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A method implemented in a crude oil refining facility, the method comprising: in a crude oil refining facility comprising a plurality of oil refining plants, each oil refining plant configured to perform at least one oil refining process, each oil refining plant comprising a plurality of interconnected oil refining sub-systems, wherein a plurality of streams at respective temperatures flow between the plurality of oil refining sub-systems: flowing multiple streams, each stream from a sub-unit of a plurality of aromatics plant sub-units included in an aromatics plant of the plurality of oil refining plants, to one or more heat exchangers; flowing a stream from a first oil refining plant of the plurality of oil refining plants, the first oil refining plant being different from the aromatics plant, to the one or more heat exchangers, wherein the one or more heat exchangers transfer heat from one or more of the multiple streams to the stream from the first oil refining plant; and utilizing the stream from the first oil refining plant heated by one or more of the multiple streams in an oil refining process at the first oil refining plant. flowing multiple streams, each stream from a sub-unit of a plurality of aromatics plant sub-units included in an aromatics plant of the plurality of oil refining plants, to one or more heat exchangers; flowing a stream from a first oil refining plant of the plurality of oil refining plants, the first oil refining plant being different from the aromatics plant, to the one or more heat exchangers, wherein the one or more heat exchangers transfer heat from one or more of the multiple streams to the stream from the first oil refining plant; and utilizing the stream from the first oil refining plant heated by one or more of the multiple streams in an oil refining process at the first oil refining plant.
A method for depositing single-phase mixed crystal layers of aluminium-chromium-oxide on a substrate by means of PVD methods, characterized in that deposition of the mixed crystal layer is effected with simultaneous application of i) the cathode sputtering method of dual magnetron sputtering or high power impulse magnetron sputtering (HIPIMS) and ii) arc vapour deposition (Arc-PVD), wherein at least one target is used for application of the cathode sputtering method of dual magnetron sputtering or high power impulse magnetron sputtering (HIPIMS), which target contains at least aluminium and optionally additionally chromium, and at least one target which contains at least chromium is used for application of the arc vapour deposition method (Arc-PVD).
A method of manufacturing an optical coupler (40; 50) comprising a first surface intended to receive a light beam and a second surface intended to supply at least part of the light beam, the areas of the cross-sections of the first and second surfaces (12, 14) being different, and a lateral wall (42; 52) connecting the first surface to the second surface, the lateral wall successively comprising, between the first and second surfaces, a first concave portion and a first convex portion, the method being characterized in that it comprises the steps of: a) determining, for a first profile (P 0) of the lateral wall, the position along the axis of the first profile of the point at which a light beam escapes from the coupler through the lateral wall; and b) determining a second profile (P 1) by modifying the first profile by drawing away the lateral wall from the axis at said position with respect to the first profile. a) determining, for a first profile (P 0) of the lateral wall, the position along the axis of the first profile of the point at which a light beam escapes from the coupler through the lateral wall; and b) determining a second profile (P 1) by modifying the first profile by drawing away the lateral wall from the axis at said position with respect to the first profile.
Brake equipment for braking a first wheel and a second wheel of an at least two-track vehicle, in particular a trailer such as a bicycle trailer, having two brake caliper halves which can move relative to one another and means for actuating the two brake caliper halves, characterized in that in that one side of one of the two brake caliper halves is designed to be guided around the first wheel or around a brake disk arranged on the first wheel and to act on an outer side of a rim or the brake disk of the first wheel, and the other side of the one brake caliper half is designed as a plunger and arranged to act on an inner side of a rim or a brake disk of the second wheel, and in that one side of the other of the two brake caliper halves is designed to be guided around the second wheel or around a brake disk arranged thereon and to act on an outer side of a rim or brake disk of the second wheel, and the other side of the other brake caliper half is designed as a plunger and arranged to act on the inside of a rim or brake disk of the first wheel, so that each brake caliper half can act on both wheels or their brake disks simultaneously.
