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A floating wind energy harvesting apparatus for offshore installation, said wind energy harvesting apparatus comprising: an elongated wind turbine body extending along a longitudinal wind turbine body axis, said wind turbine body comprising a lower body portion to be mainly below a water surface when the wind energy harvesting apparatus is in operation and an upper body portion to be mainly above the water surface when the wind energy harvesting apparatus is in operation; at least one blade (11a-c) attached to the upper body portion for converting wind energy to rotation of the wind turbine body around the longitudinal wind turbine body axis; and an energy converter attached to said wind turbine body for converting the rotation of said wind turbine body to electrical energy, said energy converter comprising a first energy converter part coupled to said turbine body for rotating in response to rotation of said wind turbine body, and a second energy converter part to be kept relatively stationary in relation to said wind turbine body, the resulting rotation of said first energy converter part in relation to said second energy converter part being converted to electrical energy by said energy converter, characterized in that said energy converter is attached to said wind turbine body by means of a first releasable mechanical coupling between said first energy converter part and said lower body portion of the wind turbine body, and a second releasable mechanical coupling between said first energy converter part and said upper body portion of the wind turbine body. an elongated wind turbine body extending along a longitudinal wind turbine body axis, said wind turbine body comprising a lower body portion to be mainly below a water surface when the wind energy harvesting apparatus is in operation and an upper body portion to be mainly above the water surface when the wind energy harvesting apparatus is in operation; at least one blade (11a-c) attached to the upper body portion for converting wind energy to rotation of the wind turbine body around the longitudinal wind turbine body axis; and an energy converter attached to said wind turbine body for converting the rotation of said wind turbine body to electrical energy, said energy converter comprising a first energy converter part coupled to said turbine body for rotating in response to rotation of said wind turbine body, and a second energy converter part to be kept relatively stationary in relation to said wind turbine body, the resulting rotation of said first energy converter part in relation to said second energy converter part being converted to electrical energy by said energy converter, characterized in that said energy converter is attached to said wind turbine body by means of a first releasable mechanical coupling between said first energy converter part and said lower body portion of the wind turbine body, and a second releasable mechanical coupling between said first energy converter part and said upper body portion of the wind turbine body.
A method for producing fuel gas mixture comprising; exothermically reacting a first portion of a hydrocarbon feed stream with at least an oxidant gas comprising molecular oxygen to produce an exothermically generated syn-gas product; endothermically reforming a second portion of the hydrocarbon feed stream with steam over a catalyst in a heat exchange reformer to produce an endothermically-reformed syngas product, wherein at least a portion of heat used in generation of the endothermically-reformed syngas product is obtained by recovering heat from the exothermically-generated syngas product and the endothermically reformed syn-gas product; combining the exothermically generated syngas product and the endothermically-reformed syngas product to produce a combined syngas stream; cooling the combined syngas stream to produce steam in a heat recovery boiler; reducing the pressure of the cooled combined syngas stream in a power producing expansion turbine to the pressure required for a substantially CO 2 free fuel gas feed stream to a power producing gas turbine; catalytically reacting the combined syngas stream in one or more catalytic carbon monoxide shift reactors to generate a combined shifted stream including additional H 2 and CO 2; cooling the combined shifted syngas stream to near ambient temperature in a multipassage multi stream plate-fin heat exchanger which heats water required for steam production for the syn-gas generation system and preheats fuel gas product and evaporates water for mixing with the fuel gas product; removing CO 2 from the combined shifted syngas stream above a specified threshold to produce a fuel stream with a minimum content of CO 2; generating oxygen in an air separation unit which is supplied with air produced from air compressors driven by a first gas turbine; utilizing at least part of the nitrogen from the air separation unit to be mixed with the CO 2 depleated syngas plus evaporated water to provide a fuel gas for a second power producing gas turbine; and utilizing at least part of the heat in the first gas turbine exhaust to provide at least part of the heat required for preheating fuel plus oxygen plus steam feeds to the syn-gas generation system.
