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A method of automatically determining an operating condition of at least part of a gas turbine engine for an aircraft, the method comprising: measuring one or more gas pressure waves by a gas pressure detector, wherein the gas pressure detector is located in the gas turbine engine; and automatically determining, by a computing system, an operating condition of at least part of a gas turbine engine in dependence on an output signal of the gas pressure detector; wherein the gas pressure detector comprises a plurality of acoustic elements; characterised in that; each acoustic element has directional sensitivity; and all of the acoustic elements have different orientations such that the gas pressure detector is able to detect gas pressure waves with substantially the same sensitivity in all of the directions that an acoustic element is orientated in. measuring one or more gas pressure waves by a gas pressure detector, wherein the gas pressure detector is located in the gas turbine engine; and automatically determining, by a computing system, an operating condition of at least part of a gas turbine engine in dependence on an output signal of the gas pressure detector; wherein the gas pressure detector comprises a plurality of acoustic elements; characterised in that; each acoustic element has directional sensitivity; and all of the acoustic elements have different orientations such that the gas pressure detector is able to detect gas pressure waves with substantially the same sensitivity in all of the directions that an acoustic element is orientated in.
Shaft element for a drain trench, wherein the shaft element is produced from a number of identical components, wherein the component is formed substantially plate-shaped with a first side and a second side opposite the first side, which are each flat and arranged substantially parallel to one another, with a third side and a fourth side opposite the third side, wherein connection means (8, 9) are provided on the third side and on the fourth side such that a first connection means is formed on the third side and a second connection means on the fourth side, and a fifth side and a sixth side, wherein the sixth side is opposite the fifth side and both are respectively flat and arranged substantially parallel to one another, wherein connection means (10, 11) are provided on the fifth side and on the sixth side such that a third connection means is formed on the fifth side and a fourth connection means on the sixth side, which third connection means and fifth connection means are formed as projections and recesses, wherein the first connection means on the third side and the second connection means on the fourth side are formed congruent to one another in order to create a connection state between two adjacent identical components (1, 1') in one spatial direction, and wherein the third connection means on the fifth side and the fourth connection means on the sixth side are formed congruent to one another in order to create a connection state between two adjacent components (1, 1') in another spatial direction, that from the second side a projection protrudes approximately perpendicularly, which is preferably formed at the end of the second side in the direction of the sixth side, characterised in that the shaft element is assembled from a number of identical components, the projections of which border an opening, and that a closing part is provided, which closes the opening bordered by the projections and/or that an adapter is provided for the connection of a pipe, in particular of a corrugated pipe, which is arranged on the opening bordered by the projections.
Process for preparing self-binding pigment particles comprising the following steps: a) providing an aqueous mineral pigment material suspension; b) providing at least one polymeric binder, wherein the binder comprises at least one modified polysaccharide having a degree of carboxylation in the range of 0.4 to 2.0 and having an intrinsic viscosity in the range of 3 to 300 ml/g, wherein the carbon of the binder shows a rate of nuclear transformation of 14 C to 14 N of between 900 and 920 transformations per hour and per gram carbon in the binder; c) mixing the binder of step b) with the aqueous mineral pigment material suspension of step a) and adjusting the solids content of the obtained suspension so that it is from 45 to 80 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the suspension; d) grinding the aqueous mineral material suspension of step c) until the fraction of self-binding pigment particles having a particle size of less than 1 μm is greater than 5 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the pigment particles, wherein in step c) the binder is added to the aqueous mineral pigment suspension in an amount from 0.1 to 10.0 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the suspension. a) providing an aqueous mineral pigment material suspension; b) providing at least one polymeric binder, wherein the binder comprises at least one modified polysaccharide having a degree of carboxylation in the range of 0.4 to 2.0 and having an intrinsic viscosity in the range of 3 to 300 ml/g, c) mixing the binder of step b) with the aqueous mineral pigment material suspension of step a) and adjusting the solids content of the obtained suspension so that it is from 45 to 80 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the suspension; d) grinding the aqueous mineral material suspension of step c) until the fraction of self-binding pigment particles having a particle size of less than 1 μm is greater than 5 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the pigment particles,
