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A heating and/or cooling system arranged to maintain a volume at a desired temperature and comprising: a heat pump having an evaporator arranged to extract heat from its surroundings, a compressor, a condenser having a condensing temperature at which fluid therein condenses and an expansion means each connected by a refrigerant pipe work system; a temperature sensor arranged to monitor the temperature of an environment outside of the volume and the temperature sensor being arranged to generate a temperature output; a system controller arranged to have input thereto the temperature output characterized in that the system controller is arranged to perform at least one of: i) controlling the temperature at which gas condenses to a fluid within the condenser in response to the temperature output such that the condensing temperature is as low as possible whilst maintaining the condensing temperature a predetermined amount above the desired temperature being maintained by the heating system to allow for heat exchange losses; and ii) controlling the expansion means to vary, in response to the temperature output, the temperature at which the refrigerant within the refrigerant pipe work system evaporates in order to reduce the difference between the evaporating and condensing temperatures. a heat pump having an evaporator arranged to extract heat from its surroundings, a compressor, a condenser having a condensing temperature at which fluid therein condenses and an expansion means each connected by a refrigerant pipe work system; a temperature sensor arranged to monitor the temperature of an environment outside of the volume and the temperature sensor being arranged to generate a temperature output; a system controller arranged to have input thereto the temperature output characterized in that the system controller is arranged to perform at least one of: i) controlling the temperature at which gas condenses to a fluid within the condenser in response to the temperature output such that the condensing temperature is as low as possible whilst maintaining the condensing temperature a predetermined amount above the desired temperature being maintained by the heating system to allow for heat exchange losses; and ii) controlling the expansion means to vary, in response to the temperature output, the temperature at which the refrigerant within the refrigerant pipe work system evaporates in order to reduce the difference between the evaporating and condensing temperatures. i) controlling the temperature at which gas condenses to a fluid within the condenser in response to the temperature output such that the condensing temperature is as low as possible whilst maintaining the condensing temperature a predetermined amount above the desired temperature being maintained by the heating system to allow for heat exchange losses; and ii) controlling the expansion means to vary, in response to the temperature output, the temperature at which the refrigerant within the refrigerant pipe work system evaporates in order to reduce the difference between the evaporating and condensing temperatures.
Solder alloy having an alloy composition comprising Ag: 1 to 4%, Cu: 0.1 to 1.0%, Ni: 0.005 to 0.09%, Co: 0.0025 to 0.1%, P: 0.001 to 0.015 % by mass% and Sn as a balance, wherein the alloy composition fulfills the following formula: 0.00020 < Ni / Co ⋅ 1 / Ag ⋅ P ≤ 0.01667 wherein Ni, P, Ag and Co in the formula represent contents, in mass%, of the alloy composition respectively.
A wood pulping process and a method for treating foul condensate produced in the wood pulping process comprising: pulping wood and producing a liquor; concentrating the liquor in one or more evaporators to produce a concentrated liquor and at least a foul condensate; directing the foul condensate to a stripping column and directing the foul condensate downward through the stripping column; producing steam and directing the steam upwardly through the stripping column to strip volatile compounds from the foul condensate and producing a clean condensate and a volatile rich vapor stream that is vented from the stripping column; evaporating a portion of the clean condensate by heating the clean condensate with the volatile rich vapor stream and producing a vapor; and directing the vapor to one or more mechanical vapor recompression units and compressing the vapor to form at least a portion of the steam that is directed into the stripping column. pulping wood and producing a liquor; concentrating the liquor in one or more evaporators to produce a concentrated liquor and at least a foul condensate; directing the foul condensate to a stripping column and directing the foul condensate downward through the stripping column; producing steam and directing the steam upwardly through the stripping column to strip volatile compounds from the foul condensate and producing a clean condensate and a volatile rich vapor stream that is vented from the stripping column; evaporating a portion of the clean condensate by heating the clean condensate with the volatile rich vapor stream and producing a vapor; and directing the vapor to one or more mechanical vapor recompression units and compressing the vapor to form at least a portion of the steam that is directed into the stripping column.
