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A method of treating wastewater in a wastewater treatment system, the method comprising: introducing the wastewater into a contact tank including an activated sludge; mixing the wastewater with the activated sludge in the contact tank to form a mixed liquor; directing a first portion of the mixed liquor to a dissolved air flotation unit, wherein the dissolved air flotation unit is in fluid communication between the contact tank and a membrane bioreactor to remove solids from the mixed liquor output from the contact tank prior to entering the membrane bioreactor; separating the mixed liquor in the dissolved air flotation unit to form a dissolved air flotation unit effluent and separated biosolids; directing the dissolved air flotation unit effluent to the membrane bioreactor; biologically treating the dissolved air flotation unit effluent in the membrane bioreactor to form a biologically treated mixed liquor; filtering the biologically treated mixed liquor in the membrane bioreactor to form a filtrate and an activated sludge; and recycling a first portion of the activated sludge from the membrane bioreactor to the contact tank. introducing the wastewater into a contact tank including an activated sludge; mixing the wastewater with the activated sludge in the contact tank to form a mixed liquor; directing a first portion of the mixed liquor to a dissolved air flotation unit, wherein the dissolved air flotation unit is in fluid communication between the contact tank and a membrane bioreactor to remove solids from the mixed liquor output from the contact tank prior to entering the membrane bioreactor; separating the mixed liquor in the dissolved air flotation unit to form a dissolved air flotation unit effluent and separated biosolids; directing the dissolved air flotation unit effluent to the membrane bioreactor; biologically treating the dissolved air flotation unit effluent in the membrane bioreactor to form a biologically treated mixed liquor; filtering the biologically treated mixed liquor in the membrane bioreactor to form a filtrate and an activated sludge; and recycling a first portion of the activated sludge from the membrane bioreactor to the contact tank.
A thrust chain device, comprising a thrust chain comprising a straight portion along an axis and a curved portion, the chain comprising links hinged on axes, a thrust chain guide, a driving sprocket provided with teeth engaging the thrust chain, the driving sprocket being in contact with the thrust chain through involute contact surfaces, said contact surfaces belonging to the teeth, a tooth meshing with the chain by defining a line of action having an angle with the axis of the straight portion of between -10° and 10°, the line of action being offset with respect to the hinge axes of links, characterised in that the driving sprocket is in contact with the straight portion and without contact with the curved portion, the driving sprocket is rotatably mounted to an axis located on the side of the thrust chain opposite to the centre of curvature of the curved portion, and said contact surfaces of each tooth comprise a convex front surface directed towards the straight portion when the tooth is engaged and a rear surface directed towards the curved portion when the tooth is engaged, the convex front surface occupying an angle greater than half the angle occupied by the tooth, and the axis of the sprocket is disposed, along the axis of the straight portion, in a zone between a boundary between the curved portion and the straight portion and a maximum distance from said boundary, a tooth exerting a thrust force on an angle of rotation epsilon of the sprocket and having an angle sigma from one tooth to a next tooth with sigma equal to 360°/n, n being the number of teeth of the sprocket, and the epsilon-sigma difference is greater than 30°.
Composite nuclear fuel cladding comprising i) a substrate containing a zirconium-based internal layer and at least one interposed layer placed over said internal layer and composed of at least one interposed material chosen from tantalum, molybdenum, tungsten, vanadium, hafnium or their alloys and ii) at least one external layer placed over the substrate and composed of a protective material chosen from chromium or a chromium-based alloy.
A flow meter for measuring a flow rate of a gaseous matter, comprising, a tubular member including a first through hole extending in an axial direction of the tubular member so that the gaseous matter flows through the first through hole, the tubular member having an inlet side and an outlet side, a flow rate sensor extending at least partially into the first through hole to measure the flow rate, and a lattice arranged in the tubular member and forming a plurality of second through holes extending in the axial direction and facing to the first through hole in the axial direction, characterized in that the tubular member and the lattice are made of a resin and are formed monolithic with each other through injection molding, an end face of a duct of the tubular member includes at least one gate trace of a gate through which the resin, forming the tubular member and the lattice, passed during the injection molding, an axial distance M between the gate trace and the lattice being not less than L/2 when L is an axial length of the first through hole, an average thickness of the lattice is not less than 0,3 mm and not move than 0,6 mm, and an average thickness of the duct of the tubular member is approximately 2,5 mm.
