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A volute casing for a centrifugal pump, the volute casing having a central axis (C) defining an axial direction (A), a volute chamber for receiving an impeller for rotation about the axial direction (A), an outlet passage for discharging a fluid, and a first cutwater for directing the fluid to the outlet passage , wherein the cutwater comprises an inner surface facing the central axis (C), an outer surface facing away from the central axis (C) and a leading edge joining the inner surface and the outer surface , wherein the cutwater has a cross-sectional contour in a midplane perpendicular to the axial direction (A), the cross-sectional contour comprising a cutwater starting point (CS) at the leading edge , and a cutwater minimum point (CM) on the inner surface , the cutwater starting point (CS) being defined by a tangent (T) to the leading edge , said tangent (T) intersecting the central axis (C), and the cutwater minimum point (CM) being defined by a location, at which the inner surface has a minimum distance from the central axis (C), wherein the cutwater is designed in such a manner that a straight profile chord (P) located in the cross-sectional contour , and extending from the cutwater starting point (CS) to the cutwater minimum point (CM), has a maximum orthogonal distance (DM) from the inner surface , said maximum orthogonal distance (DM) being at most 15%, preferably at most 13% of the length (L) of the profile chord (P), and wherein the inner surface of the cutwater is curved in such a manner that the orthogonal distance of the profile chord (P) from the inner surface first increases when moving from the cutwater starting point (CS) to the cutwater minimum point (CM), reaches the maximum orthogonal distance (DM), and then decreases to zero at the cutwater minimum point (CM), characterized in that an inclination angle (β) measured on the midplane between the profile chord (P) and a straight line (W) connecting the cutwater minimum point (CM) with the central axis (C) is at least 110°.
Gas-extraction device for extracting at least one gas contained in a drilling mud, the device comprising: - an enclosure , - an equipment for supplying the drilling mud to the enclosure , - an equipment for introducing a carrier gas into the enclosure , - a gas analyzer for analyzing the gas, wherein the device comprises a flow regulator able to regulate the flow rate of a gas flow containing at least carrier gas, characterized in that , the gas analyzer is connected to the enclosure via a gas-extraction pipe of the gas-extraction device , and the gas-extraction device further comprises a Venturi vacuum pump situated downstream of the enclosure and of the gas analyzer configured for locally setting a pressure lower than the pressure of the enclosure , whereby the enclosure has a higher pressure than the Venturi vacuum pump, wherein the flow regulator is interposed between the Venturi vacuum pump and the enclosure , - an enclosure , - an equipment for supplying the drilling mud to the enclosure , - an equipment for introducing a carrier gas into the enclosure , - a gas analyzer for analyzing the gas,
A cleaning composition comprising: (a) from 1% to 10%, by total weight of the cleaning composition, of one or more branched, unalkoxylated C 6 -C 14 alkyl sulfate (BAS) surfactants, wherein the one or more BAS surfactants comprise branched alkyl moieties with a weight average carbon atom number ranging from 11 to 13; (b) from 2% to 20%, by total weight of the cleaning composition, of a mixture of linear, unalkoxylated C 6 -C 18 alkyl sulphate (MCAS) surfactants, wherein the MCAS surfactants have the general formula of R-O-SO 3 - M + , wherein R is a linear alkyl group having from 12 to 16 carbon atoms, and wherein M is a cation of alkali metal, alkaline earth metal or ammonium; wherein said mixture of MCAS surfactants comprise: from 30% to 100% of a linear, unalkoxylated C 12 alkyl sulfate, by total weight of said mixture; from 0% to 70% of a linear, unalkoxylated C 14 alkyl sulfate, by total weight of said mixture; and from 0% to 20% of a linear, unalkoxylated C 16 alkyl sulfate, by total weight of said mixture; and (c) one or more additional ingredients, wherein the weight ratio of said one or more BAS surfactants to said one or more MCAS surfactants ranges from 2:1 to 1:5 and wherein the composition is substantially free of any alkoxylated alkyl sulfate (AxS). (a) from 1% to 10%, by total weight of the cleaning composition, of one or more branched, unalkoxylated C 6 -C 14 alkyl sulfate (BAS) surfactants, wherein the one or more BAS surfactants comprise branched alkyl moieties with a weight average carbon atom number ranging from 11 to 13; (b) from 2% to 20%, by total weight of the cleaning composition, of a mixture of linear, unalkoxylated C 6 -C 18 alkyl sulphate (MCAS) surfactants, wherein the MCAS surfactants have the general formula of R-O-SO 3 - M + , wherein R is a linear alkyl group having from 12 to 16 carbon atoms, and wherein M is a cation of alkali metal, alkaline earth metal or ammonium; wherein said mixture of MCAS surfactants comprise: from 30% to 100% of a linear, unalkoxylated C 12 alkyl sulfate, by total weight of said mixture; from 0% to 70% of a linear, unalkoxylated C 14 alkyl sulfate, by total weight of said mixture; and from 0% to 20% of a linear, unalkoxylated C 16 alkyl sulfate, by total weight of said mixture; and from 30% to 100% of a linear, unalkoxylated C 12 alkyl sulfate, by total weight of said mixture; from 0% to 70% of a linear, unalkoxylated C 14 alkyl sulfate, by total weight of said mixture; and from 0% to 20% of a linear, unalkoxylated C 16 alkyl sulfate, by total weight of said mixture; and (c) one or more additional ingredients,
