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Method for producing potassium sulfate by (re)crystallization of crude potassium sulfate wherein the crude potassium sulfate contains an amount of potassium, calculated as K 2 O of 15 wt% or higher, preferably 40 wt% or higher, and has either: - more than 0.07 wt% insoluble material, and/or - a dissolution speed wherein at 3 min dissolution of 100 gram product in 1 L water of 20 °C with stirring, the amount of dissolved potassium sulfate is less than 90%, and/or - wherein a 1% dissolved crude potassium sulfate has a pH of 6 or higher wherein the method comprises the following steps - crude potassium sulfate is dissolved, - the dissolved potassium sulfate is subjected to a solid material removal step, - potassium sulfate is crystallized, - while optionally an acid is provided before, during or after the crystallization step of the potassium sulfate - whereafter the obtained potassium sulfate is separated and dried - wherein the particle size of the crystalline material is controlled to be within the ranges provided, optionally with sieving and/or grinding, such that the resulting potassium sulfate crystalline material conforms with the following characteristics: - the amount of insoluble material is less than 0.05 wt%, - a 1 wt% solution of the potassium sulfate has a pH below 6, and/or at least 1 pH unit lower than the pH of the crude potassium sulfate, - the fraction obtained after crystallization has an average particle size within the following parameters: ∘ d90 of 0.6 mm or lower, and ∘ d10 of 0.02 mm or higher, and ∘ dust amount to 0.4 wt% or less, - whereby the potassium sulfate contains more than 51% potassium, calculated as K 2 O. - more than 0.07 wt% insoluble material, and/or - a dissolution speed wherein at 3 min dissolution of 100 gram product in 1 L water of 20 °C with stirring, the amount of dissolved potassium sulfate is less than 90%, and/or - wherein a 1% dissolved crude potassium sulfate has a pH of 6 or higher - crude potassium sulfate is dissolved, - the dissolved potassium sulfate is subjected to a solid material removal step, - potassium sulfate is crystallized, - while optionally an acid is provided before, during or after the crystallization step of the potassium sulfate - whereafter the obtained potassium sulfate is separated and dried - wherein the particle size of the crystalline material is controlled to be within the ranges provided, optionally with sieving and/or grinding, - the amount of insoluble material is less than 0.05 wt%, - a 1 wt% solution of the potassium sulfate has a pH below 6, and/or at least 1 pH unit lower than the pH of the crude potassium sulfate, - the fraction obtained after crystallization has an average particle size within the following parameters: ∘ d90 of 0.6 mm or lower, and ∘ d10 of 0.02 mm or higher, and ∘ dust amount to 0.4 wt% or less, ∘ d90 of 0.6 mm or lower, and ∘ d10 of 0.02 mm or higher, and ∘ dust amount to 0.4 wt% or less, - whereby the potassium sulfate contains more than 51% potassium, calculated as K 2 O.
Method for estimating the rolling resistance of a wheelset of a moving vehicle and the effective radii of the wheels of said set, said vehicle having at least two wheels fitted with tires, the method comprising the following steps: - measuring or estimating the value of the angular velocity Ω of the rotation of each of the wheels of the set, - measuring or estimating the value of the engine torque τ applied to the wheelset, characterized in that the method uses an observer of the dynamic of the wheel that is based on the sliding mode control theory, in which the input signals are the value of the angular velocity Ω of each wheel of the set and the value of the engine torque τ applied to the wheelset. - measuring or estimating the value of the angular velocity Ω of the rotation of each of the wheels of the set, - measuring or estimating the value of the engine torque τ applied to the wheelset,
A modular luminaire assembly (100; 700; 800) comprising:- at least one luminaire module (130, 140, 150; 200, 200'; 730, 740, 750; 830, 850) mountable to at least one other luminaire module, each luminaire module comprising at least one interface (265, 275; 275') formed at an end (260, 270; 270') thereof, each interface having an external surface (265f, 275d'), the luminaire modules to be mounted to one another comprising complementary interfaces (265, 275') having respective external surfaces (265f, 275d'), the complementary interfaces being configured for engaging with one another so that their respective external surfaces (265f, 275d') define a shaped portion; at least one module connector (160, 170, 180; 300) for connecting two luminaire modules to be mounted to one another, each module connector (300, 300a, 300b) having an internal surface (350a, 350b) shaped to be complementary to the shaped portion formed by the external surfaces (265f, 275d') of the engaged complementary interfaces (265, 275'); characterized in that the module connector is configured to apply pressure in a first direction when the module connector is tightened against the external surfaces (265f, 265d') of the engaged complementary interfaces (265, 275'); and in that the internal surface (350a, 350b) of the module connector is configured to convert the pressure applied in the first direction to a clamping pressure in a second direction, the second direction being substantially perpendicular to the first direction. at least one luminaire module (130, 140, 150; 200, 200'; 730, 740, 750; 830, 850) mountable to at least one other luminaire module, each luminaire module comprising at least one interface (265, 275; 275') formed at an end (260, 270; 270') thereof, each interface having an external surface (265f, 275d'), the luminaire modules to be mounted to one another comprising complementary interfaces (265, 275') having respective external surfaces (265f, 275d'), the complementary interfaces being configured for engaging with one another so that their respective external surfaces (265f, 275d') define a shaped portion; at least one module connector (160, 170, 180; 300) for connecting two luminaire modules to be mounted to one another, each module connector (300, 300a, 300b) having an internal surface (350a, 350b) shaped to be complementary to the shaped portion formed by the external surfaces (265f, 275d') of the engaged complementary interfaces (265, 275'); characterized in that the module connector is configured to apply pressure in a first direction when the module connector is tightened against the external surfaces (265f, 265d') of the engaged complementary interfaces (265, 275'); and in that the internal surface (350a, 350b) of the module connector is configured to convert the pressure applied in the first direction to a clamping pressure in a second direction, the second direction being substantially perpendicular to the first direction.
