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A non-contact seal assembly, comprising: a plurality of seal shoes arranged about a centerline in an annular array, the seal shoes including a first seal shoe extending axially along the centerline between a first shoe end and a second shoe end; a seal base circumscribing the annular array of the seal shoes, the seal base comprising first, second and third inner radial seal base surfaces (33, 35, 37), where the third inner radial seal base surface is axially between the first and second inner radial seal base surfaces (33, 35) and is radially proximate the centerline with respect to the radially distal first and second inner radial seal base surfaces (33, 35); and a plurality of spring elements, each of the spring elements radially distal from and connecting to a respective one of the seal shoes and radially proximate the third inner radial seal base surface; characterised by a secondary seal device; and a first ring structure configured and arranged to at least one of position, support or mount to the secondary seal device axially separated from the seal base and radially adjacent to the first seal shoe at a proximate end and at a radially distal end is adjacent to and engaged with the first inner radial seal base surface. a plurality of seal shoes arranged about a centerline in an annular array, the seal shoes including a first seal shoe extending axially along the centerline between a first shoe end and a second shoe end; a seal base circumscribing the annular array of the seal shoes, the seal base comprising first, second and third inner radial seal base surfaces (33, 35, 37), where the third inner radial seal base surface is axially between the first and second inner radial seal base surfaces (33, 35) and is radially proximate the centerline with respect to the radially distal first and second inner radial seal base surfaces (33, 35); and a plurality of spring elements, each of the spring elements radially distal from and connecting to a respective one of the seal shoes and radially proximate the third inner radial seal base surface; characterised by a secondary seal device; and a first ring structure configured and arranged to at least one of position, support or mount to the secondary seal device axially separated from the seal base and radially adjacent to the first seal shoe at a proximate end and at a radially distal end is adjacent to and engaged with the first inner radial seal base surface.
A sheet matter separation mechanism, comprising: a banknote picking wheel assembly and a banknote separating wheel assembly driven by a banknote separating wheel motor synchronously, a driving wheel assembly of post-banknote separation driven by a driving wheel motor of post-banknote separation, wherein if a front of a currently-separated medium reaches a front boundary of a preset velocity adjusting region in front of the banknote separating wheel and a rear of the currently-separated medium leaves a rear boundary of the preset velocity adjusting region, a relative velocity between the banknote separating wheel motor and the driving wheel motor of post-banknote separation is adjusted, such that a preset medium separation spacing is kept between a rear of the currently-separated medium and a front of a next-separated medium; characterized in that a banknote separating rubber is fitted on a banknote separating wheel of the banknote separating wheel assembly, the banknote separating rubber touching a medium for one time with the help of rotation of the banknote separating wheel for one circuit, and a driving synchronous belt of post-banknote separation is connected between the driving wheel assembly of post-banknote separation and the banknote separating wheel assembly. a banknote picking wheel assembly and a banknote separating wheel assembly driven by a banknote separating wheel motor synchronously, a driving wheel assembly of post-banknote separation driven by a driving wheel motor of post-banknote separation, wherein if a front of a currently-separated medium reaches a front boundary of a preset velocity adjusting region in front of the banknote separating wheel and a rear of the currently-separated medium leaves a rear boundary of the preset velocity adjusting region, a relative velocity between the banknote separating wheel motor and the driving wheel motor of post-banknote separation is adjusted, such that a preset medium separation spacing is kept between a rear of the currently-separated medium and a front of a next-separated medium; a banknote separating rubber is fitted on a banknote separating wheel of the banknote separating wheel assembly, the banknote separating rubber touching a medium for one time with the help of rotation of the banknote separating wheel for one circuit, and a driving synchronous belt of post-banknote separation is connected between the driving wheel assembly of post-banknote separation and the banknote separating wheel assembly.
Agricultural device for discharging granular materials, comprising a storage container which is carried by frame elements and leads into at least two discharge hoppers, wherein the discharge hoppers are in each case closed off by metering devices, characterized in that the storage container is formed integrally with its discharge hoppers in its container shape from a sheet steel plate by deep-drawing processes as a single deep-drawn part.
A speaker device, comprising: a membrane positioned in a first plane, wherein the membrane is configured to oscillate along a first directional path and at a first frequency effective to generate an ultrasonic acoustic signal; and a shutter positioned in a second plane that is substantially separated from the first plane, wherein the shutter is configured to modulate the ultrasonic acoustic signal such that an audio signal is generated, wherein the shutter is configured to move along a second directional path substantially perpendicular to the first directional path. a membrane positioned in a first plane, wherein the membrane is configured to oscillate along a first directional path and at a first frequency effective to generate an ultrasonic acoustic signal; and a shutter positioned in a second plane that is substantially separated from the first plane, wherein the shutter is configured to modulate the ultrasonic acoustic signal such that an audio signal is generated, wherein the shutter is configured to move along a second directional path substantially perpendicular to the first directional path.
