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A coffee machine comprising: a water supply; a water heater for heating water to generate steam and hot water, and having a water heater outlet; a pump for pumping the heated water and steam; a steam delivery nozzle; a brew chamber for brewing coffee with hot water; and a valve arrangement for controlling the coupling of the water heater outlet selectively to the steam delivery nozzle and the brew chamber, wherein the valve arrangement comprises: an inlet channel coupled to the water heater outlet; two or more outlets (44,46); and an active valve between the inlet channel and a first one of the outlets; characterized in that the valve arrangement further comprises: a passive valve between the inlet channel and a second one of the outlets, wherein the passive valve is downstream of the active valve; and a cam surface for controlling an open or closed setting of only the active valve, such that the angular position of the cam surface controls the coupling of the inlet channel to the first one of the outlets, and wherein the passive valve is permanently connected between the inlet channel and the second one of the outlets. a water supply; a water heater for heating water to generate steam and hot water, and having a water heater outlet; a pump for pumping the heated water and steam; a steam delivery nozzle; a brew chamber for brewing coffee with hot water; and a valve arrangement for controlling the coupling of the water heater outlet selectively to the steam delivery nozzle and the brew chamber, wherein the valve arrangement comprises: an inlet channel coupled to the water heater outlet; two or more outlets (44,46); and an active valve between the inlet channel and a first one of the outlets; an inlet channel coupled to the water heater outlet; two or more outlets (44,46); and an active valve between the inlet channel and a first one of the outlets; characterized in that the valve arrangement further comprises: a passive valve between the inlet channel and a second one of the outlets, wherein the passive valve is downstream of the active valve; and a cam surface for controlling an open or closed setting of only the active valve, such that the angular position of the cam surface controls the coupling of the inlet channel to the first one of the outlets, and wherein the passive valve is permanently connected between the inlet channel and the second one of the outlets. a passive valve between the inlet channel and a second one of the outlets, wherein the passive valve is downstream of the active valve; and a cam surface for controlling an open or closed setting of only the active valve, such that the angular position of the cam surface controls the coupling of the inlet channel to the first one of the outlets, and wherein the passive valve is permanently connected between the inlet channel and the second one of the outlets.
An electronic device (200, 300, 400, 500, 600) comprising: a printed circuit board, PCB (202, 302), including a thermal conduction plane (204, 304); at least one heat generating component (210, 309, 310) mounted on a first surface of the PCB and connected to the thermal conduction plane through first vias (208, 308) that extend into the first surface of the PCB; a frame (218, 342) connected to the PCB so as to define a first thermally conductive path between at least a portion of the frame and the at least one heat generating component, the first thermally conductive path including the first vias, the thermal conduction plane, and vias (206, 306) that extend between the thermal conduction plane and the frame; and at least one thermally conductive layer (214, 313, 314) between the frame and the at least one heat generating component so as to define a second thermally conductive path between at least a portion of the frame and the at least one heat generating component; characterized in that the thermal conduction plane includes a break such that it is not continuous across a total length of the thermal conduction plane, so as to direct heat transfer in the thermal conduction plane. a printed circuit board, PCB (202, 302), including a thermal conduction plane (204, 304); at least one heat generating component (210, 309, 310) mounted on a first surface of the PCB and connected to the thermal conduction plane through first vias (208, 308) that extend into the first surface of the PCB; a frame (218, 342) connected to the PCB so as to define a first thermally conductive path between at least a portion of the frame and the at least one heat generating component, the first thermally conductive path including the first vias, the thermal conduction plane, and vias (206, 306) that extend between the thermal conduction plane and the frame; and at least one thermally conductive layer (214, 313, 314) between the frame and the at least one heat generating component so as to define a second thermally conductive path between at least a portion of the frame and the at least one heat generating component; characterized in that the thermal conduction plane includes a break such that it is not continuous across a total length of the thermal conduction plane, so as to direct heat transfer in the thermal conduction plane.
A mixed refrigerant comprises HFO-1234yf, HFO-1234ze and HFE-143a, and their mass percentages of all components are as follows: HFO-1234yf: 52%-90%; HFO-1234ze: 5%-30%; HFE-143a: 5-18%. The GWP value of the mixed refrigerant is less than 150. HFO-1234yf: 52%-90%; HFO-1234ze: 5%-30%; HFE-143a: 5-18%.
