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Method of operating a water gas shift reactor in a transient state, in which said transient state is during reactor start-up, the method comprising: - providing a water gas shift catalyst comprising an alkali metal or alkali metal compound, said water gas shift catalyst being free of chromium (Cr) and iron (Fe); - heating the water gas shift catalyst up to the reaction temperature of the water gas shift reaction under steam condensing conditions by applying steam as a heat transfer medium for the water gas shift catalyst, and where the water gas shift catalyst has a pore volume, as determined by mercury intrusion, larger than the volume of liquid water that forms during the heating; and wherein the pore volume of the water gas shift catalyst is in the range 100-800 ml/kg, as measured by mercury intrusion. - providing a water gas shift catalyst comprising an alkali metal or alkali metal compound, said water gas shift catalyst being free of chromium (Cr) and iron (Fe); - heating the water gas shift catalyst up to the reaction temperature of the water gas shift reaction under steam condensing conditions by applying steam as a heat transfer medium for the water gas shift catalyst, and where the water gas shift catalyst has a pore volume, as determined by mercury intrusion, larger than the volume of liquid water that forms during the heating; and
An apparatus for diagnosing and/or rehabilitating the oral and nasal breathings of a human being, the apparatus including at least one sensor for measuring the presence of air flow, capable of providing at least one air flow presence measurement signal, and a removable head having a first outer wall provided with at least one upper opening , intended to be positioned under the nostrils of the human being, at least one rear opening intended to be positioned in front of the mouth of the human being, the first outer wall delimits a first compartment and is provided with means for positioning, in the first compartment , the sensor for measuring the presence of air flow, the apparatus further including a manual gripping handle , for positioning the upper opening of the removable head under the nostrils of the human being and the rear opening of the removable head in front of the mouth of the human being, when the removable head is in an engaged position on the gripping handle , the removable head having first mounting means capable, in the engaged position of the removable head on the gripping handle , of cooperating with second mounting means provided on an end portion of the gripping handle , the first mounting means being able to be disengaged from the second mounting means to allow the removable head to be removed relative to the gripping handle , the removable head including first means for connecting the sensor , configured to be connected, in the engaged position, to second connection means provided on the end portion of the gripping handle for transmitting the air flow presence measurement signal to the second connection means , the second connection means being connected to a measurement signal processing unit , located outside the gripping handle , the processing unit including a display screen for displaying the time evolution of the measurement signal.
A computed tomography scanning system for recording computed tomography image data of an object in an object area comprising: - an X-ray source and an X-ray detector at either side of the object area, the X-ray source being provided for emitting X-rays and the X-ray detector comprising a stack of elongated detector array arrangements arranged in parallel and being provided for detecting X-rays from the X-ray source transmitted through said object, thus recording images of the object, characterized in that the computed tomography scanning system further comprises: - a device provided for rotating said X-ray source and said X-ray detector with respect to said object around an axis of rotation which is parallel with the elongated detector array arrangements arranged in parallel, while said elongated detector array arrangements are provided for imaging the object repeatedly, wherein - each of the elongated detector array arrangements is radiation sensitive on an entire surface thereof except for a radiation blind stripe along one long side thereof, and - the elongated detector array arrangements are arranged in different planes with an overlap between adjacent ones of the elongated detector array arrangements such that the radiation blind stripes of all of the elongated detector array arrangements but the two outermost ones are obscured by a radiation sensitive portion of an adjacent one of the elongated detector array arrangements. - an X-ray source and an X-ray detector at either side of the object area, the X-ray source being provided for emitting X-rays and the X-ray detector comprising a stack of elongated detector array arrangements arranged in parallel and being provided for detecting X-rays from the X-ray source transmitted through said object, thus recording images of the object, - a device provided for rotating said X-ray source and said X-ray detector with respect to said object around an axis of rotation which is parallel with the elongated detector array arrangements arranged in parallel, while said elongated detector array arrangements are provided for imaging the object repeatedly, wherein - each of the elongated detector array arrangements is radiation sensitive on an entire surface thereof except for a radiation blind stripe along one long side thereof, and - the elongated detector array arrangements are arranged in different planes with an overlap between adjacent ones of the elongated detector array arrangements such that the radiation blind stripes of all of the elongated detector array arrangements but the two outermost ones are obscured by a radiation sensitive portion of an adjacent one of the elongated detector array arrangements.
