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An integrated pressurizer nuclear reactor, the nuclear reactor comprising: - a vessel having a central axis; - a pressurizer housed in the vessel, the pressurizer having a lower zone filled with a primary liquid and an upper zone filled with steam; - a plurality of nuclear fuel assemblies, forming a core arranged in the vessel; - a plurality of heating elements provided to heat the primary liquid filling the lower zone of the pressurizer; - at least one current source; - electrical conductors connecting each heating element to the electrical current source; - a plurality of electrical penetrations, defining sealed passages through the vessel, characterized in that the heating elements are completely housed in the pressurizer, each heating element being connected to one of the conductors via an electrical connection point placed inside the pressurizer, and in that only the electrical conductors leave the vessel through the electrical penetrations. - a vessel having a central axis; - a pressurizer housed in the vessel, the pressurizer having a lower zone filled with a primary liquid and an upper zone filled with steam; - a plurality of nuclear fuel assemblies, forming a core arranged in the vessel; - a plurality of heating elements provided to heat the primary liquid filling the lower zone of the pressurizer; - at least one current source; - electrical conductors connecting each heating element to the electrical current source; - a plurality of electrical penetrations, defining sealed passages through the vessel,
A decorative element comprising two mutually spaced substantially parallel panels, wherein at least one of the panels is at least partially translucent for visible light, and a plurality of precious stones arranged between the panels, wherein disposed between the panels (2, 3) is a device for fixing the position of the precious stones and wherein the position-fixing device has compartments in which precisely one respective precious stone is arranged, characterised in that at least one of the panels (2, 3) directly adjoins the compartments.
A method of facilitating a diagnosis or monitoring therapy of a liver disease of at least one of autoimmune hepatitis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, and primary biliary cirrhosis in a subject, the method comprising: detecting a level of eotaxin-3 in a biological sample from a subject suspected of having, or undergoing treatment for, liver disease, wherein the biological sample is blood or blood product.
A playback device comprising: a memory; a network interface; and a processor that reads instructions stored in the memory that directs the processor to: receive a manifest file comprising information on a plurality of alternative streams, each alternative stream having a different bitrate from the other streams; receive a minimum buffer time for a first alternative stream from the manifest file; reduce the minimum buffer time for the first alternative stream from the manifest file, where the first alternative stream's minimum buffer time is reduced by a slow motion playback speed factor; download digital video content of the first alternative stream into a buffer of the playback device; and when the amount of digital video content of the first alternative stream initially fills the buffer to the reduced minimum buffer time, commence playback of the digital video content at a slow motion speed using the playback device, where the speed of the commenced playback is a slow motion speed that is equal to the first alternative stream's normal speed reduced by the slow motion playback speed factor. a memory; a network interface; and a processor that reads instructions stored in the memory that directs the processor to: receive a manifest file comprising information on a plurality of alternative streams, each alternative stream having a different bitrate from the other streams; receive a minimum buffer time for a first alternative stream from the manifest file; reduce the minimum buffer time for the first alternative stream from the manifest file, where the first alternative stream's minimum buffer time is reduced by a slow motion playback speed factor; download digital video content of the first alternative stream into a buffer of the playback device; and when the amount of digital video content of the first alternative stream initially fills the buffer to the reduced minimum buffer time, commence playback of the digital video content at a slow motion speed using the playback device, where the speed of the commenced playback is a slow motion speed that is equal to the first alternative stream's normal speed reduced by the slow motion playback speed factor. receive a manifest file comprising information on a plurality of alternative streams, each alternative stream having a different bitrate from the other streams; receive a minimum buffer time for a first alternative stream from the manifest file; reduce the minimum buffer time for the first alternative stream from the manifest file, where the first alternative stream's minimum buffer time is reduced by a slow motion playback speed factor; download digital video content of the first alternative stream into a buffer of the playback device; and when the amount of digital video content of the first alternative stream initially fills the buffer to the reduced minimum buffer time, commence playback of the digital video content at a slow motion speed using the playback device, where the speed of the commenced playback is a slow motion speed that is equal to the first alternative stream's normal speed reduced by the slow motion playback speed factor.
A gas turbine combustor comprising a fuel nozzle for injecting mixed gas of fuel and air, a cylindrical liner for burning and reacting the mixed gas of fuel and air in a combustion chamber, a transition piece which is a flow path for leading combustion gas generated in the liner to turbine blades, and a transition piece flow sleeve for wrapping an outside surface of the transition piece, wherein a plurality of first air introduction holes are formed in regions which are corner portions of the transition piece flow sleeve in a sectional direction thereof, and a plurality of second air introduction holes are formed in regions of the transition piece flow sleeve excluding the regions which are the corner portions of the transition piece flow sleeve in a sectional direction thereof, characterized in that a diameter of the first air introduction holes formed in the regions of the corner portions of the section of the transition piece flow sleeve is made smaller than a diameter of all of air introduction holes including the second air introduction holes formed in the regions of the transition piece flow sleeve excluding the regions of the corner portions.
