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A method for preparation of 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol, comprising steps of: conducting a hydrogenation reaction of terephthalic acid in the presence of a first hydrogenation catalyst to prepare 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid(CHDA) comprising cis isomers and trans isomers; conducting an isomerization reaction of the reaction product of the step 1 in the presence of an isomerization catalyst to isomerize at least a part of the cis isomers of CHDA into trans isomers; and conducting a hydrogenation reaction of the reaction product of the step 2 in the presence of a second hydrogenation catalyst to prepare 1, 4-cyclohexanedimethanol(CHDM) comprising cis isomers and trans isomers, wherein the isomerization catalyst comprises monoclinic system zirconia or anatase crystal structure titania. conducting a hydrogenation reaction of terephthalic acid in the presence of a first hydrogenation catalyst to prepare 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid(CHDA) comprising cis isomers and trans isomers; conducting an isomerization reaction of the reaction product of the step 1 in the presence of an isomerization catalyst to isomerize at least a part of the cis isomers of CHDA into trans isomers; and conducting a hydrogenation reaction of the reaction product of the step 2 in the presence of a second hydrogenation catalyst to prepare 1, 4-cyclohexanedimethanol(CHDM) comprising cis isomers and trans isomers,
A computer-implemented method for information management, comprising: at a computer having one or more processors and memory storing programs executed by the one or more processors, detecting conmmnication status of a synchronizing terminal, wherein the synchronizing terminal is configured to synchronize the operations of one or more participating terminals; requesting operating status information corresponding to each participating terminal from the participating terminals when the communication status of the synchronizing terminal meets a predetermined condition; receiving the corresponding operating status information uploaded by the participating terminals; calculating data differences between the participating terminals based on the operating status information corresponding to each participating terminal; transmitting the data differences to the participating terminals, respectively, such that each participating terminal is configured to synchronize itself with the other participating terminals using the data differences; and selecting a new synchronizing terminal from the participating terminals based on a set of pre-determined rules after receiving signals from the participating terminals indicating completion of synchronization, so that the new synchronizing terminal is configured to synchronize the operations of the remaining participating terminals. at a computer having one or more processors and memory storing programs executed by the one or more processors, detecting conmmnication status of a synchronizing terminal, wherein the synchronizing terminal is configured to synchronize the operations of one or more participating terminals; requesting operating status information corresponding to each participating terminal from the participating terminals when the communication status of the synchronizing terminal meets a predetermined condition; receiving the corresponding operating status information uploaded by the participating terminals; calculating data differences between the participating terminals based on the operating status information corresponding to each participating terminal; transmitting the data differences to the participating terminals, respectively, such that each participating terminal is configured to synchronize itself with the other participating terminals using the data differences; and selecting a new synchronizing terminal from the participating terminals based on a set of pre-determined rules after receiving signals from the participating terminals indicating completion of synchronization, so that the new synchronizing terminal is configured to synchronize the operations of the remaining participating terminals.
A wind power generation apparatus comprising: a wind turbine blade that has a blade body and a receptor mounted on a blade body tip, wherein the receptor includes a solid blade outer portion that is positioned on an outside of the blade body tip opening portion and a blade inner portion that is positioned on an inside of the tip opening portion, wherein the blade inner portion includes a portion of which a size in a width direction is greater than a size of an inner wall (4a, 4b) of the blade tip opening portion in the width direction, or of which a size in a thickness direction is greater than a size of an inner wall (4a, 4b) of the blade tip opening portion in the thickness direction, wherein an internal conductor that is connected to the receptor is provided on the inside of the blade tip opening portion, characterized in that a fastening unit that fastens the blade inner portion and the blade body is provided, wherein a portion of the blade inner portion of the receptor on which the fastening unit is mounted is formed in a block shape so as to cover the fastening unit in a length direction, wherein the fastening unit is configured of a tubular through bolt seat that is housed in a hole formed in the blade body and the blade inner portion of the receptor, and a bolt that is inserted into the through bolt seat. a wind turbine blade that has a blade body and a receptor mounted on a blade body tip, wherein the receptor includes a solid blade outer portion that is positioned on an outside of the blade body tip opening portion and a blade inner portion that is positioned on an inside of the tip opening portion, wherein the blade inner portion includes a portion of which a size in a width direction is greater than a size of an inner wall (4a, 4b) of the blade tip opening portion in the width direction, or of which a size in a thickness direction is greater than a size of an inner wall (4a, 4b) of the blade tip opening portion in the thickness direction, wherein an internal conductor that is connected to the receptor is provided on the inside of the blade tip opening portion, characterized in that a fastening unit that fastens the blade inner portion and the blade body is provided, wherein a portion of the blade inner portion of the receptor on which the fastening unit is mounted is formed in a block shape so as to cover the fastening unit in a length direction, wherein the fastening unit is configured of a tubular through bolt seat that is housed in a hole formed in the blade body and the blade inner portion of the receptor, and a bolt that is inserted into the through bolt seat.