A support post for a quick clamp railing, comprising - a support tube which has at least one fastening means for a railing brace; - a foot part which is connected to the support tube and on its lower end has a base plate and is delimited by the latter, wherein the lower side of the base plate is provided to be attached to a building structure in order to fasten the support post; and - a clamping device which is connected to the foot part and which comprises a clamping means and an engaging element ; wherein the base plate has at least one opening, the clamping means by way of its lower end being rotatably fastened to the foot part , wherein the engaging element is rotatably fastened to the clamping means above the fastening of the latter to the foot part , and wherein the clamping means and the engaging element interact in such a manner that the engaging element is able to be guided through the opening in the base plate to a contact face in the building structure, and the clamping means in the clamped state pulls the engaging element upwards in the vertical direction in such a way that the lower side of the base plate is braced in relation to the building structure. - a support tube which has at least one fastening means for a railing brace; - a foot part which is connected to the support tube and on its lower end has a base plate and is delimited by the latter, wherein the lower side of the base plate is provided to be attached to a building structure in order to fasten the support post; and - a clamping device which is connected to the foot part and which comprises a clamping means and an engaging element ;
Target assembly for PVD processes comprising a target for operation in an arc or sputtering plasma, and a target holding device , wherein the target comprises a target body and a first bayonet lock and the target holding device comprises a counterbody for the first bayonet lock of the target and a second bayonet lock configured to engage, in use, the target assembly in cooling means of a deposition chamber, whereby the target further comprises - a first portion of the target having a first outer diameter D 1 being the largest diameter of the target; - a target front side with the diameter D 1 to be exposed to the arc or sputtering plasma during operation; - a second portion of the target having a second diameter D 2 smaller than D 1 ; and - a target backside configured to be in contact with the cooling means, and - at least two target protrusions in a third portion of the target, which protrude along the circumference of the target body over the second portion of the target in radial direction but do not protrude the first portion of the target , the target protrusions thereby form the first bayonet lock, and the target holding device , which further comprises: - at least two sets of outer and inner protrusions , wherein the inner protrusions form the counterbody for the first bayonet lock of the target protrusions and the outer protrusions form the second bayonet lock configured to lock, in use, the target in the deposition chamber. - a first portion of the target having a first outer diameter D 1 being the largest diameter of the target; - a target front side with the diameter D 1 to be exposed to the arc or sputtering plasma during operation; - a second portion of the target having a second diameter D 2 smaller than D 1 ; and - a target backside configured to be in contact with the cooling means, and - at least two target protrusions in a third portion of the target, which protrude along the circumference of the target body over the second portion of the target in radial direction but do not protrude the first portion of the target , the target protrusions thereby form the first bayonet lock, and the target holding device , which further comprises: - at least two sets of outer and inner protrusions , wherein the inner protrusions form the counterbody for the first bayonet lock of the target protrusions and the outer protrusions form the second bayonet lock configured to lock, in use, the target in the deposition chamber. - at least two sets of outer and inner protrusions , wherein the inner protrusions form the counterbody for the first bayonet lock of the target protrusions and the outer protrusions form the second bayonet lock configured to lock, in use, the target in the deposition chamber.
