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A method for manufacturing a heat exchanger from a plastic material, said method comprising the steps of: - feeding of at least two sheet elements (3, 4) made from said plastic material, - by means of shaping means, shaping of said sheet elements (3, 4) to form a number of heat exchanger plates, whereby said shaping means are adapted to also undertake joining the sheet elements partly along edges so that a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet are created, whereby the sheet elements are pressed together, and - two or more heat exchanger plates are stacked on top of one another, characterized by that the stacked heat exchanger plates are joined in order to assemble them into a heat exchanger, whereby the stack of heat exchanger plates is welded so that the fluid inlets and fluid outlets of the respective heat exchanger plates are combined to form a common fluid inlet and a common fluid outlet, and whereby the sides of the heat exchanger plates are welded together, so that a fully functional heat exchanger is manufactured with plastic sheets (3, 4) as the only raw material, whereby the sheet elements (3, 4) are joined by the shaping means, along part of the edges of the heat exchanger plate being formed, in such a way that a flange (24, 25) of sheet material extends beyond the joint (21, 23), and whereby the stacked heat exchanger plates are joined by welding the edges of sheet material together, and whereby the heat exchanger plates are cut free from the sheet material before stacking the heat exchanger plates, and whereby the edges of sheet material possibly sticking together along part of their length as a consequence of the cutting procedure are separated from each other by mechanical separation elements (26, 27), before welding the edges of sheet material together. - feeding of at least two sheet elements (3, 4) made from said plastic material, - by means of shaping means, shaping of said sheet elements (3, 4) to form a number of heat exchanger plates, whereby said shaping means are adapted to also undertake joining the sheet elements partly along edges so that a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet are created, whereby the sheet elements are pressed together, and - two or more heat exchanger plates are stacked on top of one another, characterized by that
A method for implementation by a base station that operates according to a first radio access technology, RAT, that requires synchronization on timing synchronization boundaries, the method comprising: acquiring a channel of an unlicensed frequency band; determining a time interval between acquisition of the channel and a subsequent timing synchronization boundary; and sequentially transmitting one or more clear-to-send messages during the time interval, wherein the one or more clear-to-send messages are generated to be decodable by access points that operate according to a second RAT that does not require synchronization on the timing synchronization boundaries, and wherein the one or more clear-to-send messages include information indicating a duration of time that the channel of the unlicensed frequency band is reserved for use by the based station. acquiring a channel of an unlicensed frequency band; determining a time interval between acquisition of the channel and a subsequent timing synchronization boundary; and sequentially transmitting one or more clear-to-send messages during the time interval, wherein the one or more clear-to-send messages are generated to be decodable by access points that operate according to a second RAT that does not require synchronization on the timing synchronization boundaries, and wherein the one or more clear-to-send messages include information indicating a duration of time that the channel of the unlicensed frequency band is reserved for use by the based station.
A concentrating solar energy system comprising heliostats and a field (900, 1200, 1600) of support structures (10, 70) for carrying the heliostats, each support structure including a frame (20, 72) formed from a number of girders (22, 74) with a generally triangular outer perimeter and a plurality of mountings (26, 78) for carrying the heliostats provided along the perimeter with at least one mounting (26, 78) at or near each vertex of the triangular outer perimeter of the frame (20, 72), and at least one additional mounting (26,78) part-way along each side of the triangular outer perimeter of the frame (20, 72), wherein the field (900, 1200, 1600) comprises multiple rows (902, 1102, 1202) of support structures (10, 70) spaced at successive distances from one or more central receiver towers (904, 1002, 1204, 1400, 1900, 1702), with at least some of the support structures (10, 70) being orientated about 180 degrees about their vertical axis relative to adjacent support structures (10, 70).
A fabric intended to the manufacture of compression garments in order to control a surface lipodystrophy, characterized in that the fabric comprises a plurality of alternations of pressure regions and depression regions, the pressure regions being adapted to compress regions of biological tissues of a user and the depression regions being adapted to release regions of biological tissues of the user, the pressure regions having a resistance to stretching between 1.5 and 2 times that of the depression regions so as to carry out a massage of the type palpate-roll during muscular movements of the user.
