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A process for removing permanganate reducing compounds (PRC's) from a crude acetic acid composition produced by carbonylation of methanol, the process comprising the steps of: separating the crude acetic acid composition in a light ends column into an overhead vapor stream comprising halogen promoter, water, acetic acid, methyl acetate and at least one PRC, and an acetic acid product stream; condensing and biphasically separating the overhead vapor stream into a heavy phase and a light phase; separating the light phase in a distillation column into an overhead PRC stream and a bottoms stream, wherein the overhead PRC stream is enriched with PRC with respect to the bottoms stream; condensing the overhead PRC stream and extracting with a first extractant in a first extractor the condensed overhead PRC stream to obtain a first aqueous stream comprising water, halogen promoter and at least one PRC, and a first raffinate comprising methyl acetate; and extracting with a second extractant in a second extractor the first aqueous stream to obtain a second raffinate comprising water and at least one PRC, and an extract stream comprising halogen promoter, and the second extractant; wherein the second extractant comprises a C 6 to C 16 alkane, wherein the first extractant and the second extractant are different. separating the crude acetic acid composition in a light ends column into an overhead vapor stream comprising halogen promoter, water, acetic acid, methyl acetate and at least one PRC, and an acetic acid product stream; condensing and biphasically separating the overhead vapor stream into a heavy phase and a light phase; separating the light phase in a distillation column into an overhead PRC stream and a bottoms stream, wherein the overhead PRC stream is enriched with PRC with respect to the bottoms stream; condensing the overhead PRC stream and extracting with a first extractant in a first extractor the condensed overhead PRC stream to obtain a first aqueous stream comprising water, halogen promoter and at least one PRC, and a first raffinate comprising methyl acetate; and extracting with a second extractant in a second extractor the first aqueous stream to obtain a second raffinate comprising water and at least one PRC, and an extract stream comprising halogen promoter, and the second extractant; wherein the second extractant comprises a C 6 to C 16 alkane,
An intravaginal drug delivery device comprising: (a) a device body comprising a hydrophobic carrier material having at least one channel defining at least one opening to an exterior of said device body, said at least one channel being adapted to receive at least one drug-containing insert; and (b) at least one drug-containing insert positioned in said at least one channel, said drug-containing insert being capable of releasing a pharmaceutically effective amount of at least one drug suitable for intravaginal administration and containing at least one water-soluble release enhancer in an amount ranging from about 15% to about 70% by weight of said at least one drug-containing insert, said at least one drug and said at least one water-soluble release enhancer being dispersed in an insert carrier material; wherein said hydrophobic carrier material and said insert carrier material may be the same or different; wherein said at least one drug-containing insert is exposed on said exterior of said device body when said intravaginal drug delivery device is in use; wherein said at least one drug-containing insert is arranged to maintain surface contact between said insert and said channel in use and to be removable from said device body; wherein said at least one drug-containing insert defines a right circular cylinder, extends substantially perpendicular to the main plane of the device body, and has a cross-sectional diameter of from about 0.5 mm to about 8 mm; and wherein the device body is a partial or complete toroid shape. (a) a device body comprising a hydrophobic carrier material having at least one channel defining at least one opening to an exterior of said device body, said at least one channel being adapted to receive at least one drug-containing insert; and (b) at least one drug-containing insert positioned in said at least one channel, said drug-containing insert being capable of releasing a pharmaceutically effective amount of at least one drug suitable for intravaginal administration and containing at least one water-soluble release enhancer in an amount ranging from about 15% to about 70% by weight of said at least one drug-containing insert, said at least one drug and said at least one water-soluble release enhancer being dispersed in an insert carrier material; wherein said hydrophobic carrier material and said insert carrier material may be the same or different; wherein said at least one drug-containing insert is exposed on said exterior of said device body when said intravaginal drug delivery device is in use; wherein said hydrophobic carrier material and said insert carrier material may be the same or different; wherein said at least one drug-containing insert is exposed on said exterior of said device body when said intravaginal drug delivery device is in use;
Device for access to the interior of a body, having at least one outer part having an outer tube (2.1), wherein an inner tube (3.2) passing through the outer tube has at its distal end an expanding part, which is expandable beyond the outer diameter of the outer tube, characterized in that a distal tube section (3.2.1) of the inner tube (3.2) and a proximal section (5.4) of the expanding part are connected to one another in a positive-locking manner so that the distal tube section (3.2.1) of the inner tube (3.2) has on its outer side radial projections (3.2.1.1) that mesh with recesses (5.4.1) in the proximal section (5.4) of the expanding part and that the expanding part has a cylindrical configuration in its distal area in case of an expanded configuration.
