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A method of designing and/or controlling a heat transfer system comprising a distributor, a plurality of parallel circuits (420a, 420b, 420c, 420d) of flow channels and a collector, the distributor arranged for distributing an incoming substance flow over the plurality of parallel circuits (420a, 420b, 420c, 420d) and the parallel circuits (420a, 420b, 420c, 420d) being combined in the collector for combining an output substance flow of each of the parallel circuits (420a, 420b, 420c, 420d), the method comprising, for at least one of the circuits of the plurality of parallel circuits, - obtaining a void fraction dependent parameter of a substance flowing through the at least one circuit, and - controlling a valve in at least one circuit of the plurality of parallel circuits so as to induce a flow in the at least one circuit that only has an evaporated fraction of the substance in the circuit at the position where the at least one circuit is combined with other parallel circuits or so as to obtain an identical evaporation state in more or each of the parallel circuits or so as to obtain a variable evaporation state of more or each of the parallel circuits, the controlling taking into account the obtained void fraction dependent parameter or a void fraction determined based thereon. - obtaining a void fraction dependent parameter of a substance flowing through the at least one circuit, and - controlling a valve in at least one circuit of the plurality of parallel circuits so as to induce a flow in the at least one circuit that only has an evaporated fraction of the substance in the circuit at the position where the at least one circuit is combined with other parallel circuits or so as to obtain an identical evaporation state in more or each of the parallel circuits or so as to obtain a variable evaporation state of more or each of the parallel circuits,
A refrigerator (1, 201) comprising: a main body (10, 210) having a storage compartment (20, 220); an inner door (31, 231) rotatably provided at the main body (10, 210); and an outer door (32, 232) configured to open or close the storage compartment (20, 220) together with the inner door (31, 231) and rotatably provided at the inner door (31, 231), characterized in that the inner door (31, 231) includes: a connector seating portion (37, 237) disposed at an upper portion of the inner door (31, 231) and configured to connect a first electric wire (64, 264), which is separably connected to a main body electric wire (77, 277) of the main body (10, 210) and passes through the inner door (31, 231), with a second electric wire (66, 266) extending from the outer door (32, 232) to the inner door, wherein the first electric wire (64, 264) is configured to disconnect from either the main body electric wire (77, 277) or the second electric wire (66, 266) in a manner that the inner door (31, 231) or the outer door (32, 232) is configured to be selectively separable. a main body (10, 210) having a storage compartment (20, 220); an inner door (31, 231) rotatably provided at the main body (10, 210); and an outer door (32, 232) configured to open or close the storage compartment (20, 220) together with the inner door (31, 231) and rotatably provided at the inner door (31, 231), characterized in that the inner door (31, 231) includes: a connector seating portion (37, 237) disposed at an upper portion of the inner door (31, 231) and configured to connect a first electric wire (64, 264), which is separably connected to a main body electric wire (77, 277) of the main body (10, 210) and passes through the inner door (31, 231), with a second electric wire (66, 266) extending from the outer door (32, 232) to the inner door, wherein the first electric wire (64, 264) is configured to disconnect from either the main body electric wire (77, 277) or the second electric wire (66, 266) in a manner that the inner door (31, 231) or the outer door (32, 232) is configured to be selectively separable.
A perforating system comprising: a perforating gun with shaped charges; an external electrical source; a communication line (74, 84) that is coupled with the electrical source; a detonator in the perforating gun that is in selective electrical communication with the electrical source via the communication line (74, 84); measuring means (96, 100) electrically connected to the detonator; wherein the electrical source is configured to deliver a test flow of electricity through the communication line (74, 84) and the detonator, the test flow of electricity being applied before an initiation of the detonator and being below a threshold level necessary for initiating the detonator; characterized in that the measuring means (96, 100) is configured to detect an amount of electrical flow through the detonator. a perforating gun with shaped charges; an external electrical source; a communication line (74, 84) that is coupled with the electrical source; a detonator in the perforating gun that is in selective electrical communication with the electrical source via the communication line (74, 84); measuring means (96, 100) electrically connected to the detonator; wherein the electrical source is configured to deliver a test flow of electricity through the communication line (74, 84) and the detonator, the test flow of electricity being applied before an initiation of the detonator and being below a threshold level necessary for initiating the detonator; characterized in that the measuring means (96, 100) is configured to detect an amount of electrical flow through the detonator.
