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A spherical annular seal member for use in an exhaust pipe joint comprising: a spherical annular base member defined by a cylindrical inner surface , a partially convex spherical surface , and large- and small-diameter side annular end faces of said partially convex spherical surface ; and an outer layer formed integrally on said partially convex spherical surface of said spherical annular base member , whereby said spherical annular base member includes a reinforcing member made from a metal wire net and a heat-resistant material containing expanded graphite and at least a phosphate and compressed in such a manner as to fill meshes of the metal wire net of said reinforcing member and to be integrated with said reinforcing member in mixed form, and said outer layer includes a heat-resistant material containing expanded graphite and at least a phosphate and a reinforcing member made from a metal wire net integrated with said heat-resistant material in mixed form, characterized in that , the expanded graphite in said heat-resistant material has an ash content of not more than 0.1% by mass and a graphite content of not less than 99.7% by mass, wherein the expanded graphite in said heat-resistant material contains sulfur at a ratio of not more than 0.17% by mass (not more than 1700 ppm by mass).
Ventilation element comprising a body which encloses a beam-shaped body passage, and one or more damper blades which are each arranged in the body passage so as to be rotatable about an axis of rotation (A) in order to form a closable air passage opening through the body passage, wherein each damper blade comprises a base part in the form of essentially a hexahedron with 3 pairs of two mutually opposite rectangular outer surfaces, being a first and second rotation surface , two sealing surfaces and two visible surfaces , respectively, wherein each axis of rotation (A) extends through the respective base part and extends essentially at right angles to the rotation surfaces , for each said damper blade , the ventilation element comprises an axle which, in use, extends along the respective axis of rotation (A) and wherein this axle comprises a passage which extends essentially at right angles to the longitudinal direction of the axle , characterized in that for each damper blade , the ventilation element comprises a locking means which is form-fitting with the passage and is configured to extend through the passage of the axle in such a way that the locking means extends on either side of the axle , and wherein each damper blade comprises a recess which opens in the first rotation surface , wherein this recess comprises a first part which extends along a longitudinal direction which forms an angle with the longitudinal direction (B) of the first rotation surface of between 0° and 30°, opens in the first rotation surface along essentially its entire length, and in which the locking means is fittingly accommodable, and a second part which extends along the axis of rotation (A), opens in the first part and in which a part of the axle is fittingly accommodable, and wherein, in use, the locking means extends in the first part of the recess and portions of the axle extend in the first and the second part of the recess , respectively.
A liquid ejecting head comprising: a piezoelectric element that includes a first drive electrode , a second drive electrode , and a piezoelectric body , the piezoelectric body being provided between the first drive electrode and the second drive electrode in a lamination direction in which the first drive electrode, the second drive electrode, and the piezoelectric body are laminated; a vibration plate that is provided on one side of the lamination direction with respect to the piezoelectric element and is deformed by driving of the piezoelectric element; and a pressure chamber substrate that is provided on the one side of the lamination direction with respect to the vibration plate and is provided with a plurality of pressure chambers, characterized by further comprising: an interlayer that is laminated on at least one of the piezoelectric body, the vibration plate, or the pressure chamber substrate and of which resistance changes according to humidity; a first detection electrode that is in contact with the interlayer; and a second detection electrode that is in contact with the interlayer and faces the first detection electrode. a piezoelectric element that includes a first drive electrode , a second drive electrode , and a piezoelectric body , the piezoelectric body being provided between the first drive electrode and the second drive electrode in a lamination direction in which the first drive electrode, the second drive electrode, and the piezoelectric body are laminated; a vibration plate that is provided on one side of the lamination direction with respect to the piezoelectric element and is deformed by driving of the piezoelectric element; and a pressure chamber substrate that is provided on the one side of the lamination direction with respect to the vibration plate and is provided with a plurality of pressure chambers, characterized by further comprising: an interlayer that is laminated on at least one of the piezoelectric body, the vibration plate, or the pressure chamber substrate and of which resistance changes according to humidity; a first detection electrode that is in contact with the interlayer; and a second detection electrode that is in contact with the interlayer and faces the first detection electrode. an interlayer that is laminated on at least one of the piezoelectric body, the vibration plate, or the pressure chamber substrate and of which resistance changes according to humidity; a first detection electrode that is in contact with the interlayer; and a second detection electrode that is in contact with the interlayer and faces the first detection electrode.
