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A method for stabilizing a field reversed configuration (FRC) plasma comprising the steps of: forming an FRC plasma positioned along a longitudinal axis of a confinement chamber adjacent a mid-plane of the confinement chamber by forming an FRC magnetic field about a rotating plasma in the confinement chamber , and stabilising the FRC plasma in a radial direction normal to the longitudinal axis to position the FRC plasma axisymmetric about the longitudinal axis by tuning an applied magnetic field generated within the chamber by symmetric current components to induce radial stability and axial instability in the FRC plasma; characterised in that the FRC plasma is stabilised in an axial direction along the longitudinal axis by creating first and second radial magnetic fields, wherein the first and second radial magnetic fields interact with the FRC plasma to axially move the FRC plasma to position the FRC plasma axisymmetric about the mid-plane. forming an FRC plasma positioned along a longitudinal axis of a confinement chamber adjacent a mid-plane of the confinement chamber by forming an FRC magnetic field about a rotating plasma in the confinement chamber , and stabilising the FRC plasma in a radial direction normal to the longitudinal axis to position the FRC plasma axisymmetric about the longitudinal axis by tuning an applied magnetic field generated within the chamber by symmetric current components to induce radial stability and axial instability in the FRC plasma; characterised in that the FRC plasma is stabilised in an axial direction along the longitudinal axis by creating first and second radial magnetic fields, wherein the first and second radial magnetic fields interact with the FRC plasma to axially move the FRC plasma to position the FRC plasma axisymmetric about the mid-plane.
Method for operating a dual-fuel large diesel engine, in particular a longitudinally scavenged two-stroke large diesel engine, which can be operated in a liquid mode in which a liquid fuel is introduced into a cylinder for combustion and which can also be operated in a gas mode in which a gas as fuel is introduced into the cylinder, the gas is mixed with scavenging air and combusted at an air-gas-ratio, wherein during operation in gas mode a control parameter is monitored which allows detecting changes in the air-gas ratio, and wherein the large diesel engine is operated in a power balance mode, if the control parameter reaches a limit value, wherein in the power balance mode the air-gas ratio is increased for the combustion of gas, wherein in the power balance mode an additional amount of liquid fuel is introduced in addition to the gas into the combustion chamber.
Power switch driver for driving a control terminal (GATE) of a power switch to drive a load, the power switch driver having a negative feedback circuit to control current delivered to the control terminal, the negative feedback circuit comprising: a current output circuit comprising at least one of a current source and a current sink, the current output circuit for providing a current (Isource) of said control terminal and configured to receive an output current control signal to control magnitude of the current provided by the current output circuit; a terminal voltage input circuit for receiving a voltage from said control terminal and to output an indication of said voltage; an amplifier (Q1, Q1a) coupled to the terminal voltage input circuit for amplifying the terminal voltage indication to generate an amplifier output; and a reference voltage input circuit for receiving a fixed reference voltage (Vref) comprising at least one resistor (R5), the reference voltage input circuit coupled to a current input of the amplifier, wherein, to emulate a resistance of the power switch driver, the reference voltage and the at least one resistor determine a reference current (Iref) to be set to the amplifier, the power switch driver is configured to generate the output current control signal dependent on the amplifier output, and the power switch driver is configured to reduce the current provided by the current output circuit responsive to an increase in the voltage received by the terminal voltage input circuit. a current output circuit comprising at least one of a current source and a current sink, the current output circuit for providing a current (Isource) of said control terminal and configured to receive an output current control signal to control magnitude of the current provided by the current output circuit; a terminal voltage input circuit for receiving a voltage from said control terminal and to output an indication of said voltage; an amplifier (Q1, Q1a) coupled to the terminal voltage input circuit for amplifying the terminal voltage indication to generate an amplifier output; and a reference voltage input circuit for receiving a fixed reference voltage (Vref) comprising at least one resistor (R5), the reference voltage input circuit coupled to a current input of the amplifier,
A polyolefin-based resin expanded bead comprising: a base resin containing a polyolefin-based resin as a main component; carbon black; and a flame-retardant, wherein a bulk density of the polyolefin-based resin expanded beads is 10 to 100 kg/m 3 , a blending amount of the carbon black is 0.5 to 10 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the base resin, the flame-retardant contains a hindered amine-based compound represented by the following general formula (I), and a blending amount of the hindered amine-based compound is 0.01 to 1 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the base resin: wherein R 1 and R 2 each independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms. a base resin containing a polyolefin-based resin as a main component; carbon black; and a flame-retardant, wherein a bulk density of the polyolefin-based resin expanded beads is 10 to 100 kg/m 3 , a blending amount of the carbon black is 0.5 to 10 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the base resin, the flame-retardant contains a hindered amine-based compound represented by the following general formula (I), and a blending amount of the hindered amine-based compound is 0.01 to 1 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the base resin: wherein R 1 and R 2 each independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms.
