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A process for recovery of a waste polymer comprising the steps of collecting waste polymer material including unmodified polyvinyl alcohol having a degree of hydrolysis of at least 98 mol%; dissolving the unmodified polyvinyl alcohol in water at a temperature in the range of 60°C or greater to give a solution of the polyvinyl alcohol, wherein the solution has a concentration of 1% to 50% polyvinyl alcohol in water; separating any residual solid phase to form a filtered solution; mixing the filtered solution with a precipitant to recover the polyvinyl alcohol as a precipitate; and separating the precipitated polyvinyl alcohol for re-formulating and recycling. dissolving the unmodified polyvinyl alcohol in water at a temperature in the range of 60°C or greater to give a solution of the polyvinyl alcohol, wherein the solution has a concentration of 1% to 50% polyvinyl alcohol in water; separating any residual solid phase to form a filtered solution; mixing the filtered solution with a precipitant to recover the polyvinyl alcohol as a precipitate; and separating the precipitated polyvinyl alcohol for re-formulating and recycling.
A pump/heat exchanger assembly for a nuclear reactor , in particular a liquid metal cooled nuclear reactor, comprising a pump and a heat exchanger , the pump having an impeller and a shaft for driving the impeller and that is inserted in an internal shell inside the heat exchanger ; the pump/heat exchanger assembly being characterized in that the shaft of the impeller has a smaller cross section at a bottom part of the tube bundle of the heat exchanger and a cross section that gradually increases up to a widest cross section at a top part of the tube bundle of the heat exchanger .
Method for soldering a component by means of a solder material , in particular a soldering insert in a substrate of a component , in which method three or four temperature plateaus (16', 16", ...) are used for soldering, characterized in that , in the lowering of a temperature (T', T", ...) of a temperature plateau (16', 16", ...), the temperature (T) is lowered to below the temperature (T", T′′′) of the following temperature plateau (16", ...) and is then raised again to the temperature (T", T′′′) of the following temperature plateau (16", ...).
A mass spectrometer comprising: a. an ion source for generating ions from a sample in a high pressure region; b. a first vacuum chamber comprising an inlet aperture for passing the ions from the high-pressure region into the vacuum chamber, and an exit aperture for passing ions from the vacuum chamber; c. at least one ion guide between the inlet and exit apertures, the at least one ion guide having an entrance end and an exit end , the at least one ion guide having a plurality of electrodes arranged around a central axis defining an ion channel, each of the plurality of electrodes being tapered, wherein each of the plurality of tapered electrodes has a planar surface facing the interior of the at least one ion guide, and the surface gradually being narrowed and tilted inward to provide a smaller inscribed radius at the exit, wherein adjacent electrodes are separated by a gap, the gap having a width G at said planar surface; and d. a power supply for providing an RF voltage to the at least one ion guide; characterized in that : the width G is constant along the length of the ion guide and a thickness T of the electrodes gradually increases towards the exit end of the ion guide, wherein the thickness T is defined by the thickness of the respectively adjacent electrodes in the region where the width G is constant along the direction approximately perpendicular to the central axis. a. an ion source for generating ions from a sample in a high pressure region; b. a first vacuum chamber comprising an inlet aperture for passing the ions from the high-pressure region into the vacuum chamber, and an exit aperture for passing ions from the vacuum chamber; c. at least one ion guide between the inlet and exit apertures, the at least one ion guide having an entrance end and an exit end , the at least one ion guide having a plurality of electrodes arranged around a central axis defining an ion channel, each of the plurality of electrodes being tapered, wherein each of the plurality of tapered electrodes has a planar surface facing the interior of the at least one ion guide, and the surface gradually being narrowed and tilted inward to provide a smaller inscribed radius at the exit, wherein adjacent electrodes are separated by a gap, the gap having a width G at said planar surface; and d. a power supply for providing an RF voltage to the at least one ion guide;
A tamper-resistant lock assembly comprising: a plate having a slot for receiving a key , said slot extending through said plate from an opening in a front face thereof to an exit in an opposing rear face thereof, said opening having a first profile and said exit having a second, different profile; and a key , wherein said key comprises a shaft having a bit extending therefrom, said bit being formed of a shape memory material and being pre-configured such that its cross-sectional shape has a temporary form that matches said first profile such that said bit can be inserted through said slot via said opening and, upon application of a predetermined external stimulus, returns to a permanent form in which its cross-sectional shape matches said second profile such that said bit can be retracted from said slot via said exit. a plate having a slot for receiving a key , said slot extending through said plate from an opening in a front face thereof to an exit in an opposing rear face thereof, said opening having a first profile and said exit having a second, different profile; and a key , wherein said key comprises a shaft having a bit extending therefrom, said bit being formed of a shape memory material and being pre-configured such that its cross-sectional shape has a temporary form that matches said first profile such that said bit can be inserted through said slot via said opening and, upon application of a predetermined external stimulus, returns to a permanent form in which its cross-sectional shape matches said second profile such that said bit can be retracted from said slot via said exit.
