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Materials treatment apparatus comprising a treatment unit, a boiler unit and a control apparatus for the treatment unit, the treatment unit comprising a chamber for receiving the material, a heat source for heat-treating the material; and a gas outlet from the chamber; the boiler unit comprising a fuel inlet and an air inlet, each feeding a burner for combusting fuel from the fuel inlet in air from the air inlet in order to heat a fluid; wherein the gas outlet from the chamber feeds gas to the burner of the boiler unit wherein the control apparatus is adapted to: i. activate the heat source thereby to initiate heat-treatment of the material in the chamber, ii. optionally, extract pyrolysis products from the chamber, characterised in that the heat source is suitable and arranged for initiating combustion of the material, and the control apparatus is further adapted to: iii. vent the chamber thereby to admit oxygen and initiate combustion of remaining material in the chamber, and iv. allow exhaust of combustion products via the gas outlet to the boiler unit. the treatment unit comprising a chamber for receiving the material, a heat source for heat-treating the material; and a gas outlet from the chamber; the boiler unit comprising a fuel inlet and an air inlet, each feeding a burner for combusting fuel from the fuel inlet in air from the air inlet in order to heat a fluid; wherein the gas outlet from the chamber feeds gas to the burner of the boiler unit wherein the control apparatus is adapted to: i. activate the heat source thereby to initiate heat-treatment of the material in the chamber, ii. optionally, extract pyrolysis products from the chamber, characterised in that the heat source is suitable and arranged for initiating combustion of the material, and the control apparatus is further adapted to: iii. vent the chamber thereby to admit oxygen and initiate combustion of remaining material in the chamber, and iv. allow exhaust of combustion products via the gas outlet to the boiler unit. i. activate the heat source thereby to initiate heat-treatment of the material in the chamber, ii. optionally, extract pyrolysis products from the chamber, iii. vent the chamber thereby to admit oxygen and initiate combustion of remaining material in the chamber, and iv. allow exhaust of combustion products via the gas outlet to the boiler unit.
A baking pan comprising a body and a detachable base, wherein the body comprises at least one side wall defining a first opening and the detachable base comprises a rigid portion that is able to be arranged to close the first opening; the baking pan further comprising a flexible seal attached to the detachable base, the seal being located around an edge of the rigid portion and between the rigid portion and side wall of the body when the detachable base closes the opening, characterised in that the presence of the seal makes the detachable base have a larger size than an internal size of the body for providing a push fit in the body such that the seal is configured to wipe the side wall of the body when the detachable base is inserted or removed from the body.
An apparatus for delivering particulate material to a frozen confectionery material to provide a single serving to a consumer, the apparatus comprising a chamber for storing the particulate material, the chamber having an open exit, wherein the chamber is adapted to be rotatable in use such that the open exit follows a pathway having both an upper region and a lower region, and arranged to pass through the lower region at a non-zero speed a plurality of times during a single serving; the open exit being sized to allow a portion of stored particulate material to fall out of the chamber via the open exit under gravity each time the open exit passes through the lower region of the pathway, the apparatus being arranged to provide a supply of frozen confectionery by extruding it through a nozzle simultaneously with the rotation of the chamber, such that particulate material that has left the chamber via the open exit is brought into contact with the extruded supply of frozen confectionery.
A nitrogen-containing silane compound powder represented by the formula Si(NH x) y, wherein x is from 0.7 to 1.3 and y is from 1.8 to 2.2, obtained by reacting a halogenated silane compound and liquid ammonia and subjecting the reaction product to washing with liquid ammonia and drying, wherein the apparent density after said drying is from 0.10 to 0.30 g/cm 3, wherein the carbon content is less than 0.03 wt%.
A solid state lamp (320; 340), comprising: light emitting diodes (LEDs) on a carrier 324); a planar first conversion material (328; 344), wherein light from said LEDs passes through said first conversion material, wherein at least some of the light from the LEDs is wavelength converted and re-emitted; and a second conversion material (330; 342) arranged in a dome or globe over said first conversion material, with light from said LEDs passing through said second conversion material, wherein said second conversion material wavelength converts and re-emits at least some of said LED light; characterized in that said first conversion material comprises an excitation spectrum that overlaps with the re-emission spectrum (34, 42) of said second conversion material. light emitting diodes (LEDs) on a carrier 324); a planar first conversion material (328; 344), wherein light from said LEDs passes through said first conversion material, wherein at least some of the light from the LEDs is wavelength converted and re-emitted; and a second conversion material (330; 342) arranged in a dome or globe over said first conversion material, with light from said LEDs passing through said second conversion material, wherein said second conversion material wavelength converts and re-emits at least some of said LED light; characterized in that said first conversion material comprises an excitation spectrum that overlaps with the re-emission spectrum (34, 42) of said second conversion material.
