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A method of processing a material (5;55), the material (5;55) being the upper layer from a metal melting process (1;51), the upper layer being a slag, the slag (5;55) containing one or more salts, the slag (5;55) containing one or more metals, the method including: a) feeding the slag (5;55) to a slag press (7;57) and compressing the slag (5;55); b) feeding the compressed slag (5;55) to a size reduction; wherein a) and b) are provided before the temperature of the slag (5;55) removed from a furnace (1;51) has reduced below 350°C; the method further including: c) reducing one or more dimensions of the compressed slag in a size reduction step, the size reduction step including a crushing step; d) feeding the crushed slag (5;55) to a leaching step (21;71); e) obtaining a leachate from the leaching step (21;71); f) feeding the leachate to a spray drying step; g) obtaining a solid from the spray drying step. a) feeding the slag (5;55) to a slag press (7;57) and compressing the slag (5;55); b) feeding the compressed slag (5;55) to a size reduction; wherein a) and b) are provided before the temperature of the slag (5;55) removed from a furnace (1;51) has reduced below 350°C; the method further including: c) reducing one or more dimensions of the compressed slag in a size reduction step, the size reduction step including a crushing step; d) feeding the crushed slag (5;55) to a leaching step (21;71); e) obtaining a leachate from the leaching step (21;71); f) feeding the leachate to a spray drying step; g) obtaining a solid from the spray drying step.
An apparatus for propagating and maintaining update information in a multi-hop wireless mesh network, said apparatus comprising: - a transceiver for transmitting and receiving update messages; - a timer for counting a first predetermined time period (t); - a counter for counting consistent update messages received by said transceiver during said first predetermined time period (t), said consistent update messages containing update information which corresponds to update information currently maintained at said apparatus; and - a transmission controller for setting said first predetermined time period (t) and for resetting said timer and said counter at the start of a second predetermined time period (τ) larger than or equal to said first predetermined time period (t); - wherein said transmission controller is adapted to broadcast an own update message which contains said update information currently maintained at said apparatus, only if said timer has reached said first predetermined time period (t) and said counter has counted less than a predetermined number (k) of said consistent update messages during said first predetermined time period (t); and - wherein said transmission controller is adapted to adjust a minimum size of said first predetermined time period (t) in dependence on a receipt of an inconsistent message which contains update information which differs from said update information currently maintained at said apparatus. - a transceiver for transmitting and receiving update messages; - a timer for counting a first predetermined time period (t); - a counter for counting consistent update messages received by said transceiver during said first predetermined time period (t), said consistent update messages containing update information which corresponds to update information currently maintained at said apparatus; and - a transmission controller for setting said first predetermined time period (t) and for resetting said timer and said counter at the start of a second predetermined time period (τ) larger than or equal to said first predetermined time period (t); - wherein said transmission controller is adapted to broadcast an own update message which contains said update information currently maintained at said apparatus, only if said timer has reached said first predetermined time period (t) and said counter has counted less than a predetermined number (k) of said consistent update messages during said first predetermined time period (t); and - wherein said transmission controller is adapted to adjust a minimum size of said first predetermined time period (t) in dependence on a receipt of an inconsistent message which contains update information which differs from said update information currently maintained at said apparatus.
A method of managing remote control of an elevator system, comprising: preventing any source located remotely from a site of the elevator system from controlling an operation of the elevator system when there is an indication that the elevator system is being serviced by a mechanic characterized in determining whether a preselected time period has expired since the indication was first provided; performing the preventing when the indication exists and the time period has not yet expired; and overriding the preventing when the time period has expired even if the indication still exists. preventing any source located remotely from a site of the elevator system from controlling an operation of the elevator system when there is an indication that the elevator system is being serviced by a mechanic characterized in determining whether a preselected time period has expired since the indication was first provided; performing the preventing when the indication exists and the time period has not yet expired; and overriding the preventing when the time period has expired even if the indication still exists.