A self-conforming sound attenuation earplug comprising: a stem made of a stem material and having a stem ear end and an opposite stem user end; a support joined with the stem and having at least a part of the support located between the stem ear end and the stem user end, wherein the support extends radially outward from the stem; and, a shell made of a deformable-resilient shell material, the shell engaging at least a portion of the support and engaging at least a portion of the stem located between the stem ear end and the stem user end, wherein at least a portion of the support is free from contact with the shell and the support material is a different type of material than the shell material; characterised in that the support is made of a deformable-resilient support material, the shell has a tapered exterior that increases in circumference when moving from the stem ear end to the stem user end, the earplug further comprises at least a second support joined with the stem and made of a deformable-resilient second support material, the second support extending radially outward from the stem and the second support is free from contact with the shell. a stem made of a stem material and having a stem ear end and an opposite stem user end; a support joined with the stem and having at least a part of the support located between the stem ear end and the stem user end, wherein the support extends radially outward from the stem; and, a shell made of a deformable-resilient shell material, the shell engaging at least a portion of the support and engaging at least a portion of the stem located between the stem ear end and the stem user end, wherein at least a portion of the support is free from contact with the shell and the support material is a different type of material than the shell material; characterised in that the support is made of a deformable-resilient support material, the shell has a tapered exterior that increases in circumference when moving from the stem ear end to the stem user end, the earplug further comprises at least a second support joined with the stem and made of a deformable-resilient second support material, the second support extending radially outward from the stem and the second support is free from contact with the shell.
A wireless communication apparatus comprising: a communication unit configured to transmit data by allocating sockets to both of a first wireless interface using a first communication network and a second wireless interface using a second communication network simultaneously and execute aggregated wireless communication; an acquisition unit configured to execute Web access to a server using the first wireless interface and acquire a Web authentication screen from the server; and characterized by a suppression unit configured to, after the acquisition unit executes the Web access to the server, attempt to execute Web access to a predetermined Web page, which is confirmed not to exist in advance, using the first wireless interface, and suppress the allocation of sockets to the second wireless interface when the acquisition unit receives an access response indicating that the Web access to the Web authentication screen succeeds in response to the attempted Web access to the predetermined Web page. a communication unit configured to transmit data by allocating sockets to both of a first wireless interface using a first communication network and a second wireless interface using a second communication network simultaneously and execute aggregated wireless communication; an acquisition unit configured to execute Web access to a server using the first wireless interface and acquire a Web authentication screen from the server; and characterized by a suppression unit configured to, after the acquisition unit executes the Web access to the server, attempt to execute Web access to a predetermined Web page, which is confirmed not to exist in advance, using the first wireless interface, and suppress the allocation of sockets to the second wireless interface when the acquisition unit receives an access response indicating that the Web access to the Web authentication screen succeeds in response to the attempted Web access to the predetermined Web page.
A method comprising: using an accelerated blood component separation technique comprising centrifugation on a blood sample for a first period of time at a first speed to separate formed blood components from plasma; determining a sedimentation rate of the formed blood component based on at least the following: a time-related compaction curve and a hematocrit correction factor based on the hematocrit of the sample, wherein the time-related compaction curve for at least one formed blood component in said blood sample is determined after accelerated blood component separation has begun, said compaction curve having an initial approximately linear portion and a non-linear portion after the linear portion; wherein an uncorrected sedimentation rate of the formed blood component is determined using image capture of the blood sample at two different times during the first period of time to determine the plasma/formed component interface location at those two different times; characterized in that the hematocrit is determined using centrifugation on the blood sample for a second period of time at a second speed faster than the first speed, and in that the hematocrit correction factor is determined without using data from a non-linear portion of the compaction curve. centrifugation on a blood sample for a first period of time at a first speed to separate formed blood components from plasma; determining a sedimentation rate of the formed blood component based on at least the following: a time-related compaction curve and a hematocrit correction factor based on the hematocrit of the sample, wherein the time-related compaction curve for at least one formed blood component in said blood sample is determined after accelerated blood component separation has begun, said compaction curve having an initial approximately linear portion and a non-linear portion after the linear portion; wherein an uncorrected sedimentation rate of the formed blood component is determined using image capture of the blood sample at two different times during the first period of time to determine the plasma/formed component interface location at those two different times; characterized in that the hematocrit is determined using centrifugation on the blood sample for a second period of time at a second speed faster than the first speed, and in that the hematocrit correction factor is determined without using data from a non-linear portion of the compaction curve.
