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A fluid penetrant inspection test panel (10; 200) for verifying the operational integrity and ability of an inspection process to identify cracks of at least a predetermined minimum objectionable size should they exist in an actual part, said test panel (10; 200) comprising: - an uncoated substrate (12; 202) having a thickness (28; 230), a first surface (14; 204) and an opposing second surface (16; 206), the first surface configured to receive a dye penetrant thereon; and - a plurality of sensitivity indicators (18; 210) formed in the first surface (14; 204), the plurality of sensitivity indicators having a cross-sectional profile defined by a continuous edge, wherein the sensitivity indicators (18; 210) are formed as blind holes having circular openings; wherein the sensitivity indicators (18; 210) have a circular cross-sectional profile; wherein the sensitivity indicators (18; 210) have a depth (D 1, D 2, D 3) that is less than the thickness (28; 230) of the substrate (12; 202); and wherein the diameter and the depth of the sensitivity indicators (18; 210) are determined by investigating actual cracks to identify a volume of penetrant retained within the crack and by investigating a resident time of the penetrant on the crack such that the sensitivity of the inspection process required to identify cracks of the predetermined minimum objectionable size is simulated by the test panel (10; 200). - an uncoated substrate (12; 202) having a thickness (28; 230), a first surface (14; 204) and an opposing second surface (16; 206), the first surface configured to receive a dye penetrant thereon; and - a plurality of sensitivity indicators (18; 210) formed in the first surface (14; 204), the plurality of sensitivity indicators having a cross-sectional profile defined by a continuous edge,
A secondary-battery monitoring device, comprising: a use-state memory device that is configured to store a transition of a load parameter I, T, SOC indicating a use state of a secondary battery; and a battery capacity prediction device that is configured to predict a temporal change of a battery capacity Q of the secondary battery on the basis of a prediction function, wherein the prediction function is a function derived from a relation between a growth of a film which is formed in an electrode surface of the secondary battery, and a reduction of a precursor component of the film which is contained in an electrolyte of the secondary battery, and wherein the battery capacity prediction device is configured to determine a coefficient A, τ of the prediction function on the basis of the transition of the load parameter I, T, SOC which is stored in the use-state memory device, and is configured to predict the temporal change of the battery capacity Q of the secondary battery on the basis of the prediction function which uses the coefficient A, τ, characterized in that the prediction function is expressed as follows: Q t = Q max, ini − γ × D t = Q max, ini − Q max, ini × X t ∫ dt τ t = − ln 1 − X t A − X t A where, Q(t) is a battery capacity of the secondary battery, Qmax, ini is an initial capacity of the secondary battery, D(t) is a film thickness, X(t) is a dimensionless function obtained by standardizing a reduced amount of the battery capacity Q(t) using the initial capacity Qmax, ini, γ is a proportional coefficient corresponding to the film thickness D(t) and a reduced capacity,and A and τ are coefficients. a use-state memory device that is configured to store a transition of a load parameter I, T, SOC indicating a use state of a secondary battery; and a battery capacity prediction device that is configured to predict a temporal change of a battery capacity Q of the secondary battery on the basis of a prediction function, wherein the prediction function is a function derived from a relation between a growth of a film which is formed in an electrode surface of the secondary battery, and a reduction of a precursor component of the film which is contained in an electrolyte of the secondary battery, and wherein the battery capacity prediction device is configured to determine a coefficient A, τ of the prediction function on the basis of the transition of the load parameter I, T, SOC which is stored in the use-state memory device, and is configured to predict the temporal change of the battery capacity Q of the secondary battery on the basis of the prediction function which uses the coefficient A, τ, characterized in that
A method for producing an aluminum alloy sheet that exhibits excellent surface quality after anodizing, the aluminum alloy sheet being a 5000 series aluminum alloy sheet that comprises 1.0 to 6.0 mass% of Mg, and and one or two or more elements selected from the group consisting of 0.001 to 0.1 mass% of Ti, 0.4 mass% or less of Cr, 0.5 mass% or less of Cu, 0.5 mass% or less of Mn, 0.4 mass% or less of Fe, and 0.3 mass% or less of Si, with the balance being Al and unavoidable impurities, and that aluminum alloy sheet requires an anodic oxide coating, a concentration of Mg in a solid-solution state that is present in an outermost surface area of the aluminum alloy sheet varying in a widthwise direction of the aluminum alloy sheet in a form of a band having a width of 0.05 mm or more, and a difference in the concentration of Mg between adjacent bands being 0.05 mass% or less, the method comprising subjecting an ingot to hot rolling and cold rolling to produce an aluminum alloy sheet, a rolling target side of the ingot having a structure in which a difference in concentration of Mg between an area having a diameter of 5 μm and positioned in a center area of a crystal grain and an area having a diameter of 5 μm and positioned away from a grain boundary of the crystal grain by 2.5 μm is 0.80 mass % or less, wherein said ingot of an aluminum alloy is produced by casting and homogenizing aluminum molten metal having a composition as defined above, and wherein homogenization is performed at a temperature equal to or higher than a temperature less than "solidus temperature-50°C" for more than 3 hours, and applying electron beams using an EPMA in an area of the ingot having a diameter of 5 μm and positioned in the center area of a crystal grain and an area having a diameter of 5 μm and positioned away from the grain boundary of the crystal grain by 2.5 μm to determine the difference in the concentration of Mg from fluorescent X-rays that are generated by the electron beams and selecting the ingot for the production of the aluminum alloy sheet that is to be anodized when the difference in the concentration of Mg is 0.80% or less.
