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A turbine exhaust case (TEC) of a turbofan aeroengine including a mixer for mixing exhaust gases with a bypass air stream, the TEC comprising an annular hub and an annular shroud with said mixer located at a downstream end of the shroud , the mixer surrounding the hub to form an annular exhaust gas duct positioned radially therebetween, the mixer comprising an annular wavy configuration to form a plurality of axially extending lobes of the mixer , the lobes defining alternating crests and valleys extending divergently to the downstream end of the mixer , a plurality of deswirling struts circumferentially spaced apart with respect to a central axis of the TEC the deswirling struts extending radially across the annular exhaust gas duct and interconnecting the mixer and the hub ; wherein the deswirling struts are located within an axial length of the mixer between an upstream end where exhaust gases enter the mixer and a downstream end of the mixer where exhaust gases are discharged from the mixer and mixes with the bypass air stream; and characterised in that : the deswirling struts each include a leading edge and a trailing edge , the trailing edge being axially spaced away from a downstream end of the respective valleys of the mixer ; the trailing edge of the respective deswirling struts circumferentially aligns with a bottom of one of the valleys ; and the leading edge of each of the deswirling struts axially aligns with a start point of the divergently extending crests and valleys or the leading edge of the respective deswirling struts is axially spaced away from the start point of the divergently extending crests and valleys . the deswirling struts each include a leading edge and a trailing edge , the trailing edge being axially spaced away from a downstream end of the respective valleys of the mixer ; the trailing edge of the respective deswirling struts circumferentially aligns with a bottom of one of the valleys ; and the leading edge of each of the deswirling struts axially aligns with a start point of the divergently extending crests and valleys or the leading edge of the respective deswirling struts is axially spaced away from the start point of the divergently extending crests and valleys .
An apparatus adapted to sense a resistivity of a subterranean region, the apparatus comprising: a plurality of electrodes (41a ... 41n), each electrode (41a ... 41n) configured to produce a signal (I 1 ... I n ) indicative of the resistivity of the subterranean region, characterised in that the apparatus further comprises: analog circuitry configured to provide an output signal (V 1 ... V n ) for each of the plurality of electrodes (41a ... 41n), each of the output signals comprising a difference (141a ... 141n) between the signal from an individual one of the plurality of electrodes (41a ... 41n) and an average (VB) of all the signals from the plurality of electrodes (41a ... 41n); and an analog to digital converter which digitizes the output signals. analog circuitry configured to provide an output signal (V 1 ... V n ) for each of the plurality of electrodes (41a ... 41n), each of the output signals comprising a difference (141a ... 141n) between the signal from an individual one of the plurality of electrodes (41a ... 41n) and an average (VB) of all the signals from the plurality of electrodes (41a ... 41n); and an analog to digital converter which digitizes the output signals.
Single-dose capsule for the preparation of coffee, infusions, decoctions or other hot beverages in a machine, comprising - a cup provided with a collar having a front face and a rear face ; - at least one sealing ring arranged on the rear face of the collar , intended to engage with a peripheral annular edge of an inner compartment of the machine to form a seal; characterized in that the capsule comprises a plurality of centring projections (30.i, 40.i) having a height equal to, or greater than, that of the sealing ring , and being arranged radially externally and/or internally with respect to the sealing ring , said projections (30i, 40.i) being circumferentially separated by gaps and arranged aligned in succession along a single circumferential path . - a cup provided with a collar having a front face and a rear face ; - at least one sealing ring arranged on the rear face of the collar , intended to engage with a peripheral annular edge of an inner compartment of the machine to form a seal;
A drive arrangement for a wing of an aircraft comprising a high-lift device and/or a control surface , and a linear drive device , wherein the linear drive device is configured for driving the high-lift device and/or the control surface between a fully retracted and a fully extended position, wherein the linear drive device comprises a first member , the first member extending in a longitudinal direction and having a plurality of engaging teeth , and a second member for being attached to the wing, wherein the first member is attached to the high-lift device and/or control surface , characterized in that the second member is movably arranged relative to the first member in the longitudinal direction and in that the second member includes: - a plurality of engaging members being supported so as to be movable between a fully extended position, in which the respective engaging member fully engages a pair of engaging teeth , and a fully retracted position, in which the respective engaging member is disengaged from the first member such that the engaging member is movable along the longitudinal direction without encountering an engaging tooth ; - a rotatable cam shaft having a control cam portion , the control cam portion being configured to, upon rotation of the cam shaft , sequentially shift the engaging members between the fully extended position and the fully retracted position thereby causing a linear motion of the second member relative to the first member along the longitudinal direction. - a plurality of engaging members being supported so as to be movable between a fully extended position, in which the respective engaging member fully engages a pair of engaging teeth , and a fully retracted position, in which the respective engaging member is disengaged from the first member such that the engaging member is movable along the longitudinal direction without encountering an engaging tooth ; - a rotatable cam shaft having a control cam portion , the control cam portion being configured to, upon rotation of the cam shaft , sequentially shift the engaging members between the fully extended position and the fully retracted position thereby causing a linear motion of the second member relative to the first member along the longitudinal direction.