A method of fabricating a thin-film microelectronic member, in which a layer of a first material carries a pattern of a second material having a thickness of less than 15 nm, the first material being a silicon oxide (SiO 2) insulator, and the second material being a silicon (Si) semiconductor material, the method comprising a step of doping by implantation, of a chemical species, in particular arsenic atoms (As) or phosphorus atoms, characterized in that the implantation is carried out with a non-zero angle of incidence on at least part of the layer-pattern assembly so as to modify the surface properties of said part and in particular to modify the interface energy between the layer and the pattern, and thus stabilize the pattern on the layer by reducing the contact angle, known as Young's angle, between the layer of first material and the pattern of second material, the implantation being carried out with a typical depth in the layer of first material of less than half the thickness of said layer of first material.
An air terminal device with integral light fixture for a clean room, wherein the air terminal device is a supply air device for providing supply air into the clean room, or an exhaust air device for removing room exhaust air from the clean room, comprising - a housing having a cover panel comprising at least one opening, - a light fixture for providing light outside of the air terminal device, - an air chamber configured to receive air and to discharge air out of the air chamber, wherein the device is configured to transfer air through the at least one opening in the cover panel, wherein the cover panel comprises at least one light fixture opening, wherein the light fixture is arranged within the at least one light fixture opening so that the perimeter of the light fixture is at the same level as the cover panel or projecting from the cover panel, characterized in that - the light fixture is arranged inside the air chamber so that the light fixture is connected to opposite side walls of the air chamber, - the cover panel is detachably connected to the housing whereby the air chamber and the light fixture are exposed when the cover panel is removed. comprising - a housing having a cover panel comprising at least one opening, - a light fixture for providing light outside of the air terminal device, - an air chamber configured to receive air and to discharge air out of the air chamber, - a housing having a cover panel comprising at least one opening, - a light fixture for providing light outside of the air terminal device, - an air chamber configured to receive air and to discharge air out of the air chamber, wherein the device is configured to transfer air through the at least one opening in the cover panel, wherein the cover panel comprises at least one light fixture opening, wherein the light fixture is arranged within the at least one light fixture opening so that the perimeter of the light fixture is at the same level as the cover panel or projecting from the cover panel, characterized in that - the light fixture is arranged inside the air chamber so that the light fixture is connected to opposite side walls of the air chamber, - the cover panel is detachably connected to the housing whereby the air chamber and the light fixture are exposed when the cover panel is removed. - the light fixture is arranged inside the air chamber so that the light fixture is connected to opposite side walls of the air chamber, - the cover panel is detachably connected to the housing whereby the air chamber and the light fixture are exposed when the cover panel is removed.
A steam-generative warming device comprising a steam generating element containing an oxidizable metal and releasing steam in association with heat generation accompanying the oxidation of the oxidizable metal, the steam-generative warming device containing a capsaicin analog and a menthol in a capsaicin analog/menthol mass ratio of 1/300 to 1/20000, the steam-generative warming device having a first element adapted to be brought into direct contact with the skin of a user and a second element adapted not to be brought into contact with the user's skin, wherein the capsaicin analog is present in the first element adapted to be brought into direct contact with the skin of a user, and the menthol is present in the second element adapted not to be brought into contact with the user's skin.
Process for producing superacidic, in particular trifluoromethanesulfonic acid-acidified, end-equilibrated, acetoxy-bearing siloxanes, characterized in that it comprises reacting cyclic siloxanes, in particular comprising D 4 and/ or D 5, and/or mixtures of cyclic branched siloxanes of the D/T type, optionally in admixture with hydroxyl-bearing siloxanes and/or acetoxy- and/or alkoxy-bearing silanes and/or siloxanes, with acetic anhydride using superacid, in particular trifluoromethanesulfonic acid, as catalyst and with addition of acetic acid, wherein the cyclic branched siloxanes of the D/T type are mixtures of cyclic branched siloxanes of the D/T type which contain not only siloxanes comprising D and T units but optionally also siloxanes comprising Q units with the proviso that in these mixtures the proportion of Si atoms derived from Q units is ≤ 10% by mass to ≥ 0% by mass, preferably ≤ 5% by mass to ≥ 0% by mass, based on the entirety of all Si atoms, with the proviso that, if no mixtures of cyclic branched siloxanes of the D/T type which contain siloxanes comprising Q units are employed, the acids employed are not solely trifluoromethanesulfonic acid and acetic acid. reacting cyclic siloxanes, in particular comprising D 4 and/ or D 5, and/or mixtures of cyclic branched siloxanes of the D/T type, optionally in admixture with hydroxyl-bearing siloxanes and/or acetoxy- and/or alkoxy-bearing silanes and/or siloxanes, with acetic anhydride using superacid, in particular trifluoromethanesulfonic acid, as catalyst and with addition of acetic acid, wherein the cyclic branched siloxanes of the D/T type are mixtures of cyclic branched siloxanes of the D/T type which contain not only siloxanes comprising D and T units but optionally also siloxanes comprising Q units with the proviso that in these mixtures the proportion of Si atoms derived from Q units is ≤ 10% by mass to ≥ 0% by mass, preferably ≤ 5% by mass to ≥ 0% by mass, based on the entirety of all Si atoms, with the proviso that, if no mixtures of cyclic branched siloxanes of the D/T type which contain siloxanes comprising Q units are employed, the acids employed are not solely trifluoromethanesulfonic acid and acetic acid.
