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A method of manufacturing a self-expanding fire-fighting foam solution, the method comprising: purging air from a container, wherein the purging is performed via flowing an inert gas into the container, such that a substantially inert environment is created within the container; dispensing or filling a pre-determined amount of foam concentrate into the purged container; dispensing or filling a pre-determined amount of water into the purged container; and mixing the foam concentrate and water within the purged container, wherein the mixed foam and water within the inert purged container provide the self expanding fire-fighting foam solution. purging air from a container, wherein the purging is performed via flowing an inert gas into the container, such that a substantially inert environment is created within the container; dispensing or filling a pre-determined amount of foam concentrate into the purged container; dispensing or filling a pre-determined amount of water into the purged container; and mixing the foam concentrate and water within the purged container, wherein the mixed foam and water within the inert purged container provide the self expanding fire-fighting foam solution.
Heat pump comprising a heat source heat exchanger, a compressor, a utilization side heat exchanger and an expansion valve connected by refrigerant piping; and a muffler having first and second ports and a pressure pulsation reducing space, the pressure pulsation reducing space being in fluid communication with at least the first port and the second port, wherein the first and second ports are respectively connected to the refrigerant piping, wherein a first centre axis of the first port and a second centre axis of the second port are oriented so that a flow direction of refrigerant flowing in the refrigerant piping changes at least once between the first port and the second port, the pressure pulsation reducing space has a cylindrical portion, wherein a third centre axis of the cylindrical portion is nonparallel to the first centre axis of the first port and/or the second centre axis of the second port, characterized in that the first centre axis of the first port extends along a chord of the cylindrical portion and the second centre axis of the second port extends radially. a heat source heat exchanger, a compressor, a utilization side heat exchanger and an expansion valve connected by refrigerant piping; and a muffler having first and second ports and a pressure pulsation reducing space, the pressure pulsation reducing space being in fluid communication with at least the first port and the second port, wherein the first and second ports are respectively connected to the refrigerant piping, wherein a first centre axis of the first port and a second centre axis of the second port are oriented so that a flow direction of refrigerant flowing in the refrigerant piping changes at least once between the first port and the second port, the pressure pulsation reducing space has a cylindrical portion, wherein a third centre axis of the cylindrical portion is nonparallel to the first centre axis of the first port and/or the second centre axis of the second port, characterized in that the first centre axis of the first port extends along a chord of the cylindrical portion and the second centre axis of the second port extends radially.
Machine tool, in particular a semi-stationary or mobile machine tool, for machining workpieces by means of a tool, wherein the machine tool has a machine base for placing on a ground, on which machine base there are located a drive assembly with a drive motor and a tool holder drivable by the drive motor for the tool, in particular for a cutting tool, and a holder for at least one locating body, wherein the machine base provides a support surface and the at least one locating body provides a locating surface projecting at an angle, in particular at right angles, in front of the support surface for the workpiece, so that the workpiece can be located at the locating surface while lying on the support surface for machining by means of the tool, wherein the at least one locating body has a clamping device for clamping to the holder, wherein the clamping device has a manually operable control and a clamping body, which can be operated by the control between a clamping position and a release position and which clamps a clamping supporting surface of the at least one locating body against a clamping locating surface of the holder with a clamping force in the clamping position and releases it in the release position, so that the at least one locating body is clamped relative to the holder in the clamping position and movable in the release position, and wherein the clamping locating surface has at least one clamping locating region extending adjacent to the locating surface transversely to the support surface or is represented by the clamping locating region, against which clamping locating region the clamping supporting surface is clamped in the clamping position with a force component of the clamping force orthogonal to the locating surface, so that the locating surface of the locating body adopts a predetermined longitudinal position with respect to the clamping locating region and/or is in alignment with a stationary locating surface, which is stationary with respect to the support surface and located at the holder in particular, characterised in that the orthogonal force component of the clamping force and a locating force pressing the workpiece against the locating surface are aligned or point in the same direction, and/or in that a locating force, with which the workpiece acts on the locating surface of the locating body, acts for the purpose of a reinforcement of the clamping force.