Data recorder for recording critical driving situations and/or critical states, alterations and events from and on components of a motor vehicle and/or motor vehicle train having an initiation unit for initiating a recording of measurement data from a sensor system that are relevant to a driving situation when a measurement datum measured by the sensor system or multiple measurement data measured by the sensor system has/have reached a defined threshold value, associated with the respective measurement datum, and/or the threshold value associated with a combination of measurement data for identifying a critical driving situation, wherein the at least one threshold value is automatically adjustable to suit the average driver behaviour on the basis of the measured measurement data, characterized in that the threshold values are continuously obtained, in a manner isolated from initial threshold values, during the journey from currently measured parameters as the result of a constantly progressing computation on the basis of the measured parameters, and/or the threshold values are selected from different sets of threshold values that are stored for various possible drivers, and the at least one threshold value is automatically adjustable on the basis of the measured measurement data such that by taking account of an individual driver type that is determined by means of the measured measurement data, and on the basis of the assumption that the number of critical driving situations is essentially at the same level essentially irrespective of the individual driver type, it is possible to achieve a probable target number of initiations of the recording within a defined interval, the interval being an interval of time and/or an interval of distance.
A truck mixer having a chassis, a mixer subframe arranged on the chassis and a mixer drum which is arranged over a front drum support and a rear drum support on the mixer subframe, wherein at least the rear drum support is fastened on side members of the mixer subframe via elastic, shape-matched connections, wherein at least one of the connections for the fastening of the rear drum support to a side member of the mixer subframe has a connection arrangement for the shape-matched elastic connection, wherein the connection arrangement has at least one support arrangement which is arranged on the upper side of the section of the side member and is in particular welded thereto, wherein the drum support lies on a support surface of the support arrangement, and wherein a connection element for connection to the drum support by the support arrangement is fixed to the side member in a shape-matched manner in the vertical direction and/or in the lengthways direction and/or in the transverse direction and/or with respect to a rotational movement about a vertical axis of rotation, in particular at least in the vertical direction and/or in the lengthways direction, and wherein the support arrangement has a receiver for the connection element into which the latter can be laterally pushed in, in particular in the transverse direction, characterized in that the connection arrangement is arranged within the section width of the side member.
A process of foaming a polyolefin composition using as a nucleator a combination of a fluororesin, and a mixture of a first component consisting of at least one of citric acid and an alkali metal citrate, and a second component consisting of at least one of an alkali metal citrate, a di-alkali metal hydrogen citrate, an alkali metal dihydrogen citrate and an alkali metal bicarbonate with the proviso that if the first component of the mixture is an alkali metal citrate, then the second component of the mixture is not an alkali metal citrate, wherein the polyolefin of the polyolefin composition comprises high density polyethylene (HDPE) and low density polyethylene (LDPE) and wherein the fluororesin is present in the composition in an amount of 0.01 to 1 wt% based on the weight of the composition, and the mixture is present in the composition in an amount of 300 to 5000 parts per million (ppm).
A sonar system intended to image the seabed, comprising at least one emission antenna intended to emit an acoustic beam directed toward the seabed covering a useful angular sector starting from the antenna and delimited by a first direction and a second direction which are inclined with respect to the horizontal and the vertical, the first direction forming an angle with the horizontal presenting an absolute value which is less than an absolute value of a second angle (θ2) formed between the second direction and the horizontal, the absolute value of the first angle and the absolute value of the second angle being less than π/2, the emission antenna being configured so as to form an emission pattern exhibiting an emitted energy absolute maximum of energy emitted substantially in the first direction and having an emitted energy which decreases from the first direction to the second direction, characterized in that a portion of the useful angular sector is defined delimited by the second direction and a third direction comprised between the first direction and the second direction, in that an ideal emission pattern is defined having, in any direction of said portion, forming an angle 0 with the horizontal, an ideal attenuation DE (θ) given by the following equation: DE θ = − 40 log sinθ 1 sin θ, and in that the transmitting antenna is configured so that for each direction (d), forming an angle θ with the horizontal, included in said portion of the useful angular sector, the transmission pattern has, in said direction an energy attenuation relative to the energy emitted in the first direction at least equal to the ideal attenuation DE (θ) and greater than said ideal attenuation by at most 15 dB, the ideal attenuation DE (θ) being at least equal to 3dB, the emission pattern having, in said third direction, an energy attenuation, with respect to the energy emitted in the first direction, substantially equal to 3dB.