Rotary selector switch, comprising an operating handle, a switch shaft for transmitting a rotational movement of the operating handle to a cam body in order to bring about latching of the switch shaft by interaction with a stationary resilient means, further comprising a printed circuit board as a support for electrical and/or electronic components, the electronic components being optoelectronic components (13, 14) which are arranged on the printed circuit board in order to provide at least one light barrier and which interact with a light curtain, which can be moved by means of the rotary shaft, in order to provide switching signals according to the angle of rotation of the switch shaft, characterised by a light source and a plurality of phototransistors, or a plurality of light sources and a single phototransistor, it being possible to activate the light source(s) in a cycle rhythm in order to detect the angle of rotation or the position of the rotary shaft using the light-detecting phototransistors in cooperation with the light curtain which can be moved by the rotary shaft between the light source(s) and the phototransistor(s), the resilient means being in the form of a U-shaped curved leaf spring, the free legs of which rest opposite one another on the outer circumference of the cam body in the end region so as to provide a radial force in each case.
Collecting sump to be used in civil and/or building sector, comprising four side faces and a bottom; wherein at least one side face comprises at least one ring (24, 26, 28) projecting outwards and adapted to identify a side face portion to be removed in order to form a through-hole; wherein at least one side face comprises three rings (24, 26, 28) that are protruding and concentric to one another; characterized in that the side faces are arranged so as to create a frustum-conical shape that tapers toward the bottom to allow homologous collecting sumps to be stacked up and in that in the inside, each side face comprises a recessed portion adapted to support the outermost ring of one of the stacked up homologous collecting sumps. wherein at least one side face comprises at least one ring (24, 26, 28) projecting outwards and adapted to identify a side face portion to be removed in order to form a through-hole; wherein at least one side face comprises three rings (24, 26, 28) that are protruding and concentric to one another; characterized in that the side faces are arranged so as to create a frustum-conical shape that tapers toward the bottom to allow homologous collecting sumps to be stacked up and in that in the inside, each side face comprises a recessed portion adapted to support the outermost ring of one of the stacked up homologous collecting sumps.
An apparatus for detecting ethanol concentration in exhaled breath of a subject, comprising a. an assembly, wherein there is provided a main breath channel for breath sampling, said main channel is connected in parallel with a secondary channel, so that a portion of the main flow of the sampled breath passes through the secondary channel and returns to the main channel; b. an ethanol sensor placed in the secondary channel, so that said portion of the sampled breath passes through said sensor; said sensor optionally comprising a temperature sensor; c. a vortex whistle flow-meter placed at the end of the main channel to collect the sampled breath; d. a transducer located in the vortex flow-meter to obtain an electrical signal; e. two amplifiers, connected by way of input to the sensor and to the transducer, respectively and by way of output to a microprocessor with a memory containing a software algorithm for the calculation of ethyl alcohol concentration; f. a display connected to the microprocessor. a. an assembly, wherein there is provided a main breath channel for breath sampling, said main channel is connected in parallel with a secondary channel, so that a portion of the main flow of the sampled breath passes through the secondary channel and returns to the main channel; b. an ethanol sensor placed in the secondary channel, so that said portion of the sampled breath passes through said sensor; said sensor optionally comprising a temperature sensor; c. a vortex whistle flow-meter placed at the end of the main channel to collect the sampled breath; d. a transducer located in the vortex flow-meter to obtain an electrical signal; e. two amplifiers, connected by way of input to the sensor and to the transducer, respectively and by way of output to a microprocessor with a memory containing a software algorithm for the calculation of ethyl alcohol concentration; f. a display connected to the microprocessor.