A high-strength steel sheet having a yield strength of 780 MPa or more and a tensile strength of 1180 MPa or more and comprising a composition consisting of, by mass, C: 0.05% to 0.15%, Si: 0.01% to 1.00%, Mn: 1.5% to 4.0%, P: 0.100% or less, S: 0.02% or less, Al: 0.01% to 0.50%, Cr: 0.010% to 2.000%, Nb: 0.005% to 0.100%, Ti: 0.005% to 0.100%, B: 0.0005% to 0.0050%, optionally at least one element selected from Mo: 0.005% to 2.000%, V: 0.005% to 2.000%, Ni: 0.005% to 2.000%, and Cu: 0.005% to 2.000%, optionally at least one element selected from Ca: 0.001% to 0.005% and REM: 0.001% to 0.005%, and the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein K represented by Formula below is 3.0 or more; and a microstructure in which, when the microstructure is observed in a cross section of the steel sheet which is perpendicular to the surface of the steel sheet at a depth of 1/4 thickness below the surface of the steel sheet, the area ratio of ferrite is 8% to 45%, the area ratio of martensite is 55% to 85%, the proportion of martensite grains adjacent to only ferrite grains in the entire microstructure is 15% or less, the average crystal grain sizes of ferrite and martensite are each 10 μm or less, and the area ratio of ferrite grains having a size of 10 μm or more to all ferrite grains included in a portion of the steel sheet which extends from 20 to 100 μm below the surface of the steel sheet is less than 5%, K = − 0.4 × Si + 1.0 × Mn + 1.3 × Cr + 200 × B where [Si] represents the Si content [mass%], [Mn] represents the Mn content [mass%], [Cr] represents the Cr content [mass%], and represents the B content [mass%].
A collimating lens assembly having a longitudinal axis (X-X), comprising: a singlemode fiber terminating in a distal end; a step-index multimode fiber having a proximal end abutting said singlemode fiber distal end, and having a distal end; a graded-index multimode fiber having a proximal end abutting said step-index multimode fiber distal end, and having a distal end; and a collimating lens longitudinally spaced from said graded-index multimode fiber distal end by an air gap, and operatively arranged to collimate light rays emanating from said graded-index multimode fiber distal end. a singlemode fiber terminating in a distal end; a step-index multimode fiber having a proximal end abutting said singlemode fiber distal end, and having a distal end; a graded-index multimode fiber having a proximal end abutting said step-index multimode fiber distal end, and having a distal end; and a collimating lens longitudinally spaced from said graded-index multimode fiber distal end by an air gap, and operatively arranged to collimate light rays emanating from said graded-index multimode fiber distal end.
Method for regulating the filling of at least one cavity in a device for manufacturing an object, in particular in an injection moulding machine, wherein a melt is introduced into the cavity through an opening and its width is changed, the width of the opening is also changed in a position between a closed position and a maximum open position and is locked or fixed, a filling of the cavity and in particular the entry of the melt and/or a melt front into the cavity(s) is observed by sensors and the width of the opening is changed to control the filling, by moving the opening to an intermediate position, adjusting the specified values or changing requirements from an injection cycle or a specified profile, characterised in that a compression control for each individual shut-off nozzle takes place via the opening width of the valve gate nozzle by changing the position of the nozzle again after the injection process or after switching to holding pressure in order to generate more or less compression in front of the respective nozzle.
