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A method of calibrating a laser system with a treatment space, the method comprising: providing a mapping of sensor surface locations to a treatment space of the laser system, the sensor surface included within a camera of the laser system; scanning an electromagnetic radiation beam of the laser system to a series of scanning locations of a fluorescent material disposed in the treatment space by using a scanning system of the laser system to move the electromagnetic radiation beam relative to a propagation direction of the electromagnetic radiation beam, the scanning system comprising a z-scan device configured to vary a convergence depth of the electromagnetic radiation beam within the treatment space; calibrating the z-scan device of the scanning system by defining control parameters for the z-scan device for focusing the electromagnetic radiation beam of the laser system to a series of depth locations; capturing, using the camera or a confocal detector, an emitted light from the series of locations of the fluorescent material at the series of depth locations in response to the scanned electromagnetic radiation beam focusing; calibrating the scanning system with the treatment space in accordance with the captured series of locations and the mapping of the sensor surface locations to the treatment space; and mapping the treatment space to the control parameters of the z-scan device, thereby providing a calibrated laser system. providing a mapping of sensor surface locations to a treatment space of the laser system, the sensor surface included within a camera of the laser system; scanning an electromagnetic radiation beam of the laser system to a series of scanning locations of a fluorescent material disposed in the treatment space by using a scanning system of the laser system to move the electromagnetic radiation beam relative to a propagation direction of the electromagnetic radiation beam, the scanning system comprising a z-scan device configured to vary a convergence depth of the electromagnetic radiation beam within the treatment space; calibrating the z-scan device of the scanning system by defining control parameters for the z-scan device for focusing the electromagnetic radiation beam of the laser system to a series of depth locations; capturing, using the camera or a confocal detector, an emitted light from the series of locations of the fluorescent material at the series of depth locations in response to the scanned electromagnetic radiation beam focusing; calibrating the scanning system with the treatment space in accordance with the captured series of locations and the mapping of the sensor surface locations to the treatment space; and mapping the treatment space to the control parameters of the z-scan device, thereby providing a calibrated laser system.
A method of repairing a composite structure, comprising: providing an assembled composite structure comprising a substantially rigid first outer component, wherein the composite structure comprises a void space that extends from the first outer component to a second opposing outer component; forming an injection hole through the first outer component to provide a path between the void space and space external to the composite structure; injecting foam (150, 420) into the void space through the injection hole while the foam (150, 420) is in a substantially unexpanded state; and expanding the foam (150, 420) within the void space. providing an assembled composite structure comprising a substantially rigid first outer component, wherein the composite structure comprises a void space that extends from the first outer component to a second opposing outer component; forming an injection hole through the first outer component to provide a path between the void space and space external to the composite structure; injecting foam (150, 420) into the void space through the injection hole while the foam (150, 420) is in a substantially unexpanded state; and expanding the foam (150, 420) within the void space.
An electrical isolator comprising: a first fluid-carrying member and a second fluid-carrying member spaced apart from said first fluid-carrying member; a resistive, semi-conductive or non-conductive component located between said first and second fluid-carrying member, wherein said resistive, semi-conductive or non-conductive component is adapted to convey fluid flowing from said first fluid-carrying member to said second fluid-carrying member; wherein said first fluid-carrying member comprises a first annular projection extending radially outwardly, and said second fluid-carrying member comprises a second annular projection extending radially outwardly such that an annular cavity is formed between the first and second annular projections; wherein the electrical isolator further comprises: a layer of circumferentially wound fibre-reinforced polymer in the annular cavity; and characterised by a layer of helical wound fibre-reinforced polymer extending over the first annular projection, the annular cavity and the second annular projection; and wherein both the layer of circumferentially wound fibre-reinforced polymer and the layer of helical wound fibre-reinforced polymer are cured together. a first fluid-carrying member and a second fluid-carrying member spaced apart from said first fluid-carrying member; a resistive, semi-conductive or non-conductive component located between said first and second fluid-carrying member, wherein said resistive, semi-conductive or non-conductive component is adapted to convey fluid flowing from said first fluid-carrying member to said second fluid-carrying member; wherein said first fluid-carrying member comprises a first annular projection extending radially outwardly, and said second fluid-carrying member comprises a second annular projection extending radially outwardly such that an annular cavity is formed between the first and second annular projections; wherein the electrical isolator further comprises: a layer of circumferentially wound fibre-reinforced polymer in the annular cavity; and characterised by a layer of helical wound fibre-reinforced polymer extending over the first annular projection, the annular cavity and the second annular projection; and wherein both the layer of circumferentially wound fibre-reinforced polymer and the layer of helical wound fibre-reinforced polymer are cured together. a layer of circumferentially wound fibre-reinforced polymer in the annular cavity; and characterised by a layer of helical wound fibre-reinforced polymer extending over the first annular projection, the annular cavity and the second annular projection; and wherein both the layer of circumferentially wound fibre-reinforced polymer and the layer of helical wound fibre-reinforced polymer are cured together.
