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A shaft furnace for producing metallic direct reduced iron from iron-containing pellets or lumps and reducing gas disposed therein, comprising: a circumferential outer wall defining a top interior reducing zone, a middle interior transition zone, and a bottom interior cooling zone, wherein the iron-containing pellets or lumps travel downwards through the top interior reducing zone, the middle interior transition zone, and the bottom interior cooling zone as the iron-containing pellets or lumps encounter the upward-flowing reducing gas and one or more other gases; wherein the top interior reducing zone is an area above bustle ports of the shaft furnace adapted to contain the iron-containing pellets or lumps during reduction, the bottom interior cooling zone is an area below a cooling gas offtake of the shaft furnace adapted to contain the iron-containing pellets or lumps after reduction during cooling, and the middle interior transition zone is an area between the bustle ports and the cooling gas offtake adapted to thermally isolate the bottom interior cooling zone from the top interior reducing zone; and a flow diverter disposed along a centerline of the circumferential outer wall comprising a convex-upwards upper tapering section disposed in the middle transition zone defined by the circumferential outer wall coupled to a convex-downwards lower tapering section disposed in the bottom cooling zone defined by the circumferential outer wall. a circumferential outer wall defining a top interior reducing zone, a middle interior transition zone, and a bottom interior cooling zone, wherein the iron-containing pellets or lumps travel downwards through the top interior reducing zone, the middle interior transition zone, and the bottom interior cooling zone as the iron-containing pellets or lumps encounter the upward-flowing reducing gas and one or more other gases; wherein the top interior reducing zone is an area above bustle ports of the shaft furnace adapted to contain the iron-containing pellets or lumps during reduction, the bottom interior cooling zone is an area below a cooling gas offtake of the shaft furnace adapted to contain the iron-containing pellets or lumps after reduction during cooling, and the middle interior transition zone is an area between the bustle ports and the cooling gas offtake adapted to thermally isolate the bottom interior cooling zone from the top interior reducing zone; and a flow diverter disposed along a centerline of the circumferential outer wall comprising a convex-upwards upper tapering section disposed in the middle transition zone defined by the circumferential outer wall coupled to a convex-downwards lower tapering section disposed in the bottom cooling zone defined by the circumferential outer wall.
A method of receiving at a destination a piece of content from a content delivery network, the method comprising the steps of: requesting the piece of content from a source in the network; receiving a communication from the network identifying a plurality of multicast groups for delivery of the piece of content; sending a join request to each of the plurality of multicast groups; receiving content from the plurality of multicast groups in a plurality of parallel multicast streams, wherein the content in one stream is time-shifted with respect to content in the at least one other stream so that each stream is delivering a different portion of the piece of content at a particular time; processing the received content to determine whether content received from a multicast group has already been received from another multicast group; if the content has already been received, discarding the duplicated content and leaving the multicast group from which the duplicated content was received, the method being characterised in that it comprises the further step of: using data analytics capabilities to determine how many and to which of the plurality of multicast streams the destination must subscribe. requesting the piece of content from a source in the network; receiving a communication from the network identifying a plurality of multicast groups for delivery of the piece of content; sending a join request to each of the plurality of multicast groups; receiving content from the plurality of multicast groups in a plurality of parallel multicast streams, wherein the content in one stream is time-shifted with respect to content in the at least one other stream so that each stream is delivering a different portion of the piece of content at a particular time; processing the received content to determine whether content received from a multicast group has already been received from another multicast group; if the content has already been received, discarding the duplicated content and leaving the multicast group from which the duplicated content was received, the method being characterised in that it comprises the further step of: using data analytics capabilities to determine how many and to which of the plurality of multicast streams the destination must subscribe.
