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Device for generating gas bubbles in a liquid in a container comprising - at least one rotatable gas-permeable hollow shaft arranged in at least one container, - gassing discs arranged on the at least one hollow shaft and spacers arranged between the gassing discs, wherein gassing discs and spacers are arranged alternately on the hollow shaft in gas-tight contact with one another, - at least one supply line for at least one compressed gas into the interior of the at least one rotatable hollow shaft, characterised in that each of the spacers has at least one centred opening for receiving the hollow shaft and at least two chambers (K1, K2), wherein the at least two chambers (K1, K2) are evenly spaced around the centred opening, wherein the centred opening and the at least two chambers (K1, K2) at least partially overlap, wherein the centred opening and the at least two chambers (K1, K2) are in open communication with each other at least in the overlap region, so that the compressed gas can flow from the hollow shaft into at least one of the chambers (K1, K2) of the spacer in each case and can enter the gassing discs from the at least one chamber (K1, K2) of the spacer. - at least one rotatable gas-permeable hollow shaft arranged in at least one container, - gassing discs arranged on the at least one hollow shaft and spacers arranged between the gassing discs, wherein gassing discs and spacers are arranged alternately on the hollow shaft in gas-tight contact with one another, - at least one supply line for at least one compressed gas into the interior of the at least one rotatable hollow shaft, characterised in that each of the spacers has at least one centred opening for receiving the hollow shaft and at least two chambers (K1, K2), wherein the at least two chambers (K1, K2) are evenly spaced around the centred opening, wherein the centred opening and the at least two chambers (K1, K2) at least partially overlap, wherein the centred opening and the at least two chambers (K1, K2) are in open communication with each other at least in the overlap region, so that the compressed gas can flow from the hollow shaft into at least one of the chambers (K1, K2) of the spacer in each case and can enter the gassing discs from the at least one chamber (K1, K2) of the spacer. characterised in that each of the spacers has at least one centred opening for receiving the hollow shaft and at least two chambers (K1, K2), wherein the at least two chambers (K1, K2) are evenly spaced around the centred opening, wherein the centred opening and the at least two chambers (K1, K2) at least partially overlap, wherein the centred opening and the at least two chambers (K1, K2) are in open communication with each other at least in the overlap region, so that the compressed gas can flow from the hollow shaft into at least one of the chambers (K1, K2) of the spacer in each case and can enter the gassing discs from the at least one chamber (K1, K2) of the spacer.
Method for retrieving aggregates and/or powdery mineral material from a source material comprising hardened mineral binder and aggregates, in particular a waste or demolition material, comprising the steps of: a) Treating the source material in a disintegration process under abrasive conditions, wherein the hardened mineral binder is at least partially, in particular essentially completely, carbonated and removed from the surface of the aggregates such that a powdery disintegration product is produced; b) Separation of the treated source material at a predefined cut-off grain size in order to retrieve treated aggregates with a grain size of at least the predefined cut-off grain size and/or in order to retrieve powdery mineral material with a grain size below the predefined cut-off grain size. a) Treating the source material in a disintegration process under abrasive conditions, wherein the hardened mineral binder is at least partially, in particular essentially completely, carbonated and removed from the surface of the aggregates such that a powdery disintegration product is produced; b) Separation of the treated source material at a predefined cut-off grain size in order to retrieve treated aggregates with a grain size of at least the predefined cut-off grain size and/or in order to retrieve powdery mineral material with a grain size below the predefined cut-off grain size.
A method, comprising: positioning a carbon fiber reinforced polymer, CFRP, composite surface for pretreatment of a target area of the CFRP surface, wherein the CFRP composite includes a polymer matrix and carbon fibers; preparing a pretreated target area on the CFRP composite surface using laser pulsed irradiation along a series of parallel paths in the target area; and bonding an electrode to exposed fibers in the pretreated target area, wherein the series of paths have a minimum line spacing (p) of 30 μm, characterized in that energy of the laser pulsed irradiation delivered to the CFRP composite surface is absorbed to excite bonds and generate heat so that heat absorbed by the CFRP composite surface conducts along the carbon fibers to increase temperature locally along a direction of the carbon fibers and the polymer matrix evaporates or sublimates, and the pulsed laser has a pulse frequency ( f) of 30 kHz and traverses the series of paths at a scanning speed ( v) of less than or equal to 500 mm/second, and with an average power ( P ave) of the laser that is less than or equal to 30 Watts. positioning a carbon fiber reinforced polymer, CFRP, composite surface for pretreatment of a target area of the CFRP surface, wherein the CFRP composite includes a polymer matrix and carbon fibers; preparing a pretreated target area on the CFRP composite surface using laser pulsed irradiation along a series of parallel paths in the target area; and bonding an electrode to exposed fibers in the pretreated target area, wherein the series of paths have a minimum line spacing (p) of 30 μm, characterized in that energy of the laser pulsed irradiation delivered to the CFRP composite surface is absorbed to excite bonds and generate heat so that heat absorbed by the CFRP composite surface conducts along the carbon fibers to increase temperature locally along a direction of the carbon fibers and the polymer matrix evaporates or sublimates, and the pulsed laser has a pulse frequency ( f) of 30 kHz and traverses the series of paths at a scanning speed ( v) of less than or equal to 500 mm/second, and with an average power ( P ave) of the laser that is less than or equal to 30 Watts.