A highly conductive, printable ink, comprising: (i) 1.5 to 21.0 vol% of conductive hydrophobic silver particles, with respect to the total volume of ink, as conductive solid phase, (ii) a liquid primary phase comprising, as a polymer base, a thermoplastic polyurethane dissolved in an organic polar solvent, wherein the volume content of TPU in the organic polar solvent is in the range of 25% to 50%, wherein the liquid primary phase takes up 76.90 to 98.49 vol% with respect to the total volume of ink, (iii) a liquid secondary phase based on an ionic liquid, with a volume content in the range of 0.0015 to 2.1 vol%, with respect to the total volume of the ink, while the volume ratio ρ between said liquid secondary phase and said conductive solid phase falls in the range of 0.001 to 0.1, wherein the liquid secondary phase is immiscible with the liquid primary phase and does not wet the conductive solid phase, so that the three-phase system creates a capillary suspension. (i) 1.5 to 21.0 vol% of conductive hydrophobic silver particles, with respect to the total volume of ink, as conductive solid phase, (ii) a liquid primary phase comprising, as a polymer base, a thermoplastic polyurethane dissolved in an organic polar solvent, wherein the volume content of TPU in the organic polar solvent is in the range of 25% to 50%, wherein the liquid primary phase takes up 76.90 to 98.49 vol% with respect to the total volume of ink, (iii) a liquid secondary phase based on an ionic liquid, with a volume content in the range of 0.0015 to 2.1 vol%, with respect to the total volume of the ink, while the volume ratio ρ between said liquid secondary phase and said conductive solid phase falls in the range of 0.001 to 0.1,
A welding wire container having a bottom, circumferential walls extending upwardly from the bottom, a welding wire coil formed from a plurality of windings of welding wire, and a retainer for exerting a braking effect on the wire, the retainer resting on an upper surface of the coil and having a plate-like elastic element with a contact surface adapted for resting on the wire, an outer circumference adapted for being guided in the container, and an inner circumference adapted for allowing the wire to pass through, characterized in that the plate-like elastic element has an elasticity such that one of the inner and outer circumferences (30, 32) sags down, under the proper weight of the retainer, by a distance (s) of at least 10 mm and not more than 50 mm when the retainer is supported along the other of the inner and outer circumference (30, 32) by a narrow support having a width (x) of no more than 10 mm, the plate-like elastic element having an elasticity E which is in a range of 0.05 to 0.4, in particular in the range of 0.08 to 0.14, with the elasticity E being determined by the following formula: E = 0.2 % y i e l d limit s p e c i f i c weight ∗ B with: - the 0.2% yield limit of the welding wire in N/mm 2; - the specific weight of the welding wire in g/cm 3; - B being the widths of the retainer from the inner to the outer circumference (30, 32) in mm. - the 0.2% yield limit of the welding wire in N/mm 2; - the specific weight of the welding wire in g/cm 3; - B being the widths of the retainer from the inner to the outer circumference (30, 32) in mm.
A method for detecting a non-cancerous colorectal lesion that may develop into invasive colorectal cancer in a patient who does not have invasive colorectal cancer, by determining the presence of the Liver Fatty Acid-Binding Protein (LFABP) in a biological sample of the patient, said sample being selected from the whole blood, the serum and the plasma, and by highlighting a variation in the expression of LFABP compared to a reference population called control population.
Cerclage device (1; 1'; 21; 61; 81) for the cerclage of a fractured bone, comprising a cerclage wire or thread, which is arranged for being tightened and fastened around said bone, and at least one spacer (5; 5'; 25; 65; 85), which is arranged on said cerclage wire or thread for maintaining said cerclage wire or thread at a certain distance from said bone, wherein said at least one spacer is made as a band (5; 5'; 25; 65; 85) having a substantially rectangular plan and a concave profile, wherein said band has a pair of end walls (7; 7'; 27; 67; 87), which are bent so as to extend in a direction opposite to the face of said band that, in use, is intended to be in contact with the surface of said fractured bone, and wherein each of said end walls (7; 7'; 27; 67; 87) is provided with a through-hole (11; 11'; 31; 71; 91) for the passage of said cerclage wire or thread therethrough, characterized in that said cerclage device further comprises at least one safety thread, and wherein each of said end walls (7; 7'; 27; 67; 87) of said band (5; 5'; 25; 65; 85) is correspondingly provided with at least one additional through-hole (15; 15'; 35; 75) for said safety thread, a stop element being arranged on said safety thread, which stop element has a size larger than the size of said additional through-hole(s) (15; 15'; 35; 75).
