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A quiet cabin air diffuser assembly comprising: a duct having a duct inlet, a duct outlet downstream of the duct inlet, and an outlet plenum at least partially defined by the duct outlet; a grille having a diffuser exit and a grille inlet upstream of the diffuser exit, wherein the grille is coupled to the duct outlet with the grille inlet facing the duct outlet and the outlet plenum; and a porous flow conditioner positioned at least partially within the outlet plenum, wherein the porous flow conditioner is configured to create backpressure in the duct and to reduce a velocity of air flowing out of the porous flow conditioner toward the diffuser exit relative to a velocity of air flow unaffected by the porous flow conditioner, and wherein the porous flow conditioner is configured to reduce noise generated by air flow through the quiet cabin air diffuser assembly relative to noise generated by air flow unaffected by the porous flow conditioner, characterised in that the porous flow conditioner includes a plurality of layers and the layers are stacked in a direction of average air flow through the duct and/or the quiet cabin air diffuser assembly, and a first layer of the plurality of layers is at least one of a screen panel, a mesh panel, a textile panel, and a fabric panel, and a second layer of the plurality of layers is at least one of a porous material, an open-cell foam, a reticulated foam, and a felt material, and wherein the second layer is downstream of the first layer. a duct having a duct inlet, a duct outlet downstream of the duct inlet, and an outlet plenum at least partially defined by the duct outlet; a grille having a diffuser exit and a grille inlet upstream of the diffuser exit, wherein the grille is coupled to the duct outlet with the grille inlet facing the duct outlet and the outlet plenum; and a porous flow conditioner positioned at least partially within the outlet plenum, wherein the porous flow conditioner is configured to create backpressure in the duct and to reduce a velocity of air flowing out of the porous flow conditioner toward the diffuser exit relative to a velocity of air flow unaffected by the porous flow conditioner, and wherein the porous flow conditioner is configured to reduce noise generated by air flow through the quiet cabin air diffuser assembly relative to noise generated by air flow unaffected by the porous flow conditioner, characterised in that the porous flow conditioner includes a plurality of layers and the layers are stacked in a direction of average air flow through the duct and/or the quiet cabin air diffuser assembly, and a first layer of the plurality of layers is at least one of a screen panel, a mesh panel, a textile panel, and a fabric panel, and a second layer of the plurality of layers is at least one of a porous material, an open-cell foam, a reticulated foam, and a felt material, and wherein the second layer is downstream of the first layer.
Use of an additive comprising a primary alkanolamine in an aqueous suspension containing 48 to 84 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the suspension, of at least one mineral material for increasing the suspension pH by at least 0.3 pH units and/or for increasing the wettability of the at least one mineral material in the suspension, wherein the at least one mineral material has a density of 2.0 to 3.0 g/cm 3; wherein the primary alkanolamine has at most 4 carbon atoms, has a surface tension of 30 to 40 mN/m at 23°C, has a melting point of less than 5°C and a boiling point of less than 163°C, wherein the suspension contains at least one polycarboxylate dispersant in an amount of 0.1 to 1.5 wt.-%, based on the dry mineral material and wherein the primary alkanolamine is added in an amount of from 200 to 10 000 mg per kg of the aqueous phase of said suspension and wherein the weight ratio of primary alkanolamine to polycarboxylate dispersant is from 1:2 to 1:25, yielding a suspension pH of 8.0 to 11.5, characterised in that the at least one mineral material is selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, kaolin, clay, mica and talc.
Heating apparatus having at least one heating element (18a, 20a, 22a, 24a; 18b, 20b, 22b), which has at least one heating connection (10a, 12a, 14a, 16a; 10b, 12b, 14b, 16b), and having at least one frequency unit (26a, 28a; 26b, 28b), characterised by a protective unit (30a; 30b), which is provided to determine the existence of a conducting path between the frequency unit (26a, 28a; 26b, 28b) and the heating connection (10a, 12a, 14a, 16a; 10b, 12b, 14b, 16b) and by a control unit (32a; 32b), which is provided to receive connection information from the protective unit (30a; 30b) and to initiate at least one safety measure in the event of the erroneous existence of a conducting path.
