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A weed seed devitalization arrangement for receiving an air flow and material entrained with weed seeds, the arrangement including a rotor/stator arrangement comprising: one or more stationary substantially circular array of weed seed impact members (20, 22, 23) having at least one face; and one or more rotatable substantially circular array of weed seed impact members (34, 36, 37), the rotatable array movable about a common axis with respect to a stationary substantially circular array of weed seed impact members (20, 22, 23); characterised in that the stationary weed seed impact members: are shaped to promote weed seeds to impact nearly at a right angle to a face when the weed seed impacts the impact member, so as to maximize the normal component of the weed seed velocity at impact with a member of the stationary array (20, 22, 23), and have a flat intended impact surface orientated at an angle θ with respect to a radius line drawn from the axis of rotation about which, the rotatable array rotates, wherein the angle θ is inclined so as to increase the normal component of the weed seed velocity when impacting the surface of the impact member and to achieve the normal velocity impact component while maintaining a low radial component of the velocity, to either impact and direct a weed seed outwards of the stationary array (20, 22, 23) or to impact and direct a weed seed inward of the stationary array (20, 22, 23). one or more stationary substantially circular array of weed seed impact members (20, 22, 23) having at least one face; and one or more rotatable substantially circular array of weed seed impact members (34, 36, 37), the rotatable array movable about a common axis with respect to a stationary substantially circular array of weed seed impact members (20, 22, 23); are shaped to promote weed seeds to impact nearly at a right angle to a face when the weed seed impacts the impact member, so as to maximize the normal component of the weed seed velocity at impact with a member of the stationary array (20, 22, 23), and have a flat intended impact surface orientated at an angle θ with respect to a radius line drawn from the axis of rotation about which, the rotatable array rotates, wherein the angle θ is inclined so as to increase the normal component of the weed seed velocity when impacting the surface of the impact member and to achieve the normal velocity impact component while maintaining a low radial component of the velocity, to either impact and direct a weed seed outwards of the stationary array (20, 22, 23) or to impact and direct a weed seed inward of the stationary array (20, 22, 23).
An information processing apparatus comprising: a portal screen displaying unit configured to display a user interface comprising a plurality of icons to be selected for a transition to a plurality of screens related to the viewing of a program on a predetermined display device, the plurality of icons including at least a TV icon to be selected for a transition to a screen for viewing a program being broadcast and a program icon to be selected for a transition to a screen displaying a program guide; an indicator acquisition unit configured to acquire indicators indicative of the number of viewers viewing each of a plurality of programs being broadcast; and a popularity determination unit configured to determine the popularity of each of the plurality of programs being broadcast in accordance with the indicators by ranking, wherein the portal screen displaying unit further displays on the user interface in association with the TV icon information indicating the popularity of the program being broadcast. a portal screen displaying unit configured to display a user interface comprising a plurality of icons to be selected for a transition to a plurality of screens related to the viewing of a program on a predetermined display device, the plurality of icons including at least a TV icon to be selected for a transition to a screen for viewing a program being broadcast and a program icon to be selected for a transition to a screen displaying a program guide; an indicator acquisition unit configured to acquire indicators indicative of the number of viewers viewing each of a plurality of programs being broadcast; and a popularity determination unit configured to determine the popularity of each of the plurality of programs being broadcast in accordance with the indicators by ranking, wherein the portal screen displaying unit further displays on the user interface in association with the TV icon information indicating the popularity of the program being broadcast.
