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A method for torrefaction of biomass, comprising: introducing biomass into an interior of a rotary drum, the rotary drum having a horizontal axis; passing the thermal fluid into the rotary drum using a first fluid-carrying channel of a rotary joint, distributing the passing thermal fluid to a conduit disposed on an interior of the rotary drum, and discharging thermal fluid from the conduit and out of the rotary drum using a second fluid-carrying channel of the rotary joint, the conduit configured to circulate the thermal fluid throughout the length of the rotary drum to heat the biomass to form torrefied biomass; heating the thermal fluid; recirculating the thermal fluid; rotating the rotary drum about the horizontal axis; promoting movement of the biomass in the rotary drum with a plurality of lifting flights disposed along a length of the interior of the drum, wherein the plurality of lifting flights include one or more apertures through which the conduit passes; and discharging the torrefied biomass from an outlet port of the rotary drum. introducing biomass into an interior of a rotary drum, the rotary drum having a horizontal axis; passing the thermal fluid into the rotary drum using a first fluid-carrying channel of a rotary joint, distributing the passing thermal fluid to a conduit disposed on an interior of the rotary drum, and discharging thermal fluid from the conduit and out of the rotary drum using a second fluid-carrying channel of the rotary joint, the conduit configured to circulate the thermal fluid throughout the length of the rotary drum to heat the biomass to form torrefied biomass; heating the thermal fluid; recirculating the thermal fluid; rotating the rotary drum about the horizontal axis; promoting movement of the biomass in the rotary drum with a plurality of lifting flights disposed along a length of the interior of the drum, wherein the plurality of lifting flights include one or more apertures through which the conduit passes; and discharging the torrefied biomass from an outlet port of the rotary drum.
A destruction device capable of destroying a plurality of types of storage devices (100, 110) having different shapes and sizes, the destruction device comprising: a support plate mounting part to which a support plate (200, 210) that accords with a type of a storage device is detachably mounted; a crushing member mounting part to which a crushing member (300, 310) that (i) accords with the type of the storage device and (ii) sandwiches and crushes the storage device with the support plate (200, 210) is detachably mounted; characterised in that it comprises: a support plate detection part capable of detecting the support plate (200, 210) mounted on the support plate mounting part; a crushing member detection part capable of detecting the crushing member (300, 310) mounted on the crushing member mounting part; and a control unit that determines whether the support plate (200, 210) detected by the support plate detection part and the crushing member (300, 310) detected by the crushing member detection part correspond to the same type of storage device, and executes a crushing process for crushing the storage device upon determining that the support plate (200, 210) and the crushing member (300, 310) correspond to the same type of storage device. a support plate mounting part to which a support plate (200, 210) that accords with a type of a storage device is detachably mounted; a crushing member mounting part to which a crushing member (300, 310) that (i) accords with the type of the storage device and (ii) sandwiches and crushes the storage device with the support plate (200, 210) is detachably mounted; a support plate detection part capable of detecting the support plate (200, 210) mounted on the support plate mounting part; a crushing member detection part capable of detecting the crushing member (300, 310) mounted on the crushing member mounting part; and a control unit that determines whether the support plate (200, 210) detected by the support plate detection part and the crushing member (300, 310) detected by the crushing member detection part correspond to the same type of storage device, and executes a crushing process for crushing the storage device upon determining that the support plate (200, 210) and the crushing member (300, 310) correspond to the same type of storage device.
A vibration sand shakeout apparatus for shaking out sand adhering to a workpiece by vibration, the vibration sand shakeout apparatus comprising: a vibration table; a vibrating motor provided on the vibration table and configured to apply vibration to the vibration table; a workpiece rotation and grip part provided on the vibration table and configured to grip the workpiece and rotate the workpiece in a predetermined direction; and a rotation drive source provided on the vibration table and configured to rotate the workpiece by the workpiece rotation and grip part, wherein the rotation drive source is a motor configured to rotate and drive a shaft part, and wherein the motor of the rotation drive source uses a vibrating motor without a balance weight to a shaft. a vibration table; a vibrating motor provided on the vibration table and configured to apply vibration to the vibration table; a workpiece rotation and grip part provided on the vibration table and configured to grip the workpiece and rotate the workpiece in a predetermined direction; and a rotation drive source provided on the vibration table and configured to rotate the workpiece by the workpiece rotation and grip part, wherein the rotation drive source is a motor configured to rotate and drive a shaft part, and wherein the motor of the rotation drive source uses a vibrating motor without a balance weight to a shaft.