A power conversion apparatus (1A, 1B) that converts an input alternating current power supplied from an alternating current power supply into an output alternating current power having a predetermined voltage and frequency, comprising: an inverter circuit configured to supply the output alternating current power to a motor; and a compensation unit (20, 30, 40) configured to compensate for a harmonic of an input power of the motor, wherein the compensation unit (20, 30, 40) detects a harmonic component generated in synchronism with a speed of the motor in the input power, characterized in that the compensation unit (20, 30, 40) varies a phase of an alternating current voltage output from the inverter circuit at the same frequency as the harmonic component, so as to reduce the harmonic component. an inverter circuit configured to supply the output alternating current power to a motor; and a compensation unit (20, 30, 40) configured to compensate for a harmonic of an input power of the motor, wherein the compensation unit (20, 30, 40) detects a harmonic component generated in synchronism with a speed of the motor in the input power, characterized in that the compensation unit (20, 30, 40) varies a phase of an alternating current voltage output from the inverter circuit at the same frequency as the harmonic component, so as to reduce the harmonic component.
A valve (100, 200, 300, 402) having a balancing function for a fluid distribution system, comprising a fluid inlet (102, 302) and a fluid outlet (104, 304), a valve closing member (114, 248, 308) movable between a closed position, in which fluid is prevented to flow from said fluid inlet to said fluid outlet, and a fully opened position, an actuation device for changing the position of the valve closing member, a control unit comprising an electronic memory adapted to receive and store an opening limitation value, said opening limitation value being representative of a selected intermediate position between said closed position and said fully opened position of the valve closing member, wherein the control unit controls the actuation device to limit the movement of the valve closing member to positions from said closed position to said selected intermediate position, characterized in that the valve further comprises a position determining means operatively connected to the valve closing member for determining its current position and providing input about the current position to the control unit, wherein said actuation device comprises or is connected to a motor for moving the valve closing member, and said position determining means is adapted to measure an actual position of the motor or of a component connected to the motor relative to a reference position of the motor or said component connected to the motor, wherein the relationship between said actual position and said reference position is translatable to the current position of the valve closing member, wherein a gear mechanism converts the rotational motion of the motor to a linear motion of the valve closing member, wherein the valve closing member is attached to or comprises a liftable valve stem, wherein said opening limitation value is a lift limitation value.
A method of manufacturing a paper substrate comprising a colour former which is capable of undergoing a light activated colour change reaction, wherein the colour former is applied to the paper substrate during the manufacture of said paper substrate, and the colour former is a metal oxyanion, a molecular organic or combination thereof, wherein the colour former is applied to the paper substrate at the sizing stage of manufacture, and/or wherein the colour former is incorporated into the body of the paper substrate.
A needle cover having a front end opening through which a winged needle as a whole is retracted and a base end opening through which a flexible tube (8, 8a) connected to said winged needle is passable, the needle cover being capable of retaining the winged needle as a whole with a needle tube of the winged needle being prevented from re-protruding, and a wing-folding facilitating means which is formed in said front end opening and can fold the wing of the winged needle by gradually turning it upward when the winged needle as a whole is retracted into said needle cover through said front end opening, wherein the wing-folding facilitating means is configured to be an inclined opening face in the front end opening characterized in that the needle cover comprises a substantially flat bottom face, two side faces (4a, 4b) connected to said bottom face, and a top face connected to said side faces (4a, 4b), the opening face being inclined with respect to the bottom face with an inclination angle α of 22.5 to 80.0 degrees.
A foamable composition comprising a first esterified acid and a second esterified acid reacted with an epoxy-based material, wherein the composition is substantially free of any additional curing agent.
Pump for pumping contaminated liquid comprising solid matter, comprising a hydraulic unit, a drive unit, and a sealing unit situated between the hydraulic unit and the drive unit, the hydraulic unit has a pump chamber and, in said pump chamber, a rotatable open impeller that is suspended in a drive shaft extending from the drive unit through the sealing unit, said impeller and said drive shaft forming a rotatable unit, the sealing unit has a seal housing including a seal housing cover that in the axial direction delimits said pump chamber and that forms a seat for a drive shaft sealing assembly included in the sealing unit, said seal housing cover comprising a first gap-delimiting part and said rotatable unit comprising a second gap-delimiting part, which jointly define an axially extending gap situated in the pump chamber, characterized in that, said first gap-delimiting part of the seal housing cover comprises an endless circumferential, outer gap-delimiting surface that has a circumferential wave-shaped lower edge facing towards the impeller and a circumferential wave-shaped upper edge facing towards the sealing unit, such that in each arbitrary radially extending plane taken through said gap, the first gap-delimiting part has a broken circular outer gap-delimiting surface, at the same time as the second gap-delimiting part has a broken circular inner gap-delimiting surface in each arbitrary radially extending plane taken through said gap. the hydraulic unit has a pump chamber and, in said pump chamber, a rotatable open impeller that is suspended in a drive shaft extending from the drive unit through the sealing unit, said impeller and said drive shaft forming a rotatable unit, the sealing unit has a seal housing including a seal housing cover that in the axial direction delimits said pump chamber and that forms a seat for a drive shaft sealing assembly included in the sealing unit, said seal housing cover comprising a first gap-delimiting part and said rotatable unit comprising a second gap-delimiting part, which jointly define an axially extending gap situated in the pump chamber, characterized in that, said first gap-delimiting part of the seal housing cover comprises an endless circumferential, outer gap-delimiting surface that has a circumferential wave-shaped lower edge facing towards the impeller and a circumferential wave-shaped upper edge facing towards the sealing unit, such that in each arbitrary radially extending plane taken through said gap, the first gap-delimiting part has a broken circular outer gap-delimiting surface, at the same time as the second gap-delimiting part has a broken circular inner gap-delimiting surface in each arbitrary radially extending plane taken through said gap.
