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A binder composition for making self-hardening foundry molds, comprising a furan resin and an ion compound, wherein the ion compound contains at least one anion selected from the group consisting of a hydrogensulfite ion, a sulfite ion, a pyrosulfite ion, a thiosulfate ion, a thionate ion, and a dithionite ion; the content of the anion is from 0.006 to 0.60 parts by weight for 100 parts by weight of the furan resin; and the composition has a pH of 6 or less at 25°C.
A method of making a transparent nanoformulation, the method comprising: mixing a) an aqueous continuous phase comprising an anionic surfactant comprising sodium lauryl sulfate or sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, and b) a hydrophobic discontinuous phase comprising a hydrophobic branched or straight-chain polycarboxylic acid or a hydrophobic straight-chain monocarboxylic acid, and wherein the nanoformulation is made without the step of high-shear mixing and without the step of diluting the mixture of the aqueous continuous phase and the hydrophobic discontinuous phase in cold water. mixing a) an aqueous continuous phase comprising an anionic surfactant comprising sodium lauryl sulfate or sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, and b) a hydrophobic discontinuous phase comprising a hydrophobic branched or straight-chain polycarboxylic acid or a hydrophobic straight-chain monocarboxylic acid, and wherein the nanoformulation is made without the step of high-shear mixing and without the step of diluting the mixture of the aqueous continuous phase and the hydrophobic discontinuous phase in cold water.
A rear end section for an aircraft, having a fuselage, a v-tail configuration, and a thruster assembly mounted on the rear end fuselage between the v-tail and the rearmost section of said rear end fuselage, wherein the thruster assembly comprises: - at least one propulsion device installed to ingest and consume air forming a fuselage boundary layer, - a control surface attached at the rearmost section of the rear end, - a casing covering at least part of the propulsion device such that an air inlet and an air outlet are defined between the casing and the propulsion device, the air inlet being designed for the passage of the fuselage boundary layer towards the propulsion device, and the air outlet being designed for directing the airflow exhausted from the propulsion device towards the control surface to divert said airflow and provide vectoring thrust for the aircraft, wherein the thruster assembly casing has a main surface substantially parallel to the aircraft fuselage, and wherein the casing further comprises at least one flap movable between two extreme positions, a close position wherein the flap is aligned with the main surface of the casing, and an open position wherein the flap is deflected, forming an angle with said main surface, to operate as an air-brake. - at least one propulsion device installed to ingest and consume air forming a fuselage boundary layer, - a control surface attached at the rearmost section of the rear end, - a casing covering at least part of the propulsion device such that an air inlet and an air outlet are defined between the casing and the propulsion device, the air inlet being designed for the passage of the fuselage boundary layer towards the propulsion device, and the air outlet being designed for directing the airflow exhausted from the propulsion device towards the control surface to divert said airflow and provide vectoring thrust for the aircraft,
Apparatus for ascertaining the position of a moveable component coupled to an electrical machine, wherein with an adequate electrical power supply, the electrical machine is used as a drive motor for moving the component and with a manual movement of the component the electrical machine is used as a generator for generating electrical energy for a position ascertainment arrangement, characterised in that the electrical machine and its coupling with the component are embodied such that a magnetic attraction reaction and/or repelling reaction between magnetic and/or magnetised parts of a rotor and a stator of the electrical machine coupled to the component via a rotor axle result in a short-term acceleration of the rotor which is unhindered by the coupling and a short-term increase in the generated electrical energy resulting therefrom, so that by counting the periodic increases in the generated electrical energy, which correspond to number of revolutions of the rotor and thus to the movement of the component, the position ascertainment of the component can be implemented.
