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A method of producing a refined titanium product, comprising: mixing a chemical blend comprising a titanium-bearing ore and a reducing agent; heating the chemical blend to produce a titanium product and a residual slag; after heating, separating the titanium product from the residual slag; and refining the titanium product with an electrochemical separation process to create a refined titanium product, wherein the titanium-bearing ore comprises, by weight, between 25% and 95% titanium oxide (TiO 2), and at least one of up to 30% calcium (Ca), up to 20% magnesium (Mg), up to 20% manganese (Mn), and up to 35% by weight iron (Fe). mixing a chemical blend comprising a titanium-bearing ore and a reducing agent; heating the chemical blend to produce a titanium product and a residual slag; after heating, separating the titanium product from the residual slag; and refining the titanium product with an electrochemical separation process to create a refined titanium product, wherein the titanium-bearing ore comprises, by weight, between 25% and 95% titanium oxide (TiO 2), and at least one of up to 30% calcium (Ca), up to 20% magnesium (Mg), up to 20% manganese (Mn), and up to 35% by weight iron (Fe).
An assembly for a turbine engine, the assembly comprising: a combustor wall (76, 78) including a shell and a heat shield, the heat shield including a base and a plurality of panel rails connected to the base and extending vertically to the shell, the plurality of panel rails including first and second rails, wherein a vertical height of the first rail at a first location is less than a vertical height (136, 140) of the second rail at a second location, wherein the plurality of panel rails includes a third rail, and the first rail is arranged between the second rail and the third rail, the assembly further comprising: a mechanical attachment attaching the base to the shell; characterized by a plurality of protrusions being arranged around the mechanical attachment and connected to the base, wherein a vertical height of one of the protrusions is substantially equal to the vertical height of the first rail at the first location. a combustor wall (76, 78) including a shell and a heat shield, the heat shield including a base and a plurality of panel rails connected to the base and extending vertically to the shell, the plurality of panel rails including first and second rails, wherein a vertical height of the first rail at a first location is less than a vertical height (136, 140) of the second rail at a second location, wherein the plurality of panel rails includes a third rail, and the first rail is arranged between the second rail and the third rail, the assembly further comprising: a mechanical attachment attaching the base to the shell; characterized by a plurality of protrusions being arranged around the mechanical attachment and connected to the base, wherein a vertical height of one of the protrusions is substantially equal to the vertical height of the first rail at the first location. a mechanical attachment attaching the base to the shell; characterized by a plurality of protrusions being arranged around the mechanical attachment and connected to the base, wherein a vertical height of one of the protrusions is substantially equal to the vertical height of the first rail at the first location.
An apparatus comprising: a thermoelectric device; a gas flow conduit proximate to one side of the thermoelectric device; a plurality of flexible tubes proximate to a second side of the thermoelectric device; and a spring to control contact force between the flexible tubes and the thermoelectric device, wherein the spring comprises a coil spring circumscribing the gas flow conduit; wherein the thermoelectric device converts a temperature differential between the flexible tubes and the gas flow conduit into electrical energy. a thermoelectric device; a gas flow conduit proximate to one side of the thermoelectric device; a plurality of flexible tubes proximate to a second side of the thermoelectric device; and a spring to control contact force between the flexible tubes and the thermoelectric device, wherein the spring comprises a coil spring circumscribing the gas flow conduit; wherein the thermoelectric device converts a temperature differential between the flexible tubes and the gas flow conduit into electrical energy.
Residual air gap disc for a solenoid valve, wherein the solenoid valve serves for controlling a liquid flow in a fuel injector, having a first face side, which is assigned to an electromagnet, and having a second face side, which is assigned to a magnet armature, wherein the first face side is designed to lie against the electromagnet, and the second face side is designed to be either in contact with the magnet armature, or spaced apart therefrom, in a manner dependent on the electrical energization of the electromagnet, characterized in that the first face side of the residual air gap disc is preferably of planar form and the second face side of the residual air gap disc is provided with a structuring, wherein the structural elements comprise radially arranged grooves which extend from an inner peripheral surface to an outer peripheral surface of the residual air gap disc, and the residual air gap disc is, in cross section, of undulating form in a peripheral direction at its outer peripheral surface.