A computer implemented method of determining a lighting effect of a luminaire when the luminaire would be placed in a space, on the basis of a two dimensional image of the space, the computer implemented method comprising: - determine three dimensional perspective parameters based on the 2D image, wherein the 3D perspective parameters are indicative of a 3D perspective of the space as imaged in the 2D image; - receiving object information comprising information on a shape of a surface of at least one object placed in the space; - defining a representation of the shape which matches the 3D perspective of the space based on the 3D perspective parameters; - detecting the representation of the shape in the 2D image; - deriving, from the detected representation of the shape and from the 3D perspective, surface position information indicative of the position of the surface of the at least one object in the space; - receiving information on a position of the luminaire in the space; - defining a representation of the luminaire that matches the 3D perspective at the received position, based on the 3D perspective parameters and the luminaire position and on the 2D image; and - determining the lighting effect based on the 3D perspective parameters, the surface position information, the luminaire position and on the 2D image. - determine three dimensional perspective parameters based on the 2D image, wherein the 3D perspective parameters are indicative of a 3D perspective of the space as imaged in the 2D image; - receiving object information comprising information on a shape of a surface of at least one object placed in the space; - defining a representation of the shape which matches the 3D perspective of the space based on the 3D perspective parameters; - detecting the representation of the shape in the 2D image; - deriving, from the detected representation of the shape and from the 3D perspective, surface position information indicative of the position of the surface of the at least one object in the space; - receiving information on a position of the luminaire in the space; - defining a representation of the luminaire that matches the 3D perspective at the received position, based on the 3D perspective parameters and the luminaire position and on the 2D image; and - determining the lighting effect based on the 3D perspective parameters, the surface position information, the luminaire position and on the 2D image.
Folding machine having at least one folding unit, in which a large number of folding rollers are mounted, and having an additional apparatus arranged downstream of the folding unit, in which additional apparatus at least one pair of knife rollers (15, 16; 17, 18) is arranged, with no knife rollers (15 to 18) being arranged in the folding unit, characterized in that the additional apparatus is arranged such that it can be pivoted about a horizontal axis, the horizontal axis being arranged beneath and downstream of an outlet region of the folding unit, the additional apparatus being arranged so as to be pivotable between a working position, which is approximately vertical, and a rest position, which is approximately horizontal.
A method comprising: detecting a first touch and a second touch on a touch-sensitive display and determining a first location of the first touch and a second location of the second touch based on touch-sensor data from the touch-sensitive display; determining, by a plurality of force sensors that are operably coupled to the touch-sensitive display, reaction forces at positions of the plurality of force sensors resulting from the first touch and the second touch; characterised by determining a first applied force for the first touch based on a best square fit utilizing the reaction forces and the first location and the second location and determining a second applied force for the second touch based on the best square fit utilizing the reaction forces and the first location and the second location. detecting a first touch and a second touch on a touch-sensitive display and determining a first location of the first touch and a second location of the second touch based on touch-sensor data from the touch-sensitive display; determining, by a plurality of force sensors that are operably coupled to the touch-sensitive display, reaction forces at positions of the plurality of force sensors resulting from the first touch and the second touch; characterised by determining a first applied force for the first touch based on a best square fit utilizing the reaction forces and the first location and the second location and determining a second applied force for the second touch based on the best square fit utilizing the reaction forces and the first location and the second location.