Use of a wire guide for production of a condensation polymerization reaction polymer, wherein in a polymerization reactor for production of a condensation polymerization reaction polymer, a polymerization material composed of a molten prepolymer is allowed to drop down while in contact therewith, for polymerization of the polymerization material, and the condensation polymerization reaction polymer is obtained, the wire guide comprising a vertical wire group consisting of a plurality of vertical wires that extend in the vertical direction and are mutually spaced in alignment, and a plurality of anchoring wires that link the plurality of vertical wires of the vertical wire group and anchor a positional relationship between the vertical wires, wherein, an assumed tabular virtual space containing the vertical wire group extends in the alignment direction of the vertical wires, and is delineated by a pair of virtual vertical planes sandwiching the vertical wire group, wherein the anchoring wires extend along a virtual vertical plane outside of the virtual space while being anchored to the plurality of vertical wires of the vertical wire group on the virtual vertical plane. the wire guide comprising a vertical wire group consisting of a plurality of vertical wires that extend in the vertical direction and are mutually spaced in alignment, and a plurality of anchoring wires that link the plurality of vertical wires of the vertical wire group and anchor a positional relationship between the vertical wires, wherein, an assumed tabular virtual space containing the vertical wire group extends in the alignment direction of the vertical wires, and is delineated by a pair of virtual vertical planes sandwiching the vertical wire group, wherein the anchoring wires extend along a virtual vertical plane outside of the virtual space while being anchored to the plurality of vertical wires of the vertical wire group on the virtual vertical plane.
A probe comprising: a probe base and a probe tip; a countersink camera having a countersink camera lens located in the probe tip; a bore camera having a bore camera lens located in the probe tip; and a laser source, located in the probe tip, configured to generate a first laser cone and a second laser cone, wherein the probe tip includes a first reflective surface and a second reflective surface, wherein the first reflective surface is configured to receive the first laser cone and form a bore laser cone, wherein the second reflective surface is configured to receive the second laser cone and form a countersink laser cone, wherein the probe further comprises a third reflective surface and a countersink beam reflector, and wherein the bore camera lens is adapted to receive the bore laser cone reflected from a bore to the third reflective surface in response to the probe tip being received within the bore, and wherein the countersink camera lens is configured to receive the countersink laser cone reflected from a countersink to the countersink beam reflector in response to the probe tip being received within the countersink. a probe base and a probe tip; a countersink camera having a countersink camera lens located in the probe tip; a bore camera having a bore camera lens located in the probe tip; and a laser source, located in the probe tip, configured to generate a first laser cone and a second laser cone, wherein the probe tip includes a first reflective surface and a second reflective surface, wherein the first reflective surface is configured to receive the first laser cone and form a bore laser cone, wherein the second reflective surface is configured to receive the second laser cone and form a countersink laser cone, wherein the probe further comprises a third reflective surface and a countersink beam reflector, and wherein the bore camera lens is adapted to receive the bore laser cone reflected from a bore to the third reflective surface in response to the probe tip being received within the bore, and wherein the countersink camera lens is configured to receive the countersink laser cone reflected from a countersink to the countersink beam reflector in response to the probe tip being received within the countersink.
A single port surgical system (100, 100A) comprising: first and second tool cannulas, each tool cannula having a lumen for receiving a tool for performing a procedure within a body cavity; a longitudinal tool cannula (14a, 14c) disposed between the first and second tool cannulas; a two-member linkage (26, 26a) for adjusting relative positions of the first and second tool cannulas within the body cavity, the two-member linkage having: a first member having a first end pivotally coupled to the first tool cannula and a second end pivotally coupled to the longitudinal tool cannula; and a second member having a first end pivotally coupled to the second tool cannula and a second end pivotally coupled to the longitudinal tool cannula; wherein the longitudinal tool cannula is longitudinally slidable relative to the first and second tool cannulas between first and second positions, wherein movement of the longitudinal tool cannula from the first position to the second position pivots the first and second members laterally outward relative to the longitudinal tool cannula, thereby increasing a distance between the first and second tool cannulas. first and second tool cannulas, each tool cannula having a lumen for receiving a tool for performing a procedure within a body cavity; a longitudinal tool cannula (14a, 14c) disposed between the first and second tool cannulas; a two-member linkage (26, 26a) for adjusting relative positions of the first and second tool cannulas within the body cavity, the two-member linkage having: a first member having a first end pivotally coupled to the first tool cannula and a second end pivotally coupled to the longitudinal tool cannula; and a second member having a first end pivotally coupled to the second tool cannula and a first member having a first end pivotally coupled to the first tool cannula and a second end pivotally coupled to the longitudinal tool cannula; and a second member having a first end pivotally coupled to the second tool cannula and a second end pivotally coupled to the longitudinal tool cannula; wherein the longitudinal tool cannula is longitudinally slidable relative to the first and second tool cannulas between first and second positions, wherein movement of the longitudinal tool cannula from the first position to the second position pivots the first and second members laterally outward relative to the longitudinal tool cannula, thereby increasing a distance between the first and second tool cannulas.
