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A method for providing, in a chemical looping system which employs particles of an oxide of a metal having multiple oxidation states, said system comprising an oxidation bed reactor, and a fuel conversion reactor having a co-current flow pattern, from a carbonaceous fuel a gaseous output that comprises CO as a primary carbon-containing product, said method comprising: (a) contacting said carbonaceous fuel with the metal oxide particles provided from said oxidation bed reactor to said fuel conversion reactor, said contacting occurring in said fuel conversion reactor, whereby oxidized metal in said particles is reduced to a lower oxidation state, thereby providing said gaseous output, wherein the carbonaceous fuel and metal oxide particles are introduced into the fuel conversion reactor so as to establish the co-current flow pattern, (b) transporting the reduced particles from said fuel conversion reactor to said oxidation bed reactor, and (c) contacting the reduced particles with an oxygen-containing gas stream so as to oxidize the metal in the reduced particles prior to reintroducing the metal oxide particles into said fuel conversion reactor. (a) contacting said carbonaceous fuel with the metal oxide particles provided from said oxidation bed reactor to said fuel conversion reactor, said contacting occurring in said fuel conversion reactor, whereby oxidized metal in said particles is reduced to a lower oxidation state, thereby providing said gaseous output, wherein the carbonaceous fuel and metal oxide particles are introduced into the fuel conversion reactor so as to establish the co-current flow pattern, (b) transporting the reduced particles from said fuel conversion reactor to said oxidation bed reactor, and (c) contacting the reduced particles with an oxygen-containing gas stream so as to oxidize the metal in the reduced particles prior to reintroducing the metal oxide particles into said fuel conversion reactor.
A method for operating a Controller Area Network, CAN, device , the method comprising: in response to receiving bits of an arbitration field of a CAN data frame at the CAN device , selecting a best timing engine and at least one candidate timing engine from a plurality of timing engines (TE3-TE7), wherein the timing engines have different sample clock frequencies; sampling subsequent bits of the CAN data frame using the best timing engine; evaluating the best timing engine and the at least one candidate timing engine based on the subsequent bits of the CAN data frame, selecting a second timing engine with the lowest timing error among the best timing engine and the at least one candidate timing engine based on the evaluating of the best timing engine and the at least one candidate timing engine, and sampling further bits of the CAN data frame that are received after the subsequent bits of the CAN data frame using the second timing engine. in response to receiving bits of an arbitration field of a CAN data frame at the CAN device , selecting a best timing engine and at least one candidate timing engine from a plurality of timing engines (TE3-TE7), wherein the timing engines have different sample clock frequencies; sampling subsequent bits of the CAN data frame using the best timing engine; evaluating the best timing engine and the at least one candidate timing engine based on the subsequent bits of the CAN data frame, selecting a second timing engine with the lowest timing error among the best timing engine and the at least one candidate timing engine based on the evaluating of the best timing engine and the at least one candidate timing engine, and sampling further bits of the CAN data frame that are received after the subsequent bits of the CAN data frame using the second timing engine.
A two-wheeled vehicle , comprising a frame assembly including a front frame portion including a head portion , a plurality of generally vertically-extending frame tubes , and a plurality of generally longitudinally-extending frame tubes , a mid-frame portion removably coupled to the front frame portion, and a rear frame portion removably coupled to the mid-frame portion; a front ground-engaging member for supporting the frame assembly; a rear ground-engaging member for supporting the frame assembly; characterized in that the two-wheeled vehicle further comprises a rear suspension assembly operably coupled to the rear ground-engaging member, the rear suspension assembly including a first swing arm coupled to the mid-frame portion, a second swing arm coupled to the mid-frame portion, and a pivot axle extending between the first and second swing arms, wherein rotation of the pivot axle is configured to adjust the position of the mid-frame portion relative to the first and second swing arms and wherein the mid-frame portion is cast and configured to move inwardly and outwardly in response to the rotation of the pivot axle.
A method for the layer-by-layer construction of cured three-dimensional shaped bodies, wherein a refractory basic mold material is discharged layer-by-layer to produce a basic mold material layer, and at least one component of the binder is selectively applied by a printhead layer-by-layer to the basic mold material layer separate from the refractory basic mold material, and the binder comprises at least two components: a) a resin component comprising more than 15% by weight and less than 90% by weight a furane resin as a reaction product from at least an aldehyde compound and furfuryl alcohol, and optionally compounds containing nitrogen and/or phenol compounds, wherein the nitrogen content of the resin component is less than 5% by weight, and wherein the resin component comprises more than 5% by weight and less than 50% by weight monomer furfuryl alcohol, relative to the resin component, and b) an acid as a catalyst component, and the sequence of discharging at least one basic mold material layer and applying at least one component of the binder layer is repeated step-by-step. a) a resin component comprising more than 15% by weight and less than 90% by weight a furane resin as a reaction product from at least an aldehyde compound and furfuryl alcohol, and optionally compounds containing nitrogen and/or phenol compounds, wherein the nitrogen content of the resin component is less than 5% by weight, and wherein the resin component comprises more than 5% by weight and less than 50% by weight monomer furfuryl alcohol, relative to the resin component, and b) an acid as a catalyst component, and the sequence of discharging at least one basic mold material layer and applying at least one component of the binder layer is repeated step-by-step.