Method for inputting a destination in a navigation system by manually controlling an actuating element, wherein at least the following menu items can be selected when the actuating element is actuated in a first way: - a CHARACTER menu item, which, when selected, provides a list of characters, - a DIGIT menu item which, when selected, provides a list of digits, wherein, when one of said menu items is selected for selecting one of the elements from the list by actuating the actuating element in said first way, the other non-selected menu item can be selected by actuating said actuating element in said first way, wherein said actuating element is actuated in said first way by moving said actuating element in a plane in different directions, wherein the menu items are shown on a display and the currently selected menu item is shown in a central part of the display, surrounded by other actually non-selected menu items, wherein one of the other actually non-selected menu items can be selected by moving said actuating element in the direction where said one other menu item is displayed, wherein, when one menu item has been selected, four other non-selected menu items can be selected by moving said actuating element in four different directions, wherein, when one of the menu items has been selected by actuating the actuating element in said first way, said actuating element can be actuated in a second way for selecting an element of said list of the selected menu item, by rotating said actuating element, wherein, when a menu item has been selected by actuating the actuating element in the first way, a starting element of said list of elements of the selected menu item is displayed in a central part of the display, the other elements of said list being displayed around said central part, wherein the non-selected menu items are displayed radially outside the other elements of said list displayed around the element displayed in the central part. - a CHARACTER menu item, which, when selected, provides a list of characters, - a DIGIT menu item which, when selected, provides a list of digits,
A device for forming elongated, strip-shaped bodies made of a pumpable mass which is sensitive to shear forces, for forming baked products, comprising: - a pump device for conveying the mass into a pump outlet region, - a dividing region which is arranged downstream of the pump outlet region in the flow direction, wherein a plurality of dividing openings which are defined by dividing elements are provided in the dividing region, - a plurality of dividing channels which are separate from one another and which lead from the dividing openings to the mass outlet openings, - a moving transport surface for transporting the strip-shaped bodies emerging from the mass outlet openings, characterised - in that the dividing channels comprise a continuously narrowing reduction region, - in that the mass outlet openings are spaced apart from one another in the transverse direction of the transport surface, - in that the dividing elements comprise combs which are oriented counter to the flow direction of the mass, and - in that the combs are designed to be rounded counter to the flow direction. - a pump device for conveying the mass into a pump outlet region, - a dividing region which is arranged downstream of the pump outlet region in the flow direction, wherein a plurality of dividing openings which are defined by dividing elements are provided in the dividing region, - a plurality of dividing channels which are separate from one another and which lead from the dividing openings to the mass outlet openings, - a moving transport surface for transporting the strip-shaped bodies emerging from the mass outlet openings, - in that the dividing channels comprise a continuously narrowing reduction region, - in that the mass outlet openings are spaced apart from one another in the transverse direction of the transport surface, - in that the dividing elements comprise combs which are oriented counter to the flow direction of the mass, and - in that the combs are designed to be rounded counter to the flow direction.
A method, comprising: establishing a primary connection between a mobile station and a base station by performing initial ranging over a primary radio frequency "RF" carrier; and establishing a secondary connection between the mobile station and the base station by performing periodic ranging over a secondary RF carrier without performing initial ranging in activating the secondary RF carrier, said method characterized by further comprising: negotiating a set of sleep mode parameters for the primary connection; entering sleep mode operation and receiving a traffic indication message on the primary RF carrier; and waking up one or more corresponding RF carriers for data reception if the traffic indication message indicates positive data traffic, wherein the primary RF carrier is switched to another activated secondary carrier during the sleep mode operation after receiving a MAC management message for carrier switching from the base station. establishing a primary connection between a mobile station and a base station by performing initial ranging over a primary radio frequency "RF" carrier; and establishing a secondary connection between the mobile station and the base station by performing periodic ranging over a secondary RF carrier without performing initial ranging in activating the secondary RF carrier, said method characterized by further comprising: negotiating a set of sleep mode parameters for the primary connection; entering sleep mode operation and receiving a traffic indication message on the primary RF carrier; and waking up one or more corresponding RF carriers for data reception if the traffic indication message indicates positive data traffic, wherein the primary RF carrier is switched to another activated secondary carrier during the sleep mode operation after receiving a MAC management message for carrier switching from the base station. negotiating a set of sleep mode parameters for the primary connection; entering sleep mode operation and receiving a traffic indication message on the primary RF carrier; and waking up one or more corresponding RF carriers for data reception if the traffic indication message indicates positive data traffic, wherein the primary RF carrier is switched to another activated secondary carrier during the sleep mode operation after receiving a MAC management message for carrier switching from the base station.