A latch mechanism for use in a reconfigurable seat assembly including a seat base and seat back reconfigurable to stow, the latch mechanism comprising: a first link member pivotally coupled with a second link member; the second link member pivotally coupled to both the first link member and a support member wherein the support member is pivotally coupled to the second link member to secure the latch mechanism, wherein the first link member having a seat pivot and an upper link pivot, wherein the first link member can be pivotally coupled to a lower front portion of the seat base at the seat pivot, wherein the second link member is pivotally coupled to the first link member at the upper link pivot, wherein the second link member is pivotally coupled to a base member at a lower link pivot, wherein the latch mechanism further includes an upper pin secured to the lower distal end of the first link member, wherein the latch mechanism further comprises a slot within which the upper pin travels, thereby limiting the range of rotation of the first link member relative to the second link member, wherein the latch mechanism further comprises a lever pivotally coupled to the second link member at a lever pivot, characterized in that the lever includes a hook portion and a cam portion, wherein the hook portion is adapted to engage a stop pin by rotating about the lever pivot toward the stop pin, wherein the cam portion has a contoured surface that enables the upper pin to ride along the lever as the latch mechanism is moved from an extended position to a kneeled position of the seat assembly, and wherein the cam portion is adapted to engage with the upper pin, when the hook portion of the lever engages the stop pin.
A formulation of fuel for diesel engines composed of the following ingredients: (i) group 1 components consisting of 0,1-2 volume% nitromethane CH 3 NO 2 and 0,1-2 volume% propanone CH 3 -CO-CH 3 and 0,5-3 volume% 2-hexyl nitrate and 0,5-3 volume% amyl nitrate CH 3 (CH 2)4ONO 2 and 0,5-3 volume% acetaldehyde CH 3 CHO and 0,5-3 volume% Cyclohexane C 6 H 12 and 2-10 volume% diethyl carbonate; (ii) group 2 components consisting of 3-25 volume% camellia sasanqua oil and 3-20 volume% brassica carinata oil and 3-12 volume% jojoba oil and 3-15 volume% jatropha curcas; (iii) standard diesel fuel (i) group 1 components consisting of 0,1-2 volume% nitromethane CH 3 NO 2 and 0,1-2 volume% propanone CH 3 -CO-CH 3 and 0,5-3 volume% 2-hexyl nitrate and 0,5-3 volume% amyl nitrate CH 3 (CH 2)4ONO 2 and 0,5-3 volume% acetaldehyde CH 3 CHO and 0,5-3 volume% Cyclohexane C 6 H 12 and 2-10 volume% diethyl carbonate; (ii) group 2 components consisting of 3-25 volume% camellia sasanqua oil and 3-20 volume% brassica carinata oil and 3-12 volume% jojoba oil and 3-15 volume% jatropha curcas; (iii) standard diesel fuel
Block copolymers of general formula, B- x wherein A denotes a polyester residue prepared from at least two different monomers 1 and 2, where monomer 1 is selected from the group consisting of epsilon-caprolactone and gamma-valerolactone and monomer 2 is selected from the group consisting of lactide and glycolide, and the two monomers are block-wise or randomly distributed over each polyester residue A, B denotes an OH-terminated hydrogenated polybutadiene residue, and x denotes an integer of 1.8 or more, preferably of 2 to 3. A denotes a polyester residue prepared from at least two different monomers 1 and 2, where monomer 1 is selected from the group consisting of epsilon-caprolactone and gamma-valerolactone and monomer 2 is selected from the group consisting of lactide and glycolide, and the two monomers are block-wise or randomly distributed over each polyester residue A, B denotes an OH-terminated hydrogenated polybutadiene residue, and x denotes an integer of 1.8 or more, preferably of 2 to 3.