A wake-up circuit for triggering a determination of an absolute rotational position of a rotatable shaft of a motor in an electric power steering system of a vehicle, the wake-up circuit comprising: a plurality of inputs (302A, 302B, 302C) coupled to separate phases of the motor; a voltage boosting circuit operable to increase a back electromotive force, EMF, voltage induced on one or more of the inputs (302A, 302B, 302C) by rotation of the rotatable shaft of the motor and produce at least one voltage-boosted back EMF voltage; characterized by a comparator circuit operable to compare the at least one voltage-boosted back EMF voltage to a reference voltage and trigger a monitoring system to perform the determination of the absolute rotational position of the rotatable shaft of the motor in the electric power steering system of the vehicle based on a result of the compare during an ignition off state of the vehicle. a plurality of inputs (302A, 302B, 302C) coupled to separate phases of the motor; a voltage boosting circuit operable to increase a back electromotive force, EMF, voltage induced on one or more of the inputs (302A, 302B, 302C) by rotation of the rotatable shaft of the motor and produce at least one voltage-boosted back EMF voltage; characterized by a comparator circuit operable to compare the at least one voltage-boosted back EMF voltage to a reference voltage and trigger a monitoring system to perform the determination of the absolute rotational position of the rotatable shaft of the motor in the electric power steering system of the vehicle based on a result of the compare during an ignition off state of the vehicle.
A front lifting device for a tractor, particularly an agricultural tractor, making it possible to hitch and maneuver an implement, comprising: - a frame to be fixed to the structure of the tractor; - two lower arms (2, 2') articulated on the frame and comprising, at their end furthest from the frame, a coupling means (8, 8') for hitching the implement; - at least one working jack (4a, 4'a) of which one of the elements, cylinder or rod, is connected to the frame and of which the other element, rod or cylinder, is connected to one of the arms, this working jack making it possible to move the arm or arms along a working stroke between a low position and a raised position corresponding to the normal working mode, - a movement means that can be controlled from a control, that is capable of moving the arm or arms into a foldaway position, more retracted than the raised working position, the movement means comprising a linking means of adjustable length between one of the elements, cylinder or rod, of the working jack (4a, 4'a; 104a) and one of the parts formed by the frame or an arm, characterized in that the linking means of adjustable length consists of a second jack (4b, 4'b; 104b) maintained in a first position, extended or retracted, in normal working mode, and controlled in a second position, retracted or extended, for the movement into the foldaway position, the movement from the working position to the foldaway position being obtained with no manual force, and in that the second jack (4b, 4'b; 104b) is coaxial with the first jack (4a, 4'a; 104a). - a frame to be fixed to the structure of the tractor; - two lower arms (2, 2') articulated on the frame and comprising, at their end furthest from the frame, a coupling means (8, 8') for hitching the implement; - at least one working jack (4a, 4'a) of which one of the elements, cylinder or rod, is connected to the frame and of which the other element, rod or cylinder, is connected to one of the arms, this working jack making it possible to move the arm or arms along a working stroke between a low position and a raised position corresponding to the normal working mode, - a movement means that can be controlled from a control, that is capable of moving the arm or arms into a foldaway position, more retracted than the raised working position, the movement means comprising a linking means of adjustable length between one of the elements, cylinder or rod, of the working jack (4a, 4'a; 104a) and one of the parts formed by the frame or an arm,
An electrical circuit including a mounting body to which is mounted a toroid magnetic device having a potting filling a central hole of a toroid of the device, the potting extending axially beyond the base of the toroid to form a contact surface which, in use, contacts a mounting body for the device, whereby heat generated by the device flows by conduction through walls of the toroid defining the central hole into the potting and thence through the contact surface into the mounting body; the device further having a carrier which supports the toroid, the carrier including fixing members which fix the device to the mounting body, characterised in that: the coefficient of thermal expansion of the carrier is substantially the same as the coefficient of thermal expansion of the mounting body; and a top portion of the central hole is filled with an elastomer. the coefficient of thermal expansion of the carrier is substantially the same as the coefficient of thermal expansion of the mounting body; and a top portion of the central hole is filled with an elastomer.