A laundry washing machine comprising: - a cabinet supporting a washing tub external to a washing drum adapted to receive laundry; - a liquid supply line for supplying liquid into said washing tub/drum (3, 4) through an outlet extremity, said liquid supply line being provided at an end thereof with a nozzle comprising said outlet extremity, said nozzle comprising a tubular portion extending along an axis and a sprayer portion comprising said outlet extremity and hydraulically communicating with said tubular portion, wherein said sprayer portion comprises a bent zone which is apt to change the direction of a liquid flowing through said tubular portion towards said outlet extremity, wherein said nozzle comprises an obstruction arranged upstream of said bent zone so that the cross-sectional area of said nozzle first decreases and then increases while proceeding from said tubular portion towards said outlet extremity, characterized in that said cross-sectional area first monotonically decreases and then monotonically increases while proceeding from said tubular portion towards said outlet extremity. - a cabinet supporting a washing tub external to a washing drum adapted to receive laundry; - a liquid supply line for supplying liquid into said washing tub/drum (3, 4) through an outlet extremity, said liquid supply line being provided at an end thereof with a nozzle comprising said outlet extremity, said nozzle comprising a tubular portion extending along an axis and a sprayer portion comprising said outlet extremity and hydraulically communicating with said tubular portion, wherein said sprayer portion comprises a bent zone which is apt to change the direction of a liquid flowing through said tubular portion towards said outlet extremity, wherein said nozzle comprises an obstruction arranged upstream of said bent zone so that the cross-sectional area of said nozzle first decreases and then increases while proceeding from said tubular portion towards said outlet extremity, characterized in that said cross-sectional area first monotonically decreases and then monotonically increases while proceeding from said tubular portion towards said outlet extremity.
A process for obtaining cellulose or a mixture containing at least cellulose and at least lignocellulose from at least one substrate that is at least to some extent amenable to fermentation comprising at least the steps to and optionally, namely conversion of the substrate via addition of at least one inorganic base into an aqueous mixture having a pH ≥ 8.5, ultrasound treatment of the aqueous mixture obtained after step, separation of the aqueous mixture obtained after step into a liquid aqueous phase and a disperse mixture containing cellulose or a mixture containing at least cellulose and at least lignocellulose and optionally purification of the disperse mixture obtained after step containing cellulose or a mixture containing at least cellulose and at least lignocellulose, wherein step and step of the process are both carried out at a temperature of < 100°C and wherein the ultrasound treatment in step is effected in one or more treatment phases, where the duration of a treatment phase is in the range from 0.2 to 60 seconds and each treatment phase is carried out at a sonotrode frequency in a range from 14 to 22 kHz. conversion of the substrate via addition of at least one inorganic base into an aqueous mixture having a pH ≥ 8.5, ultrasound treatment of the aqueous mixture obtained after step, separation of the aqueous mixture obtained after step into a liquid aqueous phase and a disperse mixture containing cellulose or a mixture containing at least cellulose and at least lignocellulose and optionally purification of the disperse mixture obtained after step containing cellulose or a mixture containing at least cellulose and at least lignocellulose,
A method for operating a downhole-tool, in which the downhole tool is designed to form part of a pipe string, the downhole tool includes: a hydraulic jack which, at one end, is connected to surface via the pipe string; and a valve provided with a passage for fluid, the passage including an opening and closing mechanism, the method includes: - connecting a first valve portion of the valve to the pipe string; - connecting a second valve portion of the valve telescopic relative to the first valve portion to a downhole object; - arranging a spring to displace the first valve portion and the second valve portion to an initial contracted position, in which the opening and closing mechanism is open; - overcoming a force of the spring to displace the first valve portion relative to the second valve portion by pulling on the pipe string to close the opening and closing mechanism and block fluid flow through the pipe string; and - operating the hydraulic jack by increased fluid pressure upstream of the opening and closing mechanism. - connecting a first valve portion of the valve to the pipe string; - connecting a second valve portion of the valve telescopic relative to the first valve portion to a downhole object; - arranging a spring to displace the first valve portion and the second valve portion to an initial contracted position, in which the opening and closing mechanism is open; - overcoming a force of the spring to displace the first valve portion relative to the second valve portion by pulling on the pipe string to close the opening and closing mechanism and block fluid flow through the pipe string; and - operating the hydraulic jack by increased fluid pressure upstream of the opening and closing mechanism.
