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An aerosol-cooling element for use with an apparatus for heating smokable material, the element being a main body portion formed of a first material having first and second ends, and comprising at least one tube formed of a second, different material within the main body portion, the tube extending between the first and second ends so as to provide a through hole extending through the first material of the main body portion, wherein the main body portion is a monolithic rod.
Arrangement for an electrical switch element, comprising a contact switch chamber and two contacts which are arranged in the contact switch chamber, wherein a wall of the contact switch chamber has at least one insulation slot between the two contacts having an opening which extends transversely relative to a connection line between the two contacts, wherein the wall of the contact switch chamber has a wide collection trough which extends transversely between the two contacts, characterized in that the material of the contact switch chamber is a plastic material that contains fire-retardant agents, and in that an edge of the collection trough, which edge is located at a side closer to a contact, has a chamfer.
A device for re-circulating a raw material in polybutene preparation, comprising: a reactor, into which a catalyst and a raw material of isobutene which is diluted with an inactive organic solvent are supplied and polymerized to produce a reaction product; a neutralizing/washing tank for removing the catalyst from the reaction product and neutralizing the reaction product which is discharged from the reactor; a separation tank for separating the reaction product which is delivered from the neutralizing /washing tank into organic compounds and water; a C4 distillation column for distilling an unreacted raw material and the inactive organic solvent from the organic compounds which is discharged from the separation tank; and an impurity adsorption column for removing halogen acid from the distilled unreacted raw material and the inactive organic solvent which is transferred from the C4 distillation column using an adsorbent, and means for re-supplying the unreacted raw material and inactive organic solvent, from which the halogen acid is removed, to the reactor, wherein the halogen acid is hydrofluoric acid or hydrochloric acid (HCl), and the adsorbent is selected from the group consisting of calcium hydroxide, calcium oxide, calcium carbonate, calcium chloride, potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate, potassium bicarbonate, potassium chloride, sodium hydroxide, sodium carbonate, sodium hydrogen carbonate, solid silicas, solid aluminas, an anion exchange resin having a resin to which an amine group is attached and a cation exchange resins having a resin to which a sulfo group is attached. a reactor, into which a catalyst and a raw material of isobutene which is diluted with an inactive organic solvent are supplied and polymerized to produce a reaction product; a neutralizing/washing tank for removing the catalyst from the reaction product and neutralizing the reaction product which is discharged from the reactor; a separation tank for separating the reaction product which is delivered from the neutralizing /washing tank into organic compounds and water; a C4 distillation column for distilling an unreacted raw material and the inactive organic solvent from the organic compounds which is discharged from the separation tank; and an impurity adsorption column for removing halogen acid from the distilled unreacted raw material and the inactive organic solvent which is transferred from the C4 distillation column using an adsorbent, and means for re-supplying the unreacted raw material and inactive organic solvent, from which the halogen acid is removed, to the reactor, wherein the halogen acid is hydrofluoric acid or hydrochloric acid (HCl), and the adsorbent is selected from the group consisting of calcium hydroxide, calcium oxide, calcium carbonate, calcium chloride, potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate, potassium bicarbonate, potassium chloride, sodium hydroxide, sodium carbonate, sodium hydrogen carbonate, solid silicas, solid aluminas, an anion exchange resin having a resin to which an amine group is attached and a cation exchange resins having a resin to which a sulfo group is attached.
An assembly including two longitudinal roof bars and means for fixing the latter on the two sides of the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle, each of the two roof bars including a first element intended to be fixed longitudinally on the upper portion of one of the two sides of the passenger compartment and a second element connected to the first element and forming an obtuse angle with the first element, this second element being intended to be fixed on the rear portion inclined towards the bottom of the said side of the passenger compartment, characterized in that the first element comprises close to its end opposite the second element a single foot intended to rest on the upper front portion of the side of the passenger compartment and in a region connecting the first element to the second element a surface intended to rest on the upper rear portion of the side of the passenger compartment.
Wild animal warning device, in which reflectors are formed on an elevated base, light beams from an illuminated moving vehicle are deflected via these reflectors in the suspected direction of coming wild animals, and the base is configured so as to have fixing points for its fixing to elements carrying the same, such as boundary posts and the like, characterized in that the elevated base is transparent and designed to extend in the vertical direction and, on its rear side, has recesses and is arranged with its longitudinal axis parallel to the carrying element, and the reflectors have polygonal embossments, the embossments are designed with various colours, each individual embossment is configured so as to have an associated closure and is thus formed as a cavity closed on one side, and the rear side of the reflectors is mirrored and this mirroring is likewise designed with different colours, wherein the different colours of the embossments and the mirroring are those that are felt by the wild animals to be glaring or very glaring.