An assembly for a hollow disc pump for generating the aspiration/push of a fluid in said hollow disc pump , said assembly comprising: - an impeller ; - a rotating shaft for rotating the impeller; - means (4, 5, 30, 36, Fr) to connect eccentrically the impeller to the rotating shaft with a variable eccentricity; - characterized in that said means comprise a guiding hole (Fr) obtained transversally into the rotating shaft and an annular element connected with the impeller and with such an internal diametrical opening that the rotating shaft couples into said internal diametrical opening eccentrically with respect to the axis of the rotating shaft, said annular element being provided with a pivot that is inserted slidingly in said guiding hole of the shaft in such a way that the annular element can move transversally with respect to the rotating shaft guided by the pivot that slides into the guiding hole in such a way as to be able to vary its eccentricity, and wherein elastic means are provided and arranged in such a way as to keep the annular element with an initial eccentricity (d) ; - said initial eccentricity varies when on the external perimeter of the annular element acts any possible force sufficient to exceed the force exerted by said elastic means. - an impeller ; - a rotating shaft for rotating the impeller; - means (4, 5, 30, 36, Fr) to connect eccentrically the impeller to the rotating shaft with a variable eccentricity; - characterized in that said means comprise a guiding hole (Fr) obtained transversally into the rotating shaft and an annular element connected with the impeller and with such an internal diametrical opening that the rotating shaft couples into said internal diametrical opening eccentrically with respect to the axis of the rotating shaft, said annular element being provided with a pivot that is inserted slidingly in said guiding hole of the shaft in such a way that the annular element can move transversally with respect to the rotating shaft guided by the pivot that slides into the guiding hole in such a way as to be able to vary its eccentricity, and wherein elastic means are provided and arranged in such a way as to keep the annular element with an initial eccentricity (d) ; - said initial eccentricity varies when on the external perimeter of the annular element acts any possible force sufficient to exceed the force exerted by said elastic means.
A method for designing a light diffusion pattern in which a light diffusion pattern of a light diffusion plate is designed, comprising: a lens data preparation step of preparing lens data having desired light diffusion properties; a placement step of placing a plurality of lens data prepared in the lens data preparation step in random order in a predetermined region ; a cutting step of, when an overlap of lenses occurs in the placement step, cutting out a part of a lens shape to eliminate the overlap ; and a repositioning step of replicating a shape of the cutout part and repositioning it to another place; wherein the placement step, the cutting step and the repositioning step are performed repeatedly until a ratio of vacant space of a light diffusion pattern becomes equal to or less than a predetermined value. a lens data preparation step of preparing lens data having desired light diffusion properties; a placement step of placing a plurality of lens data prepared in the lens data preparation step in random order in a predetermined region ; a cutting step of, when an overlap of lenses occurs in the placement step, cutting out a part of a lens shape to eliminate the overlap ; and a repositioning step of replicating a shape of the cutout part and repositioning it to another place; wherein the placement step, the cutting step and the repositioning step are performed repeatedly until a ratio of vacant space of a light diffusion pattern becomes equal to or less than a predetermined value.
A beer maker comprising: a capsule accommodation body in which a capsule accommodation part for attachably/detachably accommodating a capsule (C1) containing a beer material is formed; and a lid module opening/closing the capsule accommodation part , wherein the lid module includes: a lid connectable to the capsule accommodation body , in particular by a hinge ; and a water supply body disposed at the lid , the water supply body in which an inner water supply flow path guiding water to a capsule (C1) accommodated in the capsule accommodation part is formed; wherein a sealing member adhered closely to a top surface of the capsule accommodation body and a bottom surface of the water supply body is disposed between the capsule accommodation body and the water supply body . a capsule accommodation body in which a capsule accommodation part for attachably/detachably accommodating a capsule (C1) containing a beer material is formed; and a lid module opening/closing the capsule accommodation part , wherein the lid module includes: a lid connectable to the capsule accommodation body , in particular by a hinge ; and a water supply body disposed at the lid , the water supply body in which an inner water supply flow path guiding water to a capsule (C1) accommodated in the capsule accommodation part is formed; wherein a sealing member adhered closely to a top surface of the capsule accommodation body and a bottom surface of the water supply body is disposed between the capsule accommodation body and the water supply body . a lid connectable to the capsule accommodation body , in particular by a hinge ; and a water supply body disposed at the lid , the water supply body in which an inner water supply flow path guiding water to a capsule (C1) accommodated in the capsule accommodation part is formed; wherein a sealing member adhered closely to a top surface of the capsule accommodation body and a bottom surface of the water supply body is disposed between the capsule accommodation body and the water supply body .
