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Heat exchanger for indirectly exchanging heat between a first medium and a second medium, comprising: - a tank, which has an inner space for receiving the two-phase first medium, - a plate heat exchanger arranged in the inner space, for indirectly exchanging heat between the first medium and the second medium, the inner space being designed to receive the first medium with a filling height such that a liquid phase of the first medium forms a bath surrounding the plate heat exchanger, and - an inlet for introducing the first medium into the inner space, characterized in that a separating unit forming a receiving space is provided in the inner space for separating the gaseous phase from the liquid phase of the first medium, the separating unit having at least one upwardly directed receiving opening for introducing into the receiving space first medium falling out in the inner space, the upwardly directed receiving opening being arranged above the filling height or at the filling height, so that the gaseous phase of the first medium that is received in the receiving space can escape via the receiving opening into the inner space, and a distributor that is in flow connection with the inlet and is arranged vertically above the receiving opening and also above the filling height being provided in the inner space, the distributor being designed to distribute the first medium over the receiving opening. - a tank, which has an inner space for receiving the two-phase first medium, - a plate heat exchanger arranged in the inner space, for indirectly exchanging heat between the first medium and the second medium, the inner space being designed to receive the first medium with a filling height such that a liquid phase of the first medium forms a bath surrounding the plate heat exchanger, and - an inlet for introducing the first medium into the inner space,
A roof apparatus, comprising: a plurality of panels (12, 13) being positioned next to each other in a vehicle front-rear direction, the plurality of panels (12, 13) configured to a roof to cover an opening formed on the roof of the vehicle; the plurality of panels (12, 13) including a first panel for opening and closing the opening, the plurality of panels (12, 13) including a second panel being positioned at a front or a rear of the vehicle and next to the first panel, the second panel being fixed to establish a state where the opening is closed; and a weather strip including: a weather strip body being attached to an entire periphery of the opening of the roof, the weather strip body sealing a portion between an opening rim of the opening and a peripheral rim formed by the plurality of panels (12, 13); a border weather strip attached to the second panel at a border portion between the first panel and the second panel which are positioned next to each other, the border weather strip sealing the border portion between the first panel and the second panel; and characterized by a connection portion (26, 51) integrally connecting the weather strip body and each opposing end of the border weather strip in a vehicle width direction. a plurality of panels (12, 13) being positioned next to each other in a vehicle front-rear direction, the plurality of panels (12, 13) configured to a roof to cover an opening formed on the roof of the vehicle; the plurality of panels (12, 13) including a first panel for opening and closing the opening, the plurality of panels (12, 13) including a second panel being positioned at a front or a rear of the vehicle and next to the first panel, the second panel being fixed to establish a state where the opening is closed; and a weather strip including: a weather strip body being attached to an entire periphery of the opening of the roof, the weather strip body sealing a portion between an opening rim of the opening and a peripheral rim formed by the plurality of panels (12, 13); a border weather strip attached to the second panel at a border portion between the first panel and the second panel which are positioned next to each other, the border weather strip sealing the border portion between the first panel and the second panel; and characterized by a connection portion (26, 51) integrally connecting the weather strip body and each opposing end of the border weather strip in a vehicle width direction. a weather strip body being attached to an entire periphery of the opening of the roof, the weather strip body sealing a portion between an opening rim of the opening and a peripheral rim formed by the plurality of panels (12, 13); a border weather strip attached to the second panel at a border portion between the first panel and the second panel which are positioned next to each other, the border weather strip sealing the border portion between the first panel and the second panel; and characterized by a connection portion (26, 51) integrally connecting the weather strip body and each opposing end of the border weather strip in a vehicle width direction.
A receptacle for collecting urine comprising: a first flexible wall having a perimeter; a second flexible wall having a perimeter; a perimeter seal joining at least a portion of the perimeter of the first flexible wall to at least a portion of the perimeter of the second flexible wall; a port associated with the perimeter seal; a handle seal joining the first flexible wall to the second flexible wall; and defining a handle opening; a tear-starting formation defined in the perimeter seal; and a tear-stopping formation, wherein the tear-stopping formation is positioned adjacent to the handle seal, between the tear-starting formation and at least a portion of the handle seal, and the tear-stopping formation is configured to terminate a tear extending from the tear-starting formation toward the handle seal. a first flexible wall having a perimeter; a second flexible wall having a perimeter; a perimeter seal joining at least a portion of the perimeter of the first flexible wall to at least a portion of the perimeter of the second flexible wall; a port associated with the perimeter seal; a handle seal joining the first flexible wall to the second flexible wall; and defining a handle opening; a tear-starting formation defined in the perimeter seal; and a tear-stopping formation, wherein the tear-stopping formation is positioned adjacent to the handle seal, between the tear-starting formation and at least a portion of the handle seal, and the tear-stopping formation is configured to terminate a tear extending from the tear-starting formation toward the handle seal. the tear-stopping formation is positioned adjacent to the handle seal, between the tear-starting formation and at least a portion of the handle seal, and the tear-stopping formation is configured to terminate a tear extending from the tear-starting formation toward the handle seal.
