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A gas turbine engine comprising in axial flow series: a fan having a fan rotor; a series passages defined between adjacent outlet guide vanes for guiding flow from the fan; and a bifurcation; the gas turbine engine further comprising a substantially annular fluid passageway extending from the fan rotor to the bifurcation, the outlet guide vanes being positioned within the passageway, wherein the passageway includes a profiled region, the profiled region including a first circumferential portion positioned adjacent a second circumferential portion the first circumferential portion having an axial position corresponding to the axial position of the second circumferential portion, the first circumferential portion having a first average radial thickness and a second circumferential portion having a second average radial thickness, wherein the first circumferential portion is positioned in a region corresponding to a circumferential position of the bifurcation, and wherein the profiled region is at an axial position corresponding to the axial position of the outlet guide vanes and the first circumferential portion extends continuously over two or more of the passages, characterised in that the first average radial thickness is smaller than the second average radial thickness and the axial extent of the profiled region is limited to extend up to and between an axial location corresponding to a leading edge of the outlet guide vanes and an axial location corresponding to a trailing edge of the outlet guide vanes. a fan having a fan rotor; a series passages defined between adjacent outlet guide vanes for guiding flow from the fan; and a bifurcation; the gas turbine engine further comprising a substantially annular fluid passageway extending from the fan rotor to the bifurcation, the outlet guide vanes being positioned within the passageway, wherein the passageway includes a profiled region, the profiled region including a first circumferential portion positioned adjacent a second circumferential portion the first circumferential portion having an axial position corresponding to the axial position of the second circumferential portion, the first circumferential portion having a first average radial thickness and a second circumferential portion having a second average radial thickness, wherein the first circumferential portion is positioned in a region corresponding to a circumferential position of the bifurcation, and wherein the profiled region is at an axial position corresponding to the axial position of the outlet guide vanes and the first circumferential portion extends continuously over two or more of the passages, characterised in that the first average radial thickness is smaller than the second average radial thickness and the axial extent of the profiled region is limited to extend up to and between an axial location corresponding to a leading edge of the outlet guide vanes and an axial location corresponding to a trailing edge of the outlet guide vanes.
A method of providing plant available silicon to a plant or plant growth medium, characterized in that the method includes applying to the plant or plant growth medium silicon-containing glass powder particles containing amorphous silica having a silica content of at least 50 wt% and a sodium oxide content of at least 5 wt%, wherein at least 90 wt% of the particles have a particle size of less than 37.0 μm.
An inverted microscope having an optical objective, a sample vessel retention mechanism and a scanning probe microscope head that includes a SPM probe and control system configured to perform scanning of a sample in the sample vessel, the SPM head operably producing a controlled motion of the SPM probe utilizing a control system, the controlled motion tracking the sample surface within an operating bandwidth, the sample vessel retention mechanism comprising: a platform for supporting a sample vessel, the platform providing a surface above which a sample vessel is situated during operation of the SPM head; an aperture formed in the platform, the aperture being sized to provide a passage for the objective of the inverted microscope to approach the sample vessel from below; characterized in that the sample vessel retention mechanism further comprises: at least one vacuum region having a boundary that includes a floor of the sample vessel and the surface of the platform, each of the at least one vacuum regior being barometrically coupled with a vacuum generator to facilitate a working vacuum within that vacuum region by operation of the vacuum generator; wherein the at least one vacuum region includes an inner seal situated proximately to the aperture and a distal seal situated distally relative to the aperture, the inner and the distal seals each being arranged to maintain intimate contact with the floor of the sample vessel to enclose the vacuum region, such that, during operation of the SPM head producing the motion, the working vacuum causes the floor of the sample vessel to be substantially isolated from any acoustic excitation within the operating bandwidth resulting from the controlled motion of the SPM probe. a platform for supporting a sample vessel, the platform providing a surface above which a sample vessel is situated during operation of the SPM head; an aperture formed in the platform, the aperture being sized to provide a passage for the objective of the inverted microscope to approach the sample vessel from below; at least one vacuum region having a boundary that includes a floor of the sample vessel and the surface of the platform, each of the at least one vacuum regior being barometrically coupled with a vacuum generator to facilitate a working vacuum within that vacuum region by operation of the vacuum generator; wherein the at least one vacuum region includes an inner seal situated proximately to the aperture and a distal seal situated distally relative to the aperture, the inner and the distal seals each being arranged to maintain intimate contact with the floor of the sample vessel to enclose the vacuum region, such that, during operation of the SPM head producing the motion, the working vacuum causes the floor of the sample vessel to be substantially isolated from any acoustic excitation within the operating bandwidth resulting from the controlled motion of the SPM probe.