A method for securing, against fires, a solid fuel combustion or gasification plant comprising a solid fuel combustion furnace, said furnace being supplied, with solid fuel, by a supply system, the method including the following steps according to which: a non-flammable liquid is injected into the fuel contained in the fuel supply system; a fuel plug is formed in the fuel supply system; the method being characterised in that a fuel-free space is created in the fuel supply system. a non-flammable liquid is injected into the fuel contained in the fuel supply system; a fuel plug is formed in the fuel supply system; the method being characterised in that a fuel-free space is created in the fuel supply system.
Pulverulent compound of the formula Li a Ni b M1 c M2 d 2 (SO 4) x, in which M1 denotes at least one element selected from the group consisting of Fe, Co, Cr, Mg, Zn, Cu and/or mixtures thereof, M2 denotes at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mn, Al, B, Ca, Sr, Ba, Si and/or mixtures thereof, and 0.95 ≤ a ≤ 1.1, 0.3 ≤ b ≤ 0.83, 0.1 ≤ c ≤ 0.5, 0.03 ≤ d ≤ 0.5 and 0.001 ≤ x ≤ 0.03, characterized in that secondary particles of the pulverulent compound have a compressive strength of at least 200 MPa, said secondary particles being composed of a multiplicity of primary particles.
A mass spectrometer comprising: an ion source configured to provide ion packets on demand, each comprising a plurality of ions with mass-to-charge ratios, those ions with a common mass-to-charge ratio being referred to as an ion species; a mass filter comprising an electrode arrangement (38, 40) arranged to receive the ion packets from the ion source, and a drive circuit operable to apply a time varying voltage profile to the electrode arrangement, and an ion detector arranged to receive the ions output from the mass filter and operable to discriminate between different ion species based on their kinetic energy and taking account of the functional form of the voltage profile; characterised in that said time varying voltage profile has a functional form which imparts each ion species with a kinetic energy which is larger the larger the mass-to- charge ratio and a velocity which is smaller the larger the mass-to-charge ratio. an ion source configured to provide ion packets on demand, each comprising a plurality of ions with mass-to-charge ratios, those ions with a common mass-to-charge ratio being referred to as an ion species; a mass filter comprising an electrode arrangement (38, 40) arranged to receive the ion packets from the ion source, and a drive circuit operable to apply a time varying voltage profile to the electrode arrangement, and an ion detector arranged to receive the ions output from the mass filter and operable to discriminate between different ion species based on their kinetic energy and taking account of the functional form of the voltage profile; characterised in that said time varying voltage profile has a functional form which imparts each ion species with a kinetic energy which is larger the larger the mass-to- charge ratio and a velocity which is smaller the larger the mass-to-charge ratio.
Channel inspection and/or maintenance system comprising an inspection and/or maintenance device being movable and/or shiftable in the channel, and a monitoring device, the inspection and/or maintenance device being operatively connected to the monitoring device via a wired communication connection, the inspection and/or maintenance device having at least one image recording system (17; 17.1; 17.2), the at least one image recording system (17; 17.1; 17.2) providing digital video data, and - the inspection and/or maintenance device having a transmission device which is operatively coupled to the at least one image recording system (17; 17.1; 17.2) and to the communication connection, and - the monitoring device having a receiving device which is operatively coupled to the communication connection, characterized in that - the transmission device and the receiving device are adapted to transmit the digital video data at least via a portion (40.1; 40.2) of the communication connection in an analog manner according to the AHD standard, Analog High Definition, - the transmission device is adapted to transmit the digital video data provided by the image recording system (17; 17.1; 17.2) as analog video data according to the AHD standard, a transducer of the transmission device being adapted to convert the digital video data into analog video data according to the AHD standard, and - the receiving device has connectors via which monitoring and/or control data can be supplied to the receiving device, the communication connection having a control channel via which the monitoring and/or control data provided to the receiving device are transmitted to the transmission device of the inspection device. - the inspection and/or maintenance device having a transmission device which is operatively coupled to the at least one image recording system (17; 17.1; 17.2) and to the communication connection, and - the monitoring device having a receiving device which is operatively coupled to the communication connection, - the transmission device and the receiving device are adapted to transmit the digital video data at least via a portion (40.1; 40.2) of the communication connection in an analog manner according to the AHD standard, Analog High Definition, - the transmission device is adapted to transmit the digital video data provided by the image recording system (17; 17.1; 17.2) as analog video data according to the AHD standard, a transducer of the transmission device being adapted to convert the digital video data into analog video data according to the AHD standard, and - the receiving device has connectors via which monitoring and/or control data can be supplied to the receiving device, the communication connection having a control channel via which the monitoring and/or control data provided to the receiving device are transmitted to the transmission device of the inspection device.