A sequential combustor arrangement comprising a first burner, a first combustion chamber, a mixer for admixing a dilution gas to the hot gases leaving the first combustion chamber during operation, a second burner, and a second combustion chamber arranged sequentially in a fluid flow connection, wherein the mixer is adapted to guide combustion gases in a hot gas flow path extending between the first combustion chamber and the second burner comprising a duct having an inlet at an upstream end adapted for connection to the first combustion chamber and an outlet at a downstream end adapted for connection to the second burner, characterized in that the mixer comprises a plurality of injection pipes (114, 115) pointing inwards from the side walls of the mixer for admixing the dilution gas to cool the hot flue gases leaving the first combustion chamber and in that the mixer comprises a diffusor section in the region of the dilution air admixing to increase the flow area.
A multi-layered composite body, comprising in this order (i) a cover layer having a layer thickness of 5 - 50 μm, comprising PMMA, impact-modified PMMA (HI-PMMA) or a blend thereof, (ii) an intermediate layer that is arranged underneath the cover layer, comprising polycarbonate, which at a layer thickness of 3 mm shows in the entire wave length range of 380 nm to 780 nm a spectral transmission of at least 80 %, measured by way of test bodies according to ISO 13468-2 (edition 1999) and which has in regard to the PMMA, impact-modified PMMA (HI-PMMA) or blend thereof of the cover layer a glass transition temperature that is at least 30°C higher, defined by the respective "midpoint temperature", measured by way of DSC method according to ISO 11357-2 (edition 1999-3),, (iii) a substrate layer, comprising at least 85 % per weight of polycarbonate, which has in regard to the PMMA, impact-modified PMMA (HI-PMMA) or blend thereof of the cover layer a glass transition temperature that is at least 30° C higher, defined by the respective "midpoint temperature", measured by way of DSC method according to ISO 11357-2 (edition 1999-3), containing pigments, dyes and optionally effect pigments, (iv) optionally a fourth layer, comprising a thermoplastic material, as described in the intermediate layer or in the substrate layer, or a blend of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene co-polymer with a thermoplastic material, as described in the intermediate layer or in the substrate layer, providing that the overall thickness of the composite body is more than 1.00 mm. (i) a cover layer having a layer thickness of 5 - 50 μm, comprising PMMA, impact-modified PMMA (HI-PMMA) or a blend thereof, (ii) an intermediate layer that is arranged underneath the cover layer, comprising polycarbonate, which at a layer thickness of 3 mm shows in the entire wave length range of 380 nm to 780 nm a spectral transmission of at least 80 %, measured by way of test bodies according to ISO 13468-2 (edition 1999) and which has in regard to the PMMA, impact-modified PMMA (HI-PMMA) or blend thereof of the cover layer a glass transition temperature that is at least 30°C higher, defined by the respective "midpoint temperature", measured by way of DSC method according to ISO 11357-2 (edition 1999-3),, (iii) a substrate layer, comprising at least 85 % per weight of polycarbonate, which has in regard to the PMMA, impact-modified PMMA (HI-PMMA) or blend thereof of the cover layer a glass transition temperature that is at least 30° C higher, defined by the respective "midpoint temperature", measured by way of DSC method according to ISO 11357-2 (edition 1999-3), containing pigments, dyes and optionally effect pigments, (iv) optionally a fourth layer, comprising a thermoplastic material, as described in the intermediate layer or in the substrate layer, or a blend of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene co-polymer with a thermoplastic material, as described in the intermediate layer or in the substrate layer,
A scalpel blade remover for removing a blade from a tang of a scalpel, the blade having a front end and a rear end, the scalpel blade remover comprising a housing (11,12), a generally planar member (21,41) mounted in the housing (11,12), the planar member (21,41) having a longitudinal slot therein between spaced portions of the planar member (21, 41), and at least one stop formation mechanism (27, 28, 47, 48) on the planar member (21, 41), characterised in that the scalpel blade remover further comprises a slider member (30, 50) operatively associated with the planar member (21, 41) and adapted to slide along the planar member (21, 41), the slider member (30,50) having an opening for receiving at least a portion of the tang therein, the slider member (30, 50) being movable along the planar member (21, 41) when pressed by the tang of a user-held scalpel being inserted into the opening and moved along the slot in the planar member (21,41); wherein movement of the slider member (30, 50) along the planar member (21, 41) causes the spaced portions (25, 26, 45, 46) of the planar member (21, 41) to separate the rear end of the blade from the tang, and the at least one stop formation mechanism (27, 28, 47, 48) on the planar member (21, 41) engages the rear end of the blade after it has been separated from the tang and prevents the blade being withdrawn along the member (21, 41), such that upon withdrawal of the scalpel, the blade is stripped from the tang thereof.