A guiding device for guiding at least one cable in a lighting device for a motor vehicle, said guiding device comprising a rigid structure extending along at least one guiding direction and comprising fixing means for fixing the cable to the structure, the structure comprising first receiving means for receiving a printed circuit board, and the first receiving means comprising at least one slot defined in the structure, the slot having a width adapted to accommodate the thickness of the printed circuit board therein.
Heating element, comprising a support which is composed of a flexible material and on which a flexible structure comprising an electrically conductive paste is arranged, characterized in that the structure is in the form of a lattice structure, in that the lattice structure comprises lattice elements and intersection points, in that the lattice elements are electrically conductively and mechanically connected to one another by the intersection points, and in that the intersection points are substantially circular.
Process for obtaining an organic isocyanate from a phosgenation product comprising the isocyanate, comprising the steps of: a) working up the phosgenation product, wherein the workup comprises at least one distillation step where a first portion of the organic isocyanate is removed as distillate and a distillation residue comprising a second portion of the organic isocyanate is obtained, b) working up the distillation residue obtained in a), wherein the workup comprises at least one distillation step carried out at a temperature of up to 110°C at a pressure of not more than 1 mbar, wherein at least 50 wt% of the second portion of the organic isocyanate is removed from the distillation residue. a) working up the phosgenation product, wherein the workup comprises at least one distillation step where a first portion of the organic isocyanate is removed as distillate and a distillation residue comprising a second portion of the organic isocyanate is obtained, b) working up the distillation residue obtained in a), wherein the workup comprises at least one distillation step carried out at a temperature of up to 110°C at a pressure of not more than 1 mbar, wherein at least 50 wt% of the second portion of the organic isocyanate is removed from the distillation residue.
An ultrasonic cleaning bar for cleaning a roller of a printing machine, the ultrasonic cleaning bar comprising: an elongate body defining a longitudinal axis; a doctor blade supported by the body; a plurality of ultrasonic transducers spaced apart along the longitudinal axis for generating ultrasonic waves within the cleaning fluid; and first and second formations (28, 30) positioned at longitudinally opposite ends of the body, the first formation being releasably engageable with a first mounting bracket of the printing machine and the second formation being releasably engageable with a second mounting bracket of the printing machine; and wherein the ultrasonic cleaning bar is configured such that when the first and second formations (28, 30) are engaged with the first and second brackets (14, 15), the doctor blade engages a surface of the roller, such that the body, the doctor blade and the roller define a trough therebetween configured to contain a cleaning fluid such that the cleaning fluid contacts the roller; wherein the ultrasonic transducers are spaced apart from one another by no more than 150 mm. an elongate body defining a longitudinal axis; a doctor blade supported by the body; a plurality of ultrasonic transducers spaced apart along the longitudinal axis for generating ultrasonic waves within the cleaning fluid; and first and second formations (28, 30) positioned at longitudinally opposite ends of the body, the first formation being releasably engageable with a first mounting bracket of the printing machine and the second formation being releasably engageable with a second mounting bracket of the printing machine; and wherein the ultrasonic cleaning bar is configured such that when the first and second formations (28, 30) are engaged with the first and second brackets (14, 15), the doctor blade engages a surface of the roller, such that the body, the doctor blade and the roller define a trough therebetween configured to contain a cleaning fluid such that the cleaning fluid contacts the roller; wherein the ultrasonic transducers are spaced apart from one another by no more than 150 mm.