A method for manufacturing a multiple-layer type cold head, comprising: forming a first regenerator material-filled layer in a regenerator container by filling a first regenerator material particle group in the regenerator container, and forming a second regenerator material-filled layer on the first regenerator material-filled layer via a metal mesh material in the regenerator container by filling a second regenerator material particle group which is different from the first regenerator material particle in the regenerator container, wherein a generator material particle constituting at least one of the first and second regenerator material particle groups is a rare earth generator material particle comprising a rare earth element as a constituent component, and an intermetallic compound represented by a composition formula of RMa, wherein R is at least one element selected from the group consisting of rare earth elements, M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Cu, Ni, and Co, and a is a number (atomic ratio) satisfying 0.1 ≤ a ≤ 4.0, wherein a peak indicating a carbon component, a peak indicating a compound containing the rare earth element and oxygen, and a peak indicating a compound of the M element and oxygen are detected in a surface region of the particle by an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis, and wherein an entire content of carbon in the particle including the carbon component is 5 mass ppm or more and 50 mass ppm or less. forming a first regenerator material-filled layer in a regenerator container by filling a first regenerator material particle group in the regenerator container, and forming a second regenerator material-filled layer on the first regenerator material-filled layer via a metal mesh material in the regenerator container by filling a second regenerator material particle group which is different from the first regenerator material particle in the regenerator container, wherein a generator material particle constituting at least one of the first and second regenerator material particle groups is a rare earth generator material particle comprising a rare earth element as a constituent component, and an intermetallic compound represented by a composition formula of RMa, wherein R is at least one element selected from the group consisting of rare earth elements, M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Cu, Ni, and Co, and a is a number (atomic ratio) satisfying 0.1 ≤ a ≤ 4.0, wherein a peak indicating a carbon component, a peak indicating a compound containing the rare earth element and oxygen, and a peak indicating a compound of the M element and oxygen are detected in a surface region of the particle by an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis, and wherein an entire content of carbon in the particle including the carbon component is 5 mass ppm or more and 50 mass ppm or less.
An energy conversion unit for converting wind energy into electrical energy, comprising: at least one rotor with a substantially horizontal axis of rotation (D), comprising a plurality of rotor blades extending radially to the axis of rotation (D), wherein the rotor has an inflow direction which corresponds to the axis of rotation (D), in particular is parallel to the axis of rotation (D), a wall to be arranged next to a traffic route for vehicles which can move on the traffic route in a direction of travel (F) and whose movement causes an air flow (L), wherein the wall has a receptacle in which the rotor is arranged, wherein the receptacle has an opening on a side surface of the wall to be directed towards the traffic route , and wherein the axis of rotation (D) of the at least one rotor is oriented substantially perpendicular to the direction of travel (F), a tail box for guiding the air flow (L) to the opening , wherein the tail box is mounted on the side surface of the at least one wall facing towards the traffic route and is situated in front of the wall in axial direction to the axis of rotation (D), wherein the tail box comprises a tail box opening directed against the direction of travel (F), and at least one apron arranged above the tail box opening projecting from the tail box opening opposite the direction of travel (F), which is configured and arranged to guide the air flow (L) to the opening . at least one rotor with a substantially horizontal axis of rotation (D), comprising a plurality of rotor blades extending radially to the axis of rotation (D), wherein the rotor has an inflow direction which corresponds to the axis of rotation (D), in particular is parallel to the axis of rotation (D), a wall to be arranged next to a traffic route for vehicles which can move on the traffic route in a direction of travel (F) and whose movement causes an air flow (L), wherein the wall has a receptacle in which the rotor is arranged, wherein the receptacle has an opening on a side surface of the wall to be directed towards the traffic route , and wherein the axis of rotation (D) of the at least one rotor is oriented substantially perpendicular to the direction of travel (F), a tail box for guiding the air flow (L) to the opening , wherein the tail box is mounted on the side surface of the at least one wall facing towards the traffic route and is situated in front of the wall in axial direction to the axis of rotation (D), wherein the tail box comprises a tail box opening directed against the direction of travel (F), and at least one apron arranged above the tail box opening projecting from the tail box opening opposite the direction of travel (F), which is configured and arranged to guide the air flow (L) to the opening .