An anti-microbial composition comprising, based on total weight, 1 to 90 wt.%, of one or a mixture of organic acids, selected from the group consisting of acetic acid, propionic acid, lactic acid, pelargonic acid, and mixtures thereof, 10% to 55% wt.% of trans-2-hexenal, 0 to 30 wt.% terpenes, 0 to 10 wt.% surfactant, and water. 1 to 90 wt.%, of one or a mixture of organic acids, selected from the group consisting of acetic acid, propionic acid, lactic acid, pelargonic acid, and mixtures thereof, 10% to 55% wt.% of trans-2-hexenal, 0 to 30 wt.% terpenes, 0 to 10 wt.% surfactant, and water.
A method for manufacturing a nanowire, the method comprising: heating a solvent; adding a catalyst to the solvent; adding a metal compound to the solvent to form a metal nanowire; and refining the metal nanowire, wherein in the refining of the metal nanowire, the catalyst and a refining material to convert an insoluble material generated by the catalyst into a soluble material is added to the solvent. heating a solvent; adding a catalyst to the solvent; adding a metal compound to the solvent to form a metal nanowire; and refining the metal nanowire, wherein in the refining of the metal nanowire, the catalyst and a refining material to convert an insoluble material generated by the catalyst into a soluble material is added to the solvent.
Tube bundle heat exchanger having a plurality of tubes or pipes arranged to be parallel, and having a tube support with integrated cleaning device, wherein the tube support comprises: - distributor elements (22; 22a, 22b, 22c) which can be introduced into tube ducts of the heat exchanger and through which cleaning medium can flow through an inner cavity; - openings which are in flow connection with the inner cavity; characterised by - supporting elements (26; 26a, 26b, 26c, 26') which extend in each case from the distributor element (22; 22a, 22b, 22c) and have dimensions so as to extend into the gap between two adjacent tubes or pipes arranged along the distributor element (22; 22a, 22b, 22c); wherein - the supporting elements (26; 26a, 26b, 26c, 26') have an extension in the longitudinal direction of the tubes or pipes which is less than the internal diameter of the associated tube duct; and - the distributor elements (22; 22a, 22b, 22c) with associated supporting elements (26; 26a, 26b, 26c, 26') can be rotated in each case by a joint rotation about the longitudinal axis of the distributor element to a position in which they can be removed from the bundle heat exchanger. - distributor elements (22; 22a, 22b, 22c) which can be introduced into tube ducts of the heat exchanger and through which cleaning medium can flow through an inner cavity; - openings which are in flow connection with the inner cavity; - supporting elements (26; 26a, 26b, 26c, 26') which extend in each case from the distributor element (22; 22a, 22b, 22c) and have dimensions so as to extend into the gap between two adjacent tubes or pipes arranged along the distributor element (22; 22a, 22b, 22c); wherein - the supporting elements (26; 26a, 26b, 26c, 26') have an extension in the longitudinal direction of the tubes or pipes which is less than the internal diameter of the associated tube duct; and - the distributor elements (22; 22a, 22b, 22c) with associated supporting elements (26; 26a, 26b, 26c, 26') can be rotated in each case by a joint rotation about the longitudinal axis of the distributor element to a position in which they can be removed from the bundle heat exchanger.
A rotary lawnmower comprising a cutting deck housing defining a cutting chamber, an aperture in the housing through which grass cuttings are ejected from the cutting chamber in use, and a deflector mounted on the housing outboard of the aperture selectively to deflect the ejected cuttings, in which the deflector is movable under a resilient biasing force from an open position in which the ejected cuttings are undeflected on their path from the aperture, to a deflecting position in which the ejected cuttings are deflected on their path from the aperture, characterized in that the deflector is further movable under said biasing force through said deflecting position to a closed position in which the aperture is substantially closed, and in that the lawnmower further comprises a movable stop having a first position which holds the deflector in the deflecting position against the resilient biasing force and a second position which allows the deflector to move under the biasing force from the deflecting position to the closed position, the deflector remaining in the closed position in the absence of any external forces.
Compressed-air brake assembly for a rail vehicle, comprising at least one brake cylinder for generating a pressing force for a friction brake, wherein at least one control valve forms a corresponding brake-cylinder pressure in accordance with a pressure in a main air line, which brake-cylinder pressure is conducted to the at least one brake cylinder via a line arranged between the at least one control valve and the at least one brake cylinder, wherein the at least one control valve interacts with at least one compressed-air sensor, wherein in addition a supply air vessel can be actuated by means of the at least one control valve, and stores the supply air for the at least one brake cylinder, characterised in that the at least one compressed-air sensor is arranged on the at least one control valve and is connected, on the one hand, to an energy source for the energy supply but, on the other hand, is connected, for the purpose of data storage, to a data memory having an interface for reading out data, wherein the data stored in the data memory contain at least one item of information about a pressure level in the at least one brake cylinder.