A battery grid comprising: a frame comprising a top element, a bottom element, a first side element, and a second side element; a plurality of wires provided within the frame and defining a plurality of open areas; a current collection lug extending from the top element in a first direction; and at least one short prevention feature provided in the battery grid that is configured to help prevent a short between the battery grid and a battery component provided near the grid due to growth of the battery grid, wherein the at least one feature is selected from the group consisting of: (a) a wire segment having a first portion adjacent a first node, a second portion adjacent a second node, and a weak link provided intermediate the first end and the second end; (b) a wire segment having a first generally linear portion adjacent a first node, a second generally linear portion adjacent a second node, and a distortion provided between the first and second generally linear portions; and (c) a portion of the top element of the frame that is arranged at an angle to one of the side elements such that the top element and the side element are not perpendicular to each other. a frame comprising a top element, a bottom element, a first side element, and a second side element; a plurality of wires provided within the frame and defining a plurality of open areas; a current collection lug extending from the top element in a first direction; and at least one short prevention feature provided in the battery grid that is configured to help prevent a short between the battery grid and a battery component provided near the grid due to growth of the battery grid, wherein the at least one feature is selected from the group consisting of: (a) a wire segment having a first portion adjacent a first node, a second portion adjacent a second node, and a weak link provided intermediate the first end and the second end; (b) a wire segment having a first generally linear portion adjacent a first node, a second generally linear portion adjacent a second node, and a distortion provided between the first and second generally linear portions; and (c) a portion of the top element of the frame that is arranged at an angle to one of the side elements such that the top element and the side element are not perpendicular to each other. (a) a wire segment having a first portion adjacent a first node, a second portion adjacent a second node, and a weak link provided intermediate the first end and the second end; (b) a wire segment having a first generally linear portion adjacent a first node, a second generally linear portion adjacent a second node, and a distortion provided between the first and second generally linear portions; and (c) a portion of the top element of the frame that is arranged at an angle to one of the side elements such that the top element and the side element are not perpendicular to each other.
A thrust vector control actuator comprising: a drive motor assembly, the drive motor assembly comprising an electric motor; a housing; a ram located within the housing, the ram being operably connected to the drive motor assembly and configured to linearly translate relative to the housing when the drive motor assembly is activated; a first plate housed within the ram; a second plate housed within the ram; a dividing wall housed within the ram, the dividing wall being located between the first plate and the second plate, wherein the dividing wall defines a first chamber within the ram comprising the first plate and a second chamber within the ram comprising the second plate; an output rod housed within the ram, the output rod having a first end and a second end, wherein the second end is configured to operably connect to an output link, the output rod being configured to translate with the ram; and a load relieving mechanism located within the ram, the load relieving mechanism configured to operatively connect the ram and the output rod, wherein the load relieving mechanism is configured to absorb at least one transient load on the output rod, characterised in that it further comprises: a ball screw assembly operably connected to the drive motor assembly, the ram being operably connected to the ball screw assembly; and a damping fluid located within the second chamber, wherein the second plate has at least one aperture configured to permit the damping fluid to flow through the at least one aperture. a drive motor assembly, the drive motor assembly comprising an electric motor; a housing; a ram located within the housing, the ram being operably connected to the drive motor assembly and configured to linearly translate relative to the housing when the drive motor assembly is activated; a first plate housed within the ram; a second plate housed within the ram; a dividing wall housed within the ram, the dividing wall being located between the first plate and the second plate, wherein the dividing wall defines a first chamber within the ram comprising the first plate and a second chamber within the ram comprising the second plate; an output rod housed within the ram, the output rod having a first end and a second end, wherein the second end is configured to operably connect to an output link, the output rod being configured to translate with the ram; and a load relieving mechanism located within the ram, the load relieving mechanism configured to operatively connect the ram and the output rod, wherein the load relieving mechanism is configured to absorb at least one transient load on the output rod, characterised in that it further comprises: a ball screw assembly operably connected to the drive motor assembly, the ram being operably connected to the ball screw assembly; and a damping fluid located within the second chamber, wherein the second plate has at least one aperture configured to permit the damping fluid to flow through the at least one aperture.