A gas turbine engine comprising: a fan section including a plurality of fan blades; a compressor section in fluid communication with the fan section ; a turbine section driving the fan section or the compressor section through a rotatable shaft ; and a bearing assembly supporting the shaft , comprising: a bearing situated in a bearing compartment (BC); a seal assembly extending from a seal support ; and a deflector rotatable with the shaft , characterised in that : the seal support defines a trough extending from a floor, with an opening of the trough situated between the floor and the shaft ; the deflector extends toward the trough; and the trough is bounded by a coalescer that extends about the deflector . a fan section including a plurality of fan blades; a compressor section in fluid communication with the fan section ; a turbine section driving the fan section or the compressor section through a rotatable shaft ; and a bearing assembly supporting the shaft , comprising: a bearing situated in a bearing compartment (BC); a seal assembly extending from a seal support ; and a deflector rotatable with the shaft , characterised in that : the seal support defines a trough extending from a floor, with an opening of the trough situated between the floor and the shaft ; the deflector extends toward the trough; and the trough is bounded by a coalescer that extends about the deflector . a bearing situated in a bearing compartment (BC); a seal assembly extending from a seal support ; and a deflector rotatable with the shaft , characterised in that : the seal support defines a trough extending from a floor, with an opening of the trough situated between the floor and the shaft ; the deflector extends toward the trough; and the trough is bounded by a coalescer that extends about the deflector . the seal support defines a trough extending from a floor, with an opening of the trough situated between the floor and the shaft ; the deflector extends toward the trough; and the trough is bounded by a coalescer that extends about the deflector .
A method of operating a pump of a test device for measuring blood platelet function and/or blood coagulation to reduce or eliminate pump backlash errors, comprising: providing a system comprising the pump having a stepper motor coupled to a piston , and a first limit sensor; the method being characterised in that it comprises the following steps: detecting a first change in the first limit sensor state to indicate that the piston has reached an end of its travel in a first direction; advancing the motor an additional step in the first direction after the first change in the first limit sensor state is detected; advancing the motor in a second direction opposite the first direction after the additional step; and, detecting a second change in the first limit sensor state indicative that the piston is moving in the pump and the backlash associated with changes in direction of the piston has been resolved or overcome before detecting the second change to the first limit sensor; and advancing the motor in the second direction a number of steps associated with a full travel of the piston . providing a system comprising the pump having a stepper motor coupled to a piston , and a first limit sensor; the method being characterised in that it comprises the following steps: detecting a first change in the first limit sensor state to indicate that the piston has reached an end of its travel in a first direction; advancing the motor an additional step in the first direction after the first change in the first limit sensor state is detected; advancing the motor in a second direction opposite the first direction after the additional step; and, detecting a second change in the first limit sensor state indicative that the piston is moving in the pump and the backlash associated with changes in direction of the piston has been resolved or overcome before detecting the second change to the first limit sensor; and advancing the motor in the second direction a number of steps associated with a full travel of the piston .
