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A method for obtaining high-tenacity aramid yarn, wherein the yarn is made of a copolymer obtained from a mixture of monomers comprising 5- -amino-2-(p-aminophenyl)benzimidazole, an aromatic para-diamine, and an aromatic para-diacid; said method comprising: a) spinning said copolymer from an inorganic acid solvent to produce the aramid yarn; b) washing said yarn with a basic aqueous solution for at least 5 seconds; and c) heating said yarn; wherein the yarn is heated in at least two process steps, characterized in that in a first step the yarn is heated at a temperature of 200 to 360 °C at a tension of at least 0.2 cN/dtex, followed by a second step wherein the yarn is heated at a temperature of 370 to 500 °C at a tension of less than 1 cN/dtex, wherein said yarn has an Effective Polymer Cation To Sulfur Content Molar Ratio of at least 0.3; wherein said Effective Polymer Cation to Sulfur Content Molar Ratio = Na + 2 Ca + K - Cl S, where the symbols [Na], [Ca],, [Cl], and are the concentration of these ions in moles/kilogram of polymer. a) spinning said copolymer from an inorganic acid solvent to produce the aramid yarn; b) washing said yarn with a basic aqueous solution for at least 5 seconds; and c) heating said yarn; wherein the yarn is heated in at least two process steps, characterized in that in a first step the yarn is heated at a temperature of 200 to 360 °C at a tension of at least 0.2 cN/dtex, followed by a second step wherein the yarn is heated at a temperature of 370 to 500 °C at a tension of less than 1 cN/dtex, wherein said yarn has an Effective Polymer Cation To Sulfur Content Molar Ratio of at least 0.3; wherein said Effective Polymer Cation to Sulfur Content Molar Ratio = Na + 2 Ca + K - Cl S, where the symbols [Na], [Ca],, [Cl], and are the concentration of these ions in moles/kilogram of polymer.
A leak detection system (100, 200, 500) for detecting a leak through a closed valve disposed between an upstream pipe and a downstream pipe of an industrial process, characterized by an insertable plate coupled to the valve in the pipe in-line with the fluid flow; a sensor tap extending through the insertable plate to a lumen of the pipe; and a sensor for measuring an acoustic signature and adapted to be received by the sensor tap and a leak detector, coupled to said sensor, adapted to detect a leak through the valve based on a measured acoustic signature.
A method for servicing a drum at a printer, comprising: Causing a service rotation of the drum around a longitudinal axis of the drum, the service rotation to apply a centrifugal force upon a liquid held by the drum, characterised in that the centrifugal force pushes gas bubbles in the drum away from a curved surface of the drum and towards the longitudinal drum axis; wherein the gas bubbles evacuate from the drum via an outlet tube positioned adjacent to the longitudinal drum axis; and causing a production rotation of the drum after the service rotation. Causing a service rotation of the drum around a longitudinal axis of the drum, the service rotation to apply a centrifugal force upon a liquid held by the drum, characterised in that the centrifugal force pushes gas bubbles in the drum away from a curved surface of the drum and towards the longitudinal drum axis; wherein the gas bubbles evacuate from the drum via an outlet tube positioned adjacent to the longitudinal drum axis; and characterised in that the centrifugal force pushes gas bubbles in the drum away from a curved surface of the drum and towards the longitudinal drum axis; wherein the gas bubbles evacuate from the drum via an outlet tube positioned adjacent to the longitudinal drum axis; and causing a production rotation of the drum after the service rotation.
A fuel cell controller for controlling the operation of a fuel cell system comprising a plurality of fuel cells arranged together to provide electrical current at an output, the controller configured to actively determine an upper limit on the rate of change in current provided by the fuel cell system at the output based on at least one electrical parameter of one or more of the fuel cells of the fuel cell system and provide for control of the fuel cell system at least on a change in the electrical current output in accordance with the upper limit, the or each of the at least one electrical parameters being related, by a predetermined function (25,26,50), to a candidate upper limit on the rate of change in current provided by the fuel cell system at the output, the controller configured to determine the upper limit using the or each candidate upper limit, wherein the at least one electrical parameter comprises at least a spread voltage comprising a voltage of a fuel cell of the fuel cell system that has the lowest voltage minus the mean average voltage of the plurality fuel cells of the fuel cell system, and wherein the controller is configured to use the predetermined function to map the minimum cell voltage to the candidate upper limit on the rate of change which is used to determine the upper limit, the predetermined function comprising a first region, below a spread voltage threshold (V SV1), in which the upper limit on the rate of change in current provided by the fuel cell system at the output is negative and a second region, above the spread voltage threshold (V SV1), in which the upper limit on the rate of change in current provided by the fuel cell system at the output is positive. wherein the at least one electrical parameter comprises at least a spread voltage comprising a voltage of a fuel cell of the fuel cell system that has the lowest voltage minus the mean average voltage of the plurality fuel cells of the fuel cell system, and wherein the controller is configured to use the predetermined function to map the minimum cell voltage to the candidate upper limit on the rate of change which is used to determine the upper limit, the predetermined function comprising a first region, below a spread voltage threshold (V SV1), in which the upper limit on the rate of change in current provided by the fuel cell system at the output is negative and a second region, above the spread voltage threshold (V SV1), in which the upper limit on the rate of change in current provided by the fuel cell system at the output is positive.