Manifold housing for a fluidic cartridge and for receiving a manifold core, the manifold housing comprising: an oblique inner surface, at least one fluidic channel, wherein the fluidic channel ends with one of its ends at the oblique inner surface, wherein the manifold housing together with the at least one fluidic channel has no undercut, and wherein the fluidic channel is integrated into the manifold housing and in the oblique inner surface in such a way, that no undercut during cast or injection moulding of the manifold housing is generated. an oblique inner surface, at least one fluidic channel,
A method of fracturing an earth formation, comprising: isolating a section of a borehole in the earth formation; introducing a fluid into the isolated section; increasing fluid pressure in the isolated section by means of a pumping unit, and maintaining the isolated section at a substantially constant first pressure, the first pressure being a leak-off pressure; pressurizing the isolated section from the first pressure to a second pressure by means of the pumping unit, the second pressure being greater than the first pressure and the second pressure being of at least a magnitude sufficient to cause a fracture to form in the earth formation; introducing a stress concentration to a borehole wall at at least one location in the isolated section when the fluid is at the second pressure or during the pressurization, wherein introducing the stress concentration to the borehole wall includes perforating the borehole wall at the at least one location; and initiating a hydraulic fracture in the earth formation at the at least one location. isolating a section of a borehole in the earth formation; introducing a fluid into the isolated section; increasing fluid pressure in the isolated section by means of a pumping unit, and maintaining the isolated section at a substantially constant first pressure, the first pressure being a leak-off pressure; pressurizing the isolated section from the first pressure to a second pressure by means of the pumping unit, the second pressure being greater than the first pressure and the second pressure being of at least a magnitude sufficient to cause a fracture to form in the earth formation; introducing a stress concentration to a borehole wall at at least one location in the isolated section when the fluid is at the second pressure or during the pressurization, wherein introducing the stress concentration to the borehole wall includes perforating the borehole wall at the at least one location; and initiating a hydraulic fracture in the earth formation at the at least one location.
A method for provisioning individualized application instances, the method comprising: receiving a request to display an individualized application instance of an application, the request comprising at least one sparse metadata identifier associated with the individualized application instance; identifying a sparse metadata chunk associated with the application, wherein the sparse metadata chunk is identified based on the at least one sparse metadata identifier; obtaining said sparse metadata chunk from a sparse metadata layer; determining, based on the at least one sparse metadata identifier associated with the individualized application instance, that there is no sparse metadata chunk associated with one or more custom elements of the individualized application instance; identifying a base metadata chunk associated with the application and corresponding to the one or more custom elements for which no sparse metadata chunk is associated; obtaining the base metadata chunk from a base metadata layer; generating the individualized application instance from the identified sparse metadata chunk and from the identified base metadata chunk; and causing the individualized application instance to be displayed on a graphical user interface associated with the request. receiving a request to display an individualized application instance of an application, the request comprising at least one sparse metadata identifier associated with the individualized application instance; identifying a sparse metadata chunk associated with the application, wherein the sparse metadata chunk is identified based on the at least one sparse metadata identifier; obtaining said sparse metadata chunk from a sparse metadata layer; determining, based on the at least one sparse metadata identifier associated with the individualized application instance, that there is no sparse metadata chunk associated with one or more custom elements of the individualized application instance; identifying a base metadata chunk associated with the application and corresponding to the one or more custom elements for which no sparse metadata chunk is associated; obtaining the base metadata chunk from a base metadata layer; generating the individualized application instance from the identified sparse metadata chunk and from the identified base metadata chunk; and causing the individualized application instance to be displayed on a graphical user interface associated with the request.
An apparatus for assessing electroporation therapy applied to a tissue region (208, 402) of a patient, the apparatus comprising: an electroporation device (100, 200, 300, 406) comprising: a catheter sized and shaped for vascular access and including an elongate body (122, 304) extending between a proximal end and a distal end, a balloon structure (124, 306) arranged near the distal end of the elongate body, and one or more electrodes (204, 206, 308, 310) arranged on or within the balloon structure and configured to deliver electroporation energy to the tissue region; and an array of sensors configured to be positioned on the patient and to sense an application of the electroporation energy by the electroporation device to determine a location of the electroporation device within the patient. a catheter sized and shaped for vascular access and including an elongate body (122, 304) extending between a proximal end and a distal end, a balloon structure (124, 306) arranged near the distal end of the elongate body, and one or more electrodes (204, 206, 308, 310) arranged on or within the balloon structure and configured to deliver electroporation energy to the tissue region; and an array of sensors configured to be positioned on the patient and to sense an application of the electroporation energy by the electroporation device to determine a location of the electroporation device within the patient.