An electrode padset, comprising: a plurality of conductive pads, at least one conductive pad adapted to emit an electrical signal and at least one other conductive pad adapted to receive an electrical signal; an adjustable electrically conductive material coupling the conductive pads to each other, wherein the electrically conductive material is a printed film; and adapted to accommodate different size patients; at least one pouch positioned above at least one of the conductive pads, wherein each pouch maintains excess folded electrically conductive material not necessary to accommodate a patient and wherein the electrically conductive material is removable from the pouch to lengthen the padset and reinsertable into the pouch to shorten the padset; at least one anti-creasing guiding device coupled to each pouch which serves to maintain a radius to protect the electrically conductive material from creasing at fold points at the exit of each pouch; wherein the plurality of conductive pads are adapted to be placed on a patient in a specified configuration, characterized in that the electrode padset further comprises: a fixating device affixing an intermediary layer of the excess folded electrically conductive material directly to said pouch near the pouch exit and to hold the intermediary layer directionally so as to prevent the intermediary layer from exiting said pouch with another layer of the folded electrically conductive material. a plurality of conductive pads, at least one conductive pad adapted to emit an electrical signal and at least one other conductive pad adapted to receive an electrical signal; an adjustable electrically conductive material coupling the conductive pads to each other, wherein the electrically conductive material is a printed film; and adapted to accommodate different size patients; at least one pouch positioned above at least one of the conductive pads, wherein each pouch maintains excess folded electrically conductive material not necessary to accommodate a patient and wherein the electrically conductive material is removable from the pouch to lengthen the padset and reinsertable into the pouch to shorten the padset; at least one anti-creasing guiding device coupled to each pouch which serves to maintain a radius to protect the electrically conductive material from creasing at fold points at the exit of each pouch; wherein the plurality of conductive pads are adapted to be placed on a patient in a specified configuration, characterized in that the electrode padset further comprises: a fixating device affixing an intermediary layer of the excess folded electrically conductive material directly to said pouch near the pouch exit and to hold the intermediary layer directionally so as to prevent the intermediary layer from exiting said pouch with another layer of the folded electrically conductive material.
An apparatus comprising: a support structure ; a first large shaft pivotably and slidably coupled to said support structure ; a first flexible coupling attached to one end of said first large shaft ; a first transducer holder attached to said first flexible coupling ; a first transducer array held by said first transducer holder ; and characterised by : a first centering mechanism attached to said first transducer holder , wherein said first centering mechanism comprises: first and second small shafts supported at opposite ends thereof by said first transducer holder ; first and second pivot/slide mechanisms slidably coupled to said first and second small shafts respectively; and first and second four-link centering guide assemblies pivotably coupled to said first and second pivot/slide mechanisms respectively; wherein each of said first and second four-link centering guide assemblies comprises first and second upper centering guides pivotably coupled to said first and second pivot/slide mechanisms respectively and first and second lower centering guides respectively pivotably coupled to said first and second upper centering guides and pivotably coupled to each other. a support structure ; a first large shaft pivotably and slidably coupled to said support structure ; a first flexible coupling attached to one end of said first large shaft ; a first transducer holder attached to said first flexible coupling ; a first transducer array held by said first transducer holder ; and characterised by : a first centering mechanism attached to said first transducer holder , wherein said first centering mechanism comprises: first and second small shafts supported at opposite ends thereof by said first transducer holder ; first and second pivot/slide mechanisms slidably coupled to said first and second small shafts respectively; and first and second four-link centering guide assemblies pivotably coupled to said first and second pivot/slide mechanisms respectively; wherein each of said first and second four-link centering guide assemblies comprises first and second upper centering guides pivotably coupled to said first and second pivot/slide mechanisms respectively and first and second lower centering guides respectively pivotably coupled to said first and second upper centering guides and pivotably coupled to each other. first and second small shafts supported at opposite ends thereof by said first transducer holder ; first and second pivot/slide mechanisms slidably coupled to said first and second small shafts respectively; and first and second four-link centering guide assemblies pivotably coupled to said first and second pivot/slide mechanisms respectively; wherein each of said first and second four-link centering guide assemblies comprises first and second upper centering guides pivotably coupled to said first and second pivot/slide mechanisms respectively and first and second lower centering guides respectively pivotably coupled to said first and second upper centering guides and pivotably coupled to each other.
A mode-switching control device for a hybrid vehicle in which the vehicle is equipped with an electric motor in addition to an engine as power sources, the engine is drive-coupled to vehicle wheels via a transmission , and the transmission and the vehicle wheels can be decoupled by a clutch (CL); it being possible, by releasing the clutch (CL) and stopping the engine , to select an electric operation mode in which operation is powered by the electric motor only, or, by starting the engine and engaging the clutch (CL), to select a hybrid operation mode in which operation is powered by the electric motor and the engine , and when the mode is switched from the electric operation mode to the hybrid operation mode, the output of the electric motor and/or the engine is controlled to a value dependent on the vehicle running state, wherein the mode-switching control device for a hybrid vehicle is characterized in that in the event that an actual transmission gear ratio of the transmission differs from a target transmission gear ratio corresponding to a vehicle running state, the output of the electric motor and/or the engine is corrected to reduce a surplus or deficit of drive power caused by a transmission gear ratio deviation between the actual transmission gear ratio and the target transmission gear ratio.