Mineral aggregate for producing a road, in particular an asphalt or concrete road, with a photocatalytically active surface layer for reducing nitrogen oxides, the mineral aggregate being formed from a synthetic mineral, characterized in that the mineral aggregate itself comprises a photocatalytically active substance, in particular titanium dioxide.
A conical shaped flask comprising: a conical shaped frame (100,114,120) comprised of two rigid rod-type supports (101,102,123,124); wherein the two rigid rod-type supports each have a proximal end forming a flat base and two opposing upwardly extending distal ends (101a, 101b, 102a,102b, 123a,123b,124a,124b) to form a generally conical body, wherein the flat base of the two rigid supports are connected at a central pivot point (105,116) thereby allowing the two rigid rod-type supports to form a conical body portion when separated furthest from each other and foldable into an essentially flat frame when adjacent; a rigid circular ring cap forming a tubular neck for placement and connecting thereto the upwardly extending distal ends of the two rigid rod-type supports to stabilize the conical shaped frame, wherein the rigid circular ring cap has an exterior and interior edge; and a non-rigid gas permeable polymeric container or bag fabricated of a gas permeable polymeric material and sized to fit within the conical body portion and attached to the interior edge of the circular ring cap for positioning therein. a conical shaped frame (100,114,120) comprised of two rigid rod-type supports (101,102,123,124); wherein the two rigid rod-type supports each have a proximal end forming a flat base and two opposing upwardly extending distal ends (101a, 101b, 102a,102b, 123a,123b,124a,124b) to form a generally conical body, wherein the flat base of the two rigid supports are connected at a central pivot point (105,116) thereby allowing the two rigid rod-type supports to form a conical body portion when separated furthest from each other and foldable into an essentially flat frame when adjacent; a rigid circular ring cap forming a tubular neck for placement and connecting thereto the upwardly extending distal ends of the two rigid rod-type supports to stabilize the conical shaped frame, wherein the rigid circular ring cap has an exterior and interior edge; and a non-rigid gas permeable polymeric container or bag fabricated of a gas permeable polymeric material and sized to fit within the conical body portion and attached to the interior edge of the circular ring cap for positioning therein.
Method for synchronizing clocks of at least two devices (A, B) in a distributed network of a vehicle, comprising the following steps: - setting up unencrypted communication between the at least two devices (A, B) in order to determine a time difference (dt) between the clocks of the two devices (A, B), - exchanging messages (ai, bi) between the at least two devices (A, B) using the unencrypted communication, - determining a time difference (dt) between the clocks of the at least two devices (A, B) with the aid of the messages (ai, bi), - setting up encrypted communication between the at least two devices (A, B) in order to authenticate the exchange of messages (ai, bi), - authenticating the messages (ai, bi) which were used to determine the time difference (dt), - using the determined time difference (dt), if the authentication of exchanged messages (ai, bi) was successfully completed. comprising the following steps: - setting up unencrypted communication between the at least two devices (A, B) in order to determine a time difference (dt) between the clocks of the two devices (A, B), - exchanging messages (ai, bi) between the at least two devices (A, B) using the unencrypted communication, - determining a time difference (dt) between the clocks of the at least two devices (A, B) with the aid of the messages (ai, bi), - setting up encrypted communication between the at least two devices (A, B) in order to authenticate the exchange of messages (ai, bi), - authenticating the messages (ai, bi) which were used to determine the time difference (dt), - using the determined time difference (dt), - setting up unencrypted communication between the at least two devices (A, B) in order to determine a time difference (dt) between the clocks of the two devices (A, B), - exchanging messages (ai, bi) between the at least two devices (A, B) using the unencrypted communication, - determining a time difference (dt) between the clocks of the at least two devices (A, B) with the aid of the messages (ai, bi), - exchanging messages (ai, bi) between the at least two devices (A, B) using the unencrypted communication, - determining a time difference (dt) between the clocks of the at least two devices (A, B) with the aid of the messages (ai, bi), - setting up encrypted communication between the at least two devices (A, B) in order to authenticate the exchange of messages (ai, bi), - authenticating the messages (ai, bi) which were used to determine the time difference (dt), - using the determined time difference (dt), - using the determined time difference (dt), if the authentication of exchanged messages (ai, bi) was successfully completed.
