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A receptacle for handling molten metal, said receptacle comprising: - bottom and side walls (14, 16) comprising a refractory defining a cavity within which the molten metal is conveyed or contained, the refractory being obtained by casting a composition of precursors into a mould and by heating said composition, the composition comprising silicon-carbide based, silica containing silicon carbide or alumina or a composition of these compounds; - at least one channel extending within the refractory, said channel having an inlet and an outlet, the inlet being connectable to a source for circulating a fluid within said channel, the outlet allowing said fluid to be expelled from said channel, the channel being formed in the refractory using a core that is inflammable, removable or disintegrable once the refractory has set, said channel allowing, when the fluid is circulated therethrough, to regulate the temperature of the refractory and thereby of the metal conveyed or contained. - bottom and side walls (14, 16) comprising a refractory defining a cavity within which the molten metal is conveyed or contained, the refractory being obtained by casting a composition of precursors into a mould and by heating said composition, the composition comprising silicon-carbide based, silica containing silicon carbide or alumina or a composition of these compounds; - at least one channel extending within the refractory, said channel having an inlet and an outlet, the inlet being connectable to a source for circulating a fluid within said channel, the outlet allowing said fluid to be expelled from said channel, the channel being formed in the refractory using a core that is inflammable, removable or disintegrable once the refractory has set, said channel allowing, when the fluid is circulated therethrough, to regulate the temperature of the refractory and thereby of the metal conveyed or contained.
A method for manufacturing a compostable pod for brewing products, comprising the following steps: - preparing a first and a second sheet made of biodegradable material with gas barrier properties; - shaping said first sheet such as to make at least a first concave portion; - shaping said second sheet such as to make at least a second concave portion; - filling the first concave portion with a predetermined quantity of brewing product; - joining said first concave portion to said second concave portion so that the respective concavities are opposite one another and define a casing for said brewing product; characterised in that said shaping steps of the first and of the second sheet envisage: - moistening at least a first portion of said first sheet and a second portion of said second sheet; - configuring said first and said second portion so as to make said first and said second concave portion; - drying said first and said second concave portion. - preparing a first and a second sheet made of biodegradable material with gas barrier properties; - shaping said first sheet such as to make at least a first concave portion; - shaping said second sheet such as to make at least a second concave portion; - filling the first concave portion with a predetermined quantity of brewing product; - joining said first concave portion to said second concave portion so that the respective concavities are opposite one another and define a casing for said brewing product; - moistening at least a first portion of said first sheet and a second portion of said second sheet; - configuring said first and said second portion so as to make said first and said second concave portion; - drying said first and said second concave portion.
A binder for monolithic refractories comprising: 10 mass% or more of SrAl 2 O 4; optionally 90 mass% or less of Al 2 O 3; and inevitable impurities as a remainder, wherein if the inevitable impurities are converted into oxides, the total amount of the oxides is limited to 5 mass% or less with respect to the total mass of the binder for monolithic refractories, and the crystallite diameter of the SrAl 2 O 4 in the binder for monolithic refractories is from 40 nm to 80 nm. 10 mass% or more of SrAl 2 O 4; optionally 90 mass% or less of Al 2 O 3; and inevitable impurities as a remainder, wherein if the inevitable impurities are converted into oxides, the total amount of the oxides is limited to 5 mass% or less with respect to the total mass of the binder for monolithic refractories, and the crystallite diameter of the SrAl 2 O 4 in the binder for monolithic refractories is from 40 nm to 80 nm.
A SPAD-type photodiode having its light-receiving surface covered with interlaced strips forming a lattice of a first material having its lateral walls surrounded with at least one spacer of at least one second material having an optical index different from the first material, the pitch of the lattice being in the order of magnitude of the operating wavelength of the photodiode, the sizes of the lattice and of the spacer being chosen so that it implies diffraction effects that increase the absorption of the photodiode, the first and second materials being transparent to the operating wavelength, the first material being conductive and being coupled to a connection node.
An automated sealing process for sealing a casing, the casing comprising a first casing portion having a first sealing surface, and a second casing portion having a second sealing surface configured to engage the first sealing surface, the first casing portion being assembled from at least two components such that the first sealing surface comprises a joint between the components, the process comprising: applying a surface treatment to the joint of the first sealing surface using an automated treatment apparatus having an applicator configured to engage the joint of the first sealing surface and shaped to apply the surface treatment to a portion of the first sealing surface which is adjacent to the joint; and applying a sealant to at least one of the first sealing surface and the second sealing surface prior to bringing the first and second sealing surfaces into engagement. applying a surface treatment to the joint of the first sealing surface using an automated treatment apparatus having an applicator configured to engage the joint of the first sealing surface and shaped to apply the surface treatment to a portion of the first sealing surface which is adjacent to the joint; and applying a sealant to at least one of the first sealing surface and the second sealing surface prior to bringing the first and second sealing surfaces into engagement.