A tire comprising a tread portion provided with a plurality of blocks including at least one first block provided with a plurality of sipes extending in a tire axial direction and arranged at intervals in a tire circumferential direction, wherein each of the plurality of sipes has a zigzag portion in a cross section perpendicular to the length direction of the sipe, and a zigzag portion in a cross section parallel to the ground contacting top surface of the first block, characterized in that each of the plurality of sipes is provided with only one tie bar protruding radially outwardly from a bottom of the sipe and terminating without reaching the ground contacting top surface, the plurality of sipes includes a first sipe having the tie bar at a first position in the tire axial direction, and a second sipe having the tie bar at a second position in the tire axial direction different from the first position, the first position of the first sipe is located in a central part when the first sipe is divided into three equal parts in the sipe length direction, the second position of the second sipe is located in a center part when the second sipe is divided into three equal parts in the sipe length direction, and in a top view of the first block, a virtual zone, which is formed by extending an axial extent of the tie bar of the first sipe toward the second sipe in parallel with the tire circumferential direction, partially overlaps with the tie bar of the second sipe. a zigzag portion in a cross section parallel to the ground contacting top surface of the first block, characterized in that each of the plurality of sipes is provided with only one tie bar protruding radially outwardly from a bottom of the sipe and terminating without reaching the ground contacting top surface, the plurality of sipes includes characterized in that each of the plurality of sipes is provided with only one tie bar protruding radially outwardly from a bottom of the sipe and terminating without reaching the ground contacting top surface, the plurality of sipes includes a first sipe having the tie bar at a first position in the tire axial direction, and a second sipe having the tie bar at a second position in the tire axial direction different from the first position, the first position of the first sipe is located in a central part when the first sipe is divided into three equal parts in the sipe length direction, the second position of the second sipe is located in a center part when the second sipe is divided into three equal parts in the sipe length direction, and in a top view of the first block, a virtual zone, which is formed by extending an axial extent of the tie bar of the first sipe toward the second sipe in parallel with the tire circumferential direction, partially overlaps with the tie bar of the second sipe.
Quark mass having improved flavour properties, which can be obtained by (a) subjecting raw milk to a heat treatment and separating off the cream, (b) subjecting the skimmed milk thus obtained to ultrafiltration or reverse osmosis and thereby producing a first retentate R1, which contains a dairy-protein concentrate, and a first permeate P1, (c) subjecting the first permeate P1 to nanofiltration and thereby producing a second retentate R2 and a second permeate P2, which contains alkali salts, (d) subjecting the second retentate R2 to alkaline demineralisation and thereby producing a third retentate R3, which contains phosphate salts, and a third permeate P3, (e) the third permeate P3 being combined with the retentate R1 to produce an unacidulated quark mass, and (f) subjecting the mixture thus obtained to a heat treatment until it is denatured, and finally (g) adding starter cultures and rennet to the denatured product and optionally (h) bringing the quark mass thus obtained to a defined dry mass- and protein content after fermentation is complete. (a) subjecting raw milk to a heat treatment and separating off the cream, (b) subjecting the skimmed milk thus obtained to ultrafiltration or reverse osmosis and thereby producing a first retentate R1, which contains a dairy-protein concentrate, and a first permeate P1, (c) subjecting the first permeate P1 to nanofiltration and thereby producing a second retentate R2 and a second permeate P2, which contains alkali salts, (d) subjecting the second retentate R2 to alkaline demineralisation and thereby producing a third retentate R3, which contains phosphate salts, and a third permeate P3, (e) the third permeate P3 being combined with the retentate R1 to produce an unacidulated quark mass, and (f) subjecting the mixture thus obtained to a heat treatment until it is denatured, and finally (g) adding starter cultures and rennet to the denatured product and optionally (h) bringing the quark mass thus obtained to a defined dry mass- and protein content after fermentation is complete.
