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A method of producing a modified vinyl alcohol-based polymer having a formyl group at its terminal, comprising steps of: 1) subjecting a vinyl ester-based monomer to suspension polymerization in an aqueous medium in the presence of one or more halogenated methanes represented by general formulae to to obtain a vinyl ester-based polymer, wherein the vinyl ester-based monomer is polymerized alone or the vinyl ester-based monomer is copolymerized with 10 mol% or less of a monomer that is copolymerizable with the vinyl ester monomer, based on the total number of moles of the vinyl ester-based monomer: H 2 CX 2 ··· in which two Xs are each independently a halogen atom selected from a group consisting of a chlorine atom, a bromine atom and an iodine atom; HCX 3 ··· in which three Xs are each independently a halogen atom selected from a group consisting of a chlorine atom, a bromine atom and an iodine atom; and CX 4 ··· in which four Xs are each independently a halogen atom selected from a group consisting of a chlorine atom, a bromine atom and an iodine atom; 2) dissolving the vinyl ester-based polymer obtained in the step 1) in an alcoholic medium; and 3) adding an alkali to a solution of the vinyl ester-based polymer in the alcoholic medium, obtained in the step 2), to cause saponification reaction. 1) subjecting a vinyl ester-based monomer to suspension polymerization in an aqueous medium in the presence of one or more halogenated methanes represented by general formulae to to obtain a vinyl ester-based polymer, wherein the vinyl ester-based monomer is polymerized alone or the vinyl ester-based monomer is copolymerized with 10 mol% or less of a monomer that is copolymerizable with the vinyl ester monomer, based on the total number of moles of the vinyl ester-based monomer: H 2 CX 2 ··· in which two Xs are each independently a halogen atom selected from a group consisting of a chlorine atom, a bromine atom and an iodine atom; HCX 3 ··· in which three Xs are each independently a halogen atom selected from a group consisting of a chlorine atom, a bromine atom and an iodine atom; and CX 4 ··· in which four Xs are each independently a halogen atom selected from a group consisting of a chlorine atom, a bromine atom and an iodine atom; 2) dissolving the vinyl ester-based polymer obtained in the step 1) in an alcoholic medium; and 3) adding an alkali to a solution of the vinyl ester-based polymer in the alcoholic medium, obtained in the step 2), to cause saponification reaction.
A method of making propylene and alkylate, the method comprising: providing a stream comprising n -butenes, wherein the providing of the stream comprising n -butenes comprises contacting a first stream comprising ethylene with a dimerization catalyst to form the stream comprising n -butenes, wherein the stream comprising n -butenes further comprises unconsumed ethylene; contacting the stream comprising n -butenes with a second stream comprising ethylene in the presence of a disproportionation catalyst to form a stream comprising propylene and C 4+ olefins; removing propylene from the stream comprising propylene and C 4+ olefins to form a stream comprising C 4+ olefins; and contacting the stream comprising C 4+ olefins with a stream comprising isobutane in the presence of an alkylation catalyst to form alkylate. providing a stream comprising n -butenes, wherein the providing of the stream comprising n -butenes comprises contacting a first stream comprising ethylene with a dimerization catalyst to form the stream comprising n -butenes, wherein the stream comprising n -butenes further comprises unconsumed ethylene; contacting the stream comprising n -butenes with a second stream comprising ethylene in the presence of a disproportionation catalyst to form a stream comprising propylene and C 4+ olefins; removing propylene from the stream comprising propylene and C 4+ olefins to form a stream comprising C 4+ olefins; and contacting the stream comprising C 4+ olefins with a stream comprising isobutane in the presence of an alkylation catalyst to form alkylate.
An air vehicle comprising a main body and a pair of opposing wing members (14a, 14b) extending substantially laterally from the main body, at least a first propeller associated with a first of said wing members and a second propeller associated with a second of said wing members, each said propeller being arranged and configured to generate linear thrust relative to said main body, in use, the air vehicle further comprising a control module for generating a control signal configured to change a mode of flying of said air vehicle, in use, between a fixed wing mode and a rotary wing mode, wherein in said fixed wing mode of flying, the direction of thrust generated by the first and second propellers relative to said main body is substantially the same, and in said rotary wing mode of flying, the direction of thrust generated by said first propeller is opposite to that generated by the second propeller, wherein said change of mode of flying is effected by changing the direction of rotation of one of said propellers.