A method for generating data for the validation of derailment detection systems of rail vehicles, characterised by the following steps: the selection of a measurement-validated simulation model for simulating the journey of the rail vehicle on a specific travelway, this simulation model containing a sub-model for the contact between wheel and travelway, the replacement of the sub-model for the contact between wheel and travelway by a wheel-surface contact model for another travelway, the production of a test vehicle providing a simplified model of the vehicle, the performance of tests using the test vehicle during which journeys are made on the other travelway, the adaptation of the parameters of the wheel-surface contact model on the basis of measurement data recorded during the tests, the generation of data for the validation of derailment detection systems by carrying out simulations using the simulation model. the selection of a measurement-validated simulation model for simulating the journey of the rail vehicle on a specific travelway, this simulation model containing a sub-model for the contact between wheel and travelway, the replacement of the sub-model for the contact between wheel and travelway by a wheel-surface contact model for another travelway, the production of a test vehicle providing a simplified model of the vehicle, the performance of tests using the test vehicle during which journeys are made on the other travelway, the adaptation of the parameters of the wheel-surface contact model on the basis of measurement data recorded during the tests, the generation of data for the validation of derailment detection systems by carrying out simulations using the simulation model.
A system comprising: a tubular guide device (900, 1000) in combination with a balloon catheter that is sized and configured to be advanced through the tubular guide device into an opening of a paranasal sinus to dilate the opening of a paranasal sinus by inflating the balloon catheter, wherein said tubular guide device comprises: a tubular proximal portion having a lumen and a distal end; a tubular distal portion extending from the distal end of the proximal portion and having a lumen that is substantially coaxial with the lumen of the proximal portion and a distal end, said distal portion having a curve of arigle, said distal portion being more flexible than the proximal portion and suitable for transnasal insertion and positioning of the guide device such that the distal end of the distal portion is located within or adjacent to the opening of the paranasal sinus, and wherein said distal portion of the device is formed at least in part of a substantially transparent polymeric material. a tubular proximal portion having a lumen and a distal end; a tubular distal portion extending from the distal end of the proximal portion and having a lumen that is substantially coaxial with the lumen of the proximal portion and a distal end, said distal portion having a curve of arigle, said distal portion being more flexible than the proximal portion and suitable for transnasal insertion and positioning of the guide device such that the distal end of the distal portion is located within or adjacent to the opening of the paranasal sinus, and wherein said distal portion of the device is formed at least in part of a substantially transparent polymeric material.
Expansion anchor with - a bolt, - at least one expansion element, and - at least one bevel arranged on the bolt, which pushes the expansion element radially outwards, if the bolt is moved in an extraction direction in relation to the expansion element, characterised in that the friction coefficient of the friction between the expansion element and the bevel is dependent on direction. - a bolt, - at least one expansion element, and - at least one bevel arranged on the bolt, which pushes the expansion element radially outwards, if the bolt is moved in an extraction direction in relation to the expansion element,
A washing basket assembly for a dish-washing machine, comprising: a first basket body; and a second basket body disposed to the first basket body and switchable between an opened position and a closed position, wherein, when the second basket body is located in the closed position, the second basket body and the first basket body are configured to define a receiving cavity having an opening and configured for receiving tableware; wherein, when the second basket body is located in the opened position, the sum of the projection area of both the first basket body and the second basket body in a same horizontal plane is larger than the projection area of said first basket body in said horizontal plane. a first basket body; and a second basket body disposed to the first basket body and switchable between an opened position and a closed position, wherein, when the second basket body is located in the closed position, the second basket body and the first basket body are configured to define a receiving cavity having an opening and configured for receiving tableware; wherein, when the second basket body is located in the opened position, the sum of the projection area of both the first basket body and the second basket body in a same horizontal plane is larger than the projection area of said first basket body in said horizontal plane.