A process for making a flexo plate, the process comprising a plurality of process steps, including at least an imaging step, a curing step, a washing or other non-cured-polymer-removal step, and a printing step, each step performed by a processing machine having at least one variable operating parameter, the process comprising: providing machine-readable indicia on the flexo plate, wherein the machine-readable indicia is configured to provide readability downstream of the washing or other non-cured-polymer-removal step without printing in the printing step; embodying in the indicia information including instructions corresponding to the at least one variable operating parameter for each of the processing machines or embodying in the indicia information corresponding to an address in computer storage where said information resides; reading the indicia from the flexo plate using a reader in communication with at least a controller of each of the processing equipment configured to perform one of the process steps; and programming each of the processing equipment using the at least one variable operating parameter embodied in the indicia or stored at the address embodied in the indicia. providing machine-readable indicia on the flexo plate, wherein the machine-readable indicia is configured to provide readability downstream of the washing or other non-cured-polymer-removal step without printing in the printing step; embodying in the indicia information including instructions corresponding to the at least one variable operating parameter for each of the processing machines or embodying in the indicia information corresponding to an address in computer storage where said information resides; reading the indicia from the flexo plate using a reader in communication with at least a controller of each of the processing equipment configured to perform one of the process steps; and programming each of the processing equipment using the at least one variable operating parameter embodied in the indicia or stored at the address embodied in the indicia.
A method for security inspection, for performing security inspection on a train with a scanning device comprising an accelerator and a detector, comprising: according to a first signal for determining whether the train has come, after it is confirmed that the train is a cargo train, controlling (S602) the scanning device to enter an enabled state; according to a second signal for determining whether the train has reached a position where beam warming up can be performed, if the accelerator is not in a beam warm-up state, causing (S604) the accelerator to enter the beam warm-up state, wherein in the warm-up state, the accelerator is controlled to impose a high voltage, so that a beam emitting frequency of the accelerator is increased to a frequency matched with a moving speed of the train, and an electron gun of the accelerator is not imposed with a high voltage; in the beam warm-up state, when the train is automatically identified by a system and manually confirmed again as a cargo train, maintaining (S606) the beam warm-up state; according to a third signal for determining whether a part of the train which cannot be scanned has reached the entrance of the scanning channel, decreasing (S608) the beam emitting frequency of the accelerator; and according to a fourth signal for determining whether the part of the train which cannot be scanned has left the center of the beam of the scanning device, restoring (S610) the beam emitting frequency of the accelerator, and controlling the accelerator to emit beams. according to a first signal for determining whether the train has come, after it is confirmed that the train is a cargo train, controlling (S602) the scanning device to enter an enabled state; according to a second signal for determining whether the train has reached a position where beam warming up can be performed, if the accelerator is not in a beam warm-up state, causing (S604) the accelerator to enter the beam warm-up state, wherein in the warm-up state, the accelerator is controlled to impose a high voltage, so that a beam emitting frequency of the accelerator is increased to a frequency matched with a moving speed of the train, and an electron gun of the accelerator is not imposed with a high voltage; in the beam warm-up state, when the train is automatically identified by a system and manually confirmed again as a cargo train, maintaining (S606) the beam warm-up state; according to a third signal for determining whether a part of the train which cannot be scanned has reached the entrance of the scanning channel, decreasing (S608) the beam emitting frequency of the accelerator; and according to a fourth signal for determining whether the part of the train which cannot be scanned has left the center of the beam of the scanning device, restoring (S610) the beam emitting frequency of the accelerator, and controlling the accelerator to emit beams.