A system for blasting a geological formation (g) to form therein a tunnel having a perimeter wall enclosing an interior space, the system comprising: a series of perimeter boreholes disposed in such geological formation (g) in a pattern corresponding to such perimeter wall, with explosive charges disposed in respective ones of the perimeter boreholes ; a series of interior boreholes (1-8, 10-14) disposed in such geological formation (g) interiorly of the perimeter boreholes , with explosive charges disposed in respective ones of the interior boreholes (1-8, 10-14); electronic delay perimeter detonators having fuses are disposed in respective ones of the perimeter boreholes in signal-transfer communication with the explosive charges contained in the associated perimeter boreholes , and pyrotechnic delay interior detonators having fuses are disposed in respective ones of the interior boreholes (1-8, 10-14) in signal-transfer communication with the explosive charges contained in the associated interior boreholes (1-8, 10-14); the fuses of both the perimeter detonators and the interior detonators being connected in signal-transfer communication with a non-electric trunkline , whereby to initiate both the perimeter detonators and the interior detonators by an initiation signal transmitted via the trunkline , characterized in that - the fuses of the electronic delay perimeter detonators are shock tube fuses , - the fuses of the pyrotechnic delay interior detonators are shock tube fuses , - the system comprises a single non-electric trunkline to which the shock tube fuses of the electronic delay detonators and of the pyrotechnic delay detonators are connected. a series of perimeter boreholes disposed in such geological formation (g) in a pattern corresponding to such perimeter wall, with explosive charges disposed in respective ones of the perimeter boreholes ; a series of interior boreholes (1-8, 10-14) disposed in such geological formation (g) interiorly of the perimeter boreholes , with explosive charges disposed in respective ones of the interior boreholes (1-8, 10-14); electronic delay perimeter detonators having fuses are disposed in respective ones of the perimeter boreholes in signal-transfer communication with the explosive charges contained in the associated perimeter boreholes , and pyrotechnic delay interior detonators having fuses are disposed in respective ones of the interior boreholes (1-8, 10-14) in signal-transfer communication with the explosive charges contained in the associated interior boreholes (1-8, 10-14); the fuses of both the perimeter detonators and the interior detonators being connected in signal-transfer communication with a non-electric trunkline , whereby to initiate both the perimeter detonators and the interior detonators by an initiation signal transmitted via the trunkline , - the fuses of the electronic delay perimeter detonators are shock tube fuses , - the fuses of the pyrotechnic delay interior detonators are shock tube fuses , - the system comprises a single non-electric trunkline to which the shock tube fuses of the electronic delay detonators and of the pyrotechnic delay detonators are connected.
A propeller setting a small duct includes a propeller mounted on a stern of a ship's hull and a duct provided in front of the propeller , characterized in that a diameter of the duct is set to 20% or more and 50% or less of a diameter (Dp) of the propeller , and a pitch (H) of the propeller is a decreasing pitch which reduces in a radial direction of the propeller , and which becomes a maximum value at a blade root of the propeller and becomes a minimum value at a blade tip of the propeller, and a distance (L) between a rear end of the duct and a front edge of the propeller is set to 0.5% or more and 15% or less of the diameter (Dp) of the propeller of which interference becomes remarkable.
A method for the horizontal shifting of an article group or article layer by means of at least one pushing device and/or conveying device , while largely maintaining the mutually relative positions of a plurality of articles forming the article group or article layer , wherein a punch device , which is arranged or located above the article group or article layer , comes to abut on a top side of the foremost articles of the article group or article layer at least temporarily and shortly before or during the completion of a horizontal shifting procedure.
A holding mechanism for surgical tethers, the holding mechanism comprising: a tether ; an orifice sheath comprising a longitudinal passage configured to accommodate the tether , the passage terminating in first and second orifices through which first and second portions of the tether protrude when the holding mechanism is deployed; and a restraint element ; wherein the tether forms a bight projecting from the first orifice of the orifice sheath , the restraint element is positioned under the bight of the tether and over the first orifice; characterized in that the restraint element is fusiform in the region under the bight when the tether is loaded. a tether ; an orifice sheath comprising a longitudinal passage configured to accommodate the tether , the passage terminating in first and second orifices through which first and second portions of the tether protrude when the holding mechanism is deployed; and a restraint element ; wherein the tether forms a bight projecting from the first orifice of the orifice sheath , the restraint element is positioned under the bight of the tether and over the first orifice; characterized in that the restraint element is fusiform in the region under the bight when the tether is loaded.