Method for leakage detection of a lubrication system to lubricate rotating or oscillating components of a combustion engine or of a transmission, preferably an automatic transmission of a vehicle, characterized in that a leakage of the lubrication system is detected by comparison of an oil pressure of the lubrication system with a predefinable limit pressure taken from a table or from the engine characteristics for various values of speed, torque and oil temperature, and at least one of the further parameters of oil pump speed, valve setting of an oil pump volumetric flow control, vehicle acceleration, vehicle lateral acceleration and/or lubricating oil level, where if a first limit pressure is undershot a warning signal is given and/or if a second, lower limit pressure is undershot the speed of the combustion engine is limited and/or if a third, even lower limit pressure is undershot the combustion engine is switched off.
An air supply apparatus of an air lubrication type ship which ejects air to surroundings of a ship's hull to reduce friction resistance, the air supply apparatus comprising a turbocharger which supplies pressurized air to a main engine of the air lubrication type ship, taking-out means (21, 22, 31, 32) which takes out a portion of the pressurized air, pressure-increasing means (30a, 30b) which further increases pressure of the pressurized air which is taken out by the taking-out means(21, 22, 31, 32), a pressure-increasing path (41a, 41b) through which pressure-increased air whose pressure is increased by the pressure-increasing means (30a, 30b) is supplied, a bypass path which bypasses the pressure-increasing means (30a, 30b), and path selecting means (61a, 61b, 63, 62a, 62b) which selects the pressure-increasing path (41a, 41b) and the bypass path, wherein the path selecting means (61a, 61b, 63, 62a, 62b) selects the pressure-increasing path (41a, 41b) and/or the bypass path to supply the pressure-increased air and/or the pressurized air and eject the same to the surroundings of the ship's hull.
A system for operating RFID tags on a single-use connector, the system comprising: a first single-use connector including a first RFID tag; a second single-use connector including a second RFID tag and intended to be connected to said first connector; and a reader placed close to the first RFID tag and the second RFID tag, and connected to a computer, the system being characterized in that the reader is configured to: determine if the first RFID tag and the second RFID tag are gamma sterilized, by means of the responses to the reader from the first and second RFID tags; determine if the first RFID tag and the second RFID tag were previously used, by means of accessing information about the RFID tags stored on the computer; determine if the first RFID tag and the second RFID tag are authentic, by means of accessing information about the RFID tags stored on the computer; and determine if the first RFID tag matches with the second RFID tag and are thereby operable together, by means of accessing information about the RFID tags stored on the computer. a first single-use connector including a first RFID tag; a second single-use connector including a second RFID tag and intended to be connected to said first connector; and a reader placed close to the first RFID tag and the second RFID tag, and connected to a computer, the system being characterized in that the reader is configured to: determine if the first RFID tag and the second RFID tag are gamma sterilized, by means of the responses to the reader from the first and second RFID tags; determine if the first RFID tag and the second RFID tag were previously used, by means of accessing information about the RFID tags stored on the computer; determine if the first RFID tag and the second RFID tag are authentic, by means of accessing information about the RFID tags stored on the computer; and determine if the first RFID tag matches with the second RFID tag and are thereby operable together, by means of accessing information about the RFID tags stored on the computer. determine if the first RFID tag and the second RFID tag are gamma sterilized, by means of the responses to the reader from the first and second RFID tags; determine if the first RFID tag and the second RFID tag were previously used, by means of accessing information about the RFID tags stored on the computer; determine if the first RFID tag and the second RFID tag are authentic, by means of accessing information about the RFID tags stored on the computer; and determine if the first RFID tag matches with the second RFID tag and are thereby operable together, by means of accessing information about the RFID tags stored on the computer.