A system comprising a gripping device with two gripper arms and at least one data processing unit, wherein the gripping device is configured for gripping, holding and guiding bottle-like containers, and wherein the gripping device is designed to pivotally move a gripping section of the two gripper arms from an open position to a gripping position or vice versa, and wherein the two gripper arms each comprise a data generation unit and a data preprocessing unit; and wherein the system further comprises the following: a data transmission unit configured to transmit the data of the two gripper arms preprocessed and generated by the data preprocessing units and data generation units to the data processing unit for processing the status data of the gripping device, wherein the data processing unit comprises: a data preparation unit configured to prepare the data received from the gripping device, wherein a status of the gripping device is calculated by way of the preparation and an operability and service life prediction rendered possible, wherein multiple past data sets of the gripping device are compared to one another and to current data during the preparation in order to extrapolate a statement relative to a future state, in particular signs of wear or impermissible loads on the gripping device; and a data display device for displaying the prepared data of the gripping device. a data preparation unit configured to prepare the data received from the gripping device, wherein a status of the gripping device is calculated by way of the preparation and an operability and service life prediction rendered possible, wherein multiple past data sets of the gripping device are compared to one another and to current data during the preparation in order to extrapolate a statement relative to a future state, in particular signs of wear or impermissible loads on the gripping device; and a data display device for displaying the prepared data of the gripping device.
Aerosol-generating article comprising a tobacco element and a mouthpiece element, the tobacco element comprising an aerosol-forming substrate, a support element arranged downstream of the aerosol-forming substrate and an aerosol-cooling element arranged downstream of the support element; the mouthpiece element comprising a filter segment and a hollow tube; wherein the hollow tube is a cardboard tube arranged downstream of the filter segment; and wherein the aerosol-cooling element of the tobacco element has a length of at most 15 millimeter, and wherein a length of the mouthpiece element is adapted according to the length of the aerosol-cooling element such that a total length of the aerosol-generating article is kept at a predefined total length. the tobacco element comprising an aerosol-forming substrate, a support element arranged downstream of the aerosol-forming substrate and an aerosol-cooling element arranged downstream of the support element; the mouthpiece element comprising a filter segment and a hollow tube; wherein the hollow tube is a cardboard tube arranged downstream of the filter segment; and wherein the aerosol-cooling element of the tobacco element has a length of at most 15 millimeter, and wherein a length of the mouthpiece element is adapted according to the length of the aerosol-cooling element such that a total length of the aerosol-generating article is kept at a predefined total length.
A track for a vehicle, the track being mountable around a track-engaging assembly configured to move the track around the track-engaging assembly, the track-engaging assembly comprising a plurality of wheels (24, 26, 28) for engaging the track, the track being elastomeric to flex around the track-engaging assembly, the track comprising: a ground-engaging outer surface; an inner surface opposite to the ground-engaging outer surface; and a sensor, characterized in that said sensor is configured to sense a characteristic of the track, the sensor being integrated in the track during molding of the track. a ground-engaging outer surface; an inner surface opposite to the ground-engaging outer surface; and a sensor, characterized in that said sensor is configured to sense a characteristic of the track, the sensor being integrated in the track during molding of the track.
