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Method for manufacturing a heat exchanger, the said heat exchanger comprising: - a heat-exchange bundle comprising tubes through which a first heat-transfer fluid circulates between an inlet and an outlet for the said first heat-transfer fluid, - at least one inlet box or outlet box for a second heat-transfer fluid that comprises a bearing region, - at least one device for fastening the box (5a, 5b) to the heat-exchange bundle, the said fastening device comprising a base on which the bearing region of the box (5a, 5b) is intended to rest, the box (5a, 5b) comprising at least one shoulder oriented towards the outside of the said box (5a, 5b) at its bearing region and the fastening device comprising on one of its sides at least one rim oriented towards the inside of the heat-exchange bundle and extending parallel to the base, the said method being characterized in that it comprises the following steps for fitting at least one box (5a, 5b): - bringing the shoulder and the rim into contact at the face of the said rim opposite the base, - pivoting the box (5a, 5b) about the axis formed by the contact between the shoulder and the rim such that the bearing region of the box (5a, 5b) rests against the base of the fastening device and that the shoulder is inserted between the rim and the base, - fastening the box (5a, 5b) to the said heat-exchange bundle. - a heat-exchange bundle comprising tubes through which a first heat-transfer fluid circulates between an inlet and an outlet for the said first heat-transfer fluid, - at least one inlet box or outlet box for a second heat-transfer fluid that comprises a bearing region, - at least one device for fastening the box (5a, 5b) to the heat-exchange bundle, the said fastening device comprising a base on which the bearing region of the box (5a, 5b) is intended to rest, - bringing the shoulder and the rim into contact at the face of the said rim opposite the base, - pivoting the box (5a, 5b) about the axis formed by the contact between the shoulder and the rim such that the bearing region of the box (5a, 5b) rests against the base of the fastening device and that the shoulder is inserted between the rim and the base, - fastening the box (5a, 5b) to the said heat-exchange bundle.
System for controlled starting up stirring machines in a sediment, the system comprising the following: - a container for receiving materials to be processed; - a stirring device with stirring blades for stirring the materials to be processed in the container; - a purging device that is arranged and configured to convey, to a deposited sediment, medium for purging the sediment, - a device for operating stirring machines; and - a control that initiates a controlled re-start of stirring machines after the purging, characterised in that the control is provided with a device for measuring a sedimentation level, i.e. a deposited quantity of solid matter or a level of a clear surface. - a container for receiving materials to be processed; - a stirring device with stirring blades for stirring the materials to be processed in the container; - a purging device that is arranged and configured to convey, to a deposited sediment, medium for purging the sediment, - a device for operating stirring machines; and - a control that initiates a controlled re-start of stirring machines after the purging, characterised in that the control is provided with a device for measuring a sedimentation level, i.e. a deposited quantity of solid matter or a level of a clear surface.
Asphalt with anti-aging properties, wherein the bitumen in said asphalt essentially comprises: a. anti-aging bitumen that comprises from 80 to 98% by weight of bitumen with a penetration index ranging from 20 to 200 mm/10; and from 2 to 20% by weight of an anti-aging additive consisting in dehydrated and ground grape marc with a diameter ranging from 10 μm and 10,000 μm, containing free radical scavengers essentially comprising from 1.5 to 12% by weight of phenols; from 2.5 to 20% by weight of tannins; from 0.5 to 5% by weight of procyanidins; and from 0.0 to 0.8% by weight of anthocyanins; and b. aggregates. a. anti-aging bitumen that comprises from 80 to 98% by weight of bitumen with a penetration index ranging from 20 to 200 mm/10; and from 2 to 20% by weight of an anti-aging additive consisting in dehydrated and ground grape marc with a diameter ranging from 10 μm and 10,000 μm, containing free radical scavengers essentially comprising from 1.5 to 12% by weight of phenols; from 2.5 to 20% by weight of tannins; from 0.5 to 5% by weight of procyanidins; and from 0.0 to 0.8% by weight of anthocyanins; and b. aggregates.
Pressure tank for storage of gas for assembly in a gas-powered vehicle, which has a rotationally symmetrical elongate form which is cylindrical in the central region and which is closed at both ends with curved pole caps, and which has a wall which surrounds a hollow space for storing the gas, and a metal connection piece, a so-called boss (4, 4'), on each of the pole caps, wherein the wall comprises a reinforcement layer made of fibre-reinforced plastics material and an inner liner for sealing, wherein for sealing a bush (7, 7') which is connected to the boss (4, 4'), a pressure ring (8, 8') and a resilient element (9, 9') are provided and configured in such a manner that the resilient element (9, 9') is supported on the bush (7, 7') and presses the pressure ring (8, 8') onto the liner and thereby presses the liner in a region onto the boss (4, 4'), characterized in that the pressure ring together with the bush completely surrounds the resilient element. wherein for sealing a bush (7, 7') which is connected to the boss (4, 4'), a pressure ring (8, 8') and a resilient element (9, 9') are provided and configured in such a manner that the resilient element (9, 9') is supported on the bush (7, 7') and presses the pressure ring (8, 8') onto the liner and thereby presses the liner in a region onto the boss (4, 4'), characterized in that the pressure ring together with the bush completely surrounds the resilient element.
