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A remaining life estimation method for estimating remaining life of high-chromium steel pipe through which high-temperature and high-pressure fluid is allowed to flow, the high-chromium steel pipe formed by integrating base members made of high-chromium steel by welding, the method comprising: an obtaining step of obtaining a constant indicating a product of a strain rate and a rupture time in Monkman-Grant analysis; a measuring step of measuring a strain of a surface of the high-chromium steel pipe by measuring a distance between two points on an outer surface of the high-chromium steel pipe, using a sensor mounted to the outer surface of the high-chromium steel pipe on both sides of a welding material sandwiched between said both sides; a recording step (S5c) of recording, at a plurality of times, strain information indicating a strain of the outer surface of the high-chromium steel pipe, in association with time information indicating a measurement time; and an estimating step of estimating remaining life of the high-chromium steel pipe, from the constant and a plurality of sets of the strain information and the time information, characterized in that said obtaining step includes obtaining said constant by multiplying a uniaxial rupture ductility obtained from a specimen of the high-chromium steel pipe, a first coefficient to transform the uniaxial rupture ductility into multiaxial rupture ductility, a second coefficient to amend consumed life of the specimen, and a third coefficient to amend a measurement pressure into an assessment pressure. an obtaining step of obtaining a constant indicating a product of a strain rate and a rupture time in Monkman-Grant analysis; a measuring step of measuring a strain of a surface of the high-chromium steel pipe by measuring a distance between two points on an outer surface of the high-chromium steel pipe, using a sensor mounted to the outer surface of the high-chromium steel pipe on both sides of a welding material sandwiched between said both sides; a recording step (S5c) of recording, at a plurality of times, strain information indicating a strain of the outer surface of the high-chromium steel pipe, in association with time information indicating a measurement time; and an estimating step of estimating remaining life of the high-chromium steel pipe, from the constant and a plurality of sets of the strain information and the time information, characterized in that said obtaining step includes obtaining said constant by multiplying a uniaxial rupture ductility obtained from a specimen of the high-chromium steel pipe, a first coefficient to transform the uniaxial rupture ductility into multiaxial rupture ductility, a second coefficient to amend consumed life of the specimen, and a third coefficient to amend a measurement pressure into an assessment pressure. a uniaxial rupture ductility obtained from a specimen of the high-chromium steel pipe, a first coefficient to transform the uniaxial rupture ductility into multiaxial rupture ductility, a second coefficient to amend consumed life of the specimen, and a third coefficient to amend a measurement pressure into an assessment pressure.
Apparatus for treating a respiratory disorder in a patient, the apparatus comprising: a pressure generator configured to generate a supply of air at a positive pressure to an airway of the patient; a sensor configured to generate data representing a property of the supply of air; and a controller configured to: control the pressure generator to generate the supply of air at a positive treatment pressure that oscillates in synchrony with the patient's spontaneous respiratory efforts, wherein amplitude of the oscillation is pressure support; compute a measure indicative of ventilation of the patient from the sensor data; compute the pressure support so as to bring the measure indicative of ventilation towards a target ventilation that is dependent on the measure indicative of ventilation; and control the pressure generator to deliver backup breaths at a backup rate in the absence of significant spontaneous respiratory efforts from the patient, wherein the backup rate is initialised to a spontaneous backup rate and increases from the spontaneous backup rate to a sustained timed backup rate as time elapses since the previous spontaneous respiratory effort. a pressure generator configured to generate a supply of air at a positive pressure to an airway of the patient; a sensor configured to generate data representing a property of the supply of air; and a controller configured to: control the pressure generator to generate the supply of air at a positive treatment pressure that oscillates in synchrony with the patient's spontaneous respiratory efforts, wherein amplitude of the oscillation is pressure support; compute a measure indicative of ventilation of the patient from the sensor data; compute the pressure support so as to bring the measure indicative of ventilation towards a target ventilation that is dependent on the measure indicative of ventilation; and control the pressure generator to deliver backup breaths at a backup rate in the absence of significant spontaneous respiratory efforts from the patient, wherein the backup rate is initialised to a spontaneous backup rate and increases from the spontaneous backup rate to a sustained timed backup rate as time elapses since the previous spontaneous respiratory effort. control the pressure generator to generate the supply of air at a positive treatment pressure that oscillates in synchrony with the patient's spontaneous respiratory efforts, wherein amplitude of the oscillation is pressure support; compute a measure indicative of ventilation of the patient from the sensor data; compute the pressure support so as to bring the measure indicative of ventilation towards a target ventilation that is dependent on the measure indicative of ventilation; and control the pressure generator to deliver backup breaths at a backup rate in the absence of significant spontaneous respiratory efforts from the patient, wherein the backup rate is initialised to a spontaneous backup rate and increases from the spontaneous backup rate to a sustained timed backup rate as time elapses since the previous spontaneous respiratory effort.