A projectile, comprising: a fuselage; and a deployable wing attached to the fuselage, the deployable wing comprising an exterior surface and an adaptive actuator supporting the exterior surface; the exterior surface is configured to at least one of expand and contract in length in a direction substantially perpendicular to a direction of travel of the vehicle; characterized in that the adaptive actuator comprises a polymer foam configured to deform in response to an actuation and to thereby adjust the surface area magnitude of the exterior surface of the deployable wing. a fuselage; and a deployable wing attached to the fuselage, the deployable wing comprising an exterior surface and an adaptive actuator supporting the exterior surface; the exterior surface is configured to at least one of expand and contract in length in a direction substantially perpendicular to a direction of travel of the vehicle; characterized in that the adaptive actuator comprises a polymer foam configured to deform in response to an actuation and to thereby adjust the surface area magnitude of the exterior surface of the deployable wing.
A combination of a strip of towel material for use in a towel dispenser and a towel dispenser for dispensing towel material, which strip has a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction, wherein the strip is provided with at least one electronically readable marking, wherein the towel dispenser is provided with at least one sensor for detecting at least one marking in and/or on said towel material, wherein the strip has been folded along folding lines extending in the transverse direction, spaced apart in the longitudinal direction, such that a stack has been obtained, wherein the markings are readable with the sensor in a contactless manner and without light, in particular electromagnetically and wherein a control unit is provided for setting the towel dispenser on the basis of a marking or markings detected and/or read out by the sensor, wherein a drive unit is provided, wherein the sensor is coupled to the control unit, and wherein the control unit is arranged for determining a dispensing pattern of towel material on the basis of markings during use observed on the towel material by the sensor, characterized in that said towel material is provided with a series of markings spaced apart in the longitudinal direction, wherein the at least one marking comprises at least two separate metal surfaces, preferably at least four, wherein the markings are arranged in a regular pattern on the towel material wherein the markings are provided on a sheet that is provided on the strip and wherein said sheet is self-adhesive, wherein said drive unit has at least one brake mechanism, which at least partly pivotably connected with the back part and/or the cover part, and wherein said sensor is placed near a path of movement of the towel material.
Method of screen printing on at least one electric and/or electronic component of a number (d) of patterns (M1, M2) greater than or equal to two, each pattern (M1, M2) comprising printed lines extending in the same direction (D1, D2), the printed lines of two patterns (M1, M2) juxtaposed with one another extending respectively in first and second directions substantially perpendicular to one another, the method comprising the use of a screen printing plate for forming the patterns (M1, M2) on said at least one electric and/or electronic component, characterised in that the method further includes the use of at least one first doctor blade system and one second doctor blade system that are independent, configured respectively to enable the doctoring in the first direction and in the second direction in order to obtain a two-way doctoring for the printing of patterns (M1, M2).
A composition, comprising: a styrene-isobutylene-styrene charge-neutral hydrophobic thermoplastic elastomer film former, a tackifier resin or mixture thereof, and a volatile solvent or mixture thereof, wherein the thermoplastic elastomer film former comprises a hard domain and an elastomer domain, wherein the composition is water insoluble, and wherein upon dissipation of the volatile solvent or mixture thereof, the thermoplastic elastomer film former is physically cross-linked; wherein the composition is a cosmetic, an insect repellent or a sunscreen.
Single-phase electromagnetic servo-actuator consisting of a rotary actuator intended for moving a movable member along a limited path, comprising a stator structure having 2N poles, N being equal to 1 or 2, each pole being oriented axially and including a longitudinal median plane of symmetry, and at least one excitation coil, said stator structure being made of a material of high magnetic permeability, and a rotor having a ferromagnetic yoke and a thin magnetized part consisting of 2N pairs of poles which are axially magnetized in alternate directions and a sensor for detecting the angular position of the rotor, the sensor for detecting the angular position of the rotor having a magnetic field transmitter (16, 22, 25, 27, 40) and a receiver for receiving said magnetic field which is fixed with respect to the stator structure, the fixed receiver being close to said transmitter, characterized in that the magnetic field transmitter (16, 22, 25, 27, 40) is rigidly connected directly to the ferromagnetic yoke close to the axis of the actuator, and the receiver is located in at least one of said longitudinal median planes of symmetry of the poles of the stator structure.