A compressor including a cylinder block corresponding to an outer rotor type motor, the cylinder block comprising: a shaft support for supporting a rotary shaft of the compressor; and a cylinder portion for forming a cylindrical inner space at a position away from the center (c) of the shaft support at a predetermined distance, and a noise chamber located at one side of the cylinder portion; characterized in that the cylinder block further comprises: a first support arranged outside the shaft support in a circumferential direction with respect to a center (c) of the shaft support; a second support arranged outside the first support in a circumferential direction with respect to the center (c) of the shaft support and a third support for connecting the first support with the second support. a shaft support for supporting a rotary shaft of the compressor; and a cylinder portion for forming a cylindrical inner space at a position away from the center (c) of the shaft support at a predetermined distance, and a noise chamber located at one side of the cylinder portion; characterized in that the cylinder block further comprises: a first support arranged outside the shaft support in a circumferential direction with respect to a center (c) of the shaft support; a second support arranged outside the first support in a circumferential direction with respect to the center (c) of the shaft support and a third support for connecting the first support with the second support.
A method comprising: (a) filling with a shot comprising a molten thermoplastic material mold cavities of a molding apparatus, the shot comprising the molten thermoplastic material having a melt pressure that, upon injection into the mold cavities in a time t2, exceeds a pre-injection pressure of the shot comprising the molten thermoplastic material; and, (b) while filling substantially the entire mold cavities with the shot comprising the molten thermoplastic material, maintaining the melt pressure substantially constant at less than 41,4 MPa (6000 psi), wherein: during the time t2 the pressure of the shot comprising molten thermoplastic material increases to the melt pressure; said step of filling substantially the entire mold cavities with the shot comprising the molten thermoplastic material is carried out at a time t3, it fills the mold cavities to at least 88%, and the melt pressure fluctuates from 0% to 10%; an internal portion of the mold cavities spaced at least 2 mm from a most immediate surface of the mold cavities contacting the shot comprising the molten thermoplastic material is maintained at a temperature of less than about 100°C, and the thermoplastic material has a melt flow index of 0.1 g/10 min to about 500 g/10 min. (a) filling with a shot comprising a molten thermoplastic material mold cavities of a molding apparatus, the shot comprising the molten thermoplastic material having a melt pressure that, upon injection into the mold cavities in a time t2, exceeds a pre-injection pressure of the shot comprising the molten thermoplastic material; and, (b) while filling substantially the entire mold cavities with the shot comprising the molten thermoplastic material, maintaining the melt pressure substantially constant at less than 41,4 MPa (6000 psi), during the time t2 the pressure of the shot comprising molten thermoplastic material increases to the melt pressure; said step of filling substantially the entire mold cavities with the shot comprising the molten thermoplastic material is carried out at a time t3, it fills the mold cavities to at least 88%, and the melt pressure fluctuates from 0% to 10%; an internal portion of the mold cavities spaced at least 2 mm from a most immediate surface of the mold cavities contacting the shot comprising the molten thermoplastic material is maintained at a temperature of less than about 100°C, and the thermoplastic material has a melt flow index of 0.1 g/10 min to about 500 g/10 min.
A system for measuring radiation activity of a target radioisotope being produced in a reactor core, the system comprising: a cable assembly; and a radiation detector; characterized in that the cable assembly comprises: a housing, wherein the target radioisotope is positioned within the housing; a target cable configured to position the housing; and a drive cable couplable and decouplable with the target cable, wherein the drive cable is configured to drive the target cable; and the radiation detector is configured to periodically measure the radiation activity of the target radioisotope while being produced. a cable assembly; and a radiation detector; characterized in that the cable assembly comprises: a housing, wherein the target radioisotope is positioned within the housing; a target cable configured to position the housing; and a drive cable couplable and decouplable with the target cable, wherein the drive cable is configured to drive the target cable; and a housing, wherein the target radioisotope is positioned within the housing; a target cable configured to position the housing; and a drive cable couplable and decouplable with the target cable, wherein the drive cable is configured to drive the target cable; and the radiation detector is configured to periodically measure the radiation activity of the target radioisotope while being produced.
A turbine module for a turbomachine, the turbine module comprises, a main channel to guide a main flow through the turbine module, a rotor blade and a stator vane, the stator vane comprising a stator airfoil and a platform, with the stator airfoil arranged downstream of the rotor blade in the main channel, and a cavity comprising an inlet for injecting a part (36.2) of the main flow into the cavity, an outlet for a reinjection of the part (36.2) of the main flow from the cavity into the main channel, wherein the cavity is arranged at an axial position of the stator vane, characterized in that the cavity is radially offset from the stator airfoil, and that the part (36.2) of the main flow guided into the cavity is a tip leakage flow (36.1) over the blade shroud of the rotor blade. a main channel to guide a main flow through the turbine module, a rotor blade and a stator vane, the stator vane comprising a stator airfoil and a platform, with the stator airfoil arranged downstream of the rotor blade in the main channel, and a cavity comprising an inlet for injecting a part (36.2) of the main flow into the cavity, an outlet for a reinjection of the part (36.2) of the main flow from the cavity into the main channel, an inlet for injecting a part (36.2) of the main flow into the cavity, an outlet for a reinjection of the part (36.2) of the main flow from the cavity into the main channel, wherein the cavity is arranged at an axial position of the stator vane, characterized in that the cavity is radially offset from the stator airfoil, and that the part (36.2) of the main flow guided into the cavity is a tip leakage flow (36.1) over the blade shroud of the rotor blade.
