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A continuous process of producing fuel from an organic feedstock comprising algae, the process comprising the steps of: pre-processing the organic feedstock to increase the concentration of the algae to greater than or equal to 30% by weight of the organic feedstock , wherein the pre-processing steps comprise: (a) pre-heating the organic feedstock by passing the feedstock through a heat exchanger and then further heating the organic feedstock to a desired temperature in a heater for a period of time so as to effectively disintegrate the cell walls of the algae; (b) cooling the heated organic feedstock by passing the feedstock backwards through the heat exchanger ; and (c) removing excess water from the organic feedstock in a decanter to produce a concentrated pumpable organic feedstock of about 30-50% algae; and further processing the concentrated pumpable organic feedstock by: (d) adding at least one additive to the pre-processed organic feedstock ; and (e) processing the pre-processed organic feedstock by pressurizing and heating the pre-processed organic feedstock to convert at least a portion of the algae to a fuel; and (f) extracting the fuel from the pre-processed and processed organic feedstock . pre-processing the organic feedstock to increase the concentration of the algae to greater than or equal to 30% by weight of the organic feedstock , wherein the pre-processing steps comprise: (a) pre-heating the organic feedstock by passing the feedstock through a heat exchanger and then further heating the organic feedstock to a desired temperature in a heater for a period of time so as to effectively disintegrate the cell walls of the algae; (b) cooling the heated organic feedstock by passing the feedstock backwards through the heat exchanger ; and (c) removing excess water from the organic feedstock in a decanter to produce a concentrated pumpable organic feedstock of about 30-50% algae; and (a) pre-heating the organic feedstock by passing the feedstock through a heat exchanger and then further heating the organic feedstock to a desired temperature in a heater for a period of time so as to effectively disintegrate the cell walls of the algae; (b) cooling the heated organic feedstock by passing the feedstock backwards through the heat exchanger ; and (c) removing excess water from the organic feedstock in a decanter to produce a concentrated pumpable organic feedstock of about 30-50% algae; and further processing the concentrated pumpable organic feedstock by: (d) adding at least one additive to the pre-processed organic feedstock ; and (e) processing the pre-processed organic feedstock by pressurizing and heating the pre-processed organic feedstock to convert at least a portion of the algae to a fuel; and (f) extracting the fuel from the pre-processed and processed organic feedstock . (d) adding at least one additive to the pre-processed organic feedstock ; and (e) processing the pre-processed organic feedstock by pressurizing and heating the pre-processed organic feedstock to convert at least a portion of the algae to a fuel; and (f) extracting the fuel from the pre-processed and processed organic feedstock .
An insulated high-temperature transport conduit for use in offshore, deep water environments, the conduit comprising: (a) a continuous steel pipe made up of one or more pipe sections , wherein the steel pipe has an outer surface and an inner surface; and (b) a first layer of thermal insulation provided over the outer surface of the steel pipe, wherein the first layer of thermal insulation is comprised of a high temperature resistant thermoplastic having low thermal conductivity, high thermal softening point, high compressive strength and high compressive creep resistance; wherein the high temperature resistant thermoplastic is selected from one or more members of the group comprising: polycarbonate; polyphenylene oxide; polyphenylene oxide blended with polypropylene, polystyrene or polyamide; polycarbonate blended with polybutylene terephthalate, polyethylene terephthalate, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, acrylonitrile styrene acrylate, or polyetherimide; polyamides, including polyamide 12 and 612 and elastomers thereof; polymethylpentene and blends thereof; cyclic olefin copolymers and blends thereof; and, partially crosslinked thermoplastic elastomers, also known as thermoplastic vulcanizates or dynamically vulcanized elastomers; further comprising an outer protective topcoat applied over the first thermal insulation layer and forming an outer surface of the insulated transport conduit , wherein the outer protective topcoat is comprised of an unfoamed polymeric material, further wherein the first thermal insulation layer is in direct contact with the outer protective topcoat and directly adhered thereto, and optionally wherein the first thermal insulation layer having been treated by plasma or corona discharge prior to application of the outer protective topcoat . (a) a continuous steel pipe made up of one or more pipe sections , wherein the steel pipe has an outer surface and an inner surface; and (b) a first layer of thermal insulation provided over the outer surface of the steel pipe, wherein the first layer of thermal insulation is comprised of a high temperature resistant thermoplastic having low thermal conductivity, high thermal softening point, high compressive strength and high compressive creep resistance;