A process for the resolution of omeprazole, which comprises: a) reacting 5-methoxy-2-[[(4-methoxy-3,5-dimethyl-2-pyridinyl)methyl] sulfinyl]-1H-benzimidazole (omeprazole) with a chiral 1,1'-bi-2-naphthol (chiral BINOL) in presence of aromatic solvent to obtain corresponding diastereomer complexes; b) isolating preferentially one diastereomer complex from the mixture of diastereomer complexes; c) reacting isolated diastereomer complex with a cyclic amine in presence of a solvent or a mixture solvents to obtain - or -omeprazole cyclic amine salt; and d) optionally, converting - or -omeprazole cyclic amine salt to the corresponding omeprazole enantiomer or a salt thereof. a) reacting 5-methoxy-2-[[(4-methoxy-3,5-dimethyl-2-pyridinyl)methyl] sulfinyl]-1H-benzimidazole (omeprazole) with a chiral 1,1'-bi-2-naphthol (chiral BINOL) in presence of aromatic solvent to obtain corresponding diastereomer complexes; b) isolating preferentially one diastereomer complex from the mixture of diastereomer complexes; c) reacting isolated diastereomer complex with a cyclic amine in presence of a solvent or a mixture solvents to obtain - or -omeprazole cyclic amine salt; and d) optionally, converting - or -omeprazole cyclic amine salt to the corresponding omeprazole enantiomer or a salt thereof.
A heat exchanger, in particular an evaporator for an air conditioning system of motor vehicles, comprising at least one header tank having at least two header chambers (3, 4), wherein substantially each header chamber (3, 4) is substantially defined by a base device and a top device; wherein the top device of a first header chamber comprises a first middle side wall and the top device of a second header chamber comprises a second middle side wall; wherein at least a section of the first middle side wall is positioned adjacent to the second middle side wall; wherein there is a gap between the first and the second middle side wall (15, 25); wherein a lateral distance of the first middle side wall from the second middle side wall increases with the distance from the base device at least over a portion of the height of the header tank, characterized in that a lateral distance between the first middle side wall and the second middle side wall is provided at the contact point with a base of the header tank, and that the gap is substantially V-shaped, and that there is a continuous and strictly monotonically increasing distance between the first middle side wall and the second middle side wall up to a defined height above the base.
A heart pump apparatus for assisting the heart of a human patient, the heart pump apparatus comprising a turbine pump adapted to be placed in a blood stream in the human patient, the turbine pump having a first centre axis free rotating body adapted to be placed in a blood vessel of the patient; and a second centre axis free rotating body adapted to be placed in sequence with the first rotating body in the blood vessel, to provide the heart of the human patient with additional pumping capacity.
A copper alloy plate consisting of 0.3 mass% or more and 1.2 mass% or less of Mg, 0.001 mass% or more and 0.2 mass% or less of P, and the balance Cu with inevitable impurities, and optionally containing 0.0002 to 0.0013 mass% of C, 0.0002 to 0.01 mas% of oxygen and 0.001 to 0.03 mass% of Zr, in a thickness center portion in a plate thickness direction, wherein the surface Mg concentration on a plate surface is 30% or less of bulk Mg concentration at the thickness center portion, the surface Mg concentration being measured with X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, XPS, as defined in the description, and the bulk Mg concentration being measured with high-frequency inductively coupled plasma emission spectral analysis, ICP-AES Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectrometry; as defined in the description, characterized in that in a surface layer part from the plate surface to a depth in which the Mg concentration is 90% of the bulk Mg concentration, the Mg concentration increases from the plate surface toward the thickness center portion with a concentration gradient of 1.8 mass%/μm or more and 50 mass%/μm or less, the concentration gradient being taken from the concentration profile in the depth direction by XPS, as defined in the description, the surface Mg concentration on a plate surface is 30% or less of bulk Mg concentration at the thickness center portion, the surface Mg concentration being measured with X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, XPS, as defined in the description, and the bulk Mg concentration being measured with high-frequency inductively coupled plasma emission spectral analysis, ICP-AES Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectrometry; as defined in the description, characterized in that in a surface layer part from the plate surface to a depth in which the Mg concentration is 90% of the bulk Mg concentration, the Mg concentration increases from the plate surface toward the thickness center portion with a concentration gradient of 1.8 mass%/μm or more and 50 mass%/μm or less, the concentration gradient being taken from the concentration profile in the depth direction by XPS, as defined in the description,