Method for producing a container for receiving, storing and transporting viscous or fluid media, constructed from an inner liner and an outer casing of fibre-reinforced plastic, whereby the liner is built upon a winding core near to or identical to the end shape in a first step by winding a plastic film, the liner is subjected to a surface treatment in a second step to increase the adhesion for further material build-up, the liner pretreated in that way is wrapped in a third step with a material made of resin-impregnated, pre-impregnated or non-impregnated reinforcement fibres and this structure is subjected in further steps to curing under defined temperature control, separation and rejoining to the tank casing, wherein, for the winding core, a material is selected that has a thermal expansion coefficient α which is higher in relation to the reinforcement fibres or the fibre composite plastic, respectively, so that during the curing process the plastic film lying between the winding core and the fibre-reinforced plastic is injected, and which shrinks upon cooling while retaining its original material properties and wherein the surface treatment consists of at least one surface of the plastic film being surface-treated to polarise it or being surface-treated in this way during and/or after winding onto the winding core.
An electrical pass-through assembly configured to extend lengthwise through a front spar and a rear spar of an aircraft wing comprising: a sleeve defining a fixed end , a locked end , a passage extending between the fixed end and the locked end , a mating feature disposed on the fixed end , and a locking feature disposed on the locked end ; a fitting configured to attach to the wing , the fitting including an inner surface defining an opening shaped to receive the fixed end of the sleeve , wherein a corresponding mating feature is disposed along the inner surface of the fitting and engages with the mating feature disposed at the fixed end of the sleeve to prevent relative rotation between the fitting and the sleeve ; and a locking retainer including a corresponding locking feature that securely engages with the locking feature disposed at the locked end of the sleeve . a sleeve defining a fixed end , a locked end , a passage extending between the fixed end and the locked end , a mating feature disposed on the fixed end , and a locking feature disposed on the locked end ; a fitting configured to attach to the wing , the fitting including an inner surface defining an opening shaped to receive the fixed end of the sleeve , wherein a corresponding mating feature is disposed along the inner surface of the fitting and engages with the mating feature disposed at the fixed end of the sleeve to prevent relative rotation between the fitting and the sleeve ; and a locking retainer including a corresponding locking feature that securely engages with the locking feature disposed at the locked end of the sleeve .
An aseptic forming station for forming a container starting from a preform made of thermoplastic material, comprising: - a blowing nozzle applicable to a mouth of the preform through which compressed air coming from a first compressed air supply line or from a second compressed air supply line is injected into the preform; - valve means (P1, P2) configured to establish a selective communication between the compressed air supply lines and the blowing nozzle; characterized in that it comprises further - at least one sterile filter (SF) arranged downstream of said valve means (P1, P2). - a blowing nozzle applicable to a mouth of the preform through which compressed air coming from a first compressed air supply line or from a second compressed air supply line is injected into the preform; - valve means (P1, P2) configured to establish a selective communication between the compressed air supply lines and the blowing nozzle; characterized in that it comprises further - at least one sterile filter (SF) arranged downstream of said valve means (P1, P2).
An endoscopy device for facilitating the use of an endoscope, comprising a single airway tube and a mask carried at one end of the airway tube, the mask having a distal end and a proximal end and a peripheral formation capable of conforming to, and of fitting within, the actual and potential space behind the larynx of the patient so as to form a seal around the circumference of the laryngeal inlet, the peripheral formation surrounding a hollow interior space or lumen of the mask and the airway tube opening into the lumen of the mask, the device further comprising a conduit adapted for passage of an endoscope into the oesophagus of a patient when the mask is in place, the conduit having a proximal end and a distal end , wherein the distal end of the conduit is substantially adjacent to the distal end of the peripheral formation and extends to the distal end of the peripheral formation, and characterised in that the airway tube has a smaller diameter than the diameter of the conduit, and wherein the device comprises a proximal end and a distal end , wherein a major axis is provided therebetween, and wherein the conduit is provided at an angle, such that it is offset to the midline with respect to the major axis of the device.
Rotatable guide vane which is adapted to be connected to an inner ring of a turbomachine, comprising a sealing device at the radially inner end region of the guide vane for sealing leakage flows between the guide vane and the inner ring which can be connected to the guide vane , characterized in that the sealing device is movably arranged with respect to the guide vane , and the sealing device can be positioned at least in an open or in a closed arrangement for sealing off the leakage flows , the sealing device not or at least not completely closing a flow cross section for the leakage flow in an open arrangement, and at least reducing the flow cross section for the leakage flow in the closed arrangement.