A bonded body having a structure in which an insulating resin member 12 made of an insulating resin and a metal 13 part made of a metal are bonded, wherein a bonded interface between the insulating resin member 12 and the metal part 13 has an uneven shape including a protrusion 18 in which the metal part 13 protrudes toward an insulating resin member side and a recess 19 in which the metal part 13 retracts from the insulating resin member side, at least one of a kurtosis Rku of contour curve at the bonded interface of the metal part 13 and a kurtosis Sku of contour surface at the bonded interface of the metal part 13 is in a range of 2.75 or more and 6.00 or less, and an overhang rate that indicates a length ratio of regions overlapping in a lamination direction in a direction along the bonded interface is 7% or more. an insulating resin and a metal 13 part made of a metal are bonded, wherein a bonded interface between the insulating resin member 12 and the metal part 13 has an uneven shape including a protrusion 18 in which the metal part 13 protrudes toward an insulating resin member side and a recess 19 in which the metal part 13 retracts from the insulating resin member side, at least one of a kurtosis Rku of contour curve at the bonded interface of the metal part 13 and a kurtosis Sku of contour surface at the bonded interface of the metal part 13 is in a range of 2.75 or more and 6.00 or less, and an overhang rate that indicates a length ratio of regions overlapping in a lamination direction in a direction along the bonded interface is 7% or more. at least one of a kurtosis Rku of contour curve at the bonded interface of the metal part 13 and a kurtosis Sku of contour surface at the bonded interface of the metal part 13 is in a range of 2.75 or more and 6.00 or less, and an overhang rate that indicates a length ratio of regions overlapping in a lamination direction in a direction along the bonded interface is 7% or more.
A once-through evaporator system, comprising: a plurality of once-through evaporator sections; each of the plurality of once-through evaporator sections comprising a distribution valve to control the flow of feedwater to each of the once-through evaporator sections and a level sensor; a controller in communication with each distribution valve; the controller providing the distribution valve with a position set point; and the controller biasing the position set point via a feedforward signal based on a fill level as determined by the level sensor in each of the plurality of once-through evaporator sections. a plurality of once-through evaporator sections; each of the plurality of once-through evaporator sections comprising a distribution valve to control the flow of feedwater to each of the once-through evaporator sections and a level sensor; a controller in communication with each distribution valve; the controller providing the distribution valve with a position set point; and the controller biasing the position set point via a feedforward signal based on a fill level as determined by the level sensor in each of the plurality of once-through evaporator sections.
A method for determining the thermal donor concentration ( test) of a test sample made of a semiconductor material, comprising the following steps: - providing a reference sample made of the same semiconductor material and having a known thermal donor concentration ( ref); - measuring with a photoluminescence tool a photoluminescence signal of the reference sample for at least one photoluminescence photon energy comprised between 0.65 eV and 0.8 eV, the photoluminescence signal of the reference sample exhibiting an intensity peak in a photon energy range of 0.65 eV to 0.8 eV; - determining, from the photoluminescence signal of the reference sample, an experimental relationship between the thermal donor concentration () and a parameter representative of the intensity peak; - measuring with the photoluminescence tool a photoluminescence signal of the test sample for at least one photoluminescence photon energy comprised between 0.65 eV and 0.8 eV; - determining from the photoluminescence signal of the test sample a specific value of said parameter; and - determining the thermal donor concentration ( test) of the test sample from the specific value of said parameter by using said experimental relationship. - providing a reference sample made of the same semiconductor material and having a known thermal donor concentration ( ref); - measuring with a photoluminescence tool a photoluminescence signal of the reference sample for at least one photoluminescence photon energy comprised between 0.65 eV and 0.8 eV, the photoluminescence signal of the reference sample exhibiting an intensity peak in a photon energy range of 0.65 eV to 0.8 eV; - determining, from the photoluminescence signal of the reference sample, an experimental relationship between the thermal donor concentration () and a parameter representative of the intensity peak; - measuring with the photoluminescence tool a photoluminescence signal of the test sample for at least one photoluminescence photon energy comprised between 0.65 eV and 0.8 eV; - determining from the photoluminescence signal of the test sample a specific value of said parameter; and - determining the thermal donor concentration ( test) of the test sample from the specific value of said parameter by using said experimental relationship.
