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A computer-implemented method (600, 800) for modeling slug flow in a multiphase fluid flow within one or more conduits, the method comprising: receiving a fluid flow model comprising a representation of the one or more conduits and a multiphase fluid flow therein; identifying conditions for slug precursor formation in a region where the multiphase fluid flow is separated; in the event that conditions for slug precursor formation are identified, determining, using a processor, a slug birth rate in the multiphase fluid flow, wherein the slug birth rate is determined based at least partially on a difference between a slug front velocity and a slug tail velocity; identifying conditions for slug bubble precursor formation in a region where the multiphase fluid flow is dispersed; in the event that conditions for slug bubble precursor formation are identified, determining, using a processor, a slug bubble birth rate in the multiphase fluid flow, wherein the slug bubble birth rate is determined based at least partially on a difference between a slug front velocity and a slug tail velocity; initiating a slug in a fluid flow model of the multiphase fluid based at least partially on the slug birth rate; and initiating a slug bubble in the fluid flow model of the multiphase fluid flow based at least partially on the slug bubble birth rate; and displaying data representative of the slug flow in the fluid flow model after the slug is initiated or after the slug bubble is initiated, wherein the displayed data is for use in the design, operation and optimization of multiphase flow in pipelines and pipeline networks for the production of hydrocarbons. receiving a fluid flow model comprising a representation of the one or more conduits and a multiphase fluid flow therein; identifying conditions for slug precursor formation in a region where the multiphase fluid flow is separated; in the event that conditions for slug precursor formation are identified, determining, using a processor, a slug birth rate in the multiphase fluid flow, wherein the slug birth rate is determined based at least partially on a difference between a slug front velocity and a slug tail velocity; identifying conditions for slug bubble precursor formation in a region where the multiphase fluid flow is dispersed; in the event that conditions for slug bubble precursor formation are identified, determining, using a processor, a slug bubble birth rate in the multiphase fluid flow, wherein the slug bubble birth rate is determined based at least partially on a difference between a slug front velocity and a slug tail velocity; initiating a slug in a fluid flow model of the multiphase fluid based at least partially on the slug birth rate; and initiating a slug bubble in the fluid flow model of the multiphase fluid flow based at least partially on the slug bubble birth rate; and displaying data representative of the slug flow in the fluid flow model after the slug is initiated or after the slug bubble is initiated, wherein the displayed data is for use in the design, operation and optimization of multiphase flow in pipelines and pipeline networks for the production of hydrocarbons.
A method of making a plastic part comprising: a) injecting a first material onto an internal core of a tool to form a molded layer, wherein the internal core is connected to an ejector plate and support plates are located behind the ejector plate opposite the internal core; b) opening the tool and removing a first support plate from behind the ejctor plate; c) closing the tool, wherein a gap having a thickness is created in the tool, the thickness of the gap being determined by the thickness of the first support plate removed in b); and d) molding a second layer over the first layer and within the gap, the thickness of the second layer being determined by the thickness of the first support plate removed in b), to produce the plastic part. a) injecting a first material onto an internal core of a tool to form a molded layer, wherein the internal core is connected to an ejector plate and support plates are located behind the ejector plate opposite the internal core; b) opening the tool and removing a first support plate from behind the ejctor plate; c) closing the tool, wherein a gap having a thickness is created in the tool, the thickness of the gap being determined by the thickness of the first support plate removed in b); and d) molding a second layer over the first layer and within the gap, the thickness of the second layer being determined by the thickness of the first support plate removed in b), to produce the plastic part.
A mobile robot comprising a trunk and several limbs (12, 13, 14) removably linked to the trunk, characterized in that it comprises: • for each of the limbs, means (32, 28, 36, 37) for prepositioning said limb on the trunk, and • a single flange linked to the trunk and configured to removably fix all the limbs (12, 13, 14) to the trunk, • and in that each of the limbs (12, 13, 14) comprises a motorized articulation (22, 23, 24), via which said limb (12, 13, 14) is positioned and fixed onto the trunk, and can be driven in movement relative to the trunk. • for each of the limbs, means (32, 28, 36, 37) for prepositioning said limb on the trunk, and • a single flange linked to the trunk and configured to removably fix all the limbs (12, 13, 14) to the trunk, • and in that each of the limbs (12, 13, 14) comprises a motorized articulation (22, 23, 24), via which said limb (12, 13, 14) is positioned and fixed onto the trunk, and can be driven in movement relative to the trunk.