A cooled component for a gas turbine engine comprising: a plurality of internal ribs which in use extend substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis (A) of the gas turbine engine , the internal ribs disposed within an internal cavity defining cooling air passages within the cooled component ; and a plurality of cooling holes arranged in rows with axial orientations alternating between a radially outboard bias directing cooling air radially outward and a radially inboard bias directing cooling air radially inward, wherein each of the cooling holes includes an internal opening in communication with one of the cooling air passages and an external opening open to an outer surface of the cooled component , characterised in that : the external opening of each of the plurality of cooling holes is disposed radially on an opposite lateral side of an internal rib relative to a corresponding internal opening , such that each cooling hole at least partially crosses over one of the internal ribs . a plurality of internal ribs which in use extend substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis (A) of the gas turbine engine , the internal ribs disposed within an internal cavity defining cooling air passages within the cooled component ; and a plurality of cooling holes arranged in rows with axial orientations alternating between a radially outboard bias directing cooling air radially outward and a radially inboard bias directing cooling air radially inward, wherein each of the cooling holes includes an internal opening in communication with one of the cooling air passages and an external opening open to an outer surface of the cooled component , characterised in that : the external opening of each of the plurality of cooling holes is disposed radially on an opposite lateral side of an internal rib relative to a corresponding internal opening , such that each cooling hole at least partially crosses over one of the internal ribs .
A method, effected by a message beacon device , for optimizing the reach of the message beacon device for communicating with wireless devices, the reach being the number of proximate wireless devices that receive message beacons from the message beacon device, comprising: identifying a plurality of transceivers within the message beacon device; and characterised by : analyzing each identified transceiver on the basis of a resource consumption associated with the identified transceiver, an interference of the identified transceiver with a different transceiver of the plurality of identified transceivers, a reach of the identified transceiver, or a combination thereof; selecting a transmission set from the plurality of identified transceivers based on the analysis of each identified transceiver; and transmitting a message beacon using each selected transceiver in the transmission set. analyzing each identified transceiver on the basis of a resource consumption associated with the identified transceiver, an interference of the identified transceiver with a different transceiver of the plurality of identified transceivers, a reach of the identified transceiver, or a combination thereof; selecting a transmission set from the plurality of identified transceivers based on the analysis of each identified transceiver; and transmitting a message beacon using each selected transceiver in the transmission set.
A display system comprising: a continuous flexible display ; and at least two frame parts each housing a main display support , said supports being hingeable with respect to each other and each structurally configured to support a respective portion of the flexible display ; wherein the two main display supports are rotatable in opposite directions connected to each other by a hinge mechanism comprising two hinges being mutually located at a distance, each of the hinges being configured for rotation of a respective one of the main display supports , the main display supports being rotatable between a configuration for fixing the flexible display in a closed storage position and a planar configuration for fixing the flexible display in an open position, wherein the two main display supports are coupled to each other by a movement synchronizing coupling, said coupling enabling during movement between the closed and open position a mutual substantially synchronized rotating of the main display supports at substantially equal but oppositely directed angles; characterised in that the movement synchronizing coupling comprises an elongated spring extending between the ends of both hinges and providing spring forces on both main display supports to keep the display system into the open or closed position respectively. a continuous flexible display ; and at least two frame parts each housing a main display support , said supports being hingeable with respect to each other and each structurally configured to support a respective portion of the flexible display ; wherein the two main display supports are rotatable in opposite directions connected to each other by a hinge mechanism comprising two hinges being mutually located at a distance, each of the hinges being configured for rotation of a respective one of the main display supports , the main display supports being rotatable between a configuration for fixing the flexible display in a closed storage position and a planar configuration for fixing the flexible display in an open position, wherein the two main display supports are coupled to each other by a movement synchronizing coupling, said coupling enabling during movement between the closed and open position a mutual substantially synchronized rotating of the main display supports at substantially equal but oppositely directed angles; characterised in that the movement synchronizing coupling comprises an elongated spring extending between the ends of both hinges and providing spring forces on both main display supports to keep the display system into the open or closed position respectively.