A mass spectrometer, comprising: an ion source; an ion trap that includes electrodes coupleable to be provided with voltage by a voltage source, wherein the ion trap and voltage are configured to circulate trapped ions within the ion trap at a gas pressure of between 1.3 kPa (10 Torr) and 13 kPa (100 Torr); a Faraday cup ion detector; and a gas pressure regulation system, wherein the gas pressure regulation system comprises a single mechanical gas pump configured to control the gas pressure in each of the ion source, the ion trap, and the ion detector, wherein during operation of the mass spectrometer: the gas pressure regulation system is configured to maintain a gas pressure of between 1.3 kPa (10 Torr) and 13 kPa (100 Torr) in each of the ion source, the ion trap, and the ion detector; the gas pressure regulation system is configured to maintain gas pressures in the ion source, the ion trap, and the ion detector that differ by an amount less than 1.3 Pa (10 mTorr); and the ion detector is configured to detect ions generated by the ion source according to a mass-to-charge ratio of the ions. an ion source; an ion trap that includes electrodes coupleable to be provided with voltage by a voltage source, wherein the ion trap and voltage are configured to circulate trapped ions within the ion trap at a gas pressure of between 1.3 kPa (10 Torr) and 13 kPa (100 Torr); a Faraday cup ion detector; and a gas pressure regulation system, wherein the gas pressure regulation system comprises a single mechanical gas pump configured to control the gas pressure in each of the ion source, the ion trap, and the ion detector, wherein during operation of the mass spectrometer: the gas pressure regulation system is configured to maintain a gas pressure of between 1.3 kPa (10 Torr) and 13 kPa (100 Torr) in each of the ion source, the ion trap, and the ion detector; the gas pressure regulation system is configured to maintain gas pressures in the ion source, the ion trap, and the ion detector that differ by an amount less than 1.3 Pa (10 mTorr); and the ion detector is configured to detect ions generated by the ion source according to a mass-to-charge ratio of the ions. the gas pressure regulation system is configured to maintain a gas pressure of between 1.3 kPa (10 Torr) and 13 kPa (100 Torr) in each of the ion source, the ion trap, and the ion detector; the gas pressure regulation system is configured to maintain gas pressures in the ion source, the ion trap, and the ion detector that differ by an amount less than 1.3 Pa (10 mTorr); and the ion detector is configured to detect ions generated by the ion source according to a mass-to-charge ratio of the ions.
A process of producing a sheet metal blank, comprising the steps: flexible rolling of a strip made of a metal-based material, wherein a thickness profile with different sheet thicknesses along the length of the strip is produced such that successive regions (14, 14', 14", 14''') of the flexibly rolled strip each correspond to a target thickness profile of a sheet metal blank (2, 102; 2', 102'; 2", 102"; 2''', 102''') to be cut out of said strip; determining a measured thickness profile of a plurality of said successive regions (14, 14', 14", 14''') of the strip; calculating a target position in the strip for a sheet metal blank (2, 102; 2', 102', 2,", 102", 2''', 102''') to be cut out of the strip depending on the measured thickness profile of at least two successive regions (14, 14'; 14'', 14''') of the strip; cutting the flexibly rolled strip material by at least one cutting device (9, 9'; 109, 109'; 16, 116) along the target position for producing the sheet metal blank (2, 2', 2", 2'''). flexible rolling of a strip made of a metal-based material, wherein a thickness profile with different sheet thicknesses along the length of the strip is produced such that successive regions (14, 14', 14", 14''') of the flexibly rolled strip each correspond to a target thickness profile of a sheet metal blank (2, 102; 2', 102'; 2", 102"; 2''', 102''') to be cut out of said strip; determining a measured thickness profile of a plurality of said successive regions (14, 14', 14", 14''') of the strip; calculating a target position in the strip for a sheet metal blank (2, 102; 2', 102', 2,", 102", 2''', 102''') to be cut out of the strip depending on the measured thickness profile of at least two successive regions (14, 14'; 14'', 14''') of the strip; cutting the flexibly rolled strip material by at least one cutting device (9, 9'; 109, 109'; 16, 116) along the target position for producing the sheet metal blank (2, 2', 2", 2''').
A method of producing a high-rigidity ceramics material containing boron carbide in an amount of 90 to 99.5 mass%, having a Young's modulus of 370 GPa or more, measured in conformity to JIS R1602, and having a density of 2.3 to 2.6 g/cm 3, wherein at least silicon, aluminum, oxygen and nitrogen coexist in a grain boundary phase between crystal grains of the boron carbide, wherein the high-rigidity ceramics material contains silicon carbide in an amount of 5 mass% or less and contains free carbon in an amount of 5 mass% or less, the method comprising: preparing a boron carbide powder, and, as a sintering aid, one or more selected from the group consisting of an oxide, a nitride and an oxynitride of silicon, an oxide, a nitride and an oxynitride of aluminum, and a composite oxide, a composite nitride and a composite oxynitride of aluminum and silicon, in such a manner as to contain all of Si, Al, O and N; and subjecting the boron carbide powder and the sintering aid to mixing, forming and sintering, wherein at least a powder of composite oxynitride of aluminum and silicon is used as the sintering aid. preparing a boron carbide powder, and, as a sintering aid, one or more selected from the group consisting of an oxide, a nitride and an oxynitride of silicon, an oxide, a nitride and an oxynitride of aluminum, and a composite oxide, a composite nitride and a composite oxynitride of aluminum and silicon, in such a manner as to contain all of Si, Al, O and N; and subjecting the boron carbide powder and the sintering aid to mixing, forming and sintering, wherein at least a powder of composite oxynitride of aluminum and silicon is used as the sintering aid.