A luminescence diode chip, which has an epitaxial semiconductor layer sequence suitable for generating electromagnetic radiation, an electrical connecting element, a radiation-transmissive current-spreading layer connected in an electrically conductive manner to the connecting element and with a TCO (transparent conductive oxide), and at least one current barrier, which is suitable for selectively preventing or reducing the generation of radiation in a region covered laterally by the connecting element by a reduced current density, characterized in that the current barrier or at least one of the current barriers is formed of material of the current-spreading layer, so that the current barrier comprises a portion of the TCO of the current-spreading layer, wherein this portion of the TCO is modified by introduced ions or atoms in such a way that its electrical conductivity is less than a tenth of the electrical conductivity of a remaining TCO of the current spreading-layer.
A lifting module for a hydraulic consumer, which may be acted upon on one side against a load from a pressure conduit, which is connected to a pressure source and leads to at least one hydraulic consumer, (Cf), of a forklift truck with a lifting-proportional control valve in a lifting line, connected to the pressure conduit, and a lowering-proportional control valve in a lowering line, connected to a tank conduit, a load pressure signal circuit connected at least to the lifting line downstream of the lifting-proportional control valve and a magnetically actuated 4/2 safety valve between the load pressure signal circuit and the tank conduit, which, when energised, separates the load pressure signal circuit from the tank conduit and simultaneously connects an opening side of a pressure compensator of the lowering-proportional control valve to the lowering line and, when not energised, connects the load pressure signal circuit to the tank conduit and the opening side of the pressure compensator to the tank circuit and simultaneously separates the lowering line from the opening side of the pressure compensator, characterised in that provided between the pressure source and the pressure conduit there is a switch-off device, which responds purely hydraulically and in dependence on the load pressure in the load pressure signal circuit, for a conveyed flow produced by the pressure source to the lifting-proportional control valve and that the switch-off device includes either a non-return valve, which may be unlocked hydraulically with control pressure, or a pressure pilot-controlled 3/2-way priority valve, which in each case, when not acted on by control pressure, blocks in the flow direction to the pressure conduit.
A process for synthesizing a color stable Mn 4+ doped phosphor, the process comprising contacting a precursor of formula I, A x [MF y]:Mn 4+ I at an elevated temperature in a range from 500°C to 600°C with a fluorine-containing oxidizing agent in gaseous form to form the color stable Mn 4+ doped phosphor; wherein A is Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, or a combination thereof; M is Si, Ge, Sn, Ti, Zr, Al, Ga, In, Sc, Hf, Y, La, Nb, Ta, Bi, Gd, or a combination thereof; x is the absolute value of the charge of the [MF y] ion; y is 5, 6 or 7; and an amount of Mn ranges from 0.5 wt% to 4 wt%, based on total weight; the process further comprising reducing the temperature at a controlled rate of ≤5°C per minute. A is Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, or a combination thereof; M is Si, Ge, Sn, Ti, Zr, Al, Ga, In, Sc, Hf, Y, La, Nb, Ta, Bi, Gd, or a combination thereof; x is the absolute value of the charge of the [MF y] ion; y is 5, 6 or 7; and an amount of Mn ranges from 0.5 wt% to 4 wt%, based on total weight;
A method of a device enabling charging of an electric vehicle at a vehicle charging station being characterized in comprising: receiving, from a vehicle charging station operator, an identifier of a subscription for which a battery charging session is to be established with the vehicle charging station, wherein the vehicle charging station operator has received the identifier of said subscription by the vehicle charging station acquiring the identifier via wireless communication with a portable charging cable being associated with said subscription and being configured to wirelessly communicate said identifier; receiving, from the vehicle charging station operator, an identifier of the vehicle charging station operator; and registering, by a processing unit of said device, battery charging session information for the subscription for which the battery charging session is to be established with the vehicle charging station, the battery charging session information comprising at least the identifier of said subscription and the identifier of the vehicle charging station operator operating the vehicle charging station. receiving, from a vehicle charging station operator, an identifier of a subscription for which a battery charging session is to be established with the vehicle charging station, wherein the vehicle charging station operator has received the identifier of said subscription by the vehicle charging station acquiring the identifier via wireless communication with a portable charging cable being associated with said subscription and being configured to wirelessly communicate said identifier; receiving, from the vehicle charging station operator, an identifier of the vehicle charging station operator; and registering, by a processing unit of said device, battery charging session information for the subscription for which the battery charging session is to be established with the vehicle charging station, the battery charging session information comprising at least the identifier of said subscription and the identifier of the vehicle charging station operator operating the vehicle charging station.
