mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A computer-implemented method of simulating different phase states of fluids in a reservoir, the method comprising: approximating a phase envelope, in response to a non-successful calculation of saturation pressure when attempting to calculate a saturation pressure for a state of a current grid-block for a given temperature and overall fluid composition; determining whether a given temperature is above a maximum temperature of the approximate phase envelope; setting a phase of the grid-block as a single phase vapor with a composition equal to the overall composition in response to a determination that the given temperature is above the maximum temperature of the approximate phase envelope; interpolating saturation pressure from the approximate phase envelope in response to a determination that the given temperature is not above the maximum temperature of the approximate phase envelope; determining whether the interpolated saturation pressure is within an accuracy tolerance range; and determining the phase state of the grid-block based on the interpolated saturation pressure in response to a determination that the interpolated saturation pressure is within the accuracy tolerance range. approximating a phase envelope, in response to a non-successful calculation of saturation pressure when attempting to calculate a saturation pressure for a state of a current grid-block for a given temperature and overall fluid composition; determining whether a given temperature is above a maximum temperature of the approximate phase envelope; setting a phase of the grid-block as a single phase vapor with a composition equal to the overall composition in response to a determination that the given temperature is above the maximum temperature of the approximate phase envelope; interpolating saturation pressure from the approximate phase envelope in response to a determination that the given temperature is not above the maximum temperature of the approximate phase envelope; determining whether the interpolated saturation pressure is within an accuracy tolerance range; and determining the phase state of the grid-block based on the interpolated saturation pressure in response to a determination that the interpolated saturation pressure is within the accuracy tolerance range.
A method of controlling a nuclear reactor shutdown system (SDS1, SDS2), the method comprising: detecting a first parameter related to a fission rate within a core of the reactor with a first sensor (58, 62), the first sensor (58, 62) providing a first output signal corresponding to the fission rate; detecting a second parameter related to the fission rate within the core of the reactor with a second sensor (58, 62), the second sensor (58, 62) providing a second output signal corresponding to the fission rate; processing at least the first output signal and the second output signal into at least a first measured flux signal (φ1) and a second measured flux signal (φ2) with a signal processing device, the first measured flux signal (φ1) and the second measured flux signal (φ2) each corresponding to a percentage of a reactor power; calculating an average flux signal from the first measured flux signal (φ 1) and the second measured flux signal (φ2) with an averaging module; calculating a second derivative of the average flux signal with a rate module (230, 238), the rate module (230, 238) outputting an average flux acceleration signal related to a percentage of reactor power per unit of time, per unit of time; comparing the average flux acceleration signal to an acceleration signal setpoint with a comparator module, the comparator module outputting a trip signal if the average flux acceleration signal is greater than the acceleration signal setpoint. detecting a first parameter related to a fission rate within a core of the reactor with a first sensor (58, 62), the first sensor (58, 62) providing a first output signal corresponding to the fission rate; detecting a second parameter related to the fission rate within the core of the reactor with a second sensor (58, 62), the second sensor (58, 62) providing a second output signal corresponding to the fission rate; processing at least the first output signal and the second output signal into at least a first measured flux signal (φ1) and a second measured flux signal (φ2) with a signal processing device, the first measured flux signal (φ1) and the second measured flux signal (φ2) each corresponding to a percentage of a reactor power; calculating an average flux signal from the first measured flux signal (φ 1) and the second measured flux signal (φ2) with an averaging module; calculating a second derivative of the average flux signal with a rate module (230, 238), the rate module (230, 238) outputting an average flux acceleration signal related to a percentage of reactor power per unit of time, per unit of time; comparing the average flux acceleration signal to an acceleration signal setpoint with a comparator module, the comparator module outputting a trip signal if the average flux acceleration signal is greater than the acceleration signal setpoint.
A soft chewable comprising: (a) a pharmaceutically effective amount of at least one active ingredient; (b) a flavoring agent; (c) at least 10 wt% disintegrant; (d) at least 10 wt% humectant; (e) a binder; (f) an antioxidant; (g) optionally a preservative; and (h) from 5 wt% to 20 wt% water; which soft chewable is essentially free of polyethylene glycol, propylene glycol and starch. (a) a pharmaceutically effective amount of at least one active ingredient; (b) a flavoring agent; (c) at least 10 wt% disintegrant; (d) at least 10 wt% humectant; (e) a binder; (f) an antioxidant; (g) optionally a preservative; and (h) from 5 wt% to 20 wt% water;
A polymer article comprising a polymer matrix and a metallic compound dispersed in the polymer matrix, characterized in that the metallic compound is a compound represented by formula, A x Cu y (PO 4) 2 wherein in formula, A is at least one element selected from a group consisting of Ca, Mg, Ba, Sr, and a combination thereof, x/y=0.1 to 20, x+y=3.