A cable tie mounting tool comprising an upstream jaw having a concave upstream guidance path portion for the strap of a cable tie with a first upstream end and a first downstream end seen along the guidance direction, a downstream jaw (12 - 14) having a concave downstream guidance path portion (99b, 99c) for the strap of a cable tie with a second upstream end and a second downstream end, wherein the upstream jaw and the downstream jaw (12 - 14) are movable relative to each other such that the first downstream end and the second upstream end may be close to each other or remote from each other, such as to form a common concave guidance path for the strap of a cable tie when being close to each other, a placing mechanism adapted to place a cable tie portion (62 - 63) along the common concave guidance path by pushing it strap-end-first along the common concave guidance path starting at the upstream end of the upstream jaw and pushing it in downstream direction, an insertion mechanism (13, 16, 19) for feeding the cable tie strap end of the placed cable tie through the head of the placed cable tie, a tightening mechanism for tightening the cable tie, and a length adjustment mechanism (13, 16, 19) for adjusting the length of the common concave guidance path, characterized in that one of the jaws has a pivotable path portion (13, 99b) and a fixed path portion cooperating with the pivotable path portion (13, 99b), and in that the length adjustment mechanism (13, 16, 19) comprises the fixed path portion cooperating with the pivotable path portion (13, 99b) in one of the guidance path portions for length adjustment by a first pivoting movement of the pivotable path portion (13, 99b) around its pivot radially inward or radially outward.
An electron beam gun for the production of electrons, the gun comprising an electrical cathode comprising at least two cathode blocks, characterised in that a first cathode block of the two cathode blocks includes a beam former integrally formed with the first cathode block thereby forming a single, unitary and geometrically larger cathode block wherein the beam former extends from the first cathode block towards a second cathode block of the two cathode blocks forming a gap between the beam former and the second cathode block of the two cathode blocks wherein the gap is positioned beyond one end of a filament mounted to the second cathode block of the two cathode blocks, whereby the unitary and geometrically larger cathode block of the combination of the first cathode block and the beam former is adapted to permit heat to be conducted away from the beam former and to the first cathode block.
A method of monitoring the lung function of a patient using a system having a respiratory apparatus and a processing unit, the method comprising: determining, using a processing unit, an inhalation time (t i) and a rest time (t r) for a patient that is using the respiratory apparatus, wherein the inhalation time (t i) and the rest time (t r) for the patient are determined from measurements obtained from the respiratory apparatus, wherein the inhalation time (t i) is the amount of time for which the patient inhales through the respiratory apparatus, and the rest time (t r) is the amount of time between the end of an exhalation and the start of the next inhalation; analyzing, using the processing unit, the determined inhalation time (t i) and the determined rest time (t r) to determine an indication of the lung function of the patient; characterized in that the step of analyzing the determined inhalation time (t i) and the determined rest time (t r) to determine an indication of the lung function of the patient comprises determining, using the processing unit, a ratio of the inhalation time (t i) to the rest time (t r); wherein the method further comprises presenting, using the system, the determined indication of the lung function to the patient or to an additional user. determining, using a processing unit, an inhalation time (t i) and a rest time (t r) for a patient that is using the respiratory apparatus, wherein the inhalation time (t i) and the rest time (t r) for the patient are determined from measurements obtained from the respiratory apparatus, wherein the inhalation time (t i) is the amount of time for which the patient inhales through the respiratory apparatus, and the rest time (t r) is the amount of time between the end of an exhalation and the start of the next inhalation; analyzing, using the processing unit, the determined inhalation time (t i) and the determined rest time (t r) to determine an indication of the lung function of the patient; characterized in that the step of analyzing the determined inhalation time (t i) and the determined rest time (t r) to determine an indication of the lung function of the patient comprises determining, using the processing unit, a ratio of the inhalation time (t i) to the rest time (t r); wherein the method further comprises presenting, using the system, the determined indication of the lung function to the patient or to an additional user.
Furnace for thermal treatment with gaseous atmosphere quenching comprising a bell inside which there are provided a rotor regulating the gas atmosphere flow, an heat exchanger regulating the temperature of the gas atmosphere and a thermal chamber configured for thermal treatment and the following gaseous atmosphere quenching, said thermal chamber comprising a surface positioned on a side adjacent to the heat exchanger and a surface positioned on an opposed side to the adjacent one to the heat exchanger and wherein at least one of the surfaces (4, 4') comprises a plurality of screens which connect the inside of the thermal chamber with the inside of the bell to allow the passage of the gas atmosphere from the thermal chamber to the bell, characterized in that said screens are adjustable to modify the passage section and so the flow of the gas atmosphere in function of the temperature required by the thermal treatment, and in that said screens are hinged to said surface of the thermal chamber positioned on a side adjacent to the heat exchanger.