A urine sensing probe comprising: a needle having a tubular portion, a proximal end, a distal end, and a beveled distal section oriented towards a first lateral side of the needle; and an optical fiber positioned in the needle, the optical fiber having a distal surface proximate to the beveled distal section and oriented towards the first lateral side, a portion of the distal surface being substantially parallel to the beveled distal section; and a solid reflector having a side surface, said reflector being positioned inside an inner body of the needle, wherein the beveled distal section is substantially aligned with the distal surface of the optical fiber and the side surface of the solid reflector. a needle having a tubular portion, a proximal end, a distal end, and a beveled distal section oriented towards a first lateral side of the needle; and an optical fiber positioned in the needle, the optical fiber having a distal surface proximate to the beveled distal section and oriented towards the first lateral side, a portion of the distal surface being substantially parallel to the beveled distal section; and a solid reflector having a side surface, said reflector being positioned inside an inner body of the needle, wherein the beveled distal section is substantially aligned with the distal surface of the optical fiber and the side surface of the solid reflector.
A device for applying compression treatment to a part of a wearer's body, the device having an inner face for being placed adjacent to the part of the wearer's body in use and an outer face opposite the inner face, the device comprising: a pressure applicator (24a, 24b, 24c) to apply compression to the wearer's body part when the device is placed on the wearer's body part; a first fastener element mounted on the device; a second fastener element mounted on the device and adapted for releasably connecting to the first fastener element for use in holding the device on the wearer's body part, the first fastener element comprising plural, spaced apart patches of hook material, and the second fastener element comprising plural hook-engagement areas spaced apart from each other along a longitudinal axis of the device; characterized by hook indicia on the outer face of the device generally overlying each of the patches of hook material on the inner face of the device, the hook indicia comprising first colored areas and the hook-engagement areas comprising second colored areas, wherein upon wrapping the device around the wearer's body part and fastening the patches of hook material at the respective hook-engagement areas, each first colored area and corresponding second colored area form a predetermined shape indicating that the device is properly placed on the body part. a pressure applicator (24a, 24b, 24c) to apply compression to the wearer's body part when the device is placed on the wearer's body part; a first fastener element mounted on the device; a second fastener element mounted on the device and adapted for releasably connecting to the first fastener element for use in holding the device on the wearer's body part, the first fastener element comprising plural, spaced apart patches of hook material, and the second fastener element comprising plural hook-engagement areas spaced apart from each other along a longitudinal axis of the device;
An apparatus for machining apertures into a conductive workpiece being a hollow cavity component, the apparatus comprising: a tank for containing a dielectric fluid; a fixture for holding the workpiece in the tank; an electric discharge machine for forming apertures in the workpiece by electric discharge machining wherein the workpiece is a hollow cavity component; characterised in that the fixture has a base portion for securing the fixture, a locking portion for positioning the workpiece, a plate having both an internal channel and apertures that are in communication with the internal channel, and a pressure port attached to the internal channel; further characterised by a pressure transducer connected to the pressure port of the fixture for sensing pressure within the cavity of the workpiece; and a process controller in communication with an electric discharge machine controller and the pressure transducer for controlling operation of the electric discharge machine as a function of the sensed pressure. a tank for containing a dielectric fluid; a fixture for holding the workpiece in the tank; an electric discharge machine for forming apertures in the workpiece by electric discharge machining wherein the workpiece is a hollow cavity component; characterised in that the fixture has a base portion for securing the fixture, a locking portion for positioning the workpiece, a plate having both an internal channel and apertures that are in communication with the internal channel, and a pressure port attached to the internal channel; further characterised by a pressure transducer connected to the pressure port of the fixture for sensing pressure within the cavity of the workpiece; and a process controller in communication with an electric discharge machine controller and the pressure transducer for controlling operation of the electric discharge machine as a function of the sensed pressure.
Toilet device for a rail vehicle comprising flushing water-carrying installations and waste water-carrying installations, wherein the flushing water-carrying installations comprise an intermediate tank for storing flushing water and a supply line (1, 2) for supplying the intermediate tank with flushing water, wherein the supply line (1, 2) comprises a filter for filtering the flushing water supplied to the intermediate tank, characterized in that the supply line (1, 2) is connected to the intermediate tank in such a manner that flushing water can be conducted back from the intermediate tank through the filter, wherein the toilet device comprises a backflushing line which is connected to the filter and which opens into a waste water-carrying installation.