A method for reducing low-speed pre-ignition events in a boosted internal combustion engine comprising: lubricating a boosted internal combustion engine with a lubricating oil composition comprising: greater than 50 wt.% of a base oil of lubricating viscosity, and an additive composition comprising: one or more overbased calcium-containing detergents having a total base number of greater than 225 mg KOH/gram, measured by the method of ASTM D-2896, in an amount sufficient to provide greater than 1100 ppm by weight to less than 2400 ppm by weight of calcium to the lubricating oil composition, based on a total weight of the lubricating oil composition, and one or more molybdenum-containing compounds in an amount sufficient to provide at least 80 ppm by weight molybdenum to the lubricating oil composition, based on the total weight of the lubricating composition, and wherein the lubricating oil composition contains not more than 150 ppm of sodium, and a sulfated ash content of 0.05 wt.% to 0.9 wt.%, based on the total weight of the lubricating oil composition, and the lubricating oil composition has a weight ratio of sulfur provided to the lubricating oil composition by the additive composition, to a weight of the molybdenum in the lubricating oil composition of less than 18:1. lubricating a boosted internal combustion engine with a lubricating oil composition comprising: greater than 50 wt.% of a base oil of lubricating viscosity, and an additive composition comprising: one or more overbased calcium-containing detergents having a total base number of greater than 225 mg KOH/gram, measured by the method of ASTM D-2896, in an amount sufficient to provide greater than 1100 ppm by weight to less than 2400 ppm by weight of calcium to the lubricating oil composition, based on a total weight of the lubricating oil composition, and one or more molybdenum-containing compounds in an amount sufficient to provide at least 80 ppm by weight molybdenum to the lubricating oil composition, based on the total weight of the lubricating composition, and one or more overbased calcium-containing detergents having a total base number of greater than 225 mg KOH/gram, measured by the method of ASTM D-2896, in an amount sufficient to provide greater than 1100 ppm by weight to less than 2400 ppm by weight of calcium to the lubricating oil composition, based on a total weight of the lubricating oil composition, and one or more molybdenum-containing compounds in an amount sufficient to provide at least 80 ppm by weight molybdenum to the lubricating oil composition, based on the total weight of the lubricating composition, and wherein the lubricating oil composition contains not more than 150 ppm of sodium, and a sulfated ash content of 0.05 wt.% to 0.9 wt.%, based on the total weight of the lubricating oil composition, and the lubricating oil composition has a weight ratio of sulfur provided to the lubricating oil composition by the additive composition, to a weight of the molybdenum in the lubricating oil composition of less than 18:1.
Method for automatically checking the brakes of a track-bound vehicle, wherein - sensor data relating to the actuation of the brakes is captured by means of a trackside sensor device during and/or after an actuation of the brakes of the track-bound vehicle, and - the successful actuation of the respective brake or the respective group of brakes is checked on the basis of an evaluation of the sensor data specific to the respective brake or a respective group of brakes of the track-bound vehicle, characterised in that the sensor data is captured by means of a trackside sensor device in the form of a distributed acoustic sensor system (20, 30, 40, 50, 60) which has at least one waveguide installed trackside in the region of the track-bound vehicle. - sensor data relating to the actuation of the brakes is captured by means of a trackside sensor device during and/or after an actuation of the brakes of the track-bound vehicle, and - the successful actuation of the respective brake or the respective group of brakes is checked on the basis of an evaluation of the sensor data specific to the respective brake or a respective group of brakes of the track-bound vehicle,
1. A polarizer comprising an elongated element comprising a polyolefin, wherein the elongated element is unidirectionally drawn at a draw ratio within an overdrawing region and wherein the elongated element has a polarizing effect of at least 5% and less than 95%, wherein the polarizing effect is defined as the largest difference between light transmittance of two essentially orthogonally polarized components (Tmax and Tmin) of a visible light beam in accordance with the below Equation II. PE = Tmax − Tmin Tmax ∗ 100 %
A radio receiver, comprising: a first measurement unit configured to measure a signal level of a received signal at an input of the receiver; and a gain controller configured to stepwise adjust at least a gain of a front-end and a baseband gain of the receiver when the signal level of the received signal at the input of the receiver exceeds a given sensitivity level and to adjust the gain of the front-end with at least one further gain step when the input signal level is below the given sensitivity level, wherein the gain controller is configured to adjust the gain of the front-end to the at least one further gain step by: switching off current to one or more resistors (208, 210, 212, 214) of a collector circuitry of a low noise amplifier of the front-end, wherein the one or more resistors are in parallel with one or more coils (216, 218) and one or more capacitors (220, 222) of the collector circuitry, such that a collector impedance of a cascade stage of the low noise amplifier is determined by the one or more coils and the one or more capacitors. a first measurement unit configured to measure a signal level of a received signal at an input of the receiver; and a gain controller configured to stepwise adjust at least a gain of a front-end and a baseband gain of the receiver when the signal level of the received signal at the input of the receiver exceeds a given sensitivity level and to adjust the gain of the front-end with at least one further gain step when the input signal level is below the given sensitivity level, wherein the gain controller is configured to adjust the gain of the front-end to the at least one further gain step by: switching off current to one or more resistors (208, 210, 212, 214) of a collector circuitry of a low noise amplifier of the front-end, wherein the one or more resistors are in parallel with one or more coils (216, 218) and one or more capacitors (220, 222) of the collector circuitry, such that a collector impedance of a cascade stage of the low noise amplifier is determined by the one or more coils and the one or more capacitors. switching off current to one or more resistors (208, 210, 212, 214) of a collector circuitry of a low noise amplifier of the front-end, wherein the one or more resistors are in parallel with one or more coils (216, 218) and one or more capacitors (220, 222) of the collector circuitry, such that a collector impedance of a cascade stage of the low noise amplifier is determined by the one or more coils and the one or more capacitors.