System for respiration-controlled application of aerosol in powder form during ventilation or respiratory support of a patient, comprising an interface which can be brought into contact with the airways of the patient to be ventilated or to receive respiratory support, a device for generating a respiratory gas stream, the respiratory gas stream having a first pressure that is higher than or equal to the ambient pressure, at least one inspiration line through which the respiratory gas flow is directed to the interface, an aerosol generator, at least one aerosol line through which the aerosol in powder form produced is conducted from the aerosol generator to the interface, and a respiratory sensor which detects the respiratory signal of the patient to be ventilated or to receive respiratory support, a valve being arranged in said at least one aerosol line between the interface and the aerosol generator, which valve is controlled as a function of the respiratory signal detected, characterised in that an intermediate reservoir for storing generated aerosol in powder form is arranged between the valve and the aerosol generator, wherein a controller is provided and arranged to preset a second pressure which is greater than or equal to the first pressure and to cause aerosol to be generated in the aerosol generator and to be supplied to the intermediate reservoir until the pressure present in the intermediate reservoir corresponds to the second pressure preset by the controller, wherein, due to the control of the valve, the aerosol in powder form stored in the intermediate storage can be mixed directly with the respiratory gas flow.
A computer (201, 202) comprising: an operating system providing a touch user interface, UI, environment appropriate for user inputs with a touch panel and a desktop UI environment different from the touch UI environment and appropriate for user inputs with a mouse and a keyboard, and a printer driver for generating print data to be transmitted to a printer (204, 205), characterized in that, when executed on the computer, the operating system displays a setting screen that enables a user to set a duration of a toast notification to be displayed, if the printer driver receives, from a document application conforming to the touch UI environment, drawing data and print setting information that was designated on the touch UI environment, the receipt causing a dialog to be displayed, the printer driver causes the operating system to display the toast notification on the touch UI environment without the dialog being displayed on the touch UI environment, the operating system displaying the toast notification on the touch UI environment until the set duration elapses, the operating system, in response to the toast notification being tapped by the user, changes a UI environment from the touch UI environment to the desktop UI environment, which includes the dialog displayed by the printer driver, and in response to information having been input by the user to the dialog displayed on the desktop UI environment, the printer driver generates print data to be transmitted to the printer (204, 205) based on the print setting information, the input information and drawing data. an operating system providing a touch user interface, UI, environment appropriate for user inputs with a touch panel and a desktop UI environment different from the touch UI environment and appropriate for user inputs with a mouse and a keyboard, and a printer driver for generating print data to be transmitted to a printer (204, 205), characterized in that, when executed on the computer, the operating system displays a setting screen that enables a user to set a duration of a toast notification to be displayed, if the printer driver receives, from a document application conforming to the touch UI environment, drawing data and print setting information that was designated on the touch UI environment, the receipt causing a dialog to be displayed, the printer driver causes the operating system to display the toast notification on the touch UI environment without the dialog being displayed on the touch UI environment, the operating system displaying the toast notification on the touch UI environment until the set duration elapses, the operating system, in response to the toast notification being tapped by the user, changes a UI environment from the touch UI environment to the desktop UI environment, which includes the dialog displayed by the printer driver, and in response to information having been input by the user to the dialog displayed on the desktop UI environment, the printer driver generates print data to be transmitted to the printer (204, 205) based on the print setting information, the input information and drawing data.
An electromagnetic flowmeter, comprising: a measuring tube through which a fluid to be measured flows; a magnetic field applying section (11,12) which applies a magnetic field to the fluid to be measured; and a couple of electrodes which pick up an electromotive force generated according to a flow rate of the fluid to be measured, characterized in that each of the electrodes has an interface processed by electropolishing. a measuring tube through which a fluid to be measured flows; a magnetic field applying section (11,12) which applies a magnetic field to the fluid to be measured; and a couple of electrodes which pick up an electromotive force generated according to a flow rate of the fluid to be measured, characterized in that each of the electrodes has an interface processed by electropolishing.
