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A heat exchanger in which a refrigerant is flowed in parallel through a plurality of heat transfer tubes disposed in parallel, comprising a heat exchanger header wherein a plurality of through-holes to which ends of the plurality of heat transfer tubes are connected are arranged side by side in a longitudinal direction of the heat exchanger header, wherein a plurality of chambers (A, B, C) communicating with the plurality of through-holes and serving as a refrigerant flow passage separated in the longitudinal direction are formed in the heat exchanger header, and wherein each of the plurality of through-holes is either of an inlet side through-hole and an outlet side through-hole to which a refrigerant inlet side end and a refrigerant outlet side end, respectively, of the plurality of heat transfer tubes are connected, and in a part of each of the plurality of chambers (A, B, C) that faces the inlet side through-holes in the chambers, a plurality of grooves of the heat exchanger header are formed in a lateral direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, characterised in that the heat exchanger header being configured to distribute the refrigerant to the plurality of heat transfer tubes in parallel by effect of surface tension, wherein the plurality of grooves draw liquid refrigerant into the grooves by the effect of surface tension.
A process for making a thermoplastic polyester, which comprises contacting at least one carboxylic acid-based compound and at least one alcohol-based compound in esterification and subsequent polycondensation reactions, in the presence of an inorganic nano-layered titanate in exfoliated form as a catalyst.
A crash barrier beam suitable for use on a road as a temporary road safety barrier, the beam comprising: a housing which in profile has a laterally outwardly extending base for contact with the road; a narrower central wall comprising a lower wall portion and an upper wall portion; and a top section with a box-like cross-section, the central wall extending generally upwardly at a steep angle from the base to taper towards the top section, wherein an inwardly directed shoulder is provided between the lower wall portion and the upper wall portion, the shoulder providing a discontinuity in the gradient of the wall, and at the top of the upper wall portion the housing extends outwardly to form a lip which runs along the length of the beam, the shoulder and the lip being shallow with respect to the horizontal, and wherein the profile is formed from a single sheet of material or from a pair of opposing mirror image sheets of material joined at the top section to provide a continuous impact surface to an impacting vehicle, and in the event of a vehicle impact, the gradient of the wall, the inwardly directed shoulder and the directed lip assist in redirecting an impacting vehicle wheel back towards the road away from the barrier. a housing which in profile has a laterally outwardly extending base for contact with the road; a narrower central wall comprising a lower wall portion and an upper wall portion; and a top section with a box-like cross-section, the central wall extending generally upwardly at a steep angle from the base to taper towards the top section, wherein an inwardly directed shoulder is provided between the lower wall portion and the upper wall portion, the shoulder providing a discontinuity in the gradient of the wall, and at the top of the upper wall portion the housing extends outwardly to form a lip which runs along the length of the beam, the shoulder and the lip being shallow with respect to the horizontal, and wherein the profile is formed from a single sheet of material or from a pair of opposing mirror image sheets of material joined at the top section to provide a continuous impact surface to an impacting vehicle, and in the event of a vehicle impact, the gradient of the wall, the inwardly directed shoulder and the directed lip assist in redirecting an impacting vehicle wheel back towards the road away from the barrier.
- A laundry dryer comprising a drum wherein the laundry to be dried is loaded; an air circulation duct which enables the process air to be passed over the laundry in the drum; a fan which is disposed in the air circulation duct and which moves 5 the process air; a resistance heater which is disposed in the air circulation duct at the inlet of the drum; a water-cooled condenser which is disposed in the air circulation duct; a water supply line which enables the cooling water to be taken into the condenser from the water mains; at least one nozzle which extends into the condenser and which sprays cold water onto the humid air; a filter through which the process air passes after leaving the drum and before passing through the condenser; a temperature sensor which is disposed at a filter region of the air circulation duct at the inlet of the condenser and which detects the process air temperature; and a humidity sensor which is disposed in the drum and which measures the humidity of the process air, a variable flow valve which is connected to the water supply line at the outlet of the water mains and which delivers condensation water into the condenser at different flow rates, and a control unit which changes the flow rate of the cold water delivered into the condenser by the variable flow valve such that the process air temperature is kept around a predetermined set temperature (T-set) depending on the data received from the temperature sensor and the humidity sensor wherein the control unit is configured to decide, if the dehumidification speed of the process air is below a predetermined threshold value, that the process air temperature is below the set temperature (T-set), and decrease the flow rate of the cooling water delivered from the variable flow valve into the condenser, thus increasing the process air temperature; or the control unit is configured to decide, if the dehumidification speed of the process air is above a predetermined threshold value, that the process air temperature is above the set temperature (T-set), and increase the flow rate of the cooling water delivered from the variable flow valve into the condenser, thus decreasing the process air temperature.