An engine inlet for efficient operation at off-design Mach number comprising: an initial compression ramp ; a principal compression ramp extending aft from and rotatably attached to the initial compression ramp at a first hinge line , said principal compression ramp rotatable from a low Mach position to a design Mach position; a diffuser ramp engaged by the principal compression ramp at an interface , said diffuser ramp rotatably mounted at a second hinge line to a diffuser , said diffuser ramp rotatable oppositely to the principal compression ramp to maintain contact at the interface; ; a compression ramp filler mounted interior to the principal compression ramp and engaging the principal compression ramp with a compression scrub surface ; and, a diffuser ramp filler mounted interior to the diffuser ramp and engaging the diffuser ramp with a diffuser scrub surface . an initial compression ramp ; a principal compression ramp extending aft from and rotatably attached to the initial compression ramp at a first hinge line , said principal compression ramp rotatable from a low Mach position to a design Mach position; a diffuser ramp engaged by the principal compression ramp at an interface , said diffuser ramp rotatably mounted at a second hinge line to a diffuser , said diffuser ramp rotatable oppositely to the principal compression ramp to maintain contact at the interface; ; a compression ramp filler mounted interior to the principal compression ramp and engaging the principal compression ramp with a compression scrub surface ; and, a diffuser ramp filler mounted interior to the diffuser ramp and engaging the diffuser ramp with a diffuser scrub surface .
A method for mixing gas and liquid for gravitational, physical and chemical collection of compounds or particles in a vessel, the method comprising the steps of: - spraying said liquid in-flow and in counter-flow with respect to the gas flow in a number of saturation chambers connected to conduits for gas loading, and in a mixing volume inside the vessel, said spraying being inside the saturation chambers and outside the conduits, said saturation chambers and conduits being curved downside; - gravitational depletion, by abating compounds and liquid chemical solution drops with greater diameter and greater volume than the diameter and volume of said compounds or particles; - physical deposition, by condensation of abated compounds or particles on a wet surface of the vessel; - chemical adsorption, by chemical reaction between the abated compounds or particles and the species in the liquid chemical solution, and flowing the gas flow along a diverter so as to decrease the free mean path of said compounds or particles in said vessel. - spraying said liquid in-flow and in counter-flow with respect to the gas flow in a number of saturation chambers connected to conduits for gas loading, and in a mixing volume inside the vessel, said spraying being inside the saturation chambers and outside the conduits, said saturation chambers and conduits being curved downside; - gravitational depletion, by abating compounds and liquid chemical solution drops with greater diameter and greater volume than the diameter and volume of said compounds or particles; - physical deposition, by condensation of abated compounds or particles on a wet surface of the vessel; - chemical adsorption, by chemical reaction between the abated compounds or particles and the species in the liquid chemical solution, and flowing the gas flow along a diverter so as to decrease the free mean path of said compounds or particles in said vessel.
Method for controlling heating of an item to be cleaned during a cleaning process in a cleaning appliance , the method comprising at least the following steps: - reading in a loading signal , which represents at least one loading parameter of items to be cleaned received in the cleaning appliance ; - determining a heating signal using the loading signal in order to control heating of the item to be cleaned received in the cleaning appliance after a last main cleaning process using a care product; - characterised by the further step of generating a cold water signal , the cold water signal being generated using the heating signal , the cold water signal being designed to control the introduction of cold water, after heating the item to be cleaned, into a sump of a care product container of the cleaning appliance . - reading in a loading signal , which represents at least one loading parameter of items to be cleaned received in the cleaning appliance ; - determining a heating signal using the loading signal in order to control heating of the item to be cleaned received in the cleaning appliance after a last main cleaning process using a care product; - characterised by the further step of generating a cold water signal , the cold water signal being generated using the heating signal , the cold water signal being designed to control the introduction of cold water, after heating the item to be cleaned, into a sump of a care product container of the cleaning appliance .