A joining material comprising: a sintered body formed by sintering silver powder, wherein a porosity of the sintered body is 8% to 30%, wherein the surface of the sintered body is plated with one or more selected from the group consisting of silver, copper, tin, gold and nickel, and a surface roughness Ra of a joining surface is 1.06 μm or more and 3.3 μm or less, wherein the surface roughness is measured for five arbitrary points of the surface of the joining material by using a 3D shape-measuring microscope, and an average value is calculated; and wherein the measurement of porosity of a sintered body comprises: first, the sintered body is immersed in water to measure a volume of the sintered body, and a mass of the sintered body is measured; in addition, the volume in a case where the sintered body does not have pores corresponding to the mass thereof is calculated based on a theoretical density, the porosity of the sintered body is calculated from the measured volume and the theoretical volume in a case where there are no pores. a sintered body formed by sintering silver powder, wherein a porosity of the sintered body is 8% to 30%, wherein the surface of the sintered body is plated with one or more selected from the group consisting of silver, copper, tin, gold and nickel, and a surface roughness Ra of a joining surface is 1.06 μm or more and 3.3 μm or less, wherein the surface roughness is measured for five arbitrary points of the surface of the joining material by using a 3D shape-measuring microscope, and an average value is calculated; and wherein the measurement of porosity of a sintered body comprises: first, the sintered body is immersed in water to measure a volume of the sintered body, and a mass of the sintered body is measured; in addition, the volume in a case where the sintered body does not have pores corresponding to the mass thereof is calculated based on a theoretical density, the porosity of the sintered body is calculated from the measured volume and the theoretical volume in a case where there are no pores.
Coupling, in particular a hook coupling, for electric toy railways and model railways, with a mounting protrusion for mounting on a model railway vehicle, a rigid holding element adjoining the mounting protrusion, a movable holding element which is supported pivotably about a rotation axis A, such that the movable holding element can by pivoting about the rotation axis A be brought from a coupling position to a decoupling position or vice versa, characterized in that the mounting protrusion is fork-shaped and has two prongs (8, 9), wherein the movable holding element is located between the two prongs (8, 9). a mounting protrusion for mounting on a model railway vehicle, a rigid holding element adjoining the mounting protrusion, a movable holding element which is supported pivotably about a rotation axis A, such that the movable holding element can by pivoting about the rotation axis A be brought from a coupling position to a decoupling position or vice versa,
Electrical connection device which comprises a container comprising at least two seats, each seat being configured for containing an electrical connection element comprising a first sliding contact element and a second sliding contact element, each connectable to a respective electric cable, said electrical connection device further comprising a tubular element inserted inside the container so that said tubular element and said container can be rotated relative to each other, the first sliding contact element being integrally connected to the container and the second sliding contact element connected integrally to the tubular element to make a sliding contact between the contact elements (15, 16), characterized in that each seat includes two walls for containing an electrical connection element.
A piezoelectric element comprising: a substrate containing carbon; a first electrode formed above the substrate; a piezoelectric layer which contains a composite oxide having a perovskite crystal structure and which is formed above the first electrode; and a second electrode formed above the piezoelectric layer, wherein the amount of carbon contained in the substrate is greater than 0.26 to less than 14.00 atomic percent; and wherein the substrate contains zirconium. a substrate containing carbon; a first electrode formed above the substrate; a piezoelectric layer which contains a composite oxide having a perovskite crystal structure and which is formed above the first electrode; and a second electrode formed above the piezoelectric layer, wherein the amount of carbon contained in the substrate is greater than 0.26 to less than 14.00 atomic percent; and wherein the substrate contains zirconium.
A gas turbine for power plant; the gas turbine (1, 20) comprising: - at least a turbine (5, 7, 21, 34) provided with at least a row of stator vanes (16, 39) configured for guiding an hot gas flow; each vane (16, 39) being outwardly connected to an outer casing (17, 40) and comprising an inner platform; - a liner segment carrier positioned radially inwards relative to the vane inner platform; - a membrane seal extending from the carrier to the vane inner platform to isolating the hot gas from a higher-pressure cooling air in a volume below the vane inner platform and downstream the membrane seal that is fed by cooling air; wherein the membrane seal comprises: - an inner end housed in a groove in the carrier; - an outer end housed in a groove in the vane inner platform; - a membrane connecting the inner end to the outer end; characterized in that the membrane is offset to the outer end towards the higher-pressure volume so that the membrane seal discloses an outer portion with a "P"-shaped profile. - at least a turbine (5, 7, 21, 34) provided with at least a row of stator vanes (16, 39) configured for guiding an hot gas flow; each vane (16, 39) being outwardly connected to an outer casing (17, 40) and comprising an inner platform; - a liner segment carrier positioned radially inwards relative to the vane inner platform; - a membrane seal extending from the carrier to the vane inner platform to isolating the hot gas from a higher-pressure cooling air in a volume below the vane inner platform and downstream the membrane seal that is fed by cooling air; - an inner end housed in a groove in the carrier; - an outer end housed in a groove in the vane inner platform; - a membrane connecting the inner end to the outer end;