Device for charge collection comprising • at least one capacitor stack built by n capacitors and 2n switches; • at least one further capacitor outside the at least one capacitor stack as buffer capacitor; • at least two additional switches outside the at least one capacitor stack; • a DC input source; • a CMOS-Logic; wherein the 2n switches of the at least one capacitor stack couple the n capacitors selectively to the DC input source; wherein the n capacitors of the at least one capacitors stack are dedicated to be sequentially charged by the DC input source one after the other; wherein the at least one further capacitor outside the at least one capacitors stack is dedicated to be charged from the n capacitors of the capacitor stack at once; and wherein n ∈ N. • at least one capacitor stack built by n capacitors and 2n switches; • at least one further capacitor outside the at least one capacitor stack as buffer capacitor; • at least two additional switches outside the at least one capacitor stack; • a DC input source; • a CMOS-Logic; wherein the 2n switches of the at least one capacitor stack couple the n capacitors selectively to the DC input source; wherein the n capacitors of the at least one capacitors stack are dedicated to be sequentially charged by the DC input source one after the other; wherein the at least one further capacitor outside the at least one capacitors stack is dedicated to be charged from the n capacitors of the capacitor stack at once; and wherein n ∈ N.
A method for controlling the amount of fuel in connection to operating an internal combustion engine based upon engine boost pressure and engine operational conditions comprising engine speed and ambient air pressure using a map function, engine boost pressure comprising low and/or negative engine boost pressures associated with naturally aspirated engine, and normal and high engine boost pressures associated with the engine being not naturally aspirated, with the steps of: - for low and/or negative engine boost pressures, using a map function specifying torque values based upon engine speed and engine boost pressure so as to determine an available torque based upon an exhaust gas smoke limit taking driveability into account so as to obtain good driveability provided by an even initial torque build up without exceeding said exhaust gas smoke limit; and - determining a maximum allowable fuel amount based upon said determined available torque considering losses and combustion efficiency; and, - for normal and high engine boost pressures, determining a maximum allowable fuel amount based upon an exhaust gas smoke limiting function. - for low and/or negative engine boost pressures, using a map function specifying torque values based upon engine speed and engine boost pressure so as to determine an available torque based upon an exhaust gas smoke limit taking driveability into account so as to obtain good driveability provided by an even initial torque build up without exceeding said exhaust gas smoke limit; and - determining a maximum allowable fuel amount based upon said determined available torque considering losses and combustion efficiency; and, - for normal and high engine boost pressures, determining a maximum allowable fuel amount based upon an exhaust gas smoke limiting function.
A wind turbine blade component for a wind turbine blade, the wind turbine blade component extending from a first end to a second end in a lengthwise direction and further from a first edge to a second edge in an edgewise direction, the wind turbine blade component comprises a plurality of layers of fibre material arranged in a stack extending in a thickness direction, wherein the stack defines a first side and a second side where the first and second edges (26, 27) are arranged between the first and second sides (24, 25), said plurality of layers comprises a first group of layers and at least a second group of layers, the layers of said first group has a first local width (W 1) and the layers of said second group has a second local width (W 2), wherein the layers of at least one of said first and second groups (30, 31) are continuously offset in at least one edgewise direction from the first side to the second side, where the layers of said first group are offset in a first edgewise direction to form a first edge profile and the layers of said second group are offset in a second edgewise direction to form a second edge profile, characterised in that the first edgewise direction is opposite of the second edgewise direction.