A drawing control device comprising: a fill-stroke generating unit that generates fill stroke data as fill stroke that includes a plurality of strokes that fill a drawing area; a shape-stroke generating unit that generates shape stroke data as a shape stroke which is a stroke of a shape to be formed on the drawing area; a first detecting unit that detects an overlap portion where the fill stroke and the shape stroke overlap with each other; a modifying unit that removes the overlap portion from the fill stroke to modify the fill stroke to obtain a drawing stroke; a drawing-instruction generating unit (144, 444, 644) that generates a drawing instruction for drawing each stroke in the drawing stroke; and a drawing control unit that controls a drawing device by using the drawing instruction to cause the drawing device to draw the drawing stroke on an object, the drawing device being a device for drawing visual information on the object by transferring energy to the object, wherein a stroke being defined as a line segment having a predetermined line width and wherein the fill stroke data indicates start positions and end positions of all strokes belonging to the fill stroke and wherein the shape stroke data indicates start positions and end positions of all strokes belonging to the shape stroke. a fill-stroke generating unit that generates fill stroke data as fill stroke that includes a plurality of strokes that fill a drawing area; a shape-stroke generating unit that generates shape stroke data as a shape stroke which is a stroke of a shape to be formed on the drawing area; a first detecting unit that detects an overlap portion where the fill stroke and the shape stroke overlap with each other; a modifying unit that removes the overlap portion from the fill stroke to modify the fill stroke to obtain a drawing stroke; a drawing-instruction generating unit (144, 444, 644) that generates a drawing instruction for drawing each stroke in the drawing stroke; and a drawing control unit that controls a drawing device by using the drawing instruction to cause the drawing device to draw the drawing stroke on an object, the drawing device being a device for drawing visual information on the object by transferring energy to the object, wherein a stroke being defined as a line segment having a predetermined line width and wherein the fill stroke data indicates start positions and end positions of all strokes belonging to the fill stroke and wherein the shape stroke data indicates start positions and end positions of all strokes belonging to the shape stroke.
A fuel cell manufacturing method for obtaining a fuel cell by manufacturing unit fuel cells, by providing positive and negative electrodes (23,24) on the sides of an electrolyte membrane and providing separators (26,27) on the outer faces of these positive and negative electrodes, and stacking together multiple of these unit fuel cells, said method comprising the steps of: loading the multiple unit fuel cells onto a stage in a stacked state while the stage is disposed in an upward-pointing position in which the stage is inclined at an angle to the horizontal; supporting the left and right sides of the stacked multiple unit fuel cells; aligning the multiple unit fuel cells with a vibrating action while the stage is moved from the upward-pointing position to a horizontal position in which the stage lies in a horizontal plane; disposing first and second support plates (14,15) on the end faces of the aligned multiple unit fuel cells; applying a predetermined pressing force to the multiple unit fuel cells by way of the first and second support plates (14,15); and connecting together the first and second support plates (14,15) with connection members (16,16) while the predetermined pressing force is being applied to the multiple unit fuel cells. loading the multiple unit fuel cells onto a stage in a stacked state while the stage is disposed in an upward-pointing position in which the stage is inclined at an angle to the horizontal; supporting the left and right sides of the stacked multiple unit fuel cells; aligning the multiple unit fuel cells with a vibrating action while the stage is moved from the upward-pointing position to a horizontal position in which the stage lies in a horizontal plane; disposing first and second support plates (14,15) on the end faces of the aligned multiple unit fuel cells; applying a predetermined pressing force to the multiple unit fuel cells by way of the first and second support plates (14,15); and connecting together the first and second support plates (14,15) with connection members (16,16) while the predetermined pressing force is being applied to the multiple unit fuel cells.