A polarization switching apparatus comprising: a first birefringent polarizer formed as a composite prism and disposed to direct incident light of a first polarization along a first optical path and light of a second polarization along a second optical path, wherein the second optical path is oblique with respect to the first optical path; a beam redirector disposed to redirect the first optical path from the first birefringent polarizer toward an input face of a second birefringent polarizer; wherein the second birefringent polarizer is also formed as a composite prism and is disposed to combine incident light of the first and second polarizations onto a common output path; and a single shutter that is actuable to: (a) selectively block light of the first polarization or light of the second polarization from the input face of the second birefringent polarizer, or (b) allow both light of the first polarization and light of the second polarization to pass. a first birefringent polarizer formed as a composite prism and disposed to direct incident light of a first polarization along a first optical path and light of a second polarization along a second optical path, wherein the second optical path is oblique with respect to the first optical path; a beam redirector disposed to redirect the first optical path from the first birefringent polarizer toward an input face of a second birefringent polarizer; wherein the second birefringent polarizer is also formed as a composite prism and is disposed to combine incident light of the first and second polarizations onto a common output path; and a single shutter that is actuable to: (a) selectively block light of the first polarization or light of the second polarization from the input face of the second birefringent polarizer, or (b) allow both light of the first polarization and light of the second polarization to pass.
A sensor apparatus for measuring within a region of a conduit for guiding a flow, wherein the sensor apparatus includes a transducer arrangement (200, 300, 510, 540) configured to be disposed at least partially around an external surface of a wall of the conduit, wherein the transducer arrangement (200, 300, 510, 540) is operable to excite in operation a helical acoustic wave propagation within the wall of the conduit for leaking acoustical energy from the helical acoustic wave propagation over an extensive area of the wall of the conduit to stimulate waves in off-centre chordal paths within the flow; and the transducer arrangement (200, 300, 510, 540) is operable to receive the waves in the off-centre chordal paths which interact with the flow in the off-centre region that re-enter the wall of the conduit to propagate further as a guided helical wave; the sensor apparatus further comprises a signal processing arrangement configured to determine from the received waves in the off-centre chordal paths that interact with the flow determines one or more of: laminar flow conditions, turbulent flow including viscosity computations, and fluid properties and flow rate. the transducer arrangement (200, 300, 510, 540) is operable to excite in operation a helical acoustic wave propagation within the wall of the conduit for leaking acoustical energy from the helical acoustic wave propagation over an extensive area of the wall of the conduit to stimulate waves in off-centre chordal paths within the flow; and the transducer arrangement (200, 300, 510, 540) is operable to receive the waves in the off-centre chordal paths which interact with the flow in the off-centre region that re-enter the wall of the conduit to propagate further as a guided helical wave; the sensor apparatus further comprises a signal processing arrangement configured to determine from the received waves in the off-centre chordal paths that interact with the flow determines one or more of: laminar flow conditions, turbulent flow including viscosity computations, and fluid properties and flow rate.
A connector for high-speed transmission to be fitted with an external counterpart connector, the connector for high-speed transmission comprising: a housing with at least one slot; a plurality of terminals (3H-j) which comprise ground terminals (3H-j) and signal terminals (3H-j), and are arranged in the slot along a first direction orthogonal to a fitting direction of the connector; and partition walls (15H-k) provided between adjacent terminals (3H-j) in the slot, characterized in that a height of the partition walls (15H-k) between the ground terminals (3H-j) and the signal terminals (3H-j) in the fitting direction is lower than a height of other partition walls (15H-k) in the fitting direction. a housing with at least one slot; a plurality of terminals (3H-j) which comprise ground terminals (3H-j) and signal terminals (3H-j), and are arranged in the slot along a first direction orthogonal to a fitting direction of the connector; and partition walls (15H-k) provided between adjacent terminals (3H-j) in the slot, characterized in that a height of the partition walls (15H-k) between the ground terminals (3H-j) and the signal terminals (3H-j) in the fitting direction is lower than a height of other partition walls (15H-k) in the fitting direction.