A fluid mixing system comprising: a container bounding a sterile compartment, the compartment being configured to hold a fluid; an elongated drive line or drive shaft at least partially disposed within the sterile compartment, the drive line or drive shaft being rotatable relative to the container ; and a first impeller disposed within the sterile compartment, the first impeller comprising an impeller body coupled to the drive line or drive shaft and a plurality of blades pivotably coupled to the impeller body, characterized in that the first impeller is hingedly coupled to the drive line or drive shaft . a container bounding a sterile compartment, the compartment being configured to hold a fluid; an elongated drive line or drive shaft at least partially disposed within the sterile compartment, the drive line or drive shaft being rotatable relative to the container ; and a first impeller disposed within the sterile compartment, the first impeller comprising an impeller body coupled to the drive line or drive shaft and a plurality of blades pivotably coupled to the impeller body, characterized in that the first impeller is hingedly coupled to the drive line or drive shaft .
An ultrasound controller unit for receiving and processing ultrasound data to derive a measure of at least one physiological parameter, the unit being operably coupleable with an ultrasound transducer unit , for controlling the transducer unit to acquire the ultrasound data, and for controlling a set of amplification weighting coefficients applied to transmitted and received ultrasound signals of each of a plurality of transducer elements of the transducer unit, including at least one weighting coefficient for each of the transducer elements, the ultrasound controller unit being adapted to: receive ultrasound data from the transducer unit, perform artefact detection to detect the presence of any artefacts in the received data, and associate any detected artefacts with the signal data of one or more of the transducer elements, perform an optimization procedure for the at least one physiological parameter measure, comprising adjusting the weighting coefficients of the non-associated transducer elements to minimize an expected noise component in the derived physiological parameter measure when derived from data of the non-associated transducers only, and acquire further ultrasound data using only the non-associated transducer elements, the elements being configured with the optimized weighting coefficients, and derive measures of the at least one physiological parameter based on said further acquired data. receive ultrasound data from the transducer unit, perform artefact detection to detect the presence of any artefacts in the received data, and associate any detected artefacts with the signal data of one or more of the transducer elements, perform an optimization procedure for the at least one physiological parameter measure, comprising adjusting the weighting coefficients of the non-associated transducer elements to minimize an expected noise component in the derived physiological parameter measure when derived from data of the non-associated transducers only, and acquire further ultrasound data using only the non-associated transducer elements, the elements being configured with the optimized weighting coefficients, and derive measures of the at least one physiological parameter based on said further acquired data.
A medical probe for insertion into a body cavity of a patient, wherein the body cavity is an ear canal, comprising: a probe body having a sidewall laterally circumscribing a longitudinal axis and enclosing an inner space , the sidewall having a proximal end and a distal end ; a sensor coupled to the probe to provide a signal relating to a condition of the body cavity of the patient; and a proximity sensor coupled to the probe, the proximity sensor configured to provide a signal indicating proximity of the probe to the body cavity or insertion of the probe into the body cavity, the proximity sensor further comprises a light transmitter and a light receiver coupled to a proximal end of the probe, the light transmitter and light receiver positioned such that, when the medical probe is inserted into the body cavity a path from the light transmitter to the light receiver is at least partially blocked, the light transmitter positioned to transmit a light signal toward an opening of the body cavity, the light receiver positioned to receive a reflection of the light signal along the path, and the probe further comprises an electronic circuit coupled to the proximity sensor, wherein a light level detected by the light receiver when the probe is positioned away from the body cavity is measured and stored as a reference in the