A noise reduction unit comprising: a conductor having a winding portion ; a ring-shaped core made from a magnetic material and being inserted through the winding portion ; and a housing holding the conductor and the ring-shaped core , the housing having, at a mounting portion for the ring-shaped core , a recess concaving in a direction away from the ring-shaped core ; and a support portion supporting the ring-shaped core to have a gap (S) between a bottom surface of the recess and the ring-shaped core ; and a sealing material charged in the housing , the sealing material being placed into the gap (S) and contacting both of the bottom surface of the recess and the ring-shaped core at the mounting portion , characterized in that the support portion has a projection-strip-shape to project from the bottom surface of the recess and to extend in a direction crossing a circumferential direction of the ring-shaped core at the mounting portion . a conductor having a winding portion ; a ring-shaped core made from a magnetic material and being inserted through the winding portion ; and a housing holding the conductor and the ring-shaped core , the housing having, at a mounting portion for the ring-shaped core , a recess concaving in a direction away from the ring-shaped core ; and a support portion supporting the ring-shaped core to have a gap (S) between a bottom surface of the recess and the ring-shaped core ; and a sealing material charged in the housing , the sealing material being placed into the gap (S) and contacting both of the bottom surface of the recess and the ring-shaped core at the mounting portion , characterized in that the support portion has a projection-strip-shape to project from the bottom surface of the recess and to extend in a direction crossing a circumferential direction of the ring-shaped core at the mounting portion .
A vibrotactile stimulation device for performing a bodily stimulation in combatting sleep apnea, intented to be applied against a body medium (MC) to be stimulated, embodied as a first functional unit comprising, integrated in a first casing, a vibrating effector capable of applying to said medium pulses of mechanical vibrational energy for performing the body stimulation, and means for controlling the effector according to stimulation rules, the first functional unit further housing, also in an integrated manner in the first casing, a first electrode (E1), the device further comprising a second unit connected to the first unit by a bundle of conductors and comprising a second casing integrating at least one second electrode (E2, E3), the first and second casings being adapted to be applied to the body at a distance from one another, and the at least two electrodes being capable of cooperating together to provide signals representative of a cardiac activity and a muscular activity on the medium being stimulated, said control means comprising a processing circuit capable of deriving from the signals provided by the electrodes, at least one cardiac activity information and a muscular activity information in the region of the electrodes such as the mastoid region, and being capable of controlling the effector according to the activity information delivered by the processing circuit .
A well tool , comprising: a closure member which is displaceable between open and closed positions; a seat which the closure member sealingly engages in the closed position, the seat having a flow passage extending therethrough, the flow passage being blocked by the closure member in the closed position; a first conduit extending from a first side of the seat and adapted to carry at least one of the group consisting of an electrical conductor, an optical waveguide, and a fluid from the first side of the seat towards a second side of the seat opposite the first side without obstructing the flow passage , in which the first conduit is sealingly engaged with the seat , in which the first conduit is connected via an annular groove to a passageway which is circumferentially offset from the first conduit ; and a second conduit extending from the first side of the seat and adapted to carry at least one of the group from the first side towards the second side of the seat without obstructing the flow passage , in which the second conduit is sealingly engaged with the seat , and in which the closure member is positioned between the first and the second conduits in the closed position. a closure member which is displaceable between open and closed positions; a seat which the closure member sealingly engages in the closed position, the seat having a flow passage extending therethrough, the flow passage being blocked by the closure member in the closed position; a first conduit extending from a first side of the seat and adapted to carry at least one of the group consisting of an electrical conductor, an optical waveguide, and a fluid from the first side of the seat towards a second side of the seat opposite the first side without obstructing the flow passage , in which the first conduit is sealingly engaged with the seat , in which the first conduit is connected via an annular groove to a passageway which is circumferentially offset from the first conduit ; and a second conduit extending from the first side of the seat and adapted to carry at least one of the group from the first side towards the second side of the seat without obstructing the flow passage , in which the second conduit is sealingly engaged with the seat , and in which the closure member is positioned between the first and the second conduits in the closed position.
A method for grinding and drying a material or a mixture of materials (M), using a cyclone device communicating with an outlet line for gas (G) and material (M) processed in the cyclone device , characterized in that at least a portion of the gas (G) and the material (M) in the outlet line is returned into a lower opening of the cyclone device for further cyclone treatment.