An aluminum rolling method comprising a stage a) of hot rolling and a stage b) of cold rolling: in the stage a) of hot rolling, the temperature decreases from an initial temperature ranging from 450 to 500°C to a final temperature ranging from 360 to 400°C, obtaining an aluminum sheet with a thickness ranging from 8 to 12 mm; and in the stage b) of cold rolling, rolling passes at a temperature ranging from 75 to 120°C are intercalated with an intermediate sub-stage of heat treatment at a temperature ranging from 340 to 390°C, until obtaining an aluminum sheet with a final thickness ranging from 0.3 to 1.0 mm, wherein the intermediate sub-stage of heat treatment is carried out for a period ranging from 3 to 5 hours, the aluminum rolling method further comprising, after the stage b) of cold rolling: a heat treatment at a temperature ranging from 220 to 260°C of the aluminum sheet for a period of 4 to 6 hours; wherein the aluminum is selected from pure aluminum and an aluminum alloy comprising magnesium as the main alloying compound; and wherein a reduction in the thickness from 45% to 75% is achieved in the last hot rolling pass, and after the hot rolling stage, a grain structure is totally recrystallized with a grain size between 50 and 90 μm measured by the grain intercept method ASTM E-112-88. in the stage a) of hot rolling, the temperature decreases from an initial temperature ranging from 450 to 500°C to a final temperature ranging from 360 to 400°C, obtaining an aluminum sheet with a thickness ranging from 8 to 12 mm; and in the stage b) of cold rolling, rolling passes at a temperature ranging from 75 to 120°C are intercalated with an intermediate sub-stage of heat treatment at a temperature ranging from 340 to 390°C, until obtaining an aluminum sheet with a final thickness ranging from 0.3 to 1.0 mm, wherein the intermediate sub-stage of heat treatment is carried out for a period ranging from 3 to 5 hours, the aluminum rolling method further comprising, after the stage b) of cold rolling: a heat treatment at a temperature ranging from 220 to 260°C of the aluminum sheet for a period of 4 to 6 hours; wherein the aluminum is selected from pure aluminum and an aluminum alloy comprising magnesium as the main alloying compound; and wherein a reduction in the thickness from 45% to 75% is achieved in the last hot rolling pass, and after the hot rolling stage, a grain structure is totally recrystallized with a grain size between 50 and 90 μm measured by the grain intercept method ASTM E-112-88. a heat treatment at a temperature ranging from 220 to 260°C of the aluminum sheet for a period of 4 to 6 hours; wherein the aluminum is selected from pure aluminum and an aluminum alloy comprising magnesium as the main alloying compound; and wherein a reduction in the thickness from 45% to 75% is achieved in the last hot rolling pass, and after the hot rolling stage, a grain structure is totally recrystallized with a grain size between 50 and 90 μm measured by the grain intercept method ASTM E-112-88.
A coin processing device comprising: a coin passage through which an inserted coin passes; a material detection sensor which includes a first coil and a second coil facing each other with the coin passage interposed therebetween; an outer diameter detection sensor which includes a ring-shaped third coil that surrounds the first coil and a ring-shaped fourth coil that surrounds the second coil, the third coil and the fourth coil facing each other with the coin passage interposed therebetween; a first oscillation circuit which is connected to the material detection sensor and is configured to oscillate a first oscillation signal in an individual connection state, and is connected to the material detection sensor and the outer diameter detection sensor that are connected in series and is configured to oscillate the first oscillation signal in a series connection state; a second oscillation circuit which is connected to the outer diameter detection sensor and is configured to oscillate a second oscillation signal in the individual connection state; a switching unit which is configured to switch the individual connection state and the series connection state; and a coin identification unit which is configured to detect an outer diameter of the coin using the second oscillation signal in the individual connection state or the first oscillation signal in the series connection state and is configured to identify the coin based on the outer diameter. a coin passage through which an inserted coin passes; a material detection sensor which includes a first coil and a second coil facing each other with the coin passage interposed therebetween; an outer diameter detection sensor which includes a ring-shaped third coil that surrounds the first coil and a ring-shaped fourth coil that surrounds the second coil, the third coil and the fourth coil facing each other with the coin passage interposed therebetween; a first oscillation circuit which is connected to the material detection sensor and is configured to oscillate a first oscillation signal in an individual connection state, and is connected to the material detection sensor and the outer diameter detection sensor that are connected in series and is configured to oscillate the first oscillation signal in a series connection state; a second oscillation circuit which is connected to the outer diameter detection sensor and is configured to oscillate a second oscillation signal in the individual connection state; a switching unit which is configured to switch the individual connection state and the series connection state; and a coin identification unit which is configured to detect an outer diameter of the coin using the second oscillation signal in the individual connection state or the first oscillation signal in the series connection state and is configured to identify the coin based on the outer diameter.
