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Combustion reactor for chemical looping combustion configured to operate as fluidized bed comprising: - a lower chamber forming a first reaction zone for the combustion of a hydrocarbon feedstock in the presence of particles of an oxidation/reduction active mass, said lower chamber comprising a first side wall and being configured to comprise a dense fluidized bed; - an upper chamber of elongated shape and having a smaller passage section than the passage section of said lower chamber , forming a second reaction zone for the combustion of the gaseous effluents resulting from the combustion in said lower part, said upper chamber comprising a second side wall and being configured to comprise a dilute fluidized bed; - an intermediate part connecting said lower chamber to said upper chamber , the combustion reactor being characterized in that said intermediate part comprises an internal wall forming a right angle with the first side wall of the lower chamber and with the second side wall of the upper chamber . - a lower chamber forming a first reaction zone for the combustion of a hydrocarbon feedstock in the presence of particles of an oxidation/reduction active mass, said lower chamber comprising a first side wall and being configured to comprise a dense fluidized bed; - an upper chamber of elongated shape and having a smaller passage section than the passage section of said lower chamber , forming a second reaction zone for the combustion of the gaseous effluents resulting from the combustion in said lower part, said upper chamber comprising a second side wall and being configured to comprise a dilute fluidized bed; - an intermediate part connecting said lower chamber to said upper chamber ,
A protective device for a speaker driven by a driving circuit, the protective device comprising: a sound level detector being configured to detect a sound level of an audio signal output to the driving circuit; a current level detector being configured to detect a current level of a current flowing in the driving circuit from a power source ; a determination section being configured to generate, based on a detection signal of the sound level and a detection signal of the current level, a protection command signal if the current level larger than a second threshold is detected and the sound level of the audio signal is smaller than a first threshold, characterized by further comprising a duration detector being configured to detect a duration of a state where the sound level of the audio signal is smaller than the first threshold, and to disable the detection signal of the sound level output to the determination section until the duration exceeds a second period. a sound level detector being configured to detect a sound level of an audio signal output to the driving circuit; a current level detector being configured to detect a current level of a current flowing in the driving circuit from a power source ; a determination section being configured to generate, based on a detection signal of the sound level and a detection signal of the current level, a protection command signal if the current level larger than a second threshold is detected and the sound level of the audio signal is smaller than a first threshold, characterized by further comprising a duration detector being configured to detect a duration of a state where the sound level of the audio signal is smaller than the first threshold, and to disable the detection signal of the sound level output to the determination section until the duration exceeds a second period.
A nasal dilator formed as a single body truss comprising: a resilient layer extending from a first end region of the truss through an intermediate region to a second end region of the truss, the resilient layer comprising from two to six resilient members extending lengthwise along at least the intermediate region of the truss, at least one resilient member having terminal ends that extend to and conform with a portion of end edges of the truss, characterized in that at least one long edge of at least one resilient member diverges at an oblique angle or arcuately away from a direction parallel to a longitudinal extent of the truss. a resilient layer extending from a first end region of the truss through an intermediate region to a second end region of the truss, the resilient layer comprising from two to six resilient members extending lengthwise along at least the intermediate region of the truss, at least one resilient member having terminal ends that extend to and conform with a portion of end edges of the truss, characterized in that at least one long edge of at least one resilient member diverges at an oblique angle or arcuately away from a direction parallel to a longitudinal extent of the truss.