A refrigeration apparatus (100, 200, 300, 400) comprising: a compressor; an oil separator disposed on a discharge side of the compressor; a refrigerant supply pipe (30, 30a, 42) through which a refrigerant is supplied to the compressor; an oil return pipe (38, 38a) connecting the oil separator to the refrigerant supply pipe (30, 30a, 42); a flow rate adjusting mechanism disposed on the oil return pipe; characterized in that a control unit configured to control the flow rate adjusting mechanism to reduce a flow rate when a pressure of the refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant supply pipe satisfies a predetermined condition. a compressor; an oil separator disposed on a discharge side of the compressor; a refrigerant supply pipe (30, 30a, 42) through which a refrigerant is supplied to the compressor; an oil return pipe (38, 38a) connecting the oil separator to the refrigerant supply pipe (30, 30a, 42); a flow rate adjusting mechanism disposed on the oil return pipe; characterized in that a control unit configured to control the flow rate adjusting mechanism to reduce a flow rate when a pressure of the refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant supply pipe satisfies a predetermined condition.
A planar flexure member for resisting rotation about a central axis thereof, the flexure member comprising: a central portion comprising a plurality of attachment points; and at least two serpentine flexure arms (220a, 220b) extending oppositely and symmetrically from the central portion in a plane, the flexure member being characterised by each of the arms terminating in an arcuate mounting rail (225a, 225b), the mounting rails each comprising a plurality of attachment points and being positioned in opposition to each other to partially define and occupy a planar circular envelope radially displaced from but surrounding the central portion, a portion of the serpentine arms extending substantially to the envelope between the mounting rails. a central portion comprising a plurality of attachment points; and at least two serpentine flexure arms (220a, 220b) extending oppositely and symmetrically from the central portion in a plane, the flexure member being characterised by each of the arms terminating in an arcuate mounting rail (225a, 225b), the mounting rails each comprising a plurality of attachment points and being positioned in opposition to each other to partially define and occupy a planar circular envelope radially displaced from but surrounding the central portion, a portion of the serpentine arms extending substantially to the envelope between the mounting rails.
A system, comprising: an internal combustion engine comprising an intake manifold and a throttle disposed upstream of the intake manifold; a turbocharger coupled to the internal combustion engine, wherein the turbocharger comprises a turbine and a compressor; a wastegate coupled to the turbine; and a controller configured to receive a first signal representative of a compressor discharge pressure from a first sensor and a second signal representative of an intake manifold pressure from a second sensor, to determine a differential pressure across the throttle based on the first and second signals, to determine a position of the wastegate solely based on the differential pressure, and to adjust the wastegate to the position, characterised in that the controller is configured to utilize a nonlinear parametric equation to determine and to adjust the position of the wastegate, wherein the nonlinear parametric equation defines a curve that represents the position of the wastegate relative to the differential pressure, the curve comprises a first portion representing a desired reserve operating range, a second portion representing a lower reserve range outside the desired reserve operating range, and a third portion representing a higher reserve range outside the desired reserve operating range, and wherein the first portion of the curve has a first rate of adjustment of the position of the wastegate, the second portion of the curve has a second rate of adjustment of the position of the wastegate, the third portion of the curve has a third rate of adjustment of the position of the wastegate, and both the second and third rates of adjustment are greater than the first rate of adjustment. an internal combustion engine comprising an intake manifold and a throttle disposed upstream of the intake manifold; a turbocharger coupled to the internal combustion engine, wherein the turbocharger comprises a turbine and a compressor; a wastegate coupled to the turbine; and a controller configured to receive a first signal representative of a compressor discharge pressure from a first sensor and a second signal representative of an intake manifold pressure from a second sensor, to determine a differential pressure across the throttle based on the first and second signals, to determine a position of the wastegate solely based on the differential pressure, and to adjust the wastegate to the position,
A computer-implemented method for real-time facial animation, comprising: providing a dynamic expression model that includes a plurality of blendshapes and one or more corrective deformation fields; receiving tracking data corresponding to a facial expression of a user; a first step of estimating tracking parameters based on the dynamic expression model and the tracking data, wherein the tracking parameters include a plurality of weights for the plurality of blendshapes; and a second step of refining the dynamic expression model based on the tracking data and the estimated tracking parameters to produce a refined dynamic expression model, wherein the refining includes applying at least one of the one or more corrective deformation fields to each of the plurality of blendshapes and iteratively repeating said first and second steps. providing a dynamic expression model that includes a plurality of blendshapes and one or more corrective deformation fields; receiving tracking data corresponding to a facial expression of a user; a first step of estimating tracking parameters based on the dynamic expression model and the tracking data, wherein the tracking parameters include a plurality of weights for the plurality of blendshapes; and a second step of refining the dynamic expression model based on the tracking data and the estimated tracking parameters to produce a refined dynamic expression model, wherein the refining includes applying at least one of the one or more corrective deformation fields to each of the plurality of blendshapes and iteratively repeating said first and second steps.