A method of operating a reverse core geared turbofan engine having a turbine section driven by fan air, the method comprising the steps of: (a) operating the turbine section having blades with a radially outermost extent, and a flow diverter that is operable to divert air radially inwardly of the radially outermost extent of the turbine blades, or allow air to pass radially outwardly of the radially outermost extent of the turbine blades; (b) operating the turbine section to rotate a shaft, the shaft driving a fan booster upstream of the turbine section; and (c) positioning said flow diverter to increase or decrease the amount of gas passing across said turbine section to increase or decrease a power output by said turbine section. (a) operating the turbine section having blades with a radially outermost extent, and a flow diverter that is operable to divert air radially inwardly of the radially outermost extent of the turbine blades, or allow air to pass radially outwardly of the radially outermost extent of the turbine blades; (b) operating the turbine section to rotate a shaft, the shaft driving a fan booster upstream of the turbine section; and (c) positioning said flow diverter to increase or decrease the amount of gas passing across said turbine section to increase or decrease a power output by said turbine section.
A thermal type flow measuring device adapted to be inserted into a main passage, comprising: a sub passage which takes in a portion of a fluid flowing through the main passage; and a sensor element disposed in the sub passage to thereby detect a flow rate of the portion of the fluid, wherein the sub passage has a first sub passage portion formed in a front surface side of a plate-shaped member and curving to make a directional change, a second sub passage portion formed on a back surface side of the plate-shaped member, and a third sub passage portion; the first sub passage portion and the second sub passage portion have no intersection; the first sub passage portion is communicatively connected to one end of the third sub passage portion in a direction along a plate surface of the plate-shaped member; and the second sub passage portion is communicatively connected to the other end of the third sub passage portion in the direction along the plate surface of the plate-shaped member, characterized in that the second sub passage portion is curving to make a directional change; the third sub passage portion is formed extending across opposite sides of an opening plane of an opening which passes through from the front surface side to the back surface side of the plate-shaped member, and formed extending linearly along the front and back surface sides of the plate-shaped member such that it extends along the fluid flow of the main passage; and the sensor element is disposed in the third sub passage portion. a sub passage which takes in a portion of a fluid flowing through the main passage; and a sensor element disposed in the sub passage to thereby detect a flow rate of the portion of the fluid, wherein the sub passage has a first sub passage portion formed in a front surface side of a plate-shaped member and curving to make a directional change, a second sub passage portion formed on a back surface side of the plate-shaped member, and a third sub passage portion; the first sub passage portion and the second sub passage portion have no intersection; the first sub passage portion is communicatively connected to one end of the third sub passage portion in a direction along a plate surface of the plate-shaped member; and the second sub passage portion is communicatively connected to the other end of the third sub passage portion in the direction along the plate surface of the plate-shaped member, characterized in that the second sub passage portion is curving to make a directional change; the third sub passage portion is formed extending across opposite sides of an opening plane of an opening which passes through from the front surface side to the back surface side of the plate-shaped member, and formed extending linearly along the front and back surface sides of the plate-shaped member such that it extends along the fluid flow of the main passage; and the sensor element is disposed in the third sub passage portion.
A baler for agricultural harvested produce comprising a bale forming chamber for forming the harvested produce into bales and a winding apparatus for winding a winding product such as a net, a film and/or a string around the bales, wherein the winding apparatus has a feed apparatus for feeding the winding product through an introduction gap into the bale forming chamber; wherein the feed apparatus is configured as movable toward the introduction gap into a feed position and away from the introduction gap into an intermediate and/or starting position; wherein the feed apparatus only comprises a drivable infeed provider for the active feeding of the winding product; and wherein the infeed provider is configured as movable toward the introduction gap into the feed position and away from the introduction gap into the intermediate and/or starting position and is at least drivable in said feed position, with a control apparatus being provided for controlling a winding product infeed drive and a detection device for detecting an infeed movement of the winding product, characterized in that the control apparatus is configured to switch the winding product infeed drive on and off when the infeed provider is moved toward the introduction gap, with a check being made by the detection device after the switching off of the winding product infeed drive whether the winding product also undergoes an infeed with a switched off winding product infeed drive; and with the winding product infeed drive being switched on once more by the control apparatus if no infeed of the winding product can be determined by the detection device.
