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Method for separating air by cryogenic distillation wherein: i) N flows of air each at about ambient pressure are sent to one of the N air compressors (C1, C2, C3, C4, C5), ii) each one of the N compressors compresses the air at a first pressure greater than 12 bar abs and less than 35 bar abs, N being greater than or equal to 3 and the total power of the N compressors being greater than 10MW, iii) air is sent at the first pressure from the N compressors to a single purification unit in order to remove the water and the carbon dioxide and the air purified in the purification unit is cooled before sending it to a single system of columns in a single cold box where the air is separated by cryogenic distillation, iv) an oxygen-rich flow and/or a nitrogen-rich flow is extracted from the system of columns, and v) air is sent from each one of the N compressors to the system of columns through the purification unit, without sending air at the first pressure to an air pressure booster driven by a motor or a steam turbine, and vi) the N compressors each being driven by a single motor, these N motors (M1, M2, M3, M4, M5) being asynchronous and each one having a maximum power under 25MW. i) N flows of air each at about ambient pressure are sent to one of the N air compressors (C1, C2, C3, C4, C5), ii) each one of the N compressors compresses the air at a first pressure greater than 12 bar abs and less than 35 bar abs, N being greater than or equal to 3 and the total power of the N compressors being greater than 10MW, iii) air is sent at the first pressure from the N compressors to a single purification unit in order to remove the water and the carbon dioxide and the air purified in the purification unit is cooled before sending it to a single system of columns in a single cold box where the air is separated by cryogenic distillation, iv) an oxygen-rich flow and/or a nitrogen-rich flow is extracted from the system of columns, and v) air is sent from each one of the N compressors to the system of columns through the purification unit, without sending air at the first pressure to an air pressure booster driven by a motor or a steam turbine, and vi) the N compressors each being driven by a single motor, these N motors (M1, M2, M3, M4, M5) being asynchronous and each one having a maximum power under 25MW.
A method for reusing rhenium from a donor spent epoxidation catalyst, the method comprising: providing a donor comprising spent epoxidation catalyst comprising rhenium, the donor having a cumulative alkylene oxide production of 0.16 kT/m 3 of the spent epoxidation catalyst or more; contacting the donor with an aqueous liquid to produce rhenium-depleted donor and aqueous extract comprising extracted rhenium; separating the aqueous extract and the rhenium-depleted donor; and, using the extracted rhenium as a source of rhenium in a subsequent process, and wherein the aqueous liquid consists of water. providing a donor comprising spent epoxidation catalyst comprising rhenium, the donor having a cumulative alkylene oxide production of 0.16 kT/m 3 of the spent epoxidation catalyst or more; contacting the donor with an aqueous liquid to produce rhenium-depleted donor and aqueous extract comprising extracted rhenium; separating the aqueous extract and the rhenium-depleted donor; and, using the extracted rhenium as a source of rhenium in a subsequent process, and wherein the aqueous liquid consists of water.
A process for producing a thermoplastic vulcanizate, the process comprising: (i) charging a reactor with an oil-extended olefinic copolymer rubber, where the rubber is synthesized by a single-site catalyst, characterized by a multi-modal molecular weight distribution, and includes greater than 10 parts by weight extender oil per 100 parts by weight rubber; (ii) charging the reactor, contemporaneously or sequentially with respect to the rubber, with a thermoplastic resin, a process oil, and a cure system to provide a pre-vulcanized mixture; and (iii) mixing the rubber, thermoplastic resin, oil, and cure system at a temperature above the melt temperature of the thermoplastic resin to thereby cause dynamic vulcanization of the rubber and produce the thermoplastic vulcanizate. (i) charging a reactor with an oil-extended olefinic copolymer rubber, where the rubber is synthesized by a single-site catalyst, characterized by a multi-modal molecular weight distribution, and includes greater than 10 parts by weight extender oil per 100 parts by weight rubber; (ii) charging the reactor, contemporaneously or sequentially with respect to the rubber, with a thermoplastic resin, a process oil, and a cure system to provide a pre-vulcanized mixture; and (iii) mixing the rubber, thermoplastic resin, oil, and cure system at a temperature above the melt temperature of the thermoplastic resin to thereby cause dynamic vulcanization of the rubber and produce the thermoplastic vulcanizate.
