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An ultra fine particle sensor (1;40) for sensing airborne particles with a diameter in a range of approximately 5-500 nm, comprising: - an air inlet for entry of a flow of ultra fine particles; - a particle charging section capable of electrically charging at least a portion of the ultra fine particles; - a concentration variation section downstream of the particle charging section, the concentration variation section comprising at least one set of substantially parallel plates and means for applying a variable voltage to at least one of the plates to produce a variable electric field capable of causing a variation of the concentration of ultra fine particles between at least a first concentration level and a second concentration level during at least one time interval; - a particle sensing section capable of producing a measurement signal being an electric current varying between at least a first current level corresponding to the first concentration level and a second current level corresponding to the second concentration level, and - an evaluation unit capable of deriving the particle number concentration (N ufp) entering the air inlet by comparing the first current level and the second current level, the particle number concentration being associated with ultra fine particles with a diameter of about 5 nm or larger, characterized in that the first concentration level corresponds to an applied zero voltage in the concentration variation section, and wherein the evaluation unit is further capable of deriving the particle length concentration (L ufp) from the first current level, the particle length concentration being associated with ultra fine particles with a diameter of about 5 nm or larger. - an air inlet for entry of a flow of ultra fine particles; - a particle charging section capable of electrically charging at least a portion of the ultra fine particles; - a concentration variation section downstream of the particle charging section, the concentration variation section comprising at least one set of substantially parallel plates and means for applying a variable voltage to at least one of the plates to produce a variable electric field capable of causing a variation of the concentration of ultra fine particles between at least a first concentration level and a second concentration level during at least one time interval; - a particle sensing section capable of producing a measurement signal being an electric current varying between at least a first current level corresponding to the first concentration level and a second current level corresponding to the second concentration level, and - an evaluation unit capable of deriving the particle number concentration (N ufp) entering the air inlet by comparing the first current level and the second current level, the particle number concentration being associated with ultra fine particles with a diameter of about 5 nm or larger,
An image formation method comprising, in sequence, an image layer formation step of forming an image layer by discharging at least one radiation curable inkjet colored ink composition onto a recording medium, and a clear layer formation step of forming a clear layer by discharging a radiation curable inkjet clear ink composition onto the image layer, the radiation curable inkjet colored ink composition comprising a monofunctional polymerizable compound in an amount of at least 50 mass % of polymerizable compounds, the radiation curable inkjet clear ink composition comprising a polyfunctional polymerizable compound in an amount of at least 50 mass % of the polymerizable compounds, and in the clear layer formation step the radiation curable inkjet clear ink composition being dispersed above the image layer to thus form a non-continuous clear layer; wherein when the image layer is formed using n color radiation curable inkjet colored ink compositions, the requirements below are satisfied, when n = 1, 1/10,000 ≤ X/Y ≤ 40/100 when n = 2, 1/10,000 ≤ X/Y ≤ 30/100 when n = 3, 1/10,000 ≤ X/Y ≤ 25/100 when n = 4, 1/10,000 ≤ X/Y ≤ 20/100 when no ≥ 5, 1/10,000 ≤ X/Y ≤ 15/100 wherein the amount of fired droplets per unit area of the clear layer-forming radiation curable inkjet clear ink composition is X, in g/m 2, and the total amount of fired droplets per unit area of the image layer-forming radiation curable inkjet colored ink compositions is Y, in g/m 2.
An aqueous antimicrobial composition comprising an effective amount of an antimicrobial agent comprising carrageenans which are lambda carrageenan in an amount of at least about 50% by dry weight of said carrageenans, the remainder of said carrageenans being at least one non-lambda carrageenan, and a physiologically acceptable water-soluble metal salt, and an antiretroviral agent selected from the group consisting of non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors and nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors.
Pre-preg product, such as a tape or sheet suitable for forming a composite, comprising reinforcement fibers and a liquid crystal thermoset precursor that is a reactive precursor capable of forming an LCT upon reaction, wherein said pre-preg product is obtainable by a pultrusion process wherein an arrangement of the reinforcement fibers is moved through the melt comprising the liquid crystal thermoset precursor.