A method for removing mercury from a flue gas comprising: injecting an adsorptive material into a flue gas stream wherein the adsorptive material comprises an activated carbon having a volumetric iodine number of about 500 mg/cc to about 650 mg/cc, wherein the adsorptive material has a mean particle diameter of less than about 15 μm, wherein the volumetric iodine number is a product of the gravimetric iodine number (mg of iodine adsorbed/gram of carbon) and the apparent density of the activated carbon (grams of carbon/cc of carbon), wherein the gravimetric iodine number is determined using standard test method (ASTM) D-4607 and the apparent density is determined using (ASTM) D-2854. injecting an adsorptive material into a flue gas stream wherein the adsorptive material comprises an activated carbon having a volumetric iodine number of about 500 mg/cc to about 650 mg/cc, wherein the adsorptive material has a mean particle diameter of less than about 15 μm, wherein the volumetric iodine number is a product of the gravimetric iodine number (mg of iodine adsorbed/gram of carbon) and the apparent density of the activated carbon (grams of carbon/cc of carbon), wherein the gravimetric iodine number is determined using standard test method (ASTM) D-4607 and the apparent density is determined using (ASTM) D-2854.
Filler for elastomers, in particular for use in elastomeric products, characterized in that it comprises a microgel which is composed of crosslinked diene rubber particles modified by OH groups exclusively at their surface, where the OH groups are functional groups of a surface-active substance, where molecules of the surface-active substance have covalent bonding to the surface of the microgel particles, and where the surface-active substance bonded to the microgel particles is a commercially available emulsifier containing OH groups, where the commercially available emulsifier is a sugar-derived surface-active substance, in particular a saccharide ester, saccharide amide or saccharide ether, an inulin ester, inulin amide or inulin ether, or any other sugar derivative.
Formulation for use in the treatment of hypertension, where the treatment involves: obtaining a composition comprising one or more flavonoids selected from the group consisting of isovitexin-2"-O-rhamnoside, isovitexin-2"-O-glucoside, isovitexin-2"-O-xyloside, isovitexin-O-xyloside, and isoorientin-2"-O-xyloside; and administering an effective amount of the composition to a mammalian patient; wherein administration of an effective amount of the composition causes dilation of a blood vessel. obtaining a composition comprising one or more flavonoids selected from the group consisting of isovitexin-2"-O-rhamnoside, isovitexin-2"-O-glucoside, isovitexin-2"-O-xyloside, isovitexin-O-xyloside, and isoorientin-2"-O-xyloside; and administering an effective amount of the composition to a mammalian patient; wherein administration of an effective amount of the composition causes dilation of a blood vessel.
A method for producing a live aquaculture feed, comprising: providing a plurality of cysts having a catalyst on a surface thereof; and incubating the cysts in a liquid medium to hatch a portion of the cysts and release a plurality of live food organisms; and characterised by: reacting the catalyst on the surface of the cysts with a gas-producing reagent to generate a plurality of bubbles that cause unhatched cysts and cyst shells to surface; and separating the live food organisms from the unhatched cysts and the cyst shells that surface. providing a plurality of cysts having a catalyst on a surface thereof; and incubating the cysts in a liquid medium to hatch a portion of the cysts and release a plurality of live food organisms; reacting the catalyst on the surface of the cysts with a gas-producing reagent to generate a plurality of bubbles that cause unhatched cysts and cyst shells to surface; and separating the live food organisms from the unhatched cysts and the cyst shells that surface.
A component formed by an additive manufacturing process, the component comprising: a body formed from an additive manufacturing material, the body defining at least a first cavity completely enclosed within the body; and a first vibration damper disposed within the first cavity, the first vibration damper comprising: a flowable medium; and a first solidified element formed by the same additive manufacturing process used to fabricate the component, wherein the flowable medium surrounds the first solidified element. a body formed from an additive manufacturing material, the body defining at least a first cavity completely enclosed within the body; and a first vibration damper disposed within the first cavity, the first vibration damper comprising: a flowable medium; and a first solidified element formed by the same additive manufacturing process used to fabricate the component, wherein the flowable medium surrounds the first solidified element. a flowable medium; and a first solidified element formed by the same additive manufacturing process used to fabricate the component, wherein the flowable medium surrounds the first solidified element.
An anhydrous dyeing composition for hair which is liquid at 20°C comprising one or more direct dye, one or more oil liquid at 20°C at a total concentration in the range of 35 to 80% by weight, calculated to the total composition, at least one anionic surfactant and at least one nonionic surfactant.