An adjustable guide device for strip-shaped material of different widths, said device having two lateral guide elements (4, 5), of which a first guide element can be adjusted toward or away from the second guide element, characterized in that the first guide element and the second guide element have a first guide groove and a second guide groove, respectively, which are disposed at an angle relative to one another, at least in regions, wherein a single guide peg extends through the first guide groove as well as the second guide groove, wherein the guide peg also extends through a third guide groove, which is formed in a base, wherein the base is fastened on a housing and the longitudinal direction of the third guide groove does not change relative to the direction of the movement of the strip-shaped material, and the first guide groove and the second guide groove are disposed at an angle relative to the third guide groove.
A portable device for use of a service provided by a remote service system, the portable device comprising: a first communication system for receiving a service message via NFC from the remote service system, the service message comprising at least one service descriptor, each of the at least one service descriptors identifying a service (30a-30c) provided by the remote service system and further identifying at least one transport option, the at least one transport option including an identification of an initiation address for initiating use of the at least one service; a second non-NFC communication system for exchanging data with the remote service system; and a service selection application adapted to: apply at least one context rule to determine a selected one of the services provided by the remote service system; and drive the second communication system to exchange data with the remote service system to initiate use of the selected one of the services provided by the remote service system by initiating a message to initiation address. a first communication system for receiving a service message via NFC from the remote service system, the service message comprising at least one service descriptor, each of the at least one service descriptors identifying a service (30a-30c) provided by the remote service system and further identifying at least one transport option, the at least one transport option including an identification of an initiation address for initiating use of the at least one service; a second non-NFC communication system for exchanging data with the remote service system; and a service selection application adapted to: apply at least one context rule to determine a selected one of the services provided by the remote service system; and drive the second communication system to exchange data with the remote service system to initiate use of the selected one of the services provided by the remote service system by initiating a message to initiation address. apply at least one context rule to determine a selected one of the services provided by the remote service system; and drive the second communication system to exchange data with the remote service system to initiate use of the selected one of the services provided by the remote service system by initiating a message to initiation address.
A method of capping a hydrocarbon well (102, 103) comprising: (a) cutting a well casing string, wherein an internal production casing of the well casing string is cut lower than the external surface casing of the well casing string; (b) inserting a first plate under a cut level of said surface casing and over a cut level of said production casing, said first plate having a single hole formed in said first plate; (c) welding a threaded pipe section over said hole; (d) installing a coupler section onto said threaded pipe section; (e) inserting a stopper (304, 504) into said coupler section; (f) welding said first plate to inside the surface casing to cap the surface casing, wherein the top of the stopper (304, 504) rests below the top surface of the surface casing; and (g) welding a cap to the top of the surface casing to provide a vented seal. (a) cutting a well casing string, wherein an internal production casing of the well casing string is cut lower than the external surface casing of the well casing string; (b) inserting a first plate under a cut level of said surface casing and over a cut level of said production casing, said first plate having a single hole formed in said first plate; (c) welding a threaded pipe section over said hole; (d) installing a coupler section onto said threaded pipe section; (e) inserting a stopper (304, 504) into said coupler section; (f) welding said first plate to inside the surface casing to cap the surface casing, wherein the top of the stopper (304, 504) rests below the top surface of the surface casing; and (g) welding a cap to the top of the surface casing to provide a vented seal.
A process for the production of plate-like alumina particles comprising the steps of: forming a mixture of nano-sized particles of an aluminium precursor compound and a sufficient volume fraction of a diluent, wherein the sufficient volume fraction of the diluent is at least 80% of the total volume of the mixture, and adding a mineraliser to the diluent to form a diluent-mineraliser system; and heat treating the mixture to form substantially discrete plate-like alpha alumina particles dispersed in the diluent-mineraliser system, characterised in that the step of heat treating the mixture is conducted below the liquidus of the diluent-mineraliser system. forming a mixture of nano-sized particles of an aluminium precursor compound and a sufficient volume fraction of a diluent, wherein the sufficient volume fraction of the diluent is at least 80% of the total volume of the mixture, and adding a mineraliser to the diluent to form a diluent-mineraliser system; and heat treating the mixture to form substantially discrete plate-like alpha alumina particles dispersed in the diluent-mineraliser system, characterised in that the step of heat treating the mixture is conducted below the liquidus of the diluent-mineraliser system.