Method for delivering fuel and for limiting a system pressure of a delivery device, which delivery device has a fuel pump which is driven by means of an electric motor and which is designed for delivering fuel for an internal combustion engine of a vehicle, the method having the steps: ascertaining a present rotational speed and a present operating current of the electric motor (S1); calculating a present system pressure of the delivery device as a function of the present rotational speed and the present operating current of the electric motor on the basis of a functional relationship between the system pressure of the delivery device, the operating current of the electric motor and the rotational speed of the electric motor; generating a first signal relating to a system pressure exceedance of the delivery device if the present operating current of the electric motor exceeds a predefined operating current threshold value (S2); wherein the predefined operating current threshold value is dependent on the present rotational speed of the electric motor and corresponds to the system pressure threshold value; and limiting or reducing the present operating current of the electric motor and/or the present rotational speed of the electric motor if the signal relating to the system pressure exceedance of the delivery device is generated. ascertaining a present rotational speed and a present operating current of the electric motor (S1); calculating a present system pressure of the delivery device as a function of the present rotational speed and the present operating current of the electric motor on the basis of a functional relationship between the system pressure of the delivery device, the operating current of the electric motor and the rotational speed of the electric motor; generating a first signal relating to a system pressure exceedance of the delivery device if the present operating current of the electric motor exceeds a predefined operating current threshold value (S2); wherein the predefined operating current threshold value is dependent on the present rotational speed of the electric motor and corresponds to the system pressure threshold value; and limiting or reducing the present operating current of the electric motor and/or the present rotational speed of the electric motor if the signal relating to the system pressure exceedance of the delivery device is generated.
A metering device address management method, wherein the method comprises: sending , by a collection terminal using a path different from an RS-485 bus, a first signal to a target metering device, and sending a second signal to remaining metering devices that are other than the target metering device and that are connected to the collection terminal, wherein the first signal is used to instruct the target metering device to respond to an address protocol packet sent by the collection terminal, and the second signal is used to instruct the remaining metering devices not to respond to the address protocol packet; and broadcasting , by the collection terminal, the address protocol packet, wherein the address protocol packet is used to query or set a physical address of the target metering device. sending , by a collection terminal using a path different from an RS-485 bus, a first signal to a target metering device, and sending a second signal to remaining metering devices that are other than the target metering device and that are connected to the collection terminal, wherein the first signal is used to instruct the target metering device to respond to an address protocol packet sent by the collection terminal, and the second signal is used to instruct the remaining metering devices not to respond to the address protocol packet; and broadcasting , by the collection terminal, the address protocol packet, wherein the address protocol packet is used to query or set a physical address of the target metering device.
A process for the production of a frozen ready-made polenta in the form of granules or flakes, said granules or flakes being able to be thawed and/or heated rapidly and uniformly to produce a soft polenta having the texture and organoleptic characteristics of a freshly cooked traditional polenta and a dynamic viscosity of 13.000 - 17.000 Pa.s, preferably about 15.000 (Pa.s), at about 85°C, measured with a rotational coaxial-cylinder rheometer, wherein said process comprises the steps of: a) providing a traditional soft polenta at a temperature of about 40°C or higher; b) dividing said polenta into a plurality of semifinished products in the form of granules or flakes; c) performing a first step of deep-freezing said semifinished products by supplying them in dosed amounts into a bath of a liquid at a temperature equal at -30°C or lower and keeping them in said bath for a predetermined first time interval, thus obtaining a plurality of partially deep-frozen granules or flakes of said polenta, said partially deep-frozen granules or flakes having a hard and deep-frozen external surface and a soft not completely deep-frozen core; d) subjecting for a predetermined second time interval said plurality of partially deep-frozen granules or flakes of polenta to a second deep-freezing step at a temperature comprised between -90°C and -30°C, preferably between -70°C and - 50°C, thus obtaining a plurality of deep-frozen granules or flakes of polenta. a) providing a traditional soft polenta at a temperature of about 40°C or higher; b) dividing said polenta into a plurality of semifinished products in the form of granules or flakes; c) performing a first step of deep-freezing said semifinished products by supplying them in dosed amounts into a bath of a liquid at a temperature equal at -30°C or lower and keeping them in said bath for a predetermined first time interval, thus obtaining a plurality of partially deep-frozen granules or flakes of said polenta, said partially deep-frozen granules or flakes having a hard and deep-frozen external surface and a soft not completely deep-frozen core; d) subjecting for a predetermined second time interval said plurality of partially deep-frozen granules or flakes of polenta to a second deep-freezing step at a temperature comprised between -90°C and -30°C, preferably between -70°C and - 50°C, thus obtaining a plurality of deep-frozen granules or flakes of polenta.
