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Structural integrity assessment apparatus for determining stress concentration zones in a structure, the apparatus comprising: a plurality of magnetic field sensors, each sensor arranged to measure magnetic field components in a plurality of directions; and, a support arranged to maintain said sensors in a predetermined relative spacing and orientation such that a relative gradient or change in the magnetic field between the sensors can be determined, the support being moveable relative to a structure under assessment in use, characterised in that said plurality of sensors comprises at least four sensors, wherein first second and third sensors (16A,16B,16C) are held in linear alignment along a common support arm and at least one further sensor is offset therefrom to provide a two-dimensional array on the support; and the apparatus further comprises an orientation sensor for determining the angular orientation of the support in use. a plurality of magnetic field sensors, each sensor arranged to measure magnetic field components in a plurality of directions; and, a support arranged to maintain said sensors in a predetermined relative spacing and orientation such that a relative gradient or change in the magnetic field between the sensors can be determined, the support being moveable relative to a structure under assessment in use, characterised in that said plurality of sensors comprises at least four sensors, wherein first second and third sensors (16A,16B,16C) are held in linear alignment along a common support arm and at least one further sensor is offset therefrom to provide a two-dimensional array on the support; and the apparatus further comprises an orientation sensor for determining the angular orientation of the support in use.
A building-top skyport for landing, loading and unloading, servicing, and parking short field takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft, comprising: a rotatable flight deck having at least one runway configured for aircraft to takeoff and land; a rotatable lower deck immediately below said flight deck, said lower deck including an aircraft taxiway surrounding an enclosed central terminal with an elevator bank; and first and second aircraft ramps connecting said flight deck and said lower deck on which to taxi aircraft between said flight deck and said lower deck. a rotatable flight deck having at least one runway configured for aircraft to takeoff and land; a rotatable lower deck immediately below said flight deck, said lower deck including an aircraft taxiway surrounding an enclosed central terminal with an elevator bank; and first and second aircraft ramps connecting said flight deck and said lower deck on which to taxi aircraft between said flight deck and said lower deck.
A nucleic acid encoding an attenuated dengue virus or chimeric dengue virus comprising a Δ30 mutation that removes the TL-2 homologous structure in dengue virus serotypes 1, 2, 3, or 4, and nucleotides additional to the Δ30 mutation deleted from the 3'-UTR that removes at least 19 nucleotides in the 5' direction as far as the 5' boundary of the TL-3 homologous structure in each of the dengue virus serotypes 1, 2, 3, and 4 wherein the at least 19 nucleotides are located between nucleotide 113 and 258.
Cell block for a battery, having a plurality of electrochemical single cells electrically connected to each other in series and / or in parallel, which are configured as flat cells, orientated substantially parallel to each other and arranged one behind the other in the cell block and tensioned with respect to each other by means of at least one tensioning element, characterised in that the tensioning element is configured as a temperature control plate to control the temperature of the single cells which is arranged on a longitudinal side of the cell block and thermally coupled to the single cells.
Hob with a hotplate on which at least one cooking zone (3 to 6) is embodied, and an operating device which comprises electronic components which are positioned in a plan view on the hotplate next to the cooking zone (3 to 6), and a pan detection device with which the position of a cooking vessel on the hotplate can be detected, characterised in that the pan detection device has at least one electrically conducting sensor which is embodied as a conductor path on the hotplate and for the positional pan detection for electric interaction with a cooking vessel, and is arranged at least in sections on the hotplate as a surface boundary for a surface, within which the electronic components are arranged.
Device for forming a base opening between bag portions (2', 2") at an open end region of a tubular bag body, comprising a transport apparatus for transporting the bag body in a transport direction transversely to its longitudinal extension, and comprising an opening apparatus for forming the base opening between the bag portions (2', 2") at the open end region of the tubular bag body, the opening apparatus having a pre-opening station, by means of which the bag portions (2', 2") at the open end region of the tubular bag body can be transferred from a flat state, in which they lie on top of one another, into a state in which they are spaced apart from one another, the opening apparatus having at least one spreading element which is rotatable about an axis of rotation and can be inserted between the bag portions (2', 2") at the open end region of the tubular bag body during the rotation, the rotatable spreading element having a wedge element (12; 12', 12", 12"') which comprises at least one wedge surface (14; 14', 14") that rises counter to the direction of rotation, by means of which surface the bag portions (2', 2") at the open end region of the tubular bag body can be spread apart from one another during the transportation of said bag body on the transport apparatus, in order to form the base opening between the bag portions (2', 2") at the open end region of the tubular bag body, characterised in that the pre-opening station has at least one guide element (24, 25) comprising a guide surface (24', 25') for one of the bag portions (2', 2") at the open end region of the tubular bag body, which surface is inclined towards the transport direction, the guide surface (24', 25') being connected to a suction element for suctioning the bag portion (2', 2") onto the guide surface (24', 25'), the at least one guide element (24, 25) of the pre-opening station, seen in the transport direction, being arranged so as to overlap with the at least one spreading element.