A reverse shoulder orthopaedic implant, comprising: a glenosphere component having (i) a curved lateral bearing surface configured to articulate with a humeral cup of a humeral prosthesis, and (ii) a medial surface, in which the glenosphere component has (i) an anterior/posterior width defined by the distance between an anterior-most point of the glenosphere component and a posterior-most point of the glenosphere component, (ii) a superior/inferior width defined by the distance between a superior-most point of the glenosphere component and an inferior-most point of the glenosphere component, wherein the medial surface of the glenosphere has a bore formed therein to receive a metaglene component, characterised in that the anterior/posterior width of the glenosphere component is greater than the superior/inferior width of the glenosphere component. a glenosphere component having (i) a curved lateral bearing surface configured to articulate with a humeral cup of a humeral prosthesis, and (ii) a medial surface, in which the glenosphere component has (i) an anterior/posterior width defined by the distance between an anterior-most point of the glenosphere component and a posterior-most point of the glenosphere component, (ii) a superior/inferior width defined by the distance between a superior-most point of the glenosphere component and an inferior-most point of the glenosphere component, wherein the medial surface of the glenosphere has a bore formed therein to receive a metaglene component, characterised in that the anterior/posterior width of the glenosphere component is greater than the superior/inferior width of the glenosphere component.
A receiver for iteratively decoding a received signal, said receiver comprising: a demodulator for iteratively generating bit soft values (λ k) based on the received signal and extrinsic information values (ε k); a decoder for iteratively decoding input soft values λ k in obtained from the demodulator via a feed-forward path to generate output soft values λ k out and a corresponding codeword; said input soft values λ k in being obtained by taking the bit soft values (λ k) generated by the demodulator and subtracting said extrinsic information values (ε k); a feedback path connecting an output of the decoder to an input of the demodulator to feed-back said extrinsic information values (ε k) to said demodulator, said extrinsic information values (ε k) representing the difference between said input soft values λ k in and respective ones of the output soft values generated by said decoder; and at least one of an attenuator in the feedback path to attenuate, based on a number of iterations performed the influence of said extrinsic information values (ε k) on the generation of the bit soft values (λ k) by the demodulator, wherein the attenuator reduces the number of extrinsic information values fed back to the demodulator by puncturing using a stored puncturing table and an attenuator in the feed-forward path to reduce based on a number of iterations performed the number of input soft values fed to the decoder by puncturing using the same or a different stored puncturing table. a demodulator for iteratively generating bit soft values (λ k) based on the received signal and extrinsic information values (ε k); a decoder for iteratively decoding input soft values λ k in obtained from the demodulator via a feed-forward path to generate output soft values λ k out and a corresponding codeword; said input soft values λ k in being obtained by taking the bit soft values (λ k) generated by the demodulator and subtracting said extrinsic information values (ε k); a feedback path connecting an output of the decoder to an input of the demodulator to feed-back said extrinsic information values (ε k) to said demodulator, said extrinsic information values (ε k) representing the difference between said input soft values λ k in and respective ones of the output soft values generated by said decoder; and at least one of an attenuator in the feedback path to attenuate, based on a number of iterations performed the influence of said extrinsic information values (ε k) on the generation of the bit soft values (λ k) by the demodulator, wherein the attenuator reduces the number of extrinsic information values fed back to the demodulator by puncturing using a stored puncturing table and an attenuator in the feed-forward path to reduce based on a number of iterations performed the number of input soft values fed to the decoder by puncturing using the same or a different stored puncturing table.
A method performed by a computer server to monitor packet propagations and drops through a virtualized network stack hosted on the computer server, comprising: enabling operation of a packet monitoring application which triggers each component in a virtualized network stack to call an application programming interface, API, associated with the packet monitoring application in which the virtualized network stack includes components comprising: a virtual switch, a physical network interface controller, a virtual machine network interface controller, a network driver interface to the network interface controller, a transmission control protocol/internet protocol, filters and extensions; receiving, at the packet monitoring application, parameters by which to filter packets; receiving, at the packet monitoring application, packets from the components within the virtualized network stack, in which the components are configured to process and route packets traversing through the virtualized network stack; filtering, by the packet monitoring application, packets received from the components using the parameters, in which packets that meet the parameters are selected for display on a user interface associated with the computer server; and characterised in that said method further comprises: assigning correlation IDs, identifiers, to each packet at the packet monitoring application to enable correlation and tracking of packets as the packets traverse the components of the virtualized network stack. enabling operation of a packet monitoring application which triggers each component in a virtualized network stack to call an application programming interface, API, associated with the packet monitoring application in which the virtualized network stack includes components comprising: a virtual switch, a physical network interface controller, a virtual machine network interface controller, a network driver interface to the network interface controller, a transmission control protocol/internet protocol, filters and extensions; receiving, at the packet monitoring application, parameters by which to filter packets; receiving, at the packet monitoring application, packets from the components within the virtualized network stack, in which the components are configured to process and route packets traversing through the virtualized network stack; filtering, by the packet monitoring application, packets received from the components using the parameters, in which packets that meet the parameters are selected for display on a user interface associated with the computer server; and characterised in that said method further comprises: assigning correlation IDs, identifiers, to each packet at the packet monitoring application to enable correlation and tracking of packets as the packets traverse the components of the virtualized network stack.