A power conditioning unit with maximum power point tracking (MPPT), for delivering power from a dc power source to an ac mains power supply output, the power conditioning unit comprising: an input for receiving dc power from said dc power source; an output for delivering ac power to said ac mains power supply output; an energy storage capacitor for storing energy from said dc power source and for delivering power to said ac mains power supply output; a dc-to-ac converter coupled to said output for converting energy stored in said energy storage capacitor to ac power for said ac mains power supply output; a power injection control block having a sense input coupled to said energy storage capacitor and having an output coupled to said dc-to-ac converter, and being configured to control power injected into said ac mains power supply output by controlling said dc-to-ac converter; characterised in that, in operation, a voltage on said energy storage capacitor has a sinusoidal voltage component at twice a frequency of said ac mains power supply output; wherein said power injection control block is configured for controlling an amplitude of an ac current provided to said ac mains power supply output based on an amplitude of said sinusoidal voltage component such that an amount of power transferred to said ac mains power supply output is dependent on an amplitude of said sinusoidal voltage component on said energy storage capacitor, and wherein said power injection control block is further configured to track a maximum power point of said dc power source by controlling said dc-to-ac converter. an input for receiving dc power from said dc power source; an output for delivering ac power to said ac mains power supply output; an energy storage capacitor for storing energy from said dc power source and for delivering power to said ac mains power supply output; a dc-to-ac converter coupled to said output for converting energy stored in said energy storage capacitor to ac power for said ac mains power supply output; a power injection control block having a sense input coupled to said energy storage capacitor and having an output coupled to said dc-to-ac converter, and being configured to control power injected into said ac mains power supply output by controlling said dc-to-ac converter; characterised in that, in operation, a voltage on said energy storage capacitor has a sinusoidal voltage component at twice a frequency of said ac mains power supply output; wherein said power injection control block is configured for controlling an amplitude of an ac current provided to said ac mains power supply output based on an amplitude of said sinusoidal voltage component such that an amount of power transferred to said ac mains power supply output is dependent on an amplitude of said sinusoidal voltage component on said energy storage capacitor, and wherein said power injection control block is further configured to track a maximum power point of said dc power source by controlling said dc-to-ac converter.
Xyloglucans or extracts containing them in combination with pea protein and optionally with one or more active ingredients and/or excipients, wherein xyloglucans and pea protein are in 1:1 weight ratio, for use in the topical intranasal treatment of nasal congestion.
Arrangement with a filter, in particular extractor device, wherein the filter has a first electrically conducting layer, at least one second electrically conducting layer and at least one filter layer arranged between the first layer and the second layer, wherein the filter has at least one third electrically conducting layer, characterised in that the arrangement has an evaluation device, that the first layer is electrically isolated from the filter layer and from the second layer, wherein the second layer is electrically isolated from the filter layer and wherein the evaluation device has at least one capacitance measuring facility which is electrically connected to the first layer and the second layer, that the third layer is electrically isolated from the first layer and from the second layer and from the filter layer, that the evaluation device has at least one further capacitance measuring facility and that the further capacitance measuring facility is electrically connected to the first layer and the third layer.
A method of operating a wind energy installation, in particular as claimed in any one of the claims 13 to 14, which wind energy installation has a rotor with at least one rotor blade which can be adjusted in terms of its angle, and an adjustment drive for adjusting the rotor blade, wherein: - in the event that at least one case of special operation should occur, in particular in the event that at least one case of malfunction should occur, the rotor blade is adjusted in a direction of a shutdown position with the aid of the adjustment drive (S 20; S 20'); wherein, in the shutdown position - a supply of energy from an energy storage device to the adjustment drive for adjusting the rotor blade in the direction of the shutdown position is switched off; and / or - a pitch brake for holding the rotor blade in its current position is closed; wherein, on the basis of at least one activation signal - the rotor blade is adjusted with the aid of the adjustment drive in an adjustment mode of operation while the case of special operation is still ongoing, in particular while the case of malfunction is still ongoing (S 100; S 40'). - in the event that at least one case of special operation should occur, in particular in the event that at least one case of malfunction should occur, the rotor blade is adjusted in a direction of a shutdown position with the aid of the adjustment drive (S 20; S 20'); - a supply of energy from an energy storage device to the adjustment drive for adjusting the rotor blade in the direction of the shutdown position is switched off; and / or - a pitch brake for holding the rotor blade in its current position is closed; - the rotor blade is adjusted with the aid of the adjustment drive in an adjustment mode of operation while the case of special operation is still ongoing, in particular while the case of malfunction is still ongoing (S 100; S 40').
