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A nephelometric turbidimeter detector, comprising: a substantially circular detection element having a plurality of contiguous photodiode arrays that detect radiation, wherein the substantially circular detection element is configured to be arranged about a sample to capture scattered radiation from said sample within a predetermined angular range, wherein said sample is contained in a sample vial and wherein said substantially circular detection element is configured to be arranged outside of said vial and to be centered at ninety degrees relative to an axis of an incident light beam, characterized in that the plurality of contiguous photodiode arrays is placed on an inside of a detector housing, wherein the inside of the detector housing is lined with a light-absorbing material which acts as a light baffle to absorb stray radiation emanating from a sample vial when illuminated. a substantially circular detection element having a plurality of contiguous photodiode arrays that detect radiation, wherein the substantially circular detection element is configured to be arranged about a sample to capture scattered radiation from said sample within a predetermined angular range, wherein said sample is contained in a sample vial and wherein said substantially circular detection element is configured to be arranged outside of said vial and to be centered at ninety degrees relative to an axis of an incident light beam, characterized in that the plurality of contiguous photodiode arrays is placed on an inside of a detector housing, wherein the inside of the detector housing is lined with a light-absorbing material which acts as a light baffle to absorb stray radiation emanating from a sample vial when illuminated.
An optical lens, comprising: a first lens (100, 200, 300, 500), including a first optical area and a first structural area surrounding the first optical area, characterized in that the first structural area includes a height measurement area, wherein the first optical area and an area of the first structural area other than the height measurement area is coated with an anti-reflective coating, and the height measurement area is not coated with an anti-reflective coating and is configured to reflect a ranging beam; and a lens assembly (110, 210), including a lens barrel (104, 204) and at least one second lens (105, 205) disposed in the lens barrel, wherein the first lens is disposed on the lens assembly and is closer to an object side than second lens, wherein the at least one second lens includes a second optical area and a second structural area surrounding the second optical area, wherein the first structural area is connected to an end face of the lens barrel near the first lens or to the second structural area of the second lens closest to the first lens. a first lens (100, 200, 300, 500), including a first optical area and a first structural area surrounding the first optical area, characterized in that the first structural area includes a height measurement area, wherein the first optical area and an area of the first structural area other than the height measurement area is coated with an anti-reflective coating, and the height measurement area is not coated with an anti-reflective coating and is configured to reflect a ranging beam; and a lens assembly (110, 210), including a lens barrel (104, 204) and at least one second lens (105, 205) disposed in the lens barrel, wherein the first lens is disposed on the lens assembly and is closer to an object side than second lens, wherein the at least one second lens includes a second optical area and a second structural area surrounding the second optical area, wherein the first structural area is connected to an end face of the lens barrel near the first lens or to the second structural area of the second lens closest to the first lens.
Method for boil detection at a heating zone of an induction hob, the method comprising the steps of: - disabling a power control mechanism of the induction hob by setting the frequency of the AC-current provided to an induction coil of the induction hob to a fixed value; - measuring values of an electrical parameter provided within the induction hob; - interpolating the measured electrical parameter values by gathering a plurality of values of the electrical parameter within a time window and calculating the average value of said gathered plurality of values thereby obtaining interpolated electrical parameter values. - calculating a gradient measure indicative for the differential change of the interpolated electrical parameter values over time; - determining the boil point based on the calculated gradient measure. - disabling a power control mechanism of the induction hob by setting the frequency of the AC-current provided to an induction coil of the induction hob to a fixed value; - measuring values of an electrical parameter provided within the induction hob; - interpolating the measured electrical parameter values by gathering a plurality of values of the electrical parameter within a time window and calculating the average value of said gathered plurality of values thereby obtaining interpolated electrical parameter values. - calculating a gradient measure indicative for the differential change of the interpolated electrical parameter values over time; - determining the boil point based on the calculated gradient measure.
Steering column for a motor vehicle, with a jacket tube for the rotatable mounting of a steering spindle of the steering column, and with a support body which engages at least in regions around the jacket tube, wherein the jacket tube is mounted in the support body so as to be displaceable at least in a longitudinal direction of the steering spindle, wherein the steering column comprises at least one leaf spring which, in a transverse direction orthogonally to the longitudinal direction of the steering spindle, presses against a cylinder-jacket-shaped portion of the jacket tube, wherein the leaf spring has at least two supporting surfaces which are spaced apart from each other in the circumferential direction of the jacket tube and with which said leaf spring presses against the jacket tube directly or with the interposition of at least one bearing body, wherein the leaf spring both when directly pressing against the jacket tube and when pressing against the jacket tube with the interposition of the bearing body presses exclusively with its side facing the jacket tube against the jacket tube, characterized in that the leaf spring presses against the jacket tube at at least two points (11, 12) which are spaced apart from each other in the circumferential direction of the jacket tube.