Stent delivery system, comprising: - a handling device having a housing, a thumbwheel mounted in the housing to be rotatable, and a winding spool rotating together with the thumbwheel; - a catheter arrangement having an inner shaft, with a proximal end of the inner shaft fixed on the housing, an outer sheath disposed coaxially to the inner shaft, and having at least one stent which is received radially between the inner shaft and the outer sheath; - a flexible pull member which, with one end, engages on a proximal end of the outer sheath and, with the other end, is held on the winding spool to be windable; - wherein, for release of at least the one stent, the outer sheath is displaceable relative to the inner shaft in the proximal direction by means of winding the flexible pull member on the winding spool; - characterized in that a deflecting and tensioning device is provided spaced from the winding spool in the proximal direction, which deflecting and tensioning device is in operative connection to the flexible pull member, and is configured to deflect the flexible pull member in a direction towards the winding spool and to tension the flexible pull member, wherein the deflecting and tensioning device includes a base body fixed in the housing and a tensioning element acting on the flexible pull member, which tensioning element is mounted on the base body to be movable relative to the base body between different tensioning positions, wherein the flexible pull member in the different tensioning positions is tensioned by means of the tensioning element to a different extent. - a handling device having a housing, a thumbwheel mounted in the housing to be rotatable, and a winding spool rotating together with the thumbwheel; - a catheter arrangement having an inner shaft, with a proximal end of the inner shaft fixed on the housing, an outer sheath disposed coaxially to the inner shaft, and having at least one stent which is received radially between the inner shaft and the outer sheath; - a flexible pull member which, with one end, engages on a proximal end of the outer sheath and, with the other end, is held on the winding spool to be windable; - wherein, for release of at least the one stent, the outer sheath is displaceable relative to the inner shaft in the proximal direction by means of winding the flexible pull member on the winding spool; - characterized in that a deflecting and tensioning device is provided spaced from the winding spool in the proximal direction, which deflecting and tensioning device is in operative connection to the flexible pull member, and is configured to deflect the flexible pull member in a direction towards the winding spool and to tension the flexible pull member, wherein the deflecting and tensioning device includes a base body fixed in the housing and a tensioning element acting on the flexible pull member, which tensioning element is mounted on the base body to be movable relative to the base body between different tensioning positions, wherein the flexible pull member in the different tensioning positions is tensioned by means of the tensioning element to a different extent.
A dual-polarized antenna, comprising: a base board, a horizontally polarized antenna, and a vertically polarized antenna, wherein the base board comprises a first substrate and a plurality of second substrates stacked on the first substrate; the horizontally polarized antenna comprises a first radiating element disposed on the first substrate; and a first feeding unit that is configured to feed the first radiating element; and the vertically polarized antenna comprises a second radiating element and a second feeding unit that is configured to feed the second radiating element, wherein the second radiating element comprises a first metal patch disposed on each second substrate; wherein the second feeding unit comprises a second feeding line disposed on a surface that is of the first substrate and that is away from the second substrate, and a metalized via that penetrates the first substrate and the plurality of second substrates; and the metalized via is electrically connected to the second feeding line, and the metalized via is in coupling connection to the plurality of first metal patches. the base board comprises a first substrate and a plurality of second substrates stacked on the first substrate; the horizontally polarized antenna comprises a first radiating element disposed on the first substrate; and a first feeding unit that is configured to feed the first radiating element; and the vertically polarized antenna comprises a second radiating element and a second feeding unit that is configured to feed the second radiating element, wherein the second radiating element comprises a first metal patch disposed on each second substrate; wherein the second feeding unit comprises a second feeding line disposed on a surface that is of the first substrate and that is away from the second substrate, and a metalized via that penetrates the first substrate and the plurality of second substrates; and the metalized via is electrically connected to the second feeding line, and the metalized via is in coupling connection to the plurality of first metal patches.
A surface inspection system suitable for determining the position of glossy portions on the surface of sheet elements present in an inspection area, comprising an image evaluation unit, a camera, a dark-field illuminator and a bright-field illuminator, the image evaluation unit being configured to subtract a line image captured under bright-field illumination conditions from a line image captured under dark-field illumination conditions, characterized in that the intensity of the light originating from the dark-field illuminator being, at the camera, the same as the intensity of the light originating from the bright-field illuminator when a sheet element is being inspected which has a diffusely reflecting surface.