A method for determining an X-ray scan geometry comprising: positioning a portable detector within a docking compartment provided in a patient support structure; positioning a mobile X-ray imager with respect to the patient support structure, wherein the mobile X-ray imager comprises an X-ray source in a known geometric relationship to an optical sensor, and wherein the mobile X-ray imager is configured to move the X-ray source so as to acquire a sequence of images at different views during an image acquisition sequence; analyzing a visual image generated by the optical sensor of one or more landmarks provided on a patient-facing surface of the patient support structure; determining a source-detector geometry based on a known spatial relationship between the one or more landmarks and the docking compartment; and based on the source-detector geometry, controlling operation of a collimator of the mobile X-ray imager during the image acquisition sequence. positioning a portable detector within a docking compartment provided in a patient support structure; positioning a mobile X-ray imager with respect to the patient support structure, wherein the mobile X-ray imager comprises an X-ray source in a known geometric relationship to an optical sensor, and wherein the mobile X-ray imager is configured to move the X-ray source so as to acquire a sequence of images at different views during an image acquisition sequence; analyzing a visual image generated by the optical sensor of one or more landmarks provided on a patient-facing surface of the patient support structure; determining a source-detector geometry based on a known spatial relationship between the one or more landmarks and the docking compartment; and based on the source-detector geometry, controlling operation of a collimator of the mobile X-ray imager during the image acquisition sequence.
Method for applying an electrical terminal to one or more conductors, said one or more conductors being equipped with an external electrical insulation layer, said method comprising the following steps: - positioning said electrical terminal in a device, the device comprising a mould having a seat suited to house a housing portion of said electrical terminal, and the device further comprising a press; wherein at least one of said mould and of said press is movable toward the other one; - placing end portions of said one or more conductors in said housing portion, said housing portion being channel-shaped with cross section substantially in the shape of a V or a U or a similar shape with two opposite walls (206, 207), said electrical terminal comprising an electrical connection portion that extends from said housing portion; - applying heat and pressure so as to compact and/or join said end portions and said housing portion and so as to remove any corresponding electrical insulation layers at least at the level of said housing portion, wherein by means of said application of heat and pressure said two opposite walls (206, 207) are closed on said end portions, characterized in that heat is applied by heating at least one of said mould or said press. - positioning said electrical terminal in a device, the device comprising a mould having a seat suited to house a housing portion of said electrical terminal, and the device further comprising a press; wherein at least one of said mould and of said press is movable toward the other one; - placing end portions of said one or more conductors in said housing portion, said housing portion being channel-shaped with cross section substantially in the shape of a V or a U or a similar shape with two opposite walls (206, 207), said electrical terminal comprising an electrical connection portion that extends from said housing portion; - applying heat and pressure so as to compact and/or join said end portions and said housing portion and so as to remove any corresponding electrical insulation layers at least at the level of said housing portion, wherein by means of said application of heat and pressure said two opposite walls (206, 207) are closed on said end portions,
A method for sending a short message for use in an Evolved Packet System comprising: a short messaging service - service centre, SMS-SC, sending a short message to a short messaging service - gateway mobile switching centre, SMS-GMSC, and after the SMS-GMSC sends the short message to a mobile management entity, MME, the MME sending a failure report to the SMS-GMSC when the MME detects that a terminal is unreachable, wherein the terminal is determined to be unreachable when the terminal is in one of the following statues: the terminal failing to respond to paging of the MME within a preset time; and a status of the terminal being a de-attachment status; the SMS-GMSC receiving the sent failure report and sending a short-message sending status message to a home subscriber server, and the home subscriber server setting waiting data according to the short-message sending status message; upon detecting that the terminal switches from unreachable to reachable, the MME notifying the home subscriber server that the terminal is reachable; upon learning that the terminal is reachable, the home subscriber server sending, according to the waiting data, a warning message to notify the SMS-SC that the terminal is reachable, and upon learning that the terminal is reachable again, the SMS-SC sending the short message again. a short messaging service - service centre, SMS-SC, sending a short message to a short messaging service - gateway mobile switching centre, SMS-GMSC, and after the SMS-GMSC sends the short message to a mobile management entity, MME, the MME sending a failure report to the SMS-GMSC when the MME detects that a terminal is unreachable, wherein the terminal is determined to be unreachable when the terminal is in one of the following statues: the terminal failing to respond to paging of the MME within a preset time; and a status of the terminal being a de-attachment status; the SMS-GMSC receiving the sent failure report and sending a short-message sending status message to a home subscriber server, and the home subscriber server setting waiting data according to the short-message sending status message; upon detecting that the terminal switches from unreachable to reachable, the MME notifying the home subscriber server that the terminal is reachable; upon learning that the terminal is reachable, the home subscriber server sending, according to the waiting data, a warning message to notify the SMS-SC that the terminal is reachable, and upon learning that the terminal is reachable again, the SMS-SC sending the short message again.