Thin-film encapsulation for an optoelectronic semiconductor body comprising: - a PVD layer deposited by means of a PVD method, and - a CVD layer deposited by means of a CVD method, characterized in that - the CVD layer is applied directly on the PVD layer, and - the CVD layer is etched back in such a way that the CVD layer only fills weak points in the PVD layer. - a PVD layer deposited by means of a PVD method, and - a CVD layer deposited by means of a CVD method, characterized in that - the CVD layer is applied directly on the PVD layer, and - the CVD layer is etched back in such a way that the CVD layer only fills weak points in the PVD layer.
A safe driving support system comprising: a first memory adapted to store traffic regulation data on a traffic regulation relating to lane changing in association with a road; a host vehicle position identifying device adapted to identify a position of a host vehicle on a guided route; a comparing device adapted to compare the position of the host vehicle identified by said host vehicle position identifying device with the traffic regulation data; and an output device (45, 47) adapted to produce, based on a result produced by said comparing device, an output to an effect that the traffic regulation is applied to a road on which the vehicle is travelling on the guided route or a road ahead of the road on which the vehicle is travelling on the guided route; and a speed identifying device adapted to identify a current speed of the host vehicle; characterized by a speed comparing device adapted to compare the current speed of the host vehicle or an average speed of the host vehicle calculated by the speed comparing device with a predetermined first threshold speed, wherein said output device is operated only when the current speed of the host vehicle or the average speed of the host vehicle is lower than the first threshold speed. a first memory adapted to store traffic regulation data on a traffic regulation relating to lane changing in association with a road; a host vehicle position identifying device adapted to identify a position of a host vehicle on a guided route; a comparing device adapted to compare the position of the host vehicle identified by said host vehicle position identifying device with the traffic regulation data; and an output device (45, 47) adapted to produce, based on a result produced by said comparing device, an output to an effect that the traffic regulation is applied to a road on which the vehicle is travelling on the guided route or a road ahead of the road on which the vehicle is travelling on the guided route; and a speed identifying device adapted to identify a current speed of the host vehicle; characterized by a speed comparing device adapted to compare the current speed of the host vehicle or an average speed of the host vehicle calculated by the speed comparing device with a predetermined first threshold speed, wherein said output device is operated only when the current speed of the host vehicle or the average speed of the host vehicle is lower than the first threshold speed.
A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine, comprising: a turbocharger having a turbine disposed in an exhaust path of the internal combustion engine and a compressor disposed in an intake path of the internal combustion engine; a waste gate valve that opens and closes a bypass channel that connects a part of the exhaust path upstream of the turbine and a part of the exhaust path downstream of the turbine to each other; a drive mechanism (30, 84, 86) that drives the waste gate valve; and characterised by waste gate valve opening controlling means that controls the drive mechanism (30, 84, 86) to hold the opening of the waste gate valve at a saturation minimum opening when the drive mechanism (30, 84, 86) opens the waste gate valve, wherein the saturation minimum opening is a minimum opening at which the flow rate of an exhaust gas passing through the bypass channel does not further increase even if the waste gate valve opening further increases. a turbocharger having a turbine disposed in an exhaust path of the internal combustion engine and a compressor disposed in an intake path of the internal combustion engine; a waste gate valve that opens and closes a bypass channel that connects a part of the exhaust path upstream of the turbine and a part of the exhaust path downstream of the turbine to each other; a drive mechanism (30, 84, 86) that drives the waste gate valve; and
Laser beam focussing head comprising a collimation lens and a focussing lens, characterised in that: - the collimation lens is made of ZnS, - the focussing lens is made of fused silica, - the thicknesses at the edges of the collimation lens and the focussing lens are at least 5 mm, and - a turning mirror operating at an angle of incidence (α) equal to between 40 and 50° is set out on the path of the laser beam within said focussing head, between the collimation lens and the focussing lens. - the collimation lens is made of ZnS, - the focussing lens is made of fused silica, - the thicknesses at the edges of the collimation lens and the focussing lens are at least 5 mm, and - a turning mirror operating at an angle of incidence (α) equal to between 40 and 50° is set out on the path of the laser beam within said focussing head, between the collimation lens and the focussing lens.
