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A turbine exhaust case of a turbofan aeroengine comprising an annular hub and an annular shroud with a mixer attached to a downstream end of the shroud for mixing exhaust gases with a bypass air stream, the mixer including a plurality of axially extending lobes of the mixer arranged in alternating crests and valleys extending divergently in a downstream direction, the mixer surrounding the hub to form an annular exhaust gas duct between the mixer and the hub, characterised in that the TEC further comprises: a plurality of deswirling struts extending generally radially across the annular exhaust gas duct axially within the mixer to connect the mixer and the hub, the deswirling struts being fewer in number than a total number of valleys of the mixer and connected to the mixer via only a selected first group of the valleys of the mixer; and a plurality of secondary struts each having an average chord length shorter than an average chord length of the respective deswirling struts, the secondary struts generally radially extending across the annular gas duct to connect the mixer and the hub, the secondary struts connected to the mixer via a selected second group of the valleys distinct from the first group of valleys, the secondary struts connected to said second group of the valleys immediately upstream of a trailing edge of said valleys. a plurality of deswirling struts extending generally radially across the annular exhaust gas duct axially within the mixer to connect the mixer and the hub, the deswirling struts being fewer in number than a total number of valleys of the mixer and connected to the mixer via only a selected first group of the valleys of the mixer; and a plurality of secondary struts each having an average chord length shorter than an average chord length of the respective deswirling struts, the secondary struts generally radially extending across the annular gas duct to connect the mixer and the hub, the secondary struts connected to the mixer via a selected second group of the valleys distinct from the first group of valleys, the secondary struts connected to said second group of the valleys immediately upstream of a trailing edge of said valleys.
An electrosurgery probe for an electrosurgery handpiece, comprising: an electrically-conductive element comprising a surgical tool tip segment, a mid-segment, and an electrical contact segment, the mid-segment comprising a hollow tube having a wall and an interior flow passage, the mid-segment having an open distal end and a closed proximal end, wherein the mid-segment is coupled at its distal end directly to the surgical tool tip segment and coupled at its closed proximal end directly to the electrical contact segment, the mid-segment further having an opening formed through the wall of the tube adjacent to the proximal end of the mid-segment, the opening in fluid communication with the interior flow passage, the tip segment and electrical contact segment extending contiguously from opposite ends of the mid-segment, and wherein the surgical tool tip segment, the mid-segment and the electrical contact segment are all comprised of at least one electrically-conductive material to enable passage of electrical current from the electrical contact segment through the mid-segment to the surgical tool tip segment. an electrically-conductive element comprising a surgical tool tip segment, a mid-segment, and an electrical contact segment, the mid-segment comprising a hollow tube having a wall and an interior flow passage, the mid-segment having an open distal end and a closed proximal end, wherein the mid-segment is coupled at its distal end directly to the surgical tool tip segment and coupled at its closed proximal end directly to the electrical contact segment, the mid-segment further having an opening formed through the wall of the tube adjacent to the proximal end of the mid-segment, the opening in fluid communication with the interior flow passage, the tip segment and electrical contact segment extending contiguously from opposite ends of the mid-segment, and wherein the surgical tool tip segment, the mid-segment and the electrical contact segment are all comprised of at least one electrically-conductive material to enable passage of electrical current from the electrical contact segment through the mid-segment to the surgical tool tip segment.