An alkylation process comprising the steps of: providing a loop reactor comprising a reaction chamber and a heat exchanger, wherein the reaction chamber and the heat exchanger are in fluid communication with each other via at least one conduit such that a fluid in the reaction chamber can be circulated through the heat exchanger and returned to the reaction chamber; introducing an alkylatable aromatic compound into the loop reactor; introducing an olefin into the loop reactor; introducing a catalyst into the loop reactor; adjusting the alkylatable aromatic compound to a pre-reaction temperature that is below a desired reaction temperature; optionally, adjusting the olefin to a second pre-reaction temperature that is below the desired reaction temperature; optionally, adjusting the catalyst to a third pre-reaction temperature that is below the desired reaction temperature; initially contacting the catalyst and olefin in the conduit circulating fluid from the reaction chamber to the heat exchanger; circulating the alkylatable aromatic compound, the olefin and the catalyst in the loop reactor; and maintaining the alkylatable aromatic compound and olefin at the desired reaction temperature. providing a loop reactor comprising a reaction chamber and a heat exchanger, wherein the reaction chamber and the heat exchanger are in fluid communication with each other via at least one conduit such that a fluid in the reaction chamber can be circulated through the heat exchanger and returned to the reaction chamber; introducing an alkylatable aromatic compound into the loop reactor; introducing an olefin into the loop reactor; introducing a catalyst into the loop reactor; adjusting the alkylatable aromatic compound to a pre-reaction temperature that is below a desired reaction temperature; optionally, adjusting the olefin to a second pre-reaction temperature that is below the desired reaction temperature; optionally, adjusting the catalyst to a third pre-reaction temperature that is below the desired reaction temperature; initially contacting the catalyst and olefin in the conduit circulating fluid from the reaction chamber to the heat exchanger; circulating the alkylatable aromatic compound, the olefin and the catalyst in the loop reactor; and maintaining the alkylatable aromatic compound and olefin at the desired reaction temperature.
A method to operate a camera of an aerial vehicle, the method comprising: under control of one or more computing devices configured with executable instructions, determining a first flight transition in which the aerial vehicle is transitioning between a first flight that includes a substantially horizontal component and a second flight that includes a substantially vertical component; and in response to determining the first flight transition, sending instructions that cause an adjustable visor to be extended from a frame of the aerial vehicle and positioned between the camera and a light source to block a portion of the light from the light source from entering a lens of the camera. under control of one or more computing devices configured with executable instructions, determining a first flight transition in which the aerial vehicle is transitioning between a first flight that includes a substantially horizontal component and a second flight that includes a substantially vertical component; and in response to determining the first flight transition, sending instructions that cause an adjustable visor to be extended from a frame of the aerial vehicle and determining a first flight transition in which the aerial vehicle is transitioning between a first flight that includes a substantially horizontal component and a second flight that includes a substantially vertical component; and in response to determining the first flight transition, sending instructions that cause an adjustable visor to be extended from a frame of the aerial vehicle and positioned between the camera and a light source to block a portion of the light from the light source from entering a lens of the camera.