A working machine provided with a water separator formed at a part of a feed line connected to an engine and a fuel tank to separate fuel, which is flowing through the feed line, and water, which is contained in the flowing fuel, from each other, a water level detector for detecting a level of water separated by the water separator, and a notification device for making a notification when the level of water as detected by the water level detector has reached a predetermined height, characterized by an operation determination device for determining whether or not the working machine is in operation; and a notification control device for performing control to disable a notifying function of the notification device when the working machine has been determined to be in operation by the operation determination device but to enable the notifying function of the notification device when the working machine has been determined to be out of operation by the operation determination device.
A radiation curable ink composition comprising a colorant and a radiation curable monomer represented by the following general formula I: wherein, R 1 represents hydrogen, or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, L represents a linking group, X represents O, wherein said colorant is at least one pigment, at least one dye or a combination thereof and said dye or pigment is present in a concentration of from 0.5 to 20 percent by weight of said ink composition, characterized in that n and m both represent a value of 1, R 1 represents hydrogen or methyl, and L represents -CH 2 -CH 2 -O-CH 2 -CH 2 - or -[CH 2] 4 -.
A reactor pressure vessel (2, 52, 425, 510, 700, 900) for a nuclear reactor having a thermal control system, the reactor pressure vessel (2, 52, 425, 510, 700, 900) comprising: a horizontally oriented and/or substantially circular plate (410, 550, 750, 850, 940), wherein the plate (410, 550, 750, 850, 940) divides the reactor pressure vessel (2, 52, 425, 510, 700, 900) into an upper reactor pressure vessel region and a lower reactor pressure vessel region, and wherein the plate (410, 550, 750, 850, 940) is configured to provide a liquid and/or thermal barrier between a pressurized volume located within the upper reactor pressure vessel region and a primary coolant located within the lower reactor pressure vessel region; a plurality of heat transfer tubes; and one or more plenums (445, 710, 810) attached to the plate (410, 550, 750, 850, 940) and located within the upper reactor pressure vessel region, wherein the one or more plenums (445, 710, 810) provide a passageway for the plurality of heat transfer tubes to pass through the wall of the reactor pressure vessel (2, 52, 425, 510, 700, 900), wherein the plurality of heat transfer tubes pass through the plate (410, 550, 750, 850, 940) and are configured to allow a secondary coolant to pass through the primary coolant located within the lower reactor pressure vessel region without the primary coolant and the secondary coolant becoming commingled. a horizontally oriented and/or substantially circular plate (410, 550, 750, 850, 940), wherein the plate (410, 550, 750, 850, 940) divides the reactor pressure vessel (2, 52, 425, 510, 700, 900) into an upper reactor pressure vessel region and a lower reactor pressure vessel region, and wherein the plate (410, 550, 750, 850, 940) is configured to provide a liquid and/or thermal barrier between a pressurized volume located within the upper reactor pressure vessel region and a primary coolant located within the lower reactor pressure vessel region; a plurality of heat transfer tubes; and one or more plenums (445, 710, 810) attached to the plate (410, 550, 750, 850, 940) and located within the upper reactor pressure vessel region, wherein the one or more plenums (445, 710, 810) provide a passageway for the plurality of heat transfer tubes to pass through the wall of the reactor pressure vessel (2, 52, 425, 510, 700, 900), wherein the plurality of heat transfer tubes pass through the plate (410, 550, 750, 850, 940) and are configured to allow a secondary coolant to pass through the primary coolant located within the lower reactor pressure vessel region without the primary coolant and the secondary coolant becoming commingled.
A process for the separation of long chain dibasic acid from a fatty acid, wherein the long chain dibasic acid has a structure as follows: Long Chain Dibasic Acid, n is an integer of 6 to 20, and the fatty acid is stearic acid, palmitic acid, lauric acid, myristic acid, arachidic acid, behenic acid, lignoceric acid, hydroxystearic acid, ketostearic acid, oxime stearic acid, or a mixture of two or more thereof, the process comprising: reacting a mixture of the long chain dibasic acid and the fatty acid with an aqueous solution of ammonium hydroxide, ammonium bicarbonate, ammonium carbonate, an organic amine, or a mixture of two or more thereof, in the absence or presence of a solvent to form a suspension of solid ammonium salt of the fatty acid in a solution of ammonium salt of the long chain dibasic acid; separating the solid ammonium salt of the fatty acid from step by means of solid-liquid separation to provide a mother liquor containing the ammonium salt of the long chain dibasic acid; adding an acid to the mother liquor of step to yield the long chain dibasic acid; and recovering the long chain dibasic acid by means of solid-liquid separation or by extraction with an extractant solvent. reacting a mixture of the long chain dibasic acid and the fatty acid with an aqueous solution of ammonium hydroxide, ammonium bicarbonate, ammonium carbonate, an organic amine, or a mixture of two or more thereof, in the absence or presence of a solvent to form a suspension of solid ammonium salt of the fatty acid in a solution of ammonium salt of the long chain dibasic acid; separating the solid ammonium salt of the fatty acid from step by means of solid-liquid separation to provide a mother liquor containing the ammonium salt of the long chain dibasic acid; adding an acid to the mother liquor of step to yield the long chain dibasic acid; and recovering the long chain dibasic acid by means of solid-liquid separation or by extraction with an extractant solvent.