Method for manufacturing an assembly consisting of a connector and a multicore cable that comprises: * a multicore cable comprising conductors including at least one electrical conductor , a peripheral metallic shielding braid that surrounds the conductors , and an outer protective sheath ; * a connector to which the front ends of the conductors of the multicore cable are connected, and which comprises a conductive rear portion to which the free front end section of the shielding braid is connected electrically, wherein the method consists, successively, of: - jointing the front free ends of the conductors to the connector ; - folding back a front portion of the shielding braid ; - moulding a first material at least around the conductors , in a region (Z) not surrounded by the folded-back shielding braid ; - screwing a conductive intermediate jointing ring onto the conductive rear portion of the connector which is an externally threaded portion; - unfolding said front portion of the shielding braid over said region (Z) to bring a front section of the shielding braid into electrical contact with the conductive rear portion of the connector ; - clamping the front section of the shielding braid radially around the ring of the connector ; - moulding a second material to constitute an outer envelope of the assembly that surrounds at least the shielding braid from its front free end to a front portion of the outer sheath of the multicore cable surrounding the shielding braid . * a multicore cable comprising conductors including at least one electrical conductor , a peripheral metallic shielding braid that surrounds the conductors , and an outer protective sheath ; * a connector to which the front ends of the conductors of the multicore cable are connected, and which comprises a conductive rear portion to which the free front end section of the shielding braid is connected electrically, - jointing the front free ends of the conductors to the connector ; - folding back a front portion of the shielding braid ; - moulding a first material at least around the conductors , in a region (Z) not surrounded by the folded-back shielding braid ; - screwing a conductive intermediate jointing ring onto the conductive rear portion of the connector which is an externally threaded portion; - unfolding said front portion of the shielding braid over said region (Z) to bring a front section of the shielding braid into electrical contact with the conductive rear portion of the connector ; - clamping the front section of the shielding braid radially around the ring of the connector ; - moulding a second material to constitute an outer envelope of the assembly that surrounds at least the shielding braid from its front free end to a front portion of the outer sheath of the multicore cable surrounding the shielding braid .
A method performed by a wireless communication device for reducing handover delay, wherein the wireless communication device is arranged to operate in a cellular communication system and to operate in a cell using unlicensed spectrum, the method comprises: receiving a downlink, DL, signal from a first network node operating a neighbouring cell operating in the unlicensed spectrum, wherein the DL signal comprises a discovery reference signal, DRS, subframe, wherein the DRS is provided periodically to allow for initial cell detection and channel quality measurements for mobility and comprises synchronization signals and system information; and storing data associated with the DRS subframe, and then receiving a handover command from a second network node operating a serving cell where the neighbouring cell is a target cell; and performing a random access procedure for handover to the target cell when uplink listen-before-talk, LBT, succeeds, wherein the performing of the random access procedure is performed directly after the reception of the handover command based on the stored data without trying to receive the periodically provided target cell DRS. receiving a downlink, DL, signal from a first network node operating a neighbouring cell operating in the unlicensed spectrum, wherein the DL signal comprises a discovery reference signal, DRS, subframe, wherein the DRS is provided periodically to allow for initial cell detection and channel quality measurements for mobility and comprises synchronization signals and system information; and storing data associated with the DRS subframe, and then receiving a handover command from a second network node operating a serving cell where the neighbouring cell is a target cell; and performing a random access procedure for handover to the target cell when uplink listen-before-talk, LBT, succeeds, wherein the performing of the random access procedure is performed directly after the reception of the handover command based on the stored data without trying to receive the periodically provided target cell DRS.
A method of wireless communication performed by a base station, BS, , comprising: identifying one or more anchor subframes and one or more non-anchor subframes in a frame, wherein the anchor subframes are subframes that do not change across time division duplex, TDD, configurations; dynamically changing a TDD uplink/downlink configuration of the frame used for communicating with a plurality of user equipments, UEs, ; and signaling the changed configuration using a common downlink control channel capable of being interpreted by the plurality of UEs in at least one of the one or more anchor subframes of the frame, characterized by : wherein if the common downlink control channel is transmitted in a first portion of the frame, the changed configuration is applied to the frame, and wherein if the common downlink control channel is transmitted in a second portion of the frame, the changed configuration is applied to a subsequent frame. identifying one or more anchor subframes and one or more non-anchor subframes in a frame, wherein the anchor subframes are subframes that do not change across time division duplex, TDD, configurations; dynamically changing a TDD uplink/downlink configuration of the frame used for communicating with a plurality of user equipments, UEs, ; and signaling the changed configuration using a common downlink control channel capable of being interpreted by the plurality of UEs in at least one of the one or more anchor subframes of the frame, characterized by : wherein if the common downlink control channel is transmitted in a first portion of the frame, the changed configuration is applied to the frame, and wherein if the common downlink control channel is transmitted in a second portion of the frame, the changed configuration is applied to a subsequent frame.