Apparatus for monitoring the geometric development of a structure over time, said apparatus characterised in that it comprises: - a path for measuring the relative movement of different measurement points (PMi) of the infrastructure, - the measurement path being formed by a succession of sensor modules (Mi) traversed by a reference line formed by a wire tensioned between an input module (Me) and an output module (Ms), both of which are rigidly connected to the infrastructure and constitute fixed points (PFe, PFs), - the modules (Mi) providing relative movement signals for each module, with respect to the reference line formed by the tensioned wire, in at least one detection direction (Dd), - the input module (Me) providing the wire consisting of the reference line - each module (Mi) having: - an optoelectronic sensor (Ci) which has at least one detection direction (Dd) and which is connected to a processing circuit in order to provide a relative movement signal (Si) over time (t), - a device for controlling (Ri) the position, and - a device for fixing to the infrastructure. - a path for measuring the relative movement of different measurement points (PMi) of the infrastructure, - the measurement path being formed by a succession of sensor modules (Mi) traversed by a reference line formed by a wire tensioned between an input module (Me) and an output module (Ms), both of which are rigidly connected to the infrastructure and constitute fixed points (PFe, PFs), - the modules (Mi) providing relative movement signals for each module, with respect to the reference line formed by the tensioned wire, in at least one detection direction (Dd), - the input module (Me) providing the wire consisting of the reference line - each module (Mi) having: - an optoelectronic sensor (Ci) which has at least one detection direction (Dd) and which is connected to a processing circuit in order to provide a relative movement signal (Si) over time (t), - a device for controlling (Ri) the position, and - a device for fixing to the infrastructure.
A focus ring for use in a plasma process chamber, wherein the focus ring comprises: a ring structure having an inner surface (135-1A1) oriented to be in exposure to plasma process byproduct material when the ring structure is placed within the plasma process chamber to circumscribe a substrate support structure during operation of the plasma process chamber, the inner surface (135-1A1) of the ring structure having a controlled surface topographical variation that promotes adherence of the plasma process byproduct material to the ring structure; and characterized in that the focus ring further comprises: three radial extension structures (135B1, 135B2, 135B3) configured to extend radially outward from an outer surface (135-1A2) of the ring structure, the three radial extension structures (135B1, 135B2, 135B3) spaced apart along an outer perimeter of the ring structure, the three radial extension structures (135B1, 135B2, 135B3) configured to engage with three respective lifting components (137A, 137B, 137C) to enable raising and lowering of the ring structure relative to the substrate support structure.
A method for operating a receiver for communication using a two-dimensional time-frequency resource including one or more frames, the method comprising: receiving zone configuration information for one or more zones in the two-dimensional time-frequency resource, wherein each of the one or more zones comprises a respective set of one or more OFDM symbols, wherein, for each of the one or more zones, the zone configuration information indicates a respective size of the zone, wherein each of the one or more zones includes a respective control channel that spans a temporal width of the zone; receiving the control channel within the first zone, wherein the control channel within the first zone comprises an assignment of resource blocks within the first zone, wherein each of the resource blocks includes at least one sub-carrier; and extract data bits conveyed in the assignment of resource blocks based on the zone configuration information. receiving zone configuration information for one or more zones in the two-dimensional time-frequency resource, wherein each of the one or more zones comprises a respective set of one or more OFDM symbols, wherein, for each of the one or more zones, the zone configuration information indicates a respective size of the zone, wherein each of the one or more zones includes a respective control channel that spans a temporal width of the zone; receiving the control channel within the first zone, wherein the control channel within the first zone comprises an assignment of resource blocks within the first zone, wherein each of the resource blocks includes at least one sub-carrier; and extract data bits conveyed in the assignment of resource blocks based on the zone configuration information.