An offshore transfer system for transferring persons and/or cargo between a transfer vessel and an offshore construction, floating platform (FPSO) or other vessel, wherein said offshore transfer system, adapted to be provided on an upper deck of the transfer vessel, comprises: - a docking position, wherein said offshore transfer system, adapted to be mounted on the offshore construction, floating platform (FPSO) or other vessel, further comprises: - a gangway, that at a free end is provided with a coupling device, characterized in that, the docking position on the transfer vessel comprises a mooring element that is configured to have the coupling device at the free end of the gangway coupled thereto during a docking operation, wherein the docking position on the transfer vessel has its mooring element at least partly compensated for transfer vessel motions, at least during the docking operation, and comprises: - one or more force actuators for moving the mooring element relative to the transfer vessel; - one or more sensors for detecting one or more of pitch, roll and/or heave motions of the transfer vessel; and - a control unit for driving the one or more force actuators such that the one or more detected motions of the transfer vessel get at least partly compensated for the mooring element of the docking position. - a docking position, - a gangway, that at a free end is provided with a coupling device, the docking position on the transfer vessel comprises a mooring element that is configured to have the coupling device at the free end of the gangway coupled thereto during a docking operation, wherein the docking position on the transfer vessel has its mooring element at least partly compensated for transfer vessel motions, at least during the docking operation, and comprises: - one or more force actuators for moving the mooring element relative to the transfer vessel; - one or more sensors for detecting one or more of pitch, roll and/or heave motions of the transfer vessel; and - a control unit for driving the one or more force actuators such that the one or more detected motions of the transfer vessel get at least partly compensated for the mooring element of the docking position. - one or more force actuators for moving the mooring element relative to the transfer vessel; - one or more sensors for detecting one or more of pitch, roll and/or heave motions of the transfer vessel; and - a control unit for driving the one or more force actuators such that the one or more detected motions of the transfer vessel get at least partly compensated for the mooring element of the docking position.
Method for installing a gas turbine assembly of a first design at a position of an existing power plant, at which position a gas turbine assembly of a second design was previously installed on a foundation which is designed specifically for said second design, wherein the gas turbine assembly comprises at least one housing, a compressor, a combustion chamber, a gas turbine and a plurality of bleed air and removal lines (6, 7) which are routed on the outside along the housing, wherein, in a first step, changes are made to the bleed air and/or removal lines (6, 7) of the gas turbine assembly of a first design, and, in a second step, the changed gas turbine assembly is installed on the existing foundation, characterized in that the changes which are carried out in the first step comprise a movement of position and/or a change in the line course of at least one bleed air and/or removal line (6, 7), a reduction in the cross section and/or external diameter of at least one bleed air and/or removal line (6, 7), a reduction in the thickness of at least one insulation means which surrounds a bleed air and/or removal line (6, 7), a replacement of at least one compensator which is integrated into a bleed air and/or removal line (6, 7), or combinations of these measures. wherein the gas turbine assembly comprises at least one housing, a compressor, a combustion chamber, a gas turbine and a plurality of bleed air and removal lines (6, 7) which are routed on the outside along the housing, wherein, in a first step, changes are made to the bleed air and/or removal lines (6, 7) of the gas turbine assembly of a first design, and, in a second step, the changed gas turbine assembly is installed on the existing foundation, characterized in that the changes which are carried out in the first step comprise a movement of position and/or a change in the line course of at least one bleed air and/or removal line (6, 7), a reduction in the cross section and/or external diameter of at least one bleed air and/or removal line (6, 7), a reduction in the thickness of at least one insulation means which surrounds a bleed air and/or removal line (6, 7), a replacement of at least one compensator which is integrated into a bleed air and/or removal line (6, 7), or combinations of these measures.
A method for manufacturing an inflatable bladder, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a first film having a first side and a second side; (b) applying a barrier material (48, 50) to said first side of said first film, wherein said barrier material is an embossed surface of said first side of said first film; (c) providing a second film with said first side of said first film, such that said barrier material (48, 50) is disposed between said first film and said second film to prevent the first film and the second film from adhering together; (d) adhering said first film to said second film to form a sealed peripheral area, except in the area where said barrier material (48, 50) has been applied to said first side of said first film, to form at least one inflatable compartment corresponding in overall shape to a bladder configuration; and (e) cutting along said sealed peripheral area to form a bladder having said at least one inflatable compartment and a sealed peripheral edge. (a) providing a first film having a first side and a second side; (b) applying a barrier material (48, 50) to said first side of said first film, wherein said barrier material is an embossed surface of said first side of said first film; (c) providing a second film with said first side of said first film, such that said barrier material (48, 50) is disposed between said first film and said second film to prevent the first film and the second film from adhering together; (d) adhering said first film to said second film to form a sealed peripheral area, except in the area where said barrier material (48, 50) has been applied to said first side of said first film, to form at least one inflatable compartment corresponding in overall shape to a bladder configuration; and (e) cutting along said sealed peripheral area to form a bladder having said at least one inflatable compartment and a sealed peripheral edge.