An implantable device, comprising: (a) a proximal anchor, configured to be implanted inside a first metatarsal; said proximal anchor having a collar larger than the opening in said metatarsal in which said proximal anchor is implanted; said collar preventing cable to bone contact (b) a distal anchor, configured to be implanted inside a second metatarsal, adjacent to said first metatarsal; said distal anchor having a male thread; (c) a nut threadable onto said male thread of the distal anchor; (d) a cord mechanically interconnecting said proximal and distal anchors (200, 300); (e) a shock absorber comprising an elongate housing threadedly positioned within said proximal anchor; wherein said shock absorber accommodates a cord holder mechanically connected to said housing via a damping member; characterized in that said cord holder is freely rotatable within said housing to prevent said cord from twist kinking when said housing is rotated to adjust a tension force. (a) a proximal anchor, configured to be implanted inside a first metatarsal; said proximal anchor having a collar larger than the opening in said metatarsal in which said proximal anchor is implanted; said collar preventing cable to bone contact (b) a distal anchor, configured to be implanted inside a second metatarsal, adjacent to said first metatarsal; said distal anchor having a male thread; (c) a nut threadable onto said male thread of the distal anchor; (d) a cord mechanically interconnecting said proximal and distal anchors (200, 300); (e) a shock absorber comprising an elongate housing threadedly positioned within said proximal anchor; wherein said shock absorber accommodates a cord holder mechanically connected to said housing via a damping member;
An operating interface with the following features: a touch-sensitive display element and at least one sensor which are designed to display information on the display element to a user in order to register a touch of the display element with a touch element by the user and in order to register a presence of the touch element in a detection area, wherein the detection area is adjacent to a side of the display element facing toward the user; and a control circuit which is designed to control the display element in such a way that the latter presents information on the display element facilitating operation of the operating interface if the touch element is located in the detection area during a predefined time period without a touch of the display element having been registered during said time period, wherein the control circuit is designed to control the display element in such a way that the display of the information facilitating the operation comprises a visual highlighting of at least one virtual operating element presented on the display element. a touch-sensitive display element and at least one sensor which are designed to display information on the display element to a user in order to register a touch of the display element with a touch element by the user and in order to register a presence of the touch element in a detection area, wherein the detection area is adjacent to a side of the display element facing toward the user; and a control circuit which is designed to control the display element in such a way that the latter presents information on the display element facilitating operation of the operating interface if the touch element is located in the detection area during a predefined time period without a touch of the display element having been registered during said time period, wherein the control circuit is designed to control the display element in such a way that the display of the information facilitating the operation comprises a visual highlighting of at least one virtual operating element presented on the display element.
An acoustical building panel comprising a base mat, a porous nonwoven scrim, a coating applied to a surface of the scrim, and an adhesive deposited between the scrim and the base mat, wherein the adhesive is deposited in a discrete or perforate form, characterized in that the scrim is sufficiently porous to allow the coating to penetrate the scrim from an outer surface of the scrim, wherein the coating is bonded to the base mat, the coating increasing a peel strength of the scrim to the base mat over a peel strength made by the adhesive by at least 40% when determined according to the ASTM D 903 procedure, modified by the scrim being separate from the substrate at an angle of 45° and the sample size being 4 inches by 6 inches (101.6 by 152.4 mm), wherein the sample is peeled in the 6 inch (152.4 mm) direction. wherein the adhesive is deposited in a discrete or perforate form, characterized in that the scrim is sufficiently porous to allow the coating to penetrate the scrim from an outer surface of the scrim, wherein the coating is bonded to the base mat, the coating increasing a peel strength of the scrim to the base mat over a peel strength made by the adhesive by at least 40% when determined according to the ASTM D 903 procedure, modified by the scrim being separate from the substrate at an angle of 45° and the sample size being 4 inches by 6 inches (101.6 by 152.4 mm), wherein the sample is peeled in the 6 inch (152.4 mm) direction.
