corresponding durations; operating an alternating current to direct current power block to generate a DC voltage according to the output control schedule in at least two modes, wherein in a high mode of operation, the AC-to-DC power block directly provides the output electrical control signal to an electroplating channel; and in a low mode of operation, the AC-to-DC power block provides a headroom voltage signal to bias a low range controller transistor stage, and wherein the low range control transistor acts as a post-regulator to control the output electrical control signal to the electroplating channel; and adjusting the headroom voltage to control abrupt variations in the output electrical control signal during transition from the low mode of operation to the high mode of operation and to minimize power consumption in the low range control transistor.
A method to apply nano-crystalline diamond onto a selected substrate comprising a gemstone, the method comprising: preparing a nanodiamond slurry of nanodiamond particles dispersed in a medium; immersing the selected substrate in the nanodiamond slurry for a predetermined period of time; removing the substrate from the slurry; and drying the substrate with a flow of inert gas whereby the gemstone substrate is left coated with a coating of the nanodiamond particles that are highly adherently held by van der Waals forces. preparing a nanodiamond slurry of nanodiamond particles dispersed in a medium; immersing the selected substrate in the nanodiamond slurry for a predetermined period of time; removing the substrate from the slurry; and drying the substrate with a flow of inert gas whereby the gemstone substrate is left coated with a coating of the nanodiamond particles that are highly adherently held by van der Waals forces.
An ionization device comprising: a first electrode comprising a conductive member coated with a dielectric layer; a spine extending adjacent to and at least partially along the first electrode; and a second electrode comprising a plurality of loops of a coil wire encircling both the first electrode and the spine to mechanically connect a portion of the first electrode to the spine, wherein the coil wire comprises a plurality of conductive segments disposed adjacent the first electrode, each one of the plurality of conductive segments contacting the spine at a respective contact location, the dielectric layer of the first electrode separating the conductive member of the first electrode from the spine and the second electrode, wherein the ionization device is configured to create a plurality of plasma generating locations corresponding to respective crossings of the first electrode and the second electrode, and wherein, at the crossings with the first electrode, each individual loop of the second electrode creates two spots of concentrated field for plasma generation. a first electrode comprising a conductive member coated with a dielectric layer; a spine extending adjacent to and at least partially along the first electrode; and a second electrode comprising a plurality of loops of a coil wire encircling both the first electrode and the spine to mechanically connect a portion of the first electrode to the spine, wherein the coil wire comprises a plurality of conductive segments disposed adjacent the first electrode, each one of the plurality of conductive segments contacting the spine at a respective contact location, the dielectric layer of the first electrode separating the conductive member of the first electrode from the spine and the second electrode, wherein the ionization device is configured to create a plurality of plasma generating locations corresponding to respective crossings of the first electrode and the second electrode, and wherein, at the crossings with the first electrode, each individual loop of the second electrode creates two spots of concentrated field for plasma generation.
A drying system of a coated continuous film comprising a plurality of conveyor rollers supported at the ends by first support means and second support means mounted on the side members (4a, 4b) of the system, said conveyor roller comprising: - a guide cylinder of a continuous film; - a first support shaft integral with a first end of said guide cylinder housed in the first support means; - a second support shaft placed at a second end of said guide cylinder housed in the second support means; characterized in that said second support shaft has a first end adapted to couple with said second end of the guide cylinder, said first support shaft being slidable in said first support means, there being provided elastic means adapted to maintain said guide cylinder in contact with said second support shaft. - a guide cylinder of a continuous film; - a first support shaft integral with a first end of said guide cylinder housed in the first support means; - a second support shaft placed at a second end of said guide cylinder housed in the second support means;
A method for creating a supplementary data packet subflow as a supplement to a data packet subflow existing in a network connection, referred to as a multipath network connection, using a transport protocol suited to a multipath communication mode, the multipath network connection being implemented in a communication network comprising a plurality of network units, a first network unit in said plurality using a connection set comprising said multipath network connection for communicating with a second network unit in said plurality via a third network unit in said plurality, referred to as an intermediate network component, characterised in that, following an opening of an intermediate communication path from the intermediate network component and in the direction of the second network unit, said intermediate network component implements the following steps: • obtaining (502, 802, 1102, 1301) a packet intended for the first or second network unit and compatible with said transport protocol; • creating (501, 801, 1101, 1300) a header of a first type, the header of the first type representing a request to create said supplementary data packet subflow, the supplementary data packet subflow being intended to use the intermediate communication path in a data packet transfer phase following the creation of the supplementary data packet subflow; • inserting (502, 802, 1102, 1301) said header of the first type in said packet; • transmitting (502, 802, 1102, 1301) said packet in the direction of said destination so as to cause the initiation, by the first or second network unit, of a procedure for creating said supplementary data packet subflow in the context of said multipath network connection. • obtaining (502, 802, 1102, 1301) a packet intended for the first or second network unit and compatible with said transport protocol; • creating (501, 801, 1101, 1300) a header of a first type, the header of the first type representing a request to create said supplementary data packet subflow, the supplementary data packet subflow being intended to use the intermediate communication path in a data packet transfer phase following the creation of the supplementary data packet subflow; • inserting (502, 802, 1102, 1301) said header of the first type in said packet; • transmitting (502, 802, 1102, 1301) said packet in the direction of said destination so as to cause the initiation, by the first or second network unit, of a procedure for creating said supplementary data packet subflow in the context of said multipath network connection.