A method of producing a spherical aluminum nitride powder, comprising: mixing 100 parts by mass of an alumina or an alumina hydrate in the form of particles having an average particle diameter of not more than 2 μm, 0.5 to 30 parts by mass of a compound containing a rare earth metal in the form of particles having a particle diameter of 0.1 to 30 μm, and 38 to 46 parts by mass of a carbon powder to obtain a mixture thereof; and reductively nitriding the alumina particles or the alumina hydrate particles by holding said mixture in a nitrogen-containing atmosphere at a temperature of 1650 to 1900°C for not less than 8 hours, thereby producing spherical aluminum nitride powder comprising aluminum nitride particles which have an average particle diameter of 3 to 30 μm, a content of a rare earth metal in a range of 0.4% by weight to 28% by weight calculated as an oxide thereof, and a lattice constant of the C-axis of the aluminum nitride crystals of not less than 4.9800Å. mixing 100 parts by mass of an alumina or an alumina hydrate in the form of particles having an average particle diameter of not more than 2 μm, 0.5 to 30 parts by mass of a compound containing a rare earth metal in the form of particles having a particle diameter of 0.1 to 30 μm, and 38 to 46 parts by mass of a carbon powder to obtain a mixture thereof; and reductively nitriding the alumina particles or the alumina hydrate particles by holding said mixture in a nitrogen-containing atmosphere at a temperature of 1650 to 1900°C for not less than 8 hours, thereby producing spherical aluminum nitride powder comprising aluminum nitride particles which have an average particle diameter of 3 to 30 μm, a content of a rare earth metal in a range of 0.4% by weight to 28% by weight calculated as an oxide thereof, and a lattice constant of the C-axis of the aluminum nitride crystals of not less than 4.9800Å.
Ground sealing arrangement for a portable flood barrier, wherein said flood barrier comprises the ground sealing arrangement and a vertical wall, said vertical wall being arrangeable on the ground sealing arrangement substantially perpendicular to the ground sealing arrangement along a first edge of the ground sealing arrangement to form said flood barrier, said ground sealing arrangement being arranged to be positioned on the ground, wherein the ground sealing arrangement comprises: - a main sealing layer forming a main body of the ground sealing arrangement, said main sealing layer being impermeable to water, and - a bottom sealing layer arranged on a ground-facing underside of the main sealing layer, wherein the bottom sealing layer is attached to the main sealing layer at a distance L from a peripheral edge of the main sealing layer which is most distal from the first edge of the ground sealing arrangement, such that the bottom sealing layer has a free end extending from the point where the bottom sealing layer attaches to the main sealing layer towards the peripheral edge of the main sealing layer, when the main sealing layer and the bottom sealing layer are substantially parallel to each other, wherein the bottom sealing layer comprises a highly flexible and/or glutinous material which is stretchable and sticks to the ground when the material is soaked with water, thereby forming a barrier preventing water to pass between the ground sealing arrangement and the ground. - a main sealing layer forming a main body of the ground sealing arrangement, said main sealing layer being impermeable to water, and - a bottom sealing layer arranged on a ground-facing underside of the main sealing layer, wherein the bottom sealing layer is attached to the main sealing layer at a distance L from a peripheral edge of the main sealing layer which is most distal from the first edge of the ground sealing arrangement, such that the bottom sealing layer has a free end extending from the point where the bottom sealing layer attaches to the main sealing layer towards the peripheral edge of the main sealing layer, when the main sealing layer and the bottom sealing layer are substantially parallel to each other, wherein the bottom sealing layer comprises a highly flexible and/or glutinous material which is stretchable and sticks to the ground when the material is soaked with water, thereby forming a barrier preventing water to pass between the ground sealing arrangement and the ground.