Pipe for transferring abrasive materials, comprising an external tubular body (11; 111) provided with at least a first external tubular portion (11a; 111a) and a second external tubular portion (11b; 111b) reciprocally connected in correspondence to respective ends by at least one welding bead (15; 115), and an internal tubular body (12; 112) disposed inside said external tubular body (11; 111) and made of a metal material heat-treated and with a resistance to wear that is greater than that of which the external tubular body (11; 111) is made, wherein said internal tubular body (12; 112) comprises a first internal tubular portion (12a; 112a) inserted into said first external tubular portion (11a; 111a), and a second internal tubular portion (12b; 112b) inserted into said second external tubular portion (11b; 111b), characterized in that in an intermediate position between said first internal tubular portion (12a; 112a) and said second internal tubular portion (12b; 112b), in longitudinal correspondence with the position of said welding bead (15; 115), a tubular interposition element (20, 120) is provided, made of material resistant to heat and resistant to wear, wherein said tubular interposition element (20, 120) extends longitudinally astride of the welding bead (15; 115) that connects the first external tubular portion (11a; 111a) and the second external tubular portion (11b; 111b).
An image processing apparatus, configured to obtain (S301; S601, S602) brightness values of surrounding pixels of an interest pixel included in an image; to decide (S305; S606, S612) an edge enhancement amount for the interest pixel based on the obtained brightness values; and to perform (S306; S607, S613) edge enhancement processing on the interest pixel in correspondence to the decided edge enhancement amount; characterized by being further configured to determine (S303; S604; S611) whether the interest pixel changes brighter or darker by the edge enhancement processing; and to calculate (S304; S605) an isolation degree of the interest pixel based on a variation (devY) of the obtained brightness values; and in that the edge enhancement amount is decided according to the calculated isolation degree and such that, when the interest pixel changes darker, the edge enhancement amount is made smaller than the edge enhancement amount when the interest pixel changes brighter. to obtain (S301; S601, S602) brightness values of surrounding pixels of an interest pixel included in an image; to decide (S305; S606, S612) an edge enhancement amount for the interest pixel based on the obtained brightness values; and to perform (S306; S607, S613) edge enhancement processing on the interest pixel in correspondence to the decided edge enhancement amount; characterized by being further configured to determine (S303; S604; S611) whether the interest pixel changes brighter or darker by the edge enhancement processing; and to calculate (S304; S605) an isolation degree of the interest pixel based on a variation (devY) of the obtained brightness values; and in that the edge enhancement amount is decided according to the calculated isolation degree and such that, when the interest pixel changes darker, the edge enhancement amount is made smaller than the edge enhancement amount when the interest pixel changes brighter.
A method of preparing a multilayer article from a semiconductor substrate, the semiconductor substrate comprising two major, generally parallel surfaces, one of which is the front surface of the semiconductor substrate and the other of which is a back surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a circumferential edge joining the front and back semiconductor substrate surfaces, the method comprising: (a) forming a metal film on the front surface of the semiconductor substrate, the metal film comprising a front metal film surface, a back metal film surface, and a bulk metal region between the front and back metal film surfaces, wherein the back metal film surface is in contact with the front semiconductor substrate surface; (b) forming a layer of boron nitride between the front surface of the semiconductor substrate and the back metal film surface wherein the layer of boron nitride is formed by contacting the metal film surface with a boron-containing gas and a nitrogen-containing gas at a temperature sufficient to in-diffuse boron atoms and nitrogen atoms into the bulk metal region of the metal film; and cooling the semiconductor substrate comprising the metal film such that boron and nitrogen precipitate out of the bulk metal region of the metal film and form a layer of boron nitride between the back metal film surface of the metal film and the front surface of the semiconductor substrate; and (c) forming a layer of graphene between the front surface of the semiconductor substrate and the back metal film surface, wherein steps (b) and (c) are either carried out in that order or are repeated. (a) forming a metal film on the front surface of the semiconductor substrate, the metal film comprising a front metal film surface, a back metal film surface, and a bulk metal region between the front and back metal film surfaces, wherein the back metal film surface is in contact with the front semiconductor substrate surface; (b) forming a layer of boron nitride between the front surface of the semiconductor substrate and the back metal film surface wherein the layer of boron nitride is formed by contacting the metal film surface with a boron-containing gas and a nitrogen-containing gas at a temperature sufficient to in-diffuse boron atoms and nitrogen atoms into the bulk metal region of the metal film; and cooling the semiconductor substrate comprising the metal film such that boron and nitrogen precipitate out of the bulk metal region of the metal film and form a layer of boron nitride between the back metal film surface of the metal film and the front surface of the semiconductor substrate; and (c) forming a layer of graphene between the front surface of the semiconductor substrate and the back metal film surface, wherein steps (b) and (c) are either carried out in that order or are repeated.