An apparatus comprising: a vertical microphone array; a horizontal microphone array; and a processor coupled to the vertical microphone array and to the horizontal microphone array, wherein the processor is configured to: obtain, from the vertical microphone array, a first audio signal including audio from a target sound source and audio from a horizontally-displaced sound source; obtain, from the horizontal microphone array, a second audio signal and a third audio signal both including the audio from the target sound source and the audio from the horizontally-displaced sound source; based on the second audio signal and the third audio signal, determine at least one of a first angle of arrival of the audio from the target sound source or a second angle of arrival of the audio from the horizontally-displaced sound source; and based on the at least one of the first angle of arrival or the second angle of arrival, adjust a gain of the first audio signal. a vertical microphone array; a horizontal microphone array; and a processor coupled to the vertical microphone array and to the horizontal microphone array, wherein the processor is configured to: obtain, from the vertical microphone array, a first audio signal including audio from a target sound source and audio from a horizontally-displaced sound source; obtain, from the horizontal microphone array, a second audio signal and a third audio signal both including the audio from the target sound source and the audio from the horizontally-displaced sound source; based on the second audio signal and the third audio signal, determine at least one of a first angle of arrival of the audio from the target sound source or a second angle of arrival of the audio from the horizontally-displaced sound source; and based on the at least one of the first angle of arrival or the second angle of arrival, adjust a gain of the first audio signal. obtain, from the vertical microphone array, a first audio signal including audio from a target sound source and audio from a horizontally-displaced sound source; obtain, from the horizontal microphone array, a second audio signal and a third audio signal both including the audio from the target sound source and the audio from the horizontally-displaced sound source; based on the second audio signal and the third audio signal, determine at least one of a first angle of arrival of the audio from the target sound source or a second angle of arrival of the audio from the horizontally-displaced sound source; and based on the at least one of the first angle of arrival or the second angle of arrival, adjust a gain of the first audio signal.
Apparatus for breaking a frangible cannula located inside a flexible flow path, the frangible cannula including first and second portions (60, 62) with a breakable junction therebetween that may be broken by relative bending of the portions, the apparatus comprising: - a first stationary station in which the portion of the flow path containing the first portion of the cannula is positionable and - a second movable station in which the portion of the flow path containing the second portion of the cannula is positionable, the second station being configured to rotate relative to the first station through an angle relative to a center of rotation and being vertically offset from the center of rotation so as to bend one portion of the flow path and one portion of the cannula therein relative to the other portion of the flowpath and the other portion of the cannula therein, such as to break the breakable junction, wherein the second station is mounted on a rotary shaft and the apparatus includes an electrical drive motor (48,74) connected to the rotary shaft, optionally via a power transmission, the apparatus being characterized in that it is further provided with a position encoder to allow monitoring of the rotational position of the motor, wherein the second station is configured to move in order to enable a controlled bending of the portion of the cannula to a first position up to a first angle in one direction and to a second position up to an angle greater than the first angle in the opposite direction. - a first stationary station in which the portion of the flow path containing the first portion of the cannula is positionable and - a second movable station in which the portion of the flow path containing the second portion of the cannula is positionable, the second station being configured to rotate relative to the first station through an angle relative to a center of rotation and being vertically offset from the center of rotation so as to bend one portion of the flow path and one portion of the cannula therein relative to the other portion of the flowpath and the other portion of the cannula therein, such as to break the breakable junction,
Rear automotive light of the type comprising: a substantially basin-shaped, rear shell which is structured so to be fixed onto the vehicle body; a front lenticular half-shell arranged to close the mouth of the rear shell; at least a cup-shaped reflector body which is arranged inside the rear shell with its own mouth facing towards a first transparent or semitransparent portion of the front lenticular half-shell; and a light source which is structured so to emit light when electricity powered, and is arranged within the rear shell, close to the bottom of the latter, so as to be able to backlight said first transparent or semitransparent portion of the front lenticular half-shell; the rear automotive light being characterized in that it also comprises a heat extraction tubular duct that overhangingly protrudes from the bottom of the cup-shaped reflector body, and extends upwards inside the rear shell up to reach an opening made in the back of the rear shell.
Suspended conveyor with an unloading station to which at least one pouch of the suspended conveyor hanging on a conveying rail of the suspended conveyor is supplied, wherein the pouch has two side walls which are connected to one another at a pouch bottom via a coupling, the coupling having, on at least one of two opposite faces, an actuation end, protruding from the face perpendicularly to the conveying direction (x) of the pouch, of a slider of an actuation mechanism of the coupling for releasing the coupling, and the unloading station having a pouch guide tapering along the conveying direction (x) in the width direction through which the coupling is guided with the actuation end and which engages the actuation end, characterized in that the pouch guide tapers along the conveying direction (x) in the width direction.