A particle quantitative measurement device, comprising: an image acquisition unit configured to acquire a sample image representing a particulate sample as a sample including particles; and a data processing unit configured to perform arithmetic processing on the sample image, wherein the data processing unit includes: an extraction unit configured to extract low-brightness pixels, for which I < M - kσ is satisfied for brightness I, from pixels of the sample image, wherein M represents a reference brightness for a reference image, k represents a real positive number, and σ represents a standard deviation for the brightness of pixels in the reference image, and a particle quantitative measurement unit configured to quantitatively measure the number of particles in the particulate sample based on the number of the extracted pixels. an image acquisition unit configured to acquire a sample image representing a particulate sample as a sample including particles; and a data processing unit configured to perform arithmetic processing on the sample image, wherein the data processing unit includes: an extraction unit configured to extract low-brightness pixels, for which I < M - kσ is satisfied for brightness I, from pixels of the sample image, wherein M represents a reference brightness for a reference image, k represents a real positive number, and σ represents a standard deviation for the brightness of pixels in the reference image, and a particle quantitative measurement unit configured to quantitatively measure the number of particles in the particulate sample based on the number of the extracted pixels. an extraction unit configured to extract low-brightness pixels, for which I < M - kσ is satisfied for brightness I, from pixels of the sample image, wherein M represents a reference brightness for a reference image, k represents a real positive number, and σ represents a standard deviation for the brightness of pixels in the reference image, and a particle quantitative measurement unit configured to quantitatively measure the number of particles in the particulate sample based on the number of the extracted pixels.
Agricultural loader for agricultural crop having a pick-up device for picking up crop from the ground, a crop store for storing the picked-up crop, and a scraper floor for distributing and conveying the crop in the crop store , wherein the crop store comprises side walls , which, at least in their upper part , have a bar-like or truss-like profile structure consisting of longitudinal and upright profiles , wherein the side walls can be collapsed by pivoting said upright profiles about horizontal transverse axes , in an articulated manner with the longitudinal profiles , characterised in that the side walls are clad in the region of said profile structure with a flat, cloth-like flexible covering , which is guided longitudinally displaceably on said side walls at its upper and/or lower edge section .
Bearing bush comprising at least one sealing element and a bearing element , wherein the sealing element is provided with at least one sealing lip , wherein the bearing element is of substantially tubular configuration, wherein the sealing element is connected to the bearing element in a form-fitting manner, characterized in that the bearing element has, on its outer circumference, a plurality of elevations which run in an axial direction, wherein the inner diameter of the bearing element is greater in the portions assigned to the elevations than in the remaining portions.
A process for preparing an oil enriched with ethyl esters of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) produced by fermentation of microalgae of the Thraustochytriales family, characterised in that it comprises the following steps: 1) preparing a crude oil containing a mixture of DHA-rich triglycerides and unsaponifiables essentially composed of squalene, from a fermentation of microalgae of the Thraustochytriales family, 2) optionally, refining the crude oil thus obtained by a sequence of degumming, deacidification, discolouration and deodorisation steps, 3) extracting squalene by a so-called "short path" molecular distillation so as to obtain a squalene-free raffinate, 4) trans-esterifying the raffinate thus obtained by alcoholic trans-esterification in the presence of a basic or enzymatic catalyst, preferably enzymatic, 5) fractionating the mixture of fatty acid esters in step 4) by a so-called "short step" molecular distillation, so as to obtain a short-chain fatty acid ester-rich extract and a long-chain fatty acid ester-highly rich raffinate, 6) purifying the mixture of long-chain fatty acid esters obtained in step 5) by a so-called "short path" molecular distillation, so as to obtain a long-chain ester-highly rich extract free of its impurities, 7) optionally, refining said long-chain ester-highly rich extract by a sequence of discolouration and deodorisation steps, 8) collecting the oil enriched with DHA ethyl esters thus obtained. 1) preparing a crude oil containing a mixture of DHA-rich triglycerides and unsaponifiables essentially composed of squalene, from a fermentation of microalgae of the Thraustochytriales family, 2) optionally, refining the crude oil thus obtained by a sequence of degumming, deacidification, discolouration and deodorisation steps, 3) extracting squalene by a so-called "short path" molecular distillation so as to obtain a squalene-free raffinate, 4) trans-esterifying the raffinate thus obtained by alcoholic trans-esterification in the presence of a basic or enzymatic catalyst, preferably enzymatic, 5) fractionating the mixture of fatty acid esters in step 4) by a so-called "short step" molecular distillation, so as to obtain a short-chain fatty acid ester-rich extract and a long-chain fatty acid ester-highly rich raffinate, 6) purifying the mixture of long-chain fatty acid esters obtained in step 5) by a so-called "short path" molecular distillation, so as to obtain a long-chain ester-highly rich extract free of its impurities, 7) optionally, refining said long-chain ester-highly rich extract by a sequence of discolouration and deodorisation steps, 8) collecting the oil enriched with DHA ethyl esters thus obtained.