A cleaner head for a vacuum cleaner, the cleaner head comprising: a suction cavity comprising an opening through which debris enters the cleaner head , and an outlet ; an agitator mounted in the suction cavity in a cantilevered manner for rotation relative thereto, the agitator comprising a core which is conical in shape and has a first, free end and a second end which has a larger diameter than the first end ; characterised in that an agitator engaging member for pressing against the agitator any debris which has become wrapped around the agitator . a suction cavity comprising an opening through which debris enters the cleaner head , and an outlet ; an agitator mounted in the suction cavity in a cantilevered manner for rotation relative thereto, the agitator comprising a core which is conical in shape and has a first, free end and a second end which has a larger diameter than the first end ; characterised in that
A cannula assembly for providing a flow of respiratory gases to a user, comprising: a resilient, flexible, pliable cannula body configured to contact the user's upper lip region in use, the cannula body comprising: at least one nasal prong each nasal prong being adapted to extend into a user's nostril in use, but not sealing to the user's nostrils; and a manifold comprising an inlet for receiving a conduit , the inlet being fluidly connected to the at least one nasal prong; a rigid or semi-rigid frame that provides support to the cannula assembly , the frame comprising two side arms configured to attach to a headgear for holding the cannula assembly in place on the user's face; wherein the cannula body is configured as a cushion between the frame and the user's face in use; wherein a portion of the cannula body is adapted to be bent to be doubled over on itself without noticeable plastic deformation, and the frame is capable of elastic deflection. a resilient, flexible, pliable cannula body configured to contact the user's upper lip region in use, the cannula body comprising: at least one nasal prong each nasal prong being adapted to extend into a user's nostril in use, but not sealing to the user's nostrils; and a manifold comprising an inlet for receiving a conduit , the inlet being fluidly connected to the at least one nasal prong; at least one nasal prong each nasal prong being adapted to extend into a user's nostril in use, but not sealing to the user's nostrils; and a manifold comprising an inlet for receiving a conduit , the inlet being fluidly connected to the at least one nasal prong; a rigid or semi-rigid frame that provides support to the cannula assembly , the frame comprising two side arms configured to attach to a headgear for holding the cannula assembly in place on the user's face; wherein the cannula body is configured as a cushion between the frame and the user's face in use; wherein a portion of the cannula body is adapted to be bent to be doubled over on itself without noticeable plastic deformation, and the frame is capable of elastic deflection.
An apparatus comprising: a digital processor, DP, being configured to obtain a temporal sequence of digital measurements of a first optical signal and a temporal sequence of powers of a power-modulated second optical signal, both received by a coherent optical receiver, COR, from an optical fiber link and being configured to estimate a cross-correlation between the temporal sequence of digital measurements and the temporal sequence of powers of the power-modulated second optical signal for a plurality of relative time shifts between the sequences, the first and second optical signals having been transmitted to the COR via the optical fiber link in different frequency channels, each of the digital measurements representing a phase distortion of the received first optical signal at a corresponding time; and wherein the DP is configured to identify a location along the optical fiber link as having a physical change in response to a magnitude of a difference between the estimated cross correlation and a reference cross-correlation being greater than a fixed value for one of the relative time shifts; and wherein the DP is configured to estimate the location of the physical change from the value of the one of the relative time shifts. a digital processor, DP, being configured to obtain a temporal sequence of digital measurements of a first optical signal and a temporal sequence of powers of a power-modulated second optical signal, both received by a coherent optical receiver, COR, from an optical fiber link and being configured to estimate a cross-correlation between the temporal sequence of digital measurements and the temporal sequence of powers of the power-modulated second optical signal for a plurality of relative time shifts between the sequences, the first and second optical signals having been transmitted to the COR via the optical fiber link in different frequency channels, each of the digital measurements representing a phase distortion of the received first optical signal at a corresponding time; and wherein the DP is configured to identify a location along the optical fiber link as having a physical change in response to a magnitude of a difference between the estimated cross correlation and a reference cross-correlation being greater than a fixed value for one of the relative time shifts; and wherein the DP is configured to estimate the location of the physical change from the value of the one of the relative time shifts.
A deformable membrane assembly comprising an elastic membrane that is held around its edge by a flexible membrane supporting member and a body of fluid in contact with one face of the membrane , the pressure of the fluid being adjustable for adjusting the shape of the membrane ; wherein adjusting the pressure of the body of fluid causes the membrane to distend, and the supporting member is configured to bend by localised deflection on a primary bending axis parallel to the direction of distension of the membrane to control the shape of the membrane ; characterised by one or more bending controllers that act on the supporting member to control bending of the supporting member in response to loading through tension in the membrane ; wherein the one or more bending controllers resist deformation of the membrane supporting member in a plane normal to the primary bending axis without significantly affecting deflection of the supporting member on the primary bending axis.