A method for forming a modified resonator, the method comprising: a. obtaining a resonator on top of a substrate, the resonator having at least one edge and comprising niobium or tantalum, thereby forming an interface area between a bottom surface of the resonator and a top surface of the substrate, characterised in that the method further comprises a step b of b. contacting the resonator and the substrate with a liquid acidic etching solution selected so as to have a higher etch rate towards the substrate than towards the resonator and a nonzero etch rate towards the resonator, thereby rounding the edge. a. obtaining a resonator on top of a substrate, the resonator having at least one edge and comprising niobium or tantalum, thereby forming an interface area between a bottom surface of the resonator and a top surface of the substrate, characterised in that the method further comprises a step b of b. contacting the resonator and the substrate with a liquid acidic etching solution selected so as to have a higher etch rate towards the substrate than towards the resonator and a nonzero etch rate towards the resonator, thereby rounding the edge.
Process for treating a natural gas G comprising carbon dioxide, methane and paraffins, so as to obtain a gas stream enriched with methane M, a liquid stream enriched with carbon dioxide D and a liquid stream enriched with paraffins P, said process comprising the following steps: a) introducing the natural gas G into a deparaffinizing column, b) extracting the paraffins from the natural gas G in the deparaffinizing column, and recovering a top vapour stream comprising carbon dioxide and methane, at the column top, and said liquid stream enriched with paraffins P at the column bottom, c) cooling the top vapour stream then introducing it into a separation unit, d) recovering a liquid stream and a vapour stream, e) introducing all or part of the liquid stream, as reflux liquid, at the top of the deparaffinizing column so as to wash, in countercurrent mode, the natural gas G introduced in step a), f) cooling then expanding the vapour stream recovered in step d) so as to obtain a condensed stream FC and a gas stream enriched with methane M1, g) introducing the condensed stream FC into a distillation column so as to recover, at the top of the column, a gas stream enriched with methane M2 and, at the column bottom, said liquid stream enriched with carbon dioxide D, h) mixing the gas stream enriched with methane M1 and the gas stream enriched with methane M2 so as to obtain said gas stream enriched with methane M, i) reheating a part of the liquid stream enriched with carbon dioxide D and introducing the resulting reheated stream into the distillation column, in which the cooling of the top vapour stream in step c) and the reheating of the part of the liquid stream enriched with carbon dioxide D in step i) are carried out by passing said top vapour stream and said part of the liquid stream enriched with carbon dioxide D through a thermal coupling heat exchanger. a) introducing the natural gas G into a deparaffinizing column, b) extracting the paraffins from the natural gas G in the deparaffinizing column, and recovering a top vapour stream comprising carbon dioxide and methane, at the column top, and said liquid stream enriched with paraffins P at the column bottom, c) cooling the top vapour stream then introducing it into a separation unit, d) recovering a liquid stream and a vapour stream, e) introducing all or part of the liquid stream, as reflux liquid, at the top of the deparaffinizing column so as to wash, in countercurrent mode, the natural gas G introduced in step a), f) cooling then expanding the vapour stream recovered in step d) so as to obtain a condensed stream FC and a gas stream enriched with methane M1, g) introducing the condensed stream FC into a distillation column so as to recover, at the top of the column, a gas stream enriched with methane M2 and, at the column bottom, said liquid stream enriched with carbon dioxide D, h) mixing the gas stream enriched with methane M1 and the gas stream enriched with methane M2 so as to obtain said gas stream enriched with methane M, i) reheating a part of the liquid stream enriched with carbon dioxide D and introducing the resulting reheated stream into the distillation column,
A control system for monitoring a third rail system of a railway line, comprising at least: - a control and processing unit; - one or more sensors which are adapted to provide to the control and processing unit signals (S det) indicative of an actual detected condition of at least one part (101, 102) of said third rail system or of an environment at or around said at least one part (101, 102); wherein said control and processing unit is configured for identifying, based on a comparison of the signals (S det) provided via said one or more sensors with one or more predefined reference conditions, a defective condition of said at least one part (101, 102) or of the environment at or around said at least one part (101, 102), and then generating a corresponding signal (S det) indicative of the actual defective condition once identified, wherein said one or more sensors comprise one or more magnetic field sensors configured to sense values indicative of an actual magnetic field around said at least one part (101, 102) of the third rail system, wherein said at least one part (101, 102) of the third rail system comprises at least one supporting insulator and the control system being characterized in that the control and processing unit is configured for identifying, based on the comparison of the signals (S det) provided via said one or more magnetic field sensors indicative of the actual static magnetic field around the supporting insulator with a predetermined reference value for said static magnetic field, a defective condition of the supporting insulator. - a control and processing unit; - one or more sensors which are adapted to provide to the control and processing unit signals (S det) indicative of an actual detected condition of at least one part (101, 102) of said third rail system or of an environment at or around said at least one part (101, 102);