A heat generator comprising: a first electrode and a second electrode arranged facing each other; and a mesh conductive film arranged in a curved surface shape between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the heat generator has a three-dimensional curved surface with a minimum curvature radius of 300 mm or less, when two opposite points in the first electrode and the second electrode are at a distance on the conductive film, Lmin is a minimum value of the distance, and Lmax is a maximum value of the distance, the first electrode and the second electrode satisfy an inequality: Lmax − Lmin / Lmax + Lmin / 2 ≤ 0.375. a first electrode and a second electrode arranged facing each other; and a mesh conductive film arranged in a curved surface shape between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the heat generator has a three-dimensional curved surface with a minimum curvature radius of 300 mm or less, when two opposite points in the first electrode and the second electrode are at a distance on the conductive film, Lmin is a minimum value of the distance, and Lmax is a maximum value of the distance, the first electrode and the second electrode satisfy an inequality: Lmax − Lmin / Lmax + Lmin / 2 ≤ 0.375.
An automatic assembling system, comprising: a robot configured to perform an operation of inserting a first member into a second member; a force sensor configured to detect an insertion force exerted by the robot; and a controller configured to control the insertion force in the manner of a close loop feedback control according to a difference between the insertion force detected by the force sensor and a predetermined insertion force, so that the insertion force is less than the predetermined insertion force, wherein the first member comprises a chip (301, 302), and the second member comprises a housing, characterized in that the robot comprises an end effector having a first picker (110, 120) for picking up the chip (301, 302) and a second picker for picking up the housing. a robot configured to perform an operation of inserting a first member into a second member; a force sensor configured to detect an insertion force exerted by the robot; and a controller configured to control the insertion force in the manner of a close loop feedback control according to a difference between the insertion force detected by the force sensor and a predetermined insertion force, so that the insertion force is less than the predetermined insertion force, wherein the first member comprises a chip (301, 302), and the second member comprises a housing, characterized in that the robot comprises an end effector having a first picker (110, 120) for picking up the chip (301, 302) and a second picker for picking up the housing.
An actuator comprising: a first actuating channel having a first planetary gear system, with a first sun gear, a number of first planet gears and a first ring gear, and a first driver driving the first sun gear; and a second actuating channel having a second planetary gear system, with a second sun gear, a number of second planet gears and a second ring gear, and a second driver driving the second sun gear; characterised in that the actuator further comprises: a first gear train coupling the first driver to the second ring gear to drive the second ring gear in addition to the first sun gear; and a second gear train coupling the second driver to the first ring gear to drive the first ring gear in addition to the second sun gear; wherein the first driver driving both the first sun gear and the second ring gear in combination with the second driver driving both the second sun gear and the first ring gear mechanically synchronizes the first and second actuating channels (30,40). a first actuating channel having a first planetary gear system, with a first sun gear, a number of first planet gears and a first ring gear, and a first driver driving the first sun gear; and a second actuating channel having a second planetary gear system, with a second sun gear, a number of second planet gears and a second ring gear, and a second driver driving the second sun gear; a first gear train coupling the first driver to the second ring gear to drive the second ring gear in addition to the first sun gear; and a second gear train coupling the second driver to the first ring gear to drive the first ring gear in addition to the second sun gear;
A personal care composition comprising: a) particle comprising chitosan salt at the outer surface of the particle; and b) silicone component selected from dimethicone, aminosilicone or a mixture thereof, wherein the silicone component has a viscosity of at least 5,000 cSt at 25 °C. a) particle comprising chitosan salt at the outer surface of the particle; and b) silicone component selected from dimethicone, aminosilicone or a mixture thereof,
A filter device (1000; 1000'; 1001) comprising a housing having an inlet and an outlet and defining a fluid flow path between the inlet and the outlet, and a filter arrangement (575; 575') arranged across the fluid flow path and comprising a host filter (500; 500'), said host filter (500; 500') comprising (a) a hollow cylindrical porous host filter element having a first end and a second end; (b) a first end cap arranged at the first end or the second end of the hollow cylindrical porous host filter element, the first end cap having an outer diameter; and, (c) an outer surface; wherein the filter arrangement further comprises a porous fibrous hollow cylindrical prefiltration element, filter device being characterized in that the porous fibrous hollow cylindrical prefiltration element is compression fit on the outer diameter of the first end cap, and covering the exposed outer surface of the host filter (500; 500'), and in that the filter device (1000; 1000'; 1001) comprises a point of use shower head device or a point of use faucet head device, and the host filter (500; 500') comprises a sterilizing grade water filter. (a) a hollow cylindrical porous host filter element having a first end and a second end; (b) a first end cap arranged at the first end or the second end of the hollow cylindrical porous host filter element, the first end cap having an outer diameter; and, (c) an outer surface;