An enteric softgel capsule comprising: (a) a fill material; and (b) a shell composition, wherein the fill material comprises at least one pharmaceutically active ingredient, and wherein the shell composition comprises about 40 wt% to about 80 wt% of a gelatin, about 2.0 wt% to about 20 wt% of a low methoxy pectin, about 0.25 wt% to about 4.0 wt% of a cellulose derivative selected from the group consisting of hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, methyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, and combinations thereof, and about 15 wt% to about 40 wt% of a plasticizer. (a) a fill material; and (b) a shell composition, wherein the fill material comprises at least one pharmaceutically active ingredient, and wherein the shell composition comprises about 40 wt% to about 80 wt% of a gelatin, about 2.0 wt% to about 20 wt% of a low methoxy pectin, about 0.25 wt% to about 4.0 wt% of a cellulose derivative selected from the group consisting of hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, methyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, and combinations thereof, and about 15 wt% to about 40 wt% of a plasticizer.
A gas turbine engine, comprising: a fan; a fan drive shaft driveably connected to the fan; a bearing chamber located axially aft of the fan and including a bearing for rotational support of the fan drive shaft, and having fore and aft bearing chamber walls and a fused joint which is configured to sever under a first predetermined radial load; a seal panel located axially between the fan and the bearing chamber, the seal panel extending between the fan drive shaft and a static structure and comprising a rotor portion and a stator portion; the rotor portion comprising a cantilever having an attached end attached to the fan drive shaft, and a free end; a seal partitioning the rotor portion and stator portion of the seal panel, the seal having respective rotating parts and a stationary parts, where a rotating part of the seal is mounted to the free end of the rotor portion cantilever; wherein either or both of the rotor portion or stator portion of the seal panel include a joint configured to sever upon a second predetermined radial load; the first predetermined radial load of the bearing chamber fused joint being greater than the second predetermined load of the seal panel joint. a fan; a fan drive shaft driveably connected to the fan; a bearing chamber located axially aft of the fan and including a bearing for rotational support of the fan drive shaft, and having fore and aft bearing chamber walls and a fused joint which is configured to sever under a first predetermined radial load; a seal panel located axially between the fan and the bearing chamber, the seal panel extending between the fan drive shaft and a static structure and comprising a rotor portion and a stator portion; the rotor portion comprising a cantilever having an attached end attached to the fan drive shaft, and a free end; a seal partitioning the rotor portion and stator portion of the seal panel, the seal having respective rotating parts and a stationary parts, where a rotating part of the seal is mounted to the free end of the rotor portion cantilever; wherein either or both of the rotor portion or stator portion of the seal panel include a joint configured to sever upon a second predetermined radial load; the first predetermined radial load of the bearing chamber fused joint being greater than the second predetermined load of the seal panel joint.
A method of taking light-measurement readings within a targeted space, comprising: receiving, for deployment of an autonomous vehicle having a light-measuring sensor (212, 308), a light-measuring plan that includes an identification of a plurality of measurement positions for the autonomous vehicle in the targeted space; causing the autonomous vehicle to automatically move to each of the measurement positions based on the light-measuring plan; causing the light-measuring sensor (212, 308) to capture the light measurement at each of the measurement positions while the autonomous vehicle is at the corresponding one of the measurement positions based on the light-measuring plan; and storing, for each measurement position, the light measurement taken at that position and information identifying that position; wherein the light-measuring plan includes a path traversing the measurement positions, characterized in that the method further comprises: determining the path based on a deployment of the autonomous vehicle prior to executing the light-measuring plan. receiving, for deployment of an autonomous vehicle having a light-measuring sensor (212, 308), a light-measuring plan that includes an identification of a plurality of measurement positions for the autonomous vehicle in the targeted space; causing the autonomous vehicle to automatically move to each of the measurement positions based on the light-measuring plan; causing the light-measuring sensor (212, 308) to capture the light measurement at each of the measurement positions while the autonomous vehicle is at the corresponding one of the measurement positions based on the light-measuring plan; and storing, for each measurement position, the light measurement taken at that position and information identifying that position; wherein the light-measuring plan includes a path traversing the measurement positions, characterized in that the method further comprises: determining the path based on a deployment of the autonomous vehicle prior to executing the light-measuring plan.