A thermoplastic resin composition, comprising: two or more types of acrylic graft resins having different average particle diameters; a first copolymer comprising an alkyl-substituted styrene, a (meth)acrylate, and a vinyl cyanide compound; a second copolymer comprising an alkyl-unsubstituted styrene, a (meth)acrylate, and a vinyl cyanide compound; and a (meth)acrylate polymer, wherein the (meth)acrylate is comprised in an amount of 40 to 59 % by weight based on a total weight of the thermoplastic resin composition. two or more types of acrylic graft resins having different average particle diameters; a first copolymer comprising an alkyl-substituted styrene, a (meth)acrylate, and a vinyl cyanide compound; a second copolymer comprising an alkyl-unsubstituted styrene, a (meth)acrylate, and a vinyl cyanide compound; and a (meth)acrylate polymer, wherein the (meth)acrylate is comprised in an amount of 40 to 59 % by weight based on a total weight of the thermoplastic resin composition.
A process for the catalytic decomposition of nitrous oxide N 2 O in a gas mixture obtained in the preparation of nitric acid by catalytic oxidation of ammonia, in a reactor which contains in this order in the flow direction a noble metal gauze catalyst and a heat exchanger, over a catalyst for the decomposition of N 2 O which is installed between the noble metal gauze catalyst and the heat exchanger so that the hot gas mixture obtained from the catalytic oxidation of ammonia is brought into contact with the catalyst for the decomposition of N 2 O before subsequent cooling, characterized in that the catalyst is in the form of a star-shaped body having six lobes, wherein the ratio of the maximum radius r2 in the star to radius r1 of a circle connecting the intersections of the lobes is in the range from 1.9 to 3.61, the ratio of the area F1 inside this circle to the summed area F2 of the lobes outside this circle is in the range of from 0.54 to 0.90, the ratio of the distance x2 between the two intersections I of one lobe with neighboring lobes and the radius r1 of the circle is in the range of from 0.67 to 1.11.
A drinking receptacle holder comprising a holding portion and a base portion configured such that a drinking receptacle can be received within an aperture of the holding portion with the drinking receptacle resting upon the base portion, wherein the holding portion comprises a cam plate defining a channel and one or more members defining the aperture, and the base portion is configured to be pushed away from the holding portion by the drinking receptacle as the drinking receptacle is moved through the aperture, characterised in that the cam plate is configured to abut against the one or more members as the base portion is pushed away from the holding portion and to move the one or more members into the channel to reduce the size of the aperture until an inner edge of the aperture abuts against the drinking receptacle. wherein the holding portion comprises a cam plate defining a channel and one or more members defining the aperture, and the base portion is configured to be pushed away from the holding portion by the drinking receptacle as the drinking receptacle is moved through the aperture, characterised in that the cam plate is configured to abut against the one or more members as the base portion is pushed away from the holding portion and to move the one or more members into the channel to reduce the size of the aperture until an inner edge of the aperture abuts against the drinking receptacle.