A suspension coil spring that is mounted between an upper seat and a lower seat in a strut suspension for an automobile, comprising: an upper end turn that sits on the upper seat; a spring active portion that includes one or more coils; and a lower end turn that sits on the lower seat, while substantially contacting the lower seat at a single lower contacting point that is positioned at the automobile outer side with respect to a center point of the lower end turn, said suspension coil spring being characterized in that: each coil is formed such that a portion whose curvature is the largest is positioned at an automobile outer side under a mounted state, the upper end turn is provided to be substantially symmetrical with respect to a line segment that passes on a center position of the upper end turn and extends in a right-left direction of the automobile, and the upper end turn sits on the upper seat while substantially contacting the upper seat at two upper contacting points (P1, P2) that are provided to be apart from each other in a front-back direction of the automobile. an upper end turn that sits on the upper seat; a spring active portion that includes one or more coils; and a lower end turn that sits on the lower seat, while substantially contacting the lower seat at a single lower contacting point that is positioned at the automobile outer side with respect to a center point of the lower end turn, said suspension coil spring being characterized in that: each coil is formed such that a portion whose curvature is the largest is positioned at an automobile outer side under a mounted state, the upper end turn is provided to be substantially symmetrical with respect to a line segment that passes on a center position of the upper end turn and extends in a right-left direction of the automobile, and the upper end turn sits on the upper seat while substantially contacting the upper seat at two upper contacting points (P1, P2) that are provided to be apart from each other in a front-back direction of the automobile. each coil is formed such that a portion whose curvature is the largest is positioned at an automobile outer side under a mounted state, the upper end turn is provided to be substantially symmetrical with respect to a line segment that passes on a center position of the upper end turn and extends in a right-left direction of the automobile, and the upper end turn sits on the upper seat while substantially contacting the upper seat at two upper contacting points (P1, P2) that are provided to be apart from each other in a front-back direction of the automobile.
Method for controlling an interface circuit within an energy harvesting device, wherein said energy harvesting device comprises at least one piezoelectric generator (Pz) arranged for receiving a cyclic mechanical energy and convert it into a cyclic electrical converted energy, said interface circuit is operatively connected for receiving said electrical converted energy as a cyclic input voltage (V, Vrect) and for extracting at least part of energy as an output voltage (Vout) adapted for storage into a storage circuit (Cf), said interface circuit comprising at least one inductor and at least one electronic switch controlled by a control circuitry so as to alternatively trigger, when successively changing its state: - a stage of charging the inductor from the piezo generator, and - a stage of discharging the inductor toward the storage circuit; wherein said method comprises controlling said electronic switch so as to trigger the discharge stage in a synchronized manner which is calculated according to a peak time, at which a maximum value (V M) is reached by the absolute value of input voltage (V(t)), or of the piezo generator's displacement (X(t)), or of the electrical converted energy produced by the piezo generator, said method being characterized in that the stage of discharging is triggered at a transfer time (t1') which is in offset from the peak time by a given non-zero phase shift (Φ), negative or positive. - a stage of charging the inductor from the piezo generator, and - a stage of discharging the inductor toward the storage circuit;
A lubrication system (100; 200; 300) for a gear system (150; 205; 305) of a gas turbine engine, the lubrication system comprising: a reservoir (110; 225; 340; 405) configured to store lubricant, the reservoir having an inlet port (130; 220; 355) and a supply port; and a lubricant collection device (120; 210; 310; 415) configured to collect lubricant from the gear system of the gas turbine engine and direct collected lubricant to the reservoir, characterised in that the reservoir is contained within an annular structure (105; 400) that at least partially defines a core flowpath into a low pressure compressor of the gas turbine engine, and the reservoir is configured to receive collected lubricant from the lubricant collection device by way of a channel within the annular structure and through the inlet port and is configured to return collected lubricant to the gear system through the supply port and a supply line to a pump (215; 320) configured to supply collected lubricant from the reservoir to the gear system. a reservoir (110; 225; 340; 405) configured to store lubricant, the reservoir having an inlet port (130; 220; 355) and a supply port; and a lubricant collection device (120; 210; 310; 415) configured to collect lubricant from the gear system of the gas turbine engine and direct collected lubricant to the reservoir, characterised in that the reservoir is contained within an annular structure (105; 400) that at least partially defines a core flowpath into a low pressure compressor of the gas turbine engine, and the reservoir is configured to receive collected lubricant from the lubricant collection device by way of a channel within the annular structure and through the inlet port and is configured to return collected lubricant to the gear system through the supply port and a supply line to a pump (215; 320) configured to supply collected lubricant from the reservoir to the gear system.