A sliding cam system for an internal combustion engine having at least one camshaft, comprising a carrier shaft with at least one primary sliding cam element, a first secondary sliding cam element and at least one second secondary sliding cam element which each comprise a shifting gate with at least one shifting groove, wherein the primary sliding cam element is displaceable axially with respect to the carrier shaft by at least one actuator pin and at least one adjusting element is arranged parallel to a longitudinal axis of the carrier shaft, wherein the adjusting element is displaceable axially in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the carrier shaft, wherein the adjusting element has at least three coupling pins (17a, 17b, 17c), wherein a first coupling pin is arranged in the region of the primary sliding cam element and a second coupling pin is arranged in the region of the first secondary sliding cam element and a third coupling pin is arranged in the region of the second secondary sliding cam element and the coupling pins (17a, 17b, 17c) each cooperate with a shifting gate of the respectively associated sliding cam element (12a, 12b, 12c) such that a movement of the primary sliding cam element initiated by the actuator pin is transmissible to the secondary sliding cam elements (12b, 12c) by the adjusting element, characterized in that the sliding cam system is designed such that a shifting operation of the first secondary sliding cam element takes place at least partially at the same time as the shifting operation of the second secondary sliding cam element.
Method for concentrating metals, in the form of silver from metal-containing wastes, by treating the silver-containing wastes with a sulfonic acid of the formula R-SO 2 -OH, wherein R is an organic radical or -NH 2, in the presence of an oxidizing agent and, in the case of a silver-containing waste, a silver sulfonate solution obtained leads to the precipitation of silver as silver chloride by addition of stoichiometric amounts of HCl and at the same time to reform the respective sulfonic acid, and the mixture of sulfonic acid and an oxidizing agent converts lead and/or tin in silver-containing wastes into their readily soluble sulfonates, is extracted therefrom and made available for further utilization, and wherein the treatment of the metal-containing wastes with at least 15% sulfonic acid 1/10% by mass of 30% hydrogen peroxide solution, calculated to 50% sulfonic acid, results in the formation of silver sulfonate.
Method for feeding a consumer network with the electrical power from a power supply system, wherein the power supply system is connected to the consumer network via a frequency converter and a switching unit which is designed to bridge the frequency converter, in which the current fed into the consumer network is monitored for a short-circuit criterion, with the switching unit being closed if the short-circuit criterion is fulfilled in order to bridge the frequency converter, characterized in that after operation of the switching unit, the frequency converter has a pulse inhibitor applied to it.
A method of determining optimal focus for a photolithography system, the method comprising: acquiring a plurality of optical signals from a particular target (402a; 402b) located in a plurality of fields on a semiconductor wafer, wherein the fields were formed using different process parameters, including different focus values; extracting a feature from the optical signals related to changes in focus; fitting a symmetric curve to the extracted feature of the optical signals as a function of focus; determining and reporting an extreme point in the symmetric curve as an optimal focus for use in the photolithography system; repeating the operations for acquiring, extracting, fitting, and determining and reporting for a plurality of wafers to determine a plurality of optimal focus; and determining a relationship between an actual focus of the photolithography system and an optimal focus. acquiring a plurality of optical signals from a particular target (402a; 402b) located in a plurality of fields on a semiconductor wafer, wherein the fields were formed using different process parameters, including different focus values; extracting a feature from the optical signals related to changes in focus; fitting a symmetric curve to the extracted feature of the optical signals as a function of focus; determining and reporting an extreme point in the symmetric curve as an optimal focus for use in the photolithography system; repeating the operations for acquiring, extracting, fitting, and determining and reporting for a plurality of wafers to determine a plurality of optimal focus; and determining a relationship between an actual focus of the photolithography system and an optimal focus.