A system for freeze protection of a spa system, the spa system comprising a spa tub, a fluidic circuit comprising a pump and a water heater in fluid communication with the spa tub, a power interface coupled to an electrical mains power source for powering the pump and water heater of the spa system, and a shell supporting the spa tub, the system comprising: a mains power interface for coupling to another electrical mains power source; a heater coupled to the mains power interface for heating air within or to be blown into a cavity between the shell of the spa system and the spa tub, wherein the heater is not part of the fluidic circuit of the spa system; a thermostat for monitoring a temperature of air within the cavity between the shell of the spa system and the spa tub; and a temperature control coupled to the thermostat for enabling the heater when the thermostat establishes that the temperature of the air within the cavity between the shell of the spa system and the spa tub has dropped below a predetermined threshold independent of a state of the fluidic circuit of the spa system. a mains power interface for coupling to another electrical mains power source; a heater coupled to the mains power interface for heating air within or to be blown into a cavity between the shell of the spa system and the spa tub, wherein the heater is not part of the fluidic circuit of the spa system; a thermostat for monitoring a temperature of air within the cavity between the shell of the spa system and the spa tub; and a temperature control coupled to the thermostat for enabling the heater when the thermostat establishes that the temperature of the air within the cavity between the shell of the spa system and the spa tub has dropped below a predetermined threshold independent of a state of the fluidic circuit of the spa system.
A portion of a fluid drainage conduit for an aircraft turbomachine, comprising an upstream stretch, a downstream stretch fixed relative to the upstream stretch and a retention chamber onto which the upstream stretch opens, the retention chamber being capable of communicating with the downstream stretch through at least one first aperture (22, 122) and at least one second aperture (24, 124) provided so as to be arranged lower than the first aperture during operation of the turbomachine, the retention chamber being arranged so that the fluid coming from the upstream stretch flows by gravitational flow towards the retention chamber, the drainage conduit portion further comprising an obturator (30, 130, 230) configured to obturate the second aperture (24, 124), the first and second apertures (22, 122, 24, 124) being provided so that when the obturator (30, 130, 230) obturates the second aperture (24, 124), the retention chamber is capable of retaining fluid while allowing a fluid overflow to flow from the upstream stretch to the downstream stretch through the first aperture (22, 122), and when the obturator (30, 130, 230) does not obturate the second aperture (24, 124), the fluid can flow from the upstream stretch to the downstream stretch at least through the second aperture (24, 124), characterized by the portion of a fluid drainage conduit comprising a first tubular wall (14, 114) forming the upstream stretch, a second tubular wall (18, 118) forming the downstream stretch, the first tubular wall (14, 114) and the second tubular wall (18, 118) being interlocked into one another.
Surgical instrument comprising: a handle with at least one actuating element; a tubular shaft connected to the handle and provided with a first tube and with a second tube movable relative to the first tube along the longitudinal axis of the tubular shaft by actuation of the actuating element; and first and second jaw elements (10, 11) at the distal end of the tubular shaft, wherein the first jaw element is connected rigidly to the tubular shaft and the second jaw element is connected movably to the tubular shaft via a joint; wherein the second tube is connected to the movable jaw element via a connection site, such that the movable jaw element is pivotable about the joint by actuation of the actuating element; characterized in that the connection site and a distal portion of the movable jaw element, in particular the distal end of the movable jaw element, are arranged on one side of the longitudinal axis and the joint is arranged on the opposite side of the longitudinal axis, wherein the connection site is formed by a projection on the outside of the movable jaw element on one side of the longitudinal axis, which projection can be brought into engagement in a recess at the distal end of the second tube, and the second tube has, at its distal end, an axially extending tongue, and the recess is arranged in the tongue. a handle with at least one actuating element; a tubular shaft connected to the handle and provided with a first tube and with a second tube movable relative to the first tube along the longitudinal axis of the tubular shaft by actuation of the actuating element; and first and second jaw elements (10, 11) at the distal end of the tubular shaft, wherein the first jaw element is connected rigidly to the tubular shaft and the second jaw element is connected movably to the tubular shaft via a joint; wherein the second tube is connected to the movable jaw element via a connection site, such that the movable jaw element is pivotable about the joint by actuation of the actuating element; characterized in that the connection site and a distal portion of the movable jaw element, in particular the distal end of the movable jaw element, are arranged on one side of the longitudinal axis and the joint is arranged on the opposite side of the longitudinal axis, wherein the connection site is formed by a projection on the outside of the movable jaw element on one side of the longitudinal axis, which projection can be brought into engagement in a recess at the distal end of the second tube, and the second tube has, at its distal end, an axially extending tongue, and the recess is arranged in the tongue.