A baler apparatus including: a baling chamber comprising a channel having an inlet end and an outlet end and at least one adjustable wall for adjusting the compression of the body of bale material by controlling the pressure applied to the body of bale material during formation of a bale; a reciprocating plunger adjacent the inlet end of the baling chamber that is operable to compress a body of bale material within the baling chamber; a binding device for binding the compressed body of bale material to form a bale by the use of twine loops; and an adjustment means for elongating the twine loops at binding of the bale to reduce the compression within part of the body of bale material; characterised in that the adjustment means is capable of adjustably varying the length of the twine loops. a baling chamber comprising a channel having an inlet end and an outlet end and at least one adjustable wall for adjusting the compression of the body of bale material by controlling the pressure applied to the body of bale material during formation of a bale; a reciprocating plunger adjacent the inlet end of the baling chamber that is operable to compress a body of bale material within the baling chamber; a binding device for binding the compressed body of bale material to form a bale by the use of twine loops; and an adjustment means for elongating the twine loops at binding of the bale to reduce the compression within part of the body of bale material; characterised in that the adjustment means is capable of adjustably varying the length of the twine loops.
Fibre-composite component from wound fibrous material impregnated with artificial resin, wherein the fibrous material is disposed in at least two layers of fibrous material lying on top of one another, and in the fibrous material layer which henceforth is referred to as the first fibrous material layer the fibrous material is a cross-laid fibre structure, a woven fibre fabric, or a fibre mat, and is wound such that the layer thickness thereof in the circumferential direction of the fibre-composite component is at least almost constant and varies in the longitudinal direction of the fibre-composite component, and in the fibrous material layer which lies thereupon or lies therebelow and which henceforth is referred to as the second fibrous material layer the fibrous material is a roving and is wound such that the layer thickness thereof in the circumferential and longitudinal directions of the fibre-composite component is at least almost constant, characterized in that on the first, or second, or a third wound fibrous material layer a localized reinforcement for the distribution of force is applied in at least one region, wherein the reinforcement is a reinforcement tape which is composed of fibres in its longitudinal direction.
A method for manufacturing a high-strength steel sheet having a tensile strength of more than 1100 MPa, a yield strength of more than 700 MPa, a uniform elongation UE of at least 8.0% and a total elongation of at least 10.0%, made of a steel containing in percent by weight: 0.15% ≤ C ≤ 0.25% 4.5% ≤ Mn ≤ 5.5% 1.4% ≤ Si ≤ 1.8% 0.03 ≤ Al ≤ 2.5% the remainder being Fe and impurities resulting from the smelting, the impurities including N, S, P and residual elements including Cr, Ni, Mo, Cu, and B, the N content being less than 0.01%, the S content less than 0.01%, the P content less than 0.02 %, the Cr content less than 0.1%, the Ni content less than 0.1%, the Mo content less than 0.05%, the Cu content less than 0.2% and the B content less than 0.0010%, the composition being such that: CMnIndex = C × 1 + Mn / 3.5 ≤ 0.6 C and Mn being the contents in C and Mn in weight %, the method comprising the steps of: - annealing a rolled sheet made of said steel by soaking it at an annealing temperature TA higher than the Ac 1 transformation point of the steel but less than 1000°C and less than the Ac 3 transformation point of the steel, - cooling the annealed sheet to a quenching temperature QT between 110° and 170°C, at a cooling speed sufficient to obtain a structure just after cooling containing martensite and retained austenite, - maintaining the steel sheet at an overaging temperature PT between 350°C and 500°C for an overaging time Pt between 5 s and 600 s, - cooling the sheet down to the ambient temperature, the structure of the steel containing at least 15% of ferrite, at least 50% of martensite and at least 15% of retained austenite. 0.15% ≤ C ≤ 0.25% 4.5% ≤ Mn ≤ 5.5% 1.4% ≤ Si ≤ 1.8% 0.03 ≤ Al ≤ 2.5% - annealing a rolled sheet made of said steel by soaking it at an annealing temperature TA higher than the Ac 1 transformation point of the steel but less than 1000°C and less than the Ac 3 transformation point of the steel, - cooling the annealed sheet to a quenching temperature QT between 110° and 170°C, at a cooling speed sufficient to obtain a structure just after cooling containing martensite and retained austenite, - maintaining the steel sheet at an overaging temperature PT between 350°C and 500°C for an overaging time Pt between 5 s and 600 s, - cooling the sheet down to the ambient temperature,
A method of manufacturing a piezoelectric actuator configured to be used for a piezoelectric valve that opens and closes a valve utilizing displacement of a laminated piezoelectric element, the piezoelectric actuator including: a valve element, the surface of which is configured to be in contact with a valve seat of the piezoelectric valve; a laminated piezoelectric element configured to generate a driving force as a displacement, and a displacement enlargement mechanism, the driving force being required for operation of the valve element, the displacement enlargement mechanism configured to enlarge the displacement of the laminated piezoelectric element and cause the enlarged displacement to act on the valve element, the method characterized by comprising: making the surface of the valve element flat and smooth by polishing it when it is in a state in which a tensile load is being applied to the laminated piezoelectric element and a front surface of the valve element is concavely deformed; wherein the tensile load is applied to the laminated piezoelectric element in a direction of the valve element. making the surface of the valve element flat and smooth by polishing it when it is in a state in which a tensile load is being applied to the laminated piezoelectric element and a front surface of the valve element is concavely deformed; wherein the tensile load is applied to the laminated piezoelectric element in a direction of the valve element.