A computer-implemented method performed by a client computing device, the method comprising: detecting one or more other computing devices within a geographic vicinity of the computing device; transmitting to a master computing device a confirmation to join a speaker mesh network with the detected one or more other computing devices; transmitting one or more sensor readings to the master computing device; receiving from the master computing device a playback synchronization instruction for a media item and receiving, from the master computing device, a stereo sound and audio equalization instruction, wherein the one or more sensor readings are used by the master computing device to determine a topology of the speaker mesh network, and wherein the stereo sound and audio equalization instructions are based on the topology of the speaker mesh network; adjusting playback of the media item according to the playback synchronization instruction, wherein the one or more other computing devices in the speaker mesh network provide synchronized playback of the media item according to the playback synchronization instruction; applying according to the stereo sound and audio equalization instruction, stereo sound and audio equalization settings to the playback of the media item at the client computing device. detecting one or more other computing devices within a geographic vicinity of the computing device; transmitting to a master computing device a confirmation to join a speaker mesh network with the detected one or more other computing devices; transmitting one or more sensor readings to the master computing device; receiving from the master computing device a playback synchronization instruction for a media item and receiving, from the master computing device, a stereo sound and audio equalization instruction, wherein the one or more sensor readings are used by the master computing device to determine a topology of the speaker mesh network, and wherein the stereo sound and audio equalization instructions are based on the topology of the speaker mesh network; adjusting playback of the media item according to the playback synchronization instruction, wherein the one or more other computing devices in the speaker mesh network provide synchronized playback of the media item according to the playback synchronization instruction; applying according to the stereo sound and audio equalization instruction, stereo sound and audio equalization settings to the playback of the media item at the client computing device.
An aircraft luggage system having a luggage compartment adapted to receive hand luggage items, wherein the luggage compartment comprises: - a base body and - a flap which is movable between a closed position and an open position and is configured to make accessible or close an interior space of the base body and which comprises a first flap element facing the interior space of the base body and a second flap element facing away from the interior space of the base body, wherein an installation space for components (60, 62) which are to be installed in the region of the luggage compartment is provided between the first and the second flap element (36a, 36b), and wherein the second flap element is pivotable about a pivot axis relative to the first flap element in order to open or close the installation space provided between the first and the second flap element (36a, 36b), the pivot axis extending along an edge, facing the flap, of the upper side of the luggage compartment when installed in an aircraft. - a base body and - a flap which is movable between a closed position and an open position and is configured to make accessible or close an interior space of the base body and which comprises a first flap element facing the interior space of the base body and a second flap element facing away from the interior space of the base body, wherein an installation space for components (60, 62) which are to be installed in the region of the luggage compartment is provided between the first and the second flap element (36a, 36b), and wherein the second flap element is pivotable about a pivot axis relative to the first flap element in order to open or close the installation space provided between the first and the second flap element (36a, 36b), the pivot axis extending along an edge, facing the flap, of the upper side of the luggage compartment when installed in an aircraft.