A personal training device (20, 12, 16) for a participant of pace-based physical training, comprising: an input for receiving an input signal indicative of a pace of the participant; a comparator coupled to the input for comparing the pace of the participant to a predefined criteria; a training partner positioner for generating a position of a virtual training partner relative to the participant based on an output of the comparator; a training partner audio source for providing audio representative of sounds made by the virtual training partner based on the type of pace-based training by the participant; a spatial audio processor for producing a multi-dimensional audio signal comprising the audio from the audio source, the multi-dimensional audio signal providing the audio at a spatial location represented by the position generated by the training partner positioner, wherein the audio provided by the training partner audio source includes the sound of footsteps of the virtual training partner, and wherein the training partner audio source is configured to vary the frequency of the footsteps as a function of a change in position of the virtual training partner. an input for receiving an input signal indicative of a pace of the participant; a comparator coupled to the input for comparing the pace of the participant to a predefined criteria; a training partner positioner for generating a position of a virtual training partner relative to the participant based on an output of the comparator; a training partner audio source for providing audio representative of sounds made by the virtual training partner based on the type of pace-based training by the participant; a spatial audio processor for producing a multi-dimensional audio signal comprising the audio from the audio source, the multi-dimensional audio signal providing the audio at a spatial location represented by the position generated by the training partner positioner, wherein the audio provided by the training partner audio source includes the sound of footsteps of the virtual training partner, and wherein the training partner audio source is configured to vary the frequency of the footsteps as a function of a change in position of the virtual training partner.
Apparatus for endovascularly replacing a patient's heart valve, the apparatus comprising: an expandable anchor supporting a replacement valve, the anchor having a delivery configuration and a deployed configuration, characterized by a proximal deployment system interface at a proximal end of the anchor, the proximal deployment system interface being adapted to permit a deployment system to apply a distally directed force on the proximal end of the anchor, wherein the proximal deployment system interface is adapted to expand radially during application of a distally directed force on the proximal end of the anchor. an expandable anchor supporting a replacement valve, the anchor having a delivery configuration and a deployed configuration, characterized by a proximal deployment system interface at a proximal end of the anchor, the proximal deployment system interface being adapted to permit a deployment system to apply a distally directed force on the proximal end of the anchor, wherein the proximal deployment system interface is adapted to expand radially during application of a distally directed force on the proximal end of the anchor.
A computer-aided machining method comprising: A) providing a material batch with an undetermined machinability to a machining tool, B) specifying a set of machining conditions comprising a machining speed, characterized in that the computer-aided machining method further comprises the steps: C) inserting a tool into the machining tool, wherein the inserted tool is of a predetermined type and has a predetermined wear, D) machining the material batch with the machining tool, monitoring wear of the inserted tool during the machining, and determining a first tool life ( Tc 1) of the tool, E) repeating Steps B, C and D to determine a second tool life, while setting a different machining speed in Step B and inserting a tool of the same type in Step C, F) based on the machining speed, the different machining speed, the first and the second tool life ( Tc 1, Tc 2), determining coefficients of a model associated with the material batch, G) determining machinability of the material batch based on the model. A) providing a material batch with an undetermined machinability to a machining tool, B) specifying a set of machining conditions comprising a machining speed, C) inserting a tool into the machining tool, wherein the inserted tool is of a predetermined type and has a predetermined wear, D) machining the material batch with the machining tool, monitoring wear of the inserted tool during the machining, and determining a first tool life ( Tc 1) of the tool, E) repeating Steps B, C and D to determine a second tool life, while setting a different machining speed in Step B and inserting a tool of the same type in Step C, F) based on the machining speed, the different machining speed, the first and the second tool life ( Tc 1, Tc 2), determining coefficients of a model associated with the material batch, G) determining machinability of the material batch based on the model.