Device for dispensing liquid in the form of drops comprising a drop dispenser orifice formed on a dispenser end, characterized in that the device comprises locator means for visually locating the orifice, by forming a demarcation zone having a colour that is highly contrasted relative to the other portions of the dispenser end, the device comprising a dispenser end piece having a substantially cylindrical general shape, the dispenser end having a general shape of a disc, the dispenser orifice being located at the center of the disc, the end of the device being in the form of a surface that is relatively large compared to the surface of the dispenser orifice, the surface of the dispenser end having an area that is at least two times greater than the area of the dispenser orifice surface, the dispenser end piece having a relatively short dimension in the longitudinal direction of the device, the disc being of opaque colour.
Use of a composition for improving stress tolerance of a plant to abiotic stress, said composition comprising at least one oligomer of a hydroxycinnamic acid derivative, wherein said hydroxycinnamic acid derivative is selected from the group of ferulic acid, p-coumaric acid, caffeic acid and sinapic acid, and wherein said composition comprises at most 3% of a monomer of said hydroxycinnamic acid derivative, expressed in percent relative to the total hydroxycinnamic derivative oligomers of the composition.
Launch device comprising a tower having a retention device which can be pivoted about an axle for receiving a cartridge, wherein securing means for fixing the cartridge which can be releasably fitted are provided, characterised in that the securing means comprise a pivotable curved closure member which is provided on the cylindrical cartridge and which can be secured to a securing element which is provided on the half-shell-like retention device and which has an integrated resilience such that, in order to secure the cartridge, the curved closure member can be pivoted counter to the resilience over a top dead centre into a locking position in which it is fixed by the restoring resilience, wherein there is provided on the cartridge a securing bolt which can be suspended in a securing hook on the retention device in order to secure the cartridge so that the cartridge can be pivoted into the retention device for further securing by means of the curved closure member.
A computer-implemented method for determining an operational state of an industrial plant, wherein this industrial plant is configured to execute a given industrial process, the method comprising: • acquiring a plurality of alarms raised within the plant, and adding these alarms to a pool of important alarms; • determining, based at least in part on the topology of the plant, and/or on the given industrial process, and/or on a physical state of the plant or any part thereof, for at least one first of the acquired alarms, whether a physical state of the plant or any part thereof indicated by the at least one first alarm has caused a second alarm that has also been acquired and is in the pool of important alarms, wherein this second alarm represents an escalation of the initial problem indicated by the Z at least one first alarm that needs fixing more urgently than this initial problem, and if this is the case, moving the first alarm from the pool of important alarms to a pool of informative alarms; and • determining the operational state of the plant, and/or a corrective action for improving this operational state, based on the alarms in the pool of important alarms. • acquiring a plurality of alarms raised within the plant, and adding these alarms to a pool of important alarms; • determining, based at least in part on the topology of the plant, and/or on the given industrial process, and/or on a physical state of the plant or any part thereof, for at least one first of the acquired alarms, whether a physical state of the plant or any part thereof indicated by the at least one first alarm has caused a second alarm that has also been acquired and is in the pool of important alarms, wherein this second alarm represents an escalation of the initial problem indicated by the Z at least one first alarm that needs fixing more urgently than this initial problem, and if this is the case, moving the first alarm from the pool of important alarms to a pool of informative alarms; and • determining the operational state of the plant, and/or a corrective action for improving this operational state, based on the alarms in the pool of important alarms.
Cooking hob with a hob plate (10a-d) with an at least substantially free placement position (12a-d) for heating a cooking utensil (14a-d), with a placement measuring unit (18a-d), formed differently from a heating unit (16a-d), which is provided to detect the placement of the cooking utensil (14a-d) onto the hob plate (10a-d), and with a control unit (20a-d), which is provided to initiate a placement position determination on receipt of a signal by the placement measuring unit (18a-d), wherein the signal is a value of a physical variable characteristic of the placement of the cooking utensil (14a-d) onto the hob plate (10a-d) and detected by the placement measuring unit (18a-d), wherein the placement measuring unit (18b; 18c) comprises at least two placement sensors (22b, 24b; 22c, 24c, 26c) communicating with the hob plate (10b; 10c) and wherein the control unit (20b; 20c) is provided for making an at least rough determination of the placement position (12b; 12c) on the basis of distance parameters which are dependent on a respective distance of the placement sensors (22b, 24b; 22c, 24c, 26c) from the placement position (12b, 12c), characterised in that the control unit (20a-d) is provided, for the at least substantially accurate determination of the placement position (12a-d), to use a position measuring unit (34a-d) formed differently from the placement measuring unit (18a-d).