A sliding component (10, 20) that has an annular shape and is disposed in a place where relative rotation is performed in a rotary machine, comprising a plurality of dynamic pressure generating mechanisms (14, 141 to 149), wherein the plurality of dynamic pressure generating mechanisms (14, 141 to 149) are provided in a sliding surface (11, 21) of the sliding component (10, 20), each of the dynamic pressure generating mechanisms (14, 141 to 149) including a deep groove portion (15, 151 to 158) that communicates with a low-pressure side, and at least one shallow groove portion (9A, 9B, 91A to 94A, 91B to 94B) that communicates with the deep groove portion (15, 151 to 158) and extends in a circumferential direction, the shallow groove portion (9A, 9B, 91A to 94A, 91B to 94B) is shallower than the deep groove portion (15, 151 to 158), and the deep groove portion (15, 151 to 158) is provided with a trap portion (13, 131 to 138) that suppresses leakage of a sealed fluid in the deep groove portion (15, 151 to 158), characterized in that the deep groove portion (15, 151 to 158) has a pair of side wall surfaces (15b, 15c) which extend in a radial direction and are opposed to each other in a circumferential direction and a bottom surface which extends the circumferential direction and intersects with the side wall surfaces (15b, 15c), the trap portion comprises opposing trap pieces (13A, 13B) protruding respectively from one of the side wall surfaces (15b, 15c) towards the other of the side wall surfaces (15c, 15b), and a top surface of the trap portion is flush with a top surface of a land forming the sliding surface (11, 21). wherein the plurality of dynamic pressure generating mechanisms (14, 141 to 149) are provided in a sliding surface (11, 21) of the sliding component (10, 20), each of the dynamic pressure generating mechanisms (14, 141 to 149) including a deep groove portion (15, 151 to 158) that communicates with a low-pressure side, and at least one shallow groove portion (9A, 9B, 91A to 94A, 91B to 94B) that communicates with the deep groove portion (15, 151 to 158) and extends in a circumferential direction, the shallow groove portion (9A, 9B, 91A to 94A, 91B to 94B) is shallower than the deep groove portion (15, 151 to 158), and the deep groove portion (15, 151 to 158) is provided with a trap portion (13, 131 to 138) that suppresses leakage of a sealed fluid in the deep groove portion (15, 151 to 158), characterized in that the deep groove portion (15, 151 to 158) has a pair of side wall surfaces (15b, 15c) which extend in a radial direction and are opposed to each other in a circumferential direction and a bottom surface which extends the circumferential direction and intersects with the side wall surfaces (15b, 15c), the trap portion comprises opposing trap pieces (13A, 13B) protruding respectively from one of the side wall surfaces (15b, 15c) towards the other of the side wall surfaces (15c, 15b), and a top surface of the trap portion is flush with a top surface of a land forming the sliding surface (11, 21).
A method for switching a base station of a mower, the method comprising: obtaining, when a number of first common-view satellites between the mower and a first base station is less than a first threshold, a number of second common-view satellites between the mower and a second base station; when the number of the first common-view satellites is less than a second threshold and the number of the second common-view satellites is greater than the second threshold, obtaining the first trajectory of the mower based on the first base station and the second trajectory of the mower based on the second base station, respectively; determining, based on the first trajectory and the second trajectory, a coordinate transformation matrix of the mower switching from the first base station to the second base station; and switching the mower from the first base station to the second base station based on the coordinate transformation matrix, the second threshold being less than the first threshold. obtaining, when a number of first common-view satellites between the mower and a first base station is less than a first threshold, a number of second common-view satellites between the mower and a second base station; when the number of the first common-view satellites is less than a second threshold and the number of the second common-view satellites is greater than the second threshold, obtaining the first trajectory of the mower based on the first base station and the second trajectory of the mower based on the second base station, respectively; determining, based on the first trajectory and the second trajectory, a coordinate transformation matrix of the mower switching from the first base station to the second base station; and switching the mower from the first base station to the second base station based on the coordinate transformation matrix, the second threshold being less than the first threshold.
System for measuring, displaying, storing and controlling railway vehicle speed comprising two identical units ( 1,2) installed in two driver cabs, which are adapted to communicate bidirectionally through a line, and a unit of alphanumerical entries, a GPS module and a radar for real speed measurement, wherein each unit ( 1, 2) includes a main microcontroller ( 1.1, 2.1) which is adapted to receive data from an axle rotative speed adapter (1.4, 2.4), and to receive signals ( 7.1, 7.2) by means of a numerical entry unit (1.3, 2.3) and information from the radar signal adapter ( 1.5, 2.5) and from a proximity detector ( 1.7, 2.7), wherein the main microcontroller is further adapted to send instructions ( 8.1, 8.2) to the railway vehicle by means of a numerical output unit ( 1.12, 2.12) and interconnects bidirectionally with a Wi-Fi unit ( 1.8, 2.8), a bluetooth unit ( 1.9, 2.9), a high-speed USB serial port ( 1.10, 2.10), a high-capacity memory unit ( 1.11, 2.11), a touchscreen graphical display ( 1.13, 2.13) and a secondary microcontroller ( 1.2, 2.2) which is adapted to control an alphanumeric display ( 1.14, 2.14), and wherein data are simultaneously stored in the units and, which are installed in each driver cab, and wherein speed calculation is performed in parallel by the main microcontrollers (1.1, 2.1) on basis of the data received from the axle rotative speed adapters (1.4, 2.4), such that a closing or a fault operation of one of the main microcontrollers (1.1, 2.1) can be detected.