A hair removal device wherein the device is a razor having a razor cartridge comprising one or more razor blades, comprising a handle and a collapsible reservoir suitable for containing a fluid to be dispensed during use of the hair removal device, characterized in that the hair removal device additionally comprises a container comprised within the handle, which container is rigid or deformably rigid enclosing the collapsible reservoir, a fluid outlet adapted to allow fluid to exit both the collapsible reservoir and the container, an orifice adapted to allow air to flow in or out of the container, and a suction device, adapted to suck fluid out of the collapsible reservoir through fluid outlet, wherein the suction device is an airless pump.
Securing element for securing an adjustable VTG guide cascade arrangement to a casing component (12, 13) of an exhaust gas turbocharger, wherein the VTG guide cascade arrangement has at least one cutout, wherein the casing component (12, 13) has at least one attachment point for the securing element, wherein the securing element is secured, through the cutout of the VTG guide cascade arrangement, to the attachment point, wherein the securing element has a header section and a shank and, at least in the region adjacent to the attachment point, a radial clearance is provided between the shank and the cutout of the VTG guide cascade arrangement, and the shank bears against the wall of the cutout of the VTG guide cascade arrangement at least in the region adjacent to the head section in order to introduce a transverse force into the shank, characterized in that the shank has a cross section which changes in the axial direction so as to ensure, taking into account a bending moment profile predefined qualitatively and/or quantitatively by the transverse force introduction, a largely constant bending stress profile in the shank in comparison to a securing element with constant shank cross section.
A drive assistance device, comprising: a condition detector configured to detect condition of a driver being a first passenger of the vehicle; and a control unit configured to control a timing to notify of switching of driving modes of a vehicle on the basis of a detection result by the condition detector, wherein the control unit is further configured to cause the condition detector to detect condition of the driver after the notification is performed and to control the switching of the driving modes of the vehicle on the basis of the detection result, characterized in that the control unit is configured to set a second passenger of the vehicle as a new driver and to control a timing to notify of switching of the driving modes on the basis of a detection result of the second passenger by the condition detector, in a case where reaction of the first passenger to the notification of the switching the vehicle from an automatic driving mode to a manual driving mode cannot be confirmed. a condition detector configured to detect condition of a driver being a first passenger of the vehicle; and a control unit configured to control a timing to notify of switching of driving modes of a vehicle on the basis of a detection result by the condition detector, wherein the control unit is further configured to cause the condition detector to detect condition of the driver after the notification is performed and to control the switching of the driving modes of the vehicle on the basis of the detection result, characterized in that the control unit is configured to set a second passenger of the vehicle as a new driver and to control a timing to notify of switching of the driving modes on the basis of a detection result of the second passenger by the condition detector, in a case where reaction of the first passenger to the notification of the switching the vehicle from an automatic driving mode to a manual driving mode cannot be confirmed.
Chopping and distributing device, comprising a straw chopper and a distributing device arranged downstream of the straw chopper, which comprises two throwing fans arranged next to one another, which each have a rotor rotating about a vertical axis, which rotate in opposite directions during operation, wherein each throwing fan has a material inlet region facing the straw chopper and a material outlet region facing away from the straw chopper, wherein between the throwing fans there is a guide region in the form of a substantially circular arc and a material outlet region facing away from the straw chopper, essentially circular arc-shaped material inlet region and a material outlet region facing away from the straw chopper, a guide element being arranged between the throwing fans, which extends in sections in the longitudinal direction of the distribution device, characterised in that the guide element has a first essentially wedge-shaped guide section in the material inlet region of the throwing fans, which, starting from the material inlet region, widens in the longitudinal direction of the guide element as far as a transition region, and in that the guide element has a second, essentially wedge-shaped guide section which, starting from the transition region, tapers in the direction of the material outlet region, wherein the transition region of the guiding element is arranged at a distance from the vertical axes in an imaginary plane extending transversely to the longitudinal axis of the guiding element and the distance of the imaginary plane from the vertical axes corresponds at least to the radius of the runners, wherein the rotors are provided with a plurality of radially orientated blades which project vertically from a circular base plate of the rotor.
A process for the production of a flame retardant insulating element, in which pre-expanded polystyrene particles are used at least a portion of which are coated prior to pouring into a mould and sintering, characterized in that the pre-expanded polystyrene particles are at least partially coated with a formulation containing acrylate, styrene-acrylate, vinyl acetate, vinyl acetate-ethylene and/or vinyl chloride as an organic binder and with at least one flame retardant, wherein the binder and the flame retardant are applied to the pre-expanded polystyrene particles at different times.