A linear aliphatic polyamide obtained by polycondensation of at least one linear aliphatic unit chosen from a C6 to C12 alpha,omega-aminocarboxylic acid, a C6 to C12 lactam and a (Ca-diamine).(Cb-diacid) unit, with a representing the number of carbon atoms of the diamine and b representing the carbon number of the diacid, a and b being between 4 and 18, the polyamide having - a difference, expressed as an absolute value, between its total acidity and its total basicity, measured by potentiometry, of between 35 and 180, and - a total basicity or a total acidity being strictly less than 35 μeq/g, when the total basicity is strictly less than 35 μeq/g, then the total acidity is between 70 and 180 μeq/g, or when the total acidity is strictly less than 35 μeq/g, then the total basicity is between 60 and 180 μeq/g, the polyamide being limited by a linear aliphatic C2-C18 monocarboxylic acid, a linear aliphatic C4-C18 monoamine, a linear aliphatic C3-C36 dicarboxylic acid and/or a linear aliphatic C4-C18 diamine. - a difference, expressed as an absolute value, between its total acidity and its total basicity, measured by potentiometry, of between 35 and 180, and - a total basicity or a total acidity being strictly less than 35 μeq/g, when the total basicity is strictly less than 35 μeq/g, then the total acidity is between 70 and 180 μeq/g, or when the total acidity is strictly less than 35 μeq/g, then the total basicity is between 60 and 180 μeq/g, the polyamide being limited by a linear aliphatic C2-C18 monocarboxylic acid, a linear aliphatic C4-C18 monoamine, a linear aliphatic C3-C36 dicarboxylic acid and/or a linear aliphatic C4-C18 diamine.
A wearable battery pack comprising: a battery pack body having a plurality of cylindrical battery cells and a housing containing the battery cells; a wearable device for being worn by a user so that the battery pack body at least be carried by the user on the back; wherein the battery pack body has: at least one heat dissipation channel extending from one side of the battery pack body to the opposite side; the side of the battery pack body, which is penetrated by the heat dissipation channel is located between the back of the user and the other side when the user carries the battery pack body, characterized in that the plurality of battery cells is arranged around forming at least one cell channel, the cell channel being parallel to the length direction of the battery cells, the heat dissipation channel passing through the cell channel. a battery pack body having a plurality of cylindrical battery cells and a housing containing the battery cells; a wearable device for being worn by a user so that the battery pack body at least be carried by the user on the back; at least one heat dissipation channel extending from one side of the battery pack body to the opposite side; the side of the battery pack body, which is penetrated by the heat dissipation channel is located between the back of the user and the other side when the user carries the battery pack body, characterized in that the plurality of battery cells is arranged around forming at least one cell channel, the cell channel being parallel to the length direction of the battery cells, the heat dissipation channel passing through the cell channel.
Process for producing graphene nanoplatelets having a C/O ratio ≥ 100:1, comprising: a) expanding flakes of intercalated graphite having a lateral size of ≤ 500 μm by exposing said flakes to a temperature from 1300 to 12000°C for a time of less than 2 seconds, b) dispersing the obtained expanded graphite in a dispersing medium, characterized in that: c) the dispersion obtained from step b) is subjected to exfoliation and size reduction treatment by high pressure homogenization in a homogenizer in which the dispersion of expanded graphite is pumped at a pressure above 35 MPa through one or more micro-channels or necks having a transverse section of no more than 500 μm, wherein the particles of expanded graphite are subjected to shear stresses and are caused to collide at an energy level from 5 to 200 Wh/g; d) said dispersing medium is water and said dispersion is carried out in the absence of a surfactant or in the presence of a surfactant in an amount not higher than 1% by weight of the weight of said expanded graphite; e) said exfoliation and size reduction treatment of said step c) produces graphene nanoplatelets, at least 90% of which have a lateral size (x, y) from 50 to 50,000 nm and a thickness (z) from 0.34 to 50 nm, the lateral size being greater than the thickness (x, y > z). a) expanding flakes of intercalated graphite having a lateral size of ≤ 500 μm by exposing said flakes to a temperature from 1300 to 12000°C for a time of less than 2 seconds, b) dispersing the obtained expanded graphite in a dispersing medium, characterized in that: c) the dispersion obtained from step b) is subjected to exfoliation and size reduction treatment by high pressure homogenization in a homogenizer in which the dispersion of expanded graphite is pumped at a pressure above 35 MPa through one or more micro-channels or necks having a transverse section of no more than 500 μm, wherein the particles of expanded graphite are subjected to shear stresses and are caused to collide at an energy level from 5 to 200 Wh/g; d) said dispersing medium is water and said dispersion is carried out in the absence of a surfactant or in the presence of a surfactant in an amount not higher than 1% by weight of the weight of said expanded graphite; e) said exfoliation and size reduction treatment of said step c) produces graphene nanoplatelets, at least 90% of which have a lateral size (x, y) from 50 to 50,000 nm and a thickness (z) from 0.34 to 50 nm, the lateral size being greater than the thickness (x, y > z).