A method comprising: receiving at a wireless access node a location update request message from a mobile device in a signaling reduction mode, activating a signaling reduction mode on the wireless access node for a mobile device in an idle state wherein the signaling reduction mode permits the mobile device to switch radio access technologies while maintaining registration with both the wireless access node and a peer wireless access node; exchanging with the peer wireless access node a first control tunnel identifier of the wireless access node towards a first gateway and a second control tunnel identifier of the peer wireless access node towards the first gateway; selecting at the wireless access node a second gateway to replace the first gateway; establishing a control connection with the second gateway; transmitting to the second gateway the second control tunnel identifier of the peer wireless access node towards the first gateway so that the second gateway may establish a control connection with the peer wireless access node; and continuing the signaling reduction mode. receiving at a wireless access node a location update request message from a mobile device in a signaling reduction mode, activating a signaling reduction mode on the wireless access node for a mobile device in an idle state wherein the signaling reduction mode permits the mobile device to switch radio access technologies while maintaining registration with both the wireless access node and a peer wireless access node; exchanging with the peer wireless access node a first control tunnel identifier of the wireless access node towards a first gateway and a second control tunnel identifier of the peer wireless access node towards the first gateway; selecting at the wireless access node a second gateway to replace the first gateway; establishing a control connection with the second gateway; transmitting to the second gateway the second control tunnel identifier of the peer wireless access node towards the first gateway so that the second gateway may establish a control connection with the peer wireless access node; and continuing the signaling reduction mode.
A cascade impactor comprising a first stage including a plate with fixed bores as a gas inlet and at least one first baffle with a variable distance to the plate, and at least one second stage arranged downstream of the first baffle and comprising a fixed second baffle, characterized in that the gas impinges vertically onto the second baffle and the gas flows off the second baffle in two opposite directions.
A method of controlling a content output of a display apparatus, comprising: connecting the display apparatus to an electronic apparatus; receiving a selection of a symbol on a screen of the display apparatus; receiving data packets corresponding to content corresponding to the symbol and data packets corresponding to a pre-roll advertisement which is displayed before the content is reproduced; determining whether to output the pre-roll advertisement on the screen of the display apparatus or to transmit the pre-roll advertisement to the electronic apparatus based on settings of the display apparatus; in response to a first value of settings of the display apparatus, outputting the content other than the pre-roll advertisement on the screen of the display apparatus and transmitting the pre-roll advertisement to the electronic apparatus; and in response to a second value of the settings of the display apparatus, outputting the content and the pre-roll advertisement on the screen of the display apparatus, wherein the pre-roll advertisement is displayed before the content is reproduced on the screen of the display apparatus; wherein the first value and the second value of the settings are selected according to a user input. connecting the display apparatus to an electronic apparatus; receiving a selection of a symbol on a screen of the display apparatus; receiving data packets corresponding to content corresponding to the symbol and data packets corresponding to a pre-roll advertisement which is displayed before the content is reproduced; determining whether to output the pre-roll advertisement on the screen of the display apparatus or to transmit the pre-roll advertisement to the electronic apparatus based on settings of the display apparatus; in response to a first value of settings of the display apparatus, outputting the content other than the pre-roll advertisement on the screen of the display apparatus and transmitting the pre-roll advertisement to the electronic apparatus; and in response to a second value of the settings of the display apparatus, outputting the content and the pre-roll advertisement on the screen of the display apparatus, wherein the pre-roll advertisement is displayed before the content is reproduced on the screen of the display apparatus; wherein the first value and the second value of the settings are selected according to a user input.
A liquid crystal display device comprising: a substrate; a pixel electrode disposed on the substrate; a common electrode overlapping the pixel electrode, wherein a liquid crystal injection hole is formed through at least the common electrode; a microcavity disposed between the pixel electrode and the common electrode; and a liquid crystal filled in the microcavity through the liquid crystal injection hole, wherein the pixel electrode, the common electrode and the microcavity are disposed on same substrate, characterized in that a first light-blocking element is disposed inside the liquid crystal injection hole. a substrate; a pixel electrode disposed on the substrate; a common electrode overlapping the pixel electrode, wherein a liquid crystal injection hole is formed through at least the common electrode; a microcavity disposed between the pixel electrode and the common electrode; and a liquid crystal filled in the microcavity through the liquid crystal injection hole, wherein the pixel electrode, the common electrode and the microcavity are disposed on same substrate, characterized in that a first light-blocking element is disposed inside the liquid crystal injection hole.