A turbine assembly for an internal combustion engine and comprising: a first turbine, which rotates around a first rotation axis and is configured to rotate due to the thrust exerted by exhaust gases emitted by the internal combustion engine; a second turbine which is independent and separate from the first turbine, rotates around a second rotation axis and is configured to rotate due to the thrust exerted by exhaust gases emitted by the internal combustion engine; an electric generator, which is operated by the first turbine and by the second turbine; and a transmission device, which connects both turbines to the same electric generator; the turbine assembly is characterized in that: the second rotation axis of the second turbine is parallel to and spaced from the first rotation axis of the first turbine; and the transmission device is configured to give the two turbines the same rotation speed. a first turbine, which rotates around a first rotation axis and is configured to rotate due to the thrust exerted by exhaust gases emitted by the internal combustion engine; a second turbine which is independent and separate from the first turbine, rotates around a second rotation axis and is configured to rotate due to the thrust exerted by exhaust gases emitted by the internal combustion engine; an electric generator, which is operated by the first turbine and by the second turbine; and a transmission device, which connects both turbines to the same electric generator; the turbine assembly is characterized in that: the second rotation axis of the second turbine is parallel to and spaced from the first rotation axis of the first turbine; and the transmission device is configured to give the two turbines the same rotation speed. the second rotation axis of the second turbine is parallel to and spaced from the first rotation axis of the first turbine; and the transmission device is configured to give the two turbines the same rotation speed.
A method for manufacturing a photonic crystal fiber having a core portion that is provided with a fiber core extending in a lengthwise direction and formed as a solid or a void, and a porous clad portion provided around the core portion and having numerous pores extending along the core portion, comprising: a step of fabricating a preform by packing numerous capillaries into a cylindrical support pipe parallel to a central axis of the support pipe and positioning a core rod to serve as the solid core portion in the central axis portion of the support pipe, or forming a space to serve as the void core portion in the central axis portion of the support pipe and a step of drawing the preform to make it small in diameter, characterized in that both ends of the numerous capillaries are sealed in advance of said step of drawing, a border of an inner wall of a horizontal cross section of the support pipe has a substantially regular hexagon shape, the capillaries are densely packed in the support pipe such that the capillary pores form a triangular grating in a horizontal cross section of the support pipe and that all capillaries next to an inner wall of the support pipe come into contact with the inner wall when the preform is drawn to make the preform small in diameter. a step of fabricating a preform by packing numerous capillaries into a cylindrical support pipe parallel to a central axis of the support pipe and positioning a core rod to serve as the solid core portion in the central axis portion of the support pipe, or forming a space to serve as the void core portion in the central axis portion of the support pipe and a step of drawing the preform to make it small in diameter,
Device for controlled supply of a medical gas, comprising a main body inside which at least one flow supply path extending between an inlet and an outlet is defined; an outlet union which allows connection of the outlet of said flow supply path to a path and/or an appliance downstream of said outlet; said outlet union being associated in a separable manner with the main body; said outlet union comprising an engaging shank inserted inside a cavity of the main body and an opposite threaded head external with respect to the main body; said device further comprising a locking pin; said outlet union being removably fixed inside said cavity by means of the locking pin introduced transversely inside a lateral opening interfering with said cavity; characterized in that said locking pin is formed by a metal rod bent in the form of a "U" so as to define two prongs connected by a bridge-piece, the two prongs being introduced inside a corresponding number of holes of the lateral opening and laterally engaging inside a groove formed in the engaging shank so as to lock in position said outlet union, the bridge-piece being accessible from the outside of the main body so as to allow a user to extract the locking pin and thus remove the outlet union; wherein said lateral opening further comprises a slit which connects said holes with each other and with an outer surface of the main body, said slit concealingly housing said bridge-piece; wherein said lateral opening further comprises a nail insertion recess facing said slit and designed to allow the introduction of a tool between the bottom of the slit and the bridge-piece of said locking pin.