A customized patient-specific orthopaedic instrument, comprising: a customized patient-specific cutting block having: a body with a cutting guide extending therethrough, and a plurality of guide pins each of which includes a bone-contacting end that extends out of the body of the cutting block, in which each of the plurality of guide pins is movable relative to the body of the cutting block such that the bone-contacting ends of the plurality of guide pins collectively create a customized patient-specific negative contour configured to receive a portion of a bone of a patient that has a corresponding contour, and an electronic programming device having: a housing having an aperture formed therein, the aperture being configured to receive the customized patient-specific cutting block therein, and one or more electrically-operated actuators operable to position each of the plurality of guide pins in a desired position so as to create the customized patient-specific negative contour. a customized patient-specific cutting block having: a body with a cutting guide extending therethrough, and a plurality of guide pins each of which includes a bone-contacting end that extends out of the body of the cutting block, in which each of the plurality of guide pins is movable relative to the body of the cutting block such that the bone-contacting ends of the plurality of guide pins collectively create a customized patient-specific negative contour configured to receive a portion of a bone of a patient that has a corresponding contour, and a body with a cutting guide extending therethrough, and a plurality of guide pins each of which includes a bone-contacting end that extends out of the body of the cutting block, in which each of the plurality of guide pins is movable relative to the body of the cutting block such that the bone-contacting ends of the plurality of guide pins collectively create a customized patient-specific negative contour configured to receive a portion of a bone of a patient that has a corresponding contour, and an electronic programming device having: a housing having an aperture formed therein, the aperture being configured to receive the customized patient-specific cutting block therein, and one or more electrically-operated actuators operable to position each of the plurality of guide pins in a desired position so as to create the customized patient-specific negative contour. a housing having an aperture formed therein, the aperture being configured to receive the customized patient-specific cutting block therein, and one or more electrically-operated actuators operable to position each of the plurality of guide pins in a desired position so as to create the customized patient-specific negative contour.
An evacuator (50, 50'), comprising: a body defining a central axis of symmetry (A-A), a first tapering portion, a second tapering portion defining a passageway through the body, at least one Venturi gap located between an outlet end of the first tapering portion and an inlet end of the second tapering portion, and a suction port in fluid communication with the Venturi gap, wherein the outlet end of the first tapering portion defines an elliptically-shaped first opening into the at least one Venturi gap; characterized in that a single fin (82, 82') integral with the body protrudes radially inward into the passageway from an inner surface of the first and second tapering portions (92, 93) and extends in the direction of the central axis of symmetry (A-A) with a length from a starting point at the inlet end of the first tapering portion or an intermediate position within the first tapering portion of the body to an ending point at the outlet end of the second tapering portion or an intermediate position within the second tapering portion; wherein the fin is either continuous through the Venturi gap or discontinuous at the Venturi gap and has a base that extends through the passageway coextensively with the inner surface. a body defining a central axis of symmetry (A-A), a first tapering portion, a second tapering portion defining a passageway through the body, at least one Venturi gap located between an outlet end of the first tapering portion and an inlet end of the second tapering portion, and a suction port in fluid communication with the Venturi gap, wherein the outlet end of the first tapering portion defines an elliptically-shaped first opening into the at least one Venturi gap; characterized in that a single fin (82, 82') integral with the body protrudes radially inward into the passageway from an inner surface of the first and second tapering portions (92, 93) and extends in the direction of the central axis of symmetry (A-A) with a length from a starting point at the inlet end of the first tapering portion or an intermediate position within the first tapering portion of the body to an ending point at the outlet end of the second tapering portion or an intermediate position within the second tapering portion; wherein the fin is either continuous through the Venturi gap or discontinuous at the Venturi gap and has a base that extends through the passageway coextensively with the inner surface.