A radio transmission apparatus (150, 350, 450) comprising: a receiving unit configured to receive an index indicating a transmission format including a transport block size, TB size, for user data, a coding unit (159, 161) configured to code the user data and control information using the transmission format; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit the coded user data and the control information, characterized in that said coding unit adjusts a code rate of the user data for the TB size of the transmission format depending on a combination with the control information to be transmitted with the user data. a receiving unit configured to receive an index indicating a transmission format including a transport block size, TB size, for user data, a coding unit (159, 161) configured to code the user data and control information using the transmission format; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit the coded user data and the control information, characterized in that said coding unit adjusts a code rate of the user data for the TB size of the transmission format depending on a combination with the control information to be transmitted with the user data.
A method implemented by a computer for processing the signal emitted by a distress beacon, said signal being received by several satellites and forwarded to at least one ground station, the method comprising the steps consisting in: determining a set of hypothetical positions of the distress beacon; and for said hypothetical positions: for each satellite, time and/or frequency offsetting of the signal received and forwarded as a function of said hypothetical position; said signal being associated to the path hypothetical position-satellite-station; time offsetting of the signal from one satellite comprising a step consisting in offsetting the signal from said satellite temporally by a time that is equal to the opposite of the beacon-satellite-station propagation time, frequency offsetting of the signal from one satellite comprising a step consisting in offsetting the signal from the satellite in terms of frequency by a frequency equal to the opposite of the Doppler effect; summing the offset signals by coherent integration; and evaluating the validity of the sum of the offset signals as a function of the presence of a predefined characteristic in said sum. determining a set of hypothetical positions of the distress beacon; and for said hypothetical positions: for each satellite, time and/or frequency offsetting of the signal received and forwarded as a function of said hypothetical position; said signal being associated to the path hypothetical position-satellite-station; time offsetting of the signal from one satellite comprising a step consisting in offsetting the signal from said satellite temporally by a time that is equal to the opposite of the beacon-satellite-station propagation time, frequency offsetting of the signal from one satellite comprising a step consisting in offsetting the signal from the satellite in terms of frequency by a frequency equal to the opposite of the Doppler effect; summing the offset signals by coherent integration; and evaluating the validity of the sum of the offset signals as a function of the presence of a predefined characteristic in said sum. for each satellite, time and/or frequency offsetting of the signal received and forwarded as a function of said hypothetical position; said signal being associated to the path hypothetical position-satellite-station; time offsetting of the signal from one satellite comprising a step consisting in offsetting the signal from said satellite temporally by a time that is equal to the opposite of the beacon-satellite-station propagation time, frequency offsetting of the signal from one satellite comprising a step consisting in offsetting the signal from the satellite in terms of frequency by a frequency equal to the opposite of the Doppler effect; summing the offset signals by coherent integration; and evaluating the validity of the sum of the offset signals as a function of the presence of a predefined characteristic in said sum.
A method for detecting the performance of a crew oxygen system, comprising: obtaining an oxygen pressure in an oxygen cylinder of the crew oxygen system, a temperature outside an airplane and a cockpit temperature, generating a crew oxygen message from the obtained oxygen pressure in the oxygen cylinder, the temperature outside the airplane and the cockpit temperature; receiving the crew oxygen message and determining an oxygen pressure in the oxygen cylinder under standard temperature; and determining the performance of the crew oxygen system. obtaining an oxygen pressure in an oxygen cylinder of the crew oxygen system, a temperature outside an airplane and a cockpit temperature, generating a crew oxygen message from the obtained oxygen pressure in the oxygen cylinder, the temperature outside the airplane and the cockpit temperature; receiving the crew oxygen message and determining an oxygen pressure in the oxygen cylinder under standard temperature; and determining the performance of the crew oxygen system.
A lawnmower comprising an ultrasound deterrent device for wild animals, means for controlling said ultrasound deterrent device and detecting means adapted to detect an angular deviation of the lawnmower with respect to the trajectory thereof, characterized in that said controlling means are configured to process the angle (α) of the angular deviation from the trajectory of the lawnmower from the data received from said detecting means and are configured to activate said ultrasound deterrent device if said angle (α) is greater than a given angle (α 0) ranging from 15° to 45°.