A method for the user-specific definition of the interpretation of inputs into a multimodal dialogue system comprising a plurality of input devices of a telecommunications terminal comprising a database in which input models for at least one input mode, or at least one input device, or input models for a combination of input modes and / or input devices are stored, Comprising the following steps: - If an input is expected from an application running on the telecommunication terminal, performing an allocation attempt of the input to one or more input models for a first input mode, and - if no input model is found or if a sufficiently secure assignment to an input model cannot be carried out, switching to an alternative input mode and / or an alternative input device whose input model is sufficiently defined, and prompting the user to reenter the alternative Input mode and / or into the alternative input device, the re-input replacing the original input via the alternative input mode and / or the alternative input device and the meaning of the input being determined by its input model, to forward the meaning to the application, wherein the original input, is allocated the meaning so determined, in order to store this in the input model for the first input mode, and wherein, in an interactive dialog, a query is made as to whether the input is to be stored in the input model for the first input mode. - If an input is expected from an application running on the telecommunication terminal, performing an allocation attempt of the input to one or more input models for a first input mode, and - if no input model is found or if a sufficiently secure assignment to an input model cannot be carried out, switching to an alternative input mode and / or an alternative input device whose input model is sufficiently defined, and prompting the user to reenter the alternative Input mode and / or into the alternative input device, the re-input replacing the original input via the alternative input mode and / or the alternative input device and the meaning of the input being determined by its input model, to forward the meaning to the application, wherein the original input, is allocated the meaning so determined, in order to store this in the input model for the first input mode, and wherein, in an interactive dialog, a query is made as to whether the input is to be stored in the input model for the first input mode.
An optical system, comprising: a light-transmitting substrate having at least two external major surfaces and edges; an optical element for coupling light waves into the substrate by internal reflection; at least one partially reflecting surface located in the substrate, for coupling light waves out of the substrate; characterised in that at least one transparent air gap film including a base and a hyperfine structure defining a relief formation, constructed on the base; said air gap film being attached to one of the major surfaces of the substrate, with the relief formation facing the substrate defining an interface plane, so that the light waves coupled inside the substrate are substantially totally reflected from the interface plane. a light-transmitting substrate having at least two external major surfaces and edges; an optical element for coupling light waves into the substrate by internal reflection; at least one partially reflecting surface located in the substrate, for coupling light waves out of the substrate; characterised in that at least one transparent air gap film including a base and a hyperfine structure defining a relief formation, constructed on the base; said air gap film being attached to one of the major surfaces of the substrate, with the relief formation facing the substrate defining an interface plane, so that the light waves coupled inside the substrate are substantially totally reflected from the interface plane.
A mechanical descaling device of an impact type for hot rolled slab, wherein the device comprises a front cooling water nozzle group, a descaling gear roller group of an impact type, a roller cooling device and a cleaning water nozzle group; the slab moves on a slab roller table; the front cooling water nozzle group, the descaling gear roller group and the cleaning water nozzle group are arranged in sequence in the moving direction of the slab; and the descaling gear roller group is mounted on a support seat, characterized in that cooling water nozzles of the roller cooling device are provided corresponding to the descaling gear roller group; and in that the descaling gear roller group comprises a main shaft, descaling gear assembly shaft and descaling gear group, a plurality of the descaling gear assembly shafts in a ring array with a center at central-axis of the main shaft are supported by fixed plates disposed on the main shaft; for each descaling gear assembly shaft, a row of descaling gears of one descaling gear group are mounted thereon in series, and a pair of the fixed plates are fixed at two sides of the main shaft.
A method (900; 950; 1100) for secure peripheral interface disablement on a computing device, comprising: receiving a trigger to disable a peripheral interface associated with a peripheral device of the computing device; identifying a physical address of the peripheral interface; removing a mapping of an intermediate physical address of the peripheral interface to the physical address of the peripheral interface; receiving another trigger to enable the peripheral interface associated with the peripheral device of the computing device; receiving a request to map the intermediate physical address of the peripheral interface and the physical address of the peripheral interface in a stage 2 memory translation table; and adding the mapping of the intermediate physical address of the peripheral interface to the physical address of the peripheral interface in the stage 2 memory translation table in response to the request. receiving a trigger to disable a peripheral interface associated with a peripheral device of the computing device; identifying a physical address of the peripheral interface; removing a mapping of an intermediate physical address of the peripheral interface to the physical address of the peripheral interface; receiving another trigger to enable the peripheral interface associated with the peripheral device of the computing device; receiving a request to map the intermediate physical address of the peripheral interface and the physical address of the peripheral interface in a stage 2 memory translation table; and adding the mapping of the intermediate physical address of the peripheral interface to the physical address of the peripheral interface in the stage 2 memory translation table in response to the request.