A method for improve the accuracy of the flow rate estimation of a pump driven by a frequency converter and provided with manufacturer characteristic curves QT, characterized in that the method comprises a) measuring and storing the flow rate ( Q Mean) when the pump is in operation, b) storing the used rotational speed ( n Mean) and torque ( T Mean) of the pump during the measuring of the flow rate ( Q Mean), which rotational speed and torque are provided by the frequency converter, c) converting the characteristic QT curve provided for a specific rotational speed into the stored rotational speed ( n Mean) using affinity laws, d) determining, from the converted provided QT curve the torque ( T Manufacturer) corresponding to the measured flow rate ( Q Mean), e) calculating a bias value of the torque ( T Bias) as a difference between the stored torque ( T Mean) of the pump and the determined torque ( T Manufacturer), and f) estimating then during normal operation the flow rate and determining the operating point of the pump either by using the bias value of the torque ( T Bias) to adjust the provided QT curve or by using the bias value of the torque ( T Bias) to adjust the value of torque obtained in step b) and use it for estimation of the pump flow rate from the converter provided QT curve. a) measuring and storing the flow rate ( Q Mean) when the pump is in operation, b) storing the used rotational speed ( n Mean) and torque ( T Mean) of the pump during the measuring of the flow rate ( Q Mean), which rotational speed and torque are provided by the frequency converter, c) converting the characteristic QT curve provided for a specific rotational speed into the stored rotational speed ( n Mean) using affinity laws, d) determining, from the converted provided QT curve the torque ( T Manufacturer) corresponding to the measured flow rate ( Q Mean), e) calculating a bias value of the torque ( T Bias) as a difference between the stored torque ( T Mean) of the pump and the determined torque ( T Manufacturer), and f) estimating then during normal operation the flow rate and determining the operating point of the pump either by using the bias value of the torque ( T Bias) to adjust the provided QT curve or by using the bias value of the torque ( T Bias) to adjust the value of torque obtained in step b) and use it for estimation of the pump flow rate from the converter provided QT curve.
Acoustic protective shield for a motor vehicle engine, said shield having a polyurethane foam base, said shield being characterised in that it is provided on the surface with at least one thermal protective patch having a smaller surface area than the foam layer - said patch being based on a felt made of mineral fibres which are bonded together by a thermosetting resin and - said patch being overmoulded by said foam - said patch being based on a felt made of mineral fibres which are bonded together by a thermosetting resin and - said patch being overmoulded by said foam
Process for the final disposal of residential solid waste of insular and coastal locations comprising the following stages: a) milling, b) homogeneization and sanitization, c) stabilization, d) moulding, e) drying, f) packaging, and g) final disposal in the ocean characterized in that: sanitization is conducted by adding sanitizers chosen from the group containing ultraviolet radiation, ozonification, chlorination, oxygenated water and quicklime, stabilization is achieved with carbonate calcium, hydroxide calcium, cement, plaster or bentonite in proportions from 5 to 25%, and water is added to the residential solid waste in proportions from 5 to 8% in weight of the residential solid waste in order to facilitate mixing of the residential solid waste and to form a warm, doughy and malleable paste.
A hot melt adhesive composition comprising: a. a polymer component in an amount from 10 wt% to 50 wt%, wherein the polymer is selected from the group consisting of ethylene vinyl acetate, metallocene polyolefin, ethylene butyl acrylate or mixtures thereof; b. a wax; and c. a templating agent from 0.01wt% to less than 0.5wt%, wherein the templating agent is a sugar and sugar alcohol derivatives, or has a structure of: Ar-L1-X-L2-R wherein X is a sugar or a sugar alcohol; Ar is a substituted or unsubstituted aryl-containing functional group; R is H, alky, alkenyl, hydroxyl, alkoxy and alkyl-halide, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl-containing functional group; and L1 and L2, independently, are acetal or ether functional group; and wherein the templating agent is provided in an effect amount such that the ΔH of the adhesive is increased by at least 5% over an adhesive composition without the templating agent; wherein the average crystal size in the adhesive composition is increased by at least 10% over the adhesive composition without the templating agent; and wherein the heat resistance of the adhesive is increased by at least 5°F over an adhesive composition without the templating agent. a. a polymer component in an amount from 10 wt% to 50 wt%, wherein the polymer is selected from the group consisting of ethylene vinyl acetate, metallocene polyolefin, ethylene butyl acrylate or mixtures thereof; b. a wax; and c. a templating agent from 0.01wt% to less than 0.5wt%, wherein the templating agent is a sugar and sugar alcohol derivatives, or has a structure of: Ar-L1-X-L2-R wherein X is a sugar or a sugar alcohol; Ar is a substituted or unsubstituted aryl-containing functional group; R is H, alky, alkenyl, hydroxyl, alkoxy and alkyl-halide, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl-containing functional group; and L1 and L2, independently, are acetal or ether functional group; and wherein the templating agent is provided in an effect amount such that the ΔH of the adhesive is increased by at least 5% over an adhesive composition without the templating agent; wherein the average crystal size in the adhesive composition is increased by at least 10% over the adhesive composition without the templating agent; and wherein the heat resistance of the adhesive is increased by at least 5°F over an adhesive composition without the templating agent. wherein X is a sugar or a sugar alcohol; Ar is a substituted or unsubstituted aryl-containing functional group; R is H, alky, alkenyl, hydroxyl, alkoxy and alkyl-halide, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl-containing functional group; and L1 and L2, independently, are acetal or ether functional group; and wherein the templating agent is provided in an effect amount such that the ΔH of the adhesive is increased by at least 5% over an adhesive composition without the templating agent; wherein the average crystal size in the adhesive composition is increased by at least 10% over the adhesive composition without the templating agent; and wherein the heat resistance of the adhesive is increased by at least 5°F over an adhesive composition without the templating agent.