Apparatus to acquire an image of roots of a plant located in a target rhizotron, said apparatus comprising: - a turntable having a rotation axis and intended to support said target rhizotron; - a lightening device; - an first camera having an optical axis substantially oriented toward said rotation axis, said first camera comprising a plurality of elemental light sensors, each elemental light sensor being configured to acquire a respective elemental signal (S 52); said apparatus being characterized in that it further comprises: - a focus sensor arranged so as to provide a measure of at least one parameter of the first camera; - a control module, configured to receive said measure, compare said measure to comparison data, and inform an operator accordingly, the comparison data comprising data related to reference rhizotrons different than said target rhizotron, and/or data related to one or several previously acquired images of the target rhizotron. - a turntable having a rotation axis and intended to support said target rhizotron; - a lightening device; - an first camera having an optical axis substantially oriented toward said rotation axis, said first camera comprising a plurality of elemental light sensors, each elemental light sensor being configured to acquire a respective elemental signal (S 52); - a focus sensor arranged so as to provide a measure of at least one parameter of the first camera; - a control module, configured to receive said measure, compare said measure to comparison data, and inform an operator accordingly, the comparison data comprising data related to reference rhizotrons different than said target rhizotron, and/or data related to one or several previously acquired images of the target rhizotron.
A resin particle dispersion comprising core/shell-type resin particles and water, in which: a shell portion resin of the core/shell-type resin particles comprises a constitutional unit derived from a (meth)acrylic acid ester (a-1) comprising a hydrocarbon group having not less than 4 and not more than 8 carbon atoms; a core portion resin of the core/shell-type resin particles comprises a constitutional unit derived from a (meth)acrylamide-based monomer (b-1) whose solubility parameter lies within the range of not less than 17.0 (J/cm 3) 0.5 and not more than 21.0 (J/cm 3) 0.5 in an amount of not less than 5% by mass, measured as described in the description; a glass transition temperature of the core portion resin is not higher than 50° C, measured as described in the description; and an acid value of the core/shell-type resin particles is not less than 50 mgKOH/g and not more than 100 mgKOH/g, measured as described in the description. a shell portion resin of the core/shell-type resin particles comprises a constitutional unit derived from a (meth)acrylic acid ester (a-1) comprising a hydrocarbon group having not less than 4 and not more than 8 carbon atoms; a core portion resin of the core/shell-type resin particles comprises a constitutional unit derived from a (meth)acrylamide-based monomer (b-1) whose solubility parameter lies within the range of not less than 17.0 (J/cm 3) 0.5 and not more than 21.0 (J/cm 3) 0.5 in an amount of not less than 5% by mass, measured as described in the description; a glass transition temperature of the core portion resin is not higher than 50° C, measured as described in the description; and an acid value of the core/shell-type resin particles is not less than 50 mgKOH/g and not more than 100 mgKOH/g, measured as described in the description.
A flotation machine comprising: a wash water system that is connectable adjacent a tank to direct sprays of water into froth, the wash water system comprising a plurality of wash water panel assemblies positioned adjacent a top portion of the tank, each of the wash water panel assemblies being moveable between an open position and a closed position, each of the wash water panel assemblies comprising: an outer panel body that at least partially defines a reservoir in which wash water is passable wherein the outer panel body is moveably attachable to the tank of the flotation machine via at least one connector such that the outer panel body of the panel assembly is moveable between an open position and a closed position; and a spray membrane positionable adjacent the outer panel body, the spray membrane having a plurality of spray holes in fluid communication with the reservoir such that water is passable from the reservoir and through the spray membrane via the spray holes for spraying water into the froth. a wash water system that is connectable adjacent a tank to direct sprays of water into froth, the wash water system comprising a plurality of wash water panel assemblies positioned adjacent a top portion of the tank, each of the wash water panel assemblies being moveable between an open position and a closed position, each of the wash water panel assemblies comprising: an outer panel body that at least partially defines a reservoir in which wash water is passable wherein the outer panel body is moveably attachable to the tank of the flotation machine via at least one connector such that the outer panel body of the panel assembly is moveable between an open position and a closed position; and a spray membrane positionable adjacent the outer panel body, the spray membrane having a plurality of spray holes in fluid communication with the reservoir such that water is passable from the reservoir and through the spray membrane via the spray holes for spraying water into the froth.