A vacuum cleaner filter bag, comprising a wall surrounding an inner space composed of an air-permeable material as well as an inlet opening inserted into the wall, characterized in that the air-permeable material comprises at least one layer of a nonwoven fabric and/or one layer of a fiber web that comprises fibers or is composed thereof, said fabric or web comprising one recycled plastic or a plurality of recycled plastics or being composed of one recycled plastic or a plurality of recycled plastics according to the norm DIN EN 15347:2007, wherein the recycled plastic is selected from the group composed of recycled polyesters, in particular recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) according to the norm DIN EN 15353:2007, recycled polybutylene terephthalate (rPBT), recycled polylactic acid (rPLA), recycled polyglycolide and/or recycled polycaprolactone; recycled polyolefins, in particular recycled polypropylene (rPP) according to the norm DIN EN 15345:2008, recycled polyethylene according to the norm DIN EN 15344:2008 and/or recycled polystyrene (rPS) according to the norm DIN EN 15342:2008; recycled polyvinyl chloride (rPVC) according to the norm DIN EN 15346:2015, recycled polyamides as well as mixtures and combinations thereof.
A method of electro-depositing an envelope of metal on a cathode said envelope including deposited metal on either side of said cathode joined along at least one edge by a frangible portion, and being removable from said cathode by rotation of respective sides of the deposited metal envelope about the frangible portion to separate the deposited metal from the cathode into two substantially equivalent sheets, the method comprising providing a groove on said cathode plate whereby metal deposited on and adjacent to said groove forms said frangible portion, wherein said groove is shaped such that a line of weakness is formed in the metal deposited within the groove and separation of the two sheets of deposited metal is initiated along said line of weakness, wherein the groove is shaped as a V, the sides of the groove being between 75 and 105° apart, the line of weakness being formed and remaining within the arc of the V, and wherein the deposited metal fills the entire groove.
A tire manufacturing method comprising: forming a covered cord (13, 19) by covering a cord (13S, 19S) with a thermoplastic resin material (13R, 19R); forming a covered bead by thermally welding together adjacent thermoplastic resin portions of the covered cord (13, 19) whilst shaping into a bead shape, such that thermoplastic resin material (13R, 19R) fills between the cord (13S, 19S); putting the covered bead in contact with a jig (16,56) disposed inside a cavity of a tire mold for molding a tire frame member, and fixing the covered bead inside the mold; and molding a tire frame member containing the covered bead in a tire bead portion by pouring molten thermoplastic resin material into the cavity, characterized in that the external shape of the thermoplastic resin material (13R, 19R) is triangular or quadrilateral. forming a covered cord (13, 19) by covering a cord (13S, 19S) with a thermoplastic resin material (13R, 19R); forming a covered bead by thermally welding together adjacent thermoplastic resin portions of the covered cord (13, 19) whilst shaping into a bead shape, such that thermoplastic resin material (13R, 19R) fills between the cord (13S, 19S); putting the covered bead in contact with a jig (16,56) disposed inside a cavity of a tire mold for molding a tire frame member, and fixing the covered bead inside the mold; and molding a tire frame member containing the covered bead in a tire bead portion by pouring molten thermoplastic resin material into the cavity, characterized in that the external shape of the thermoplastic resin material (13R, 19R) is triangular or quadrilateral.
UV-treatment unit for reducing the amount of active or living micro-organisms in a liquid food product, the unit comprising: - a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet; - at least one set of translucent liquid tubes, each tube comprising an inlet end and an outlet end, the tubes being fluidly connected to the inlet and the outlet of the unit and defining a flow channel for the liquid, wherein each tube has a shape providing at least two turns (T1, T2) for the flow direction between the inlet end and the outlet end of the tube, - one or more UV-light sources, which are configured to emit light in a wavelength range between 180-300 nm towards at least one side of the set of liquid tubes. - optionally an optical filter placed between the UV-light sources and the set of liquid tubes, the filter configured to prevent wavelengths of more than 300 nm to pass through the filter. - a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet; - at least one set of translucent liquid tubes, each tube comprising an inlet end and an outlet end, the tubes being fluidly connected to the inlet and the outlet of the unit and defining a flow channel for the liquid, wherein each tube has a shape providing at least two turns (T1, T2) for the flow direction between the inlet end and the outlet end of the tube, - one or more UV-light sources, which are configured to emit light in a wavelength range between 180-300 nm towards at least one side of the set of liquid tubes. - optionally an optical filter placed between the UV-light sources and the set of liquid tubes, the filter configured to prevent wavelengths of more than 300 nm to pass through the filter.