Electric bicycle drive unit mounting arrangement (50;150) for attaching an electric drive unit to a drive receptacle of a bicycle frame, wherein the bicycle frame comprises a fixed bearing frame leg and a parallel loose bearing frame leg, wherein a drive unit housing comprises a fixed bearing housing flange (44;144) and a parallel loose bearing housing flange (46;146), said fixed bearing housing flange (44;144) being frictionally attached directly to said fixed bearing frame leg, and wherein a loose bearing fastening element is provided for attaching the loose bearing housing flange (46;146) to the loose bearing frame leg, wherein the loose bearing fastening element is configured as a loose bearing threaded bolt (60; 160), characterised in that the loose bearing threaded bolt (60; 160) comprises a cylindrical bolt head which is seated without radial play in a loose bearing cylinder bore of the loose bearing frame leg and comprises a threaded portion (66; 200) with an external thread (67; 202) which is screwed into a corresponding internal thread (72; 147) on the fixed bearing frame leg or on one of the housing flanges. wherein the bicycle frame comprises a fixed bearing frame leg and a parallel loose bearing frame leg, wherein a drive unit housing comprises a fixed bearing housing flange (44;144) and a parallel loose bearing housing flange (46;146), said fixed bearing housing flange (44;144) being frictionally attached directly to said fixed bearing frame leg, and wherein a loose bearing fastening element is provided for attaching the loose bearing housing flange (46;146) to the loose bearing frame leg, wherein the loose bearing fastening element is configured as a loose bearing threaded bolt (60; 160), characterised in that the loose bearing threaded bolt (60; 160) comprises a cylindrical bolt head which is seated without radial play in a loose bearing cylinder bore of the loose bearing frame leg and comprises a threaded portion (66; 200) with an external thread (67; 202) which is screwed into a corresponding internal thread (72; 147) on the fixed bearing frame leg or on one of the housing flanges.
A method of operating a network node in a communication network, the method comprising: receiving an identifier for a list of wireless local area network, WLAN, identifiers stored in the mobile device from the mobile device; determining if the list of WLAN identifiers stored in the mobile device is valid (734; 832); and sending a list of WLAN identifiers to the mobile device if it is determined that the list of WLAN identifiers stored in the mobile device is not valid (740; 836). receiving an identifier for a list of wireless local area network, WLAN, identifiers stored in the mobile device from the mobile device; determining if the list of WLAN identifiers stored in the mobile device is valid (734; 832); and sending a list of WLAN identifiers to the mobile device if it is determined that the list of WLAN identifiers stored in the mobile device is not valid (740; 836).
Process for producing motor vehicle seat cushioning, said method comprising the following steps: - providing a cover comprising a format of a complex comprising a layer of covering material and a sublayer of elastically compressible foam, - setting said format in place within a mould defining a moulding cavity, said covering layer being disposed against the wall of said cavity, - arranging a film based on thermoplastic polyurethane over said sublayer, - injecting an elastically compressible foam precursor mixture into said cavity, so as to make a padding block, said film having a melting point and a melt mass-flow index such that it breaks down under the action of the heat released during the formation of the foam of said block, in order to enable overmoulding said sublayer by said block substantially without penetration of the foam of said block into the thickness of said sublayer, - after expanding the foam, demoulding the obtained cushion, said method being characterised in that said film is provided with a reinforcing sheet directed towards said cavity, so as to form a two-layer barrier against the penetration of foam, said sheet being based on thermoplastic polyurethane with a melting point higher than that of said film and with a melt mass-flow index lower than that of said film, so as to have an increased resistance in comparison with said film in order to be broken down with a delay under the action of said heat. - providing a cover comprising a format of a complex comprising a layer of covering material and a sublayer of elastically compressible foam, - setting said format in place within a mould defining a moulding cavity, said covering layer being disposed against the wall of said cavity, - arranging a film based on thermoplastic polyurethane over said sublayer, - injecting an elastically compressible foam precursor mixture into said cavity, so as to make a padding block, said film having a melting point and a melt mass-flow index such that it breaks down under the action of the heat released during the formation of the foam of said block, in order to enable overmoulding said sublayer by said block substantially without penetration of the foam of said block into the thickness of said sublayer, - after expanding the foam, demoulding the obtained cushion,
An adjustment drive for a steering column for a motor vehicle, comprising a threaded spindle which engages with an outer thread in a spindle nut (51, 61) and a drive unit which is coupled to the threaded spindle or the spindle nut in such a manner that the threaded spindle and the spindle nut can be driven in rotation relative to each other, wherein the drive unit has a torque-transmitting slip clutch which is coupled to the threaded spindle or the spindle nut, characterized in that the slip clutch has friction faces (712, 713, 722, 741) which contact each other in a frictionally engaging manner and a pretensioning device (74, 75) which has a resilient element and an adjustable adjustment means. wherein the drive unit has a torque-transmitting slip clutch which is coupled to the threaded spindle or the spindle nut, characterized in that the slip clutch has friction faces (712, 713, 722, 741) which contact each other in a frictionally engaging manner and a pretensioning device (74, 75) which has a resilient element and an adjustable adjustment means.