A sight device, particularly a reflector sight or telescopic sight, with a lighting apparatus for generating or illuminating a target mark, wherein the lighting apparatus comprises an optical waveguide of photoluminescent material, particularly fluorescent material, and a radioluminescent light source coupled to the optical waveguide, wherein the optical waveguide is designed for absorbing ambient light along at least a section of its longitudinal extent and for converting said ambient light into photoluminescent light, wherein the absorption spectrum of the photoluminescent material of the optical waveguide and the emission spectrum of the radioluminescent light source in the visible range can be respectively characterized by a spectral bandwidth and a center wavelength, and wherein the center wavelength of the emission spectrum of the radioluminescent light source is greater than the center wavelength of the absorption spectrum of the photoluminescent material of the optical waveguide, characterized in that the radioluminescent light source is enclosed by a particularly opaque coating that reflects the light generated by the radioluminescent light source back to this light source, wherein the coating is applied on the surface of the radioluminescent light source or wherein the coating is arranged on the inner side of a housing that encloses the radioluminescent light source.
A system for transferring hazardous waste material into a sealable container, the system comprising: a filling nozzle having: a valve body having a distal end and an outer surface, the valve body including a valve seat, the outer surface proximate the distal end being configured to sealingly and removeably couple the valve body to an inner surface of a filling port of the container, a valve head having a valve face configured to form a seal with the valve seat in a closed configuration, the valve head configured to allow the valve body and the container to be fluidly coupled with one another in an open configuration in use, a valve stem extending axially from the valve head through at least a portion of the valve body, characterized in that the valve body includes: a first branch section configured to couple to a hopper, and a second branch section including the distal end and having a proximal end, the proximal end coupled to a drive mechanism configured to move the valve stem. a filling nozzle having: a valve body having a distal end and an outer surface, the valve body including a valve seat, the outer surface proximate the distal end being configured to sealingly and removeably couple the valve body to an inner surface of a filling port of the container, a valve head having a valve face configured to form a seal with the valve seat in a closed configuration, the valve head configured to allow the valve body and the container to be fluidly coupled with one another in an open configuration in use, a valve stem extending axially from the valve head through at least a portion of the valve body, characterized in that a valve body having a distal end and an outer surface, the valve body including a valve seat, the outer surface proximate the distal end being configured to sealingly and removeably couple the valve body to an inner surface of a filling port of the container, a valve head having a valve face configured to form a seal with the valve seat in a closed configuration, the valve head configured to allow the valve body and the container to be fluidly coupled with one another in an open configuration in use, a valve stem extending axially from the valve head through at least a portion of the valve body, characterized in that the valve body includes: a first branch section configured to couple to a hopper, and a second branch section including the distal end and having a proximal end, the proximal end coupled to a drive mechanism configured to move the valve stem. a first branch section configured to couple to a hopper, and a second branch section including the distal end and having a proximal end, the proximal end coupled to a drive mechanism configured to move the valve stem.
Injection training dummy, comprising a) a three-dimensional shell member which can be penetrated by an injection needle, and b) a closure member detachably interconnected with the shell member, wherein c) the shell member and the closure member constitute a chamber into which liquid can be injected through the injection needle, and d) the shell member and the closure member are designed such that they do not absorb the liquid, e) the shell member and the closure member are connected directly to each other and together constitute a liquid-tight chamber. a) a three-dimensional shell member which can be penetrated by an injection needle, and b) a closure member detachably interconnected with the shell member, wherein c) the shell member and the closure member constitute a chamber into which liquid can be injected through the injection needle, and d) the shell member and the closure member are designed such that they do not absorb the liquid, e) the shell member and the closure member are connected directly to each other and together constitute a liquid-tight chamber.