A spiral oven for heating a food product being conveyed on a spiraled cook belt through a cooking chamber of a spiral oven, the spiral oven comprising: a forward/reversing fan arranged above and concentric to the spiraled cook belt, the forwarding/reversing fan having plurality of fan blades and a braking resistor and producing a first airflow in a first airflow pattern flowing between an upper and lower portion of a cooking chamber and a second airflow in a second airflow pattern flowing between the upper and lower portion of the cooking chamber; a temperature probe in communication with a temperature control loop and a burner, the temperature control loop controlling an output of the burner; and means for limiting the burner output during a transition between the first airflow and the second airflow, the limiting means temporarily preventing the temperature control loop from controlling the burner output until an airflow over the temperature probe has re-stabilized in a respective first or second airflow patterns wherein the second airflow pattern is vertically downward along and in contact with an inside edge of the cook belt, laterally across the cook belt from the inside edge to an outside edge of the cook belt, and vertically upward along and in contact with the outside edge of the cook belt, the first airflow pattern being inverted relative to that of the second airflow pattern. a forward/reversing fan arranged above and concentric to the spiraled cook belt, the forwarding/reversing fan having plurality of fan blades and a braking resistor and producing a first airflow in a first airflow pattern flowing between an upper and lower portion of a cooking chamber and a second airflow in a second airflow pattern flowing between the upper and lower portion of the cooking chamber; a temperature probe in communication with a temperature control loop and a burner, the temperature control loop controlling an output of the burner; and means for limiting the burner output during a transition between the first airflow and the second airflow, the limiting means temporarily preventing the temperature control loop from controlling the burner output until an airflow over the temperature probe has re-stabilized in a respective first or second airflow patterns wherein the second airflow pattern is vertically downward along and in contact with an inside edge of the cook belt, laterally across the cook belt from the inside edge to an outside edge of the cook belt, and vertically upward along and in contact with the outside edge of the cook belt, the first airflow pattern being inverted relative to that of the second airflow pattern.
Coated substrate for producing exhaust filters for motor vehicles, in which the channels are provided internally with at least one catalytically active coating, the coated length of the channels is smaller than the axial length L of the substrate, and the coated length of the channels does not differ by more than 5 mm in at least 95% of the channels of a substrate, wherein the channels are provided internally with at least a first catalytically active coating and a second catalytically active coating, the lengths of the channels (303, 305) coated with the first catalytically active coating and the second catalytically active coating is respectively smaller than the axial length L of the substrate, and the lengths of the channels respectively coated with the first catalytically active coating and the second catalytically active coating differ from one another by no more than 5 mm in at least 95% of the channels of a substrate; and wherein the distance between two coatings is at most 5 mm in least 95% of the channels of a substrate.
A disintegrable polymer composite characterized by: a polymer component comprising a cured cyanate ester or a crosslinked vinyl ester resin and dissolvable glass comprising about 55 to 80 wt.% of SiO 2, 0 to 35 wt.% of Na 2 O, 0 to 35 wt.% of K 2 O, 0 to 20 wt.% of CaO, 0 to 10 wt.% of MgO, provided that the sum of the weights of Na 2 O and K 2 O is 20 wt.% to 40 wt.%, wherein each weight percent is based on the total weight of the dissolvable glass. a polymer component comprising a cured cyanate ester or a crosslinked vinyl ester resin and dissolvable glass comprising about 55 to 80 wt.% of SiO 2, 0 to 35 wt.% of Na 2 O, 0 to 35 wt.% of K 2 O, 0 to 20 wt.% of CaO, 0 to 10 wt.% of MgO, provided that the sum of the weights of Na 2 O and K 2 O is 20 wt.% to 40 wt.%, wherein each weight percent is based on the total weight of the dissolvable glass.
A combination of a heat shield for a gearbox of a gas turbine engine and the gearbox therefore, the heat shield comprising: a barrier adapted to be positioned between the gas turbine engine and the gearbox, the barrier being complementarily shaped to the shape of the gearbox; and a plurality of connectors (53, 46) mounting the heat shield to the gearbox, wherein the heat shield comprises a thermal insulation core and a metal sheet surrounding the thermal insulation core. a barrier adapted to be positioned between the gas turbine engine and the gearbox, the barrier being complementarily shaped to the shape of the gearbox; and a plurality of connectors (53, 46) mounting the heat shield to the gearbox, wherein the heat shield comprises a thermal insulation core and a metal sheet surrounding the thermal insulation core.