A method of carrying out a directional solidification of castings in a process of the gas turbine blades manufacturing, comprising a vertical movement of a vacuum ceramic shell mold with a solidifying molten mass from a heating zone into a cooling zone, and its cooling with at least one stream of inert gas, directed to the mold in the upper part of the cooling zone, wherein during the phase of the blade casting cooling, the stream of inert gas reaches supersonic velocity at the nozzle outlet, with a gas consumption of 0.5-2 g/s per nozzle, wherein the optimum number of inert gas streams is dependent on the chord dimension of the blade casting per following relations: a/ in case of the chord up to 50 mm - one supersonic stream is used, which is directed to the mold in the area of the solidification of the nearest edge of the blade casting; b/ in case of chord from 50 mm to 70 mm - two supersonic streams are used, which are directed to the mold in the area of the solidification of the pressure face and in the area of the solidification of the suction face of the blade casting, respectively; c/ in case of chord above 70 mm - three supersonic streams are used, which are directed to the mold in the area of the solidification of the nearest edge, in the area of the solidification of the pressure face and in the area of the solidification of the suction face of the blade casting, respectively. a/ in case of the chord up to 50 mm - one supersonic stream is used, which is directed to the mold in the area of the solidification of the nearest edge of the blade casting; b/ in case of chord from 50 mm to 70 mm - two supersonic streams are used, which are directed to the mold in the area of the solidification of the pressure face and in the area of the solidification of the suction face of the blade casting, respectively; c/ in case of chord above 70 mm - three supersonic streams are used, which are directed to the mold in the area of the solidification of the nearest edge, in the area of the solidification of the pressure face and in the area of the solidification of the suction face of the blade casting, respectively.
An ambulatory device for dissolving in water an essentially water-soluble substance comprising insoluble solid matter, for filtering the aqueous solution of the essentially water-soluble substance to remove the insoluble solid matter, and for dosing the filtered aqueous solution of the essentially water-soluble substance to an external water line, comprising: (i) a container for holding an aqueous liquid, wherein the interior of the container is divided into two separate adjacent compartments, respectively a mixing compartment and a filtering compartment, separated by a vertically positioned filter screen comprising a filter, (ii) a mixing means positioned in the mixing compartment, (iii) a pumpless dosing system connected, at its input end, to an outlet in the lower half of the filtering compartment for removal of the filtered aqueous solution, and, at its output end, designed to be connected to an external water line, characterized in that the ambulatory device comprises an outlet in the lower half of one of the walls or in the base of the mixing compartment for removal of the insoluble solid matter, and the mixing compartment comprises a grid comprising a plurality of perforations, located above the outlet in the lower half of one of the walls or in the base of the mixing compartment but below the mixing means and essentially overlaying the entire bottom of the mixing compartment, for capturing, isolating and removing the insoluble matter, wherein the perforations of the grid are greater than the mesh size of the filter. (i) a container for holding an aqueous liquid, wherein the interior of the container is divided into two separate adjacent compartments, respectively a mixing compartment and a filtering compartment, separated by a vertically positioned filter screen comprising a filter, (ii) a mixing means positioned in the mixing compartment, (iii) a pumpless dosing system connected, at its input end, to an outlet in the lower half of the filtering compartment for removal of the filtered aqueous solution, and, at its output end, designed to be connected to an external water line, characterized in that the ambulatory device comprises an outlet in the lower half of one of the walls or in the base of the mixing compartment for removal of the insoluble solid matter, and the mixing compartment comprises a grid comprising a plurality of perforations, located above the outlet in the lower half of one of the walls or in the base of the mixing compartment but below the mixing means and essentially overlaying the entire bottom of the mixing compartment, for capturing, isolating and removing the insoluble matter, wherein the perforations of the grid are greater than the mesh size of the filter.