A swirler assembly, comprising: a swirler body having a swirler inlet extending through the swirler body; a guide plate having a guide plate flange and a guide plate collar; and a retaining ring; the guide plate flange being configured for engagement with the swirler body; the guide plate collar having an aft protrusion with respect to an axial direction extending through the swirler body; the aft protrusion having an aft protrusion tip position configured to be equal to or extend downstream of a swirler inlet forward position with respect to the axial direction and a radially outer surface that forms a radially outer surface angle greater than ninety degrees with respect to a radial direction; wherein the swirler body has a retainer body; characterised in that the retainer body includes an angled wall in axisymmetric cross section, the angled wall defining a retainer body angle with respect to a plane perpendicular to the axial direction; wherein the angled wall provides a non-rectangular shape of the retainer body in axisymmetric cross section, with the angled wall being non-perpendicular to the axial direction and positioned upstream of the swirler inlet; wherein the angled wall provides for a recirculation zone radially inward of the angled wall that extends radially inward of a radially inner face of the retainer body; wherein the recirculation zone is a region defined by an axial length of the radially inner face of the retainer body together with the length of the angled wall; and wherein the retainer body angle ranges from five degrees (5°) to eighty-five degrees (85°). a swirler body having a swirler inlet extending through the swirler body; a guide plate having a guide plate flange and a guide plate collar; and a retaining ring; the guide plate flange being configured for engagement with the swirler body; the guide plate collar having an aft protrusion with respect to an axial direction extending through the swirler body; the aft protrusion having an aft protrusion tip position configured to be equal to or extend downstream of a swirler inlet forward position with respect to the axial direction and a radially outer surface that forms a radially outer surface angle greater than ninety degrees with respect to a radial direction; wherein the swirler body has a retainer body; characterised in that the retainer body includes an angled wall in axisymmetric cross section, the angled wall defining a retainer body angle with respect to a plane perpendicular to the axial direction; wherein the angled wall provides a non-rectangular shape of the retainer body in axisymmetric cross section, with the angled wall being non-perpendicular to the axial direction and positioned upstream of the swirler inlet; wherein the angled wall provides for a recirculation zone radially inward of the angled wall that extends radially inward of a radially inner face of the retainer body; wherein the recirculation zone is a region defined by an axial length of the radially inner face of the retainer body together with the length of the angled wall; and wherein the retainer body angle ranges from five degrees (5°) to eighty-five degrees (85°).
A process for the preparation of free-standing films, comprising at least a surface layer of a conductive polymer, said process being characterised in that it comprises the following steps: a) deposition of a layer of a first polymer on a temporary support, wherein said deposition is carried out by the roll-to-roll technique staring from said temporary support in the form of a film and from a solution of said first polymer, and drying of the so obtained film consisting of said temporary support and of said layer of a first polymer; b) deposition of a layer of a second polymer on said film obtained in step a), wherein said deposition is carried out by the roll-to-roll technique starting from the film of step a) and from an aqueous solution or dispersion of said second polymer, and said second polymer is a conductive polymer, and drying of the so obtained film consisting of said temporary support, a layer of said first polymer, and a layer of said second polymer; c) detachment of said temporary support from the film coming from step b) by dissolving said layer of a first polymer by immersion in a solvent and consequent release of a mono-layered free-standing film of said second conductive polymer, or by peeling off said layer of a first polymer from said temporary support and consequent release of a bi-layered free-standing film of said first polymer and said second conductive polymer. a) deposition of a layer of a first polymer on a temporary support, wherein said deposition is carried out by the roll-to-roll technique staring from said temporary support in the form of a film and from a solution of said first polymer, and drying of the so obtained film consisting of said temporary support and of said layer of a first polymer; b) deposition of a layer of a second polymer on said film obtained in step a), wherein said deposition is carried out by the roll-to-roll technique starting from the film of step a) and from an aqueous solution or dispersion of said second polymer, and said second polymer is a conductive polymer, and drying of the so obtained film consisting of said temporary support, a layer of said first polymer, and a layer of said second polymer; c) detachment of said temporary support from the film coming from step b) by dissolving said layer of a first polymer by immersion in a solvent and consequent release of a mono-layered free-standing film of said second conductive polymer, or by peeling off said layer of a first polymer from said temporary support and consequent release of a bi-layered free-standing film of said first polymer and said second conductive polymer.