A color tone quantification apparatus for a glossy color, comprising: a coefficient calculation section (123a, 123b, 123c) that is configured to calculate a coefficient for use in correction of chromaticity (a* / and b* /) wherein the chromaticity is obtained from measurement of reflected light that is measurement light which a region of an object is irradiated with and which is reflected off the region, the measurement including a specular reflection component and a diffuse reflection component, wherein the coefficient calculation section (123a, 123b, 123c) is configured to calculate the coefficient in consideration of a spatial distribution of the reflected light using at least one of a height of a peak, a height of a base, and a spread of a peak of lightness or reflection intensity in distribution information of lightness or reflection intensity with respect to a light reception angle (θ), wherein the lightness or reflection intensity is obtained from said measurement of said reflected light; a chromaticity calculation section that is configured to calculate an effective chromaticity (a* eff and b* eff) that is said measured chromaticity (a* / and b* /) weighted by said coefficient; and an output section that is configured to output the effective chromaticity (a* eff and b* eff) as a stimulus value representing a glossy color of the region in a color space with coordinate axes representing effective chromaticity and glossiness. a coefficient calculation section (123a, 123b, 123c) that is configured to calculate a coefficient for use in correction of chromaticity (a* / and b* /) wherein the chromaticity is obtained from measurement of reflected light that is measurement light which a region of an object is irradiated with and which is reflected off the region, the measurement including a specular reflection component and a diffuse reflection component, wherein the coefficient calculation section (123a, 123b, 123c) is configured to calculate the coefficient in consideration of a spatial distribution of the reflected light using at least one of a height of a peak, a height of a base, and a spread of a peak of lightness or reflection intensity in distribution information of lightness or reflection intensity with respect to a light reception angle (θ), wherein the lightness or reflection intensity is obtained from said measurement of said reflected light; a chromaticity calculation section that is configured to calculate an effective chromaticity (a* eff and b* eff) that is said measured chromaticity (a* / and b* /) weighted by said coefficient; and an output section that is configured to output the effective chromaticity (a* eff and b* eff) as a stimulus value representing a glossy color of the region in a color space with coordinate axes representing effective chromaticity and glossiness.
A cooling system for data centre, which data centre includes a plurality of servers associated to form a rack, each server being provided with heat-generating means, said system comprising: - a primary circuit, for each server, configured to allow circulation of a first thermal carrier fluid suitable for exchanging heat with said heat-generating means, wherein said primary circuit includes a heat exchange region (6, 7) coupled with said heat-generating means, - a plurality of second thermosyphon circuits each one associated to a respective server of said plurality and coupled to a respective primary circuit at said heat exchange region (6, 7), said plurality of second thermosyphon circuits being configured to allow circulation of a second thermal carrier fluid suitable for exchanging heat with said first thermal carrier fluid, wherein each primary circuit includes a device comprising an evaporation portion placed thermally in contact with said heat-generating means and a condensation portion, said condensation portion being overlapped to said evaporation portion and placed thermally in contact with a respective second thermosyphon circuit of said plurality, the overall configuration of the system being such that said plurality of second thermosyphon circuits are in fluid communication with each other according to a parallel connection. - a primary circuit, for each server, configured to allow circulation of a first thermal carrier fluid suitable for exchanging heat with said heat-generating means, wherein said primary circuit includes a heat exchange region (6, 7) coupled with said heat-generating means, - a plurality of second thermosyphon circuits each one associated to a respective server of said plurality and coupled to a respective primary circuit at said heat exchange region (6, 7), said plurality of second thermosyphon circuits being configured to allow circulation of a second thermal carrier fluid suitable for exchanging heat with said first thermal carrier fluid, wherein each primary circuit includes a device comprising an evaporation portion placed thermally in contact with said heat-generating means and a condensation portion, said condensation portion being overlapped to said evaporation portion and placed thermally in contact with a respective second thermosyphon circuit of said plurality, the overall configuration of the system being such that said plurality of second thermosyphon circuits are in fluid communication with each other according to a parallel connection. wherein each primary circuit includes a device comprising an evaporation portion placed thermally in contact with said heat-generating means and a condensation portion, said condensation portion being overlapped to said evaporation portion and placed thermally in contact with a respective second thermosyphon circuit of said plurality, the overall configuration of the system being such that said plurality of second thermosyphon circuits are in fluid communication with each other according to a parallel connection.
An adaptive optical apparatus comprising: wavefront correction means for correcting a wavefront aberration; first scanning means, arranged to be optically substantially conjugate to said wavefront correction means, for scanning light on an object in a first direction; second scanning means, arranged to be optically substantially conjugate to said wavefront correction means, for scanning light on the object in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; and an optical element (61,62) arranged in an optical path between said wavefront correction means and said first scanning means and arranged in an optical path between said first scanning means and said second scanning means. wavefront correction means for correcting a wavefront aberration; first scanning means, arranged to be optically substantially conjugate to said wavefront correction means, for scanning light on an object in a first direction; second scanning means, arranged to be optically substantially conjugate to said wavefront correction means, for scanning light on the object in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; and an optical element (61,62) arranged in an optical path between said wavefront correction means and said first scanning means and arranged in an optical path between said first scanning means and said second scanning means.