A system for managing a sensor node (1002, 1004, 1006), the system comprising, as components: a) a sensor node (1002, 1004, 1006) that is enclosed in a weather resistant case and comprises a sensor unit and an RFID tag that comprises a memory, the sensor unit comprising power supply means to supply power to the sensor node (1002, 1004, 1006), authentication means to perform authentication of a user terminal based on a telegram written in the memory, and stop instruction means to send a stop command to the power supply means when the authentication fails; and b) a user terminal that comprises generation means to generate the telegram, and an RFID reader/writer, wherein the power supply means is started up and allowed to be in an ON state by power generated by the RFID tag due to proximity of the user terminal, and is stopped and allowed to be in an OFF state by receiving the stop command. a) a sensor node (1002, 1004, 1006) that is enclosed in a weather resistant case and comprises a sensor unit and an RFID tag that comprises a memory, the sensor unit comprising power supply means to supply power to the sensor node (1002, 1004, 1006), authentication means to perform authentication of a user terminal based on a telegram written in the memory, and stop instruction means to send a stop command to the power supply means when the authentication fails; and b) a user terminal that comprises generation means to generate the telegram, and an RFID reader/writer, wherein the power supply means is started up and allowed to be in an ON state by power generated by the RFID tag due to proximity of the user terminal, and is stopped and allowed to be in an OFF state by receiving the stop command.
A computer implemented method for generating itineraries comprising: receiving a departure location and a destination location; identifying a first weather forecast for a first intermediary location between the departure location and the destination location at a first intermediary time, the first weather forecast comprising a first probability of a specific type of precipitation at a specific rate; identifying a second weather forecast for a second intermediary location between the departure location and the destination location at a second intermediary time, the second weather forecast comprising a second probability of the specific type of precipitation at the specific rate; determining a first weather risk score for a first itinerary including the first intermediary location based on the first weather forecast; determining a second weather risk score for a second itinerary including the second intermediary location based on the second weather forecast; selecting either the first itinerary or the second itinerary based at least in part on a comparison of the first weather risk score and the second weather risk score; and outputting the selected itinerary. receiving a departure location and a destination location; identifying a first weather forecast for a first intermediary location between the departure location and the destination location at a first intermediary time, the first weather forecast comprising a first probability of a specific type of precipitation at a specific rate; identifying a second weather forecast for a second intermediary location between the departure location and the destination location at a second intermediary time, the second weather forecast comprising a second probability of the specific type of precipitation at the specific rate; determining a first weather risk score for a first itinerary including the first intermediary location based on the first weather forecast; determining a second weather risk score for a second itinerary including the second intermediary location based on the second weather forecast; selecting either the first itinerary or the second itinerary based at least in part on a comparison of the first weather risk score and the second weather risk score; and outputting the selected itinerary.
A lancing system, comprising a lancing elements carrier tape, which carries a plurality of lancing elements, a tape transport unit for moving the lancing elements consecutively into a usage position by transporting the lancing elements carrier tape, a lancing drive for causing a lancing element located in the usage position to perform a lancing movement, test elements, preferably with detection reagents, for analyzing a body fluid sample obtained by a puncture, a test elements carrier tape, which carries the test elements, wherein the two carrier tapes (1, 3) are located on top of one another with tape sections that carry unused test elements or unused lancing elements, a tape guide, which separates the test elements carrier tape from the lancing elements carrier tape and guides the two carrier tapes (1, 3) on different paths, whereby the different paths lead a test element to a lancing element in order to receive a sample, characterized in that the test elements are located between the lancing elements, respectively, as viewed in the tape direction, prior to separating the test elements carrier tape from the lancing elements carrier tape, and in that test elements and lancing elements travel distances having differing lengths from the point at which the carrier tapes (1, 3) are separated from one another until a sample is transferred from a lancing element onto a test element.
A cystathionine-γ-lyase antagonist for use in a method of treating, preventing, or reducing a sleep-related breathing disorder in an individual in need thereof, wherein the method comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of the CSE antagonist, which CSE antagonist is at least one of: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, enantiomer or diastereomer thereof.