A method in a eNB for sounding reference signal resource allocation, comprising: allocating a set of sounding reference signal resources in a sounding reference signal resource space to a plurality of user equipment using a portioning scheme; and signaling indications of the allocated set of sounding reference signal resources to the plurality of user equipment, wherein the portioning scheme comprises one of a load balancing portioning scheme, a complete partitioning portioning scheme, or a hybrid portioning scheme, wherein the complete partitioning portioning scheme comprises partitioning the number of sounding reference signal resources for each possible sounding reference signal bandwidth, and wherein the hybrid portioning scheme comprises setting aside a fraction of the sounding reference signal resources for the load balancing portioning scheme, and setting aside the remaining fraction for the complete partitioning portioning scheme, and wherein the method further comprises selecting which of the one scheme to use based at least on loading caused by the user equipment. allocating a set of sounding reference signal resources in a sounding reference signal resource space to a plurality of user equipment using a portioning scheme; and signaling indications of the allocated set of sounding reference signal resources to the plurality of user equipment, wherein the portioning scheme comprises one of a load balancing portioning scheme, a complete partitioning portioning scheme, or a hybrid portioning scheme, wherein the complete partitioning portioning scheme comprises partitioning the number of sounding reference signal resources for each possible sounding reference signal bandwidth, and wherein the hybrid portioning scheme comprises setting aside a fraction of the sounding reference signal resources for the load balancing portioning scheme, and setting aside the remaining fraction for the complete partitioning portioning scheme, and wherein the method further comprises selecting which of the one scheme to use based at least on loading caused by the user equipment.
Fuel injector for injecting fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, comprising a nozzle body and a nozzle needle which, in order to open up and close off at least one injection opening, is received, such that it can perform stroke movements, in a high-pressure bore of the nozzle body, furthermore comprising an actuator for controlling the stroke movement of the nozzle needle, wherein the actuator is hydraulically coupled to the nozzle needle by means of a coupling device, and wherein the coupling device compensates an axial offset between a longitudinal axis (A 1) of the nozzle needle and a longitudinal axis (A 2) of the actuator, characterized in that the coupling device comprises a coupler piston which is arranged coaxially with respect to the longitudinal axis (A 2) of the actuator and which is mounted an axially movable fashion by means of at least two rolling bodies (10, 11) which are arranged with an axial spacing to one another, wherein at least one rolling body (10, 11) is arranged in a ring-shaped chamber between the coupler piston and a body component or a sleeve which is inserted in said body component and which serves for forming a raceway.
Method for the production of a moulded article, having the steps: a) providing a film layer with a decorative layer and/or a functional layer; b) applying a plastic mass in a predetermined, three-dimensional shape to the film layer by means of a three-dimensional printing method, such that the film layer forms a surface coating of the moulded article, characterised in that a transfer film is used as the film layer, said transfer film having a transfer layer and a carrier layer that can be released therefrom, wherein the plastic mass is applied to the transfer layer in step b). a) providing a film layer with a decorative layer and/or a functional layer; b) applying a plastic mass in a predetermined, three-dimensional shape to the film layer by means of a three-dimensional printing method, such that the film layer forms a surface coating of the moulded article, characterised in that a transfer film is used as the film layer, said transfer film having a transfer layer and a carrier layer that can be released therefrom, wherein the plastic mass is applied to the transfer layer in step b).
An apparatus for manually pre-installing a conduit gripping device of a fitting onto a conduit, the apparatus comprising: a male threaded tool comprising a camming surface, said male threaded tool being manually joinable with a female threaded nut having a drive surface, a sensor that produces an output that indicates when said camming surface and said drive surface have reached a predetermined first relative axial stroke, said sensor making contact with said female threaded nut to produce said sensor output when a clamping device is manually operated to axially advance said camming surface relative to said drive surface after said male threaded tool is joined with said female threaded nut. a male threaded tool comprising a camming surface, said male threaded tool being manually joinable with a female threaded nut having a drive surface, a sensor that produces an output that indicates when said camming surface and said drive surface have reached a predetermined first relative axial stroke, said sensor making contact with said female threaded nut to produce said sensor output when a clamping device is manually operated to axially advance said camming surface relative to said drive surface after said male threaded tool is joined with said female threaded nut.