Wastewater pumping station, having at least one solids collecting tank for wastewater which is guided through the same and is loaded with solids, additionally having a liquid collecting tank for the wastewater which has been rid of solids and has been pretreated in the solids collecting tank, and having a wastewater shaft for receiving at least the solids collecting tank and the liquid collecting tank, wherein - the liquid collecting tank is realized, so to speak, as a fixed component part of the wastewater shaft and for this purpose - the liquid collecting tank and the wastewater shaft have at least one common wall surface (9, 10) of uniform material, that is to say that the liquid collecting tank utilizes the common wall surface (9, 10) with the wastewater shaft and does not have its own wall in said region, - the liquid collecting tank defines a closed chamber in the wastewater shaft with an only partially covered bottom surface, wherein the bottom surface in the wastewater shaft is, as it were, divided into two with a part bottom surface which is not covered by the liquid collecting tank and thereby defines an installation area, and a further part bottom surface which is associated with the liquid collecting tank or is covered by said liquid collecting tank, characterized in that the liquid collecting tank is provided with at least one wall surface (11, 12), which is independent of the wastewater shaft and of different material, in the form of a removable head-end cover for the liquid collecting tank and in the form of one or more side walls. - the liquid collecting tank is realized, so to speak, as a fixed component part of the wastewater shaft and for this purpose - the liquid collecting tank and the wastewater shaft have at least one common wall surface (9, 10) of uniform material, that is to say that the liquid collecting tank utilizes the common wall surface (9, 10) with the wastewater shaft and does not have its own wall in said region, - the liquid collecting tank defines a closed chamber in the wastewater shaft with an only partially covered bottom surface, wherein the bottom surface in the wastewater shaft is, as it were, divided into two with a part bottom surface which is not covered by the liquid collecting tank and thereby defines an installation area, and a further part bottom surface which is associated with the liquid collecting tank or is covered by said liquid collecting tank,
An exhaust gas purification apparatus for an internal combustion engine, comprising: a NOx storage reduction catalyst which is provided in an exhaust gas passage of the internal combustion engine and which stores NOx; and a control unit, characterized in that the control unit is adapted to: when an amount of a sulfur component stored in the NOx storage reduction catalyst is equal to or larger than a predetermined amount and a predetermined sulfur poisoning recovery condition is satisfied, determine a threshold value, which is smaller than the predetermined amount, in such a manner that the threshold value becomes larger as the amount of the sulfur component at the time becomes smaller and start sulfur poisoning recovery control; and terminate the sulphur poisoning recovery control when an amount of the sulfur component stored in the NOx storage reduction catalyst becomes equal to or smaller than the threshold value. a NOx storage reduction catalyst which is provided in an exhaust gas passage of the internal combustion engine and which stores NOx; and a control unit, characterized in that the control unit is adapted to: when an amount of a sulfur component stored in the NOx storage reduction catalyst is equal to or larger than a predetermined amount and a predetermined sulfur poisoning recovery condition is satisfied, determine a threshold value, which is smaller than the predetermined amount, in such a manner that the threshold value becomes larger as the amount of the sulfur component at the time becomes smaller and start sulfur poisoning recovery control; and terminate the sulphur poisoning recovery control when an amount of the sulfur component stored in the NOx storage reduction catalyst becomes equal to or smaller than the threshold value. when an amount of a sulfur component stored in the NOx storage reduction catalyst is equal to or larger than a predetermined amount and a predetermined sulfur poisoning recovery condition is satisfied, determine a threshold value, which is smaller than the predetermined amount, in such a manner that the threshold value becomes larger as the amount of the sulfur component at the time becomes smaller and start sulfur poisoning recovery control; and terminate the sulphur poisoning recovery control when an amount of the sulfur component stored in the NOx storage reduction catalyst becomes equal to or smaller than the threshold value.
Inkjet printing module capable of being picked up by the arm of a robot via a quick-coupling mechanical interface, said module including: - a print head; - an ink reservoir capable of supplying ink to said print head; - compressed-gas supply means capable of supplying compressed gas to said print head; - a mechanical interface capable of engaging removably with a complementary mechanical interface of a robot arm; - an electronic interface capable of engaging removably with an electronic interface of said robot arm in order to transfer data between said module and the robot; and - at least one fluid interface placed in fluid communication with the compressed-gas supply means and/or with the ink reservoir. - a print head; - an ink reservoir capable of supplying ink to said print head; - compressed-gas supply means capable of supplying compressed gas to said print head; - a mechanical interface capable of engaging removably with a complementary mechanical interface of a robot arm; - an electronic interface capable of engaging removably with an electronic interface of said robot arm in order to transfer data between said module and the robot; and - at least one fluid interface placed in fluid communication with the compressed-gas supply means and/or with the ink reservoir.