A picture archiving and communication system, PACS, which compensates images exported from an ultrasound system to a remote terminal, comprising: - the ultrasound system including an ultrasound image storage device which stores an image acquired by the ultrasound system, and an image processor, responsive to the ultrasound image, which produces a plurality of versions of the image for export, each version having a different display appearance when the plurality of versions are viewed simultaneously; and - the remote terminal having a display screen on which the plurality of versions of the image are displayed simultaneously, the remote terminal including a selector which, upon user input, selects one of the versions of the image; wherein the ultrasound system further comprises a data storage device which stores a parameter for the version of the selected image in association with an identifier of the remote terminal, and an export processor which processes images for export to the remote terminal with the parameter of the selected image. - the ultrasound system including an ultrasound image storage device which stores an image acquired by the ultrasound system, and an image processor, responsive to the ultrasound image, which produces a plurality of versions of the image for export, each version having a different display appearance when the plurality of versions are viewed simultaneously; and - the remote terminal having a display screen on which the plurality of versions of the image are displayed simultaneously, the remote terminal including a selector which, upon user input, selects one of the versions of the image;
A flatbed laminator for laminating a workpiece, the flatbed laminator comprising: a flatbed on which the workpiece can be positioned; a roller mounted to be movable over the flatbed, wherein a gap is defined between the flatbed and the roller through which the workpiece is capable of being fed; a pair of parallel pneumatic cylinders, on which respective ends of the roller are supported, whereby the cylinders can be operated to move the roller towards flatbed; and a locking assembly comprising a pair of locks (24,40,60) that can be operated to act on the respective cylinders to prevent movement of the roller towards the flatbed. a flatbed on which the workpiece can be positioned; a roller mounted to be movable over the flatbed, wherein a gap is defined between the flatbed and the roller through which the workpiece is capable of being fed; a pair of parallel pneumatic cylinders, on which respective ends of the roller are supported, whereby the cylinders can be operated to move the roller towards flatbed; and a locking assembly comprising a pair of locks (24,40,60) that can be operated to act on the respective cylinders to prevent movement of the roller towards the flatbed.
A method of controlling a fuel injector including a solenoid actuated valve arrangement, said valve arrangement including an armature adapted to be in contact with a proximal end of a valve needle comprising applying a current profile to said solenoid; wherein said profile comprises a peak phase where the current is ramped to a peak/demand value, followed by a transition phase, where the demand value of current is set to a value substantially lower than the peak value such that the transition current is substantially zero., followed by a by-pass phase where the current is ramped up to a by-pass/demand level, and including a hold phase after the by-pass phase where the demand current is set to a hold level which is lower than the by-pass level, including monitoring the current though the solenoid during the by-pass phase and determining the point at which inflection occurs, including adjusting one or more parameters of the drive profile dependent on the point of inflection, where the start of the transition phase is set at a function of the point of inflection, the point of inflection being the point of contact between the armature and pole piece and/or the maximum travel of the needle/pintle.
A method for deploying a controller (110; 140A, 140B, 140C) to an elevator system, the method comprises: generating a request to at least one other controller (110; 140A, 140B, 140C) belonging to the elevator system for obtaining parameters relating to a deployment of the controller (110; 140A, 140B, 140C) to the elevator system, receiving a response comprising the parameters from the at least one other controller (110; 140A, 140B, 140C), and detecting data included in the response and determine the content of the data in the response, the method being characterized in that if in response to detection the parameters in the response comprise a set of operational parameters, initiating a configuration procedure for deploying the controller (110; 140A, 140B, 140C) based on the set of operational parameters received in the response, and if in response to detection the parameters in the response do not comprise the set of operational parameters needed for deploying the controller (110; 140A, 140B, 140C), deriving an identifier of the elevator system included in the parameters in the response and generating a request comprising the identifier of the elevator system to an entity external to the elevator system for obtaining the set of operational parameters for initiating the configuration procedure. generating a request to at least one other controller (110; 140A, 140B, 140C) belonging to the elevator system for obtaining parameters relating to a deployment of the controller (110; 140A, 140B, 140C) to the elevator system, receiving a response comprising the parameters from the at least one other controller (110; 140A, 140B, 140C), and detecting data included in the response and determine the content of the data in the response, the method being characterized in that if in response to detection the parameters in the response comprise a set of operational parameters, initiating a configuration procedure for deploying the controller (110; 140A, 140B, 140C) based on the set of operational parameters received in the response, and if in response to detection the parameters in the response do not comprise the set of operational parameters needed for deploying the controller (110; 140A, 140B, 140C), deriving an identifier of the elevator system included in the parameters in the response and generating a request comprising the identifier of the elevator system to an entity external to the elevator system for obtaining the set of operational parameters for initiating the configuration procedure.