A passive phase separator comprising: an inlet configured to receive two-phase flow into an inner conduit ; an outer conduit , wherein an annulus is formed between the inner conduit and the outer conduit ; a hydrophobic screen separation device configured to prohibit a flow of liquid from the two-phase flow into the annulus while allowing a flow of gas from the two-phase flow into the annulus; and a gas flow outlet configured to release the flow of gas from the annulus, wherein the hydrophobic screen separation device is below the location of the gas flow outlet relative to a direction (x) of the two-phase flow, and characterized by said hydrophobic screen separation device further comprising a hydrophobic screen that repels the flow of said liquid facilitates the flow of gas through the hydrophobic screen into the annulus, and said hydrophobic screen separation device further comprising a liquid capture device configured to capture the flow of liquid from the two-phase flow and includes a hydrophilic membrane that attracts the water that is or is in the liquid. an inlet configured to receive two-phase flow into an inner conduit ; an outer conduit , wherein an annulus is formed between the inner conduit and the outer conduit ; a hydrophobic screen separation device configured to prohibit a flow of liquid from the two-phase flow into the annulus while allowing a flow of gas from the two-phase flow into the annulus; and a gas flow outlet configured to release the flow of gas from the annulus, wherein the hydrophobic screen separation device is below the location of the gas flow outlet relative to a direction (x) of the two-phase flow, and characterized by said hydrophobic screen separation device further comprising a hydrophobic screen that repels the flow of said liquid facilitates the flow of gas through the hydrophobic screen into the annulus, and said hydrophobic screen separation device further comprising a liquid capture device configured to capture the flow of liquid from the two-phase flow and includes a hydrophilic membrane that attracts the water that is or is in the liquid.
A coffin, especially for in-ground burial, comprising a bottom , side walls , a lid , a mattress and collection means capable of receiving vital fluids under the mattress, characterised in that the coffin further comprises oxygen storage means for supplying oxygen to the coffin, humidifying means and heating means so as to generate conditions for rapid decomposition of the body over time.
A catheter, comprising: a deflection knob including a first thread ; a rod comprising a proximal portion, a distal portion including a pocket , and a second thread , disposed along the proximal portion of the rod, that is coupled to the first thread; and a puller wire that is connected to the pocket; a joining feature secured in the pocket and attached to a proximal end of the puller wire, wherein the joining feature comprises: a first ferrule joined to the proximal end of the puller wire; and a second ferrule secured in the pocket and attached to the first ferrule. a deflection knob including a first thread ; a rod comprising a proximal portion, a distal portion including a pocket , and a second thread , disposed along the proximal portion of the rod, that is coupled to the first thread; and a puller wire that is connected to the pocket; a joining feature secured in the pocket and attached to a proximal end of the puller wire, wherein the joining feature comprises: a first ferrule joined to the proximal end of the puller wire; and a second ferrule secured in the pocket and attached to the first ferrule.
An evacuated composite comprising: (a) an open cell foam, wherein the open cell foam is selected from floral foam, pressed silica, polyurethane-based foams, eva foams, polyesters, epoxide foams, vinyl-based foams, wood and cellulosic foams; and (b) a small pore area material, wherein the small pore area material comprises a hydroxylated aromatic; a solvent comprising a carboxylic acid; and an electrophilic linking agent, wherein said small pore area material is a foam having a density of less than 1000 kg/m 3 and a small pore structure in which the average pore area is less than 500 μm 2 . (a) an open cell foam, wherein the open cell foam is selected from floral foam, pressed silica, polyurethane-based foams, eva foams, polyesters, epoxide foams, vinyl-based foams, wood and cellulosic foams; and (b) a small pore area material, wherein the small pore area material comprises a hydroxylated aromatic; a solvent comprising a carboxylic acid; and an electrophilic linking agent,