A solid-fuel furnace comprising a staged burner with a lower stage where, during use, a primary combustion of the solid fuel takes place and with an upper stage where, during use, a secondary combustion of the gases from the primary combustion takes place, said burner comprising on the upper stage: - a first hollow body intended to accommodate, in its inner volume, the gases from the primary combustion, said first hollow body comprising a conical part, and - a secondary air supply duct arranged around said first hollow body and emerging at its upper end, said duct being delimited, on the one hand, by the first hollow body and, on the other hand, by a wall with a shape that is substantially complementary to that of the first hollow body in order to guarantee a parallel injection of secondary air along the first hollow body, characterized in that the upper end of the first hollow body into which the secondary air supply duct emerges has a cutout in the form of a series of protrusions and hollows. - a first hollow body intended to accommodate, in its inner volume, the gases from the primary combustion, said first hollow body comprising a conical part, and - a secondary air supply duct arranged around said first hollow body and emerging at its upper end, said duct being delimited, on the one hand, by the first hollow body and, on the other hand, by a wall with a shape that is substantially complementary to that of the first hollow body in order to guarantee a parallel injection of secondary air along the first hollow body,
A fuel injector (110, 210, 310, 342), comprising: a body (112, 212) having a middle portion (116, 216) extending between a base portion (114, 214) and a nozzle portion (118, 218); wherein the body (112, 212) includes a channel (123, 263) configured to allow fuel to pass between the base portion (114, 214) and the nozzle portion (118, 218) to a combustion chamber (104, 204) of a fuel combustion engine; an actuator (122, 222) contained within the channel (123, 263) of the body (112, 212), the actuator (122, 222) having a distal end and a proximal end; a flow control device (120, 220) fluidically coupled to the channel (123, 263) and operably connected to a distal end of the actuator (122, 222); a first driver (124, 224) operably connected to the proximal end of the actuator (122, 222); a second driver (130, 140; 224) operably connected to the proximal end of the actuator (122, 222); and a controller operably connected to the drivers (124, 224; 130, 140, 224) and configured to provide operating instructions to the drivers (124, 224; 130, 140, 224), wherein: in a first step, the controller provides operating instructions to cause the first driver (124, 224) to cause the actuator (122, 222) to move the flow control device (120, 220) outwardly from the nozzle portion (118, 218) into an open position to allow fuel within the channel to exit the channel (123, 263); and in a second step, the controller provides operating instructions to cause the second driver (130,140; 224) to modulate the movement of the flow control device (120, 220) when the flow control device (120, 220) is in an open position. a body (112, 212) having a middle portion (116, 216) extending between a base portion (114, 214) and a nozzle portion (118, 218); wherein the body (112, 212) includes a channel (123, 263) configured to allow fuel to pass between the base portion (114, 214) and the nozzle portion (118, 218) to a combustion chamber (104, 204) of a fuel combustion engine; an actuator (122, 222) contained within the channel (123, 263) of the body (112, 212), the actuator (122, 222) having a distal end and a proximal end; a flow control device (120, 220) fluidically coupled to the channel (123, 263) and operably connected to a distal end of the actuator (122, 222); a first driver (124, 224) operably connected to the proximal end of the actuator (122, 222); a second driver (130, 140; 224) operably connected to the proximal end of the actuator (122, 222); and a controller operably connected to the drivers (124, 224; 130, 140, 224) and configured to provide operating instructions to the drivers (124, 224; 130, 140, 224), wherein: in a first step, the controller provides operating instructions to cause the first driver (124, 224) to cause the actuator (122, 222) to move the flow control device (120, 220) outwardly from the nozzle portion (118, 218) into an open position to allow fuel within the channel to exit the channel (123, 263); and in a second step, the controller provides operating instructions to cause the second driver (130,140; 224) to modulate the movement of the flow control device (120, 220) when the flow control device (120, 220) is in an open position.