A method of analyzing a wellbore during drilling operations comprising: retrieving a mixture of cuttings and a fluid from the wellbore; directing the mixture of cuttings and the fluid to a screen; directing the cuttings through a path to a cutting disposal area; capturing a hyperspectral image of the cuttings while the cuttings are on at least one of the screen and the path to the cutting disposal area; analyzing a shape of the cuttings using the hyperspectral image; analyzing the hyperspectral image to identify the presence of hydrocarbon on surfaces of the cuttings; and determining at least one of a mineralogy and a lithology of the wellbore using the analysis of the hyperspectral image of the cuttings. retrieving a mixture of cuttings and a fluid from the wellbore; directing the mixture of cuttings and the fluid to a screen; directing the cuttings through a path to a cutting disposal area; capturing a hyperspectral image of the cuttings while the cuttings are on at least one of the screen and the path to the cutting disposal area; analyzing a shape of the cuttings using the hyperspectral image; analyzing the hyperspectral image to identify the presence of hydrocarbon on surfaces of the cuttings; and determining at least one of a mineralogy and a lithology of the wellbore using the analysis of the hyperspectral image of the cuttings.
An outdoor unit (2a to 2c) of an air conditioner, the outdoor unit comprising: plural constant capacity compressors (27a to 27c, 28a to 28c) that compress refrigerant in a predetermined capacity; and a variable capacity compressor (22a to 22c) that is capable of having its capacity changed and compressing refrigerant; characterized by comprising a controller (6a to 6c) that is configured to sequentially cause the plural constant capacity compressors (27a to 27c, 28a to 28c) to start up and to thereafter regulate the operating frequency of the variable capacity compressor (22a to 22c). plural constant capacity compressors (27a to 27c, 28a to 28c) that compress refrigerant in a predetermined capacity; and a variable capacity compressor (22a to 22c) that is capable of having its capacity changed and compressing refrigerant; characterized by comprising a controller (6a to 6c) that is configured to sequentially cause the plural constant capacity compressors (27a to 27c, 28a to 28c) to start up and to thereafter regulate the operating frequency of the variable capacity compressor (22a to 22c).
A method for printing with an inkjet head; said method comprising: printing with an inkjet head comprising a plurality n of parallel nozzle rows (10, 20, 30, 40), wherein n is at least 2; wherein each nozzle row comprises a plurality of nozzles (11, 12, etc.; 21, 22, etc.; 31, 32, etc.; 41, 42, etc.), wherein adjacent nozzle rows of the plurality of nozzle rows are shifted with respect to each other, such that projected on a line perpendicular on a printing direction, the plurality of nozzles form a regular pattern; wherein a distance between two nozzle rows, seen in the printing direction, is d; wherein said printing comprises: moving the substrate with respect to the inkjet head in the printing direction at a printing speed v'; characterized in that the printing further comprises: firing each nozzle of said plurality of nozzles with a firing frequency f'; wherein said plurality of nozzle rows are fired at different instants in time (t1′′′, t1", t1',t1, t2′′′, t2", t2', t2, etc.; t11, t11', t11", etc.), such that the distance d' between printed rows of dots printed by said two nozzle rows, seen in the printing direction, is larger or smaller than d; wherein each nozzle is fired with a firing frequency f', wherein the firing frequency f' and/or the printing speed v' are chosen such that f' = k ∗ v'/d'; wherein k is an integer. wherein said printing comprises: moving the substrate with respect to the inkjet head in the printing direction at a printing speed v'; characterized in that the printing further comprises: firing each nozzle of said plurality of nozzles with a firing frequency f'; wherein said plurality of nozzle rows are fired at different instants in time (t1′′′, t1", t1',t1, t2′′′, t2", t2', t2, etc.; t11, t11', t11", etc.), such that the distance d' between printed rows of dots printed by said two nozzle rows, seen in the printing direction, is larger or smaller than d; wherein each nozzle is fired with a firing frequency f', wherein the firing frequency f' and/or the printing speed v' are chosen such that f' = k ∗ v'/d'; wherein k is an integer. firing each nozzle of said plurality of nozzles with a firing frequency f'; wherein said plurality of nozzle rows are fired at different instants in time (t1′′′, t1", t1',t1, t2′′′, t2", t2', t2, etc.; t11, t11', t11", etc.), such that the distance d' between printed rows of dots printed by said two nozzle rows, seen in the printing direction, is larger or smaller than d; wherein each nozzle is fired with a firing frequency f', wherein the firing frequency f' and/or the printing speed v' are chosen such that f' = k ∗ v'/d'; wherein k is an integer.