A computer implemented method, comprising: receiving a first call from an application via an application program interface , the first call indicating a first state of the application ; receiving a second call from the application via the application program interface , the second call indicating a second state of the application , wherein the first and second calls are received in response to changes in an application-level state, wherein the first call is received in response to a start of a particular application-level activity and the second call different from the first call is received in response to a cessation of the particular-level activity; determining, based on the second call, whether the application is running as a background process; if it is determined that the application is not running as the background process, determining an action for reducing an energy consumption of hardware on which the application is running and executing the action for reducing the energy consumption of the hardware on which the application is running. receiving a first call from an application via an application program interface , the first call indicating a first state of the application ; receiving a second call from the application via the application program interface , the second call indicating a second state of the application , wherein the first and second calls are received in response to changes in an application-level state, wherein the first call is received in response to a start of a particular application-level activity and the second call different from the first call is received in response to a cessation of the particular-level activity; determining, based on the second call, whether the application is running as a background process; if it is determined that the application is not running as the background process, determining an action for reducing an energy consumption of hardware on which the application is running and executing the action for reducing the energy consumption of the hardware on which the application is running.
A method for performing virtual private cloud, VPC, routing across multiple public cloud environments, the method comprising: creating a first virtual routing agent, VRA, for a first VPC of a first public cloud; sending a registration request to a VRA controller, wherein the registration request comprises a data structure that includes communication parameters of the first VRA; receiving the communication parameters of other VRAs for other VPCs located in other public cloud environments from the VRA controller; and using the communication parameters of the other VRAs for overlay routing of data packets from the first VPC of the first public cloud to other VPCs of other public clouds via the other VRAs of the other VPCs; characterised by that the data structure that includes the communication parameters comprises a cloud provider identifier, ID, a VPC ID, a VPC internal Internet Protocol, IP, address structure, a service metadata structure, and a security service data structure, wherein the VPC internal IP address structure includes private IP addresses of one or more network elements attached to the first VRA within the first VPC. creating a first virtual routing agent, VRA, for a first VPC of a first public cloud; sending a registration request to a VRA controller, wherein the registration request comprises a data structure that includes communication parameters of the first VRA; receiving the communication parameters of other VRAs for other VPCs located in other public cloud environments from the VRA controller; and using the communication parameters of the other VRAs for overlay routing of data packets from the first VPC of the first public cloud to other VPCs of other public clouds via the other VRAs of the other VPCs; characterised by that the data structure that includes the communication parameters comprises a cloud provider identifier, ID, a VPC ID, a VPC internal Internet Protocol, IP, address structure, a service metadata structure, and a security service data structure, wherein the VPC internal IP address structure includes private IP addresses of one or more network elements attached to the first VRA within the first VPC.
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) , comprising: a fuselage ; primary wings (102(L), 102(R)) extending from the fuselage and providing lift to the UAV while the UAV is in horizontal flight; and wing-plate assemblies (200(L), 200(R)) that extend essentially perpendicular from the primary wings (102(L), 102(R)), each wing-plate assembly (200(L), 200(R)) including a set of propulsion units (202(WP)), each propulsion unit (202(WP)) including (i) a housing , (ii) a motor disposed within that housing , and (iii) a propeller coupled to that motor , the wing-plate assemblies (200(L), 200(R)) providing lift to the UAV during vertical flight and improving flight efficiency during horizontal flight, characterized in that each wing-plate assembly (200(L), 200(R)) extends from the distal end of the respective primary wing (102(L), 102(R)) and in that each propulsion unit (202(WP)) includes: a rechargeable battery housed within the housing of that propulsion unit, the rechargeable battery being constructed and arranged to power the motor of that propulsion unit (202(WP)) during takeoff and landing of the UAV . a fuselage ; primary wings (102(L), 102(R)) extending from the fuselage and providing lift to the UAV while the UAV is in horizontal flight; and wing-plate assemblies (200(L), 200(R)) that extend essentially perpendicular from the primary wings (102(L), 102(R)), each wing-plate assembly (200(L), 200(R)) including a set of propulsion units (202(WP)), each propulsion unit (202(WP)) including (i) a housing , (ii) a motor disposed within that housing , and (iii) a propeller coupled to that motor , the wing-plate assemblies (200(L), 200(R)) providing lift to the UAV during vertical flight and improving flight efficiency during horizontal flight, characterized in that each wing-plate assembly (200(L), 200(R)) extends from the distal end of the respective primary wing (102(L), 102(R)) and in that each propulsion unit (202(WP)) includes: a rechargeable battery housed within the housing of that propulsion unit, the rechargeable battery being constructed and arranged to power the motor of that propulsion unit (202(WP)) during takeoff and landing of the UAV .