A conductive material dispersion liquid comprising a carbon-based conductive material, a dispersant, and a dispersion medium, wherein the dispersant is a copolymer including a first repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 1 below, a second repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 2 below, and a third repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 3 below, and the dispersion medium is a non-aqueous solvent, in Chemical Formula 3, X is hydrogen, a C1 to C30 alkyl group, or a C1 to C30 alkyl ester group, and l is an integer ranging from 1 to 10, and wherein the third repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 3 is a repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 3-1 below, in Chemical Formula 3-1, m is an integer ranging from 1 to 20. wherein the dispersant is a copolymer including a first repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 1 below, a second repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 2 below, and a third repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 3 below, and the dispersion medium is a non-aqueous solvent, in Chemical Formula 3, X is hydrogen, a C1 to C30 alkyl group, or a C1 to C30 alkyl ester group, and l is an integer ranging from 1 to 10, and wherein the third repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 3 is a repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 3-1 below, in Chemical Formula 3-1, m is an integer ranging from 1 to 20.
A method of operating a fuel cell system comprising one or more fuel cells of the type comprising a cathode and an anode each comprising catalyst means, and a proton exchange membrane, wherein the membrane is composed of a polymeric material comprising acid-doped polybenzimidazole, the method comprising - adjusting the operating temperature of the fuel cell to between 120 and 250 °C, - supplying an oxidant stream to the cathode, and - supplying a humidified fuel stream to the anode, said fuel stream comprising dimethyl ether, wherein dimethyl ether is directly oxidised at the anode, wherein the humidified fuel stream is a gaseous mixture consisting of water and dimethyl ether, and wherein the fuel stream contains water and dimethyl ether at a molar ratio of between 3.5 to 7.5. - adjusting the operating temperature of the fuel cell to between 120 and 250 °C, - supplying an oxidant stream to the cathode, and - supplying a humidified fuel stream to the anode, said fuel stream comprising dimethyl ether, wherein dimethyl ether is directly oxidised at the anode, wherein the humidified fuel stream is a gaseous mixture consisting of water and dimethyl ether,
A gangway construction for providing access between a vessel and an offshore object comprising: - a support frame mounted to either one of the vessel and the offshore object; - a guiding assembly provided on a guiding part of the support frame; - a longitudinal gangway movably guided over the guiding assembly in a longitudinal direction relative to the frame; wherein the guiding assembly comprises at least a first subassembly having: - an upper and lower pulley wheel mounted rotatable to either one of the frame and the gangway with their axis of rotation positioned at a vertical distance from each other; and characterized in that, the first subassembly further comprises: - a first cable connected to the other one of the frame and the gangway with one cable end fixedly connected at a forward connecting position lying at a front side of the pulley wheels and with the other cable end fixedly connected at a backward connecting position at a back side of the pulley wheels (5,6) and with the cable extending in the longitudinal direction between this forward and backward connecting position (20,21) along at least part of said other one of the frame and the gangway with the first cable, seen in said longitudinal direction, extending from its forward connecting position towards the lower pulley wheel, being guided along at least part of the back side of the circumference of the lower pulley wheel and over at least part of the front side of the circumference of the upper pulley wheel and from the upper pulley wheel extending towards its backward connecting position. - a support frame mounted to either one of the vessel and the offshore object; - a guiding assembly provided on a guiding part of the support frame; - a longitudinal gangway movably guided over the guiding assembly in a longitudinal direction relative to the frame; wherein - an upper and lower pulley wheel mounted rotatable to either one of the frame and the gangway with their axis of rotation positioned at a vertical distance from each other; and characterized in that, the first subassembly further comprises: - a first cable connected to the other one of the frame and the gangway with one cable end fixedly connected at a forward connecting position lying at a front side of the pulley wheels and with the other cable end fixedly connected at a backward connecting position at a back side of the pulley wheels (5,6) and with the cable extending in the longitudinal direction between this forward and backward connecting position (20,21) along at least part of said other one of the frame and the gangway with the first cable, seen in said longitudinal direction, extending from its forward connecting position towards the lower pulley wheel, being guided along at least part of the back side of the circumference of the lower pulley wheel and over at least part of the front side of the circumference of the upper pulley wheel and from the upper pulley wheel extending towards its backward connecting position.