A method of detoxification and stabilization of implantable or transplantable biological material of human or animal origin, the method including the following successive steps: 1) treatment of the material with an antibiotic solution; 2) treatment of the material in a solution containing a secondary bile acid surfactant; 3) treatment of the material in a solution to remove the secondary bile acid surfactant; and 4) treatment of the material in a primary alcohol wherein optionally the primary alcohol is ethanol; wherein the solution at Step 2) containing a secondary bile acid surfactant contains: • the secondary bile acid surfactant at a concentration of 0.1 - 2% v/v; • an anionic surfactant at a concentration of 1-3% v/v, and • Triton-x100 surfactant at a concentration of 0.1 - 3% v/v. 1) treatment of the material with an antibiotic solution; 2) treatment of the material in a solution containing a secondary bile acid surfactant; 3) treatment of the material in a solution to remove the secondary bile acid surfactant; and 4) treatment of the material in a primary alcohol wherein optionally the primary alcohol is ethanol; • the secondary bile acid surfactant at a concentration of 0.1 - 2% v/v; • an anionic surfactant at a concentration of 1-3% v/v, and • Triton-x100 surfactant at a concentration of 0.1 - 3% v/v.
A method of replacing a damaged portion of a furnace roof of a metallurgical or refining furnace comprising: providing the metallurgical or refining furnace with a top loading roof panel system having a top loading roof structure comprising roof support beams (6, 14) and a plurality of panels coupled to and supported by the roof support beams (6, 14), wherein the roof support beams (6, 14) include an inner support ring and an outer support ring, and a plurality of radial beams separate from the inner and outer support rings that extend radially between the inner support ring and the outer support ring to interconnect the inner support ring and the outer support ring; removing a first panel of the plurality of panels from the roof support beams (6, 14) by lifting the first panel from the top loading roof structure; replacing the first panel with a second panel, wherein replacing the first panel with the second panel includes inserting the second panel through an opening defined between the inner support ring, the outer support ring, and two circumferentially adjacent radial beams of the plurality of radial beams; and coupling the second panel to the top loading roof structure so that the second panel is supported below tops of the roof support beams (6, 14) and is located to protect underside hot faces of the roof support beams. providing the metallurgical or refining furnace with a top loading roof panel system having a top loading roof structure comprising roof support beams (6, 14) and a plurality of panels coupled to and supported by the roof support beams (6, 14), wherein the roof support beams (6, 14) include an inner support ring and an outer support ring, and a plurality of radial beams separate from the inner and outer support rings that extend radially between the inner support ring and the outer support ring to interconnect the inner support ring and the outer support ring; removing a first panel of the plurality of panels from the roof support beams (6, 14) by lifting the first panel from the top loading roof structure; replacing the first panel with a second panel, wherein replacing the first panel with the second panel includes inserting the second panel through an opening defined between the inner support ring, the outer support ring, and two circumferentially adjacent radial beams of the plurality of radial beams; and coupling the second panel to the top loading roof structure so that the second panel is supported below tops of the roof support beams (6, 14) and is located to protect underside hot faces of the roof support beams.
A non-transitory computer readable medium having program instructions stored thereon that are executable by a computer system to cause the computer system to perform operations comprising: receiving topology information describing resources of a network that are usable to communicate a plurality of streams among nodes in the network, wherein the topology information includes information about a first path and a second path connecting two nodes; receiving traffic information describing demands for communicating the plurality of streams, wherein the traffic information indicates demands for communicating a first stream and a second stream between the two nodes; and determining, using the topology information and the traffic information, a network schedule that indicates that the first stream is to be communicated over the first path and that the second stream is to be communicated over the second path, characterized in that the network schedule indicates a time slot when the first stream is to be communicated over the first path and indicates a time slot when the second stream is to be communicated over the second path. receiving topology information describing resources of a network that are usable to communicate a plurality of streams among nodes in the network, wherein the topology information includes information about a first path and a second path connecting two nodes; receiving traffic information describing demands for communicating the plurality of streams, wherein the traffic information indicates demands for communicating a first stream and a second stream between the two nodes; and determining, using the topology information and the traffic information, a network schedule that indicates that the first stream is to be communicated over the first path and that the second stream is to be communicated over the second path, characterized in that the network schedule indicates a time slot when the first stream is to be communicated over the first path and indicates a time slot when the second stream is to be communicated over the second path.