A method of preparing a porous separator for a fuel cell, the method comprising: preparing a plurality of porous pattern structures, each of which includes a plurality of regularly repeated unit holes and in which a center axis is set to pass through a center of one unit hole and a center of another unit hole adjacent to the one unit hole; and preparing a porous separator by stacking the plurality of porous pattern structures, wherein in the preparing of the porous separator, a center axis of one porous pattern structure and a center axis of another porous pattern structure adjacent to the one porous pattern structure are spaced apart from each other or intersect to form an angle of from 10° to 45°, wherein a thickness of the porous pattern structure is 0.05 mm or more and 0.25 mm or less. preparing a plurality of porous pattern structures, each of which includes a plurality of regularly repeated unit holes and in which a center axis is set to pass through a center of one unit hole and a center of another unit hole adjacent to the one unit hole; and preparing a porous separator by stacking the plurality of porous pattern structures, wherein in the preparing of the porous separator, a center axis of one porous pattern structure and a center axis of another porous pattern structure adjacent to the one porous pattern structure are spaced apart from each other or intersect to form an angle of from 10° to 45°,
Torque sensor having a main body extending axially and in a circumferential direction, which torque sensor extends in a radial direction of the main body from an annular inner flange with first force introduction points via a mechanically weakened sensor portion, which is provided with measuring transducers for generating output signals, to an annular outer flange with second force introduction points, wherein the second force introduction points are connected to the sensor portion via a radially elastic material portion, wherein - the radially elastic material portion is formed by a plurality of radially elastic bending strips which are arranged distributed over a circumference of the main body, characterized in that - the radially elastic material portion is connected to the mechanically weakened sensor portion via an annular, radially stiff decoupling region. - the radially elastic material portion is formed by a plurality of radially elastic bending strips which are arranged distributed over a circumference of the main body, characterized in that - the radially elastic material portion is connected to the mechanically weakened sensor portion via an annular, radially stiff decoupling region.
A miter saw, comprising: a base; a turntable (132, 132') rotatable in relation to said base and having a work piece support surface; a clamp structure (252, 252') secured in fixed relation to said turntable (132, 132') and including a first brake surface; a bevel arm (172, 172') pivotably connected to said turntable (132, 132'); a cutting arm pivotably connected to said bevel arm (172, 172'); a cutting assembly supported by said cutting arm; a clamp member (260, 260') configured for movement in relation to said bevel arm (172, 172') between a first clamp member position and a second clamp member position, said clamp member (260, 260') including a follower surface (300, 300') and a brake surface; and an actuator (268, 268') including a cam surface (372, 372'), said actuator (268, 268') being (i) supported by said bevel arm (172, 172'), and (ii) movable in relation to said bevel arm (172, 172') in a linear path of movement between a first actuator position and a second actuator position, wherein movement of said actuator (268, 268') from said first actuator position to said second actuator position causes said cam surface (372, 372') to interact with said follower surface (300, 300') so that said clamp member (260, 260') is moved from said first clamp member position to said second clamp member position, and wherein movement of said clamp member (260, 260') from said first clamp member position to said second clamp member position causes said clamp structure (252, 252') to be clamped between a first brake surface and a second brake surface, and said brake surface to be urged against said clamp structure whereby movement of said bevel arm (172, 172') in relation to said turntable (132, 132') is inhibited, characterized by the clamp member (260, 260') being pivotably connected to said bevel arm (172, 172') by a pivot shaft arranged orthogonally to said bevel arm (172, 172'). a base; a turntable (132, 132') rotatable in relation to said base and having a work piece support surface; a clamp structure (252, 252') secured in fixed relation to said turntable (132, 132') and including a first brake surface; a bevel arm (172, 172') pivotably connected to said turntable (132, 132'); a cutting arm pivotably connected to said bevel arm (172, 172'); a cutting assembly supported by said cutting arm; a clamp member (260, 260') configured for movement in relation to said bevel arm (172, 172') between a first clamp member position and a second clamp member position, said clamp member (260, 260') including a follower surface (300, 300') and a brake surface; and an actuator (268, 268') including a cam surface (372, 372'), said actuator (268, 268') being (i) supported by said bevel arm (172, 172'), and (ii) movable in relation to said bevel arm (172, 172') in a linear path of movement between a first actuator position and a second actuator position,