Conveying and cooling apparatus for conveying and cooling receptacles comprising: - a conveying device adapted to advance the receptacles along a conveying path (P1) from a receiving station to a transfer station ; and - a cooling device adapted to cool the receptacles ; - a control unit adapted to control operation of the conveying device and of the cooling device ; wherein the conveying device comprises a plurality of retaining units , each one adapted to retain one respective receptacle during advancement of the respective receptacle along the conveying path (P1) ; - wherein the cooling device comprises a supply unit for supplying a cooling medium and a plurality of injection nozzles adapted to direct the cooling medium onto the receptacles for cooling the receptacles during advancement of the receptacles along at least a portion of the conveying path (P1); wherein each injection nozzle being associated to one respective retaining unit ; wherein the injection nozzles are movable along a nozzle path (R) at least partially parallel to the conveying path (P1) and through the receiving station and the transfer station ; characterized in that the cooling device further comprises a plurality of valve members , each one associated to one respective injection nozzle and adapted to be at least in an open configuration at which the valve member is configured to open the fluid connection between the supply unit and the respective injection nozzle and a closed configuration at which the valve member is configured to close the fluid connection between the supply unit and the respective injection nozzle ; wherein the control unit is configured to selectively control each valve member into the open configuration or the closed configuration during advancement of the injection nozzles between the receiving station and the transfer station . - a conveying device adapted to advance the receptacles along a conveying path (P1) from a receiving station to a transfer station ; and - a cooling device adapted to cool the receptacles ; - a control unit adapted to control operation of the conveying device and of the cooling device ; - wherein the cooling device comprises a supply unit for supplying a cooling medium and a plurality of injection nozzles adapted to direct the cooling medium onto the receptacles for cooling the receptacles during advancement of the receptacles along at least a portion of the conveying path (P1);
A track chain member comprising: a shoe member defining a track chain traveling direction (T) and a lateral direction (L) perpendicular to the track chain traveling direction (T), the shoe member further defining a first lateral end , a second lateral end , and a ground engaging surface spanning from the first lateral end to the second lateral end ; a first lug extending from the shoe member in a first direction parallel to the track chain traveling direction (T); a second lug extending from the shoe member in a second direction parallel to the track chain traveling direction (T) and opposite to the first direction; the track chain member further defining a top surface spanning from the first lug to the second lug ; a first rib coupling the shoe member to the first lug ; and a second rib coupling the shoe member to the second lug , defining a first recess between the first rib and the second rib , the first recess also extending from the exterior of the shoe member , the first lateral end defining a first lateral end width (W204) along the track chain traveling direction (T), the first side recess also spanning the majority of the first lateral end width (W204) along the track chain traveling direction (T), characterised in that the first recess extends underneath the top surface and has a top boundary , which is at least partially parallel with the top surface , and a bottom boundary defined by the shoe member . a shoe member defining a track chain traveling direction (T) and a lateral direction (L) perpendicular to the track chain traveling direction (T), the shoe member further defining a first lateral end , a second lateral end , and a ground engaging surface spanning from the first lateral end to the second lateral end ; a first lug extending from the shoe member in a first direction parallel to the track chain traveling direction (T); a second lug extending from the shoe member in a second direction parallel to the track chain traveling direction (T) and opposite to the first direction; the track chain member further defining a top surface spanning from the first lug to the second lug ; a first rib coupling the shoe member to the first lug ; and a second rib coupling the shoe member to the second lug , defining a first recess between the first rib and the second rib , the first recess also extending from the exterior of the shoe member , the first lateral end defining a first lateral end width (W204) along the track chain traveling direction (T), the first side recess also spanning the majority of the first lateral end width (W204) along the track chain traveling direction (T), characterised in that the first recess extends underneath the top surface and has a top boundary , which is at least partially parallel with the top surface , and a bottom boundary defined by the shoe member .
A composition comprising benzoyl peroxide, as the sole pharmaceutical active agent, for topical use in the treatment of rosacea of a subject in need thereof, wherein said benzoyl peroxide is in a solid form, wherein said benzoyl peroxide is present in the composition in an amount of about 2.5% to about 10% by weight of said composition, and wherein said solid benzoyl peroxide is encapsulated as the core of a microcapsule.