Aircraft wheel and brake assembly, comprising: - a wheel ; - a brake arranged to brake the wheel and comprising at least one friction member , an actuator bracket , and at least one brake actuator held by the actuator bracket and arranged to selectively exert a braking force on the friction member; - a first measuring device arranged to measure a rotation speed of the wheel ; - a second measuring device arranged to measure a temperature of the friction member ; - a data concentrator (40; 61) arranged to acquire measurement signals produced by the first measuring device and by the second measuring device, to process the measurement signals so as to produce digital monitoring signals, and to transmit the digital monitoring signals to the outside of the aircraft wheel and brake assembly, characterized in that the data concentrator (40; 61) comprises a housing and at least one printed circuit board incorporated into the housing , the data concentrator (40; 61) being mounted on the actuator bracket . - a wheel ; - a brake arranged to brake the wheel and comprising at least one friction member , an actuator bracket , and at least one brake actuator held by the actuator bracket and arranged to selectively exert a braking force on the friction member; - a first measuring device arranged to measure a rotation speed of the wheel ; - a second measuring device arranged to measure a temperature of the friction member ; - a data concentrator (40; 61) arranged to acquire measurement signals produced by the first measuring device and by the second measuring device, to process the measurement signals so as to produce digital monitoring signals, and to transmit the digital monitoring signals to the outside of the aircraft wheel and brake assembly,
Housing or housing part having a feedthrough through the housing or housing part of a housing, in particular of a storage device, preferably a battery or a capacitor, wherein the housing consists of a light metal and has an outer side and an inner side, and wherein the housing or housing part has at least one opening through which at least one conductor is guided through in a glass or glass ceramic material , and wherein the conductor has at least two sections in the axial direction, a first section (100.1) of a light metal, preferably aluminum, an aluminum alloy, AlSiC, magnesium or a magnesium alloy, and a second section (100.2) of copper or a copper alloy, and a transition from the light metal to the copper or the copper alloy, and wherein the transition lies in the region of the glass or glass-ceramic material, characterized in that the glass or glass-ceramic material is selected in such a way that a coefficient of thermal expansion α of the glass or glass-ceramic material is lower than a coefficient of thermal expansion α of the material of the housing or the housing component, such that a pressure glass feedthrough is provided, wherein the pressure glass feedthrough is hermetically sealed to the conductor, wherein the first section of the conductor passing through the feedthrough is towards the outside and the second section of the conductor guided through the feedthrough is directed towards the inside.
Tower segment for a tower of a wind turbine, having a wall made of concrete, wherein a first ring part made of metal and connected to the concrete forms an upper terminating surface of the wall , and wherein a second ring part made of metal forms a lower terminating surface of the wall , wherein the tower segment is a partial ring segment , characterized in that the first ring part and/or the second ring part extend(s) over the entire circumferential portion defined by the tower segment.
Method for producing an inner container for a household refrigeration appliance , which delimits, with its walls , a receiving space for food, having the following steps: - providing a plastic material, from which the inner container is formed; - heating the plastic material and forming the heated plastic material to form the inner container , wherein here at least one wall of the inner container is produced with a base wall thickness (d0); characterised in that the method has the following steps: - reducing the basic wall thickness (d0) of the wall , produced during forming, of the inner container by way of a local, defined compression of the material, so that a local first wall region , which is defined in size and geometry delimited in a defined manner, is produced in the wall with a first wall thickness (d1), so that the first wall thickness (d1) is reduced, by the compression in comparison to the base wall thickness (d0) and/or in comparison to a second wall thickness (d2) of a second wall region of the wall that is produced, in particular is first produced during production of the first wall region , and is directly adjacent to the first wall region ; - producing, by compression, an outer side region of the first wall region , which faces away from the receiving space , as a contact surface for an add-on part , which is provided for installation onto the first wall region in the intended manner; - producing an edge in the wall which delimits the first wall region , which is provided for installation of the add-on part thereon in the intended manner. - providing a plastic material, from which the inner container is formed; - heating the plastic material and forming the heated plastic material to form the inner container , wherein here at least one wall of the inner container is produced with a base wall thickness (d0); characterised in that the method has the following steps: - reducing the basic wall thickness (d0) of the wall , produced during forming, of the inner container by way of a local, defined compression of the material, so that a local first wall region , which is defined in size and geometry delimited in a defined manner, is produced in the wall with a first wall thickness (d1), so that the first wall thickness (d1) is reduced, by the compression in comparison to the base wall thickness (d0) and/or in comparison to a second wall thickness (d2) of a second wall region of the wall that is produced, in particular is first produced during production of the first wall region , and is directly adjacent to the first wall region ; - producing, by compression, an outer side region of the first wall region , which faces away from the receiving space , as a contact surface for an add-on part , which is provided for installation onto the first wall region in the intended manner; - producing an edge in the wall which delimits the first wall region , which is provided for installation of the add-on part thereon in the intended manner.