A device for sealing an object to be sealed, in particular for sealing a rotating shaft, having a sealing body which has a sealing side that faces the object to be sealed, and a rear side that faces away from the object to be sealed, wherein the sealing body on the rear side has at least one element which modifies the rigidity of the sealing body and which modifies the surface pressure between the sealing body and the object to be sealed, and in that the at least one element which modifies the rigidity of the sealing body runs obliquely to a longitudinal axis of the sealing body, characterized in that a plurality of elements which modify the rigidity of the sealing body are disposed so as to be distributed about the circumference of the sealing body, that the elements which modify the rigidity of the sealing body are configured by a modification of the material thickness of the sealing body, that the elements which modify the rigidity of the sealing body are configured as a depression or elevation, and that the sealing body on the sealing side is configured so as to be substantially smooth.
A dual feed centrifuge system for separating solids from fluids in a drilling mud, the centrifuge system comprising: a bowl; a screw conveyor rotatably mounted within the bowl; a first feed pipe mounted within the screw conveyor for feeding the drilling mud through a first feed port in a wall of the screw conveyor to a first annular space between the bowl and the wall of the screw conveyor; and a second feed pipe mounted within the screw conveyor for feeding the drilling mud through a second feed port in the wall of the screw conveyor to a second annular space between the bowl and the wall of the screw conveyor, wherein the bowl comprises a bowl section and a conical section, wherein the first feed port is located approximately midway axially along the conical section, wherein the second feed port is located approximately midway axially along the bowl section, characterized by a control system (31, 31a, 33a, 33b, 35a, 35b) for adjusting the drilling mud flow between the first feed pipe and the second feed pipe to proactively adjust the torque loading on the centrifuge by allocating the drilling mud flow between the first feed pipe and the second feed pipe to compensate for feed-quality related upsets and to reduce wear and tear on the centrifuge driver and torque adjustment device due to torque adjustments. a bowl; a screw conveyor rotatably mounted within the bowl; a first feed pipe mounted within the screw conveyor for feeding the drilling mud through a first feed port in a wall of the screw conveyor to a first annular space between the bowl and the wall of the screw conveyor; and a second feed pipe mounted within the screw conveyor for feeding the drilling mud through a second feed port in the wall of the screw conveyor to a second annular space between the bowl and the wall of the screw conveyor, wherein the bowl comprises a bowl section and a conical section, wherein the first feed port is located approximately midway axially along the conical section, wherein the second feed port is located approximately midway axially along the bowl section, characterized by a control system (31, 31a, 33a, 33b, 35a, 35b) for adjusting the drilling mud flow between the first feed pipe and the second feed pipe to proactively adjust the torque loading on the centrifuge by allocating the drilling mud flow between the first feed pipe and the second feed pipe to compensate for feed-quality related upsets and to reduce wear and tear on the centrifuge driver and torque adjustment device due to torque adjustments.
A head unit that ejects a liquid, wherein the head unit includes a drive signal output circuit that outputs a drive signal, a first substrate on which the drive signal output circuit is provided, and a first ejection head including a first drive element driven by the drive signal, a first switching circuit that switches whether to supply the drive signal to the first drive element, and a first nozzle plate including a first nozzle from which a liquid is ejected by driving the first drive element, wherein the first substrate includes a first face and a second face, wherein the drive signal output circuit is provided on the first face, wherein a shortest distance between the first nozzle plate and the second face is shorter than a shortest distance between the first nozzle plate and the first face, wherein the head unit includes an integrated circuit that is electrically coupled to the drive signal output circuit, and a second substrate that has a third face and a fourth face and on which the integrated circuit is provided, wherein the second substrate is electrically coupled to the first substrate, wherein the integrated circuit is provided on the third face, and wherein at least part of the integrated circuit does not overlap the first substrate in a direction from the third face toward the fourth face. a drive signal output circuit that outputs a drive signal, a first substrate on which the drive signal output circuit is provided, and a first ejection head including a first drive element driven by the drive signal, a first switching circuit that switches whether to supply the drive signal to the first drive element, and a first nozzle plate including a first nozzle from which a liquid is ejected by driving the first drive element, wherein the first substrate includes a first face and a second face, wherein the drive signal output circuit is provided on the first face, wherein a shortest distance between the first nozzle plate and the second face is shorter than a shortest distance between the first nozzle plate and the first face, wherein the head unit includes an integrated circuit that is electrically coupled to the drive signal output circuit, and a second substrate that has a third face and a fourth face and on which the integrated circuit is provided, wherein the second substrate is electrically coupled to the first substrate, wherein the integrated circuit is provided on the third face, and wherein at least part of the integrated circuit does not overlap the first substrate in a direction from the third face toward the fourth face.