An aircraft passenger seat configured to recline, comprising: a fixed base frame; a seatback pivotally connected to a seat bottom; a first actuator arranged to drive horizontal translation of a first rail relative to the fixed base frame to horizontally translate the seatback and the seat bottom relative to the fixed base frame independent of seatback recline; and a second actuator arranged to drive horizontal translation of a second rail relative to the first rail to drive seatback recline, wherein the first and second rails (44, 46) are parallel. a fixed base frame; a seatback pivotally connected to a seat bottom; a first actuator arranged to drive horizontal translation of a first rail relative to the fixed base frame to horizontally translate the seatback and the seat bottom relative to the fixed base frame independent of seatback recline; and a second actuator arranged to drive horizontal translation of a second rail relative to the first rail to drive seatback recline, wherein the first and second rails (44, 46) are parallel.
A gas turbine engine comprising: a low speed input shaft connected to a low speed tower shaft, in turn connected to a lower speed spool and a high speed input shaft connected to a high speed tower shaft, in turn connected to a higher speed spool, said low speed input shaft being connected to drive a first plurality of accessories, and said high speed input shaft connected to drive a second plurality of accessories; and said high speed tower shaft and said low speed tower shaft being coaxial and rotating about a common axis, and providing an angle drive into said low speed input shaft and said high speed input shaft, respectively. a low speed input shaft connected to a low speed tower shaft, in turn connected to a lower speed spool and a high speed input shaft connected to a high speed tower shaft, in turn connected to a higher speed spool, said low speed input shaft being connected to drive a first plurality of accessories, and said high speed input shaft connected to drive a second plurality of accessories; and said high speed tower shaft and said low speed tower shaft being coaxial and rotating about a common axis, and providing an angle drive into said low speed input shaft and said high speed input shaft, respectively.
A method for producing a polysulfide cooking liquor, for use in a kraft pulp mill which comprises the steps of: (a) adding burnt lime to green liquor in a slaker and passing the liquor to a series of causticizing vessels; (b) passing the causticized liquor from the causticizing vessels to a first filtering or clarification process obtaining an accept flow of white liquor with a first order of suspended solids measured in ppm in the accept flow of white liquor and a reject flow of lime mud (c) passing the accept flow of white liquor through a second filtering process obtaining a filtered white liquor with a second order of suspended solids measured in ppm, said second order of suspended solids being at least half the order as of the first order of suspended solids and below 5 ppm, and (d) passing the filtered white liquor through a polysulfide reactor with addition of an oxygen containing gas for promoting conversion of sulfides to polysulfide, characterized in that the second filter process is performed in an essentially continuously operating cross flow filter, where a permeate passing through cross flow filter elements in the cross flow filter forms the filtered white liquor before sending the filtered white liquor to the polysulfide reactor and the discharged flow of retentate (V 1) is bled off and sent back to the causticizing vessels. (a) adding burnt lime to green liquor in a slaker and passing the liquor to a series of causticizing vessels; (b) passing the causticized liquor from the causticizing vessels to a first filtering or clarification process obtaining an accept flow of white liquor with a first order of suspended solids measured in ppm in the accept flow of white liquor and a reject flow of lime mud (c) passing the accept flow of white liquor through a second filtering process obtaining a filtered white liquor with a second order of suspended solids measured in ppm, said second order of suspended solids being at least half the order as of the first order of suspended solids and below 5 ppm, and (d) passing the filtered white liquor through a polysulfide reactor with addition of an oxygen containing gas for promoting conversion of sulfides to polysulfide, characterized in that the second filter process is performed in an essentially continuously operating cross flow filter, where a permeate passing through cross flow filter elements in the cross flow filter forms the filtered white liquor before sending the filtered white liquor to the polysulfide reactor and the discharged flow of retentate (V 1) is bled off and sent back to the causticizing vessels.
A highly conductive and printable ink, comprising: (i) 5 to 40 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 cross-linkable hydrophobic polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) which is capable to become an elastomer by cross-linking, and further including a cross-linker in an amount of 1 to 10 vol% and a catalyst solution in an amount of 0.01 to 5 vol%, with respect to the PDMS base, and (iii) a liquid secondary phase based on an ionic liquid, with a volume ratio ρ of 0.01 to 0.2 between liquid secondary phase and conductive solid phase, 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) 5 to 40 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 cross-linkable hydrophobic polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) which is capable to become an elastomer by cross-linking, and further including a cross-linker in an amount of 1 to 10 vol% and a catalyst solution in an amount of 0.01 to 5 vol%, with respect to the PDMS base, and (iii) a liquid secondary phase based on an ionic liquid, with a volume ratio ρ of 0.01 to 0.2 between liquid secondary phase and conductive solid phase,