Method of combustion for glass melting wherein a first fuel and a second fuel of the same kind or of a different kind are introduced into a melting laboratory comprising a front wall, a rear wall, lateral walls, and a vault arranged above a basin to receive the glass to be melted and containing a bath of molten glass, wherein the first fuel is introduced via at least one burner disposed on at least a first wall and the second fuel is injected via an injector positioned on the vault, wherein a stream of combustion air is introduced for the combustion of the first and second fuels, and wherein the burner is located at a position near or in the stream of combustion air and the injector is located on the vault at a sufficient distance from the burner in an area where the second fuel mixes with the hot fumes recirculating in the laboratory of the combustion of the first fuel, so that it is diluted with these fumes, before being ignited in the laboratory upon contact with the combustion air not consumed by the combustion of the first fuel, wherein the heat produced is transferred to the glass to be melted, while reducing the production of NOx, and while the amount of the second fuel is between 30% and 100% of the total amount of fuel.
Computer implemented method of computing performance for an aircraft, comprising the steps of: - collecting data from a plurality of data sources comprising data sources of avionics type and external data sources of non-avionics type; - acquiring one or more images in the cockpit of the aircraft, said cockpit comprising one or more piloting equipment items comprising one or more viewing screens, said one or more images acquired in the cockpit of the aircraft comprising one or more images of the piloting equipment and/or the viewing screens; - extracting data from at least one of the one or more images acquired in the cockpit of the aircraft by character recognition within said image, said extracted data comprising one or more data comprising text, numerical values, positions of cursors or dial; - processing the collected data and the extracted data in an electronic device of EFB or electronic flight bag type; - undertaking the performance computation with said collected data and extracted data. - collecting data from a plurality of data sources comprising data sources of avionics type and external data sources of non-avionics type; - acquiring one or more images in the cockpit of the aircraft, said cockpit comprising one or more piloting equipment items comprising one or more viewing screens, said one or more images acquired in the cockpit of the aircraft comprising one or more images of the piloting equipment and/or the viewing screens; - extracting data from at least one of the one or more images acquired in the cockpit of the aircraft by character recognition within said image, said extracted data comprising one or more data comprising text, numerical values, positions of cursors or dial; - processing the collected data and the extracted data in an electronic device of EFB or electronic flight bag type; - undertaking the performance computation with said collected data and extracted data.
Support apparatus, comprising legs (4, 5) which at one end thereof are connected to each other by means of a hinge arrangement and which at the other end thereof comprise respective support feet, said legs (4, 5) each comprising leg sections (8, 9) which are adjustable with respect to each other for providing an adjustable leg length, a control arrangement being provided comprising a locking mechanism (11, 11') for locking respectively unlocking the leg sections of each leg (4, 5) as well as an operating mechanism allowing simultaneous operation of the locking mechanisms (11, 11') of respective legs (4, 5), characterized in that elements of the operating mechanism are at least partly integrated in, or are at least partly located at, the hinge arrangement.
A method for mitigating traffic storms, the method comprising: detecting, by a traffic storm detector that is a component of a border gateway, BGW, node, an indication of a traffic storm, wherein the traffic storm includes a burst of message traffic in a network, wherein the BGW node is an ingress node of the network, communicating, by said traffic storm detector, the indication of the traffic storm to a policy and charging rules function, PCRF; and at the PCRF, in response to receiving the indication of the traffic storm, sending one or more software defined network, SDN, commands to the BGW node to mitigate the traffic storm, wherein the SDN commands instruct the BGW node to route traffic to alternate networks. detecting, by a traffic storm detector that is a component of a border gateway, BGW, node, an indication of a traffic storm, wherein the traffic storm includes a burst of message traffic in a network, wherein the BGW node is an ingress node of the network, communicating, by said traffic storm detector, the indication of the traffic storm to a policy and charging rules function, PCRF; and at the PCRF, in response to receiving the indication of the traffic storm, sending one or more software defined network, SDN, commands to the BGW node to mitigate the traffic storm, wherein the SDN commands instruct the BGW node to route traffic to alternate networks.