electronic circuit , and an intensity of light detected by the light receiver during insertion of the probe is compared to the reference such that the electronic circuit is configured to interpret reduction of the reflection of the light signal relative to the light signal along the path as an indication of insertion of the probe into the body cavity. a probe body having a sidewall laterally circumscribing a longitudinal axis and enclosing an inner space , the sidewall having a proximal end and a distal end ; a sensor coupled to the probe to provide a signal relating to a condition of the body cavity of the patient; and a proximity sensor coupled to the probe, the proximity sensor configured to provide a signal indicating proximity of the probe to the body cavity or insertion of the probe into the body cavity, the proximity sensor further comprises a light transmitter and a light receiver coupled to a proximal end of the probe, the light transmitter and light receiver positioned such that, when the medical probe is inserted into the body cavity a path from the light transmitter to the light receiver is at least partially blocked, the light transmitter positioned to transmit a light signal toward an opening of the body cavity, the light receiver positioned to receive a reflection of the light signal along the path, and the probe further comprises an electronic circuit coupled to the proximity sensor,
An optical isolator comprising: a substrate ; and an optical waveguide provided on the substrate , the optical waveguide including: a first end part , a plurality of second end parts arranged in an array, at least one branching part located between the first end part and the plurality of second end parts , and a portion having non-reciprocity that provides different non-reciprocal phase shift amounts between the first end part and at least two second end parts of the plurality of second end parts , characterized in that the non-reciprocal phase shift amounts differ between adjacent second end parts of the plurality of second end parts . a substrate ; and an optical waveguide provided on the substrate , the optical waveguide including: a first end part , a plurality of second end parts arranged in an array, at least one branching part located between the first end part and the plurality of second end parts , and a portion having non-reciprocity that provides different non-reciprocal phase shift amounts between the first end part and at least two second end parts of the plurality of second end parts , characterized in that the non-reciprocal phase shift amounts differ between adjacent second end parts of the plurality of second end parts . a first end part , a plurality of second end parts arranged in an array, at least one branching part located between the first end part and the plurality of second end parts , and a portion having non-reciprocity that provides different non-reciprocal phase shift amounts between the first end part and at least two second end parts of the plurality of second end parts , characterized in that the non-reciprocal phase shift amounts differ between adjacent second end parts of the plurality of second end parts .
A method for producing a carbon fiber material comprising the steps of a) preparing a solution of polyacrylonitrile in a suitable organic solvent, the solution consisting only of solvent and polyacrylonitrile, b) electrospinning of the solution obtained in a) and drying of the obtained fiber material, c) crosslinking of the obtained fiber material by heating to 150 to 350 °C in an air or oxygen atmosphere for 1 to 30 h d) carbonization of the obtained fiber material in an inert gas atmosphere at a temperature in the range of 600 to 900 °C without applying tensile stress. a) preparing a solution of polyacrylonitrile in a suitable organic solvent, the solution consisting only of solvent and polyacrylonitrile, b) electrospinning of the solution obtained in a) and drying of the obtained fiber material, c) crosslinking of the obtained fiber material by heating to 150 to 350 °C in an air or oxygen atmosphere for 1 to 30 h d) carbonization of the obtained fiber material in an inert gas atmosphere at a temperature in the range of 600 to 900 °C without applying tensile stress.
An apparatus for feeding slurry to a recycling or slurry treatment process, said process being at an elevated location, said apparatus comprising a reception hopper for receiving slurry from a transport vehicle and a bucket elevator for conveying said slurry from a loading zone in communication with the reception hopper to a discharge zone at an elevated location, wherein said reception hopper comprises a trough having parallel side walls and a bottom wall , said loading zone of said bucket elevator communicating with a first end of said trough, said trough including a movable wall moveable towards said first end of the trough to urge slurry towards the loading zone of the bucket elevator , wherein a seal assembly is provided around a peripheral edge of said moveable wall engaging the side walls and bottom wall of the trough to form a seal thereagainst.