A control circuit for an electric motor comprising at least one phase, the control circuit comprising a low voltage subcircuit, a high voltage subcircuit and an isolation barrier between the low voltage and high voltage subcircuits (12a, 12b), the low voltage subcircuit comprising a current controller adapted to generate a driving signal, and a feedback loop whose output is fed back to the input of the current controller, the high voltage subcircuit comprising a power bridge to output a current for driving the at least one phase of the motor, a current sensor for measuring the current in said at least one phase, an analog front-end for signal conditioning of the current signal and an analog-to-digital converter-ADC to digitally convert the conditioned signal, the isolation barrier comprising an isolator adapted to pass the output signal of the ADC across the isolation barrier from the high voltage subcircuit to the low voltage subcircuit, wherein the isolator comprises a first and a second channel to pass respectively a clock signal and a control signal (I CS) from the low voltage subcircuit to the high voltage subcircuit, the isolator comprising a third channel to pass the output of the ADC from the high voltage subcircuit to the low voltage subcircuit characterized in that the analog front-end is adapted to apply a first gain or a second gain that is higher than the first gain as a function of the current in said at least one phase measured by the current sensor, wherein said clock signal and control signal (I CS) are output to select said first or second gain of the analog front-end, and wherein the isolator comprises a fourth channel to pass a replica of the clock signal (CLK") from the high voltage subcircuit to the low voltage subcircuit, the high voltage subcircuit further comprising a D flip-flop, and wherein the clock input of the D flip-flop is arranged to receive the control signal (I CS) while the input of the D flip-flop is arranged to receive said clock signal, the output of the D-flip-flop being used for selection of said first or second gain of the analog front-end. characterized in that the analog front-end is adapted to apply a first gain or a second gain that is higher than the first gain as a function of the current in said at least one phase measured by the current sensor, wherein said clock signal and control signal (I CS) are output to select said first or second gain of the analog front-end, and wherein the isolator comprises a fourth channel to pass a replica of the clock signal (CLK") from the high voltage subcircuit to the low voltage subcircuit, the high voltage subcircuit further comprising a D flip-flop, and wherein the clock input of the D flip-flop is arranged to receive the control signal (I CS) while the input of the D flip-flop is arranged to receive said clock signal, the output of the D-flip-flop being used for selection of said first or second gain of the analog front-end.
A fluid management layer comprising an integrated, carded nonwoven having a basis weight of between about 40 grams per square meter (gsm) and about 75 gsm as determined by the Basis Weight method detailed herein, and comprising a plurality of absorbent fibers, a plurality of stiffening fibers and a plurality of resilient fibers, wherein the fluid management layer has a caliper factor of at least about 0.13 as determined by the Caliper and Caliper Factor methods detailed herein; wherein the absorbent fibers are present in an amount of between about 10 percent by weight to about 60 percent by weight, the resilient fibers are present in an amount of between about 15 percent by weight to about 70 percent by weight, and the stiffening fibers are present in an amount of between about 25 percent by weight to about 70 percent by weight as determined by the Material Composition Analysis method detailed herein; wherein the fluid management layer is a spunlace nonwoven. wherein the absorbent fibers are present in an amount of between about 10 percent by weight to about 60 percent by weight, the resilient fibers are present in an amount of between about 15 percent by weight to about 70 percent by weight, and the stiffening fibers are present in an amount of between about 25 percent by weight to about 70 percent by weight as determined by the Material Composition Analysis method detailed herein; wherein the fluid management layer is a spunlace nonwoven.
A differential pressure transmitter, comprising: a pair of flexible element assemblies (3A, 3B) each of which is in fluid communication with a respective port (12, 13), wherein each of said flexible element assemblies (3A, 3B) is characterized by a ratio of a spring rate to effective area of flexible elements each of said flexible element assemblies (3A, 3B) comprising: one or more convolutions (9AA, 9AB, 9BA, 9BB) comprising at least one axial cylindrical section and at least one radial section extending from said cylindrical section, a flat element end (8A, 8B) that exhibits a deflection in response to a pressure differential applied thereto, and an electrode (4A, 4B) capacitively coupled to said flat element end (8A, 8B) for sensing a deflection thereof in response to an applied pressure, a connector tube containing a fill fluid for hydraulically coupling said flexible element assemblies (3A, 3B), and means for determining a differential pressure applied to said ports (12, 13) based on the sensed deflections of said flexible element ends (8A, 8B) of said pair of flexible element assemblies (3A, 3B), wherein said means for determining the differential pressure is configured to compensate for a difference between the ratios of spring rate to effective area of said flexible element assemblies (3A, 3B). a pair of flexible element assemblies (3A, 3B) each of which is in fluid communication with a respective port (12, 13), wherein each of said flexible element assemblies (3A, 3B) is characterized by a ratio of a spring rate to effective area of flexible elements each of said flexible element assemblies (3A, 3B) comprising: one or more convolutions (9AA, 9AB, 9BA, 9BB) comprising at least one axial cylindrical section and at least one radial section extending from said cylindrical section, a flat element end (8A, 8B) that exhibits a deflection in response to a pressure differential applied thereto, and an electrode (4A, 4B) capacitively coupled to said flat element end (8A, 8B) for sensing a deflection thereof in response to an applied pressure, one or more convolutions (9AA, 9AB, 9BA, 9BB) comprising at least one axial cylindrical section and at least one radial section extending from said cylindrical section, a flat element end (8A, 8B) that exhibits a deflection in response to a pressure differential applied thereto, and an electrode (4A, 4B) capacitively coupled to said flat element end (8A, 8B) for sensing a deflection thereof in response to an applied pressure, a connector tube containing a fill fluid for hydraulically coupling said flexible element assemblies (3A, 3B), and means for determining a differential pressure applied to said ports (12, 13) based on the sensed deflections of said flexible element ends (8A, 8B) of said pair of flexible element assemblies (3A, 3B), wherein said means for determining the differential pressure is configured to compensate for a difference between the ratios of spring rate to effective area of said flexible element assemblies (3A, 3B).