A control system for a vehicle, operable to assume one of a plurality of driving modes in each of which at least one vehicle subsystem (120, 130, 140, 150, 160) is operated in a respective one of a plurality of subsystem configuration modes, characterised in that the control system comprises a controller or processor (110, 111) operable to receive an image from an imaging device of a driving surface over which the vehicle is driving or may subsequently drive and to select a driving mode appropriate to the driving surface in dependence on a content of one or more images output by the imaging device.
A system for facilitating an evaluation of non-carotid vasculature and blood flow through said non-carotid vasculature, the system comprising: an ultrasound machine configured to generate spectral Doppler sonogram data for the non-carotid vasculature, wherein the spectral Doppler sonogram data comprises a spectral Doppler sonogram image; a processing element configured to extract a set of waveform parameters from the spectral Doppler sonogram image, by establishing a region of interest in the spectral Doppler sonogram image so as to include at least three contiguous waves sharing a highest similarity in size and shape within the waveform, said at least three contiguous waves being identified via an autocorrelation methodology; said processing element further configured to perform a machine learning process including: generating a plurality of decision trees, evaluating the spectral Doppler sonogram data and extracted waveform parameters using the plurality of decision trees, and generating a pathology prediction value; and an electronic display configured to display a likelihood of pathology based on the pathology prediction value. an ultrasound machine configured to generate spectral Doppler sonogram data for the non-carotid vasculature, wherein the spectral Doppler sonogram data comprises a spectral Doppler sonogram image; a processing element configured to extract a set of waveform parameters from the spectral Doppler sonogram image, by establishing a region of interest in the spectral Doppler sonogram image so as to include at least three contiguous waves sharing a highest similarity in size and shape within the waveform, said at least three contiguous waves being identified via an autocorrelation methodology; said processing element further configured to perform a machine learning process including: generating a plurality of decision trees, evaluating the spectral Doppler sonogram data and extracted waveform parameters using the plurality of decision trees, and generating a pathology prediction value; and generating a plurality of decision trees, evaluating the spectral Doppler sonogram data and extracted waveform parameters using the plurality of decision trees, and generating a pathology prediction value; and an electronic display configured to display a likelihood of pathology based on the pathology prediction value.
A cleaner holder which is fixed to a wall surface, the cleaner holder comprising: a first body fixed to the wall surface on a rear surface of the first body and has a first charging port formed on a front surface of the first body to charge a cleaner, and of which the front surface is in contact with a first surface of the cleaner; and a locking part provided on the first body and coupled to the cleaner; characterized by a second body which protrudes from the first body and of which an upper surface supports a second surface of the cleaner. a first body fixed to the wall surface on a rear surface of the first body and has a first charging port formed on a front surface of the first body to charge a cleaner, and of which the front surface is in contact with a first surface of the cleaner; and a locking part provided on the first body and coupled to the cleaner; characterized by a second body which protrudes from the first body and of which an upper surface supports a second surface of the cleaner.
A method for implementing a heartbeat mechanism, applied to a distributed database system, and comprising: obtaining, by a switching node, a heartbeat request sent by a first node to a second node, wherein the heartbeat request comprises an identity of the first node and an identity of the second node, and the first node and the second node are different nodes connected to the switching node; recording, by the switching node, a first moment, wherein the first moment is a moment that the heartbeat request is received; querying, by the switching node according to the identity of the second node and from cached information, a second moment, wherein the second moment is a moment at which the switching node most recently received a message sent by the second node, and the cached information stores a correspondence between a moment at which the switching node receives a message sent by the second node and an identity of the second node; and if an absolute value of a difference between the first moment and the second moment is less than a threshold, sending, by the switching node, a heartbeat response to the first node. obtaining, by a switching node, a heartbeat request sent by a first node to a second node, wherein the heartbeat request comprises an identity of the first node and an identity of the second node, and the first node and the second node are different nodes connected to the switching node; recording, by the switching node, a first moment, wherein the first moment is a moment that the heartbeat request is received; querying, by the switching node according to the identity of the second node and from cached information, a second moment, wherein the second moment is a moment at which the switching node most recently received a message sent by the second node, and the cached information stores a correspondence between a moment at which the switching node receives a message sent by the second node and an identity of the second node; and if an absolute value of a difference between the first moment and the second moment is less than a threshold, sending, by the switching node, a heartbeat response to the first node.