Device for interferometric measurement of an object, comprising a radiation source for generating an output beam, a beam splitter device (5a, 5b, 5c) for splitting the output beam into a measuring beam, a first reference beam and at least one second reference beam (4b, 4c), an optical superimposition device, a first detector and at least one second detector (8b, 8c), wherein the superimposition device and the first detector are configured to co-operate in such a way that the measuring beam at least partly reflected by the object and the first reference beam are superimposed on at least one detector surface of the first detector, and wherein the superimposition device and the second detector are configured to co-operate in such a way that the measuring beam at least partly scattered by the object, as first received beam, and the second reference beam are superimposed on at least one detector surface of the second detector in such a way that, by means of the first detector, substantially portions of the measuring beam reflected by the object and, by means of the second detector, scattered portions of the measuring beam are analysable.
A concrete composition, comprising incorporated into the mass of the concrete an additive of the insecticidal biocide and/or repellent type, wherein the additive is chlorfenapyr.
A method for compressing flow data, comprising: acquiring flow data, wherein the flow data comprises multiple data points, and each data point of the multiple data points comprises collection time of each data point and a data value collected at the collection time; acquiring a predefined maximum error, and constructing multiple line segments according to the multiple data points and the maximum error, wherein the multiple line segments do not intersect with each other; each line segment of the multiple line segments represented by a function with time as an independent variable; and when a value of the independent variable is the collection time, an absolute value of a difference between a function value of the function and the data value collected at the collection time is less than or equal to the maximum error, the multiple line segments comprising a continuous part and a discontinuous part; obtaining a target piecewise linear function according to the multiple line segments, wherein the target piecewise linear function comprises multiple linear functions, and an intersection set of every two linear functions among the multiple linear functions comprises a maximum of one value; and outputting reference data points according to the target piecewise linear function, wherein the reference data points are used to represent compressed flow data, and the reference data points comprise a point of continuity and a point of discontinuity of the target piecewise linear function. acquiring flow data, wherein the flow data comprises multiple data points, and each data point of the multiple data points comprises collection time of each data point and a data value collected at the collection time; acquiring a predefined maximum error, and constructing multiple line segments according to the multiple data points and the maximum error, wherein the multiple line segments do not intersect with each other; each line segment of the multiple line segments represented by a function with time as an independent variable; and when a value of the independent variable is the collection time, an absolute value of a difference between a function value of the function and the data value collected at the collection time is less than or equal to the maximum error, the multiple line segments comprising a continuous part and a discontinuous part; obtaining a target piecewise linear function according to the multiple line segments, wherein the target piecewise linear function comprises multiple linear functions, and an intersection set of every two linear functions among the multiple linear functions comprises a maximum of one value; and outputting reference data points according to the target piecewise linear function, wherein the reference data points are used to represent compressed flow data, and the reference data points comprise a point of continuity and a point of discontinuity of the target piecewise linear function.
A dielectric-constant-insensitive fluid level sensor for directly inserting into a fluid, the fluid level sensor comprising: a first set of stacked series capacitors, each capacitor in the first set formed by two coplanar electrodes (104, 106) and one of a plurality of dielectric spaces between the electrodes, each stack of series capacitors in the first set including at least one capacitor having a first molded carrier as the dielectric space in series with another capacitor having a first fluid cavity as the dielectric space, the total capacitance of the first set of stacked series capacitors varying as a function of the level of the fluid within the first fluid cavity; and a metallic shield surrounding the first molded carrier, the first fluid cavity and a second fluid cavity surrounding the first molded carrier, wherein the metallic shield reduces interference with the capacitors between the two electrodes (104, 106) from outside the metallic shield. a first set of stacked series capacitors, each capacitor in the first set formed by two coplanar electrodes (104, 106) and one of a plurality of dielectric spaces between the electrodes, each stack of series capacitors in the first set including at least one capacitor having a first molded carrier as the dielectric space in series with another capacitor having a first fluid cavity as the dielectric space, the total capacitance of the first set of stacked series capacitors varying as a function of the level of the fluid within the first fluid cavity; and a metallic shield surrounding the first molded carrier, the first fluid cavity and a second fluid cavity surrounding the first molded carrier, wherein the metallic shield reduces interference with the capacitors between the two electrodes (104, 106) from outside the metallic shield.