A paint composition which includes metal oxide coated silica flakes which is glitter material which has an angle-dependent interference effect and metal oxide coated mica and/or metal oxide coated alumina flakes in proportions where the content ratio ( /) of the component with respect to the component, as the solid fraction mass ratio, is from 2.5/1 to 1/6 and in which the interference color of the component and the interference color of the component at a face angle of the paint film have a complementary color relationship, in which, on a hue ring of 100, the interference color of the component is the hue 0 in the Munsell color system and with respect to this hue counterclockwise rotation is indicated by +50 and clockwise rotation is represented by -50, the interference color of the component is within the range from +40 to +50, or within the range from -40 to -50, and with which on changing the viewing angle of a paint film obtained by painting with said paint composition from a face angle to a grazing angle the color of said paint film changes from an achromatic color to a chromatic color and there is a change in saturation (indicated by the C value) from said achromatic color to said chromatic color what signifies that on measuring the color of a paint film with an angle dependent spectrophotometer the mirror reflection angle has low saturation (C value not more than 10) when the angle of incidence is 0° and the numerical value of the saturation measured with a variable angle spectrophotometer at an angle of incidence of 75° compared with the numerical value at 0° is at least 10, (here a face angle indicates a viewing angle where the light source angle of incidence is within the range from 0° to about 25° and the received-light angle approximates to a mirror reflection of the angle of incidence (mirror reflection angle ± 10°), and a grazing angle indicates a viewing angle where the light source angle of incidence is within the range from 65° to about 90° and the received-light angle approximates to a mirror reflection of the angle of incidence).
An extrusion system comprising a cooled extruder, fixable to a printing carriage of a machine for quick prototyping with thread of filler material, characterized in that it comprises, in combination: - means for the controlled and localized heating of the thread of filler material, - means for blowing compressed air onto a zone of the extruder to be cooled, placed immediately upstream of the melting zone, with a predetermined flow rate determinable on the basis of experimental tests, - a channel, or conduit, for supplying the thread of filler material, conveniently configured to improve the flowability of the thread of filler material therein; wherein said extruder includes a nozzle, the body of which is provided with a melting zone in which the melting of the thread of filler material takes place, and with an outlet end for conveying the material on a printing plane; said nozzle being integral with a heating block; wherein said nozzle is made of a material having high wear resistance, corrosion resistance and good workability; and wherein, at least at the melting zone of said nozzle, the conduit inside which the thread of filler material slides, is processed internally with a surface finishing having a roughness from 0.2 to 2.5 μm or less, which ensures a good flowability of the material, reducing or preventing surface adhesion and risks of vulcanization of the material; wherein the localized flow of cooling air allows the extruder to work at high temperatures, higher that 400°C, ensuring the extrusion of the material, preventing blocking of the supply channel; wherein the pressure of the compressed air is from 2 to 10 bar, with a flow rate from 5 at 40 l/min. - means for the controlled and localized heating of the thread of filler material, - means for blowing compressed air onto a zone of the extruder to be cooled, placed immediately upstream of the melting zone, with a predetermined flow rate determinable on the basis of experimental tests, - a channel, or conduit, for supplying the thread of filler material, conveniently configured to improve the flowability of the thread of filler material therein; wherein said extruder includes a nozzle, the body of which is provided with a melting zone in which the melting of the thread of filler material takes place, and with an outlet end for conveying the material on a printing plane; said nozzle being integral with a heating block; wherein said nozzle is made of a material having high wear resistance, corrosion resistance and good workability; and wherein, at least at the melting zone of said nozzle, the conduit inside which the thread of filler material slides, is processed internally with a surface finishing having a roughness from 0.2 to 2.5 μm or less, which ensures a good flowability of the material, reducing or preventing surface adhesion and risks of vulcanization of the material; wherein the localized flow of cooling air allows the extruder to work at high temperatures, higher that 400°C, ensuring the extrusion of the material, preventing blocking of the supply channel; wherein the pressure of the compressed air is from 2 to 10 bar, with a flow rate from 5 at 40 l/min.
Heat-insulating material intended to be used for the thermal insulation of buildings, comprising a nonwoven textile material having a thickness of at least 30mm substantially consisting: (a) of organic fibres having a fineness between 0.0025dtex and 4.5dtex, preferably between 0.1 and 1 dtex, and (b) of 0.1% to 12%, by weight with respect to the organic fibres (a), of at least one metal powder in the non-oxidised state, having an average equivalent diameter between 0.5 and 30μm, consisting of a metal material having, in the solid state, an emissivity of less than 0.2, preferably less than 0.1. (a) of organic fibres having a fineness between 0.0025dtex and 4.5dtex, preferably between 0.1 and 1 dtex, and (b) of 0.1% to 12%, by weight with respect to the organic fibres (a), of at least one metal powder in the non-oxidised state, having an average equivalent diameter between 0.5 and 30μm, consisting of a metal material having, in the solid state, an emissivity of less than 0.2, preferably less than 0.1.