A process for converting at least a portion of an MCR content of a heavy hydrocarbon feedstock to yield a product having a reduced MCR content, wherein said process includes contacting said heavy hydrocarbon feedstock with a catalyst under MCR conversion process conditions and yielding said product, wherein the improvement comprises: enhancing the conversion of said MCR content of said heavy hydrocarbon feedstock by using as said catalyst in said process a calcined particulate of a co-mulled mixture comprising a molybdenum component, a nickel component, pseudo-boehmite powder, and a mineral acid, wherein said calcined particulate is prepared under conditions so that it has specifically defined physical properties including: (a) a total surface area of greater than 195 m 2 /g and less than 230 m 2 /g, as determined by the nitrogen BET method; (b) a median pore diameter, being the pore diameter at which 50% of the total surface area is found in pores of smaller diameters and 50% of the total surface area is found in pores of larger diameters, as determined by mercury penetration porosimetry, in the range of from 85Å to 120Å; (c) from 5 % to 30 % of the total pore volume of said calcined particulate in the macropores having a pore diameter of 250Å or greater, as determined by mercury penetration porosimetry; and wherein from 20% to 35% of the total pore volume is within pores of diameter in the range of from 50 Å to 100 Å, the portion of its total pore volume within those pores being less than the portion of its total pore volume in the pores having a pore diameter in the range of from 100 Å to 150 Ä; as determined by mercury penetration porosimetry; and wherein no more than 55% of the total pore volume of said calcined particulate is present as pores having diameters in the range of from 55Å to 115Å; as determined by mercury penetration porosimetry; and further comprising a molybdenum component in an amount not less than 5 wt% but not more than 13 wt%, with the wt% being based on the total weight of said catalyst composition and assuming said molybdenum component is in the oxide form regardless of its actual form, and a nickel component present in an amount such that the weight ratio of the nickel component-to-molybdenum component is from 0.25 to 0.8.
A head stabilizer, comprising: a suspender having a vertical positioning rod and a bracket for attachment to a seatback; a pair of lateral support pads (44, 46) selectively coupled with the vertical positioning rod and providing side-to-side support for a head; a support band selectively coupled with the vertical positioning rod and generally biasing each of the lateral support pads (44, 46) in a lateral offset position relative to one another, wherein the pair of lateral support pads (44, 46) and the support band comprise a flexible material conformable to the head; and an anterior support pad coupled with the pair of lateral support pads (44, 46) and cooperating therewith to provide anterior support for the head, the pair of lateral support pads (44, 46) and the anterior support pad further cooperate with the seatback when the suspender is coupled thereto to form an enclosure for retaining the head in a comfortable upright sleeping position relative to the seatback. a suspender having a vertical positioning rod and a bracket for attachment to a seatback; a pair of lateral support pads (44, 46) selectively coupled with the vertical positioning rod and providing side-to-side support for a head; a support band selectively coupled with the vertical positioning rod and generally biasing each of the lateral support pads (44, 46) in a lateral offset position relative to one another, wherein the pair of lateral support pads (44, 46) and the support band comprise a flexible material conformable to the head; and an anterior support pad coupled with the pair of lateral support pads (44, 46) and cooperating therewith to provide anterior support for the head, the pair of lateral support pads (44, 46) and the anterior support pad further cooperate with the seatback when the suspender is coupled thereto to form an enclosure for retaining the head in a comfortable upright sleeping position relative to the seatback.
Thermal management device of a heat-transfer fluid circuit of a hybrid vehicle having main branches (1, 2, 3) in each of which is disposed at least one functional member (4, 7, 8, 9, 40,) to be cooled, each of the main branches having a nominal operating temperature threshold, the device having secondary branches (37, 44, 45), the device having cooling branches (20, 22, 24) for cooling the heat-transfer fluid circulating in the circuit with a cooling fluid passing through radiators (6, 33, 46), the device comprises fluidic connection means (15, 60, 61, 62) that are able to connect at least one of the cooling branches (20, 22, 24) to at least one of the secondary branches (37, 44, 45) and/or to at least one of the main branches (1, 2, 3) to create a circulation loop that is isolated from the rest of the circuit, a circulation loop that is connected to the rest of the circuit so as to connect a main branch (1, 2, 3) to at least two cooling branches (20, 22, 24) such that at least two radiators are intended to be passed through by the cooling fluid in a situation of instantaneous operation of the vehicle chosen from among a plurality of predetermined operating modes (M1, M2, M3, M4, M5), characterized in that each of the secondary branches (37, 44, 45) can be connected to any one of the main branches (1, 2, 3) by said fluidic connection means (15, 60, 61, 62).