A dispenser, comprising: a body extending from a first axial end to a second axial end, the body defining an internal volume and an opening that provides a path of fluid communication between the internal volume and an exterior of the body; an auger positioned within the internal volume, the auger extending from the first axial end to the second axial end, wherein the auger is in a fixed position within the internal volume such that the auger cannot be rotated; a composition in the internal volume; and a coating on an inner surface of the body, wherein a coefficient of friction between the composition and the coating is less than a coefficient of friction between the composition and the inner surface of the body. a body extending from a first axial end to a second axial end, the body defining an internal volume and an opening that provides a path of fluid communication between the internal volume and an exterior of the body; an auger positioned within the internal volume, the auger extending from the first axial end to the second axial end, wherein the auger is in a fixed position within the internal volume such that the auger cannot be rotated; a composition in the internal volume; and a coating on an inner surface of the body, wherein a coefficient of friction between the composition and the coating is less than a coefficient of friction between the composition and the inner surface of the body.
A method for detecting a target nucleic acid, said method comprising the steps of: hybridizing a capture probe with a target nucleic acid to form a double-stranded nucleic acid; bringing said formed double-stranded nucleic acid into contact with a solution containing a labeling substance and a divalent metal cation at a concentration of not less than 100 mM to introduce said labeling substance into said double-stranded nucleic acid; and detecting said labeling substance introduced into said double-stranded nucleic acid. hybridizing a capture probe with a target nucleic acid to form a double-stranded nucleic acid; bringing said formed double-stranded nucleic acid into contact with a solution containing a labeling substance and a divalent metal cation at a concentration of not less than 100 mM to introduce said labeling substance into said double-stranded nucleic acid; and detecting said labeling substance introduced into said double-stranded nucleic acid.
A method comprising in a terminal device: exchanging control information with a first access point of a cellular radio network over a control plane cellular radio connection; transferring data in a user plane over a user plane connection established between the terminal device and the first access point via a second access point; detecting a radio link failure in the control plane cellular radio connection; and transferring at least one radio link recovery control message related to recovery from the radio link failure through the second access point over the user plane connection. exchanging control information with a first access point of a cellular radio network over a control plane cellular radio connection; transferring data in a user plane over a user plane connection established between the terminal device and the first access point via a second access point; detecting a radio link failure in the control plane cellular radio connection; and transferring at least one radio link recovery control message related to recovery from the radio link failure through the second access point over the user plane connection.
A synthetic, biocompatible polymeric hydrogel for use in treating an opthalmic disease by delivering a therapeutic agent to an eye comprising a first synthetic precursor being a multi-armed precursor having first functional groups covalently crosslinked to a second synthetic precursor being a low molecular weight precursor having a molecular weight of between 100 Da to 2000 Da having at least 3 functional groups to form the biocompatible hydrogel, wherein the first precursor comprises nucleophilic functional groups before the crosslinking and the second precursor comprises electrophilic functional groups before the crosslinking and the nucleophilic functional groups react with the electrophilic functional groups to covalently crosslink the precursors wherein the stoichiometry of nucleophilic functional groups to electrophilic functional groups is one to one a therapeutic agent in the hydrogel that is released from the hydrogel during a period of time that is at least two days, wherein the first precursor and the second precursor each comprise a water-degradable group, wherein the hydrogel is low-swelling, as measurable by the hydrogel having a weight increasing no more than 50% upon exposure to a physiological solution for twenty-four hours relative to a weight of the hydrogel at the time of formation, and wherein the hydrogel is water-degradable, as measurable by the hydrogel being dissolvable in vitro in an excess of water by degradation of water-degradable groups.