A multimodality treatment system comprising: a biocompatible expandable balloon inflatable within a cavity of a patient; a magnetic nanoparticle solution injectable into the biocompatible expandable balloon; one or more catheters being capable of extending from outside of the patient to an interior of the biocompatible balloon, at least one of the one or more catheters coupled to a remote afterloader; a radiation source removably insertable within the biocompatible expandable balloon through the at least one catheter coupled to the afterloader; the system being characterised by further comprising: a non-contacting external induction coil adapted to apply an external magnetic field surrounding the balloon, the magnetic field coupling to the magnetic nanoparticle solution when injected into the biocompatible expandable balloon; and having a frequency in the range of about 50 kHz to about 500 kHz. a biocompatible expandable balloon inflatable within a cavity of a patient; a magnetic nanoparticle solution injectable into the biocompatible expandable balloon; one or more catheters being capable of extending from outside of the patient to an interior of the biocompatible balloon, at least one of the one or more catheters coupled to a remote afterloader; a radiation source removably insertable within the biocompatible expandable balloon through the at least one catheter coupled to the afterloader; the system being characterised by further comprising: a non-contacting external induction coil adapted to apply an external magnetic field surrounding the balloon, the magnetic field coupling to the magnetic nanoparticle solution when injected into the biocompatible expandable balloon; and having a frequency in the range of about 50 kHz to about 500 kHz. a non-contacting external induction coil adapted to apply an external magnetic field surrounding the balloon, the magnetic field coupling to the magnetic nanoparticle solution when injected into the biocompatible expandable balloon; and having a frequency in the range of about 50 kHz to about 500 kHz.
A method for load balancing between at least two subscriptions in a routing apparatus, the routing apparatus comprising a short range communication unit for connecting external communication devices (1003, 1004, 1005) and a cellular communication unit for connecting to an external network, each subscription being associated with a Subscriber Identity Module, SIM, wherein each subscription is associated with a dedicated connection, wherein each subscription is associated with a certain data usage quota, and wherein the method is performed in the routing apparatus and comprises the steps of: - receiving a portion of network traffic attributable to one of the at least two subscriptions over a first dedicated connection associated with a first subscription; - determining the one subscription the portion of network traffic is associated with; - updating the data usage quota of the determined subscription by an amount of data corresponding to the portion of network traffic; and - deciding, based on the updated data usage quota of the determined subscription, continuing (S4-1) usage of the first dedicated connection associated with the first subscription for subsequent network traffic associated with the determined subscription or enabling (S4-2) a second dedicated connection associated with at least one other subscription different from the first subscription for subsequent network traffic associated with the determined subscription. - receiving a portion of network traffic attributable to one of the at least two subscriptions over a first dedicated connection associated with a first subscription; - determining the one subscription the portion of network traffic is associated with; - updating the data usage quota of the determined subscription by an amount of data corresponding to the portion of network traffic; and - deciding, based on the updated data usage quota of the determined subscription, continuing (S4-1) usage of the first dedicated connection associated with the first subscription for subsequent network traffic associated with the determined subscription or enabling (S4-2) a second dedicated connection associated with at least one other subscription different from the first subscription for subsequent network traffic associated with the determined subscription.