An information storage medium (1, 201, 301, 401) comprising: a base material; a laser coloring layer that is laminated upper than the base material and produces color by laser irradiation; a lower transparent layer that is laminated upper than the laser coloring layer and is light transmitting; a functional film layer which is any one of a hologram layer and a microtaggant film layer, that is laminated upper than the lower transparent layer and is light transmitting; and an upper transparent layer that is laminated upper than the functional film layer and is light transmitting, characterized in that the functional film layer is smaller than the base material, the laser coloring layer, the upper transparent layer and the lower transparent layer, which are sized similar to the outer dimensions of the information storage medium (1, 201, 301, 401), when viewed from a normal direction of a surface (la) of the information storage medium (1, 201, 301, 401), and in that the lower transparent layer has resistance to heat generated by the laser irradiation to the laser coloring layer and is configured to suppress transfer of heat generated by the laser coloring layer at the laser irradiation, such that the lower transparent layer and the functional film layer are protected from damages due to heat so as to permit a more intense laser beam irradiation.
A method for compensating measurement errors caused by the geometric deformation of a component (1; 19) of a measurement machine, said component defining a slide axis of the machine and comprising a structural element and at least one guide element assembled together, the machine being equipped with a control unit and a geometric compensation map obtained at a reference temperature (Tr) and in which geometric compensation parameters are stored, the method being characterized by comprising the steps of: - acquiring a current temperature value (Tc); - calculating the difference between the current temperature (Tc) and the reference temperature (Tr); - calculating at least one deformation parameter correlated with the deformation of the component as a function of said temperature difference; - calculating correction values for the compensation parameters stored in the compensation map as a function of said at least one deformation parameter; and - updating the compensation map with said correction values. - acquiring a current temperature value (Tc); - calculating the difference between the current temperature (Tc) and the reference temperature (Tr); - calculating at least one deformation parameter correlated with the deformation of the component as a function of said temperature difference; - calculating correction values for the compensation parameters stored in the compensation map as a function of said at least one deformation parameter; and - updating the compensation map with said correction values.
A waste heat management system comprising: a turbine engine including: a compressor section; a combustor section; a turbine section; and a nozzle, wherein the compressor section, the combustor section, the turbine section, and the nozzle define a core flow path that expels through the nozzle; an auxiliary power unit system comprising an APU burner and a secondary heat recovery heat exchanger; and a means for recovering waste heat operably connected to the APU system, wherein the APU system is integrated into a working fluid flow path of the means for recovering waste heat; wherein the means for recovering waste heat comprises a waste heat recovery system, the waste heat recovery system being operably connected to the APU system, wherein the APU system is integrated into a working fluid flow path of the waste heat recovery system; and wherein the waste heat recovery system comprises: a heat recovery heat exchanger arranged at the nozzle and the secondary heat recovery heat exchanger arranged as part of the APU system; a turbine; and a compressor; wherein the turbine and the compressor of the waste heat recovery system are configured to generate work. a turbine engine including: a compressor section; a combustor section; a turbine section; and a nozzle, wherein the compressor section, the combustor section, the turbine section, and the nozzle define a core flow path that expels through the nozzle; an auxiliary power unit system comprising an APU burner and a secondary heat recovery heat exchanger; and a means for recovering waste heat operably connected to the APU system, wherein the APU system is integrated into a working fluid flow path of the means for recovering waste heat; a compressor section; a combustor section; a turbine section; and a nozzle, wherein the compressor section, the combustor section, the turbine section, and the nozzle define a core flow path that expels through the nozzle; an auxiliary power unit system comprising an APU burner and a secondary heat recovery heat exchanger; and a means for recovering waste heat operably connected to the APU system, wherein the APU system is integrated into a working fluid flow path of the means for recovering waste heat; wherein the means for recovering waste heat comprises a waste heat recovery system, the waste heat recovery system being operably connected to the APU system, wherein the APU system is integrated into a working fluid flow path of the waste heat recovery system; and wherein the waste heat recovery system comprises: a heat recovery heat exchanger arranged at the nozzle and the secondary heat recovery heat exchanger arranged as part of the APU system; a turbine; and a compressor; wherein the turbine and the compressor of the waste heat recovery system are configured to generate work.
Compound having Formula I: for use as a medicament including pharmaceutically acceptable salts and/or solvates thereof; wherein R 1, is selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen, R 2 is selected from the group consisting of: R 3 is selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, phenyl and tert-butyl R 4 is selected from the group consisting of methyl and ethyl; and R 5, R 6, R 7 and R 8 are hydrogen. wherein R 1, is selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen, R 2 is selected from the group consisting of: R 3 is selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, phenyl and tert-butyl R 4 is selected from the group consisting of methyl and ethyl; and R 5, R 6, R 7 and R 8 are hydrogen.