An infrared motion sensor comprising: a multi element infra red detector having an outer surface and at least one pair of detector (22, 24) elements comprising a first detector element of a first polarity and a second detector element of a second, opposite polarity located on the outer surface; at least one first optical element associated with the first detector element and configured to focus IR radiation from a predetermined first monitored volume onto the first detector element; at least one second optical element associated with the second detector element and configured to focus IR radiation from a predetermined second monitored volume onto the second detector element; and a partition between the first and second detector elements (22, 24) and extending transversely outwardly from the detector, the partition being of a material which is at least substantially opaque to IR radiation and at least substantially transparent to visible/near-IR radiation, the partition being configured to at least substantially block all IR radiation from passing from the first optical element to the second detector element and from the second optical element to the first detector element. a multi element infra red detector having an outer surface and at least one pair of detector (22, 24) elements comprising a first detector element of a first polarity and a second detector element of a second, opposite polarity located on the outer surface; at least one first optical element associated with the first detector element and configured to focus IR radiation from a predetermined first monitored volume onto the first detector element; at least one second optical element associated with the second detector element and configured to focus IR radiation from a predetermined second monitored volume onto the second detector element; and a partition between the first and second detector elements (22, 24) and extending transversely outwardly from the detector, the partition being of a material which is at least substantially opaque to IR radiation and at least substantially transparent to visible/near-IR radiation, the partition being configured to at least substantially block all IR radiation from passing from the first optical element to the second detector element and from the second optical element to the first detector element.
A removable adaptor bar device for coupling with and securely transporting a bicycle using a vehicle, comprising: an outer sleeve; an inner sleeve, operable to slidably engage with the outer sleeve; an adjustable clamp for securing the outer and inner sleeves in a fixed position with respect to each other; a first engagement mechanism coupled with an end of the outer sleeve; a second engagement mechanism coupled with an end of the inner sleeve and opposite the first engagement mechanism; wherein the first and second engagement mechanisms are operable to couple with a seating post of a bicycle and a post near handlebars of the bicycle for securing the bicycle during transportation or storage characterised in that the removable adaptor bar device further comprises a primary coupling mechanism for coupling with a complementary coupling mechanism of a transportation or storage apparatus, wherein the primary coupling mechanism is a male engagement piece that is operable to engage with a female engagement receiver for storage and transportation of the adaptor bar and wherein the male engagement piece has a trapezoidal cross section.
Method for address allocation in a communication bus system having at least one master bus subscriber and at least one slave bus subscriber (120, 130, 140), characterized in that: - the master bus subscriber initiates the address allocation by means of a query message arranged for all bus subscribers, - slave bus subscribers to which an address has already been assigned respond to this query message by transmitting a message on their assigned address, - slave bus subscribers to which an address has not yet been assigned take measures in response to this query message in order to be able to send on the bus while avoiding collisions and use these measures to transmit their serial number to the master bus subscriber, - at least the slave bus subscribers to which an address has not yet been assigned are assigned a suitable address by the master following reception of the serial number and use this address for the further communication on the bus, and - the master bus subscriber detects when all slave bus subscribers have successfully been assigned an address, characterized in that the measures to avoid collisions include the ascertainment, based on at least one at least approximately randomly selected number, of an individual transmission time within a prescribable or prescribed time range by at least one slave bus subscriber, the prescribable or prescribed range of possible individual transmission times being prescribed by the master bus subscriber, wherein the prescribable or prescribed range of possible individual transmission times is adapted on the basis of the number of slave bus subscribers to which an address has not yet been assigned or on the basis of the number of expected bus subscribers and/or the addresses available for allocation. - the master bus subscriber initiates the address allocation by means of a query message arranged for all bus subscribers, - slave bus subscribers to which an address has already been assigned respond to this query message by transmitting a message on their assigned address, - slave bus subscribers to which an address has not yet been assigned take measures in response to this query message in order to be able to send on the bus while avoiding collisions and use these measures to transmit their serial number to the master bus subscriber, - at least the slave bus subscribers to which an address has not yet been assigned are assigned a suitable address by the master following reception of the serial number and use this address for the further communication on the bus, and - the master bus subscriber detects when all slave bus subscribers have successfully been assigned an address, characterized in that the measures to avoid collisions include the ascertainment, based on at least one at least approximately randomly selected number, of an individual transmission time within a prescribable or prescribed time range by at least one slave bus subscriber, the prescribable or prescribed range of possible individual transmission times being prescribed by the master bus subscriber,