A method of recording a video data stream formed of key frames interposed by a plurality of delta frames, comprising: decoding received video frames; determining whether a received key frame is available to form an initial key frame of stored video data and, if not, generating the initial key frame from one or more decoded video frames and storing the initial key frame, and if it is determined that a received key frame is available, storing the received key frame as the initial key frame; and stopping decoding of subsequent received video frames and storing the subsequent received video frames. decoding received video frames; determining whether a received key frame is available to form an initial key frame of stored video data and, if not, generating the initial key frame from one or more decoded video frames and storing the initial key frame, and if it is determined that a received key frame is available, storing the received key frame as the initial key frame; and stopping decoding of subsequent received video frames and storing the subsequent received video frames.
A marking implement comprising a main body for housing a marking element that is movable by sliding therein, said main body extending prevalently along a longitudinal axis and comprising a broad grip portion and an elongated neck axially contiguous to said grip portion; said main body comprising a first end situated at the free end of the grip portion, opposite the end from which the neck extends, and a second end placed at the free end of the neck; a mechanism for sliding said marking element comprising a movement slider that is slidable axially and in a controlled manner along the main housing body so as to guide the advancement and retraction of said marking element, a protective cap housing the elongated neck completely therein and said broad grip portion at least partially, said main body comprising, along a lateral surface of said broad grip portion, a guide, that passes through the lateral surface parallel to the longitudinal axis of the implement and extending from the first end toward the second end, and ends slightly before the beginning of the neck; the guide also comprises a plurality of grooves transverse to the longitudinal extension of said guide aligned along said guide, and a first open end placed in correspondence of the first end of said main body, open toward the exterior of the broad grip portion, permitting insertion of the slider, through the first open end, inside the central body straddling the same guide, characterized in that said guide comprises a second closed end placed just before the beginning of the neck of the main body; said guide comprising, at its said second closed end, a section without any of said grooves.
A device for characterizing the particle size of powders comprising a supply element, a discharge element, a weighing element, a continuous vibrating element, a screening element, as well as optionally a control element, wherein: - the screening element is an element that rotates about a horizontal axis, and has at least 1 position for an empty space or a space for discharging and introducing (e) the powder, 1 position for an impact protection plate (a), at least 2 positions corresponding to 2 sieves (b) (c) of different mesh size; - the sieve with the finer mesh size (b) is located exactly just next to the impact protection plate (a), and the sieve (c) with a larger mesh than sieve (b) is located exactly just next to sieve (b) and optionally a third sieve (d) with a larger mesh size than sieve (c) is arranged exactly just next to sieve (c), and the empty space or the space (e) for discharging and introducing the powder is located exactly just next to the last sieve and is adjacent, at its opposite edge, to the edge of the impact protection plate (a) all according to the rotating direction of the rotating element; - said empty space or space (e) for discharging or introducing the powder, said impact protection plate (a) and said sieves (b), (c) and optionally (d) form a geometrical assembly whose longitudinal axis is coaxial with said horizontal axis of said rotatory element; - said device has a cleaning element consisting of at least one nozzle (f) and/or an ultrasound generator located at the periphery of the screening element; - said device has an elastic coupling element between the horizontal axis of the screening element and the continuous vibration element. - the screening element is an element that rotates about a horizontal axis, and has at least 1 position for an empty space or a space for discharging and introducing (e) the powder, 1 position for an impact protection plate (a), at least 2 positions corresponding to 2 sieves (b) (c) of different mesh size; - the sieve with the finer mesh size (b) is located exactly just next to the impact protection plate (a), and the sieve (c) with a larger mesh than sieve (b) is located exactly just next to sieve (b) and optionally a third sieve (d) with a larger mesh size than sieve (c) is arranged exactly just next to sieve (c), and the empty space or the space (e) for discharging and introducing the powder is located exactly just next to the last sieve and is adjacent, at its opposite edge, to the edge of the impact protection plate (a) all according to the rotating direction of the rotating element; - said empty space or space (e) for discharging or introducing the powder, said impact protection plate (a) and said sieves (b), (c) and optionally (d) form a geometrical assembly whose longitudinal axis is coaxial with said horizontal axis of said rotatory element; - said device has a cleaning element consisting of at least one nozzle (f) and/or an ultrasound generator located at the periphery of the screening element; - said device has an elastic coupling element between the horizontal axis of the screening element and the continuous vibration element.