A compound of formula wherein R 1 is hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl or heterocycloalkyl, wherein each instance of cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl and heterocycloalkyl is optionally substituted with one, two, three or four substituents independently selected from R 4; R 2 is hydrogen, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, cyano, amino, hydroxy, halogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, haloalkoxy or alkoxy; R 3 is alkyl, hydrogen, halogen or haloalkyl; R 4 is halogen, alkyl, heterocycloalkyl, heterocycloalkylalkyl, alkylheterocycloalkyl, haloheterocycloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, alkylcycloalkyl, halocycloalkyl, cycloalkylamino, aryl, arylalkyl, alkylaryl, haloaryl, cyano, hydroxy, oxo, haloalkyl, alkylcarbonyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, alkoxycarbonyl, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, aminoalkyl, alkylaminoalkyl, dialkylaminoalkyl, aminoalkylamino, alkoxyalkylamino, alkylcarbonylamino, alkoxycarbonylamino, hydroxyalkyl, hydroxyalkoxyalkyl or hydroxyalkylamino; and (i) A 1 is -N-, A 2 is -N- and A 3 is -CH-; (ii) A 1 is -N-, A 2 is -C- and A 3 is -O-; or (iii) A 1 is -CH-, A 2 is -C- and A 3 is -O-; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; provided that 2-(4,7-diazaspiro[2.5]octan-7-yl)-7-(2,8-dimethylimidazo[1,2-b]pyridazin-6-yl)thiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidin-5-one; is excluded. R 1 is hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl or heterocycloalkyl, wherein each instance of cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl and heterocycloalkyl is optionally substituted with one, two, three or four substituents independently selected from R 4; R 2 is hydrogen, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, cyano, amino, hydroxy, halogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, haloalkoxy or alkoxy; R 3 is alkyl, hydrogen, halogen or haloalkyl; R 4 is halogen, alkyl, heterocycloalkyl, heterocycloalkylalkyl, alkylheterocycloalkyl, haloheterocycloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, alkylcycloalkyl, halocycloalkyl, cycloalkylamino, aryl, arylalkyl, alkylaryl, haloaryl, cyano, hydroxy, oxo, haloalkyl, alkylcarbonyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, alkoxycarbonyl, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, aminoalkyl, alkylaminoalkyl, dialkylaminoalkyl, aminoalkylamino, alkoxyalkylamino, alkylcarbonylamino, alkoxycarbonylamino, hydroxyalkyl, hydroxyalkoxyalkyl or hydroxyalkylamino; and (i) A 1 is -N-, A 2 is -N- and A 3 is -CH-; (ii) A 1 is -N-, A 2 is -C- and A 3 is -O-; or (iii) A 1 is -CH-, A 2 is -C- and A 3 is -O-; (i) A 1 is -N-, A 2 is -N- and A 3 is -CH-; (ii) A 1 is -N-, A 2 is -C- and A 3 is -O-; or (iii) A 1 is -CH-, A 2 is -C- and A 3 is -O-; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; provided that 2-(4,7-diazaspiro[2.5]octan-7-yl)-7-(2,8-dimethylimidazo[1,2-b]pyridazin-6-yl)thiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidin-5-one; is excluded.
A vent filter, preferably for a pure liquid storage tank, comprising: a cylindrical shell; at least one compartment for accommodating granular filter material, said at least one compartment defined between an inner peripheral surface of the shell and a pair of spaced apart separator plates arranged in the shell such that the spacing of the separator plates in the axial direction of the shell can be changed and fixed so as to apply a pressure on the granular filter material in the at least one compartment; an air inlet and an air outlet respectively arranged to allow a flow of air through the granular filter material in the at least one compartment; and a support member and a locking mechanism (10,12) for allowing fixing of at least one of the separator plates in a plurality of defined positions in the axial direction of the shell on the support member, wherein the support member comprises a preferably central shaft extending in the axial direction of the shell and supporting the at least one of the separator plates thereon; the separator plate(s) has/have a hub supported on the shaft so as to be movable in the axial direction; and the locking mechanism comprises one or more protrusions provided on the hub and configured to be engaged with plural recesses provided on the shaft to define the plural axial fixing positions for the hub. a cylindrical shell; at least one compartment for accommodating granular filter material, said at least one compartment defined between an inner peripheral surface of the shell and a pair of spaced apart separator plates arranged in the shell such that the spacing of the separator plates in the axial direction of the shell can be changed and fixed so as to apply a pressure on the granular filter material in the at least one compartment; an air inlet and an air outlet respectively arranged to allow a flow of air through the granular filter material in the at least one compartment; and a support member and a locking mechanism (10,12) for allowing fixing of at least one of the separator plates in a plurality of defined positions in the axial direction of the shell on the support member, wherein the support member comprises a preferably central shaft extending in the axial direction of the shell and supporting the at least one of the separator plates thereon; the separator plate(s) has/have a hub supported on the shaft so as to be movable in the axial direction; and the locking mechanism comprises one or more protrusions provided on the hub and configured to be engaged with plural recesses provided on the shaft to define the plural axial fixing positions for the hub.