A female coupling unit for a hydraulic coupling device, comprising a female coupling body comprising a hollow core, wherein the female coupling body comprises a rear end and a front end, and a sealing sleeve device, wherein the sealing sleeve device is supported by a spring device and movable in relation to the female coupling body between a closed and open position upon extension and compression of the spring device respectively, further comprising a female poppet device fixedly arranged to the rear end of the female coupling body in the hollow core and extending towards the front end of the female coupling body; wherein a rear sealing ring is provided along an inner circumferential surface of the sealing sleeve device and adapted to bear against and slide along a front end portion of the female poppet device during movement of the sealing sleeve device, wherein the rear sealing ring is configured to prevent flow of hydraulic fluid between the rear sealing ring and the female poppet device from a rear end of the female coupling body towards a front end of the female coupling body and enable flow of hydraulic fluid between the rear sealing ring and the female poppet device from a front end of the female coupling body towards a rear end of the female coupling body, wherein the rear sealing ring comprises an inner diameter, wherein the inner diameter is variable, wherein the rear sealing ring comprises a circumferential groove facing the rear end of the female coupling body, characterized in that the circumferential groove is configured to provide elasticity and enable the variation of the inner diameter of the rear sealing ring.
A gearbox for a road vehicle comprising: - a gearbox case, - a rigid first shaft, a rigid second shaft, and a rigid third shaft, - three or more first gear assemblies located inside the gearbox case, wherein each first gear assembly comprises: a first gear wheel centered on the first shaft, a second gear wheel centered on the second shaft, and a single wet clutch configured to engage and disengage the first gear assembly, - three or more second gear assemblies located inside the gearbox case, wherein each second gear assembly comprises: a third gear wheel centered on the second shaft, a fourth gear wheel centered on the third shaft, and a single wet clutch configured to engage and disengage the second gear assembly, characterized in that in each of the first gear assemblies, the wet-clutch is positioned either before or after the first gear wheel and the second gear wheel, and in each of the second gear assemblies, the wet-clutch is positioned either before or after the third gear wheel and the fourth gear wheel, and at least one first gear assembly has a gear ratio that is less than one and at least one second gear assembly has a gear ratio that is less than one. - a gearbox case, - a rigid first shaft, a rigid second shaft, and a rigid third shaft, - three or more first gear assemblies located inside the gearbox case, wherein each first gear assembly comprises: a first gear wheel centered on the first shaft, a second gear wheel centered on the second shaft, and a single wet clutch configured to engage and disengage the first gear assembly, a first gear wheel centered on the first shaft, a second gear wheel centered on the second shaft, and a single wet clutch configured to engage and disengage the first gear assembly, - three or more second gear assemblies located inside the gearbox case, wherein each second gear assembly comprises: a third gear wheel centered on the second shaft, a fourth gear wheel centered on the third shaft, and a single wet clutch configured to engage and disengage the second gear assembly, characterized in that in each of the first gear assemblies, the wet-clutch is positioned either before or after the first gear wheel and the second gear wheel, and in each of the second gear assemblies, the wet-clutch is positioned either before or after the third gear wheel and the fourth gear wheel, and at least one first gear assembly has a gear ratio that is less than one and at least one second gear assembly has a gear ratio that is less than one. a third gear wheel centered on the second shaft, a fourth gear wheel centered on the third shaft, and a single wet clutch configured to engage and disengage the second gear assembly, characterized in that in each of the first gear assemblies, the wet-clutch is positioned either before or after the first gear wheel and the second gear wheel, and in each of the second gear assemblies, the wet-clutch is positioned either before or after the third gear wheel and the fourth gear wheel, and at least one first gear assembly has a gear ratio that is less than one and at least one second gear assembly has a gear ratio that is less than one.
A hydraulic operating device for a fluid of a cycle or of a motorcycle hydraulic system comprising a body, a first chamber carved in the body adapted for housing an actuating piston, a second tank-chamber carved in the body and in fluid communication with said first chamber, a floating plug, a sphere, an elastic element, a rear sealing element and a rear plug, said second chamber is adapted for housing said floating plug, characterised in that said second chamber is enclosed by the body walls and open outwards through a rear opening of the body, said rear opening of the body has dimensions adapted for the insertion of said floating plug, said floating plug is slidably mounted inside the second chamber, said floating plug comprises an axial through duct in fluid communication with the second chamber, said sphere is mounted in rototranslating way inside the axial through duct, said rear plug comprises a rear through opening in fluid communication with the axial duct and with the outside, said rear plug is mounted with said axial through duct, said elastic element is mounted inside said axial through duct, said rear sealing element is mounted with the sphere, said sphere is adapted to make said elastic element pass from at least one compressed position to at least a more compressed position, wherein the compressed position of the elastic element provides that the sphere pushes said rear sealing element to stop the fluid from coming out the axial through duct, wherein the more compressed position of the elastic element allows the sphere to roto-translate allowing the fluid to come out the axial through duct.