A method of distributed acoustic sensing comprising: taking measurement data acquired by a fibre optic distributed sensor wherein said measurement data corresponds to the intensity of light which is Rayleigh backscattered from within at least one sensing portion of an optical fibre when repeatedly interrogated by pulses of coherent optical radiation; identifying a first set of the measurement data comprising data acquired from at least one sensing portion of the optical fibre in response to a first stimulus acting on said at least one sensing portion of the optical fibre, wherein said first stimulus results in an effective optical path length change within said sensing portion of at least the wavelength of the optical radiation; analysing the first set of measurement data to determine the frequency of variation in backscatter intensity from said sensing portion in response to said first stimulus; and characterised by: using said determined frequency to provide an indication of the effective rate of change induced by said first stimulus on said sensing portion. taking measurement data acquired by a fibre optic distributed sensor wherein said measurement data corresponds to the intensity of light which is Rayleigh backscattered from within at least one sensing portion of an optical fibre when repeatedly interrogated by pulses of coherent optical radiation; identifying a first set of the measurement data comprising data acquired from at least one sensing portion of the optical fibre in response to a first stimulus acting on said at least one sensing portion of the optical fibre, wherein said first stimulus results in an effective optical path length change within said sensing portion of at least the wavelength of the optical radiation; analysing the first set of measurement data to determine the frequency of variation in backscatter intensity from said sensing portion in response to said first stimulus; and characterised by: using said determined frequency to provide an indication of the effective rate of change induced by said first stimulus on said sensing portion.
A multi-lane vehicle, comprising a front wheel, which is connected to a handlebar, as well as at least two rear wheels arranged next to one another and spaced apart from one another, a seat, in particular saddle, and a foot pedal formed to drive the vehicle, wherein a front frame part comprising the saddle, the handlebar, and the foot pedal is pivotable on an axle, which is upright in the direction of travel, with respect to the two rear wheels, wherein the foot pedal drives a front axle, and a rear axle is driven via a drive, wherein the front axle as well as the rear axle are also pivoted in response to a pivoting of the front frame part, characterized in that drive shafts are connected to an inner part of a constant velocity joint, wherein a pivotable outer part of the constant velocity joint is connected to a rear chain ring or a rear belt pulley, respectively, and wherein a differential is provided with a hollow shaft, which leads into the inner part of the constant velocity joint.
An internal olefin sulfonate composition comprising an internal olefin sulfonate having 16 carbon atoms and optionally an internal olefin sulfonate having 18 carbon atoms, wherein a total content of the component and the component contained in the internal olefin sulfonate is from 70 to 100% by mass, a content mass ratio of the component to the component, (A/B), is from 91/9 to 100/0, a content of the internal olefin sulfonate in which a sulfonate group is present at a C-2 position in the internal olefin sulfonate having 16 and 18 carbon atoms is 25% by mass or less, and wherein a mass ratio of a content of a hydroxy form in the internal olefin sulfonate of the component and the component to a content of an olefin form in the internal olefin sulfonate of the component and the component, (hydroxy form/olefin form), is from 75/25 to 100/0.
A cellulose composite comprising cellulose and one or more types of water-soluble carboxymethyl cellulose, wherein the cellulose is microcrystalline cellulose and wherein tan δ of an aqueous dispersion obtained by dispersing 1 mass% of the cellulose composite in ion-exchanged water is 0.60 or lower, wherein storage modulus (G') is 2 Pa or higher in an aqueous dispersion containing 1 mass% of the cellulose composite in ion-exchanged water.
A method of moulding a filter, comprising: forming an aqueous dispersion comprising fibers, wherein said fibers consist of glass micro-fibers, said dispersion further comprising a thermally curable water-soluble acid-based resin binder comprising a carboxylated acrylic polymer and a polyfunctional alcohol, the dispersion having a pH of about 3; forming a tubular article from the aqueous dispersion by feeding said dispersion to a tubular molding space; and heating the article to successively drive off water and cure the resin. forming an aqueous dispersion comprising fibers, wherein said fibers consist of glass micro-fibers, said dispersion further comprising a thermally curable water-soluble acid-based resin binder comprising a carboxylated acrylic polymer and a polyfunctional alcohol, the dispersion having a pH of about 3; forming a tubular article from the aqueous dispersion by feeding said dispersion to a tubular molding space; and heating the article to successively drive off water and cure the resin.
Optical inspection method for containers, wherein a container is at least partly illuminated and/or transilluminated with light of an illuminating device and captured from different viewing directions (R 4 - R 6) as a camera image in each case by means of at least one camera (4 - 6), and wherein in a first image analysis step, first image information of a first inspection zone of said container, for example a stain on a container front face, is ascertained from at least two of said camera images by stereoscopically pairing image points, characterized in that in a second image analysis step, an individual camera image of said two camera images is analyzed, wherein said first image information is first excluded and second image information of a second inspection zone of said container, for example a crack of a container rear face, is then ascertained.