A communication device for handling a scheduling request, SR, for a logical channel, LC, comprising: a storage device ; and a processing circuit , coupled to the storage device , wherein the storage device stores, and the processing circuit is configured to execute, instructions of: transmitting a first SR for a first LC to a network and starting a first sr-ProhibitTimer associated to the first LC, when the first SR is triggered by the first LC and the first sr-ProhibitTimer is not running; not transmitting the first SR for the first LC, when the first SR is triggered by the first LC and the first sr-ProhibitTimer is running; transmitting a second SR for a second LC to the network and starting a second sr-ProhibitTimer associated to the second LC, when the second SR is triggered by the second LC and the second sr-ProhibitTimer is not running; and not transmitting the second SR triggered by the second LC, when the second SR is triggered by the second LC and the second sr-ProhibitTimer is running. a storage device ; and a processing circuit , coupled to the storage device , wherein the storage device stores, and the processing circuit is configured to execute, instructions of: transmitting a first SR for a first LC to a network and starting a first sr-ProhibitTimer associated to the first LC, when the first SR is triggered by the first LC and the first sr-ProhibitTimer is not running; not transmitting the first SR for the first LC, when the first SR is triggered by the first LC and the first sr-ProhibitTimer is running; transmitting a second SR for a second LC to the network and starting a second sr-ProhibitTimer associated to the second LC, when the second SR is triggered by the second LC and the second sr-ProhibitTimer is not running; and not transmitting the second SR triggered by the second LC, when the second SR is triggered by the second LC and the second sr-ProhibitTimer is running. transmitting a first SR for a first LC to a network and starting a first sr-ProhibitTimer associated to the first LC, when the first SR is triggered by the first LC and the first sr-ProhibitTimer is not running; not transmitting the first SR for the first LC, when the first SR is triggered by the first LC and the first sr-ProhibitTimer is running; transmitting a second SR for a second LC to the network and starting a second sr-ProhibitTimer associated to the second LC, when the second SR is triggered by the second LC and the second sr-ProhibitTimer is not running; and not transmitting the second SR triggered by the second LC, when the second SR is triggered by the second LC and the second sr-ProhibitTimer is running.
A collapsible cot moveable between an open position and a folded position, the collapsible cot comprising: a side wall at the foot of the cot and a side wall at the head of the cot, each side wall having at least two upper beams and at least two lower beams which are pivotally attached to one another; a front wall and a back wall connecting the opposite ends of the two side walls, the front wall and back wall each having an upper beam and a lower beam and being rigid structures; four upwardly extending legs joining the ends of the side walls to the ends of the front wall and to the ends of the back wall, each leg being pivotably connected to the side walls; and a base platform; wherein said base platform is pivotable about one longer edge of the lower frame of either the back wall or the front wall and wherein said base platform rests horizontally on a ledge of either the front wall or the back wall, when the cot is in the open position; and wherein each side wall has hinge portions ; said side walls being inwardly foldable about said hinge portions when said base platform is pivoted on its side; said cot being characterised in that it further comprises a covering portion incorporating an upper wall for extending along the upper surface of the upper beams on both sides of said hinge, and two side portions for covering side portions of said upper beams; wherein said covering portion is secured via a pivot to one of said upper beams and extends over said hinge to said further upper beam; said further upper beam incorporating a pin which releasably secures said covering portion to said further upper beam. a side wall at the foot of the cot and a side wall at the head of the cot, each side wall having at least two upper beams and at least two lower beams which are pivotally attached to one another; a front wall and a back wall connecting the opposite ends of the two side walls, the front wall and back wall each having an upper beam and a lower beam and being rigid structures; four upwardly extending legs joining the ends of the side walls to the ends of the front wall and to the ends of the back wall, each leg being pivotably connected to the side walls; and a base platform; wherein said base platform is pivotable about one longer edge of the lower frame of either the back wall or the front wall and wherein said base platform rests horizontally on a ledge of either the front wall or the back wall, when the cot is in the open position; and wherein each side wall has hinge portions ; said side walls being inwardly foldable about said hinge portions when said base platform is pivoted on its side; said cot being characterised in that it further comprises a covering portion incorporating an upper wall for extending along the upper surface of the upper beams on both sides of said hinge, and two side portions for covering side portions of said upper beams; wherein said covering portion is secured via a pivot to one of said upper beams and extends over said hinge to said further upper beam; said further upper beam incorporating a pin which releasably secures said covering portion to said further upper beam.