A method of authenticating a communication network comprising a transaction device, an issuer entity and a point of interaction device, wherein there is a first path between the transaction device and the point of interaction device and a second path between the issuer entity and the point of interaction device, the method being executed at the point of interaction device and comprising: receiving, from the transaction device, a first session key, the first session key being generated by the transaction device using a function, wherein an input to the function comprises an incremented variable; receiving, from the transaction device, a first device response and a first device cryptogram; forwarding the first device response and the first device cryptogram to the issuer entity for validation; receiving, from the issuer entity, a second device response regarding allowability of a transaction following processing of the first device response and the first device cryptogram by the issuer entity, and a second device cryptogram that is signed with a second session key, the second session key being generated by the issuer entity using the function; verifying the second device cryptogram by determining that the first session key matches the second session key; and defining the communication network as authentic in the event that the second device cryptogram is verified. receiving, from the transaction device, a first session key, the first session key being generated by the transaction device using a function, wherein an input to the function comprises an incremented variable; receiving, from the transaction device, a first device response and a first device cryptogram; forwarding the first device response and the first device cryptogram to the issuer entity for validation; receiving, from the issuer entity, a second device response regarding allowability of a transaction following processing of the first device response and the first device cryptogram by the issuer entity, and a second device cryptogram that is signed with a second session key, the second session key being generated by the issuer entity using the function; verifying the second device cryptogram by determining that the first session key matches the second session key; and defining the communication network as authentic in the event that the second device cryptogram is verified.
Method for estimating the temperature of a power semiconductor device, wherein the power semiconductor device is controlled by a computing unit (172, 186), and wherein the temperature estimation is carried out in the same or a different computing unit, characterized in that the computing unit (172, 186) executes the following steps: indicating a transfer function for a thermal impedance either from thermal resistances of the power semiconductor device and corresponding thermal time constants, or, in equivalent form, from a power loss and a temperature difference, time-discrete calculation of the transfer function according to a reduced temperature model, estimating the temperature of the power semiconductor device by using the reduced temperature model, monitoring the temperature, and if necessary intervening when an unacceptable temperature of the power semiconductor device is reached or even before this in order to prevent damages, wherein a version, of reduced order, of a temperature model specified for the semiconductor device is used for the temperature estimation, which is optimized for two or more separate frequency ranges by means of balanced truncation, and wherein a frequency range is defined by the frequency spectrum of current and voltage in the power semiconductor device. indicating a transfer function for a thermal impedance either from thermal resistances of the power semiconductor device and corresponding thermal time constants, or, in equivalent form, from a power loss and a temperature difference, time-discrete calculation of the transfer function according to a reduced temperature model, estimating the temperature of the power semiconductor device by using the reduced temperature model, monitoring the temperature, and if necessary intervening when an unacceptable temperature of the power semiconductor device is reached or even before this in order to prevent damages, wherein a version, of reduced order, of a temperature model specified for the semiconductor device is used for the temperature estimation, which is optimized for two or more separate frequency ranges by means of balanced truncation, and wherein a frequency range is defined by the frequency spectrum of current and voltage in the power semiconductor device.
Control valve unit comprising a valve rod which is sealed off from a valve housing by means of a sealing arrangement, which sealing arrangement has a packing that is mounted axially between a pressure sleeve and a counter bearing on the valve housing, wherein the pressure sleeve is mounted so as to be axially movable relative to the valve housing and transmits to the packing a contact pressure applied to the pressure sleeve by a spring element via a pressure element, and wherein the spring element is supported on a pretensioning means the distance of which from the counterbearing can be adjusted, thus allowing adjustment of the contact pressure of the spring element acting on the pressure sleeve, wherein the spring element is arranged axially between a first stop and a second stop of the pretensioning means, wherein, in a preassembled state of the pretensioning means, the spring element rests against the first stop and the second stop under pretension, characterized in that, in an operating state of the control valve unit, the second stop is arranged at a fixed distance from the first stop in the direction of the counter bearing and wherein the axial change in position of the pressure sleeve is limited by the second stop that is arranged at a distance from the pressure element in the direction of the counter bearing.
A window for an object, wherein the window comprises a photoluminescent material located within the window, characterized in that a sun blind is integrated within the window and wherein the sun blind comprises the photoluminescent material.
A stabilized iron-promoted aluminosilicate zeolite having an FT-IR absorption peak at 3680 ± 5 cm -1, wherein said peak has a height of at least 0.10 absorbance unit, wherein said zeolite is zeolite beta, and wherein said zeolite has a Si/AI ratio of no more than 10.