A process for preparation of a compound of formula I: or a salt thereof, comprising: contacting a compound of formula IV: or a salt thereof, with a compound of formula V: or a salt thereof, under reductive amination conditions comprising triethylsilane and trifluoroacetic acid; sodium borohydride and benzoic acid; or sodium triacetoxyborohydride and acetic acid, to provide the compound of formula I or a salt thereof.
An automated warehouse for placing an article in a case, and for bringing in and taking out the article, the automated warehouse comprising: a storage rack adapted to store articles including the article; a load port adapted to hold the case, the load port including a loading and unloading space for loading and unloading the article to and from the held case; a transferring apparatus including a holding space for holding the article, the transferring apparatus being adapted to transfer the article between the holding space and the storage rack and between the holding space and the case held in the loading and unloading space, the holding space being kept clean; and characterized in that it further comprises a first shield adapted to close the holding space and to travel together with the transferring apparatus. a storage rack adapted to store articles including the article; a load port adapted to hold the case, the load port including a loading and unloading space for loading and unloading the article to and from the held case; a transferring apparatus including a holding space for holding the article, the transferring apparatus being adapted to transfer the article between the holding space and the storage rack and between the holding space and the case held in the loading and unloading space, the holding space being kept clean; and characterized in that it further comprises a first shield adapted to close the holding space and to travel together with the transferring apparatus.
Device for determining a vital sign of a subject related to pulse and/or a blood gas component, said device comprising: - an input interface for obtaining at least two radiation signals, each radiation signal being acquired from different skin regions of the subject by detecting radiation reflected from or transmitted through the respective skin region in response to irradiation, - an extraction unit for extracting photoplethysmography, PPG, signals from the obtained radiation signals to obtain at least one PPG signal per skin region, - an evaluation unit for determining first weights for said skin regions depending on the relative or absolute strength of fundamental frequency and one or more harmonics in the spectrum of the PPG signal of the respective skin region, wherein said evaluation unit is configured to determine a lower first weight for a first skin region having stronger harmonics in the spectrum of the PPG signal of said first skin region than for a second skin region having weaker harmonics in the spectrum of the PPG signal of said second skin region, - a combination unit for combining two or more PPG signals of different skin regions based on their respective first weights to obtain a combined PPG signal, and - a vital sign determination unit for deriving a vital sign from the combined PPG signal. - an input interface for obtaining at least two radiation signals, each radiation signal being acquired from different skin regions of the subject by detecting radiation reflected from or transmitted through the respective skin region in response to irradiation, - an extraction unit for extracting photoplethysmography, PPG, signals from the obtained radiation signals to obtain at least one PPG signal per skin region, - an evaluation unit for determining first weights for said skin regions depending on the relative or absolute strength of fundamental frequency and one or more harmonics in the spectrum of the PPG signal of the respective skin region, wherein said evaluation unit is configured to determine a lower first weight for a first skin region having stronger harmonics in the spectrum of the PPG signal of said first skin region than for a second skin region having weaker harmonics in the spectrum of the PPG signal of said second skin region, - a combination unit for combining two or more PPG signals of different skin regions based on their respective first weights to obtain a combined PPG signal, and - a vital sign determination unit for deriving a vital sign from the combined PPG signal.
A washing- and cleaning-active multilayer film comprising at least one layer comprising or consisting of a polymer composition P1) obtainable by free-radical polymerization of a monomer composition M1) comprising at least one monomer A) selected from α,β-ethylenically unsaturated mono- and dicarboxylic acids, salts of α,β-ethylenically unsaturated mono- and dicarboxylic acids, anhydrides of α,β-ethylenically unsaturated mono- and dicarboxylic acids and mixtures thereof, in the presence of at least one C 8 -C 18 -alkyl polyoxyalkylene ether PE) having an average of 3 to 12 alkylene oxide units per molecule.