A method of extracting nucleic acid from cellular source material, said method comprising: a) providing i) cellular source material and ii) an aqueous extraction solution comprising one or more amine monomers, a chaotrope, a detergent, a buffer and an alcohol, wherein said amine monomers are selected from the group consisting of 2,2'-(ethylenedioxy)bis(ethylamine) (EDBE), 1,3-diaminopropane and 3-amino-1-propanol, and wherein the concentration of amine monomer in said aqueous extraction solution is about 20 % to about 50 %; and b) contacting said cellular source material with said extraction solution resulting in lysis of the cellular material and extraction of the nucleic acids. a) providing i) cellular source material and ii) an aqueous extraction solution comprising one or more amine monomers, a chaotrope, a detergent, a buffer and an alcohol, wherein said amine monomers are selected from the group consisting of 2,2'-(ethylenedioxy)bis(ethylamine) (EDBE), 1,3-diaminopropane and 3-amino-1-propanol, and wherein the concentration of amine monomer in said aqueous extraction solution is about 20 % to about 50 %; and b) contacting said cellular source material with said extraction solution resulting in lysis of the cellular material and extraction of the nucleic acids.
A gravity foundation for offshore wind turbines, fabricated using floating dock technology, comprising a base prefabricated reinforced concrete , with a circular cross-section, with hollow cells for interior voiding, closed on top by one or more covers , and equipped with structural voiding that reduces its weight, in order to allow the structure as a whole to remain afloat and allow fabrication on a dock with a draft that is less than the height of the base in question from which base emerges a post-tensioned concrete mast , on which a metal tower that supports the wind turbine is attached, characterised in that said base is a caisson, closed inferiorly by a floor thicker than the side walls and intermediate walls that separate cells into which the caisson is divided, the cell distribution on the horizontal plane presents a central cell , from which the mast having a cylindrical configuration in its lower portion emerges and which is also fabricated by slipforming in the caisson plant on the floating dock, while the top portion of the mast, preferably with a slightly conical shape, is fabricated later outside of the factory of the floating dock; where the lower portion of the cells into which the caisson is divided after it has been constructed, it-is filled by a solid ballast whose purpose is to lower the centre of gravity of the assembly in order to, by maintaining its floatability conditions with a metacentric height greater than 1.00 m in all phases, allowing it to be towed and sunk in the open ocean without the need for special vessels or the use of additional means of flotation.
A handpiece for handling an optical fiber in laser surgery, comprising - a handle body which is elongate along a main axis , - a guide tube which is attached to one end of the handle body and has a straight basic shape, - a lumen of the guide tube being aligned with a through hole extending through the handle body along the main axis , and - a holding device for the optical fiber extending through the through hole and through the lumen of the guide tube , which holding device is arranged in the handle body in the region of the through hole , characterized in that the guide tube is formed of a shape memory alloy having a transition temperature between 50°C and 120°C, the guide tube , after a plastic deformation that takes place below the transition temperature, returning to its straight basic shape when the transition temperature is exceeded. - a handle body which is elongate along a main axis , - a guide tube which is attached to one end of the handle body and has a straight basic shape, - a lumen of the guide tube being aligned with a through hole extending through the handle body along the main axis , and - a holding device for the optical fiber extending through the through hole and through the lumen of the guide tube , which holding device is arranged in the handle body in the region of the through hole ,
A power connector system comprising: a header assembly including a conductive pin , an inner shroud surrounding the pin , and an outer shroud surrounding the inner shroud; and a power terminal connector including a plug housing having a cavity and an insert assembly received in the cavity , the insert assembly having a terminal body configured to be terminated to an end of a conductor of a power cable and to be electrically connected to the pin of the header assembly , the insert assembly having a dielectric insert holding the terminal body , and the insert assembly having an insert shield surrounding the dielectric insert and providing shielding for the terminal body , characterised in that the inner shroud has slots therethrough, the slots being open at a top of the inner shroud and extending downwardly along the inner shroud, and in that the dielectric insert has ribs configured to be received in corresponding said slots to orient the power terminal connector with respect to the header assembly . a header assembly including a conductive pin , an inner shroud surrounding the pin , and an outer shroud surrounding the inner shroud; and a power terminal connector including a plug housing having a cavity and an insert assembly received in the cavity , the insert assembly having a terminal body configured to be terminated to an end of a conductor of a power cable and to be electrically connected to the pin of the header assembly , the insert assembly having a dielectric insert holding the terminal body , and the insert assembly having an insert shield surrounding the dielectric insert and providing shielding for the terminal body , characterised in that the inner shroud has slots therethrough, the slots being open at a top of the inner shroud and extending downwardly along the inner shroud, and in that the dielectric insert has ribs configured to be received in corresponding said slots to orient the power terminal connector with respect to the header assembly .