A layered absorbent structure, comprising: a central wicking layer comprising hydrogen-bonded airlaid material comprising cellulosic fibrous material; and first and second liquid storage layers positioned in liquid- transferring relationship on respective opposite sides of the central wicking layer, each of the first and second liquid storage layers comprising a matrix of hot melt adhesive filaments and superabsorbent polymer, wherein the hot melt adhesive filaments are configured to adhere the first and second storage layers to respective opposite sides of the central wicking layer, and wherein each of the first and second liquid storage layers comprising a cellulosic fiber tissue layer adhered to the respective matrix of hot melt adhesive filaments and SAP on the side of the respective matrix opposite the central wicking layer. a central wicking layer comprising hydrogen-bonded airlaid material comprising cellulosic fibrous material; and first and second liquid storage layers positioned in liquid- transferring relationship on respective opposite sides of the central wicking layer, each of the first and second liquid storage layers comprising a matrix of hot melt adhesive filaments and superabsorbent polymer, wherein the hot melt adhesive filaments are configured to adhere the first and second storage layers to respective opposite sides of the central wicking layer, and wherein each of the first and second liquid storage layers comprising a cellulosic fiber tissue layer adhered to the respective matrix of hot melt adhesive filaments and SAP on the side of the respective matrix opposite the central wicking layer.
A solid oxide fuel cell comprising an inner electrode, a solid electrolyte, and an outer electrode, each being sequentially laminated on a surface of a porous support, wherein the porous support comprises forsterite, and has a Ca element content of 0.2 mass % or less in terms of CaO in a surface region that covers a depth of approximately 100 μm from the surface at the inner electrode side.
Stabilized particulate lithium metal, characterized in that the lithium particles have grain sizes in the range between 5 and 200 μm, determined with a Lasentec FBRM in-line analyzer, an essentially spherical geometry and a core composed of metallic lithium with a sodium content <200 ppm, and are enclosed by an outer passivating layer containing nitrogen, wherein the stabilized particulate lithium metal with nitrogen contents of 0.01 to 10 wt% has an outer passivating nitrogen-containing layer containing lithium nitride LiN 3 and tetralithium ammoniumhydride (NLi 4)H and having a thickness of 0.01 to 1 μm.
An electrical device comprising: • a controller, • a content displaying surface, • a touch sensitive portion comprising one or several touch sensors, for providing the controller with information about presence of a pointing object in a specific area, and • a motion sensor for providing information about motion of the electrical device, wherein the controller is configured to control content output on the content displaying surface, and automatically adjust the content output with respect to information from the one or several touch sensors and the motion sensor by rotating the content when information about a change of orientation of the electrical device is received from the motion sensor, the information about presence of a pointing object in a specific area comprises coordinates with respect to the content displaying surface, and characterized in that when the controller receives information about the presence of a pointing object in a specific area from the touch sensitive portion and information about a change of orientation of the electrical device from the motion sensor, the adjustment comprises preventing automatic content rotation until a UI object is chosen. • a controller, • a content displaying surface, • a touch sensitive portion comprising one or several touch sensors, for providing the controller with information about presence of a pointing object in a specific area, and • a motion sensor for providing information about motion of the electrical device, wherein the controller is configured to control content output on the content displaying surface, and automatically adjust the content output with respect to information from the one or several touch sensors and the motion sensor by rotating the content when information about a change of orientation of the electrical device is received from the motion sensor, the information about presence of a pointing object in a specific area comprises coordinates with respect to the content displaying surface, and characterized in that when the controller receives information about the presence of a pointing object in a specific area from the touch sensitive portion and information about a change of orientation of the electrical device from the motion sensor, the adjustment comprises preventing automatic content rotation until a UI object is chosen.
A polypropylene resin composition, comprising 25 to 35 % by weight of a polypropylene polymer, 15 to 25 % by weight of a styrene block copolymer, 15 to 25 % by weight of a poly(arylene ether) resin, 26 to 35 % by weight of a phosphorus flame retardant, and 0 to 10 % by weight of a processing additive.
Pouch for tobacco comprising a first pocket and an integrated adhesive tab for releasably sealing the first pocket, wherein at least one wall of the pouch is at least partially formed of a flexible sheet laminate composed of at least a first and a second layer, characterized in that the integrated adhesive tab constitutes an integral part of the flexible sheet laminate, wherein the integrated adhesive tab comprises: - a body formed of a part of the first layer of the flexible sheet laminate; - releasable adhesive applied to at least part of an inner surface of the body facing a part of the second layer of the flexible sheet laminate corresponding to the part of the first layer forming the body and/or to at least part of an outer surface of the second layer of the flexible sheet laminate corresponding to the part of the first layer forming the body; and wherein the integrated adhesive tab is at least partially peelable from the second layer of the flexible sheet laminate in order to allow for sealing the integrated adhesive tab against the remainder of the pouch. - a body formed of a part of the first layer of the flexible sheet laminate; - releasable adhesive applied to at least part of an inner surface of the body facing a part of the second layer of the flexible sheet laminate corresponding to the part of the first layer forming the body and/or to at least part of an outer surface of the second layer of the flexible sheet laminate corresponding to the part of the first layer forming the body; and