A power battery base for supporting a power battery pack, comprising a tray and a liquid cooling tube disposed on the tray, wherein the tray comprises a bottom plate and side plates disposed around the periphery of the bottom plate, the bottom plate and the side plates jointly form a receiving cavity for receiving the power battery pack, the bottom plate is provided with at least one beam, the beam divides the bottom plate into at least two sub-bottom plates, characterized in that the liquid cooling tube is laid on at least one of the sub-bottom plates, and that the liquid cooling tube is cross over the beam that it passes, wherein the liquid cooling tube is laid in one sub-bottom plate and extends from the sub-bottom plate across the beam into another sub-bottom plate or from the sub-bottom plate across the beam to the side plate and along the side plate to a liquid outlet tube or a liquid inlet tube.
Machine for coating an optical article with a predetermined coating composition, comprising: - a vacuum chamber having an interior space configured to receive said optical article; - a vacuum pump connected to said vacuum chamber; - a nebulizer configured to carry out a vacuum nebulization treatment of said predetermined coating composition for depositing it on said optical article in said vacuum chamber; - a plasma generator configured to carry out a vacuum plasma treatment of said optical article in said vacuum chamber; - a control unit configured to control said vacuum pump; said optical article being an ophtalmic lens; said control unit being configured to control said plasma generator for removing an initial outermost coating of said optical article, or for activating a surface of the optical article, and to cause said vacuum pump to suck gases from said vacuum chamber during vacuum plasma treatment; said control unit being further configured to cause the vacuum pump to suck gases from said vacuum chamber to bring said vacuum chamber to a predetermined required pressure for said vacuum nebulization treatment; and said control unit and said nebulizer being further configured to nebulize said predetermined coating composition which is liquid into a mist of aerosol droplets and to direct said droplets towards at least a surface (35, 36) of said optical article. - a vacuum chamber having an interior space configured to receive said optical article; - a vacuum pump connected to said vacuum chamber; - a nebulizer configured to carry out a vacuum nebulization treatment of said predetermined coating composition for depositing it on said optical article in said vacuum chamber; - a plasma generator configured to carry out a vacuum plasma treatment of said optical article in said vacuum chamber; - a control unit configured to control said vacuum pump;
An impeller of a centrifugal headbox feed pump, the impeller having a shroud with a front face and a circumference, a plurality of long working vanes on the front face, and a plurality of shorter intermediate working vanes on the front face between the long working vanes, the shorter working vanes having a leading edge, a front edge and a foot part thereof, wherein the shorter intermediate working vanes have a foot length Lfs and a front edge length Les, the foot length of the shorter intermediate working vane being in the range Lfs = 1.2 * Les to Lfs = 3.0 * Les; the longer working vanes have a leading edge with an angle of inclination, the angles of inclination of the leading edges (40, 30) of the longer and shorter working vanes (16, 18) having a difference of 20 to 45 degrees; and the shroud comprising at least one of: (i) a plurality of openings for gas discharge arranged through the shroud within a circumference (Cls) formed by the foot parts of the leading edges of the shorter intermediate working vanes, and (ii) a plurality of balancing openings arranged through the shroud within a circumference formed by the foot parts of the leading edges of the longer working vanes. the shorter intermediate working vanes have a foot length Lfs and a front edge length Les, the foot length of the shorter intermediate working vane being in the range Lfs = 1.2 * Les to Lfs = 3.0 * Les; the longer working vanes have a leading edge with an angle of inclination, the angles of inclination of the leading edges (40, 30) of the longer and shorter working vanes (16, 18) having a difference of 20 to 45 degrees; and the shroud comprising at least one of: (i) a plurality of openings for gas discharge arranged through the shroud within a circumference (Cls) formed by the foot parts of the leading edges of the shorter intermediate working vanes, and (ii) a plurality of balancing openings arranged through the shroud within a circumference formed by the foot parts of the leading edges of the longer working vanes. (i) a plurality of openings for gas discharge arranged through the shroud within a circumference (Cls) formed by the foot parts of the leading edges of the shorter intermediate working vanes, and (ii) a plurality of balancing openings arranged through the shroud within a circumference formed by the foot parts of the leading edges of the longer working vanes.