A structure for blocking heat transfer through a thermal bridge of a curtain wall building, said structure comprising a curtain wall, an indoor metal frame and an outdoor metal frame and a metal component, wherein an integral aerogel thermal break strip which is installed close to the outside and made of aerogel thermal insulation blanket is fixed between the indoor metal frame and the metal component, wherein the curtain wall is visual curtain wall glass, the visual curtain wall glass is fixed to the indoor metal frame by structural silicone sealant and double-sided tapes, the metal component is U-shape, the outdoor metal frame is fixed to the indoor metal frame by nylon thermal break strips and the U-shaped metal component is fixed to the indoor metal frame by metal fasteners, gaskets are installed between the outdoor metal frame and the metal component and the aerogel thermal break strip between the indoor metal frame and the metal component is closely fixed to the U-shaped inner side of the metal component; wherein the thermal conductivity of the thermal break strip is no greater than 0.021 W/(m·K).
A compound, or a salt, solvate or hydrate thereof, having a structure of: wherein: X 1 is an unbranched or branched C 1-10 alkylene, (CH 2) s -NH-(CH 2) t, or (CH 2) s -O-(CH 2) t, where s and t are each, independently an integer from 1 to 5; n 1 and p 1 are each, independently, integers from 1 to 10; and R 20 - R 33 are each independently hydrogen, halogen, or C 1-6 haloalkyl, provided at least one of R 20 - R 33 is halogen. X 1 is an unbranched or branched C 1-10 alkylene, (CH 2) s -NH-(CH 2) t, or (CH 2) s -O-(CH 2) t, where s and t are each, independently an integer from 1 to 5; n 1 and p 1 are each, independently, integers from 1 to 10; and R 20 - R 33 are each independently hydrogen, halogen, or C 1-6 haloalkyl, provided at least one of R 20 - R 33 is halogen.
A support device for hydroponic cultures formed of a panel adapted to float, in use, on a culture liquid, said panel being made of polymeric material and comprising a plurality of distinct and separate hollow tubular elements arranged side-by-side and spaced in parallel apart from each other so as to create a plurality of seats adapted to contain an inert substrate for hydroponic cultures, each of said seat being defined between two adjacent tubular elements and extending between an upper opening and a lower opening wherein said tubular elements each have a shaped cross-section, defined by a curved top portion and a pair of flat and inclined side walls extending symmetrically with respect to a vertical axis (X-X) and diverging toward the outside, such that said seats have a substantially funnel-shaped cross section, characterized in that said top portions are each shaped according to the contour of a semicircle, the curvature radius of which is about one third of the height of said seats, each of said seats being configured such that the width of said upper opening is about 12 to 15 times greater than to the width of said lower opening.
Security device, particularly for carrying banknotes or the like, which device comprises: a carrying case, a compartment housing said banknotes inside said carrying case, means for making said banknotes unusable in case of robbery, control means for said means for making said banknotes unusable in case of robbery, activation and deactivation means for said control means, which can be operated such to make said control means operative or inoperative, characterized in that said means for making said banknotes unusable are powered cutting means intended to cut each banknote into at least two pieces separated each other, said powered cutting means comprising at least two chain saws being composed of a guide bar about the rim thereof a chain cutting member runs which is driven by a drive pulley, the drive pulley being operated by a driving motor in combination with a power source, the chain saws being parallel each other, said guide bars being parallel each other. a carrying case, a compartment housing said banknotes inside said carrying case, means for making said banknotes unusable in case of robbery, control means for said means for making said banknotes unusable in case of robbery, activation and deactivation means for said control means, which can be operated such to make said control means operative or inoperative, characterized in that said means for making said banknotes unusable are powered cutting means intended to cut each banknote into at least two pieces separated each other, said powered cutting means comprising at least two chain saws being composed of a guide bar about the rim thereof a chain cutting member runs which is driven by a drive pulley, the drive pulley being operated by a driving motor in combination with a power source, the chain saws being parallel each other, said guide bars being parallel each other.
Electrochemical surface treatment apparatus for the treatment of radioactively contaminated internal surfaces of a pipe, the apparatus including an electrode device, the device including an electrode, which, in use, is located in electrolyte liquid within the pipe adjacent a treatment surface to be treated with a gap defined between the electrode and the treatment surface, the apparatus including a circulation arrangement, characterised by: the electrode defining an internal passage, wherein, in use, the circulation arrangement causes a recirculating flow of electrolyte liquid through the gap in one direction and along the passage in an opposite direction.