Nozzle arrangement for a floor cleaning device, comprising: - a nozzle housing; - a brush rotatable about a brush axis, wherein the brush is partially surrounded by the nozzle housing and protrudes from a bottom side of said nozzle housing, said brush being provided with brush elements for picking up dirt and/or liquid particles (22, 24) from a surface to be cleaned during the rotation of the brush, and - a protection assembly for preventing obstacles from getting sucked into the nozzle housing or wrapped around the brush, wherein said protection assembly is arranged within the nozzle housing and wherein said protection assembly comprises a plurality of spaced apart ribs that extend at least partly through the brush, wherein a suction channel is defined between a backside of the ribs and an opposite inner wall element of the nozzle housing, wherein said backside of the ribs is facing away from the brush axis and said inner wall element is facing towards said backside of the ribs, is spaced apart from said backside and wherein the brush elements extend at least partly into the suction channel during the brush's rotation, characterized in that said protection assembly is arranged on a lateral side of the brush where the brush elements enter the nozzle housing during the brush's rotation and said inner wall element is during use of the nozzle arrangement arranged transverse to the surface to be cleaned. - a nozzle housing; - a brush rotatable about a brush axis, wherein the brush is partially surrounded by the nozzle housing and protrudes from a bottom side of said nozzle housing, said brush being provided with brush elements for picking up dirt and/or liquid particles (22, 24) from a surface to be cleaned during the rotation of the brush, and - a protection assembly for preventing obstacles from getting sucked into the nozzle housing or wrapped around the brush, wherein said protection assembly is arranged within the nozzle housing and wherein said protection assembly comprises a plurality of spaced apart ribs that extend at least partly through the brush, wherein a suction channel is defined between a backside of the ribs and an opposite inner wall element of the nozzle housing, wherein said backside of the ribs is facing away from the brush axis and said inner wall element is facing towards said backside of the ribs, is spaced apart from said backside and wherein the brush elements extend at least partly into the suction channel during the brush's rotation,
A sensor for measuring pressures in low-viscosity media for use in injection molding, comprising a housing having an axis A, an end face with planar design adapted to be exposed to a pressure chamber as well as a diaphragm arranged at the end face and firmly connected to the housing wherein a measuring element is positioned behind said diaphragm and adapted to infer a pressure prevailing in the pressure chamber on the basis of a deflection of said diaphragm, wherein a pressure sleeve is arranged outside of the housing coaxially with axis A and being tightly connected to the diaphragm of the sensor at the end face, and behind this connection at the end face said pressure sleeve is spaced apart from the housing by a gap, wherein said gap extends in an axial direction opposite to the pressure chamber further than the region of a force path across the measuring element, characterized in that said measuring element comprises one or more piezoelectric elements with transverse effect, and in that the pressure sleeve comprises an outer surface (9, 9') provided with an O ring or a shoulder seal at a projection.
At least one computer readable storage device or storage disk comprising instructions which, when executed, cause a programmable device to at least: determine, based on a first plurality of service-related metrics from a network node, upstream network nodes and downstream network nodes in a network (200, 300); query the upstream network nodes and the downstream network nodes with a multicast request for an additional plurality of service-related metrics; extrapolate a current network topology based on the plurality of service-related metrics from the network node and the additional plurality of service-related metrics from the upstream network nodes and the downstream network nodes; determine a set of critical service delivery points (200, 300) in the network based on the network topology, the plurality of service-related metrics, and the additional plurality of service-related metrics, wherein the plurality of service-related metrics includes a first count of packets in data, a second count of errors in the data, and a third count of volume of the data; monitor the set of critical service delivery points for a service interruption; and generate a first network service alert responsive to the service interruption. determine, based on a first plurality of service-related metrics from a network node, upstream network nodes and downstream network nodes in a network (200, 300); query the upstream network nodes and the downstream network nodes with a multicast request for an additional plurality of service-related metrics; extrapolate a current network topology based on the plurality of service-related metrics from the network node and the additional plurality of service-related metrics from the upstream network nodes and the downstream network nodes; determine a set of critical service delivery points (200, 300) in the network based on the network topology, the plurality of service-related metrics, and the additional plurality of service-related metrics, wherein the plurality of service-related metrics includes a first count of packets in data, a second count of errors in the data, and a third count of volume of the data; monitor the set of critical service delivery points for a service interruption; and generate a first network service alert responsive to the service interruption.
A process for producing a layer of a crystalline material comprising a perovskite or a hexahalometallate, which process comprises: (i) exposing a substrate to a vapour comprising a first precursor compound in a first chamber to produce a layer of the first precursor compound on the substrate; and (ii) exposing the layer of the first precursor compound to a vapour comprising a second precursor compound in a second chamber to produce the layer of a crystalline material, wherein: the pressure in the first chamber is less than or equal to 10 -3 mbar; the pressure in the second chamber is greater than or equal to 1 mbar; the first precursor compound comprises one or more first cations and one or more first anions; and the second precursor compound comprises one or more organic cations and one or more second anions. (i) exposing a substrate to a vapour comprising a first precursor compound in a first chamber to produce a layer of the first precursor compound on the substrate; and (ii) exposing the layer of the first precursor compound to a vapour comprising a second precursor compound in a second chamber to produce the layer of a crystalline material, wherein: the pressure in the first chamber is less than or equal to 10 -3 mbar; the pressure in the second chamber is greater than or equal to 1 mbar; the first precursor compound comprises one or more first cations and one or more first anions; and the second precursor compound comprises one or more organic cations and one or more second anions. the pressure in the first chamber is less than or equal to 10 -3 mbar; the pressure in the second chamber is greater than or equal to 1 mbar; the first precursor compound comprises one or more first cations and one or more first anions; and the second precursor compound comprises one or more organic cations and one or more second anions.