A conditioning device for conditioning at least one portion of an exposed stretch of a blood vessel for collecting biological material for grafting, comprising: - an envelope ; - at least one conveying channel which extends entirely within the envelope ; wherein: - said envelope comprises a first layer comprising a first surface intended to face said exposed stretch , and a second layer comprising a second surface , opposite to said first surface ; - said at least one conveying channel comprises at least one first aperture which leads out of the envelope , so that said at least one conveying channel can be supplied with working fluid through said at least one first aperture ; - said first layer is permeable to at least one component of the working fluid , so that, when said working fluid is in said at least one conveying channel , said at least one component , permeating said first layer diffuses until it reaches said first surface , to apply a conditioning action on said exposed stretch of the blood vessel . - an envelope ; - at least one conveying channel which extends entirely within the envelope ; - said envelope comprises a first layer comprising a first surface intended to face said exposed stretch , and a second layer comprising a second surface , opposite to said first surface ; - said at least one conveying channel comprises at least one first aperture which leads out of the envelope , so that said at least one conveying channel can be supplied with working fluid through said at least one first aperture ; - said first layer is permeable to at least one component of the working fluid , so that, when said working fluid is in said at least one conveying channel , said at least one component , permeating said first layer diffuses until it reaches said first surface , to apply a conditioning action on said exposed stretch of the blood vessel .
A method for cleaning objects stacked in the manner of a stack, for example trays, more particularly trays for eggs or food products as fruit or vegetables, comprising: - providing a stack of objects (T) stacked into each other; - setting said stack in falling motion, wherein the falling stack comes down into a cleaning liquid ; and - passing this stack through the cleaning liquid . - providing a stack of objects (T) stacked into each other; - setting said stack in falling motion, wherein the falling stack comes down into a cleaning liquid ; and - passing this stack through the cleaning liquid .
A gas turbine engine comprising: a fan drive turbine driving a fan rotor through a main gear reduction ; a primary lubricant system for supplying lubricant to said main gear reduction ; and an auxiliary oil pump for supplying oil to said main gear reduction ; characterised in that : the gas turbine engine further comprises an auxiliary pump epicylic gear train for driving said auxiliary pump when said fan rotor is rotating in either direction, said main gear reduction being separate from said auxiliary pump epicyclic gear train ; an input gear rotates when said fan rotor rotates, and in a direction of rotation of said fan rotor , and engages a ring gear in said auxiliary pump epicyclic gear train , said ring gear having an outer peripheral envelope (d1); and an axis of rotation (X) of said auxiliary pump is within said outer peripheral envelope (d1). a fan drive turbine driving a fan rotor through a main gear reduction ; a primary lubricant system for supplying lubricant to said main gear reduction ; and an auxiliary oil pump for supplying oil to said main gear reduction ; characterised in that : the gas turbine engine further comprises an auxiliary pump epicylic gear train for driving said auxiliary pump when said fan rotor is rotating in either direction, said main gear reduction being separate from said auxiliary pump epicyclic gear train ; an input gear rotates when said fan rotor rotates, and in a direction of rotation of said fan rotor , and engages a ring gear in said auxiliary pump epicyclic gear train , said ring gear having an outer peripheral envelope (d1); and an axis of rotation (X) of said auxiliary pump is within said outer peripheral envelope (d1). the gas turbine engine further comprises an auxiliary pump epicylic gear train for driving said auxiliary pump when said fan rotor is rotating in either direction, said main gear reduction being separate from said auxiliary pump epicyclic gear train ; an input gear rotates when said fan rotor rotates, and in a direction of rotation of said fan rotor , and engages a ring gear in said auxiliary pump epicyclic gear train , said ring gear having an outer peripheral envelope (d1); and an axis of rotation (X) of said auxiliary pump is within said outer peripheral envelope (d1).
Method for determining a switching state of an inlet valve that is actuated by means of a coil, wherein the method comprises the following steps: - respectively ascertaining a current flowing through the coil and a voltage applied to the coil at several times which follow one another with a prespecified time interval, - calculating an inductance variable of the coil based on the currents, the voltage and the time interval, and - determining the switching state based on the inductance variable, wherein as a result monitoring is performed as to whether a tappet of the inlet valve falls back to its starting position, after the coil is switched off, in order to implement a normally open inlet valve without a non-return valve. - respectively ascertaining a current flowing through the coil and a voltage applied to the coil at several times which follow one another with a prespecified time interval, - calculating an inductance variable of the coil based on the currents, the voltage and the time interval, and - determining the switching state based on the inductance variable, wherein as a result monitoring is performed as to whether a tappet of the inlet valve falls back to its starting position, after the coil is switched off, in order to implement a normally open inlet valve without a non-return valve.
Three-phase electrical energy distribution system, comprising a set of current distribution bars extending side by side and clad with an insulator, the bars including opposing insulator-free zones , characterised in that the pattern of the insulator-free zones is adapted so that said zones constitute means for guiding an electric arc (A) liable to propagate along the bars.