A process for surface hardening a workpiece made from an iron, nickel or chromium based alloy by gas carburization in which the workpiece is contacted with a carburizing gas at a temperature between 350°C to below 550°C to cause carbon to diffuse into the workpiece surfaces thereby forming a hardened primary surface layer free of carbide precipitates, wherein the carburizing gas contains a carburizing specie comprising an unsaturated hydrocarbon, the partial pressure of the carburizing specie in the carburizing gas is 0.5 to 20 torr, 67 to 2666 Pa the total pressure of the carburizing gas is 3.5 to 100 torr, 500 to 13000 Pa, and the carburizing gas also contains a companion gas, the companion gas comprising hydrogen, natural gas, propane, another C 1 -C 6 alkane or another saturated hydrocarbon. the carburizing gas contains a carburizing specie comprising an unsaturated hydrocarbon, the partial pressure of the carburizing specie in the carburizing gas is 0.5 to 20 torr, 67 to 2666 Pa the total pressure of the carburizing gas is 3.5 to 100 torr, 500 to 13000 Pa, and the carburizing gas also contains a companion gas, the companion gas comprising hydrogen, natural gas, propane, another C 1 -C 6 alkane or another saturated hydrocarbon.
A diarylethene compound, having any one of the following formulas: wherein Cn represents a linear alkylene group having 3-4 carbon atoms, and H of the alkylene group may be substituted with at least one selected from F, Cl, Br or I; preferably, the diarylethene compound having any of the above formulas includes any one of the following formulas:
An integrated electrically conductive surfacing material comprising: (a) a stiffening layer; (b) a curable resin layer comprising one or more thermoset resins and a curing agent; (c) a conductive layer between the stiffening layer and the curable resin layer; and (d) a nonwoven layer laminated to the curable resin layer, wherein the stiffening layer (a) and the nonwoven layer (d) are outermost layers and the exposed surfaces of the outermost layers are substantially tack-free at room temperature (20°C to 25 °C), wherein the stiffening layer is a nonporous thermoplastic layer comprising one or more polyaryletherketone (PAEK) polymers. (a) a stiffening layer; (b) a curable resin layer comprising one or more thermoset resins and a curing agent; (c) a conductive layer between the stiffening layer and the curable resin layer; and (d) a nonwoven layer laminated to the curable resin layer, wherein the stiffening layer (a) and the nonwoven layer (d) are outermost layers and the exposed surfaces of the outermost layers are substantially tack-free at room temperature (20°C to 25 °C), wherein the stiffening layer is a nonporous thermoplastic layer comprising one or more polyaryletherketone (PAEK) polymers.
A waterproofing membrane comprising a reinforcing material coated and/or impregnated with a blend formulation, wherein the reinforcing material forms a reinforcement layer positioned between two layers comprising the blend formulation, wherein the blend formulation is coated onto a top side of the reinforcement material and/or on a bottom side of the reinforcement material and possibly impregnated into the reinforcement material and further comprising a torching foil as the bottom most layer in the waterproofing membrane , wherein the blend formulation is solid at room temperature and comprising: • 50-90% w/w bitumen or 50-90% w/w mix of bitumen and plasticizer in form of a bitumen compatible oil; • 2-25% w/w elastomeric block co-polymer and/or ter-polymer and/or 2-40% w/w plastomeric block co-polymer and/or ter-polymer; and • 5-45% w/w glass spheres having a particle size between 0.25-0.50 mm and a particle density between 0.5-0.8 g/cm 3 . • 50-90% w/w bitumen or 50-90% w/w mix of bitumen and plasticizer in form of a bitumen compatible oil; • 2-25% w/w elastomeric block co-polymer and/or ter-polymer and/or 2-40% w/w plastomeric block co-polymer and/or ter-polymer; and • 5-45% w/w glass spheres having a particle size between 0.25-0.50 mm and a particle density between 0.5-0.8 g/cm 3 .