Assistance device for a vehicle, comprising - at least one sensor for sensing surroundings of the vehicle, and - at least one control device which can mutually exchange data with the sensor, - wherein the control device has a first memory device which stores the sensed surroundings in at least one first virtual cell which is a first GridTile, wherein the first virtual cell represents part of the surroundings of the vehicle, - wherein the sensor has a second memory device which stores data acquired by the sensor, in at least one second virtual cell which is a second GridTile, wherein the second cell represents at least one part of surroundings of the sensor, - wherein the second cell represents at least partially the same area of the surroundings as the first cell, and - wherein the control device is configured to integrate the content of the second cell into the first cell, - wherein the second cell represents the same area as the first cell, so that the dimensions and orientation of the first cell and of the second cell are identical. - at least one sensor for sensing surroundings of the vehicle, and - at least one control device which can mutually exchange data with the sensor, - wherein the control device has a first memory device which stores the sensed surroundings in at least one first virtual cell which is a first GridTile, wherein the first virtual cell represents part of the surroundings of the vehicle, - wherein the sensor has a second memory device which stores data acquired by the sensor, in at least one second virtual cell which is a second GridTile, wherein the second cell represents at least one part of surroundings of the sensor, - wherein the second cell represents at least partially the same area of the surroundings as the first cell, and - wherein the control device is configured to integrate the content of the second cell into the first cell, - wherein the second cell represents the same area as the first cell, so that the dimensions and orientation of the first cell and of the second cell are identical.
A method for the treatment of water by means of a water treatment device by arranging in the water treatment device a solid mineral precipitation reducing agent, characterised in that a first medium affecting the solubility behaviour of the mineral precipitation reducing agent is used, wherein the first medium is formed by the water to be treated when flowing through and by contact with a treatment line, wherein the treatment line is adapted to affect the pH value of the water to be treated in order to increase the solubility of the mineral precipitation reducing agent and its concentration in the water during times of withdrawal of water or when flowing through the water treatment device, and wherein a second medium for affecting the solubility of the mineral precipitation reducing agent and its concentration in the water is used in order to reduce the solubility of the agent and its concentration in the water during periods of stagnation of water or when there is no flow through the water treatment device.
A bicycle comprising a pair of seat stays, each seat stay extending downwardly and substantially parallel to each other from a crown, the seat stays widely spaced apart from each other and a wheel mounted therebetween, characterised in that the stay spacing is in the range of Q-factor plus 40-90mm.
Unbalance dynamic load generator comprising at least one pair of eccentric rotating masses which are symmetric with respect to a plane and whose motion is controlled by at least one control signal generated by a control module as a function of a preset signal F c (t)having a given frequency, characterized in that, for at least one of the masses, it comprises a reference angular position sensor delivering a position signal representing the passing of the said rotating mass through a reference angular position and a control circuit comprising a calculation circuit for calculating the periodicity of the rotation of the said mass from the successive position signals delivered by the position sensor and for generating the said control signal as a function of the difference between the measured periodicity and the periodicity of the preset signal F c (t) and in that it exhibits a time indicator whose value is incremented by a clock and a memory for storing the value of the time indicator when the reference angular position sensor delivers the said position signal and when the preset signal Fc(t) passes through a characteristic point.