An apparatus for determining a functional index for stenosis assessment of a vessel , comprising: an input interface ; and a processing unit ; wherein the input interface is configured to obtain image data representing a two-dimensional representation of a vessel ; wherein the processing unit is configured to - determine a geometric model of at least a section of a vessel, the model including an inner diameter and a change of the diameter along the course of the vessel; - determine at least one resistance value of at least the section of the vessel based on the geometric model, wherein the apparatus is characterized in that the processing unit is further configured to - determine a pressure drop of a fluid, which flows through at least the section of the vessel, using a lumped element fluid dynamics model including the determined resistance value and boundary conditions including assumptions regarding a volumetric flow rate and/or a pressure at the inlet and/or outlet of the at least the section of the vessel, wherein the determined pressure drop is an equivalent of the functional index for stenosis assessment. an input interface ; and a processing unit ; wherein the input interface is configured to obtain image data representing a two-dimensional representation of a vessel ; wherein the processing unit is configured to - determine a geometric model of at least a section of a vessel, the model including an inner diameter and a change of the diameter along the course of the vessel; - determine at least one resistance value of at least the section of the vessel based on the geometric model, - determine a geometric model of at least a section of a vessel, the model including an inner diameter and a change of the diameter along the course of the vessel; - determine at least one resistance value of at least the section of the vessel based on the geometric model, wherein the apparatus is characterized in that the processing unit is further configured to - determine a pressure drop of a fluid, which flows through at least the section of the vessel, using a lumped element fluid dynamics model including the determined resistance value and boundary conditions including assumptions regarding a volumetric flow rate and/or a pressure at the inlet and/or outlet of the at least the section of the vessel, - determine a pressure drop of a fluid, which flows through at least the section of the vessel, using a lumped element fluid dynamics model including the determined resistance value and boundary conditions including assumptions regarding a volumetric flow rate and/or a pressure at the inlet and/or outlet of the at least the section of the vessel, wherein the determined pressure drop is an equivalent of the functional index for stenosis assessment.
Method for producing a straw mat in a living space for livestock, in particular for sows and/or fattening pigs and/or piglets, provided in a straw pen , comprising the step: automatic initial spreading of preferably defibrated straw into the living space up to a substantially uniform thickness (d) of the straw mat , wherein a separating element which separates a moving space for the livestock from a drinking and feeding region for the livestock is provided in the living space , wherein the initial spreading is performed up to a thickness (d) of the straw mat of at most 50%, of a height of the separating element that is directly adjacent to the straw mat , wherein the part of the separating element directly adjacent to the straw mat is a step of a pedestal, wherein the pedestal serves as the drinking and feeding region and is raised relative to a substantially flat floor which serves as the living space, furthermore comprising the step: the thickness (d) of the straw mat is increased after the initial spreading by automatic demand-based post-spreading by at most 20% of the thickness (d) of the straw mat present after the initial spreading. wherein a separating element which separates a moving space for the livestock from a drinking and feeding region for the livestock is provided in the living space , wherein the initial spreading is performed up to a thickness (d) of the straw mat of at most 50%, of a height of the separating element that is directly adjacent to the straw mat , wherein the part of the separating element directly adjacent to the straw mat is a step of a pedestal, wherein the pedestal serves as the drinking and feeding region and is raised relative to a substantially flat floor which serves as the living space, furthermore comprising the step: the thickness (d) of the straw mat is increased after the initial spreading by automatic demand-based post-spreading by at most 20% of the thickness (d) of the straw mat present after the initial spreading.