A method comprising: obtaining, a virtual model of a portion of an anatomy of a patient obtained from a virtual surgical plan for an orthopedic joint repair surgical procedure to attach a prosthetic to the anatomy; identifying, based on data obtained by one or more sensors, positions of one or more physical markers positioned relative to the anatomy of the patient; identifying positions of one or more virtual markers, wherein identifying the position of the one or more virtual markers comprises receiving user input to virtually position the one or more virtual markers; and registering, based on the identified positions of the one or more physical markers and the one or more virtual markers, the virtual model of the portion of the anatomy with a corresponding observed portion of the anatomy. obtaining, a virtual model of a portion of an anatomy of a patient obtained from a virtual surgical plan for an orthopedic joint repair surgical procedure to attach a prosthetic to the anatomy; identifying, based on data obtained by one or more sensors, positions of one or more physical markers positioned relative to the anatomy of the patient; identifying positions of one or more virtual markers, wherein identifying the position of the one or more virtual markers comprises receiving user input to virtually position the one or more virtual markers; and registering, based on the identified positions of the one or more physical markers and the one or more virtual markers, the virtual model of the portion of the anatomy with a corresponding observed portion of the anatomy.
Method for distributing fertilizer by means of a multi-disc spreader, in particular two-disc spreader, in the form of overlapping spreading sweeps (3R, 3L), wherein during cornering metering quantities on the inside of the bend and metering quantities on the outside of the bend are changed in comparison with straight-ahead travel, characterized in that the movement speed (8R, 8L, 8G) of at least one partial region (4R, 4L, 4G, 4T) of the spreading sweeps is calculated for the cornering, along the area to be provided with fertilizer, and the metering quantities on the inside of the bend and the metering quantities on the outside of the bend are adapted as a function of the calculated movement speed.
A shoe comprising: a shoe upper; a sole coupled to the shoe upper and comprising a lower surface comprising a first material, the sole and shoe upper defining a volume sized to receive a wearer's foot; and a heel member secured to a heel portion of the sole and comprising a second material having a coefficient of friction less than a coefficient of friction of the first material, wherein the heel member includes an insert embedded in the heel portion of the shoe, and wherein the insert projects outwardly from the heel portion of the sole. a shoe upper; a sole coupled to the shoe upper and comprising a lower surface comprising a first material, the sole and shoe upper defining a volume sized to receive a wearer's foot; and a heel member secured to a heel portion of the sole and comprising a second material having a coefficient of friction less than a coefficient of friction of the first material, wherein the heel member includes an insert embedded in the heel portion of the shoe, and wherein the insert projects outwardly from the heel portion of the sole.
Device for handling vouchers, having a head module for entering and/or issuing vouchers, having a safe module for receiving cash cassettes (40, 42) for receiving the vouchers, having a transfer unit for transporting the vouchers between the head module and the safe module, the position of at least one of the two modules (12, 14) relative to the transfer unit being variable, having a control unit, having a sensor assembly for determining the position of this movable module (12, 14) relative to the transfer unit, characterized in that at least one first reference range of a measured variable from the sensor assembly, in which the measured variable from the sensor assembly lies when the movable module (12, 14) and the transfer unit are arranged in a predetermined position relative to each other, is stored in a storage element of the control unit, in that the control unit for positioning the movable module (12, 14) and the transfer unit relative to each other determines whether an current value determined by the sensor assembly lies in the first reference range, in that to position the movable module (12, 14), the movable module (12, 14) and the transfer unit are movable relative to each other in such a way that the current value of the measured variable from the sensor assembly lies in the first reference range, in that the control unit determines a second reference range (90, 100) differing from the first reference range, wherein the second reference range (90, 100) is greater than the first reference range, and in that the control unit for monitoring the positioning of the movable module (12, 14) and the transfer unit relative to each other respectively re-determines and compares the current value of the measured variable at predetermined time intervals to see whether it lies in the second reference range (90, 100).
Method for supplying current to a reactor, wherein one or more electrodes, which are fed through a wall of the reactor, of an electrical energy network which is DC-isolated from ground potential are respectively connected to an electrically conductive element so that an operating voltage is applied to the at least one electrically conductive element and electrical current flows through it, wherein there is respectively a seal made of an insulating material between the wall of the reactor and the electrode, wherein an electrically conductive seal core is embedded in at least one of these seals, wherein the electrically conductive seal core is connected to an insulation monitoring apparatus or to an auxiliary voltage network, and wherein leakage currents made possible by seal damage are identified by means of monitoring an insulation resistance of the seal core or by means of monitoring a flow of current in the auxiliary voltage network.