A multi-textured chewing gum product, comprising: a chewing gum composition portion and a confectionery composition portion where a region of the chewing gum composition portion is exposed; the multi-textured chewing gum product has an initial crunch characteristic determined by a Texture Analyzer Test where there are at least three changes in slope direction in a stress versus probe penetration (%) curve and at least one negative slope that covers a stress range of at least 1, at least 1.5, at least 2, or at least 2.5 million pascals; wherein the Texture Analyzer Test provides results as stress versus probe penetration (%); and wherein: the chewing gum composition comprises 10.0 to 55.0 wt% gum base, 35.0 to 75.0 wt% sugar polyol bulk sweetener, and 2.0 to 15.0 wt% softener based on the total weight of the chewing gum composition, and the confectionery composition portion comprises 70.0 to 95.0 wt% bulk sweetener, 3.0 to 14.0 wt% fat, and 2.0 to 14.0 wt% dairy ingredient based on the total weight of the confectionery composition. a chewing gum composition portion and a confectionery composition portion where a region of the chewing gum composition portion is exposed; the multi-textured chewing gum product has an initial crunch characteristic determined by a Texture Analyzer Test where there are at least three changes in slope direction in a stress versus probe penetration (%) curve and at least one negative slope that covers a stress range of at least 1, at least 1.5, at least 2, or at least 2.5 million pascals; wherein the Texture Analyzer Test provides results as stress versus probe penetration (%); and wherein: the chewing gum composition comprises 10.0 to 55.0 wt% gum base, 35.0 to 75.0 wt% sugar polyol bulk sweetener, and 2.0 to 15.0 wt% softener based on the total weight of the chewing gum composition, and the confectionery composition portion comprises 70.0 to 95.0 wt% bulk sweetener, 3.0 to 14.0 wt% fat, and 2.0 to 14.0 wt% dairy ingredient based on the total weight of the confectionery composition. the chewing gum composition comprises 10.0 to 55.0 wt% gum base, 35.0 to 75.0 wt% sugar polyol bulk sweetener, and 2.0 to 15.0 wt% softener based on the total weight of the chewing gum composition, and the confectionery composition portion comprises 70.0 to 95.0 wt% bulk sweetener, 3.0 to 14.0 wt% fat, and 2.0 to 14.0 wt% dairy ingredient based on the total weight of the confectionery composition.
Method for operating a gas turbine installation at a compressor input temperature (Ti-ist) and an almost constant turbine input temperature (TiTiso), wherein an increase of a calculated exhaust gas temperature is compensated for by a reduced mass flow (m) of a flow medium which flows through a compressor of the gas turbine installation, wherein firstly - the compressor input temperature (Ti-ist) is measured; characterized in that - this compressor input temperature (Ti-ist) is then compared with a desired compressor input temperature (Ti-soll) and, in the event of a difference of the established compressor input temperature (Ti-ist) from the desired compressor input temperature (Ti-soll), the compensation for the increased calculated exhaust gas temperature by the reduced mass flow of the flow medium is initiated. - the compressor input temperature (Ti-ist) is measured; characterized in that - this compressor input temperature (Ti-ist) is then compared with a desired compressor input temperature (Ti-soll) and,
Road building machine, more particularly a road paver or feeder, having a chassis with a preferably driven undercarriage, with at least one supply container assigned to the chassis for receiving road building material, wherein the supply container has two container halves (20, 21) which can be unfolded and folded up relative to one another, the side walls (29, 30) of which, positioned at rear parts as seen in the production direction, directly border a chassis wall, wherein the side walls (29, 30) have recesses which correspond with one another and which are designed so that as they fold up the two side walls of the container halves do not collide with one another which would stop their movement, and with at least one conveyor for discharging the road building material from the supply container, characterized in that the container halves (20, 21) each have at least one shield (34, 35) which is connected freely movable to the said container halves (20, 21), transversely to the production direction of the road building machine, and which is arranged on the side walls (29, 30), facing the chassis wall, of the container halves (20, 21), wherein the shields (34, 35), which are configured as a plate or plate-like flap and can be moved purely by gravity or by a mechanical, electrical, hydraulic or similar drive, as the container halves (20, 21) are unfolded, can be pivoted into areas of the recesses projecting beyond the side walls (29, 30) of the container halves (20, 21) and as the container halves (20, 21) are folded up can be moved away from this area, wherein the recesses of the side walls (29, 30) become free again for collision-free folding.