Apparatus for the delivery of fluid products comprising at least a base support, a plurality of dispensing units of said fluid products contained in containing receptacles by means of respective dispensing nozzles (49, 49a), wherein said dispensing units are disposed on a platform selectively rotatable with respect to said base support, in order to dispose at least one of said dispensing units in at least a first position in which said fluid products are suitable to be delivered from said containing receptacles to a container associated with said base support, by means of a corresponding pumping device, and wherein at least a drive member is disposed on said base support and is suitable to be kinematically connected to one or more pumping devices, characterized in that first rapid connection means (81, 82; 65, 66) are provided to achieve at least one of either the connection of at least one of said dispensing nozzles (49, 49a) with at least one of said dispensing units, or the connection between first kinematic connection means suitable to be selectively connected to said drive member and second kinematic connection means connected to said pumping device.
A bidirectional entry vestibule for a passenger aircraft, comprising: a first enclosed chamber configured for integration into a main passenger cabin of an aircraft, the first enclosed chamber enclosing an ascent means capable of providing at least one passenger access to an overhead passenger cabin disposed above the main passenger cabin; a second enclosed chamber configured for integration into the main passenger cabin, the second enclosed chamber enclosing a descent means capable of providing the at least one passenger access to a lower passenger cabin disposed within a lower lobe area of the aircraft below the main passenger cabin; at least one transitional space configured to connect the first enclosed chamber to the overhead passenger cabin; at least one sensory preparation system configured to modify the environment of the transitional space, the sensory preparation system including at least one of a physical window and a virtual window; and at least one access door (606,616) accessible from the main passenger cabin, the first enclosed chamber and the second enclosed chamber accessible via the at least one access door. a first enclosed chamber configured for integration into a main passenger cabin of an aircraft, the first enclosed chamber enclosing an ascent means capable of providing at least one passenger access to an overhead passenger cabin disposed above the main passenger cabin; a second enclosed chamber configured for integration into the main passenger cabin, the second enclosed chamber enclosing a descent means capable of providing the at least one passenger access to a lower passenger cabin disposed within a lower lobe area of the aircraft below the main passenger cabin; at least one transitional space configured to connect the first enclosed chamber to the overhead passenger cabin; at least one sensory preparation system configured to modify the environment of the transitional space, the sensory preparation system including at least one of a physical window and a virtual window; and at least one access door (606,616) accessible from the main passenger cabin, the first enclosed chamber and the second enclosed chamber accessible via the at least one access door.
A method of predicting wind speed distribution within a predetermined distance from a point of interest, the method comprising: statistically synthesizing a plurality of storm tracks that pass within a predetermined radius of the point of interest including synthesizing a time series of wind at at least two atmospheric pressure levels to match those derived from a global wind data base, or output from a global weather or climate model, and modelling storm motion as a weighted average of air flow at the at least two atmospheric pressure levels plus a beta drift correction; running a deterministic simulation of storm intensity along each one of the plurality of storm tracks using the synthesized time series of wind at the at least two pressure levels to produce an output representative of wind speed distribution along each track; and using the output to estimate an overall wind speed distribution from a combination of the wind speed distributions along each track within the predetermined distance from the point of interest. statistically synthesizing a plurality of storm tracks that pass within a predetermined radius of the point of interest including synthesizing a time series of wind at at least two atmospheric pressure levels to match those derived from a global wind data base, or output from a global weather or climate model, and modelling storm motion as a weighted average of air flow at the at least two atmospheric pressure levels plus a beta drift correction; running a deterministic simulation of storm intensity along each one of the plurality of storm tracks using the synthesized time series of wind at the at least two pressure levels to produce an output representative of wind speed distribution along each track; and using the output to estimate an overall wind speed distribution from a combination of the wind speed distributions along each track within the predetermined distance from the point of interest.