A cyclodextrin carrier-based arteannuinoid compound conjugate, wherein the arteannuinoid compound is connected through an ester bond formed between a carboxyl group of the arteannuinoid compound and a hydroxyl group of the cyclodextrin; wherein the cyclodextrin is a sulfonate of a structure shown as formula I: wherein n is 1, and m+n = any one of 6, 7 or 8; R 1, R 2 or R 3 is -ROH; wherein R is -(CH 2) x, -NH(CH 2) x, -NH(CH 2) x NH(CH 2) x, -CO(CH 2) x or -O(CH 2) x, and x is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4; wherein the arteannuinoid compound has a structure shown as formula II, wherein R 4 is -(CH 2) y, -CO(CH 2) y, -C 6 H 6 y or -COC 6 H 6 (CH 2) y, wherein y is an integer greater than or equal to 0, CO is a carbonyl and C 6 H 6 is a benzene ring. wherein n is 1, and m+n = any one of 6, 7 or 8; R 1, R 2 or R 3 is -ROH; wherein R is -(CH 2) x, -NH(CH 2) x, -NH(CH 2) x NH(CH 2) x, -CO(CH 2) x or -O(CH 2) x, and x is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4; wherein the arteannuinoid compound has a structure shown as formula II,
A separator for an alkaline battery, comprising a wet nonwoven fabric which contains at least 30 to 70% by mass alkali-resistant cellulose fibers and 20 to 50% by mass alkali-resistant synthetic fibers, and is bound by a binder component; wherein an average pore diameter of the wet nonwoven fabric is 1 to 10 pm, a maximum pore diameter of the wet nonwoven fabric is 15 to 35 pm, the content of the binder component is 5 to 20% by mass, and the thickness of the separator is 60 to 140 pm, wherein a liquid retention rate of the wet nonwoven fabric during immersion in a 40% by mass KOH solution is 450 to 700%, wherein a swelling ratio of the wet nonwoven fabric during immersion in a 40% by mass KOH solution is 45 to 55%, wherein the alkali-resistant cellulose fibers comprise at least fibrillated solvent spun cellulose fibers and non-fibrillated cellulose, wherein the content of fibrillated solvent spun cellulose is within a range of 5 to 30% by mass, wherein the aspect ratio of tensile strength is in a range of 1.0 to 2.5, and wherein the content of non-fibrillated regenerated cellulose fibers is within 10 to 40% by mass, wherein the average and the maximum pore diameter, the liquid retention rate, the swelling ratio and the aspect ratio of tensile strength are determined as described in the description. wherein a liquid retention rate of the wet nonwoven fabric during immersion in a 40% by mass KOH solution is 450 to 700%, wherein a swelling ratio of the wet nonwoven fabric during immersion in a 40% by mass KOH solution is 45 to 55%, wherein the alkali-resistant cellulose fibers comprise at least fibrillated solvent spun cellulose fibers and non-fibrillated cellulose, wherein the content of fibrillated solvent spun cellulose is within a range of 5 to 30% by mass, wherein the aspect ratio of tensile strength is in a range of 1.0 to 2.5, and wherein the content of non-fibrillated regenerated cellulose fibers is within 10 to 40% by mass, wherein the average and the maximum pore diameter, the liquid retention rate, the swelling ratio and the aspect ratio of tensile strength are determined as described in the description.
Method of inline inspecting and/or testing devices, comprising: • providing at least one monitoring unit capable to be releasably applied to or over one of said devices and, in a standalone operating mode in which no energy is transferred to the monitoring unit by solid material connection, to collect information from and/or caused by said device; • conveying devices inline towards and into an application area; • applying on or over a device out of said devices inline conveyed towards and into said application area said monitoring unit in said application area; • removing said monitoring unit from said device in a removal area and bringing said removed monitoring unit back to said application area; • by said monitoring unit, collecting information from or caused by said device it is applied to; • transmitting information depending from collected information in said monitoring unit to a remote unit which is stationary with respect to said inline conveying of said devices towards and into said application area; • evaluating information dependent from information as collected; wherein • said collecting is performed during a collecting timespan; • said monitoring unit is operated in standalone operating mode during a standalone timespan; • said monitoring unit being applied to or over said device during an application timespan; • said standalone timespan includes at least a part of said application timespan; • said collecting timespan includes at least a part of said part of said application timespan. • providing at least one monitoring unit capable to be releasably applied to or over one of said devices and, in a standalone operating mode in which no energy is transferred to the monitoring unit by solid material connection, to collect information from and/or caused by said device; • conveying devices inline towards and into an application area; • applying on or over a device out of said devices inline conveyed towards and into said application area said monitoring unit in said application area; • removing said monitoring unit from said device in a removal area and bringing said removed monitoring unit back to said application area; • by said monitoring unit, collecting information from or caused by said device it is applied to; • transmitting information depending from collected information in said monitoring unit to a remote unit which is stationary with respect to said inline conveying of said devices towards and into said application area; • evaluating information dependent from information as collected; • said collecting is performed during a collecting timespan; • said monitoring unit is operated in standalone operating mode during a standalone timespan; • said monitoring unit being applied to or over said device during an application timespan; • said standalone timespan includes at least a part of said application timespan; • said collecting timespan includes at least a part of said part of said application timespan.