A process for conversion of a feedstock comprising solid carbonaceous particles into at least one or more gaseous compounds in a reactor, wherein the process is pyrolysis of the carbonaceous feedstock, and wherein the reactor comprises - a vertically extending swirl chamber defined by a wall, a bottom and an upper end, the swirl chamber comprising a lower part having a constant diameter, and a conical upper part with a decreasing diameter in upward direction, wherein the wall of the conical upper part of the swirl chamber has a first angle with the vertical in the range of from 10 to 40 degrees, and wherein the upper end of the lower part is adjacent to the bottom end of the conical part and the conical part has at its bottom end the same cross-sectional diameter as the lower part at its upper end; - at least one tangential inlet at the bottom of the swirl chamber located in the lower part; - a conical insert centrally located at the bottom of the swirl chamber, wherein the height of the conical insert is equal to the length of the lower part of the swirl chamber; and - an outlet at the upper end of the swirl chamber, wherein the feedstock is supplied to the swirl chamber at the bottom of the swirl chamber, an inert carrier gas is tangentially supplied to the swirl chamber through the at least one tangential inlet, and a layer of feedstock particles is formed on the wall of the conical upper part of the swirl chamber, and wherein at least part of the feedstock is converted into at least one of more gaseous compounds in the swirl chamber at elevated temperature and wherein the conversion takes place in the layer of feedstock particles on the wall of the conical upper part of the swirling chamber, wherein a stream comprising the one or more gaseous compounds is discharged via the outlet, and wherein the heat for the endothermic pyrolysis process is provided by heating the wall of the swirl chamber, by supplying heated feedstock to the swirl chamber, by supplying heated carrier gas to the swirl chamber, or combinations thereof. - a vertically extending swirl chamber defined by a wall, a bottom and an upper end, the swirl chamber comprising a lower part having a constant diameter, and a conical upper part with a decreasing diameter in upward direction, wherein the wall of the conical upper part of the swirl chamber has a first angle with the vertical in the range of from 10 to 40 degrees, and wherein the upper end of the lower part is adjacent to the bottom end of the conical part and the conical part has at its bottom end the same cross-sectional diameter as the lower part at its upper end; - at least one tangential inlet at the bottom of the swirl chamber located in the lower part; - a conical insert centrally located at the bottom of the swirl chamber, wherein the height of the conical insert is equal to the length of the lower part of the swirl chamber; and - an outlet at the upper end of the swirl chamber,
A method of identifying optical signals in an optical fiber, the optical fiber being inserted in a fiber groove and bent around a bending part to detect light which escapes the fiber at the bend for signal detection, the method comprising: detecting an upstream optical signal originating from a first end of the optical fiber, wherein the upstream optical signal is a burst of short pulses, the burst having a first duty cycle; detecting a downstream optical signal originating from a second end of the optical fiber, wherein the downstream optical signal is a series of short pulses, the downstream optical signal having a second duty cycle different from the first duty cycle of the burst of short pulses of the upstream optical signal; and identifying the upstream optical signal based on the first duty cycle of the upstream optical signal originating from the first end of the optical fiber and the second duty cycle of the downstream optical signal originating from the second end of the optical fiber; wherein identifying the upstream signal comprises calculating a minimum bandwidth for detecting the upstream signal and setting a bandwidth of a detection portion of a signal-identifying apparatus comprising said fiber groove and said bending part to the calculated minimum bandwidth, wherein the calculated minimum bandwidth is large enough to detect a burst envelope of the burst of short pulses of the upstream signal but is too small to detect the downstream series of pulses. detecting an upstream optical signal originating from a first end of the optical fiber, wherein the upstream optical signal is a burst of short pulses, the burst having a first duty cycle; detecting a downstream optical signal originating from a second end of the optical fiber, wherein the downstream optical signal is a series of short pulses, the downstream optical signal having a second duty cycle different from the first duty cycle of the burst of short pulses of the upstream optical signal; and identifying the upstream optical signal based on the first duty cycle of the upstream optical signal originating from the first end of the optical fiber and the second duty cycle of the downstream optical signal originating from the second end of the optical fiber; wherein identifying the upstream signal comprises calculating a minimum bandwidth for detecting the upstream signal and setting a bandwidth of a detection portion of a signal-identifying apparatus comprising said fiber groove and said bending part to the calculated minimum bandwidth, wherein the calculated minimum bandwidth is large enough to detect a burst envelope of the burst of short pulses of the upstream signal but is too small to detect the downstream series of pulses.