A two-component solvent-free polyurethane adhesive comprising a first component and a second component, characterized in that: the first component comprises: a first vegetable oil-based Polyol A selected from the group of castor oil-based polyols having a hydroxyl number from 50 to 190 and soybean oil-based polyols having a hydroxyl number from 50 to 135, the first vegetable oil-based Polyol A having an amount from 25-35 weight percent in the first component, a second vegetable oil-based Polyol B in an amount from 0.5 to 5 weight percent in the first component, and a Polyisocyanate C in an amount from 60 to 74 weight percent in the first component; and the second component comprises: the first vegetable oil-based Polyol A in an amount from 87 to 99 weight percent in the second component, and a Polyol E in an amount from 0.5 to 5 weight percent in the second component. the first component comprises: a first vegetable oil-based Polyol A selected from the group of castor oil-based polyols having a hydroxyl number from 50 to 190 and soybean oil-based polyols having a hydroxyl number from 50 to 135, the first vegetable oil-based Polyol A having an amount from 25-35 weight percent in the first component, a second vegetable oil-based Polyol B in an amount from 0.5 to 5 weight percent in the first component, and a Polyisocyanate C in an amount from 60 to 74 weight percent in the first component; and a first vegetable oil-based Polyol A selected from the group of castor oil-based polyols having a hydroxyl number from 50 to 190 and soybean oil-based polyols having a hydroxyl number from 50 to 135, the first vegetable oil-based Polyol A having an amount from 25-35 weight percent in the first component, a second vegetable oil-based Polyol B in an amount from 0.5 to 5 weight percent in the first component, and a Polyisocyanate C in an amount from 60 to 74 weight percent in the first component; and the second component comprises: the first vegetable oil-based Polyol A in an amount from 87 to 99 weight percent in the second component, and a Polyol E in an amount from 0.5 to 5 weight percent in the second component. the first vegetable oil-based Polyol A in an amount from 87 to 99 weight percent in the second component, and a Polyol E in an amount from 0.5 to 5 weight percent in the second component.
A fuel cell system, comprising: a fuel cell formed of a plurality of cells stacked therein, each cell generating electric power through an electrochemical reaction between a fuel gas and an oxidant gas; a cell monitor capable of detecting a group voltage for each group, wherein each group is composed of two or more cells; and an estimation device that estimates a minimum cell voltage, characterized in that the estimation device comprises: a maximum cell voltage estimation part (210, 220) that estimates a maximum cell voltage among all of the cells, and a minimum cell voltage estimation part that identifies an average cell voltage of a group having the lowest voltage value among the group voltages as the minimum group-average voltage, wherein, the number of cells that constitute one group is represented by N, and the estimation device estimates the minimum cell voltage by subtracting (N-1) times an estimated value of the maximum cell voltage from N times the minimum group-average voltage. a fuel cell formed of a plurality of cells stacked therein, each cell generating electric power through an electrochemical reaction between a fuel gas and an oxidant gas; a cell monitor capable of detecting a group voltage for each group, wherein each group is composed of two or more cells; and an estimation device that estimates a minimum cell voltage, characterized in that the estimation device comprises: a maximum cell voltage estimation part (210, 220) that estimates a maximum cell voltage among all of the cells, and a minimum cell voltage estimation part that identifies an average cell voltage of a group having the lowest voltage value among the group voltages as the minimum group-average voltage, a maximum cell voltage estimation part (210, 220) that estimates a maximum cell voltage among all of the cells, and a minimum cell voltage estimation part that identifies an average cell voltage of a group having the lowest voltage value among the group voltages as the minimum group-average voltage, wherein, the number of cells that constitute one group is represented by N, and the estimation device estimates the minimum cell voltage by subtracting (N-1) times an estimated value of the maximum cell voltage from N times the minimum group-average voltage.
A heat transfer tube (100; 300; 600) comprising: an outer tube (110; 310; 610); an inner tube (120; 320; 620) inserted into the outer tube (110; 310; 610) so as to be in close contact with the outer tube (110; 310; 610) to form a double tube with the outer tube (110; 310; 610); an insertion hole (140; 340; 640) formed in a region defined between an outer circumferential surface and an inner circumferential surface of the double tube and extending in a longitudinal direction of the double tube; and an insertion tube (130; 330; 630) inserted into the insertion hole (140; 340; 640), the insertion tube (130; 330; 630) allowing an optical fiber to be inserted therein to measure a surface temperature of the double tube; wherein the insertion tube (130; 330; 630) is configured to receive a bridging tube for putting the insertion tube (130; 330; 630) of the double tube in close contact with an insertion tube of a further double tube. an outer tube (110; 310; 610); an inner tube (120; 320; 620) inserted into the outer tube (110; 310; 610) so as to be in close contact with the outer tube (110; 310; 610) to form a double tube with the outer tube (110; 310; 610); an insertion hole (140; 340; 640) formed in a region defined between an outer circumferential surface and an inner circumferential surface of the double tube and extending in a longitudinal direction of the double tube; and an insertion tube (130; 330; 630) inserted into the insertion hole (140; 340; 640), the insertion tube (130; 330; 630) allowing an optical fiber to be inserted therein to measure a surface temperature of the double tube; wherein the insertion tube (130; 330; 630) is configured to receive a bridging tube for putting the insertion tube (130; 330; 630) of the double tube in close contact with an insertion tube of a further double tube.