A colored translucent zirconia sintered body comprising zirconia containing greater than 4.0 mol% and not greater than 6.5 mol% of yttria, less than 0.25 mol% of erbia, greater than 0 ppm and less than 2,000 ppm of iron oxide in terms of Fe 2 O 3, less than 0.01 wt.% of cobalt oxide in terms of CoO, and less than 0.1 wt.% of alumina, provided that the zirconia contains at least either greater than 0 mol% of erbia or greater than 0 wt.% of cobalt oxide in terms of CoO; the zirconia sintered body having a relative density of not less than 99.90%, a total light transmittance of not less than 25% and less than 40% for light having a wavelength of 600 nm at a sample thickness of 1.0 mm, and a strength of not less than 500 MPa.
A bundled tube fuel nozzle, comprising: a forward plate, a first intermediate plate and an outer sleeve defining a fuel plenum therebetween; a second intermediate plate axially spaced from the first intermediate plate, wherein the first intermediate plate, the second intermediate plate and the outer sleeve define a purge air plenum therebetween; an aft plate axially spaced from the second intermediate plate, wherein the second intermediate plate, the aft plate and the outer sleeve define a cooling air plenum therebetween; a plurality of tubes that extends through the forward plate, the fuel plenum, the first intermediate plate, the purge air plenum, the second intermediate plate, the cooling air plenum and the aft plate; an annular wall that extends from the second intermediate plate to the aft plate, the annular wall defining a cooling flow channel; and a plurality of apertures defined proximate to a cool side of the aft plate, wherein the plurality of apertures provide for fluid communication between the cooling flow channel and the cooling air plenum. a forward plate, a first intermediate plate and an outer sleeve defining a fuel plenum therebetween; a second intermediate plate axially spaced from the first intermediate plate, wherein the first intermediate plate, the second intermediate plate and the outer sleeve define a purge air plenum therebetween; an aft plate axially spaced from the second intermediate plate, wherein the second intermediate plate, the aft plate and the outer sleeve define a cooling air plenum therebetween; a plurality of tubes that extends through the forward plate, the fuel plenum, the first intermediate plate, the purge air plenum, the second intermediate plate, the cooling air plenum and the aft plate; an annular wall that extends from the second intermediate plate to the aft plate, the annular wall defining a cooling flow channel; and a plurality of apertures defined proximate to a cool side of the aft plate, wherein the plurality of apertures provide for fluid communication between the cooling flow channel and the cooling air plenum.
A melting device for discharging a melt of a substance (Ma) into a tank to melt the substance stored in the tank, the device comprising a suction pipe attached to the wall of the tank; a discharge pipe attached to the wall of the tank; a circulation flow path disposed on the outside of the tank; and a hopper in which the melt of the substance (Ma) is to be stored and that is connected to the circulation flow path via an on-off valve; wherein the inside of the tank communicates with the inside of one end of the circulation flow path through the inside of the suction pipe; the inside of the tank communicates with the inside of the other end of the circulation flow path through the inside of the discharge pipe; a pump is disposed at a midway position of the circulation flow path; by driving the pump, the melt of the substance (Ma) that is present in the tank is suctioned into the suction pipe, circulated through the circulation flow path, and discharged from inside the discharge pipe into the tank; and the entire inside of the discharge pipe is used as a flow path for the melt (Ma); the hopper comprises a primary-side hopper and a secondary-side hopper; the primary-side hopper is connected to the primary side of the pump in the circulation flow path via a primary-side on-off valve; the secondary-side hopper is connected to the secondary side of the pump in the circulation flow path via a secondary-side on-off valve; and the pump is capable of pumping a fluid in a reverse direction. a suction pipe attached to the wall of the tank; a discharge pipe attached to the wall of the tank; a circulation flow path disposed on the outside of the tank; and a hopper in which the melt of the substance (Ma) is to be stored and that is connected to the circulation flow path via an on-off valve; wherein the inside of the tank communicates with the inside of one end of the circulation flow path through the inside of the suction pipe; the inside of the tank communicates with the inside of the other end of the circulation flow path through the inside of the discharge pipe; a pump is disposed at a midway position of the circulation flow path; by driving the pump, the melt of the substance (Ma) that is present in the tank is suctioned into the suction pipe, circulated through the circulation flow path, and discharged from inside the discharge pipe into the tank; and the entire inside of the discharge pipe is used as a flow path for the melt (Ma); the hopper comprises a primary-side hopper and a secondary-side hopper; the primary-side hopper is connected to the primary side of the pump in the circulation flow path via a primary-side on-off valve; the secondary-side hopper is connected to the secondary side of the pump in the circulation flow path via a secondary-side on-off valve; and the pump is capable of pumping a fluid in a reverse direction.