A differentiation system for differentiating microscopic particles, the system comprising - an input means for receiving holographic image data of a microscopic particle in suspension, the holographic image data being holographic images acquired from the microscopic particle in suspension, and - a holographic image data processing means, and - a microscopic particle recognition means, - characterized in that the input means is a holographic microscope adapted for capturing depth information during imaging and that the holographic image data are holographic images captured with the holographic microscope wherein the holographic image data comprise depth information, and wherein the holographic microscope is a digital in-line holographic microscope and characterized in that the holographic image data processing means is configured for converting the holographic image data to the frequency domain by performing a Fourier transform of the holographic image data, and that the microscopic particle recognition means is configured for determining characterization features of the holographic image data of the microscopic particle in the frequency domain for characterization of the microscopic particle, the characterization features comprising rotationally invariant features. - an input means for receiving holographic image data of a microscopic particle in suspension, the holographic image data being holographic images acquired from the microscopic particle in suspension, and - a holographic image data processing means, and - a microscopic particle recognition means, - characterized in that the input means is a holographic microscope adapted for capturing depth information during imaging and that the holographic image data are holographic images captured with the holographic microscope wherein the holographic image data comprise depth information, and wherein the holographic microscope is a digital in-line holographic microscope and characterized in that the holographic image data processing means is configured for converting the holographic image data to the frequency domain by performing a Fourier transform of the holographic image data, and that the microscopic particle recognition means is configured for determining characterization features of the holographic image data of the microscopic particle in the frequency domain for characterization of the microscopic particle, the characterization features comprising rotationally invariant features.
A corner guide (10, 10') of a fitting arrangement for windows, doors or the like, comprising two transfer elements (15a, 15b) which are coupled or couplable to respective connecting rods of the fitting arrangement and which are displaceable along respective axes of displacement (V1, V2) extending transversely to one another, wherein the transfer elements (15a, 15b) are coupled to one another by means of a deflection device for a joint displaceability diagonally across; and wherein the deflection device comprises a toothed wheel element (29, 29') which is rotatable about an axis of rotation and which can simultaneously be brought into engagement with respective gear rack sections (25a, 25b, 25a', 25b') arranged at the transfer elements (15a, 15b), characterized in that the toothed wheel element (29, 29') is guided by means of a sliding guide (46, 46') at a bearing section of the corner guide (10, 10'), with the sliding guide (46, 46') having an extent of part circular shape.
Rotating device for an at least partially opened gas turbine, which is designed to be installed on a parting joint of the casing of the at least partially opened gas turbine by means of at least one connection section, wherein the rotating device has at least one first attachment section which is designed to mechanically cooperate with a force-transmitting means, in particular at least one sheathed cable, in order to mechanically impart a rotational movement to at least one component of the at least partially opened gas turbine, characterized in that it comprises at least one collar having at least one second attachment section, the collar being designed to be connected in a force-fitting manner to the gas turbine rotor.
A lighting module with a printed circuit board fitted with a plurality of semi-conductor lamps (D1, D2, D3, D4), in particular performance LEDs, wherein the printed circuit board is designed for holding and contacting electronic components for a driver and control electronics upstream of the semi-conductor lamps, characterised in that a modularly designed high-frequency sensor unit is provided on or at the printed circuit board, the printed circuit board comprises a central surface area dimensioned for inserting or positioning a high-frequency sensor unit, the majority of the semi-conductor lamps is arranged along the edges and/or in the corner areas of the printed circuit board, and metallised surface sections of the printed circuit board interact with the semi-conductor lamps such that the surface sections, as a cooling surface, cause a dissipation of process heat from the semi-conductor lamps and onto the heat conducting elements contacting the circuit board in a heat-conducting manner.