An exchangeable separation insert of a modular centrifugal separator, the exchangeable separation insert comprising a rotor casing rotatable about an axis of rotation and having a first axial end portion and a second axial end portion, and a first stationary portion provided with a first conduit portion, wherein the first stationary portion abuts against the rotor casing at the first axial end portion, wherein the rotor casing delimits a separation space, wherein the exchangeable separation insert comprises frustoconical separation discs arranged in the separation space, and wherein the first conduit portion is fluidly connected with the separation space, characterised in that the exchangeable separation insert comprises a ring member which extends concentrically with the axis of rotation at the first axial end portion, wherein the ring member is axially displaceable between a first position, in which the ring member abuts radially against the rotor casing and abuts radially against the first stationary portion, and a second position, in which the ring member abuts radially against the rotor casing only or against the first stationary portion only. a rotor casing rotatable about an axis of rotation and having a first axial end portion and a second axial end portion, and a first stationary portion provided with a first conduit portion, wherein the first stationary portion abuts against the rotor casing at the first axial end portion, wherein the rotor casing delimits a separation space, wherein the exchangeable separation insert comprises frustoconical separation discs arranged in the separation space, and wherein the first conduit portion is fluidly connected with the separation space, characterised in that the exchangeable separation insert comprises a ring member which extends concentrically with the axis of rotation at the first axial end portion, wherein the ring member is axially displaceable between a first position, in which the ring member abuts radially against the rotor casing and abuts radially against the first stationary portion, and a second position, in which the ring member abuts radially against the rotor casing only or against the first stationary portion only.
A mask bead for a patient interface consisting of a contact region, a nasal bridge region, lateral regions, a base region and a contact region for the patient, wherein the contact region extends from the lateral regions and the base region as well as the nasal bridge region toward an opening, wherein the contact region is designed as a sealing lip that surrounds the central opening which at least serves to introduce the nose of the patient, wherein the nasal bridge region has a width at the transition region from the nasal bridge region to the lateral region, the mask bead has a maximum width, and the ratio of the widths to is one to three or greater, and wherein a wall thickness is at a maximum 0.6 mm in the nasal bridge region, characterized in that the base region that has a wall thickness is also designed thin in contrast to the lateral regions that have a wall thickness, wherein the base region has a wall thickness within a range of 0.8-1.2 mm, and/or the lateral region has a wall thickness within a range of 1.5-2.8 mm, and wherein the contact region has a nearly constant wall thickness within a range of 0.2-0.75 mm.
An implantable unit for monitoring the catheter of an implanted infusion pump for patency, characterized by - a housing forming a chamber, wherein the chamber has ∘ a chamber inlet communicating with the infusion pump, ∘ a chamber outlet communicating with the catheter, and ∘ a membrane that flexes in the event of blockage of the catheter and due to a rising pressure in the chamber as a consequence of medicament flowing in from the infusion pump, and - a power circuit comprising ∘ a voltage source, ∘ a switch, and ∘ an acoustic signal generator which reacts when the switch closes, wherein the membrane, flexing when a predetermined pressure that is substantially higher than the pressure reached with a patent catheter is exceeded, acts on the switch and closes it. - a housing forming a chamber, wherein the chamber has ∘ a chamber inlet communicating with the infusion pump, ∘ a chamber outlet communicating with the catheter, and ∘ a membrane that flexes in the event of blockage of the catheter and due to a rising pressure in the chamber as a consequence of medicament flowing in from the infusion pump, and ∘ a chamber inlet communicating with the infusion pump, ∘ a chamber outlet communicating with the catheter, and ∘ a membrane that flexes in the event of blockage of the catheter and due to a rising pressure in the chamber as a consequence of medicament flowing in from the infusion pump, - a power circuit comprising ∘ a voltage source, ∘ a switch, and ∘ an acoustic signal generator which reacts when the switch closes, wherein the membrane, flexing when a predetermined pressure that is substantially higher than the pressure reached with a patent catheter is exceeded, acts on the switch and closes it. ∘ a voltage source, ∘ a switch, and ∘ an acoustic signal generator which reacts when the switch closes,