Rail vehicle, comprising a wagon body and at least one deformation zone arranged on the face side in each case, with deformation elements and A-pillars which are each joined to the wagon body at one of its ends, wherein the deformation zone comprises a collision frame, a plurality of deformation elements and two A-pillars, wherein the deformation elements are each joined to the wagon body at one of its ends, and wherein the collision frame joins together those ends of the deformation elements which face away from the wagon body, wherein the A-pillars are permanently connected to the collision frame at its end facing away from the wagon body, characterised in that the deformation elements are aligned radially around the front structure of the wagon body and that the collision frame is arranged in an arc shape around the front structure of the wagon body.
An apparatus, comprising means for: assigning a first set of channel state information reference signal resources to individual ones of a plurality of transmission points and assigning a second set of channel state information reference signal resources to individual ones of the plurality of transmission points, where the first set is smaller than the second set; signaling information that describes the first and second sets of the channel state information reference signal resources to a user equipment; and receiving a channel state information report from the user equipment, the channel state information report comprising information that describes a measurement made by the user equipment of at least one of the transmission points using the second set of channel state information reference signal resources. assigning a first set of channel state information reference signal resources to individual ones of a plurality of transmission points and assigning a second set of channel state information reference signal resources to individual ones of the plurality of transmission points, where the first set is smaller than the second set; signaling information that describes the first and second sets of the channel state information reference signal resources to a user equipment; and receiving a channel state information report from the user equipment, the channel state information report comprising information that describes a measurement made by the user equipment of at least one of the transmission points using the second set of channel state information reference signal resources.
A computer-implemented method for registering three-dimensional data, comprising: generating first two-dimensional data by unwrapping first three-dimensional data indicating a surface of a three-dimensional model of a target using a reference distance calculated based on a center coordinate of the first three-dimensional data, wherein the first three-dimensional data is generated by a modeling device; generating second two-dimensional data by unwrapping second three-dimensional data indicating at least a part of the surface of the target using the reference distance calculated based on the center coordinate of the first three-dimensional data, wherein the second three-dimensional data is generated by a three-dimensional scanner measuring a surface of the target three-dimensionally, characterized by determining a first matching area in the first two-dimensional data and a second matching area in the second two-dimensional data by matching the second two-dimensional data to the first two-dimensional data; setting, as an initial position, a plurality of points of the first three-dimensional data, which correspond to the first matching area, and a plurality of points of the second three-dimensional data, which correspond to the second matching area; and registering the first three-dimensional data and the second three-dimensional data using the initial position. generating first two-dimensional data by unwrapping first three-dimensional data indicating a surface of a three-dimensional model of a target using a reference distance calculated based on a center coordinate of the first three-dimensional data, wherein the first three-dimensional data is generated by a modeling device; generating second two-dimensional data by unwrapping second three-dimensional data indicating at least a part of the surface of the target using the reference distance calculated based on the center coordinate of the first three-dimensional data, wherein the second three-dimensional data is generated by a three-dimensional scanner measuring a surface of the target three-dimensionally, characterized by determining a first matching area in the first two-dimensional data and a second matching area in the second two-dimensional data by matching the second two-dimensional data to the first two-dimensional data; setting, as an initial position, a plurality of points of the first three-dimensional data, which correspond to the first matching area, and a plurality of points of the second three-dimensional data, which correspond to the second matching area; and registering the first three-dimensional data and the second three-dimensional data using the initial position.