A method of managing allocation of network resources in restoration of traffic in a connection oriented network, the method comprising: - restoring a first traffic from a first path on an alternative path if the first path is affected by a first failure ; - assigning a reserved status to resources of the first path no longer used for carrying the first traffic, and assigning to the resources with the reserved status a priority equal to the priority of the first traffic; - restoring a second traffic from a second path if the second path is affected by a second failure, wherein the restoration of the second traffic comprises restoring the second traffic on the resources having the reserved status only if there are no other resources that could be used for restoration of the second traffic and if priority of the second traffic is higher than the priority assigned to the reserved resources. - restoring a first traffic from a first path on an alternative path if the first path is affected by a first failure ; - assigning a reserved status to resources of the first path no longer used for carrying the first traffic, and assigning to the resources with the reserved status a priority equal to the priority of the first traffic; - restoring a second traffic from a second path if the second path is affected by a second failure, wherein the restoration of the second traffic comprises restoring the second traffic on the resources having the reserved status only if there are no other resources that could be used for restoration of the second traffic and if priority of the second traffic is higher than the priority assigned to the reserved resources.
A method of generating, revising, or extending a digital map, said digital map storing a plurality of line segments or features spatially associated within a coordinate system representing a network within a geographical area, comprising: providing a plurality of probe traces extending across a geographical area; determining an accuracy of each of the probe traces; dividing the probe traces into a plurality of sub-sets based on accuracy, wherein each sub-set includes a plurality of probe traces extending across the geographic area having at least one criterion in common the at least one criterion comprising a criterion of accuracy of the probe traces, such that probe traces having similar accuracies are distributed to the same sub-set; employing probe traces of a first sub-set using a first processing thread to generate a first sub- network of line segments associated with the geographic area; employing probe traces of a second sub-set using a second processing thread, while the first processing thread is employing the traces of the first sub-set, to generate a second sub-network of line segments associated with the geographic area; and conflating at least said first and second sub-networks of line segments to generate a network of line segments associated with the geographical area. providing a plurality of probe traces extending across a geographical area; determining an accuracy of each of the probe traces; dividing the probe traces into a plurality of sub-sets based on accuracy, wherein each sub-set includes a plurality of probe traces extending across the geographic area having at least one criterion in common the at least one criterion comprising a criterion of accuracy of the probe traces, such that probe traces having similar accuracies are distributed to the same sub-set; employing probe traces of a first sub-set using a first processing thread to generate a first sub- network of line segments associated with the geographic area; employing probe traces of a second sub-set using a second processing thread, while the first processing thread is employing the traces of the first sub-set, to generate a second sub-network of line segments associated with the geographic area; and conflating at least said first and second sub-networks of line segments to generate a network of line segments associated with the geographical area.
A sensor patch , comprising: a light conductor including at least one fiber optic sensor element ; a carrier structure, including: a first fastening element for fastening the light conductor at a first position ; and spaced apart from the first fastening element , a second fastening element for fastening the light conductor at a second position , wherein the fiber optic sensor element is arranged between the first position and the second position ; an intermediate carrier having a first surface , on which intermediate carrier the first and second fastening elements are attached at respective fastening positions , and having an opposite second surface which can be attached to a measurement object; and a cover element which is arranged on and connected to the intermediate carrier and, together with the intermediate carrier , has a cross-sectional dimension oriented approximately vertically to a longitudinal extension of the light conductor such that the light conductor is running in the neutral fiber of the sensor patch , which fiber has no tensile or compressive stresses in the event of bending. a light conductor including at least one fiber optic sensor element ; a carrier structure, including: a first fastening element for fastening the light conductor at a first position ; and spaced apart from the first fastening element , a second fastening element for fastening the light conductor at a second position , wherein the fiber optic sensor element is arranged between the first position and the second position ; a first fastening element for fastening the light conductor at a first position ; and spaced apart from the first fastening element , a second fastening element for fastening the light conductor at a second position , wherein the fiber optic sensor element is arranged between the first position and the second position ; an intermediate carrier having a first surface , on which intermediate carrier the first and second fastening elements are attached at respective fastening positions , and having an opposite second surface which can be attached to a measurement object; and a cover element which is arranged on and connected to the intermediate carrier and, together with the intermediate carrier , has a cross-sectional dimension oriented approximately vertically to a longitudinal extension of the light conductor such that the light conductor is running in the neutral fiber of the sensor patch , which fiber has no tensile or compressive stresses in the event of bending.