A method for determining a battery type of a battery set powering a host device, the battery set comprising at least one exchangeable battery, the method being performed in a battery type determiner and comprising the steps of: measuring a voltage of the battery set, yielding a voltage measurement; determining charge depletion of the battery set, which comprises integrating a current from the battery set over time; storing the voltage measurement, wherein the voltage measurement is stored with an association to the current charge depletion; repeating the steps of measuring, determining charge depletion and storing until an exit condition is true; and determining the battery type based on the stored voltage measurements and the respectively associated charge depletion; wherein the step of determining comprises the substeps of: calculating a rate of change of the voltage in relation to charge depletion based on the stored voltage measurements and respectively associated charge depletion; determining the battery type to be an alkaline battery when the rate of change of the voltage is greater than a threshold rate; and determining the battery type to be a lithium battery when the rate of change of the voltage is less than a threshold rate. measuring a voltage of the battery set, yielding a voltage measurement; determining charge depletion of the battery set, which comprises integrating a current from the battery set over time; storing the voltage measurement, wherein the voltage measurement is stored with an association to the current charge depletion; repeating the steps of measuring, determining charge depletion and storing until an exit condition is true; and determining the battery type based on the stored voltage measurements and the respectively associated charge depletion; wherein the step of determining comprises the substeps of: calculating a rate of change of the voltage in relation to charge depletion based on the stored voltage measurements and respectively associated charge depletion; determining the battery type to be an alkaline battery when the rate of change of the voltage is greater than a threshold rate; and determining the battery type to be a lithium battery when the rate of change of the voltage is less than a threshold rate. calculating a rate of change of the voltage in relation to charge depletion based on the stored voltage measurements and respectively associated charge depletion; determining the battery type to be an alkaline battery when the rate of change of the voltage is greater than a threshold rate; and determining the battery type to be a lithium battery when the rate of change of the voltage is less than a threshold rate.
Adaptive radiation filter comprising at least one elastomeric foil which is stretchable by applying an electric field or a magnetic field, wherein at least one surface of the elastomeric foil has at least in regions a stretchable coating comprising at least one radiation absorber, whereby the areal distribution of the at least one radiation absorber in the coating is variable during stretching.
A reeling device for the controlled coiling and uncoiling of a cable having a first end that is fixed and a second end that is movable relative to the first end, the cable is unbroken between its first and second ends, the reeling device comprises first and second reels about which the cable is coiled, wherein the first and second reels are coaxial, the first reel is fixed against rotation and axial movement, and the second reel is rotatable about the axis with such rotation causing axial movement of the second reel relative to the first reel.
Device for achieving a defined guidance of a volume flow of a fluid through a channel-shaped element,wherein in the channel-shaped element microchannel structured flow guide elements are arranged for dividing the volume flow and for guidance of the resulting partial flows of fluids, characterized in that the construction is arranged in such a way that the partial streams are guided such that they are brought into contact alternately with the inner wall of the channel-shaped elements and with the other partial streams.
An organic electroluminescent device comprising: a pair of electrodes; and at least one organic layer between the pair of electrodes, the at least one organic layer including a light-emitting layer containing a light-emitting material, wherein the at least one organic layer includes at least one layer containing an indole derivative represented by formula: wherein R 102, R 103, R 104, R 105 and R 106 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent; R 101 represents an alkyl group having a tertiary or quaternary carbon atom; R 101 and R 106 may be bonded to each other to form a ring; R 107 represents a substituent; n 101 represents 2; and n 102 represents an integer of from 0 to 5, provided that n 101 + n 102 ≤ 6. a pair of electrodes; and at least one organic layer between the pair of electrodes, the at least one organic layer including a light-emitting layer containing a light-emitting material, wherein the at least one organic layer includes at least one layer containing an indole derivative represented by formula: wherein R 102, R 103, R 104, R 105 and R 106 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent; R 101 represents an alkyl group having a tertiary or quaternary carbon atom; R 101 and R 106 may be bonded to each other to form a ring; R 107 represents a substituent; n 101 represents 2; and n 102 represents an integer of from 0 to 5, provided that n 101 + n 102 ≤ 6.
A compound for use in treating, preventing, or ameliorating atherosclerosis, wherein the compound is 2-hydroxybenzylamine, 5- methyl-2-hydroxybenzylamine, or 4-ethyl-2-hydroxybenzylamine, or has a structure represented by one of the following formula: